Spicy Hansika's philanthropic side August 10, 2012 16:00
Spicy Hansika Motwani an Indian actress who has etched out a career of glam and sham in the tinsel world celebrated her birthday on Thursday. If one had an iota of an idea about the glam doll, it is only about her skin show in all her films and there is nothing else about it. But if you are of the same view then she demands more than that about her. True this young lady who turned 21 yesterday is an unread book and to tell you as a matter of fact, we all know only one side of the coin called Hansika Motwani. Be it in her debut Hindi film in her teens with Himesh Reshammiya in Aap Kaa Surroor or in the Telugu film Deshamuduru with Bunny or in Tamil with Dhanush in Mappillai or in Kannada with Puneet Rajkumar in Bindaas, this girl was all of her charms. Nevertheless the seductress blonde is basically a philanthropist and spends huge amounts of her personal earnings in maintaining children. She adopted 20 children last year on her 20th birthday. She's doing an encore this year as well. The actress is adopting two more children this time. "These kids are living in Mumbai with their parents. I will provide the financial support to all of them for their education and also other monetary assistance," says Hansika adding that she also wants to build an old age home in the city. Taking a deeper look at her philanthropic attitude at this young age, is to be attributed to her being deprived of parents love at a very young age. Hansika parents Pradeep Motwani, a businessman and Mona Motwani, a dermatologist separated in 2004 and the actor lives with her mother with her brother Prashant Motwani. Probably this could have affected her more, say observers. On the professional fronts, her Tamil hit 'Oru Kal Oru Kannadi' dubbed into Telugu as OKOK is going to packed houses. She also has 'Denikaina Ready' with Vishnu Manchu and an untitled flick with Naga Chaitanya, in Telugu. In Tamil she has 'Settai' with Arya, Anjali, Santhanam, 'Vaalu' with Simbu, 'Vettai Mannan' with Simbu again and 'Singam 2' with Suriya and Anushka Shetty! Quite a busy star at the moment. And probably this time when we watch on the big screen, our attitude might have a change....(With inputs from internet-AW AarKay)
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Janmashtami, Radha Krishna remembered August 09, 2012 11:16
Janmashtami the birth day of Lord Sri Krishna is celebrated across the nation with fervor. The word Krishna means "one who is always in the transport of joy", also means "black" which was the color of Lord Krishna. The whole nation is gearing up to celebrate the occasion on August 10, Friday from 6pm-12 mid night. But what is important is that on this festive day, Radha Krishna is most remembered. And the word Radha Krishna transpires all into a world of romance. Lord Krishna had 16,000 concerts as per one story and had nearly 1,61,080 sons. And Rukmini the reincarnation of Goddess Lakshmi was the head-queen of the palace in Dwaraka. Amidst all this why is this mystical name Radha Krishna ever reckoned in connection to romance. As per a myth Radha was even older to Krishna and had always adored him. In general Radha means ‘perfection’, ‘success’ and even ‘wealth. Vrindavan and Mathura are considered to be the centers of Radha-Krishna worship. The eternal romance between the Lord Krishna and Radha are depicted well in 'Rasa leela' in Krishna Purana. There is also a myth that Radha is the original form of 'shakti' who later decimated into the 16,000 gopikas. And the 'Rasa leela' depicts the various ways the Lord did to please them at the same time. Radha is the symbol of selfless devotion, while the Lord ruled the entire living beings, it was Radha who ruled him. This was possible due to her severe and constant thoughts that only had the Lord in its epicenter. Hence Radha is known to be the ultimate devotee and Meera Bhai followed her intensely. This simply implies that selfless devotion helps one reach moksha. To this day Radha Krishn are remembered fro their innate moments and the thought about them drifts the youthto distant lands of romance. (With inputs from internet-AW AarKay)
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Janmashtami celebrated on Friday August 07, 2012 12:04
