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Sumit Sharma whose family has had
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Sidha Math Babai, Hoshangabad
(2015). Ajnal Utsav, Harda (2016). 12th
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(2018). Pachamarhi Utsav Hill station,
Pachamarhi (M.P.) (2019). Bhuana
Utsav, Harda (2020). Nirgun Gayan, in
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416_January-2021
alayira Divya Prabandham
(4000 Divya Prabandham)
is a collection of poetic expres-
sions of the twelve Sri Vaishnava
Alwars of their experience of
enjoying the presence of Sriman
Narayana during their lifetime.
These Prabandhams were lost
over time, but due to the grace of
Nammalwar, at the very begin-
ning of Kali Yuga, Madura Kavi
Alwar received all of them from
Nammalwar. Since then, the
4000 Prabandham have been
taught in an unbroken lineage
from a guru to sishyas and they
are committed to the memory by
the sishyas so they are never lost.
This learning process is called
“adhyayana.”
Every year “adhyayana” of
the 4000 Prabandham is ceased
for about 60 days and restarted
afterwards. This is called “an-
adhyayana kalam”. This period
falls between Krithika Nakshatra
during Vruschika month and
Hastha Nakshatra during Makara
month. During Thirumangai
Alwar's period, He had arranged
to bring the “archa moorthy” of
all the 12 Alwars to Srirangam
where all 4000 verses are chant-
ed in front of Srirangam
NamperumAl and Alwars as per
the command of Srirangam
Namperumal Himself. Since all
the scholars would come to
Srirangam for this event,
nowhere else the 4000
Prabandham were chanted dur-
ing this period. During the first
10 to 20 days of this period the
Alwars were brought by foot
from various Divya Desas. Then
starting on Sukla Paksha
Prathama and culminating on
Dasami, for ten days, all the
Prabandhams except
Nammalwar’s are chanted dur-
ing the day time in front of
Namperumal. This is called
“Pagal Patthu”. Starting on the
auspicious day Sukla Paksha
Ekadasi (Sri Vaikunta Ekadasi),
for the next nine days, Swami
Nammalwar’s Prabandhams are
chanted in front of Namperumal
in the evening. This is called
today as Irappathu or
Thiruvaimozhi Thirunaal. After
the event, Alwars return to their
respective Divya Desas over the
next 10~20 days. The total
duration of 60 days was set as
Anadhyayana kalam.
Today, “adhyayana utsavam”
is conducted at many Sri
Vaishnava temples closely fol-
lowing the sequence from
Srirangam. Chanting of
Prabandham in homes is with-
held in this period (except during
Dhanur month as explained
below). Chanting of Swami
Vedanta Desikan’s Prabandham
and Sri Manavala Mamuni’s
Prabandham are allowed.
During the Dhanur month,
Thiruppavai sung by Andal
(Goda Devi) is chanted and the
Thiruppavai vratam by Andal is
followed by Sri Vaishnavas. This
vratam includes waking up of the
Sriman Narayana early in the
morning in the brahma
muhurtham with
Thiruppaliyeluchi and doing the
aradhanam before sunrise. To
allow for this vratam to be prac-
ticed by everyone, during
Dhanur month,
Thiruppaliyeluchi and
Thiruppavai can be chanted at
the homes. This is the only
exception to chanting of
Prabandham. The remaining
period of Vruschika and Makara
months again revert back to no
chanting in homes.
Houston Goshti, which has
been learning the 4000
Prabandham, has participated
virtually at “adhyayana utsavam”
conducted by Sri Parakala
Matam, Charlotte, NC and in
person at the Sri Ashtalakshmi
Temple, Houston, TX. If you
would like to join Houston
Goshti or learn 4000
Prabandham, please email
Sridhar Sampath at
HArulicheyal@ gmail.com.
Andal, Nammalwar, PerumAl, Thayar, Ashtalakshmi
Temple, Houston
Nammalwar, Ashtalakshmi Temple, Houston
Sri Lakshmi Hayagriva Perumal, Parakala Matam.
Charlotte
Houston Goshtiholds Adhyayanautsavam
Spiritual
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T. Venkatesh
he pandemic period and the
subsequent lockdown have
led many people to discover new
talents and unearth their hidden
skills they had lost touch with,
and celebrities are no exception.
While some are cooking and re-
decorating their homes, leg-
endary comedian
Brahmanandam has rediscovered
his love for art during the phase.
Known for acting in more
than 1000 movies in multiple
languages, he is famous in both
the Telugu States for his comic
timing and acting skills. He is a
literature enthusiast and has
worked as a Telugu lecturer
before venturing into films. The
'Haasya Brahmam' has artistic
abilities too, but has refrained to
showcase that and exhibit his
pictures as he was very busy in his
acting career. The quality of his
pencil sketches that he has drawn
during the lockdown has surprised
many and made heads turn. The
actor drew a number of pencil
sketches including those of leg-
endary poet Sri Sri, the 'Bard of
Bengal' Rabindranath Tagore,
Lord Ram hugging Hanuman,
Lord Venkateswara Swamy,
scenery in Vaikuntam and Lord
Balaji playing dice with Hathiram
Bhavaji. The amazing display of
light and shade skill through pen-
cil sketch and finger smoothening
for shading are quite appealing.
