यौवनं धनसम्पत्तिः प्रभुत्वमविवेकिता । 

एकैकमप्यनर्थाय किमु यत्र चतुष्टयं ॥

अर्थात् यौवन, धन, शक्ति और अविवेक सभी दुःख की ओर ले जाते हैं।

अगर ये चारों एक साथ एक व्यक्ति में हों तो क्या होगा?

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ಯೌವನಂ ಧನಸಂಪತ್ತಿಃ ಪ್ರಭುತ್ವಮವಿವೇಕತಾ| 

ಏಕೈಕಮಪ್ಯನರ್ಥಾಯ ಕಿಮು ಯತ್ರ ಚತುಷ್ಟಯಂ||

ಅಂದರೆ ಯೌವನ, ಸಂಪತ್ತು, ಅಧಿಕಾರ ಮತ್ತು ಅವಿವೇಕತನ ಇವುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದೊಂದೂ ಅನರ್ಥಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾರಣವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. 

ಇನ್ನು ಇವು ನಾಲ್ಕೂ ಒಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಒಬ್ಬ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಇದ್ದರೆ ಏನು ಗತಿ?

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yauvanaM dhana-sampattiH, prabhutvam-avivekitA |

ekaikamapyanarthAya kimu yatra chatuShTayaM ||

youth, prosperity of wealth,

power of authority and lack of right judgment;

each one is enough for catastrophe/disaster,

what to say where all four are present.

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K.P. Lohit Kumar (9886582125)

Just a Thought

 

Just a Thought - 01

Still remember a day when I visited my friends/relatives house, found two girls there. One kid and another a college going girl.

 

When a doorbell rangs, I found the Kid running towards the door to see who it is, while the other running towards the room to hide..!!

 

I still wonder and question myself, Is this a respect or a fear..??

If it's a respect, then where this culture is now..??

If it's a fear, How can we make them stronger..??

 

I don't expect or teach people to treat all girls as their sisters, But to respect every individual and their freedom. Hope my thoughts are not wrong.

 

Faithfully,

K.P Lohit Kumar

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ಬಾರಿಸು ಕನ್ನಡ ಡಿಂಡಿಮವ- ಕು.ವೆಂ.ಪು

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ಬಾರಿಸು ಕನ್ನಡ ಡಿಂಡಿಮವ

ಓ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಹೃದಯ ಶಿವ

ಸತ್ತಂತಿಹರನು ಬಡಿದೆಚ್ಚರಿಸು

ಕಚ್ಚಾಡುವರನು ಕೂಡಿಸಿ ಒಲಿಸು

ಹೊಟ್ಟೆಯ ಕಿಚ್ಚಿಗೆ ಕಣ್ಣೀರ್ ಸುರಿಸು

ಒಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಬಾಳುವ ತೆರದಲಿ ಹರಸು

ಚೈತ ಶಿವೇತರ ಕೃತಿ ಕೃತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ

ಮೂಡಲಿ ಮಂಗಳ ಮತಿ ಮತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ

ಕವಿ ಋಷಿ ಸಂತರ ಆದರ್ಶದಲಿ

ಸರ್ವೋದಯವಾಗಲಿ ಸರ್ವರಲಿ.

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ಗೋವಿನ ಹಾಡು

ಗೋವಿನ ಹಾಡು

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ಧರಣಿ ಮಂಡಲ ಮಧ್ಯದೊಳಗೆ

ಮೆರೆಯುತಿಹ ಕರ್ನಾಟ ದೇಶದಿ ಇರುವ

ಕಾಳಿಂಗನೆಂಬ ಗೊಲ್ಲನ ಪರಿಯನೆಂತು ಪೇಳ್ವೆನು ..

