Shiraz E Hind Jaunpur's Badohi Carpet Industry

Well , its regarding a place called badohi, a small village in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, , the art of carpet weaving is going their for ages and has made its mark in the global market giving really very hard competetion to the world .

With Indian carpets facing tough competition from global players, the Indian Institute of Carpet Technology (IICT) in Badohi is imparting training on better designing techniques. Carpet weaving in the country is largely influenced by the Persian style. The Institute has taken up the initiative to design better carpets to face the competition. K.K. Goswami, Director of the Institute, said that Indian carpets need a better marketing strategy. "Carpet designing began in Persia and so it has a Persian stamp till now. Though we have created a niche of our own, yet it is sold carrying a tag of being Indo-Persian. They have such a strong image. Though we are good, we do not have the same kind of identity and publicity," Goswami said. The Institute aims at promoting Indian designs and traditional patterns so that they can create an identity of their own in the international market. "We basically try to focus on Indian themes for our design. Indian designs like Harappa, Ajanta, Mughal paintings, we try to take from them and teach the same to our students. We pay heed to colours too, based on market interest," said Kailashish Karamakar, a lecturer in the Institute. UP is the country's largest exporter of designer carpets and rugs. There are about 300 well-established carpet exporters in Mirzapur, Bhadohi areas in the state alone. Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana are the other states where carpet industry has high concentration. The origin of the industry can be traced back to 16th century to the reign of Mughal Emperor Akbar who is said to have brought some Persian carpet weavers for production of Persian carpets in his own palace at northern Agra. Some of the most exclusive carpets were created during the Mughal era, each carpet was different from the other, but infused with a common magic of colour and designs.

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Varanasi new airport building

The swanky new integrated terminal at the Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport at Varanasi is all set for a formal inauguration on August 3 by Union minister for civil aviation Praful Patel through a remote control device, in New Delhi.

Alongwith four other airports in different parts of the country, Thiruvanathapuram, Shillong and Gagan sattelite navigation system in Bangalore, Varanasi Airport will be will be formally inaugurated while the foundation stone for the Bhubaneswar airport will also be laid through remote control in the same event.

Built at a cost of 94 crore by Lanco Infratech, the infrastructure arm of the Hyderabad-based Lanco Group, the new integrated terminal building at Varanasi will cater to both domestic and international passengers and has come up on 26,000 sq mts area adjacent to the present airport building. While it is capable of handling 4 lakh annual movement at present, post modernisation it will be capable of handling 800 passengers per hour.

Speaking to FE, airport director Varanasi SK Siddh said the structure is equipped with all modern passenger amenities such as central air conditioning system, four escalators, five lifts and would have two aerobridges, walkways; in-line baggage screening for check-in, etc.


With the proliferation of budget airlines, the airport has witnessed tremendous traffic growth in recent from other cities of india.

Currently Air India is plying international flights from Kathmandu to Varanasi while Thai Airways and Mihin Lanka are in talks to finalise the schedule of the flights this year. but Lal bahadur shastri airport should be made an international airport in terms of infrastructure first since it has a capacity to handle international tourist arrivals for Buddhist and hindu circuits.

Purvanchal, bihar tourism industry change stance

There must be a wholesale change in the attitude of people involved in the Purvanchal and Bihar tourism sector for the sustainable development of the industry in this regions . Purvanchal and Bihar attracts Hindu , Jain and Buddhist Tourist from all over India and all over the world.
There are many Jain Tourist and Buddhist tourists from indian states like Gujarat , Maharastra, Karnataka who visit Jain circuit and Buddhist circuit in Purvanchal and Bihar.
There must be a a change in attitude of the Bihar tousist industry towards these tourists ; right from the person who is at the the railway , bus or flight ticket terminals to hotel staff , cab and auto drivers.
There must be additions in reastaurant menus like For example, are we going to have dhoklas, khaman, kandhe pohes, bada pav, idlis, dosas etc which are liked by Gujarati, Maharastra , Karnataka tourists.
And similar facilities for foreign tourist from Far eAst countries

Shiraz E Hind -Jaunpur - New educational and economic center of Purvanchal

There was a time when Jaunpur was known for its education and at that time importance was given to fundamentals teachings of Islam in every home in our community. Gradually things have changed and level of education start decreasing.

