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How To Improve Eye Sight?

Frequent and gentle blinking is essential to maintaining healthy eyes. To optimally support your eyes and vision, it’s best to blink softly every two to four seconds, which translates to about fifteen to thirty blinks per minute. By consciously making an effort to softly blink at this rate, over time, your body will turn your conscious efforts into a subconscious habit. You should blink regularly during all activities, including reading, working on the computer, and viewing a TV program or film.
Some yoga and meditation instructors suggest doing exercises that involve fixating your vision on one object – such as the flame of a candle – and doing your best not to blink.
It’s best to “palm” while sitting or lying on the floor, with your elbows propped on a cushioned surface. Close your eyes and then cover them with the palms of your hands, crossing the fingers of one hand over those of the other on your forehead. Don’t, however, apply any pressure on the lids with your palms. Ideally, you’ll “see” a field of intense blackness, which indicates a state of perfect relaxation. If instead you witness illusions of light, bright color, or patches of grey, you’re tense to some degree. However, don’t concentrate on trying to “see” blackness, as the effort itself will produce strain. Rather, passively visualize a pleasant memory-one that helps ease your mind-while keeping your shoulders and neck relaxed. The more frequent and lengthy the periods of palming, the more likely you are to school your eyes to reduce muscle tension, with subsequent benefit to your sight.
This exercise is done to stimulate the muscles around your eye balls (that are present within the eye socket). Rotate your eyeballs, first to the right and left, then upwards and downwards. Do this in the clockwise and anti-clockwise direction for about three to four repetitions.
Stimulating eye muscles technique is simple, but must be done every morning. On waking up, wash your face with water (preferably cool or a little cold water). Then fill your mouth with water, close your eyes and splash cold water onto your eyes. It stimulates the muscles of the eyes, due to the pressure exerted by the water filled in your mouth. The splash of cold water on your face helps enliven the nerve endings and rejuvenates the skin.
Wash your eyes with clean water twice or thrice a day.
And do not put fingers inside your eyes.
Sound sleep is very essential. It not only allows your body to heal and rest, it also gives your eyes much needed relief from bright lights and strain. Sleeping also is a time your body repairs itself, so getting enough time to nap helps the renewal process in the body, especially in the eyes.
Eatables are Dry fruits and nuts, Carrot and Amla, Vitamin A-rich foods, Non-vegetarian foods, Copper-rich foods.

source :
1. http://www.curejoy.com/content/keep-eyes-naturally-healthy/
2. http://www.thehealthsite.com/diseases-conditions/natural-remedies-for-better-eyesight/

List of top INDIAN TV series and movies ---

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IMDB rating : 9.3/10
Mahabharat(TV series 1988-90)
Baahubali(movie 2015)

IMDB rating : 8.9/10
Ramayan(TV series 1986-88)
Vishwaroopam(movie 2013)
Anand(movie 1971)
Devon ke dev Mahadev(TV series 2011)

IMDB rating : 8.8/10
Andaz apna apna(movie 1994)

IMDB rating : 8.7/10
Jai Hanuman(TV series 1997-2000)
Gol maal(movie 1979)

IMDB rating : 8.6/10
Sholay(movie 1975)
Black Friday(2004)

IMDB rating : 8.5/10
Queen(movie 2014)
Baby(movie 2015)
A Wednesday(movie 2008)
Taare Zameen Par(movie 2007)
3 idiots(movie 2009)
Masoom(movie 1983)

IMDB rating : 8.4/10
Bajrangi Bhaijaan(movie 2015)
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag(movie 2013)
Udaan(movie 2010)
Ram Rajya(movie 1943)
Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge(movie 1995)
Chak de India(movie 2007)
Swades(movie 2004)
MunnaBhai MBBS(movie 2003)
Rang de basanti(movie 2006)

IMDB rating : 8.3/10
Lagaan(movie 2001)
Dosti(movie 1964)
Kahaani(movie 2012)

IMDB rating : 8.2/10
Roja(movie 1992)
Lage Raho Munna Bhai(movie 2006)
Oh My God(movie 2012)
Iqbal(movie 2005)
Suraag(TV series 1999)
Omkara(movie 2006)

IMDB rating : 8.1/10
The Legend of Bhagat Singh(movie 2002)
Gulaal(movie 2009)
Darr(movie 1993)
Om Namah Shivay(TV series 2005)
Shree 420(movie 1955)

IMDB rating : 8/10
Shri Krishna(TV series 1989)
Mother India(movie 1957)

