Hindi translation of Lyrics: Michael Jackson’s “We are the world” USA for Africa

Written by: Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie

Translated exclusively for ‘Discover Life’ to Hindi by: Harish Jharia 

We Are the World 
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There comes a time when we heed a certain call 
ऐसे पल भी आते हैं कभी, जब  सुननी होती है  हमें कोई  पुकार  
When the world must come together as one
जब हो जाना चाहिए सारी दुनियाँ को एकसाथ एकरूप 
There are people dying
कितने ही लोग हैं जो मर रहे हैं 
Oh, and it's time to lend a hand to life
आह..! लो आ गया है यह पल ज़िंदगी को सहारा देने का 
The greatest gift of all 
दुनियाँ की सबसे महान भेंट 

We can't go on pretending day by day
नहीं पाल सकेंगे हम और ढ़ोंग, दिन-ब-दिन 
That someone somehow will soon make a change
फिर लाएगा बदलाव कोई-न-कोई, किसी-न-किसी तरह  
We're all a part of God's great big family
हम सब अंग है ईश्वर के महान विराट परिवार के  
And the truth - you know love is all we need
और सच कहें, प्यार की ही है सबको ज़रूरत आज
…

We are the world; we are the children
हमी हैं दुनियाँ; हमी हैं संतान 
We are the ones who make a brighter day
हमी हैं वो जो ला सकते हैं उज्जवल दिन
So let's start giving
तो आओ शुरू करें कुर्बानी
There's a choice we're making
चुन रहे हैं हम स्वयं ही अपना रास्ता  
We're saving our own lives
बचा रहे हैं हम खुद ही अपनी जिंदगियां 
It's true we'll make a better day
सचमुच, बनाएंगे हम एक बेहतर दिन 
Just you and me
बस तुम और हम 
…

Well, send them you your heart
चलो, उन-तक दिल पहुंचाओ अपना
So they know that someone cares
ताकि, उन्हें महसूस हो कि किसी को परवाह है उनकी 
And their lives will be stronger and free
और उनका जीवन हो मज़बूत और आज़ाद   
As God has shown us
जैसा ईश्वर ने दिखाया था   
By turning stone to bread
पत्थर को रोटी में तब्दील करके 
And so we all must lend a helping hand
और ऐसे ही बढ़ाएँ हम भी उपकार का हाथ   
…

We are the world; we are the children
हमी हैं दुनियाँ; हमी हैं संतान 
We are the ones who make a brighter day
हमी हैं वो जो ला सकते हैं उज्जवल दिन
So let's start giving
तो आओ शुरू करें कुर्बानी
There's a choice we're making
चुन रहे हैं हम स्वयं ही अपना रास्ता  
We're saving our own lives
बचा रहे हैं हम खुद ही अपनी जिंदगियां 
It's true we'll make a better day
सचमुच, बनाएंगे हम एक बेहतर दिन 
Just you and me
बस तुम और हम 
…

When you're down and out
और जब हो तुम उदास और खिन्न 
There seems no hope at all
और ना बची हो उम्मीद की कोई किरण 
But if you just believe
पर अगर तुम में है विश्वास 
There's no way we can fall
तो कोई प्रश्न ही नहीं उठता हमारे पतन का 
Well, well, well, let's realize
सुनो, सुनो, सुनो, आओ महसूस करें 
That one change can only come
कि एक परिवर्तन तो आना ही है 
When we stand together as one
जब हम सब होकर एक, एकसाथ खड़े होंगे 
…

We are the world; we are the children
हमी हैं दुनियाँ; हमी हैं संतान 
We are the ones who make a brighter day
हमी हैं वो जो ला सकते हैं उज्जवल दिन
So let's start giving
तो आओ शुरू करें कुर्बानी
There's a choice we're making
चुन रहे हैं हम स्वयं ही अपना रास्ता  
We're saving our own lives
बचा रहे हैं हम खुद ही अपनी जिंदगियां 
It's true we'll make a better day
सचमुच, बनाएंगे हम एक बेहतर दिन 
Just you and me
बस तुम और हम 