In 17 th and 18 th century, this district was famous for cotton clothes industry and perfume industry. In 15 th century, this weal resident of this district participated whole heartedly in Mahadevi movement

The economic development of Jaunpur District is mainly dependent on agriculture. The chief cause of this is the absence of industries which has led to many residents of this district to move to other cities of Western India , but now due to discrimination against them in these cities bu certain groups , industries are setting up in Jaunpur , following the industrial development in Bihar. Now industries are coming up on Varanasi Jaunpur highway. A cotton mill is operational near Karanja Kala. Animal husbandry also constitutes a sector of economy of Jaunpur District.

But inefficiency and beaurocracy at state and Central govt has led to no power supply by PVVNL and Irrigation and drinking water supply by UPWSRP (Uttar Pradesh Water Supply ) especially in regions between the Mariahu- Machchisaher tehsils, and the residents should fight with the Govt and teach them a lesson in the election if these basic amenities are ignored

Bihar in race for Borlaug Institute

Bihar is among the states in the race for the setting up of an internationally-acclaimed Borlaug Institute, famous for Green Revolution. Punjab is another such state.
According to state Minister for Agriculture Renu Kumari the state is in the run for establishment of the Borlaug Institute of international standard for which the state will provide full facilities. In this regard a team of experts from Mexico visited several places in the state early this month. It also went to the Rajendra Agriculture University at Pusa here in Samastipur district.
The Borlaug Institute’s programmes provide researchers, policymakers and university faculty from developing countries the ability to strengthen sustainable agricultural practices through scientific training and collaborative research opportunities.
The Borlaug Institute aims to be the leading international agriculture program among US universities, measured by the quality of its international teaching, science and extension programmes.
It needs to be recalled that Nobel Laureate Norman Ernest Borlaugh is considered as the Father of the Green Revolution. Though a US national he worked extensively in Mexico. He died at the age of 95 on September 12, 2009.

Manmohan the leader other leaders love'

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tops Newsweek Magazine's list of 10 world leaders who have won respect and is described as "the leader other leaders love" though India figures at 78th place in the list of 100 best countries.

77-year-old Singh, who is into his seventh year in office, has played a "key role in India's emergence as one of the rising powers of the 21st century."

In an article titled "The Leader Other Leaders Love", the magazine said the economist-turned-politician Singh, engineered the transition "from stagnant socialism to a spectacular takeoff in the global economy."

"But it's Singh's unassuming personal style that really inspires awe among his fellow global luminaries, who praise him for being modest, humble, and incorruptible," the magazine said in the article.

It also quotes former International Atomic Energy Agency director-general and Egyptian presidential challenger Mohamed ElBaradei as saying that "the soft-spoken Singh is the model of what a political leader should be."

Besides Singh, British Premier David Cameron, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz al-Saud also figure in the list.

However, India figures 78 in the list of 100 best countries in the world with a score of 55.70 out of 100.

The rank was based on five categories of national well-being, education, health, quality of life, economic competitiveness, and political environment.

Besides, India is described as the 'Best Place to Fly a Kite'.

"Flying a kite from the roof is part of everyday life in gujarat India. But each year, on January 14, an international kite festival, Makar Sankranti, draws more than 1 million enthusiasts from 36 countries," the magazine said

MNS and taxi , auto driver , hawkers

the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has returned to take on its old favourites—autorickshaw and taxi drivers , hawkers , just for a few days it tried with Multiplex owners to show marathi movie as prime time shows but due to State govt interventions , and rich multiplex owners connections , MNS couldnt do much so again they have come back on harrassing auto drivers, taxi driver , this time saying that they refuse toferry the commuters. Now why would taxi driver do that purposely , when everyone wants to earn. Actually this MNs and Shiv Sena people are sick idiots.

One press report excerpt:-

“We also want these errant drivers to be penalised but Raj Thackeray’s sole motive is to derive political mileage from the issue,” said Munna Tripathi, president of Uttar Bhartiya Vikas Parishad, an organisation working for the welfare of north Indians

in the state. “There are so many issues but he is deliberately targeting the drivers because they are mostly from North India.”