Yoga the path to the inner harmony and peace

The Bhagavad Gita mentions, “Yoga is the journey of the self through the self to the self.”
Yoga is a form of mediation that helps a person get in touch with his mind and body. The mind controls the body, thus when a person becomes acquainted with his mind and body, he often finds inner peace. It is a deeply enriching practice, which produces positive results that cover the spectrum – from increased flexibility, to reduced pain, and a heightened sense of well-being.
In the words of the great yogi Ramana Maharshi, "The idea that there is a goal...is wrong. We are the goal; we are always peace. To get rid of the idea that we are not peace is all that is required." Getting in touch with our inner nature allows us to bring awareness, acceptance, and love to the world we live in.
In The Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna explained the meaning of yoga :
1. “Samatvam yoge uchchte” means, similarity is yoga.
2. “Yogah karmasu kaushalam” means, the successful completion of any work is yoga.
One can get inner harmony and peace if he is not tired. The practice of yoga lightens and comforts the body.
The key to mental health and inner peace is to maintain an inner space that is separate from the happenings in the world of form – the level of material gain and loss. If a person is searching to lose weight, or else relieve pain, yoga can help the person feel relief, which leads to a measure of inner peace. Respecting our bodies is key to a yoga practice.
The goal of yoga is to provide a haven whereby the body, mind and soul can find a sense of balance - harmony.
It enhances the competition, expectations and self-judgement skills and allows to stay in the present moment. Yoga plays a crucial role in purification of body, thoughts, which leads our soul to inner harmony and peace. That’s why, in this era of science, people are willing to learn and practice yoga.
Yoga defines itself as a science--that is, as a practical, methodical, and systematic discipline or set of techniques that have the lofty goal of helping human beings to become aware of their deepest nature. The goal of seeking to experience this deepest potential is not part of a religious process, but an experiential science of self-study. Religions seek to define what we should believe, while a practical science such as meditation is based on the concrete experience of those teachers and yogis who have previously used these techniques to experience the deepest Self. Yoga does not contradict or interfere with any religion, and may be practiced by everyone, whether they regard themselves as agnostics or members of a particular faith.
Meditation or Dhyana is the result of continued, unbroken concentration. It is the seventh step in raja yoga. Concentration makes the mind one-pointed, calm, and serene. Meditation then expands the one-pointed mind to the super-conscious state. Meditation is the uninterrupted flow of the mind towards one object or concept. When the mind expands beyond conscious and subconscious levels and assumes this super-conscious flow, then intuitive knowledge dawns. All the methods of yoga prepare us to eventually reach this stage of meditation and thus attain peace, perfection, and tranquility.
In our daily lives, meditation can be very helpful in eliminating many physical and psychological problems. A significant amount of the disease we experience is actually either directly or indirectly the result of conflicts, repression, or emotional distress arising in the conscious or unconscious mind. Meditation helps us to become aware of these conflicts and to resolve them, establishing tranquility and peace. In this way, meditation becomes a powerful resource for facing the challenges of daily life. There are many disease for which medicines are not found yet. But, practicing yoga can cure them. Even though medicines may have side-effects but yoga never has any side effect.
Many persons who worry about aging consider creams, lotions, and other substances to reduce lines and wrinkles but yoga is a natural method that works and eliminates side effects. Yoga can decrease pain, and increase weight-loss, which in turn, helps the mind since the self-esteem and confidence, is restored. When a person feels confidence and the self-gratification exists, self-peace is often around the corner.
Yogasana is the knowledge which helps in development of one physically, mentally, emotionally and socially. If one is dedicated towards practising asanas, then, he can do anywhere, anytime with no excuses.
There is a saying that if one learns the asanas then he can control over his mind, feelings and emotions.
Asanas are helpful in curing diseases and also they sharpen the mind. Many a times doctors ask patients to practice yoga as it helps in curing permanently without any side-effects.
We all know, our saints and sages used to live for long years without getting into any diseases. There were many discoveries done in ancient times without technologies. This all was possible because our sages practiced yogasanas regularly which helped them in thinking of those discoveries and inventions which are beyond our approaches.
Yoga is the path to harmony and peace.

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1. Sanskrit is considered as the mother of all higher languages. It is the most precise and therefore suitable language for computer software. (A report in Forbes magazine, July 1987).
2. Although modern images & descriptions of India often show poverty, India was one of the richest countries before British rule in India, i.e. during the early 17th Century. Christopher Columbus was attracted by India’s wealth and was looking for a route to India when he discovered America by mistake. India has fed the greed of almost every powerful nation or ruler (that/who looked upon it, during those times) and is poised to be at the top of the world in all aspects.
3. India has the maximum number of post offices in the world!
4. India has the largest number of news channel in the world. It is the fastest growing telecom market in the world and has the lowest call rates on earth.
5. India is the 3rd largest producer of solar photovoltaic cells in the world producing 2.12 MW of power. India is the world’s 4th largest wind power user.
6. India is the world’s largest, oldest, continuous civilization.
7. India never invaded any country in her last 10,000 years of history.
8. India has the second largest pool of Scientists and Engineers in the World.
9. India is the largest producer of milk, cashew nuts, coconuts, tea, ginger, turmeric and black pepper, in the world. It also has the world’s largest cattle population (281 million). It is the second largest producer of wheat, rice, sugar, groundnut and inland fish.
10. Board of Control for Cricket in India, or BCCI, is the apex governing body for cricket in India is the richest body in world cricket.
11. The largest employer in the world is the Indian railway system, employing over a million people!
12. Until 1896, India was the only source for diamonds to the world. (Source: Gemological Institute of America )
13. The World’s first university was established in Takshila in 700 BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects.
14. Reliance Group of Companies in India has the maximum number of shareholders in the world.
15. State Bank of India has the maximum number of branches in the world.
16. Nearly 49% of the high-tech start-ups in silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. are owned by Indians or Indian-Americans.
17. 34 % microsoft employees are Indians.

