Friday, August 29, 2008

Memories from the past

08/21/2008 3:29 PM
Gone are those days when I was enjoying sun. It's raining like crazy these days here. In India it's raining too. Soon the fall will start and I will see beautiful trees. Fall is the best time in Toronto area as you will find different kinds of colors on different trees.
Someone who is retiring in 4 months is buying lottery tickets. I was talking to my friend that we should buy the lottery tickets not the one who is retiring.
 Everyone whether young or old, men or women, everyone wants to get rich and no one wants to work. Everyone will buy their own tickets in same family. Husband and wife will buy separate tickets with their own money and will only write their own names on it. This is how much they trust each other. They will have separate bank accounts and they are like two bodies living together with separate hearts. In India it's opposite "Do Jism Ek Jaan" two bodies and one soul. It is true most of the time couple will have one account and they just use the same money. One person will pay the bills.
When I was kid and used to go out with friends to eat we used to laugh that we want to pay Indian style or American style meaning one person pay for everyone or we all pay for our own food respectively. In the end we always used the Indian style. Now I realize after coming to North America that it was true Americans do pay for their own food. Indians in America still use the Indian style.
In India one person earns and whole family enjoys and in Canada it's everyone earns and enjoys. India is changing now mostly in big cities everyone earns and everyone enjoys. It's good in one way that person if not working is dull on the other hand though if you are working you become more active.
Its different here, some guys are playing soccer in the park wearing underwear only and every lady in the building is watching them whether young or old. Today I was checking hotels in different parts of India online and now they list the price per person like Americans. In Canada if two people are going on vacation they will be paying their own hotel and food although they will be living in the same room.

August 22, 2008
I am eating Doritos chips (100 calories), gone are those days when I used to eat Uncle Chips. Rs. 10 a pack in 1990's. last time I went to India there were so many varities of lays and other brands, but the most dominating snacks in India and now coming to our Indian grocery stores are Kurkurey. It is spicy it is tasty and it's full of calories. Once you start eating it you can't resist. In my school days I used to ride my cycle to Pooja Provison Store on the corner. There was a plaza with several shops owned by the same owner of PPS. His name was Papu, very usual name in India. After school I used to get Rs. 10 from mom sometimes only and go and buy either dairy milk or chips. He used to keep the chocolates in his freezer as it was 50 degrees in summer. That was like a big thing for me as I always liked junk food. There were candies like Melody, Éclairs, and other ones. Now I don't find any of those candies in India. People don't eat those
candies. Life style has changed, now people buy chocolates. There are international brands coming in India.

