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Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Indraganti Mohan Krishna || #KnowYourPassion

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Indraganti Mohan Krishna || #KnowYourPassion
Mohan Krishna Indraganti was born in Tanuku, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh to Indraganti Srikanth and Janaki Bala



Both his parents and his grandfather Indraganti Hanumachchasthri being prolific writers, Mohan Krishna developed an interest in fiction during his early childhood days



As a child, he also loved discussing movies with his uncle and he attributes this to be one of the reasons he entered film-making. 



He pursued his interest in Arts by obtaining a master's degree in English language and Philosophy from University of Hyderabad.



He applied to enroll in one of the courses at the Pune-based Film and Television Institute of India; however, his application was rejected


In the meanwhile he was the writer and associate director for Mahandhra, a socio-cultural, economic and political study of the erstwhile state of Andhra


He sent creative samples from this study to Toronto-based York University and its prestigious Department of Film in the Faculty of Fine Arts



Though his first feature film Grahanam was first drafted in 1997, to bring this script to cinema, he approached several producers to help him finance it. Even though all of them were fascinated by his story, they were hesitant about its commercial viability



His debut directorial venture Grahanam (2005) fetched him eleven awards including the National Film Award for Best First Film of a Director, the Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director



The film was also showcased in the Indian panorama section of the 2005 International Film Festival of India



His next film Ashta Chamma was one of his best commercially successful movies, with which he never looked back



“I get bored if I don’t take risks. Sometimes it pays off and sometimes it doesn’t”                                                                                                                    - Indraganti Mohan Krishna



“I would rather do something I believe in and fail at it rather than play it safe and be boring”                                                                                                  - Indraganti Mohan Krishna



                            His life teaches us that --

        “Rejection puts you 
          out of your comfort 
          zone which is usually 
          when you're at your best.”


Saturday, October 14, 2017

Timeline of allegations against film producer Harvey Weinstein

October 14, 2017 0
Timeline of allegations against film producer Harvey Weinstein


  • Here is a timeline of allegations against film producer Harvey Weinstein, who has denied having any nonconsensual sexual conduct with any women
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  • 1984: Tomi-Ann Roberts, a 20-year-old aspiring actress, meets Weinstein in his New York hotel room to discuss a film. Weinstein is nude in the bathtub and asks Roberts to bare her breasts, she told The New York Times. She leaves the hotel room, she said

  • 1988: Lisa Rose, then a 22-year-old assistant in Miramax’s London office, is sent to work for a day at The Savoy hotel and while alone in a suite with Weinstein, he requests a back rub and a massage, saying others complied, she told the BBC. She leaves immediately

  • Around 1990: British actress Kate Beckinsale, then 17 years old, arrives to meet with Weinstein at The Savoy hotel in London and is told by reception to go to his room. He opens the door in his bathrobe and offers her alcohol, she wrote in an Instagram post. She tells Weinstein she has school in the morning and leaves, she said

  • Early 1990s: Actress Rosanna Arquette, then in her early 30s, stops by The Beverly Hills Hotel to pick up a movie script from Weinstein, who is in the bathroom when she arrives and asks for a massage, she told The New Yorker magazine

  • Early 1990s: Louise Godbold, then 28 and seeking a film industry internship, is touring Weinstein’s offices when he leads her to an empty meeting room, begs for a massage and places his hands on her shoulders as she moves to leave

  • 1991: Laura Madden, then an employee, is asked by Weinstein to give him massages at hotels in Dublin and London

  • 1993: Actress Katherine Kendall, 23, arrives at Weinstein’s New York apartment for a business meeting, and he returns from the bathroom in his bathrobe, then nude, chasing her around the room and asking to see her breasts

  • 1994: Actress Gwyneth Paltrow, 22, is summoned to Weinstein’s suite at the Peninsula Beverly Hills hotel for a meeting, where she refuses his suggestion of a massage

  • 1995: Liza Campbell, a British artist and writer then in her mid-30s, arrives to meet with Weinstein at The Savoy hotel in London, but he instead asks her to join him for a bath as she hears him undress