He also drew a depiction of how
India is fighting the Corona virus
by staying indoors. This sketch is
doing rounds on the Internet and
netizens are applauding him for
depicting the situation so well. He
drew a pencil sketch of Lord Ram
and Hanuman on the occasion of
Ram Mandir bhoomi puja and the
beautiful sketch went viral on
social media.
Everyone is in awe over the
work done by Brahmanandam.
This shows a different side of him
to his fans. He is away from acting
for the last few years due to health
reasons. He is spending quality
time with his family and exploring
himself. Though artwork has been
a passion for him for a long time,
we are getting a glimpse of it only
now. Buzz is that the actor would
sketch even between shoots but
now that he has time on his hands,
he’s really showing off his skills.
Previously, during an interview
the comedian revealed that he
likes sculpting and he had begun
sculpting even before the lock-
down was imposed in the country
due to the COVID-19 crisis.
Brahmanandam will be next seen
on the big screen in the next direc-
torial venture of Krishna Vamsy. It
is a long-delayed project, and the
comedian will be seen in a whole
new light in it. He plays a serious
part in it.
On the whole, Bramha nan-
dam's pencil sketches have left all
the netizens impressed and made
them bow down for this multi-tal-
ented artist.
Brahmanandam
showcases art skillsT
New Year giftBrahmanandam surprised a few Tollywood stars like
Allu Arjun, Rana Daggubati and Srinivas Reddy with a
priceless gift on the occasion of New Year. He present-
ed 'Lord Balaji' pencil sketch to the actors and
awestruck us with his flawless art. They were gifted a
framed picture of Lord Venkateswara's sketch and a cal-
endar showcasing the beautiful sketch. Rana and Bunny
took to Twitter to thank the actor for a priceless gift.
Bramhanandam's son Raja Gautam also shared the beauti-
ful sketch on his Instagram account and praised his father's
awesome talent. He revealed that his father took 45 days to
complete this hand drawn pencil sketch with a relentless
pursuit of perfection. He also said that Brahmanandam started pencil sketches as a hobby and has
now mastered it with finesse. Gautam also informed that this was one of the countless ways in
which his father had inspired him during the lockdown. This stunning new art work of the leg-
endary comedian has rocked the Internet and has turned viral.
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T. Venkatesh
fter Bank ATM and Water
ATM, it is now the turn for
another quick vending machine,
but it is free of cost. Ramu
Dosapati, an HR executive in a
corporate firm, has been running a
‘Rice ATM’ – a 24X7 supply of
rice and other rations for the
needy in Hyderabad since April,
2020. The 'Rice ATM' located in
LB Nagar came as a boon to the
people who lost their livelihood
and the families who became vic-
tims to Coronavirus in Pearl City.
In the gruelling months of the
coronavirus lockdown, several
stories of migrant workers and the
poor being stranded without jobs
and money emerged. This also led
to the emergence of stories of real
life heroes like Sonu Sood who
went out of their way to help peo-
ple out. And on the same line is
Ramu Dosapati, an MBA graduate
from Telangana’s capital city, who
is the founder of the 'Rice ATM'
initiative — which is turning out to
be a lifesaver for many in the city.
Ramu came up with the facility for
those who do not have rice for
their next meal. A person
approaching the 'Rice ATM'
would receive a ration kit which
contains rice that will suffice for
five days and a few other grocery
items. For the elderly people who
can’t come to the 'Rice ATM', he
delivers the kit at their doorstep, if
they call him over the phone.
From COVID-19 to
Hyderabad floods, nothing has
stopped Dosapati in serving the
needy. The initiative has been run-
ning continuously for more than
250 days and at least 25,000 fam-
ilies have been beneficiaries of
this humanitarian gesture. Ramu
launched the ATM using his per-
sonal savings of Rs 1.5 lakhs,
which went up to Rs 5 lakhs,
including Rs 3 lakhs from his
provident fund. So far, Ramu has
spent nearly Rs 52 lakhs for the
initiative and now many others
have started contributing rice bags
on special occasions such as their
birthdays or anniversaries. People
who have ration rice in excess of
their requirement are coming for-
ward to donate rice to the
ATM. Dosapati, who cur-
rently lives in a 1 BHK flat with his
wife and two sons, wanted to buy
a 3 BHK flat. While his social serv-
ice was limited to the weekends
initially, it received attention
through the word-of-mouth pub-
licity and more and more people
came forward asking for help.
After seeing the plight of many
poor people, Ramu made it a 24/7
ATM, gave up on the 3 BHK
house and directed the money to
the 'Rice ATM' service. Ramu
started this initiative to fulfill the
vow he made to god, when he
met with an accident in 2006, that
he would indulge in social service
if he survived.
Being a native of Nalgonda
district, this isn’t the first time
Ramu has come forward to help
people in need. From donating
blood to participating in social
media challenges such as the
Tiffin box challenge and the
‘exchanging plastic with sapling’
initiative, he has been trying to
make a difference. The 'Rice
ATM' has not only helped
migrants but also those who lost
their jobs due to the Covid-19
pandemic which includes many
school teachers as well. Apart
from this, Ramu has also started a
'Job Mela' for the teachers through
which they are earning a decent
amount by taking online tuitions.
The inspiration for his 'Rice ATM'
initiative was a watchman who
spent Rs 2,000 and bought food
for a migrant worker’s family who
had hardly anything to eat during
the pandemic. Seeing the watch-
man's noble act, Ramu decided to
help the needy selflessly.