The phenomenon call 'Krishna' is ever eternal and is a universally acclaimed character. The Lord's Janmashtami or birthday is being celebrated across the country on August 10, Friday. The celebrations will start at 6pm and will last until 12 midnight. Krishna took birth at midnight on the ashtami or the 8th day of the Krishnapaksha or dark fortnight in the Hindu month of Shravan (August-September). The word Krishna means “one who is always in the transport of joy”, also means “black” which was the colour of Lord Krishna. Indian as well as Western scholars have now accepted the period between 3200 and 3100 BC as the period in which Lord Krishna lived on earth. The devotees of Lord Krishna observe fast for the whole day and night, worshiping him and keeping vigil through the night while listening to his tales and recite hymns from the Gita, sing devotional songs, and chant the mantra 'Om namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya.' The celebrations also include ecstatic performances, dance, interactive media shows, children’s shows and devouring the most delicious of dishes and delicacies prepared especially for the occasion of Janmashtami. While the whole country celebrates the Janmashtami, it is at Dwaraka that the celebrations are most talked off. Dwaraka is one of the four dhamas or abodes of the Lord, the other three being Rameshwaram in the South, Puri in the East and Badrinath in the North. As per the myth Lord Krishna founded the city of Dwaraka. And the Dwarakanath or Sri Krishna temple celebrates the festival with fervour and grandeur. All pilgrims who visit Dwaraka must take a bath in this sacred Gomati kunda (tank) which is considered very auspicious by the Hindu myth. Phenomenon of Sri Krishna is quite amazing and yet to be fully realized for better insight into the character. As per the myth the birth of Sri Krishna is due to the various boons granted by the lord in earlier mortal forms. To fulfill all those vows he takes the incarnation of Sri Krishna. Three things that keep us intrigued are the mischievous butter robbery in the childhood, frivolous rapport with Gopikas as an adult and the political planning in Kurukshetra. As for the butter issue the lord meant to warn his devotees is feed the wanting and simply donot store it away to stale. Many of us are in the habit of storing the excess in to our cold storage than parting with it. He simply meant prepare, consume or store what you need and donot crave for beyond your need which might turn into greed. In the case of Gopikas issue, was totally misconstrued by many. If one takes a deeper look then the fact is at the same time Sri Krishna keeps the company of every Gopika and comforts her. If the Gopikas are his subjects, infact Dwaraka was constructed by Viswakarma for the lord. And in it he lived with his 16,000 concerts as per one story and had nearly 1,61,080 sons. That simply means that a ruler must treat all his subjects as his chiledren and must be by there side in the hour of need. Such a leader is considered as good King. But many have taken the negative analysis on the whole issue. The last is the Kuruskhetra affair where the lord is known for his politicking as per modern words. This only shows that truth triumphs by all means. In a nutshell Lord meant to show that following the path of Dharma (Righteousness) and good Karma (Deeds) is the basic path to attain Moksha (salvation). As per His divine grace A.C. BHAKTIVEDANT SWAMI PRABHUPAD 'Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is an historical person who appeared on this earth 5,000 years ago. He stayed on this earth for 125 years and played exactly like a human being, but His activities were unparalleled.' (With inputs from internet-AW AarKay)
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Mary Kom, Saina shine in week end events: London Olympics 2012 August 06, 2012 13:35
After nine days of lunge, parry and riposte with epee, foil and saber, some of the 10,500 participants entered the tenth day on Sunday with fresh hopes. However Indians were lucky enough in the week ends. Saina Nehwal claimed her maiden Bronze medal in Badminton on Saturday. India's women boxer Mary Kom made history by winning her bout. On the medals front on Monday morning China overtakes US and tops the table with 61 medals of which 30 are gold. US contended with number two position with 60 medals of which 28 are gold. United Kingdom makes a steady progress and reaches the third position with 37 of which 16 are gold. Korea has been pushed to number three with 10 gold in 20 haul. India : Super Saina Nehwal starts her Olympic hunt with a bronze in the singles women badminton event. Saina got the medal as her Chinese opponent Xin Wang was declared retired hurt, on Saturday. However it was only luck that favoured the Indian shuttler as she lost the first game and was trailing behind her opponent. Krishna Poonia had a dismal exit with the discus at the Women's event. She finished seventh and is out of the event. Lustrous tennis pair Paes-Sania Mirza lost to Belarus pair Max Mirnyi and Victoria Azarenka with 5-7, 6-7 (7-5). On Sunday, India's M C Mary Kom was in the history as she won her bout in the Women's boxing held for the first time in the Olympics by beating three inch taller, Poland's Karolina Michalczuk with 19-14. Events for Monday: Important events that the Indians would like to keep track for the day are listed below: 1. SHOOTING: Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions: Sanjeev Rajput, Gagan Narang will try their luck. 2. SHOOTING: Men's Trap: Manavjit Singh Sandhu will be in the hunt for a medal. 