Within our “sample” of countries, several cases invite inclusion here – at least at various points in their  histories. Like most other Latin American countries, both Brazil and Guatemala were once officially Catholic states in a religious political system that involved the subjugation and suppression of indigenous religious alternatives. Formally, both countries had severed these state religious ties by the end of the nineteenth century; informally, ties have persisted in varying forms.

Tendulkar and Paes are not only great ambassadors for cricket and tennis respectively as well as India, but they have also inspired a whole generation of Indian youngsters to not only take interest in sports, but also challenge themselves to achieve results beyond the possible. Both these legends have been blessed with immense talent, but they have also trained with dedication and have modified their game over the years to suit the changing nature of their respective sports.

Tendulkar and Paes are also similar in that both have carried the expectations of a billion people on their shoulders for over a decade with class and elan. Rarely have these two appeared to be flustered in the middle, and neither have these huge expectations ever caused seeds of self-doubt or any unnecessary pressure on the duo.

Yugratna was the last to speak and it was just a coincidence that it was another Indian Dr Rajendra Pachauri of
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) who had the session rolling after secretary general Ban Ki-moon’s
speech. And addressing it before the class IX student from St Fidelis College from Lucknow was the who’s who of the
world — US president Barack Obama, France president Nicolas Sarkozy, British prime minister Gordon Brown and
Chiense premier Hu Jintao.

Although mother Roshini was with her at the UN headquarters, a proud father Dr Alok Srivastava had to content with some glimpses of the webcast of Yugratna speech shown by a local channel. The event was not being telecast live. “I have not even been able to speak to her,” he said. “She will call around 4 in the morning and I am desperately waiting for that call,” said Dr Srivastava, a reader at a government college in Lucknow. Speaking at the session after Professor Wangari Muta Maathai, Nobel laureate from Kenya, Yugratna said she was representing Tarumitra, a students’ organisation networking in over 1,600 high schools and colleges in India.

There are hundreds of fad diets and weight-loss programmes that promise quick and easy weight loss, but in most cases, the weight lost comes back. “The basic foundation of every successful weight-loss programme still remains a
healthy diet combined with exercise. You have to change your lifestyle to lose weight and then keep it off,” says nutritionist Ishi Khosla.

Some sustainable ways to lose weight and keep it off is eating a wide variety of nutritionally dense foods and following the five basic principles of healthy eating.

Listening to music, travelling and reading are something she is addicted to specially biographies,and surely loves
driving people round the bend.

Ultimately, the story goes, he faltered by shaking his bloated head and poor Sheikh Chilli was grounded, with all his dreams shattered.

Sheikh Chilli is the current inspiration and role model for Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Like Sheikh Chilli, super-ambitious Maya has started dreaming very big. Mayawati wanted to occupy the coveted throne of the prime minister of India. Mallika-e-Hindustan, if you please,nothing less.

Though the results of recent Lok Sabha elections told her a different story. She has no interest in understanding, nor has she taken any lessons from history.

She has heard the names of some prime ministers, though. Her ready-toplease sycophants have incessantly echoed this lucky Dalit woman’s ‘right’ to become CM or PM. She has, therefore, started aping prime ministers like Manmohan Singh, Indira Gandhi, Inder Kumar Gujral, H D Deve Gowda, Chandra Shekhar, V P Singh etc. Did you mention the patriot Lal Bahadur Shastri? No way, he was far too transparent and honest.

Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in a message felicitated GOPIO for its contribution to the Indian Diaspora Movement. “GOPIO has emerged as a leading organization providing a unique platform to the vast Indian Overseas community for promoting their interests and realizing their aspirations. It has contributed significantly in the process of engagement between the Government of India and the Indian Diaspora. The bonds between the motherland and people of Indian origin across the globe are valuable and precious. It is my hope that through such events, they will continue to flourish.”

Both Rachana Bhowmick, who is the Director of Special Projects, and Aditya Kumar, also Director of Special Projects as well as Special Assistant to Office of Chief of Staff, earn $99,000 a year each.

Those in the salary slab less than $90,000 are Anisha Dasgupta who works as a Counsel at an annual package of $86,927 and Pradeep Ramamurthy, the Director of Response Policy, whose gross salary is $86,927. The figures, released on the White House blog, also reveal that Kavita Patel who is the Director of Policy for the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement gets $65,000 annually, while Shomik Dutta, the Special Assistant to White House Counsel, earns $62,000.

Likewise, White House Policy Advisor Manashi Deshpande earns $54,000 a year while Taara Rangarajan gets $40,000 for her services as Deputy Associate Director.

According to the White House, consistent with Obama’s commitment to transparency, the figures have been disclosed
on its website as it is transmitted to the US Congress. Since the year 1995, it’s required to deliver a report every year.