Over time, there has been out-
pouring support from self-help
groups and people to help his ini-
tiative. The 'Rice ATM' is receiv-
ing a global reach with newspa-
pers covering the laudable effort
and netizens trending it in the
social media. Though life for most
has returned to normalcy, Ramu
still does not want to stop his ini-
tiative as he wants to help the peo-
ple who are in genuine need and
does not want them to sleep on
empty stomachs.
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T. Venkatesh
he Telangana government’s pro-
posal to construct a new ultra-
modern Secretariat complex near
Necklace Road, in Hyderabad, has
received environmental clearance
from the Union Ministry of
Environment, Forest and Climate
Change (MoEFCC). The decks were
cleared for the mega-project with
the swanky building plan getting
the green nod.
The approval came after the
State government had submitted
to the Centre that only 27 trees
would have to be relocated as
they happen to be in the area
where the Secretariat complex
will come up. It also informed the
Centre that there are 607 trees in
total on the premises but no clear-
ing, pruning or cutting any of
these would be required, barring
the 27 which will be translocated
within the area. Of the 607 trees,
there are no endemic or endan-
gered plants on the site. The fau-
nal composition in the area is gen-
erally of arboreal and semi-arbore-
al-based animals like squirrels,
lizards, skinks and rats. Among
birds, only spotted doves and blue
rock pigeons are mostly seen and
butterflies are fairly attracted to
the ornamental plants and water
on the grass.
The construction works of the
new Telangana Secretariat com-
plex are going on at a brisk pace,
also without compromising on
quality, under the supervision of
the Roads and Buildings depart-
ment, with the work agency
Shapoorji Pallonji actively taking
up the task. Accommodation has
been arranged at the site with
modern facilities, giving impor-
tance to cleanliness, for 2,500
workers. A ready mix plant has
been established at the site with-
out having to obtain concrete
from outside for construction.
Design for the building has been
finalised after getting them vetted
by experts in view of Chief
Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's
directive that the building should
be strong and quake-resistant.
Hyderabad-based Satyavani
Projects and Consultants and
Chennai-based Oscar and Ponni
Architects prepared the design.
The construction is expected to be
completed in 12 months and the
building is predicted to last for
about 150 years. KCR had laid the
foundation stone for the ambitious
project in 2019.
The total area of the project
site is 26.29 acres, of which the
rooftop/terrace is 0.77 acres, green
belt 2.65 acres, landscape area
2.67 acres, parking 7.05 acres,
roads 8.17 acres, helipad 0.18
acres, vacant spaces (setbacks and
other open areas) 3.93 acres and
FTL buffer zone area is 0.87 acres.
The total rainwater that can be har-
vested from the rooftop is estimat-
ed at 22,61,328 litres. This would
be the definite source of water
available even after the construc-
tion is complete. The ground cov-
erage areas such as landscape and
green belt, and tarmac/cement-
covered areas such as roads, park-
ing lots and helipad are not taken
into account. As part of fire protec-
tion measures, 487 extinguishers,
280 first-aid hose reels, 20 wet
raisers and 20 downcomers will be
positioned. The new Secretariat
building (278 ft), once constructed
will be taller than several monu-
ments in the country such as the
Taj Mahal (240 ft), Qutub Minar
(237 ft), Charminar (183 ft), Quli
Qutb Shah’s Tomb (196 ft) and the
Buddha statue (58 ft). The TRS
government is constructing a new
Secretariat complex as a symbol of
prestige to the newly-formed State
and also to effectively cater to
present day requirements.
Pratap Malladi
Today what we all are doing,
either we have to but a kitchen
item or book a movie ticket, trans-
fer money we can say for our
smallest need we are dependent
on the internet.Either we are on
the bed or anywhere, the mobile
phone is our addiction. Even some
people don’t eat their breakfast,
lunch or dinner without using it.
Why we are using this?
I think the mobile phone has
made our life so easy, sometimes I
feel that the knowledge of the
whole world is in my pocket.. You
know what, this is not going to sta-
ble or the use of mobile phones is
not going to decrease in the com-
ing years. We are moving here
and there in our busy lives, we
don’t have that much time to
remember everything, in this case,
phone helps a lot.
Now if I talking about the
future of Artificial Intelligence in
Marketing, the marketing opera-
tions space is evolving every day.
It is typical that marketers focus on
creating campaigns that are cus-
tomer oriented and technology
based. Artificial Intelligence tech-
nology can be used to create tar-
geted marketing campaigns, in
addition to helping the marketing
team make informed decisions
through Data Analytics.
To perform all kinds of mar-
keting operations a marketer
needs to conduct research on con-
sumer behaviour and collate lots
of data from the assorted research
tools, like, Field Surveys, In-depth
Interviews and Focus Group stud-
ies etc.. The collated data is used
to train and build Machine
Learning models that could be
used to do predictive Analyticson
critical marketing variables like
understanding buyer persona,
forecasting sales, etc..