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Indian Railway Minister’s Rail Budget 2013: Main Highlights and common people’s comments on the same

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Here are the main highlights of the Rail Budget 2013 as presented by the Indian Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal. There are common people’s comments alongside of each point:

1. No hike in passenger fares: How very funny? This is an utter lie. The fairs have been hiked in a deceiving manner. 
2. Tatkal charges imposed on emergency booking of tickets: Imposing extra charges on Tatkal booking of ticket is an open exploitation of the needy passengers who need to book tickets in emergency situations, for example emergency treatment of patients in serious condition, death of near and dear ones, attending interviews for jobs and admission to educational institutes etc. 
3. Eight more companies of women RPF personnel to be raised:  Why not male RPF companies be raised and making them more accountable. Who will protect the women RPF personnel on-board the running trains?  
4. 67 new Express, 26 new passenger trains, 8 DEMU services, 5 MEMU services to be introduced: 57 trains to be extended; frequency of 24 trains to increase: This is the most important point that has not been almost ignored. The railway minister should have increased frequency of all the trains to 7 days per week that are running less than 7 days a week.  Introducing 93 new trains in the second most populous country in the world, is a very poor proposition, where each train runs full capacity every day, leaving behind hundreds of wait-list passengers and thousands those who even do not figure in wait-lists   
5. 72 additional suburban services in Mumbai and 18 in Kolkata: This is a welcome step that should be implemented without any delay. 
6. Winners of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Dhyan Chand awards to get free first class passes: Oh! Really? Minister Sir, why to Rajeev Gandhi award winners and why not to all the national award winners? Has the budget has anything to do with a particular Congress leader.
7. Complementary first class passes for parents of unmarried posthumous awardees of Maha Vir Chakra, Vir Chakra, Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra: That is really good proposition. 
8. Complementary passes of freedom fighters to be renewed every three years instead of annually: Oh! Really? Minister Sir, what is so great in it to figure in the annual budget?
9. New forged wheel factory at Rae Bareli in collaboration with Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd: Why at Rae Barely and why not somewhere else in starving Bundelkhand or Kalahandi where starving poor use to eat grass seeds and burnt rodents. 
10. Greenfield Mainline Electrical Multiple Units (MEMU) manufacturing facility at Bhilwara along with Rajasthan government and BHEL: This is a welcome step that should be implemented without any delay. 
11. Coach making unit at Sonepat in collaboration with Haryana government: This is a welcome step that should be implemented without any delay. 
12. 1.51 lakh vacancies to be filled up: This is a welcome step that should be implemented without any delay. 
13. Azadi Express for travel to places associated with freedom struggle: Minister Sir, please do not play with the feelings of patriots “places associated with freedom struggle” cannot be singled out as the struggle was fought in the entire British India including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Burma… so on and so forth.  
14. Free Wi-Fi to be provided on some trains: How is it going to benefit the rest of the 95% passengers who do not travel with laptops and do not use smartphones? 
15. 179 escalators and 400 lifts at A 1 and other select stations: This is a welcome step that should be implemented without any delay. 
16. E-ticketing through mobile phones: Oh! Really? Minister Sir, does this facility not already in practice for online reservations?
17. SMS alerts for passengers on reservation status: Oh! Really? Minister Sir, this facility is already there for online reservations.
18. Next generation e-ticketing system by end of 2013: This is a welcome step that should be implemented without any delay. 
19. Introduction of Train Protection Warning System on Automatic Signalling Systems: This is a welcome step that should be implemented without any delay. 
20. Rigorous trials of indigenously developed Train Collision Avoidance System: This is a welcome step that should be implemented without any delay. 
21. Introduction of 160/200 kmph Self Propelled Accident Relief Trains: This is a welcome step that should be implemented without any delay.  
22. Elimination of 10,797 level crossings during the 12th Plan and no addition of such crossings: This is a welcome step that should be implemented without any delay. 
23. Six more Rail Neer purified water bottling plants to be setup: This is a welcome step; moreover, cost of the bottle should be kept Rs 10/- or less. 

