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Where there is a wheel, there is a way !

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Tania Saili
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For the right reasons, a pro-active police force in Uttarakhand makes it to the headlines. Going viral is the Nainital SSP Janemejaya Khanduri’s recent achievement – a feat that is anyone’s envy.

Between 1st January 2017 and 31st December 2017 SSP Nainital has managed to collect Rupees 16,84,22,503 (sixteen crore, eighty four lakhs, twenty two thousand, five hundred and three rupees) for the State Treasury through implementing Traffic rules strictly. This is the highest ever collected in the six districts of Kumaon Region.  Add to this, from January to April 2018, and the amount is a staggering Rs. 5,36,76,003 (five crore, thirty six lakhs, seventy six thousand and three rupees ) with a few weeks still left in April.

Combined with this is an iron fist for drug peddlers, boot leggers, smugglers or maintaining law and order; Janmejaya Khanduri leads from the front and by personal example too. While his juniors look up to him, those stepping outside the pale of law, bigwigs or petty criminals, he plies on.

He tells Newspost about this newest accomplishment thus: ” We are not doing anything extraordinary. It’s all about implementing traffic rules rigorously. Fines are levied through challans so that public at large learn to follow traffic rules.”

This is easier said than done. For while it may sound easy, a lot of hard work, determination and girt go into achieving such staggering figures of fine collection in which the entire police force has come out with flying colours.

MONEY COLLECTED IN COMBINING FEE- 16,84,2250 rupees

Total Challans- 132980

  • Challans sent to court-16659
  • Vehicles siezed- 3576
  • Drunken driving challans-97
  • Over speeding challans- 7389
  • Overloading challans-6884
  • Without helmet driving challans-73978

Data of Challans Between Jan 1, 2018 till April 2018

  • Money collected through challans- INR 5367600
  • Total Challans-  37072
  • Challans sent to court- 9436
  • Vehicles Seized- 901
  • Drunken Driving Challans-76
  • Overspeeding Challans- 1160
  • Overloading Challans- 656
  • Without Helmet Challans- 12321

And with another eight months to go, before the year comes to end, rest assured, this is not the last that we are hearing on this from Nainital district.

Literature Festival ‘Himgiri Literati’ held in Himgiri Zee University

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Himgiri Zee University held a literature festival named ‘Himgiri Literati’ on 15 April 2018. The event was graced by the presence of Sahitya Academy winner Mangalesh Dabral and a galaxy of authors. Vice Chancellor Prof. Rakesh Ranjan welcomed the guests by emphasizing that how Literature is the essential part of the existence of Human Being. He requested students to create new literature to chart a new path of glory for the nation.

Chief Guest Mangalesh Dabral elaborated on the form of poetry from the time of Kabeer till date. He emphasized how literature and poem have become the voice of the oppressed. After the opening ceremony a panel discussion was held on “how hills have contributed in fostering literature’. The discussion was moderated by well known journalist Ms. Jaskiran Chopra, the panel consisted of Mr. Mangalesh Dabral, Mr. Ganesh Saili, Mr. Subhash Taraan, and Mr. Nand Kishor Hatwal.

During the day long festival well known literary figure Mr. Aporva Kala gave tips on creative writing to budding students. While Story telling event featured Bimal Raturi. Well known poet Captain Kunal Uniyal recited his own poems. Students participated in competition ‘Meri Rachna’.

Satirist Ashutosh Ujjwal and Aaditya Navodit made satire on the current political and Social seetings prevalent in the country. The event was attended by Mr. Anterdeep Singh, Chief Finance Officer, Dean and Head of Various departments of University and Teachers.

The event was completed by the contributions of Dr. Narendra Kaushik, Ms. Ankita Uniyal, Mr. Sanjeev Kumar, Mr. Kailash Kandwal, Ms. Priyanka Goswami, Ms. Akanksha Shrivastava, Mr. Rakesh Arya, Mr. Saifullah Khalid, and Mr. Vikas Chauhan.

Team Evolution, setting the stage on fire

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Tania Saili
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खुद को कर बुलंद इतना कि खुदा तुझसे पूछे तेरी रज़ा क्या है… this seems to be the leitmotif for Lakshya Khanduri and his Team Evolution. What started as a professional stunt riding team in Dehradun a decade ago, this bunch of passionate riders in their early twenties have been doing what most consider plain and simple suicidal,but these professionals call ‘Free style stunt riding.’

