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F-1 leader Lewis Hamilton to visit Powai

Mumbai, July 22: Fresh from his back-to-back title victories at Silverstone and Hockenheim, Germany earlier this month, British race sensation and 2008 Grand Prix leader Lewis Hamilton is to visit Mumbai for a promotional tour on July 24.

The 23-year-old Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team's red hot property, who has scorched the tracks in only his second year in Formula One, would be seen driving a go kart for a lap at the Hakone track in Powai, according to sources connected with organising his visit to India.

"Hamilton will be giving Formula One enthusiasts a rare opportunity to meet him and race against the fastest time set by him. He will also be interacting with Vodafone customers and media persons," they said.

Hamilton (58 points), who finished second overall behind Finnish ace Kimi Raikkonen in his debut Formula One season, last year, is currently ahead of second-placed Brazilian Felipe Massa (Ferrari) by four points.

 

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Pt. Shivkumar(hindustani classical vocalist)

Shivkumar has been gifted with a melodious and resonant voice with a natural and effortless range.
His main features of singing is suberb exposition of Ragas followed by equally gorgeous bandishes and taans which makes his recital always memorable to the sensitive audience.
he combines a fine blend of tradition and creativity in his singing style.
The essence of his performance is the beautiful concord between melody and the rhythm.
The total effect of his rendering is both delighting and appealing.
He caresses your mind with the sweet voice , leading you in to worlds of ultimate pleasure , beauty and peace.

His soulful Bhajan concerts gives heiling experiens to the emotional audience.
Shivkumar is a performing artist of rare sensitivity and versatality.

Totally dedicated to music,Shivkumar is a regular artist of All India Radio and Television.

A regular performer of Hindustani Classical Khayal, Semi Classical as Thumari, Dadra, Devotional Music as, Sanskrit Bhajans, Hindi Bhajans, Nirguni Bhajans/Sufi, Marathi Bhajans - Marathi Natyasangeet , Bhavgeet , Kannada Bhajans, Konkani Geet etc.....
Shivkumar also Teaches all this form of Indian Music.

Shivkumar is the Founder and President of
SWAR - Foundation. - which works for the promotion of Indian Music Art & Culture all over .

Aswati Sreedhar - the rising star of Powai

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by  K Gopinath, Mumbai
e-mail: kgnmarar@rediffmail.com

July 1, 2004

Attending a Bharatanatyam recital by teenage protégé Aswati Sreedhar at the picturesque IIT campus in Bombay was like transporting oneself to an altogether different world through a cultural plane right in the middle of the hustles and bustles of the metropolitan city.
Aswati Sreedhar staged her Bharatanatyam Arangetram with a sublime performance at the Convocation Hall in IIT Powai, Mumbai, in the evening of Sunday, 07 March 2004, which was attended by a discerning audience of over 600.  Aswati is a regular in the cultural arena of Powai in Mumbai, the fast developing suburb hitherto known as the Switzerland of Bombay, and looking at her performance, this teenager may well be the new rising star.

Satsang with Vikram Hazra

Satsang with Vikram Hazra on 28th Feb.

Hariharan, the Singer Unveils ‘POWAI FESTIVAL 2008’ Mascot

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Powai - 24 February 08 : Powaiites, regale and get ready for the first ever community festival for our suburb. Most of us have made Powai our ‘Karmbhoomi’ in Mumbai. Quite of a few of would have been born on this soil whereas others have chosen this to their home. It is the first ever attempt to get the residents on a platform. Scheduled between 27th to 29th April, it will be the biggest ever event on the soil of Powai (barring Mood Indigo of IIT). The event is being organized by the NGO called MANCH in association with ‘Planet Powai’ the local newspaper. This week the celebrated singer HARIHARAN, a resident of Powai unveiled the festival’s mascot ‘Punnu’ a dancing tortoise in green signifying the co-existence of nature and man with a quest for a peaceful life. Hariharan is also an a