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Pakistan creats warlike situation on Indian borders LOC: Diverting attention of people from political turmoil and domestic terrorism

 Tahir ul Qadri leading a 'Million Man March' 

© Harish Jharia

Pakistan always used a shortcut to divert attention of Pakistani people by infiltrating terrorists in Indian Territory under the shadow of cross border firing by their troops. The 26/11 Mumbai terror attack in 2008, followed by 13/7 serial bomb blasts in 2011 were still fresh in our minds when Pakistan did another heinous international cowardice crime by letting loose their rangers for invading Indian territory and killing two Indian soldiers by attacking at them from back. 

The Pakistani rangers could not dare attack at Indian warriors from front and instead, they backstabbed and beheaded one of them, mutilated his body and carried back his head to Pakistan. 

Pakistan’s cowardice melodrama was obviously a dedicated act of provocation that was designed to infuriate the people of India, the Indian government and the Indian Armed Forces. Pakistan eventually succeeded in their evil plans in inflicting injuries to the self-respect of the Indian republic. 

As a reaction to that, the Indian people ventured out on roads appealing to the Indian government and the Armed Forces for retaliating the cowardice and barbaric international crime committed by Pakistan. 

Pakistan added fuel to the fire by continuing intermittent firing across the LOC and lobbing mortar shells at fixed intervals. Pakistan’s foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar, the only active and vocal office-bearer in their government kept issuing irrelevant and contradictory statements for shifting attention of the people from LOC to the UNO. 

Hina Rabbani Khar advised the Indian government to knock at the doors of UNO rather than ordering her own armed forces to stop violating Indo-Pakistan ceasefire regime. Pakistan’s provocative tactics and plans of diverting attention of people were exposed when Pakistan Supreme Court ordered arrest of the Prime Minister Raja Parvez Ashraf in a historic judgment. 

Hina Rabbani Khar in her yet another contradictory statement proposed to have bilateral talks between the Foreign Ministers of India and Pakistan. She again avoided advising the Pakistan Army to stop cross border gunfire. 

Nevertheless, the Directors General (Military Operations) DGMOs of India and Pakistan have talked on hotline for defusing the cross-border explosive situation on LOC. Hina Rabbani Khar’s proposal for foreign minister’s talks and the hotline talks between the DGMOS of both the countries clearly exposes the communication breakdown between the Pakistan Government and their Armed Forces. 

Shortly, it was revealed to the world that Pakistan was, in fact, passing through diverse political turmoil, few examples of which are as follows: 

1. Pakistan Supreme Court ordered the arrest of Prime Minister Raja Parvez Ashraf and 16 others, in connection with corruption cases linked to power projects and television channels. The Supreme Court’s judgment has plunged the country in a fresh political turmoil.
2. A religious leader Tahir ul Qadri has lead a 'Million Man March' against terrorism and corruption prevailing in Pakistan, completely paralyzing the Pakistani capital.  His bold pronouncement has projected Qadri in the global headlines. His emergence eventually led to an invitation for addressing the World Economic Forum and the United States Institute for Peace.
3. On January 10, nearly 130 people were killed and as many others injured in a wave of bombings by terrorists targeting Shia Muslims, and Pakistani security guards. The outlawed terrorist group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, who call ‘Shias’ non-Muslim, have claimed responsibility for these attacks. 

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Pakistan troops attack Indian army’s patrol party, kill two soldiers and mutilate a dead body: Pro Pakistan Indian lobby keeps extending hands for friendship

© Harish Jharia

There has been a constant escalation in violation of ceasefire by Pakistan across the LOC line of control in the recent past. Pakistani troops fired mortar shells towards Indian army posts on 6th January 2013. Many of the shells landed across the LOC, close to the civilian habitation. 

