World Music Day at Shilpa Kala Vedika June 21, 2012 14:49
'Give me some music; music, moody food....Of us that trade in love.' as depcited by the King of plays Shakespeare in Antony and Cleopatra, is ecstacy that transforms body, mind and soul to refreshing heights. World Music Day celebrated on 21st June all over the world and the day is dedicated to music. AP TOURISM in association with Grandslaam Network, Hyderabad presents and celebrates OneWorld Fusion Extravaganza at Shilpa Kala Vedika. The novel initiative is sure to be commended by presence say music lovers. A miss-not event in a miss-not environment must be your ideal night out for the day with compositions of Vishwa Kavi, Rabindranath Tagore - the Ambassador of Indian Culture. Music is the universal language of humankind and connects people irrespective of language and cultural ethos. Get ready to captivate your senses at the World Music Day 2012 with a blend of Western Jazz, Western Rhythm, Hindustani & Carnatic music and even Bollywood Vocals in a beautiful fusion. The line up of the renowned musicians is sure to enthrall your evening. We have Pt Bickram Ghosh (Tabla), Jonathan Kay (Soprano Sax), Andrew Kay (Alto Sax), Pulak Sarkar (Keyboard), Sowmya Raoh (Bollywood Playback Singer), Sowmya Raoh (Bollywood Playback Singer), Rajhesh Vaidhya (Electronic Veena)and Arun Kumar (Drums). All of them to rock you off your seats and make your evening memorable. So just fasten your seat belts and relax for ecstatic non-stop music. (With inputs from internet-AarKay)
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Dr U S N Murthy honoured by Royal Society June 20, 2012 10:30
City Scientist has been honoured by the Royal Entomological Society joining the ranks of eminent scientists like Charles Darwin. Professor U S N Murthy, of Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad has been honoured as the ‘Fellow of Royal Entomological Society (FRES), London, on June 6. Press Statement from the IICT: `IICT Chief Scientist and Head, Biology Division Prof U S N Murthy has been elected as ‘Fellow of Royal Entomological Society (FRES), London, on June 6. The Fellows were nominated and selected for their significant contribution towards entomology, thus joining the ranks of such eminent scientist as Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallance, a release from IICT said here today. The Royal Entomological Society plays a National and International role in disseminating information about entomology and its allied subjects. In addition to FRES honor, Prof Murthy has been elected as a Fellow National Academy of Biological Sciences (FNABS), Fellow Applied Biotechnology & Pharmacy (FABAP), Fellow Andhra Pradesh Akademi of Sciences (APAS) and member National Academy of Sciences (MNASc). He has also received the prestigious ‘eNortheast Award-2011′ for the commendable work and scaling up in Arunachal Pradesh for the Project entitled ‘Database Management System and Geographical Information System for Management of Malaria in Arunachal Pradesh.’ Hyderabad with all its mystique is also having another feather in its cap with the nomination, and now we can boast of a local Darwin amidst us. Andhra Wishesh Congratulates the Professor on his achivements that are unparallel. (With inputs from internet-AarKay)
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Salar Jung III doyen behind the museum June 19, 2012 16:58
Salar Jung Museum is a must on the tourist itenary for visitors to the twin cities. The museum hosts some exquisite designs of antiques and rare pieces of the Mughal and the British culture. It is a unique house of immemorable treasure of times say experts. Today we remember the founder behind the Salar Jung Museum, Salar Jung III. Mir Yousuf Ali Khan also known as the Salarjung III started collecting the imemorial treasures since November 1914, almost 100 years from now. He was the doyen architect behind the Salar Jung museum. He continued with his zeal as an art connoisseur till the very end of his life enriching his art collections and died as a bachelor on 2nd March,1949 at the age of 60. and to this day what we have at the Salar Jung Museum is the treasure trove that the esteemed Nawab had left behind for his future generations (that is us) to realise what Hyderbad was during his times. The collections of the Salar Jung Museum are the mirrors of the past human environment, ranging from 2nd century B.C to early 20th century A.D of different cultures such as Greek, Roman, Hindu, Jain, Buddhist, Christian and Islamic of various countries and of various materials. The pain staking efforts of the Salar Jung III to preserve the antiques is worth commending say historians. Salar Jung Museum is one of the few Indian museums which can boast of a fairy extensive collection of Far Eastern Art consisting of Sino-Japanese art objects of porcelain, bronze, enamel, lacquer ware, embroidery, paintings, wood and inlay work. Beyond the historic importance the museum is a symbol of the nation's unity in diversity. In spite of various regimes ruling us the country has been united. The moment one enters the Salar Jung Museum one feels `mera bharath mahaan'. (With inputs from internet-AarKay)
