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Get ready for ‘Udaipur International Film Festival’

Udaipur, The city of lakes is all set to experience the one of its kind International Film Festival. The Jaipur International Film Festival trust will organize the first Udaipur International Film Festival on 15th and 16th September, 2012.

To develop Rajasthan as a ‘model state’, The Udaipur International Film Festival is about to be launched after successfully completing 4 years of grand success in Jaipur. With the launching of this festival, the localites of Udaipur will not only get benefited with sheer entertainment and purposeful messages but also attain numerous means of employment.  It will revive the art and culture and will also open the new doors of opportunities for the tourism sector.

The city of Udaipur will find a golden opportunity to directly connect with the whole world and the film fraternity.

The festival will showcase 47 films from 21 countries around the globe.

It is worth notable that there will be a special workshop for the youngsters on ‘film script writing’.  A large number of renowned filmmakers from the industry will make a visit to Udaipur from Mumbai to conduct the workshop.

The inauguration ceremony of the festival will be commenced on the 15th of September at 10:00 AM at Darpan Auditorium. The festival will be held at the distinguished venues of the city, Darpan Auditorium – Shilp Gram and Celebration Mall.

There will be a flamboyant cultural concert during the Udaipur International Film Festival.

It is worth mentioning that the Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF) is successfully being organized since the last 4 years in Jaipur.  This year i.e. in 2012 the festival screened 178 films (finally selected) received from 70 countries of the world.

Those who are keen to participate in the observance can fulfill the free registration process at www.jiffindia.org Besides, the registration can also be done at the venue.

After Udaipur International Film Festival, ‘Seven Sisters International Film Festival’ in the north-east states and ‘New Delhi International Film Festival’ will be held in Delhi.

 

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Udaipur’s Skate-Girl Represented India in World Free-Style Skating Championship

Here goes heartiest Congratulations from the entire UdaipurBlog family to Udaipur’s shinning ‘Skates Girl’ Ayushi Jain. Ayushi was one of the proud participants who represented India in VI World Free-Style Skating Championship organized in China. Apart from winning various National Level Championship medals, she is very well known in Udaipur for her skating stunts.

“Ayushi was the only one from Rajasthan to qualify for the World Free Style Skating Championship, she surpassed participants from 12 Indian States.Apart from representing India in Lee Sui City,China Ayushi has also bagged 2 Gold medals at the National Level CBSE Meet” said Manjeet Singh

Manjeet Singh Gehlot (Coach and Coordinator, Roller Skating in Rajasthan) inspite of lack of resources and aids from the Government and administration is doing an appreciable job in training and uplifting the Level of Skating in the region.

 

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National Workshop on Android Application Development

Computer Society of India, Udaipur Chapter, and Techno India NJR Institute of Technology,Udaipur announces five days National Workshop on Android Application Development for computer professionals from September 1st to September 5th 2012 at Techno NJR Research Center 202, Trimurty Heights above Kotak Mahindra Bank 8- C , Madhuban, Udaipur with an aim of giving detailed insight into the Open Source platform of Android, its architecture and its abilities for development of a wide variety of mobile applications.

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 About Android :

The Android platform embraces the idea of general-purpose computing for handheld devices. It is a comprehensive platform that features a Linux-based operating system stack for managing devices, memory, and processes. In the current handheld device market, it’s the closest competitor of Apple’s iPhone. Google Inc purchased the initial developer of the software, Android Inc., in 2005. Android’s mobile operating system is based on a modified version of the Linux kernel. Android’s source code and libraries are published under Apache License 2.0, and the Linux kernel below Android is under GPLv2 license. Thus, the openness of this powerful and robust mobile platform attracts and encourages the mobile developer community for development of Applications for Android enabled devices. Brief Description about the Workshop

About The Workshop :

This workshop will primarily focus on understanding the key concepts, best practices and insights of the Android architecture, and learn some basic skills of Android Application development . The workshop will be conducted by experienced software developers and co-corporate trainers .

 

Topics Covered:

  • Introducing Android and User Interfaces
  • Activity and Intent /Services
  • Storing & Retrieving Data Notification & Alarm
  • Telephony and Graphics & Animation/Multimedia
  • Problems Solutions and Application Development Practices

 

About Organizers:

Chairman – M.L.Talesra
Organizing Secretary – Mr. Mazher Hussain
Coordinator – Mr. Piyush Javeria

 

Venue : Techno NJR Research Center 202,

Trimurty Heights above Kotak Mahindra Bank 8- C

Madhuban, Udaipur

Date :  September 1st to September 5th 2012

 

For More Details Contact:

  • Mazher Hussain – 9828058105

Email – mazher4402@gmail.com

 

  • Piyush Javeria – 8696932742

Email – piyush.javeria@gmail.com

 

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Child Labour Age Limit Raised to 18 Years

 

The Rajasthan government, in a significant decision, has recognised the age of child labourers as 18 years and announced a comprehensive Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Identification, Rescue, Protection and Rehabilitation for children employed in different occupations.Besides the local children, a large number of child labourers from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Delhi and West Bengal are working under difficult circumstances in Rajasthan.

