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Rajasthan: Nimbahera’ Mausam Bahar justifies rags to riches story. Read here to know how…

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Rajasthan’s small town Nimbahera situated in Chittorgarh district has a well known food outlet named as Mausam Bahar. The outlet goes with its name as food aficionados can be seen making a beeline at the outlet right from 6 am.

Shubham Kumawat from Nimbhahera reports how the founder of this place justified the rags to riches story.

Success is always a journey of self-belief and hard work, it is something that is earned with sacrifice, perseverance and hope. With that keeping in our mind, let’s take a brief look at the journey of entrepreneur Ashok Kumar Jain who changed his fortunes with his hard work.

Ashok Kumar Jain was a resident of Nimbahera, a small town in Chittorgarh, Rajasthan. You must be wondering what achievements had made him one of the influential persons of town and why his journey is one worth knowing.

Jain started his journey in 1984 when he decided to make Kachoris ( a spicy deep fried snack famous in India). He started his small business of making and selling Kachoris on his own from a small thela ( hand card).

Rajasthan: Nimbahera' Mausam Bahar justifies rags to riches story. Read here to know how...
Shot by Shubham Kumawat

He started it with baby steps and now has build a whole empire in Nimbahera. But was achieving this milestone so easy?

The answer is no, success is never easy and it never comes fast and so was his destination which was very far from him and it was his constant hard work and dedication that let him set a landmark over there.

When he started his business, there was such a shortage of money that he was not even able to afford buying ten days worth of necessary goods for making his snacks. He used to buy ration items everyday and sell kachoris daily.

With his constant effort, his business started rising slowly but steadily and he started his own sweets and bakery shop named ‘Mausam Bahar’, which has now become the most famous chain with restaurants and cafes too in Nimbahera.

After his death, Mausam Bahar is in run by his two sons Praveen Kumar Jain and Manish Jain who manage the business with dedication and determination.

Mausam Bahar is highly popular and loved by the people of Chittorgarh for his famous Kachori and Hing ka Paani. The sweets and bakery items are also made here. But one specialty of Mausam Bahar is its hygiene, special care of cleanliness and purity is given priority here.

Mausam Bahar has now became a food chain with, 2-3 sweets and bakery shops and few restaurants and cafes. With these outlets, this chain has generated good employment opportunities for the people of Nimbahera. Approximately 50-60 peoples have been provided employment.

Mausam Bahar Kachori and sweet shop is located near Nimbahera bus stand. A must visit shop for enjoying best Kachoris whenever you are in Nimbahera.

Schools bands to perform at National War Memorial

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School bands will now perform at the National War Memorial in New Delhi on a regular rotation basis. A decision to this effect has been jointly taken by Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Education.

The Ministry of Education has directed the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to prepare a schedule of school bands in consultation with Ministry of Education and Government of NCT of Delhi so that schools bands can perform at the NWM. The place, themes, tunes etc. of the band can be decided in coordination with Directorate of National War Memorial & Museum, Headquarter Integrated Defence Staff (NWM&M, HQ IDS) keeping in view the sanctity of the Memorial.

The Ministry of Education has also requested the Education Departments of all States/Union Territories to select one band from the schools of their respective states to perform in coordination with NWM&M, HQ IDS as a part of regular schedule. The CBSE will coordinate with all the schools in coordination with Ministry of Defence.

The tentative date for performances of these school bands at the NWM is from February 22, 2022, ahead of the third anniversary of the dedication of the NWM to the nation. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had dedicated the NWM to the nation on February 25, 2019.

The objective of this initiative is to inculcate the values of patriotism, devotion to duty, courage and sacrifice among the school children and increase the participation of people, especially the youth, so that they experience the various facets associated with the iconic war memorial.

It carries forward the vision of the Veer Gatha project which was jointly organised by Ministries of Defence and Culture to raise awareness among children about the gallant stories of the war heroes and instil the feeling of nationalism in their formative years through enhanced exposure.

Narmada Jayanti 2022 celebrated in Rajasthan differently; students learn significance of rivers..

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Narmada Jayanti in Rajasthan was celebrated differently. A few journalism students were invited to the screening of film Reva at INOX, GT Central Jaipur to educate and make them aware about River Narmada and its religious, spiritual and economic significance.

The session was organized at INOX, GT Central Jaipur by Saksham Sanchar Foundation and School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Manipal University, Jaipur.

Aakanksha Umath, a student who attended the screening, said, “The film screening indeed has been interesting session. We were taught live on how Rivers can be promoted as the centre of tourism. It was interesting to meet dignitaries like Manu Tripathi, Manoj Kumar, Nimisha Gaur on the occasion.” 