3. BOXING: Women's Flyweight (51kg) MC Mary Kom has a bout with Maroua Rahali (Tunisia). 4. BOXING: Men's Middleweight (75kg), Vijender Singh will face Abbos Atoev (Uzbekistan). 5. ATHLETICS:Men's Discus Throw: Vikas Gowda will be in pursuit. (With inputs from internet-AW AarKay)
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Vijay 'veer vihar' in London Olympics 2012 August 04, 2012 11:10
Shooter Vijay Kumar does proud to India by claiming the silver medal in the in the men's 25m rapid fire pistol event, on Thursday, at the summer games 2012. Vijay is a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO), in the Indian Army. With immaculate on target timing and aiming Vijay finished second in the event, at the Royal Artillery Barracks range. The 26-year-old Subedar with the Gorkha regiment is known to have a perfect control and sync between the trigger and his eyelids. The ex-armyman’s son from Himachal Pradesh, held his nerves in the six-man final. In the end,Vijay ensured a finish on the podium scoring 30 in the final after Cuba's Leuris Pupo gave his country its first gold of the Olympics by carding 34. He shot a perfect five in the first series to take joint lead and followed up with series of 4, 4, 3, 4, 4 and 4 and 2 to grab the silver. With this fete the shooter becomes the second Indian after double trap shooter Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore to win an individual Olympic silver medal. Rathore achieved his feat in 2004 Athens Games. Vijay had also asserted his versatility in the last Asian Games when he won the individual bronze medals in air pistol and centre-fire pistol. He had won three gold medals in the Commonwealth Games at New Delhi. Scaling Olympian heights, without making substantial claims in the world championship or the Asian Games, has revealed his strong nerves. In a post games chat, "There was lot of pressure on me but I stuck to my plans and came out well. This medal means such a lot to me. It has been my dream to win an Olympic medal. This is the highest you can get," said an accomplished Kumar. The army serviceman threw both hands in the air and pumped his fists as he was welcomed on to the podium to collect India's second shooting medal of the Games. (With inputs from internet-AW AarKay)
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Saina Nehwal historic fete: London Olympics 2012 August 03, 2012 11:16
London Olympic 2012 the paramount of the sports world is sure to let onlookers let sigh of despair or of relief when their teams are at the ovals. However Indians did fare well in the Olympics Saina Nehwal scripted the nation's history by entering the Semis in the badminton event. On the medals front once again on Friday morning China leads with with 34 medals of which 18 are gold. US follows with 37 of which 18 are gold. But in the Silver section US has only 9 whereas China leads with 11, pushing it to the top of the table. And the third being South Korea with 14 medals of which seven are gold. Anyways, let's take a quick look at the Indian prospects on the day. India : Super Saina Nehwal cruises into the semifinals of the women's singles badminton event at the London Olympics 2012. by doing so Saina has scripted the Indians Olympic history by being the first player in badminton to tread the path. A joyous moment for the nation of billions. Fourth seeded Saina zoomed past fifth seed Tine 21-15 22-20 in a 39-minute match at the Wembley Areana. With this she has set up an appointment with the current world No 1 and World champion Yihan Wang of China in the semifinals. Statistics favour chances for the Chinese, as Saina hasn't beaten her (Yihan Wang) even once in the last five encounters. On the other hand in the Men's singles event Parupalli Kashyap loses to Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia) Indian Boxer Vijayender Singh boxes his way into the quarter finals of the middle weight (75) boxing event. He had a bout that delivered a nail-biting one-point victory (16-15 verdict) over his American opponent Terrell Gausha at the ExCel Arena in London on Thursday. While in the Men's 60 kg boxing event Jai Bhagwan loses to Gani Zhailauov (Kazakhstan). In the Tennis mixed doubles event India's ace pair Leander Paes-Sania Mirza beat Nenad Zimonjic-Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) with 6-2 6-4 . they move on to the second round of the event. Events for Friday: Important events that the Indians would like to keep track for the day are listed below: 1. Shooting: Men's 50-metre rifle prone: Gagan Narang and Joydeep Karmakar 2. Badminton: Women's singles semi-finals: Saina Nehwal vs Yihan Wang. 3. Tennis: Mixed doubles pair: Paes-Sania Mirza take on Belarus pair Max Mirnyi and Victoria Azarenka. (With inputs from internet-AW AarKay)
