Samsung Launches Galaxy S III mini

Over the last couple of weeks, the tech world had been abuzz with speculations around yet another new smartphone from Samsung, the “Galaxy S3 Mini,” which was thought to be in direct competition with Apple’s iPhone 5.

Samsung Launches Galaxy S III mini

Physically carrying a design similar to that of Galaxy S III the Galaxy SIII mini brings the high performance and nature-inspired design of the Galaxy SIII in an elegant compact smartphone with a 4.0-inch screen..

Samsung Launches Galaxy S III mini

The Android 4.1 Jelly Bean based Samsung Galaxy SIII Mini comes with a 4-inch Super Amoled display while packing a dual-core 1 GHz ST Ericsson mobile processor running on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update with TouchWiz user interface on it.

Samsung Launches Galaxy S III mini

The "mini" factor really spreads only to the design, as Samsung has kitted the handset with a dual-core 1GHz processor, 5-megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash, NFC, Wi-Fi and 8GB or 16GB of on-board memory depending what model you go for. There is also a microSD card slot for memory expansion..

Samsung Launches Galaxy S III mini

Samsung need to strip their mobile product lines down and concentrate on a few great devices, rather than dozens of handset variations that just confuse customers. They should stick with the previous generation Galaxy SII and use that as a mid-range alternative, rather than offering up this mutton dressed as lamb they’re calling the Galaxy SIII Mini.

Wednesday 31 October 2012

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Barack Obama      Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he was president of the Harvard Law Review. He was a community organizer in Chicago before earning his law degree. He worked as a civil rights attorney in Chicago and taught constitutional lawat the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004. He served three terms representing the 13th District in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004, running unsuccessfully for the United States House of Representatives in 2000.

Several events earned Obama national attention during his campaign to represent the State of Illinois in the United States Senate in 2004, including his victory in the March 2004 Illinois Democratic primary and his keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in July 2004. He won the Senate election in November 2004, serving until his resignation following his 2008 presidential election victory. His presidential campaign began in February 2007, and after a close race in the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries against Hillary Rodham Clinton, he won his party's nomination. In the 2008 presidential election, he defeated Republican nominee John McCain, and was inaugurated as president on January 20, 2009. Nine months later, Obama was named the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. In April 2011, he announced that he would be running for re-election in 2012.

As president, Obama signed economic stimulus legislation in the form of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 in response to the 2007–2009 recession in the United States. Other major domestic policy initiatives include the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010, and the Budget Control Act of 2011. In foreign policy, Obama ended US military involvement in the Iraq War, increased troop levels in Afghanistan, signed the New START arms control treaty with Russia, ordered U.S. military involvement in Libya, and ordered the military operation that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden. In May 2012, he became the first sitting U.S. president to publicly support legalizing same-sex marriage.


Monday 29 October 2012

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Thursday 25 October 2012

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Sambhaji Bhosale (14 May 1657 – 11 March 1689) was the eldest son and successor of Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhosale, the founder of theMaratha Empire and his first wife Saibai. Sambhaji's rule was largely shaped by the ongoing wars between the Maratha kingdom and the Mughal Empire, as well as other neighbouring powers such as the Siddis, Mysore and the Portuguese in Goa. Sambhaji was captured, tortured, and executed by the Mughals, and succeeded by his brother Rajaram.


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Sambhaji was born at Purandar fort; his mother Saibai, Shivaji's favourite wife, died when he was two, and he was raised by his paternal grandmotherJijabai. At the age of nine, Sambhaji was sent to live with Mughal sardar Mirza Raja Jayasingh, as a political hostage for a treaty Shivaji had signed with the Mughals. Sambhaji was married to Jivubai in a marriage of political alliance, and per Maratha custom she took the name Yesubai. Jivabai was the daughter of Pilajirao Shirke, who had entered Shivaji's service following the defeat of a powerful desmukh who was his previous patron. This marriage thus gave Shivaji access to the Konkan coastal belt.[1]:47. A scholar of Sanskrit and seven other languages, Sambhaji quickly gained a firm political standing in the Maratha kingdom and, by the time of Chhatrapati Shivaji's coronation in 1674, he was able to impress visiting dignitaries with his acumen, intelligence, personality and, most important of all, modesty. Unfortunately, within two weeks after Chhatrapati Shivaji's coronation, his grandmother Jijabai died and Sambhaji was left with nobody to nurture him. And the fact that Shivaji was too busy with the affairs of the state did not help. Chatrapati Sambhaji wrote several poems including a highly prestigious Sanskrit poem book “Budh bhushanam”. He even composed poems in Hindi language. Sambhaji was a very brave, courageous and powerful Man. His personality, attitude, intelligence and qualities had gained him the respect and appreciation of everyone who visited the Maratha Durbar.



