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Buzzintown among Top 10 companies to watch out in India
Yet another proud moment for Buzzintown and its fans because Buzzintown has been chosen as one of the Top-10 companies to “Watch out in Future” in India. This study & report is compiled by an independent company called GlobalThoughtz.com.

Here is a brief about GobalThoughtz. It is an International company focused on gathering and sharing market intelligence in various geographies with expertise in the area of Business Intelligence, Data Mining and Analytics field. They cover Technology, New Media & Retail businesses in India and other geographies.

In their words "Buzzintown is a web portal which brings to you all the events that are happening in the town. It is the one-stop-shop for all information related to events and happenings – musicals, plays, book reads, concerts, sports, live bands, exhibitions and expos, and, very importantly, those that are personal/social in nature.



Buzzintown.com is a portal owned by Wortal Inc. It is an US headquartered company, with a presence pan-India through our India subsidiary, managed by a vastly experienced set of global leaders from the media, entertainment and technology industries.

It has been recognized by many big players in the industry. It is also Official Online Partner of IIFA Awards 2009. It also has been awarded the TATA NEN hottest start-ups awards in 2008."

Other nine companies who were also nominated by GlobalThoughtz were:

Mobiquest : In the field of mobile applications
AdrunIndia: As an offline marketing company
Evobi: As an interesting company for devoting itself to the education sector
Dubzer: For allowing website communicate with customer in various languages
Perfios: Bringing a value to each individual who needs to manage their personal finance
8kmiles: Is based on the concept of establishing an application on top of cloud infrastructure and providing a virtual office environment.
Mginger: Is a mass mobile marketing company
Fresherstube: A job portal for trying to bridge the gap between the freshers and the companies
Indiagames: As a leading mobile and online game company

Its indeed a proud moment to savor and be ready to better it next time. Its our request to our fans please do keep giving us your suggestions and feedback to help us improvise.

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2009-11-10T02:30:34.954-08:00
Shorts & Shots A Night at Ivy
Here comes a chance for the Buzzintown Users to rejoice and say Cheers!!! Ivy, the cool resto- bar located in Lotus Towers, New Friends Colony, boasting of the longest bar counter & a spacious dance floor, is offering a not- to- be- missed offer to all to the ‘Buzzers’. The offer one can’t refuse is that of getting Five Shots of Vodka for just Rs. 500 for all those Buzzintown Users who click on ‘Yes, I Plan to Attend’ on this New Delhi night life event. This offer is exclusively for all BIT Users, nay Couples, who are also allowed a Free Entry till 11:30 pm on this Friday, the 13th Nov. Kya hua..isn't it tempting?

Groove to the Commercial & Bollywood music, along with fantastic drinks, which will be spun by none other than the spunky DJ Kiran, the winner of the War of DJs, who has been the resident DJ for ‘The Deck’, Gurgaon. The menu, dotted with Continental specialties, is good value for money.



Ivy is not just a popular hangout zone for the college goers, rather it extends its arms wide open for all those young at heart - "age is no bar"- for the bar- unless you fall under the legal drinking age. So all our dear Buzzers don't keep waiting hit the "Yes, I plan to attend now" for this Shorts & Shots Night at Ivy

Hey just a sec hold on....we'll be waiting for your thanks mails (after enjoying all those shots please do post us at buzzintown.blogger@gmail.com) because your feedback matters us a lot and keeps us going

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2009-11-09T23:48:48.048-08:00
Darwin Now Exhibitions in India
Charles Darwin, naturalist par excellence, penned the modern theory of evolution. His birthday fell on 12 Feb 1809. The year 2009 marks not only his bicentenary but also the hundred and fiftieth year of the publication of his seminal book ‘Origin of Species’.

Darwin propounded that all different species of life, including humans, evolved slowly over billions of years, from common ancestors by way of natural selection. This implied that the best of the traits that helped the individuals survive in a habitat, were passed on to their offspring. As time passed, this set of advantageous qualities accumulated and led to the transformation of the individual into a species entirely different from its ancestors. For e.g. humans from apes, birds from reptiles and so on.

British Council has endeavored to put together a unique initiative, christened ‘Darwin Now’, which seeks to celebrate his legacy in the 21st century.



Darwin’s ideas have had a profound impact on contemporary biology and have improved understanding of our biosphere and humanity’s place in nature. This project takes up a wide array of global events and initiatives which are a corollary to his theories. British Council verbatim ‘Exploring the fundamental, influential and sometimes controversial nature of his legacy and its relevance in today’s world…’

This is a moving exhibition and was on display in Kolkata early on this year and Darwin Now Exhibition was in Bangalore from 27th Oct to 02nd Nov at the High Grounds. The exhibition is on from 9th- 30th Nov at the British Library, Pune and British Library, Chennai. Gujarat Council of Science City, Ahmedabad shall host it from 9th- 25th Dec.

Apart from being an intensely entertaining, informative and educational exhibition, ‘Darwin Now’ has several activities designed especially for children- of all ages. So do not miss this one of a kind experience for the world….

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2009-11-09T03:07:29.085-08:00
Atelier's - Asia's Biggest 3rd Youth Theatre Week
Atelier’s 3rd Youth Theatre Week, touted as Asia’s Biggest Youth Theatre Week, is slated to begin from 15th of this November. It is an initiative of Atelier’s Expressions, an organization dedicated to promoting unique teaching & learning methods of education, incorporating Drama & Theatre- In- Education techniques.



Script Reading sessions have been under way since the beginning of this month across the University of Delhi’ s North & South Campus. The theatre week evinced a keen interest from the college teams, wherein over 80 entries were received in this segment. Campus performances have been lined up for 5- days, with two days of exclusive street theatre activities at the University Campus. You can catch street theatre live in action at the Arts Faculty, North Campus on 16th Nov and Venkateshwara College on 17th Nov, 10 am onwards.

The event shall be flagged off to a start by Delhi Chief Minister Ms. Sheila Dikshit on 15th Nov at the Hotel Ashoka. Asmita Theatre shall open the festival by presenting ‘Ambedkar Aur Gandhi’ at the Amphitheatre, Hotel Ashoka at 6:30 pm. Theatre stalwart Lushin Dubey would be the speaker on this day. There is an interesting line up of special guest who shall talk with students, notably Gul Panag & Saurabh Shukla on 18th Nov, Vinay Pathak on 19th Nov, Piyush Mishra & Bubbles Sabharwal on 20th Nov. All of them would speak post performances at the Sriram Centre, Mandi House.



Theatre enthusiasts can purchase tickets online for three of the plays on their very own portal Buzzintown.com including ‘Ilham’ play in New Delhi , by Mumbai based Aranya Theatre, scheduled for 18th Nov at 8 pm.




‘Jean Anouilh’s Antigone’ play, presented by Atelier Theatre in collaboration with Ankur, the dramatics society of SGTB Khalsa College, has been inspired Fifth Century B.C. play by Sophocles, set in France. It is a tale of confrontation between the Individual and the Establishment and discusses the nature of power, fate and choice. This show is on for 19th Nov at 7:30 pm.

Delhi Based Actor Factor Theatre Company presents ‘The Leela Tapes’ play in New Delhi , flaunted as A shocking tale of revenge! The play is an engaging, nail biting psychological thriller, full of suspense. It is bound to bring about some serious introspection along with providing wholesome entertainment. The show is going to be put up on 20th Nov at 7:30 pm.




The venue for all these three plays is Sri Ram Centre, Mandi House.

Turquoise Cottage at Vasant Vihar shall host the grand finale with a Get Together on 21st Nov, 12 pm onwards. Delhi based band ‘Them Clones’ shall perform along with the winners of the Rock Castle ‘Acoustic Hunt’.

The pre event hype has been creating waves at the famous Oxford Bookstore, Statesman House, Barakhamba Road all through this month.

The week has garnered enthusiastic response from various nooks of India, namely Himachal, Manipur, Jammu, Rajasthan, Assam & Manipur, Mumbai & of course Delhi too.

(Atelier’s 3rd Youth Theatre Week is scheduled to be from 15th Nov- 21st Nov across multiple venues, including the Sri Ram Centre, and Campus, University of Delhi).

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2009-11-06T02:31:29.024-08:00
Voice of Bangalore Season3 Grand Finale and Winners
This year Voice of Bangalore Season3 witnessed a huge number of contestants. This singing competition went on for a month and six contestants sang in the Finals. The judges were well known people of Music Industry; Kunal Ganjawalla (playback singer of Blockbuster movie Murder), Yograj Bhat and Mano Murthy.



The Voice of Bangalore Season3 grand finale started with great enthusiasm and the three judges kept on showering their veteran insights on all the six contestants (Sahana,Vyasaraja, Swarna, Shamsher, Akankasha and Vikas) in each round. As you can make out from the pictures Garuda Mall was packed to the capacity.....