Reach me at
https://www.linkedin.com/in/
pratapmalladi
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Telangana to get
swanky Secretariat
Future of ArtificialIntelligence inDigital Marketing
Rich cultureThe new complex will be an amalgamation of historic archi-
tecture and modern technology reflecting the rich culture and tra-
dition of Telangana. Built with Deccani and Kakatiya architec-
tures, it will have concrete structures in only 20 per cent of the
vast 25-acre campus and the rest will be dedicated to landscap-
ing and greenery. Besides the main entrance for Ministers, offi-
cials and public on the east side, the complex will have a sepa-
rate entrance for the Chief Minister. Facing the Hussain Sagar lake
in the east, the new building will be rectangular with six floors
(G+5) having about 7 lakh sqft of built-up area. The building is
inspired from the 1,000 Pillar Temple in Warangal. The
Secretariat will have five domes in its central part, just like the
temple.
The building is designed to accommodate more Ministers,
once the Assembly seats are increased from 119 to 153 as pro-
posed in the AP Reorganisation Act, 2014. Every Minister’s cham-
ber will have eight compartments, which means there will be 200
compartments. This will provide office space to Secretaries and
other staff members. The Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) will be
on the seventh floor, which will be the top-most floor of the
Secretariat. The CMO will have 30 compartments. The east-fac-
ing Secretariat building will measure 600 ft by 300 ft. The front-
side glasses will be in blue colour and it has been decided to use
Dholpur Beige Sandstone from Rajasthan.
Google: uses AI for personal-
ized searches (voice, maps, etc)
SEPHORA: gives beauty advice
through its Chatbots
Starbucks: allows users to
place orders through Alexa
Facebook: Uses AI to stop fake
news, recognizes images, uses
AI in messenger
SPOTIFY: uses AI to segregate
music according to customer
interests and plays accordingly
LEVI’S: has its own virtual styl-
ist that allows users to find a
perfect fitting dress.
These brands have already
invested in AI and have been
successful in running various
campaigns and reaching cus-
tomers in a better way.
In conclusion, Some brands uses AI, like:
welve books on Lord Sri Venkateswara in
Telugu written by T.V.R.K.Murthy
(Viswapathi) are added to the collections of
the prestigious Widener Library of Harvard
University. The Harry Elkins Widener
Memorial Library is Harvard University's
flagship library. Built with a gift from Eleanor
Elkins Widener, it is a memorial to her son,
Harry, Class of 1907, an enthusiastic young
bibliophile who perished aboard the Titanic.
Widener holds one of the world's most com-
prehensive research collections in the
humanities and social sciences. In fact Mr.
Viswapathi's books are kept in most presti-
gious libraries of the world like Harvard,
Stanford, Cornell, Columbia etc. in the USA,
Oxford and Cambridge in the U.K.,
University of Zurich, Switzerland, Royal
Danish Library, Denmark, University of
Heidelberg, Germany etc. Mr. Viswapathi’s
books are used in teaching by several promi-
nent professors in many Universities across
the world. Mr. Viswapathi, who is basically
an M.Tech. in Electrical Engineering from
REC, Warangal, wrote 25 devotional books
of which 15 are on Lord Sri Venkateswara
alone. All these books are being distributed
free to devotees. Mr. Viswapathi wrote his
first book Sri Srinivasa Mahatmyam in
2002. Sri Venkateswara Vrata Kalpam writ-
ten by him in 2005 has become very popu-
lar with the devotees and is now translated
into 12 languages including French and
Italian. Millions of people including
Europeans and Chinese read it every
Saturday. Mr. Viswapathi publishes about
10,000 copies of these books and distrib-
utes them free. Several eminent spiritual
leaders and seers read his books regularly.
A copy of Sri Venkateswara Vrata Kalpam is
kept in British Library, London in 2013. It is
for the first time that twelve telugu books on
Lord Sri Venkateswara of an individual
author are being kept in permanent collec-
tions of Widener Library of Harvard
University.
Mr. Viswapathi is also a prominent car-
toonist and logo designer. He had drawn
cartoons in Indian Express from 1984-90.
His recent cartoon collection book
Sincerely Yours was appreciated by several
intellectuals including Sri Hamid Ansari,
former Vice-President of India. Incidentally
it is also added to Harvard library. Mr.
Viswapathi worked in Allwyn from 1984-
88 and then in MVSR Engineering college,
Hyderabad from 1988-98. In 1993 he start-
ed selecting company names and designing
logos for business organizations based on
Vedic principles. It became his full time
profession in 1998. Since then Mr.
Viswapathi designed logos for more than
6,000 organisations worldwide.
Sri Venkteswara Darsanam, Sri
Venkateswara Vrata Kalpam, Sri
Venkteswara Vaibhavam, Sarvaroopa
Srinivasam, Amrutha Sopanam, Sri
Padmvathi Parinayam, Sri Venkatadri
Vaibhavam, Sri Mahalakshmi Mahatmyam,
Govindapadham and Bhaje Srinivasam are
the Telugu books which are now kept in the
prestigious Harvard library.
Mr. Viswapathi’s recent book Met Again is
receiving international acclaim. Many
described it as a book that changes the way we
look at life. It deals with a soul’s travel over
several births and human relationship with
Cosmos. It helps you to understand the sever-
al complexities of life and makes you confi-
dent to understand your emotions. In Met
Again Mr. Viswapathi shares with humility
and simplicity the enlightenment he experi-
enced a few years ago, whereby he saw 108
people he had encountered in an earlier incar-
nation at the
H i m a l a y a n
Divya Ashram.
He reveals how
he has met and recognized them today, in
their present birth. The book reads like a tap-
estry of stories weaving together the lives of
human beings of both gender, of all creeds
and races, and from all realms, as well as ani-
mals and trees -- all inter-connected by the
power of the Divya Shakti, the Supreme Force.
