Udaipur’s famous Kalbelia Dancer Rekha killed by her obsessed lover

Video: Kalbelia dancer Rekha performing in Udaipur

- Harish Jharia

Jodhpur, 1 February 2014,

We recently had a pleasure trip to Udipur. It was a memorable experience of our life. Our 3 day stay at Hotel Taj Lake Palace was a real unforgettable part of our trip. The hospitality extended by the hotel staff was exceptionally good and flawless. We also witnessed a folk-dance performance by a Kalbelia dancer Rekha. Rekha’s dancing talents, expressions, postures and features were unbelievably decent and beautiful. I simply wondered how a tribal girl could perform with such a grandeur without any professional choreographer’s help and Hi-Tech automated mechanizes stage and gadgets.

We had a shock of the day when we read the front page news in a newspaper about brutal murder of the Kalbelia dancer Rekha. It is reported that she was stabbed by a young man on Thursday the 30th Jan2014.

   Kalbelia dancer Rekha performing in Uaipur

Rekha was one of the best dancers in in this area of Rajasthan. She had been regularly giving her performance at this hotel and performed internationally in the US, France, Russia, Canada, Oman and Italy.

Rekha’s elder brother Sheranath reportedly said that, she was the youngest of 4 siblings and was the most talented among them. In a very short lifespan, Rekha had performed in many other countries. Her last overseas performance was in Muscat, Oman on 8th Jan 2014 and she was scheduled to perform in Milan on 8th March 2014, he said.

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Film Riew Chennai Express - Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone starrer comedy thriller

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‘Channai Express’ film has broken all the records of Bollywood box-office? To know why, read this film review wherein an analytic study of this film has been presented.

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- Harish Jharia 

Rating:  8/10

Chennai express is a comedy action thriller, starring Shahrukh Khan SRK and Deepika Padukone. It is produced by Gauri Khan, Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur. The credit for the success of this excellent creation goes to its director Rohit Shetty and the editor Steven H Bernard who eventually made a nonstop bonanza of multiple movie frames, filled with high voltage absolute entertainment. The next credit goes to its cinematographer Dudley who recreated the vibrant colors of nature, unbelievable bird’s-eye-views and breathtaking action shots on the silver screen. In all, it is a ‘complete in all respect’ film that is going to be written in the Indian film history with golden letters. 

Storyline: 

Rahul (Sahrukh Khan) is the grandson of a millionaire confectioner (Lekh Tandon). Rahul is a vagabond and remained a bachelor until 40 years of age because of consistent interruption in his affairs by his grandfather. The real film takes off with the death of his grandfather. He was assigned with the task to immerse his grandfather’s mortal remains in the waters of Indian Ocean at the southern tip of Indian peninsula at Rameshwaram. 

Rahul, along with his rogue friends planned to immerse the mortal remains at the shores of Arabian Sea at Goa, rather than going all the way to Rameshwaram. Nevertheless, Rahul had to change the rout to Goa because his grandmother decides to see him off at the railway station.  He buys a ticket and boards a train to Chennai after taking leave of his grandmother. He alighted from the train at the next station where his friends were waiting for him for onward pleasure drive to Goa. 

At the time of leaving the train, Rahul forgot to pick up the urn containing mortal remains of his grandfather and reached to his friends. On noticing his mistake he rushed back to his couch, picked up the urn and tried to leave the compartment. By that time the train started moving and he saw that a girl Meena was running on the platform to catch-up with the train and climb to board it. Rahul helped her in boarding the train followed by helping a gang of her kidnappers. 

Rahul and Meena along with her kidnappers went ahead on the train Chennai Express’. The film moves on with fast and multiple twists and turns in the story, keeping the viewers glued to the screen. I would like to leave the story here for the readers to watch the film and enjoy the humor and thrill.  

Review:

My first comment about this movie is that it is a neat and clean Bollywood film. There were many shots portraying hi-voltage interactions between the gangsters and the lead characters, where the common Hindi Bollywood abuses like ‘kutte’, ‘kamine’ were in fact expected to be spoken. But, to the surprise of everyone, no abuses or vulgar talks were found anywhere in the movie. 

The visual parts of the film are also kept neat and clean with no vulgar shots or scenes shown on the screen that would have embarrassed parent viewers to watch it along with their toddlers. Rohit Shetty has even changed the definition of ‘item number’ by presenting a graceful item by Priyamani as dancer. 

