Color is the most important element of India. From bright colorful clothes to beautiful and creative paintings, pottery and handicrafts. From mouth watering Indian cuisines to the seasons and festivals, it all reflects the distinctive and rich culture and colorful spirit of the people of India.

Rangoli is basically floor painting using colored sand, flowers, clay lamps or rice. It is one such creative expression which is found in all parts of the country. Used mostly during festivals, Rangoli is an art of making attractive, innovative designs on the entrance of the house – as a symbol of welcoming guest. Indians also have a tradition of welcoming guests in grandeur. This can be seen during marriages and festivals.

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Being compared to the famous sci-fi Hollywood Director, Steven Spielberg, M Night Shyamalan has come a long way since his first movie, ‘Praying with Anger(1992)’. His lastest venture, ‘The Happening’ has hit the movie theaters in India this week. Having done well abroad, one must wait and watch how this movie will fare in India.

Writer as well as director of most of the supernatural thriller English movies like The Sixth Sense(1999), Unbreakable(2000), Signs(2002) etc., Shymalan was born in India but bought up in an affluent Main Lane Suburb of Penn Valley, Philadelphia.

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M Night Shyamalan – The Successful Indian at Hollywood

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Is there anyone in this country who hasn’t seen the Amul ads on the hoardings by the road sides, and not chuckled? The longest running ad, still hasn’t lost its charm with its never-changing famous moppet in polka dotted frock and a half pony tied up.

The slogan has always been ‘Utterly Butterly delicious’. What is it about the Amul ad that has kept the viewers wanting more? The biggest success seems to be like that of the Common Man, no particular time or period could have frozen this character. It does not belong to an era. It has moved along with time reacting to the new events through time.

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India has got one of the oldest musical traditions and heritages in the world. One can finds its origin in the Vedas(ancient scripts). Known as ’sangeet’ in India, the nation’s music has got a unique and varied style as compared to other music forms in the world…

In the earlier days, when Indian music was just coming of age, the music was devotional in nature. It was restricted only to temples and used for ritualistic purposes. It is said that the sound that pervades the whole universe, i.e. Nadabrahma, itself represents the divinity. More…

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The Persian Influence – Sufism

‘Hindustani’ Music

‘Carnatic’ Music

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Pune was called “The Oxford of the east” by Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first Prime Minister due to the well-known academic and research institutions in the city and its popularity amongst students. Pune attracts students from all over the world…

Schooling and Basic Education in Pune

Colleges and University Education in Pune

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In an unexpected and stunning move, one of the country’s largest and fast growing pharmaceutical Company, Ranbaxy has sold its majority stake of more than 50 percent to Japanese drug firm Daiichi Sankyo. On Tuesday June 11, Daiichi Sankyo announced the acquisition of the stake for over Rs.15000 crores.

The Early Days of Ranbaxy

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Apple has announced the release of iPhone 2.0 in July this year. In the ‘World Wide Developers Conference’, the company’s chief executive Steve Jobs unveiled the second generation iPhone. While India awaits the arrival of iPhones in India, this latest release is bound to catch up a huge number of buyers in the Indian market….More

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The ultimate identity of India with the world, starts with the flavors of the Curry. It has caught the fascination of the globe around. It is one cuisine that is made with different variations by different famous chefs. People coming to India are always surprised as to how different the Curry tastes in India than in their respective countries.

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Hindi Cinema has come a long way. New technologies are being introduced in bollywood every other day. But this wasn’t the situation Cinema when it was first introduced to India on July 7, 1896.

The first color film in India – Kisan Kanya (1937)

Kisan Kanya was a 1937 Hindi feature film which was directed by Moti B. Gidvani and produced by Ardeshir Irani of Imperial Pictures. It is largely remembered by the Indian public on account of it being India’s first indigenously made colour film…

The first cinemascopic film in India – Kagaz ke Phool(1959)
Produced, directed and acted by Guru Dutt in 1959, the film was a box office disaster of its time but was later resurrected as a world cinema cult classic in the 1980’s. Technically the film is perhaps his best film. The camera work with its use of light and shadows is magical. The frames have been beautifully composed keeping in mind the cinemascope format…

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The Old Taj in Mumbai

The Oberoi Udaivillas at Udaipur

The Oberoi Wildflower Hall

Kumarakom Lake Resort

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