Beautiful Solan

On demand of regular visitors of this blog I am posting some beautiful photographs.

Shoolini Temple, Solan

Shoolini Temple, Solan

Shoolini Temple, Solan

Scenic Veiw near Jatoli

Jatoli Temple, Solan

Jatoli Temple, Solan

Monsoon View of Mount Karol, Solan

सरफरोशी की तमन्ना अब हमारे दिल में हैं

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सरफरोशी की तमन्ना अब हमारे दिल में हैं 

हैं लिए हथियार दुश्मन ताक में बैठा उधर
और हम तैयार हैं सीना लिए अपना इधर
खून से खेलेंगे होली गर वतन मुश्किल में हैं
सरफरोशी की तमन्ना अब हमारे दिल में हैं
हाथ, iजन में हो जूनून, कटते नहीं तलवार से
सर जो उठ जातें हैं वह झूकते नहीं ललकार से
और भडकेगा जो शोला-सा हमारे दिल में हैं
सरफरोशी की तमन्ना अब हमारे दिल में हैं
हम तो घर से निकले ही थे बांधकर सर पे कफन
jaaM hqaolaI pr लिए लो baZ, चले हैं ये कदम
जिंदगी तो अपनी मेहमान, मौत की महफिल में हैं
सरफरोशी की तमन्ना अब हमारे दिल में हैं
दिल में तूफानों की टोली और नसों में इन्किलाब
होश दुश्मन के उडा देंगे हमें रोको ना Aaja
दूर रह पायें जो हम से दम कहां मंझिल में हैं
सरफरोशी की तमन्ना अब हमारे दिल में हैं 

jaya ihnd !!


!!! Happy Independence Day !!!

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The new Rupee symbol(`) released by the Indian Government. Indian Rupee becomes one of the select few currencies in the world to have it's own unique identity as it gets a new symbol which is a mix of the Devanagiri 'Ra' and Roman 'R'. Now Indian Rupee joins the US Dollar, the British Pound Sterling, the Euro and the Japanese Yen as only the fifth currency in the world to have a distinct identity. The new symbol will differentiate the Indian Rupee from the rupee of Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Rupiah of Indonesia.

The symbol, designed by D Udaya Kumar, a graduate from IIT Bombay was selected from 3,000 designs entered for the competition announced by the RBI to find a symbol for the Rupee. Udaya Kumar will be awarded Rs. 2.5 lakh by the Finance Ministry.

The 'Indian Rupee' symbol is to be adopted within six months in India and all over the world in about 24 months. The new symbol will not be embossed on coins or printed on currency notes.

The Indian Rupee symbol will find it's way into the 'Unicode Standard' so that computer users all over the world can use it. But you can download fonts with new rupee symbol.

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Breaking News: Osama Bin Laden is in Solan !!!!! :-)

Film Review: Tere Bin Laden.  

The story of the film actually not about Osama Bin Laden as much as about the silliness of over-reacting America. The story revolves around a Pakistani journalist Ali (Ali Zafar) who works for “Danka TV” channel of Pakistan. He wants to make it big to get hell out of Karachi and move to US. He encounters with  Noora (Pradhumna Singh) a chicken farmer in rural Pakistan, who lookalike Osama Bin Laden. Ali makes a risky plan to shoot a fake Osama Video which will be his golden ticket to America.

The story takes a turn when the problem of Ali and his associates increases on release
of the Osama video. Rest of the story is about how they manage to solve this problem.

Tere Bin Laden is an earnest and fantastic story. It is an refreshing set of smartly written jokes. Although it is not a continuous laugh buster but these smartly placed jokes make the story quite entertaining.  Despite of a few periods of repetition  and jokelessness the movie is simply good. 

The star of the film is Ali Zafar. His pleasant looks and promising acting skills make the movie alive. The way Pradhumna Singh played his role is ultimate. All other actors did a good job in the movie.

The well known film critic Taran Adarsh summarizes his review by saying, “On the whole, Tere Bin Laden is a fun-ride that makes you smile constantly and even laugh outrageously in those two hours. A thorough entertainer, this film has all it takes to not only make its viewers laugh in the aisles, but also its investors laugh all the way to the bank.”

If you have not yet watched the movie, I recommend you to spent a good, uncomplicated  and relaxing hour and a half watching this movie.