The State’s Department of Social Justice and Empowerment has issued a notification on August 21 clarifying the subject of Child Labour will henceforth be dealt with under the provisions of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, and laying down an SOP for all departments concerned for handling the issue of child labour.Moreover, the children who are involved in beggary would be identified by the NGOs and they will be admitted to residential schools, where the District Administration would make arrangements for food and accommodation for them.

In a far-reaching decision, the Rajasthan government has announced that a person below 18 years will be considered as a child labourer if he or she is employed.The Government’s six-page notification has made some important observations about the prevalence of labour by kids below 18 years. It says a large number of below-18 years children were employed in occupations like Gem Polishing, Carpet Manufacturing, Brick Kilns, Domestic Work, Begging, Bidi Industry, Mines, Agriculture, Tea Kiosks, Dhabas among others and a large number were being trafficked out of state for labour at Beet Cotton Fields, where they work as bonded labourers for 10 to 16 hours a day.

 

It said though the Child Labour Prohibition Act, 1986, is in force in state, it treats the work by children below 14 years in certain occupations as valid and does not facilitate rehabilitation of rescued kids. In this backdrop, the notification has held the Juvenile Justice Act, which defines a child’s age as 18 years, as the basis for taking action against child labour.

The notification has directed the labour department to conduct raids with the help of police to rescue child labourers above 14 years of age. The children will be brought before the child welfare committee and a fine of Rs. 20,000 will be imposed on the employer. The state government will contribute Rs. 5,000 for each child in the child labour welfare fund, which would be spent on his or her rehabilitation.Both chief secretary CK Mathew and additional CS Aditi Mehta of Social Justice Empowerment have signed the notification.

 

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Contributed By : R S Dhakar

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[Photos] Manas Prem Katha by Morari Bapu Nathdwara

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Bapu Says:

The 9 day Ram Katha was all about Love | Truth | Compassion. The very essence of a Living form is love, according to Bapu this 21st century needs the element love to get peace. Here are some of Bapu’s precious verses.

Desire and greed are not barriers in the manifestation of Love; anger puts an obstruction in its appearance.

True love gives birth to contentment.

Love is within each of us, just as we all have a soul.

 

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३०० से ज्यादा बार मानस में प्रेम शब्द आया है मतलब १०० प्रतिशत नहीं ३०० प्रतिशत । 
The word ‘Love’ has appeared more than 300 times in the Ram Charit Manas, giving it not 100% but 300% approval.
 मोरारी बापु, मानस प्रेम, नाथद्वारा कथा
– Morari Bapu, Manas Prem, Nathdwara Katha

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Project Inspire – Vote for Women’s Personal Private Marketplace

Over 60% of the women in India do not use personal hygiene products like sanitary napkins and an equal number are not aware of simple birth control methods (like condoms, birth control pills etc.). Boond Foundation while working in villages of Rajasthan and UP encountered this problem first hand and we resolved to do something about this. Over the past two years, Boond Foundation has built expertise in rural marketing and distribution to facilitate access to products that would bring about considerable amount of socio economic progress in the region. Primarily working in the area of renewable energy like solar power, the foundation also aims to expand its activities to include empowerment of rural women.

In order to solve this personal hygiene problem, the foundation decided to utilize technology and women entrepreneurs. We realized that the reason for the low adoption of products like sanitary napkins etc. was not only due to the low awareness levels but also because the women were hesitant to go to the local markets to buy these kinds of products as the shopkeepers were often men. We conducted an extensive review of technologies available and found that a mobile app would contribute in a huge way towards this empowerment. After the review, we embarked on an initiative titled ‘Women’s Personal Private Marketplace’ on a mobile phone. The initiative aims towards educating and providing access to women in rural communities with basic hygienic products that will help ward off many diseases / infections that they normally encounter with.  Since the medium of marketing will be mobile phones, it will ensure a very high penetration and also be discreet. Specific needs and wants related to their health will be prioritized in the design of the application. With this model and business plan, Boond competed in the Nokia Global Women’s Business Plan competition and won the top spot with fund support from Nokia to develop the application. We have also partnered with a renowned NGO from Canada – Decode Global; a pioneer of mobile apps for social change.

