Prime Minister Narendra Modi will commission INS Vikrant, the Made-in-India aircraft carrier, marking a major milestone in India’s defence. EBNW Story highlights the key features of INS Vikrant…
1. INS Vikrant has capability to accommodate 1,600 crew members and 30 aircraft on board.
2. 1NS Vikrant is India’s first home-built aircraft carrier to be commissioned today
3. Equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, the warship has been tipped as a “city on the move”.
4. INS Vikrant, the largest warship to be built in India, is 262 metres long and 62 metres wide.
5. It will be the country’s second aircraft carrier after INS Vikramaditya, which was built on a Russian platform.
6.Football fields: The warship is as massive as two football fields end to end and 18 floors tall, the Navy said in a video
7. Olympic pools: The hangar of the aircraft carrier is as big as two Olympic-size pools. INS Vikrant can accommodate 1,600 crew members and 30 aircraft on board. It is equipped with machines that can make 3,000 chapatis an hour.
8. 16-bed hospital: The warship, which took over a decade to be built, is equipped with a 16-bed hospital, 250 tankers of fuel, and 2,400 compartments.
Meanwhile Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat termed INS Vikrant as the pride of India.
“Pride of India! Make in India !
“INS Vikrant” weighing 45,000 tonnes is India’s largest aircraft carrier which is made in India itself. Today Honorable Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi G dedicated it to the Navy.
Proud, this is a festival of self-reliance, he said in his twitter handle posting beautiful pictures of the ship.
प्राइड ऑफ इंडिया! मेक इन इंडिया !
45 हजार टन वजन का "आईएनएस विक्रांत" भारत का सबसे बड़ा एयरक्राफ्ट कैरियर है जो भारत में ही बना है। आज माननीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी ने इसे नौसेना को समर्पित किया।
Kotah prince Ijyaraj Singh was anointed as the 19th Maharao of Kotah in a private yet spectacular ceremony.
This Rajtilak at Kotah brought in royal revelry, fanfare and pageantry bringing live the pictures of bygone era.
The ceremony was performed following the demise of the late HH Maharao Saheb Brijraj Singhji after which his son and heir, Ijyaraj Singh was anointed as the 19th Maharao of Kotah in a private ceremony at the Rajmahal Chowk within the 13th Century Kotah-Garh complex on 10 February.
The event reflected a regal grandeur with 250 jagirdars participation in it representing over 50 thikanas of the erstwhile kingdom of Kotah.
They were all dressed in white Jodhpuris and bandhgala suits donning white or dull coloured paags or headgear before taking their assigned seats as per palace protocol.
Watch the video and pictures here collected from the instagram page of Kotahgarh:
Mugdha Sinha is an IAS officer who is known for her workaholic ethics who loves taking newer tasks diligently.
Even on a day when people were celebrating Ganesha Chaturthi festival with traditional zeal and fervour, she penned a few lines on her personal blog page on social media which is drawing a huge traction.
In this blog, what catches attention of the reader is her unique perspective of extracting out the teaching from this festival.
She writes, “Today is Ganesh Chaturthi, an auspicious day to welcome Shree Ganesh Maharaj, the Vighankarta, Ek Danta, beloved son of Parvati Mata, the gentlest of gods who opens new paths and ushers in eternal abundance twinning with subh labh, and married to Riddhi Siddhi.”
“Ganesha is the best example of how to begin again, start afresh. The slashing of his head by Shiv ji can be metaphorically seen as the death of ego, mindlessness, as much as it can be of new beginnings after circumstantial adversity not of our choosing, in line of his mother’s duty. Ganesha is the best example of an ecocentric god, with head of an elephant, body of human, riding on his mushka. “
Showing her immense devotion and dedication to Lord Ganesha, she writes,
“I bow in humble salutations as I welcome you in my home and heart.
While the world will offer prasad, I offer myself.
Show me the way, guide me through, take me along, as I emulate you in dropping the karmic baggage of the past, ready to embrace the new with open arms,” she writes.
Isn’t it inspiring? How many of us must be bringing Ganesha Home but still not knowing how to kill the demon of ego sitting inside our brains and how to convert mindlessness into mindfulness so that we can start the fresh beginnings yet again…
So here is the lesson to be learnt for life…isn’t it?
Mikhail Gorbachev is one of the most important persona if we talk about the early 20th century. The man was a phenomenon personality who created a lot of impact in the world back then.
He was the only final leader that was from the Soviet Union. His hardworking and diligence toward international relations made him win the Nobel prize in 1990 due to his support and understanding. Mikhail Gorbachev played a huge role in international relations as he was one of the most important parts of de-escalating the Cold War.