Narmada Jayanti 2022 celebrated in Rajasthan differently; students learn significance of rivers..
Students watching the film at Inox, GT Central

Aakanksha further writes, “Reva released on 6th April 2018 in Gujarat lives up to the expectations and is a pleasure to watch. It shows the journey of an atheist to believer. The whole movie revolves around a 25 year old NRI who has been brought up in America and returns to India for his grandpa’s property. During his stay, he meets locals and understand the culture, customs, traditions, and beliefs of the people, which are different from the America. Also he understands the devotion of Indians towards River Narmada and Indians’ deep faith towards God. At the end, he himself takes up Narmada Parikarma after he strengthens his faith in holy River.”

“Reva can flood your eyes with tears of joy as you take a holy dip spiritually,” she adds.

Riya Shahi, another student of Manipal University Jaipur, said  “Celebrating Narmada Jayanti with a movie screening was a great initiative. We don’t often  often get a chance to celebrate such important days in this way. It was important for us to know the impact of river Narmada. The movie was great, it gives an essence of spirituality but with entertainment, the whole cast was great too. Every detail shown in the film, from how devotees offer saree to river Narmada to Narmada Parikrama was awesome. After watching this movie, anyone can definitely think of visiting Narmada River once.” 

Divya Tripathi said “The movie Reva was really great throughout. I’m mesmerized by the mind blowing scenes. The director did a great job in selecting the actors, all the artists did justice with their respective roles. The story line, dialogues, cinematography everything was just perfect. I really enjoyed the movie and it was a must watch for not only Gujrati audiences but for all the movie lovers. I’m really thankful to Saksham Sanchar Foundation and Archana Sharma ma’am who organised this interesting session.” 

Esha Jain of Manipal University Jaipur also shared her experience. She said “River Narmada is considered as Goddess and is also called as Reva. An Indian man, who is brought up in the US, visits an ashram near the Narmada River to take his will which his grandfather has donated to the ashram. But little did he know that trip to India will change his faith. During his stay, he meets a lot of locals who are a bit different from him, who had a bit different approach of life than him. Their faith in a River amuses him. 

I enjoyed the movie a lot. I think anyone who watches this movie will find it interesting, entertaining and inspiring. Would love to attend more sessions like this.

Oscar Award ceremony 2022: Know list of nominees and read about stars topping the award list…

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The Oscar ceremony will be held on 27th March in Dolby Theatre at Highland. The nominations for Oscars 2022 is out and here is the list..

The 94th Oscar Award ceremony is scheduled in March 2022. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed the nominations in a global livestream. 

The same academy will start final voting on March 17 and wrap it up on March 22. 

This year in the marquee Best Picture category there are 10 nominees and 5 each for other categories. 

Here is the full list of 2022 Oscar nominations:

Best Picture

“Belfast”

“CODA”

“Don’t Look Up”

“Drive My Car”

“Dune”

“King Richard”

“Licorice Pizza”

“Nightmare Alley”

“The Power of the Dog”

“West Side Story”

Best Director

Kenneth Branagh (“Belfast”)

Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (“Drive My Car”)

Paul Thomas Anderson (“Licorice Pizza”)

Jane Campion (“The Power of the Dog”)

Steven Spielberg (“West Side Story”)

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Javier Bardem (“Being the Ricardos”)

Benedict Cumberbatch (“The Power of the Dog”)

Andrew Garfield (“Tick, Tick … Boom!”)

Will Smith (“King Richard”)

Denzel Washington (“The Tragedy of Macbeth”)

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Jessica Chastain (“The Eyes of Tammy Faye”)

Olivia Colman (“The Lost Daughter”)

Penélope Cruz (“Parallel Mothers”)

Nicole Kidman (“Being the Ricardos”)

Kristen Stewart (“Spencer”)

Best Supporting Actor

Ciarán Hinds (“Belfast”)

Troy Kotsur (“CODA”)

Jesse Plemons (“The Power of the Dog”)

J.K. Simmons (“Being the Ricardos”)

Kodi Smit-McPhee (“The Power of the Dog”)

Best Supporting Actress

Jessie Buckley (“The Lost Daughter”)

Ariana DeBose (“West Side Story”)

Judy Dench (“Belfast”

Kirsten Dunst (“The Power of the Dog”)

Aunjanue Ellis (“King Richard”)

Best Adapted Screenplay

“CODA,” Siân Heder

“Drive My Car,” Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Oe

“Dune,” Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth

“The Lost Daughter,” Maggie Gyllenhaal

“The Power of the Dog,” Jane Campion

Best Original Screenplay

“Belfast,” Kenneth Branagh

“Don’t Look Up,” Adam McKay, David Sirota

“King Richard,” Zach Baylin

“Licorice Pizza,” Paul Thomas Anderson

“The Worst Person in the World,” Eskil Vogt, Joachim Troer

Best Costume Design

“Cruella”

“Cyrano”

“Dune”

“Nightmare Alley”

“West Side Story”

Best Sound

“Belfast”

“Dune”

“No Time to Die”

“The Power of the Dog”

“West Side Story”

Let’s go through the list of people who has won more than 2 Oscars as of now 

1. Katharine Hepburn leading the way with four Awards. 

2. 6 personalities who have won 3 Oscars are Daniel Day Lewis , Frances McDormand, Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson, Ingrid Bergman and Walter Brennan.

