Legendary singer Asha Bhosle lent her voice to many melodious ghazals. During her trip to Jaipur two years back, she spoke on how ghazals era is becoming a thing of past.
However, she also gave a solution to it and said ghazal can be revived if written in simple Hindi. The younger generation finds Urdu a bit complicated.
“The young boys and girls can relate to deep emotions and feelings, reflected through ghazals, if written in simple Hindi,” she said.
The era of Urdu seems to be phasing out as the young generation doesn’t understand and could not relate to its deep and meaningful words. Making the language simple and to retain the contemporariness is what’s required today to bring back the lost legacy of ghazals
Brahmastra, a Bollywood film, in present times, is creating news across media houses. Whether it will be a hit or not is the present debate. Meanwhile EBNW Story brings a story on its history: specifying why and how it was created:
A Brahmastra is an astra, or celestial weapon created by Lord Brahma. It is sometimes known as the Brahma Astra (astra referring to ‘missile weapon’). Puranas say Brahmastra is considered to be the very deadliest of weapons. When a Brahmastra is discharged, neither a counterattack nor a defense of any kind can stop it.
In the Ramayana a Brahmastra is used by Rama against Jayanta (Indra’s son) when he hurt Sita, then against Mareecha in their last encounter, against the Ocean when he did not answer his prayer to allow his army and himself to cross over to Lanka and finally in the last battle with Ravana.
Also, Indrajit used Brahmastra against Hanuman, but Hanuman survived because of Lord Brahma’s boon, when he was destroying the Ashok Vatika after meeting Sita.
Guru Drona possessed the knowledge about this weapon and he never gave it to his son Ashwathama and his favorite student Arjuna.During Mahabharata war Drona invoked this weapon to use it against Pandava army but due to the request of Gods and ancestors Drona revoked this weapon because it will completely annihilate the Pandava army who were fighting on the side of righteousness
Located in the heart of Jaipur within a kilometre of Mirza Ismail road, Chirmi Palace is a 136-years-old heritage property which has been home to the erstwhile rulers of Chomu.
The avid traveller/guest have multiple options to soak the beauty spread around: relax at the wine bistro or at the laidback backyard, or perhaps dip in the pool if the weather permits!
The property offers a lounge area, open kitchen, a terrace with a Jacuzzi.
There are four well-appointed rooms overlooking the city which are decorated in traditional Jaipur style, resonating the city’s cultural beauty everywhere you look.
This property has a touch of ancient times, which is portrayed through its walls, chandeliers etc. For stay, they’ve these bunk beds with rooms and a swimming pool and a sports bar with an aesthetic vibe that sets the right mood. The sports bar looks best on weekends.
It is a perfect place for someone who is a techno head. As they play techno not only on weekends but also on week days after 7pm, which is wonderful. The outdoor sitting is plush and small pockets of indoor dining gives you a feel of a fine dining experience.
They have multiple areas to sit, in hall, outside, backside tables are also available which gives audience a huge choices to choose for themselves.
The place is full of life and has an elite young audience. It is situated in the residential area but still it’s easily reachable. Drinks are amazingly priced comparative to the quality they serve. The food is mouthwatering and flavorsome.
It’s all in all worthy to experience it. The hospitality and the warmth that the team excludes towards their guests is exemplary. You definitely have to book your favorite cornered tables on weekends to avoid further disappointments.
You should go and check yourself what’s all the noise is for.
Wanna visit a place in Jaipur which leaves you in awe of its architectural wonder while serving the delicious Italian cuisine amid lush green surroundings? Are you keen to visit a dream location where you can soak the serene surroundings bespeaking the story of nature, beauty, peace, tranquility and design?
If yes, you should visit the Bar Palladio in Jaipur which serves classic Italian cuisine amid a beautiful setting. The restaurant and bar is located within a daringly restored garden belvedere in the historic Narain Niwas Palace Hotel where wandering peacocks, mature mango trees, and garden of tented canopies will leave you in awe of its beauty.
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Bar Palladio Jaipur is an orientalist fantasy, a new vision for European dining in India.
Inspired by the iconic Caffé Florian and Harry’s Bar in Venice and christened after the Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio, Bar Palladio Jaipur is an ode to Italian style and cuisine, which can be viewed through the prism of a Mughal dreamworld.
Italian owner Barbara Miolini dreamed of a place where people from across the globe could share their stories, find inspiration, and unwind, letting their cares melt away. And then came Bar Palladio which has been designed by Dutch designer Marie-Anne Oudejans.
This beautiful café, with aesthetic blue colored walls make the ambience beautiful attracting a lot of tourists. Most of the models, influencers of recent times come here for shoots and photography.
If you’re the one looking for a stay with a connected café and restaurant to it in Jaipur, here you go. This is one of the most beautiful and a landmark heritage property in Jaipur.
In fact you can also shop till you drop as this place is surrounded by beautiful boutique stores which sell handcrafted traditional Indian Designer wear, Jewellery, Stoles & accessories, Home Decor and what not.