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In the time preceding Shivaji's death, Sambhaji's behaviour, including alleged irresponsibility and "additction to sensual pleasures" led Shivaji to imprison his son at Panhala fort in 1678. Sambhaji escaped with his wife and defected to the Mughals for a year, but then returned home, unrepentant, and was again confined to Panhala. With Sambhaji imprisoned, after the death of Shivaji his widow Soyarabai Mohite started making plans with various ministers of the administration to crown her son Rajaram as the heir to the Maratha kingdom; on 21 April 1680, the ten-year old Rajaram was installed in the throne. Hearing this news, Sambhaji plotted his escape, and on 27 April, he took possession of the fort[which?] after killing the commander and on 18 June, he acquired control of Raigad. Sambhaji formally ascended the throne on 20 July; Rajaram, his wife Janki Bai, and mother Soyrabai were imprisoned, and Soyarabai executed on charges of conspiracy that October. Annaji Datto, Somaji Datto wanted to oust Sambhaji so that they could get to play a bigger role in the affairs of the state and use it to their advantage. They even poisoned Sambhaji's food, but, Sambhaji was fortunately saved. Their plot was uncovered the first time around, however, Sambhaji forgave them. Still, they conspired the second time too and wanted to arrest Sambhaji at the Panhala Fort, where he was staying at the time of Shivaji's death. They wanted to crown Rajaram in opposition to Sambhaji as Maratha emperor. They forcefully involved Moropant Pingale, Balaji Awji Chitnis and Chitnis's son in their treachery. Soyrabai, mother of Rajaram was also a part of this plan. However Sarnobat, the then Supreme Commander of Maratha forces, Hambirrao Mohite, Rajaram's uncle ( Mother's brother) supported Sambhaji since he was the rightful heir to the throne. At the time of Shivaji's death, there was news of impending attack of Aurangzeb's army on Marathas and at such a crucial juncture, a strong leader like Sambhaji was the need of the hour. Therefore, Hambirrao did not support his own sister and sided with Sambhaji. It was chiefly because of Hambirrao Mohite's support that Sambhaji was able to ascend to his rightful place on the Maratha throne in 1681. However Sambhaji pardoned Moropant Pingale and again re-appointed him on the post of “Peshwa”. Later on there were no differences between Sambhaji and Moropant Pingale as they together participated in the 1681 Burhanpur war. Soyrabai (step-mother of Sambhaji) also felt guilty about what she had done and later died heart-broken. The rest of those who were guilty were either crushed under elephant's leg or thrown down the Raigad fort.



Attack on Burhanpur
Bahadurkhan Kokaltash, a relative of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb was in charge of Burhanpur, a Mughal stronghold. He left Burhanpur with a portion of his army to attend a wedding, giving the charge of the city to Kakarkhan. Sambhaji tricked Mughals into thinking that Marathas were going to attack Surat that had been twice plundered by Shivaji, and Hambirrao Mohite, the commander of the Maratha army surrounded Burhanpur. Sambhaji than plundered and ravaged the city in 1680, his forces completely routed the Mughal garrison and punitively executed captives. The Marathas then looted the city and set its ports ablaze. In contrast to his fathers tactics, Sambhaji did not prohibit rape, torture and violence by his forces. Sambhaji then withdrew into Baglana, evading the forces of Mughal commander Khan Jahan Bahadur. The Mughals were made poorer by about 20 million rupees. Sambhaji also purchased horses from an Arab trader, although the utterly frightened trader, was ready to give away the horses for free. This attack is a perfect example of careful planning, execution, excellent strategic mobility and immense courage of the Marathas under Sambhaji. Marathas safely reached Raigad with all the loot. People of Burhanpur, especially women and children weren’t harmed at all.