GODESS'S CITY WELCOMED QUEEN'S BATON

QUEEN'S BATON IN SOLAN

It was a beautiful rainy morning today when Queen's Baton arrived Solan on 6th of July 2010 at 8AM. The baton was welcomed by the first shower of monsoon. It seemed that God itself wanted to welcome the arrival of Baton in Solan.  Instead of heavy rainfall, the students of various schools were standing both sides of the Mall Road with colorful umbrellas and National Flag in their hands.

Girl School Solan

Students standing on both side of The Mall Road of Solan to welcome queens baton

It was a stunning moment for me when i saw the graceful Queen's Baton just before me. I am feeling so lucky that i witnessed a historic event today. Let's pray that we could host the Commonwealth Games very well.

SHOOLINI FAIR, SOLAN HIMACHAL

25-6-10

COLORS OF SHOOLINI FAIR

DAY 1
(25-6-2010)

Abhinay 2010, Solan Himachal Pradesh

Some beautiful Aasami Girls performing the famous Bihu Dance.

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Osho Meditation Camp at Centa Rosa, Solan

A 'Osho Dhyan Sadhna Shivir' is being organized by Osho Friends, Solan at Hotel Centa Rosa, Solan w.e.f. 21-5-10 to 23-5-10. Though I was reading Osho Literature for past 11 years it is for the first time I attended Osho Dhyan Shivir. The Meditation techiques developed by Osho are as deep, vast and practical as his writings. On Day first I practiced ' Sakriya Dhyan or Dynamic Meditation, Vipassana, Braham Nad & Kundilini Jagran. One thing I learnt today is that Dhyan is not a subject matter of discussion and one can not learn Dhyan by reading. The only way to learn Dhyan is to do it. Osho said about Dhyan that Dhyan is not a very serious thing and if you take it seriously you cant' do it. Just be playful with it. He quoted Guru Gorakh Nath "Hasiba, Kheliba, Dhariba Dhyanam". Doing Meditation, listening to Osho after meditation on tape and talking to the Osho friends , together, it was really a great experience for me.It is around 10.30 PM and I am preparing a draft of this post. The whole day meditation made my body little bit tired but my mind is completely relaxed. I have to getup early iin the morning at 4 AM to reach the meditation hall which is around 10 KM from my home. Now i am going to sleep.

A beautiful photo of Solan town taken from near General Post office just after the rain showers on 7th May 2010. See, how the clear and pollution free atmosphere.
Check out following photographs taken from Tank Road, Solan.

A song beautifully performed by two street artists at Solan.

This is a video of two little brothers, Banti and Sandeep, who lived in a slum at Khundidhar, Solan place in Himachal. Both these children have to earn their livelyhood by wandering house to house play their homemade musical instruments. This video is captured at Rabon, Solan.

Fire in a wooden Store near DC Office, Solan, Himachal

A massive fire broke out in Solan near DC Office Chowk. Around 1.30 PM on 1-5-10 suddenly fire caught a wooden store and spread very fast. The Firefighting Team, Homegaurds, Local Volunteers and the administration reached the place well in time otherwise it could be a big accident. With seven hours struggle they were able to extinguish the fire.

Local Volunteers removing the half burned wooden sticks.

A JCB is also used for removing the wooden waste from the spot.

Harley Davidson in India.

Harley-Davidson Bike will soon be hitting the roads in India. The Booking of these bike has started. Initially these bikes will be on sale only in five major cities of India from June 2010 onwards. These five hot cities are Delhi, Bangaluru, Chandigarh, Hyderabad, and Mumbai. Harley is launching only 12

models of its bikes in India and the cost of these bikes will range from 7 Lacs to 37 lacs.

Harley-Davidson Motor Company (NYSE: HOG, formerly HDI) is an American manufacturer of motorcycles based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The company sells heavyweight (over 750 cc) motorcycles designed for cruising the highway.

Harley-Davidson motorcycles (popularly known as "Harleys") have a distinctive design and exhaust note. They are specially noted for the tradition of heavy customization that gave rise to the chopper-style of motorcycle. In 1999, Ford Motor Company added a Harley-Davidson edition to the Ford F-Series F-150 line, complete with the Harley-Davidson logo.

It is interesting to know that no two Harley Bikes in the world are same because all its users customizes it in their own way.Great!!!!

Here are some beautifully modified models:

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