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Terai Elephant Reserve in UP: Know its significance, location and other features…

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The establishment of Terai Elephant Reserve in Uttar Pradesh has finally been approved. Let’s know what it is and how it works…

The Terai Elephant Reserve, spanning across 3,049 sq km area, will be the 33rd elephant reserve to be set up in India. It will be in the joint forest regions of Dudhwa and Piliphit tiger reserves involved in the conservation of tiger, Asian elephant, swamp deer and one-horned rhinoceros.  

This comes as the third elephant reserve to get approval from the Union Environment Ministry in the past three months under Project Elephant, with the other two being Lemru in Chhattisgarh and Agasthymalai in Tamil Nadu.

The establishment of the new elephant reserve will help conserve the trans-boundary migration of elephant populations. It will help protect the neighbouring villages in the Indo-Nepal border area of Uttar Pradesh. It will also help in the management of grassland and elephant corridor in Dudhwa and Piliphit tiger reserves. 

The Central Government launched Project Elephant in 1992 to provide financial and technical aid to states for the protection of free-ranging population of wild Asian elephants. This centrally sponsored scheme aims to ensure long-term survival of Asian elephants in their natural habitats by protecting them, their habitats and migration corridors.

Tallest Shiv statue comes in Nathdwara in Rajasthan

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A 369-foot-tall Shiva statue called “Viswas Swaroopam” has been built in Nathdwara, Rajasthan’s Rajsamand district.

The statue is said to be the highest Shiva statue in the entire world. The Key Points of the statue are:

  • The Viswas Swaroopam statue was built by Tat Padam Sansthan and is located 45 kilometres from Udaipur.
  • After the statue’s inauguration, a number of religious, spiritual, and cultural events will be organised over nine days, from October 29 to November 6, according to Madan Paliwal, the chairman of the Miraj company and a trustee for the Sansthan.
  • Throughout the nine days, religious preacher Morari Bapu will also recite the Ram Katha.

Viswas Swaroopam, The Shiva statue:

The ViswasSwaroopam monument,  positioned on a mountaintop over a region of 51 bighas  is designed in a meditative pose, is believed to be visible from 20 kilometres away.

According to Jaiprakash Mali, the program’s spokeswoman, the statue has been illuminated with special lights so that it can be seen clearly at night as well.

Its construction, which took ten years to complete, involved the usage of three thousand tonnes of steel, iron, concrete, and sand, as well as 2.5 lakh cubic tonnes of concrete.

According to Mali, the Viswas Swaroopam statue was built to last 250 years and can withstand winds of up to 250 kmph.

Tallest Shiv statue comes in Nathdwara in Rajasthan

The area surrounding the statue will provide visitors the chance to partake in sports including bungee jumping, zip lining, and go-karting as well as a food court, an adventure park, and a jungle cafe.

5 tallest Shiva statues in the world…

Vishwas Swaroopam, Rajasthan – 369 feet

Kailashnath Mahadev Temple, Nepal – 143 meters

Marudeshwara Temple, Karnataka – 123 m

Adiyoga Temple, Tamil Nadu – 112 m

Mangal Mahadev, Mauritius – 108 meters

PM Modi coming to Mangarh Hill, Banswara on November 1

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As part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, the government has initiated several steps to celebrate unsung tribal heroes of the freedom struggle. These include declaring 15th November (birth anniversary of tribal freedom fighter Birsa Munda) as ‘Janjatiya Guarav Divas’, setting up tribal museums across the country etc to recognise the contribution of tribal people to society and increase awareness about their sacrifices in the freedom struggle.

In yet another step in this direction, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend a public programme – ‘Mangarh Dham ki Gaurav Gatha’ at Mangarh Hill, Banswara, Rajasthan, to pay homage to the sacrifices of the unsung tribal heroes and martyrs of the freedom struggle. During the programme, Prime Minister will also pay homage to Bhil freedom fighter Shri Govind Guru and also address a gathering of Bhil Adivasis and other tribal population of the region.