In the first round the contestants entertained the audience with Kannada film songs. Sahana was the first participant and she sang Nagamandala movie song, "Ee Hasiru". The judges complimented her as an ‘original voice’. Next came Vyasaraja and sang Aatave Hudagatave from the film Hatavadi in the first round plus "Tanhai" in the second round. Vyasaraja was followed by Swarna Rathod then Samsher next came Akankasha. Last but not least came Vikas.



The second round was dedicated to Bollywood Hindi film songs and the month long Voice of Bangalore Season3 ended with a final duet round. Continuously the Judges appreciated and guided them in a remarkable manner.








Finally, Vyasaraja in the male category and Swarna in the female category walked away with the coveted title of ‘Voice of Bangalore’ Season3.



The winners were awarded a brand new Maruthi Suzuki A – Star, Diamond Jewellery from Gili World, a Laptop and other branded merchandise.





That's not all, along comes Vyasaraja and Swarna's way the fame and fortune in the music Industry.





The local newspapers already considered all the six finalists as winners of Voice of Bangalore Season3 - the singing talent hunt contest.







So those of you could not make it this time better try your vocal cords next time...till then "Are you Buzzin' Today?"

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2009-11-05T02:38:46.300-08:00
Kala Ghoda Festival of India, Mumbai
Kala Ghoda, for the uninitiated, is the cultural hub of Mumbai, also known as the ‘art district’. Home to a host of art galleries, museums, educational institutions, boutiques, restaurants, and lots of historic landmarks in the vicinity, Kala Ghoda, located in South Mumbai, is a heritage haven. The recently concluded Kala Ghoda Festival of India (30 October- 02 November), was a precursor to the bigger, more popular annual Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, which shall open in January/ February. Festival of India was open to all with free entry. All the four days were marked by a line up of performances and various activities, with a Children’s Festival to add color to the festivities.

Inaugurated by the filmstar Jackie Shroff and Mumbai Police Commissioner D Sivanandhan, the festival opened up to a flying start with a spell bounding performance by Bharatnatyam dancer Gracy Singh, followed by an engaging act by the famous Bollywood/ Pop singer Anushka Manchanda.

Film star Jackie Shroff



Next evening’s highlight included Gary Lawyer live and a street play by the Laadli Group. The ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh enthralled the audience on the third day of the festival, along with Sufiana Qawwali which was presented by Rakesh Pandit.

The ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh



The last day opened with the Banmac Orchestra by Zubin Mehta, and the grand finale was the electrifying vocal performance by the incredibly gifted Shilpa Rao, who belted out several Bollywood hits like ‘Wo Ajnabi’ and ‘Khuda Jane’ to a mesmerized audience.

Several interesting workshops were organized as a part of the Children’s Festival like one on Origami by CRY, another on Masks & Drama, Toran Making, Calligraphy, Puppet Making, New Year Calendar Art, to name a few. Not just catering to the creative side, there were fun workshops too like the one on Magic with Magician Mhelly, Wizardry & Witchcraft, Miming, Stories through Drama, Paint Blast and Ballet, aptly titled ‘Put on Your Dancing Shoes!’.

Art, music, food, new talent, shopping, drama, and entertainment were a part of this interactive cultural extravaganza.

(Kala Ghoda Festival of India was held at the Rampart Row, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai from 30th October- 02nd November 2009).

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2009-10-27T04:26:43.168-07:00
OctoberFest: The ‘King of Good Times’ swills over
All roads lead to the Palace Grounds, the venue of the Bangalore’s very own Octoberfest. But everyone didn’t seem to be going though.

It was an unusually subdued Saturday evening. The normally knotty traffic at Mekhri Circle was a little sparser. One expected milling crowds at the venue but there was no cause for apprehension. It was more a sprinkling than a flood.

Octoberfest is a take on the famous Oktoberfest of Munich in Germany where it is basically a beer festival with no allegiance to any particular brand or brewery. However here it is more a promotion exercise by a beer brand which claims to be the king of good times.



The venue was immaculately laid out. Barcode reader machines scanned the tickets for authenticity. Security guards meant business. Everyone was patted down and each bag was scrutinized.

A few young men wearing protective masks were indulging in a game of cow boystyle shooting armed with real-looking pellet shooting guns in a gaming area right near the entrance. A few Germans, probably on a nostalgic trip, stood around watching. There were even more Germans with their families further down.

Beer kiosks were everywhere selling the in-house brands. People were already inside the covered air-conditioned hall with a big stage at the far end. The rock band scheduled to play first were already tuning their ware. People with mugs of beer in hand were strolling about purposefully in anticipation. Collin Charles, Parachute, Slain, Infernal Wrath, Raghu Dixit and Galeej Gurus were billed to play today on the indoor and the open air main stages.

Outside a game of knockdown-and–grab was in boisterous progress. A tower of beer cans stood six cans high. The game is to knock it down with a tennis ball from a distance about the length of a cricket pitch in three tries.

Boys and girls formed separate lines to have a go and were having great fun in the process. A big girl knocked off three cans to her great surprise and joy of her boy friend.

A food fest going on along side took care of snacks and bites for the beer guzzlers. Every kind of cuisine seemed to be present, not to forget popcorns, sweet corns, candies and roasted starters.

A foreigner family is taking turns getting photographed at the real formula one racing car prominently put on show. It didn’t look so menacing as it can be, though.

But OctoberFest: The king of good times faltered on one score. At 300 bucks for an entry ticket a few mugs of beer on the house would have been in order and would have added to the jollity and sales. But asking youngsters to shell out five mugs worth of money for entry and asking them to shell out again to buy beer is not good business acumen.

Amen.

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2009-10-23T04:32:30.003-07:00
Refinement and versatility redefined by Chevrolet Cruze
With coupe-like design proportions, comfortable interiors and class leading features, the new Chevrolet Cruze makes a fresh brand design statement. The new Tailored Design is here.



The Cruze reinterprets the traditional Sedan with drama, confidence and a decidedly upscale, which will be offered in two variants - LT and LTZ and in six exciting colors of manual transmission.

“Chevrolet has become a driving force in India’s vehicle market,” says Karl Slym, President and Managing Director, GM India. “The Cruze has been receiving rave reviews since its recent debut in some other markets. The auto journalists in India who had test driven the vehicle for their technical auto magazines and previews on TV channels have rated it as the best in its segment for its unique product attributes. It builds on the reputation of the brand for attractive design, great performance and outstanding fuel economy in the D-segment. We expect it to perform well against established D-segment players,” he added.

The Cruze is the result of a development process that fully harnessed GM's expertise. It is the first of a new family of global products from GM that delivers world-class quality. It is also one of the key drivers of the global expansion of Chevrolet. Following its market introduction recently, the Cruze is being rolled out in many countries around the globe.

It is backed by the highest scores in major crash safety ratings. The Chevrolet Cruze received the maximum five-star China New Car Assessment Program (CNCAP) rating, while its sibling, the Holden Cruze, received the maximum five-star Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) rating, which is the highest score for any vehicles in its segment.

“The Cruze is all about value, refinement and power-packed diesel performance combined with an array of unique features. When you add it all up, the Cruze offers everything any discerning Indian car buyer could want in a Sedan at a price point that represents uncontestable value for money. This is a vehicle that we expect to be an instant hit!” Slym stated.



Bold yet Stylist Exterior Design:

The Cruze is the widest and the longest car in its segment, which along with its aggressive front face gives it a strong road presence, Taut, tightly drawn bodywork conveys solidity while restrained use of exterior trim enhances the car’s high quality feel.

Though, the chassis is developed in Germany, but the modifications are done with Indian roads in mind.

An arching roofline, extending from the steeply raked windshield into the slim rear pillars, is the defining exterior feature of the Cruze. Combined with a relatively short rear deck, it brings four door coupe-like looks to this segment for the first time.

Visually appealing interior Design:

The bold yet purposely design ethic and attention to details carries over to the interior, where a Corvette inspired twin cockpit motif is matched with the high quality material and exceptional assembly tolerances.

Grained, soft touch components and low gloss trim exude a quality that is uncommon in the segment.

“GM’s investment in manufacturing the Cruze in India is a demonstration of our sustained commitment to making Chevrolet the most admired and preferred vehicle brand in this country. We believe this vehicle is the right product for India because of the unique product features and fine tuning that were carried out to meet the requirements of our consumer, climatic and driving conditions.

As a result, we expect the Chevrolet Cruze to set new benchmarks in its segment. By introducing products like Cruze with class leading features, we look forward to continue building on the brand’s success nationwide,” he further added.