Monday, August 18, 2008

Raksha Bandhan

August 16, 2008    
Rakshabandhan     
My Memories
Gone are those days when my bhua's and other relatives used to come to our house in sgnr for tying Rakhi. Bhua's used to come from Himachal, Chennai, Hanumangarh, and some others from sngr. Life was fun. I used to play with cousins. Girls used to earn good amount of money. lots of sweets and coconut to eat for kids. All kids wanted the biggest Rakhi on the market. Than they used to compete who has the highest number of Rakhi's. slowely those Rakhies used to torn down and you would have the band only. I used to complain to my mom why only girls get the money on Rakhi as well as Navratrey (Kanchkey). I wanted the money but never got any.
In Canada it's being celebrated but not like India. I have my sister living in the same city so I have the benefit she comes in the morning for 10 minutes and than everyone goes to work after the Rakhi. In India sometimes bhua's used to come for couple of days. Life is changing in India too. It's more like western countries. People are running after money and they like to celebrate Mother's day and Father's day rather than celebrating Rakhi. They like to wear friendship bands on Valentine's Day and Friendship days but not the Rakhi band. They now want the smallest Rakhi and will only wear it for the minimum time that they can.
Gone are those days when kids would fly kites, now they fly the cars and motorcycles on the roads. Lifestyle has changed and so do the people. Some of my friends in Canada are on International student visa, studying in different colleges here. Last week there was an explosion in one of the propane gas facility, and the employee working there was a Punjabi international student from India studying in Sheridan College. Now everyone here is going for the class action law suite against the company for creating pollution and now their home prices will go down in that neighborhood. No one is talking about the person who is dead as he was international student. No one knows him. His family from India can't do anything as they are from a village in Punjab and none of them has a visa. Only Punjabi newspaper is writing about that student and no one else. I think that person was working on cash at that place. Lots of students come to these countries but the life
that they live is very hard. In India these students enjoy their parents wealth, they don't do any work, but in these countries they have to cook the food, work, study and it's so bad for them that most of them start to get into drinking habits and get stressed out. Life is easy as well hard for people. Will leave it here.
It's August 16th, Rakshabandhan. Raksha Bandhan (the bond of protection in Hindi) is a Hindu festival, which celebrates the relationship between brothers and sisters. It is celebrated on the full moon of the month of Shraavana.
The festival is marked by the tying of a rakhi, or holy thread by the sister on the wrist of her brother. The elder brother in return offers a gift to his sister and vows to look after her same as elder sister return offers to younger brother. The brother and sister traditionally feed each other sweets. It is not necessary that the rakhi can be given only to a brother by birth; any male can be "adopted" as a brother by tying a rakhi on the person, that is "blood brothers and sisters", whether they are cousins or a good friend. Indian history is replete with women asking for protection, through rakhi, from men who were neither their brothers, nor Hindus themselves. Rani Karnavati of Chittor sent a rakhi to the Mughal Emperor Humayun when she was threatened by Bahadur Shah of Gujarat. Humayun abandoned an ongoing military campaign to ride to her rescue.
The rakhi may also be tied on other special occasions to show solidarity and kinship (not necessarily only among brothers and sisters), as was done during the Indian independence movement.
Origins
The origin of the festival is mostly attributed to one of following mythological incidents:
1. Indra's fight with Vritra - Indra, the king of devtas (gods), had lost his kingdom to the asura (demon) Vritra. At the behest of his Guru Brihaspati, Indra's wife Shachi tied a thread around her husband's wrist to ensure his victory in the upcoming duel.
2. Draupadi and Krishna during the Rajsuya yagya - After Shishupal's death, Krishna was left with a bleeding finger. Draupadi, the wife of the Pandavas, had torn a strip of silk off her sari and tied it around Krishna's wrist to stop the flow of blood. Touched by her concern, Krishna had declared himself bound to her by her love. He further promised to repay the debt many fold. Many years later when Draupudi was about to be shamed by being disrobed in front of the whole court by her evil brother-in-law Duryodhana, she called on Krishna to help her, and he did by divinely elongating her sari so it could not be removed.