ಎಳೆಯ ಮಾವಿನ ಮರದ ಕೆಳಗೆ

ಕೊಳಲನೂದುತ ಗೊಲ್ಲ ಗೌಡನು

ಬಳಸಿನಿಂದ ತುರುಗಳನ್ನು

ಬಳಿಗೆ ಕರೆದನು ಹರುಷದಿ

ಗಂಗೆ ಬಾರೆ, ಗೌರಿ ಬಾರೆ

ತುಂಗಭದ್ರೆ ತಾಯಿ ಬಾರೆ

ಪುಣ್ಯಕೋಟಿ ನೀನು ಬಾರೆ

ಎಂದು ಗೊಲ್ಲನು ಕರೆದನು

ಗೊಲ್ಲ ಕರೆದ ದನಿಯ ಕೇಳಿ

ಎಲ್ಲ ಹಸುಗಳು ಬಂದು ನಿಂದು

ಚೆಲ್ಲಿ ಸೂಸಿ ಹಾಲು ಕರೆಯಲು

ಅಲ್ಲಿ ತುಂಬಿತು ಬಿಂದಿಗೆ

|| ಸತ್ಯವೇ ಭಗವಂತನೆಂಬ ಪುಣ್ಯಕೋಟಿಯ ಕತೆಯಿದು ||

ಹಬ್ಬಿದ ಮಲೆ ಮಧ್ಯದೊಳಗೆ

ಅರ್ಭುತಾನೆಂದೆಂಬ ವ್ಯಾಘ್ರನು

ಅಬ್ಬರಿಸಿ ಹಸಿಹಸಿದು ಬೆಟ್ಟದ

ಕಿಬ್ಬಿಯೊಳು ತಾನಿದ್ದನು

ಸಿಡಿದು ರೋಷದಿ ಮೊರೆಯುತಾ ಹುಲಿ

ಗುಡುಗುಡಿಸಿ ಭೋರಿಡುತ ಚಂಗನೆ

ದುಡುಕಲೆಗರಿದ ರಭಸಕಂಜಿ

ಚೆದರಿ ಹೋದವು ಹಸುಗಳು

ಪುಣ್ಯಕೋಟಿ ಎಂಬ ಹಸುವು

ತನ್ನ ಕಂದನ ನೆನೆದುಕೊಂಡು

ಮುನ್ನ ಹಾಲನು ಕೊಡುವೆನೆನುತ

ಚೆಂದದಿತಾ ಬರುತಿರೆ

ಇಂದೆನಗೆ ಆಹಾರ ಸಿಕ್ಕಿತು

ಎಂದು ಬೇಗನೆ ದುಷ್ಟ ವ್ಯಾಘ್ರನು

ಬಂದು ಬಳಸಿ ಅಡ್ಡಗಟ್ಟಿ

ನಿಂದನಾ ಹುಲಿರಾಯನು

|| ಸತ್ಯವೇ ಭಗವಂತನೆಂಬ ಪುಣ್ಯಕೋಟಿಯ ಕತೆಯಿದು ||

ಮೇಲೆ ಬಿದ್ದು ನಿನ್ನಲೀಗಲೇ

ಬಿಳಹೊಯ್ವೇನು ನಿನ್ನ ಹೊಟ್ಟೆಯ

ಸೀಳಿಬಿಡುವೆನು ಎನುತ ಕೋಪದಿ

ಖೂಳ ವ್ಯಾಘ್ರನು ಕೂಗಲು,

ಒಂದು ಬಿನ್ನಹ ಹುಲಿಯೇ ಕೇಳು

ಕಂದನಿರುವನು ದೊಡ್ಡಿಯೊಳಗೆ

ಒಂದು ನಿಮಿಷದಿ ಮೊಲೆಯ ಕೊಟ್ಟು

ಬಂದು ಸೇರುವೆ ನಿಲ್ಲಿಗೆ

ಹಸಿದ ವೇಳೆಗೆ ಸಿಕ್ಕಿದೊಡವೆಯ

ವಶವ ಮಾಡದೇ ಬಿಡಲು ನೀನು

ನುಸುಳಿ ಹೋಗುವೆ ಮತ್ತೆ ಬರುವೆಯ

ಹುಸಿಯ ನಾಡುವೆಯೆಂದಿತು

ಸತ್ಯವೇ ನಮ್ಮ ತಾಯಿ ತಂದೆ

ಸತ್ಯವೇ ನಮ್ಮ ಬಂಧು ಬಳಗ

ಸತ್ಯ ವಾಕ್ಯಕೆ ತಪ್ಪಿ ನಡೆದರೆ

ಮೆಚ್ಚನಾ ಪರಮಾತ್ಮನು

|| ಸತ್ಯವೇ ಭಗವಂತನೆಂಬ ಪುಣ್ಯಕೋಟಿಯ ಕತೆಯಿದು ||

ಕೊಂದು ತಿನ್ನುವೆನೆಂಬ ಹುಲಿಗೆ

ಚೆಂದದಿಂದ ಭಾಷೆ ಇಟ್ಟು

ಕಂದ ನಿನ್ನನು ನೋಡಿ ಪೋಗುವೆ

ನೆಂದು ಬಂದೆನು ದೊಡ್ಡಿಗೆ

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ಅಮ್ಮ ನೀನು ಸಾಯಲೇಕೆ

ನನ್ನ ತಬ್ಬಲಿ ಮಾಡಲೇಕೆ

ಸುಮ್ಮನಿಲ್ಲಿಯೆ ನಿಲ್ಲೆನುತ್ತ

ಅಮ್ಮನಿಗೆ ಕರು ಹೇಳಲು.

ಕೊಟ್ಟ ಭಾಷೆಗೆ ತಪ್ಪಲಾರೆನು

ಕೆಟ್ಟ ಯೋಚನೆ ಮಾಡಲಾರೆನು

ನಿಷ್ಠೆಯಿಂದಲಿ ಪೋಪೆನಲ್ಲಿಗೆ

ಕಟ್ಟಕಡೆಗಿದು ಖಂಡಿತ.