Additionally, this initiative has also been selected for the final of the ‘Project Inspire’ competition (http://www.facebook.com/ProjInspire) being run by UN Women and MasterCard organization. The winners will be decided on the basis of public votes. The winner will be awarded with the ‘People’s Choice Award’. To know more about Boond Foundation, check out www.boondfoundation.org or email info@boond.net or udaipur@boond.net

Also, Please remember to support this high impact social initiative by voting at the UN Women Competition: http://bit.ly/RbCWXI

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IIMU organizes Blood Donation Drive to Mark India’s 66th Independence Day

Students donate 63 units of blood

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On the occasion of India’s 66th Independence Day, Prayatna – the social club of IIM Udaipur, organized a blood donation camp in the institute premises in collaboration with the Rotary Club Meera of Udaipur, M.B. Hospital, and NACO. Right after the flag hoisting, which happened early in the morning, students were seen lining up before the blood donation room, eagerly waiting for their turn to donate blood. More than 60 students volunteered for this noble cause to donate blood on this august occasion and were given certificates. The blood donation drive was overseen by a team of 5 doctors who came from the partnering organizations.

In total, 63 units, i.e., about 22 litres of blood was donated. The blood collected will be going to the Maharana Bhupal College (Government Hospital) in Udaipur for the aid of the needy. On this occasion, Prof. Janat Shah, Director of IIMU said, “The blood donation drive embodies the spirit of sacrifice and social responsibility which is marked by 15th August. The IIMU community will always strive to contribute to the society through events like these.”

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Cyber Crime investigation training for Udaipur Police

An effort in eradication of Cyber Crime

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Any facility or invention can be harmful if it goes in wrong hands. Same refers to the Computer Crime. It refers to any crime that involves a computer and a network. It mainly occurs amongst the youth and the network sharing area. The definition ethically provided for it is : – “Offences that are committed against individuals or groups of individuals with a criminal motive to intentionally harm the reputation of the victim or cause physical or mental harm to the victim directly or indirectly using internet”.

To eradicate these kind of Cyber Crime activity, training was organized by Additional S.P. Tej Raj Singh Ji as he was concerned that such crimes may threaten the city’s security and financial health. Police officers ranging from sub inspectors to additional SP attended this training session who abide by the harmful activities going on. The program included live cast studies of cyber-crimes which they investigated and traced them. They trained them how to report the case and proceed for investigating it. Computer crime encompasses a broad range of activities.

The CEO of the addressing company Mr. Mukesh Chaudhary also trained them how to secure their own computers and networks. As it is said that before hacking, anti-hacking is to be learnt. The important topics were furthered discussed were :- Cyber Pornography, Website Defacement, Nigerian Frauds, VoIP Call, Social Networking Websites related cases, Job Frauds, Credit/Debit Card Frauds and many other cases. The training program was a successful one and additional SP Tej Raj Singh Ji appreciated the CEO for conducting such activity towards a cyber-crime.

Hicube Infosec Pvt. Ltd. An initiative of Mr. Mukesh Chaudhary is a positive step towards this direction of managing and securing web network and cyber-crime investigation and it provides qualitative training. He is an active speaker at Rajasthan Police Academy, providing trainings on Cyber Crime Investigations. He provided training on Cyber Crime Investigations conducted by Bureau of Police Research and Development.

There is another training session for rural police officers on 26th of august. Just an effort is needed to halt such inhumanity activities. A salute to the CEO Mr. Mukesh Chaudhary and ADSP Tej Raj Singh Ji.

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IIM-U students conduct Cycle run to spread the Green message in Udaipur

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In the wee hours of the morning, a group of 23 IIM Udaipur students went ahead to ride their bicyles around the slyvan surroundings of the lake city. The event Cyclothon had the motto to increase awareness among the denizens of Udaipur about the increasing levels of pollution as well as the benefits of cycling. The students started off from the campus and went upto the Fateh Sagar lake. The 20 km route then went around the scenic Rani road and through Fatehpura to finally end at the campus. The enthusiasm of the students was exceptional as some of them completed it without taking a halt, that too within 50 mins.

IIM Udaipur has since its inception believed in caring for nature. Keeping this in mind the institute has ensured that the campus is entirely pollution free. Students are encouraged to use bicycles and keeping motorized vehicles is prohibited. In fact even the director of the institute Prof. Janat Shah leads by example, and prefers to cycle his way to the office almost everyday. The new 250-acre campus of the premier management institute that is coming up in Balicha region in the midst of the hills of Udaipur is going to be water neutral and eco-friendly.

Gudakesh, a final year student of PGPM of the institute, said, “Udaipur is a beautiful city and it is our duty to ensure that it remains so. But sadly nothing much is being done about it. The pollution level is increasing by the day. Although there are a lot of measures that can be taken up, we should try and take the initiative ourself. Cycling not only ensures that you remain fit and healthy but it also ensures that we don’t burn fuel when it is not necessary. At least for the daily errands, one can easily cover a distance of 4-5 kms each day as our Director, Prof. Shah does. We just need to give it a try. The environment needs care and if we don’t do something about it, then who else will.”

