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देव उत्थापनि एकादशी

dev jhulni ekadashi

dev jhulni ekadashi
विश्व का भरण पोषण करने वाले भगवान् विष्णु वैसे तो क्षण भर का भी विश्राम नहीं करते ,किंतु भारतीय संस्कृति ने देह एवं देव में विभेद न करते हुए समग्र पूजन-अर्चन-वंदन को एक सूत्र में आचरण के लिए निर्देशित किया है-” यथा देहे तथा देवे ” अर्थात जिस प्रकार हम शरीर(देह) का प्रतिदिन स्नान , भोजन , वस्त्राभरण , शयन व जागरण का विधान करते है, उसी प्रकार देवताओं को भी पूजा में स्नानार्थ जल , भोजन हेतु नैवैद्य  (प्रसाद)  एवं वस्त्र-आभरण में श्रृंगार  आदि समर्पित करते है। विष्णु हमारे ह्रदय में निवास करते है ,”हृदये विष्णुं ध्यायते “।

ह्रदय एक क्षण के लिए भी  विश्राम नहीं लेता , किन्तु वैज्ञानिक तथ्य है कि ‘ लुब-डब ‘ की ध्वनि के बीच सैकंड से भी कम समय में ह्रदय विश्राम कर लेता है, कथा है कि –
भाद्रपद मास कि शुक्ल एकादशी को शंखासुर नाम के राक्षस से संग्राम करते हुए विष्णु  भगवान ने उसका वध कर दिया , तदुपरांत अत्यधिक  परिश्रम से हुई थकान दूर करने के लिए विष्णु क्षीर सागर में शयन करने लगे । क्षीर सागर में चार माह तक शयन के उपरांत कार्तिक शुक्ल एकादशी को भगवान विष्णु शयन त्यागकर जागृत हुए । इसी भावना से इस एकादशी को देवोत्थापनी एकादशी या प्रबोधिनी एकादशी से संबोधित किया जाता है । सामाजिक संस्कारो का आज से शुभारंभ हो जाता है।

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विवाह आदि शुभ कार्य प्रारंभ होने लगते है, वस्तुतः ग्रीष्म एवं वर्षा ऋतु में अत्यधिक ऊष्मा एवं जलप्लावन ,  आंधी , तूफ़ान आदि मौसम से होने वाली आपदाएं शांत होने से, क्षीत ऋतु  के आगमन से प्राणियों में उर्जा एवं शक्ति का संचार होने लगता है जिससे हम अपने कार्यों को, कामनाओं को पूरा करने में  तन-मन से सक्षम हो जाते है। नए धान्य की उपज से प्राप्त आर्थिक संसाधन भी हमें प्राप्त हो जाते है , अतः देव प्रबोधिनी के पश्च्यात शुभ कार्यो के लिए मुहूर्त बताये जाते है।

इसी दिन तुलसी विवाह की भी परम्परा मनुष्य जाती की वनस्पतियों के प्रति सजीव भावना की परिचायक है । तुलसी को एक पौधा न मानकर जीवन रक्षक, तथा हमारी रोग-प्रतिरोधक क्षमता को बढाने वाली वनस्पति के रूप  में  देखा  जाता  है।   तुलसी को विष्णु की प्रेयसी के रूप में सम्मानित  कर शालिग्राम स्वरुप से तुलसी विवाह करवाकर अपनी कृतज्ञतामयी भावनाएं समर्पित की जाती है।

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देवाराधन के ये विशिष्ट प्रयोजन परंपरा के रूप में  ऋषियों- मुनियों  ने   समाज की समृद्धि एवं सुखी जीवन के लिए निर्धारित किये हैं जो उत्कृष्ट मानवीय सभ्यता एवं संस्कृति के द्योतक हैं, परिचायक हैं-

          ” सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः 
             सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः”

 

Article By : Dr. Pramod Kumar Sharma

 

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Festivals

Navratri : The Nine Nights

Durga Puja Udaipur

Navratri 2013

India is a land of festivals. Every now and then, every month and even seen deeply then Indians celebrates some or other festival every day. Out of these many festivals “NAVRATRI”  is a huge festival and one of the longest celebrated festivals in India. This festival is dedicated to worship the Hindu deity ‘Goddess Durga’.

Navratri literally means ‘nine-nights’. The festival of navratri is celebrated for nine days/nights and tenth day is celebrated as ‘Vijayadashami ‘ or ‘Dussehra’, famous for the day when Lord Ram killed Ravana. All these nine days are celebrated worshipping all the forms of Shakti or Devi or avatar of goddess Durga. Two types of navratri are celebrated in India. One is Vasanta navratri and other is Sharad navratri. Vasant navratri is celebrated at the beginning of the summer season or one may say at the end of spring season. Sharad navratri is celebrated at beginning of the winters.

