June, Vol.05, Issue.No.05 - SCME

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Dimensions Vol. 5 Issue 05 June 2013
Vol. 05
Issue 05
A Jo u rn al o f A N Pra kash Co n stru cti o n Pro j ect Man ag emen t Co n su l tan ts Pvt. L td.
June 2013
CONTENTS
EDITORIAL
Dear Colleagues,
From ANP
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Pamban Railway Bridge
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How it Works
I once read this in an article and intend sharing it with you, please read
Life through Cartoons P 4
and reflect.
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Inflation Rate in India
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Randomly yours…
In the Mahabharata, there is this story of the warring cousins, Kauravas
and Pandavas, approaching Krishna for help. “I will support you both.
Seminars & Exhibitions
You can either have my army or me. Take your pick. Narayani-Sena or
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If Dog were your Teacher
Narayan?” the Kauravas said they wanted the army. The Pandavas said
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they wanted Krishna. What does post-liberalisation India seek? Narayan
Between the Lines
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is who we are. Narayani-Sena is what we have. The quest for Narayan is
Charles Chaplin
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the quest for emotional security and intellectual maturity. When we
Silence your Mind
have Narayan, we become caring, generous and wise. Wise kings
Wheels of Life
(leaders) create happy kingdoms (teams); rich kings do not.
Hazards in Construction Site
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Password Security
Today, India’s (organisations) aspiration is to be rich, not wise. When
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we refer to ourselves as a knowledge economy we have reduced
Laughter is good for Health
knowledge to a lever that makes us clever, not wise. Education has
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become a tool to generate jobs, not wisdom.
Delhi Durbar
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New Joiners
(the poor and the greedy) and those who possess Narayani-Sena (the
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Milestones
The corporate world is populated by those who seek Narayani-Sena
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rich). Both are Kauravas. There is no Pandava in sight. For those who
naively believe corporate social responsibility and the joy of giving
week will usher in wisdom, it will not happen. Unless the next
generation appreciates the value of Narayan, the quest for NarayaniSena alone will continue.
Editorial team
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Mr. Nagesh Rammurthy
Chief Editor
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Ms. Varsha B N
Content Collator
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From ANP
I was wondering if our education system could train our children to accept
‘failure’ as a fact of life.
To fail without putting in requisite efforts may be wrong, but, to have put in
your best efforts and failing is ever wrong.
Should we not teach our youngsters that failure is not a ‘result’ but a
‘feedback’. The lessons we learn will prove to be our most important tools in carving our future
success.
Consequently the fear of failure will never allow an individual to grow.
No new venture guarantees success and no venture promises
profits.
It is only the one who walks, trips and not the one who sits in
one place not taking any chances.
Unfortunately history does not always document failures, they
are documented only if it a stepping stone to success.
It is said that Thomas Edison, inventor of the electrical bulb purportedly took 1000 tries before
he succeeded with the first prototype of the electrical bulb. When asked how does it feel to have
failed 1000 times before being successful. Edison is supposed to have said “I didn’t ‘fail’ 1000
times; it was an invention with 1000 steps”.
Architects and engineers are among the most fortunate of men since they build their own
monuments with public consent, public approval and often public money.
- John Prebble
Who am I?
Until I am measured I am not known, Yet how you miss me When I have flown.
(Answer in next issue)
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Pamban Railway Bridge
The Pamban Railway Bridge, the longest and oldest
railway bridge across the Palk Straits, may soon join the
list of World Heritage Sites along with the Nilgiris
Mountain Railway (NMR) and the Darjeeling Himalayan
Railway (DHR), as Railway officials have started
collecting data for approaching the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation to get
the special status. The UNESCO declared the NMR and
the DHR World Heritage Site in 2005 and 1999
respectively.
The openable part is undoubtedly the star attraction of
the bridge. It is named after Scherzer, who designed and
executed it. It opens whenever ships want to pass the
bridge. The Railway officials are of the view that it
deserves the status of World Heritage Site.
It is not that the bridge escaped nature’s fury. But it has
withstood the 1964 cyclone that ravaged Dhanushkodi.
Though several girders were washed away, the Indian
engineers made it operational within short time. Now,
engineers have successfully completed the broad guage
conversion on the existing bridge by strengthening it but
without altering the basic structure.
The Pamban Railway Bridge, which connects the
mainland with the Rameswaram Island, was constructed
in 1913. The 100 year old bridge is one of the major
attractions for tourists visiting from all over the country.
It is 2.06 km long and has 146 spans. The bridge was
constructed at a time when technology was primitive.