|| ಸತ್ಯವೇ ಭಗವಂತನೆಂಬ ಪುಣ್ಯಕೋಟಿಯ ಕತೆಯಿದು ||

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ಅರ ಮೊಲೆಯನು ಕುಡಿಯಲಮ್ಮ

ಅರ ಸೇರಿ ಬದುಕಲಮ್ಮ

ಅರ ಬಳಿಯಲಿ ಮಲಗಲಮ್ಮ

ಆರು ನನಗೆ ಹಿತವರು

ಅಮ್ಮಗಳಿರ ಅಕ್ಕಗಳಿರ

ನಮ್ಮ ತಾಯೋಡ ಹುಟ್ಟಗಳಿರ

ನಿಮ್ಮ ಕಂದವನೆಂದು ಕಾಣಿರಿ

ತಬ್ಬಲಿಯನೀ ಕರುವನು

ಮುಂದೆ ಬಂದರೆ ಹಾಯಬೇಡಿ

ಹಿಂದೆ ಬಂದರೆ ಒದೆಯಬೇಡಿ

ಕಂದ ನಿಮ್ಮವನೆಂದು ಕಾಣಿರಿ

ತಬ್ಬಲಿಯನಿ ಕರುವನು

|| ಸತ್ಯವೇ ಭಗವಂತನೆಂಬ ಪುಣ್ಯಕೋಟಿಯ ಕತೆಯಿದು ||

ತಬ್ಬಲಿಯು ನೀನಾದೆ ಮಗನೆ

ಹೆಬ್ಬುಲಿಯ ಬಾಯನ್ನು ಹೋಗುವೆನು

ಇಬ್ಬರ ಋಣ ತೀರಿತೆಂದು

ತಬ್ಬಿಕೊಂಡಿತು ಕಂದನ

ಗೋವು ಕರುವನು ಬಿಟ್ಟು ಬಂದು

ಸಾವಕಾಶವ ಮಾಡದಂತೆ

ಗವಿಯ ಬಾಗಿಲ ಸೇರಿನಿಂತು

ತವಕದಲಿ ಹುಲಿಗೆಂದಿತು

ಖಂಡವಿದೆಕೋ ಮಾಂಸವಿದೆಕೋ

ಗುಂಡಿಗೆಯ ಬಿಸಿರಕ್ತವಿದೆಕೋ

ಚಂಡ ವ್ಯಾಘ್ರನೆ ನೀನಿದೆಲ್ಲವ

ನುಂಡು ಸಂತಸದಿಂದಿರು

ಪುಣ್ಯಕೋಟಿಯ ಮಾತ ಕೇಳಿ

ಕಣ್ಣನೀರನು ಸುರಿಸಿ ನೊಂದು

ಕನ್ನೆಯಿವಳನು ಕೊಂದು ತಿಂದರೆ

ಮೆಚ್ಚನಾ ಪರಮಾತ್ಮನು

ಎನ್ನ ಒಡಹುಟ್ಟಕ್ಕ ನೀನು

ನಿನ್ನ ಕೊಂದು ಏನ ಪಡೆವೆನು

ಎನ್ನುತ ಹುಲಿ ಹಾರಿ ನೆಗೆದು

ತನ್ನ ಪ್ರಾಣವ ಬಿಟ್ಟಿತು

|| ಸತ್ಯವೇ ಭಗವಂತನೆಂಬ ಪುಣ್ಯಕೋಟಿಯ ಕತೆಯಿದು ||

ಪುಣ್ಯಕೋಟಿಯು ನಲಿದು ಕರುವಿಗೆ

ಉಣ್ಣಿಸಿತು ಮೊಲೆಯ ಬೇಗದಿ

ಚೆನ್ನಗೊಲ್ಲನ ಕರೆದು ತಾನು

ಮುನ್ನ ತಾದಿಂತೆಂಡಿತು

ಎನ್ನ ವಂಶದ ಗೋವ್ಗಲೊಳಗೆ

ನಿನ್ನ ವಂಶದ ಗೊಲ್ಲರೊಳಗೆ

ಮುನ್ನ ಪ್ರತಿ ಸಂಕ್ರಾಂತಿಯೊಳಗೆ

ಚೆನ್ನ ಕೃಷ್ಣನ ಭಜಿಸಿರಿ.

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ಇಂದು ಎನಗೆ ಗೋವಿಂದ 

ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಘವೇಂದ್ರ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ

