What are the Latest Rules of "Tatkal Train Tickets Booking" of IRCTC / Indian Railways ?

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Now, the 'Train Tickets' under the 'Tatkal Scheme' can be booked ONE DAY in advance of the Date of Journey for all the Classes.

The 'Timings' for the 'Tatkal Bookings' of Train Tickets had been changed To: ( from the earlier timings –From 08 00 am To 12 Noon ) - From 10 am To 12 Noon.

During the Tatkal Tickets bookings timings all the Tickets Bookings agents, including the IRCTC Agent were allowed to book Tatkal tickets.

The Following are the timings for booking of Train Tickets under –IRCTC’s ‘Tatkal’ Scheme, wef 15th  June 2015:-

Class(es) / Timings:

Air-Conditioned Classes / From 10 am To 11 am

Non-Air Conditioned Classed / From 11 am To 12 Noon

According to the IRCTC / Railways Officials, the staggerings in the tatkal train tickets bookings would help to reduce the load at windows and on the tickets booking website of the irctc.

The booking timings for AC Classes are given priority to Non-AC Classes.

Comments / Reactions of Passengers on Tatkal Bookings of AC Classes prior to the Booking of Non AC Classses:

• Passengers might like to prefer to book for Non- AC Classes and would go for booking AC Classes, in case of non availability of Non-AC Classes.

• So, the IRCTC could have given priority for Tatkal bookings of Non- AC Classes to AC Classes.

• It is notable that, in general, irctc train tickets bookings, online, options are given only for ‘upgrading’ of classes and not the reverse-‘lower grading’

All types of Tickets Booking Agents, including the ‘IRCTC’ Agents have been debarred from booking Train Tickets for the first 30 minutes of the bookings timings as detailed below :-

The Tickets-Booking Agents, including the IRCTC Agents have been restricted in booking Train Tickets, including the Tatkal Tickets as detailed below:-

Type of Bookings /Timings Agents-Bookings Debarred:

 General Tickets Bookings of All the Classes /From 08 00 am To 08 30 am 

Tatkal Bookings for AC Classes / From 10 00 am To 10 30 am 

 Tatkal Bookings for Non-AC Classes /From 11 00 am To 11 30 am

At present there is NO REFUND allowed for 'Cancellation of Confirmed Tatkal Tickets', except in the following cases, wherein the ‘Full Refund’ will be available:

• As and if the Train is delayed by more than 3 hours at the journey originating point of the passenger (and not the boarding point, when the originating point and the boarding point are different)

• As and if the Train would run on a diverted route and if the passenger is not willing to travel in the diverted route.

• As and if the boarding station or the destination station or both are not in the diverted route

•  In case of non attachment of coach in which Tatkal accommodation has been earmarked and the passenger has not been provided  accommodation in the ‘same class’.

• If the passenger/s have been accommodated in a lower class and if the passenger/s do not want to travel in the lower class. In case the passenger/s travel in the lower class accommodation/s provided, the difference in the fares and the difference in the Tatkal Charges, if any, will be fully reimbursed.

Details of ‘Tatkal Scheme’:

The Tatkal Charges have been fixed as 10% on the ‘Basic Fare of Second Class Class (es ) and 30% on the Basic Fare of All Other Classes, subject to a Minimum and a Maximum in each case as detailed below:

Class of Travel/Minimum Tatkal Charges (in Rs.)/Maximum Tatkal Charges (in Rs.)

Second Class (Sitting)/ 10.00/ 15.00

Second Class-Sleeper/ 90.00/ 175.00

AC Chair Car/ 100.00/ 200.00

AC 3- Tier/ 250.00/ 350.00

AC 2- Tier/300.00/400.00

Executive Classes / 300.00/400.00

The above charges will be levies uniformly in both the ‘peak’ and the ‘non-peak’ seasons.

The following are some of the highlights of the IRCTC’s Tatkal Train Tickets Booking Scheme:

• Tatkal tickets are now issued for the actual distance of travel / booking, subject to the distance restriction applicable to the train, instead of the previous rule of charging from the starting point to the final destination of the train.

• Tatkal tickets may be booked until the preparation the charts. At the time of preparation of the charts, the un-utilized seats/berths will be released to the General RAC/ Waiting List (WL) passenger.

• Tatkal Booking Facility is available in the ‘Executive Classes’ of the ‘Shatabadi Express Trains also. 10% of the seats / 5 seats per coach will be under the Tatkal Scheme.

• Tatkal ticket can be booked with a maximum of only 4 Passengers per PNR / a ticket ( instead of 6 passengers in other tickets /PNR’s)

• The IRCTC-Agents  will be permitted to book only one Tatkal Ticket per Train per Day on the Internet.

• The facility of ‘Change of Name of the Passenger’ in not allowed in Tatkal Sheme.

• Ticket Deposit Receipt / TDR’s for claiming refund of unused tickets will not be issued for Tatkal Waiting List Tickets.

The following is a List of Personal Identity Proofs, to be produced at the time of booking Train Tickets under Tatkal Scheme:   

• Voter Photo Identity card issued by Election Commission of India. 

    

•  Passport

• IT-PAN Card issued by Income Tax Department.

• Driving Licence issued by RTO.

•    Photo Identity card having serial number, issued by Central / State Government.

•   Student- Identity Card with photograph, issued by Recognized School/College.

•   Nationalized Bank- Passbook with Photograph, affixed and attested/stamped / sealed by the bank.

•   Credit -cards issued by Banks with embossed photographs of the card- holders.

•   ’Aadhaar Card’ Issued by Unique Identification Authority of India / UIDAI

•     Photo Identity Cards, having serial number, issued by Public Sector Undertaking of State / Central Government, District Administration, Municipal bodies and Panchayat Administration.

For booking ‘Tatkal’- Tickets, across the counters of the Indian Railways Reservation Counter/s:

• A Self Attested Photo Copy /Xerox of the Proof of Identity with Photo of anyone of the passengers of a Tatkal Ticket to be booked should be attached with the Special -Tatkal Booking Application Form /Requisition Slip

• The photo-copy of the Proof of Identity will be captured in the system and the details of the same will be indicated on the tickets and in the Reservation Charts.

• The passenger need not go in person for booking the ‘Tatkal’ tickets and the photocopy / Xerox of the Proof of Identity must accompany the Reservation Request Slip.

• During the journey, the passenger must produce the Proof of Identity indicated on the ticket / in the chart- in ‘Original’ to the Train Tickets Examiner /TTE. Non-production of the  Proof of Identity in Original, the same one indicated on the ticket, will be treated as ‘travel without ticket’ by all the passengers on the ticket and will be dealt with accordingly.

(It is advisable to provide the photo-copies /Xerox copies of the Proof of Identity of more than one passenger or all the passengers under a ticket)

For Booking Tatkal Tickets online, using Internet /IRCTC Website:

• The Details of the Proof of Identity of one of the Passengers under a Tatkal Ticket must be provided at the time of booking.

• The details of Proof of Identity will be printed on the tatkal- e-ticket / Electronic Reservation Slip (ERS) and will be indicated in the ‘Virtual Reservation Message’ (VRM)  or Mobile SMS/ ‘Mobile Reservation Message’ (MRM)  and   will be indicated also the charts.

Premium Tatkal Scheme:

A new booking system called ‘Premium Tatkal’ had been introduced wef 1st October 2014.
Under the ‘Premium Tatkal’ Scheme, 50% of the tatkal quota seats in selected trains (about 80 trains at present) would be dynamically priced, the price would be varying, upward or downward, from minute to minute.

‘Premium Tatkal’ Tickets can be purchase only online, and there will be ‘No Refunds’ on Cancellation of the same.

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On 15th October 2015, the  84th Birth Anniversary, of Late A.P.J.Abdul Kalam, Indian Atomic Scientist and the Former President of India, was celebrated throughout India.

At the DRDO Bhavan, Newdelhi, the  Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a bust-statue of Late. A P J Abdul Kalam at DRDO Bhavan.

PM Modi had  inaugurated a ‘Photo Exhibition’ titled - 'A Celebration of Dr Kalam's Life'. 

And he released a commemorative postal stamp on Dr. A.P.J.Abdul  Kalam.

In a grand function held at New Delhi, organized by the 'Defence Research and Development Organization/ DRDO,Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated and recalled the memories of the late ‘Missile Man of India’.

PM Modi called Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam as the ‘Rashtra Ratna’ of India.

According to PM Modi, Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam had not only risen from humble beginnings but had also built great institutions from the scratches and every Indian, especially, the youth of India must draw inspiration from him in innovations in various sectors, especially in ‘Cyber Security’.

In the function, PM Narendra Modi announced that a ‘Memorial’ will be built at his place of birth -Rameswaram, which would be developed  as‘AMRUT’-City (Amrut meaning Sweet like Honey/Nector)-city /(AMRUT standing for ‘Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation Scheme’) city,  to inspire the future generations.

The Government has already acquired the land in Rameswaram, for the proposed- “A.P.J.Abdul Kalam’s Memorial”

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Google has, so far, created over 2000 Doodles to celebrate:

• Different holidays,

• Anniversaries and

• Lives of famous artists, pioneers and scientists.

Today, the 24th October 2015 is the 94th Birth Anniversary of the famous Indian Cartoonist-R.K.Laxman.

"Google", today, on 24th October 2015, Saturday has paid  tribute to  the Legendary Indian Cartoonist- RK Laxman with  a 'Doodle'.

The Doodle on R.K.Laxman has been sketched in  black and white.

R.K.Laxman's Art Studio is displayed with his work desk on the left and a number of canvases on the right.

R.K.Laxman is seen sitting at the centre, on a chair, sketching out ‘The Commom Man’ on a canvas.

The Common Man is seen standing behind the canvas with a 'News Paper' in his hand.

The Google Logo is on the back-ground of the above doodle.

According to 'Google', R.K.Laxman was best known for his ‘Common Man character’ drawn by him in his cartoons as a witness to the kinds of hypocrisies and societal inequalities, which, R.K. Laxman wanted to expose silently.

If you click on the'Google Doodle of R.K.Laxman', you will enter the search page with numerous sites with information related to the popular Indian Cartoonist-R.K.Laxman and his Cartoons.

Related Post:

Biography of R.K.Laxman- Indian Cartoonist

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In the year 1939, an association in the name- "Film Artistes' Association of India"/FAAI was formed for the film artists in India.

In the year 1954, the name ‘Film Artistes’ Association of India’ /FIAA was changed to ‘Film Artiste’s Guild’/FAG

On 24th February 1958 in the meeting of the ‘Film Artistes’ Guild’,the name was again changed to  ‘Character Artistes’ Association’.

On 18th August 1960, in an Extra-Ordinary General Body Meeting of the ‘Character Artiste’s Association ’the name was again changed to ‘Cine Artistes’ Association’ to enable to include all the film artists in the association.

Finally, on 15th August 1997, the name of the ‘Cine Artistes’Association’ was changed to ‘Cine&TV Artistes’ Association’ /CINTAA,  to enable the Television Artists also to become the members of the Association.

The following are the  Objectives of the Cine Artistes' Association/CINTAA:

• To safeguard the interest of the members, to have meetings, lectures for better understanding and personal contacts among the members,
• To help the needy and deserving members with medical and financial assistance during their life time and to their family members/dependents after the demise of the members.
• To collect money for the ‘corpus fund’ of the association by conducting/participating in functions and variety shows, 
• To provide Free( The Premiums will be paid by CINTAA) Accident – Group Insurance of upto Rs 2 Lakhs upto the age of 80 years, covering death and disabilities, 
• To help to recover disputed remunerations of the member-artists from the producers, by interacting with the concerned producers and their associations, through its ‘Disputes Settlement Committee’.

The 'Cine&TV Artistes' Association'/CINTAA is having an understanding with the 'Film Producers’ Associations' and there is a ‘Joint Dispute Settlement Committee’ for settling the disputes of the members with the producers.