According to the railway records, the stones used for the
bridge were brought by rail from a quarry 270 km away
and sand from 110 km away. The viaduct was built in just
On 13 January 2013 the bridge suffered minor damages
when a naval barge that went adrift close to the Pamban
Rail Bridge has collided on the century old structure
that's vying for UNESCO's heritage status.
18months. Nearly 5000 tonnes of cement, 18000 cft of
crushed metal, 2600 tonnes of steel and 80000 cft of
boulders were used for constructing the bridge.
The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction,
both are transformed.
Carl Jung
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How it Works!!
What makes the wind blow?
mountains and buildings and even the energy released
Wind is the movement of large bodies of air. Air is made
up of gas molecules and those molecules are already
whizzing around – that’s what makes air a gas instead of
a solid. But the motion of individual molecules is chaotic.
They are constantly bouncing off one another and
changing direction. When you add all the trillions of tiny
collisions together, you get an overall pressure that
increases as the temperature rises, because the
molecules are moving faster.
Air at the equator gets heated by the Sun more than air
at the poles so it exerts a greater pressure and pushes
the colder air out of the way. Because the Earth is also
rotating, the atmosphere gets pulled into huge vortices.
These rotating pressure systems move across the planet
and we feel the result as wind. The exact pattern of the
wind is further complicated by differences between the
temperature of the land and sea, obstructions from
when water vapour condenses as rain. This is why
predicting the weather is so hard!
Why is water transparent?
We can’t see through walls because electrons in the
structure absorb visible light. Some light reflects off the
wall, but no light gets through. Radio waves – the same
stuff as visible light with a longer wavelength – go
straight through. This is because electrons in a wall don’t
absorb or reflect radio waves, due to their shape.
Electrons in water act in a similar way to visible light so
they don’t absorb or reflect most of the light. Instead
they allow it to pass through relatively unimpeded,
absorbing wavelengths like infrared and reflecting
invisible UV.
Life through Cartoons
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Randomly yours……
Compiled by
THINKING – THE TOOL FOR EXCELLENCE
You have all seen the photograph of “The Thinker” by
Auguste Rodin, a French Sculptor. He made this statue to
depict both intellect and poetry, based on the poem by
Dante – A Divine Comedy.
Mr. Srinivas Belvadi
Bangalore
srinivas.belvadi@anprakashpmc.com
We, who work through our knowledge, necessarily have
to harness the power of thinking. Yet, the pressure of
daily work and the haste to get things done sees us
throw caution to the winds, and instead of thinking
through the situation, rely solely on past experience;
even when it is not practicable in the current situation.
The result – less than optimal, even if not disastrous; and
a very upset customer.
Man has always prided himself as a true representative
of the Universal Power – The Creator. He has, therefore,
prided himself about his ability to Think, more so than
any other organism on earth.
Yet with the
industrialization,
advent of
thinking
seems to be becoming the
exclusive preserve of the elite
and artists, with all others
relegated to leading an
automated life. We are not paid
to think, but to execute.
In his book, “Think Better”, by Tim Hurson, he speaks
about developing the power for productive thinking.
As Project Management Professionals, thinking, and
thinking through is at the core of our offering, for only
through thinking do we harness the ability to provide
novel solutions. And to think properly, we must not
make haste, but stay with the question, and find
alternative answers – many of them, before we find the
“Eureka” solution.
To survive, it is necessary to slow down and breathe, and
to succeed it is imperative that we slow down and
“Think”.
Question is – are you ready to make this shift?
If yes, you will have got it made.
Puzzle published in last issue
Answer :
The Wind
What is It?
All about, but cannot be seen. Can be captured, cannot
be held. No throat, but can be heard.
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The inflation rate in India was recorded at 5.96 percent
in March of 2013. It is reported by the Ministry of
Commerce and Industry. Historically, from 1969 until
2013, India Inflation Rate averaged 7.74 Percent reaching
an all time high of 34.68 Percent in September of 1974
and a record low of -11.31 Percent in May of 1976.
In India, the wholesale price index (WPI) is the main
measure of inflation. The WPI measures the price of a
representative basket of wholesale goods.
The wholesale price index is divided into three groups:
Primary Articles (20.1 percent of total weight), Fuel and
Power (14.9 percent) and Manufactured Products (65
Contributed by
Mr. Renuka Prasad M P
Bangalore
renukaprasad.mp@anpcpmc.com
percent). Food Articles from the Primary Articles Group
account for 14.3 percent of the total weight. The most
important components of the Manufactured Products
Group are Chemicals and Chemical products (12 percent
of the total weight); Basic Metals, Alloys and Metal
Products (10.8 percent); Machinery and Machine Tools
(8.9 percent); Textiles (7.3 percent) and Transport,
Equipment and Parts (5.2 percent).
