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POLITICS

This is History (508)
Victory in war is almost impossible "except by deliberate falsehood, by acting a falsehood, or by prevarication".

Who is the best Union Minister ?
Who is the best Union Minister of all in the Cabinet? .Only PM Narendra Modi can answer to this question.

Mayawati in demand ?
In the event of a coalition Government in Uttar Pradesh, Mayawti will be the key player. She will go with whom ? BJP or Congress .

Jharkhand eyes big investment
Jharkhand eyes investment worth 3 lakh crore during the global summit in March.

On line questioning by CBDT
CBDT will question on line to those who have deposited Rs 2 lakh and more in his account between November 9 to December 31, 2016. According to information more than one crore have been deposited with the said amount. CDBT claim that this exercise will help depositor to deal directly with the IT department and there won't be any alleged harassment by the IT inspectors.

MMS deserves Oscar..

My Respected Friend, a very senior Retired Bureaucrat, is in Delhi and so we decide to meet ..... we meet at a Restaurant in Defence Colony known for it Sizzlers and over sizzling food we get chatting.

Respected Friend: MMS ji is a damn good actor ...Oscar material...
Me: Yes Sir ....
RF: Hogwash...what he said ...that the Mallya correspondence was just ordinary correspondence ..
M: I heard a Congi Spokesman say ...that Industry Honchos do write letters seeking PM's intervention ...and PM ....IF INTERVENTION IS JUSTIFIED ....marks the Letter accordingly .. here Mallya was asking for 'wrong' intervention...
RF: MMS was the PM...PC was the FM and both were aware of Mallya's Financial condition...and what he was asking for was against Banking norms...and why depute TKA Nair in the PMO...was it to give credibility to Mallya's wrong demands...
M: And this very MMS termed the Demonetisation as loot ...
RF: Such blatant flouting of norms ...and Congress has just one defence ..BJP let Mallya flee ...how difficult it would have been for him to get help to hoodwink Immigration...it must have been connivance at the 'working level' or could also have been a genuine mistake by an Official..
M: But they say he checked in an inordinately large number of luggage pieces ..
RF: When you fly out the Immigration Officer stamping your Passport does not know how many bags you've checked in ..and could be the Baggage would have been checked in by someone...I hear some Lady...accompanying him!!!
M: Maybe they need to make this info available to the Immigration Officers......Customs and Immigration are two different Organizations ...
RF: So what's the elections news..the other day saw Amrinder give a short interview on TV... and I must say he looks totally 'deflated'...
M: They know the ground reality ...and then no Leader is comfortable with Rahul at the helm of Congress ..
RF: Take Raj Babbar...he feels he scores Brownie Points with Rahul by being over aggressive on Modi and BJP...he should realise .....just aggression without answering the question marks on Congress is not appreciated by the Electorate ...and more so when today in UP Modi is preferred by UPites as PM in comparison to other Leaders.. Rahul on the other hand does miserably ....
M: Yup Babbar types are in the 'Baunka' or habituated to barking (nationally) category...
RF: As of today BJP is way ahead in UP..Goa...UK... in Punjab if AD is able to hold AAP in Malwa ...AD+BJP emerge victorious ...
M: If Amrinder looks (Passt - crestfallen) then Kejri looks like he's seeing defeat and that's why he's so angry ...he just called Media ..Dalals!!
RF: He's himself has run his Party into the ground ...have you seen in US Presstitutes and Liberals behaving just like the ones we have here ....
M: Very soon they'll be an Award Wapsi there too ...
RF: All that Trump's done .... mandated that for 90 days US will relook at its Immigration Laws and Vetting ...it's needed..and till then stop immigration from Terror hotbeds...it's fair...
M: Liberals mindset is ...let's wait for the Terrorists to get a foothold in US and then we will react ..Trump says why wait for that day when the writing on the wall has been there for sometime ...chalo let's move out ..have to pick up some stuff ...my chance.....joke ...there's a pic of Rahul ducking desperately to avoid overhead illegal power cables ...Aki doesn't look so desperate...in fact he laughed at Rahul's reaction and said...Rahul ji ..don't worry ..no power...this is UP... power for an hour in the morning and an hour in the evening ......it's now 2 PM.....