Bihari Dandiya

Dandiya and Garba is a folk dance very popular in Western India in Mumbai and Gujarat, Now you may think how is it popular in Bihar. Well since Bihar has been a cradle of hindu civilisation , how would biharis stay away from celebrating dandiya which is festival of dance .There are many shows by Bharatiya Nritya Kala Mandir who organises Bihari Dandiya for an entry fee of a few 1000 bucks . Many many tourist from western india who have visited the bihari dandiya , have truly loved the flavour of Bihari Dandiya and people from all over india are flocking for "Bihari dnadiya".
One Mr yadav says he likes the Garba so much that he has picked up a few gujju words like “Anhiyan Aao (come here), jami lidhu ? (have you eaten?) , kem cho? (how are you ) ,” he asks in Gujarati laced with a north Indian accent.

Now this craze has doubled the number of Jain and hindu tourists visiting from Gujarat and maharastra to bihar . Such is the craze of bihari dandiya . so make it a point to enjoy the flavour of bihari dandiya

Bihars Bappa Connection - Gandhiji and Ganeshji

Independence Day quiz! Who is the most popular freedom fighter the state loves to remember by way of renamed organisations, roads, lanes and localities ? As far as government and non-government societies and organisations are concerned, Bihar is in love with ‘Gandhi’. Registration Department’s
data reveals that 112 organisations in the state bear the ‘Gandhi’ name. A majority of them have the name of Mahatma Gandhi, while some bear the names of Kasturba Gandhi, Indira Gandhi and Seemant Gandhi. A couple of them are after Rajiv Gandhi, though he was no freedom fighter. The unregistered organisations run into hundreds.

The second place goes to the Nehrus. Jawaharlal Nehru and Kamla Nehru together account for 60 organisations in the state. Subhash Chandra Bose's name has been used by eight organisations while Kuer Singh, the Bihar hero has just one named after him, former president Rajendra Prasad’s name figures in nine, Aungrah Narayan Sinha’s in 20, while Sri Krishna Singh’s name has been used by three organisations.
Bihar potters especially from Champaran and Singhara village, the Place where Gandhi bappa started his stayagrah movement , are very fond of making Ganesh Bappa idols for ganesh utsav which is fervently celebrated in Mumbai , now may be you can call it a Bappa connection .

Bihar govt is not serious to expand Patna Airport

It is heart breaking that Bihar Govt has refused to acquire land for Patna airport.
Someone needs to enlighten the state govt the importance of a proper international airport for a landlocked state like Bihar. When I was in Patna recently for my Kanwar Yatra, I saw four 737 / 320 type aircrafts at the tarmac simultaneously. The hall was chock a block with people. Earlier, we had read report by AAI that at 60% growth, Patna was the fastest growing airport in India. Three to four years back, a Mumbai - Patna - Mumbai flight used to cost more than a Mumbai - London - Mumbai flight. Now, with economy flights like IndiGo and Kingfisher Red, the same round trip costs an affordable Rs 7,000. Contrary to what many believe, the people residing outside Bihar are not necessarily indigent people who travel in unreserved bogies of Indian Railways. Why, even blue collared workers working in Dubai (and there are thousands from Siwan) need a flight to travel in comfort. The airport is also needed for trade, commerce and tourism.
Obviously, this 257 acre facility has run out of space to handle more traffic. Comparatively smaller states like Karnataka and AP have huge international airports and are much the richer for those. Even neighboring UP has a fairly large one at Lucknow (1186 acres) and the one at Varanasi at 582 acres is double to Patna. Ranchi in Jharkhand, again though small, at 546 acres is twice the size at Patna. It handles only a fraction of the traffic of Patna.
Land acquisition can be done at market price. As a matter of fact, the land acquisition for an airport can be done at a price higher than market price since the economics of a fast gorwing airport like Patna will definitely be able to afford it.
I dont know how, but we need to create huge pressure on the Govt of Bihar to take up the issue of land for an airport in a major way
why isnt the AAI procuring the land for the Patna int airport , prafful patel and UPA should answer this

In Nepal, Terai is differentiated into "outer" and "inner" Terai.

Outer Terai begins at the alluvial, generally forested and often marshy zone along the southern edge of the ~700 metre Siwalik Range -- the first and lowest range of Himalayan foothills. In Nepalese usage Terai extends to the border with India and includes drier, mostly cleared agricultural land below the marshes. Indian usage is more tied to hydrology and ecology. In some places the wetter ecoregion extends kilometers south of the Nepal border into India.

