Cheti Chand

Cheti Chand is an important festival celebrated as New Year's Day by Sindhi people all over the world. According to the the Hindu calendar, it is the second day of the month chaitra (i.e. a day after Ugadi and Gudi Padwa), known as Chet in the Sindhi language. Hence it is known as Chet-i-Chand. It is celebrated in honour in the birth of Ishtadeva Uderolal, popularly known as Jhulelal, the patron saint 

of the Sindhis. This day is considered to be very auspicious and therefore it is celebrated in a very grand manner.

The festival of Cheti Chand occurred on the 24^th of March this year. The day began with puja of Jhulelal in the Gurudwara which was followed by a traditional meal called “Langer” a term mostly used by North Indians. It is not only treated as lunch but is considered to be a “Prasad” that is first offered to deity and then consumed. “I love having the Langer there as it is not only with family but with so many other Sindhis present” was told by Rohit Bajaj

Continuing in the celebrations a mela is organised either on the same evening or the next day. It is a large gathering where Sindhis from all over come together with their families and friends to celebrate this great day. “Celebrating Cheti Chand is one big event for us as all the Sindhis meet here under the same roof, taking time out from their busy schedules” was told by Neha Lulla. Just like an exhibition there are different stalls put up where people display their collection of clothes, food, jewellery, hand crafted items, home accessories etc., to help raise funds that are used for charitable purposes. It also has cultural activities for children like dancing, singing, painting etc. Also for entertainment purpose discotheques, magic shows, tambola and different games are put up. Aakansha stated “I really have fun here and I like the arrangements.” All in all it’s a day where people come to celebrate with laughter, fun and entertainment. “I won a mobile phone while playing tambola” said Akash. Prize distribution happens after every event to encourage more and more participation. 

Cartwheel to Cayenne

Humans have possessed knowledge of the wheel for several thousand years and carts have been mentioned in literature as far back as the second millennium B.C. In some sense, the earliest fore runners of the car date back to the earliest mists of our pre history. The wagon existed in its animal-drawn form for thousands of years before it was possible to make it self-propelled, literally an "auto-mobile."

Ironically, this ‘technological toy’ was invented by a Flemish missionary named Ferdinand Verbiest as a toy for the Chinese emperor. Considering this is over 200 years before the construction of what's generally considered the first modern automobile, this was a remarkable achievement, yet we are not sure if this was an actual invention or a figment of Verbiest’s own imagination. What we can be assured of is this- Although Steam technology was still in its infancy at the time, Verbiest’s rudimentary, ball-shaped boiler, which then forced steam towards a turbine that could turn the back wheels, was effectively one of the earliest scale models of an automobile. 

At the end of the seventeenth century, existing vehicular technology was more than adequate to meet the demands of society. In the age of absolute monarchs, it was more important to solve other engineering challenges that were difficult or impossible to achieve with conventional energy sources. While no one was really tackling this subject directly, the legendary Dutch scientist Christian Huygens did take a crucial step towards the car in 1673, one year after Verbiest reputedly began work on his ‘technological’ toy for the emperor of China. The 1700’s were dominated by various inventors trying to perfect the steam engine.

From Karl Benz’s automobile production being the first in the 18^th century to the 20^th century where the automobile industry started spreading its wings in various parts of the world, cars have certainly evolved in terms of technological 

The Fever Returns: IPL

The Night That Went On...

 This week saw a lot of happenings in the city. While 10D’s retro night saw party goers dancing to old classical music and spending their Friday night, another club had Hip Hop Ryde as their theme for the night. With IPL fever that has taken over the city the page 3 PYT’s chose different spots to party and watch the match with their friends and family. Owing to the new Hyderabad team the 'Sun Risers' playing their debut match against 'Pune Warriors India' the party spirit in the public was a whole lot higher than the usual. ]This saw a lot of people heading towards their favourite clubs to cheer for the team. The party goers of the city were seen having a gala time while watching the match and dancing to the tunes of the DJ.

“I chose to go to Chiran fort to watch the match and had an amazing time with friends while watching it. Later when SRH won we went to BnC to celebrate the victory and party.” said Pavan Shikhar, a digital analyst. Mitika Vazir an Interior Designer said, “At 10D I enjoyed the classical music as it was pretty groovy and the crowd was fun and decent. It was a best place to spend a good Friday night, the match victory being the icing on the cake.” “All I wanted to do was to have fun, dance and party for which my friends and I decided to go to Kismet. I spent a really good time there.” quoted Simran Kotak, a Cartoonist. Ravi Khanna a store manager mentioned, “The IPL season has always been a time when most of my friends take a break from their busy schedule and meet to watch the match together. It was a great night with them and it

was delightful that we won.”

The page 3 party goers need a reason to party and the IPL is perhaps the best reason. This is the time when most of the page 3 PYT’s are seen heading to clubs to cheer for their teams along with having a good time partying.