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Amidst honor killings is Rakhi a 'super power' to Woman August 02, 2012 09:31
Rakhi and Honour Killings are two extremes of human relations. Raksha Bandhan is a ceremony adhered by the sisters by tying a colorful thread on the brothers wrist requesting him to be protective towards the weaker gender. While the female chauvinists call it gender discrimination begins fro m here, the Indian culture feels it is the bonding between the siblings that plays up-moods with such festivities. Raksha Bandhan was initially a festival in the Northern parts of the country, but like good fragrance is just not restricted to owner's garden alone, the custom started spreading across the lengths and breadths of this vast nation. Rakhi according to the veterans is a festive occasion like globally celebrating the English new year or yearning for haleem in the Ramzan months and Biriyan during Bakrid time. Or rather it Rakhi is not a ritual but a sign of bonding and hence must be universal. The whole festivity, that falls on the full moon day of the 'shravan' month, starts with a thread tied by the sister on her bro's wrist. And then she feeds him with home made and mostly self made delicacies. Then the overwhelmed bro' gifts his sister and assures her of his protection, love and affection all through his life. The ritual is so well planned that at no pint of the whole issue is a particular god or belief is reckoned. It is about bonding, human relationship filled with love and caring. Hence the arguments to make it universal is really worth the issue. Now coming to the dastardly act of honor killings. In most cases that are virulent across the nation, it is either the brother and or the father kill the girls for marrying against their wishes. Inspite of all these rituals and festivals, why this extreme steps. Acquaintance, rapport or wedding is culmination of two hearts irrespective of any social status and why this reluctance and violence. Is there any honor in killing. None in the right senses would disagree on this. When I started on this article my editor asked me how I would link the both and I just said both deal with human relations. If what I write atleast gives some one a chance to rethink on their violence, probably the efforts are worth my life......(With inputs from internet-AW AarKay)
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London Olympics 2012 Tuesday updates August 01, 2012 12:41
On Tuesday London Olympics 2012 unleashed history and the US swimmer claimed the honours. It was a mixed bag for India as usual. London Olympics today especially was shadowed by the India Sri Lanka ODI series in Colombo. However Indians did fare well in the Olympics with China leading the medals tally with 23 medals of which 13 are gold. US follows with 22 of which 8 are gold and the third being France with 11 and four gold. Anyways, let's take a quick look at the prospects on Tuesday. China: The organizer of the previous Olympics maintained its supremacy in the medals haul. China won the gold in the gymnastics team final at the North Greenwich Arena followed by Japan and Great Britain. In the diving section, Yuan Cao and Yanquan Zhang won gold in the synchronised 10m platform dive event. Great Britain: Kath Grainger was delighted after breaking the Olympic record with Anna Watkins in the women's double sculls to win the first heat and go straight through to Friday's final. Zoe Smith broke the British clean and jerk record in the women's 58kg event, lifting 121kg. US: Matt Grevers won in the men's 100m backstroke final, in a record Olympic time. Swimmer Michael Phelps won Gold in a team event 800 meter free relay and silver in 200 meter butterfly. World Record: Michael Phelps became the most decorated medalist in the history of the Games. Currently he has a haul of 15 gold, two bronze and two silver medals. India: Controversial tennis pair Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna were ousted by France pair Julien Benneteau and Richard Gasquetwith a 6-3, 6-4 win at Men's doubles event in Wimbledon. Another pair Leander Paes and Vishnu Vardhan were to play France pair Michael Llodra and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, but their match was postponed. Badminton players Jwala Gutta and Aswin Poppanna enter the per-quarter final. They beat their Singapore pair Shinta Mulia Sari and Lei Yao in the women doubles event, 21-16, 21-15. However in the mixed doubles group Jwala Gutta and V. Diju lost against South korean Pair Jung Eun Ha and Yong Dae Lee. Events for Wednesday: Important events that the Indians would like to keep track for the day are listed below: 1. Archery: Women's individual elimination: Dipika Kumari take on Britain's Amy Oliver. 