Most of the local population is ethnically Indian, natively speaking Awadhi, Bhojpuri and Maithili. They were largely disenfranchised during the Shah and Rana regimes that were largely administered by and for Paharis. This discrimination gave rise to political movements seeking greater representation.

Major towns of the Outer Terai (east to west):

Bhadrapur and Mechinagar in Mechi Zone
Biratnagar Inaruwa and Itahari in Koshi Zone
Lahan and Rajbiraj in Sagarmatha Zone
Janakpur in Janakpur Zone
Birgunj in Narayani Zone
Butwal and Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa) in Lumbini Zone
Nepalganj in Bheri Zone
Dhangadhi in Seti Zone
Mahendranagar in Mahakali Zone
Inner Terai refers to elongated valleys lying between the Siwalik Range and the 2-3,000 metre Mahabharat Range further north. In India these valleys are called "Duns", e.g. Dehra Dun. Most of these valleys extend east-west or SSE-WNW parallel to enclosing ranges. They are five to ten kilometers wide and up to a hundred kilometers long.

Inner Terai valleys historically were agriculturally productive but extremely malarial. Indigenous Tharu people had a degree of inherited resistance and populated these areas. A malaria eradication campaign opened the Inner Terai to settlers from the "hills" to the north and from neighbouring India, to the detriment of indigenous peoples.

Important towns in the Inner Terai are:

Triyuga in Kamala
Kamalamai in Marin Khola
Bharatpur (Narayangadh), Hetauda, and Tandi in Chitwan
Tulsipur and Tribhuvannagar (Ghorahi) in Dang
Birendranagar in Surkhet.
Wetter, more malarial parts of the Terai were left forested by official decree during the Rana dynasty as a defensive perimeter called Char Kose Jhadi (four kos forest, one kos equalling about three km or two miles).

Mahendra Highway crosses the Nepal Terai from Kakarbhitta on the eastern border in Jhapa District, Mechi Zone to Mahendranagar near the western border in Kanchanpur District, Mahakali Zone. It is the only motor road spanning the country from east to west.

H1B visa fees revised to USD 4500

Recently the H1B visa fee charges have been made to USD 4500 under the new US Border Security bill passed by the US House . Now H1B visa is of great interest amon the indian IT firms who send workers to US for on-site assignments and also many use this as a gateway to a green card , hence there is a lot of politics and beaurocracy among the indian IT firms in selcting the candidates for the H1B visa and most of the few selected for H1B visa are considered as blessed ones :) , or relatives or kin of the Boss ;-), . Well , this are a few of the criteria to get one's H1B visa filed , but then after entering the US one has to start looking for another job or sponsor for a green card if you are not a kin of the US boss.
This Visa was earlier charged a price of USD 2500 which was very less compared to the benefits this visa gives to the company f getting workers on lower wages and workers to get an entry into the United States to settle , so increasing it to 4500 is very well justified. Also The US government proposes to spend an additional USD 600 million to beef up border security and proposes to fund it by using proceeds from this hike in visa fees , it will be levied once it gets an aye from the House of Representatives and goes under the pen of Mr Obama , and hence become a law.

New Bihar is Predominantly Rural Bihar , But Urban bihar is equally important

With the process of creation of a predominantly 'rural' Bihar, poverty issue has to be addressed with this 'key' factor keeping in mind. A fresh look at the populace (over) dependent on the 'existing resources' (that is regenerative but not inexhaustible) has to be focused. The foreclosures and new opportunities have to be assessed. Being more clear, future Bihar would consist of north and central Bihar plains with enormous but unmanaged water resources, fertile yet degenerating soil quality due to frequent use of chemical fertilizers and soil erosion due to excessive floods every year. Future Bihar will have to share about three-fourth of the existing people with about 55% of the land. Poverty (and associated issue of development) has to be addressed in this context. Appropriate usage of land and efficient usage of existing rivers and water resources needs to be done to create jobs in rural bihar for the migrant labour who works on the Agricultural Land.
And at the same time, more and more jobs and industries need to be started in the urban centres of Bihar and to create jobs for the educated people, who can contribute in running the business efficiently. Urban bihar needs to be developed into important center of business and city /town planning need to be done similar to cities like singapore , which support significant population in limited space available

Nitish's Bihar builds one bridge a day , Soon nitish will build one engg college a day

" Excerpt from NDTV "
Bihar, now ranked among the fastest-growing Indian states with an enviable expansion of 16.59 percent last fiscal, has been building one bridge each working day since November 2005, leaving Chief Minister Nitish Kumar quite busy cutting ribbons.