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ಇಂದು ಎನಗೆ ಗೋವಿಂದ ನಿನ್ನಯ

ಪಾದಾರವಿಂದವ ತೋರೋ ಮುಕುಂದನೆ ||

ಸುಂದರ ವದನನೆ ನಂದಗೋಪನ ಕಂದ

ಮಂದರೋದ್ಧಾರ ಆನಂದ ಇಂದಿರಾ ರಮಣ ||

ನೊಂದೆನಯ್ಯ ಭವಬಂಧನದೊಳು ಸಿಲುಕಿ

ಮುಂದೆ ದಾರಿ ಕಾಣದೆ ಕುಂದಿದೆ ಜಗದೊಳು

ಕಂದನಂತೆ ಎಂದೆನ್ನ ಕು೦ದುಗಳೆಣಿಸದೆ

ತಂದೆ ಕಾಯೊ ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಕಂದರ್ಪಜನಕನೆ ||೧||

ಮೂಢತನದಿ ಬಹು ಹೇಡಿ ಜೀವ ನಾನಾಗಿ

ದೃಢಭಕುತಿಯನು ಮಾಡಲಿಲ್ಲವೊ ಹರಿಯೆ

ನೋಡಲಿಲ್ಲವೊ ನಿನ್ನ ಪಾಡಲಿಲ್ಲವೊ ಮಹಿಮೆ

ಗಾಡಿಕಾರ ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಬೇಡಿಕೊಂಬೆನೊ ನಿನ್ನ ||೨||

ಧಾರುಣಿಯೊಳು ಭೂಭಾರಜೀವ ನಾನಾಗಿ

ದಾರಿತಪ್ಪಿ ನಡೆದೆ ಸೇರಿದೆ ಕುಜನರ

ಆರೂ ಕಾಯುವರಿಲ್ಲ ಸೇರಿದೆ ನಿನಗಯ್ಯ

ಧೀರವೇಣುಗೋಪಾಲ ಪಾರುಗಾಣಿಸೊ ಹರಿಯೆ ||೩||

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ऐ मेरे वतन् के लोगो (Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo)

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ऐ मेरे वतन् के लोगो! तुम खूब लगा लो नारा !

ये शुभदिन है हम सबका! लहरा लो तिरंगा प्यारा

पर मत भूलो सीमा पर! वीरों ने है प्राण गँवाए!

कुछ याद उन्हें भी कर लो -२! जो लौट के घर न आए -२

ऐ मेरे वतन के लोगो! ज़रा आँख में भरलो पानी!

जो शहीद हुए हैं उनकी! ज़रा याद करो क़ुरबानी |प|

जब घायल हुआ हिमालय! खतरे में पड़ी आज़ादी!

