April 2013 (73rd edition) - Interesting facts about Indian Parliament + Sansad Ratna Awards 2013

This special edition this unique 73rd edition (April 2013) of your ezine PreSense was released by Dr K. Rosaiah, His Excellency The Governor of Tamil Nadu during the Sansad Ratna Award function on 20th April 2013.  With the launch of your ezine PreSense  by the Governor of Tamil Nadu, this ezine enters a new era of credibility adding more responsibility to our team, to continue to  provide highest quality contents in future.

On this happy occassion, editorial team thanks all the readers for the sustained support and feedback.  

After the launch of this special edition by the Governor, we  added the photos and the proceedings of the Sansad Ratna Award function.  Since the General Elections will be held in few months, this ezine will be useful for all the citizens to understand our constitutional democracy, which we may have to be proud of.  

This edition broadly contains the following:

1.  Dr Abdul Kalam's exclusive message to our Sansad Ratna Award function;

2.  Overview of Indian Parliament;

3.  Interesting facts about Parliament chambers;

4.  Sittings held by Indian Parliament from 1952 to April 2013;

5.  Business done by Lok Sabha during sittings;

6.  Humour in Lok Sabha;

7.  Performance of 15th Lok Sabha - Bills passed - disruption details;

8.  Top performing MPs of 15th Lok Sabha;

9.  A brief report on Sansad Ratna 2013 Award function;

Since this is a special edition released by the Governor, we have focussed exclusively on Indian Parliament.   We will follow our usual format from the next edition onwards.

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March 2013 issue of Ezine: New Pope + Ram Setu +Vivekananda+Sanjay Dutt+many more

We are pleased to release the 72nd issue of ezine (March 2013).  This edition contains the following. 

1.  Cover Story on new Pope Francis.

2.  Vivekananda 150 - Interesting facts and unknown people behind Swami Vivekananda's visit to Chicago in 1893.

3.  Under Ancient Indian wisdom - Ram Setu, a civil engineering marvel - interesting technical aspects as told by Valmiki.

4.  Historical event - Dandi March of Mahatma Gandhi - Impact on British.

5. From the Archives of  March 2007 issue - Alexandar's 3 wishes

6.  Recent controversy on Sanjay Dutt + Prince cartoon on the same controversy.

7.  Ignited Minds - Top performing Lok Sabha Members till the end of Part I of Budget Session 2013.

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Feb 2013 issue of ezine: Lone crusader Sasi Perumal + Kumbh Mela + Navin Gulia + many more

Feb 2013 issue (71st edition) of ezine PreSense contains the following:

1.  Cover Story and Man of the Month:  Mr Sasi Perumal, lone crusader and Gandhian who is on fast for the past 31 days demanding total prohibition;

2.  Ancient Indian Wisdom: Significance of Kumbh Mela festival from  the ancient days.

3.   Ignited Minds: Inspiring story of Mr Navin Gulia, who is declared 100% medically disabled and his great mind boggling achievements.

4.  Vivekananda 150: How Swami Vivekananda inspired John D Rockefeller to donate for public cause.

5.  Remembering historical events relating to Feb.  -  National Science Day and Sir C V Raman's discovery of Raman Effect.

6.  From the archives of Feb 2007 edition :  Exclusive interview with Mr Jimmy Wales, Founder of Wikipedia.

7.  Controversy over the statements of Justice Katju and Justice Thomas.

8.  Interesting PRince cartoon.

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Jan 2013 (70th edition) Ezine: Vinton G Cerf + Vivekananda150 + M Narendra+ CIBIL + many more

Jan 2013 issue (70th Edition)  of ezine PreSense.   contains the following.

1.  Man of the month and Cover Story : Exclusive interview for our ezine with  Mr Vinton G Cerf, Father of Internet and who invented the  modern internet 30 years ago.  

2.  Vivekananda 150 :  How Vivekananda was responsible for establishing Indian Institute of Science at Bangalore.

3.  Ignited Minds :  Mr M Narendra, Chairman and Mg. Director of Indian Overseas Bank - The inspiring story of manager turned leader and podcast interview with him.

4.  Controversy:  How Taliban and Pak Terrorists hailed Indian Home Minister Mr Shinde for his remark on 'saffron terrorism'.

5.  Social Issue :  Cautioning the young bank borrowers about Credit Information Agency 'CIBIL'. Be ware and be aware of CIBIL.

6.  Historical event for Jan:  Making of Constitution - Interesting facts about Constituent Assembly and Republic Day.

7.  Ancient Indian Wisdom : Thirukkural, the book written 2000 years back - Second largest translated book in the world.

8.  From the Archives:  How to protect your eyes from the computers - Computer Vision syndrome.

9.  Triambak's PRince cartoon on Viswaroopam

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Dec 12 issue of ezine: Narendra Modi+Arthasastra+Crime against women+Kamal Hassan DTH controversy+others

Narendra Modi

On behalf of Editorial Team of ezine PreSense, we wish you all a very happy and prosperous New Year 2013.