The Unwritten History of the Saurashtrians of South India by T. A. Ramesh

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From 500 to 1000 A.D. Saurashtrians lived in Mandsar, Dasapura towns of the old Saurashtra Province which included portions of the present Gujarat and Maharashtra States doing spinning and weaving works. In Dasapura they built their own a Sun Temple and worshipped Sun God. The Sanskrit term Saura means sun. As they built and worshipped Sun or Saura God they were called as Saurashtrians and the region they lived was naturally called as Saurashtra Province.
In major portions of Saurashtra region cotton was growing in large quantities. It was long staple variety cotton. As it was growing in the Arabian Sea breeze it was similar to the Egyptian or American type cotton very suitable for making thin thread. Even today the cotton plants grow most in Ahmedabad in the whole of the Deccan Plateau. Also, the climate of the region is most suited to make thin thread and dresses. So, they naturally learned the art of weaving thin clothes out of the very thin silk like cotton available there.
Saurashtra region was ruled by the Mourya dynasty King Somasarma, Saka dynasty King Rudradama and Gupta dynasty King Chandragupta called Vikramaditya. King Kumaragupta of 473 A.D. has said in his Royal Charter that the Saurashtrians who were spinning silk like thread and weaving thin clothes out of it, migrated from Lata town of Saurashtra region to Mandasar of Malwa region during the Gupta period; they were called as “Pattavayahs” weavers of thin silk like cotton clothes or silk clothes. Queen Mangamma (1681-1704) of Madurai also has said in her Royal Charter that such dress makers as Pattavayar Migrations of Saurashtraians.
In 1024 Mohamed of Ghazini attacked the area of Somnath in Kathiawar. He plundered, looted, destroyed the Temple of Somnath and carried away valuable jewels, gold, diamonds, etc. As the Saurashtrians were unable to bear the harassments, continued disturbances of their works and destruction of properties by Ghazini 17 times or so they left their beloved place and migrated to peaceful places in the North, Centre and South of India.
Some migrated to the Surat town on the banks of River Tungabadhra and then to Devagiri of Yadava Kingdom. In Devagiri or Dauladabad they lived for about 2 to 3 centuries. As the dress, culture and movements of the people there were similar to theirs they adjusted themselves and lived there. Thereby some terms and words of Varaja language got mixed with the Saurashtra language.
In 1294 the Sultan of Delhi, Alauddin Khilji and his General Malik Kafur crossed Vindhiya hills and Devagiri, waged battles with the Yadava King Ramchand. In the battle Yadava King was defeated and imprisoned. Alauddin Kiliji plundered all the properties of the people and left for Delhi. Due to this historical reason, Saurashtrians left Devagiri and migrated first to Marati Kingdom and then to Vijayanagar Empire. In that way many terms and words of Marati, Konkani and Kannada languages mingled with the Saurashtra language. Examples: Amti (curry), Limbu (Lemon), Angidi(Shop), etc.
Vijayanagar was situated near a village called Hampi in the Bellary District then. The first kings of the region were Harisharar and Bukka. Bukka sent delegates to Madurai to save Hindu Dharma and Hindu Kingdom from the destructions of Muslim rulers and established Pandyan King Rule there. When the heirs to the throne of Pandyan Kingdom were not available in 1500 Madurai came under the direct rule of Vijayanagar Empire, which was at its best under the King Krishadevaraya between 1509 and 1531. First Madurai was ruled by the General of Krishnadevaraya. Viswanatha Naicker was the first Naicker King to rule Madurai between 1558 and 1563. His Prime Minister and General, Aryanatha Naicker built the Thousand Pillar Mandapam at Madurai.
Viswanatha Naicker and his successors were defeated in the battle by Bahmani Sultan at Talikota in 1565. Vijayanagar Empire also was destroyed. At that time Saurashtrians who were living there with the full support of the kings for about 2 centuries had to leave Vijayanagar also. During that period many words and terms of Telegu language got mixed with the Saurashtra language such as Lohan (Iron), Boskanna (a festival), etc.
Between 1623 and 1659 Thirumalai Naicker was ruling in Madurai. He invited the Saurashtrians weavers to Madurai to make silk dresses for the Royal family and as a result they came down to Madurai and settled there. As time went on they settled in other places like Trichy, Tanjore, Kumbakonam, Salem, etc. in Tamil Nadu. Because of their arrival at Madurai, the town developed into a big city.
For nearly 4 centuries now they have been living in Madurai and other towns in Tamil Nadu. Not only weaving works but also all sorts of works they are doing there. Today schools, colleges, Mills and other institutions are run by them. In spite of this many people are still working as weavers and remain poor. Nobody knows the Saurashtra Script and also none reads or writes in that language. Only if this drawback is rectified, perhaps Saurashtra language can be saved in the future.
References
1. Indian History of Medieval Period
2. Saurashtra Nation and Saurashtra Community, an Article by Sri. N.S. Krishnamachari in the Golden Jubilee Souvenir of Sourashtra High School, Madurai, Tamil Nadu Magazine.

Some Battles we should be proud of but we never read in our books.

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1.Chola Incident

The 1967 Sino-Indian skirmish also known as the Chola incident, was a military conflict between Indian troops and members of the Chinese Peoples's LiberationArmy who had infiltrated on 1st October, 1967 in Sikkim, then a protectorate of India. On 10 October, once again both sides had the conflict. During whole conflict Indian losses were 88 killed, and 163 wounded, while Chinese casualties were 300 killed and 450 wounded in Nathula, and 40 in Chola. The end of the battle saw the Chinese Army leave Sikkim after getting defeated by Indian Troops.
Sikkim became an Indian state in 1975, which was not recognized by China. In 2003, China recognized Sikkim as an Indian state, on the condition that India accepted Tibet AutonomousRegion as a part of China.



2.Battle of longewala.

This took place between 4-7 December 1971 between Indian and Pakistani armies which took place in the TharDesert of the Rajasthan state in India.

The "A" company of the 23rd batallion,Punjab regiment under the Indian Army's 30th Infantry, commanded by Major Kuldip Singh Chandpuri, was left with the choice of either attempting to hold out until reinforced, or fleeing on foot from a mechanized infantry Pakistani force. Choosing the former he used all available resources well.

The Pakistani army lost 22 tanks destroyed by aircraft fire, 12 by ground anti-tank fire, and some captured after being abandoned, with a total of 100 vehicles being destroyed or damaged in the desert around the post.Also they lost 200 soldiers. Indian casualties in the battle were two soldiers along with one of their jeep mounted recoil-less rifles knocked out.


3.Battle of Saraghari

This battle was fought before India got independent on 12 September 1897 between twenty-one Sikhs of the 36 Sikhs (now the 4th Battalion of the Sikh Regiment) of British India, defending an army post, and 10,000 Afghan and Orakazi tribesmen. The battle occurred in the North-WestFrontier province, which formed part of British India. It is now named the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and is part of Pakistan.