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Trending bypoll postmortem voices June 16, 2012 10:54
Hyderabad the centre of excitement had a hectic week and must be really tired out. Seems that Hyderabad is lazing out this week-end, at a remote joint. True we had two big events this week. Celebrities from across the nation's tinsel worlds descended on the city to catch a glimse of the Mega royal wedding of the Konidhala tinsel prince Ram Charan with the princess of Domakonda Upasana. And we were immersed in the celebrations that kick started last Saturday with a party hosted by the Mega Producer Allu Arvind. Just as we were settling down to enjoy this, the bypoll fervour gripped us and till yesterday it was hectic activity. And today it seems to be really boring with nothing interesting on the cards. Yeah bore media news, boring TV sops nothing new. Andhra Wishesh to change your moods and to give you elctrifying news brings you how the politicians analyse, their victory or defeat and wash their hands off, while trying to garner some fame even out of the rot. Well most of the underquoted has been carefully handpicked from various media sources for reader enrichment. Hope you enjoy it. This is the postmortem analysis of the bypolls summed up to appease your eyeballs. The ultimate winner has been the Y S Vijayamma led Y S R Congress party though her son Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy was behind bars in a disproportionate assets case. Principally the ultimate loser is Telugu Deasm Party which cooked a duck at the result, however Congress seems to be at cross roads with senior leaders loosing out at crucial home turfs. Megastar Chiranjeevi lost out to get his candidate won at Tirupati and Chief Minister faced a similar fate at Allagadda. However Chiranjeevi had been a better of the two with lone 2 Congress seats won were offered by his old PRP members. And as far as TRS is concerned it had narrowly managed to save its face with a waffer thin margin against the YSRCP rival just 1600 votes or so. At this juncture how do the politicians recall their fate decided by a strong people's verdict. Chiranjeevi the emperor of Tollywood must be very depressed and disturbed Congress man. Failed to get his candidate won in his Tirupati constituency. The saviours for the megastar are Kothapalli Subbarayudu in Narasapuram and Tota Trimurthulu in Ramachandrapuram. The Godavari basin bought respite to the depressed leader. Underquote: Part happy part sad. Future action: This could see him to helm the state in the present crisis. KCR, T state crussader had a fortunate escape when the TRS M Bhikshapathi just barely defeated his nearest YSRCP rival Konda Surekha by 1,562 votes, in Parakala. MLA and party’s in-charge for campaigning in Parkal T. Harish Rao said, “Rivals spent an unprecedented amount of money, and distributed liquor and cotton seeds but Telangana sentiment prevailed in the end.” Underquote: No sympathy only T Sentiment. Future action: “We will now focus on intensifying the pro-Telangana agitation.” PCC chief Botsa Satyanarayana claimed that though the Congress was united during the campaigning for the bypolls, several ministers not only failed to ensure victory for the party, they also failed to muster a decent share of votes. Underquote: Everybody else is at fault. Future action: Revamping the cabinet. Chandrababu Naidu had nothing to rejoice in the bypolls. However inspite of being clueless of what went wrong in each constituency and especially in strongholds like Macherla and Prathipadu, was seen cursing Congress. “YSRC won due to the illogical statements made by (Congress incharge of AP affairs) Ghulam Nabi Azad, the police van episode, Jagan arrest among others.” Underquote: Congress failure only. Future action: Introspection needed. The Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy must be the most remorse person in the Congress. Till a little while ago most of his colleagues were not seeing in `eye with him'. However the bypolls brought them back togather and the debacle should be disturbing their so called unison. "The real bad times are going to start for the chief minister only now as Jagan is going to hit the Congress with all he has got," his aide told TOI, Underquote: Bye bye bypolls for Congress. Will this bade bye to..........? Future action: At cross roads, depends much on High command generosity. Well the YSRCP must be the happy lot. Fan has fans and whirl wind speed with which it drives the hand and cycle away say protogonists. After the bypolls, while the number of YSR Congress legislators has shot up to 17 from 2, in the assembly. And if TDP MLA-turned-Jagan-loyalist Y Balanagi Reddy is included along with the two Congress MLAs (V S K Ranga Rao from Bobbili and Alla Krishna Srinivas alias Nani from Eluru), the tally of the YSR Congress stands at 20 MLAs. With the victory of M Rajamohan Reddy from Nellore, the YSR Congress strength in the Lok Sabha has risen to 3 including Jagan and rebel Congress member Sabbam Hari. Underquote: Peoples verdict goes in his favour. Irrespective of what his contemporaries say Jagan had the last laugh yesterday. Future action: Today's victory must give the YSRCP the necessary boost to move further. And you never know one day we might have a CM and PM........too. "In 2014, my brother will be elected the CM of the state," Sharmila told the media outside the jail. Hence after all this the morale of the day is what ever the oppositions out cry, people wanted a change and have voiced their opinion sound enough to reach the nation's capital. Hope the diminishing hearing capacity gets a faint signal in this regards. For Jagan after the CBI he has to face the Enforcement Directorate and his saga is never ending for the time being, feel sources. However his objective to send strong signals to the centre has been well abetted by the national media giving good coverage to the young leader with `biiiiig dreams.' (With inputs from internet-AarKay)
