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Rehearsals for Play – ‘Old World’

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Theatre Artist found Rehearsing in Vidhyabhawan Auditorium for the upcoming play ‘Old World’

Bhupesh Kumar Pandya, a name that does not need any introduction, is in Udaipur these days. After taking the workshop in june’12 , he has given an opportunity to Udaipur Artist to work under him in a play ‘Old World’ written by Alexei Arbuzov & translated in hindi by Dr. B. Safadia. “Play ‘Old World’ is a touching story of hope & compassion, with gentle hints of humor, providing that love can blossom in the most unlikely places. This play offers the perfect balance and can be enjoyed by theatre goers, young and old” says Mr. Pandya.

Graduated from the National School of Drama, New Delhi; Mr. Pandya has conducted workshops of puppetry, song and street play workshops for school teachers, theatre workshops for children with disabilities. He has also worked in many films including the latest hit flick Vicky Donor (Chaman), Hazaron Khwahishein Aisi, Gandhi to Hitler (Neta Ji Bose), Dussehara and Jeet and Serials which includes Kyunki Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai, Hitler Didi, Kabhi Aaye Na Judaai, Gali Gali Sim SIm, Juniro G, Circus, India’s Most Wanted, Ehsaan, and many more. He has also done voice over for Pahunchaaye Apki Awaz Ap Tak Aaj Tak, Aaj Tak Channel and have an experience of 7 years in All India Radio.

Shivraj Sonwal, Asst. Director of the play & Mahesh Ameta, Production Manager says “It’s a wonderful experience working with Bhuesh Pandya & we are also learning new trends & techniques brought by him” they added “ This play promises a heart warming poignant performances with a pleasant balance of wit and charm brought to life by the characters Dr. Rodio & Lydia”.

Supported by Ministry of Culture, Delhi ; everybody is invited to the show on 4th & 5th Aug. 2012 at Vidhyabhawan Auditorium, Udaipur, 7pm in the evening. Entry is free.

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IIM-U presents The Leadership Summit 2012

IIMU Leadership Summit

IIM-Udaipur presents the inaugural edition of its flagship event, “THE IIMU LEADERSHIP SUMMIT 2012” on the 4th of August, 2012. This event is being hosted at the resplendent Durbar Hall of the City Palace of Udaipur.

In the words of Prof. Janat Shah, the Director of the institute: “The Leadership Summit aims to serve as a platform for leadership across domains to share their opinions and views on select themes with the students, who can draw insights from the minds of these decision makers.”

Venue for panel discussion IIM U Leadership Summit

The first edition of this event will be inaugurated by the 76th Maharana of the House of Mewar, Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar. This will be followed by an opening speech by the keynote speaker, Mr. Pradeep Kashyap, CEO, MART & President, Rural Marketing Association of India, who is regarded as the father of rural marketing in India. The theme of the first panel discussion is “Making India an Innovation hub”, with an aim to provide a glimpse of the practices that nurture innovation in the industry and how it can be taken further to achieve supremacy. The panelists who will deliberate on this topic are:

1.       Mr. Debashis Poddar                       -CEO, Bombay Dyeing

2.       Mr. Ganesan Ramachandran       -Partner, Accenture Management Consulting

3.       Mr. Kaushik Roy                               -President, Brand Strategy and Marketing, Reliance India Ltd

4.       Mr. Sudarshan Jain                         -MD, Healthcare Solutions, Abbott Healthcare

5.      Mr. Sudhakar Potukuchi                –Head, Innovation center, Eaton India Engineering Center

After the end of the first panel discussion, the panel will be open to questions from the audience, which will comprise of students and faculty of IIMU along with various dignitaries and entrepreneurs from Udaipur.

After lunch, discussion on the second theme, “Execution Excellence” will be open to the panelists. The discussion will aim to provide a diverse perspective on the importance of and best practices for successful execution of strategies. The panelists on this panel are:

1.       Mr. Anirudh Singh                            – Group Head-HR, JSW Steel

2.       Mr. Dilep Misra                                 – President, Corporate HR, J.K. Group

3.       Major General P.R. Shankar        –  Additional DG, Directorate Artillery, Indian Army

The panelists are all leaders from diverse domains like consultancy, services, manufacturing, and sectors such as pharmaceuticals, IT, defence and aerospace.