History
Rani Karnawati and Emperor Humayun
One of the earliest origins of Raksha Bandhan in documented history can be traced to the medieval era. During this period the Rajputs were fighting Muslim invasions. Rakhi at that time was a spiritual symbol associated with protection of the sister. History has it that when Queen Karnawati the widow of the then King of Chittor realised that she could in no way defend the invasion of the Sultan of Gujarat, Bahadur Shah, she sent a rakhi to Emperor Humayun. The Emperor touched by the gesture, accepted the rakhi thereby accepting Queen Karnawati as a "sister" and immediately started off with his vast troops to protect Queen Karnavati.
The History of Raksha bandhan
There are many references to the significance of the Rakhi festival in Vaishnava Theology.
Vritra-Indra
The origin of this festival is usually traced back to the historical incidents of Indra's fight with Vritra-Indra that resulted in Indra's loss. Then, his wife had tied a thread around his wrist and empowered it with divine powers to make sure Indra emerged victorious in the duel that followed.
Krishna and Draupadi
Another incident is the one that concerns Krishna and Draupadi, the wife of the Pandavas. She had torn a strip of silk off her sari and tied it around Krishna's wrist to stop the flow of blood Krishna was so touched by her action that he found himself bound to her by love. He promised to repay the debt and then spent the next 25 years doing just that. Draupadi in spite of being married to 5 great warriors and being a daughter of a powerful monarch only trusted and depended wholly on Krishna.
Krishna paid the debit of love during Vastra haran of Draupadi. Draupdi's Vastra Haran was done in the assembly of King Dritrashtra,when Yudishter her husband lost her in gamble. At that time Krishna gave her saree (extender her saree) to save her. This is how He paid his debt towards rakhi tied to him by Draupdi.
King Bali and Goddess Laxmi
According to another legend the Demon King Bali was a great devotee of Lord Vishnu. Lord Vishnu had taken up the task to guard his kingdom leaving his own abode in Vaikunth. Goddess Lakshmi wished to be with her lord back in her abode. She went to Bali disguised as a Brahmin woman to seek refuge till her husband came back.
During the Shravan Purnima celebrations, Lakshmi tied the sacred thread to the King. Upon being asked she revealed who she was and why she was there. The king was touched by her goodwill for his family and her purpose and requested the Lord to accompany her. He sacrificed all he had for the Lord and his devoted wife.
Thus the festival is also called Baleva that is Bali Raja's devotion to the Lord. It is said that since then it has been a tradition to invite sisters in Shravan Purnima for the thread tying ceremony or the Raksha Bandhan.
Yama and the Yamuna
According to another legend, Raksha Bandhan was a ritual followed by Lord Yama (the Lord of Death) and his sister Yamuna. Yamuna tied rakhi to Yama and bestowed immortality. Yama was so moved by the serenity of the occasion that he declared that whoever gets a rakhi tied from his sister and promised her protection will become immortal.
Raksha Bandhan celebrations in India
While Raksha Bandhan is celebrated all over the country, different parts of the country mark the day in different ways. These celebrations happen to fall on the same day, and may not have anything to do with Raksha Bandhan itself or Rakhi.
Tying of rakhi
Perhaps the single most important way of celebrating Raksha Bandhan is by tying the rakhi. A sister ties a rakhi to the wrist of her brother. The tying of a rakhi signifies her asking of her brother for his protection and love for the sister. The brother in turn, accepts the rakhi, confirms his love and affection for his sister. It is a family event where all members of family, dressed in finery, gather and celebrate. The tying of rakhi is followed by a family feast.
Rakhi Purnima
Rakhi is celebrated as Rakhi Purnima in North India as well as in parts of Northwest India. The word "Purnima" means a full moon night.
Nariyal Purnima
In western India and parts of Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Goa this day is celebrated as Nariyal Purnima. On this day an offering of a coconut (nariyal) is made to the sea, as a mark of respect to Lord Varuna, the God of the Sea. Nariyal Purnima marks the beginning of the fishing season and the fishermen, who depend on the sea for a living, make an offering to Lord Varuna so that they can reap bountiful fish from the sea.
Avani Avittam / Upakarman / Upakarma (Kannada: ಉಪಾಕರ್ಮ)
In southern parts of India including Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Orissa, this day is celebrated by the Brahmin community as Avani Avittam. In Karnataka, this day is celebrated as Upakarma(ಉಪಾಕರ್ಮ in Kannada) by the followers of Yajurveda. Upakarma day is the traditional day of the beginning of Vedic studies. As part of the Upakarman/Upakarma ritual, they also change their sacred thread or yajnopavitam, the Sanskrit word for the thread. It is also called "janivaara" (ಜನಿವಾರ) in Kannada, "janeyu" in Hindi, "poonool" in Tamil, " poithe" in Bengali, and "jhanjyam" in Telugu.
Kajari Purnima
In central parts of India such as Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Jharkand and Bihar this day is celebrated as Kajari Purnima. It is an important day for the farmers and women blessed with a son. On the ninth day after Shravana Amavasya, the preparations of the Kajari festival start. This ninth day is called Kajari Navami and varied rituals are performed by women who have sons until Kajri Purnima or the full moon day.
Pavitropana
In parts of Gujarat, this day is celebrated as Pavitropana. On this day people perform the grand pooja or the worship of Lord Shiva. It is the culmination of the prayers done through out the year.