The shopping complex is located in the vicinity of Narain Niwas Palace which is a heritage property.
Even, shoot of one of the trendiest series was done here. Few scenes of Mismatched series were shot in Bar Palladio which made it more popular and attracted a great number of audience.
This scene in Mismatched was shot in Bar Pallidio
The place is quite elegant and attract elite families of Jaipur who come here for wine dines.
The aesthetically pleasing ambience is the main attraction of the place. The Place treats you with royalty of Jaipur.
They serve basically Italian cuisine which is not so common for everyone so maybe you find a lot of new dishes that you’ll be viewing for the first time. They have masters in cocktails.
It’s culturally rich and the hospitality is wonderful. The place is also well connected with the city because of which there is no problem of going to the main attractions of the city. It is highly recommended for the guests who want to have a luxurious stay and at the same time also want to be closer to the city centre.
Sufism is said to be the divine tradition of Islam but it more of an experience and a way of life in which one ought to root out a deeper identity which is far beyond the personality that one already has.
Sufism as a traditional belief and faith in Allah is practiced by tens of millions of Muslims around the world. Sufis spiritual learning(Tariqas) can be found in Sunni, Shia and other Islamic groups. Historically, Sufism was not conceived as separate religion from the essence of Islam but the only difference is that its followers believes that they can be closer to Allah through inner reflection and purification.
It is believed that Sufism originated after the death Mohammed in 632, but was not develop into orders until the 12th Century. Sufism as a religious practice spread around the Muslim world from peoples’ of Indonesia and South Asia to Africa and the Balkans.
Sufism followers constantly meditates and receives guidance from their spiritual leaders known as “murshid”. Sufis believes that they can gain Islamic knowledge more from their teachers heart than from those books.
The fundamental component of Sufism practice the rite of dhikr, which involves constant, meditative remembrance of God, done both communally and individually. Other ritual includes fasting and prayer, celebration of the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday and visitation and performance of rituals at shrines and graves.
Sufism consists of four different stages, shari’a (exoteric path), tariqa (esoteric path), haqiqa (mystical truth) and marifa (final mystical knowledge, unio mystica). Sufi practitioners pray five times a day and mist visit mecca once in their lifetime like any other Muslim.
Sufi Whirling is a famous spiritual dance practice in which performer wears traditional dress and spins in circles as a part of meditation through which Sufis seek to commune with the divine. This Whirling practice is famous around Middle East and Turkey. The beautiful traditional dress includes a long white robe with a matching jacket and a tall felt cap, also called a ‘sikke’.
The etheral meaning of this dance practice by raising their arms they are begging for mercy from God and sending a prayer to the heavens and by placing their hands against their chest is a sign of submissiveness and humility before God.
47-year-old Liz Truss will be the new Prime Minister of Britain. She defeated the Indian-origin candidate Sunak. Right wing Liz will replace Boris Johnson. Liz is known as the firebrand leader in British politics. After the announcement of victory, Liz said about Sunak – I am lucky that there are leaders with such deep understanding in my party. Thanks to family and friends too.
Liz will be the third female prime minister. Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May have held this position before him. Liz considers Margaret Thatcher as her role model.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Liz on the victory. Said- I am sure that India-UK relations will be strengthened under your leadership. There will be a strategic partnership between the two countries. Best wishes for the new role and responsibility.
On the occasion of Teacher’s Day 2022, Pathfinder Educational Centre, LLP ,Kolkata ( The Biggest Educational Group Of Eastern India with a legacy of 32+ years and EBNW Story Team, Jaipur, Rajasthan joined hands to felicitate and honour Mr John Andrew Bagul, Founder Principal of South City International School (One of the Leading New Age Schools in the Country).
It was really a wonderful experience to Meet and Greet Principal Sir personally by the duo team and they were in awe of his simplicity.
John Andrew Bagul (M.Sc. B.Ed) is the Founder Principal of South City International School. He has completed more than 30 years in the education field in various capacities. After completion of his education in Poona, he co-authored a book on ‘Environmental Biology’ for students of First Year B.Sc (Pune University). Recently, he has co-authored a series of books on General Knowledge for school students, classes 1 to VIII.
He moved on to the Gulf to teach at Al-Rayyan International School, Abu Dhabi which follows the IGCSE & O Level Curriculum and later was the Vice Principal of Nath Valley School – a semi – residential school in Aurangabad. He has been honoured and awarded for Exemplary Leadership in the field of Education by the Amity University in 2017.
He is very passionate and sensitive towards the need of differently able children and has spearheaded the addition of NIOS in his present capacity as Principal.
Widely travelled, he maintains a futuristic and global approach towards education. He has established lasting ties with schools in Bangkok, in China, U.K, Australia and Barbados, USA. Being an excellent orator, a philanthropist and a man with vision, his endeavour was to take the School to the highest echelon and he has been successful in it.