Mrs. Agnes, a reputed Yoga Teacher
from France says ‘Met Again has answered
many of the questions I had about life after
life. In Met Again Mr. Viswapathi explains
the mysteries of karma and souls’ travels
with simple and inspiring words and that
makes the reading very interesting and
inspiring. Mr. Viswapathi gets hundreds of
letters, telephonic and e-mail requests daily
for his books from around the world. The
books are being sent freely to anyone inter-
ested in reading them. Mr. Viswapathi’s
books are simple to read and one does not
require to undertake any strict rituals. Any
one can freely download his books from
www.lordofsevenhills.com. Devotees can
also contact Mr. Viswapathi on E-Mail at
[email protected] or on
Ph.9849443752 for copies of his books.
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K.V. Venugopal
t was a fitting finale for India when they
strove manly to win the fourth cricket test
and the series at Brisbane against Australia
after losing the first match at Adelaide
rather tamely. The team repeated its series
victory in 2018 down-under.
The magnificent display led by Ajinkya
Rahane and his boys proved beyond doubt
that the team could rise to the occasion
under adverse circumstances when they
won with three wickets to spare with the
wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant stood at the
crease unbeaten with a gallant 89. Most
importantly, the team virtually played the
second XI in the absence of injury to the
pacemen Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed
Shammi and Umesh Yadav and to the all-
rounder spinners, Ravindra Jadeja and
Ravichandran Aswin, apart from Hanuma
Vihari. However, their
replacements Mohammed Siraj, Saini,
Shardul Thakur, Washington Sundar and
Natarajan excelled with their meritorious
performances and stormed the Kangaroos in
their citadel. India also had the handicap of
the absence of their regular captain Virat
Kohli, who was on paternity leave. It was
heartening to note that Shardul and Sundar
gave ample evidence of their all-round abili-
ty when the duo took the partnership to 148
runs for the seventh wicket, with the former
accounting for a swashbuckling 67 runs and
the latter made a sedate 62 runs to reduce
the lead to 33 runs in the final test that was
termed as the turning point of the game. The
loss of toss and the lead, with the Brisbane
pitch taking a turn on the final day with the
display of cracks on the field did not deter
the Indian team when the opener Shubham
Gill made a quick-fire 91, although, the
other opener Rohit Sharma got out quickly,
similar to his first innings dismissal.
Pujara's role
As Rahane addressed in the post-match
press conference, full marks to the Mr.
Dependable Cheteswar Pujara for the man-
ner in which he withstood the torrid pound-
ing from the Aussie pace attack of Cummins
and Hazelwood. The hosts found the stum-
bling block when their leading fast bowler
Starc was out of form and their main spin-
ner Lyon did not perform to his potential.
Rahane marshalled his resources
admirably, although he had not let his bat
talking throughout the series, except in the
first innings of the first test when he scored
a hurricane century. If Vihari and Ashwin
were the saviour in the third test, Pujara and
Sundar ensured that Pant engrossed in
blitzkrieg when the asking rate started
climbing up as the visitors were required to
score 50-odd runs with ten overs left for
completion of the match. Undaunted by the
reverse, after the loss of Mayank Agarwal at
the crunch situation, Sundar made merry
with his willow and in the company of Pant
coasted home to a glorious victory, after
Gill accelerated the proceedings.
The Australian display in the entire
series suggested that the team was relying
overtly on their opener David Warner and
their middle-order batsmen, Steven Smith
and Labuschagne. Their captain Tin Pyne
cut a sorry figure behind the wicket, as well
as his inability to lead the team with a clear-
cut direction when the chips were down.
The Australian openers and the middle-
order let the team down and on a few occa-
sions, it was left to the late-order led by the
tailenders, especially Cummins, to put the
squad to a respectable total. It was Rahane
and his men proved that they had better
bench strength than the Australians when
the need arose.
Showed intent
The Indian players, as mentioned by
Rahane, showed a lot of character and
intent and the oneness was evident when
they shared their knowledge and supported
each other on and off the field with
renewed vigour. The team management
ensured that the players did not feel the
absence of Kohli and other leading players
when they sustained injuries. However,
while basking in glory, it is time for the
team to realise that they need to brush up
their fielding, especially, when they missed
some vital catches at crunch situations and
it could have cost them the match and the
series in the final test, as the saying goes,
“catches win matches”. But India was assist-
ed in this respect by Australia, as their skip-
per Pyne regretted for missing three
chances, including two of Pant, in the
Sydney test that emboldened India to sal-
vage a draw. However, one cannot detract
the bravery of Vihari and Ashwin to take the
team to safety with grit and dogged-deter-
mination, despite suffering from injuries
and constant bouncers hurled at them by
the Aussie pacemen in the third test. Siraj
emerged with flying colours, despite losing
his father in the middle of the series, but
was quick to paying tributes to him after he
scalped five wickets for 76 in the first
innings of the final test with his marathon
spell. The soft-spoken lad also made it a
point of encouraging his fellow paceman
Thangarasu Natarajan and other players.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India
rightly decided to award Rs. 5 crore bonus
for the victorious team. The cricket-hungry
fans in India and other parts of the world are
naturally elated over the scintillating per-
formance of the Indian team after the disap-
pointing outing at the World Cup. With the
five-test series against England starts in
February, the team India cannot take the vis-
itors for granted, as are a force-to-reckon
with in all three formats of the game. It is
pertinent to note that India lost the away
series in England a few years ago, and it is
time for the hosts to prove that their victory
against Australia was not a flash-in-the pan.
