Dussehra Festivals in India | Dussehra in South India

Dussehra is a great festival celebrated by the people of India with great pleasure. The history of Dussehra stretches back to Ramayan. It is believed that Dussehra is celebrated when Lord Ram achieved victory over Ravan. It is a festival of light. It is believed that it will remove all bad happenings and evil around people. The festival is full of happiness as it remarks the return of Lord Ram.on the 10^th day of the Shikla Paksh or aswin (bright star) Dussehra is celebrated. It is according to Hindu calendar. It usually happens between October and November.

In south India, Dussehra is celebrated for 10 days. It is full of dance, music and folk dance performances. It is a thrilling experience from Day 1. People prepare delicious food items as well. There is also an exhibition going in between the festival. Dussehra is celebrated all over India. It is having a slight variety in each part of India. There is some difference between Dussehra in North India and South India. It is again different in East India. The main idea of Dussehra is any way the same. People performs it in different ways. It is celebrated along with another ritual performance Durga Puja in Eastern India. To know more about Dussehra is South India, follow 

Nobel Prize Winners 2011 Biology | Nobel Prize awards 2011 Biology

The Nobel Prize Winners for the contributions in Biology for the year 2011 is announced. This year’s award goes to three people. All of them deserves the Nobel Prize award. Their contributions seems to be real significant. The winners of the Nobel Prize Awards for Biology in the year 2011 are Bruce Beautler, Joules Holfman and Ralf Stainman. The awards have been declared from Stockholm.

The three winners will share the award. Their contributions will be significant in the field of immunity of human body. They have been doing researches all the year. Beautler is from America and Holfman from Luxemburg. Stainman is from Canada. Stainman from Canada will get half of the price money while other two will share the other half of the price money. The price money for this award is 14.6 lakh Dollars.

Nobel Prize awards is a great honor to the winners. The Nobel Prize Awards are given to the most significant contributions in the field of science and technology , peace and other social useful contributions. The Nobel Prize Awards for other categories will be announced soon in the coming months. All congratulations to the three winners of Nobel Prize in Biological field which will be a great significant contribution to the humans. 

India in Australia 4 Test Match Series | India's Tour of Australia

India will be touring Australia for 4 test match series in the December this year. The series will be continued in the year 2012. The 4 test matches scheduled between India and Australia will be a thrilling one. The complete fixture of the matches is given below.

India in Australia, 4 Test Match Series, 2011-2012

• Australia vs India on 26^th December 2011

        Venue- Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) at Melbourne

• Australia vs India on 3^rd January 2012

        Venue- Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) at Sydney

• Australia vs India on 13^th January 2012

        Venue – W.A.C.A Ground at Perth

• Australia vs India on 24^th January 2012

        Venue – Adelaide Oval at Adelaide

The last tour of India in Australia resulted in a victory for Australia. The previous series between these two sides have been a real thriller. It was filled with drama. India won only one match out of the four test matches. Australia clinched the series 2-1. One test match resulted in a draw. India also stopped the winning habit of Australia by that match. India stopped their record breaking winning habit of test matches. The team for the Australian tour is not selected. It will be selected soon after the England’s tour of India. Stay updated with the news on this series in this blog.

Miley Naa Miley Hum Bollywood Movie | Kangana Ranaut in Miley Naa Miley Hum

Miley Naa Miley Hum will be released on November 4 2011. The film is a romantic film. the actress in the film is none other Bollywood cute star Kangana Ranaut. This will be her first film in November. The songs in the film will be available a couple of weeks before the release of the film. The film is expected to be romantic hit.

The shooting studios of the film are Filmcity, Kamalistan. They have done many great jobs. It is expected to be just another good film for them. The distributors of the film are Maverick Productions. Maverick Productions is also a busy distributor in the field.