The contingent of the twenty-one Sikhs from the 36th Sikhs was led by Havildar Ishar Singh. They all chose to fight to the death. It is considered by some military historians as one of history's great last-stands. Sikh military personnel and Sikh civilians commemorate the battle every year on 12 September, as Saragarhi Day as the battle was given the honour of a regimental holiday.

Why our Hon'ble PM Narendra Modi visits so many countries, and what is India achieving from it. . .

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Narendra Modi is no greenhorn in politics and statecraft. . . He has already achieved more for Gujarat in his tenure as CM there than any Indian state ever had. . . Few hidden (because the main stream media will purposely ignore them) achievements are given below: . .

1. BJP Govt. convinced Saudi Arabia not to charge “On-Time Delivery Premium charges" on Crude Oil – Young Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan & Ministry of External Affairs, India Minister Sushma Swaraj sealed the deal. Saved the country thousands of crores... . .
2. India will build 4 Hydroelectric power stations + Dams in Bhutan (India will get lion's share in Green energy that will be produced in future from these projects) . .
3. India will build Biggest ever dam of Nepal (China was trying hard to get that) – India will get 83% Green energy produce from that hydro power station for free – in future. . . . .
4. Increased relationship with Japan and they agreed to invest $ 30 Billion in DMIC (Delhi – Mumbai Investment Corridor). That's Rs 200,000 crores by today's exchange rates..... .
5. Increased strategic relationship with Vietnam and Vietnam has now agreed to give contract of Oil exploration to ONGC-Videsh (UPA was not ready to take this at all because they were worried about China – and getting into a conflict of interests on south China sea). The UPA had always been on the backfoot about every aspect of foreign policy. . .
6. Increase Oil Imports from Iran, despite the ban by USA. . Iran agreed to sell in Indian Rupees and it saved our Forex, not just for now, but protected India from future currency fluctuations. India also gets to build “Chabahar” port of Iran, encircling Pakistan. Because we well have exclusive access for our Naval ships in this port. . .
7. India – Australia (NaMo is first PM to visit Australia after 28 yrs), despite Australia being a major supplier of Coal & Uranium. . . NaMo was able to convince Tony Abbott and now Australia will supply Uranium for our energy production. . . .
8. China leaning President Rajapakse lost elections in Sri Lanka – Remember UPA lost “Hambantota” port development – read latest report of CIA, where they mention RAW has played a major role in power shift of Sri Lanka. Now Modi has confirmed he is visiting Sri Lanka in April. And Sri Lanka has backed out of Chinese contract and shifted to Indian project managers. . .
9. With China, as Trade Deficit was increasing, NaMo forced their hand. Anti-Dumping will come soon so China will invest heavily into India. – China has already committed $ 20 billion Investment in India. That's nearly ₹140,000 crores. . . .
10. On Security – I think adding Ajit Doval to his team is the best decision by NaMo. See the recent tie-up with Pentagon, Israel & Japan. . . Remember I. K. Gujaral as PM stopped RAW’s offensive operations in foreign countries. . Now see how we stopped the Terror Boat and listen to his words … “Any Mumbai like attack from Pakistan and Pakistan will lose Baluchistan!" That's the language of deterrence that I want to hear as an Indian. We won't hit first, but if you do, we surely won't turn the other cheek.... . . .
11. India approved the border road in the NorthEast and around India- China border – Remember just because of China’s opposition, the ADB (Asian Development Bank) didn’t give us funds during UPA regime and UPA held that file under “Environment Ministry control – Remember the infamous “JAYANTHI TAX "? No one bothered about the disastrous effect on our armed forces. . . .
12. India managed to bring back 4,500+ Indians from War zone in Yemen and also brought foreign nationals of 41 different countries, which put India’s name onto the highest platform globally in conducting that rescue mission – PM Narendra Modi specially talked to the new Saudi Arabian king Salman and told him to allow Indian Airforce planes to fly – as Saudi Arabia was attacking on Yemen and Yemen skies was declared NO-FLY Zone: thanks to this we got an assured clear window of a few hours and guys guess who coordinated this? Ajit Doval, Sushama Swaraj and Gen V K Singh. All in person.... When was the last time you ever heard of ministers involved personally in such efforts that didn't fetch thousands of crores?? Guess the religion of those rescued?? But it isn't secular to mention that most of those rescued from Yemen or earlier from Iraq weren't Hindus at all.. . .
13. India’s Air defense was getting weaker by the day, UPA was very happy to let it happen despite repeated specific inputs from the armed forces, NaMo renegotiated Rafale fighter Jets deal with France personally and bought 36 Jets on ASAP basis. At better than rack rates. No middlemen, no commissions... . . .
14. For the first time after 42 yrs Indian Prime Minister visited Canada not to attend some meeting but as a specific state visit, in a Bilateral deal, India was able convince to Canada to supply Uranium for India’s Nuclear reactors for next 5 years. It will be of great help to resolve India’s Power problems. . . .
15. Canada approves visa on arrival for all Indian tourists. . . .
16. Till recently we were exclusively buying Nuclear Reactors from Russia or USA and it was much like beggar kind of situation because they were worried about usage of Nuclear reactor for some other use. So only what they opted to give us, we could get. . Now Narendra Modi was able to convince France and now France will make Nuclear reactors with the latest technology in India. On MAKE IN INDIA efforts.. with collaboration with an Indian company as a partner. . .
17. During 26th Jan. visit of Barak Obama, NaMo convinced USA to drop rule of Nuclear fuel tracking and sorted out Liabilities rules which now open the gates for next 16 Nuclear power plant projects. . . . Isn't this good enough to improve the lot of India?? . .
The paid media # Presstitutes will ensure you never get to hear this... . . Spread the word. It's worth the trouble.
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Indian products substitute for Foreign Products