जब तक थी साँस लड़े वो! फिर अपनी लाश बिछादी

संगीन पे धर कर माथा! सो गये अमर बलिदानी!

जो शहीद हुए हैं उनकी! ज़रा याद करो क़ुरबानी |१|

जब देश में थी दीवाली! वो खेल रहे थे होली!

जब हम बैठे थे घरों में! वो झेल रहे थे गोली

थे धन्य जवान वो अपने! थी धन्य वो उनकी जवानी!

जो शहीद हुए हैं उनकी! ज़रा याद करो क़ुरबानी |२|

कोई सिख कोई जाट मराठा -२! कोई गुरखा कोई मदरासी -२!

सरहद पे मरनेवाला! हर वीर था भारतवासी

जो ख़ून गिरा पर्वत पर! वो ख़ून था हिंदुस्तानी!

जो शहीद हुए हैं उनकी! ज़रा याद करो क़ुरबानी |३|

थी खून से लथपथ काया! फिर भी बन्दूक उठाके!

दस-दस को एक ने मारा! फिर गिर गये होश गँवा के

जब अन्त समय आया तो! कह गये के अब मरते हैं!

ख़ुश रहना देश के प्यारो -२! अब हम तो सफ़र करते हैं -२

क्या लोग थे वो दीवाने! क्या लोग थे वो अभिमानी!

जो शहीद हुए हैं उनकी! ज़रा याद करो क़ुरबानी |४|

तुम भूल न जाओ उनको! Bold textइसलिये कही ये कहानी!

जो शहीद हुए हैं उनकी! ज़रा याद करो क़ुरबानी

जय हिन्द। जय हिन्द की सेना -२!

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The official Android 5.0.2 Lollipop for Motorola Moto E is rolling out right now in India and Brazil. Keep and eye on your device if you are based in one of these two countries if you want to upgrade it with the latest Android OS version. 

How to I know that my device has got Lollipop Update.?

In your mobile, Goto

 Settings --> About Phone --> System Updates

What is the size of update.?

• Lollipop update measures somewhere around 340-350MB 
• If you are residing within India/Brazil, you can use your mobile Data connection or WiFi to download and install Lollipop on your Moto E smartphone.
• If you are residing outside India/Brazil, Use WiFi to download and install Lollipop on your Moto E smartphone.

What are the changes in New Android 5.0.2 ?

Android 5.0.2 Lollipop OTA Update comes with 

• Brand new Material Design UI, 
• New lock-screen notifications support, 
• Improved notifications panel, 
• New Quick Settings panel, 
• Full Android Run-time (ART) support that replaces the old Dalvik process virtual machine, 
• Smart Lock, 
• Battery Power Saving mode support, 
• Screen Pinning.
• Cast screen support. (can be used to share mobile screen with other devices)

Battery related Upgrades

• New Battery saving method has been introduced in Lollipop. When this battery saver is enabled, Your screen color will be changed to Orange/Red.
• While charging, It will display how much more time will it take for a complete charge.
• Also, You can see how many more hours your device can run with the current battery level.

What is missing in new Lollipop Update when compared with Nexsus.?

• Device Sharing features like Guest User is not available. As 1st Gen Moto-E comes with 4 GB of internal memory, Multiple user support has been disabled.

Few things to know after getting the Lollipop update for Moto-E:

• Network type indicators not shown in roaming mode - Google modified network indicator behavior in Lollipop. In KitKat, you were shown the network type (E/H/H+ etc) even when in roaming mode; Lollipop only shows an 'R' symbol over the network strength indicator.

• No network type indicator when connected to WiFi - In Lollipop, the network type is shown only if the data connection for the SIM is being used. If WiFi is connected, it is preferred over cellular data connection and the network type indicator (E/H/H+ etc) is not shown in the status bar

• Exclamation sign shown with WiFi connection - The exclamation point is shown when the WiFi signal is determined to be of lower quality; if there is no exclamation point the signal is higher quality. Internet access can still take place when the explanation point is showing.

If you face any problems or if you need any assistance, please do leave a comment below or you can post your queries to my personal mail-id (kplohit@gmail.com). Please do bare with delay in response as I will be responding to mails only in my free hours (usually after 10pm ist).