Friday, August 15, 2008

Life Rocks

 
August 15, 2008
Independence Day!
Days are gone when I used to go to school in white dress with PT shoes for the parade at school ground. Going to school 7 a.m. in the morning and do the parade and get two laddus packed in the brown paper bag. No studies and coming back to home and watching prime minister addressing the country at Red Fort on T.V. mostly Doordarshan channel.
Gone are those days when I use to play Holi, celebrate Diwali at my home in sgnr. I remember I used to collect different kinds of fireworks at least 3-4 months before the festival. I used to compete with other people in my neighborhood. Gone are those days when I used to play Holi with neighborhood people and kids, Arun and Ridhi. Ridhi used to be scared and arun used to play with us and Rocky was little tentative. Arun used to be in the younger kids group. I used to play with Rocky, and than there were intruders from Delhi who used to come to Arun's place for summer vacation, and steel all my friends from me. I was little shy to play with them.
I had an accident one day I was going to Tiny Tots school on my white scooter on the highway near govt. hospital and I was driving fast and like most of the other youngsters do doing stunts and something happened and I was on the road and had scratches on my body and than bobby came and took me to the school and called dad, he came and I went home and rested for couple of days. After that I was driving slowly.
Another Incident I just remembered was when we were all playing cricket on the Tiny Tots School ground in the sports period. Sharad was bowling and I was batting. Everything was going on smooth and than he gave me full toss and I swing my bat and the boll was way over the boundary. Everyone was looking for a boll but no one could find it. That was first and last six of my life as I never played or play cricket. I am not a sports person.
It's summer time here and you will find all kids of Ice creams, but you will not find the Kulfi here. Summer days in sgnr were killers, but I lived my 20 years there and I believe other people live their whole life in that hot weather. I had no A.C. and I lived with a fan and a cooler. I remember every summer beginning I with Ranbir and dad used to clean the air coolers and put new accessories in it and check it and install it in our windows. We had custom made stands for the coolers which were designed by my dad (B. Tec.). he designed them and they could be installed on the outer side of the windows so that we can just put the cooler on the 2nd floor hanging outside the window. The waster pipe was attached with some instrument to automatically fill the water and stop when it's full. That thing never worked, so we had to fill the water manually. Dad also designed the Centralized A.c. or Cooler for the whole house. Like you will find in big hotels or
homes in Toronto. But to have to working we needed a big size A.C. or Cooler with big blower. Could not work out with that scheme and had to leave it like that. There were so many plans in place but lack of resources made them unsuccessful.
Hot summer days and sun coming direct in the room through windows. It was hot especially on the 2nd floor. I survived and now I get irritated with 30 degrees. I think it's the body that changes with time. Now I am more used to the cold weather like -40 degrees in Toronto. It's crazy it's so cold that if your nose of ear is out you don't feel that you have them on your body. It's so cold.
Sometimes the coolers used to give electric shock. Sleeping on the top floor of the house on the custom made beds called "Manji".
Gone are those days when I used to help mom setup Manjis on the Chaat in the early evening so that the beds get little cooler by the night time. After dinner and drinking roohafga (pink Milk) we all will go to chaat and what I used to do was go little early and sleep on other's bed and make them warm and at end when everyone comes than I sleep on my colder bed. Lol
I was impish boy really I was. Than we had a big open cooler on the chaat for night time one cooler for all. I always demanded to sleep in the front manji, but sometimes my bro or sis used to sleep there. It was set up in such a way that if the person in the front miss fires everyone sleeping in the line can smell it. Lol

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Life in India


August 14th, 2005 EST.
In India its 15 August when
India gained independence from British rule.
time has changed now there are lots of Indians in different parts of the world.
Its Thursday and i got off from work at 4:25 pm and walked to Extreme Fitness Club. Paying them $80/month.
Finished work out at 6:30 and took subway from Sherpard Subway Station to Bloor. it takes 20 minutes. closed my eyes and listening to my Ipod Jazzy B songs. Remebering years i spend in India. remembering how the culture is different here, people are different, its so multicultural here. people from different parts of the world, no one bugs anybody else. everyone is into themselves. in india while travelling in metro in new delhi. people stare at each other and notice what the other person is doing or what he has. some are playing with cell phones. almost 90% are listening to Radio. free music. and some others have the "Chaniyaan-Chaniyaan" cell phone. i mean the fake ones. Life is india is more entertaining. one can never get bored in india. people wear colorful dresses red, yellow, saries, suits and blue green, and than bindi and so many other things. guys will have sanjay dutt style and different kinds of hair styles. its awwsome. here people only wear black and white. and i believe that's how they live their life. they are more black and white, indian people are more colorful.

changed subway from Young station to Islington another 20 minutes and from Islington station i take mississauga transit bus another 30 minutes and finally after walking for 10 minutes i m home. it almost takes 1.5 hrs.
i am used to this kind of routine now.