Lata Mangeshkar: From romance to hymn to motivation, she sang all with ease

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Lata Mangeshkar, the nightingale of India, has left for her heavenly abode on February 6, 2022 leaving many of her fans in tears. Also called as ‘Didi’, she had an enchanting voice and was known as the wonderful human who remained connected with her Indian roots despite gaining global laurels.

No singers in the history have ever touched the heart of people as she did. 

Whenever we think about her, some of her most memorable songs come to mind.

Let’s take a little walk and revisit the legacy with her famous songs sung by Bharat Ratna awardee Lata Mangeshkar. The lines which we still murmur are from romance, bhajan and inspiration genre…

1. From the iconic song ‘Lag ja gale’ 

Ham Ko Mili Hain Aaj, Ye Ghadiyaan Nasib Se

Ji Bhar Ke Dekh Lijiye Ham Ko Karib Se

Phir Aap Ke Nasib Men Ye Baat Ho Na Ho

Shaayad Phir Is Janam Men Mulaaqaat Ho Na Ho 

2. From the most epic Stayam Shivam Sundaram 

Raam avadh mein

Raam Awadh mein, Kaashi mein Shiv, Kanhaa Vrindaavan mein

Dayaa karo Prabhu, dekho inko

Dayaa karo Prabhu, dekho inko

Har ghar ke aangan mein

Radha Mohan Sharanam

Satyam Shivam Sundaram 

3. This lines of Raina Beeti Jaye 

Kis sautan ne roki dagariya

Kis bairan se laagi nazariya

Nindiya na aaye, nindiya na aaye

Raina beeti jaye, Shyam na aaye. 

4.  From the most romantic ‘Kora Kaagaz’ 

Kora kaagaz tha yeh mann mera, 

mera mera mera Likh diya naam iss mein tera, 

Kora kaagaz tha yeh mann mera

Likh diya naam iss mein tera 

Sona aangan tha jeevan mera Gayaa pyaar jis mein tera 

5. The melody  ‘Zindagi Pyar Ka Geet Hai’ 

Hai agar door manzil to kya

Raasta bhi hai mushkil to kya

Raat taaron bhari na mile to

Dil ka deepak jalana padega

Zindagi pyar ka geet hai

Isse har dil ko gaana padega

Deloitte Global report says women hold only 17.1% board seats in India

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The Deloitte Global released women in boardroom report in its seventh edition which said that women hold only 17.1% board seats in India. However, this has increased. 

In fact, in 2014, the figure stood at 9.4%.

The number of women chairs have increased in countries like Canada, Austria, Italy, Ireland, Portugal, Poland, Spain, US and UK.

Also, the number of women taking up CEO roles in India increased in 2021. Around 4.7% of the CEOs in India were women in 2021 which were was 3.4% in 2018. Globally, the women CEO percentage was 33.5%. It was 19.4% in 2018.

The seventh edition of the report updated the women status in the boards across 72 countries. Currently the trend is shifting towards diverse board working on unified purpose.

Narmada Jayanti 2022: Know date, significance, muhurt and history

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Narmada Jayanti 2022 will be observed on Monday, February 7. As per the Hindu lunar calendar, the festival of Narmada Jayanti is celebrated annually on Shukla Paksha Saptami in Magha month.

Devotees worship river Narmada that brings peace and prosperity in their life on the day of Shukla Paksha Saptami of Magha month.

Many devotees travel to Amarkantak, the origin of Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh, to observe Narmada Jayanti.

Narmada Jayanti 2022 muhurt

Saptami Tithi Begins – 04:37 AM on Feb 07, 2022

Saptami Tithi Ends – 06:15 AM on Feb 08, 2022

Narmada Jayanti significance and history

The day celebrates the appearance of Narmada on earth.

Legends say that Narmada was created by Shiva to wash away the Devas’ evils while destroying the demons.

Shivratri 2022 special: Know why thousands of snakes were burnt in Nagda in MP and the Mahabharat connect to this town

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Shivratri 2022 is a festival which is celebrated with zeal and devotion in India. This year Shivratri falls on March 1. On this occasion, EBNW Story brings a special story from Mahabharat era which connects why the town was named as Nagda which still has an old temple of Lord Shiva, which it is believed, was constructed during Mahabharat era.

Nagda in Madhya Pradesh was earlier known as Nagdah and has an interesting Mahabharat connect.