Indian Philanthropists - 2013

Top ten

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Wipro chief and IT tycoon Azim Premji tops the list of Indian philanthropists, with donations amounting to Rs 8,000 crore in the past year, followed by HCL chairman Shiv Nadar, according to China-based Hurun Report Inc's India Philanthropy List 2013 released on Thursday. 

The study ranked 31 Indians who donated more than Rs 10 crore cash or cash equivalent during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013.

Education is top choice of donors. Education was the most important area for Indian philanthropists with a total contribution of Rs 12,200 crore. It was followed by social development (Rs 1,210 crore), healthcare (Rs 1,065 crore), rural development (Rs 565 crore), environmental cause (Rs 170 crore) and agriculture (Rs 40 crore).

Take a look at the top ten Philanthropists in India:

Azim Premji, WIPRO

Wipro chairman Azim Premji's donations amount to Rs 8,000 crore in the past year.

Azim Premji, a graduate in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, USA has been at the helm of Wipro Limited ever since his return in late 60's from Stanford, turning what was then a $2 million hydrogenated cooking fat company into around $7 billion Revenue IT, BPO and R&D Services organization with a presence in 60 countries, that it is today. The overall Wipro group revenues are $8 billion. More

Shiv Nadar, SHIV NADAR FOUNDATION

Founder and chairman of HCL and the Shiv Nadar Foundation donated Rs 3,000 cr.

The Shiv Nadar Foundation, which completed 20 years in philanthropy this year, works towards educational initiatives and expansion programmes, directly benefiting 15,000 students across India.

Shiv Nadar was born and raised in mofussil Tamil Nadu, in an India awakening to its first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru’s “Tryst with Destiny”. Studying his way through the Indian schooling and graduate system, a scholastically-gifted Nadar confronted both the harsh realities and the opportunities of a struggling Indian state before he saw his first big town, Chennai, at the age of 21. His story is both a reflection of the times he lived in as well as the future that he always dreamt of shaping. More

GM Rao, GMR GROUP

The founder Chairman of the GMR Group, the Bangalore based global infrastructure developer, donated Rs  740 cr.

G M Rao, a mechanical engineer, is the Founder Chairman of the GMR Group, the Bangalore based global infrastructure developer.

Born in a small town Rajam in the Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh in India, G M Rao established the GMR business empire starting from a single jute mill in 1978. Since then, till before India’s economic liberalization, circumstances compelled him for opportunity driven business building. More

Ronnie Screwvala, UTV GROUP

The founder and CEO of UTV Group, Ronnie Screwvala, donated Rs 530 cr for charitable work.

 Ronnie Screwvala as the founder and CEO of UTV Group which was established in 1990. However, his entrepreneurial journey began a decade before UTV came to life. Ronnie’s father wanted him to become a Chartered Accountant. But, Ronnie wanted to start his own business. To keep himself busy while he looked for business opportunities, he took up a job of a copywriter. More

Nandan & Rohini Nilekani

Nandan Nilekani, entrepreneur and the Chairman of UIDAI and his wife Rohini donated Rs 470 cr.

Nandan Nilekani is currently the Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India. The agency's mandate is to provide the Aadhaar number, which is a unique identity number, to every resident in India. The Aadhaar number is already enabling residents across the country to access some state and central benefits directly and more easily. More

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, BIOCON

“Biotech Queen” Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, donated Rs 330 cr.

A successful technocrat of global standing, Ms. Shaw heads India’s leading Biotechnology enterprise, Biocon. She is highly respected in the corporate world and has been named among TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world. Recently, Economic Times placed her at India Inc’s top 10 most powerful women CEO for the year 2012. Her pioneering efforts in biotechnology have drawn global recognition both for Indian Industry and Biocon. More [Wiki - Kiran Mazumdar Shaw ]

Ratan Tata, JRD & SIR RATAN TATA TRUSTS

Chairman Emeritus of the Tata Group and chairman of JRD & Sir Ratan Tata Trusts gave Rs 310 cr for philanthropy work.