The panel discussion on ‘Making India an Innovation Hub’ will be moderated by Dr. Gopal Mahapatra, Senior VP-HR, Oracle and visiting faculty at IIMU. Prof. Neeti Sanan, permanent faculty member at IIMU will moderate the panel discussion on the theme ‘Execution Excellence’.

This will be followed by the Closing address delivered by Prof. Janat Shah, the director of IIMU. The evening will be brought to an end with a cultural performance showcasing the rich heritage of Udaipur, followed by dinner.

 

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Pranab Mukherjee – The President of India

Pranab Mukherjee - indianexpress.com

Pranab Mukherjee - indianexpress.com

The most awaited results of 13th President Election Poll were declared this evening and as it was almost expected even before the counting started, Pranab Mukherjee defeated his opponent PA Sangma by 3095 votes valued at 7,13,763. The former Finance Minister will be taking the oath for bearing Presidential Office on July 25. We all congratulate Pranab Mukherjee for this triumphant victory.

Pranab Mukherjee was born on December 11, 1935 in a Bengali Brahmin family at Mirati in West Bengal. He took his Masters Degree in History and Political Science and also a degree in Law from University of Calcutta. He started his political career in the age of 34 by joining Indian National Congress and soon got a seat of Rajya Sabha from Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister and Supreme Leader of Congress. After that he hold many posts in office including Deputy Chairperson of Planning Commission, Minister of Defense, Minister of External Affairs and Minister of Finance. He also formed a separate party, named Rashtriya Samajwadi Party, at the time of Rajiv Gandhi which he again merged with Congress 3 years later. Recently, he resigned from the post of Finance Minister in Manmohan Singh’s Government on June 26 to file his nomination for Presidential Poll.

The high counts of votes dropped in Ballot box for Pranab Da bring with them even higher expectations. The country is looking forward to the newly elected 13th President of India for some major steps towards betterment of the country and its people. The topmost reforms and amendments expected from Pranab Mukherjee during his 5 years of office bearing will be –

1.) The biggest of all devils that is eating out our country from inside is corruption. Pranab Da need to keep an owl’s eye over the proceedings of Jan Lokpal Bill in the Parliament and make it come into force as soon as possible, at the same time making sure that it is not molded by the greedy, corrupted political leaders as per their profits.

2.) The whole country and especially the bleeding Mumbai, wounded in 26/11 blasts, urges to hear a decision from the President on death sentence of Ajmal Kasab, the only attacker of those blasts caught alive, who is right now enjoying the services of Indian Jail.

3.) Along with Ajmal Kasab, many appeals on death sentences are lying on the President’s desk that needs a decision as early as possible; if not on regard to duties but at least for the sake of humanity.

4.) We want to see Pranab Mukherjee coming out with a clear and best of all visions, away from political dirt and dust, to make India shine in every horizon, be it economy, education, technology, agriculture, politics, defense, foreign affairs, and the list goes on. At the same time, we need to slow down when it comes to price inflation, crimes and corruption.

5.) We don’t want to hear long speeches and lists of promises from this President; let his actions speak on his behalf and we promise that our claps and prayers will roar for the Bengal Tiger.

6.) Lastly, in the list of Youth Icons, a place is empty from the field of Politics. Can Pranab Mukherjee win this seat with the same glory and grandeur as he won in the recent Presidential Elections??

In short, everyone is hoping for a new legend to rise in the history of Indian Politics. What are your comments Udaipies..??

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Manoj Gurjar and Chirag wadhwani of Mewar to be a part of ‘Laugh India Laugh’

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The very talented and popular artist Manoj Gurjar of Mewar(Mavli) does not need much introduction. Apart from participating in various poetry competitions and functions he has also participated in a poetry conference on ETV channel and is also an active volunteer at the Girwa Panchayat Samiti.
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Now this multi-talented poet cum entertainer is all set to make us laugh out as he has made his move towards the much hyped and new laughter show of Life OK “Laugh India Laugh“.  Manoj was selected in the Jaipur Auditions and will be competing against India’s 24 Best entertainers selected from all over the country. These laughter champions will be judged by famous celebrities like Singer Mika Singh and Actor-Producer Shekhar Suman who will select the Champion of Champions.

