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October 22, 2005
| People & Places
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Next time when you go to India, do not forget to visit Mysore city in Karnataka state and its surroundings. Mysore was the ruling place for Hyder Ali and Tippu Sultan who fought against the British and later the Wadiyar family, the kings who ruled Mysore and its surroundings.
Mysore has a tranquil atmosphere and is not yet as crowded as other cities are. There are many attractions. Famous among them are: the Mysore Palace, The Mysore Zoo, Chamundi Hills, Temples, Jaga Mohan palace of art, Sri ranga patnam, KR Sagar Dam, Ranganthittu bird sanctuary. and Lalita Mahal.
The name Mysore originated from its original name MahishasuraNagar which was named for a demon by Name Mahishasura who was subdued by the goddess Chamundi. A temple in her honor is located on Chamundi Hills.
Mysore city is around 100 miles from Bangalore and there are lot of tourist buses and direct trains from Bangalore to Mysore.
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October 20, 2005
| India Today
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Just like “God bless America” is considered the national song of USA, the sone “Vande Mataram (Hail to Motherland”” is considered the national song of India. The song was composed by Bangla poet Bankim Chandra Chatterjeee (1838-1894) and appeared in his book “AnandaMatha” in the year 1862. In 1876 “Vande Maataram” became the national cry for freedom from British occupancy. Vande Mataram was ev entually overtaken by Jana Gana Mana to become the National Anthem. The song was rejected as National Anthem on the grounds that Muslims felt offended by the depiction of India as Ma Durga (an Hindu goddess). And also that the novel AnandaMatha had an anti muslim theme.
An album “Vande Mataram” composed and conducted by music director A.R.Rehman was placed at no.2 in the world’s greatest albums by BBC world service in the year 2002.
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October 19, 2005
| India Today
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The Indian National anthem, was composed in Bengali by by Rabindranath Tagore,/ Its Hindi version was adopted as the National anthem by the indian parliament on 24 January 1950. It has five stanzas. The anthem is reproduced below.
Jana Gana Mana Adhinayaka Jaya He
Bharat Bhagya Vidhata
Punjab Sindh Gujarat Maratha
Dravida Utkala Banga
Vindhya Himachal Yamuna Ganga
Ucchala Jaladhi Taranga
Tubh Shubha Name Jage
Tubh Shubha Ashisha Mange
Gahe Tubh Jaya Gata
Jan Gan Mangaldayak Jay He
Bharat Bhagya Vidhata
Jaye He ! Jaye He ! Jaye He !
Jaye,Jaye,Jaye,Jaye He
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October 18, 2005
| Art & Architecture
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When you visit Ahmedabad in India, do not forget to visit Sidhi Bashir mosque also called the shaking minaret where when one minaret(tower) is moved with force, the other shakes in sympathy. Each tower is about three stories high and is adorned with delicately carved architecture. If one tower is shaken, then the other one shakes after a few seconds. It is believed that the vibration at the base of the tower gets amplified and transmitted to the other tower thru a series of underground tunnels. Amaxongly the passageway connecting the two towers remains vibration free. Another theory is the two towers are two prongs of a giant tuning fork which is constructed beneath the surface.
The mosque of Raj Bibi had two similar shaking Minarets. But Britishers destroyed while trying to study how they worked. These minarets are located very near (less than a mile) the Ahmedabad railway station.
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