Some Interesting Facts
The owl is the only bird to drop its upper eyelid to
It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the
wink. All other birds raise their lower eyelids.
sky.
Ostriches are often not taken seriously. They can
The elephant is the only mammal that can’t jump!
A giraffe can clean its ears
run faster than horses, and the males can roar like
lions.
with its 21-inch tongue!
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Seminars & Exhibitions
Bangalore Metro Rail
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BMR's first train started from the station in 2011
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BMR has 35 stations
BMR Travel Time 33 Minutes (end to end)
BMR will have a total of 33 km
Bangalore East West corridor will be 18.1 km
long
Bangalore North South corridor will be 14.9 km
long
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Bangalore Metro will have an underground of
6.76 km and will be near City Railway Station,
Vidhana Soudha, Majestic and City Market
The train can accommodate a total of 1000
persons.
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If a dog were your Teacher
If a dog were your teacher……
These are some of the lessons you might learn...
Contributed by
Mr. Nagesh Ramamurthy
Bangalore
nagesh.ramamurthy@anprakashpmc.com
tree
When you're happy dance around and wag your entire
body
When loved ones come home, always run to greet them
Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride
Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your
face to be pure ecstasy
When it's in your best interest practice obedience
Let others know when they've invaded your territory
Take naps and stretch before rising
Run romp and play daily
Thrive on attention and let people touch you
Avoid biting, when a simple growl will do
On warm days stop to lie on your back on the grass
On hot days drink lots of water and lay under a shady
No matter how often you're scolded
don't buy into the guilt thing and pout
run right back and make friends
Delight in the simple joy of a long walk
Eat with gusto and enthusiasm
Stop when you have had enough
Be loyal
Never pretend to be something you're not
If what you want lies buried
dig until you find it
When someone is having a bad day
be silent .....
...sit close by.
Between the Lines
Setting: The early 70s. Singapore Airlines is born.
in Batey’s words was full of “natural feminity, natural
grace and warmth”.
Like a 1999 New York Times article observed: “Its first
advertisement pictured a stewardess next to the tag
line – The girl’s in love with you.” A few years later, the
Singapore girl discarded her skirt for the blue sarong
kebaya. The Singapore girl isn’t just about hollow
branding. Airhostesses go through a 15-week boot camp
What Happened: In 1972, political bickering between
Singapore and Malaysia led to the split of MalaysiaSingapore Airlines. Singapore Airlines was born and its
advertising mandate handed to a start-up Batey Inc,
where they have language classes, grooming sessions
etc in addition to safety drills. Despite the occasional
criticism that the airlines uses “sex to sell seats” and a
change in advertising agencies, the Singapore girl is still
an integral part of its brand.
founded on air safety. Singapore Airlines decided to
focus on service. That led to the birth of the company’s
iconic mascot: Singapore girl, the flight attendant who
What it Means: A unique identity is the heart of any
marketing/advertising campaign.
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Charles Chaplin
Famous for his character “The Tramp,” the sweet little
man with a bowler hat, mustache and cane, Charlie
Chaplin was an iconic figure of the silent-film era and one
of film's first superstars, elevating the industry in a way
few could have ever imagined.
made a mistake in his casting, and start again with
someone new. Chaplin was the first to blend comedy and
pathos into an art form, drawing on his
impoverished childhood in south London and his
upbringing in the sanctuary of the music hall.
Nearing the end of his life, Chaplin did make one last
return to visit to the United States in 1972, when he was
awarded a special Academy Award from the Motion
Picture Academy. The trip came just six years after
Chaplin's final film, A Countess from Hong Kong (1966),
the filmmaker's first and only color movie. In 1975,
Chaplin received more recognition when Queen Elizabeth
knighted him.
Born Charles Spencer Chaplin in London, England, on
April 16, 1889, Charlie Chaplin's rise to fame is a true ragsto-riches story. A pioneer of 20th century movie-making,
Charlie Chaplin became part of the world's comic
folklore in a film career that spanned 52 years. After
appearing in Europe and America in musical hall skits, he
entered pictures for Keystone in 1913, and made scores
of short comedies. Later, he became producer, director
and star of his own pictures.
Chaplin's artistic maturity began during the years of 191617. Chaplin made 75 films, most of them shorts,
between 1914 and 1931. Although some films before 1930
stand
out,
the
time
after
1930
is
considered by critics his “great period.”
