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Techno India NJR celebrated Phoenix 2011

Post author By Prasun Bannerjee
Post date September 12, 2011
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Techno India NJR Institute of Technology celebrated its 4^th Fresher’s day on 10^th September 2011 as Phoenix 2011. The celebration was held at the MLSU auditorium, in front of the entire Techno NJR family. There were a series of performances by the seniors who welcomed the freshers and wished them good luck for their new step after school. The best students, and achievers were felicitated, followed by a movie presentation by Upesh Bhatt and Prasun Bannerjee showing glimpse of past years. Director Mr. R.S. Vyas announced and awarded Mr. Piyush Javeria as the best faculty for the year, and introduced the college to the new vice-principal, Dr. Pankaj Porwal. The freshers walked on the ramp, showed themselves and their vivid talents in the fresher contest. In the end, Vikramaditya Rathore was awarded as Mr. Fresher and Shivani Singh Rao as Miss Fresher for the year 2011. Surbhi Jain and Devkaran Singh Rathore were the runner ups.

The Techno India NJR institute of technology also had its 4th foundation day on 11th September 2011.

Here are few glimpses from the event Phoenix-2011:

Phoenix 2011 (8) — Vikramaditya and Shivani

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A Life during Paryushan

“Param Puneet Parv ye paawan, Bhavyo ko lagta manbhaawan”

Such a true line. King of all Jain Parvas- Parvadhiraj Paryushan is awaited by every Jain year long. It has been said that to reach the ocean of ‘Moksha’ or Salvation, one has to follow the river of ‘Sanyam’ or self-restraint by walking along the banks made up of 3 precious gems viz right faith, right knowledge and right conduct. Paryushan is the time to explore the way to this river.

Shwetambars who celebrate the festival for 8 days, have ended up with their Paryushan on 1st September, 2011, the last day being celebrated as ‘samvatsari’ or a day when everyone asks for forgiveness for his/her wrong deeds, words, feelings or actions which have hurt others.

The Digambars have started their expedition in search of internal peace from 2nd September , 2011 . This festival is observed and celebrated in Digambars for ten days; hence Paryushan is also called ‘Daslakshan Parv’. In the following ten days, sounds of bhajans and recitation of pujas, reflecting the joys and pleasure of people, is heard all over.

These 10 days are the days to turn your back on the external world as well as to the all relations of this world and move your eyes towards your inner self- ‘your aatma’ the one which is the purest of all, the one which is the sole truth. It is neither black nor white, neither male nor female, neither young nor old. It just has an immense power to find its way out to the eternal world. Today, the 11th of September 2011 is the last day of Paryushan in Digambars this year.

Each day of the Paryushan stands for the ten characters that reflect the true conduct of Jain disciples. First day stands for ‘Uttam Kshama’ which asks to forgive others of their wrong deeds. Second day is for ‘Uttam Mardava’ which is the converse of ego and pride. Third day gives the motive of being simple known as ‘Uttam Arjava’. Fourth day- ‘Uttam Socha’- when you limit all your worldly desires. Fifth day- ‘Uttam Satya’ says never tell lie or anything which can hurt someone’s feelings. Sixth day encourages you to win over your five senses or ‘indriya’, the day is of ‘Uttam Sayam’. Seventh day, ‘Uttam Tapa’, is the day to break free your soul from the chains of ‘eight karmas’. Eighth day is ‘Uttam Tyaga’ which shows the importance of charity in every person’s life. Ninth day is ‘Uttam Ankinchanya’ when one limits his belongings or possessions. The last day is of ‘Uttam Bhramacharya’.

Sixth day is also celebrated as ‘Dhoop Dashami’. People go in every Jain temple round the city and put ‘Dhoop’, which are the scented pieces of a dried log of tree, in front of idol of god. The belief behind this is that ‘Dhoop’ represents the ‘karmas’ and, as they have burnt the Dhoop, one day they will be able to burn all their karmas and liberate their soul.

One can easily sense the exaggerated peace and contentment on each face during these days. Everyone floats in the ocean of spirituality enjoying the confrontation to their inner self. It seems like everyone is adamant to break the vicious circle of birth and death and reach their real home, their final destination ‘Mokshapuri’.