now i m in my room after having dinner and its now 9:11 pm and trying to recollect memories from past. I remember my days in central academy where i met Rajat Malhotra. me him and tarun used to play and i had other friends like gaurave and manoj, and lomas, and sameer, and ashwani and manish and vinay and couple more. there was a girl name anisha doda. sonia some otherones i probably have the picture. i think you can find yourself in these pictures. i used to go to the principle's home for tuitions. she was from Kashmir. we had this vice principle i don't remember his name but he used to chew tobacco and had some kind of allergy on his skin. his brother's name was dinesh sir. the guy in the blue. I can remember reema bajaj. there were so many of them that i can't recall, yeah there was this guy sachin, harsh jain. The school was in a very small building which was really old and almost ready to fall.
I remember the name now Mishra sir. is it?
I don't have a picture of Tiny tots school, if someone has it please post. I was not very intelligent student. i was into kite flying business. i mean i used to enjoy other things rather than studying. i used to fly kite all the time and play.
in Tiny tots i remember lots of people, Manish Aseeja, Tarun Sharad Reema Rupina and i don't remember other names yeah Pushpinder, was he in Tiny Tots or i met him in Khalsa. i don't remember.
I also remember my trips to New Delhi.
I remember I ate choley kulche from one of the railway stations which reminded me of my childhood when I used to eat bread pakora and choley bhaturey at batinda station when i used to come to Delhi . I always traveled in 2nd class. Last time when I came to India I traveled in A.C. chair car for the first time while going from Delhi to sgnr and vice versa. That was a new thing for me which I experienced for the first time in my life in India. I remember in summer we used to go to Delhi for vacations with family.

Dad used to get the seats and we used to sit in 2nd class it was a nice experience people sit together and talk and eat and stare at each other. Now India has changed people travel in air planes and in A.C. coaches. I always used to wonder how people feel while traveling in A.C. my relative used to come in A.C. coach and I used to go to receive them at sgnr railway stations. In summer time in 2nd class coach with open windows and warm air coming on your face. You will feel hot and humid. Although the windows were open but you get warm air LOO hitting on your face. I used to complain to my brother why you always take us in this hot coach. The ticket price at that time was around Rs. 100 -150 for regular one. He used to show me the third class with wooden seats and used to say that people do travel in this coach and they are satisfied. As a kid I was very curious so I used to ask him why to look at 3rd class, look at 1st class.

I used to argue a lot. I think most kids are curious when they are small, they don’t realize that one day they will go through same position, they will be more responsible. Anyway I was traveling every year from sgnr to Delhi . Year after year every year. I remember the villages and points of interest on my way to Delhi . I remember there was a well in one of the villages in Haryana.I still remember the green fields. People sitting on the edge of railways tracks in the morning to poo. That was one of the funniest things that would make anyone laugh. At that time I didn’t have a camera otherwise I would have taken some random pictures.

Yesterday I was on orkut and got a scrap from Rajat Malhotra stating that I never mentioned his name while writing my last blog. So I promised him that more blog is coming. I won’t be able to recall everything and write everything at once. So I will try to recall some incidents with my other friends and will mention in the coming blogs.

I AM mentioning my memories from past because someone has asked me while booking the tickets in India whether I want the 1st or 2nd class or the A.C. chair car will be fine for me. Although I am living in Canada a very good life without any problems. Touch wood.

But I want to let you know dear that I will travel in any class, I am still the same sunny. i don't have any "Nakhrey".


Thursday, August 7, 2008

Sri Ganganagar Life




2:25pm, Friday Afternoon. Long weekend is coming.

I am Consuming Lindt white chocolate at my desk in Sarkari Daftar in one of the coldest regions of the World. People call it Mini Punjab, there is no shak about it. Got nothing much to do and was reading one of the blogs of fellow, and remembered my childhood memories. Yesterday I was at Orkut and I have some old childhood friends there, this white chocolate is like Indian sweet Peda. Time goes by really fast, and life changes from time to time. Priorities also change with the time, and slowly from immature to mature a person becomes. Look at my friend Tarun Sardana. I think he started with in Central Academy and studied with me all the way till B.Com. in 2002 I came to Canada, and he was there doing B.com. I remember those days Tarun when we used to do night studies, and most of the nights we just used to talk about girls and our other friends. Watch movies at night. Early morning we used to go for our Yoga session, or Thapki sessions. All my friends know that right. We used to enjoy kite flying. Gedy (rounds) to Durga Mandir, other areas and H Block, and so many other Blocks. It didn’t matter whether it was summer or winter we were on the roads, or doing something. We used to make so many plans and never used to work on them. Every night in exam period we used to promise that we will study tonight but we never. Lol.