The time is also ripe for the selectors to
pick different captains for the three formats,
as it would be a tall order for Kohli to man
them effectively in the long run. Moreover,
he is not getting younger, as the day pro-
gresses. Is it not time for the team manage-
ment not to segregate players into one-day
and test match categories? For instance,
though Mayank failed in the recent test
series, he should not be clubbed as a one-
day performer only. Similarly, Rahane
nursed his grievance earlier that he was not
picked up for the World Cup squad, and it
would be unfair to sideline him for the one-
dayers and T20 formats with an impression
that he is ideally suited for test formats. A
few players like Ashwin are also nurturing a
similar grievance.
India’s joy knew no bounds that all
players could prove their mettle when they
were given a chance to showcase their
potential. Moreover, the players need to
find time to compete in domestic tourna-
ments, although they should not be
deprived of participating in the money-spin-
ner and coveted format, the IPL.
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clinches Series
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Ayurveda forHyperacidity
yperacidity (Amlapitta) is one of the
most common diseases seen in society.
It is seen in all ages, all classes, and all com-
munities. Hyperacidity refers to a set of
symptoms caused by an imbalance
between the acid-secreting mechanism of
the stomach and proximal intestine and the
protective mechanisms that ensure their
safety. The stomach naturally secretes acid
that is essential in the digestive process.
When there is excess acid production in the
stomach, it results in a condition known as
acidity.
CAUSES: 'Hurry,' 'Worry,' and 'Curry' are
the three main reasons for the imbalance
pitta and leading to hyperacidity.
Diet (Ahara)
� Spicy food like eating samosa, burger,
pizza, Chinese food. Excessive use of
chilly, Cinnamon, clove, mustard,
garam masala powder (spice mixture),
garlic, etc. in diet, Salty and sour foods
like chips,
� Eating stale, daily consumption of fer-
mented foods (dosa, uttapam, idli, etc.,
bakery food items), Oily foods, pickles,
Excessive intake of tea/coffee.
� Lesser intake of water, dry food
� Irregular meal times
� Repeated food intake (before the diges-
tion of the previously taken food)
� Incompatible food like taking non-veg.,
pizza followed by a milkshake.
Lifestyle (Vihara)
� Lack of rest, fast-moving lifestyle.
� Insufficient sleep at night.
� Sleeping immediately after meals.
Mental factors � Stressful lifestyle
� Excessive anxiety, worry, jealousy,
anger, fear
� Job dissatisfaction,
Other causes � Autumn season
� Addiction to alcohol, smoking, tobacco
chewing
� Prolonged intake of NSAIDS (pain
killers)
� Helicobacter pylori infection.
All these causes result in an excessive
increase of 'Pitta dosha' in the body and
exhibit symptoms of amlapitta.
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS � Heart &chest burn (retrosternal burn-
ing),
� Sour or bitter belching. t Nausea,
� Throat burn.
� Regurgitation of food or sour substance
� vomiting
� Gaseous distention of abdomen
� Heaviness in abdomen
� Indigestion.
� Aversion towards food.
� Pain in the abdomen.
� Chest pain. � Headache.
� Bad breathe.
� Foul-smelling loose motions.
� Severe burning sensation over feet,
hands
� Thirst, t Mouth ulcer,
� Fatigue (especially in legs)
� Tiredness
PREVENTION
In the science of Ayurveda, we say,
"Prevention is better than cure" Thus, it is
better to avoid all the causative factors of
acidity (amlapitta).
� Avoid excessive salty, oily, sour, heavy
to digest, and spicy foods
� Untimely intake of food should be
avoided.
� Avoid smoking and alcohol intake
� Food mainly of bitter taste like bitter
gourd, matured ash gourd can be help-
ful. Barley, Wheat, old rice, and green
gram in the diet also helps with pitta
imbalance.
� Avoid overcooked, stale, and contami-
nated food.
� The food must be cooked appropriately
� Follow mental relaxation techniques
Do's (Pathya) � Include easy to digest food, Coconut
water, Food items having cooling prop-
erties.
� Follow the mealtimes.
� Vegetables like white pumpkin, bitter
gourd, matured ash gourd, leafy vegeta-
bles are good to include in the diet.
� Wheat, old rice, barley, green gram,
sugar candy, cucumber,
� Fruits like gooseberry, dry grapes, black
grapes, sweet lime, pomegranate, fig,
dry fig regularly can help acidity.
� Take an adequate amount of fluids like
pomegranate juice, amla juice,
Medicated water with coriander seeds.
� One teaspoonful of ghee with warm
milk
� Take adequate sleep & rest
� Practice Yoga, Pranayama, meditation &
exercise regularly
Don'ts (Apathy) Avoid excessive spicy, sour, and salty
substances
Avoid fried and junk food items
Do not remain hungry. Avoid fast.
Do not overeat; take small frequent
meals.
Avoid untimely and irregular food habit
Avoid foods containing an excessive
number of garlic, salt, oil, chilies, etc.,
very often.
Avoid curd rice and sour fruits as it can
increase pitta in the body leading to
hyperacidity.