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Mega couple Mega wedding Ram Charan Fans reception June 15, 2012 11:36
The word Mega in any context referred, reminds us of none other than the south Megastar Chiranjeevi. And the mega wedding is referred to the way Konidala tribe has geared up to welcome the new bride Upasana (Kamineni) Konidala in to their household. The heaven's blessed couple Ram Charan and Upasana have surely enjoyed every moment of the seven day ordeal that started last Saturday with the party hosted by the Mega Producer Allu Arvind maternal uncle of the groom. And today it ends with a fans reception by the mega power star at the wedding avenue. The six years old friends culminated their acquaintance into a wedlock on Thursday at 8am in Temple Tree Farms owned by Dr Pratap C Reddy near Gandipet, on the outskirts of the city. The reception was held at evening at Hotel Novotel Hotel at Hitex in Hyderabad. Today fans are invited to have a glimpse of the star couple at the Ram Charan fans reception in the first half of the day. The fans reception shall wind up after lunch with the star couple. However among all events last night was magnum opus say onlookers. The wedding reception of the royal couple was an occassion that will be immemorial for sometime in the minds of the people who participated in the mega event. Andhra Wishesh wishes the couple a happy marital bliss. Thew reception started at around 7.30 pm was jampacked with renowned dignitaries from across the tinsel world across the nation. In addition we had many national and regional leaders too at the mega event. It was a moment of rejoice for two mega familes in the country and blessed by many mega familes of the nation. Andhra Wishesh gave a detailed analysis of the marriage and its importance in the Link: http://www.andhrawishesh.com/home/hot-buzz/28851-magadheera-weds-princess-upasana-royal-wedding.html. The mega reception was blessed with the gracious presence of the Indian superstars and celebrities like Amitabh Bachachan, Rajinikanth, Salman Khan, Ambareesh, Kamal Hassan, Mohanlal, Nagarjuna with wife Amala, Mohan Babu, Mahesh Babu with wife Namrata, Surya, Karthi, Puneet Rajkumar, Ravichandran, Venkatesh, Shatrughan Sinha, Suhasini Mani Ratnam, Sridevi, Junior NTR, Sri Hari, Allu Arjun with wife Sneha, Rana Daggubati, Naga Chaitanya, Akhil, Tamanna, Kajal were present. And many others like Prabhas, Prabhu Deva, Raju Sundaram, Tabu, Tanikella Bharani, Krishnam Raju, tamil actor Satya Raj, Sharath Kumar, Ashish Vidtardi, Sampath Nandi, Naga Babu, Nani, Allari Naresh, Varun Sandesh and many others too. Among the political dignitaries the prominent were the Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy and the leader of the opposition TDP presiddent N Chandrababu Naidu. Special Fans Reception is held at the same location today exclusively for the fans. The event will commence from 11 am and shall wind up after lunch. Ram Charan fans reception is sure to be a remarkable event too. The couple will wed again in a second ceremony on June 15 amidst the expected 6,000 members at Temple Trees. If you lucky enough to have got hold of an entry invitation as you strictly need that to enter, then all the best. AndhraWishesh wishes the heaven's choicest couple the best of everthing in their long life. (With inputs from internet-AarKay AW) {besps}stories/slideshow/RamcharanUpasana{/besps} Ram Charan and Upasana Reception:
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Ramcharan asks friends not to purchase gifts June 13, 2012 17:12
Maghadheera Ramcharan is going to share his rest of life with his childhood friend Upasana Kamineni from tommorrow as the star is all set to wed her sharp at 7.30 AM. Ramcharan has taken an opportunity to tell all his friends not to purchase gifts on his wedding. He appealed them to contribute to an NGO--Save a Child's Heart, which is being run by Upasana Kamineni. All the arrangements of the wedding are being made. The wedding planner Dinaz has said that the art director Anand Sai was taking care of the wedding sets. Students of National Insitute of Design create Nandi:To make sure the wedding sets look like that of a heaven, the art director Anand Sai called in students of National Insitute of Design for creating Nandi from glass balls at the ceiling. A small Shiva-Parvathi temple will also be set up at the wedding. The crystal decor for wedding venue was imported from UK and Chandiliers from China. Bollywood's bigwigs such as Amitabh Bachchan and Salman Khan are going to mark their presence at the venue. UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi is also likely to attend the wedding as Chiranjeevi is a key leader of Congress, who saved the party during it's tough time. In fact, other than Chiranjeevi there's no better Congress leader in state. (Phani)