This festival is mainly celebrated in Northern India. It is a main festival of the Indian state Gujarat but is equally celebrated in whole of northern India including mainly Rajasthan, Delhi, etc.

The Navratri commences on the first day of bright fortnight of the lunar month ashwin. This festival is mainly celebrated in the month of October. This festival is celebrated by fasting for all nine days by the devotees in the devotion of goddess Durga. An idol of goddess Durga is established with all rituals and the social rites on the first day of navratri also known as ‘Navratri Sthapna’.

Nine forms of Shakti are worshipped during these days of navratri as per the trends and traditions of the different regions.These are as follows:

  • Durga
  • Bhadrakali
  • Amba or Jagadamba, Mother of the universe
  • Annapoorna devi,
  • Sarvamangala,
  • Bhairavi
  • Chandika or Chandi
  • Lalita
  • Bhavani
  • Mookambika

 

NAVRATRI CELEBRATIONS IN UDAIPUR:

The City of Lakes celebrates every festival and every occasion with a basket full of enthusiasm and devotion. In every corner of the city it is celebrated in a different way. But one thing common is “GARBA”. Garba is a traditional dance of Gujarat which is usually carried out during the festival of navratri. In every area and every street of city huge Pandals are decorated with the establishment of the idol of Goddess Durga and Garba/Dandiya is played for next nine days.

One of the biggest platforms during navratri and the biggest idol of goddess Durga are established in Sutharwada. Many devotees from all over the city reach there to take a glimpse of the grand decoration and the breathtaking celebrations of navratri. In these nine days devotees go and visit various temples throughout the city mainly Neemach Mata, Ambamata, Bedla Mata, Karni Mata, Kalka Mata etc. Temples of high devotion like Asawara Mata, Untala mata(vallabhnagar), Idana Mata, Barwasan Mata, Jhankla Mata etc which are out of city are also visited by devotees in huge numbers.

The bengali community celebrates the “Durga Pooja” as their primary festival throughout the year and their celebrations start on the 6th day of Navratri, which continues till the end of Dusshera. In Udaipur, there are various locations where Durga Pooja is celebrated by the Bengali Communities

There are many private firms and many self organized organizations which sponsor as well as conduct Garba at huge scale. Couples, senior citizens, children, and people of all age groups enjoy these nine days and on the ninth day with the dispersal of the idols pray for the next navratri and stay awaited.

Post By : Kashish chandrayan

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Udaipur Speaks

Do Uniforms make Schools better? Schools Turns out to Be Expensive for Parents’ Pockets

cps imposing kids to buy these shoes

cps imposing kids to buy these shoes

School is the foremost stair of every child’s life to penetrate into this world. Schools facilitate them to learn and to get educated. Parents prefer to admit their child into the best school of their possible ways. But, nowadays there is a lot of competition in the education line. They play various tricks to make out their school quiet poles apart from the other ones. In the race of these, they deploy surplus compulsions on the students. And this load directly or indirectly reaches to the parents.

Schools desire to make available each and every competence which other school is having, so they lift up the monthly fee. They are referring numerous expensive books other than NCERT books recommended by government just to demonstrate that they are providing astonishing schooling. Junior classes are more exaggerated by the problems of expensive books. Students are required to use the Notebooks of the School-Prints only, which are also expensive than the usual notebooks existing in the market.

Now, the main question arises. What about Uniform? Do Uniforms make schools better? Better teaching can do, not the uniform. Schools are forcing students to purchase the uniform at pocket tearing prices. For a Uniform we just think of shirts, pants/skirts, tie, belt and shoes. But, we can see that, in the cost of shoes, we can purchase all other elements of uniform.

One more innovation in this field is made by one of the renowned school of Udaipur – Central Public School to grasp some extra cream from parents. They are providing a shoe pair, which is available only with Adidas. No supplementary brand can be chosen. And for the growing foot, expenditure of 1500/- to 2000/- is not a good choice to make for a middle class family. Although, keeping the price apart, we focus on the thing that what they are teaching the kids about the dress code. We all know that according to the normal formal dress up, with the combo of Shirt-Pant-Tie-Belt, leather shoes are the best match. There is no place for sportswear. Just look at the way they are taking advantages of parents. They are having the counter outlets in the schools only saying that they are available at some discounts, but no one can believe; they are actually giving discounts or they are filling their own pockets. God knows.

Schools have now become ‘Money Making’ rather than ‘Mind Making’. They are earning a good secondary income with all these. But, we also know, Uniforms can’t make the school better or can’t affect child’s academics. They have lost the essence of teaching and moving towards showing off. They are putting more emphasis on these unwanted expensive compulsions rather than imparting good quality education. For good quality education, Parents are ready to pay more if money is for some new education technology/task. But, education is no more prior now. In this expensive world, it is one of the horrible situations.