In the early morning hours of December 25, 1977, Charlie
Chaplin died at his home in Corsier-sur-Vevey, Vaud,
Switzerland. His wife Oona and seven of his children
were at his bedside at the time of his passing. In a twist
that might very well have come out of one of his films,
Through his work, Chaplin came to be known as a
grueling perfectionist. His love for experimentation often
meant countless retakes and it was not uncommon for
him to order the rebuilding of an entire set. It also wasn't
Chaplin's body was stolen not long after he was buried
from his grave near Lake Geneva in Switzerland by two
rare for him to begin with one leading actor, realize he'd
weeks later.
men who demanded $400,000 for its return. The men
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DID U KNOW
Jellyfish are about 98 percent water, if you leave them in sun they will evaporate.
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Silence your Mind
There once was a farmer who discovered that he had
lost his watch in the barn. It was no ordinary watch
because it had sentimental value for him. After searching
high and low among the hay for a long while; he gave up
and enlisted the help of a group of children playing
outside the barn. He promised them that the person who
found it would be rewarded.
Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn, went
through and around the entire stack of hay but still could
not find the watch.
Contributed by
Mr. Narasimhan G R
Bangalore
narasimhan@anprakashpmc.com
enough. So the farmer sent the little boy back in the
barn.
After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his
hand! The farmer was both happy and surprised and so
he asked the boy how he succeeded where the rest had
failed.
The boy replied, “I did nothing but sit on the ground and
listen. In the silence, I heard the ticking of the watch and
just looked for it in that direction”.
MORAL:
Just when the farmer was about to give up looking for
his watch, a little boy went up to him and asked to be
given another chance. The farmer looked at him and
thought, Why not? After all, this kid looks sincere
A peaceful mind can think better than a worked up mind.
Allow a few minutes of silence to your mind every day,
and see, how sharply it helps you to set your life the way
you expect it to be...!
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Hazards in Construction Site
Contributed by
Mr. T Navaneethakrishnan
Bangalore
navneetha.k@anpcpmc.com
FUNNY PUBLIC BOARDS
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Password Security
A
password is an un-spaced sequence of characters
used to determine that a computer user requesting
access to a computer system is really that particular user.
Typically, users of a multiuser or securely protected
single-user system claim a unique name (often called
a user ID) that can be generally known.
Compiled by
Mr. Vishwas N G
Bangalore
vishwas.ng@anpcpmc.com
to be protected from certain users. Password protection
allows only those with an authorized password to gain
access to certain information.
Techopedia explains Password Protection :
Passwords are used commonly to gain entry to networks
and into various Internet accounts in order to
authenticate the user accessing the website.
In order to verify that someone entering that user ID
really is that person, a second identification, the
password, known only to that person and to the system
itself, is entered by the user. A password is typically
somewhere between 4 and 16 characters, depending on
how the computer system is set up. When a password is
entered, the computer system is careful not to display
the characters on the display screen, in case others might
see it.
Good criteria when choosing a password:
Do not pick a password that someone can easily
guess if they know who you are (for example, not
your Social Security number, birthday, or maiden
name)
Do not pick a word that can be found in the
dictionary (since there are programs that can rapidly
try every word in the dictionary!)
Do not pick a word that is currently newsworthy
Do not pick a password that is similar to your
previous password
Do pick a mixture of letters and at least one number
Do pick a word that you can easily remember
Many networks require that you change your password
on some periodic basis.
PASSWORD PROTECTION is a security process that
protects information accessible via computers that needs
Password protection policies should be in place at
organizations so that personnel know how to create a
password, how to store their password and how often to
change it.
There are many reasons to use passwords. Here are some
common reasons to use them:
to prevent unauthorized access to important
information
to guarantee security of personal information
to prevent unauthorized access to user accounts,
such as computer and email accounts
to be able to use various Internet services securely
Passwords will not protect you! But random passwords
will!
To be continued in the next edition
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LAuGHteR iS GoOD fOr hEaLTh
Exhibitions
KILLING ENGLISH:
Principal to student... “I saw you yesterday rotating
near girls’ hostel pulling cigarette.... Tomorrow call
your parents especially mother and father”
Class teacher once said…... “Pick up the paper and
“Why are you looking at the monkeys outside when I
am in the class?!”
Lab assistant said this when a friend wrote wrong
code... “I understand. You understand. Computer how
understand??”
fall in the dustbin!!!”
Once Hindi teacher said…… “I'm going out of the
world to America...”
“..don't try to talk in front of my back...”
“Don’t laugh at the back benches...otherwise teeth
and all will be fallen down.....”