VJS

DEBATE

How do you see the two most powerful leaders of the World - Donald Trump and Narendra Modi ?

Some people see Donald Trump as Narendra Modi of the USA. Like Modi in 2014, they say, Trump touched the raw nerve of the US citizens in 2016 to win a decisive victory.

If Modi, with his magnetic electoral campaign, won an absolute majority for his party for the first time in 2014, Trump also staged a spectacular campaign to win the top job for himself.

How do you (surfers of whispersinthecorridors.com) see the two most powerful leaders of the World ?

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BUREAUCRACY

Sunil Sawhney to get additional charge of DRI ?
Sunil Sawhney is likely to get additional charge of Director General of Revenue Inteligence (DRI) . He is presently DG Human Resources Directorate.

R K Dutta is new DGP of Karnataka
R K Dutta has taken over as new DGP of Karnataka. He is 1981 batch IPS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Sanjib Ranjan is new Chief Secretary of Tripura
On return from central deputation Sanjib Ranjan has been appointed new Chief Secretary of Tripura. He is 1985 batch IPS officer.

Gujarat DGP P P Pandey gets three months extension
P P Pandey, Director General of Police (DGP) and Director, Anti-Corruption Bureau, Gujarat, has been given an extension in service for three months beyond January 31, 2017. He is a 1980 batch IPS officer of Gujaratcadre.

ACC to seek three panels instead of one from PESB ?
Whispers have it that the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) is expected to seek three panels, instead of one, from the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) after conducting interviews for board level appointments in various Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs).

Three SCI Directors retiring in 2017
Three Directors: Capt K Devadas, Director (T&OS);Capt Sarveen Narula, Director (L&PS) and B B Sinha, Director (P&A) are retiring in 2017.

ACC approves extension of R P Singh as Director (Pers), Power Grid
The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has extended the tenure of R P Singh as Director (Personnel), Power Grid Corporation Limited upto January 1, 2020.
(We said this on January 28, 2017)

No suitable candidate found for CMD, HLL Lifecare Ltd
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) did not find a single suitable candidate for the appointment to the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, HLL Lifecare Limited at its selection meeting held on January 31, 2017. As many as 13 persons were interviewed for the same.

Monga continues as CMD, HDCPL
N P S Monga will continue holding the charge of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Hindustan Diamond Company Private Limited (HDCPL) till the winding up of the same.

Orders of Khatri for Director (SP), HSL soon
The orders of Cmde Hemant Khatri for the appointment as Director (Strategic Project), Hindustan Shipyard Limited, Visakhapatnam are expected to be issued soon.

No in-house candidate in race for CMD, IRCTC post ?
It is clear that a person will be hired from out of IRCTC Board as no Board Member is eligible for staking claim for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC), due to overage factor.

Appointment of Saxena as CMD, GRSE, Kolkata delayed
The appointment of RAdm Vipin Kumar Saxena as Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE), Kolkata, is expected to get delayed as the Ministry of Defence, where is presently, may take time to relieve him of.

Ms Nalini Kak promoted as Additional Member (Budget), Railway Board
Ms Nalini Kak has been promoted to the post of Additional Member (Budget), Railway Board in Higher Administrative Grade (HAG). She is an IRAS officer.

Nikhil Kumar Jain appointed as Director (Pers), NHPC Ltd
Nikhil Kumar Jain, Director (Personnel), Air India Limited (AIL), has been appointed as Director (Personnel), NHPC Limited. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved his appointment to the post.
(We said this on Oct 26, 2016)

Tenure of Amal Pusp as Director, Health extended
The central deputation tenure of Amal Pusp as Director, Department of Health & Family Welfare has been extended upto January, 2018. He is an IRS-IT officer.

Dr P V Maruti likely to join as Private Secretary to Suresh Prabhu on Feb 2
Dr Pingale Vijay Maruti, who was appointed as Private Secretary to Suresh Prabhu, Minister for Railways, is expected to take over the charge on February 2, 2017. The Tamil Nadu Government is believed to have relieved him of cadre responsibility. He is a 2004 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Deputation tenure of Ms Sarita Mittal extended
The central deputation period of Ms Sarita Mittal as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Women & Child Development has been extended for a period of three months. She is a CSS officer.