Ratan N Tata was the Chairman of Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata group, from 1991 till his retirement on December 28, 2012. He was also chairman of the major Tata companies, including Tata Motors, Tata Steel, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Power, Tata Global Beverages, Tata Chemicals, Indian Hotels and Tata Teleservices. During his tenure, the group’s revenues grew manifold, totalling over $100 billion in 2011-12. More

Anil Agarwal, VEDANTA

Businessman and the founder and Executive Chairman of the United Kingdom-based Vedanta Resources Corporation gave Rs 290 cr for charitable work.

Mr Agarwal founded the Group in 1976 and has over 35 years of entrepreneurial and mining experience. He has helped to shape the Group’s strategic vision and, under his leadership, the Group has achieved tremendous growth both organically and through value-generating merger and acquisition activity, creating a world-class diversified portfolio of large structurally low-cost assets which are capable of generating strong cash flow. Source ^[1]

Anil Agarwal faced setback when tribals ruled out his London-listed Vedanta Resources' plan to mine bauxite in eastern India in August. The company is now awaiting approval to increase its stakes in Hindustan Zinc and Balco by buying the government's residual shares in the two companies, for an estimated $3.5 billion. Agarwal oversaw long-pending merger of his Sterlite Industries with Indian miner Sesa Goa to create Sesa Sterlite, which he also chairs. Daughter Priya's September wedding in London was a 2-day extravanganza, with performances by Elton John and Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan and Katrina Kaif. Source ^[2]

PNC Menon, SOBHA DEVELOPERS

The founder of Sobha Developer, an NRI from Oman, donated Rs 270 cr for charity.

Uthan Neduvakkatt Chenthamaraksha Menon or PNC Menon is a Non-resident Indian Oman-based businessman hailing from Thrissur in Kerala. He is the founder of Sobha Developers Limited. More

Kushal Pal Singh, DLF

India's real estate mogul and the chairman and CEO of DLF Limited, India's largest real estate developer, donated Rs 200 cr.

Dr. Kushal Pal Singh, popularly known as K. P. Singh, is the Chairman of the Board of DLF Limited, India's largest real estate company with a pan India presence in over 30 cities across 18 States. Dr. Singh is widely recognized across the world for his path-breaking and visionary contributions to the building of modern India through his pioneering role as a real estate developer and corporate leader who has transformed the urban landscape of the country by setting new standards in the housing and urban development scenario and creating world class infrastructure to attract unprecedented levels of foreign and domestic investment inflows, generating new employment opportunities and changing lifestyles.  More

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Sources:

Economic Times

First Post

Meaningful Words

Meaningful words about the importance of time.

If you are thinking 100 years ahead, educate the people.

ಕೂತು ಕೂತು ತುಕ್ಕು ಹಿಡುಯುವುದಕ್ಕಿಂತ, ಕೆಲ್ಸಮಾಡಿ ಸವಿಯುದು ಮೇಲು. (It is better to work until you die than to be idle just because you are old.)

ನೆರಳನ್ನು ನೀಡಿದ ಮರ ತೊಲೆಯಾಗಿ ಉಳಿಯಿತು ನೂರು ವರುಷ , ನೂರು ವರ್ಷ ಆಳಿದ ಮಹಾರಾಜ ಹೆಣವಾಗಿ ಉಳಿಯಲಿಲ್ಲ ಮೂರು ನಿಮಿಷ.

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Pushkarini @ Santhebennur

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Pushkarini

Santhebennur,

Channagiri Taluk, Davanagere District

Introduction:

Sante-Bennur is a small town located Channagiri Taluk, Davanagere Dist. It’s approximately 20 kilometers and 40 kilometers from Taluk and District Headquarters respectively.

This is the biggest Pushkarini in Davanagere District. This Pushkarini is also known/called as Ramatirtha Pushkarini.

Though this place is so close (App. 10 kilometers) from my native village Dodda-Mallapura, I had never got a chance or interest to visit this place due to so many factors like poorly maintained Etc... But at-last with a great decision visited this place with my 3^rd static eye along with my childhood friend cum distant relative to look at this historic place.

Pushkarini campus area has 2 gates at Front (Channagiri Main Road) and Back (Village Internal Road). Area is huge and a lawn is maintained towards the main gate (Channagiri Taluk).