“To enhance the customer experience, we have further expanded our network. As on today, GM India has 195 sales points and 198 authorised service outlets across the country. We intend to take it to 250 sales points and an equal number of authorized service outlets by the close of this financial year. In addition, we have also set up 4 parts distribution centres at Talegaon, Halol, Chennai and Delhi to ensure easy availability of parts.”

The unveiling of the Cruze follows GM India’s launches of Captiva AT and Spark LPG this year.

Specifications:

Dimension (mm)

Length: 4597, Width: 1788, Height: 1477, Wheelbase: 2685, Ground Clearance: 165,
Kerb Weight (kgs) : 1520

Engine

No of Cylinders: 4, Displacement (cc): 1991, Power (Ps@rpm): 150@4000, Torque (Nm@rpm): 327 @ 2600, Engine Type: VCDi 16V SOHC,

Suspension

Front: McPherson Strut with Linear Cylindrical coil spring and Tubular Stabilizer Bar system,
Rear: Compound Crank Type with Non-Linear, Mini-Block coil spring
Front and Rear Shock Absorbers: Twin tube gas pressure type

Brakes

Front: Disc, Rear: disc,
Transmission; 5 Speed Manual
Wheel: 6.5J x 16 Alloy
Tyre: 205/60 R16

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2009-10-20T05:10:37.926-07:00
Champions League 2009 - CL’s is non-starter
It seems like no one can have enough of T20 matches or is it that Lalit Modi needs to hit refresh on people’s collective memory on a regular basis to remind the world of his presence?



Whatever the reasons that transformed the idea of the Airtel Champions League from thought to execution the event has hardly been what it was touted to be. The so-called game changing clash of titans planned on the lines of the European football league been lack luster for the get go. With the league stage underway across three cities New Delhi, Hyderabad and Bangalore the tournament features the so called best T20 teams from across the cricketing nations.



The 12 teams which are participating in the event include Deccan Chargers, Delhi Daredevils, Royal Challengers Bangalore (India) Eagles, Cape Cobras (South Africa) Trinidad & Tobago (West Indies) New South Wales, Victoria (Australia) Wayamba (Sri Lanka) Somerset, Sussex (UK) and Otago (New Zealand).



The real reason to watch any sporting event is the players involved. The big names deciding to give the event a miss speaks volumes about the whole deal. While one of IPL’s biggest names Greame Smith, who would have captained Cape Cobras, was out due to an injury, Michael Clarke decided to forego yet another T20 fixture in India. The Aussie captain in waiting has already skipped the two IPL events.



With over a hundred players participating in the Champions League, this would act as a good hunting ground for many of them. With Australia India series around the corner this would have been a good platform for players to try for the national side but the three IPL that had a horde of Indian players the Champions League has failed to do the trick.



Sadly one got a taste of everything else besides cricket--the CLT20 has a charter of rules, an international format which can confuse rocket scientists and even transfer tales that have been associated with football--Herschelle Gibbs could have played for his IPL team but opted for Cobras as Deccan Chargers didn’t coffer up the transfer fee.



While conceptually the Champions League sounds like the greatest idea since the light bulb the reception has been far from good. While the IPL is pre-dominantly an Indian event getting teams from far off places like Trinidad and Tobago doesn’t really help to make some thing exciting. With none of the Indian teams in the running for the semi-finals, this is a sinking ship.



Die-hard cricket fans would argue the very need for another fixture in the middle of the season. In any case T20 isn’t taken as seriously as Lalit Modi, the man behind IPL, would have liked and the absence of key players like Kevin Pietersen (Royal Challengers) and Paul Collingwood (Delhi) mars the proceedings.



Trust Modi to milk the cow till kingdom come; he has left no stone unturned to ensure that the event gets eyeballs but the empty stands and dismal television ratings sing a different tune.



While getting the legendary Queen of Soul Chakka Khan, Shaggy and Jamelia to kick start the event doesn’t hurt, the only way this kind of thing will succeed is the sheer presence of more Indian players.

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2009-10-12T05:27:15.103-07:00
Our this friday outing
Hey folks this Friday we went to Eagle Ridge Resort and had loads of fun. Reached there by 11 AM and started our cricket match. Playing cricket at 12 in the noon was no herculean task for us. Perhaps we were too much enthusiastic and inclined to have real fun. Even girls were also not all worried about getting tanned, they too played beyond our expectations.

So you can catch a glimpse of our match here:

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2009-09-23T05:54:47.452-07:00
Navratri Celebrations in India
Navaratri (literal meaning “nine nights” in Sanskrit) are considered very auspicious and sacred for all the Hindus not only in India but abroad too. Generally people observe fast for the Navratris and pray to Goddess Durga for the health and prosperity of their loved ones. Navratris fall in Ashwin month of Hindu calendar and in September or October as per English calendar. This year Navratris are from 19th Sept 2009 till 27th Sept 2009. As usual many legends are associated with the origin of Navratris and one thing in common is that they all are related to Goddess of Shakti in some form or the other. The devotees start by worshipping the first form of the goddess as Shailputri on the first day for the fulfillment of their wishes. During ensuing days, they revere other forms and on the ninth day, mother goddess grants them their wishes as Siddhidatri.




Goddess Shakti has many avatars like Durga Maa, Ambe Mata, Lakshmi Mata, Mata Saraswati, Vaishno Devi, Chandraghanta, Shailputri, Siddhidatri, etc. Each carnation of Shakti is associated with different aspects of our day to day life like Mata Lakshmi is Goddess of wealth and prosperity, Saraswati Mata is Goddess of Wisdom and studies, Durga Maa is Warrior Goddess i.e. fights against evil and injustice. All these incarnations of Shakti are worshipped through out India during Navratris.



Navratri is celebrated in different manners with great fervor and enthusiasm all over India and marks the commencement of the festive season. Perhaps the most famous is the Garba Folk Dance or Dandiya that originated in Gujarat. People dress up in extremely colorful clothes with dazzling jewellery and accessories and gather to play Garba the whole night long with the beats from a multitude of musical instruments. Youngsters have a gala time and wait for the Navatris eagerly. Thank God Navaratris come twice in a year.



This year starting from 17th Sept 2009, Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Ltd (TCGL), has organized “Navaratri 2009” in Panji, Goa to promote Garba Dance Show in connection with the nine day dance festival.



In Northern India in states like Haryana, UP, etc people create colorful clay figurines of Gods, Goddesses, toys, plants, food, etc These are called “Saanjji” and ardently worship it for whole of the Navratris. I still remember one of our neighbours used to make and paste wall size Saanjji and it used to be the best one. As kids we used to specially go to her place to see what different she has done this time. And the elderly lady whom we addressed Daadiji (grand mother) would boast off of her week long hard work “iss baar mein pichle ek haffte se laggi hui hunn is Saanjji ko bananein mein…” (I have been working so hard for the last 1 week to make this Saanjji). All women would gather in each house to sing songs and bhajans in the praise of Durga Mata. With time things have changed a lot and now people prefer ready made calendars of Durga Mata instead of home made Saanjji to save them time and labor and also for the fear of spoiling their walls. And no one gathers to sing bhajans either.

In Jammu there is a very famous pilgrim of Hindus called Mata Vaishno Devi. People walk 14 kms from Katra (28 kms in total) chanting Maa Durga slogans and Bhajans for the darshan of Mata Vaishno Devi. This place does not close during night time even because people walk day and night for the darshan and stand for hours in long queues. Visiting Mata Vaishno Devi during Navratris is considered to bring good luck to your family.



In Tamil Nadu too Navratris are celebrated and called Dussehra and in West Bengal Navratris are celebrated beginning from the seventh day. First three days are devoted to to Mata Durga, next three to Mata Lakshmi and the last three to Saraswati Mata. The Bengalis too mount statutes of the deities and do visarjan on the tenth day.

On the 10th day people prepare halwa, puri and kale cholle and this pooja is called “Devi ki Kadhai”. First this food along with money and some gift is offered to small girls. These girls are called “Kannjakk” and Hindus believe that all small girls are equivalent to Goddess Durga. Very respectfully these “Kannjakks” are invited to the homes, gents wash their feet and give them food etc seeking their blessings in return.

Such is the respect given to females in Hindu culture but it is really very disheartening that some people celebrate only a boy’s birth and abort female fetus. The declining number of girls’ ratio to that of boys in few states like Haryana, Punjab, etc is something of great concern. Lets all pledge on these auspicious Navratris that we won’t differentiate among genders and treat girl child equally.