Avoid lying down immediately after
food and in the supine position. The
best-recommended position is left lateral
Avoid smoking, alcohol, tea, cof-
fee
Avoid stress.
Disclaimer: Information provided
in this article is for the sole purpose of
imparting education on Ayurveda and is not
intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent
any disease. If you have a medical condi-
tion, please consult your physician.
Author
Meenakshi Gupta BAMS, MD Ayurveda
(Gold Medalist), RMAS, Panchakarma
Specialist, International keynote
speaker Founder, Director AyurRoots
Ayurveda Wellness, Dallas/ Fort Worth
Area. www.ayurroots.com
The Infusion of corian-
der seeds (Dhanyak)
taken with sugar twice
a day.
Water obtained from
green fruit of Coconut
100-500 ml to be
taken twice a day.
Powder of Amla ½ tsp
twice with water.
Powder of fennel seeds
with sugar mixed in a glass of water -
20 ml twice daily till the symptom
subsides
Chewing half a teaspoon of fennel
seeds after food also can be helpful.
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11 www.iasianews.net 16_January-2021
he makers of 'K.G.F: Chapter-
1' starring "Rocking Star" Yash
never anticipated that their work
would get such a massive
response across the country. The
movie was one of the highest
grossing Hindi dubbed movies
after 'Baahubali: The Beginning'
and 'Baahubali: The Conclusion',
thanks to pan-India release. The
magnum opus garnered two
National Awards and collected Rs
175 crores worldwide in the first
two weeks of its theatrical run,
thus becoming the highest-gross-
ing Kannada film of all time. And
now that 'K.G.F: Chapter-2' is
slowly nearing its release, fans
believe that the movie will surpass
Baahubali's all-time collection.
Ever since the release of
'K.G.F: Chapter-1', directed by
Prashanth Neel, Yash garnered a
massive fan following not just in
Karnataka but across the country.
His die-hard fans and followers of
the K.G.F franchise were eagerly
waiting for the teaser of 'K.G.F:
Chapter-2' to release for more
than a year and flooded the social
media with trends and hashtags
during the COVID-induced lock-
down. The teaser of the Yash and
Sanjay Dutt starrer got released on
the eve of Yash's birthday and
went viral in no time. As soon as
Prashanth Neel announced to
launch the teaser on January 8,
fans went berserk and left no
stone unturned to convey their
excitement. However, things did-
n't go as planned as the teaser got
leaked online and the makers
dropped it a day before. Despite
that, the official teaser crossed 72
million views and got 2 million
likes within 24 hours. It even
became the most liked teaser in
the history of South Indian films
beating the likes of 'Master',
'Sarkar' and 'RRR'. The teaser is
going strong after crossing the
huge benchmark of 125 million
views on YouTube.
The mob drama
The two-part fictional mob
drama traces the journey of India’s
most dreaded gangster, Rocky,
who, after losing his mother at an
early age to poverty and sickness,
develops an unending urge for
violence and power. Apart from
Yash and Sanjay Dutt, the film
also features Raveena Tandon,
Srinidhi Shetty, Prakash Raj,
Malavika Avinash, Achyuth
Kumar, Ayyappa P Sharma,
Easwari Rao and Rao Ramesh
among others. The film was earli-
er expected to hit the screens in
October 2020 but the pandemic
delayed the production work.
However now, on seeing the teas-
er, it won’t be an exaggeration to
say that 'K.G.F: Chapter-2' has
everything it needs to attract the
audience back to theatres. The star
power, the anticipated storyline,
the buzz around the film, and the
grandeur associated with it are just
a few elements that are all good to
expect the audience to throng to
the big screens again. The film
will be hitting the theatres in the
first half of this year. With Yash's
stardom and Sanjay Dutt's epic
transformation, the fans are set for
a grand treat in theatres this year.
Set to break records
With the terrific buzz around
the film and the huge response to
the teaser, the sequel is set to
break the existing records at the
box office. It would not be a sur-
prise if the film goes on to create
history by beating the highest-
grossing Indian film — 'Baahubali:
The Conclusion'. Now that
'K.G.F: Chapter-2' is gearing up
for its mega outing, one can’t help
but draw parallels between two of
the most successful franchises in
Indian cinema history. Over the
past few years, movies like
'Baahubali: The Conclusion', '2.0'
and now 'K.G.F: Chapter-2', all
South Indian features, have turned
the tables, and in fact, gone past a
plethora of big-ticket Bollywood
movies in terms of their scale,
reach and mass appeal. These big-
budget titles are also encouraged
by the backing of prominent
Bollywood studios. Just like the
Baahubali sequel, 'K.G.F:
Chapter-2' is also testing the
patience of the masses who have
been denied a high-octane masala
entertainer with intense drama for
over a year now.
Pan-India superstars
Within two years of their
respective theatrical releases, two
huge stars from down South, have
staked their claims to become
pan-India superstars, banking on
their larger-than-life persona.
While "Rebel Star" Prabhas
stunned the country with his awe-
inspiring portrayal of the two gen-
erations of the fictional character
of Baahubali in SS Rajamouli’s
record-smashing epic, Yash under-
went a rigorous physical transfor-
mation to ace the look of an infa-
mous, yet stylish, criminal for the
K.G.F. franchise. Besides Prabhas
and Yash, it is difficult to think of
any other actor in the South Indian
Film Industry who shot to over-
powering fame with a single
release.