Pakistani troops continued their provocative tactics by escalating the degree of hatred and brutality by intruding across the LOC in the Indian territory, opening gunfire at an Indian patrol party killing two of Indian soldiers and seriously injuring a third one. They then mutilated one of the dead bodies.  

This attack of Pakistani troops was a cowardice act. Nevertheless, it is hard to understand as to why not the Indian government ordered their own troops to chase the infiltrators up to their own posts and take suitable and appropriate retaliatory military action?  

Indian ministers and officials should take effective and appropriate action immediately, rather than warning the enemies “not to repeat the same in future”. This is an escapist way of operating armed forces and the Ministry of Defense. 

Armed forces have their own systems of operation. They should be given freedom to take ‘on-the-spot’ decisions and retaliate against aggressions and attacks by the neighboring country, spontaneously. The Ministries of Defense and External Affairs should support the actions of Armed forces on domestic, bilateral and international levels. 

Pro Pakistan lobby in India has left no stone unturned in the pursuit of calling Pakistani singers, actors, cricketers, intellectuals and NGOs etc  to India, unilaterally in the name of peace and friendship. On the other hand the Pakistanis never returned the Indian gesture in similar spirit.  

India has emerged as an insensitive soft state forgetting repeated attacks by Pakistan army; intrusion, blasts and mass killings by terrorists trained in Pakistani camps and ignoring the safe heaven provided by Pakistan to fugitive underworld dons. 

Following are very few of the hundreds of Indo-Pak conflicts initiated by Pakistan army; Pakistan sponsored insurgents and or Pakistani terrorists:  

1. The 2008 Mumbai terror attacks consisted of twelve coordinated gun shootings and bomb attacks across Mumbai, by Pakistani terrorists, who were trained in Pakistan and came all the way from Pakistan via Arabian Sea. The terrorists killed 164 Indians citizens, wounded 164 innocent people and devastated properties worth millions of Dollars. It has also been revealed that Pakistan Army provided technological and logistic support to these terrorists in planning and executing the barbaric killings and devastation of properties for many days.
2. The 2001 Indian Parliament attack was a historic attack by Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists from Pakistan, on the Parliament House in New Delhi, on 13 December 2001. This terrorist attack has been recorded in Indian history books in black letters as it was a clear war waged against the Indian republic. 
3. The Kargil War was an armed conflict between India and Pakistan that took place between May to July 1999 in the Kargil district of Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control (LOC). Pakistani soldiers between 26,000 and 33,000 crossed the Line of Control dressed as Kashmiri locals on August 5, 1965. The Indian army suffered 3,000 battlefield deaths, while Pakistan suffered 3,800. The Indian army was in possession of 710 miles² (1,800 km²) of Pakistani territory and the Pakistan army held 210 mile² (550 km²) of Indian Territory. 
4. The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 was a result of skirmishes between Pakistan and India that took place between April to September 1965.  This conflict, known as the Second Kashmir War was fought between India and Pakistan over the disputed region of Kashmir. The first Kashmir war was fought in 1947. The war began following Pakistan's Operation Gibraltar, which was designed to infiltrate forces into Jammu and Kashmir to precipitate an insurgency against the rule by India. The five-week war caused thousands of casualties on both sides. It ended after an intervention of the United Nations UN into a ceasefire and the subsequent issuance of the Tashkent Declaration.

In a recent debate on a TV channel an ex Pakistani admiral lost his temper and reminded the channel host about the nuclear status of Pakistan. He ignored the fact that Pakistan has a borrowed nuclear capability against the much advanced self-reliant and stronger nuclear power developed by India. 