Mangarh Hill holds special importance for the Bhil community and other tribes of Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh. During the freedom struggle where Bhils and other tribes engaged in a long stand-off with the British, more than 1.5 lakh Bhils rallied at Mangarh Hill on 17th November 1913 under the leadership of Shri Govind Guru. Britishers opened fire at this gathering, leading to Mangarh Massacre where approximately 1500 tribals were martyred.

Mangarh Hill in Rajasthan: Know why it is compared to ‘Jallianwala’ of Punjab

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Mangarh Hill is situated in Rajasthan in Banswara. This place holds special importance for the Bhil community and other tribes of Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh.

During the freedom struggle where Bhils and other tribes engaged in a long stand-off with the British, more than 1.5 lakh Bhils rallied at Mangarh Hill on 17th November 1913 under the leadership of Shri Govind Guru.

Britishers opened fire at this gathering, leading to Mangarh Massacre where approximately 1500 tribals were martyred.

Elon Musk introduces himself as ‘Chief twit’ on twitter after owning the microblogging site

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Elon Musk is officially the owner of Twitter now.

In his twitter profile, he has introduced himself as Chief twit.

Also, Musk on his twitter handle, said, “The bird is freed.”

In fact, on October 27, his posted a video walking inside the twitter office with a sink. 

He said, “Entering Twitter HQ – let that sink in!”

In fact, on his twitter handle, he said, “A beautiful thing about Twitter is how it empowers citizen journalism – people are able to disseminate news without an establishment bias.”

Among Musk’s first moves with regard to changing the leadership include departures of Twitter Chief Executive Officer Parag Agrawal; Vijaya Gadde, the head of legal, policy and trust; Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal, who joined Twitter in 2017; and Sean Edgett, who has been general counsel at Twitter since 2012. Edgett was escorted out of the building, said two of the people, who asked not to be identified because the information isn’t public.

India Stonemart 2022 in Jaipur: Know dates, venue and participants

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The India Stonemart 2022 will be held at JECC in Sitapura Jaipur from Nov 10 to 13 November. 

It is to be noted that India Stonemart 2022 will be the largest international exposition on stone industry. Showcasing world of natural dimensional stones, ancillary products and services comprehensively, it will bring together various stakeholders of the stone industry viz domestic and overseas producers, exporters, importers, consumers and buyers, experts, technology providers, architects, builders, developers, corporates, etc. under one umbrella.

India Stonemart 2022 will provide an ideal platform to the exhibitors to promote their products, services and brand image amongst the consumers from across the globe and establish business linkages and networking with them for enhancing their business horizon and prospects.

India Stonemart 2022 in Jaipur: Know dates, venue and participants
MD, RIICO, Shivprasad Nakate reviewing arrangements for India Stonemart 2022

The Managing Director (MD) of Rajasthan State Industrial Development & Investment Corporation Limited (RIICO), Shivprasad Nakate, reviewed the arrangements for the forthcoming event recently.

He attended a detailed presentation made by Assistant Secretary General, FICCI, Balvinder Singh and other senior executives of FICCI. The presentation touched upon the various facets of the largest international exposition on stone industry. The CEO of Centre for Development of Stones (CDOS), Mukul Rastogi also shared his insights on the occasion. The 11th edition of this mega expo is organised by CDOS with FICCI as co-organiser and is supported by the Government of Rajasthan and other reputed institutions. RIICO is the Principal Sponsor of the event.

Nakate directed that there should be a proactive outreach for participation in the event. He said apart from those who have been regularly participating in the past editions must also be contacted . He said an attempt must be made to involve the new players of the stone industry. The presentation highlighted various aspects of the exposition like participation, layout, logistic arrangements, architecture festival, PR, branding, etc. He later took a physical round of the venue and gave directions for seamless execution of the event.

Jaipur Literature Festival 2023:  World’s best fiction-writers are here…!

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The magic of fiction is such that it has the power to take the reader through the sheer artistry and power of storytelling. The 16th edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival celebrates the power of imagination with a distinguished list of fiction-writers from across the globe.