  • September 1995: Actress Mira Sorvino, 27 and attending the Toronto International Film Festival, meets with Weinstein at his hotel room where he massages her shoulders and chases her around, prompting her to leave


  • 1996: French actress Judith Godreche, 24, attends a meeting with Weinstein and a female Miramax executive at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc on the French Riviera

  • 1997: Actress Ashley Judd, then in her late 20s, arrives at a hotel in Beverly Hills for breakfast with Weinstein and learns they will be meeting in Weinstein’s suite. She rejects his suggestions to give him a massage, to give him a shoulder rub, to pick out his clothes and to watch him shower

  • 1997: Actress Rose McGowan, 23, reaches a financial settlement with Weinstein after an encounter in a hotel room at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah

  • 1997: Asia Argento, an Italian film actress and director then 21 years old, arrives at what she expects to be a Miramax party at a hotel room at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc on the French Riviera, but only Weinstein is there

  • 1997: Model Zoe Brock, 23, is chased by a naked Weinstein, locking herself in the bathroom of his suite at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc on the French Riviera

  • Around 1997: Claire Forlani, an English actress then 25 years old, attends two meetings with Weinstein at the Peninsula Beverly Hills hotel and three dinners where Weinstein suggested massages and talked about actresses he has slept with

  • 1998: Zelda Perkins, a 25-year-old assistant in London, confronts Weinstein about remarks in hotel rooms she considers inappropriate, and about Weinstein’s treatment of another female co-worker, her former co-workers told

  • Late 1999s: Actress Angelina Jolie, then in her early 20s, rejects unwanted advances from Weinstein in a hotel room

  • Late 1999s: Actress Tara Subkoff, in her mid-20s, attends a premiere after-party where Weinstein grabs her to sit on his lap and she felt Weinstein’s erection


  • Early 2000s: Actress Heather Graham, then in her early 30s, is told by Weinstein while discussing movie scripts that he has an agreement with his wife allowing him to sleep with anyone he wanted when he was out of town

  • Early 2000s: British actress Romola Garai, 18, arriving for what she expected to be a job interview at The Savoy hotel in London, is asked to go to Weinstein’s hotel room, where he is waiting in a dressing gown

  • 2003: Dawn Dunning, then a 24-year-old aspiring actress, is invited to a meal at a New York City hotel, but after arriving is told to go to Weinstein’s suite instead, where he is wearing a bathrobe

  • 2004: Lucia Evans, then Lucia Stoller, a college student and aspiring actress, is approached by Weinstein at the Cipriani Upstairs club in New York and accepts an invitation to meet with a female Miramax casting executive, but is led to an office where she was alone with Weinstein and he forces her to perform oral sex on him

  • After 2004: French actress Lea Seydoux, then in her 20s, fends off Weinstein’s attempt to kiss her in his hotel room after he flirted with her at a fashion show

  • Around 2007: Television anchor Lauren Sivan, 28, meets with Weinstein and others at the New York restaurant Cipriani before driving to the Cuban-themed club Socialista, where during a tour of the club’s restaurant, Weinstein tells two kitchen staffers to leave, attempts to kiss Sivan and then exposes himself and masturbates into a plant while blocking her path

  • 2008: Louisette Geiss, then an actress and screenwriter, is pitching her script to Weinstein at a hotel during the Sundance Film Festival in Utah, when Weinstein changes into a bathrobe, gets into a hot tub and asks Geiss to watch him masturbate

  • 2008: Sarah Ann Masse, then an aspiring actress, comedian and writer, arrives for an interview to work as a nanny for Weinstein’s three children and is greeted by Weinstein in his underwear

  • 2010: French actress Emma de Caunes, 34, visits Weinstein’s room at the Hotel Ritz in Paris to get a movie script. Weinstein leaves his bathroom naked with an erection, and asks her to lie on his bed

  • January 2011: Actress Jessica Barth, then in her early 30s, arrives at the Peninsula Beverly Hills hotel for a business meeting with Weinstein, when he asks her over the phone to come to his room. While there, Weinstein demands a naked massage in his bed, and she leaves

  • December 2014: Emily Nestor, recently hired as a temporary employee, meets with Weinstein at the Peninsula Beverly Hills hotel, where he promises her career help if she agrees to have sex