In spite of the unilateral animosity and hostility practiced by Pakistan, India continues to be a soft state and unresponsive to the aggressive treatment by the neighboring country.  In addition to the Indian government’s lackluster attitude, a pro Pakistan lobby in India is shouting slogans for maintaining peace and extending hands of friendship with Pakistan. TV reality shows are designed specifically for participation of Pakistani artists and film stars. Bollywood has also been crowded by Pakistani actors, music directors and singers; whereas, thousands of Indian aspirants are struggling in the Mumbai film industry for their first break.

Pakistani insurgents and terrorists are not a threat for India only; they are equally posing constant danger for the innocent Pakistani public. I happened to meet a Pakistani family on-board a flight from Europe to the US. They were originally hailing from Sindh Pakistan but settled in the US. They revealed a stunning fact that their 9 year old daughter had not yet visited their home in Sindh, Pakistan.  The reason they gave for the same was yet more shocking. They said that girls were not safe in their hometown and they did not take their daughter there, out of a fear of her probable abduction.

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Click here for more posts on Pakistan:

• Wagah - Attari Border Closing ceremony by India & Pakistan Video
• Editor’s Page: Visitors from Pakistan Welcome to ‘Discover Life’
• Pakistan: National Flag and Basic Data:
• Terrorism and Instability: The artistic and poetic people of Pakistan deserve a better peaceful and democratic life
• Osama bin Laden killed by US SEAL Commandos in Pakistan at midnight between 2-3 May 2011:

• Indian Films, TV and NGOs are the unilateral friends of Pakistan:

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Editor’s Page: Discover Life wishes Merry Christmas 2012

Merry Christmas 2012

Discover Life wishes all our visitors and readers a merry Christmas and a happy new year. 

May all your wishes be fulfilled and your life bloom with health, wealth, cheer and fortune.

God bless us all

Harish Jharia

Discover Life 

23 December 2012

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Editors Page: Visitors to ‘Discover Life Site ‘in Alphabetical Order since: 24 October 2012

Here are some of the countries from where our readers visited Discover Life Site from 24 October 2012 to 13 December 2012