IIT Bombay

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The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) is one of the seven higher Institutes of Technology in the country set up with the objectives of making available facilities for higher education, research and training in various fields of Science and Technology. IIT Bombay established in 1958. The Institute is located at Powai in a campus extending over 220 hectares amidst picturesque surroundings with Vihar and Powai lakes on either side. At present, Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Doctoral programmes are offered in Aerospace, Chemical, Civil, Computer Science and Engineering offers regular M.Tech., PGDIIT (only IT) and Ph.D. programmes, Earth Sciences, Electrical, Mechanical and Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science Departments as well as by certain Interdisciplinary groups i.e. Corrosion Science & Engineering, Energy Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research,Reliability Engineering and Systems & Control Engineering. The Industrial Design Centre of the Institute offers Ph.D. Programme in Design and 2 year M.Des Programme in Industrial Design, Visual Communication, Interaction Design and Animation whereas M.Sc. and Ph.D. programmes in Applied Geology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and M.Sc. programme in Applied Statistics and Informatics are offered by the respective Departments. The Department of Physics also offers 4Year B.Tech. Programme in Engineering Physics. The Institute has a Humanities and Social Sciences Department, which offers doctoral programmes and 2years M.Phil programme. The Institute has 2Year M.Tech. Programme in Natural Resources Engineering in its Centre of Study in Resources Engineering (CSRE). From the academic year 200708, Department of Computer Science & Engineering and Kanwal Rekhi School of Information Technology have merged and a new entity has been formed named “Department of Computer Science & Engineering”. From the academic year 200708, the Institute has also started following new programmes. 1). Ph.D in Natural Resources Engineering Offered by CSRE 2). M.Tech in Petroleum Geoscience – offered by Earth Science Department 3). M.Tech in Technology and Development – offered by CTARA The Shailesh J. Mehta, School of Management offers a 2 years Master Management programme and also a Doctoral programme. The School of Management also conducts a wide range of courses for the Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programmes. The School of Biosciences and Bioengineering offers M.Sc. (Biotechnology), M.Tech (Biomedical Engineering) and Ph.D. programme The DIIT Programme (Post Graduate Diploma of IIT) contains courses that are a subset of the M.Tech. Programme with a provision for a mini project. The duration of the DIIT program is of one year. Now, this programme is also offered through Distance Education mode. The Institute on an average admits 650 candidates for the Undergraduate programmes and 1050 candidates for different Ph.D / Postgraduate programmes every year. Students from Bangladesh, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Mauritius, Malaysia, Nepal, Palestine, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Yemen are also undergoing training in various programmes. Apart from these students from developed countries such as France, Germany and USA are also coming to IIT Bombay for doing some courses / projects. Large number of students from other engineering colleges are also coming to IIT Bombay to do their B.E. / B.Tech. / M.E. / M.Tech. Projects. In addition to these academic programmes, the Continuing Education Programme (CEP Cell) organizes short, intensive courses in specialized topics both for practicing engineers as well as for teachers from engineering colleges; and also conducts seminar and conferences on current scientific and technological developments. Further, under Quality Improvement programme (QIP), teachers from various engineering colleges also join Institute for the postgraduate and doctoral programmes.

Jain Tours: IIT Powai Jain Temple Celebrating 32nd Anniversary

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IIT Powai Jain Temple Celebrating 32nd Anniversary

By: Pramod Chavan

Powai - 17 February 08 : When we hear the name Powai our mind immediately conjures up images of a the famous IIT, tall and imposing buildings, a beautiful and self sufficient township called Hiranandani Gardens, L&T and many other such aspects which are typically Powai. This bustling suburb of Mumbai houses a population mix of all religions and corresponding to it also as many temples, mosques, churches and gurudwaras etc. The Jain Mandir of Powai is celebrating its 32nd Anniversary this year so let's find out a little about this place of worship in our neighbourhood.