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Cold Drink

Foreign	Indian
Coke, Pepsi	Fresh Juice, Lassi, Butter Milk

Soaps

Foreign	Indian
Lux, Lifebuoy, Rexona, Liril, Dove, Pears, Hamam, Camay, Palmolive	Santoor, Medimix, Neem, Godrej, Himalaya, Chandrika, Cinthol, Evita, Ganga, Margo, Mysore Sandal, Nirma Bath, Shikakai, Wipro, Fiama Di Wills

Toothpaste

Foreign	Indian
Colgate, Close up, Pepsodent, Cibaca	Neem, Babool, Vicco, Dabur, Miswak, Himalaya, K P Namboothiris, Anchor, Promise

Toothbrush

Foreign	Indian
Colgate, Close up, Oral-B, Pepsodent	Prudent, Ajanta, Promise

Shaving Cream

Foreign	Indian
Palmolive, Old spice, Gillete	Godrej, Emami, Park Avenue

Blade

Foreign	Indian
Seven-o-clock, 365, Gillete	Supermax, Topaz, Laser, Ashoka

Talcum Powder

Foreign	Indian
Ponds, Old spice, Johnson, Shower	Santoor, Gokul, Cinthol, Boroplus, shower to shower, Wipro Baby Powder

Milk Powder

Foreign	Indian
Anikspray, Milkana, Everyday milk, Milkmaid	Indiana, Amul, Amulya

Shampoo

Foreign	Indian
Halo, All clear, Sunsilk, Head and shoulders, Pantene	Nirma, Velvette, Himalaya, Ayur Herbal, Park Avenue, Arnika, Dabur Vatika, Godrej, Hair & Care

Mobile Connection

Foreign	Indian
Vodafone	BSNL, Airtel, Reliance, Idea, Tata

Food

Foreign	Indian
subway, pizza hut, kfc	local restaurants

Mobile

Foreign	Indian
Samsung, Apple, htc, Sony	Micromax, Karbonn, Lava

Automobiles

Foreign	Indian
honda, yamaha	Hero, Bajaj, Tata, Mahindra, TVS, Ashok Layland

Footwear

Foreign	Indian
Nike, Reebok, Adidas, Converse	Khadims, Paragon, Chavda, Lakhani

Jeans and Shirts

Foreign	Indian
Lee, Levi's, U.S. Polo, Pepe, Benetton	Cambridge, Oxemberg, Bombay Dying, ITC, Spykar, k-lounge

Watch

Foreign	Indian
Tommy, Citizen, Zodiac, Tissot	Titan, Sonata ,Fasttrack, HMT, Timex

Washing Powder

Foreign	Indian
Surf Excel, Tide	Tata Sudh, Nirma, Ujala

Great things to know about Uttar Pradesh

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• The pilgrimage circuit includes the holiest of the Hindu holy cities on the banks of sacred rivers Ganges and the Yamuna: Varanasi (also considered world's oldest city), Ayodhya (birthplace of Lord Rama), Mathura (birthplace of Lord Krishna), Vrindavan (the village where Lord Krishna spent his childhood), and Allahabad (the confluence or 'holy-sangam' of the sacred Ganges-Yamuna rivers).
• The city of Agra, gives access to three World Heritage Sites : Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and the nearby Fatehpur Sikri.
• Khurja is famous for its ceramics pottery; in fact, the entire state is famous for its pottery not only in India but also around the world.
• Firozabad, the city of bangles, is also a hub for crafting many glass accessories. The glass artefacts produced in its factories are of high value and are exported all over the country and around the world.
• Varanasi is famous for its Banarasi saris and silk. A banarasi sari is an essential part of any marriage in the state.

History
The history of Uttar Pradesh is very ancient and interesting. It is recognised in the later Vedic Age as Brahmarshi Desha or Madhya Desha. Many great sages of the Vedic times like Bharadwaj, Gautam, Yagyavalkaya, Vashishtha, Vishwamitra and Valmiki flourished in this state. Two great epics of India, Ramayana and Mahabharata, appear to have been inspired by Uttar Pradesh.The history of Uttar Pradesh is very much associated with the broad history of India. It dates back to 5000s years. The state was the heart of Mahabharata war.
It was sometime around the middle of the 1st millennium BC that Uttar Pradesh saw the advent of Lord Buddha and the spread of Buddhism. Around the time Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon at Dhamek Stupa in Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh was under the Magadh rule.

Deities & Avtars

1. Rama (Birthplace: Ayodhya), is a legendary or historical king of Ancient India. In Hinduism, he is considered to be the seventh Avatar of Vishnu.
2. Krishna (Birth Place: Mathura), is a deity worshiped across many traditions of Hinduism.
3. Neminath (Birth Place: Mathura), was 22nd Teerthanks of Jainism.
4. Lakshmana (Birthplace: Ayodhya), was the brother and close companion of Rama, and himself a hero in the epic 'Ramayana'
5. Parashuram (Birth Place: Ghazipur), was an avatar of Vishnu.
6. Shreyansnath (Birth Place: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh), was 11th Teerthankar of Jainism.
7. Shantinath (Birth Place: Hastinapur, Uttar Pradesh), was 16th Teerthankar of Jainism.
8. Kunthunath (Birth Place: Hastinapur, Uttar Pradesh), was 17th Teerthankar of Jainism.
9. Aranath (Birth Place: Hastinapur, Uttar Pradesh), was 18th Teerthankar of Jainism.
10. Parsvanatha(Birth Place:Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh), was 23rd Tirthankara of Jainism.