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Rajnikanth and Kamal Hassan likely to attend Ramcharan-Upasana wedding June 12, 2012 11:22
The Indian royal wedding is round the corner. Ramcharan and Upasana Kamineni are all set to enter into wedlock in another two days. The grand wedding is scheduled to take place on June 14. Just like everyone expected, the event is going to be a grand one....so grand that the sources said it would be undescribable to mention the richness and royalty of the wedding. And bigwigs from political fields are expected to attend the event since Chiranjeevi is a key leader in national politics and Congress MP. The sources earlier said UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi will mark their attendance at the grand ceremony. And film actors and reel screen legends will always be present given the fact Chiranjeevi is a legendary actor in Tollywood who changed the outlook of Telugu cinema by introducing box office hits with his awesome dances and amazing acting and from that family came another versatile actor Pawan Kalyan. So, stars like Rajnikanth and Kamal Hassan would, in fact, presumably treat themselves lucky by attending the wedding of Ramcharan and Upasana. Yes friends, among the top film actors who were invited, Rajnikantha and Kamal Hassan are there. If news if to be believed, Rajnikanth and Kamal Hassan would attend the wedding reception at Hyderabad International Convention Centre in Hyderabad. Notably, Sangeet ceremony of Ramcharan and Upasana was a grand event last night with several shaking their legs. Daggubati Rana and Ramcharan-Upasana too reportedly peformed at the sangeet programme. It is known that Ramcharan Tej is a Tollywood actor who made a mark with Magadheera and he's the son of legendary actor Chiranjeevi, who is known worldwide for his marvellous acting. Upasana Kamineni, on the otherhand, is the grand daughter of Pratap Reddy, the founder of Apollo hospitals and she's the daughtert of Anil and Shobana Kamineni, who are into healthcare industry. Upasana Kamineni is the vice president of Apollo Philanthrophy and Executive Director of Apollo Life and Editor BPositive Magazine. (Phani)
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Big fat sangeet ceremony of Ram Charan-Upasana June 12, 2012 10:43
The royal wedding in India, Charan-Upasana's wedlock, will take place on June 14 and the marriage festivities have already gotten underway. On Monday, the Sangeet programme was organized grandly at Hyderabad, which was a completely private affair with just red carpet feed being released to the media. Draped in exclusively designed wear, the couple were looking real grand. Actor Allu Arjun walked the red carpet with his wife. The show was completely a star studded one with all bigwigs attending the programme. Even Bollywood actor Salman Khan marked his attendance at the ceremony. Power star Pawan Kalyan came with Renu Desai but left the event early, much before Salman Khan arrived at the venue. Later Chiranjeevi and Allu Arjun threw grand parties that lasted till 3 AM. Other prominent personalities at the event include Nagarjuna, V V Vinayak, Puri Jagannath, Reema Sen, Ravi Teja, Sneha, Rana Daggubati and Srinu Vaitla. Notably, Rana, who is the best buddy of Ramcharan took five days break from his current project Krishnam Vande Jagaththgurum only to attend the festivities of Ramcharan-Upasana wedding. Salman Khan and Pawan Kalyan-Renu Desai pair were highlight at the ceremony. The wedding of Ramcharan-Upasana is surely going to be a blast that would presumably remembered for decades together. This wedding would be etched in golden letters in the books of Indian royal weddings! (Phani)
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All roads to Ram Charan wedding 'sangeet' June 11, 2012 10:59
This week is dedicated to the Mega wedding between two old friends hailing from the elite society. The beauty of this wedding between Ram Charan and Upasana Kamineni is that inspite of being the heirs of the topmost elite in the society they stuck to traditional ways instead of being extravagant. Te six year old friendhip culminates into a wedding that brings joy to two dynasties one is the original Domakonda samsthan from which the bride hails. And the other is the filmy Mega dynasty who occupy the top pedestal in the tollywood hierarchy. And then if you take into consideration the number of celebrities who are going to be directly involeved, then the list is endless. The legal heiress of the Domakonda is the daughter of ace archer Anil Kamineni and the grand daughter of Health Visionary Dr Pratap C Reddy. On the other hand the groom is the cynosure of a million fans across the globe is the son of none other than the Megastar Chiranjeevi and the nephew of India's ace producer Allu Arvind. And so with somany involved this is surely not going to be an event but a magnum opus. The wedding celebrations officially begin today with `Sangeet' beginning at 8pm in Annapurna Studios. The