However, Mikhail Gorbachev resigned from his post as the final leader, de facto leader of the USSR, on Christmas of 1991, wishing all the good luck and keeping faith in the people.
Despite achieving such heights in the political journey of Mikhail Gorbachev, he belonged to a peasant family of Russian-Ukrainian. Gorbachev’s full name was Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev. He was born in the village of Privolnoye, Stavropol Krai, on 3rd march 193.
Due to the Stalin purge in the 1930s, his family had to suffer. Mikhail Gorbachev’s family was the victim of Stalin’s purge and socialization. The policy claimed to accept industrialization as quickly as possible and eliminate the class enemy for a better world. Therefore, the great famine in 1931 in Ukraine became the reason for Gorbachev’s uncle and aunt’s death. His family was affected by the aftermath.
Mikhail was one of the most incredible students who devoted his study to ethics and knowledge. He actively participated in the Komsomol soviet youth organization, which led him to become a very strict believer in the soviet Ideal.
As a student, he never found it difficult to question the Soviet quo and asked questions. He was enrolled in the Moscow law school in 1950, where he befriended the leading idealist of Prague spring of 1968, Zdenek Mlynar.
11 March 1985 was the day when Gorbachev became the leader of the Soviet Union. Mikhail Gorbachev maintained a very progressive political approach and developed a great relationship between Russia and the USA.
1990, Mikhail proposed the ideology and became the mechanism of the dissolution of the Soviet Union. By the year 1996, he ran for president of Russia. He didn’t get enough votes but has been one of the most significant political figures in Russian history.
A real view of it is visible in Kundeshwar Mahadev located at Kunda village on Pindwara Highway, 15 km from Udaipur.
Unkarpuri, the priest of the temple, says that the Shiv Temple is about two thousand years old and a huge banyan tree is spread over three and a half bighas in the premises itself.
A natural structure of Lord Ganesha has appeared from the root of this banyan near the temple. Devotees have also built a temple to worship Gajanan, who appeared from the root of the banyan. Hundreds of devotees are reaching this idol on the occasion of Shri Ganesh Chaturthi.
Hansaji Jayadeva Yogendra has been in forefront of The yoga movement in the last four decades, as a teacher, teacher-educator, an excellent communicator in the Television medium, and as an author of several books on Yoga. She lends a patient ear to anyone who takes his/her problem to her and provides an insight which helps the person to get a grip and find a satisfactory solution. Thus she is a caring counsellor too.
Hansaji Jayadeva Yogendra, Dir. of Yoga Institute, Mumbai
She brings a special energy wherever she goes and is a popular orator throughout the country. She has authored several Yoga books in English and Gujarati. The television serial, ‘Yoga for Better Living’ has been aired three times on the National network and is very well appreciated. She, together with her illustrious husband has travelled widely and shares her knowledge with all selflessly and with grace. At present, she is the President of International Board of Yoga.
On 28th august,An insightful & interactive talk on Health & Happiness was given by Dr. Hansa Yogendra, at The Gandhi Centre under Azhadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav series. Dr. Hansa was felicitated by Director of the Gandhi Centre. More than 50 persons participated.
The official journey of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav started on 12th March 2021 with a 75-week countdown to our 75th anniversary of ndependence and will end post a year on 15th August 2023.
The Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav is being celebrated worldwide in all continents of the globe!
Mehrunnisa Shaukat Ali is a first female bouncer in India who has given security to many big personalities including Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Ranveer Kapoor, Ranbir Singh, Akshay Kumar, Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone, Rani Mukerji, Vidya Balan.
Last year, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal honored her on Women’s Day.
She became the first female bouncer in India almost two decades ago and is now running her own company named Mehrunisha Mardani Bouncer & Dolphin Security Service Pvt Ltd.
Mehrunnisa with Bollywood fame Rani Mukherjee
She is a resident of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh who grew up in a large Muslim family in Saharanpur. Mehrunnisa had dreamed of joining the army or becoming a police officer, but her conservative father was opposed to educating her or letting her work outside. Mehrunnisa, who had always aspired to become a police officer, enrolled as an NCC cadet, learned karate and worked on her fitness in hopes of getting a job in the police. She heard about the opening of women bouncers in Delhi and applied for it.
It was difficult for Mehrunnisa to convince her family about her work as she also thought that being a bouncer was not something that girls should do.
Presently, Mehrunnisa works in a famous cafe ‘Social’ in Hauz Khas village of Delhi and also provides security for personal events and celebrities including Bollywood stars. Along with protecting women, she also specializes in settling disputes there.
