Solapith is an intricate and beautiful heritage craft of Odisha.
It is one of the 50 approved crafts of the Government of Odisha.
Solapith is linked with Odisha's Shree Jagannatha culture and traditions for centuries.
How wonderful deities look when they use their special Solapith head-dress that gracefully sways as they reach their Rathas!
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A prestigious international film festival like the Cannes means a lot to many- for the celebrities, the media and the paparazzi, the brands and sponsors, the participants and guests, and the general public.
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Some top actresses of India were dressed in elaborate gowns and looked like western fairy-tale princesses.
Cinderella must have looked like this at the ball? Which of the following is your favourite?
Last week, I had shared how an upcoming Hindi movie's team did not feel it essential to showcase the sixth classical language of India - Odia, though they had well planned, projected and shown almost all the other official languages of India.
India has 22 official languages.
This week, it is great to see the Indian Bandhgala of the Information & Broadcasting Minister, Shri Anurag Singh Thakur.
It is a wonderful concept and showcases "Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat"- One India, Best India.
India boasts of 'unity in diversity".
There are six buttons where engraving has been done in six regional languages namely-
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Taani was missing.
Her family had last seen her in
her own room.
They were sure that Taani had
not gone out of their home.
-x-
Taani was working very hard on
her college-assignment.
She had not slept the night
before.
All she wanted was to complete
her work and then take a break.
It is always terrible to learn about the death of celebrities. Though we have never met them, we feel a sense of loss. Sometimes, those who are too involved with the celebrities, are inconsolable. This is about the real-life.
Even the reel-life death totally shakes people.
I remember the death of the character "Mihir" in the episode of TV-soap opera- "Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi." The regular viewers were so shocked and many cried such a lot that everyone had puffy-eyes the next day. The loss was personal as though as family-member was no more. After all, the daily soap and its loved characters had become a part of every family and everyone watched daily.
Today, it was sad to read about the death of a Bengali TV-actress- Pallabi Dey. Though I never knew of her before nor have never watched any of her shows, still I feels bad that we lost a young, beautiful, and talented actress. This is how the news has been covered by the Economic Times, Pananche-
Some Quiz Questions about the Official Languages of India
1. How many official languages does India now have?
2. Which Schedule of the Indian Constitution lists the official languages?
3. At the time of writing the Constitution of India, how many languages were mentioned?
4. Is Hindi the "National Language of India"?
5. Is Hindi an official language of India?
6. Is English an official language of India?
7. How many classical languages are there in India?
8. Which was the last language to earn the classical language status?
9. Which was the first state of India to be formed on linguistic basis?
10. In which year was the first state formed on the basis on language?
Do you know the answers to the above ten questions?
Consider this case-
There is a school excursion. The
headmaster had invited most of the students for the outing.
All the invited students had a great
time together and were a part of the group video. That was shared via social
media by the star student and generated great excitement.
However, the few students, who had
not been invited for the excursion, saw the video and felt hurt as they had
been left out. Why did the headmaster or the teachers not include them?
They were not sure whether this had
been done intentionally or unintentionally by the headmaster. Why did the
headmaster or staff treat them differently than the rest of the class?
The ignored students and their
supporters publicly confronted and complained to the headmaster, the staff and
the star student involved. The aggrieved students threatened that they would
adopt non-cooperation and boycott classes.
Seeing the quick condemnation,
social media outrage, and the deluge of posts regarding this issue, the
school-staff including the headmaster feared the loss of face and revenue i.e.
school-fees. What if the ignored students really decided to quit school?
We keep receiving surveys to be filled from time to time. Have received many over the years- from marketing agencies, banks, food delivery partners, students, companies etc. Our responses and answers are valuable for them.
I know the importance of surveys and have personally got many questionnaires filled as part of my research for my PhD work. Feedback from the genuine sources and local respondents is very essential for study.
As the mailbox of my Gmail account was full today, I got a warning.
I would be unable to send or receive mails till I took the necessary action.
It has happened many times in the past and every time it happens, I end up spending a lot of time trying to delete old mails and to free up space.
The other option is to purchase extra space. To avoid doing that, I chose the tough option and start deleting past mails.
While deleting old mails, many of which are still unread, I get a chance to review and reflect.
As I had received a lot of surveys, many of which had attachments, I thought deleting them would be a great idea now that their purpose had been served.
While searching, I found this "UN survey" email too sent by my sister in the year 2008!
The following is the "joke" that she had forwarded a good 14 years ago-
Always glad & grateful to voice & rejoice.
Someone's choice is someone's "noise".
I still indulge, share & revel in my joys!