2. Badminton: Parupalli Kashyap (men) and Saina Nehwal (women) in pre-quarterfinal matches. 3. Tennis: Men's doubles: Leander Paes-Vishnu Vardhan take on French pair Michael Llodra and Jo Wilfried Tsonga (France) and most speculated mixed doubles: Paes-Sania Mirza take on Serbian pair Nenad Zimonjic and Ana Ivanovic. (With inputs from internet-AW AarKay)
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Tamil Nadu express injured passengers list July 31, 2012 10:32
Fire accident in Tamil Nadu express on ill fated Monday morning that claimed nearly 30+ lives and left several injured, was worse of its kind recall sources on Tuesday. Chennai bound Tamil Nadu express from Delhi was involved in a fire accident at around 4.30 am, on Monday, while crossing Nellore Station (Andhra Pradesh). An alert Station Master sent the emergency message and halted the train. Coach S -11 had caught fire and nearly 30 are feared dead while the most in the compartment are critically injured. Fire started due to a short circuit near a toilet of the coach, say sources. The dead bodies of many victims who had been charred beyond recognition are shifted to the Nellore Government hospital, say authorities. S-11 had 72 occupants, of them 17 people were from Delhi, 11 from Bhopal, 28 from Vijayawada, 7 from Warangal, 6 from Jhansi, three from Agra and one from Nagpur. For the benefit of the kin of the passengers traveled by the ill fated S-11 coach, the authorities have released a list of persons being treated and their whereabouts at Nellore Town in Andhra Pardesh, just 2 hours from Chennai by train. Wishesh provides this list for reader utility. The railways put out a list of the injured passengers: At Jai Bharat Hospital: S.Prakash Singh, Shoba Singh, Uday Bhaskar, G.Ramachandra Srinivas, Kumud Kumar Bansal, Prasanna Bansal, Sujanmal Sharada Parakah and Sujanmal. At Bollineni Hospital: S.Madan Lal, Uttam Kumar, Anusha, Tirupattiamma, Sampath Kumar. At Government Hospital: K.K.Sunil Kumar, Amarpreet Singh, Venkata Koteswara Rao, Raghavan, Sandeep Agnihotri, S.S. Verma, Veena and one-year-old baby Arshita (from New Delhi to Chennai), Hussain, Rekha, Sukhdeep Singh, Sambasiva Rao. At People's Polyclinic: Krushi and C.Vijayakumar. (With inputs from internet-AW AarKay)
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To weed Corruption start from within! July 30, 2012 17:27
The former President of India and the scientist who devised the nuclear graph of India Dr Abdul Kalaam said, corruption has to be fought from within. While addressing an event at Hyderabad, today, the former President said that the country has a populace of 100 Crores and the number of construction must be three times more. And amidst them 30 percent constructions are taken up, accrued from corrupted means. Dr Kalaam like the first Prime Minister finds immense pleasure in the company of the young. He was attending an event organized by the St Anns Junior College, during the occasion, he spoke about the various issues that make a person virtuous. He was patient enough to interact with students on various questions posed by them. He also told that a stronger Lok Pal Bill will envisage a corruption free society. Dr Kalaam also spoke about the imminent need for power, adding that, to depend on natural resources only is not a right proposition. Technocrats and the government must utilize the various options available like nuclear, wind, atomic and bio-gas technologies and must harness them for better power productions. (With inputs from internet-AW AarKay)
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London Olympics 2012, memories down the lane July 27, 2012 12:17