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T. Venkatesh
ankranti has always been a
coveted box-office date for film-
makers to release movies. The fes-
tive vibe of the Telugu States in
the second and third week of
January is invigorated by week-
long holiday. From a physical
viewpoint, consumers possess
high spending power during the
season attributing to the harvest.
This makes it the ideal period to
release multiple films. A film get-
ting a Sankranti release offers a
huge advantage as people would
be relaxed during the holiday
period and would come forward
to spend money. If a good film
gets released during the festive
season, the box-office collections
will touch the sky. Beyond the
financial viability, an irresistible
joy and energy surrounds
Sankranti releases as they are the
first major ones of the year. The
harvest festival represents "full
meals", which Tollywood and
Telugu States are best known for.
Tollywood's long love affair
with Sankranti dates back to the
1950s. For instance, Sr. NTR and
Savitri starrer 'Appu Chesi Pappu
Koodu' was a Sankranti release in
1959. Telugu cinema has come a
long way since. 60 years later, the
biopic of NTR named 'NTR:
Kathanayakudu' starring
Nandamuri Balakrishna got
released during the same festive
season. Films with big star tags
always get wide openings, howev-
er, when more than one such film
releases for the festive occasion, it
always ends up being a race to see
which film has performed better.
2020 Sankranti saw two big films
releasing - Mahesh Babu’s
'Sarileru Neekevvaru' and Allu
Arjun’s 'Ala Vaikunthapurramloo',
both of which have emerged a
success at the box office and
among fans. Usually we see only
one major Sankranti release doing
so well, in 2020 both the films
performed extremely well in India
and abroad at the box office.
2021 Releases
After a year of not much action
on the big screen, the South
Indian film industry is looking for-
ward to 2021, the year of
'Acharya', 'Vakeel Sab' and
'Radhe Shyam', among other tent-
pole films. And going by the list of
releases slated for January on OTT
and in theatres, hope floats high.
Many big-ticket films of stars such
as Vijay, Rajinikanth, Chiranjeevi,
MaheshBabu, Jr. NTR, Mohanlal,
DulquerSalmaan ,Yash & Sudeep
are ready to entertain the masses.
On Christmas 2020, 'Solo
Brathuke So Better', starring Sai
Dharam Tej, became the first
Telugu movie to hit the theatres
post the lockdown in the Telugu
States. The release has set a good
precedent and the response from
the audience has boosted the con-
fidence of others from the industry
who are looking to release their
films in theatres. After seeing the
amazing response for this film,
four movies have
come forward for a
Sankranthi release.
Of all the tentpole
films that missed
their date with the-
atres in 2020 due to
the pandemic and
waited till 2021 to
say hello to audi-
ences, Vijay and
Vijay Sethupathi-
starrer 'Master', Ravi
Teja's 'Krack', Ram
Pothineni's 'RED' and
Bellamkonda Sai Srinivas' 'Alludu
Adhurs', are the first in line — they
released for Sankranti.
'Krack' was, perhaps, the first
star-hero Telugu film to hit the-
atres in 2021. Unfortunately, the
makers had to face last minute
tensions and the film got clear-
ance only from second shows.
Fortunately, 'Krack' has been run-
ning successfully since its release
on January 9 and has emerged a
big hit down South, the first film,
wherein the distributors would
make ample of profits, amidst the
Coronavirus pandemic. The
Telugu dubbed version of the
Tamil film 'Master' premiered on
January 13 and received a record
opening. 'RED' and 'Alludu
Adhurs' were the last of the
Telugu films to vie for viewers’
attention in Sankranti 2021 with
their release on January 14.
Though heroes mostly domi-
nate the Sankranti releases,
'Arundhati' was the only excep-
tion. The Anushka Shetty starrer,
that got released during the 2009
Sankranti season, set the box-
office on fire. Nevertheless,
Sankranti releases will remain a
celebration forever. With COVID-
19 catalysing the change in film-
viewing behaviour, Sankranti
2021 is an acid test for the stars.
Past records
Sankranti:Tollywood
money-spinnerS
Tollywood’s indefatigable
obsession with Sankranti releas-
es and the prestige associated
with it is second to none.
Sankranti which is famous for
its cockfight (Kodi Pandalu) is
the battleground for stars. The
saga of Sankranti movies and
the story of the magnificent hits
scored by the matinee idols
cross generations. Over the
years, and across inter-genera-
tional changes in the fortunes of
stars and superstars, there have
been many who have tested
their luck at the box-office test
of Sankranti films – which is
easily the biggest blockbuster
season for the Telugus equaling
the craze for a Diwali bonanza
for Bollywood and Kollywood.
Sr. NTR is the only actor in
Telugu Film Industry to hold
the record of highest number of
releases i.e., 28 for Sankranti.
He pipped Superstar Krishna by
three movies in becoming the
numero uno of Sankranti releas-
es. Apart from the legends,
Victory Venkatesh is
the only mid-market
hero who tested his
luck maximum at
the Sankranti sea-
son. In a career
spanning since
1989, Venkatesh
has had a lineup of
as many as ten films
released for
Sankranti. And
many of them have
become superhits in
his career.
Balakrishna and Mahesh Babu
stand next in the line with a few
sensational blockbusters
around Sankranti time.