War against the Mughal Empire
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Sambhaji gave shelter to Sultan Muhammad Akbar, the fourth son of Aurangzeb, who sought Sambhaji's aid in winning the Mughal throne from his emperor father. Upon the death of Shivaji, Aurangzeb came to Deccan in 1680 CE with about half a million troops and 400,000 animals.[citation needed] He defeated the Adilshahi (Sultanate of Bijapur) and Qutubshahi (Sultanate of Golconda) empires, acquiring two generals, Mukarrabkhan and Sarjakhan, from Qutubshahi and Adilshahi empires respectively. He then turned his attention to the Maratha kingdom, engaging Sambaji's armies. The Mughal forces anticipated capturing Ramshej Fort near Nashik within hours, but the fight for the fort was to last seven years.
Within a year or so of Sambhaji's coronation, Sultan Muhammad Akbar took shelter with him and sought Sambhaji's aid in winning the Mughal throne from his father Aurangzeb. On hearing about the death of Shivaji Maharaj, Aurangzeb had come to Deccan in 1680 AD to bring down the Maratha Empire. The Mughal army, which came along totaled about 5,00,000-6,00,000 troops and 4,00,000 animals, which, at that time was perhaps the largest army in the world. With the help of such a massive army, he brought the Adilshah (Bijapur) and Qutubshah (Golconda) empires to his feet. Aurangzeb acquired 2 generals namely Mukarrabkhan and Sarjakhan from Qutubshahi and Adilshahi empires respectively. However, he was not able to bring an end to the Maratha Empire. It was to be the final war in his life and lasted all of 27 years until his death near Aurangabad in 1707. It was a disproportionate battle in all senses. Aurangzeb's army was at least 8 to 9 times larger than Sambhaji's. His whole empire was around 15 times bigger than Sambhaji's. However, Sambhaji led the fight valiantly and did not let Aurangzeb win even a single major victory. The tenacity and sheer will of the Maratha resistance to the Mughal invasion is best illustrated by the story of the Ramshej fort near Nashik. Aurangzeb's commanders claimed that they would win the fort within hours but the fight for the fort lasted for seven years. Sambhaji utilised the available resources very well and made strategically adroit moves by comprehensively defeating the enemies of his kingdom like Siddi of Janjira, Chikkadev Rai of Mysore and Portuguese of Goa and Bassein (Vasai) before they could turn on him and support Aurangzeb. The Marathas led by Sambhaji fought single-handedly against all the enemies. To make matters worse, there was a devastating famine in the region for two years in 1686-87.


War with Siddis of Janjira

Entering the 1680s, the Marathas came into conflict with the Siddis, an African-descended Muslim peoples who held the fortified island of Janjira. At the start of 1682, a Maratha army, later joined by Sambhaji personally, attacked the island for thirty days, doing heavy damage but failing to breach its defenses. Sambhaji then attempted a ruse, sending a party of his people to the Siddis, claiming to be defectors. They were allowed into the fort, and planned to detonate the gunpowder magazine during a coming Maratha attack. However, one of the female "defectors" became involved with a Siddi man, and he uncovered the plot and the infiltrators were executed. The Maratha then attempted to build a stone causeway from the shore to the island, but were interrupted halfway through when the Mughal army moved to menace Raigad; Sambhaji returned to counter them, and his remaining troops were unable to overcome the Janjira garrison and the Siddi fleet protecting it.

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Having failed to take Janjira, in 1682 Sambhaji sent a commander to seize the coastal fort of Anjadiva instead. The Marathas seized the fort, seeking to turn it into a naval base, but in April 1682 were ejected from the fort by a detachment of 200 Portuguese. This incident led to a larger conflict between the two regional powers.

The Portuguese colony of Goa at that time provided supplies to the Mughals, and allowed them to use the Portuguese ports in India, and pass through their territory. In order to remove this support from the Mughals, Sambhaji undertook a campaign against Portuguese Goa in late 1683 storming the colony and taking its forts, while local Goans uprose against the Europeans. The situation for the colonists became so dire that the Portuguese viceroy, Francisco de Távora, conde de Alvor went with his remaining supporters to the cathedral where the crypt of Saint Francis Xavier was kept, where they prayed for deliverance. The viceroy had the casket opened, and gave the saint's body his baton, royal credentials, and a letter asking the saint's support. Sambhaji's Goa campaign was checked by the arrival of the Mughal army and navy in January 1684, forcing him to withdraw.