Every Jain Temple is flooded with the people of all age group during these ten days. Every morning starts with the ‘Abhishek’ of idols of god. Then follows the recitals of ‘pooja’ where people praise ‘Deva-Shastra-Guru’ and wish to follow the path shown by them. Then Muniraj or religious guru addresses the disciples to guide them in the path to discover those three precious gems.

Paryushan is not a festival to rejoice and celebrate but it is a ‘parva’ to discipline yourself. Jains live with perfect simplicity and put a check on everything ranging from food to clothes and thoughts to deeds. People don’t eat underground beets and roots. Meals are not taken after sunset. People also observe fasts (eating once in a day) and ‘Upwasa’ (neither food nor water) either for one, two, three, five or ten days.

But now-a-days paryushan is losing its sanctity and purity. The young generations do not understand the rationale behind observing paryushan. They only take it as a burden when they have to follow many regulations. And for them I can only say that if they can’t discipline themselves, when they can’t limit their desires, then they are not brave enough to be the descendents of that Mahavira who have won his five senses. But why to blame them? The real culprit hiding behind the scene is growing “nuclear family system”. I am always indebted to my grandparents who have put these seeds in me at an early age and so today I have full faith in my religion and the preaching of my Gods. At last, I would like to wish everyone with the greetings of the Paryushan Parv. Be a true self 🙂

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[Pictures] UdaiSagar Overflows 2011

Post author By Yash Sharma
Post date September 10, 2011
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After the Overflow of Lake FatehSagar and Lake Pichola it was now turn of Lake UdaiSagar which is 13 kms in the east of Udaipur to overflow having capacity of 23Ft. and it finally overflowed. Continuing the series of Pictures here we have Pictures of Lake UdaiSagar Overflow 🙂 We hope you all like it.

Photos By Yash Sharma

Happy Monsoon 🙂

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One click away to ensure education for children in Udaipur!

Post author By Guest Author @UdaipurBlog
Post date September 9, 2011
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Udaipur city situated in the southern part of Rajasthan in India is popularly known for its heritage point. Every year around thousands of foreign tourists come to visit and explore. On the other hand the outskirts of the city following the range of 7-10 kilometers are bunched with hundreds of big and small villages. These hundreds of villages are confined under numbers of issues like illiteracy, unemployment, child-labour, infanticide, drought, etc which are the biggest constraints for development. However, Government and various Non Government Organization is working in these contexts.

A study done by MIT University of New York reported that around 30% of children in Udaipur between 6-14 years are out of or never been to school. Despite of many government interventions like Right to education, Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan the above percentage draws a dull picture in our mind. There are many reasons which all together sum up the above figure. Children can’t reach to the schools as Government schools are located far from their place or parents need someone who can contribute in the household work and income because majority of the people are Below Poverty line. Many children after enrolling themselves in schools don’t attend the class because of the teacher’s absenteeism, poor facilities provided in the school and low grasping power of children.

Since 1974 Seva Mandir is working in this origin. With the passage of time, lots of changes are made in the strategies and pedagogy. At present 188 Rural School (popularly known as Shiksha Kendra) are running which is reaching out to 5,694 students and every year over 1,000 new students are enrolled.

Children’s capability is assessed before their admission and they get enrolled in three different levels A, B, & C. The highest level is A, after completing this level they are graduated from Rural School. Every year more than 840-850 students graduate from Seva Mandir’s school and take admission in government school their retention rate stands at 87.5% which is comparatively high from other children. More importantly the SKs help in strengthening the retention of children in government schools. The learning provided in the SKs develop children’s basic literacy and academic skills, enabling them to grasp better and even study on their own.

At present school has emerged as a hub of activities ensuring quality education which enables them to read and write independently with comprehension. The pedagogy adopted is child centric, engages the children in different activities. Rural Schools are single teachers-schools in which teachers belong to the same village. They are provided with regular training, certification courses and capacity building sessions which are designed to make teaching more context-oriented, child centered, interesting and enjoyable by strengthening the teachers’ conceptual understanding of the subjects they teach (math and language), and emphasizing the practical aspects of how to conduct classroom transactions. It also works proactively towards enabling the communities to demand quality education from Government.

You can read stories and watch videos which will help u to understand them better.