It is also an honor to be a bouncer for Mehrunnisa. She says she takes pride in what she does and encourages other women to join the field as well. She is now running her own company named ‘Mardani Bouncer’ and ‘Dolphin Security Service Private Limited’ with two partners. In recent times, more than 2,500 girls and boys have been employed through their security service.
Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev passed away. He was, 91 and had been ill for a long time.
The world leader is known for ending the Cold War without any kind of fighting or bloodshed. However, he could not stop the collapse of the Soviet Union. He was the 8th and last President of the Soviet Union.
Gorbachev was a highly influential leader of the Soviet Union. He was also awarded the Nobel Prize. Russian President Vladimir Putin has condoled his death.
Many world leaders expressed their condolences on the demise of world leader.
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said – I am saddened to hear about the death of Mikhail Gorbachev. The courage and integrity he displayed to end the Cold War is commendable.
French President Emmanuel Macron called him ‘Man of Peace’. He said- Mikhail showed the way to freedom to the Russians. His commitment to peace in Europe changed our history.
UN chief Antonio Guterres said – Gorbachev is a politician who changed history. He is to be commended for a peaceful end to the Cold War.
American leader and bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger also expressed grief over the death of Mikhail Gorbachev, tweeting a photo of himself with him.
He wrote – There is an old saying, Never meet your heroes. I think this is the worst advice I’ve heard. Mikhail Gorbachev was my hero. It was an honor and a pleasure to meet him.
Many leaders believed that the collapse of the Soviet Union was a tragedy and Gorbachev was responsible for it
Gorbachev remained a controversial figure. His relations with Putin were not good. Putin considers the collapse of the Soviet Union a tragedy. Gorbachev has been held responsible for this. Many Russian leaders, along with Putin, believe that after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia weakened and its economy collapsed. At this time Russia was facing an economic crisis
Rajasthan is known as India’s treasure trove and is one of the richest states in terms of art and craftsmanship. Mitali Mishra writes about 10 most important artworks of Rajasthan…
BLUE POTTERY
The Persian Art of blue pottery came to Jaipur from Persia and Afghanistan via Mughal Courts. The craft is found mainly in Jaipur, but also in Sanganer, Mahalan, and Neota. It gets its name from the blue dye, used to color the pottery.
Blue Pottery is made using quartz, multani mitti and other substances.The major benefit is that blue pottery does not crack. It is also waterproof, hygienic, and suited for everyday usage. Animal and bird themes from the Mughal era are the main sources of inspiration for the popular motifs. Plates, flower vases, soap dishes, surahis, trays, coasters, fruit bowls, door knobs, and glazed tiles with hand painted floral patterns are among the amazing eye catching manufactured goods.
TERRACOTTA WORK
Terracotta is a type of ceramic pottery. Terracotta clay is baked to create terracotta ceramics. In actuality, the Italian phrases meaning “baked earth” are where the name “terracotta” originates. A natural brown-orange hue characterises terracotta. It’s used to make many flower pots, pipes, bricks, and sculptures. Up until the early 14th century, it was the sole clay product used. Terracotta statues that are 5,000 years old have been discovered by archaeologists.
Perhaps one of the most spectacular terracotta creations ever is the Terracotta Army. This huge group of terracotta sculptures represents the armies of Qin Shi Huang. He was the first Emperor of China. He had the notion that his Terracotta Army would defend him in the afterlife and thought he could continue to govern them as a group.
MARBLE WORK
Rajasthan cities like Kishangarh and Jaipur, are renowned for its beautiful arts and crafts. All marble handicraft products are handmade from premium Makarana marbles with Meenakari and Kundan work by expert craftsmen using basic equipment. As a result, it is used for gift-giving and house decoration. Marble pot and vases, in Matka shape, bottle shape, and Surahi model are uniquely designed in high-quality florals patterns.
WOODCRAFT
Rajasthan is a famous location for wooden crafts. Rajasthan is famed for its skilled woodwork, and the furniture made there showcases the gorgeous leather embroidery. Ramgarh (Shekhawati), Barmer and Bikaner are known for their carved wooden doors, chairs and boxes with fretted brass as a decorative element. Tilonia Furniture of Kishangarh is a famous kind of artwork. Another form of wooden art that is popular in Rajasthan is the art of Taarkashi.
PUPPETRY
Puppets, also known as Kathputlis locally, are an essential component of Rajasthani culture and daily life. The body components are made from stuffed rags and scraps of cloth and are crafted from the traditional mango wood. The state has a puppetry heritage that has been passed down through the generations and is the birthplace of puppetry worldwide. In Rajasthan, string puppets were most frequently produced. One of the state’s oldest puppet-making hubs is Udaipur and the state’s largest puppet market is located in Jaipur’s Katputli Nagar neighbourhood.