 

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After hearing complains from many parents and students this post was made and we would be happy to hear if any of the school authorities come forward and reply to this matter through comment or Email Us: info@udaipurblog.com

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Travel

Top 5 Travel Apps For Exploring Udaipur

Top 5 Travel Apps For Exploring Udaipur

Top 5 Travel Apps For Exploring Udaipur

India, a world within itself, is full of adventure, charm and beauty. One such destination that adds mysticism into any traveler’s diary for India is Udaipur. Udaipur is considered to be one of the most romantic places in India. Surrounded by three lakes, the city converges beauty with royalty in more ways than one. If Udaipur has been lingering in your travel bucket list for a while, this year you must make it a point to visit it. Along with your backpack, don’t forget to carry your internet travel bag, which can easily fit into your pocket. A smartphone with the right apps will help you enjoy your Udaipur trip to the hilt. Here are few apps— all free —that you must install on your smartphone, even before you book your flight.

 

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Google Maps:

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Ditch your car when you are exploring Udaipur. The best way to enjoy the mesmerizing city, after camels, is by auto-rickshaws. Autos-rickshaws are one of the most affordable and convenient modes of public transport available in the city. But the last thing you want is to be disoriented as far as the routes and directions are concerned. An app that has your back for navigating through the beautiful streets of Udaipur is Google Maps. This app provides comprehensive, accurate and easy-to-use maps, with built-in Google local search, voice-guided, turn-by-turn navigation, and public transport directions. It will also come handy if you are planning a road trip to the city. There are no meters for auto-rikshaws in Udaipur, so be sure to bargain & keep Google Maps handy before you actually get on board. (Available across all platforms)

 

Tripadvisor

TripAdvisor:

Accommodation options in Udaipur are quite varied. You can choose to stay in anything from royal havelis to modern 5-star hotels. TripAdvisor is a great way to check out new hotels, B&B, inns and hostels in Udaipur. With this app, you can compare prices offered by various travel portals such as Booking.com or Hotels.com, check availability and book your room in Udaipur. This app can also help you plan your day with suggestions about places to visit, activities, shopping, etc. It has millions of traveler reviews and opinions to help you plan that perfect holiday. (Available on iOS, Android, Windows and Symbian)

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Opera Mini:

The ingredients of a successful trip include saving money while enjoying whatever the place has to offer. Traveling can cause your mobile bill to soar, since accessing mobile internet while roaming can prove to be quite expensive. Yet, browsing the web with your mobile phone can be useful when you want to learn more about Udaipur’s City Palace on Wikipedia or to share your updates with friends on Facebook and Twitter. With the Opera Mini browser, you can make your web browsing experience faster and cheaper. Opera Mini shrinks webpages by up to 90%, so your phone processes little of what you see on your screen. This translates into cost savings, especially while roaming, and less processing also brings along battery savings. (Available across all platforms)

 

Evernote Food

Evernote Food:

Experiencing food in Udaipur is like basking in the Rajasthani culture. From street food to the delectable shahikhana, you can have quite a gastronomical journey here. But how many of us actually remember the names of the traditional dishes that we relish on our trips. With Evernote Food, you will be able to discover, collect and share your favorite dishes. You can also use the app to take down the famous Rajasthani recipes and try them when you go back home. So, from finding great new restaurants to documenting how to make authentic recipes, Evernote Food gives you one place to discover, collect and remember your life’s memorable moments in food. (Available on iOS and Android)

 

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Instagram:

The beauty of Udaipur lies in its picturesque landscapes, beautiful forts and the gorgeous lakes. This destination is a photographer’s delight. Even though you might carry a separate camera for photography, there will be some breathtaking sites you might like to share with friends and family in realtime. With Instagram, you can pick from one of its several gorgeous filtered effects or use tilt-shift blur to breathe new life into your mobile photos. Transform your travel moments into works of art before sharing with friends and family on social networks. (Available on iOS and Android)

 

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A Tourist Guide to Jagdish Mandir

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One of the most popular temple of the City of Lakes, Jagdish Mandir was built by Maharaja Jagat Singh in 1651. From then, it has been a great place of attraction for the tourists as well as the localities. It is well furnished with marble floors all over the premises. It is built in the great Indo-Aryan Architectural style. The idol room is easily accessible with well constructed 32 steps leading directly from road to the adobe of Lord Jagdish. Moreover it’s a centre for people’s inspirational homage.

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It is only one of it’s kind. If considered on typographical and geographical status it it well situated on high altitude. The miniature carvings on the walls as well as inside the premises can leave any spectator spellbound. The chowk just outside the temple, also known as Jagdish Chowk has always been a place of keen interest and attractions for tourist.