Some Navratri related events:

Dandiya Beats 2009

Navratri Special Menu at Masala Club

Mast Kalandar Navratri Festival

Delhi-NCR Navratri Utsav 2009

Navratri Ke Navratan Festival

Dandiya Night - Garbha evening

Special Navratri Midnight Buffet at The Square

JAI MATA DI!!!!!!! Lakshmi ka Hath ho, Saraswati ka Sath ho, Ganesh ka niwas ho, aur maa durga ke ashirwad se aapke jeevan mein prakash hi prakash ho…. “HAPPY NAVRATRI”

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2009-09-17T21:57:46.353-07:00
Sahara Samay Coverage about Jay Hind
Sumeet Raghavan's funny and of course witty comments about one and all have taken the internet world by a storm. So be prepared to hook to your computers and laptops for the World's First Ever Comedy TV Show on the Internet.



Manoranjan ki duniya mein ek nayi kranti -- Jay Hind: Online standup comedy show

Sahara Samay's comments: "Empowering The Age Of Imagination -
World's First TV Show On the Internet Jay Hind

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2009-09-16T00:51:09.028-07:00
Online Comedy Show Jay Hind Party














For more pictures of Jay Hind party please visit our Facebook fan page

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2009-09-15T05:51:41.532-07:00
Anil Kumble and Dino Morea @Van Heusen India Men’s Week VHIMW
Van Heusen India Men’s Week (VHIMW) was organized 11 - 13 September 2009 at Grand Hotel in Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. Some of you might be wondering why I am discussing VHIMW because every now and then Fashion shows are being organized all round the world. The specialty of VHIMW is that it was first ever “men’s only” show. Generally all other Fashion Weeks are for women like Lakme’ Fashion Week, Wills India Fashion Week, etc.

Collections of ace designers like Ashish Soni, Rohit Gandhi, Rahul Khanna, Rina Dhaka, Tarun Tahiliani, JJ Valaya, to name a few were showcased. Various aspect of this Men’s Fashion Week are worth discussing like the number of designers participating in it (28) and only 15 designers’ collections went on ramp... Lucky Huuh

In all 40 handsome male models set the ramp on fire by elegantly carrying Fashion industry stalwarts’ meticulously done outfits. It was a good platform for both the models and as well as the new designers.

Metrosexuality was also an important element of this show and it was intelligently used by designers like Aslam Khan and Rajvi Mohan. Even before the Fashion Show started news spread that one of Vijay Mallya’s big name from IPL team Bangalore Royal Challengers or Formula 1 might also be seen on the ramp thereby giving audience an oomph. Whosoever spread this word was 100% right - Anil Kumble, captain of IPL team Bangalore Royal Challengers was one of the Show Stoppers along with Dino Morea.

To up-the-ante at the first Men's Fashion Week, Whyte & Mackay the premiere scotch brand from Dr Vijay Mallya's portfolio, opened an exclusive lounge for the hottest action with designers, celebrities and the who's who of the fashion fraternity.

But this is not where it ends. To add "a little more extra" to the razzmatazz, the Royal Challengers Bangalore Captain, Anil Kumble, has been featured as the "showstopper" for Whyte & Mackay sponsored Manoviraj Khosla's fashion ensemble, ably accompanied by Bollywood hunk Dino Morea.

Vijay Mallya truly knows his stuff earlier his Formula 1 car’s podium finish in Valencia this year when others were raising their brows about India’s capability for Formula 1. BTW I would love to see Sutil, one of Vijay Mallya’s Formula 1 driver on the podium


And now using Anil Kumble’s electrifying smile to catch the attention of Fashion Industry. In the words of ace designer Manoviraj Khosla “Anil Kumble looked every bit of a star on the ramp. Though he is a star, he was extremely confident and looked great on the ramp.” And Dino Morea too enjoyed his walk on the ramp because he was doing it after quite a few years. Having entered Bollywood, he said: “I miss modelling. There is always so much excitement and energy on the ramp. I have walked the ramp after a long time and I was a little nervous.” Good Dino so you remembered your yester years

You can see:

Anil Kumble in Whyte & Mackay lounge - Show Stopper of the show



Dino Morea signing an autograph of a fan in Whyte & Mackay Lounge



Anil Kumble, Manoviraj Khosla and Dino Morea at VHIMW




Another important segment of this Men’s Fashion Week worth discussing was “Agent of Change” segment that featured collections of young designers like Nitin Bal Chauhan, Samat Chauhan and Zubair Kirmani. So its time for all men to rejoice as they’ll be having more quality and variety to choose.

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2009-09-07T06:12:31.809-07:00
Kharaashein Play by Gulzar in Bangalore
Theatre in India dates back to the Rigvedic dialogue hymns. During the Middle Ages, India was invaded innumerable times and each settlement left a significant mark on the Indian theatre.

After our Independence in 1947, theatres spread throughout India as one of the means of entertainment. There have been very famous theatre directors like Kader Khan, Prithviraj Kapoor, Ebrahim Alkazi, Utpal Datta, Shankar Nag, Prasana, Shafi Inamdar, Naseeruddin Shah, Rohini Hattangadi, and so on. Some famous playwrights were Vijay Tendulkar, Rafat Shamim, Habib Tawir, Govind Deshpande, Sharad Joshi, Partap Sharma, Poile Sengupta, Gurucharan Das, to name a few.

Playwrights and directors have moved to Bollywood too. They have a very good reputation and became prominent people with whom other celebs like to work and learn from. One such Bollywood icon is Gulzar.

Gulzar aka Sampuran Singh, notable poet, lyricist, writer, and film director has contributed significantly to the world of Indian theatre. One of Gulzar’s famous play is Kharaashein. Kharaashein means scratches or scars in English... Kharaashein comprises verses and short stories written by Gulzar Saheb. Kharaashein has been conceptualized by Salim Arif and directed by Mathura Kalauny, founder of Kalayan Theatre Group.

The dialogues and language of the play Kharaashein clearly reflect that it has been penned by Gulzar only. This play is about the scars of inhumanly massacre during the unfortunate partition of India in 1947 and the massacres which continue till date sometimes in the name of Religion.

The basic theme is magnificently carried by the performers in all the small stories and actors beautifully talk and enact their personal experiences as well as others experiences, right from the Jallianwalla Bagh massacre to the 1992-93 Mumbai riots and of course the notorious Gujarat carnage too.

Kharaashein is an emotional experience one must go through and be stirred to the depth of one's soul. It's the kind of play where you invest 100 minutes of your time to witness the play and the play stays with you for a long-long time caressing and cajoling your finer feelings. This play Kharaashein will be performed in Bangalore at Chowdiah Memorial Hall on 12th September, 2009. So start buying your tickets now.

People who have seen this play before have given very good remarks about it. You can Google and find about it in newspapers too. ? Kharaashein, has been performed in several Indian cities in the last few years. You can check some of the reviews of Alliance shows here:




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So, will see you at Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Bangalore on 12th September, 2009. Lets enjoy Kharaashein together.

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2009-08-27T00:40:47.342-07:00
Ganesh Utsav Celebrations in India
Ganapati Bappa Moraya!

As per Hindu calendar Ganesh Utsav i.e Birthday of Elephant headed Lord Ganeshji, is celebrated on the fourth day of Bhadarapada month and this year it was on 23rd August. The word “chaturthi” also implies “fourth” but most of you who are not familiar with the Hindu Calendar won’t be knowing this :).

Lord Ganesha is the son of Lord Shivji and Devi Parvati. According to the Epics Devi Parvati created Ganeshji with her spiritual powers when Lord Shiva was out for a battle with the demons. One fine day while going for bathing Devi Parvati told her dutiful son Ganeshji not to let anyone inside. But then only Lord Shiva returned after winning the long and arduous battle with the Demons. So Shivji wanted to meet his dear wife and share His happiness with Her but Ganeshji didn’t allow Him to go inside. Father and Son duo had a tough battle and in this unfortunate battle Shivji chopped off Ganeshji’s head.


When Devi Parvati heard this sad news, She wept a lot and requested her husband to make Ganeshji alive because He (Ganeshji) didn’t know that Shivji was His father and was innocent. Then Shivji gave Ganeshji elephant head. (Won’t go into details why Ganeshji was given elephant head only) So Ganeshji is also called Gajanana ('Gaj' means 'elephant' and 'anan' means 'head' in Sanskrit). He came to be known as Ganapati or Ganaadhish, when Lord Shiva made him the Lord of his army (ganas), He has a single tusk, and as per one legend, he lost one of his tusks when he killed the demon Gana. So, he's also known as 'Ek Danta', the one with a single tusk.

His face and a rather cute round stature makes him stand apart from other Hindu Gods. He has a snake tied around his big stomach and his 'vahana' (carriage) is the MOUSE. In most of his images, his trunk is turned towards the left and very rarely do we find images of Ganesha with trunk turned towards the right. He is usually depicted in images, as well as idols, with four hands (Chatur bhuja). Three of his hands carry a rope (pasha), a spear like weapon (Ankusha), a sweet (Modak i.e. Laddu) and the fourth one is raised for blessings.