Brain child of Lakshya Khanduri who tells Newspost, ‘hooked to the adrenaline rush that the sport brought and the high you get when you are on one wheel, that is the ultimate thrill that we get.’ Adding, ‘stunt riding is considered a crime not an adventure sport in India today. But when you do it safe environments, it changes.’ This community of two-wheel riders perform stunts on isolated road-stretches either early morning or late at night keeping all safety and security measures in mind.

In the year 2014, XDL Extreme Drifting League came to India. A league that is every stunt riders dream was held at the Budh International Circuit in Noida. Four out of top five riders belonged to the Evolution Team who went on to win under the Auto-gear Stunt Championship felicitated by MS Dhoni. In 2015 the team went on to win the India Bike week National Stunt Championship in Goa.

Team Evolutions  ultimate aim is to have their own performing arts academy in Dehradun and have already started working on various genres such as Stunts, Music Production, Arts – Graffiti, Automobile Customs & Tattoo, Dance – B-Boying, Contemporary, Freestyle & Choreography, Films such as  Corporate, Automobile, Testimonial, Social, Digital, Product, Event, Aerial, Explainer, Advertisement, Short Film & Feature Film, Photography such as  Portrait, Corporate, Automobile, Social, Digital, Product, Event, Aerial, Advertisement, Adventure, Architectural & Food, this he says is just the tip of the iceberg and their channel already has over 23K subscribers and over 4.5 million views on YouTube .

Driven by their thirst for thrills and a never-say-die attitude Team Evolution from Dehradun is setting the stage on fire in anything and everything they touch, and with miles to go, this isn’t the last we are hearing off them.

 

Check out their channel for new videos

https://www.youtube.com/user/gutsforlucky/

Harry Potter magic recreated in the Garhwal Himalayas

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Lucky Singh
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For those who are a fan of JK Rowling’s fantasy fiction series Harry Potter, Quidditch the fictional sport is something that stays with you long after you have watched the movie. Witches and wizards flying on their broomstick playing a complex game, catches everyones eye and attention.

Now what would Harry Potter/Quidditch have in common with the Garhwal Himalayas and its habitants? Many would wonder. Well, here is a story of how 27 year old Freelancer Photographer, Education Trainer Anshu Agarwal, recreated the game and its magic for children of Kalap, a village in Tons Valley some two years ago.

Anshu happened to chance upon the opportunity of volunteering for an NGO to teach English to the young children of the village.  It was while his stay at the village that Anshu experimented with what he calls the ‘Quidditch Photo-shoot.’

Taking about the shoot Anshu tells us how, “It was while i was teaching English to my students that I showed them the movie Harry Potter. The children were so mesmerised by the movie that they asked me to recreate the magic for them, a request i could not turn down and thus, the shoot happened.”

Using Levitational Technique, with props put together by his young assistants, Anshu recreated the magic of Harry Potter much to the delight of his young models and the villagers.

Anshu remembers, “Their wish was my command! Simple. I set about recreating the magic for the young enthusiastic children, who worked on war-footing to arrange for a broomsticks, a one meter long wooden bench and a volleyball, and of course more than willing young children with colourful capes and caps to be my models and actors.”

It took the teacher and his students close to two months to finish the shoot.  Experimenting with location,props and then with a little help from photo-shop, magic was created.

Nostalgically, Anshu recalls how when he first showed his pictures to the villagers and his students, they were taken aback. He cant forget how excited they were and at that very moment Anshu knew, he too in his own special way, strung together magical moments and memories for the inhabitants and its generations to come.

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Large turn out of participants at FTII Film Appreciation Course

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Course Directors Subhamoy Sengupta and Bela Negi,  both FTII Alumnus, hold forth on the fourth day of 5-day Film Appreciation course by Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Pune, in the city of lakes Nainital.

With 6 more joining in as word spread about the Film Appreciation course beginning in Nainital, now 91 participants are attending the Course from 10 States, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh,Rajasthan, Punjab,Kerala,West Bengal,Gujarat, Maharashtra, Delhi and Haryana.

Another Film Appreciation course began on 12th April  in Port Blair,  Andaman and Nicobar Islands with Pankaj Saxena and Munish Bharadwaj as Course Directors.

