இன்டர்செப்டர் ஏவுகணை வெற்றிகரமாக விண்ணில் செலுத்தியது இந்தியா!!

இன்டர்செப்டர் ஏவுகணை வெற்றிகரமாக விண்ணில் செலுத்தியது இந்தியா

உள் நாட்டில் தயாரிக்கப்பட்ட இன்டர்செப்டர் ஏவுகணை வெற்றிகரமாக விண்ணில் செலுத்தப்பட்டது. மேல்வெளியில் இருந்தபடி பிற நாடுகள் தங்களுடைய எல்லைக்குள் வான் வழியாக பகிர்ந்து கொள்ளப்படும் தகவல்களை இடைமறித்து கேட்கப்படும். இது ராணுவ துறைக்கு பெரிதும் உதவியாக இருக்கும். தரையில் இருந்து தரை இலக்கை தாக்கும் பிரிதிவி ஏவுகணை மாதிரியை ஒத்த அளவில் தயாரிக்கப்பட்டது. ஒரிசா மாநிலம் சந்திபூர் கடல் பகுதியில் இருந்து விண்ணில் வெற்றிகரமாக சீறிப்பாய்ந்தது. எ.எ.டி., என்ற பெயர் கொண்ட இந்த ஏவுகணை கடல் தீவுகளின் பகுதியில் நிலை நிறுத்தப்பட்டு இது நமக்கு தேவையான தகவல்களை அனுப்பி வைக்கும். இந்த ஏவுகணை கடல் பகுதியில் 70 கி.மீட்டர் தொலைவுக்குட்பட்ட பகுதிகளில் இருந்து பரிமாறப்படும் தகவல்களை இடைமறித்து கேட்கும் திறன் கொண்டது. இந்திய பாதுகாப்பு மற்றும் ஆராய்ச்சி மைய மூத்த அதிகாரிகள் மற்றும் விஞ்ஞானிகள் கொண்டு தயார் செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது. 7 மீட்டர் நீளம் கொண்ட இது தரையில் உள்ள கட்டுப்பாட்டு அறையுடன் தொடர்பில் இருக்கும். இது ஏற்கனவே 3 முறை 2006, 2007, 2009 ஆண்டுகளில் இது போன்ற ஏவுகணை விண்ணில் செலுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளது.

Biggest star ever found in neighbouring galaxy

Biggest star ever found in neighbouring galaxy

Astronomers say they have discovered the most colossal star on record, in a region of space known as the Tarantula nebula in a neighbouring galaxy to our own. The record-breaking star weighs 265 times as much as the sun and is millions of times brighter. The discovery has astonished scientists who thought it was impossible for stars to exceed more than 150 times the mass of the sun.
When the star was born it could have been more than twice as heavy. Because it is so far away - about 165,000 light-years - it can only be seen with the use of powerful telescopes in the southern hemisphere. If the star, known as R136a1, took the place of the sun in our solar system, its gravitational attraction would pull our planet in so close that the length of an “Earth year” would shrink to three weeks. “It would bathe the Earth with incredibly intense ultraviolet radiation, rendering life on our planet impossible,” said Raphael Hirschi, a researcher at Keele University in Staffordshire, England.
A team led by Paul Crowther, an astrophysicist at Sheffield University, also in the U.K., used the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in the Atacama desert of northern Chile and archival material from the Hubble space telescope to study two young clusters of stars called NGC 3603 and RMC 136a.
The first group of stars, NGC 3603, lies about 22,000 light-years away, while stars in the RMC136a cluster are in a neighbouring galaxy called the Large Magellanic Cloud.
The astronomers found a clutch of monster stars, including several that are tens of times larger than the sun and several millions of times brighter. Some have surface temperatures of more than 40,000C - seven times hotter than our own sun.
These enormous stars churn out vast quantities of material, and, close up, would look fuzzy compared to the sun. “Unlike humans, these stars are born heavy and lose weight as they age,” said Dr. Crowther. “Being a little over a million years old, the most extreme star, R136a1, is already ‘middle-aged’ and has undergone an intense weight-loss programme, shedding a fifth of its initial mass over that time, or more than 50 solar masses.”
Such heavyweight stars are extremely rare, forming only within the densest star clusters. Distinguishing the individual stars was made possible by the use of infra-red instruments on the telescope.
“Owing to the rarity of these monsters I think it is unlikely that this new record will be broken any time soon,” said Dr. Crowther.