Additional charge of Chairman to S K Sharma extended
Additional charge period of Chairman Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) to S K Sharma, Member (Irrigation), BBMB, has been extended for a period of three months.

Ms Sujata Prasad promoted to ACGA grade
Mrs Sujata Prasad, Principal Chief Controller of Accounts has been promoted to the grade of Additional Controller General of Accounts in the Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS).

Additional charge of DG, Films Division to Manish V Desai extended
Additional charge of Director General, Films Division, Mumbai to Manish V Desai, Additional Director General (M&C), Press Information Bureau, Mumbai has been extended for a period of six months.

Anup Thakur is also Member, AERAAT
Anup K Thakur, Member, National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), has been assigned an additional charge of Member in the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority Appellate Tribunal (AERAAT).

Tenure of Siddharath as CVO, RINL extended
The deputation tenure of B Siddharath as Chief Vigilance Officer, Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) has been extended upto April 1, 2017. He is a 1986 batch IFS officer of Jammu & Kashmir cadre.

Tenures of two DDG, UIDAI extended
The deputation tenures of L K Pegu and Ms Reema Hota Singh as Deputy Director General in Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) for a period of one year.

P K Das is also Director, NIFM
Pramod Kumar Das, Additional Secretary, Expenditure, has been assigned an additional charge of Director, National Institute of Financial Management (NIFM). He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of MP cadre.

Law officer promoted to SAG with effect from 2006
A retired officer of Indian Corporate Law Service M L Sharma has been promoted to Senior Administrative Grade with effect from January 2006.

D S Ahuja appointed as Director (Tech), NFL
Devinder Singh Ahuja, ED, National Fertilizers Limited (NFL), has been appointed as Director (Technical), National Fertilizers Limited. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved his appointment to this post.
(We said this on Sept 30, 2016)

Bhaskar Jyoti Phukan appointed as Director (Tech), NRL
Bhaskar Jyoti Phukan, GM (Operations), Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL), has been appointed as Director (Technical), NRL. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet has approved his appointment to the post.
(We said this on Oct 5, 2016)

Ms Khatwani likely to join central deputation at Joint Secretary level
Ms Aastha Saxena Khatwani, who was empanelled for holding Joint Secretary level post in December 2015, is expected to join central deputation in Government of India. She is a 1991 batch ICAS officer.

NFL gets two Independent Directors
Dr Ramesh Kumar Agarwal and Anil Verma have been appointed as Non-official Independent Directors on the Board of NFL.

FACT gets three Independent Directors
Prof B Vijayakumar, Dr Gangidi Manohar Reddy, Dr Jyoti Kaushal Sheth have been appointed as Non-official Independent Directors on the Board of FACT.

Sarvjit Singh returns to Punjab
UT Finance Secretary Sarvjit Singh after the completion of his three-year tenure is back to the parent Punjabcadre.

Will Governing Board endorse Chancellor's appointment ?
Dr Subhash Bhatkar's appointment as Chancellor to Nalanda International University likely to land in a soup if Governing Board disapproves his appointment.

Will Dr Dutta be appointed VC, NIU ?
Name of Dr Sriradha Dutta is doing the round for the post of Vice Chancellor, Nalanda International University (NIU). Presently she is Director, Maulana Abul Kalam Aazad Institute of Cultural Studies, Kolkata. It is said that Dr Dutta is also associated with India Foundation.

S C Bajpai appointed as DGOF & Chairman, OFB
S C Bajpai has been appointed as new Director General of Ordnance Factories (DGOF) and Chairman of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB). He is 1979 batch officer of Indian Ordnance Factory Service.

Managers appointed in Department of Posts
The following persons have been appointed as Manager (Mail Motor Service) under the Department of Posts. They are posted as: Ram Niwas Chandra at Patna, Hemant Kumar Singh at Ahmedabad, Gopichand Shivshankar Ramteke at Nagpur, Prashant Shantaram Rangari at Pune, Tushar Jagannath Yeole at Bhopal, Nitin K Raut at Guwahati and Dharm Veer Singh at Kanpur; C Nagarajan at Chennai; L A Arshad Khan at Hyderabad; B Vijaya Kumar at Bengaluru and Narender Singh Yadav was posted to Chandigarh.