Aeroflot A319 VP-BUK in Zaventem Airport / Brussels, Belgium

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1. Agartala, Tripura, India 
2. Ajmer, Rajasthan, India 
3. Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 
4. Alappuzha, Kerala, India 
5. Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States 
6. Alexandria, Al Iskandariyah, Egypt 
7. Alexandria, Virginia, United States 
8. Alger, Algeria 
9. Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia 
10. Amalapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India 
11. Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh, India 
12. Amherst, New Hampshire, United States 
13. Amritsar, Punjab, india 
14. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands 
15. Anand, Gujarat, India 
16. Ankara, Turkey 
17. Arima, Trinidad 
18. Asansol, West Bengal, India 
19. Ashburton, Victoria, Australia 
20. Astoria, New York, United States 
21. Athens, Attiki, Greece 
22. Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India 
23. Austin, Texas, United States 
24. Aydin, Turkey 
25. Bangkok, Krung Thep, Thailand 
26. Barcelona, Cataluna, Spain 
27. Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India 
28. Barpali, Orissa, India 
29. Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States 
30. Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia 
31. Beirut, Beyrouth, Labnon 
32. Bellary, Karnataka, India 
33. Beograd, Serbia 
34. Bhavani, Tamil Nadu, India 
35. Bhiwandi, Maharashtra, India 
36. Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India  
37. Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India 
38. Bidar, Karnataka, India 
39. Bikaner, Rajasthan, India 
40. Blackwood, New Jersey, United States 
41. Boiling Springs, North Carolina, United States 
42. Boston, Massachusetts, United States 
43. Bradford, United Kingdom 
44. Brampton, Ontario, Canada
45. Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brasil
46. Bratislava, Slovakia 
47. Brentwood, Essex, United Kingdom 
48. Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium 
49. Budapest, Hungary
50. Calicut, Kerala, India 
51. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 
52. Carros, Provence-Alpes-Cote dAzur, France 
53. Casablanca, Morocco 
54. Chandra, West Bengal, India 
55. Cheras, Selangor, Malaysia 
56. Chisinau, Moldova 
57. Chitradurga, Karnataka, India 
58. Clawson, Michigan, United States 
59. Cluj-napoca, Cluj, Romania 
60. Coalville, Leicestershire, United Kingdom 
61. Curepipe, Plaines Wilhems, Mauritius 
62. Cuttack, Orissa, India 
63. Dalton, Georgia, United States 
64. Danvers, Massachusetts, United States 
65. Dayton, Maryland, United States 
66. Delicias, Guanajuato, Mexoco
67. Deltona, Florida, united States 
68. Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands 
69. Dhaka, Bangladesh 
70. Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India 
71. Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India 
72. Doha, Ad Dawhah, Qatar
73. Doha, Ad Dawhah, Qatar 
74. Dubuque, Iowa, United States 
75. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
76. Elk, Warminsko-Mazurskie, Poland 
77. Elmshorn, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
78. Eminabad, Punjab, Pakistan 
79. Englewood, Colorado, United States 
80. Ernakulam, Kerala, India 
81. Falls Church, Virginia, United states 
82. Folsom, California, United States 
83. Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States 
84. Fort Mcmurray, Alberta, Canada  
85. Gaborone, Botswana
86. Goran, At Tamim, Iraq 
87. Grocka, Serbia 
88. Gros Cailloux, Black River, Mauritius 
89. Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan 
90. Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India 
91. Hailey, Idaho, United States 
92. Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, India 
93. Hanoi, Dac Lac, Vietnam 
94. Heiloo, Noord-Holland, Netherlands 
95. Helsinki, Southern Finland
96. Herkimer, New York, United States 
97. Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 
98. Homestead, Florida, 
99. Houdeng-aimeries, Hainaut, Belgium 
100. Houdeng-aimeries, Hainaut, Belgium 
101. Howrah, West Bengal, India 
102. Hubli, Karnataka, India 
103. Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India 
104. Ioánnina, Ioannina, Greece 
105. Islamabad, Pakistan 
106. Itasca, Illinois, United States 
107. Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India 
108. Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indinesia 
109. Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India 
110. Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India 
111. Jaunolaine, Rigas, Latvia 
112. Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia 
113. Jenison, Michigan, United States 
114. Jersey City, New Jersey, United States 
115. Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India 
116. Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India 
117. Kandy, Sri Lanka 
118. Kannur, Kerala, India 
119. Kansas City, Missouri, United States 
120. Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan 
121. Karaikal, Pondicherry, India 
122. Karimnagar, Andhra Pradesh, India 
123. Karnal, Haryana, India 
124. Kathmandu, Nepal
125. King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States 
126. Kochi, Kerala, India 
127. Kokomo, Indiana, United States 
128. Kolkata, West Bengal, India 
129. Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia 
130. Kubang Kerian, Kelantan. Malaysia 
131. Kulim, Kedah, Malaysia 
132. Kundan, Jammu and Kashmir, India 
133. Lagos, Nigeria 
134. Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan 