Rupee - in Elite Club

When INDIAN RUPEE symbol was finalised by the Cabinet, this was the cartoon published in THE HINDU newspaper...

Uday Kumar - Name in Indian History !!!

Uday Kumar's name became part of Indian history, when his dynamic design for the symbol for the Rupee was approved by the Finance Minister as India's official currency sign.
An overwhelmed Kumar, who first learnt about the ministry's decision from The Indian Express, said, "My symbol is an amalgamation of several ideas -- it signifies the Devnagri script, which is the only script in the world which hangs from top. The central line, cutting through the 'R', subtly standardises it with other world currencies like the $, £ and Euro. Its top and bottom line together form an equal to (=) sign, denoting our belief in equality and together it also gives an appearance of the tricolour.

I tried to balance Indianness and international mood in the symbol." In between a slew of media interviews, the post-graduate rued that he hadn't found enough time to even talk to his parents ever since the selection. "They live in Chennai and are waiting for me to call but I haven't been free for a moment since the news broke," he said.

The Industrial Design Centre is not the most popular department of IIT and offers Masters degrees only from Kanpur, Guwahati and Mumbai. In 2005, the faculty began its first PhD course in Mumbai. Kumar, the centre's first Phd student, took up an unusual thesis to work on -- Tamil typography.

"Being a Ta milian, I realised early in life that India's regional typography is almost non-existent. The seemingly trivial concept of typography has a great significance in the modern age where scripts, fonts are required to develop a language for computers, mobile phones, etc. This is why every written language needs a typography. I have just set out on a long journey to design Ta mil typography and hopefully, several others will follow," Kumar said, adding his aim is to give the country a well developed typography of all local languages.

This unusual ambition, however, has its difficulties.
"To start with, my mother wanted me to be a doctor and my father, an IAS officer. But my teachers encouraged me to choose a career in design. In 2001, I entered the Anna University school of Architecture & Planning where I saw a horde of choices. I picked graphic designing," he said.

Kumar, who also designs jewellery for his friends, said, "Now, my work seems pretty much clear to me. I have to develop typography as well as encourage newer people to research in the field." Soon, he will take another step in that direction when he joins IITGuwahati as an assistant professor of Visual Designs.

"MADRASAPATTINAM" - a film worth to be watched !!

"MADRASAPATTINAM"

Hi,
I seen the film "MADRASPATTINAM" film with Karthik(Kutty) in Devi Theatre on July 15, 2010. The film is an excellent one and its a worthy to be watched.


Cast:
Arya
Emi Jackson
Nasser
Haneefa
and Others....
Music by GV Prakash
Directed by Vijay

The film gives the clear picture how the Madras was in 1940s... A painful and worthful effort taken by the team. Performance wise Emi Jackson stands first...(Plz,.,,, Trisha, 9thara and othes try to learn from her a lot....) Arya has given a splendid performance in his career. Haneefa's character is an excellent one.. hereafter he will be not seen in the films is a real loss... The sets made for the film is astonishanble and worthy.... Music by GV is an advantage to the film... Though the film resembles some Titanic scenes, it cant be said as big minus (as some of the tamil films are fully remade from English, especially films made by Gautham Vasudev Menon {who is proclaimed as Best Director too in the stupid media of Tamil Industry})
When they show river cooum where boating was done and quote as "It is Madraspattinam's Thames..." everyone shocks and blinked How the Cooum was and how it is now??? The love scenes b/w Arya and Emi Jackson has picturised very well... Tram in Madras, Central Railway Station, Mount Road, Spencer Plaza in olden days are picturised very well in the film...
To my point: The film is an excellent one and must be watched in theatres......
Those who love good cinema, surely they will love this film....

I can rate 8/10.

RUPEE JOINS ELITE CLUB !!

