Wonderful things around us - New Year wishes !

Bhopal blog wishes you happy 2011....and one of the way is by appreciating its natura !

Polluting the environment

One more picture on erosion of our green cover, factory emitting fumes on Bhopal - Guna highway !

On the edge at Bhopal !

Here are pictures from a water body in Kaliasoot area in Bhopal. It is painful to see this in Bhopal a city which was known for green cover.... The story on same issue was covered in today's Nav Dunia which reflects the issue ......

Manav Sangrahalaya masked !

Manav Sangrahalaya, Veethi Sankul galler is masked !!. Well that is gallery within the museum which is holding exhibition in gallery 2 & 8 of various masks of India and from across the world. Gallery 2 has collection of masks from collection of Dr Anoop Mehrotra and Gallery 8 has collection from Indira Gandhi Manav Sangrahalaya.  The exhibition presents a wide range and variety of masks used throughout the world. Masks of various forms and appearances are on display and also bring to attention that in India and across world masks are used for variety of purposes by different cultures around the world. Apart from the religious and ritualistic uses, masks were also used for communication and entertainment.

In most areas masks are made by specialists, majorily by men; in some cases dancers make their own masks. While carved and painted wood is today the most common material, masks are also made from leather, paper-machie, clay, cloth, cardboard, wire mesh, gourds, wax, etc.

The journey of mask from an item of ritualistic use to the contemporary world of entertainment makes us to feel that mask is a powerful cultural entity. The great film makers from many of the film industries around the world choose mask as one of the important subjects of their films and they are successful in attracting a large number of viewers. Even the Indian film makers have created successful stories of masks bearing divine powers. The purposes of masks are numerous, but the human need for them is perhaps universal. Have a look at some masks ....

100th post at the Blog - Sunrise at Bhopal today !

This is the 100th post on the blog and it happened I had sun rise picture of today which was great, hence thought post it on the blog as its century post !

MP team gears up for National Kayaking and Canoeing championship

MP team is gearing up for the upcoming National Canoeing and Kayaking championship which will be held at Bhopal in the second week of January (expectedly 11- 12 January).

It is expected that 32 teams from various states, army, police and home guards will participate in the same. About 80 members will participate from Madhya Pradesh. They along with other professionals and learners were seen practicing at Bhopal’s lower lake. Have a look ..at the pixs....

Protesting farmers block Bhopal roads

Tractors carrying hundreds of farmers from districts arrived last nite and were in capital city early morning blocking roads particularly around polytechnic square, new market, depot square, near raj bhavan, chetak bridge, and all roads leading to Shymala hills leading to traffic chaos in major parts of the city.

Though police diverted the traffic to other roads but jams and traffic chaos was witnessed in city. It is said that many trucks had lined up on hoshganbad road blocking the entry to Bhopal.

The farmers were seeking resolution of their demands which included more electricity, low prices for urea, implementation of scheme of payment of bills for pumps in instalments, control over sale of spurious fertilisers etc. At places they were seen cooking while tractors were lined up to block the city roads.  

Cheering for life and cricket

The match was organised by the Network of People Living With HIV/AIDS Society (NPLHAS) supported by UNICEF and Madhya Pradesh State Aids Control Society. ''No doubt forums and seminars on December 1 are informative and spread awareness. But a cricket match was a brilliant idea,’’ State Minister for Health Mahendra Hardia said. "It sends an instant message to society that HIV positive persons can play a game of cricket with as much energy and enthusiasm as any other person. People generally have the wrong idea about HIV positive and people living with AIDS, cricket match is to defy that theory.

"I am playing this match so discrimination against those infected by the virus and help spread message that playing a game of cricket, sharing a meal or shaking hands with them don’t spread the virus,'' he added.

Speaking at the start of the match, Manohar Agnani Project Director Madhya Pradesh State AIDS Control Society that activities like this help in spreading right information within people and add to existing efforts of spreading awareness on HIV/AIDS. "On AIDS Day, we chose cricket seeing the popularity of the game. Our aim through this cricket match was to spread awareness in society, as well as strengthen the infected victims with renewed courage to fight HIV and live a regular life,'' president of NPLHAS Manoj Verma explained. The match ended in a tie as both the teams scored equal runs. Trophies were given for the best bowler, best batsmen and man of the match.

Event held by bitiya.in at Bhopal

Bhopal recently has formed a group of single daughter parents and is called bitiya.in. An event was held recently by the group at Bhopal. A glimpse..

Chrysanthemum exhibition opens in Bhopal !

Chrysanthemum exhibition opened up in Bhopal's park on link road number 1. The exhibition will be held for two days December 4th & 5th. Bhopal is known for its Rose and Bonsai exhibition, but exhibition of Chrysanthemum is being held here after gap of 15 years. Horticulture department along with other organisations like Arera Club, IIFM, ADHPG Bhopal, Prerna Praksh etc. are supporting this. This will help in disseminating information and help in inceasing cultivation of Chrysanthemum.

Chrysanthemum is exhibitional and garden plant. It has many varieties, and varieties which are attracting people at the exhibition are quill, cascades, brushes & thistle, pompon in different colours - green, white, orange and irregular incurve. One can also see spider, and koreans. Chrysanthemum is an interesting plant which is not only exhibitional but some of its varieties have insecticidal and medicinal properties. Research is progress which talks of it helping in reducing indoor pollution.

Torch rally for raising concern on Bhopal Gas Tradegy

People who suffer raise concern on the suffering's due to Bhopal Gas Tradegy outside the old factory in presence of the idol of women and child made to mark the suffering.

It is extremely painful and sad inspite of all which is said and all 'promises made' a lot needs to be done as people still suffer after 26 years of the tradegy !

(Pic courtesy - A M Faruqui)