It was very hot in the afternoon when the teacher
entered. She tried to switch the fan on, but there was
some problem. And then she said “Why is fan not
oning” (ing form of on)
Teacher in a furious mood... “Write down your name
and father of your name!!”
A manager started like this “Hi, I am Madhu, married
with two kids”
“I’ll illustrate what I have in my mind” said the
professor and erased the board
“Will you hang that calendar or else I will hang
myself”
Librarian scolded, “if you will talk again, I will kneel
down outside”
Chemistry HOD comes and tells... “My aim is to study
my son and marry my daughter”
Seeing the principal passing by, the teacher told the
noisy class, “Shhh... quiet... the principal is revolving
around college, he just passed away”
The PT master told the students who were notorious.
“Hey, from tomorrow onwards you both come
together separately”
PT master to his students “Do you know? I have 2
daughters. Both are girls!!!”
Hindi master to his students by pointing his scooter
that is parked under a tree, “See there. My scooter is
understanding the tree!!!”
PT Trainer rocks again, “Okay guys, all of you stand in
a straight circle!
A teacher asked the student “Draw a round circle...”
A chemistry lecturer asked a student “Take 250 ml of
water in 100 ml of flask….”
A Chemistry lecturer again “Take copper wire of any
material”
Once a lecturer unable to say “get out of the class”, so
he went to student and told him “Follow me” and he
went out 0of the class and then he asked the student
“Now don't follow me” and he came inside...
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INBOX
Readers comment on the latest Dimensions articles and issue.
RESPONSES TO THE COLUMN FROM ANP – APRIL 2013
To the above questions, my overall opinion is that nothing can change the efficiencies of a human; still he is fully dedicated and
shows interest on whatever he does. Those days due to delay in correspondence / communication, they were cautious about not
making any errors in their assigned task and the decisions being taken faster and better. Since technology provides us everything
instantly, putting an extra thought fails and we are becoming fully dependent on it. For eg. Google.
- Mr. Jayaprakash B
1.
In the 70s could we have performed better if we had all the project management tools and techniques that we have today?
If Yes, how? If not, Why not?
Reply : Project management tools and techniques would only help in reviewing the result/ outcome at a faster pace. Based
on th project uniqueness, one has to understand and implement the tool / technologies, as these are based on general
formula and basics. Henceforth, Performance does not depend on any tool or techniques.
2.
Are today's projects being executed in a more efficient manner?
Reply : Today's projects can be interpreted and visualized to the end users/ investors. With the latest technologies and
equipments available, the projects can be delivered at the earliest but in an efficient manner one needs to know the
applicability of the technologies and its outcome. So, the efficiency depends on the MAN AND HIS ABILITY /KNOWLEDGE in
implementing the tool.
3.
Has decision making become faster and better?
Reply : Communication has been faster and can be documented in a better way. In the process, decision making has also
improved but still depends on meetings (project team decisions)........!!!
4.
Have qualities of drawings and details improved?
Reply : Qualities of drawings and details has also improved as it avoids lot of rework. However, it still depends on the MAN
and his knowledge in drafting the drawings/details.
5.
Has the efficiency of design improved?
Reply : Technology is a tool invented/ used by the designer to interpret his project in a better way. This has resulted in more
creativity thus avoiding reworks. But efficiency of design, again cannot be concluded as the tool/ techniques are generic and
needs man intervene to understand and interpreted.
6.
Has the performance efficiency and proficiency of professional increased?
Reply : With technology, the proficiency of professional has increased but in the due course the young generation have lost
their ability to solve the critical problems in a simpler way. They even cannot answer any question without a tool. Efficiency
of the professional again depends on the self interest and commitments which cannot be related to any tool /technology.
To conclude to all the above questions raised,
The quality, efficiency and performance depends on depth of knowledge, experience & adaptability one persists in their
respective field to design, understand and execute the project and not on the tool/ technique.
- Ms. Asha Naidu K
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‘Delhi Durbar’
(LHS Pic) The last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, just after his trial in Delhi and before his
departure for exile in Rangoon. He is the only Mughal emperor to be photographed.
(RHS Pic) Bahadur Shah Zafar Rare Pic in exile in Burma in the aftermath of the
Indian Mutiny (1857 to 1859)
King George V and Queen Mary attending Delhi Durbar while the young Indian princes are sitting
behind with courtiers
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Milestones
Congratulations to the young couple Varsha and Adithya
who entered into divine wedlock on April 15th 2013.
Welcome New Joiners
We welcome your valuable suggestions, comments and articles. Mail it to : academy@anpcpmc.com
Publication of comments and articles are subjected to editorial control and discretion.

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