JLF Dates

The Festival is scheduled to run from 19th- 23rd January, 2023 at Hotel Clarks Amer, Jaipur. As we celebrate the diverse repertoire of Indian and foreign languages at the Festival, some of the world’s best fiction-writers will explore the exciting themes, riveting plots and a range of compelling characters that feature in their writing. 

Jaipur Literature Festival 2023:  World’s best fiction-writers are here…!
Shehan Karunatilaka

List of speakers

The second list of speakers, announced today, has some of the world’s most critically acclaimed fiction-writers, including the International Booker Prize winner Geetanjali Shree, Amish, Amit Chaudhuri, Andrew Altschul, Anu Singh Choudhary, Anukrti Upadhyay, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Christopher Kloeble, and Deepti Kapoor, among others. The list continues with more thought-provoking speakers including Elaine Canning, Era Tak, Hannah Rothschild, Tripti Pandey, Jamil Jan Kochai, Janice Pariat and Katherine Rundell.

Jaipur Literature Festival 2023:  World’s best fiction-writers are here…!
Sudha Murthy

Best selling authors participating 

The Festival will feature best-selling historian & novelist Katie Hickman; author Kiran Manral; award-winning International author Manjiri Prabhu; writer Marlon James; author Moin Mir; Festival Co-Director & Sahitya Akademi awardee Namita Gokhale; former India’s Ambassador to the United States and author, Navtej Sarna; bilingual author Sudha Murthy and writer and literary translator Tiffany Tsao.

Nobel prize winner Gurnah in list of speakers

The previously announced list of speakers include renowned authors like Nobel Prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah, 2022 Booker prize winner Shehan Karunatilaka and Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar awardee Tanuj Solanki, along with authors like Ashok Ferrey, Ashwin Sanghi, Avinuo Kire, Bernardine Evaristo, Chigozie Obioma, Howard Jacobson, NoViolet Bulawayo, poet Jerry Pinto, novelist & filmmaker Ruth Ozeki, and writer & journalist Vauhini Vara.

Jaipur Literature Festival 2023:  World’s best fiction-writers are here…!

JLF: A Mecca for literature lovers

The Jaipur Literature Festival has been the flagship festival for all the literature-lovers across India and abroad. This year, audiences will get to savour the Festival’s signature sessions, music stage, the Festival Buzzar, food stalls and much more while celebrating the power of words at its much-awaited 16th Edition.

Lord Rama’s sister Shanta: Know where she was raised, married and is now worshipped in India

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Do you know that lord Rama had a sister named Shanta?

Yes its true that besides Lord Rama, Lakshamana, Shaktrughan and Bharat, there was a sister Shanta who has been mentioned in many literatures. However, there are two such temples in the country where Shanta is worshipped. It is believed that Shanta was the princess of Angadesh, who was married to the sage Shringi. Sage Shringi had also performed a son attainment yagya at the place of King Dasharatha.

There are many beliefs about Shanta which are mentioned in Bhagwat Purana, Adbhut Ramayana and historians. 

Some epics say that Shriram also had two sisters, one of whom is named Shanta and the other is named Kukbi. It is said that nothing much is said about Kukbi. There is not much written about her but there is a lot about Shanta. She was older than the four brothers. 

Shanta was a very promising girl, perfect in every field, she had a unique knowledge in every field. 

Shanta was actually the daughter of King Dasharatha and Kaushalya, but a few years after she was born, for some reason, King Dasharatha gave Shanta to King Rompad of Angadesh. It is said that Lord Rama’s elder sister was raised by King Rompad and his wife Varshini, who were the aunt of Rani Kaushalya’s sister i.e. Ram. It is said that Varshini was childless and once in Ayodhya she asked for a child in laughter and Dasharatha agreed to this. She then kept her word and thus Shanta became the princess of Anga country.

Lord Rama’s sister Shanta: Know where she was raised, married and is now worshipped in India

Shanta’s unique knowledge of the Vedas and arts and crafts was a plus to the fact that she was very beautiful. One day King Rompad was busy having a conversation with Shanta when a boy from the Brahmin caste came to ask the king for help in farming during monsoon days. 