Bang the seven-year anticipation of the London Olympics 2012 ends today with a spectacular opening ceremony under the aegis of noted Hollywood director Danny Boyle. The opening ceremony will begin at 9 p.m. locally. That's 4 p.m. on the east coast, 1 p.m. in the bay and the rest of the west coast. The ceremony shall begin with the sound of a 27-ton bell, the largest harmonically tuned bell in the world, forged at London's 442-year-old Whitechapel Bell Foundry, which made London's Big Ben and Philadelphia's Liberty Bell. London Olympics 2012 is officially known as The Games f the XXX Olympiad. However this is not the first time that the country has held the historic once in four years game. This is the third dosage of the mammoth event. The first, in 1908, was moved from Rome to London at almost the last minute because of the 1906 eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The second London Games, in 1948, was known as the Austerity Games, coming so soon after the devastation of World War II. No Olympic Village was built, athletes were on rations and were asked to bring their own toiletries. Germany, Japan and the Soviet Union did not compete. But it was the biggest Olympics to that point (59 countries and more than 4,000 athletes), and it was the first Olympic Games to be featured on television. However London Olympics 2012 will go down the history as the maximum participated games which includes women from all countries. There will be 205 countries, participating in 302 or more events while more than 10,500 athletes expected to compete. Even the patronage has increased beyond figments of imagination. As per rough estimates nearly 9 million are going to watch live and 4 billion on televisions. (With inputs from internet-AW AarKay)
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India's First Citizen day July 25 July 25, 2012 09:14
As the Republic of India's 13th President, Pranab Mukherjee takes his oath in the Central Hall of Parliament, on Wednesday. An interesting fact that should surprise us all a lot is brought forth to all our ardent readers by the Wishesh statistics department. Among the 13 Presidents including His Excellency Honorable Shri Pranab Mukherjee Ji, eight Presidents from Dr Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy took their oath for the esteemed office on this day. Hence the experts of Wishesh felt it right to call this day as India's First Citizen day. The list starts from the sixth President Dr Reddy who was also the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. And he was the first President from the Janata Party, and probably the first non-Congress man to helm the topmost office in Republic of India. Sixth President His Excellency Honorable Shri N Sanjeeva Reddy Ji held the Office from 25 July 1977 to 25 July 1982 Seventh President His Excellency Honorable Shri Giani Zail Singh Ji held the Office from 25 July 1982 to 25 July 1987 Eighth President His Excellency Honorable Shri Ramaswamy Venkataraman Ji held the Office from 25 July 1987 to 25 July 1992 Ninth President His Excellency Honorable Shri Shankar Dayal Sharma Ji held the Office from 25 July 1992 to 25 July 1997 Tenth President His Excellency Honorable Shri Kocheril Raman Narayanan Ji held the Office from 25 July 1997 to 25 July 2002 Eleventh President His Excellency Honorable Shri A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Ji held the Office from 25 July 2002 to 25 July 2007 Twelfth President Her Excellency Honorable Shrimati Pratibha Patil Ji held the Office from 25 July 2007 to 25 July 2012 And today we have the Thirteenth President His Excellency Honorable Shri Pranab Mukherjee Ji take office at 11.30 am. The Incumbent President's day shall starts with a visit to pay respects to the Rajghat, Shakti Sthal and Veer Bhumi. From there he would drive down to the Rashtrapathi Office and meet his predecessor Her Excellency Honourable Shrimati Pratibha Patil Ji, who will preside over her final guard of honour. Precisely at 11.30 am Chief Justice S H Kapadia will administer the oath to the new President in the presence of the esteemed dignitaries. The prominent among them would be the Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Union Ministers, Governors, Chief Ministers. Then His Excellency Honourable Shri Pranab Mukherjee Ji will be given a 21-gun salute. His Excellency shall address the gathering and then leave for the Rashtrapati Bhawan with Patil. At the Rashtrapathi Bhavan His Excellency Honourable Shri Pranab Mukherjee Ji will be given an inter-services guard of honour in the forecourt of the Presidential palace. Later the Present President shall escort the former president to her temporary accommodation on Tughlak Lane where she will stay till her post-retirement home in Pune is ready. Wishesh with all its readers strength wishes the Republic of India's new President His Excellency Honourable Shri Pranab Mukherjee Ji a successful endeavor. Known for his penchant for perfection and frankness, the new President is sure to leave an indelible mark on the topmost office of Republic of India.(With inputs from internet-AW AarKay)
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