Even though not fully convertible, the Indian rupee will soon have a distinct identity. With a blend of the Devanagari ‘Ra' and Roman ‘R' as its unique symbol, the Indian currency will be joining the elite club of the US dollar, the European euro, the British pound sterling and the Japanese yen to mark its presence in the global arena.
Designed by Bombay IIT post-graduate D. Udaya Kumar, the symbol was approved by the Union Cabinet on Thursday to distinguish the currency of the over $ 1-trillion economy from the rest, such as the rupee or the rupiah of Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Indonesia.
Briefing the media on the Cabinet decision, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said: “It's a big statement on the Indian currency".

The symbol would lend a distinctive character and identity to the currency and further highlight the strength and global face of the Indian economy.”
Unlike the pound sterling among the four currencies with distinct identities, the Indian currency symbol will not be printed or embossed on paper notes or coins.

Mr. Kumar's winning entry was chosen from 3,000 designs received for the currency symbol competition. He will get an award of Rs. 2.5 lakh from the Finance Ministry. The jury, headed by an RBI Deputy Governor, had sent five short-listed entries for the Cabinet's approval.

கூலி தொழிலாளி மகளுக்கு "டாக்டர் சீட்' : நிதி உதவி அளிக்கும் கிராம மக்கள் !!!

ப.வேலூரைச் சேர்ந்த கூலி தொழிலாளி மகளுக்கு மருத்துவக் கல்லூரியில் இடம் கிடைத்துள்ளது. எனினும், வறுமை காரணமாக கல்லூரியில் சேர இயலாமல் இருந்த அம்மாணவிக்கு கிராம மக்கள், உடன் பயின்ற மாணவ, மாணவியர் பெற்றோர் மற்றும் பள்ளி நிர்வாகத்தினர் உதவி செய்வது அனைவரையும் நெகிழச் செய்துள்ளது.
நாமக்கல் மாவட்டம் ப.வேலூர் கந்தன் நகர் அருந்ததியர் தெருவைச் சேர்ந்தவர் அன்பழகன். அவர், சுடுகாட்டில் பிணம் எரிக்கும் வெட்டியான் வேலை செய்வது வருகிறார். ராணி என்ற மனைவி, காயத்திரி (17) என்ற மகள், சிவமாசனம், சிவராமன் என இரு மகன்கள் உள்ளனர். காயத்திரி இந்தாண்டு ப்ளஸ் 2 பொதுத்தேர்வில் 1,142 மதிப்பெண் பெற்றுள்ளார். மாணவியின் மருத்துவ கட்-ஆப் மதிப்பெண் 197.25. சில தினங்களுக்கு முன் நடந்த மருத்துவ படிப்புக்கான கவுன்சலிங்கில் சென்னை அரசு மருத்துவக் கல்லூரியில் காயத்திரிக்கு இடம் கிடைத்துள்ளது. இம்மாதம் 14ம் தேதி கல்லூரியில் சேருவதற்கான அழைப்புக் கடிதமும் அவருக்கு அனுப்பப்பட்டுள்ளது. இது மாணவி காயத்திரி குடும்பத்தினரை மட்டுமின்றி அக்கிராம மக்களையும் மகிழ்ச்சியடையச் செய்துள்ளது. கூலி வேலை செய்து அன்பழகன் பிழைப்பு நடத்தி வருவதால், கவுன்சலிங்கில் பங்கேற்பதற்கு கட்டவேண்டிய தொகை 8,500 ரூபாய் மற்றும் போக்குவரத்து செலவுக்கும் அவரிடம் பணம் இல்லை. அதையறிந்த அக்கிராம மக்கள் மற்றும் மாணவி காயத்திரி உடன் பயின்ற சக மாணவ, மாணவியரின் பெற்றோர் மனமுவந்து நிதி உதவி செய்துள்ளனர். தவிர, கல்லூரியில் சேர்ந்து படிப்பத்தற்கான செலவுத் தொகைக்கும் கிராம மக்கள் ஏற்பாடு செய்து வருவது அனைவரையும் நெகிழச் செய்துள்ளது.
இது குறித்து மாணவி காயத்திரி தெரிவித்தாவது: ப.வேலூர் மகளிர் மேல்நிலைப்பள்ளியில் எஸ்.எஸ்.எல்.ஸி., படித்தேன். அப்போது 473 மதிப்பெண் பெற்று பள்ளியளவில் இரண்டாம் இடம் பிடித்தேன். சிறு வயது முதல் டாக்டர் ஆக வேண்டும் என்ற குறிக்கோள் இருந்தது. எஸ்.எஸ்.எல்.ஸி.,யில் அதிக மதிப்பெண் பெற்றதால் ப.வேலூர் மலர் மெட்ரிக் பள்ளியினர், என்னை பள்ளியில் சேர்த்து, தங்குமிடம் உள்ளிட்ட அனைத்தையும் இலவசமாக வழங்கினார். ப்ளஸ் 2 தேர்வில் 1,142 மதிப்பெண் பெற்றேன். மருத்துவ படிப்புக்கு விண்ணப்பம் செய்திருந்தேன். அதற்கான கட்-ஆப் 197.25 பெற்றதால், சென்னை அரசு மருத்துவக் கல்லூரியில் மெரிட்டில் இடம் கிடைத்துள்ளது. தாய், தந்தை கூலி வேலை செய்வதால், கவுன்சலிங்கில் பங்கேற்பதற்கு கூட பணம் இல்லை. அந்தத் தொகையை கிராம மக்கள், உடன் பயின்ற மாணவ, மாணவியரின் பெற்றோர், பள்ளி நிர்வாகத்தினர் கொடுத்து உதவினர். கல்லூரியில் படிக்கவும் கிராம மக்கள் உதவி செய்ய பணம் வழங்குகின்றனர். டாக்டரானவுடன் எனது கிராம மக்கள் மட்டுமன்றி ஏழை, எளிய மக்களுக்கு இலவசமாக சிகிச்சை அளிப்பேன். எனது தந்தை 7ம் வகுப்பு வரை படித்துள்ளார். தாய் எதுவும் படிக்கவில்லை. எனினும் எனது படிப்பு ஆர்வத்தை கண்டு பெற்றோர் நன்கு ஊக்கம் அளித்தனர். இவ்வாறு அவர் தெரிவித்தார்.