It also hosts the Rath Yatra, which can be considered as Carnival of India. In this festival Lord Jagdish is taken around the city in a Silver Chariot especially made for the occasion. A huge lot of skilled workers assemble the parts of chariot and joins them before the Yatra. Rath Yatra is basically a festival of Orissa. It is well celebrated in the city of Lord Jagdish, Puri. The Rath or Chariot of the lord is pulled by many die hard devotees of the city on shoulders. It takes almost 8 hours for the devotees to complete this journey from Jagdish Mandir to Jagdish Madir again encircling whole city.

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The Lane Of God:

The lane of God as the title has God in it, in the same way lord Jagannath or Lord Jagdish resides in the heart of Udaipurites. The temple is situated on the top of the Jagdish Chowk. Underneath it lies a whole world of faith, devotion and unbreakable trust. From the foothills of the temple runs a series of streets, so small in area that it becomes difficult for a four wheeler to pass by, yet so large that the best of Udaipur, almost one fourth of population and the traditional coefficient lies there.

The streets may be very narrow geographically but are very broad emotionally. And above all on the top of these streets is a temple, which acts as a father to these streers. There had not been many magics or miracles by Lord Jagdish, but as it is said ‘ Kingship requires no Kingship’, in the same way Lord Jagdish don’t require any evidence of miracle to proove his kingship. People’s faith is very much enough. Udaipur is a city gifted with many temples but this temple has got its own significance, as it is the most special one in people’s as well as city’s heart. Not only people of the city are blessed with blessings of Lord Jagdish, but evey article, every artefact, every monument in the shops along this lane of god has had glimpse of god in them. When a person visits this temple, his heart is filled with silence, this silence is not of words but of mind, silence of mind. Such is the reign of Lord Jagdish.

jagdish mandir udaipur rajasthanPlaces Nearby Temple:

Adjacent to the temple lies a big market in small streets. In this market lies the true essence of Udaipur. The Miniature Art Paintings, Rajasthani Dresses, Traditional Hookahs and many other merchandises that can make anyone a toothless tiger. Any person can be flawed by the flawless work done by the craftsmen. This very market and these streets are rinsed with love, care and affection of the localites. The area also serves as a place for many roof-top restaurants, havelis, traditional hotels and motels, ghats and many more places of interests.

The famous ghat of Udaipur, Gangaur Ghat is barely 100 metres away from the temple. The Royal City Palace of Udaipur is at distance of stretched hand. In short this temple is good house to be on. 🙂

Article By : Kashish Chandrayan

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News

ShilpMantra – An Endeavour to Conserve the Indian Handicrafts & Bolster Up the Art of Indians on Global Platforms

Team shilpmantra

Since the time that dates back to ancient India, it has been seen that the customs, traditions, culture & beliefs of the people on this land have always remained magnificent & astonishing, and so is the art & craft created by the people here, which is undoubtedly the most mesmerizing & vivid throughout the world. But still one thing which is worth noticing is that the artisans and craftsmen who shape the cultural India are living in misery.

But now a team of young entrepreneurs, Lokendra Ranawat, Virendra Ranawat and Sandeep Gaur from “Shilp Mantra” is on a mission to make these products get a distinct identity, and wants to create a globally recognized brand of handcrafted products.

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“ShilpMantra.com” is a premium online handicraft product store, an art repository  that facilitate the art connoisseurs access to the finest handcrafted products of India. The startup was born with a vision to nurture the artisans and protect the art forms for the future generations while making the products available at reasonable prices. Through this online megastore they’ll get the recognition which they deserve, which in turn will boost up their enthusiasm and creativity.

Through Shilp Mantra, we are showcasing the most fascinating & amazing traditional Indian handicrafts to the world at large which include sculptures, statues, paintings, home decor items, accessories, jewellery, gifts and a lot more from the ethnic handicraft industry.


The Back Story

Our trip to the creative ambience of handicrafts began 6 months ago when a bunch of friends were exchanging views about the unique Indian art & craft loved by people all over the world and the crave people have for these artefacts. This idea spurred us and aroused the passion in us to commence Shilp Mantra. So the team thought of providing an online medium to the masses who want to set up the Indian handicrafts as a classy style statement for themselves.

Minds Behind “Shilp Mantra”

Lokendra Ranawat, Virendra Ranawat and Sandeep Gaur

Shilp Mantra was launched on 15th of May by Lokendra Ranawat, Virendra Ranawat and Sandeep Gaur. Lokendra is an engineering graduate with Masters in International business & marketing. Worked in sales and marketing departments of large multinational companies in India &the UK, he holds strong skills in the field of international sales and business exposure. His passion towards the web and Indian handicraft culture did not let him settle in a corporate world. He eventually moved out to plan and channelized the venture supporting handicrafts in urban India and other parts of the world. Lokendra looks after all strategic directions and business growth at Shilp Mantra.