December 2012 issue of ezine (69th edition), contains the following:

1.  Man of the month and cover story:  Systematically most abused and maligned Narendra Modi, crowned for the fourth time.  Some insights.

2.  Ancient Indian Wisdom: Arthasastra talks about modern day governance mantras, including encryption of communication. Interesting facts are revealed in this article.

3.  Historical events relating to December:  Remembering the attack on Indian Parliament on 13th December 2001.

4.  Social Issue :  Crime against women - The lessons to be learnt from the the most unfortunate Delhi gang-rape incident.

5.  Ignited Minds - An exclusive inspiring  interview with Mr Arjun Ram Meghwal, one of the top performing MPs of the current 15th Lok Sabha.

6.  Controversy - Actor Kamal Hassan will be releasing his much awaited film Viswaroopam through DTH on 10th Jan 2013.This is the first of its kind in the world.  This has generated a lot of controversy.  We analyse the issue.

Besides, our usual PRince cartoon, Dr Abdul Kalam;'s inspiring quotes, and articles from the archives are also included in this edition.

We hope you will enjoy this edition of ezine.  Please send us your feedback.

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Nov 12 issue of ezine: Malala + Ayurveda + Sec 66A of IT Act + many more

November 2012 issue of ezine PreSense (68th edition) contains the following:

1. Cover story:  Pakistan child activist Malala who fought for the girls' education from her 11th age.   She was shot by Taliban fundamentalists.  UN declared 10th November as Malala Day.

2.  Ancient Indian Wisdom:   'Ayurveda'. Thousands of years ago, our ancestors used more than 100 surgical tools.  They even performed cataract operation and plastic surgery.  

3.  Ignited Minds:   Mr Muralidharan of Sevalaya.  They run a Higher Secondary School without a fee counter.  They provide education free of cost  to 1650 poorest of the poor rural children covering 32 villages.  They also take care of destitute children and old age people.  Sevalaya has brought transformation in many villages silently. 

4.  Historic events: Saluting the heroes of 26/11 Mumbai attack by Terrorists.

5.  Social issue : The  problems faced by 'single woman'.

6.  Controversy: Recent arrests of social media users at West Bengal, Puducherry and Maharashtra has triggered a controversy over the Section 66A of IT Act.  Even Chief Justice of India has expressed concern over the misuse of 66A.  

Besides, this edition also contains the usual inspiring quotes from Dr Abdul Kalam, Triambak's cartoon, podcast on jet-lag,  etc.

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Oct 2012 issue of ezine: Dr Ashok Khemka + India Pak War 1947 + India China War 1962 + many more

67th Edition (Oct 2012) of our ezine PreSense contains the follows:

1.  Man of the month and cover story: Dr Ashok Khema IAS, who was transferred 41 times in his 20 years of service.

2.  In the historical section relating to October, we have featured India-Pak War (1947) and India-China War (1962).  Interestingly, invasion by enemy countries  in both the cases started on 20th October of the respective years. Immediately after our Independence, India was facing challenges at the borders.  Pakistan and China occupied a major portion of our J & K then.  The problem remains unresolved till date.   Please read the insight.

3.  In the 'Ancient Indian Wisdom' section, we have brought out how our ancient Indians were using vimanas (flying machines).  Readers will be surprised to know that Sri Lanka King Ravana had 6 Airports in his kingdom.  Please read the interesting facts.

4.  Mr Munna Kumar Arya (27), a young man from interior Bihar is doing a great job with his team to motivate the youth to realise the Vision 2020. We have brought out his inspiring story.

5.  Under the controversy section, we have analysed the recent developments  relating to the activists and media targeting on individual political leaders to defame them.  

6.  Under the 'Social issue' section, we have discussed the problems relating to elders.

Besides, we have included the 'Archives from the past ezine' . Triambak's PRince cartoon and Mr Talwant Singh's speech on "Cyber war'.  

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Sep 12 - Homage to Dr Kurien + World War II + many more

66th edition of ezine PreSense (Sep 2012).  This ezine contains broadly the following:

1.  Cover story:  Ever cheerful 'Amul Girl' wept for the first time in early Sep 2012 to mourn the demise of Dr Varghese Kurien, Milkman of India. Triambak's touching cartoon also adds value to the cover story.

2.  Under historical events relating to September, we have featured World War II, which commenced on 1st Sep 1939 and ended on 2nd Sep 1945.  Please look at the rare pictures. 

3.  From this issue, we are including a new section titled "Ancient Indian Wisdom".  Every month, we will be bringing out the greatness of our ancient wisdom.  In this issue, we have brought out how Rig Veda was used in the first phonograph, invented by Graham Bell.  

4.  Under 'Social issues', we have featured  the health hazard due to  the bad manners of using saliva for turning pages and spitting on the public places.

5.  Under 'Ignited Minds', we have featured Mr Aum Murugan, a Railway employee who has conducted more than 700 eye camps and health camps, besides providing vocational training to 3000 persons annually. 