Presently, it is a major Industrial town situated on the Malwa Plateau near the banks of River Chambal and is famous for awe inspiring Birla Temple and the Grasim industry which manufactures Viscose Fibre. It is biggest manufacturing industry ever established by Grasim and also is world’s largest producer of spun dyed specialty Fibre. 

Years ago, Nagda was known as Nagdah which means Nag ka Dahan (burning of snakes). There is an interesting yet mysterious story behind the name which will definitely leave you with goosebumps. 

On the banks of River Chambal  there is an ancient temple known as Mukteshwar Mahadev Mandir which has a deity of Shivjii. At at the end of the Dwapar era and the beginning of the Kal Yuga, this temple was built 6000 years ago. 

Legend says that thousands of snakes used to reside here. During that era, Janmejaya used to be the king of Nagda. According to Mahabharata, Raja Janmejaya was son of King Parikshit and Queen Madravati. He was the great grandson of valiant warrior of Mahabharata, Arjuna. 

Raja Janmejaya performed a Yagya in JUNA NAGDA (old Nagda) to burn the snakes. His Father Raja Parikshit died because of snakebite which aggrieved Janmejaya and he decided to perform a Yagna on the banks of River Chambal . The purpose behind yagna was to eliminate snakes. When the yagna was performed, thousands of species of snakes were burnt. 

And that’s how the town got name Nagdah and later on it is named as Nagda. Legend says that during the yagna, two snakes escaped out of the yagna but facts are yet to be established. 

7 day fair on Shivratri 

In Mukteshwar Mahadev Mandir , 7-day fair is organised every year by municipality of Nagda during Shivratri. Thousands of devotees come to visit the temple during that time. The temple was not perfectly built before but now it is  under construction

Basant Panchami 2022: Read quotes and its celebrations in different parts of North India

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Basant Panchami is celebrated with great pomp and joy in India. As the nation celebrates the festival on February 5, Aakanksha Umath reports how the North Indian states celebrate this auspicious festival. 

Uttar Pradesh: This festival has great significance in the state of UP. On this day, people worship Goddess Saraswati and fly kites by wearing yellow coloured clothes. People of Uttar Pradesh celebrate Basant Panchami with great zeal. 

Uttarkashi – You can see the another level excitement in people for Basant Panchami. People of Uttarkashi use Palash wood, flowers and sweet desserts to celebrate Basant Panchami. It is celebrated with great joy and celebration and people also do kirtans in night. 

Bihar–  People of Bihar color their heads with Turmeric and wear yellow clothes. On this day, they make bundi and Shira and present it to Goddess Saraswati. 

Punjab And Haryana -During the time of spring farm in Punjab and Harayana looks like yellow carpet as the mustard crop is harvested. On this special occasion, people of Punjab and Harayana climb the roof and fly kites and celebrate the festival. 

On this occasion people say hello to New beginnings 

Wishes for Basant Panchami 

Wishing you Happiness Good fortune Success Peace & Progress on the occasion of Basant Panchami. 

May Goddess Saraswati Bless You With The Ocean Of Knowledge Which Never Ends. 

May you be bestowed with knowledge and wisdom…

Have a Blessed Basant Panchami. 

Spring is in air, Fresh blossoms everywhere. Sending you my warm greetings on the auspicious occasion of Basant Panchami. Wishing you Happiness Good fortune Success Peace & Progress on the occassion of Basant Panchami.

Basant Panchami 2022: Know date, significance and history 

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Basant Panchami is celebrated each year to welcome spring as the season of winter ends. This year, the festival will be celebrated on February 5.

Dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, Basant Panchami is celebrated on the fifth day during the waxing phase of moon in the month of Magh.

Basant Panchami history

There is an interesting history behind the celebration of Basant Panchami. 

The deity of wisdom, knowledge and singing which we worship as Saraswati was born on this day. Hence on this occasion, people worship Goddess Saraswati to achieve knowledge. Also, Basant Panchami marks the arrival of Spring Season. 

People celebrate it with great enthusiasm and paving a paths for new beginning. 

Basant Panchami celebration 

On this occasion,  people worship Goddess Saraswati considered as the symbol of wisdom by doing Hawan and Pooja

People who worship devi Saraswati also perform a ritual named as Akshraabhyasam which means learning(abhyaas)  the letters (akshar) or Vidyaarambham which means beginning (aaramabh)  of education(Vidya).  

Basant Panchami dress

Manypeople wear yellow colour clothes as yellow color has great significance in the celebration of Basant Panchami. Yellow color shows the time to harvest mustard crop which has yellow colour blooms. Also yellow is the considered as the most favorite color of Goddess Saraswati.  

Other than Yellow color clothes, people prepare yellow colour dishes and desserts. Like all festivals, it is celebrated with many traditional delicacies, like kesari Bhaat, Boondi ka Halwa, Motichoor ke laddu, Rawa kesari or Shira, sweet yellow rice etc.