Authors of the great epic

1. Valmiki, wrote Ramayan
2. Vyasa, a central and much revered figure in the majority of Hindu traditions who authored Mahabharata
3. Surdas
4. Tulsidas, a Awadhi poet and philosopher, wrote Rāmacaritamānasa ("The Lake of the Deeds of Rama"), an epic devoted to Lord Rama.
5. Bhrigu (Birth Place: Ballia)

Independence fighters

1. Rani Lakshmibai, the Rani (Queen) of Jhansi
2. Maulvi Liaquat Ali, Indian independence fighter of 1857 from Allahabad, who captured the Khusro Bagh in Allahabad and declared the independence of India.
3. Chandra Shekhar Azad, Indian independence fighter, member of Hindustan Socialist Republican Association.
4. Ram Prasad Bismil, Indian independence fighter and socialist.
5. Govind Ballabh Pant, Indian independence fighter and politician, became Chief Minister of the United Provinces. Also Bharat Ratna recipient.
6. Lal Bahadur Shastri, Freedom Fighter, Former Prime Minister belonged to Varanasi & Allahabad.

Prime Ministers

1. Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India
2. Lal Bahadur Shastri, third Prime Minister of India
3. Indira Gandhi, fourth Prime Minister of India
4. Choudhary Charan Singh, fifth Prime Minister of India
5. Rajiv Gandhi, sixth prime minister of India
6. Vishwanath Pratap Singh, eighth Prime Minister of India
7. Chandra Shekhar, ninth Prime Minister of India
8. Atal Bihari Vajpayee. eleventh Prime Minister of India

Why should we be proud of being Indian???

 Source : www.facebook.com/myprideind

•  India never invaded any country in her last 100000 years of history.

• When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley Civilization)
• The world's first university was established in Takshila in 700 BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.
India has the largest number of Post Offices in the world.
India was one of the richest countries till the time of British rule in the early 17th Century. Christopher Columbus, attracted by India's wealth, had come looking for a sea route to India when he discovered America by mistake.
India is the largest democracy in the world, the 7 th largest Country in the world, and one of the most ancient civilizations.
Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to mankind. The Father of Medicine, Charaka, consolidated Ayurveda 2500 years ago.
India exports software to 90 countries.
Jainism and Buddhism were founded in India in 600 B.C. and 500 B.C. respectively.
Sikhism originated in the Holy city of Amritsar in Punjab. Famous for housing the Golden Temple, the city was founded in 1577.
India invented the number system. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
Sanskrit is the mother of all the European Languages . Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software - a report in Forbes magzine July 1987.
Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus are studies, which originated in India.
India is the only country other than US and Japan, to have built a super computer indeigenously.
The Vishnu Temple in the city of Tirupathi built in the 10th century, is the world's largest religious pilgrimage destination. Larger than either Rome or Mecca, an average of 30,000 visitors donate $6 million (US) to the temple everyday.
Martial Arts were first created in India, and later spread to Asia by Buddhist missionaries.
Yoga has its origins in India and has existed for over 5,000 years.
Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented in India.
There are 300,000 active mosques in India , more than in any other country, including the Muslim world
The value of "pi" was first calculated by the Indian Mathematician Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem. He discovered this in the 6th century, long before the European mathematicians.
Until 1896, India was the only source of diamonds in the world (Source: Gemological Institute of America).
Sushruta is regarded as the Father of Surgery. Over2600 years ago Sushrata & his team conducted complicated surgeries like cataract, artificial limbs, cesareans, fractures, urinary stones, plastic surgery and brain surgeries.
Usage of anaesthesia was well known in ancient Indian medicine. Detailed knowledge of anatomy, embryology, digestion, metabolism,physiology, etiology, genetics and immunity is also found in many ancient Indian texts.
The largest religious building in the world is Angkor Wat, a Hindu Temple in Cambodia built at the end of the 11th century. 

What all media informed you?

What all media informed you?

media will never inform you??
Nestle company accepts that they add juice
extracted from Beef in chocolate Kitkat.
______________________
media never informed you ???
That in a case in Chennai high court Fair &
Lovely company accepted that the cream
contains the oil from Pig fats !!
______________________
media never informed us that Vicks is banned
in how many countries of Europe ! There it has
been declared as slow poison ! But in our
country we see it's advertising on TV whole
day !!
_____________________
media never informed us that Life bouy is
neither bath soap nor toilet soap ! But it's
a Cabolic soap used for bathing animals !
Europe uses Life bouy for Dogs ! And in our
country millions of humans use it !!
______________________
media never informed us ! ???????????
That Coke, Pepsi is in reality toilet cleaner ! it
has been proved that it contains 21 types of
different poisons ! And it's sale is banned in
the canteen of indian parliament ! But it is
sold in whole country !!
____________________
media never informed us ????
That foreign companies selling health tonics
like Boost
Complan
Horlics
Maltova
Protin-ex., were tested in Delhi at All India
Institute (which houses biggest laboratory in
india) and it was found that it is made from
the waste left after oil is extracted from
Groundnut ! Which is food for animals ! From
this waste they make health tonic !!
______________________
media never informed us ??????
When Amitabh Bachhan was operated in
hospital for 10 long hours !
Doctor had to cut and remove large intestine !!
and doctor had told him that it has rotten due
to drinking of soft drinks like Coke, Pepsi ! And
then he stopped advertising coke
pepsi !
______________________
Media is faithful to the advertisers.
Lots of people enjoy Pizzas today.
Let's have a look over pizza companies
"Pizza Hut
Dominos
KFC
McDonalds
Pizza Corner
Papa John’s Pizza
California Pizza Kitchen
Sal’s Pizza"
These are all american companies,
Note:- to make Pizza tasty...
E-631 flavor Enhancer is added which is made
from Pork or Pig meat.
● Attention friends if following codes are
mentioned on food packs then you should
know what you are unknowingly consuming.
E 322 - Beef
E 422 - Alcohol
E 442 - Alcohol & Chemical
E 471 - Beef & Alcohol
E 476 - Alcohol
E 481 - mixture of Beef and Pork
E 627 - Dangerous Chemical
E 472 - mixture of Beef, meat & Pork
E 631 - Oil extracted from Pig fats.
● Note - you will find these codes mostly in
products of foreign companies like :- Chips ,
Biscuits , Chewing Gums, Toffees, Kurkure and
Maggi !
● Don't ignore pay your kind attention atleast
for the well being of your kids, if in doubt
then search by yourself through your sources
if not internet. (Google)
● Look at ingredient on Maggi pack, you will
find flavor (E-635 ).
● Also look for following codes on Google :-
E100, E110, E120, E140, E141, E153, E210,
E213, E214, E216, E234, E252, E270, E280,
E325, E326, E327, E334, E335, E336, E337,
E422, E430, E431, E432, E433, E434, E435,
E436, E440, E470, E471, E472, E473, E474,
E475, E476, E477, E478, E481, E482, E483,
E491, E492, E493, E494, E495, E542, E570,
E572, E631, E635, E904.
Kindly forward it to your family and friends to
spread
awareness. Thank you