The actors in the film include Chirag Paswan, Kangana Ranaut (leading actress), Kabir Bedi, Sagarika Ghatge, Poonam Dhillon, Neeru Singh, Suresh Menon, Dalip Tahil and Kunal Kumar. The film is directed by Tanveer Khan. Tanveer Khan accepted the job with great interest. The music director of the film is Sajid-Wajid. The producer of the film Miley Naa Miley Hum is Anuuj Saxena. Choreographer of the film is Raju Khan. Baba Azmi is the director of photography.  The news that this film will be released in the next month is calming for the fans of Kangana Ranaut. Her last film was also a hit in the Bollywood. Her prevous film Tanu Weds Manu was a nice film to the viewers.

Winners of India Got Talent Season 3

India got talent is one of the greatest reality shows in India. It is actually a dance feast for the viewers. The grand finale of the third season of the mind entertaining reality show has been over  on satyrday night. The winners of the 3^rd season of India got talent are Suresh and Vermon group. They took away the big trophy of the thrilling contest with their awesome dance steps.

The group led by Suresh consists of 30 artists. They are all under 25 years of age. They held the audience thrilling throughout their performance. The judges were also inspired by them. The judges appreciated their effort. They took away the applause from the viewers.

The special guest of the Grand Finale was none other than the Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan. He was happy to get the invitation. He said that the show inspired him as well. It was a tight competition. The winners got 50 lakhs from Shah Rukh Khan. Shah Rukh Khan also promoted his upcoming movie RaOne. He also appreciated the judges for doing a great job in picking up the winner from such competition. All finalists were full of great talents.

The second price was obtained by BAD Salsa. Third price goes to Madhavas group. Both teams got cheque of Rs 1 lakh each. The live show of the Grand Finale was telecasted on Colors TV. The winners of the first season were also present in the stage. 

Durga Puja 2011 Washington Time Schedule | Durga Pooja 2011 American Time

Durga Pooja is just about to begin. The Hindu believers from all parts of the world are waiting for the Durga Pooja . The days of Durga Puja re decided by looking at sun rise and sun set. They also takes moon rising and setting into consideration. It will be conducted in various temples. The time schedule will be a little different in different parts of world. The Time Schedule of Durga Puja in America in 2011 is given below.

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Durga Puja 2011 American Time

2^nd October, Sunday = Shashti. It starts at 6.24 pm. It includes ‘Amantran’ and ‘Adhibas’ in the evening.

3^rd October, Monday = Saptami. It starts at 6.25 pm previous day and ends at 4.52 pm that day. It includes “Nabo Patrika” at 10.02 am and predawn bathing of the  “Kola Bow”.

4^th October, Tuesday = Ashtami. It starts at 4.53 pm previous day and ends at 3.45 pm that day. It includes ‘Ashtami Puja’ at 10.03 am, Sandhi Puja between 3.21 pm to 4.09 pm and ‘sacrifice’ at 3.45 pm.

5^th October, Wednesday = Nabami. It starts at 3.46 pm previous day and ends at 3.05 pm that day.

6^th October, Thursday = Dashami. It starts at 3.06 pm previous day and ends at 2.53 pm that day. It includes ‘Immersion’ at 10.04 am.

Navarathri 2011 | Durga Puja 2011 in the Bay Area

Durga Puja is coming to life in just a couple of days. Durga Puja dates are confirmed by looking at some factors. It include watching sun rise and sun set. The rising and setting of moon is also taken into consideration. The rising and setting of moon is referred as ‘tithi’. Durga Puja will be conducted after sun rise.  It will be conducted across all parts of the globe by the Hindu believers. The time schedule of Durga Puja in the bay area is given below.

• Sanskriti  = October 1^st to October 2^nd. It will be conducted at Centerville Junior High School Auditorium in Fremont.
• Prabasi = October 8^th to October 9^th at Chabot College in Hayward.
• Pashchimi =  October 2^nd to October 7^th at 3676 Delaware Drive in Fremont.
• Livermore Hindu Temple = October 2^nd to October 7^th at Livermore Hindu Temple.
•  Baybasi = October 1^st to October 2^nd at Bowditch Middle School in Foster city.

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