By watching this movie, it is proved that another blockbuster Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s ‘Bhag Milka Bhag’ could also have been made without the prolonged kissing scene between Farhan Akhtar and Rebecca Breeds. That would have saved the parent viewers from an abrupt embarrassment they were slapped with, while watching the movie with their kids. 

Shahrukh Khan was superb in this movie unlike his performance in ‘My name is Khan’; wherein he looked uncomfortable with the character he was playing. Nevertheless, in Chennai Express SRK has completely merged with his character and his own persona hardly overshadowed the character of Rahul. Yet, at a couple of shots he looked overacting when he displayed his trademark posture of bending back with outstretched hands. He should definitely have averted to do so; because, that act did not match with Rahul’s character in he film at all. 

Deepika Padukone has portrayed the character of Meena, the daughter of a local Don (Sathyaraj). Her performance is excellent who dominated the movie along with Shahrukh Khan whom she marries at the climax of the film. All other characters have been overshadowed by Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone. 

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Cast: 
Deepika Padukone - Meena
Shahrukh Khan - Rahul
Sathyaraj - Meena's Father
Nikitin Dheer - Proposed groom for Meena
Kamini Kaushal - Rahul's Grandmother
Lekh Tandon - Rahul's Grandfather
Priyamani - item number 
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Crew: 
Directed by: Rohit Shetty
Produced by: Gauri Khan, Ronnie Screwvala, Siddharth Roy Kapur
Screenplay by: Yunus Sajawal
Story by: K. Subaash
Music by: Vishal–Shekhar
Cinematography: Dudley
Editing by: Steven H. Bernard
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16th June Uttarakhand floods and cloudburst on Kedarnath Hills: how could the disaster be minimized?

- Harish Jharia

How and why did the devastation occur:

16 June 2013 was the worst day in the history of Kedarnath shrine that turned into a real hell for the next 24 hours until 17th June 2013, stranding 50,000 plus pilgrims, leaving more than 19,000 people missing and 5000 feared dead in the catastrophe.    

The nightmarish deadly episode is believed to have been initiated with incessant heavy rains followed by a massive cloudburst that resulted in fragmentation and landslides of Kedar Dome Mountain due to enormous accumulation of water in the valley.  Huge masses of mud silt and rocks along with heavy floods of rainwater swept down the mountains engulfing the Kedarnath Shrine and the township around the holy pilgrimage. 

The weather conditions in the valley started deteriorating on Saturday the 16th June and turned into a mammoth devastating machine after Mandakini River began to swell and enormous floodwater swept down the mountains. Subsequently, in the early hours of Sunday the 17th June, the deadly cloudburst took place and a huge volume of rainwater flooded down the hills with massive deadly force. 

Huge rocks broke away from Kedar Dome Mountain and rolled down towards the Kedarnath Shrine. These mammoth rocks got stuck at some distance from the temple, thereby forming an obstruction for the flooding water, mud silt and debris to strike the Kedarnath Temple. These rocks diverted the direction of the flow of mud and sludge, away from the main temple and prevented its destruction. Nevertheless, the ‘Himalayan Tsunami’ devastated everything else in the Kedarnath Township that came in its way.

Where the Government failed in protecting Kedarnath Shrine and pilgrims:

1. The cloudburst, fragmentation of mountain and floods were natural disasters that could not be stopped or averted by human efforts. Nevertheless, proper advanced precautions, weather forecasting arrangements and hi-altitude civic management (town planning) could have reduced the devastation and deaths of thousands of innocent pilgrims. 
2. Weather / Cloudburst forecast and precautions:
3. There is a misconception in the minds of people and the government that ‘cloudbursts’ cannot be predicted. Experts say that tailor-made cloudburst forecast equipments are available in the world that could be installed at places like Kedarnath, Badrinath etc where thousands of pilgrims use to visit round the year. Such infrastructures may also be installed at the tourists’ places at hi-altitudes where possibilities of cloudbursts are there.
4. The authorities should also take precautionary measures for reducing the probable devastation and deaths. They could be something like the following:
5. Hi-tech weather and cloudburst forecasting infrastructure should be installed at these vulnerable places. 
6. Huge and strong concrete walls should be constructed around the shrines and localities at the bases of the hills, in order to divert the flow of flood waters. 
7. Deep rooted trees and thick shrubs should be grown on the hills and mountains for avoiding landslides and fragmentation of the hills and mountains.
8. All the hilly roads should have extra strong reinforcement done along the slopes beside them. 
9. Extra strong reinforcement is also required to be provided at the banks of rivers like Mandakini where residential buildings, hotels and commercial structures are constructed alongside. Many buildings were uprooted and catapulted when the flood-waters swept away the earth at riverbanks during the Kedarnath catastrophe. 