6.  Recent decision of the Government of India to allow FDI in muti-brand retail has generated lot of debates in India. We have featured this issue under our controversy section.

As usual, we have also included Dr Kalam's inspiring quotes, articles from the archives of the ezine, etc.    We are confident that you will continue to enjoy this ezine.  Please share your feedback.

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Aug 2012 - Mahatma on Independence Day + Evils of tobacco

We are pleased to release the August 2012 issue (65th edition) of ezine PreSense.  In this issue, we cover the following.

1. Cover Story -  Indian Olympic Medalists.

2. Inspiring speech of Dr Abdul Kalam.

3. History Section - Where was Mahatma Gandhi on Independence Day?

4. Social Issue - Deadly combination of smoking and alcohol.

5. Education - Accreditation for Communication, Marketing, HR professionals.

6. Ignited Minds - Kuthambakkam Elango

7. Triambak's PRince cartoon.

8. Controversy Section - Banning of Mobile SMS.

9. From the Archives of Aug 06 edition - Attitude and Stress Management.

From this issue, we have introduced two new sections, (1) From the Archives of the ezine (corresponding month 6 years back) and (2) one social issue.

We hope you will continue to enjoy this ezine and share with your friends and colleagues. 

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July 2012 - God Particle + Space Race

July 2012 Edition of PreSense contains the following:

1. Man of the Month : Mr Satyendra Nath Bose, forgotten Indian Scientist.  'Bosons', the recently found out God Particle is named after him.

2.  God Particle :  On 4th July 2012, Scientists found out the God Particle at CERN, Geneva.  CERN's Head Quarters at Geneva has a tall statue of Lord Shiva (Nataraja in Cosmic dance posture) at their entrance.  The scientists compare the Shiva's cosmic dance with the dance of sub-atomic matters.  We have explained in a simple language the significance of God Particle in the Universe with the photograph of Nataraja at CERN, Geneva.  

3.  In the historical events relevant to July, we have featured with interesting facts of the 'Space Race' between USSR and US between 1957 and 1975, including the man landing on the Moon in July 1969.  We have also produced an exclusive podcast with rare pictures and video clips on the Space Race in the following link. This space race assumes more importance after the US and USSR landed the Rover space craft on Mars on 6th August 2012. 

4.  We have featured Deepali Phadnis (Mrs Asia International 2012) and Anuradha. Dhimani Parekh (The Better India) under 'Ignited Minds' Section for their achievements.  

5. Prince Cartoon by Triambak Sharma adds value to this ezine.

6.  Under 'Controversy Section', we have dealt with the recent announcement of Anna Hazare to enter politics.  (As I am writing now, the news has come that Team Anna is dissolved).

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June 2012 Edition PreSense

63rd edition of ezine PreSense (June 2012) broadly contains the following.

Cover Story

Every month, we feature one achiever as 'man of the month'.  This month, we are pleased to honour Mr Hansraj Gangaram Ahir MP, who is a whistleblower of the coal scam involving Rs.25 lakh crores.  This month's cover story features him.   Besides, we have the following contents.

National and historical  section:  We have covered extensively the 1975 Emergency with rare photos.  We have also included the image of Indian Express, with blank editorial, which conveyed a powerful message to the readers.  This blank editorial conveyed powerfully  more than what could have been communicated through a well written editorial.  The forgotten period of Indian history is remembered.  Many new generation youth of less than 45 or 50 may not know this part of history.  

Ignited Minds - Two silent achievers Prabhakar and Dr Gupta are featured. 

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Controversy segment -  we have covered the Tennis controversy and the lessons to be drawn.

Cartoon -PRince cartoon by Triambak, a well known cartoonist.

Special segment - Education Loan -  We have brought out how the banks violate the RBI guidelines and how the affected students can get solution.

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May 2012 edition PreSense

62nd Edition of ezine PreSense contains broadly the following contents..

Nation and history

This edition brings out the interesting aspects of 60th Anniversary of Indian Parliament, Pokran II and the circumstances leading to the appointment of  Gen. Cariappa as the first Army Chief of India.

Ignited minds and Achievers

We are featuring the top 5 Parliamentarians of 15th Lok Sabha, based on their performance till the end of Budget Session 2012 (22 May 2012. 

We are also featuring three UnSung heroes Jagadeeswaran, Mugavari Ramesh and Shillong Chamber Choir. 

Viswanathan Anand adorns the cover of this ezine.

Cartoon

Our cartoon character Prince has come back with his usual wit and humour.  One of the celebrated cartoonists of India Mr Triambak Sharma has created this cartoon character 'Prince'  like 'common man' of R K Lakshman.  

Controversy

Recently an actress posted a 'status message' in her facebook , which developed into 'hate message war' between two states in South.  This ezine  examines, whether the social media users have absolute freedom to write whatever they want.  We  analyse the legal implications of such situations, for the benefit of social media users. 

We request you to kindly read the ezine and also send your feedback to our team.    Please also share this with your friends and contacts.

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