The following is a List of Office Bearers of CINTAA / IFAA for the year 2015-2016:-
Name of the Post / Name of the Artist:

President /Om Puri

Vice President /Manoj Joshi

Hon. Secretary / Shri Sushant Singh

Hon. Treasurer /Shri Darshan Jariwala

Joint Secretary /Shri Amit Behl

The following is a List of Committees and Sub Committees and their Chairperson and Members:-

Name of Committee /Chairperson and Members:

Dispute Settlement Committee/ 

Chairperson /Shri Amit Behl - Chairperson

Members: 

Ms. Pallavi Joshi
Shri Manoj Joshi
Ms. Sahila Chadha
 
Scrutiny Committee/

Chairperson-Ms. Pallavi Joshi

Members:  

Ms. Sahila Chadha
Ms. Himani Shivpuri
Shri Amit Behl

Vigilance Committee/

Chairperson-  Shri Manoj Joshi

Members:

Shri Gulshan Pandey
Shri Amit Behl
Ms. Sahila Chadha
Ms. Hemani Shivpuri
 
Care Committee/

Chairperson- Ms. Sahila Chadha

Members: 
 
Ms. Himani Shivpuri
Shri Manoj Joshi
 
Public Relation Committee/

Public Relations Officer- Shri Darshan Jariwala  

How To Create 'Dengue Mosquitoes Awareness' in India?

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The Following is a List of 'Infectious and Dreadful'-  Diseases Transmitted by 'Female' Mosquitoes:

•  Malaria- A dreadful disease causing death of human beings, especially, children below 5 years of age-A species -‘Genus Anopheles’-Female Mosquitoes carry  the 'Malaria Parasites;/Viruses and transmit the disease.
•  Filaria-  A painful and the most discomforting disease causing swelling of several parts of the human body, especially the legs, which is called 'Elephantiasis'- meaning ‘Elephant Leg Disease' is transmitted by a certain species of 'Female Mosquitoes', which carry the‘Filarisis-Worms’/ Parasites and transmit the disease.
• Chikunguniya,
• Yellow Fever and
• Dengue Fever

The viral diseases, 'Chikunguniya', 'Yellow Feve'r and the 'Dengue Feve'r are transmitted by a species of Female Mosquitoes known as ‘Aedes Aegypti’.

Normally, both the Male and the Female Mosquitoes live on 'Nector'- from flowers and  vegetables as their food.

However, the Female Mosquitoes prefer to take in Blood of Animals and Human- Beings, for better Egg Production.

Mosquitoes have a tiny  'needle' shaped 'straw'-like sting in their mouth to enable them to pierce the skin of animals and human beings for drinking their favourite food-'blood'.

Mosquitoes inject their sting into the skin of their 'Compulsory Blood Donor' and send in their saliva and suck back, when  blood of their hosts flows into their stomach.

In the process of mosquitoes' drinking blood, the infected viruses from their hosts get into them.

Somehow, the infected viruses do not affect the life and activities of the  mosquitoes.

As and when the mosquitoes 'bite' other persons,  the infected viruses enter into their  blood streams from the mosquitoes and cause the infected diseases.

The Deadly Diseases Transmitted by the Mosquitoes may be avoided by Escaping from Mosquitoes'- Bites by :

• Using nets on the windows and in beds in the houses,
  
• Applying Mosquito Repellent Sprays / Creams over the exposed parts of the body of adults, especially kids,
• Using Fired-Smoking Mosquito Coils and Electronic Mosquito-Repellents  in houses and
• Using Electronic Mosquitoes'- killing bats in houses.

To eradicate the dreadful diseases transmitted by the mosquitoes, an awareness of ‘Eradication of Mosquitoes’ in and around the houses, must be created in every house hold and in every person in India.

It had been believed for a long time, that the mosquitoes breed on long-time-stagnant waters on the road sides and on stagnant / blocked  open drainage on the streets and roads.

Nowadays, in many places of India, the open drainage are replaced by underground- drainage systems.

Stagnant waters are found only on bad and damaged roads and the sides of the roads, not cleaned for a long time.

Also, the Municipal and Corporation authorities have been frequently spraying 'disinfectants'  on the  stagnant waters to eradicate mosquitoes.  

Now, it has been found that the mosquitoes, especially the‘Dengue Mosquitoes’ breed on fresh water standing still in and around the houses.

The Corporations in India have been campaigning on the 'Eradication of Mosquitoes' in and around the houses.

According to the Corporation Authorities, there are 'a number of places and things' to be taken care of  in and around houses, wherein fresh water would stand still in the open space and provide breeding places for mosquitoes, especially, the 'Dengue Mosquitoes'.

The following are some of the above such things:

• Old Stone Grinders lying in the backyard or in front of the houses in which water would stand still,

• Buckets and Water Drums kept with stored water kept open,

• Flower/Plant Pots kept  in the balconies. terraces and verandas of houses to have home-gardens,
  

• Cement tubs/tanks with water kept open,

• Used 'disposable'Plastic/Paper cups thrown around the house and in streets,wherein water would stand still,  

• Tender-Coconut Shells andCoconut Shells,providing space for fresh water to stand still in open space,
  

• Old/Used Four Wheeler-Tyres kept slanting which would provide space on the inner side, for fresh water to stand still,

• Water-Drain Trays on the rear bottom side of the  Refrigerators kept inside the kitchens and halls in the houses,  wherein fresh water would stand still and
  

• Open-Over-head Water Tanks in the Terraces of Houses and Apartments.

Recently, the Chennai City, two of the City Corporations Authorities (An Assistant Engineer and a Sanitary Inspector) wearing mosques and with make-ups as ‘demons’have been coming in various areas, such as streets, houses, parks and schools of the Chennai City. They call themselves ad the ‘Dengue Demons’

Also, camps for creating ‘Dengue Awareness’  have been organised at various public places such as  Santhome- ‘Marina’Beach and Besant Nagar-‘Elliot’s’ Beach  and the 'M.A.Chidambaram Stadium', during a recent Cricket Match.

The ‘Dengue Demons’ have been distributing pamphlets regarding- ‘Awareness of Eradication of Dengue Mosquitoes’.

The 'Dengue Demons'  have been   advising  and asking  the people to remove old pots, old  bottles, old tyres, coco nut shells, tender coconut shells and any other item kept in open spaces, which would enable fresh  water to stand still thereon and provide good  breeding places for the ‘Dengue Mosquitoes’.

Also, people are advised to periodically check the rear side of their Refrigerators and ensure that the De-frosting- drain trays are not having water standing on them.

Though it is advised to have plants of flowers and vegetables in mud/plastic flower/plant pots, it must be ensured that water is not standing on the pots which would be used by the mosquitoes as their breeding places.

The buckets, drums and water storage vessels with water must be kept closed, to avoid breeding of mosquitoes on them.

Dengue Mosquitoes and Dengue Fever Awareness must be created in our Society and Homes:

Dengue Fever  is a dreadful disease, causing even death.
It is transmitted by 'Dengue Mosquitoes'.
We must take steps to eradicate them by eradicating their possible habitats in and around our houses.
We must ensure that there is no space in the open for fresh water to remain standing still in and around our house.
We must ourselves escape from and save our kids from the dangerous 'Mosquitoes Bites' and 
Be 'Dengue Free'.

Biography of ‘Pasumpon’-Muthuramalinga Thevar-Indian Political Leader- Former President of Forward Bloc

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Name: UKKIRAPANDI MUTHURAMALINGA THEVAR

Date of Birth: 30th October 1908-Born at the village-‘Pasumpon’ in Ramnad District, Tamilnadu

Date of Death: 30th October 1963 (Died at the age of 55 years on his 56th Birthday)
Father: Ukkirapandi Thevar- A Wealthy Landlord belonging to the 'Mukkulathor'/'Thevar' Community

Mother: Indiraniammal

When he was a baby of less than one year,  his mother died and the next year his step mother also died and  father married again.

Thereafter, Muthuramalinga Thevar was taken care of by his Maternal Grand-mother Parvathiammal of Kalluppatti Village, in Usilampatti Taluk, Madurai District

Education: 

Attended Elementary School run by American Missionaries in Kamuthi ( A Town named ‘KAvinmigu MUllai THIrunagar, called in the short form of Kamuthi, in Ramnad District,Tamilnadu)

Pasumalai High School, Near Thirupparankundram, Madurai District,

Union Christian High School, Madurai, Tamil Nadu

Could not complete his High School Education.
Occupation:

 Deputy Chairman of  All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) from the year 1952 and Leader of AIFB-Tamil Nadu

Political Career of Muthuramalinga Thevar:
The British Government was having an act restricting the activities of Indians of certain castes and Muslims, under the ‘Criminal Tribes Act’ of 1871/CTA, with further amendments in the years 1911 and 1924.
Muthuramalinga Thevar started protest against the implementation of the ‘CTA’ in the Southern Districts of Madurai, Ramnad and Tirunelveli.

In spite of Muthuramalinga Thevar’s intensive agitations against the ‘CTA’, the Justice Party, which had been the then ruling party of the Madras Presidency did not repeal the ‘CTA’.

Muthuramalinga Thevar started opposing the Justice Party and supporting the Indian National Congress.
In the year 1936, Muthuramalinga Thever had  contested in the Ramnad District Board Election and defeated the candidate of the ruling Justice Party.

In the 1937-Madras Provincial Assembly Elections, he campaigned against the Justice Party and in support of the Indian National Congress.

He, himself had  contested in the Madras Provincial Elections from the Ramnad Constituencey and defeated the Justice Party’s candidate Raja of Ramnad.
As a result of the 1937-Madras Provincial Assembly Elections, the Indian National Congress in the Madras Province with ‘Chakravarthi  Raja Gopalachari/Rajaji as the Chief Minister of Madras Province.

As Rajaji also did not take steps for repealing the ‘CTA’, Muthuramalinga Thevar became acting against the Indian National Congress.

‘Netaji’Subash Chandra Bose had been the President of the Indian National Congress in the year 1938.

In the March-1939 session of the Congress held at Tripuri, Madhya Pradesh, Pattbhi Sitaramayya, a supporter of Mahatma Gandhi challenged Bose in the Congress Presidential Election.

In the Congress Presidential Election, Muthuramalinga Thevar supported Bose and canvassed for him and mobilised votes from South India.
N.S.C.Bose  was re-elected as the Congress President in the year 1939.

However, Bose was forced to resign from the post of the President of the Indian National Congress.

Then NSC Bose launched a new party by name ‘The Forward Bloc’on 22nd June 1939.

Muthuramalinga Thevar, joined the ‘Forward Bloc’ started by NSC Bose, as he was dissatisfied with the Congress.
On 6th September 1939, when NSC Bose visited Madurai, Thevar organized a grand rally to receive Bose.
Muthuramalinga Thevar had been active in the ‘Forward Bloc’, which had been against the Indian National Congress, especially, in the 1952 and 1957 General Elections, until his demise in the year 1963.

Honours Given to Muthuramalinga Thevar:
Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar College was founded by the (DMK) State Government of Tamilnadu, in Usilampatti in the year 1968.

Biography of Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar was included in the High School Text Books of Tamil Nadu State.
Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar’s Cemetry in the Village  Pasumpon was converted into his official Memorial in the year 1971

A Life-Size portrait of Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar was installed in the Legislative Assembly Hall of Tamil Nadu in the year 1980

A new District by his name‘Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar District’ ws formed in the bifurcation of the Ramnad District in the year 1984.

A Commemorative Postage Stamp was published by the Indian Postal Department in the year 1995.

In Chennai 2 important roads, Greenways Road and Chamier’s Road have been re-named as ‘Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar Roads’.

A statue of Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar has been installed at the intersection of  ‘Anna Salai’ with‘Chamier’s Road’/-Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar Road’.

The 30th of October is the ‘Birth Anniversary’ Day and the ‘Death Anniversary’  Day and it is observed as the ‘Thevar Guru Puja’, throughout Tamilnadu, by the people belonging to the ‘Mukkulathor Community’/’Thevar Community’ comprising, the 3 communities of ‘Kallar’, ‘Maravar’ and ‘Agamudaiyar’.

The 30th October 2015 is the 108th Birth Anniversary and the 53rd Death Anniversary of Late.Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar.

List of Different Types of Disposal of Dead Bodies / Corpses in India

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As and when human beings die, the dead bodies or corpses must be properly disposed and get decomposed.

The human dead bodies consist of two basic parts, namely,  
Soft Tissues, (Flesh) which would rapidly get decomposed and 
The Skeleton (Bones) which will get decomposed in a number of years, which can also be preserved for many years,  by some scientific methods under certain conditions.