#PressforProgress, Focus on Women’s Mental Health

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Dr Kamna Chibber
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womens health
Pic credit: Intrnational Womens day page

Society is continuously pressed to change, adapt, modify and accommodate. The recent discourse around the harassment that women face which culminated in the #MeToo campaign has brought to light the many ways in which society still needs to undergo a significant shift. The time is ripe for us, not just women, but whole communities to come together and #PressforProgress.

Change can only happen if we ourselves become the agents of change and progress. So as women within a society we need to come together and decide what we want. We can choose to let things keep happening to us or we can take a step forward and ensure that we become the deciding factors in what happens.

I am a mental health professional and putting aside the discourse around the gender divide and lack of gender parity, I would like to draw attention to the state of mental health for women. The following are the facts in this regard:

  1. Women are more predisposed to developing mental health problems like depression, anxiety, somatic complaints, to name a few.
  2. Women during menstruation, pregnancy, at the time of childbirth and at the time of menopause can experience mental health-related concerns.
  3. High prevalence rates of sexual violence to which women are exposed correspondingly lead to high rates of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), making women the largest group impacted by this diagnosis.
  4. A large proportion of women having emotional distress or psychological disorders are likely to not reach out for help.

These facts highlight the need for GENDER SENSITIVE treatments that can help ensure that women feel more encouraged to seek help. Women within our country have varied roles and responsibilities that create a unique set of experiences for them. A majority of them choose to put their families before, keeping even thinking about their own selves for the very last.

As a result, the concerns they experience tend to be more culturally driven, requiring intervention that is more suited to their specific viewpoints, beliefs and familial situations. It is a known fact that mental health impacts overall health, well-being, and productivity. For women to continue being productive members of society who achieve to their fullest potential it is imperative they take care of their selves.

Yes, we need to #PressforProgress and that needs to also start with women’s mental health. This International Women’s Day we must all pledge, be it man or woman, to prioritize women’s mental health.

Dr. Kamna Chhibber, is a Clinical Psychologist, Heading the Department of Mental Health and Behavioural Sciences for Fortis Healthcare. She has been practicing for the last decade and is a Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, with the particular interest in relationships, trauma, abuse and the impact of personality related variables on mental health. 

Films by three FTII students bag national awards

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In a windfall, three films by FTII students have won top honours in the Non-Feature Films category in the 65th National Awards.

“It is a matter of pride and joy that FTII’s three student films  have bagged India’s most respected and prestigious honours for 2017—-National Awards. Unlike all others, National Awards matter the most because they are truly representative of the country’s creative diversity and are most competitive ; they are selected from amongst dozens in their categories,” said Bhupendra Kainthola, Director FTII.

In recent years TV films have done exceedingly well not only at home but also in awards overseas. Such laurels bring the spotlight on FTII’s TV courses which are steadily gaining importance and drawing more and more students at the entrance exams. Two of the three Awards have gone to films made by students of TV wing of FTII.

FTII joins them in celebrating their success. The credit also goes to the teachers and staff for their contribution in this success.

Arun Kuppuswamy (Dir : MONDAY), Medhpranav Powar (Dir : HAPPY BIRTHDAY) and Swapnil Kapure (Dir : Bhari Dupari) have done FTII proud by carrying forward the rich institutional traditions of excellence, industry and creativity,” said Bhupendra Kainthola, Director FTII while congratulating the award winning students.

The film details are as follows…

1) Diploma film MONDAY directed by Arun Kuppuswamy has won Special Jury Award with Rajat Kamal and Rs. 50,000/- each to Producer and Director.

The jury citation reads,  “A simple and surreal representation of the mechanical and the  mundane”.

2) TV course final Fiction film HAPPY BIRTHDAY directed by Medhpranav Powar has won Best Film on Family Values award with Rajat Kamal and Rs. 50,000/- each to Producer and Director.

The jury citation reads ” A meaningful exploration of a small boy’s changing attitude towards his father’s sacrifice and love”.

3) TV course final Fiction film BHAR DUPARI (The Afternoon) directed by Swapnil Kapure has won Special mention award with Certificate.

The jury citation reads  “An insightful portrayal of a woman finding courage to fight her demons”.

Car-poolers Mussoorie, the next-big thing in town

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Tania Saili
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It was but an idea from senior advocate Aalok Mehrotra, that took to ease traffic and pollution on the winding Mussoorie-Dehradun Road. Taking a beeline from his son and daughter in law both car-poolers from Delhi’s Greater Kailash to Supreme Court; 62 year old Mehrotra started a WhatsApp group of car poolers in Mussoorie.