Seen "RAAVANAN" with KRISHNA !!!

I seen the Tamil film RAAVANAN in Sathyam Cinemas on July 07, 2010 with Krishna alias Madankumar, one of the person to whom am close now-a-days. (thanX da buddy for ur affection on me....)

The film directed by Maniratnam is based on the epic Ramayana. The film has Vikram, Prithviraj, Prabhu, Karthik, Vaiyapuri, Munna, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Priyamani, and many others.
The film s excellent to me. The character played by the lead actors viz Vikram and Aish are remarkable and surprise. What a body language does Vikram has... Congrats Vikram... Wonderful performance (Plz...Tamil heros.... see this film and try to learn how body lang should be for an actor for a charcter..., Vijay and Ajith please see the film for more number of times). In the same ways, Aish has done her commendable performance in her career so far... When she got frightened, pleasing, loving, etc... her eyes speaks a lot... Though she have lended her own voice, the dubbed voice of Rohini had synchronised well for her. The camera works by Santhosh Sivan and Manikandan have no words to praise...
Is all the places in this film are in India?? Amazing Mani Sir !! After seeing this atleast our directors should avoid other countries shooting(Plz note Gautham Menon Sir, leave ur USA and search in India)
The next to mention is Suhashini Maniratnam for her short and also powerful dialogues. Her dialogues are excellent in terms of anger delicvered by Vikram, love with romance delivered by Aish. Last but not least is AR for giving wonderful score. Dubbing was done by Aish (Rohini), Munna (Prasana) and the guy who acts as Priyamin's lover (Azghamperumal). Some directors like Azghamperumal (the one who will take the photo of vikram, prabhu, aish and others) and Saravan Subbiah(Prithvi doubts one police officer and beats him) are also seen in the film.
ThanX to Mani team for giving a visual treat. Though there are several things like a typical Mani touches are missing in this is quite true....

"+" points of Raavanan:
# Fully shot in India.
# Excellent acting by all the actors.
# Beautiful Cinematography.
# Excellent lyrics.
# Superb Sets.