Feature Photo caption :- John Bagul, Principal, South City, Ms Priyanka Chatterjee AVP Pathfinder and Joydeep Dutta, Branch Head, EBNW Story, West Bengal.
Kalibangan, India’s earliest agricultural ploughed field site (3500B.C-1750 B.C), is located between Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan and Suratgarh.
It was discovered by Luigi Pio Tessutori, an Italian Indologist which was later excavated by BB Lal and K Ghosh in the year 1952 and became widely known for its Pottery and terracotta Bangles founds.
Kalibangan Civilization is a part of early Harappan Civilization. During this civilization, the use of copper was frequent which shows evidences of Harappan as well as proto Harappan Culture.
The area had a large Pile of earth’s stones around which Punjabi speaking localities inhabit. On these mound surface, large amount of weather stained terracotta bangles were found thus naming it‘’ Kalibangan “.
Believed to be located around the banks of Saraswati river, it is considered to be one of the most important sites of Indus Valley Civilization or Harappan Civilization .
As witnessed in other Harappan sites, the architectural settlements were divided into Citadels and lower town.
Seals, coins, pottery, wooden drainage, camel’s bone, charging bulls, fire altars were some prominently uncovered stuff during the excavation period.
Ploughing features of Kalibangan –
Evidences of mud bricks work were primary witnessed in this site. The agricultural furrows were then in the cross-grid patterns, thus allowing farming two crops simultaneously, similar to the modern day ploughing.
This pattern consists of furrows placed about 30 cm apart running east-west and other spaced about 190 cm apart running north-south. From the many such discoveries it can be understood that people at that time would be relied majorly on the agriculture. The ploughing was done by woods instruments and mud bricks were used for the fortification.
It is to also note that this is also considered to be the first ever site to document a ‘earthquake”
It was successful due to the enforcement of the Islamic revolution. The Islamic revolution was the only source that made efforts to visualize this matter, which led to the abolition of the ban.
Iranian women were seen sitting in the stadium, cheering for their football team as the long-term ban over women watching football matches finally ended. However, they were seen sitting completely afar from the male audience.
The domestic league football match was held in Tehran, and women enjoyed the match for the first time in 43 years. Due to the pressure and work of the Islamic revolution since 1979, Iranian women were allowed to watch football matches. It is one of the revolutions for the women of Iran.
Several videos and images surfaced on social media, showing their happiness, which was gleeful after so many years.
Aljazeera also reported on this occasion, as they reported that women were seen happy and cheerful, holding flags of their favourite football team and making sure to hold other women, as this was none other than a festival for women in Iran.
Nonetheless, the media reported that even though women were allowed to watch the match, they were seen completely afar from the men’s section, creating a barrier. Many women supervisors wore a gown covering them from head to toe, supervising women to cover their heads with headscarves. Also, they were seen taking entry from a special entrance, as they were allowed to watch the match, but there were many restrictions, seen very clearly. Not only that, many women held placards of the football fan Sahar Khoyadari, who sadly ended her life in 2019. Many women cheered her nickname in the stadium, “blue girl”.
The abolition of the ban was enforced, as the country qualifies for the FIFA Qatar world cup; the match is said to be held possibly in November this year.
This has become one of the most cheerful news for the women in Iran, as it outshines how women are given the space and place for the things and sports they love with their whole hearts. Not to miss that it’s one of the most powerful news. However, as time empowers women, many things will change to empower them and their hearts.
Radhashtami was celebrated at Shri Krishna Balram Mandir, Jagatpura under the aegis of Hare Krishna Movement, Jaipur, fifteen days after Shri Krishna Janmashtami with traditional zeal and fervour.
On this occasion, a grand event was organised and Shri Radha Raman ji idol was decorated with a new mesmerising dress. The sanctum sanctorum was bedecked with beautiful colorful flowers which were seen spreading their fragrance everywhere around.
Radhashtami is celebrated on the Ashtami (Ashtami of Shukla Paksha) of Shukla Paksha of Bhadra month (August-September). It is a very important festival for the devotees. Radharani is the mother of the entire universe and on this auspicious day, devotees pray to her to bless her with Krishna-devotion.
When Radha opened her eyes for the first time to see the world
When Vrishabhanu Maharaj heard the discussions of Nanda Baba’s son Shri Krishna, he himself came to Gokul with his daughter Radha in his lap. It is said that till then Radha’s eyes remained closed. She reached Balakrishna walking on her knees. Then Radha’s eyes were opened and after her birth, she had the first vision of Shri Krishna with her eyes.
As per Amitasana Das, the president of the temple, “Shri Radha Raman was dressed in new clothes and specially decorated with flowers. 108 special bhog was offered to Thakur ji at 12 noon. A special hymn Radhika Ashtakam was sung, Shri Radha Raman was anointed with various types of flowers and fruit juices and Panchamrit, as well as special story and Maha Aarti was done and lastly palanquin festival was celebrated with flower showers. The program was broadcast live on the temple’s YouTube channel Hare Krishna Jaipur, Facebook page.”