His mother, Goddess Parvati gave him the name Vinayaka meaning the remover of all obstacles. This is also depicted in his other names like Vigneshwara and Vignaharta. That’s why all Hindus chant Lord Ganesha’s name before beginning any new work so that that work is completed without any obstacles. On marriage cards also Lord Ganesha’s picture and mantras are pictured.


Lord Ganesha Image

By far the most popular, in the pantheon of 33 crores Hindu Gods and Godesses, Lord Ganesha is considered to be bountiful and eternal. He is the endower of joy, the God of knowledge and of wisdom. He is worshipped for 'Siddhi' meaning success in any undertaking. His qualities are best described by his manifold names.

Lokamanya Tilak, during the British Rule, made Ganesha Utsav more popular so as to unite all the Hindus all over India and to discourage the evils of colonization. Ganesh Utsav is mainly clelebrated collectively in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, etc and typically in cities like Bombay, Pune, Bangalore, etc. People living away from their home or home town make it a point to go back home and unite with their whole family to celebrate Ganesh Utsav.


Ganesh Utsav Celebrations in Mumbai


Ganesh Utsav Celebrations

Few of the ongoing Events in Mumbai and Bangalore for Ganesh Utsav (Festival) are:

Solitude, peace and calm this Ganpati

Ganpati Festivities at Trident

Bengaluru Ganesh Utsav

Own a Brand New Avatar of Lord Ganesha - Art Exhibition

6th Anniversary Ganesha Festival

Bengaluru Ganesh Utsav – Pooja



Beautiful idols of Lord Ganesha are brought home and worhipped. Some people do visarjana after one and a half day or 3 days or 5 or 7 or 10 complete days. Now-a-days, eco-friendly Ganesha idols are available. Good gesture we need to care for both our rituals as well as environment. Over the years, the Ganesh Utsav has held a mirror to society, with its tableaux reflecting current social themes such as AIDS, population control, the Kargil War, political farces, major sports events, and even 9/11!


Beautifully decorated gigantic , Ganesh Utsav pandals are set by the devotees. I see many such pandals by the roadside on my way home. Bollywood celebrities too celebrate Ganesh Utsav with great fervor and enthusiasm irrespective of their religion. Hmmmm there are few videos on internet how Salman Khan celebrated Ganesh Utsav this year.

There is also a very famous temple of Lord Ganesha in Mumbai called SiddiVinayak Temple.


Outside view of the famous Siddi Vinayak Temple in Mumbai


Inside view of the SiddiVinayak Temple, Mumbai


Several Bollywood movies have picturised Ganesh Utsav celebrations. Also there are many songs and bhajans in the praise of Lord Ganesha. There is also a very cute animation movie called “My Friend Ganesha”, about Lord Ganesha, for the kids.


BTW those of you who do not know what “Ganpati Bappa Morya” means. Morya - depicts the inseparable relationship between devotee & Lord Ganesha. Morya Gosavi was a famous devotee of Lord Ganesha in the fourteenth century. Or it also means Ganapatti is mine.


Happy Ganesh Utsav to all Buzzintown fans and Ganapati Bappa Moraya!

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2009-08-25T02:38:13.253-07:00
Jagjit Singh, the Indian Ghazal Maestro
Jagjit Singh the Indian ghazal maestro, is a world renowned ghazal singer. Jagjit meaning “Jagg jeet liya ho jissne” (World conqueror) needs no introduction

Jagjit Singh born on 8th Feb 1941 in Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan, started his career as a ghazal singer n 1965. Jagjit did his early school studies from Rajasthan and then post graduation in History from Kurukshetra Universtiy, Kurukshetra (K.U.K) Haryana.

Right from his child hood Jagjit was interested in singing. He learnt music under Pandit Chaganlal Sharma for two years in Ganganagar, and later devoted six years to learning Khayal, Thumri and Dhrupad forms of Indian Classical Music from Ustad Jamaal Khan of the Sainia Gharana school. Late Prof Suraj Bhan, the Vice Chancellor of Punjab University and KUK encouraged him to go to Mumbai. Hence in search of a great career as a singer and musician Jagjit Singh came to Mumbai in 1965.

At that time there were other established ghazal singers like Talat Mehmood, Mehndi Hasan, Begum Akhtar, Noor Jahan, etc. At that time ghazals used to be based on classical and semi-classical Indian music. In 1975 Jagjit Singh released his first album, The Unforgettables (On HMV LP Records), which was scorned by the established maestros but was a huge success.

In 1967, Jagjit Singh met Chitra. Though she was married earlier but someone has rightly said “there is no perfect time or place for love”. After a courtship of 2 years they got married in 1969 and became first successful ghazzal singing couple of India. Few of their successful albums were Ecstasies, A Sound Affair and Passions.

Jagjit Singh’s Bollywood debut was ARTH movie, whose ghazals are still very popular.

Few ghazals of ARTH were:

Jhukki -2 si nazar
Tum itna jo mukra
Pyar mujhe se jo kiya tumne
Koi yeah kaisse bataye
Tumko dekha tto yeah khayaal aya


Jagjit Singh is truly a man of substance. He carved a niche for himself with strong determination and optimistic spirit at a time when there were other established ghazal singers. He went on to be somebody from a perfect nobody. He didn’t loose his interest in singing even though he lost his only child Vivek, in an unfortunate road accident, at a young age of 21. Such an unfateful death of their only child left the ghazal maestro couple grief stricken so Chitra Singh preferred seclusion and retired from singing, after their last album together “Someone Somewhere”, as a tribute to VIVEK but Jagjit Singh moved on. He gave several successful albums one after another like Hope, In Search, Insight,Vissions, etc.

His enchanting ghazals in Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu, use the choicest poetry by renowned poets including Mirza Ghalib, Firaq Gorakhpuri, Qateel Shifai, Ameer Meenai, Kafeel Aazer, Sudarshan Faakir and Nida Fazli, and contemporary writers like Zaka Siddiqi, Nazir Bakri, Faiz Ratlami, Gulzaar, and Rajesh Reddy

Besides ghazals, Jagjit Singh has also sung Bhajans and Gurbani (Hindu and Sikh devotional hymns respectively). Albums such as Maa, Hare Krishna, Hey Ram...Hey Ram, Ichhabal and also Man Jeetai Jagjeet in Punjabi.

Perhaps Jagjit Singh didn’t believe in crying over spilt milk and cursing God and his fate for such a big loss of his beloved son, Vivek. In my humble opinion, Jagjit is a true winner, who prefers to keep his personal and professional life separate and do something worthwhile in life and for the needy too. Jagjit Singh is an active member of several children related organizations and NGOs. He keeps on collecting funds for CRY too.

His voice and singing style carry so much depth and emotions that one can’t stop listening his ghazals time and again and correlate his/her life with His ghazals. Through his ghazals, Jagjit Singh has pictured different phases / stages and emotions of a person’s life like romance, love, separation, grief, loss, sorrow, pain, break up, misunderstandings and of course happiness too.

This post would be incomplete without mentioning few of my favourite ghazals of Jagjit Singh

Terre Bare mein jab socha nahin tha (Seher)
Tum itna jo (ARTH)
Haat chuttein bhi tto (Marasim)
Tere aane ki jab khabar mehke
Tamanna fir machal jaaye agar tum milne aa jaao
Ab main ration ki kataron mein nazar aata hoon
Tujhse milne ki saza denge tere shehar ke log
Tumko dekha to yeh khayal
Yaad kiya dil ne kaha ho tum
Aap ko dekh kar
Jab samne tum
Hazaron khwaishe hai aisi
Kiska Chehra ab mai dekhun... Tera chehra dekhkar
Mujh se bichadd karr khush rehte ho
Yeah Bata de mujhe tu zindagi
Woh kagaz ki kashtti
Kyun Zindagi ki raah mein

List seems to be endless or maybe I have too many favourite ghazals lolllzzzz


Few famous albums of Jagjit Singh are:

Sehar / Sahar
Marasim (Jagjit Singh and Gulzar)
Mirage
A Sound Affair (Jagjit Singh and Chitra Singh)
Forget Me Not
Sajda (Jagjit and Lata Mangeshkar)
Muntazir

Film Songs

Khumari Chaddh Ke Utar Gayi (Umar)
Kehta Hai Baabul (Babul)
Tum Paas Aa Rahe Ho (Veer-Zaara)
Bari Nazuk Hai (Jogger’s Park)
Hosh wallon ko khabar kya (Sarfarosh)
Koi Fariyaad (Tum Bin)
Chhitti Na Koi Sandesh (Dushman)

Jagjit has won several prestigious awards like Padma Bhushan (2003) and Teacher’s Achievement Awards (2006) and carries a huge fan following as is evident from the number of fan clubs in his name on social networking sites like Okut, Facebook, Raaga, etc.