The following are some of the modes of disposal of the dead bodies / corpses in the World and also in India:-

Normal Methods of Disposal of Corpses:

Burial-Practised by the Jews, Christians and Muslims- placing the corpses inside the earth in Coffins (wooden boxes / containers).

Cremation- Practised by the Romans, Greeks and Hindus- burning the corpses by fire, gas or electricity- burning the soft tissues and the most parts of the skeleton / bones-

The cremation-remains, are known as "Cremains", containing  larger pieces of the parts of the skeleton / bones, which  would be ground into ash mechanically-  The ashes would be stored in 'Urns' and / or sprinkled on landscapes, rivers and oceans.

Rare Methods of Disposal of 'Corpses':

'Immurement'-Permanent storage in  'Above the Ground Tombs’ -called ‘Mausoleums’, - The dead bodies of many 'Historical Emperors of India have been kept in 'Mausoleums'.

For instance, 'Taj Mahal' is a Mausoleum of Mum 'Taj Mahal', the beloved wife of Shah Jahan.

Sky-Burial or Open Air-Disposal of Corpses – birds and animals would attack the  parts of the dead bodies and eat the flesh-called‘Towers of Silence’ -Practised by Tibetan Buddhists and Zoroastrians,

Natural Perishing of Corpses Method- The dead bodies would be  kept in the open and the soft tissues would be allowed to rot and perish, over a long period of time- similar to the ‘sky burial’ disposal - the remaining parts and the bones would be entombed.

Disposal of the Dead Bodies of Military&Naval Personnel and the Persons dying in the ships on Long Voyages:

Sea Burial-the dead bodies would be suitably packed with weight, to enable sinking into the deep sea- would be dropped into the sea  from a ship or airplane- This method is used in the cases of deaths of military and naval personnel and in case of deaths in ships on Long Voyages.

Boat burial- A form of 'sea burial', in which the dead body would be kept on a boat and left to get drowned into the sea and the dead body would get perished in the deep sea bed.

Special Types of Disposal of Corpses:

Resomation -Dissolution in acids or a solution of lyeand disposal as a fluid- Called 'Alkaline Hydrolysis' - an abnormal mode of disposal of the dead bodies and  considered to be more 'environmental friendly' than the other methods, including burial and cremation and especially the open sky burials,

Donation for Research and Study- to Medical Colleges and Institutes, where the dead bodies would be used for demonstrations, dissections, research and study and after some time the parts of the body would be cremated

Mass Burials and Mass Cremations -of a number of dead bodies, during wars, 'genocides' and natural disasters such as tsunami and deaths due to epidemic diseases, when a large number of people would die,

Dismembermentof the dead bodies- where the corpses are divided into various parts and the different parts would be disposed of separately.

The whole dead bodies or some of the parts of the corpses may be preserved by  some of the following methods:

'Mummyfication'- A sophisticated method of preservation of the dead bodies, by removing the internal organs, dehydrating the bodies and wrapping and covering with linen cloth- practiced by ancient Egyptians,

Stuffing and Preservation-The dead bodies of some well known personalities have been stuffed with suitable material's after removing the inner parts and the body would be preserved by suitable chemicals,

Chemical Preservations of Parts of the Dead Bodies- Some parts of the dead bodies would be chemically preserved for a long time, such as those of some of the  saints of the Roman Catholic Christianity,  which are called 'Relics',

Method of Plastination-The dead bodies would be 'embalmed' and preserved by dissection and slicing and replacing the fluids inside the body with inert plastic for anatomical study of the Medical students and for displaying in Museums,

Keeping Parts of the Dead Bodies in Chemical Preservative Liquids-Some of the parts of the human dead bodies would be kept within preservative chemical liquids in Museums and Medical College Laboratories.

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The Following are the Beliefs of the Christians about Birth, Death and Life After Death of Human Beings:

According to Christianity, the human beings have been created by God the Almighty, out of out of mud or dust by giving a soul and blowing His spirit.

As per the Christian Doctrine the  'soul is immortal and there is 'No Re-Incarnation or Re-Birth' and a Soul would be born only once and die only once..

When a human being dies, the 'Aavi'/ 'Spirit' goes back to the 'Creator-God the Almighty' and the Body goes back to the original place from where it had come, the mud or dust and the 'Soul' would be dealt with separately.

In general, according to Christianity, the soul would go to one of the two eternal places of 'Heaven' or 'Hell'  after death.

For the Good Deeds / 'Punniyams' done during the life-time, the souls would get an ‘Eternal Reward’ and enter ‘Heaven’ –the abode of God the Almighty, where the Son of God, Jesus Christ would be seated on the right of His Father-God.

For the sins / ‘Paavams’ and 'Eternal and Unforgivable Sins' the souls would get ‘Eternal Punishment’ and would be trashed into the ‘Hell’, the abode of Satan and its group of rebelled angels.

Some sections of the Christianity, such as the :

• Roman Catholics,
   
• Anglican Christians,
• Lutheran  Christians,
• Orthodox Christians,
• 'Methodists' Christians, 
• The 'Free' Christians and 
• The Later Days Saints (LDS) Christians

believe that there is an Intermediate Place called the 'Purgatory', where the souls of the deceased persons would be kept for temporary and minor punishments for the ordinary pardonable sins committed during the life time and purification.

According to the above belief, the souls would be placed in the ‘purgatory’, before they get the eternal bliss of 'Heaven'.

Prayers for the deceased souls in Christianity:

The Christians who pray for the souls in the purgatory would remember, not only the souls of their relatives, but also all the souls for which, nobody would make prayers for repose.

As it will not be known to any as to which souls would be in 'Purgatory', which souls would have been thrown down into the 'Hell' and which souls would have entered the ‘Heaven’, the Christians usually pray for the repose of the souls of all the deceased.

The day, on which common and collective prayers for the deceased souls are performed, is called the ‘All Souls Day', observed on the 02nd November every year, by the Christians who believe in the doctrine of 'Purgatory'.

The All Souls Day is observed on the 02nd of November every year by most of the Christians, who believe in the doctrine of ‘Purgatory’, and repose of the souls there by the prayers and penances done by the living Christians, for remembering and praying for close relatives, relatives, friends and all the deceased human beings, not remembered and prayed for by any.

On the All Souls Day they clean the cemeteries of their relatives and decorate them with flowers &  garlands and light candles and incenses and offer prayers and masses for the repose of the souls.

Christians who do not believe in the Prayers for the souls of the Deceased:

Many the ‘Protestant’ Christians, especially, the ‘Pentaghasts’ do not believe in the doctrine of ‘Purgatory’ and they believe that the souls of the deceased would be kept in a sleeping statue / 'paradesh' in a common place without either reward of heaven or punishment of hell.

On the Second coming of the Son of God Jesus Christ on the ‘Final Judgement Day’ the souls of those who have already died and kept sleeping in pardesh  in a common place and the souls of all those who live at the time of the Final Judgement would be resurrected and transformed instantly and get either ‘eternal reward’-heaven or ‘eternal punishment’-hell.

According to such Christians, and every man and woman born on this earth must be re-born by 'immersion in water-baptism' by accepting Jesus Christ as their own Savior and they would be redeemed prayers, masses and penances of any kind after their death would not be of any benefit.

It is their belief that by the prayers said, masses performed and penances undertaken for the repose of the souls suffering in the ‘purgatory’, the punishments and sufferings of the souls at the purgatory would be reduced and the souls would be ready for entering ‘Heaven’.

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The following are the beliefs of the Hindus in India about the Birth, Life, Death and Life After Death of Human Beings:-

The human beings according to the Hindus, as in some other religions, are made of the following 3 basic ingredients the:

• Soul or Athma,
• Spirit or Aavi (Life Force) and 
• Sareer or Body.
  
  

According to the Hindu Religion the human ‘Sareer’ or Body is made up of the following 5 Basic Elements of nature called:

• Earth or Mud,
• Vayu or Air,
• Jal or Water,
• Agnil or Fire,
• Akasha or Ether

According to the Hindus, the ‘Athma’ or Soul of the human being is Immortal from the time they get created by the creator-God, 'Brahma'.

The Hindus believe that there would be Seven spans of Life called 'Genmams'/ 'Avatharams' or Incarnations.

Some people would say that the number of incarnations would be unlimited, varying from case to case.

At the end of the last such incarnation, the soul would attain the state of 'Shanti' or 'Peace'.

Death is only a process of disintegration the above 3 basic ingredients of Soul, Spirit and Sareer.

After death of human beings the above 5 ingredients of the 'Sareer' or body would go back to their origins.

The immortal  soul would get a re-incarnation in some other body of either a human being or any other living being, such as animal, bird, insect or reptile etc., depending upon the Will of the God of Creation- Brahma.

Some of the souls would attain the state of 'Shanthi' / 'Mukthi' or Repose, relieved of further re-incarnation/s.

The 'Mukthi' or 'Re-incarnation /s of the souls would be decided by the Creator God Brahma.

The mukthi or reincarnation would be based on the 'Punniyams' or the Good Deeds doneand the 'Paavams' or the Evil deeds committed by the human beings in the previous incarnation or birth, from the records of 'Pavams and Punniams' or Good Deeds and Evil Deeds, maintained by 'Yama' assisted by 'Chithra Gupta'.

The Hindus pray for 'shanthi' or  the repose of the soul of the deceased people by chanting 'mantras' or prayers.

The Prayers of the Hindus for the Souls of the Deceased:

The 'Funeral Prayers' are chanted on behalf of the relatives of the deceased people of the Hindu Religious elders and 'Gurus' or Priests.

Verses from the epic ‘Mahabharata’ in Sanskrit, called 'Mantras' or 'slogans' are recited in the Funeral Prayers for the dead souls of the Hindus, called 'Thithi' for the attainment of 'Shanthi' of the souls of the deceased.

The Hindus would for the repose the soul of the deceased /’Atma Shanti’ of  the dead persons, starting from the day of death on various days such as on the 16th day, 40th day and the Anniversary day/s etc.

However, the status of the souls of the deceased, whether they have attained 'Shanthi' would not be known to the other people living. So, it is a custom in Hindus to wish and pray that the deceased soul to attain 'Shanthi'.

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The following are the Beliefs of Muslims in India about Birth, Life, Death and Life After Death:- 

The 'Muslims' believe that human beings are created by God the Almighty called 'Allah', who has no image. Islam views death to be a natural threshold to the next stage of existence.

Islamic doctrine holds that human existence continues after the death of the human body in the form of spiritual and physical resurrection.

There is a direct relation between conduct on earth and the life beyond. The afterlife will be one of rewards and punishments which is commensurate with earthly conduct.

Paradise/Heaven and Hell which are Real and Eternal will be the final dwelling places for the faithful and the damned after the Last Judgment.

 A Day will come when God will resurrect and gather the first and the last of His creation and judge everyone justly.  People will enter their final abode, Hell or Paradise/Heaven.

Muslims believe that immediately after death, a person enters an intermediate phase of life between death and resurrection.

Resurrection will be preceded by the end of the world,when Allah / God will command a magnificent angel to blow the Horn.

At its first blowing, all the inhabitants of the heavens and the earth will fall unconscious, except those spared by God. 

The earth will be flattened, the mountains turned into dust, the sky will crack, planets will be dispersed, and the graves overturned.

People will be resurrected into their original physical bodies from their graves, thereby entering the third and final phase of life.

The Horn will blow again upon which people will rise up from their graves, resurrected! God will gather all humans, believers and the impious, jinns, demons, even wild animals. It will be a universal gathering. 

The angels will drive all human beings naked, uncircumcised, and bare-footed to the Great Plain of Gathering. 

People will stand in wait for judgment and humanity will sweat in agony.

The righteous will be sheltered under the shade of God’s Magnificent Throne.

When the condition becomes unbearable, people will request the prophets and the messengers to intercede with God on their behalf to save them from distress.

The balances will be set and the deeds of men will be weighed and the disclosure of the Records of the deeds performed in this life will follow. 

The one who will receive his record in his right hand will have an easy reckoning and he will happily return to his family.

However, the person who will receive his record in his left hand would wish he were dead as he will be thrown into the Fire. 

Then God will judge all His creations and they will be reminded and informed of their good deeds and sins.

The faithful will acknowledge their failings and be forgiven, while the disbelievers will have no good deeds to declare because an unbeliever is rewarded for them in this life.

Some scholars are of the opinion that the punishment of an unbeliever may be reduced in lieu of his good deeds, except the punishment of the great sin of disbelief.