Raja Romapada did not pay heed to the request of the Brahmin boy. Angered by his neglect, the Brahmin left from there. Indra dev, Rain God, also got angry with this insult to his devotee. Making it a major reason for receiving very little rainfall during the monsoon season. There was an outcry due to the drought.

To get rid of this problem, Romapada went to Rishi Shringa and requested Shringa to perform a yagya. After the yagya was performed according to the words of Shring, the country received rain and the problem of drought was brought to an end. Pleased with this, Raja Rompad married his daughter Devi Shanta to Shringa. 

Lord Rama’s elder sister, Devi Shanta is worshiped in the Shringa Rishi temple that is situated in Kullu, Himachal. This temple is situated at a distance of 50 kms away from Kullu. An idol of Goddess Shanta is also installed there, in this temple Goddess Shanta and her husband Shring Rishi are worshiped together. 

Devotees from all over the world come for ‘darshan’ to worship both. The festival of Dussehra is celebrated with great grandeur in the temple of Goddess Shanta.

Astro sky tourism: People queue up to view solar eclipse from hilltop in Jaipur. Watch pics…

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The Rajasthan government’s Department of Science and Technology organised a special event under ‘Astro Night Sky Tourism’, in which sky-gazing enthusiasts watched the partial solar eclipse on Tuesday using glasses in the presence of experts, said Kailash Mishra, curator, Science Park.

The programme was organised free of cost for those interested in astro-science, said Mishra.

Astro sky tourism: People queue up to view solar eclipse from hilltop in Jaipur. Watch pics…
Children queue up to watch the solar eclipse in Jaipur in a special event organised by dept of science and technology, govt of Rajasthan.
Astro sky tourism: People queue up to view solar eclipse from hilltop in Jaipur. Watch pics…
Telescope all set to help sky gazers watch the solar eclipse in presence of experts.

The event was held at the Surya Mandir, Galta Gate hilltop from 4.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.

Mishra said: “A google link form was released for those interested. Many students filled in the form and participated in the event. There were experts present on this occasion to demonstrate and guide the sky gazers to use technology while watching the eclipse,” he added.

The partial Solar Eclipse was seen on October 25 in Indian cities which will last 1 hour and 45 minutes.

The eclipse was visible for the longest period in Gujarat’s Dwarka and for the shortest time in West Bengal’s Kolkata for only 12 minutes.

 A few other cities to see solar eclipse for longer than an hour were New Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Surat, Pune, Jaipur, Indore, Thane, Bhopal, Ludhiana, Agra, Chandigarh, Ujjain, Mathura, Porbandar, Gandhinagar, Silvasa, Surat, and Panaji.

The states where the eclipse will be visible for less than an hour are Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Lucknow, Kanpur, Nagpur, Visakhapatnam, Patna, Mangaluru, Coimbatore, Ooty, Varanasi, and Thiruvananthapuram. 

However, the eclipse was not visible from Aizawl, Dibrugarh, Imphal, Itanagar, Kohima, Silchar, and Andaman & Nicobar Island.

Solar Eclipse 2022: Watch out Indian cities which will see Solar Eclipse

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The partial Solar Eclipse will be seen on October 25 in Indian cities which will last 1 hour and 45 minutes.

The eclipse will be visible for the longest period in Gujarat’s Dwarka and for the shortest time in West Bengal’s Kolkata for only 12 minutes.

 A few other cities to see solar eclipse for longer than an hour are New Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Surat, Pune, Jaipur, Indore, Thane, Bhopal, Ludhiana, Agra, Chandigarh, Ujjain, Mathura, Porbandar, Gandhinagar, Silvasa, Surat, and Panaji.

The states where the eclipse will be visible for less than an hour are Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Lucknow, Kanpur, Nagpur, Visakhapatnam, Patna, Mangaluru, Coimbatore, Ooty, Varanasi, and Thiruvananthapuram. 

However, the eclipse will not be visible from Aizawl, Dibrugarh, Imphal, Itanagar, Kohima, Silchar, and Andaman & Nicobar Island.

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