My top 5 persons in screen:
# Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (Wonderful performance; that too in climax her exprressions are superb..)
# Vikram
# Vaiyapuri
# Prithviraj
# Munna
(Priyamani same as in Paruthiveeran, Karthik its boring char; Prabhu good; but hope these two actors have been wasted in this film)

My top 5 persons behind the scrren:
# Maniratnam
# Sathoshsivan / Manikandan
# AR Rahman / Vairamuthu / Playback singers
# Art Director Samir Chanda / Choreogrpahers (Shobana, Brindha)
# Suhashini Maniratnam

I have to watch the film once more.... I enjoyed the movie... After a long gap Mani film... I dont know when he s going to give his next project (rumours says Aamirkhan will be in Mani film...)
But I wonder why critics comes for this film when most of the films come sunder SUN TV/KALAIGNAR TV banner are not even to be said as film (eg:Kuruvi, Sura, Theeratha Vilayattu Pillai, Adhavan, Masilamni, Padikathavan, the list goes on and will be going on...) As none has courage to oppose those TV banner. S Tamil audience expect Double meaning jokes, Heroines half dress dance, Heros unimaginable fights, etc....(I dont thik so?) Those who blames this film means,
(*) They dont like to see nice film, only masala movies
(*) Or they would have confined to true Raamayana story
(*) Or they should not understand the concept / charateristaion / scenes

"WILL BE UPDATED MORE LATER"

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AN EXCELLENT MOVIE !!!! WORTH TO BE WATCHED !!!! (My Rate: 8/10)

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"என்னை போல் 1,000 மகன்கள்' : அம்மாவிடம் கடைசியாக பேசிய வீரர்

"நான் தூரத்தில் இருக்கிறேன் என்று நினைக்காதே. என்னை போல் இந்த பூமியில் 1,000 மகன்கள் வீரத்தாயான உனக்கு இருக்கின்றனர்' என்று கடைசியாக பேசியிருக்கிறார், நக்சல் தாக்குதலில் பலியான துணை தளபதி ஒருவர்.
சமீபத்தில், சத்திஸ்கர் மாநிலம் நாராயண்பூரில், நக்சல்கள் சி.ஆர்.பி.எப்., வீரர்கள் மீது நடத்திய தாக்குதலின் போது 26 பேர் பலியாயினர். அவர்களில் துணை தளபதி ஜதின் குலாதி (27) என்பவரும் உண்டு. சம்பவம் நடப்பதற்கு இரு நாட்கள் முன்பு, தன் தாயார் உமா குலாதியிடம் போனில் பேசியிருக்கிறார் ஜதின். அசாம் மாநிலம் சில்சாரில் 42 நாட்கள் பயிற்சி முடித்து சத்திஸ்கருக்கு அப்போது தான் வந்திருக்கிறார். உமா குலாதி கூறியதாவது: டேராடூனில் படித்து கொண்டிருக்கும் போதே, பாதுகாப்பு படை வீரனாக வர வேண்டுமென்று அவன் ஆசைப்பட்டான். "ஒரு நாள் நான் ராணுவ வீரனாவேன். நீயும் அப்பாவும் பெருமைப்படும்படியாக செயலாற்றுவேன்' என்பான். இப்போது அவனை பற்றி பெருமைப்படுகிறோம். ஆனால் அவனை இழந்து விட்டோம். நாராயண்பூருக்கு வந்தவுடன் போனில் என்னை கூப்பிட்டான். உற்சாகமாக குரல் எழுப்பினான். நக்சலைட்களுக்கு எதிரான போரில் சேர்ந்ததற்காக மகிழ்ச்சியடைவதாக சொன்னான். அவனுக்கு பயமே கிடையாது. அவனது வீரமும், உறுதியும் தான் அவனை இந்த வேலையை தேர்ந்தெடுக்க வைத்தன. அவனது அதிகாரிகள் வீரத்துடன் போரிட்டு, நக்சலைட்டுகளுக்கு சரியான பதிலடி கொடுத்தான். இவ்வாறு உமா தெரிவித்தார்.