Brief History regarding Pushkarini:

Pushkarini are water reservoirs or wells built as part of the temple complex near Indian temples. They are called Temple tanks, Kalyani, Honda, Kunda, Sarovara, Tirtha-Bhavi, Talab, Pukhuri, etc. in different languages and regions of India. Some Pushkarini's are also well famous for curing various diseases and maladies when bathed in it. Science has proved this is due to the effect of medicinal plants available in nearby mountains or areas.

In our Indian History we can see such Pushkarini's kind of architectures as part of the Indus Valley Civilization. It said these were built as a place to have Great Bath.

This Pushkarini built with Stepwell architecture. In India, a Stepwell is a deep masonry well with steps going down to the water level in the well. It is called by other names like Vav, Baoli and other different names in different parts of India. These were mostly built by kings and were richly ornamented. They often were built by nobility, some being for secular use from which anyone could obtain water.

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History: 

As per few historians, it is said that before 16^th century this place was called by name Bennuru. Latter in 16^th century it was renamed to Rangapura. In 17^th century the same place was named as Santhoshapura. But latter it was again renamed as Santhebennur by then chief of Basavapatna.

It said that Pushkarini was built during Vijayanagara Rule which is around 16^th century.

Few people say “Bidanur Dynasty” spoiled the beauty of this place during war time.

According to a few people, Mysore Maharaja used to visit Ramatirtha Pushkarni with his queen/s for resting.

(NOTE: Due to shortage of time, This section (History) is incomplete, Will be added latter. Sorry for the inconvenience)

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About Towers:

Entire Pushkarini is surrounded many small towers and steps build using stones. It has one official entrance kind of architecture, which is exactly at the height of Pushkarini’s highest water level. As we have steps at all four sides, people can enter the water resource from any sides. Overall it has 8 towers including 1 big tower at the center.

Pushkarini has one very big center tower at the center surrounded with water on all sides. This tower is also called as “Vasanta Mantapa”. This has 4-levels of construction with the approximate height of 50 feet. It’s Base and side walls are completely built using stones. As we go top, it has a balcony kind of architecture. And the side walls for every floor in this tower have good people and animal statue kind of designs. This gives an additional attraction to the tower. At the top most it has Gopura.

Opposite to the Pushkarini is a big empty room. This was built by Ranadulla Khan, commander of the Sultan of Vijapura (Bijapur), a few centuries ago. There is a saying that he built this as a "Musafir Khane" (Guesthouse). This is currently used to store maintenance equipment’s of this area. Not to mention, this also looks as if it is not cleaned from so many years.

Entire area and architecture of this place shows the skills of our old generation. At the same time, it’s shame on us that we are not even capable of maintaining it.

Maintainance:

This Pushkarini is very much damaged due to very neglected and low maintenance by govt. Most of the towers are broken and still failed to get attention from our govt and people.

As the water is stagnant, the cleaning activities are must for this place. Though govt has appointed a care-taker for this place, they are failing to clean water.

Here we can also find a grass of 2-4 feet long, which is also attracting cows and other such domestic animals. Which also fears the visitors for harmful insects like snakes Etc...

People also use this Pushkarini water for their worship/Pooja stuffs during any occasion or festivals. This is also leading to contamination of water to some extent. And not to mention people throw the waste items during pooja into Pushkarini or at the nearby surroundings of pond.

Current status:

People use to conduct the weekly fairs inside this place. This resulted in much more damage of this place. Latter the archaeological department took some initiative and put a fence around the borders and restricted people to change their weekly fair to other place of the town. It installed some boards (which are almost seeing the ground) and appointed a care-taker for this area.

Though the history says it was built by Hindu community, currently this place is known simply as Honda or with the name Navab-Bhavan by this younger generation. This may be due to increase in Muslim community surrounding to these areas. To wonders most of the people in place itself know the history of this place. (Includes me till I wrote this blog J)

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Phots of Pushkarini : Shyam's Photography by K.P. Lohit Kumar

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Source:

1.     https://plus.google.com/109995702090844912002/posts/APV21dKfP8K

2.     http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travelogues/63093-xinging-around-5am-5am-823kms-print.html

3.     http://santhebennurvillage.blogspot.com/2006/06/pushkarni-vanda.html

4.     http://www.ourkarnataka.com/Articles/jayadevappa/pushkarini.htm

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