The 'Siraat' is a bridge that will be established over Hell extending to Paradise and anyone who is steadfast on God’s religion in this life will find it easy to pass it.

Prayers of the Muslims for the Souls of the Deceased Muslims:

Upon death of a Muslim, all the Muslims in their community gather together and pray for the forgiveness of the soul of the deceased Muslim and their prayer recited by them  is called the‘Salat al-Janazah' or the ‘Janaza Prayer’.

According to the Islam Religion it is obligatory for every Muslim Adult Male to perform the funeral prayer / Janaza Prayer upon the death of any neighbor or known Muslim, whether, relative or not.

The repeated recital of the prayer "Peace be upon him" / PBUH is performed as the prayer of the muslims for the deceased people.

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In India, nowadays, the numbers of Senior Citizens have increased.

Some of them live alone; while some odl couples stay alone; and some of them stay with their children and grand children.

Some of the Senior Citizens stay in Free or Charging- 'Old Age Homes'.

Many of the Senior Citizens go for walking-exercise, alone or along with their ‘Better Halves’ or along with other Senior Citizens, neighbors and friends.

Some other Senior Citizens go to the houses of their other relatives and friends.

Many Senior Citizens are going to the 'Milk Booths' for getting milk and to the Family Ration Shops for procuring the 'Food Commodities supplied by the Family Ration Shops.

Some other Senior Citizens go to the Schools for dropping and taking back their grand children, as most of the parents in the Metropolitan Cities and Towns in India are both employed.  

Nowadays, there are many reports of missing of the Senior Citizens in India; they are reported missing after going out for some of the above mentioned activities.

Because of‘Amnetia’ or ‘Forgetfulness’/ Temporary of Permanent Memory Loss occurring in the old age, they tend to forget their way back home etc. and they are said to find it difficult to return home safely.

Sometimes, the Senior Citizens  meet with road accidents, such as 'hit and run' by two wheeler, four wheeler vehicles, auto rickshaws and even by bicyles and fall on the road.

Sometimes they swoon and fall down due to giddiness, caused by their old-age, hot sun and  their chronic diseases such as ‘Diabetes’’/ Blood Sugar and /or Heart Diseases, especially, ‘Coronary Artery Disease’/CAD  or ‘Angina Pectoris’ and rarely due to ‘Fits’ etc.

According to the officials of 'Helpage India', an NGO dedicated to the 'Welfare of the Senior Citizens in India', there are many reports of missing Senior Citizens and even Children, received at their ‘Help Line’ Telephone Numbers, at an average of 15 calls per month.

The NGO-‘Help Age India’works in collaboration withthe‘Gupati Venkata Krishna Reddy Emergency Management and Research Institute’/‘GVK EMRI’, which is running the 'Emergency Ambulance Services' in various States of India.

 

According to the 'Help Age India' and the 'GVK-EMRI' Ambulance Services, the missing children are traced and found out quicker than the missing Senior Citizens.

In case of Senior Citizens, in most of the cased they are found within a day or two and in some cases it  takes more number of days to find them out.

As and when reports of missing Senior Citizens and Children are received by the 'Help age India', they pass on the details of the missing Senior Citizens and Children to the Local Police Station authorities, to enable tracing of the missing children and the senior citizens at the earliest.

Also they will  provide the Addresses of the 'Old Age Homes' to the family members of the missing Senior Citizens for searching for them there.

Sometimes the Senior Citizens are found to have gone to the Old Age Homes themselves.

In some other cases, the people who find them on the roads, usually leave them at some Old Age Home, as handing over them to the Police Stations are risky, including cumbersome procedures, as they may have to go to the Police Stations and even courts for giving statements and witness.

The 'Help-Age India' has advised that the members of the families with Senior Citizens who go out for walking or to the houses of their relatives & friends and other places must:

• Make sure that the Senior Citizens always carry their  Photo  ID cards with Address and Contact Phone / Mobile / Whats app Numbers of the family members,

• Ensure that the Senior Citizens have Mobile Phones with them,  with the important contact numbers stored in them,

• Ask the Senior Citizens to go with the other Senior Citizens going to the same public destinations, such as, Temples, Beaches, Parks, Schools and Ration Shops.,

• Keep the  latest Photographs of the Senior Citizens in the Mobile Phones of the family members, which can be used in case of any emergency and

• Call the Helpline Numbers 1253 or 18001801253 (Toll Free) or 108 or 104 for Help, in case of Emergency, related to the missing of the Senior Citizens.

The following are the Emergency Telephone-Numbers of 'GVI EMRI'- Ambulances in various States of India:-

State / Telephone Number(s):

• Andhra Pradesh / +91-40-23462600, 23462602

• Assam /  +91-361-2236768

• Chhattisgarh /  +91-0771-2511000

• Goa / +91-832-2458042

• Gujarat / +91-79-22814896

• Himachal Pradesh /  +91-1792-239700

• Karnataka / + 91-80-23280161

•  Madhya Pradesh /  +91-755-2579023

• Meghalaya /  +91-364-2590510

• Tamil Nadu/ +91-44 - 28888060

• Telangana / +91-40-23462600, 23462602

• Uttar Pradesh /  +91-522-2421946

• Uttarakhand / +91-135-2527627

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The following are the 3 Gold Schemes, termed as as the "Sone Pe Suhaga", launched by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 05^thNovember 2015:

Gold Monetisation Scheme /GMS- (Deposit of Idle Gold kept by the people of India in the form of Gold: Bars,

• Biscuits,
• Coins and 
• Jewels 

with the Government of India through Banks),

'Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme'- ( Deposit of Funds with the people of India, for Investments based on Gold with the Government of India) and

Gold Coin and Bullion Scheme /GCBS- (Investment of Funds with people in India in Gold, by purchasing  Gold Coins minted by the Government of India)

The Following are the brief details of the above 3 Gold Schemes:-

Gold Monetisation Scheme /GMS:

The Gold Monetisation Scheme /GMS- 2015 will replace the existing ‘Gold Deposit Scheme-1999’. 

According to the Government of India, there are about 20, 000 Tonnes of Gold worth about Rs 52.4 Crores are  lying idle / unused, in the Bank Lockers of the Indian Families and with and of the Temples in India.

   

A minimum of 30 grams of raw Gold-Bars, Gold Biscuits,  Coins and Gold Jewellery, can be deposited under the Scheme and the jewels etc will be melted and the net weight only will be taken into account. And in the process the weight of stones and other metals like Copper and Silver mixed with Gold will be deducted.

There is ‘No Maximum Limit” for the above deposit of Gold under the Scheme.

The Banks in India will collect Gold from the public as deposit for periods up to 15 years,

Gold will be accepted at the‘Collection and Purity Testing Centres’/CPTC, certified by the ‘Bureau of Indian Standards’/BIS and notified by the Central Government of India.

The deposited Gold under the Scheme will be auctioned and lent to the Jewellers for their use for making jewels etc.

The Jewellers will pay interest at the rates from 2.25 to 2.5 per cent per annum, whereas, the earlier rate of interest under the Gold Deposit Scheme-1999 had been 1 per cent per annum only.

However, the deposits outstanding under the Gold Deposit Scheme will be allowed to run till maturity unless the depositors prematurely withdraw them.

Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme: 

The Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme launched offers 2.75 per cent interest to domestic investors.

Interest on gold bonds, which can be used as collateral for loans, will be payable every six months.

The Sovereign Gold Bonds will be issued in multiple tranches, subject to the overall borrowing limits of Government of India,

The Sovereign Gold Bonds will be issued for a period of 8 years, with exit option from the 5^thyear, which may be exercised on the interest payment dates.

Applications for the Sovereign Gold Bonds under the First Tranche will be accepted from 05^th November 2015 till 20^thNovember 2015,and the Sovereign Gold Bonds will be issued on 26^thNovember 2015,

Under the Scheme, the Domestic Investors will get interest at the rate of 2.75 per cent, payable every
6 months.

The Sovereign Gold Bond Accounts may be used as Collateral for Bank Loans.

The Scheme will reduce the physical buying of Gold by the people for investment purposes.

The Sovereign Gold Bonds will be sold through the Banks and Designated Post Offices in India  

Gold Coin / Bullion Scheme:

Gold Coins under the Gold Coin /Bullion Scheme are the First Ever National Gold Coins, minted in India; with the Indian National Emblem ‘Ashok Chakra’ engraved on one side and the Image of 'Father of the Nation'-Mahatma Gandhi on the other side.

The National Gold Coins will be available through MMTC outlets, in the following Denominations:-

Grams / Number of Coins:

• 5 / 15,000,
• 10 / 20,000 and
• 20 / 3,750.

Various schemes launched will increase the availability of gold and bring down its import,  thereby getting more foreign exchange surplus.

Reception of the Gold Schemes launched by the Government of India:

According to the Experts and Bankers the' Gold Monetization Scheme' may not be preferred by the public depositors, due to the Income Tax Concerns as to the declaration of the source of Gold etc.

The Investors should have to disclose their IT PAN Number registered with the Income Tax Department for deposit of Rs 50,000/- and above of Gold or Cash. 

There will be a loss of Gold of 20 to 30 per cent of the weight of the Jewels, as the jewels will be melted at the Certified Centers at the cost of the Depositors.

The conventional Bank Deposits offering Interest at the rate of 8 per cent and above will be more attractive than the above Gold Deposit / Gold Bonds Schemes.

According to the Union Government of India, as the women of India have been fond of acquiring gold for jewellery and as investment they are led by the policies of ‘Graha Shashtra’ /Home Economics, whereas, by switching over to the new Gold Schemes since launched will take them to understand and follow ‘Arthashashstra’/Economics for and of the nation.

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Birth Name:BALASUBRAMANIAN

Known As: ‘PITHUKULI' MURUGADAS / MURUGA

Date of Birth: 25th January 1920-Born in Chetty Street at Coimbatore Tamilnadu

Date of Death: 17th November 2015 –Died at Mylapore Chennai Tamilnadu at the age of 95 years

Father:Sundaram Iyer

Mother: Alamelu

Grand Father: Gopala Krishana Bhagavathar

Grand Mother: Rukmini

Spouse: G.K.Saroja /Devi Amma

Occupation: Indian-Hindu Religious Devotional Singer

Career of ‘Pithukuli’ Murugadas:

Disowned by his father, Balasubramanian was looked after by his grandmother Rukmini, from whom he learnt divine Hindu Songs.

At the age of just 7 years Balasubramanian went to Pazhani and practised ‘Yoga’ under the guidance of Nadayogi Brahmananda Paradesiyar, who gave him the title‘Pithukuli’, meaning insane / madon Lord Muruga and Lord Krishna.

At the age 15 years 'Pithukuli' Balasubramanian left his house and started wandering throughout India as a Hindu monk and singer, singing Hindu divine songs.

At the age of 19 years 'Pithukuli Balasubramanian' went to his eldera sister’s house at Kansankaad in South Kannada State, where he learned playing harmonium, himself, and he composed and sang a song ‘Raamaa Neeyaadaa Indha Paraaga’.

At that time 'Pithukuli Balasubramanian' met Swamy Ramdas of Kanjangadu Ashram in South Kanara and Madha Krishnabi.

Swamy Ramdas named him as‘Murugadas’, and he became ‘Pithukuli’ Murugadas and was known as 'Muruga' also.


At the age of 26 years Pithukuli Murugadas joined ‘Thiruppugazh Mani’ and traveled to the then Ceylon / now Srilanka and had been singing devotional songs on Lord Muruga and Lord Kanna /Krishna.

'Pithukuli Murugadas' had been remaining as a bachelor until the age of 58 years, when he married, the youngest sister of the popular GK Ponnammal Sisters, G.K.Saroja, called ‘Devi Amma’, on 2nd February 1978.

Devi Amma had been singing divine songs along with ‘Muruga’ /'Pithukuli Murugadas' and expired in the year 2011.

'Pithukuli Murugadas' traveled  throughout the universe including, the USA, UK,  Mauritius, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and South Africa  and had been singing Hindu devotional songs.

In the year 1995, 'Pithukuli Murugadas' was invited to sing devotional songs in seven languages at the ‘World Hindu Conference’ held at Durban, South Africa, where he shared the dais with  Nelson Mandela.