Five IAS officers promoted to Principal Secretary grade in Tamil Nadu
The following IAS officers of 1993 batch have been promoted to Principal Secretary grade of IAS. They are: Gagandeep Singh Bedi, Sunil Paliwal, Dheeraj Kumar, S Vijayakumar and Dr K Manivasan.

Eight IAS officers promoted to Super Time Scale in Tamil Nadu
The following 2001 batch IAS officers of Tamil Nadu cadre have been promoted to Super Time Scale of IAS. They are: T N Venkatesh, Dr P Umanath, Rajendra Ratnoo, Lalvena, R Kirlosh Kumar, V Palanikumar, R Sudalai Kannan and U Sagayam.

Debabrata Swain appointed as Addl DG, Project Tiger
Debabrata Swain has been appointed as Additional Director General of Forests (Project Tiger) and Member Secretary (National Tiger Conservation Authority). He is a 1984 batch IFS officer of Odisha cadre.

Three IPS Probationers of 2015 batch allocated J&K cadre
Three Probationers of Indian Police Service of 2015 batch have been allocated Jammu & Kashmir cadre after the completion of training at Vallabhbhai Patel Police Academy, Hyderabad. They are: Sheema Nabi Qasba, Utkarsh and P D Nitya.

Three Commissioners of Customs transferred
Three officers at the level of Commissioner of Customs & Central Excise have been transferred and posted to different places. Accordingly, Shailendra Kumar Sinha has been appointed as Commissioner, DGTS, Kolkata while Tejaswani P Kumar was posted Commissioner, CC (AR), CESTAT, Ahmedabad and Bharati S Chavan is Commissioner, Ahmedabad, Audit-I CX.

Kamlesh Kumar Gupta gets posting
Upon return from deputation, Kamlesh Kumar Gupta has been appointed as Joint Commissioner of Customs & Central Excise, Mumbai ST. He is an IRS-Customs officer.

Udot Jha deputed as Under Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat
Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS) officer, Udot Jha has been deputed as Under Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat.

Excellent rating in Corporate Governance for HIL (UPDATED)
Hindustan Insecticides Limited (HIL) has been awarded with "Excellent" rating in Corporate Governance by the Department of Public Enterprises, Government of India for the financial year 2015-16. HIL is a profit making CPSE under the administrative control of Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India.

Mrs Sanjeevani Kutty is also Secretary, ISCS (UPDATED)
Mrs Sanjeevani Kutty has been given an additional charge Secretary, Inter-State Council Secretariat. She is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

16 IA&AS officers empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
As many as 16 officers of Indian Audit & Account Service (IA&AS) of 1995 batch have been empanelled for holding the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent at the Centre. They are: Gurveen Sidhu, Ritu Dhillon, R Naresh, Puja Singh Mandol, D K Sekar, Dwarka Prasad Yadav, G Sudharmini, Sanjay Kumar (I), Jitendra Sudhakar Karape, Jay Prakash Narayan Singh, N Sivasankara Pillai, Poonam Chaudhry, Raj Kumar (I), Sandeep Lall, Devender Kumar Gupta and Indu Agrawal.

Jayanti Prasad empanelled as Join Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
Jayanti Prasad has been empanelled for holding the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent at the Centre. She is a 1986 batch Indian Audit & Accounts Service officer.

K V Pratap empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
K V Pratap has been empanelled for holding the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent at the Centre. He is a 1992 batch Indian Economic Service officer.

Two IFS officers empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
Mrs Sunita Singh and V B Kumar have been empanelled for holding the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent at the Centre. Both are 1987 batch Indian Forest Service officers.

ONGC declares results for Q3 FY’17 (UPDATED)
In its 289th Board meeting held on January 31, 2017, ONGC presented the Quarterly results for the quarter ended December 31, 2016. ONGC Board has approved 2nd interim dividend of 45%, i.e. 2.25 on each equity share of ? 5. The total payout on this account will be 2,887 crore. Government of India will receive ? 1,973 crore on its 68.34% shareholding. In addition, dividend distribution tax of 588 crore would also be paid to the Government. The Record date for distribution of dividend has been fixed for February 8, 2017 which has been intimated to the stock exchanges.