Disaster management:

Disaster Management, an essential requirement in modern-day civic life is practically nonexistent in India. India will have to work on something like the following lines:

1. We should have an effective Disaster Management infrastructure and a dedicated workforce to implement its activities. 
2. There should be a laid-down drill specified for the Disaster Management Authorities without any confusion, bias or prejudice. 
3. The State Government as well as the Central Government should be equally responsible for addressing the emergency crisis.
4. The concerned Collector, state and central Ministers and other civic officials should reach the affected place or at the nearest possible locations for managing the activities of Disaster Management. 
5. There should be a time limit for attending to each action viz- initialization; food & water supply; rescue operation; recovery of essential commodities, currency and treasures; medical assistance and escorting people to the nearest location or facilities to their destinations etc.  

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Editors Page: Visitors to ‘Discover Life Site ‘in Alphabetical Order since 27 July 2012

                  Aizawl, Mizoram, India

                    Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

       Hasan-II Mosque, Casablanca, Morocco

- Harish Jharia

Here are some of the countries from where our readers visited Discover Life Site from 27 July 2012 to 16 September 2012

1. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 
2. Agartala, Tripura, India 
3. Agra, Uttar, India 
4. Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India 
5. Aizawl, Mizoram, India 
6. Ajmer, Rajasthan, India 
7. Alexandria, Virginia, United States 
8. Algorta, Pais Vasco, Spain 
9. Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India 
10. Alwar, Rajasthan; India 
11. Ambala, Haryana, India 
12. Amravati, Maharashtra, India 
13. Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India 
14. Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium 
15. Arlington, Texas,  United States
16. Atlanta, Georgia, United States
17. Attock, Punjab, Pakistan 
18. Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India 
19. Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India 
20. Baarn, Utrecht, Netherlands
21. Balanga, Bataan, Philippines
22. Baltimore, Maryland, United States 
23. Bangkok, Krung Thep, Thailand 
24. Beirut, Beyrouth, Laban 
25. Belgrade, Serbia 
26. Bellaire, Ohio, United States
27. Bellary, Karnataka, India 
28. Berlin, Germany 
29. Bern, Switzerland 
30. Binh Duong, Quang Nam-Da Nang, Vietnam 
31. Birmingham, United Kingdom 
32. Bistrita, Bistrita-Nasaud, Romania 
33. Blanca, Colorado, United States 
34. Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa 
35. Bochum, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany 
36. Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia 
37. Brabrand, Midtjyllen, Denmark 
38. Bremen, Germany 
39. Bristol, United Kingdom 
40. Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina 
41. Buting, Rizal, Philippines
42. Cabanatuan, Philippines 
43. Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt 
44. Calicut, Kerala, India 
45. Camponogara, Veneto, Italy 
46. Canmore, Alberta, Canada 
47. Casablanca, Morocco 
48. Central District, Hong Kong 
49. Chandler, Arizona, United States 
50. Chicago, Illinois, United States 
51. Chicalim, Goa, India 
52. Christchurch, New Zealand 
53. Cliffside Park, New Jersey, United States 
54. Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India 
55. Congers, New York, United States 
56. Crystal Lake, United states
57. Cuttack, Orissa, India 
58. Dadiangas, General Santos, Philippines 
59. Daegu, Taegu-jikhalsi, South Korea 
60. Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 
61. Davao, Davao City, Philippines 
62. Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
63. Denizli, Turkey 
64. Dhaka, Bangladesh 
65. Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India 
66. Doha, Ad Dawhah, Qatar
67. Downey, California, United States 
68. Durango, Maxico 
69. Ede, Gelderland, Netherlands 
70. Erode, Tamil Nadu, India 
71. Espérance, Moka, Mauritious
72. Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
73. Falls Church, Virginia, United States
74. Ferndale, Michigan, United States 
75. Firozpur, Punjab, India 
76. Franca, Sao Paulo, Poland 
77. Frankfurt Am Main, Hessen, Germany 
78. Gainesville, Florida, United States 
79. Garland, Texas, United States 
80. Gjøvik, Oppland, Norway 
81. Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom 
82. Glil Yam, Tel Aviv, Israel 
83. Greenville, North Carolina, United States 
84. Groningen, Netherlands 
85. Guatemala City, Guatemala 
86. Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom 
87. Gulbarga, Karnataka, India 
88. Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India 
89. Guwahati, Assam, India 
90. Hammond, Louisiana, India 
91. Hanoi, Dac Lac, Vietnam 
92. Haridwar, Uttaranchal, India 
93. Herndon, Virginia, United States 
94. Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States 
95. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 
96. Horana, Sri Lanka  
97. Hungary
98. Iowa City, Iowa, United States 
99. Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia 
100. Iserlohn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany 
101. Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia 
102. Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India 
103. Jambi, Indonesia 
104. Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India 
105. Jiddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia 
106. Jimboomba, Queensland, Australia 
107. Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
108. Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States 
109. Karachi, Sindh, India 
110. Kasba Bou Hamira, Ben Slimane, Morocco 
111. Kaul, Haryana, India 
112. Keighley, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom 
113. Kochi, Kerala, India 
114. Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany 
115. Kottayam, Kerala, India 
116. Kowloon, Hong Kong 
117. Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia 
118. Kuwait, Al Kuwayt, Kuwait 
119. Lagos, Portugal 
120. Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
121. Lam Tin, Hong Kong  
122. Lárisa, Larisa, Greece
123. Larka, Sindh, Pakistan 
124. Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan 
125. Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan 
126. Latham, New York, United states
127. Laurel, Maryland, United States 
128. League City, Texas, United States
129. Lebanon 
130. Lemesos, Limassol, Cyprus 
131. Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium
132. Lithia, Florida, United States 
133. Little Rock, Arkansas, United States 
134. Longueuil, Quebec, Canada 
135. Longview, Texas, United States 
136. Louisville, Kentucky, United States 
137. Lufkin, Texas, United States 
138. Mackay, Queensland, Australia 
139. Madrid, Spain 
140. Mahesana, Gujarat, India 
141. Maidstone, Kent United Kingdom 
142. Makati, Manila, Philippines 
143. Malang, Jawa Timur, Indonesia 
144. Malden, Massachusetts, United States 
145. Male, Maldives 
146. Manama, Al Manamah, Bahrain 
147. Mangaluru, Karnataka, India 
148. Mantova, Veneto, Italy
149. Martinsville, Virginia, United States 
150. Medan, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia 
151. Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia 
152. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 
153. Mentone, Victoria, Australia 
154. Mercer Island, Washington, United States 
155. Mesquite, Texas, United States 
156. Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico
157. Miami, Florida, United States 
158. Milan, Lombardia, Italy 
159. Mississauga, Ontario, Canada 
160. Monthey Valais Switzerland
161. Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India 
162. Mountain View, California, United States 
163. Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India 
164. Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India 
165. Nagpur, Maharashtra, India 
166. Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya 
167. Nantou, Tai-wan
168. Nanuet, New York, United States
169. Naperville, Illinois, United States 
170. Nasik, Maharashtra, India 
171. Nelson, British Columbia, Canada 
172. Nichelino, Piemonte, Italy 
173. Nizamabad, Andhra Pradesh, India 
174. Northville, Michigan, United States 
175. Norway, 
176. Nottingham, United States 
177. Nutley, New Jersey, United States 
178. Oakland, California, United States 
179. Oakville, Ontario, Canada
180. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States 
181. Orem, Utah, United States
182. Osseo, Minnesota, United States
183. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
184. Oud-beijerland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands 
185. Pabianice, Lodzkie, Poland 
186. Palhoça, Santa Catarina, Brazil 
187. Palos Heights, Illinois, United States 
188. Panama, Rpublic of Panama 
189. Paradip, Orissa, India 
190. Pattambi, Kerala, India 
191. Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia 
192. Pennington, New Jersey, United States 
193. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
194. Pianiga, Veneto, Italy 
195. Pilani, Rajasthan, India 
196. Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States 
197. Pondicherry, Puducherry, India 
198. Portland, Oregon, United States 
199. Purcellville, Virginia, United states 
200. Pyrmont, New South Wales, Australia 
201. Quatre Bornes, Plaines Wilhems, Mauritius 
202. Quebec, Canada 
203. Quezon City, Philippines 
204. Rajkot, Gujarat, India 
205. Ranchi, Jharkhand, India 
206. Raymond Terrace, New South Wales, Australia 
207. Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil 
208. Riga, Latvia 
209. Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia 
210. Rome, Lazio, Italy 
211. Round Rock, Texas, United States 
212. Rupnagar, Punjab, India 
213. Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg City, Russia 
214. San Francisco, California, United States 
215. San Jose, California, United States 
216. San Leandro, California, United States 
217. San Leandro, California, United States 
218. San Ramon, California, United States 
219. Santa Clara, California, Santa Clara 
220. Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Canarias, Spain 
221. São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil 
222. Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
223. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
224. Sattur, Tamil Nadu, India 
225. Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
226. Schaffhausen, Switzerland 
227. Seattle, Washington, United States 
228. Selam, Tamil Nadu, India 
229. Senawang, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia 
230. Seneca, South Carolina, United States 
231. Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia 
232. Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 
233. Shiliguri, West Bengal, India 
234. Siegen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany 
235. Silchar, Assam, India 
236. Singapore, Singapore
237. Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, india
238. Skien, Telemark, Norway
239. Solon, Himachal Pradesh’ India 
240. Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States 
241. Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India 
242. Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden 
243. Sukkur, Sindh, Pakistan 
244. Sunnyvale, California, United States 
245. Surat, Gujarat, India 
246. Suva, Central, Fiji 
247. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 
248. Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland 
249. Tabriz, East Azarbaijan, Iran 
250. Tampa, Florida, United States 
251. Tbilisi, Dushetis Raioni, Georgia 
252. Tengah, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia 
253. Tezpur, Assam, India 
254. Thana, Maharashtra, India 
255. Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India 
256. Thrissur, Kerala, India 
257. Tiruchchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India 
258. Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India 
259. Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India 
260. Toronto, Ontario, Canada
261. Toulouse, Midi-Pyrenees, France 
262. Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States 
263. Udaipur, Rajasthan. India 
264. Udupi, Karnataka, India 
265. Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 
266. Valencia, California, United States 
267. Van Buren, Arkansas, United States 
268. Vankleek Hill, Ontario, Canada
269. Vapi, Daman and Diu, India 
270. Vasai, Maharashtra, India 
271. Velluru, Tamil Nadu, India 
272. Venetia, Pennsylvania, United States 
273. Vevey Vaud, Switzerland
274. Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada
275. Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India 
276. Wahran, Oran, Algeria 
277. Warangal, Andhra Pradesh, India 
278. West Covina, California, United States 
279. Wilmington, Delaware, United States 
280. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 
281. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
282. Yogyakarta, Indonesia
283. Zagazig, Sharkeya, Egypt
284. Zbaszynek, Lubuskie, Poland
285. Zilina, Slovakia 
286. Zimmerman, Minnesota, United States 
287. Zug, Switzerland