THEWA
THEWA is a word from the local Rajasthani language which literally means “setting”.
Thewa – Rajasthani glassworks are distinctive in both appearance and function.Traditional Thewa involves fusing 23K gold with various coloured glass. The delicate gold work is highlighted by a specific procedure that gives the glass a sparkling appearance. Pratapgarh is known for its Thewa work, which includes stunning and traditional products like handcraft items, glass photo frames, trays, glass art ware, glass jewellery boxes, lamp shades, flower vases, crystal wine glasses, flasks, glass pots, and antique crystal chandeliers. With their brilliant colours and wonderful patterns, Thewa pendants are renowned pieces of jewellery. Such Thewa jewellery is famous in Chittorgarh.
JEWELLERY
Rajasthan’s jewellery art is a rich blending of famous craftsmanship, vibrant culture, and traditional styles. In Rajasthan, the custom of making and wearing jewellery has existed for centuries. To preserve the history, generations of artists have passed along the skill of creating lacquered jewellery. It is also a sacred symbol of marriage. They are worn with great pride by married women. Due to its realistic patterns and selection of decorations, Rajasthani gold jewellery is distinctive. Rajasthan is home to the jewellery-making technique known as kundan. It’s also referred to as Jadau work. Another specialty of the states’ artists is Meenakari jewellery. Brightly coloured enamel is used to adorn jewellery made of gold or silver with precious and semiprecious stones.
TEXTILES
Rajasthan’s textiles are the result of years of fabric experimentation, expert handiwork, and a keen eye for detail. Here you can get the kind of fabric, weaving and embroidery that is impossible to get anywhere else in the world. In Bikaner, Barmer, and the nearby areas, patchwork and embroidery are well-practiced crafts. The state’s Zari or zardozi artwork is also well-known. The Sanganer textiles of Jaipur, which feature block printing, are well known. Dark colours and appealing circular patterns set apart the prints of Bagru and Jajams. Be it the patterned Bandhani, Bandhej, or the wave-like Lehariya, the cracked Batik, the Shikari, the Cheent, or the Mothra.
CARPETS AND RUGS
The hand-woven carpets and rugs are distinguished by their luxurious colours and excellent designs. Although wool is traditionally used to weave carpets, cotton and silk are frequently used to manufacture carpets and rugs in Rajasthan. Due to the superb artistry displayed on cotton yarn, the Durries of Jaisalmer and Bikaner have received praise from all over the world. These works of art have distinctive themes and flower patterns as their inspiration. The hand-knotted, top-quality carpets and rugs made in Bokhara are among the best in the world.
LEATHERWEAR
Premium leather shoes called Juttis and Mojaris are famously produced in Jaipur, Jodhpur, Barmer, and Jaisalmer. Juttis are the state’s elegantly upgraded slip-on sandals. The geometric patterns created on the ancient leather goods are famous in the Tilonia village near Ajmer. Shoes and sandals, pouches, purses, and handbags; hats and caps; belts; musical instruments like the dhol, dhapli, tabla, and kamancha; lamps and lampshades; and even furniture like stools and chairs are made of leather in Rajasthan.
Are you visiting Jaipur for the first time and are keen to know about a few aesthetic cafes in the Pink City? Here we take you on a tour to three elegant cafes which give aesthetic vibe, and attracts a lot of people as they have ample outdoor and indoor place so it doesn’t gets packed or overcrowded. Lovely Prabhani reports
ELLEMENTRY HOME DÉCOR:
It has a cute little shop called Ellementry Home which is a home grown brand of handcrafted products. You will feel serene calmness once you are here.
Moving further the cafe has a lot more to offer. With toothsome food and alluring vibe, you would love to be here. This place has a café and a dine in as well, we can call it a combo place. Having another option is always an add on.
MERAAKI KITCHEN:-
Meraaki kitchen is very pretty, and is basically for family dine in. But trust me both the places are quite peaceful and relaxing. One can go here for several different options, like ladies kitties, family dinners etc.
CAFÉ WHITE SAGE
Here comes the aesthetic place in the town, “CAFÉ WHITE SAGE”. It serves the best sushi and dumplings, and has a lot more delicacies Amazing place to be anytime with your friends or solo. They have wonderful handmade cutlery and a very artistically designed terracotta water bottle. Basically it is a wonderful blend of beautiful ambience, delectable food and a lot of different varieties serving healthy food.