Virendra is a co-founder and one of the key members of the startup. This mechanical engineer with an MBA in International business has extensive experience of 7 years working with large multinationals across the globe. He looks after all corporate operations and has been very instrumental in the growth & development of Shilp Mantra.

Sandeep is another strong pillar & a co-founder of the venture.He has in-depth knowledge and expertise of web, Search Engine Optimisation & Social Media Marketing etc. he has worked with some of the best digital marketing companies and has more than 7 years of experience in online marketing. He is very enthusiastic about technology and thus dedicatedly contributes to Shilp Mantra.

Lokendra feels that their exclusiveness lies in their aesthetic and good quality products. These products are not readily available in offline market and thus give Shilp Mantra an edge over competition. He adds: “We have collaboration with NGOs/artisans/manufacturers/designers and hence maintain uniqueness in our products. “

To launch Shilp Mantra was not as easy as it seemed, creating & managing a startup in India has its own challenges and the biggest issue for Shilp Mantra was in sourcing their products. We conferred with manufacturers, artisans, craftsmen and all those who shape elegant handcrafted masterpieces to ally with us. Virendra shares:  “Sourcing does pose a challenge as majority of the core artisans/manufacturers are located in remote places where there is no internet facility but we are glad that a large number of people joined us in rejuvenating the jewels of India and exhibiting them worldwide.

Shilp Mantra is thriving to the path to success backed by innovative, creative & dynamic minds who love & admire Indian handicrafts and who want to spread the glory throughout the world. At Shilp Mantra, we are a team of 50 people, providing nurtured environment for individuals, strong motivational strategies & working dedicatedly to promote the Indian handicrafts.

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Next steps

We firmly believe in providing customer satisfaction and noteworthy services to them. Our flexibility to market trends and technological development with changing scenario is what makes us different from others.

Line of trust & service is what we have built for our customers by being readily available for them over phone, e-mail or chat. We believe that words of praise by customers pay off for our efforts.

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Our aim to become one of the best online handicrafts megastores would be accomplished soon if the support and love by people continue to remain the same in times to come. We understand that it is the hard work and loyalty of our team because of which we are on the way to success & that is the reason we continually motivate & reward them to grow.

Click Here to Go to ShilpMantra.com

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Health & Fashion

Be in shape is the new fashion: 7 Days Plan for FLAT Tummy

Exclusive diet plan to help you shape up this summer Udaipur

The below diet plan can help you lose all the unwanted flab. The diet involves cutting out ‘toxic’ foods that encourage the body to store fat – including alcohol, sugar and processed foods.

Diet works on the principle that your body’s natural state is lean and fit, not sluggish and fat. But processed foods and drinks and excess sugar pollute the body, causing fat to cling to the hips, thighs, bum and tummy. However, as soon as you stop doing the wrong thing, your body responds very quickly, and you’ll get lean fast. But you have to believe you can do it. It doesn’t matter how often you have failed in the past. What matters now is focusing on what you want and taking action.


 7 days for flat tummy

Food rules make these changes to your diet to lose weight and get a flat tummy fast!

  • Cut the C.R.A.P: Avoid the four main food groups that cause fat to cling to our bodies: caffeine, refined sugar, alcohol and processed foods.
  • But allow yourself a weekly cheat meal. Once a week, enjoy an indulgent meal of whatever you fancy, from creamy pasta to a slice of chocolate cake with cream. As ong as you’re eating clean, healthy food the rest of the time, an occasional high-fat treat actually speeds up your metabolism.
  • Take fish oil supplements: They burn fat and supply essential fatty acids.
  • Always have breakfast: Eat within one hour of waking up. If you don’t have time for a proper breakfast, just grab a piece of fruit and a few nuts.
  • Don’t eat after 8pm: Eating a large meal in the evening when your body is slowing down or sleeping is a bad idea for your digestion and weight.

 

7 days to flat tummy

Five food swaps for flat Abs

Bad croissants:

Full of fat, sugar and no goodness Milk Most non-organic milk is filled with hormones Standard yoghurt Most are full of sugar Margarine Full of chemicals Beer High sugar and calories.

Better wholemeal bread:

Fibre is good for digestion Organic milk It’s chemical-free Organic yoghurt It’s free from pesticides Olive oil spread Full of essential fatty acids Organic cider Less alcohol and calories.

Best spelt bread:

No tummy-bloating gluten

Organic almond milk:

Doesn’t contain lactose that can cause bloating Organic full-fat yoghurt Makes you feel full and is less sugary than low-fat options Organic butter Natural and additive free Good red wine Grape skin contains resveratrol, a great antioxidant.