Meanwhile, in 1684 Sambhaji signed a defensive treaty with the British at Bombay, realising his need for British arms and gunpowder, particularly as their lackings of artillery and explosives impeded the Maratha's ability to lay siege to fortifications. Thus reinforced, Sambhaji proceeded to take Pratapgad and a series of forts along the Ghats.

War with Mysore

Much like his father Shivaji's Karnataka campaign, Sambhaji attempted in 1681 to invade Mysore, then a southern principality ruled by the wodeyar Chikkadevaraja. Sambhaji's large army was repelled, as had happened to Shivaji in 1675. The Chikkadevraja later made treaties and rendered tribute to the Maratha kingdom during the conflicts of 1682-1686. The Chikkadevraja however began to draw close to the Mughal empire and ceased to follow his treaties with the Marathas. In response, Sambhaji invaded Mysore in 1686, accompanied by his Brahmin friend and poet Kavi Kalash.

Hearing about the intrusion of Chikkadev Rai into Maratha territory, Sambhaji had sent his Diwan to Chikkadev Rai. But the Diwan was insulted in the Mysore Durbar. Seeing this, Sambhaji became infuriated and decided to teach Chikkadev Rai a lesson. Marathas marched into the Tamil state. But, Chikkadev Rai too put on his armour and decided to face Sambhaji, before Marathas could reach Mysore’s capital. Both the armies were face-to-face and poised for a battle. All of a sudden, arrows started pouring in from the Mysore army. They started inflicting fatal wounds on the Maratha army. The long-range, deadly arrows from the Mysore bowmen filled the skies. Thus, realizing the casualties, Sambhaji retreated for the time being. Sambhaji then ordered all the local cobblers to prepare rubber clothing. Then, these garments were laden with oil. Marathas then started making bows and arrows using a particular local tree. These bows and arrows were ordinary and crude. A piece of cloth was wound at the arrows’ head and it was set on fire using oil. Thus, Sambhaji transformed ordinary arrows into fiery arrows. But still the Mysore bowmen had longer, stronger, better quality bows and arrows than the Marathas. Marathas then started attacking the forts in Mysore. The Mysore bowmen started striking from the forts. But, their lethal arrows proved futile, as the oil-laden rubber clothing neutralized the effects of the arrows. Then, Marathas started striking with their arrows. These arrows would strike the explosives and gunpowder store, causing explosions and many casualties. The forts of Chikkadev Rai fell into the hands of the Marathas one by one. Thus, Chikkadev Rai was brought down to his knees and he agreed to abide by the terms of the Marathas.



Capture and execution

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The 1687 Battle of Wai saw the Maratha forces badly weakened by the Mughals. The key Maratha commander Hambirao Mohite was killed, and troops began to desert the Maratha armies. Sambaji's positions were spied upon by Shirke clan Marathas who had defected to the Mughals, and in February 1689 Sambhaji and 25 of his advisors were captured by the Mughal forces of Muqarrab Khan in a skirish at Sangameshwar. The captured Sambhaji and Kavi Kalash were taken to Bahadurgad, where Aurangzeb humiliated them by parading them wearing clown's clothes, and they were subjected to insults by the Mughal soldiers. Accounts vary as to the reasons for what came next: Mughal accounts state that Sambhaji was asked to surrender his forts, treasures, and names of Mughal collaborators with the Marathas, and that he sealed his fate by insulting both the emperor and the Islamic prophet Muhammad during interrogation, and was executed for having killed Muslims. Maratha accounts instead state that he was ordered to bow before Auguranzeb and convert to Islam, and it was his refusal to do so that lead to his death, lending a religious martyrdom to the narrative. By doing so he earned the title of Dharmaveer ("protector of dharma").Aurangzeb ordered Sambhaji and Kavi Kalash to be tortured to death; the process took over a fortnight and included plucking out their eyes and tongue, pulling out their nails, and removing their skin. On March 11, 1689, Sambhaji was finally killed, reportedly by tearing him apart from the front and back with wagh nakhe (metal "tiger claws"), and was beheaded with an axe at Tulapur on the banks of the Bhima river, near Pune.