In the year 1972 Jain Guru Vijay Dharam happened to pass through the area of old Powai and being tired started looking around for a place to rest for a while. That was the time he spotted this Jain kutir, he rested there for some time and told the people of Jain samaj present there that there should be a Jain mandir at this place. There were some Jain-Kacchi families who had been living in Powai since more than 45 years took it upon themselves to build a Jain temple there. When the mandir was completed in 1975-76 they installed a statue of Jain Guru Shantinath and marble statues of 7 Gurus especially brought from Rajsthan. The Mandir is made of marble and its walls are adorned with the various religious places of the Jain community.

Presently the Jain Temple and Kacchi Bhavan built over a fairly large area, comprises idols of Adya Guru Shantinath Ki pramukh Pratima and also idols of Parshvnath Swami, Mahavir Swami, Neminath Swami, Vasupuj Swami, Adeshwar Swami, Munisurat Swami. The gates of the temple opens with the first rays of the sun light, early in the morning, and remains open till 12 noon, then it is closed from 12 noon till 4 in the evening and closes its gates finally at 8pm. They have the Swetambar Puja first thing in the morning and the work of the temple begins after that. After this devotees keep pouring in for their daily prayers and blessings.

Another special feature of this Jain Mandir is the four storeyed Kacchi Bhavan which was built as a result of the inspiration of the Jain-Kacchi Acharya. This Kacchi Bhavan was built 9 years back and every day there is some programme or the other for the benefit of the samaj. This Mandir and Kacchi Bhavan is open to everyone but there are some rules and regulations which have to be followed once you enter their premises. These have been laid out to protect the religious sentiments of the community. No edible items are allowed inside the temple, even when there is any programme or puja the Prasad is also supposed to be brought outside the premises and had.

About three years back this Mandir has started a Medical Trust called the Shantinath Medical Trust. All the medical services in this Trust are made available to the general public at the least cost possible. It has been formed for the poor and less fortunate who would other wise not be able to bear the high medical expenses.

In the monsoon they have a variety of programme for eight days during which a number of Jains hold fasts and don't partake anything except water. They have grand pujas in the Mandir at that time and people from all over participate in it. Besides the Mandirs Anniversary is celebrated every year in a grand way and the flag on top of the dome of the temple is changed. This is called 'Chadhava'. The Jain community attaches a lot of significance and importance to this ceremony and every year this honour is specially given to different families.

Presently more than 60 Jain families reside in Powai who enjoy the facilities, benifits and the joy of worship at this Temple but besides them families from Chandivali, Mulund, Bhandup, Sakinaka also come here for worship. When the Jain sadhus are traveling they make it a point to stop at this temple and take the blessings of their Gods. The trust of this Mandir is sending out an open invitation to one and all to come and visit the Mandir on the occasion of its 32nd Anniversary.

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Twenty-year-old Aisuk Balaram, a resident of Hiranandani, Powai is best known for her large colourful paintings. As a child, she was passionate about art and hence showed keen interest in drawing and painting.

Today, this is a self taught artist who has risen from the melancholy which she experienced out of getting off the beaten tracks as a student. She's someone who had to leave formal schooling due to an optic nerve injury.

During her childhood Aisuk's optic nerve was affected after she met with an accident, however the complications rouse later when she started growing. Aisuk showed great determination to combat the difficulties and emerged as a winner in true sense.

And now, Aisuk is a known name in the art circles as many of her paintings are put on display at Su:riti, an art gallery at Hiranandani Gardens, Powai. Says Aisuk, "It's very gratifying to see my paintings put on display for sale. It provides me immense confident as I have achieved this feat after going through a rough phase in my life."

Anita Balaram, Aisuk's mother ecstatically says, "As a mother I am very proud of her and admire the strength that she has shown to overcome all odds." Speaking about how she stood besides her while her daughter while she was going through complexity, she says, "Children with such disability undergo a lot of emotional disturbances and as a parent I was aware of it. I could only understand her problems by putting myself at their place."

Aisuks paintings have some intense characteristics including symmetrical designs, bright colors and bold geometric shapes, which are all spiritual and strong emotional symbols coming to the fray.
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Children with such disability undergo a lot of emotional disturbances and as a parent I was aware of it. I could only
understand her problems by putting
myself at their place
- Anita Balaram, Aisuk's mother