Kalyanmayee celebrates winter Carnival 'Rendezvous' (UPDATED)
Airports Authority of India Women Welfare Association - Kalyanmayee celebrated winter Carnival "Rendezvous". Dr Guruprasad Mohapatra, IAS, Chiarman, AAI inaugurated the event in the august presence of Mrs Anjali Mohapatra, All India President, Kalyanmayee, Mrs Charu Raheja, Mrs Shalley Dutta, Mrs Vijaya Chaukiyal and Mrs Santhisree Murthy at Airports Authority of India Officers' Institute, New Delhi. Parents and students of Modern Montessori International enjoyed the carnival. The Modern Montessori International is a pre-school and education beyond school, a social initiative of Airports Authority of India Women Welfare Association - Kalyanmayee.

Pradeep Singh Rajpurohit appointed as Ambassador to Republic of Iraq (UPDATED)
Dr Pradeep Singh Rajpurohit has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Iraq. He is a 2004 batch IFS officer.

Rajender Kumar is also GM, CEPT (UPDATED)
S Rajender Kumar, PMG, S K Region, Karnataka, has been assigned an additional charge of GM, CEPT. He is a 1990 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Sanjiv Ranjan gets additional charge of PMG, Vijaywada (UPDATED)
Sanjiv Ranjan, PMG, Kurnool AP circle, has been assigned an additional charge of PMG, Vijaywada. He is a 1996 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Harsh Vardhan Kathuria is also MD, ST &ST Dev Corp in Himachal Pradesh (UPDATED)
Harsh Vardhan Kathuria has been appointed as Managing Director, SC &ST Development Corporation and Mahila Vikas Nigam, Solan in Himachal Pradesh. He is a 1996 batch IFS officer of HP cadre.

S P Chaudhury is also PrCCIT, Bhubaneshwar (UPDATED)
S P Chaudhury, CCIT, Vijaywada, has been assigned an additional charge of Principal CCIT, Bhubaneshwar. He is an IRS-IT officer.

LT Gen Suresh Sharma takes over as Engineer-in-Chief (UPDATED)
Lieutenant General Suresh Sharma has taken over as the Engineer-in-Chief of the Indian Army.

LT Gen Sk Shrivastava joins as DGBR (UPDATED)
Lieutenant General Sanjeev Kumar Shrivastava has taken over as Director General Border Roads (DGBR).

CORPORATE

Srinath re-appointed MD of Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd
Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited has re-appointed N Srinath as Managing Director of the company.

Agrawal re-appointed as CMD of Vaibhav Global Ltd
Vaibhav Global Limited has re-appointed Sunil Agrawal as Chairman and Managing Director of the company w.e.f. February 1, 2017.

Bhagavathula is ED (Finance) of Pfizer Ltd
Pfizer Limited has appointed Ravi Prakash Bhagavathula as Executive Director (Finance) of the company.

Nair quits as CEO of Shoppers Stop Ltd
Salil Nair has quit as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Shoppers Stop Ltd.

D'Silva quits as Director of Hinduja Ventures Ltd
Anthony D'Silva has quit as Director of Hinduja Ventures Ltd.

Jhunjhunwala quits as Independent Director of Sasken Communication Technologies Ltd
Dr Ashok Jhunjhunwala has quit as an Independent Director of Sasken Communication Technologies Limited.

Poddar is ED of Krishna Filaments Ltd
Krishna Filaments Limited has appointed Vikas Poddar as Executive Director of the company.

Kumar to quit as CS of Narayana Hrudayalaya Ltd
Ashish Kumar to quit as Company Secretary of Narayana Hrudayalaya Ltd w.e.f. February 24, 2017

Mutto quits as Non Official Director of UBI
Ms Renuka Mutto has quit as Non Official Director of United Bank of India.

Ms Tandon is CS of V-Mart Retail Ltd
V-Mart Retail Limited has appointed Ms Megha Tandon as Company Secretary of the company.

Kedia quitting as VP & CS of Lux Industries Ltd
Pankaj Kumar Kedia to quit as Vice President and Company Secretary of Lux Industries Ltd w.e.f. February 14, 2017.