Some accounts state that Sambhaji's body was cut into pieces and thrown into the river, or that the body or portions were recaptured by the Maratha and cremated at the confluence of rivers at Tulapur. Other accounts state that Sambhaji's remains were fed to the dogs.

Tuesday 16 October 2012

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Monday 15 October 2012

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Saturday 13 October 2012

Samsung Launches Galaxy S III mini

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Over the last couple of weeks, the tech world had been abuzz with speculations around yet another new smartphone from Samsung, the “Galaxy S3 Mini,” which was thought to be in direct competition with Apple’s iPhone 5

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 Physically carrying a design similar to that of Galaxy S III the Galaxy SIII mini brings the high performance and nature-inspired design of the Galaxy SIII in an elegant compact smartphone with a 4.0-inch screen.

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The Android 4.1 Jelly Bean based Samsung Galaxy SIII Mini comes with a 4-inch Super Amoled display while packing a dual-core 1 GHz ST Ericsson mobile processor running on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update with TouchWiz user interface on it.

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The "mini" factor really spreads only to the design, as Samsung has kitted the handset with a dual-core 1GHz processor, 5-megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash, NFC, Wi-Fi and 8GB or 16GB of on-board memory depending what model you go for. There is also a microSD card slot for memory expansion..

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Samsung need to strip their mobile product lines down and concentrate on a few great devices, rather than dozens of handset variations that just confuse customers. They should stick with the previous generation Galaxy SII and use that as a mid-range alternative, rather than offering up this mutton dressed as lamb they’re calling the Galaxy SIII Mini.

Wednesday 10 October 2012

Facebook pitches new $20 million "Sponsored Stories" settlement

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Facebook Inc has proposed a revised $20 millionsettlement in a class action lawsuit accusing it of violating the rights of users through its "Sponsored Stories" advertising feature after a U.S. judge rejected an earlier accord.

The new settlement agreement, filed Saturday in U.S. District Courtin San Francisco, drops provisions setting aside up to $10 million forplaintiffs lawyers' fees and allows users to apply for a cash payment of up to $10 each.

U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg rejected an initial settlement proposal on August 17 after questioning why the agreement provided no cash for Facebook users.

The initial agreement provided no money to class members and instead set aside $10 million to be given to charities involved in Internet privacy issues.

The new agreement, which is also subject to Seeborg's approval, allows for some of the funds to go to charity, but only if there is any left after users' claims, attorneys fees and other expenses are met.

But given the size of the class, the charities might still get some cash. The agreement provides that, if it is not economically feasible to pay all the users a cut, the court may designate the entire fund as going to the charities.

The proposed settlement covers nearly 125 million people, court documents show. The $20 million equates to less than 2 cents per class member.

"We believe the revised settlement is fair, reasonable, and adequate and responds to the issues raised previously by the court," Andrew Noyes, a Facebook spokesman, said on Monday.

Richard Arnes, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Filed in 2011, the lawsuit alleged that the social networking site's "Sponsored Stories" feature violated California law by publicizing users' "likes" of advertisers without any compensation or a way to opt-out.

As part of both settlement proposals, Facebook also agreed to give users more control over how their names and likenesses are used.

Facebook's revised agreement also provides new terms on targeting children.

Facebook said it agreed to encourage new users to designate who else on the site is a member of their family. Parents will be able to directly have their children opt-out of the Sponsored Stories feature once their relationship to the child is confirmed.

Facebook also now has a right to object to plaintiffs lawyers' fee applications, unlike the earlier settlement agreement. It was unclear how much the plaintiffs lawyers would seek with the new settlement.

Facebook shares closed at $20.40 on Monday, down about 2.4 percent.

The case is Fraley v. Facebook Inc., U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, No. 11-1726.

Indian economy will turn a corner by March 2013: Monteksingh Ahluwalia

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The Indian economy may turn a corner in the second half of fiscal 2012-13 (October to March), Montek Singh Ahluwalia, deputy chairman of the Planning Commission, said in an interview to NDTV on Thursday.