who is who of the tinsel world is sure to grace the occassion. This celebrations usher the wedding function on June 14. while the theme of the evening is `Night at the movies', Kajal, Shriya and Tamanna are to perform and officially Allu Arjun might join too. The guests list includes Mahesh Babu, NTR Jr, Rana, Prabhas, Ravi Teja, Samantha, Illeana and Trishaa. The highlight is bride and groom will also be performing together at their sangeet. According to reports, both Ram Charan and Upasana are going to dressed by Bollywood's ace designer Manish Malhotra. The wedding will take place on the June 14 at 7.30 am in Temple Tree Farms owned by Dr Pratap C Reddy near Gandipet, on the outskirts of the city. Both the families are busy preparing to welcome the VVVIPs of various spheres from across the world. The wedding venue will resemble a movie set and according to reports, crystal decor from UK and chandeliers from China have been specially flown in. (With inputs from internet-AarKay)
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Trishnaa at Aalankrita is ideal Sunday retreat June 10, 2012 13:23
Sunday mornings are pretty cool and I think most of you are enjoying your dosages of Aamir Khan hosted Satyameva Jayate. Despite the scorching week, today seems to be a little better and also ideal for lazing out. Well are you getting romantic and would like to take her for a date then Aalankriti is the ideal place to retreat on a Sunday. And of course to be on high moods Alankriti’s exclusive Trishnaa, an elite resto-bar is the best choice. The Ethnic Gateway, as they call the place ideally fits ambience for those of you who would like to be less noticed. On the Karimnagar main road, far from the maddening crowd, this place will be ideally suited for your memorable date. It offers an option of alfresco seating as well as a quiet indoor section, perfect for a romantic evening or a business meeting. The bar is well stocked. They serve many vodka-based and rum-based cocktails and Martinis. Also on offer are a variety of starters and snacks like Crispy Chicken, Five-Spice Potato and many others from the various restaurants within the resort. They have also introduced fusion cuisine. Trishnaa is the place for many a good moment in the midst of nature. Some of the delectable starters include, crispy chicken, surmai tikka and pomfet sholey kebab. For those of you who are teetotalers these could be your set choice as munch on. (With Inputs from Internet- Aarkay)
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Wedding season yellow metal in demand June 08, 2012 16:29
The eves crave for the yellow metal while the adams feel it as an investment. Come wedding season, no matter what you are bringing home the yellow metal is a must. Most jewels showroom in the city boasts of bridal exquisite designs, discounts and what not to attract customer. In our city the whole set of branded showrooms are mushroomed around Punjagutta. Malabar Gold has come up with an event termed as Brides of India Jewellery Festival. The even show cases 'Sparkle with the beautiful traditional bridal jewellery collection and celebrate the most beautiful moment of your life in the most special way with Malabar Gold and Diamonds. This will surely add an extra glitter to your wedding.' Jr NTR is the Jewellery brand Malabar Gold. NTR, who signed a two-year contract to promote the brand earlier, said, "Though brand endorsing is a puzzle for me, I am proud to be associated with Malabar Gold. Trust is the key factor in endorsing a brand and I trust Malabar Gold." (With Inputs from Internet- Aarkay)
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Radissons under new GM to scale higher goals June 07, 2012 17:00
At Hyderabad the competition for accommodation is on the upward surge not only in the realty sector but also in the hotels segment. With occupancy ratio increasing due to many issues like the political developments and IT emergence, more big names would like to have a care of address in the city. The prominent among them is the Radissons in Banjara Hills. Set atop the residential area, this Hyderabad hotel's location offers guests stunning views set in a tranquil neighborhood. The Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel Hyderabad Banjara Hills offers resort-style ambience in the heart of the "City of Pearls." Well the latest buzz is the new General Manager Nishan Silva brings managerial experience and a range of other hospitality-related skills to the position and his key responsibilities will include overseeing the hotels operations, expansion and growth in the city, the company said in a release. The young man’s rich past speaks volumes about his exposure, before landing in the city, he has held management positions with Hilton in India, Sri Lanka, China, Philippines, Malaysia, Maldives & Switzerland. "I'm excited about my role as a General Manager at this prestigious Hotel, as the brand is globally recognized for its upscale hospitality services. Hyderabad is emerging as a key destination in the hospitality space and I am looking forward to establish a stronger presence for our hotel in this region,” said enthusiastic Silva. (With Inputs from Internet- Aarkay)
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