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The Leadership Summit by IIM Udaipur

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The Indian Institute of Management Udaipur (IIMU) kicked off its flagship event, The Leadership Summit 2012 with great fanfare. It was inaugurated by Maharaj Kumar Lakshyaraj Singhji Mewar, the son of the King of Mewar Arvind Singhji in the exquisite Durbar Hall of the City Palace, Udaipur.

Professor Janat Shah, Director IIMU, initiated the proceedings with a few welcoming words. He talked about development of an organization is a long journey and the key aspects to its success was creating knowledge and an environment for sharing it. He then talked about the PGP-M as a transformation journey and how the participants are encouraged to make a difference to the society and give back to Udaipur. To the organizers, he referred to the event as a leadership execution example wherein the entire event was organized by the students. Maharaj Kumar Lakshyaraj Singhji Mewar addressed the gathering and stressed on the importance of being a good human being, which set the stage for success in everything one does in life.

Mr Pradeep Kashyap, CEO, MART & President, Rural Marketing Association of India set the tone for the event with a keynote speech on innovation and execution and the need for “Business minds with a social cause”. He talked about the concept of “75% performance at 50% price” in the Indian context, stressing on the fact that it requires a bottoms-up approach towards a community co- creation process. The theme of the first panel discussion was ‘Making India an Innovation Hub’. The illustrious panel comprising Mr. Debashis Poddar, CEO, Bombay Dyeing; Mr. Ganesan Ramachandran, Partner, Accenture Management Consulting; Mr. Kaushik Roy, President, Brand Strategy and Marketing, Reliance India Ltd. and Mr. Sudarshan Jain, MD, Healthcare Solutions, Abbott Healthcare Pvt. Ltd, and Dr. Sudhakar Potukuchi, Head, India Innovation Center, Eaton India deliberated the topic on the floor.

Mr. Debasis Poddar spoke on innovation as a means of survival and defined it as “the successful exploitation of a new idea”. He illustrated the concept of innovation through various examples in the Indian context. To this input, Mr. Ganesan stressed on reverse innovation and the five requirements of innovation. He also mentioned that though Indians are good at service innovation, they lack product innovation and should pursue that through frugal innovation.

Bringing in a different point of view, Mr. Kaushik Roy said that innovation is not for the faint hearted, and that the fear of taking risk is the biggest impediment to innovation. Thereafter, Mr. Sudarshan Jain said that unless we respect innovation, we cannot encourage innovation and stressed upon Intellectual Property Rights and that the Pharmacy industry is very innovative in India. Dr. Sudhakar

Potukuchi gave an interesting outlook to innovation, stating that “Fresh thinking creates value” and stressed on the importance of the ecosystem, which is crucial to foster innovation. If the innovation does not make money, then it is not useful.

This concluded the first half of the event paving way for the second theme, ‘Execution Excellence’. After a sumptuous lunch, the second panel discussion kicked off at 3.30 pm. The topic under discussion was ‘Execution Excellence’. The panelists who shared their perspectives were Mr. Deepak Dheer, Ex-MD, and Advisor to Mahindra Forgings; Mr. Dhamodaran Ramakrishnan, Director, Smarter Planet Solutions at IBM India; Mr. Dilep Misra, President, Corporate HR, J.K. Group; Maj. Gen. P.R. Shankar, Additional Director General, Directorate Artillery, Indian Army; and Mr. Thomas Kuruvilla, MD, Middle East, Arthur D. Little.

The moderator Prof. Neeti Sanan opened the discussion. Mr Deepak Dheer carried it forward by highlighting the importance of structure and strategy. This was followed by Mr. Dhamodaran who stressed the importance of a team and rigor of accountability. He also said that it is for India to have excellent execution the country should have a strong shared vision. Mr. Dilep Misra opined that it is imperative to have the right people doing the right job. He brought a simple analogy where we find Krishnas and Arjunas in every team signifying a mentor- mentee relationship. The next speaker had a distinguished background which has done India proud in the last 50 years. Maj. Gen. P.R. Shankar brought a whole new perception to the discussion by sharing his experiences of execution challenges in the Indian Army. Mr. Thomas Kuruvilla said that by trusting and empowering people at the
grassroots level they do a better job.

The audience comprising students and faculty of IIMU along with various dignitaries and entrepreneurs from Udaipur added colour to the discussion with their probing questions. Questions ranging from innovation in the developmental activities, to innovation in the pharmaceutical industry and the spectrum of volatility and repeatability in the context of innovation, were put forward by the students. Questions about how India can stop procrastinating execution till the last minute and how it can create a single unified vision were addressed by the panel and the keynote speaker.

The unique insights obtained today would help all the attendees, especially students, feel the pulse of India today and understand the direction in which our country is headed. The event was telecast live online on the website of the leadership Summit http://ls.iimu.ac.in.

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