Last but not the least good news for all the Jagjit fans in Delhi because there is a Jagjit Singh concert “Jashn-e-Malhaar” on 27th August 2009, @Siri Fort Auditorium at 7 p.m.

The Muthoot Group presents Jashn-e-Malhaar : A celebration of the Rainy Season... a Ghazal Journey with Jagjit Singh. Organizing support by Swar Dharohar - a Social & Cultural Organization.

Come enjoy a memorable evening with the maestro - be mesmerized by his singing! Lets celebrate a musical journey together!

He is also visiting Bangalore for the Bengaluru Ganesh Utsav .

Stay tuned !!!!!

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2009-08-13T05:50:39.568-07:00
15 August 2009 - 62 Independence Day of India
This Saturday on 15th August 2009 India will be celebrating its 62nd Independence Day. After a long and arduous battle against British Rule, India gained its Independence on 15th August 1947 but for this Independence we fellow Indians had to pay very heavy price i.e. India was divided into two countries India and Pakistan, two well known enemy neighbor countries. Pakistan celebrates its Independence Day on 14th August and India on 15th August.

Innumerable sacrifices not even mentioned in the history were made to gain this freedom but now it only means “ek aur chutti” (one more holiday) to us. We have cultivated a mindset of checking in the calendar “pandhraah august ki chutti kab hai iss saal” (this year 15th August holiday is on which day?). And if it is on weekend, “shit ek chutti maari gayi” (Shit one holiday has been deprived :( )

Let me ask you few questions?

Is this what 15th August Independence Day means to us now?

How many of us bother to wish each other “Happy Independence Day” either by phone, sms or card?

Sing National Anthem on 15th August or 26th January?

Tell our kids about the significance of this big day and the sacrifices made?

Salute our National Flag or watch parade or flag hosting?
Exchange sweets (if we can do it on Eid, Diwali, Christmas, etc then why not on 15th August)?

How many of us know complete Hindi syllables ?? ?? ?? ?? ??? ?????- ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ...? (But we all know English syllables by heart)

If you ask someone “its been how many years since we gained Independence?” that person will calculate and then answer.

So are we really Independent?

If anything goes wrong “sarkar kuch nai kartti hai desh aur janta ke liye” (Government does not do anything for the country and the common man) and other innumerable complaints but do we ever ask ourselves what we have done for the country or for our other fellow Indians or environment?

I’ll like to share one small incident here. Last year on Independence Day, I saw one woman wearing tri colored suit (white shirt, green salwar and saffron duppatta). I was really impressed by her patriotism and complemented her for the same. Recently stores and malls have started giving Independence Day discount but I doubt whether its patriotism or yet another marketing funda……..

For the last 1 week you might be seeing hawkers selling National Flag on the traffic signals but hardly anyone bothers to buy it. And if someone does then he’ll / she’ll start bargaining “nai nai 30 Rs ka nai 15 Rs ka do” (no no its not for 30 Rs give it in 15 Rs) but let me ask you “Is our National Flag that cheap?" that we can bargain and get it. For me its PRICELESS. How about You?

Happy Independence Day
Jay Hind

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2009-08-10T22:34:34.502-07:00
Jay Hind! Firstever Comedy Show on Internet
We all love to laugh and like comedy shows a lot. To continue with its regular dose of entertainment, Buzzintown.com has launched a first ever TV comedy show named “Jay Hind!” on the Internet produced by Undercover Productions. Yes, you have read it right……..it’s on internet before even hitting your Cable/DTH provider. By far Television has been the most sought after source of entertainment, but “Jay Hind!” attempts to change this notion. That’s why this comedy show is being launched on Internet not on TV. The Concept of Jay Hind! is somewhat similar to Movers & Shakers (Shekhars :))

Hey do you remember “Comedy Circus” on Sony TV, “Kyunki Yeah to Ghar ki Baat Hai” on NDTV Imagine, “Sarabhai vs Sarabhai” on Star TV, winner of reality singing show “Say Shava Shava” judged by famous multi-faceted Bollywood writer, producer & director Karan Johar, films like U Me Aur Hum (2008)? Then you have to be familiar with Sumeet Raghavan as Dr. Sahil in Sarabhai vs Sarabhai and helpless Jiju being troubled by his brother-in-law(Saala) of Kyunki Yeah to Ghar ki Baat Hai. This year his forth coming blockbuster movie is Firaaq.

Sumeet Raghvan did his first serial in 1983 - wow so he has 25+ years of experience. I guess Sumeet does not look that old ;). You know Sumeet has also been awarded by Lata Mangeshkar for being best actor in theatre! Sumeet Raghvan is active in Theatre, TV, Bollywood, Classical Music, Ads and lots more!

Jay Hind! has Sumeet Raghvan as its anchor, host and title track singer. Jay Hind! is created and directed by Abhigyan Jha and has Rajeev Nigam, the famous participant of Laughter Challenge Season1 on Star One who used to imitate Bollywood comic drunkard Keshtto Mukherjee as its permanent guest star (wow guest and permanent lol sounds interesting). You can read more about Jay Hind! credits on our site for Jay Hind!. Jay Hind! is also available on Facebook and can also follow Jay Hind on Twitter. It’s not even been completely launched and Jay Hind! already has 87 fans on Facebook (at the time of writing this post).

Enough of excitement you can check few interesting teasers of Jay Hind! on our site. Also if possible, we’ll try to arrange one interview of Sumeet Raghavan...but we don’t promise. If you have any questions you want to ask Sumeet or share any joke(s) on Jay Hind! send it to Buzzintown.blogger@gmail.com.

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2009-08-04T03:04:35.123-07:00
Rakhi or Raksha Bandhan a bond of love
“Bhaiyya merre Rakhi ke Bandhan ko nibhana”

Raksha Bandhan festival is always celebrated on the full moon day/night of the Hindu month Shraavana (Sawan) in various parts of India (generally in August as per modern day calendars). RAKSHA BANDHAN is called Avani Avittam in Southern parts of India. The word “Raksha” means “protection or guarding” and “Bandhan” means “bond” hence signifying a protection from all the worldly evils.

The bare threads of Rakhi connote the relationship between brother and sister. When a sister ties a Rakhi on her brother's (right) wrist she prays for her brother’s health, success and longevity and also prays that he should get each and every creature comforts. At the same time the brother vows to guard the honor of his beloved sister and tries to give her some good gift (or cash) in return of her blessings.

There are several stories associated with the origin of this festival called Rakhi or Raksha Bandhan. And I won’t get into its details but two rather interesting ones are as follows: Epics state that Lord Indra - the supreme power of the heaven, was almost on the verge of losing a long drawn battle against the demons. Indira's wife decided to help her husband and tied a thread on Indra’s wrist. This helped Lord Indira win the war against the demons hence evil.

Another theory is, Yamaraj, (the God of death and hell) had a sister called Yamuna. On every "Shravan Purnima", she used to tie a Rakhi on her brother Yamraj's wrist. Hence forth Rakha Bandhan became a ritual for sisters to tie a Rakhi on their dear brother's wrist.

Earlier “maulli” a red colored fragile thread was used as Rakhi but now Rakhis made of Resham thread, beads, kundan, gotta, pearls, silver, etc are available in fancy designs. Markets are flooded with attractive designer Rakhis. Special Rakhis of teddy bear, spider man, batman, Lord Hanuman, etc are available for kids too.

Though the thread used for Rakhis is fragile but the bond between a brother and sister because of it, is very strong. And by tying this fragile thread year after year, the bond of love and affection grows stronger. Even if brothers are living at a distance or are far apart and can not make it for this big day of Raksha Bandhan, sisters send them Rakhis either through post or mail or even Internet now a days.

In return brothers give gifts, sweets, and cash to their sister(s). This festival symbolizes selfless love of both brother and sister for each other. One can find several gift items in the market or on net. And well the one you choose depends upon how deep your pockets are. So what are you gifting your beloved sister tomorrow?

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2009-08-02T23:33:17.124-07:00
Love Aaj Kal reviews
Love Aaj Kal review: Love Aaj Kal is an interesting film depicting contemporary scenario as well as Rishi Kapoor's story in parallel. Two different eras are running simultaneously in Love aaj Kal. Music is by Race fame Pritam.The chemistry between Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone is audience's delight. Both stars Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone are very optimistic about Imtiaz Ali directed and Dinesh Vijan produced, Love Aaj Kal's huge success.

In an exclusive interview to Zoom TV Deepika praised Saif and his looks in the movie Love Aaj Kal. Deepika said that Saif really carries it well whatever designers give him and also said that Saif is a "good clothes horse".