Started on December 1 last year the group has close  to 152 members and counting who make frequent trips from the hill-station to  Dehradun and beyond.

So how does this work? Simple! Members post their travel plans with time, location and seat availability of their respective car journey on the Car Poolers Mussoorie and anyone interested, gets in touch via message or call and hitches a free ride.

From dentists to hoteliers, entrepreneurs to businessmen, students to housewives  are all hooked onto the group. “The idea is to help the environment and also cut down on traffic on the roads. There are close to 10 posts per-day on the group offering rides not only to Dehradun but as far as Delhi, Jolly Grant airport, Tehri, Chandigarh as well. Services are being availed by all sections of the society, it has been a great help to patients and students,” updates Aalok Mehrotra.

The fact that Mussoorie is a small hill-station with a close-knit community makes the group popular and safe for commuters to use. Frequent user Pranav Sahni swears by it, “to begin with, it’s a great boost for the environment. Secondly Mussoorie is a close-knit community and everyone knows each other. It helps to keep those relationships intact.”

For Sardar Trilochan Singh and his wife who travel to Dehradun regularly due to personal health issues consider the group a blessing, “this group has helped me in time of need. I dont have a four wheeler and commuting to Dehradun was next to impossible, but people in the group go out of their way to help me and work around my timings.”

Car Poolers Mussoorie is need of the hour, apart from solving traffic snarls, cutting down on pollution the group has become a viable and feasible alternate for those who need wheels to a get around, a blessing indeed!

Two day ‘Academy Lit-Fest’ organised at the IAS Academy Mussoorie

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Tania Saili
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Mussoorie’s Happy Valley is a hot-spot for the next two days with authors to the Left and authors to the Right. Never before, has the hill-station seen such a gathering of writers, authors, poets, columnists and well known artists come together under one roof.

The Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration plays the perfect host for a  two day ‘Academy Lit-Fest’ inaugurated by Lord Meghnath Desai who spoke to a jam packed session of Foundation Course and Phase Three Officer Trainees with an amazing grasp on the current political scenario of the country.

A galaxy of authors from home and abroad are being hosted at the Academy including well-known artist Usha Uthup who will be performing in the Cultural Evening at the Sampoornanand Auditorium today evening. ‘A Book Fair’ has also been organised on the Academy lawns to provide all those present, books written by invited authors.  Hindi Littérateurs including Uttarakhand’s Padmashree Leeladhar Jaguri, Govind Mishr, Jaiprakash Pandey, Laksmishankar Bajpai and Mamta Kiran are also part of this two day ‘celebration of the written word.’

Local authors Stephen Alter, Bill Aitken and Ganesh Saili shared a plenary session on ‘Literature and Writers,’ on the first day of the Lit-fest.

The two day session will conclude with a tribute to ‘Icon of Himalayas, the man with the Golden Pen,’  Padmabhushan Shri Ruskin Bond in conversation with the Director Mrs Upma Chaudhry.

‘The Wall,’ Rahul Dravid enjoys rafting down the Ganges

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Ashish Dobhal
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Known for its spirituality and yoga, Rishikesh in Uttarakhand has now made it onto the international map for offering adventure sport.  Famous personalities from home and abroad make a beeline to get a thrill in the Ganges rapids. Adding to the long list of those personalities is Rahul Dravid, also known as the “The Wall.’

Arriving in Rishikesh with is family on Monday, Rahul Dravid stayed at the Ataali Ganga resort with his family. On his first day here, Rahul Dravid met Swami Chidanand Swami at Parmarth Niketan and took part in the evening Ganga Aarti with his family.

From mild to wild and everything in between, the rapids on the Ganga offer it all with a picture postcard setting to take you through, making this the perfect playground for one and all, amateur as well as experienced rafters, so it dint come as a complete surprise when sportsman Rahul Dravid too enjoyed rafting with his family and his solo-kayaking stint with his woman guide down the magnificent Ganga.

Rahul and family have been  enjoying their vacation in the cooler climes of the hill-state taking a much deserved vacation after India’s spectacular performance in the Under-19 Cricket Tournament. Talking about his experience, Dravid said that he had been smitten by Rishikesh, its picture-post card beauty and its cooler climes, which he felt would keep bringing him back year after year.

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