"We have built 1,671 bridges under the Chief Minister's Bridge Building Programme and another 450-odd bridges under our plan and non-plan outlays since November 2005," says Bihar Road Construction Department Secretary Pratyay Amrit.

Soon we expect Mr Nitish Kumar and his party to start building one engineering college / 1 medical college per day , one IT company per day , one airport per day, one multiplex per day , one high rise commercial building and one housing society per day . So that bihar can get some what better place to live ,and not known as naxal state anymore

MNS is a malaria mosquito

Outraged over MNS chief Raj Thackeray indicating that spread of malaria in Mumbai was due to migrant workers from North India, RJD on Tuesday demanded his arrest on charges of hurting sentiments of people of Bihar and UP. "Thackeray has yet again hurt the sentiments of the people of Bihar
and Uttar Pradesh by making snide remarks against them by holding the migrants responsible for outbreak of malaria in Mumbai," RJD Spokesman Shakeel Ahmed Khan told reporters in Patna.
For this, the government should arrest him, he demanded.
This is not the first time the MNS chief has invoked anger over the issue as he has time and again taken a swipe at the lakhs of migrant labourers from the two states who work in Mumbai.
MNS has now created a new malaria row , blaming it on outsiders in Mumbai , but in reality MNS and Shiv Sena are themselves biggest malarial mosquitoes of society who should be treated with proper pencillin.

Bihar Board and poorvanchal Board should include chapter s on bihar's historical personalities and bihar literature.

I would like to make a suggestion here that Poorvacnhal educational board and Bihar educational Board and poorvanchal Board should include chapter s on bihar's historical personalities and bihar's literature. so that it will inculcate a sense of bihari pride amongst bihari pupils.



Also Hindi literature and English Literature should inculde chapters on life and works of Lal bahadur shastri , Rajendra babu , kabir Dasa , all the works of Bihar literateur like Kabir Das, Tulsi Das etc should also be translated into other Aryan Languages like Spanish, English , French, German etc etc. And also some of their works should be included into the School and college curriculum

Dont Go to india for commonwealth

If you are visiting from Europe or USA or UK, aus, NZ for Common wealth games please think before coming to India know about your security and then visit.If you are female i know you are powerful but take more care.
Common wealth Games will not show you real face of India.Just remember seventy percent Indians earn only half US dollar or Euro
Delhi the city which is hosting commonwealth games is under terror threat and hence please dont go to delhi and scrap the plan for visit to delhi

RSS is Anti national and

Yes, I am convinced that RSS is not good. The reasons for this are as follows:

RSS is a communal Organization, HENCE IT IS not good

RSS believes in Communal disharmony and does activities which creates Communal disharmony in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, HENCE IT not good

For RSS, Gujarat / Maharastra comes first and AND UP/Bihar comes last in terms of socio economic development.........., HENCE IT IS not good
RSS only does Social Work and helps poor & adivasis in gujarat/ maharastra, HENCE IT IS not good



Whenever there is any Terror strike like Mumbai terror attacks RSS workers never come into scene , HENCE IT IS not good



RSS just makes statements about Kashmir issue to gain political mileage and supports people like Bal Thakre and Raj thakre, HENCE IT IS not good



RSS does not believe in True Secularism and creates hatred between hindu and muslims, HENCE IT IS not good

RSS doesnt know the true meaning of Sanatana Dharma and also it doesnt respects other religions, HENCE IT IS not good

RSS Teaches & Practices Patriotism, HENCE IT IS not good



RSS supports Divide & Rule, HENCE IT IS not good

RSS treats every one unequal, HENCE IT IS not good


I hope, now the readers understand why RSS is not good

Hum Bihari Bhojpuri Song. A must listen song for a Bihari

Bihari Bhojpuri Song. A must listen song for a every Bihari and bhojpuri person , some years back there was lot of discrimination against bihar in the Indian media as well as every where in university and colleges in western and southern part of india , bihari student are maligned for no reason and Mr Manoj Tiwari has shown this in video to bolster the respect of biharis.
Here he says that why do other people in india just keep maligning bihari and are jealous of bihari people's talent.