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Indo-Pak recipe: Sindhi Chicken Qorma / Korma (सिंधी चिकन कोरमा)

         Sindhi Chicken Qorma / Korma (सिंधी चिकन कोरमा)

संकलित और अनुवादित: हरीश झरिया
  
आवश्यक सामग्री:

1. चिकन रेगुलर कटा हुआ- १ किलो 
2. तेल- ½ कप 
3. अदरक-लहसुन पेस्ट- १ चम्मच 
4. लाल मिर्च पाउडर- २ चम्मच 
5. हल्दी पाउडर- ½ चम्मच 
6. तेज पत्ता- १ 
7. दालचीनी- १” पीस  
8. साबुत गरम मसाला: ३-४ लौंग, ८-१० काली मिर्च के दाने, ५-६ हरी इलाइची, २ बड़ी इलाइची 
9. नमक 1 ½ चम्मच 
10. दही १ कप 
11. तली प्याज- ½ कप 
12. गरम मसाला- १ चम्मच 
13. जायफल-जावित्री पाउडर- ½ चम्मच 
14. केवड़ा- कुछ बूँद 

विधि:

• बर्तन में तेल गरम करें; चिकन-पीस डालकर सुनहरा होने तक भूनें  
• भूनते समय ही अदरक-लहसुन का पेस्ट डालें और चलाते जाएँ
• अब लाल मिर्च पाउडर, हल्दी, तेजपत्ता और नमक डालें और भूनते जाएँ   
• अब थोड़ा-थोड़ा दही डालते जाएँ और पूरा भुनने तक भूनते जाएँ. 
• सारा दही एक-साथ नहीं डालें, नहीं तो सारा चिकन गड-मड (cuddle) हों जायगा
• इसके बाद गैस को लो हीट पर करके पकने के लिए छोड़ दें 
• पकते हुए चिकन-कोरमा को ढंकना नहीं चाहिए; वरना चिकन पानी छोड़ देगा और खुश्क हों जायगा. चिकन कोरमा को बिना ढक्कन ढांके ही पकने दें 
• जब ग्रेवी गाढ़ी हों जाए और और नीचे लगने लगे तब ¼ कप पानी डालें 
• चिकन अच्छी तरह पक जाने पर तब तली प्याज क्रश करके डालें और चलाते जाएँ  
• जब ग्रेवी गाढ़ी हों जाए तब गरम-मसाला पाउडर, जायफल जावित्री पाउडर और केवड़ा डालें 
• अंत में ताज़ी अदरक की पतली-पतली स्लाइस डालकर ‘दम’ पर लगा दें 