Pithukuli Murugadas had set up 'Pithukuli Murugadas Education Trust for South Africans'  in South Africa.

Also, he had set up the‘Deenabandhu Ashram’ in Wallajapet, near Chennai, Tamilnadu in India by donating all his wealth.

Pithukuli Murugadas has sung more than 3000 songs and many audio cassettes and CD’s have been released with his Hindu Devotional Songs on:

• Lord Muruga, 
• Lord Kanna /Krishna, 
• Vinayaga,
• Aathi Paraasakthi and 
• Aandaal.

The following are some of the Audio Cassettes of the Songs sung of ‘Pithukuli’ Murugadas:

• Vinayagar Thirupalliezhuchi

• Kannanum Devium,

• Siva Sakthi,

• Ayyappa Ganabhishekam,

• Kannanum Kandhanum,

• Thirupugazh,

• Thirupugazh Thenisai,

• Sweet Bhajans

• Bhajan Time,

• Divine Bhajans and

• Sakthi Sharanjali

The following are some of the Audio Compact Discs / CD’s of the Songs sung by ‘Pithukuli’ Murugadas:

• Lord Krishna,

• Kandar Anubhoothi,

• Murugan Songs,

• Krishna Krishna,

 

• Thirupugazh,

• Thirupugazh Thenisai,

• Vinayagar Thirupalliyezhuchi,

• Swagatham Krishna,

• Gajamukha Songs and

• Arunagirinathar Thirupugazh.

The following are some of the books written by ‘Pithukuli’ Murugadas:

• Kandhar Anubhoothi - Anubhava Virivurai - Part I & II,   
• Dasanin Katturaiyagal, 
• Aathi Parasakthiyum Asatu Siruvanum and
• The Origin, Midway and End

The following are some of the Awards Received by Pithukuli Murugadas:-

Name of the Award/ Given By /Year:

• Sangeetha Samrat /Swamy Vivekananda / 1956,

• Kalaimamani / Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai, Nataka Sangham of  State Government of Tamilnadu / 1984,

• Thyagarajar Award  /  National Cultural Organization, New Delhi /1989,

• Madhura Gana Mamani / London /1994,   

• "For the Sake of Honor Award" /  Rotary Club / 1996-97,

• Sangeetha Nataka Academy Award / Union Government of India /1998,

• Guru Surajananda Award / 1998 and

• Oldest Devotional Singer / Ms.Sri Krishna Sweets as part of  'Salute to Legends' / 2014

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‘Subsidy on LPG Cooking Gas’ given by the Union Government of India:

In India, the following 3 Petroleum Companies are supplying LPG Cooking Gas to the consumers:

• Indian Oil Corporation,
• Hindustan Petroleum and
• Bharat Petroleum.

The actual cost of LPG cooking gas in cylinder of gross weight of 14.2 kgs is higher than the price paid by the consumers, as the ‘LPG Cooking Gas’ has been provided to them at a subsidized price which is almost half of the actual cost / price of the same.

Until very recently, many of the consumers of cooking gas have not been aware of the fact that they are getting a ‘Gas Subsidy’ as and when they book for and purchase a refill of the cooking gas.

Because, the benefit of the ‘Gas Subsidy’ had been given by the Union Government of India indirectly, by paying to the cooking gas company, and the consumers had been paying only the ‘subsidized price’ of the same.

The difference in the actual 'Market Price' and the 'Subsidized Price' of the LPG Cooking Gas has been / is borne by the Union Government of India, as the ‘Gas Subsidy’.

Direct Benefit Transfer /DBT Scheme of 'Cooking Gas Subidy':

The Union Government of India wanted to give the benefit of the ‘Gas Subsidy’ directly to the consumers, for various reasons, including that the consumers must realize that they are given the benefit of subsidy of cooking gas, whenever they receive a refill of LPG cooking gas from the gas companies.

So, the system of ‘Direct Benefit Transfer’/ DBT system has been introduced.

According to the 'Direct Benefit Transfer /DBT System' for getting the LPG gas subsidy, the consumers have to link their Bank Accounts with the related LPG gas connection.

On joining the DBT scheme successfully, the registered bank account of the consumer would be credited with two months subsidy in advance, say Rs 568/- and on further procurement of refills the actual subsidy amount will be credited after the consumer purchases the gas refill on payment of the 'Market Price' of the cooking gas.

The subsidy of the LPG cooking gas will be credited to the registered Bank Account for the purpose.

Whether it is 50% or less of the market price of the cooking gas, an amount of subsidy is received by the consumers, which can be felt physically in their bank accounts.

‘Give Up ‘Gas Subsidy’ to Help the Poor Indians Below the Poverty Line /BPL:

Surprisingly, after allowing the consumers to get the gas subsidy after a long and tedious or easy procedure (according to the Government and Gas companies), the Union Government of India has been advising the consumers to 'GIVE UP' the 'gas subsidy.

The Union Government of India has been advising the LPG gas consumers through the cooking gas companies to give up the subsidy amount to enable the Government to utilize the funds for the benefit of the people below the poverty line /BPL.

Though, getting the gas subsidy had been and has been a step by step procedure involving approaching the gas company and / or the bank with form/s to be filled in with photocopies of original gas connection receipt, Address Proof and Personal Id Proof etc., it is so much easy to opt for 'giving up' the gas subsidy, in a one click or to be precise a '0'/zero click, while trying to book for refill online.

There are many cases of complaint that they had given their consent for 'giving up' the gas subsidy, even without their consent or knowledge, by pressing '0'/'zero' wrongly.

The reversal of wrong/unintentional 'giving up' of gas subsidy are taking some time for the gas companies

According to the LPG cooking Gas companies in India, about 3.16 Lakhs of LPG cooking gas consumers have given up the subsidy, in response to the Union Government of India / PM Narendra Modi’s request to do so.

The following are the ‘District wise’ number of LPG cooking gas consumers who have given up the gas subsidy in the State of Tamilnadu:-

Name of the District / Number of LPG cooking gas consumers Given up Subsidy (2 06 870):

• Chennai / 60 000,
• Tiruvallur  / 21 000,
• Coimbatore / 21 000,
• Cuddalore / 20 000,
• Tiruchirappalli / 17 500,
• Salem / 16 000,
• Tiruppur / 16 000,
• Kanchipuram / 13 300,
• Vellore / 9 600,
• Tiruvannamalai / 7 500,
• Ramanathapuram / 3 500 and
• Tiruvarur / 1 470
• Other Districts / 1.1 Lakhs

The LPG cooking gas companies have been saying that the number of consumers opting to give up the subsidy is increasing.

Awareness created on ‘Give Up Gas Subsidy’ by the Government of India:

The Honorable Prime Minister of India, Sri.Narendra Modi has been repeatedly advising the Indian Consumers to ‘Give Up’ their gas subsidy for the benefit of the people below the poverty line/BPL.

Also, there have been reports of celebrities such as Cinema Actors like the ‘Big B’ of Bollywood Amitabh Bachchan, giving up the gas subsidy to encourage ‘giving up’ gas subsidy by the consumers.

People of India are aware of the fact that,  some of the cinema actors in India whose salary per movie has been  in many ‘C’s and not in ‘L’s, as it had been long ago.

The celebrity actors act as the ‘Ambassadors’, perhaps fpree of cost, for the Government of India’s  noble cause / idea of ‘giving up’ the gas subsidy.

Due to lapse of time people tend to forget that many celebrity actors and actresses had promoted the '2 Minutes' Noodles, which was reported to be injurious to health and their feedback on their appearing in the related ads.

Actually, the actors may not know the actual cost of LPG cooking gas or the gas subsidy they have given up.

It is similar to an actual incident reported by a 'Bank Marketing Manager' who  approached the Telugu Super Star  ANR to receive their Bank’s Credit Card and pose for the ‘Advertisement’ of the Credit Card.

The actor ANR had told the bank officer that he never carries a purse and his financial dealings were all looked after by his Personal Assistants and Family members and if he posed for the Credit Card it would not be realistic.

The actors and celebrities in India may not know the actual cost, subsidized cost and ‘gas subsidy’ etc., in view of their status etc. In fact they may not carry a purse, cash, Debit Cards, Credit Cards etc., when everything would be taken care of by their Personal Assistants / Secretaries and by the members of their families.


Reactions of the Indian Consumers of the 'Giving Up' the 'Cooking  Gas Subsidy':

There are multiple reactions of the consumers in the matter of giving up the gas subsidy for the benefit of people in the below poverty level /BPL.

The Union Government of India, wanted to provide 50% of the total cost of the LPG cooking gas as subsidy to the consumers, whereas, the subsidy portion would be shared equally by the Government and the Gas companies.

However, the actual amount of subsidy amount given to the consumer is less than 50% of the cost.

The subsidy given up by the cooking gas consumers would be deducted from the amount payable by the Union Government of India to the consumers and it is difficult to assume that the amount would benefit people in the below poverty line.

According to the consumers, nobody can give a guarantee that the given up subsidy would be used for providing gas to the people in the BPL level, as there are many ‘Freebies’ for them, including ‘Free Gas Stove’ etc.

It is indeed a good cause of giving up ‘LPG cooking Gas subsidy’ by the affordable consumers in India, for the so called benefit of the people in the BPL.

However, the people in the BPL can be looked after better by specific schemes of the Union Government of India and the State Governments in India.

Some consumers feel that the Members of Parliament/MPs and Members of the Legislative Assemblies / MLAs should give up their gas subsidy and create awareness of the 'noble act'.

The fact is that  they  cannot be compared with ordinary consumers in the matter, apart from other matters, as they would come under as Special Category of consumers /citizens of India, as long as they continue as ‘Law Makers’.

The benefits received by them, or their  cost to the Government of India is an exclusively topic of interest. 
Nowadays, due to the impact of ‘Internet’ and the social media, people are aware of the same.

It is notable that as the ‘freebies’ given by many State Governments are dependent on the income from the sale of liquors, apart from the revenues by way of Direct and Indirect Taxes and other Duties etc.

India is not in a position to fulfill the motto / promise given in the Constitution of India, (Under Article 47) which envisages that the states in India shall endeavor to bring about ‘Prohibition’ of ‘Intoxicating  Liquors’ which are injurious to health, and curtail the use of liquors /alcohol in India, except for ‘Medicinal purposes.

Recently, the Union Government of India is taking steps to cut the ‘Gas Subsidy’ to the consumers having Gross Annual Income of Rs 10 Lakhs and above.

Under the above net / filter, only the so called ‘Techies’ / IT professional would be trapped, whereas, many businessmen and others earning more than Rs 10 Lakhs per annum would not be covered under the same.

The fact that, the so called cream layer of the society earning Rs 10 Lakhs and above per annum, may not have ‘Take Home Pay’ of even 40 % of their ‘gross income’, in view of their ‘EMI’s towards ‘Personal Loans’ and ‘Housing Loans’ and even Outside Loans, such as Loan against Jewels etc.

In the opinion of many consumers in India, the Union Government of India may completely stop the cooking gas subsidy, instead of advising for ‘giving up’.

All the subsidies given by the Union Government of India and all the  ‘Freebies’ given by the State Governments in India must be stopped,  because anything given ‘Free’ of cost, whether subsidy or ‘Freebies’, will be eagerly received by both the ‘Haves’ and ‘Have - Nots’, which is but natural human tendency.

And good viable schemes may be framed by the Governments in India to help people who are really in thbe Below Poverty Line / BPL, enabling the Direct Benefit Transfer /DBT to them.

In summary, it appears that the Union Government of India will sooner or later completely stop the 'Cooking Gas Subsidy' to all.

As it is only a '0'/'Zero' click away, be proud to 'GIVE UP' the 'Cooking Gas Subsidy', before it is automatically taken out from you, or Wait for some more time and enjoy the fruits of the gas subsidy and be 'SELFISH'.

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In India, it is recently reported that in the past 7 or 8 months, ‘Intolerance’ has been increasing and the ‘Freedom of Speech’ and basically the ‘Freedom of Expression’ has been decreasing.

The freedom of expression  by the 'Indian Journalists' and common men and women, through media like ‘Newspapers’, ‘Televisions’ and ‘Social Medias’ via ‘internet’s ‘facebook’ and ‘whatsapp’ etc.,are said to be controlled /curtailed by the Union Government of India and the State Governments in India.