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But, Udaipur’s talent is also not far away as Lakecity resident Chirag Wadhwani, who is an amazing stand-up comedian and an incredibly talented mimicry artist whose mimicry list includes celebrities like Akshay Kumar, Fardeen Khan, Aamir Khan, Rajpal Yadav and the list goes on with 72 such celebrity voices will also participate in the show and make the city proud.

So, Udaipies dont miss the much awaited Laughter pill – Laugh India Laugh from 15th July only on Life OK.

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Resident Doctors or Resident Devils?

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A Doctor is regarded and worshiped as GOD by a common man, they are trusted by the people who hand over the lives of their near and dear ones on them and a doctor always tries his/her best to save the life of the patient in the operation theatre.

But, does this fact ALWAYS holds correct….???

Well this  fact has been proved as a myth by the resident doctors of M.B. Hospital when they behaved brutally with  a help seeking son who came to them so that his mother could be saved. According to the sources, a 45-year old woman, Indira Kanwar who resides in Banswara was admitted in M.B. Hospital from past few days. There was no complain by her for the first few days but on 8th July 9.30 p.m. she suddenly started feeling uneasy and reverted about this to her son Jitendra Singh Chauhan who is a guest faculty at CTAE. But when the son ran to seek help from the resident doctor on duty that time, to his sudden shock he was ignored for the first time,  he didn’t lose hope and tried the second time but this time also his efforts were in vain. When helpless, Jitendra tried raising his voice against this injustice, the doctors instead of attending the lady started quarreling with him and other doctors also came over and collectively started beating Jitendra. The son who came there to make his mother well again was brutally beaten and in the fight fractured his arm, fingers and also bruised his ear. The doctors also misbehaved with the guard who came to rescue and stop the fight. This also was not enough that the doctors started beating other relatives too including the ladies. In addition, On the top of it the media also became their target that night.

President of Lakecity Press Club, Mr. Akhtar Hussain and others lodged an FIR against the doctors at Hathipole Police Station.

However, the Police and media controlled the situation but it raises several question marks on our medical council which needs to be answered…..

The biggest question is does their conscience  allow them to perform such activities..??

Happenings like these create a huge setback in the minds of the patients and their relatives which creates a negative image for every doctor. We as the members of UdaipurBlog.com Team urge and request all the doctors to maintain their dignity and be calm and composed as they are kept in the place of God and they should respect that.

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Rotary Club Meera’s Annual Meet for Closing Session 2011-12 Concluded

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The Rotary Club of Udaipur Meera organized an annual meet cum facilitation ceremony, to mark an end to the glorious session of 2011-12. The function began today, 27th of June at RKay Mall in the afternoon by seeking almighty’s blessings after which President Dr.Veena Sanadhya began the meet by striking a hammer against the rotary gong.

Rotary Club | UdaipurBlog

Dr.Chirayu Pamecha, the renowned spine surgeon who is also the founder member of ‘Save a Child Trust’ was the guest of honor for the ceremony. He assured he would be helping the club in all possible ways personally and also with his trust. He informed that his trust has successfully operated poor children having spine related problems. He shared the prestigious stage with Promodini Baxi, a senior Advocate and CA Nirmal Singhvi, President Veena Sanadhya and Secretary Devika Singhvi.

Rotary Club | UdaipurBlog

President Dr.Veena then enlightened the audience by her speech in which she briefed about the works done by the organization over the year and thanked her mates for their meaningful contribution. She also quoted a beautiful line from a poem which resembled the ups and downs of her life’s journey. Being an emotional moment for her on the last day of her tenure as president, she admitted it was really a challenge to hold the president’s chair and bear the responsibilities, but with all the blessings and cooperation of her mates, she was thankfully able to take steps wisely.