Seva Mandir have ensured funds for 4,000 children but They need funds to reach another 1,000 children. The opportunity of reaching out these children now is tenfold for them as They are participating in an online fundraising India Giving Challenge, 2011 starting from of Give India as a part of Joy of Giving week commencing from 6^th September till 20^th October and They have a chance to win a part of matching grant amounting Rs. 65 lacs.

You can help them by changing the life of one child by sending him/her to school for 1 year with a donation of Rs. 2,000/-. The minimum amount they are requesting is 400/- that enables a child to attend school for 66 days. You can donate them by your

Debit or credit card or
Net banking or
Demand draft/cheque favoring Give India.

Through iGive page. You will get tax benefit if you are citizen of India/UK/USA. GiveIndia will provide e-receipt for every donation. For more details please write to rmu@sevamandir.org

You can also help them by championing our project either by promoting their cause through e-media facebook, blogs and indoor (local businesses, banks, etc) mediums or by donation solicitation.

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A Post By Khushboo Baranwal

Development Professional, Resource Mobilization Unit, Seva mandir

Tags education udaipur, MIT University, Poverty Udaipur, Right to Eduction, seva mandir, Udaipur Education, Udaipur Illiteracy

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Udaipur celebrated Jal-Jhulni Ekadashi with great Enthusiasm

Post author By Mujtaba R.G.
Post date September 8, 2011
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According to the Hindu calendar, Gyaras, or Ekadashi is basically, the 11th day of each waxing (Shukla Paksha ) and waning moon (Krishna Paksha). Ekadashi is the Hindi word which stands for “eleventh. “Ekadashi Upvaas, Vrata or Fasting is considered very important & beneficial for all Hindus, specially women. “Upvaas” means Up – Vaas i.e., to stay close to God. The purpose of fasting is to experience peace & bliss. Eating less enables the mind & body to function more effectively. Hindus observe 24 11th-day fasts during the course of the Hindu year, although some are more important than others. One of them is Jal Julni Ekadashi. Each Ekadashi is held in honor of a different Hindu legend and has specific religious duties associated with it.

This ekadashi, known as Jal-Jhulni Gyaras, or Jal-Jhulni Ekadashi, like all other festival is celebrated with great enthusiasm on the land of Maharanas i.e. Mewar. In Udaipur, different processions start from the various parts of the city and end at one point i.e. Gangaur Ghat where people use to swing the deities of Lord Krishna in child form(Baal Gopal) in the lake pichola. These procession are called Ram Revdies.

Here are a few clicks by Mujtaba showing this year’s celebration of Jal Jhulni Gyaras in Udaipur

Edited By: Prasun Bannerjee

Tags baal, bal, ekadashi, gangaur, ghaat, ghat, gopal, gyahras, gyaras, jal, jhulni, nirjala, pooja, tradition, udaipur

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[Pictures] Ritz Jeele Ye Pal: A TV Reality Show shot entirely in Udaipur

Post author By Lokesh Motwani
Post date September 8, 2011
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Udaipur, also known as Lakecity or The city of Dawn, with land around the immense water lakes, folded with hills of the Aravalis. A dream come true location of romance and beauty. I must say words are not enough to define the beauty of Udaipur. It can be verified by the fact that it’s one of the best tourist places not only in India but all over the world. Anyways that’s a fact which most of us know. But what’s more interesting is people from all over the world not only love to come and visit Udaipur but also like to watch Udaipur in Movies, Pictures and daily television shows/soaps. As Udaipur is a fascinating blend of sights, sounds and experiences – an inspiration for the imagination of artists.

The latest notification is about “Ritz Jeele Ye Pal”, which is an auto adventure reality television show, where 6 celebrities will pair with 6 young Indians from various regions of India to experience the great outdoors across different locations of Udaipur. There are twelve participants in the show including six celebrity participants who are Kinshuk Mahajan, Karan Wahi, Gaurav Khanna and beautiful leading ladies like Rati Pandey, Anupriya Kapoor and Pavitra Puniya. The show is based on team race in their smart Ritz cars and some other tasks to win points, according to the concept of the show the real winners are they who savour and live every moment of their experience in the show, to the fullest.

