आत्मदाह को माता सती से जोड़कर समाज ने इस कुप्रथा को पुण्य का कार्य घोषित कर दिया। वास्तव में यह कुप्रथा पितृसत्तात्मक समाज की सोच, असुरक्षा, भय और महिलाओं के जीवन को नियंत्रित करने के विचार से प्रभावित थी। लंबी लड़ाई के बाद 4 दिसंबर 1829 को इस अपराध को कानूनी रूप से अपराध घोषित कर दिया गया।

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ज़िन्दगी संगीत से मधुर बनती है और संगीत खुद उनसे। कितने ही लोग इस दुनिया में आते है और चलें जाते है लेकिन लता मंगेशकर उस दौर का नाम है जो कभी गुज़र नहीं सकता।

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उन्हें खिलाड़ी कहें या जादूगर कहना मुश्किल है लेकिन यह कहना बिल्कुल भी मुश्किल नहीं है कि वह भारत के इतिहास में सर्वश्रेष्ठ खिलाड़ी थे। शायद यही कारण है कि आज भी मेजर ध्यानचंद की जयंती को राष्ट्रीय खेल दिवस के रूप में मनाया जाता है।

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This is a story of 7 ordinary women, who had no background in business, no significant educational qualification, and with just Rs. 80 in the capital, they were able to build a business empire worth 1600 crores which is spread across 69 branches and more than 42,000 employees.

SMGU Lijjat Papad: The story of 7 women

The luring scent of the steam, coupled with the first sight of the sheet of flour wrapped in a familiar pattern covering the mouth-watering filling when presented with the sizzling hot red chutney and mayonnaise, makes the perfect plate of momos any foodie ever craved. Let's know how the staple street food made its way into our hearts and menu.

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A businessman, an icon, a lover of Idli, Mukesh Ambani cannot be defined in a single sentence.  India's richest man continues to live the JIO life.

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On this day, the first-ever passenger rail was thrown open to Indians; a project that captured the imagination of the common folk who were left awestruck.

Boriya Bistar baandh lo, Rail gaadi aayi hai!

It's the 21st century yet how many women do you see in the lead role for a movie? In how many of them do you see the women having a role greater than a subordinate character? Here's to remembering V. Shantaram for casting women in lead roles, whose characters broke the chains of unjust social norms, even before Indian cinema got colours. 

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Celebrated every year on the 26th of June is the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. It surely does pack a mouthful of heavy words, but it is as big a deal as it sounds. Drug abuse has become a menace to society and today is all about acknowledging this problem.

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Songs are to be remembered, and so perhaps are the singers. One such singer was born on the 12th of March, 1984. Her name is Shreya Ghoshal, and one can be sure that if they have lived near any Hindi-speaking regions in the past 10-15 years, they have heard her voice, lest they are living under a rock.

While she was a Bengali, her father kept transferring due to his work, and hence she grew up in Rajasthan. Her music career started in 1998, as an amateur singer, in Marathi and Bengali. However, she also enrolled in the Children’s Episode of the Indian musical talent hunt series, *Sa Re Ga Ma*.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali observed the performance, and immediately offered her a role - she would voice-act Paro in the upcoming movie *Devdas*, while it would be portrayed by Aishwarya Rai. Ghoshal also sang 5 songs in that film, with established singers like Udit Narayan, KK, Kavita Krishnamurthy and others.

Only 16 years of age, she would go on to record *Bairi Piya* in Devdas, which became an instant hit in its time. Furthermore, she won and co-shared an award with Krishnamurthy for *Dola Re* from the same movie. Interestingly, she recorded the entire *Bairi Piya* during a practice session, as the music directors decided to take the rehearsal version of the song as the final one, as it was flawless.

From then on, began her extremely industrious music career. She would give her voice to songs long remembered in Bollywood, ranging from *Jadu Hai Nasha Hai, Aye Meri Zindagi. Chann Chann, Pyar Bhara Geet,* to award-winning or nominated songs like - *Piyu Bole, Agar Tum Mil Jao, Dheere Jalna.*

Her discography is perhaps too long to record in a single go, and if one adds to that her appearances as a judge in TV shows and appearances in music videos, it suffices to say that her career is continuing to grow.

Bollywood's Most Wanted (singer, of course); Source: Public Domain

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Shreya Ghoshal, known for her hits in movies from Devdas onwards, all the way to the present day, was born today in 1984. She has been consistently rated to be one of the best female singers in India.

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