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Dissimilarities between Modi and Trump

There are many dissimilarities between Modi and Trump. They are:-

1. Modi had a very humble beginning being son of a chaiwala who ussed to make and serve tea and lived in very very modest means, whereas Trump comes from a stinkingly rich bckground and is hiself a trillionaire and is a real estate king.
2. Modi had given up his family life under the RSS ideology, whereas Trump lives with his family in regal style with his third wife and other members.
3. Trump has a weakness for the fair sex and many video clippings hve been doing the rounds on social media. He had affairs with many beautiful women and models whereas Modi has led a life of a puritan . He has even distanced himself from his living wife Even his mother lives separately and he is the sole occupant of P M house. .
4. Modi's election campaign hovered round such slogans s " Sab Ka Saath, Sab Ka Vikas" and "Ek Bharat,Shrestha Bharat" As against this, Trump's campaign was divisive and parochial and thoroughly controversial.
5. Their lifestyle is very different. Trump is lavish and flamboyant and has even appeared in some TV serials and films, Modi has never indulged in such. He is simple and devotes himself to his work .
6 . Modi has a long political bsckground and creer having been C. M. Gujerat for three terms. Trump has no political career He has catapulted hiself straight at the Federal Lvel and has succeeded in that.

Dr. Dipika Agrawal

DEBATE (1)

Modi and Trump both are scale four world leaders.

V K Joshi

DEBATE (2)

While Trump is from rich background Modi is from poor background.

Prof D P Singh

The biggest portion of expenditure of unaccounted income is on fuel such as petrol and diesel. It is therefore suggested that all expenditure on this count should be through online mode and reflected in the individual's PAN and after crossing certain limited should be taxed.

G.R.Chesetty

I agree completely with Mr Garg and Mr Gopal regarding the functioning of PESB and the vacancies in PSUs. It looks that PESB has becoming a sleeping elephant for quite some time..

Srinivas

Bhansali and Rani Padmini

While our pseudo-secularists and leftist intellectuals (leftist intellectual is actually an oxymoron) cry hoarse on Salaman Rashdie, Taslima Nasrin, their books and statements, none of them appears to be bothered about the artists looking to make a quick buck compromising Indian culture, its deities and religious beliefs. Not long ago a world famous Indian painter whose art went for crores could not resist the temptation of distorting and sexualising images of Indian Goddesses in the "name of secular money making". When there were protests he ran away from this country to escape public wrath. Our secularists were in arms blaming our nation for hounding him out though he went out willingly. UPA government should have arrested him for hurting religious feelings. He would not have lived even for a day if he had dared to paint the portrait of his religious prophet or his wife.
As Islamic fundamentalism reacts itself with knives, bullets and bombs for any even seemed affront to their religious icons, Hindus have also started flexing their muscles to resist the commercial money making by artists distorting Indian history, values and ridiculing its religious, historical and national icons.

Rani Padmini (Padmavathi) is a Rajput icon who lived seven hundred years ago. When Allauddin Khilji the lascivious Turkish Sultan of Delhi attacked and conquered Chittor , tens of thousands of women including Rani Padmini committed Jauhar. They preferred self-immolation rather than falling into the hands of the marauders. This is the historical fact. Now Sanjay Leela Bhansali, a money making Bollywood director who got away from historical distortions in his movie Bajirao Mastan, want to shoot a film on Rani that also in Chittor fort romanticising the history of Rani Padmini, depicting her to be in love with Khilji. According to a report in the Indian Express, it is alleged by Rajput protesters that Bhansali has deliberately added a dream sequence in his movie which shows Khilji embracing and kissing Padmini, which is an affront to the honour and name of the Rani. It is also a slur on the valour of thousands of Hindu Veeranganas who preferred to die by fire rather than submit to the lust of barbaric invaders. No wonder Rajputs are in arms. Unfortunately there are people who even can sell their mothers or even distort their nation's history and culture for some quick bucks. Artistic freedom does not mean freedom to twist nation's cultural history or hurt religious beliefs, many of which whether Hindu, Muslim or Christian, are not supported by historical facts.

Navnith Krishnan

Why no one is interested to join ?

But the moot question is "why no one is interested to join even such a prestigious post in NHRC"? Firstly we the people of this country would like an answer to this question. Is there any kind of nepotism/corruption or harassment in the organisation or some other valid reason? Why.....why nobody is interested? Can anyone answer ?

S K Sharma

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