सुझाव और सावधानियाँ: 

• यदि यह सब मसाले नहीं हैं तो शान कोरमा मसाला या कोई अन्य पैक इस्तेमाल कर सकते हैं. लाल मिर्च पाउडर, हल्दी, नमक, साबुत गरम-मसाला, अदरक-लहसुन पेस्ट और दही डालने के बाद दो चम्मच पैक्ड कोरमा मसाला डालें. फिर, जब चिकन लगभग बन जाए तब तला प्याज क्रश करके डाल दें तो ग्रेवी गाढ़ी होजाएगी. फिर गरम मसाला पाउडर और ताज़ा अदरक डालकर दम पर रख दें. (बाक़ी बनाने की विधि वैसी ही रहेगी)
• चिकन कोरमा बनाते समय ज़्यादा चम्मच-कड़छी नहीं चलाएं. इसके बदले बर्तन को ग्लव्ज / कपड़े से पकड़ कर चिकन को हिलाते जाएँ. 
• दही एक-साथ नहीं डालें, नहीं तो सारा चिकन गड-मड (cuddle) हों जायगा
• चिकन कोरमा मसाला डालते समय ध्यान रखें कि बाज़ार के मसाले में नमक भी हो सकता है. अतः नमक डालते समय इस बात का ध्यान ज़रूर रखें. 

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Clogged Drains in Delhi Result in flooding water, Traffic Jams and deaths:

     Flooding rain-water on roads of Delhi

© Harish Jharia 

This happens year after year in the Indian capital city of Delhi. Whenever it rains in Delhi… water stagnates, traffic jams and the life of people becomes hell. 

I do not want to write an article on this ongoing problem because I have already written a couple compositions, the links for which have been given at the end of this post.

           Traffic Jam due to rains in Delhi

I would rather like to list out the following points for the information of the readers and of course for the authorities to follow and get rid of this shameful catastrophe: 

1. The main reason for water logging, flooding and traffic jams is CLOGGED DRAINS.
2. Clogged drains do not drain out the rain water and accumulate on the roads and in the low-lying areas. 
3. The main authority responsible for this catastrophe is the MUNICIPAL CORPORATION who is meant for providing effective drainage system for draining-out rain-water and waste water.
4. Municipal Corporation or Committee, who-so-ever it is, should immediately clear the garbage from the drains in Delhi.
5. Municipal corporation should have periodical inspection teams to inspect drainage system and maintain the same properly.
6. Municipal Corporation is collecting compulsory Taxes / revenues from the citizens and it is their basic duty to provide services in return.
7. This problem of ‘GARBAGE IN DRAINS’ exists across the country, all over India. I browsed across the internet and found that all the cities in India are extremely dirty.
8. India should not expect effective tourism in this country, unless we learn to live in neat and clean environment. 
9. A dedicated action plan is required to be chalked out and implemented sincerely and effectively to remove TRASH from DRAINS.

            Trash and garbage in drains

          Trash and garbage in drains
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• 3-hour Rains in Delhi Resulted in 5 Hours of Traffic Jams and 11 Deaths: http://www.discovery-of-life.com/2010/07/3-hour-rains-in-delhi-resulted-in-5.html
• Why rainwater stagnates in New Delhi? : http://www.discovery-of-life.com/2010/08/why-rainwater-stagnates-in-new-delhi.html

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Editor's Page: Visitors to ‘Discover Life Site in Alphabetical Order since: 16 June 2012

Here are some of the countries from where our readers visited Discover Life Site from 16 June 2012 to 27 July 2012


