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Remembering India's first superstar RAJESH KHANNA on his birth anniversay. He is King of Boxoffice King of Romance King of Acting He swept a generation of film-goers off their feet with his mannerisms and mesmerizing charm. Words are not enough to describe the stardom and greatness of a legend, an enigma called Rajesh Khanna . Presenting a sketch in remembrance of the " Superstar ". Rajesh Khanna(Kaka ) (29th December 1942 - 18th July 2012) was an Indian Actor, Film producer and politician who is known for this work in Hindi Cinema. He was referred to as "First Superstar" and "Original Superstar" of Bollywood. He starred in 15 consecutive solo hits, still unbroken record. These were Aradhana, Doli, Bandhan, Ittefaq, Do Raaste, Khamoshi, Safar, The Train, Kati Patang, Sachaa Jhutha, Aan Milo Sajna, Mehboob Ki Mehendi, Choti Bahu, Anand and Haathi Mere Saath. He made his debut in ...

Jaipur - The capital of Rajasthan. It was our first visit to the a romantic pink hue pervading everything in Jaipur, hence the nickname " Pink City ". Attending a friend's marriage was the main reason behind the visit to Jaipur. But the suspense lies in why we reached 2 days before the function.  Unexpectedly, time flies like a blink of an eye. The question is what flew in a blink of an eye - The times of our lives, like there's no one else around - First Marriage Anniversary. To celebrate our time we secretly escaped to Jaipur in a Royal environment two days before the marriage we were here to attend. I can sum up as, marriage was just an excuse to visit to Jaipur, suspense lies in the Royal celebration of our anniversary. Day 1: Jaipur Welcomes us  We checked in to Hotel Acro palace, Sindhi Camp area (Yes metro train runs in this area.)in afternoon. About the hotel, it was a OYO room with all the amenities along the free in-hotel internet access. To ex...

Who is pidi after all? Hi, its me. Nation wants to know which biscuit brand I eat which has increased its sales across the country. Everyone is talking about me. For a piddling little fellow who simply obeys to his master's command, isn't to bad, right? Pidi, a dog belonging to Political Leader of Congress Party - Rahul Gandhi has become the political pet to grab attention everywhere after "Tweeting" from his master's account on Sunday. Pidi's "reveal" has caused a sensation. Accompanied with a video of Pidi performing a clever trick, by obeying his master and doing pawsome "namaste". Meet Pidi Rahul Gandhi's joke has brought LOLz and ROFL on twitter, and twitterites have come with funny tweets.

We are not talking about the famous serial - Khichdi. It is about our home-cooked humble Khichdi which is one of the first solid food for babies. The History During the 1600s, French traveler Jea-Baptistie Travernier cam to India six times and noticed Khichdi being prepared with green lentils, rice and ghee; and referred to it as a peasant's evening meal. The Mughal took the classic, simple Khichdi from the streets and gave it a gourmet appeal for the royals by adding some strong spices, dry fruits and nuts. Will the humble 'Khichdi' get its due respect at the World Food India to be named National Food? After some confusion, the Union Minister of Food Processing Industries, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, clarified late night via Twitter that Khichdi is NOT going to be named India's National Food. The confusion arose from the news that the country's culinary eminence gris Chef Sanjeev Kapoor will be attempting a world record by cooking brobdingna...

The Sanskrit word of fasting is ' Upavaasa '. ' Upa'  means to be near and 'V aasa ' means to reside.. To try and be as close to God as possible. I usually don't fast. Nor do I observe particular days of the week or month as Vrat. But, I have always wondered why do only women's keep Vrat. And on this Karwa Chauth I was answered, YES my FIRST Karwa Chauth. What is Karwa Chauth? The significance of this day, It falls on the 4th day of the Kartik month every year. On this day it is customary for the wife to fast the whole day. She does not drink water either. She paints her hands and feet with henna, dresses generally in red apparel and on her hair parting she smears vermilion powder. There are legends associated with the Karwa Chauth festival. In some tellings, the tales are interlinked and some are frame story for another. The Queen Veervati - Mistake's the glow of fire as moon light. A beautiful queen Veervati the onl...

CHITRANAGRI is a project by Mission Smart City Trust- Rajkot. The founder and creative head of CHITRANAGARI – Shree Jitubhai Gotecha. Rajkot is thankful to Shree Vijay Nehra, Municipal Commissioner for providing the colours for this project. It is believed that the project will be completed by the end of 2018 with around 5000 wall paintings. Yes, The walls. The idea is to have street wall paintings on the outer walls of the entire city Rajkot, Gujarat, India. CHITRANAGRI is one of the massive project and with its initiation we see a drastic change in the surroundings of the city walls. The event of painting the city walls is mostly carried out on weekends. Anyone and of any age group can participate in the event. There is a small process one needs to follow to get registered. To become a member of CHITRANAGRI one has to follow these steps: Show your drawing (min 3) at the CHITRANAGRI office done with water color. Once your work gets approved by their member, fo...

Have you ever thought of birthday without a party, cake, gifts, friends and relatives? One such birthday I celebrated and my better-half planned a trip, to leave the city (with me of course) for two days and travel to one of the hill station. So here we – Couple- ready for a trip to the presumably haunted and quaint hill station an eco-friendly destination– Matheran. Day 1, August 2 nd , 2017, Wednesday Consecutive holidays are always appreciated by office gores and from this day my week off, followed by 3 public holidays were adjusted. And for Mr. Better Half had plenty of leaves. We started out journey (or our long drive) at 07:00 from Bharuch (BH), RJ27 Wagon R, on NH48. With pleasant morning and speakers on high volume we were getting close to city Surat. We were aware of Schmitten –The Luxury Chocolate , factory outlet before Surat. And on reaching the outlet we were literally got smittened by entering the outlet shop. I knew as soon as I entered the shop that I was ...