When asked "How you got this film?" Deepike replies "Imtiaz Ali wanted her not Kareena to be in Love Aaj Kal right from the beginning" and she empathizes with Kareena. Deepika was approached for this film even before her Debut "Om Shanti Om" was released. :)

This sensational leggy lass looks gorgeous as Meera in "Love Aaj Kal" that too with minimum make-up. Deepika says "Gals living in London and Delhi do not wear make-up daily". So she's completely de-glammed herself for Love Aaj Kal. Word is even there that both Saif and Deepika did shooting of a song "Chor Bazaari" in Love Aaj Kal on the roads of Cannaught Palace, Delhi during peak hours and they faced lot of problems. During the shooting of this song "Chor Bazzari", Saif said that "I am afraid I might suffer from lung cancer...and regrets why he quit smoking". Good choice Imtiaz !!!!

Saif and Deepika both have carried their roles very well. Imtiaz has done it again.

Read complete synopsis of Love Aaj Kal on your very own portal Buzzintown.com. Check Love Aak Kal show times, watch Love Aaj Kal photos and Love Aaj Kal trailers on our site.

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2009-07-30T22:20:52.701-07:00
Corruption vs Networking vs Jugaad
We were invited for a dinner party the other day to a friends’ place. Amidst laughter and pleasantries, the host received a phone call from his daughter who was travelling by Rajdhani Express from Delhi to Mumbai. The poor lady was not carrying ANY identity proof with her, and so despite all her charm, she was being “harassed” by the Ticket Collector. The rules of the Indian Railway are supposedly very strict about such things – a person carrying an eTicket without an id, is considered to be travelling without a ticket and has to pay double the fare or get down right there (at the next station, I presume) – she was told. There was silence in the room. Nodding his head, the host exclaimed that the TCE was right, the daughter should learn a lesson and pay up… much to the dismay of the teary-eyed mother who ran out to call her bechari bitiya rani. As if on a cue, he excused himself too and asked everyone to continue to have fun. Chatting resumed…

The host reappeared no more than 12 mins later, a sublime smile on his face. He had “fixed” everything, he claimed amid cheers. He’d phoned a friend of his, who knew the divisional railway magistrate in some city in UP, who contacted his counterpart in Mumbai, who in turn was able to reach our trusted TCE on the moving Rajdhani… who went and consoled the daughter with a glass of chilled water and said she didn’t have to worry about a thing. The entire party crowd marvelled at the power of cell phones, not to mention agreeing on the power of the host as well.

All this until a meek voice said “but uncle, isn’t this corruption?”. Silence, murmur, jeering and loud mocking… “oh no – this isn’t corruption, this is networking beta”, “why do they have to impose such a stiff penalty? These goons will not catch the people sitting on the roof of the train, they will harass young children”, “this is the only way to deal with the system – without these jugaad India cannot survive”, “one should always have connections, anywhere in the world”… I was surprised at the power of the meek voice – who repeated the c word once again – and this time the few people against the motion could only muster “these kids today are so innocent –they know little about what it takes to live in the world”.

The incident reminded me of an article I had read a few days back on the subject of Jugaad (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124745880685131765.html) in the Wall Street Journal where the author defines it as being able to “create what we need from what we have”. While she was talking of jugaad in the context of “frugal engineering” and “constraint based innovation”, it did bring to mind the jugaad carrier on the highways of Rajasthan and Haryana, made from old diesel irrigation pumps and sundry parts of animal driven carts. While the police will enforce pollution control norms (Bharat Stage I-II-III) on automobiles & check drivers’ licenses occasionally on highways, these carriers ply freely, with ease. No license, no registration plate, no norms – just “on the road again” attitude.

Is this corruption or a form of it? Apart from the nominal machinations (read: patchwork) to make things work temporarily, does a jugaad always lead to some form of corrupt practice?

Speaking from a Buzzintown perspective – our Classic version had a lot of jugaads in it… but I promise, none of them were even remotely connected to any kind of corrupt practice :) They were innocent things like putting the whole Article & Review section (as it evolved) in a banner on the homepage, or making our Search entirely context sensitive, or making our Artistes database available only through search (how does one search until they know what we have)… an afterthought perhaps.

All these have been ironed out in the New version of Buzzintown. And if you haven’t seen it yet, you’ll be getting that cell phone call from me! ;)

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2009-07-13T02:56:23.156-07:00
Do the new
Habitual Buzzintown users must have espial the link for the new Buzzintown version “Neo“ placard at the top of every page of Buzzintown classique. Au courant it is in soft launch phase. It was launched on 24th June 09 hmm round about 3 weeks back. Both Delhi & Bangalore offices savored its launch with a small lunch outing :). It was a field day to let your hair down after all that hard work and sleepless nights.

Hope you reminisce that we adverted in antecedent blog posts too about this forthcoming “Buzzintown Neo” and the changes you can anticipate in it. We received few appealing annotations and feedbacks too. Neo is based on your feedbacks, exigency and proposals. So guys its time to check whether your suggestions have been implemented. If yes, then please check we have hit the nail on the head. The whole nine yards has been changed because “Variety Is the Spice of Life”.

Let’s accentuate some of the interesting features of Buzzintown Neo:

• As per your needs events are more deeply categorized like family & kids, food & dining, lifestyle, nightlife, etc.
• You can view ticketed and free pass events discretely. So if you are only interested in free passes (generally we give free couple passes because we care for you and understand that you won’t be going alone:) ) then you don’t have to scroll through all the events.
• Your type of events is only a click away now.
• Not only this, events can be searched based on event time like “events today, tomorrow, weekend events, next 30 days events, past events even”. So now you get access to events a month ahead and hence can mark your event calendar as per your ease.
• Most of the work tailored now you just have to select events of your choice.
• Venues section is far-ranging now. Earlier only event venues were listed but now you can ascertain educational institutes, health related venues, religious places, and famous shopping venues for our dear shop alcoholics, hotels & restaurants for our gourmets, etc.
• Hence forth now if you want to order pizza we can help you locate your nearby pizza corner, pizza hut or Dominos……..I guess your mouth is watering and you feel like ordering pizza :)
• If you want to know more about your favourite artiste it’s pretty much easier now. All artistes are very carefully listed in their respective categories like dancers, singers, DJs, RJs, anchors, etc. You can read about the artistes of your choice and add your reviews too.
• Bangaloreans are doting of movies so the movies section has been refined too. Now it’s more interesting as you can read synopsis, reviews & comments, see trailers and know show times for the movies in your city for the latest movies and upcoming movies in Hindi, English, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, etc.
• There is a separate blog about movies called “movies synopsis blog”. Here we talk about select movies, their details, story, etc. Do not forget to check it out.
• Readers among you can read articles & reviews according to the city. You can read our reviews about movies, events, venues, etc.
• Articles and reviews are now segregated. You just have to select radio button of your choice if you want to read either only articles or only reviews.
• Readers among you can read articles & reviews according to the city. You can read our reviews about movies, events, venues, etc.
• Articles and reviews are now segregated. You just have to select radio button of your choice if you want to read either only articles or only reviews.
• Not only previous features have been reformed but few interesting new features have been added too like our “Phoren Buzz” section.
• In Phoren Buzz you can catch a glimpse of famous events happening abroad. So your Desi Buzzintown is now “Phoren”. :)
• Answers to further queries can be found on our FAQ page.
• If you are interested in joining us then please check our “careers” page.
• Our mobile savvy users can search for our events on their mobiles too at http://m.buzzintown.com
• Search feature is more robust now.
• Start exploring Neo to know the ropes


Everything is just a click away from you. We are optimistic that you’ll like the look and feel of “Neo” and find that it has better navigability as compared to classique. A survey has been launched so do send us your feedbacks & suggestions to feedback@buzzintown.com. Best feedbacks and suggestions stand a chance of winning congenial prizes like: Movie Tickets, Free Passes, Discount Vouchers, and much more. If you are not yet registered then registering on the site must be your knee jerk reaction?

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2009-07-04T02:23:40.798-07:00
Indian Festivals in July
“Rangeela rangeela desh merra rangeela” the song of Hindi movie Fanaa rightly describes India, the land of colors and festivals. One can savor festivals and fairs whole round the year so it would be appropriate to say that Indians eulogize more festivals in a year than there are days.

For Indians festivals mean resonant colors, jocoseness, liturgy, imploration and oblation to Gods, a banquet with near & dear ones, sweets, wearing new clothes and tons of masti with music and dance. Not only are religious festivals are solemnized in India but Mother's Day, Father's Day, Valentine's Day, New Year, etc too are given due significance. So India is a legitimate secular country where words like racism do not carry much weight.

Let’s delve few eminent festivals celebrated in India during the month of July.