Your food plan –

Stick to this eating plan for two weeks to start your weight loss. It’s best to begin on a weekend, when you have more time to get everything ready. Plus, you won’t feel so stressed or rushed, which means you’ll be less likely to succumb to a mid-afternoon chocolate bar.

Day 1 Breakfast: Ouellette made with three egg whites and filled with 75g chopped mixed peppers and a handful of spinach
Mid-morning snack: 100g chicken with ½ red pepper, sliced
Lunch: One grilled chicken breast, mixed salad leaves, red peppers, green beans and ¼ tbsp olive oil
Mid-afternoon snack: 100g turkey breast with ¼ cucumber, sliced
Dinner: 100g grilled chicken breast with steamed broccoli

Day 2 Breakfast: Baked chicken breast with a handful of stir-fried kale
Mid-morning snack: 100g turkey breast and ½ green pepper, sliced
Lunch: Baked haddock fillet with mixed green salad, with ½ tbsp olive oil
Mid-afternoon snack: 100g turkey breast with 75g steamed broccoli
Dinner: One salmon steak with chopped dill and steamed green beans

Day 3 Breakfast: 100g smoked salmon, plus spinach
Mid-morning snack: 100g chicken breast with ½ yellow pepper, sliced
Lunch: One grilled chicken breast with garden salad and ½ tbsp olive oil
Mid-afternoon snack: 100g turkey slices with ¼ avocado
Dinner: One grilled lamb steak (or two cutlets); steamed broccoli and spinach

Day 4 Breakfast: Scrambled eggs (one whole, two whites), tomatoes, green beans
Mid-morning snack: 100g turkey slices with ¼ cucumber, sliced
Lunch: Baked cod fillet with salad, tomato, spinach and ½ tbsp olive oil
Mid-afternoon snack: 100g chicken breast with ½ grilled courgette
Dinner: 100g chicken breast stir-fry made with ½ tsp oil and green veg

Day 5 Breakfast: 200g turkey breast with ¼ avocado and ¼ cucumber, sliced
Mid-morning snack: Two hard-boiled eggs with ½ red pepper, sliced
Lunch: 150g grilled prawns with a green salad and tomatoes, ½ tbsp olive oil
Mid-afternoon snack: 100g turkey breast with five almonds
Dinner: 100g chicken breast with steamed broccoli

Day 6 Breakfast: One grilled haddock fillet with roasted peppers and courgettes
Mid-morning snack: 100g chicken with one tomato, sliced
Lunch: 150g turkey with green salad, steamed broccoli and ½ tbsp olive oil
Mid-afternoon snack: 100g chicken with five pecan nuts
Dinner: 150g-200g steak served with steamed green beans and broccoli

Day 7 Breakfast: Three-egg-white omelette, grilled tomatoes and steamed spinach
Mid-morning snack: 100g turkey with five Brazil nuts
Lunch: 150g chicken breast with steamed asparagus and green salad
Mid-afternoon snack: 100g turkey with ¼ cucumber, sliced
Dinner: Grilled, skinless duck breast with steamed oriental greens or broccoli ….

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{Part 2} Let’s Admit it… Udaipur

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With the Successful list of Compilation in the last Article : Lets Admit it Udaipur, Here I have framed a new list of 15 Things we all might Admit that we did them 😉 Share your comments if you feel the same.

  1. At least once, we all have counted the network towers or the black water tanks from our rooftops.
  2. It always scares us when ‘108’ is running just behind us.
  3. When we are near to any choraha our eyes are more on the traffic lights than on the roads, so as to increase or decrease the speed according to the seconds left in changing of the lights.
  4. Though we have PVR and INOX in our city but still we all miss our very own Chetak Cinema.
  5. We all have this habit of calculating gross and net income of famous ‘Thelawalas’ of our city and this happens while enjoying the edibles offered by them.
  6.  In case a traffic policeman is present at any signal, even if he is not checking for anything, but still we try to hide our vehicle by halting it beside an auto or a van so that he could not see us.
  7. We call it ‘The Sunset Point’ but no one has ever been there for the view of sunset.
  8. Once at the top of Sajjangarh, we try to look for our residence first though everyone knows that it is not possible.
  9. Also at Sajjangarh, there is a staircase somewhere at the bottom but no one has ever got down from that staircase because after 4 to 5 stairs it becomes completely dark. Even the torch and flashlight does not work over there.
  10. In Udaipur, people waiting in second or third queue at traffic signals are actually more attentive in observing the traffic light as compared to those who are waiting in front.
  11. Even though we have KFC, Mc Donald’s and other food brands in our city but having something at sukhadiya circle is altogether a marvelous experience.
  12. At crossword bookstore, people of every age get attracted more towards the stationery and toys section rather than the book section.
  13. When deciding a place to sit at Fatehsagar’s paal we generally cross the whole paal in the search of a place.
  14. No one has ever seen the navy boats, tied at FS, in action.
  15. And finally lets admit it Udaipur..our city is Beautiful.