CARVED MY OWN WAY

To a new beginning…

“Age is just a number” goes a famous saying. A lot of young entrepreneurs have been an example of this saying as they turn their passion into a business at an early age. At the age of 17-18 when teenagers usually party hard, have fun in their lives and do a lot of other stuff that is related to entertainment their also are people who work hard. They are the ones who start early and earn their own living doing what they love doing.

Living their dream is not the only motto of these entrepreneurs but they also make it a means to earn their livelihood out of it and contribute their share to the Indian economy. “In 2010 I was a fresh pass out with a B.TECH degree and was offered a well paid job, but that was not something that I was looking forward to. I wanted to do something in which my passion was. Hence I got together with a group of like minded friends and we started our own ad agency and today are happy and satisfied with our choices.” says Ranjith Kumar the director of Vinoothna Geetha Media Pvt Ltd.

Rohan Gaggar who owns a restaurant says, “Working with my Father was how I entered in the business world but later I realized that my passion lies in cooking, something that I have loved since childhood. I took a step further and converted my passion into a profitable business venture.” “Music is the field where my passion lies that’s why I am into artist management. This makes me happy and also gets in good bucks.” speaks Pratik Tilwani a well known Artist Manager in the city.

Muzayna Naqeeb a student of St. Francis quotes, “Anything related to beauty is where my passion lies and this is what made me come up with a blog as a way of interacting with people across the world sharing the same interest. This passion slowly changed into a profession when I was approached by companies to write for beauty content or to review their products and now with the help of advertisements I manage to earn money from home.”

In conclusion, when passion is converted to business it results in satisfaction and changes one’s whole out look to the idea of work. This not only gives the owner of the venture pleasure in working but provides them with an open platform to connect with the whole wide world. 

How Safe is Safe

February 21st, 2013 rocked the city of the nawabs with the twin blasts that took place in dilsukhnagar. This blast has broken the peace and harmony the citizens were living in and caused a sense of fear in their minds. An alarming high alert was activated in the state capital and the police are carrying out checking and frisking operations. 

With the security of the city in question everybody is expecting that a strong safety order will be taken for further protection. The question now being asked is “How safe is safe?” When asked the people in city about how safe they feel after the blast every individual had a different take on it. While some agreed to feeling safe the other set didn’t seem to be very happy with the measures taken in regards to security and safety. 

Preeti Gera a software designer expressed that, “I feel relaxed seeing men in uniform stand at bus stops and take notice of what’s going on around them. This gives me a feel of being safe in this city.” “Patrolling in the night has increased which is a good step taken towards the security of the city.” was the opinion of Mohan Krishna, a vegetable vendor. Madeeha Naqeeb a student of St. Francis College for women quoted, “I do feel more safe knowing that there are policemen stationed at various places.” 

“The checking that happens in the malls is sometimes very lenient and that makes targeting a mall an easy place.” said Rohit Kumar an art designer. Rohini Gupta a photographer tells, “The area I live in is pretty deserted and I don’t really find any security guard there making me feel unsafe to travel during any time of the hour.” “Charminar being the main hub of the city makes me feel unsafe as the security guards stationed are least bothered of what’s going on and even if they react in a situation their reaction is always late.” said Monica a student of Loyola College.

Being safe in one’s habitat is an important factor for every individual and with attacks taking place this sense of feeling is long gone and to make people feel comfortable the government has to take necessary steps to ensure the safety of the public in every area.

From 2G to 3G

Phones: The ‘Phone’, ever since its launch in the 1870’s by Alexander Graham Bell, has undergone several changes. These days it has become a very important part of life for us. One of the important products of ICT are ‘Phones’.


I got my first phone when I was 16. It was a 2G network phone. Although it was a colour phone with internet access and many other facilities, I still felt like something was missing. Every time I used my phone to access the internet, I would click on the link, stare at it for at least 5 minutes and wait until the link opened. Downloading was an extremely painful process as the internet speed was very slow and usually I would avoid doing it.

Then finally, along came a new dimension to my life with a new smart phone with - 3G network connection. Now surfing the internet and downloading has become a very fast and quick process.  These days I am completely hooked on to my phone. Whenever I get even a minute’s break I use my phone, that's how crazy my addiction to it is. What was once dull and slow has now become fast and happening.  Applications like Angry Birds, Temple Run, Google maps, Voice talks, Fruit slice, etc., are all available on it and much more. The process of clicking on the link and waiting for it to open has now turned into clicking, downloading and using immediately. It has changed my notion of using a phone completely.  

Phones as an ICT product has actually become very essential especially because of the 3G network today. 2G is fast, but 3G is faster. Such a quick and growing development is certainly reducing the so called "digital divide", in one way or the other.