This show is produced by Lin TV Advertising Pvt Ltd (Lintas media group) and Spil A Tale Entertainment Pvt Ltd. The complete series of the show including the Grand Finale was filmed at Udaipur which was organized and coordinated by The Crew (Sanjay Soni & Siddharth Soni). The show was shot at more than 40 different prime sights of Udaipur such as Badi pal, Hotel Fathegarh palace, Shilpgram, Dhudh Talai, Fatehsagar, Haldighati, Havala point, Ubheshwarji, Krishi Mandi etc.

The show has 12 episodes in total which is to be telecasted in 6 weeks with its first telecast on 10th September, 2011 at 7:30 pm on star plus (Saturday and Sunday). The show was hosted by Yudi and Roshni Chopra. Director of the show is Arun Sheshkumar. Complete series of show was coordinated by THE CREW. Sanjay Soni (Owner-The Crew) played a role of Sarpanch of a village (as a judge for a task) shot in 1st episode.

Few glimpses of the show have been given below. For more details and entertainment must watch the show right from its first telecast on 10th September, 2011 at 7:30 pm on Star Plus.

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What comes to my mind when I think of Ultimate bliss or a perfect gift from god is a “Teacher”. A significant figure in our life who provides us tips, tools, techniques and knowledge to help us expand our consciousness and raise our energetic frequency.

Apart from parents and family a child spends most of the time at school and it is in school that the character of a child is molded. A teacher inculcates values, traditions and principles in every individual’s life for more than 10 years , and these 10 years are the most essential years for the growth . The teacher is like a potter and the child is the clay. They take what is plain vacuum almost, and changes that clay into a stunning pot that can be used and can be helpful in a million ways. By this it implies that the child is given to the teacher by being normal and it is the teacher who actually gives the student’s life some direction.

A teacher is a perfect blend of knowledge, love, guidance, sacrifices and values. A teacher puts in great effort in everything she does for the child. A teacher’s efforts are enormous. A teacher helps us in ascending in life, in the sense that what she plants today in our mind may one day help us become a great person and come up with flying colors.

Lets salute our teachers by honoring them on this great day celebrates Teacher’s day by remembering a leader, the teacher of all teachers Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. Dr S Radhakrishnan was born on September 5th, 1888 in Tiruttani. He is one of the famous Indian philosophers and statesman, his birthday is celebrated as the Teacher’s day. He was the first vice president of India and then became the president in 1962.

Dr S Radhakrishnan started his teaching profession at the Madras Presidency College, he then became the professor of Philosophy by the University of Mysore. His philosophy journals include The Quest, Journal of Philosophy and the International Journal of Ethics. He even wrote books titled “The Philosophy of Rabindranath Tagore” and “The Reign of Religion in Contemporary Philosophy”.

After serving as the principal at the Harris Manchester College, he later became the Vice- Chancellor of Andhra University. Popularly known as Sarvepalli, he even represented India at UNESCO and later as the Ambassador of the Soviet Union. In 1952, he was elected as the vice president of India. He was the first vice president and the second president.

When his students and friends requested him to celebrate his birthday on September 5th, he suggested them to celebrate this day as the Teacher’s day.

We bring some blessing from all the teachers, teaching the geniuses all round the Lake City !!

“The students of today need to be more concerned towards their family, Institutions and nation.”

Mrs. Shahnaaz B. Doza
(Principal, Central Academy (Hiran Magri))

“Live life to the fullest, enjoy every moment, and respect your parents, teachers and elders.

Learn from your mistakes do not repeat them, and have a beautiful future.”

Mrs. Priya Bose
(Principal, Central Academy (Sardarpura))

“Students should learn to be conscious about their deeds, so that they can be good citizens in the future.”

Mrs. Preeti Saroha

“Students today need to be more dedicated concerned and aware about their responsibilities.“

Mrs. Komal Maroo

“Lead a Self Disciplined Life and rock in everything you do. Gain from every moment of life. Theprimary focus of the students should be to excel in their studies. This is their first contribution to thedevelopment of the nation.”
Mrs. Shalini Dixit

“Student should focus on all round development. He should not only do good in academics but also in other activities.”

– Mr. Puneet Pandya, P.T.I. Central Academy, Sector 5

“In order to succeed, you must first be willing to fail. Unless you’re willing to have a go, fail miserably, and have another go, success won’t come.”