 

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About Hasan Ali Gumani:

“Salam Udaipur, Myself Hasan Ali Gumani, born and brought in Udaipur only. Had my schooling from St. Paul’s, graduation from M.B. College and right now pursuing my Post Graduation from IBS Hyderabad.”

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Sculpture Symposium leaves behind International Masterpieces to be erected in the city of Udaipur

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Monumental Sculptures are fascinating to watch. They not only provide a city with elegance and grandeur, they help define it. Inspirational and overbearing, these structures tell you a lot about a place and its people. Well it takes great efforts and determination to carve them in the first place. And to see more than a dozen of them crafted at the same time is surely an experience of a lifetime.

The First International Monumental Sculpture Symposium concluded last week in Udaipur. The ideal venue for it was the cultural village of Shilpgram where 21 artists from across the country and the world came together to exhibit their craftsmanship. This post is dedicated to the fabulous masterpieces that they left behind.

Bringing in their signature styles to their work, the artists who participated in the symposium had to deal with the Udaipur climate for a month to finish their works. The April heat and the windy showers that slightly jeopardized the ceremony at the end.  Now that the sculptures are ready, they wait for their installation at different locations of the city. So even though you might not have visited the symposium, be prepared to see the sculptures as landmarks in the city of Udaipur.

This giant effort has been successful because of Bhupesh Kavadia, a sculpture artist himself, who put together the idea of the symposium. I wish that this legacy continues in the future as the city of Udaipur offers the perfect setting and material for this kind of event.

However I might have one complain to make. The symposium went on for a month. I visited it for more than a couple of times to catch the sculptures in different stages of creation and to talk to the artists but I hardly found any visitors arriving on their own interest. The people of the city will have to appreciate more and take higher interests to make such events successful. Afterall this effort is incomplete without everyone’s participation.

Here is a compilation of works from the symposium: Video Link Here

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Article By : Koustubh Bhattacharya

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[PhotoStory] Sir Padampat Singhania University – Panache 13

DAY 1:

22nd February, Udaipur :

The riveting and vibrant Annual Tech Fest of Sir Padampat Singhania University ‘Panache 2013’ started on 21st February.

Panache 2013 started with the signature event of the University Sir Padampat Singhania University Memorial Debate Competition. The topic given to the participants was “We have a democratic system but not democratic values.” which was in line with the thoughts of Swami Vivekananda as a tribute to his 150th birth anniversary. Mayank Bhartiya and Deepak Thomas bagged the top honours.

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A workshop on Cloud Computing was organised by Mr. Anant BS, Cisco India focusing on Virtualization & Security in Cloud Computing, Public/Private Cloud, Cloud Watch. RC Aircraft Design, Fabrication and Flying Workshop by SAE gave wings to students dreams as they designed and fabricated flying models. A two-day workshop on Electronic Techniques was conducted by the Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering, SPSU. It was coordinated by Dr. Anand A Bhaskar, Assistant Professor, SPSU. Iyyakutti Iyyappan G, Assistant Professor at SPSU conducted a workshop on ‘Genetic algorithms: Hands on approach using Mat lab’. Artificial Intelligence and Optimization were the highlights of this workshop.

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NSS volunteers of SPSU participated in the ‘Go Green’ drive of the University and seed plantation was done by 40 NSS volunteers along with the faculty members of SPSU.

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To grace the Inauguration Ceremony India’s most travelled musician Benny Prasad well known for his own customized instruments including a 52-string guitar arrived here and shared his musical genius with us. Ms. Rinu Ghosh, Vice President, SPSU felicitated Mr. Benny Prasad. The international touch was added by the students of Chiba University of Commerce, Japan. Koto, Taiki, Naoaki and Kenta gave us a taste of rich Japanese tradition.

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As the evening progressed audience were spellbound by a mesmerizing satirical, play Bodhaya’s Bhagwadajjukam enacted by ‘The Performers’ from Udaipur. Mrs. Anukampa Laique directed the play. The play was set in 200 BC and talked about a Sadhu teaching his disciples how transient this earthly life is.

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Get-up dance competition saw teams from various colleges from Udaipur and Delhi showing off their grooviest dance moves. Zombie dance, Contemporary and Hip-Hop were all on display. ‘Beat Blowers’ stole the show as they made a caustic comment on Indian society and its perversion.

The night culminated with an enthralling band performance by ‘Wagon Of Dreams’ as they won the Woodstock: War Of Bands competition.