After this, Promodini Baxi took over the stage and while delivering her speech she gave the good news that she will provide free services to the affected females who cannot afford the fees and said that a divorced woman should, instead of crying on her destiny and her in-laws should become self-sustainable and try to work in the field which interests and attracts her the most, she also assured that Rotary club will fully help in their rising.

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Prasun being honored for media contributions by the Rotary Club
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Mujtaba RG recieving his token of honor

A small felicitation award ceremony also followed the speech, in which Prasun Bannerjee from UdaipurBlog along with Mr. Zaheer Abbas from UdaipurTimes were honored for their successful and worth praising work in online media for the session 2011-12. Other respected dignitaries too were honored. In addition, prizes for ‘Badhte Kadam’, the programme for enlightenment of school and college students were also distributed. The Program successfully came to an end by a vote of thanks by the Secretary, Devika Singhvi.

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Pictures By: Mujtaba R.G. and Prasun Bannerjee

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Cadila Pharmaceuticals to invest about 500 Crores in Udaipur

Cadila-Pharmaceuticals | UdaipurBlog

Cadila Pharmaceuticals is one of the largest privately held pharmaceutical companies in India. Headquartered at Ahmedabad, it caters to over 45 therapeutic areas, with presence in over 90 countries.

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The news has already caught up attraction in many eyes that the renowned pharma giant has made up its plans to enter the city of lakes for establishing a new medicinal plant. The State Cabinet meeting, headed by the Chief Minister Mr. Ashok Gehlot has sanctioned approval to the company for establishing an Active Pharmaceuticals Ingredients (API) and Manufacturing Unit in Udaipur. The Company will be investing Rs.130 crores in our Udaipur and will be giving employment opportunity to over 850 people. It is noteworthy that this investment might increase to Rs.500 crores in the second phase of the project. The project will prove fruitful for all the Udaipies as far as the employment is concerned. According to the sources the company will be provided a realisation on Entry tax on an approved list of some of its capital goods. As per the decision the company will also be given a 5% planning grant and 70% directive grant so that the project turns out to be a success.

According to a local newspaper, the Cabinet has approved investments valued over Rs. 8800 crores for the state of Rajasthan. The plant will be established in RIICO industrial area, Kaladwas where 30 acres of land has been reserved for the same.

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The Women Together Award (WTA) honors Maharana Arvind Singh Mewar

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His highness delivering his speech

Celebrities don’t need any introduction and this honourable person being discussed here is also fully defined in himself, and here I am talking about Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur who is a recognized and a respectable public figure. Recently, Maharana Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF) of whose he is the Chairman and Managing Trustee has been honored with the 8th Women together Award as the Best Organisation.

Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar | UdaipurBlog

A brief introduction about the MMCF would reveal that it is a Public Charitable Trust which was basically settled for the purpose of the sustenance of the duties and responsibilities in democratic India. This is the living heritage of the House Of Mewar, which encompasses a wide range of activities that include environmental protection through water resource management, extensive medical and health care aid, providing pension covers to ex-employees, promoting self-reliance amongst women  and  encourage  financial  support  to  educational  and  cultural  endeavors. MMCF, an epitome of India’s rich Vedic tradition, through its works and service to humanity has now become an inspiration for the generations to come.

So, in the light of so many contributions by MMCF, it was awarded with the VIII Women Together Institution Award in a distinguished ceremony where the prestigious award was accepted by Maharana Arvind Singh Mewar and addressed the distinguished gathering with his golden words which are quoted as follows:

“Greetings from Udaipur !!!

It is a privilege to be present here in the middle of such a distinguished gathering and to receive the VIII Women Together Institution Award for 2012 presented to The Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation,Udaipur. We wish to thank the Office Bearers of the WT Award Committee, the Jury and all those who were instrumental in selecting the MMCF for this singular selection from a land so far away from the HQ. On this occasion we wish to express our deep gratitude to the people of Udaipur and Joint Custodians of MMCF  with  whom  we  share  the  pleasure  and  the  commitment  of  making  Udaipur  an  improved destination through our engagement in academics, eco-management, philanthropy, living heritage and several other areas of socio-economic relevance. Appreciation from prestigious organisations is extremely encouraging. It provides us with an increased impetus to work harder and take the immense challenges that face us head on. Your validation will also provide a greater zeal in all of us who are associated with the MMCF. I would like to use this opportunity to request all of you esteemed guests to visit Udaipur and advise us how we can further improve our beloved city Udaipur. I thank Women Together Association once again for having conferred this award on Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation.”

Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar | UdaipurBlog
His highness delivering his speech

The ceremony was organized at the United Nations General Assembly on 5th June where he dedicated this award not only to the workers and officials of the MMCF but also to the residents of Udaipur. Also, the WTA spokesperson said that Mewar Foundation has held on to the tradition of the Mewar Family towards it emphasis on human values and future preservation for which the credit goes to the multidimensional thinking of Maharana Arvind Singh Mewar.

WTA is a non-government organization which honors people and social organizations from various fields for the renowned and appreciable work done by them and MMCF is being honored by it is a matter of immense pleasure and proud for every Udaipurite. Our entire team extends heartily congratulations for this achievement.

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Inputs Courtesy: The City Palace, Udaipur

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Sania & Saina: in form at the right time!

2012 French Open | UdaipurBlog

2012 French Open | UdaipurBlog

The recent French Open victory of the Indian duo of Mahesh Bhupathi & Sania Mirza has well raised the lost expectations of the Indian sports-lovers from (once) the biggest women sportstar of India, to beg a medal for the country in the upcoming London Olympics. The caliber of her partner needing no introductions, her qualification for the 2012 games now remains the only urgent need!

Saina | UdaipurBlog

 

On the other side, the star shuttler Saina Nehwal too entered the finals of the Thailand Open today. Though qualified for the London Olympics, another 2 victories will give her a big confidence boost; presently World No. 5th, this diligent Hissar girl is the biggest hope of the country in the 2012 Olympics.

With the name of the 5 times World Women’s Boxing champion, M.C. Marycom already in the final list, fingers are still crossed for Sania Mirza’s wild card entry to the games!

A medal each from these 3 proficient women will easily equal the country’s last Olympic performance. We wish them all the very best 🙂

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Venus Transit: Through the Young Expert Eyes

Venus Transit

A rare celestial event occurred on 6th June 2012. Astronomers around the world must have observed this event, which will be the last of our life time. Venus transit, which occurs when Venus passes directly between earth and the sun, we see the distant planet as a dot gliding slowly across the surface of Sun.  This is a big opportunity to make observation and we decided to observe this event through our telescopes.

For those who woke up late, or missed to witness the event, you will have to wait for only 105 more years, as the next transit is estimated in the year 2117. 😉 The transit was observed at 3:39 a.m. but could be viewed from sunrise to 10:22 a.m.

We photographed the event with our specialized setups attached to our telescopes at the College of Technology and Engineering (CTAE) premises. As the event falls in the beginning of the monsoon, there was high probability of overcast in southern and coastal parts of India. Also observation spot should not have hilly area on east side as hills will block the sun for more time in the morning. Based on our survey about different location in India, Udaipur was to be having very less probability of clouds on that particular day; hence the location was best for observation.

Venus Transit

What exactly we did: We used 6 inch Newtonian fully automated telescope attached with AV live streaming on laptop for live monitoring of progress of the event. The telescope is fully automated with help of three DC stepper motors. Furthermore to take photographs CCD based camera was also attached. This Canon Powershot A540 camera was having modified firmware with CHDK. CHDK gives SLR functionalities to control aperture and shutter speed. Another 4 inch Newtonian telescope was using similar camera to get pictures. This was 100% manual operation. The laptop controlled Nikon D3000 with specialized solar filter was taking an automated set of photographs.

Finally, who we are: We are the special interest group of young amateur astronomers. Our team consisted of Mr. Rahul Ramtekkar (Mumbai), Mr. Anirudhha Khadakkar (Pune), Ms. Deepankshi Chittora (Udaipur) and Mr. Indrapal Singh Jhala (Udaipur). We practiced a lot to achieve perfecting in capturing the event in camera.  The team took approximately 800 photographs few of them are displayed below.

 

Venus Transit

Venus Transit

Venus Transit
The Observer Team

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Article and Photo Courtesy: Deepankshi Chittora

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