Source : Ekessh's Blog: What all media informed you? 

http://zucinizaka.blogspot.in/2015/06/what-all-media-informed-you.html?spref=fb 

An important message to Indians

" Out of 121 crore people in India if just 10% drink juice for ₹10 daily then for a month it's approximately 3600 crores!!!!!! When we drink Pepsi and Coca-Cola, this 3600 crores goes out of our country. Pepsi and Coca-Cola companies are getting more than 7000 crores every day. We are requesting you to drink sugarcane juice or tender coconut or fresh juices and save the 7000 crores of our country and give them to our farmers. None of our farmers will commit suicide henceforth. When we consume fresh juices it will in turn give income to one crore people for their living. Later the juice available for ₹10 will be available for ₹5. Support Indian goods and make our country financially strong. "

Please ensure that this message reaches at least three persons. Don't stop the flow. Coca-Cola, Maggi,Fanta, garnier, Revlon, loreal, huggies, levis, Nokia, McDonald, Calvin clin, kit Kat, Sprite, Nestle, Pepsi, KFC. The rates of the these products are less due to this reason. Please send this message to all your groups. When Colgate was not there didn't husband and wife run their family happily? When fair and lovely was not there were all our indian women black? When skirts were not there weren't our girls studying? Didn't we know about music in India before disco came? Were all Indians bald without Pantene? Weren't there any scholars in India before we knew the language English?
Buy and support indian goods and save our country. If all Indians stop buying foreign products for a span of 90 days then India will become the second richest country in the world. In just 90 days our ₹2 will be equivalent to 1 dollar . We all should join together and do it because this is our country. If we don't stand up for our country then we will lose our wealth to foreign countries. We forward so many jokes and messages and greetings, let us forward this message so that it reaches all the Indians .
JAI HIND!!!!!!!!!!

Narendra DamodarDas Modi--PM of India

Name : Narendra Modi
Age : 63 Years
DOB : Sept 17, 1950
Place of Birth : Vadnagar, Mehsana, Gujarat
Religion : Hindu
Education : Did his schooling from Vadnagar. According to his teachers, he was an average student but had great interest in debates.
Spouse Name : Smt. Jashodaben
Mother's Name : Smt. Heeraben
Father's Name : Damodardas Mulchand Modi
Siblings : Soma Modi, Pankaj Modi, Prahlad Modi, Vasantiben Hasmukhlal Modi

Prime Minister of India Since 26th May, 2014

Portfolio:

• Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
• Dept of Atomic Energy
• Dept of Space
• All important policy issues and all other portfolios not allocated to any Minister

About :

Narendra Modi is the incumbent Prime Minister of India. Currently, the Member of Parliament (MP) from Varanasi., he is the most prominent leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Considered a master strategist for his party, he has been the Chief Minister of Gujarat for four consecutive terms.

Narendra Damodardas Modi hails from a family of grocers in a town called Vadnagar in the northern Mehsana district of the state of Gujarat. He was born on 17 September 1950 to Damodardas Mulchand Modi and Heeraben Modi. Narendra Modi is the third eldest of his six siblings.

Modi completed his studies against all odds. His saga of struggle began when as a teenager, he, along with his brother, used to run a tea stall near a railway station in Ahmedabad. He did his schooling from Vadnagar and obtained a master's degree in Political Science from the Gujarat University. One of his school teachers described him as an average student but a brilliant debater. During his college days, he acted as a pracharak (promoter) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

At a later stage, during the 1990s when Modi served in New Delhi as the official spokesperson of the BJP, he completed a three-month long course in the US on public relations and image management.

Modi is the first Prime Minister of India who was born in 'Independent India’, that is, post-August 15, 1947. He is also the first Indian prime minister whose mother was alive when he took office. He holds the record of winning a Lok Sabha seat by the highest margin (about 5.70 lakhs; Vadodara).

Narendra Modi always had the utmost zeal and enthusiasm to serve and help the people in need. As a young boy during the Indo-Pak war in 1965, Narendra Modi voluntarily offered his services to the soldiers at the railway stations. He also served the affected people during the 1967 Gujarat floods. Modi started working in the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation’s staff canteen. Eventually from there he became a full-time proponent and campaigner, commonly called a pracharak of the RSS. Modi later underwent training in the RSS camp in Nagpur. It is a prerequisite for any RSS member to take up the training course for holding any official position in the Sangh Parivar. Narendra Modi was given charge of the student wing, which is better known as Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).