135. Lalitpur, Nepal 
136. Lansing, Michigan, United States 
137. Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 
138. Leeds, United Kingdom
139. Leicester, United Kingdom 
140. Lidingö, Stockholms Lan, Sweden 
141. Liepaja, Liepája, Latvia 
142. Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal 
143. Lisle, Illinois, United States 
144. Ljubljana, Slovenia 
145. Lodhran, Punjab, Pakistan 
146. London, Ontario, United Kingdom 
147. Madrid, Spain 
148. Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India 
149. Makati, Manila, Philippines 
150. Malda, West Bengal, India 
151. Mangalore, Karnataka, India 
152. March, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom 
153. Matale, Sri Lanka 
154. Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India 
155. Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India 
156. Mersin, Icel, Turkey
157. Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, United Kingdom 
158. Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
159. Mohali, Punjab, india 
160. Mount Prospect, Illinois, United States 
161. Mountain View, California, United States 
162. Multan, Punjab, Pakistan 
163. Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany 
164. Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India 
165. Nagari, Andhra Pradesh, India 
166. Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India 
167. Nagpur, Maharashtra, India 
168. Nanded, Maharashtra, India 
169. Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India 
170. New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States 
171. New Orleans, Louisiana, United States 
172. Noisy-le-sec, Ile-de-France, France 
173. Novi Sad, Serbia 
174. Ocean View, Delaware, United States 
175. Ormond, Victoria, Australia 
176. Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil 
177. Pars, Tehran, Iran 
178. Partur, Maharashtra, India 
179. Perugia, Umbria, Italy 
180. Peshawar, North-West Frontier, Pakistan 
181. Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia 
182. Peterborough, United Kingdom 
183. Phagwara, Punjab, India 
184. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States 
185. Pickering, Ontario, Canada
186. Pondicherry, India 
187. Pondicherry, India 
188. Poona, Maharashtra, India 
189. Portland, Oregon, United States 
190. Prague, Hlavni Mesto Praha, Czech Republic 
191. Provo, Utah, united States 
192. Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia 
193. Pune, Maharashtra, India
194. Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India 
195. Rajkot, Gujarat, India 
196. Rajkot, Gujarat, India 
197. Raleigh, North Carolina, United States 
198. Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan 
199. Reading, United Kingdom 
200. Rio De Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 
201. Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia 
202. Rochdale, United Kingdom 
203. Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
204. Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg City, Russia 
205. Salem, Tamil Nadu, India 
206. Santiago, Region Metropolitana, Chile
207. Satna, Madhya Pradesh, India 
208. Sendenhorst, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
209. Seoul, Seoul-tukpyolsi, South Korea
210. Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan 
211. Silchar, Assam, India 
212. Siliguri, West Bengal, India 
213. Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu, India 
214. Skärholmen, Stockholms Lan, Sweden 
215. Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India 
216. Solapur, Maharashtra, India 
217. Sonepat, Haryana, india 
218. Sorø, Denmark 
219. Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India 
220. Srpska, Republic of  Srpska
221. Stains, Ile-de-France, France 
222. Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden 
223. Sunnyvale, California, United States 
224. Surat, Gujarat, India 
225. Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia 
226. Taoyuan, Hunan, China 
227. Tarnovo, Veliko Turnovo, Bulgeria 
228. Tébessa, Tebessa, Algeria 
229. Tellicherry, Kerala, India 
230. Thames Ditton, Surrey, United Kingdom 
231. Thane, Maharashtra, India
232. Thrissur, Kerala, India 
233. Tiffin, Ohio, United States 
234. Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India 
235. Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
236. Toronto, Ontario, Canada
237. Toronto, Ontario, Canada
238. Torrance, California, United States 
239. Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India 
240. Trivandrum, Kerala, India 
241. Trysil, Hedmark, Norway 
242. Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India 
243. Tyumen, Tyumen, Russia 
244. Udaipur, Rajasthan, India 
245. Ulhasnagar, Maharashtra, India 
246. Vaasa, Western Finland, Finland 
247. Vadodara, Gujarat, India 
248. Valsad, Gujarat, India 
249. Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India 
250. Vasai, Maharashtra, India 
251. Vejle, Denmark
252. Venezia, Veneto, Italy 
253. Vernon Hills, Illinois, United States 
254. Verona, Veneto, Italy 
255. Vienna, Wien, Austria 
256. Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India 
257. Walnut Creek, California, United States 
258. West Jordan, Utah, United States 
259. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
260. Wolverhampton, United Kingdom 
261. Woodbridge, New Jersey, United States 
262. Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland 
263. Yehud, HaMerkaz, Israel 
264. Zagreb, Grad Zagreb, Zagreb 
265. Zallaq, Al Mintaqah al Gharbiyah, Bahrain 
266. Zaventem, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium 