BHARAT BANDH

Bharat bandh hits normal life

Normal life was disrupted in several parts of India during the ‘Bharat Bandh’ called by a combined Opposition on July 05, 2010 in protest against fuel price hike with the greatest impact felt in NDA and Left-ruled states and Maharashtra. Sporadic incidents of violence in which buses and trains were targeted and clashes with police who baton charged the protestors were reported during the day-long nation-wide strike. Several top NDA leaders including BJP president Nitin Gadkari, his colleagues Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley and JD(U) Chief Sharad Yadav courted arrest while leading protest rallies in Delhi and Lucknow. CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat and CPI’s top brass — A.B. Bardhan and D.Raja —also courted arrest during the bandh in a show of strength by the opposition trying to make common cause on the price rise issue to corner the Congress.

Mr. Jaitley and CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat claimed the bandh was an "unprecedented success". "This protest has been widely supported by the average common man because he is really the target of the government’s policies," Mr. Jaitley said. Scores of flights were grounded in commercial airline hubs such as Mumbai and Kolkata while protesters attacked buses and trains, blocked roads with burning tyres and organised sit-down protests on key road intersections and inter-city railway links. Several trains were also forcibly stopped.
Schools, colleges and business establishments remained closed as groups of protestors hit streets trying to enforce the 12-hour bandh in some cities. Life was thrown out of gear in NDA-ruled Bihar, Gujarat, Orissa, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttrakhand and Himachal Pradesh while it was a shutdown in Left-ruled West Bengal and Kerala. There was also a disruption of road and rail traffic. Several IT firms closed shop in Bangalore as a precautionary measure.

But the exception was Tamil Nadu, which do not participate in any National events as like before. Even the Congress ruling states like Maharashtra, Delhi too witnessed bandh... But TN, as usual STAYED AWAY FROM THE PROTEST!!! {reasons: No powerful opposition parties; Ruling govt is the best SPOON for Congress}

BHARAT BANDH COST APPROX Rs.2000Cr

The bandh called by the opposition parties on July 05, 2010 to protest against the fuel hike was termed as "Bharat Badh". Early estimates suggest the bandh has cost India more than a thousand crores.

State Wise loss:

Bihar: 50 cr

Uttar Pradesh: 250-350 cr + 150 cr

Gujarat: 500 cr

West Bengal: 500 cr

Kerala: 50 cr

These are the only early estimates by FICCI and CII.

KAMAL HASAN: 50 YEARS n CINEMA!!!

கமல்ஹாசன்

Born 7 November 1954 is an Indian film actor, script writer, and filmmaker, considered one of the leading method actors of Indian cinema. Haasan is known for winning several Indian film awards, including earning the most National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards, and also has the distinction of being the actor with the most number of films submitted by India in contest for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In addition to acting and directing, he is a screenwriter, lyricist, playback singer and choreographer. His film production company, Rajkamal International, has produced several of his films. After several projects as a child artiste, Kamal Haasan's breakthrough into lead acting came with his role in the 1975 drama Apoorva Raagangal, in which he played a rebellious youth in love with an older woman. He secured his first Indian National Film Award for his portrayal of a guileless school teacher who tends a child-like amnesiac in 1982's Moondram Pirai. He was particularly noted for his performance in Mani Ratnam's Godfatheresque Nayagan (1987), which was ranked by Time magazine as one of the best films of all time. Since then he has gone on to appear in other notable films such as his own productions, Hey Ram and Virumaandi, as well as the magnum opus Dasavathaaram, in which he appeared in ten distinct roles.

Honours:

• 19 Filmfare Awards-ranging across five languages, and after his latest award in 2000, wrote to the organisation to exempt him from further awards.
• 04 National Awards - 03 as Best Actor and 01 as Best Child Artist.
• 1990: Padma Shri.
  Sang 50 songs in different languages.

His film(s) which I like most are:

• Michael, Madan, Kama, Rajan
• Nayagan
• Pamal K Samandham
• Anbe Sivam
• Punnagai Mannan

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Retrospective of Kamal Haasan films opens

The actor says his best innings in films will come over the next 10 years

Stating that he was not interested in resting on his laurels, actor Kamal Haasan on Friday said his best innings in films would come over the next 10 years.
Speaking at the inauguration of a three-day retrospective of his films at the Siri Fort Auditorium here, Mr. Haasan said: “I am not going to dwell on what has been done, but rather focus on what is to be done. Fortunately I came into the film world early… My parents told me to choose any profession. My father believed in me; he was my guru. The word guru sounds strange and even anachronistic these days. But without his backing, I would not have been where I am today.”