Awards :

• On the centenary celebration of Shri Poona Gujarati Bandhu Samaj, Narendra Modi was conferred with the Gujarat Ratna award at the Ganesh Kala Krida Manch.
• The computer society of India bestowed him the e-Ratna award
• In 2009, the FDi magazine honoured him as the Asian Winner of the FDi Personality of the Year Award.

Recognition :

• In 2006, India Today conducted a nationwide survey that declared him as the Best Chief Minister in India.
• In March 2012, the Time magazine featured him on the cover page of its Asian edition. He is one of the very few politicians of India to be featured on the cover of Time.
• In 2014, Modi was featured in 'Time 100' list of most influential people in the world.
• Modi became the most followed 'Asian leader' on Twitter in 2014.
• “Forbes” rated Modi as the '15th Most Powerful Person' in the world in 2014.

Official tours of Narendra Modi and their benefits for India

1.   Modi's Japan Visit

Narendra Modi paid an official 5-day long visit to Japan in early September 2014, where the two countries agreed on various matters of mutual cooperation.

• Japan agreed to shell out US$ 35 billion for development projects in India over a period of next five years.
• The two countries agreed upon a number of defence exchanges, cooperation in clean energy, to name a few.
• Japan lifted ban, which was imposed after 1998 Nuclear Tests, from six Indian entities like Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.
• India and Japan gave a nod to defence cooperation and accelerate the negotiations pertaining to a civil nuclear deal.
• Japan agreed to lend financial and technological aid to facilitate ambitious projects like that of running 'Bullet Trains' in India.

2.   Modi’s US visit

The Indian Prime Minister was on a five-day visit to the United States during September 26-30. With this visit, the US-India relationship entered a new phase.

• Modi met President of the United States of America Barack Obama and both leaders extolled their broad strategic and global partnership.
• They endorsed the first "Vision Statement for the Strategic Partnership” as a guide to strengthen and deepen cooperation in every sector for the benefit of global stability and people’s livelihoods.
• The focus was on bilateral cooperation in Energy, Climate Change, Defence Industry, Military Capabilities, Counter Terrorism, High Technology, Space and Health.
• Adopted the new mantra "Chalein Saath Saath: Forward Together We Go” to guide the relationship.
• Modi’s speech at Madison Square Garden drew the largest crowd ever by an Indian leader on American soil. It was the third time after Swami Vivekanand (1893) and Mrs Indira Gandhi (1982) that an Indian leader got such rousing reception in the US.

3.   Modi's Fiji Visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on a day-long visit to Fiji on November 19. It was the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to the country in 33 years.

Modi held bilateral talks with his counterpart Frank Bainimarama.

India and Fiji signed three agreements.

Modi announced visa on arrival for Fiji people.

He addressed Fijian parliament and called Fiji a leader in Pacific islands.

Modi said Fiji could serve as a hub for stronger Indian engagement with Pacific Islands.

Modi also met leaders of 12 Pacific Island nations.

The last Indian Prime Minister to visit the Pacific island nation was Indira Gandhi in 1981.



4.    Modi's Australia Visit

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on a three-day visit to Australia between November 16 and 18, the first by an Indian Prime Minister in 28 years. Modi paid an official visit to Australia, following the G-20 Summit, as the guest of his Australian counterpart Tony Abbott.
• He held talks with Abbott and addressed a joint sitting of both houses of Australian Parliament.
• He met political leaders, academics, businesspeople, sporting figures and addressed members of the Australian Indian community.
• Both leaders agreed to unlock the vast potential of the economic relationship, especially in priority areas such as resources, education, skills, agriculture, infrastructure, investments, financial services and health.
• They agreed to expedite progress towards early conclusion of arrangements to implement the Civil Nuclear Agreement signed in September.

5.    PM Narendra Modi's Bhutan visit

On June 15, 2014, PM Narendra Modi left for his two-day visit to Bhutan. It was his first foreign visit after taking charge. During his visit Modi:

• Laid the foundation stone of the hydro-electric project.
• Announced scholarships of Rs 2 crore to Bhutanese students in India.
• Regarded relationship with Bhutan as a 'special' one.
• Announced setting up of a digital library to provide easy access to books.
• Discussed measures to improve economic ties.
• Held talks related to free trade between the two countries.

6.   PM Narendra Modi's participation in the 6th BRICS summit

Narendra Modi attended BRICS summit on July 14 and 15. The summit was held in Fortaleza, Brazil. The agenda of the meet was regional crisis and security threats. A delegation including the then Minister of State for Finance Nirmala Sitharaman, National Security Adviser A K Doval, Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh and Finance Secretary Arvind Mayaram accompanied Modi.

Modi met Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil and Jacob Zuma of South Africa.

• The BRICS nations signed an agreement to create the “New Development Bank” worth US$ 100 billion.
• The New Development Bank (NDB) will represent all five members of the BRICS group. It was unanimously decided that the institution's operative headquarter would be in Shanghai (China), the first president of the body would be from India, the inaugural chairman of the board of governors would be from Russia and the first chairman of the board of directors would be from Brazil and the bank's first regional office would be in Johannesburg (South Africa). The presidency, with a term of five years, would rotate among the members of the BRICS.
• The member countries also signed documents of cooperation between BRICS export credit agencies and an agreement of cooperation on innovations.
• According to the official press release of the summit, the group said, "We remain disappointed and seriously concerned with the current non-implementation of the 2010 International Monetary Fund (IMF) reforms, which negatively impact on the IMF's legitimacy, credibility and effectiveness."

Books written by Narendra Modi :
1.    Sakshibhav



2.    Samajik Samarasata


3.    Convenient Action: Gujarat's Response to Challenges of Climate Change


4.   Jyotipunj



5.   Abode of Love



6.   Premtirth


7.   Kelve Te Kelavani


Source : http://www.elections.in/political-leaders/narendra-modi.html