India’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew 5.5 per cent in the April-June quarter, up from 5.3 per cent in the preceding quarter, which Mr. Ahluwalia had termed as “good news”, even though he stopped short of calling it a “strong rebound”.

In the interview, Mr. Ahluwalia said that the immediate priority for the government was to show that the Indian economy, which is facing the risk of downgrades from rating agencies, is turning around.

The Union government had announced a string of reforms last month, including relaxing the foreign direct investment norms in aviation and multi-brand retail, and had hiked the price of diesel.

Though the move was welcomed by the market, rating agencies were skeptical, and said the reforms faced rollback risks. Late last month, HSBC cut its economic growth forecasts for fiscal 2013 and 2014 for India citing "the lack of reform traction", a more "challenging" global economic backdrop.

Mr. Ahluwalia called the hike in diesel price “an important step” to show that India is serious about getting back on the growth track, and said not much should be read into the quantum of the hike.

Monday 8 October 2012

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English Vinglish
Cast: Sridevi, Priya Anand, Mehdi Nebbou, Adil Hussain, Sujata Kumar, Cory Hibbs
Direction: Gauri Shinde
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It's a tough deal, making a comeback as a Bollywood mainstream heroine when you are close to 50. But then, Sridevi is no ordinary star. In her heydays of the eighties she ruled B-Town without much of a contest, often driving films to blockbuster status without bothering who the hero was.

English Vinglish wholly draws its USP from Sridevi's return 15 years after Judaai, the last role you would care to remember her for. Debutant writer-filmmaker Gauri Shinde's film is a bittersweet dollop, in itself a story that would have made for just another middle-of-the-road flick. If English Vinglish has become a talking point of sorts, it's because the film truly marks the rebirth of a star.

The script casts Sridevi as Shashi Godbole, middle-class Marathi homemaker. For a star whose career was over the years mostly defined by maxed-out glamour and not much else, that in itself is a departure. But then, Sridevi obviously needed to do something far removed from the glittering Hawa hawai image of yore.

She is fantastic in her newfound unassuming avatar, balancing the ordinary traits of Shashi with sparks of the zestful diva we have always known her as. Shashi is imagined as an unusual mix - traditional housewife quite conscious of the 'modern' world she can't match, and yet harbouring steely resolve within.

Her problem is she doesn't know English. In a world where that easily translates to being a loser, pronouncing jazz as jhaaj and thinking 'judgemental' refers to a judge gone mental aren't exactly things that win you friends. So, her executive hubby (Adil Hussain) feels she is just good enough to make laddoos at home and her daughter won't take her seriously. Shashi decides to join a spoken English class without telling anyone.

Much of the script is devoted to Shashi's mastering English even as she balances her chores. In the process, she will make a few self-discoveries too, to become a more confident person.

It is a simple story that banks wholly on one character. Sridevi revels once again in trademark screen presence. Her act would be the reason you'd pay to watch this film. Twice.

The film itself is not without its flaws, though. Shinde is impressive with the feel-good portions but she does go over the top with melodrama in a bid to give the film its emotional core.

The prop cast is essentially fitted in to push Shashi's story forward. Adil Hussain (recall the evil Colonel in Agent Vinod) does a restrained job as Shashi's husband. French-Algerian actor Mehdi Nebbou plays out his subtitle-enabled Frenchman's role well.

Not to forget Amitabh Bachchan, in a pivotal one-shot cameo for a scene featuring him with Sridevi. You wish the duo got to share some more runtime together.


Shivaji Maharaj The King of maratha Empire

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To start with, Shivaji Maharaj respected human life and it's dignity - however simple this quality may seem, it is the quality which led to many of the great decisions by Shivaji.
Respectful and equal treatment to all his subjects, no cruelty or discrimination on any women and children during the raids, specific and strict instructions on guarding the forts, minute details on maintenance of store houses, artillery, grain houses and lamp-posts to avoid any mishaps and accidents [thus saving lives], preventing conflicts and battles where they may result in large scale blood shed of his troops or where they seem impossible to win, preventing battles on open fields and adopting guerrilla warfare instead, making surgical strikes on enemy than destructive strikes, building forts and garrisons to protect his subjects in times of danger - all these reflect the same basic quality of Compassion in Shivaji Maharaj.