Rath Yatra

The thousand-year-old, world famed, chariot festival called “Rath yatra of Lord Jagannath” is celebrated annually in Puri, Orissa. Millions of excursionists, enthusiasts and devotees come from India & abroad to watch the three comely chariots carrying wooden idols of Lord Jagannath, Devi Subhadra and Lord Balbhadra. Puri Rath Yatra is hailed with considerable panoply, boasts of a true extravaganza of credence and belief. This year Puri Rath Yatra was held on 24th June 2009 and for this very special occasion the Indian Railways had arranged 60 special trains from all over the country to Puri. Such is the significance of Puri Rath Yatra.

Apart from Puri, the Rath Yatra is lauded in few more parts of India too like in Ahmedabad, Gujarat and Mahesh, 3 km from Serampur in the Hoogly district of West Bengal. There is a famed saying in Bengali ‘‘Baro Mase Tero Parban’ meaning thirteen festivals in twelve months. And the Rath Yatras of Ahmedabad & Puri happen to be on identical day. The Rath Yatra of Ahmedabad is the second best where first being the Puri festival.

Guru Purnima

Gururbrahmaa gururvishnuh gururdevo Maheswarah |
Guruh-saakshaat parabrahma tasmai shrigurave namah ||

"I give my salutations to the Guru who is Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara. The Guru is Param brahma incarnate"

Its not only Hindus but all religions impart eloquent place and respect to Gurus or Ustads or Fathers or Popes or Mentors. Sikhs have 10 gurus, foremost being Guru Nanak Dev. Gurus are considered equivalent to God and a bridge between the mortal man and the Immortal God hence leading the disciple on the path of consummation of God. The auspicious day of Guru Purnima is applauded on the full moon day in the Hindu month of Ashad (July-August) and this year it is on 7 July 09, Tuesday. Guru Purnima is celebrated in the reminiscence of illustrious saint Bhagwaan Ved Vyas, the author of 18 Hindu Puranas, Mahabharat and Srimad Bhagavat.

Naag Panchami

Naag Panchami (festival of snakes in English) falls on the fifth day of Shravan in July/August and this year Naag Panchami happens to be on 26 July 2009. Then veneration to the Naag Devta (snakes) are paid. According to Hindu Mythology Lord Vishnu along with Mata Lakshmi, rests on the thousand-headed snake called Anant Naag or Sesh Naag in Sheer Sagar. Sesh Naag can hold up the earth on its fann or head. Lord Shiva wears snakes for ornamental purpose around his neck and in his hair (jatta) too. Hindu Mythological literatures state different reasons for celebrating Naag Panchami.

Naag Panchami is primarily eulogized in Southern India, Maharashtra, Bengal, Jodhpur, Kerala, Orissa and few parts of Assam. Someone has rightly said that India is the land of 4Fs i.e. fasts, feasts, fairs and festivals. So women observe a fast on this day. And they draw photos of nags with a mixture of cow dung, milk and charcoal powder on their house walls. On snake holes milk, sweets, ghee, rice, etc are offered on that propitious day. It is believed that people having Kaal Sarp yog in their horoscope can derogate it by fasting and worshiping nags on this day. Indians are so deeply religious that they worship even such perilous creatures. Few cultivated ones amongst you might call it all peeve or blind faith but it is all a matter of FAITH.


Kite Festival

Kite festival of Bangalore, Karnataka is a true example of how a hobby seeded the grounds for one new festival. Mr. V. Krishna Rao’s father along with his family started this in the year 1975. Steadly this became famous and more and more people started participating in it. Other family members and descendents too put good deal of efforts and time to keep this movement alive. This festival is a true secular fest. With lot of zest, the Krishanji Rao’s family members teach interested people how to fly kite.

Not only Bangalore but in other parts of India too kites are flown during different parts of the year like in North India especially on the eve of Makkar Sankranti in January. Two years back i.e. in 2007 Hyderabad witnessed the International Kite Festival as part of the Indo-Japan Friendship-Year celebrations.


Mango Festival

Now its time to do some food talk and one such truly delectable festival is International Mango Festival of Delhi. Sounds scrumptious hmm mango, “the King of fruits” Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh was the first to hold this festival but was later on switched to New Delhi, the capital of India to give it International exposure hence more mileage.

Since 1987 every year in July this festival is organized in unison at the Dilli Haat - Pitampura by the Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation (DTDC), the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority, the National Horticultural Board and the NDMC.

States like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Orissa, Assam, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Naidu, exhibit 500+ varieties of traditional as well as hybrid mangoes in this fest. To name a few varieties of mangoes displayed there are mallika, dasara / dusseri, amrapali, totapari, langda, sinduri, himsagar, malda, balia, chorasya, dhaman, dhoon, fazia, gelchia, nigarin kheria, ruchika, shamasi and the alphonso. This fest is commended in July when mangoes are at their best and buyers from around the world participate in this. Not only mangoes but their other mouth watering forms too like jams, jellies, various types of pickles (aachaars), chattani, aam pappad both sweet and sour are displayed on the racks of producers. So this delicious fruit can be relished in both raw as well as ripe form.

Few mango connoisseurs attend it regularly each year. This fest is total fun because visitors get to taste mangoes absolutely free, few competitions are held like mango eating competition for ladies, writing mango related slogans, mango carving, mango quiz and magic show. And that’s not all organizers invite 5 star hotel chefs who teach easy to do delicious mango recipes. So ladies this is your fat chance to impress your husbands. Needless to say there is a prize for the biggest mango every year.

Chandigarh too hosts International Mango Festival in the month of June at Pinjore Garden, nearly 20 kilometers from the city beautiful.
Mango growers from all across the country come to this annual festival to display their produce. The Agricultural Universities also participate in this festival. During the last 3 days of June Tamil Naidu too organizes one Mango Festival in Krishnagiri.

Saral Festival

Saral Festival is principally celebrated in Tamil Naidu during July with the nascence of rain. In Courtallam, when water plunges on the rocks, petite water droplets are carried away by the breeze which gives a fog like hallucination and this whole phenomena means “SARAL” in Tamil, the native language of Tamil Naidu. It is said that this water has medicinal properties and bathing in these waterfalls has a healing effect. So you see how a daily ritual like bathing is related to religion.
To make this festival even more interesting cultural program, competitions, conviviality are held. Good numbers of tourists come to indulge in this salient feeling of being neither wet nor dry as the moisture laden clouds pass across the region and temperature becomes considerably low.


One can clearly make out how important monsoon is for the Indians and how ardently they embrace it.

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2009-06-26T03:45:55.048-07:00
Michael Jackson Died – the Buzz has left Town
In India, we woke up today to the excruciatingly sad news - The demise of Legendary Pop King Michael Jackson! MJ IS NO MORE!?!?! He died of a cardiac arrest on June 25th 2009 in Los Angeles. Michael Jackson has a huge fan following all over the world, and needless to say, they were all speechless. We can all safely claim that he was amongst the most successful “entertainers” of all time – his achievements since 1971 at the age of 11, his multiple Grammy awards and platinum discs, his innumerable world records, his truly iconic stature in both his personal & professional life…

The news of his sudden death spread like wild fire. His global fans rushed to confirm this on Google and other search engines. The celebrities following too blenched searching on Google, Wikipedia & Twitter. In fact, the news is that all three giants could not bear this sudden traffic surge and Google was down for almost half an hour. Google described the searches for “Michael Jackson died” as “VOLCANIC”

Here are few celebrity tweets:

Celebrity gossip columnist Perez Hilton wrote: "OMG! It's not looking good for Michael Jackson. Wow. Wow. OMG! No. No. No. That's so awful. Let's send him positive vibes! Pull through, MJ!"

Actress Demi Moore wrote on her Twitter site: "I am greatly saddened for the loss of both Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson. Especially for their children!"

Husband Ashton Kutcher reacted like most fans, initially stunned, baffled and looking for confirmation of the early news reports that were coming out.

Princess of pop Britney Spears wrote: "He was a wonderful man and will be greatly missed."

Arnold Schwarzenegger wrote: "We lost a great entertainer and a pop icon. My thoughts and prayers go out to Michael Jackson's family, friends and fans."

Michael Jackson 50, was born on 29 August 1958 in Gary, Indiana. Michael Jackson’s debut was in August 1962, The Jackson Five. Some of his eminent albums are Off The Wall, Thriller, Bad, Moonwalk (His autobiography), Dangerous, History, Invincible, etc. All his albums were herculean success and millions of copies were sold for each of them.

A comeback Michael Jackson tour was scheduled to begin from July 13th 2009 and 50 shows were already sold-out but God had planned something else. There is a saying “man believes God reeds….” Michael Jackson will always be alive in our hearts. His death is an irreparable loss to the music industry and they are the ones who’ll miss him the most. With a heavy heart I wrote this blog so readers please pardon my errors.

May his soul rest in peace! Michael Jackson we love you and will miss you a lot.

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