© Harish Jharia

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States 

1. Aarau, Aargau, Switzerland 
2. Abbottabad, North-West Frontier, Pakistan
3. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 
4. Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India 
5. Aktau, Mangghystau, kazakhastan 
6. Alexandria, Al Iskandariyah, Egypt 
7. Amman, Amman Governorate, Jordon 
8. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands 
9. Anchorage, Alaska, United States 
10. Athens, Georgia, United States 
11. Atlanta, Georgia, United States 
12. Auckland, New Zealand 
13. Augusta, Georgia, United States 
14. Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India 
15. Bacolod, Philippines 
16. Badlapur, Maharashtra, India 
17. Bangkok, Krung Thep, Thailand 
18. Banjarmasin, Kalimantan Selatan, Indonesia 
19. Barddhaman, West Bengal, India
20. Bay, Laguna, Philippines 
21. Bayonne, New Jersey, United States 
22. Beldanga, West Bengal, India 
23. Belgrade, Serbia 
24. Bella Vista, Buenos Aires, Argentina 
25. Bellefontaine, Ohio, United States 
26. Bellingham, Washington, United States 
27. Bentley, Western Australia 
28. Berkeley, California, United States 
29. Bharuch, Gujarat, India 
30. Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India 
31. Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India 
32. Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India 
33. Bialystok, Podlaskie, Poland 
34. Biel, Bern, Switzerland 
35. Bikaner, Rajasthan, India 
36. Bochum, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany 
37. Brampton, Ontario, Canada 
38. Bronx, New York, United States
39. Buffalo Grove, Illinois, United States 
40. Cadiz, Andalucia, Spain 
41. Cagnes-sur-mer, Provence-Alpes-Cote dAzur, France
42. Calgary, Alberta, Canada 
43. Calicut, Kerala, India 
44. Caloocan, Quezon City, Philippines 
45. Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa 
46. Cebu, Cebu City, Philippines 
47. Chatham, Ontario, Canada
48. Chelles, Ile-de-France, France
49. Chisinau, Moldova 
50. Clifton Park, New York, United States 
51. Colombo, Sri Lanka 
52. Constanta, Romania 
53. Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States 
54. Coventry, United Kingdom 
55. Danbury, Connecticut, United States 
56. Dhahran, Ash Sharqiyah, Saudi Arabia 
57. Dhule, Maharashtra, India 
58. Dornbirn, Vorarlberg, Austria
59. Douglas, Isle of Man
60. Dugny, Ile-de-France, France 
61. Duluth, Georgia, United States 
62. Durgapur, West Bengal, India 
63. Düzce, Bolu, Turkey 
64. Ebenthal, Karnten, Austria 
65. Einbeck, Niedersachsen, Germany
66. Enfield, Greater London, United Kingdom 
67. Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan 
68. Faridabad, Haryana, India 
69. Federal Way, Washington, United States 
70. Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil 
71. Fond-du-lac, Saskatchewan, Canada
72. Frederiksberg, Sjelland, Denmark
73. Fries, Virginia, United States 
74. Genoa, Liguria, Italy 
75. Germering, Bayern, Germany 
76. Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, United States 
77. Giesteira, Evora, Portugal  
78. Granada, Andalucia, Spain 
79. Groningen, Netherlands 
80. Gurgaon, Haryana, India 
81. Guwahati, Assam, India 
82. Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India 
83. Haldwani, Uttaranchal, India 
84. Hamburg, Germany 
85. Hanoi, Dac Lac, Vietnam 
86. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Unites States 
87. Herndon, Virginia, United States 
88. Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 
89. Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands 
90. Honolulu, Hawaii, United States 
91. Huntsville, Ontario, Canada
92. Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia 
93. Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India 
94. Imphal, Manipur, India 
95. Indianapolis, Indiana, United States 
96. Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
97. Ingleside, Texas, United States 
98. Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia 
99. Islamabad, India 
100. Islamic Republic of Iran
101. Ithaca, New York, United States 
102. Izmir, Turkey 
103. Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India 
104. Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia 
105. Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India 
106. Jerusalem, Yerushalayim, Israel 
107. Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India 
108. Johannesburg, Gauteng, south Africa 
109. Kabul, Kabol, Afghanistan
110. Kalyan, Maharashtra, India 
111. Kampala, Uganda 
112. Kannur, Kerala, India 
113. Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan 
114. Karaikkudi, Tamil Nadu, India 
115. Kärdla, Hiiumaa, Estonia
116. Kathmandu, Nepal 
117. King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States 
118. Kitee, Eastern Finland
119. Koch Bihar, West Bengal, India 
120. Kochi, Kerala, India 
121. Kottayam, Kerala, India 
122. Kozhikode, Kerala, India 
123. Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia 
124. Kundan, India 
125. La Courneuve, Ile-de-France, France 
126. La Ronge, Canada
127. Laconia, New Hampshire, United States 
128. Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
129. Lake Arrowhead, California, United States 
130. Latur, India 
131. Le Blanc, Centre, France 
132. Leawood, Kansas, United States 
133. Leeds, United Kingdom 
134. Leesburg, Virginia, United States 
135. Lima, Peru 
136. Limerick, Ireland 
137. Los Angeles, California, United States 
138. Ludhiana, Punjab, India
139. Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India 
140. Maisuru, Karnataka, India
141. Makati, Manila, Philippines 
142. Manama, Al Manamah, Bahrain 
143. Maribor, Brezovica, Slovenia 
144. Marietta, Georgia, United States 
145. Miami, Florida, United States 
146. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States 
147. Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States 
148. Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, United States 
149. Moscow, Moscow City, Russia 
150. Munich, Bayern, Germany 
151. Muscat, Masqat, Oman
152. Nadiad, Gujarat, India 
153. Nagpur, Maharashtra, India 
154. Nan, Thailand 
155. Nasik, Maharashtra, India 
156. New Haven, Connecticut, United States 
157. Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia 
158. Newport News, Virginia, United States 
159. Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, United States 
160. Nonthaburi, Thailand 
161. Oleggio, Piemonte, Italy 
162. Oslo, Norway 
163. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 
164. Oviedo, Florida, United States 
165. Palo Alto, California, United States
166. Parañaque, Rizal, Philippines 
167. Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 
168. Parsippany, New Jersey, United States 
169. Pat, Uttarakhand, India
170. Patna, Bihar, India 
171. Peoria, Illinois, United States 
172. Périgueux, Aquitaine, France 
173. Perth, Western Australia
174. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States 
175. Phuntsholing, Chhukha, Bhutan 
176. Pitesti, Arges, Romania 
177. Port Louis, Mauritius 
178. Portland, Oregon, United States 
179. Providence, Utah, United States 
180. Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia 
181. Qatar
182. Quebec, Canada
183. Quetta, Pakistan 
184. Quezon, Nueva Ecija, Philippines 
185. Rajkot, Gujarat, India 
186. Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan 
187. Reuland, Luxembourg 
188. Richmond Hill, Ontario, United States 
189. Richmond, Virginia, United States 
190. Riga, Latvia 
191. Rio De Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 
192. Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia 
193. Rohtak, Haryana, India 
194. Rotherham, United Kingdom 
195. Rousínov, Jihomoravsky Kraj, Czech Republic 
196. Rubiera, Emilia-Romagna, Italy 
197. Safidon, Haryana, India 
198. Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States 
199. Saint Petersburg, Russia
200. Sambalpur, Orissa, India 
201. San Francisco, California, United States 
202. Santa Rita, Guam
203. Santiago, Region Metropolitana, Chile
204. Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
205. Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
206. Selam, Tamil Nadu, India 
207. Sérrai, Serrai, Greece
208. Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 
209. Shiliguri, West Bengal, India 
210. Shillong, Meghalaya, India 
211. Sierra Madre, California, United States 
212. Sint Michielsgestel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands 
213. Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India 
214. Skopje, Karpos, Macedonia 
215. Sofia, Grad Sofiya, Bulgaria 
216. Solon, Himachal Pradesh, India 
217. Sonipat, Haryana, India 
218. Spring Branch, Texas, United States 
219. Starachowice, Swietokrzyskie, Poland 
220. Strumica, Macedonia (FYROM)
221. Sugar Land, Texas, United States 
222. Sunnyvale, California, United States 
223. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 
224. Tagbilaran, Philippines 
225. Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico 
226. Taoyuan, China 
227. Thana, Maharashtra, India 
228. Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India  
229. Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India 
230. Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India 
231. Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India 
232. Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India 
233. Toronto, Ontario, Canada
234. Tronoh, Perak, Malaysia 
235. Troy, Michigan, United States 
236. Tunis, Tunisia 
237. Upland, California, United States 
238. Vadodara, Gujarat, India 
239. Valsad, Gujarat, India 
240. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 
241. Vapi, Daman and Diu, India 
242. Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India 
243. Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India 
244. Vilnius, Vilniaus Apskritis, Lithuania 
245. Wichita, Kansas, United States 
246. Wilmslow, Cheshire, United Kingdom 
247. Windsor, Ontario, United States 
248. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
249. Woodhaven, New York, United States 
250. Wraysbury, Windsor and Maidenhead, United Kingdom 
251. Yongin, Kyonggi-do, South Korea 
252. Zaventem, Belgium  

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