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Editors Page: Discover Life Opens a New Section ‘Superstitions’ On the Magic Date 12.12.12

India is one of the most superstitious countries in the world

© Harish Jharia 

Today’s date is 12.12.12… the magic figure that would not repeat in our life time. The world will have to wait for another 100 years for this date to repeat. Even the latest similar combination of day, month and year that is 01.01.01 will fall only after 89 years. 

I do not believe on numerology, astrology or any sort of predictions based on numbers, dates of birth or constellations of planets and stars. Nevertheless, I do give importance to such magic figures that do not repeat in our lifetime. 

I came across with a similar combination of figures on 11.11.11 and I took that opportunity for opening a new section for Senior Citizens. I would again mark today’s occasion of another magic figure 12.12.12 for opening a new section ‘Superstitions’ that will cover the deep rooted superstitions and misbeliefs spread among the Indian people. 

I would like to mention here that I have already started a mission against the most deadly superstition Manglik ‘Syndrome’ or ‘Manglik Dosha’. You will find many articles on this subject in our site ‘Discover life’. I have also opened an active Group “Mission against Superstitious Manglik Syndrome / मांगलिक अंधविश्वास विरोधी मिशन” on Fasebook. Visitors would like to join the same.

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End of the World on The Doomsday Catastrophe on 21 December 2012, The Holocaust प्रलय... Is it really possible..?

Imaginary Sydney scenario on the Doomsday 2012 (Herald Sun)

© Harish Jharia 

We have been hearing about the predicted holocaust on 21 December 2012 for many years. Even a Hollywood movie has been made on this subject, showing the entire world submerged under sea water and the absolute end of nature and life on the planet earth. 

I do not know why I never got scared about this theory of abrupt devastation of Mother Nature on a particular single day. I always believed that the earth, nature and life took billions of years for its creation. Therefore, its devastation like holocaust प्रलय should also take the same length of time. The end of the world cannot happen abruptly in a day. Nevertheless, the doomsday December 21, 2012 is widely discussed among the believers and nonbelievers of this hypothetical imaginary catastrophe, across the electronic and print media. 

What is the basis of 21 December 2012 doomsday prediction..?

As I have understood from various concerned material, the dooms day has been predicted based on the Mayan Calendar according to which the earth has been created with a specific age and once it completes the span of its age the earth will be devastated with occurrence of holocaust प्रलय on 21 December 2012. 

According to Mayan beliefs certain cataclysmic or transformative events will occur on 21 December 2012 when this date is regarded as the end-date of a 5125-year-long cycle in the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar. Using a modified vigesimal (base 20 numeral system) tally, the Long Count calendar identifies the doomsday by counting the number of days passed since an imaginary date of creation of the world, believed to have started from 11 August 3114 BCE in the Gregorian calendar.

                           Mayan Calendar 

Who were the Mayan People..?

The Maya people were the combined tribes of diverse ranges of native Americans hailing from northern Mexico and southern central America. The term "Maya" is a collective designation including the peoples of the region who shared similar cultural and linguistic heritage. Moreover, the term Maya represents many distinct populations, societies, and ethnic groups, following their own particular traditions, cultures, and historical identity.

How far the belief of Doomsday, Holocaust, प्रलय on 21 December 2012 is true..?

1. The belief about the holocaust प्रलय is absolutely wrong because it is based on unscientific theories.
2. This doomsday has been calculated with the knowhow of astrology prevalent in the prehistoric era when the modern scientific theories were not discovered. 
3. This doomsday has been predicted out of folkloric astrological calculations that cannot be considered dependable and believed indiscriminately.
4. The rumor about 21 December 2012 has spread out of viral internet spams and should be simply ignored.
5. 21st December 2012 is going to be a normal day just like anyother day of our common life.
6. We should not get scared about any abnormal happening like meteoric bombardment, devastation due to earthquakes, natural calamities like tsunamis   or submerging of world under deep waters. 
7. 21st December 2012 is not going to be any doomsday of holocaust प्रलय and we all should live our normal and fearless lives. 

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