It is notable that curtailing the freedom of expression via 'Social Media' was started earlier, even in and  by Government of  Indian National Congress ( of Sonia Gandhi /Manmohan Singh/Kabil Sibal)  when some of the innocent Indians were arrested for 'Liking' some messages in the social forums like 'Facebook', 'objectionable to the Government.

The increasing ‘intolerance’ and the decreasing ‘freedom of expressions’ in India are said to be reflected by the following :

• The speeches made by the Ministers of the Central and the State Governments in India, including the Prime Minister of India,Narendra Modi.

• The brutal murders of 3 Indian writers at various places and at various times:

Narendra Dabhokar-Marathi Writer, who was murdered in Pune, Maharashtra on 20th August 2013 at the age of 67 years,

Govind Pansare-Marathi Writer belonging to Communist Party of India who along with his wife was shot by unidentified gunmen on 16th February 2015 in Mumbai, Maharashtra and died on 20th February 2015 at the age of 81 years

M.M.Kalburgi- Kannada Writer, who was shot dead by unidentified gunmen  in Dharwad, Karnataka, on 30th August 2015 at the age of 76 years and

• Even it is alleged that 'what people should eat' and 'what not to eat' are said to be dictated by the Governments, reflected by the ‘Dadri Mob Lynching Incident’,  in which a 52 year old Mohammed Akhlaq Saifi was killed and his 22 years old son Danish was badly injured by attacks for allegedly having eaten cow’s meat, whereas the meat kept inside the Refrigerator was said to be mutton or beef (meat of buffalo) only.
  

•  When a Bharathia Janata Party / BJP activist Sudheendra Kulkarni had been by the side of Khurshid Mahmud  Kasuri, a former Foreign Minister of Pakistan, while publishing Kasuri’s book /“Neither a Hawk nor a Dove: An Insider’s Account of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy” at a Press Conference in Mumbai on 12th October 2015, reportedly, the face and the body of Sudheendra Kulkarni  were blackened by flashing black ink by ‘Shiv Sena’ activists, who opposed the publishing of the book of the Pakistani in India, even though Susdheendra Kulkarni also was from BJP,

• Instant -Arrest/s of persons expressing against the policies and the activities of the Governments, such as the arrest of the 'Folk Singer' -'Trichy Woraiyur (Marudhandaakkurichy) Kovan' in the State of Tamilnadu under charges of 'Sedition' etc.for his songs against the Tamil Nadu State Government's 'Liquiors Sale' by Tamilnadu State Marketing Committee/ 'TASMAC'and

• Recently, the popular Tamil Cinema Lyricist Vairamuthu was summoned by the Madras High Court in a 'Suo Motu Contempt Proceedings' against him initiated by an' intolerant Film Financier', as the Lyricist  had allegedly  passed some damaging comments on the 'Judges of the High Court' in a Public Speech.
  

To show their protest against the inaction /silence of the  Government of India and the 'Sahitya Akademi' in the matters of the murders of the Indian writers and in the matter of 'increasing intolerance' and the 'decreasing-Freedom of Expression' prevailing in India, more so, in the present Government of PM Narendra Modi / BJP:-

• Many Indian writers who had received ‘Sahitay Akedemi Awards’ for their contributions to Indian Literature and 

• Some of the Indian Movie Producers and Directors who had received Indian ‘National Film Awards’ and 

• Some of the 'Padma Awardees', including a Scientist who had received Indian Government’s‘Padma Awards’ -

 have returned back the awards received by them.

Before going into a discussion whether, 'Returning of the Valuable Awards' given to them for their talents and achievements,  by the people of India though indirectly, however, chosen by the boards of 'Juries' and approved by and given by the hands of the Government officials, is the right way of protesting against the Government and its bodies, let us have a glance through the 'Lists' of such  'Returns of the Governments Awards' by its recipients.

The following is a list of Indian Writers who had returned back their ‘SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARDS' received by them:-

Name of the Writer /Age, Date of Birth, Year/Language & Occupation / Details of the 'Sahitya Akademy Award' Received and since Returned :

Uday Prakash / 63 years old- Born on 1st January 1952/ Hindi Poet, Translator, Short Story Writer, Journalist and Television Administrator / Received 3 National Awards:

1.‘Muktibodh Samman’ ,a National Award given by Madhya Pradesh Sahitya Parishad in the year 1996,for  his  ‘Aur Ant Mein Prathna’,

2.‘Sahityakaar Samman’ Award given by the Hindi Akedemi in the year 1999 and

3.‘Pahal Samman’ Award for contemporary Literary Contributions in the year  2003-

Returned the above 3 ‘Sahitya Akedemi Awards ‘received by him  in September 2015-The first to return the awards in protest of the murder of the Writer M.M.Kalburgi, and became the 'Pilot of the Mission' of 'Returning the Government Awards'.

Ms.Nayantara Sahgal -Daughter of Dr.Vijayalakshmi Pandit, younger sister of Jawaharlal Nehru / 88 years old -Born on 10th May 1927/Indian Writer writing in English / Received the ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’ in the year 1986 for her Novel‘Rich Like Us’- -Returned the award on 06th October 2015

Ashok Vajpeyi / 74 years old-Born in the year 1941/Hindi -Poet, Essayist, Literary Cultural Critic and Arts Administrator- Former Chairman of ‘Lalit Kala Akademi’/ Received the ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’ in the year 1994, for his Poetry Collections,‘Kahin Nahin Wahin’-Returned the award on 7th October 2015

Sarah Joseph / 69 years old -Born in the year 1946 / Malayalam Writer–Received the ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’ for her Malayalam Novel  -‘Aalahayude Penmakkal’ (Daughters of God the Father) in the year 1999 ‘ –Returned  the award on 9th October 2015 against the ‘Dadri Mob Lynching Incident’

Gurbachan Singh Bhullar /78 years old-Born on 18th March 1937 /Punjabi writer /Received ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’ for his book of Short Stories –‘Agni Kalas’- in the year 2005-Returned the award on 11th October 2015

Ghulam Nabi Khayal /Received the ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’ for his book‘Gashik Minaar’ (Luminaries) in the year 1975-Returned the Award

Rahman Abbas / 43 years old -Born on 30th January 1972/Indian Fiction writer-Novelist in Urdu and English / Received the ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’ for his Novel ‘Khuda Ke Saaye Mein Ankh Micholi’ (Hide and Seek in the Shadow of God)  in the year 2011- Returned the award on 7th October 2015 against the 'Dadri Lynching Incident'

Waryam Singh Sandhu / 70 years old-Born on 10th September 1945 /Canada Based Punjabi Short Stories Writer- His stories translated into Hindi, Bengali, Urdu and English/Received the ‘Sahitya Akademy Award’ for his Short Stories Collecion ‘Chauthi Koot’ in the year 2000-Returned the Award on  10th October 2015

Ajmer Singh Aulakh / 73 years old-Born in  the year 1942 /Punjabi Play wright  /Received  the ‘Sahitya Akademy Award’ for his plays ‘Ajmer Singh Aulakh  Ishk Baj Namaz Da Haz Nahi ‘ in the year 2006-Returned the award on 10th October 2015

G. N. Ranganatha Rao /Kannada Writer, Translator and Journalist/ Received the 'Sahitya Akademi Award' for his 'Mohan Dasa Ondu Satya Kathe' his translation of Rajmohan Gandhi's 'Mohandas- A True Story of a Man, His People and an Empire'-Returned the Award in October 2015 against the assassination  of Kalburgi

Rahmat Tarikere / 56 years old -Born on 26th August 1959 / Kannada Critic/Received ‘Kannada Sahitya Akademi ‘award for his travelogue ‘Andaman Kanasu’ in the year 2010 and ‘Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award’ for his  book‘Kattiyanchina Daari’ in the year 2010-Returned the Awards received by him

Rajesh Joshi / 69 years old -Born in the year 1946 /Hindi Poet/Received the ‘Sahitya Akademy Award’  for his Hindi anthology of poems - 'Do Panktiyon Ke Beech' (Between Two Lines) in the year 2002-Returned the Award in October 2015 against attacks on freedom of speech and expression in India

Mangalesh Dabral /67 years old-Born on 16th May 1948/Hindi Poet/Received the ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’ for his Poetry Collection- ‘Ham Jo Dekhte Hain’ in the year 2000-Returned the award

Ganesh Devy  (G.N.Devy) /65 years old- Born on 01st August 1950/Received  the ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’ for his book‘After Amnesia’ in the year 1993- Also Received‘Padma Shri’ on 26th January 2014 for his work with de-notified and nomadic tribes education and his work on dying out languages- Returned his Sahitya Akademy Award in October 2015

Kumbar Veerabhadrappa /Kannada Writer / Received the 'Sahitya Akademi Award' for his Kannada Novel ' Aramane' in December 2014- Returned the Award in October 2015 against the silence of the Akademy over the murder of Kalburgi and the Dadri Lynching incident

Surjit Patar / 70 years old-Born on 14th January 1945/ Punjabi Poet and Writer - Present President of ‘Punjab Sahit Academy’, Chandigarh- Former President of ‘Punjabi Sahit Akademi’, Ludhiana/Received the ‘Punjab Sahiyta Akademi Award’ in the year 1979-  Sahitya Akademi Award for‘Hanere vich Sulghdi Varnmala’ in the year 1993-Received ‘Padma Shri’ Award in the year 2012-Returned the Sahitya Akademy Award in October 2015

Homen Borgohain / 83 years old-Born on 7th December 1932-/ Assamese Writer and Journalist -Former  President of  the ‘Assam Sahitya Sabha’/Received the ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’ for his novel‘Pita-Putra’ (Father-Son) in the year 1978- Returned the Award in October 2015

Ms.Mandakranta Sen /43 years old-Born on 15th September 1972/Bengali Writer/Received Sahitya Akademy Award in the year 2004 –Returned the Award

Keki N Daruwalla /78 years old-Born in the year 1937/Indian Parsi Poet writing in English/ Received the ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’  for his poetry collections  ‘The Keeper of the Dead’ in the year 1984-Received‘Padma Shri’ Award in the year 2014 –Returned the Sahitya Akademi Award received by him

Ms Krishna Sobti /90 years old- Born on 18th February 1925  /  Hindi Fiction Writer and Essayist /Received the ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’ in the year 1980 for her novel ‘Zindaginama’  in the year 1980 and Received the ‘Sahitya Akademi Fellowship’ in the year 1996-It is notable that Ms.Krishna Sobti had been offered the 'Padma Bhushan Award' in the  year 2010, she declined the same saying that she, as a writer  would like to be a little away from the establishment (Government)-Returned the Sahitya Akademi Award on 10th October 2015

Ms Shashi Deshpande / 77 years old-Born in the year 1938/Kannada Novelist/Received the ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’ for her  novel ‘That Long Silence’ in the year  1990-Received the ‘Padma Shri award’ in the year 2009-Returned the ‘Sahitya Akademi Award

K Satchidanandan / Malayalam Poet who writes in Malayalam and English- a  literary critic, playwright, editor, columnist and translator-  the former Editor of Indian Literature journal -the former Secretary of Sahitya Akademi / Resigned from all his positions in the Sahitya Akademi on 10th October 2015

Aman Sethi / 38 years /Mumbai based Indian English Writer / Received the 'Sahitya Akademi Award' for his book 'A Free Man' in the year 2012 - Returned the award received by him on 10th October 2015

Margoob Banihali / Kashmiri Urdu Writer/ Received the ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’ for his Kashmiri poetry collection “Partavistaan” in the year 1979-Returned the Award on 19th October 2015 in protest against the murder of a Kashmiri Muslim Zahid Bhat in Udhampur on  18th  October 2015 being brutally attacked on 9th October 2015, over rumors of cow slaughtering

Nand Bharadwaj / Rajasthani- Hindi Writer/ Received the ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’  for his Rajasthani Novel‘Samhi Khulto Marag’ in the year 2004-Returned the award on 14th October 2015

 Munawwar Rana /63 years old- Born on 26th November 1952/ Modern Hindi and Urdu Poet/Received  the ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’ for Urdu Literature in the year 2014- Returned the award on 18th October 2015 in a live Television Show

Baldev Singh Sadknama / 73 years old-Born in the year 1942 /Punjabi Novelist and Story Writer/ Received the ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’  for his Novel - ‘Dhahwan Dilli De Kingre’ in the year 2011-Returned the award