– Mr. Dilip Yadav, Director – The Success Point & The Success College

Lets thank those great personalities who have shaped our lives and made us think out of the box .

A positive or negative influence from a teacher early on in life can have a great effect on the life.
Thank you Teachers !! 🙂

Inputs By: Yash Sharma
Edited By: Chani Soni

Tags India, sept 5, Teachers Day, udaipur

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[Pictures] Swaroop Sagar Overflow 2011

Post author By Mujtaba R.G.
Post date September 4, 2011
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Gates of Lake Swaroop sagar : the lake adjoining lake pichola have been opened and here we have some great pictures of the overflow, UIT pulia and others 🙂 Enjoy………!!!!

As we can’t find any appropriate word to express our feelings.

Check out the Pictures of Swaroop Sagar Overflow 2011 –

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An opportunity to Experience Royal Weddings

Post author By Prasun Bannerjee
Post date September 4, 2011
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Udaipur is a great and famous destination for people who are in search of peace, heritage, and scenic beauty all at a same place. Being a great tourist destination, this place has also emerged as a great hub for destination and royal weddings, from all around the world. Udaipur is day by day becoming the first choice of people for royal, and theme based dream weddings.

Now the good news is that there is a fine opportunity for hardworking and enthusiastic Udaipurites, who are waiting for a chance to be a part of Royal Weddings in Udaipur and other great destinations of India, as well as around the globe, as Frozen Apple Events and Entertainment is now giving the opportunity to the aspiring and willing people.

Frozen Apple Events and Entertainment are up with a few vacancies of hosts, hostesses and supervisors, whose job profile is to conduct the guest management and transport management in Royal weddings. They have to deal with guest who will be few of the most elite people of the Indian subcontinent, as well as the world.

This opportunity also helps the employees to learn about conducting and managing the events, being part of and conducting the Royal weddings in the city and outside, dealing with the topmost class of the society who are generally part of these weddings, such as high profile businessmen, prominent public figures, popular celebrities, politicians, foreigners, etc.

How to join: Just a simple step If you have skills of hard work and discipline, and if you really want to be a part of the dynamic, cheerful, and successful team, just mail your CV along with a photograph to info@frozenappleevents.com

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About Frozen Apple Events and Entertainment: Founded by Sahil Thakur, It is an Udaipur based company with branches in Delhi and Mumbai too. They provide facilities to make someone’s wedding a dream Royal wedding with their Royal wedding packages, from grand royal welcomes to high comfort level departure. They do provide royal hospitality and decor for clients.

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About Sahil Thakur: Sahil started his job as a host in a royal wedding 5 years ago. Since then he has worked with India’s leading event managers and wedding planners. Few months before he took an initiative to take it professionally, and that’s how frozen apple Events and Entertainment came into existence.

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Frozen Apple Events & Entertainment

:Contact:

www.frozenappleevents.com

Sahil Thakur

sahil@frozenappleevents.com

+91-800-333-6000

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[Pictures] FatehSagar OverFlows 2011

Post author By Mujtaba R.G.
Post date September 4, 2011
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Finally the Excitement and wait for FatehSagar Overflow ends when fatehsagar overflowed late night around 9.30p.m. (on 3rd September, 2011) meanwhile the confusion arised about the time of overflow as the water was slowly overflowing in the evening too but who cares 😛 Its Overflowing !! Yippe and Congrats to Udaipur and Udaipur Lovers 🙂 🙂

We provided you Best and Fastest news, pictures of overflow of Lakes and we hope you like our efforts 😀

Also Check :

Last Year Pictures: http://www.udaipurblog.com/lake-fatehsagar-overflows-2010.html

Pictures of Swaroop Sagar Overflow: http://www.udaipurblog.com/pictures-swaroop-sagar-overflow-2011.html

Here are Some Great Clicks of Yesterday 😀 We will keep adding new pictures of Overflow here 🙂 if you also want to submit your best pictures of overflow you can email us on : info@udaipurblog.com and we will feature them with your name.

Here Are Some Pictures By Yash Sharma, Sanjit Chohan and Gaurav Bhattacharya : Date : 4th September, 2011