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Saint Valentine’s Day celebrated as the day of articulation of love falls on the 14th of February. Very little is known about the Saint in whose honour the feast was established by the Roam Catholic Church in the 5th Century AD. It is supposed to have been a Christianization of a Pagan festival of Lupercalia, a fertility festival. Chaucer was probably the first to associate Saint Valentine’s Day with romantic love. His Parlement of Foules has the following verse;
“For this was on seynt Volantynys day
When euery byrd comyth there to chese his make”
Whatever the story behind the day, and whatever the history of Saint Valentine, Love makes the world go! As Ralf Waldo Emerson said, ‘Give all to love; obey thy heart.’
Chhath is an ancient Hindu festival dedicated to the Hindu Sun God, Surya, also known as Surya Shashti. The Chhath Puja is performed in order to thank Surya for sustaining life on earth and to request the granting of certain wishes. The Sun, considered the god of energy and of the life-force, is worshiped during the Chhath fesival to promote well-being, prosperity and progress. In Hinduism,
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Cats and dogs is cliched. Its raining elephants in Mumbai.
But it hardly matters to the millions on foot on these pot holed streets, brushing shoulders with hundreds of autos, taxis and BEST buses, not to forget the thela walas and those who call the pavements their home.
Mumbai is the kingdom of Irony. Its hot throughout the year and all that the typical Mumbaikar wants is rain. And when the heavens open up ... "Why does it rain so much? When will it stop??"
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Mumbai's richest temple, frequented by politicians and Bollywood filmstars, is dedicated to the "God who grants your wish" (Siddhi Vinayaka), Lord Ganesha.
The Shiv Sena Today Said The Increasing Population Of Muslims In The Country Will Cause Language And Geographical Imbalance And Asked PM To Ensure That Muslims Realize The Family Planning.
Amritsar - 15 November 2013
BJP Kisan Morcha National Secretary and Parbhari Himachal Pardesh Sukhminderpal Singh Grewal said that Gujarat chief minister and BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi had laid the foundation of the Sardar Patel statue in Kevadiya. He said that it set to cost a whopping Rs 2,074 crore the statue is being touted as the tallest statue ever at 182 metres which is twice the height of the Statue of Liberty. Talking with the media persons here today, Grewal stated that India’s first Home Minister, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was also known as the Iron Man of India and he helped unify the country after the British granted independence to India.
He said that with a view to providing unique opportunity to the entire population of this vast country to contribute iron liberally and whole-heartedly towards preparing the world’s largest Statue “STATUE OF UNITY” , the State level and District level Iron Collection Cooperation and Coordination Committees in the Northern region of the country will be constituted as per the directions received from Om Parkash Dhankar, Statue of Unity National Coordinator, Iron Collection Cooperation Committee.
He said that about 182 mts tall statue of the Iron Man of India, Sardar Vallabha Bhai Patel , the largest statue of the world , under the name STATUE OF UNITY will be prepared from the iron collected for this purpose from the whole country. Sardar Patel was an architect of united India who also took active part in the Freedom Movement of the country.
Grewal said that the State level Committees would be set up between 11 to 15 November. This Committees would have members up to 11,15 or 21 according to the size , population and requirement of the particular State. The District Coordinators would be appointed by 15th November. All District Coordinators would be invited to attend the meeting of their respective State Committees. The first meeting of the State Committee would be convened between 16-22 November. State BJP President and organizing Secretary have been directed by the National Leadership to attend the meeting .
Grewal said that the State level Committees would be entrusted the task of monitoring the working of the District Committees. A coordination centre would also be set up by the State Committee to monitor and look after the activities of the Districts, Grewal said.
He further said that for this purpose Block level Committees would not be formed but the Block Mandal Presidents would be included in the District Committee in order to provide representation to the people of Blocks for this noble cause. However a coordination cell be set up at District level so as to keep detail of the iron collected and received . The first meeting of the District Committee would be held by the first week of December.
Grewal further said that all the National leaders of the Kisan Morcha, including himself, are making strenuous efforts to form these committees in order to mobilize the public in this respect all over India.
In CW starting with Jalebi, Samosa, Alu Wadi (Patrodi), Kachori, Dhokla and Sabudana vada.
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Gurdaspur - 16 November 2013
Sukhminderpal Singh Grewal, National Secretary Bharatiya Janata Party , BJP Kisan Morcha and in-charge Himachal Pradesh, today said people of the country had made their mind to elect Narinder Modi-led NDA government in the 2014 general elections to get rid of the scandal-laden UPA government.
Talking with the media persons in a press conference at Sant Baba Hazara Singh Academy and IT College, Dera Pathana Batala Grewal Grewal added that the UPA government had given nothing to the nation except poverty, unemployment, inflation, corruption and scandals.
"Congress-led UPA government had proved a failure on all fronts and people will dethrone them in the coming general elections,"he said.
The BJP leader expressed concern over the reports of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) president Partap Singh Bajwa following the footsteps of Robert Vadera regarding purchasing government lands.
Grewal demanded that Punjab government should hold a thorough probe into the land deals of Bajwa, his younger brother Fateh Jung Singh Bajwa and his sister-in law.
He said most of the ministers of Manmohan Singh cabinet were involved in various scams and they would not be able to face the masses before the parliamentary elections. He claimed that the people wanted a change in the government at the Centre. "The SAD-BJP alliance will win all the 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab in the upcoming general polls,"he added.
Situated at the end of a 500m causeway protruding into the Arabian Sea is the whitewashed Haji Ali Mosque, containing the tomb of saint Haji Ali who is believed to have meditated on these very shores.
Govindas form a human pyramid in this Shiv Sena (a regional poitical party in the state of Maharashtra )sponsored handi ( Pot ).Nowadays all the main handis are broken in the evening to prolong the event. Mean while groups of these Govindas form the human pyaramid without breaking the handi ( pot ) and earn little trophies throughout the day as Shiv Sena Supremo Bal Thackeray makes a strong point from the banner.
Rainy day in Mumbai - viewed from our flat's balcony.
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