We used to go to eat Kulchey choley at Pandit ji’s shop. Now I am just trying to recollect my memories. I had so many friends in my school and college time. I remember Manish Aseeja, he used to be called Chota Bobby Bhaiya in our Tiny Tots School as he was Bobby’s desired student. I remember how he used to show everyone that he was like a leader, in realty he was aggressive person, and I think he has the potential to be a leader. Manish you must hunt your future in Leadership and politics. Than there was Sharad Wadhwa, he used to live close to Hanuman Mandir and I don’t remember which block. He was a nice guy, and there were 2 other guys who were their best friends, I don’t remember their names. Rishab was one of my other good friends in college and khalsa school time. We used to go eat choley samosa in front of SGNR collector office. We used to ride cycles, later one we started using scooter and my bike. Yeah me and tarun used to do the bike pool alternate days. Than there was Gaurav Dadich, he was one of he sharp ones. I must accept that being in his company I learned some good jokes and he always motivated me to study at night. I remember when we were in 10th grade, in exam days he used to come to my home for night study, and I used to sleep and he used to study. I used to ask him to wake me up early morning, and he used to wake me up but I again go to sleep. I was lazy and thanks Tarun for that. Lol. Now I believe he is a Doctor, speaks good Punjabi.

There was Manoj Soni, he was a nice guy but again a droll one. I knew his cousin, and they were all my good friends. Now as per Orkut Manoj is in Delhi and don’t know what he is up to these days. Gaurav was trained by me in one of the Special early morning Therapies. Later on Manoj also joined us. It was a group activity and we all used to enjoy it a lot. It lasted only for couple of years, and I believe we stopped it in 11th grade. Due to 58% in 10th grade I could not get an admission in GHP school and I had to come to Khalsa school. There I met all new people. Bhatia’s, Amrinder Gill, Rajwinder, the Amit Rajpal, there were so many of them. We enjoyed a lot in khalsa school and were scared of DON.( the dean of the school).

I was the topper in 11th grade in my school. I got a shock when I didn’t get admission in 10th grade. It was my mistake that I didn’t study. It was first batch of my school in board’s exam for 10th grade and they were experimenting on us. I think the maximum grade in our class was 68%.There is Lots of time to enjoy life and dad’s money to spend, that’s what most of the students do in India. Here life is different once you are 16, you are out earning your money. Soon you are 18-19 you are out earning your living. I am straining too much to remember more things from childhood. Now I would request all my friends to share their childhood memories. So that I can compile a good blog for my website.

There are so many names that come to my mind and disappear, there were so many friends, like Vijay Rana, who is in Dubai these days. Sameer Goyal, I remember his cousin’s marriage that me and some other friends went on. We enjoyed a lot. Most of the times my mom never let me stay outside for long time. Sometimes I used to get a chance and I used to enjoy it the most. I remember Tarun, Gaurav and Manoj, we all enjoyed that party a lot. I also remember Tarun’s bhai’s marriage. Late night dinner and bhangra till 3 am. Gaurav’s bhai’s marriage I remember I went with Sameer to some other city and it was hot.

I remember Manoj’s brother’s marriage and we enjoyed that one too. Life was fun at that time. Life in India is very different than in Canada. oh I remember one more name Vishwaas. He used to be jolly guy, very much outgoing. Medical store I believe he is still running the business. I would like to meet him one day. Remember another name Pushpinder Dheer. He was a nice guy. We used to tease him a lot. I don’t know where he is now. His brother was doing Doctorate.

I have not forgotten Rocky Khanna. In this episode I am talking about my school friends, but Rocky was one of my best neighborhood friends, with whom I have shared most of my secrets and he did the same. Now he is married and has a kid, running family business in Jalandhar.

Yeah I remember in college Manish used to have Nokia 3310 model one of the first models. And he used to play weird ring tones in the class in our Economics class. it's consuming lots of time to write and remember this thing. I wish I had time to remember everything and write everything. There’s going to be lot of things and topics to write about.

Now again if I am missing some information or has written anything which you don’t like please let me know. I am going to publish this on my blog.
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Sunpreet Sunny