Referring to himself, the actor said a differently-abled child was loved more than other children. “I am a high school drop-out, but the rest of my family is well-educated. My mother and brothers showered me with so much love.”

Thanking the United Progressive Alliance government for organising a retrospective, he said such an event required a lot of planning. “I could have waited, as there are so many talented people who deserve this more than me.”

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said: “A retrospective gives people an opportunity to view works of art on a vast spectrum. It is a visual treat for movie buffs. It is important to view classics, as they make a tremendous impact on society. We have cinematic diversity in our country. Our brand entity is not only because of Bollywood, but also because of the creative genius of all languages.”

Deep impact

Stating that the retrospective showcased Mr. Haasan's sensitive side, the Minister said the actor fell under a special category, as his cinema broke barriers of language and region. The decision to show a retrospective of his films was not an off-the-cuff decision. Some of his characters had left a deep impact on us. “This is an acknowledgement of your contribution for the past 50 years. He made his debut in Kalathur Kannamma on August 12, 1959. He has been honoured with several awards. In fact, he may be the most awarded person in the country.”
The retrospective has been organised by the Directorate of Film Festivals.

INTERESTING INFO !!!

SOME INTERESTING INFO !!!

(1) To honour KamalHasan's presence in cinema for 50 years, Govt of India inagurated a 3-day festival in New Delhi which screens some of his films like 'Nayagan', 'HeyRam', 'Virumandi' etc...

(2) India shares border with 7 countries.

(3) The largest state in India is (by area) is Rajasthan.

(4) The number of coastal states in India is 09 (05 in West and 04 in East) .

(5) Those who are pregnant after 35 years will have the 1 in 27 chance of giving birth to twins !!!

(6) Ms Aishwarya Rai was the first Indian personlaity to be in the prestigious Cannes Film Festival as jury member .

(7) Chandrayaan-II will be launched in 2013.

(8) July 01 is being celebrated as World Doctor's Day.

(9) The famous Amarnath Shrine is in South Himalayas.

(10) FIFA-2010 is being held at South Africa.

(11) "Shera" is the mascot of the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi.

(12) Leander Paes and Cara Black won the Wimbledon 2010 mixed doubles title.

(13) Worl EARTH Day is observed on April 22.

(14) Including India, at present 13 countries in the world have women as their PM or President. {one country to have both of them as women}.

(15) BENTHOS: Plant biomes found beneath the seas.

(16) India and Canada signed civil nuclear pact in 2010.

(17) Telecom operator Bharti Airtel today said that its subscribers can access social networking site Facebook on their mobiles free of cost for two months till August 31.

(18) The motto of Commonwealth Games is "Humanity-Eauality-Destiny".

(19) The previous name of Commonwealth Games is/are: "British Empire Games", "British Empire and Commonwealth Games" and "British Commonwealth Games". From 1978, the name, "Commonwealth Games" was came into existence.

(20) Indian Peace Keeping Force was the Indian military contingent performing a peacekeeping operation in Sri Lanka between 1987 and 1990. It was formed under the mandate of the Indo-Sri Lankan Accord signed between India and Sri Lanka in 1987 that aimed to end the Sri Lankan Civil War between militant Sri Lankan Tamil nationalists such as the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Sri Lankan military.

(21) The venue of 2016 Olympic Games is Rio de Janeiro(Brazil), the first south-american city to host the event.

(22) 2014 Commonwealth Games will be held in Glasgow, Scotland.

(23) At the time of USA founded in 1776, it had 13 colonies/provinces/states. Now it has 50+1.

(24) Concorde palne was a product of an Anglo-French government treaty, combining the manufacturing efforts of Aerospatiale and the British Aircraft Corporation. First flown in 1969, Concorde entered service in 1976 and continued for 27 years still 2003.

(25) Mother Teresa/Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu was born in Macedonia.