While every ruler, big and small has always relied on an intelligence network, Shivaji Maharaj was the first Indian ruler to have an official intelligence wing. Head of this department was the famous Beherji Naik and all those people who worked as spies for Shivaji Maharaj were on his official pay-roll. Well, I must say not all of them :-)
The spiritual guru of Shivaji and his ally Samarth Ramdas Swami had a strong network of his disciples and he had established many temples and Monasteries across Southern India in kingdoms of Adilshah as well as Kutubshah. His disciples who frequently traveled between these monasteries were a great medium to exchange information - May be not the information of high urgency, but definitely the information regarding the general sentiments and well being of people, etc. Unfortunately, there is no historical reference which proves that the huge network of Samarth disciples were at any time also helping Shivaji Maharaj and hence this has to be mentioned just as a speculation.
The Best part of Shivaji's intelligence department was that he also employed people to spread the information he wanted - sometimes this information was to inspire people in joining the greater cause of Independence, sometimes it was to invoke self-respect in them and sometimes it was also to make some rumor popular.

Discipline and a well-defined Protocol, these are also the prominent qualities which Shivaji had, and which he practiced in all aspects of his life. His troops knew and followed exact signals which were to be given out in case of victory, in case of loss, in case of danger, in case any help was needed. That made communication faster and convenient. That made life of soldiers of all ranks easier. They were not needed to figure out - just acknowledge and act.
To check that all guidelines are properly followed and his men adhere to the discipline warranted, Shivaji himself conducted surprise checks from time to time. Legends and History books speak of so many examples on this.

Just like his father, Shivaji had excellent networking skills. It was this ability which helped him keep mughals at bay during the initial days of his conquest and also helped him create a huge army of dedicated soldiers and brave warriors. It is also this networking, which helped him to prevent the local landlords and warlords from changing loyalties at times of danger and enemy raids.

During the life time of Shivaji Maharaj, there were many moments of eminent dangers looming over the Maratha empire and also on the life of Shivaji Maharaj. Pratapgad episode is one such case. In all these situations, Shivaji Maharaj never gave in to the attacking mughals and sultanates. Instead of saving his own life in return of some fat title and lordship in their courts, Shivaji opted to defend his empire against those threats. He created a plan B and set guidelines on what is to happen in case he dies while tackling those threats. No wonder, Samarth Ramdas Swami refers to Shivaji as "Shrimant Yogi".

One last thing before we conclude this chapter - Shivaji was an excellent Strategist and knew exactly when to play his next step. Even when Afzalkhan started destroying prominent Hindu temples to get Shivaji and his troops out in the open ground, Shivaji knew it was not the right time to face Afzalkhan and exercised appropriate restraint. It was only when the place was in his favor and when the time was right, that Shivaji escalated the battle with Afzalkhan to the next level. He created an upper edge in the battle by careful planning, strategic thinking and timely escalation.

It is these qualities that helped Shivaji Maharaj to be a great commander of his troops during his conquest in enemy territories and also be a great ruler who could ensure that his defenses are adequate and his subjects are happy. And, it is these qualities of Shivaji Maharaj which inspired Setu Madhavrao Pagadi and Bhimsen and Khafi Khan and Swami Vivekananda and Samarth Ramdas to praise Shivaji Maharaj.

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Mumbai, Oct 8 (Agencies) Varsha Bhosle, daughter of playback singer Asha Bhosle, committed suicide at their Peddar Road residence here Monday.

Varsha, who was 56 years old, allegedly shot herself with her licensed revolver in her Pedder Road residence.

Police say she died on the spot. No suicide note was found but Varsha Bhosle was believed to be suffering from depression and had been hospitalized a few weeks ago after a suspected overdose of sleeping pills.

Varsha Bhosle's body has been sent to J J Hospital for a post-mortem and a case of accidental death has been registered by the Mumbai police.

Saturday 6 October 2012

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The Republic of India is considered as one of the possible emerging superpowers of the world.This potential is attributed due to several indicators, the primary ones being its demographic trends and a rapidly expanding economy. However the country suffers from many economic, social, and political problems that it must overcome before it can be considered a superpower. It is also not yet influential on the international stage as compared to the United States or the former Soviet Union.

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