Mohan Bhandari /78 years old- Born in the year 1937 /Punjabi Writer /- Received the ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’ for his collections of Short Stories ‘Mooon di Akh’ in the year 1997-Returned the award

Dr.Chaman Lal / Punjabi- Received the Sahitya Akademi Award for a book of  collections of Punjabi Poems of Punjabi Poet Pash ‘Samay O; Bhai Samay’ in the year 2002- Returned the award on 21st October 2015

Ambika Dutt  / Rajasthani Poet/Receiced the ‘Sahitya Akademy Award’ for his Rajasthani poems  -

‘Aanthyoi Nahi Din Hal’  in the year 2013-Returned the award 

 Kashinath Singh / 78 years old-Born on 1st Januray 1937/Hindi Novelist and Short Stories Writer/ Received the ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’ for his Novel‘Rehan Par Ragghu’ in the year  2011-Recently received the Uttar Pradesh State’s highest Literary Award the  'Bharat Bharti Award'-Returned the ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’ received by him

 Ms Nirupama Bogohain / 83 years old-Born in the year 1932/  Assamese Novelist/ Received the ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’ for her Novel ‘Abhiyatri’ in the year 1996-Returned the award

M Bhoopal Reddy  / 56 years old-Born in the year 1959/ Telugu Writer of Children Literature and Actor/Received the  ‘Kendria Sahitya Akademi Awards’ for Children's Literature for his work, ‘Uggu Paalu’, a compilation of 90 children stories in the year 2011-Returned the Award on 15th October 2015

Jaswinder Singh  /Punjabi Poet / Received the award in the year 2014 for his collection of poems  'Agarbatti'-Returned the Award received

Darshan Battar /Punjabi Poet /Returned the ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’ Received 

D N Srinath  / Kannada Writer / Received the 'Sahitya Akademi Award' for translating the Short Stories in Hindi written by Bheesham Sahani into Kannada in the year 2009- Returned the ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’ against the murder of Kalburgi

K Shivadas / Konkani Writer/Received the 'Sahitya Akademi Award' for his collection of Short Stories 'Bhaangarsaall' in the year 2005-Returned the ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’in October 2015 to protest against suppression of freedom of speech in India

Veeranna Madiwalar / Kannada Writer/Returned the ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’ Received 

 T Satish Javare Gowda / Kannada Writer/Returned the ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’ Received 

 Sangamesh Menasinakai / Kannada Writer/Returned the ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’ Received 

Hanumanth Haligeri /35 years old- Born in the year 1980/ Kannada Writer/Returned the ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’ Received 

 Shridevi V Aloor /Kannada Writer/Returned the ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’ Received 

 Chidananda Sali /Kannada Writer/Returned the ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’ Received

The following Writer Returned his Padma Shri Award:

Ms Dilip Kaur Tiwana /80 years old- Born on 4th May 1935-Punjabi Novelist and Short Stories Writer-Received the Sahitya Akademi Award in the year 1971  for her Novel ‘Eho hamara jivan’ (This our life) published in the year 1969-Received ‘Padma Shri ‘ Award in the year in the year 2004-Returned the ‘Padma Shri’ Award on 14th October 2015

The following are the Film Producers who Returned their National Film Awards:-

Name of the Film Producer /Age, Date of Birth, Occupation/Details of National Film Award(s) Received and Returned:

Dibakar Banerjee /46 years old- Born on 21st June 1969-Film Screenplay Writer, Director and Producer- Has his own film production company, ‘Dibakar Banerjee Productions’/ Received 2 National Film Awards –for his movies:

1. ‘Khosla Ka Ghosla’  of the year 2006 and
2. ‘Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! ‘ of the year 2008
-Returned the 2 National Film Awards received by him

Anand Patwardhan/65 years old- Born on 18th February 1950/ Indian Documentary Movie Maker- of socio political and human rights oriented movies/ Received  6  National Film Awards for the Movies:

1.‘Bombay: Our City (Hamara Shahar) in the year 1985,’
2.In Memory of Friends’ in the year 1990,
3.‘In the Name of God’ (Ram Ke Nam) in the year 1992,
4.‘Father, Son and Holy War’ in the year 1995,
5. ‘War and Peace’ in the year 2002 and
6.‘Jai Bhim Comrade’ in the year 2011

-Returned all the 6 National Film Awards received by him

Paresh Kamdar / Received National Film Award for his Hindi and English Movie ‘Rasayatra’ in the year 1994

Ms Nishtha Jain / 50 years old-Born on 21st June 1965/Indian Documentary Movies  Director and Producer/Received  National Film Award for her Documentary Movie ‘Gulaabi Gang’ for the ‘Best Film on Social Issues’, under ‘Non Feature Films Category’  in the year 2014-Returned the award received

Kirti Nakhwa / Film Producer and Editor /-Received ‘National Film Award’ for the ‘Best Promotional Movie’ in English, Hindi and Marathi-‘Lost and Found’,  as a co-producer along with Harshavardhan G. Kulkarni and   Amitabh Shukla in the year 2008

Harshavardhan Kulkarni / Film Producer and Director /Received ‘National Film Award’ for the ‘Best Promotional Movie’ in English, Hindi and Marathi-‘Lost and Found’, as a co-producer along with Kirti Nakhwa and Amitabh Shukla in the year 2008

 Hari Nair /Cinematographer-Camera man/ Received the ‘National Film Award ‘for the ‘Best Cinematography’– Camera man’ for the English Movie ‘Sham’s Vision’ under the ‘Non-Feature Films Category in the year

Rakesh Sharma / Indian Documentary Movie Maker/ Received the ‘National Film Award’ for the Movie ‘Final Solution’ based on the 2002- Gujarath Riots-The Hindu-Muslim Clashes

Indraneel Lahiri /Cinematographer/Received the ‘National Film Award’ for the ‘Best Cinematography’ for the Movie ‘Aamaar Katha: Story of Binodini’ -under Non Feature Movies Category for year 2014

Lipika Singh Darai / Odiya Film Artist /Received 3 National Film Awards:

1.    For the  ‘Best Sound Recording and Mixing’ for the movie ‘Gaarud’  for the year 2009,
2.    For the ‘Best Debut Film of a Director’ under the Non Feature Film Category for the Odia Movie‘Eka Gachha Eka Manisa Eka Samudra’ Produced by Veenu Bhushan Vaid for the year 2012-    
3.    For the ‘Best Narration / Voice Over Category for the Odia Movie ‘Kankee O Sappo’ for  the year 2013

The following Scientist Returned his Padma Bhushan Award:-

Name of the Scientist / Date of Birth /Award Received and Returned:

PM Bhargava / 87 years old-Born on 22nd February 1928 /Writer, Administrator and a Biology Scientist /Received the ‘Padma Bhushan’ in the year 1986-Returned the award because, according to him  a“climate of intolerance is prevailing in the country and ‘Science’ and ‘Reason’ are getting eroded.

Here are some relevant quotes for the present day's Democratic India: 

The former American President of the United States of America /USA, Woodrow Wilson said, "The government, which was designed for the people, has got into the hands of the bosses and their employers, the special interests. An invisible empire has been set up above the forms of democracy."

Does the above statement appear to be true about the present 'Democratic' India?

" The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don't have to waste your time voting." 

"Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery out of the most extreme liberty."

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Records Made and Surpassed by Indian Movie-"Bahubali-The Beginning" Directed by S.S.Rajamouli

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The Indian Movie“Bahubali-The Beginning”, 

shot simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu, Directed by the popular Telugu Director S.S.Rajamouli,-Director of the  ‘Telugu’ Eaga / Tamil Dubbed ‘Naan Eae’Movie-

released worldwide on 10th July 2015, in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam,starring:
 PRABHAS,

 RANA DAGGUPATI,

TAMANNA,

ANUKSHA SHETTY, 

RAMYA KRISHNAN, 

SATHYARAJ,

NASSER, 

ADIVI SESH, 

TANIKELLA BHARANI, 

and

SUDEEP, 

has created many 'New Records' and has surpassed many previous records made in Indian Cinema.

The following are some of the  'New Records' Made and Previous Records Surpassed by the Indian Movie-“Bahubali-The Beginning”:

The Movie “Bahubali-The Beginning” has a rating of  9.4 out of 10 in ‘Internet Movie Data Base’ Rating / IMDB ratings so far,

With the overall budget of Rs 250 Crores, the movie has become an Indian Movie with the highest budget ever,

 Rs 24 Crores paid to / spent for Rana Daggubati, including for his body building, over more than 2 years,

 The sets for the movie are of record height of 45 feet,

The poster of the movie “Bahubali-The Beginning”of size:  4,793.65 Square Metres/51,598.41 Square Feet, unveiled in Kochi, Kerala,has made a “Guinness World Record” of the World’s Largest Movie Poster ever, surpassing the earlier record of a Movie poster of  50,687.25 Square Feet,

The movie would be dubbed in 36 languages, including ‘Chinese’ and will be released worldwide,

Rana Daggubati, increased his body weight from 88 Kg to 120 Kg by diets and exercises / workouts and built up muscles to have the required look of a great warrior with powerfull arms,

Hyderabad-Ramoji Film City’s more than 100 acres of land has been used to shoot the war scene sequences,

Actually, 20 acres of land was cultivated with ‘maize crops’ the for shooting of the movie,

A total of 733 days (2 years and 3 days) of shootings were held for the movie, with about 1000 horses and about 20 000  weapons, such as swords& armours etc. and many jewelleries along with about 2000 ‘Junior Artists’ used in the ‘War Scene’ sequences,

Over 15,000 sketches were used over a span of 1 year to be used for the scenes shot for the movie, Erection of the Bhallala Statue of height 125 feet, using 4 cranes was shot for 12 days,

The movie ‘Bahubali-The Beginning’ was released on 10th July 2015, in more than 4000 screens, worldwide, including 100 in USA and

"Bahubali the Beginning" has created 'New Records' and  Surpassed the Previous Records' in 'Box Office Collections', as detailed below.

The following are the details of the "New Box Office Collections -Records"  made and Previous Box Office Collections Records of Indian Movies 'Surpassed'  by "Bahubalu-The Beginning":

With Rs 50 Crores of opening day’s collections worldwide, surpassed the opening day’s collections of Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Happy New Year’,

Crossed Rs 100 Crores of collections worldwide in just 2 days,

With Rs 215 Crores of collections worldwide in 5 days, created a new record of an Indian Movie having a fast  more than 200 Crores of Collections ,

Crossed Rs 300 Crores of worldwide collections in just 9days,

In just 4 weeks the movie has made record collections of Rs 500 Crores worldwide , surpassing the total collections of Rs 283 Crores of Super-Star Rajnikanth’s “Endhiran the Robot”,

With collections of more than Rs 40 Crores in just 6 days, the movie has become the highest grossing ‘Movie Dubbed in Hindi from other language/s’, surpassed the total collections of Rs 18 Crores of Super Star Rajnikanth’s “Endhiran the Robot”,

With Rs 28 Crores of 'opening weekend collections' in the‘US Box Office’, the movie has become the movie with the highest opening weekend collection at US Box Office, surpassing  the opening weekend collections in the US Box Office,

With more than Rs 215 Crores in just 5 days, the movie has become the highest grossing Telugu Movie, surpassing the record of Pawan Kalyan’s “Attarintiki Daredi” with a gross collections of Rs 85 Crores,

As the First Monday’s Collections were Rs 6.1 Crores, as against the First Friday Collections of Rs 5.15 Crores, the movie has broken the 'trend of reduced collections on the First Monday' as against the first weekend collections, especially of the First Friday

List of Highest Paid Bollywood Actors From the ‘Forbe’s List of the "World’s Highest Paid Actors"- 2015

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The following is the List of 'Highest Paid Bollywood Actors' of the Year 2015, from the ‘Forbe’s List of the' World’s Highest Paid Actors' For the Year 2015:-

S.No.( Bollywood Ranking) / Name of the Bollywood Actor / Income in Rs. In Crores /Forbe’s  Ranking /Remarks:

(Based on the Income Between 1st June 2014 and 1st June 2015, Before Deductions of Taxes and Management Fees)


1./AMITABH BACHCHAN /233.58/7/ Apart from acting in Movies, Amitabh Bachchan  hosts the popular Television Contest Show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’,

2./SALMAN KHAN /233.58/7/ From the year 1989, Salman Khan has acted in more than 80 Movies.