 

 

Day 2:

22nd February 2013 :

 

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As Panache entered its second day, the enthusiasm among the participants became vibrant. The day’s event began with Sir Padampat Singhania Memorial Speech competition. The topic of the Speech was “Fill the brain with high thoughts, high ideals, place them day and night before you and out of them will come great work” a quote by Swami Vivekanand whose 150th birth anniversary is being celebrated this year across the globe. Debdeep Roy was declared the winner in the competition.

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Sports enthusiasts also had a chance to show their excellence in the Track & Field events. “TRACK AND FIELD” was organized by Khushwant Singh Sisodiya, Bharath Kumar Shetty ,Nikhil Sisodia, Smriti Goyal, Arpita Singh, Rani Sharma, Komal Jain, Bhupesh Joshi, Sanjay Vyas and Avneesh Kumar for the students of the university. This event was an eye catcher with record no. of registrations i.e. 166 in a single event. This included various physical and athletic activities like 100m, 200m, 400m Race, 4*400,4*100 Relay, Reverse Race, Tug of War, Long jump, and Triple jump. Students response towards this event was quite impressive. The chief guest of the prize distribution ceremony was Dr. Deepak Vyas and the faculty advisors Mr. Amrit Ghosh and Dr. Prasun Chakraborty.

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The afternoon session became exciting with the Spell Bee competition organised by Sapience Club of SPSU. Zoyeb Batliwala and Vijit Malik got the first and second positions. Sketchpad Computer Aided Design (CAD) competition conducted its offline event in the post lunch session. Sketchpad was a revolutionary computer program written by Ivan Sutherland. Other informal events like the Scavenger Hunt also had energetic participation by a lot of students.

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‘Smart Investor’ a virtual stock trading game(giving a chance to trade with the world’s top-most companies) was conducted online from 5th-22nd February. Sachin Mewara and Nandit Gupta from SPSU proved the smartest investors.

Undiscovered World of Columbus- It was a two day’s event (21st-22nd February) of creating a country of your own, based on country laws, politics and educational practices. The participants came up with their bright and innovative ideas. The team lead by Atul Sharma (II year B.Tech ), SPSU won the competition.

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A seminar on An Interactive Tour of Creo was conducted by Pasumetric Technological Cooperation. The speakers Ashwani Mural, Kavita Adhikari and Tushar Gandhi discussed about the importance of CAD and its future in the industry.

CSI Udaipur chapter in association with the Department of CSE, SPSU conducted a workshop. The theme of the workshop was animation and multimedia technology. 60 students participated actively in the workshop.

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As the evening drew closer, a flash dancing mob sent everyone dancing. DJ Akhil, DJ KZII and DJ Nitin gave the audience an evening of entertaining performance.

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Day 3:

23rd February 2013:

Blood Donation Camp in association with NSS and Panache 2013 was organized on 23rd February. A team of doctors from RNT Medical College, Udaipur and Saral Blood Bank monitored the camp. Saral Blood Bank gifted a ‘bag’ as a motivational gift to the donors.

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A one day workshop on Meditation and Career building was also organised by SPSU National Service Scheme cell. Mr. B. S. Sharma and Dr. Rakesh Dashora Preceptors of Shri Ram Chandra Mission, Ajmer Centre discussed the impact of meditation in career planning and various other aspects of life. Professor R. N. Mishra, Dept of ECE, SPSU also gave his views on meditation practices and stress nullification methods through meditation.

 

‘Take-One’ a short film making competition was held in the University campus in which the participants were asked to make short films ranging from 30 seconds to 30 minutes.6 teams participated in the event. Mr. Utpal Bhattacharya, a filmmaker, graphic artist and social activist judged the event.

IBM Technology expert Ravi Singhal in association with SPSU organized a one-day workshop on Data Center Technology. 50 students participated in the workshop. The department of CSE, SPSU is also organizing Microsoft Tech day 2013 on 24th February at SPSU. In this workshop Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals will deliver their lecture on Windows 8 application development.

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Wonder-Stick event, in which 15 teams participated, was put up by ASME students section of SPSU. Each team was provided with 100 Popsicle sticks to make a bridge. The event was followed by ASME Showcase in which the students presented different working models as hydraulic crane, 3 D matrix representation and IC engine cars.

Street Play- a Nukkad Natak Competition was also organized. The event was exciting and was enjoyed by the spectators. Jayesh Mohta and Aditiya Gemini from Banyan Roots Open Space Café judged the event. Pratik Dadhania and group won the competition.

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In the sphere of literary activities Creative Writing Competition co organised by Campus Writing was held. It is a writing competition based on interpretation and expression of writer’s view on the different images given to each participant. 17 students participated in this event.

 

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The other event of the day was Info-Storm a quiz competition in which 13 teams participated in prelims and 6 teams were selected for the finals.

Another popular and exciting event that was held today was Counter Strike.