  • March 2015: Ambra Battilana Gutierrez, an Italian model and actress then 22 years old, arrives at Weinstein’s New York office for a meeting about her career and soon after calls police, claiming Weinstein grabbed her breasts and put his hands up her skirt

  • 2015: Lauren O’Connor, a 28-year-old literary scout, production executive and colleague of an unnamed The Weinstein Co. employee allegedly harassed by a naked Weinstein


Tuesday, October 10, 2017

List of Disasters occurred in 2017

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List of Disasters occurred in 2017
Remembering 2017 Disasters in India



 1. Tripura earthquake (3rd  January)

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck India 20 km (12 mi) east north-east of Ambassa in the state of Tripura on January 3, 2017 with a maximum observed intensity of 6-7 EMS. It struck at 2:39 pm local time 


 2. North India Cold Wave (3 - 14 January)

 North India Cold Wave was devastated by a cold wave during the month of January 2017. This occurrence had a severe effect on several North Indian states,[2] including Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Harayana, Rajasthan,[3] and Uttar Pradesh. The lowest temperature in Gulmarg due to the cold wave was recorded at −12.4 °C (9.7 °F). The banks of Dal Lake in Srinagar froze.



3. Patna boat accident ( 14 January)

On 14 January 2017, a boat carrying more than 40 passengers capsized in the Ganges in the Indian city of Patna, Bihar, killing 25 people. The boat was about to reach the bank when it capsized. Overloading is suspected to be the cause of the accident.



4. Kuneru train derailment (21 January)

On 21 January 2017, the Hirakhand express 18448, a scheduled passenger train from Jagdalpur to Bhubaneswar, derailed near the village of Kuneru in Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh, India, killing 41 people and injuring 68 others. The train was carrying 600 passengers.



5.  Gurez sector avalanche (25 January )

The Gurez Avalanche Accident was a series of four avalanches that claimed the lives of 24 persons, including 20 soldiers and four civilians in Jammu and Kashmir on the evening of 25 January 2017.



6.  Ennore oil spill (28 January)

The 2017 Ennore oil spill was an oil spill that occurred outside the Kamarajar Port in Ernavoor, Tamil Nadu, India, on 28 January 2017. The spill occurred when the outbound empty LPG tanker M.T. BW Maple collided with the inbound fully loaded oil tanker M.T. Dawn Kanchipuram.




7.  Gujarat flood (1 June - 31 July 2017)

Following heavy rain in July 2017, Gujarat was affected by severe flooding. The floods were reported to have caused total 224 deaths between 1 June and 31 July 2017.16 people had died in neighbouring Rajasthan state by 31 July.



8.  Gorakhpur hospital deaths (As of 2nd September 2017)

A large number of child deaths occurred at the state-run BRD Medical College hospital in Gorakhpur city of Uttar Pradesh, India in 2017. As of 2 September 2017, 1,317 children have died at the hospital in 2017. The 2017 deaths attracted media attention in August, when 3250 children died at the hospital.

- Photo Credit :- Indian Express

9.  Khatauli train derailment (19 August)

On 19 August 2017, the Kalinga Utkal Express train derailed near Khatauli in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh, Indiacausing multiple fatalities.[1] 23 people were killed and 156 others were injured.



10.  Auraiya train derailment (23 August)

On 23 August 2017, the Kaifiyat Express train derailed between Pata and Achalda railway stations in Auraiya district of Uttar Pradesh, India causing multiple injuries.



11.  2017 Bihar floods 

Affected 19 districts of North Bihar causing death of 514 people. 2,371 panchayats (settlement councils) under 187 blocks of 19 districts of Northern Bihar have been affected in the flood. Around 1.71 crore (17.1 million) people are hit by the floods. Over 8.5 lakh people have lost their homes, with Araria district alone accounting for 2.2 lakh homeless people.



12.  Mumbai stampede (29 September)


On 29 September 2017, a stampede broke out at the sub-urban Prabhadevi railway station (formerly known as Elphinstone station) in Mumbai, India.At least 23 people were killed and 39 others were injured in the stampede.



13 October 2017International Day for Disaster Reduction