His recent notable Box Office Hit Movies are: Dabangg (2010),Ek Tha Tiger (2012), Kick (2014) and Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015). He hosts the Indian Version of Celebrity Big Brother, called ‘Big Boss’,

3./AKSHAY KUMAR /216.9/9/ Akshay Kumar is called the‘Khiladi’ of Bollywood, releasing 4 movies each year

4./SHAH RUKH KHAN  /173,53/18/ Shah Rukh Khan is called the “Baadshah of Bollywood”.

His notable recent hit movies are: Chennai Express (2013) and Happy New Year (2014).

Shah Rukh Khan is in the Commercial Ads of Many Top Brands of India

Shah Rukh Khan is the co-owner of 'Indian Premier League' Cricket Team  /  IPL-‘Kolkata Knight Riders'

5./RANBIR KAPOOR  / 100.11 /30/ Ranbir Kapoor is the Grandson of Bollywood Actor Raj Kapoor and Son of Bollywood Actor Rishi Kapoor.

His recent notable hit movies are: Barfi! (2012) and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013).

Ranbir Kapoor is a lover of ‘Foot Ball’ and he is the co-owner of the 'Indian Super League' Foot Ball Team-‘Mumbai City FC'. He is the co-founder of ‘Picture Shuru Productions’ Company of Movies Productions.

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The following is a List of Highest Paid Bollywood Actresses as of the year 2015:-

S.No. and Rank /Name of the Actress / Payment Per Movie- Rs in Crores /Notable Hit Movies and Remarks:

1. /DEEPIKA PANDUKONE /8 to 9 Crores / ’Om Shanti Om’- played dual role against Shah Rukh Khan, ‘Bachna Ae Haseeno’, ‘Love Aaj Kal’, ‘Houseful’, ‘Dum Maaro Dum’, ‘Cocktail’, ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani’, ‘Chennai Express’,  ‘Happy New Year’, ‘Piku Bajirao’ and  ‘Mastani’

2. /KAREENA KAPOOR / 8 to 9 Crores / ‘Jab We Met Omkara’, ‘Kabhi Khusi Kabhie Gham, ‘3 Idiots’ and ‘Golmaal 3’

3. /PRIYANKA CHOPRA  /7to 8 Crores / Nominated for Many Awards and Received 1 National Film Award, 4 Film Fare&IIFA Awards, 7 Star Guild Awards and 6 Screen Awards

4. / KATRINA KAIF  /6 to 6.5 Crores / Had been a Model and Acted in Malayalam and Telugu Movies and then in Hindi Movies. Notable Movies:’Namaste London’, ‘Phantom’, ‘Jagga Jasoos’ and ‘Fitoor’

5. /ANUKSHA SHARMA  / 5 to 5.5 Crores /’Band Baaja Baaraat’, Badmaash Company’, ‘Jab Tak Hai Jaan’, ‘Patiala House’, ‘PK’ and ‘NH 10’ produced by her under the banner ‘Phantom Films’

6. /BIPASHA BASU  / 5 Crores /Started as a Model –Called The Most Sexiest Woman in Asia and Ranked in the India’s 50 Most Desirable Women – Notable Movies: ‘Raaz’, ‘Jism’, ‘No Enrty’, ‘Apaharan’, ‘Phir Hera Pheri, ‘Omkara’,’Race’, ‘Jodi Breakers’, ‘Players’ and ‘Raaz 3’

7. /SONAKSHI SINHA  /4.5  to 5 Crores /Started as a Costume Designer- Notable Movies: ‘Dabangg’ opposite Salman Khan, ‘Rowdy Rathore’, ‘Son of Sardaar’, ‘Dabaang 2’ and ‘Holiday’

8. /KANGANA RANAUT  /4 Crores / Notable Movies: ‘Gangster’- Received Film Fare Award for the Best Female Debut, /Raaz’, ‘The Mystery Continues’,’Once Upon a Time in Mumbai’,’Tanu Weds Manu’,‘Woh Lamhe’, ‘Life in Metro’ and ‘Fashion’

9. /VIDYA BALAN  / 3.5 Crores / ‘Lage Raho Munna’ opposite Sunjay Dutt, ‘Paa’, ‘Ishqiya’, ‘The Dirty Picture’ and ‘Kahaani’- Received ‘New Talent of the Decade’ – Female Award, ‘Female Most Entertaining Film Actor Award’, ‘Filmfare Award for the Best Actres’s and ‘Female Star of the Year Award’

10. /SONAM KAPOOR  /2.5 Crores / Daughter of Bollywood Actor Anil Kapoor-Started with ’Saawariya’ opposite Ranbir Kapoor, ‘Delhi 6’, ‘I Hate Luv Storys’, ‘Dolly Ki Doli’ and ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’ opposite Salman Khan- Cited among the Most Fashionable Celebrities

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The following is a List of the Richest Bollywood Actresses as of the year 2015:-

S.No. and Rank /Name of the Actress / Net Worth- Rs in Crores /Notable Movies and Remarks:

1. AISHWARYA RAI BACHCHAN / 220/ Miss World 1994- Started acting in Movies with the Tamil Movie: ‘Iruvar’ Starring Kamal Hassan and Mohanlal- Notable Movies: ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’, ‘Devdas’, ‘Dhoom 2’, ‘Jodhaa Akbar’ and Tamil Movie: ‘Jeans’

2./ AMEESHA PATEL  / 190/Started acting from the Movie:’Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai’, ‘Gadar:Ek Prem Katha’, ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa’, ‘Parama Veera Chakra’, ‘Chatur Singh’,’Two Star’and ‘Shortcut Romeo’

3./ AMRITA RAO  / 125/Acted in Telugu and Hindi Movies, ‘Ab Ke Baras’, ‘Ishq Vishk’, ‘Vivah’, ‘Sajjanpur’, ‘Main Hoon Na’, ‘Vaah Life Ho Toh Aisi’,’Jolly LLB’, ‘Singh Sahab the Great’ and ‘Satyagraha’-Cited among the 50 Most Desirable Women in the year 2011

4./ KAJOL DEVGAN / 102/ ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’, ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham’, ‘Gupt’,  ‘Dushman’ and Tamil Movie: ‘Minsaara Kanavu’

5./ ILEANA D'CRUZ / 90/Started acting with Tamil Movie:’Kedi’, ‘Pokkiri’, ‘Jalsa’,’Kick’, ‘Julayi’,’Burfi’ opposite Ranbir Kapoor- Received Film Fare Award For the Best Female Debut, ’Phata Poster Nikla Hero’, and ‘Happy Ending’

6. / KARISHMA KAPOOR  / 76/Daughter of Randhir Kapoor and Babita-Notable Movies: ‘Jigar’,’Anari’,’Raja Babu’, ‘Raja Hindustani’, ‘Dil To Pagal Hai’, ‘Fiza’ and ‘Zubeidaa’

7./ DIMPLE KAPADIA  /65/ 58 years old Actess-Ex-Wife of Rajesh Khanna-Started acting at the age of 16 years in ‘Bobby’-Received the Film Fare Award for the Best Actress-Notable Movies: ‘Kaash’,’Drishti’, ‘Lekin’,’Rudaali’ and in Supporting Roles in the Movies: ‘Luck by Chance’,’Dabangg’, ‘Cocktail’ and ‘Finding Fanny’

8./ MALLIKA SHERAWAT  /65/ Former Model-‘The Bold Lady of Bollywood’- Appeared in may Dances- Considered as the Sex Symbol of Bollywood-Notable Movies: ‘Khwahish’, ‘Murder’,’Pyaar Ke Side Effects’,  ‘Double Dhamaal’ and ‘Dirty Pictures

9./ PREITY ZINTA /  65/First Movie: ‘Dil Se’, Acted in many Punjabi and Telugu Movies-Notable Movies: ‘Kal Ho Naa Ho’-Received the Film Fare Award for the Best Actress, ‘Koi Mil Gaya’, ‘Veer-Zaara’, ‘Salaam Namaste’and ‘Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna’- Co-owner of the Indian Premier League / IPL Cricket Team – ‘Kings XI Punjab’

10./ PRIYANKA CHOPRA /51/ Miss World Pageant 2000 and Miss World Continental Queen of Beauty- Started acting with the Movie: ‘The Hero’ –Acted in many  hit Movies- Won many Awards including ‘National Film Award’, ‘IIFA Awards’, ‘Star Guild Awards’ and ‘Screen Awards’- Known in Bollywood for her Seductive and Glamorous Look

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The Following is the List of 12 Trains Leaving Chennai Egmore To Various Places in South Tamilnadu, "CANCELLED"  on 02^ndDeember 2015,due to rain waters overflowing on the Railway Tracks between Tambaram and Villupuram:

S.No./ Train Number /Name of the Train /Scheduled Departure From Chennai Egmore (MS):

1./ 12605 /Chennai Egmore-Karaikkudi PALLAVAN EXPRESS  / 15.45

2./16105 /Chennai Egmore-Tiruchendur CHENDUR EXPRESS/ 16.05

3. /16713 /Chennai Egmore -Rameswaram SETHU EXPRESS /17.00

4./16115/ Chennai Egmore- PUDUCHERRY  Express/18.10

5./12693 /Chennai Egmore-Tuticorin PEARL CITY EXPRESS /19.15

6./12661 /Chennai Egmore-Sengottai POTHIGAI EXPRESS/20.55

7./16101 /Chennai Egmore-RAMESWARAM EXPRESS/21.40

8./16179 /Chennai Egmore-Mannargudi- MANNAI EXPRESS /22.00

9./16177 /Chennai Egmore-Tiruchchirappalli ROCKFORT EXPRESS /22.30

10/11063 /Chennai Egmore-SALEM EXPRESS /23.00

11./ 16175 /Chennai Egmore-KARAIKAL EXPRESS/23.15 and

12.16183 /Chennai Egmore- Thanjavur UZHAVAN EXPRESS /23.30

The Following is the List of 15 Trains Leaving / Passing Through Chennai Egmore (MS)/Chennai Central (MAS) To Various Places in South Tamilnadu, DIVERTED , due to Rain Waters overflowing on the Railway Tracks between Tambaram and Villupuram:-

S.No./Train Number /Name of the Train / Diverted Via:

1./15120 / Manduadih-RAMESWARAM(Weekly) Express / Chennai Egmore,Perambur,Jolarpettai,Salem,Karur&Dindigul

2./22404/New Delhi-PUDUCHERI (Weekly) Express /Chennai Central, Perambur,Katpadi&Villupuram

3./12633/Chennai Egmore-KANNIYA KUMARI /Jolarpet,Salem,Karur&Dindigul

4./12642/Nizamuddin-Kanniyakumari THIRUKKURAL EXPRESS (Bi-weekly) Express/Chennai Central, Jolarpettai ,Salem,Karur &Dindigul

5./16723/Chennai Egmore-Thiruvananthapuram ANANTHAPURI EXPRESS / Jolarpet,Erode,Podanur& Ernakulam Town

6./12631/Chennai Egmore-Tirunelveli NELLAI EXPRESS  /Perambur,Katpadi& Villupuram

7./12637/Chennai Egmore-Madurai PANDIAN EXPRESS /Jolarpet,Karur & Dindigul

8./12664/Tiruchchirappalli-HOWRAH (Bi-weekly)Express/Villupuram, Katpadi,Chennai Central

9./12638/Madurai - Chennai Egmore PANDIAN EXPRESS /Dindigul,Karur&Jolarpettai

10./12632 /Thirunelveli - Chennai Egmore NELLAI EXPRESS/Villupuram, Katpadi,Perambur

11./12634/Kanyakumari-Chennai Egmore Express/Dindigul,Karur&Salem

12./16860 /Mangalore - Chennai Egmore Express/Erode,Salem& Jolarpettai

13 /16724/Thiruvananthapuram- Chennai Egmore ANANTHAPURI EXPRESS / Dindigul,Karur,Salem,Jolarpettai

14./12665/Howrah - Kanyakumari Express (Ex- Howrah 30.11.2015) /Perambur,Katpadi& Villupuram and

 15./ 16128/Guruvayur - Chennai Egmore Express (Ex.Guruvayur 30.11.15)/Villupuram,Katpadi & Perambur

News Courtesy: The Hindu Dated 02nd December 2015