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The blanket ban on curtains, tinted glass and any other material blocking view by the Supreme Court (SC) has rendered ineffective for city buses running in Indore. The city buses run by AiCTSL (Atal Indore City Transport Service Limited) are covered in vinyl advertisements. Following the horrific Nirbhaya gang-rape case, SC in 2012, prohibited the use of black films of any visual light transmission (VLT) or any other material (such as curtains or mesh) upon safety glass, window screens (whether front or rear) and side glass of all vehicles, irrespective of the percentage of visual light permitted or blocked, throughout the country. Despite that, city buses in Indore have completely banned light transmission from rear window screens with large flex banners featuring advertisements. There are about a lakh commuters regularly travelling in city buses including about 40 percent women on a regular basis.  With such banners blocking the view, it poses a threat to women safety. “I reg...

Accountancy is a very demanding subject which requires rigorous practice and clarity of concepts. To score well, a student needs to practice the concepts throughout the year. Students often panic and mess up last minute preparation for the examination. Accountancy teacher Rakhi Garg explains how students can score well while staying calm during board examination. Tips to score well in Accountancy They should also study thetheoretical sections nicely so that scoring becomes easy in multiple choice questions, Fill in the blanks, True or False Section. True or False Section should always be supported with the reason. Accountancy paper is time consuming and most of the students strugglesin completing the paper due to lack of time management.This year CBSE has changed the pattern of the question paper byincreasing number of choices, Adding Multiple choice questions which has made the life of students bit difficult because for cracking these questions the students must be well versed wi...

Pre-examination Psychological counselling will begin from Feb 1 for students attempting class X/XII CBSE (central board of secondary education) examination 2019-20. The facility will continue till March 30, while they are appearing for exams.  This special facility is designed as part of the board’s outreach programme which caters to the heterogeneous students’ and parent’s population and vast geographical network of schools in and outside India. CBSE helpline counsellor Jaydep Kar said, “CBSE has included IVRS and live tele-counselling facility for students, which will help students resolve their pre-examination jitters.” The Board has made the facility of IVRS free of cost on Toll free number 1800 11 8004. In addition to IVRS, live tele-counselling will be provided on the same toll free number by 95 Principals and trained counsellors from within CBSE affiliated schools located in and outside India (22). The service is provided from 8 AM to 10 PM on all days.

A total of 59 cases of Indore district were found pending in the pension camp of school education department, out of which 46 cases were resolved and 26 cases remained. After the closure of the camp, the pending pension case was reviewed again in the division, in which it was found that the pending pension case was not prepared and presented by Ajay Ghonsare Lekhal, official of Government Higher Secondary School Rajendra Nagar, Indore. Joint director of school education Manish Verma has proposed penalty of two increments to be prevented with non-contractual effect under the Manprasivil Seva (Classification Control and Appeal) Rules 1966 (16) on Lekhal for his negligence and indifference in resolving pension cases.

Aiming at improving the reading habit of children, the Ministry of Central Library Department, New Delhi inaugurated two-day-long book fair under “Reading India Event” for the students of Laurels School International on Friday. Students got to choose from a wide range of categories like activity books, biography, encyclopaedia, quiz, story books, science project books, famous author’s books, amazing novels, reference books, home library books etc. The book fair saw an overwhelming response from the students.

Dealing with multiple facets of economy from education to everyday groceries, women whether working in firms or homemakers, often take care of household budgets. There is a hope among most Indoreans that this time, the Union Budget for financial year 2020-21, will consider the working class and salaried employees.  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be presenting her second budget in Parliament on February 1. As the entire country gears up for the upcoming financial year, homemakers, professionals, entrepreneurs and start-up founders are praying for a considerate budget, especially for women. Last year, most women were disappointed with the Budget presenting hike in petrol and diesel prices. Further, there being no major change in tax slab, women are expecting the budget to provide major relief this year. “The sad reality is that even last year, the budget did not consider the hard working middle class of the society and if this continues, then a major part of working pop...

Beating cold with fitness, Fit India Ambassador Aarti Maheshwari organised a zumba session in snow at Nathula Pass, Sikkim. As the temperature hit minus 10 degree Celsius, Aarti decided to plan an impromptu training of zumba with local residents and women group. Gathering the local residents, Aarti quoted the importance of fitness and not just losing weight. “Not everyone who is skinny is healthy, so we must understand the importance of staying fit in every condition,” she said. Aarti noted that physical activities like Zumba and Pilates can help people stay physically as well as mentally healthy. “We often ignore our fitness and health while on vacation, but staying fit should be our happy lifestyle choice even during vacations,” she said. She noted the various changes a person experiences during winters and vacations. “These changes like tardiness can be easily tackled by just 20 minutes of active workout or dance,” Aarti said.

Academic education and success need not be looked at the same way. Marks are only ‘stepping stones in your academic career, explained Ajeet Kumar Pateria, Former District and Session Judge, Indore High Court to passing out students of Vidyasagar School. Pateria was the chief for the ‘Passing-out ceremony’ of class XII students. He further quoted the importance of attaining moral values and growing as a person. “You must learn to become better human beings, stay honest and become trustworthy for a successful life, academic record might fade but these qualities won’t,” Pateria said.   Stressing the importance of passion in one's life, guest of honour former DAVV rector Dr Sudhakar Bharti urged students to find their passion through observation. Dr Bharti emphasized students to become critical and creative thinkers. “The main objective of education is to become good and responsible citizens, and as students, you must work on developing your thinking ability,” school patron ...

Do you remember the earthquake in Bhuj, Gujarat in 2001? Even if you were not in Indore to feel the earth shaking under your feet to inform you about it, you must have heard and read about it. Preparing the state and nearby states to be informed of such earthquakes, Indore will have a long range seismograph installed at Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science by next month. A seismograph is an instrument used to detect and record earthquakes. “It consists of a mass attached to a fixed base. During an earthquake, the base moves and the mass does not. The motion of the base with respect to the mass is commonly transformed into an electrical voltage,” explained college director Dr Rakesh Saxena. The work for installation of the seismograph is in progress at the institute and expected to complete the base in a month. Showing the seismograph, Saxena said, “This seismograph has been imported from Australia and has a long range of 1,000 kilometres.” Therefore, the sei...

The combination of various subjects and topics in ‘Social Science’ provides students a comprehensive view of society over space and time, and in relation to each other. However, attempting the examination for all the four major subjects with their sub-topics can be daunting. Letting go off their fear, students must get rid of myths about social science and attempt the subject as a learning of their surroundings. Guiding on how students can learn the various subjects for board examinations, Social Science teacher Manpreet Saluja suggested the following strategy: Subjects included in Social Science Social Science curriculum draws its content mainly from History, Geography, Political Science and Economics. Some elements of Sociology and Commerce are also included. Examination pattern for Social Science MCQs (multiple choice questions): 20 questions of 1 mark each=20 Short answer type questions: 8 questions of 3 marks each =24 Long answer type questions: 6 questions of 5 m...

Indore will celebrate Basant Panchami on Thursday, i.e. Jan 30 marking the transition of winter into spring, and subsequently summer. The significance of the colour 'yellow' is immense on this day, as the yellow flowers of the mustard crop are said to bloom on this very day. The yellow colour also signifies the arrival of spring and is associated with the feelings of positivity in life and nature. Basant Panchami is celebrated every year on the fifth day of Maagh, as per the Hindu calendar. The festival usually falls in the month of February or March. In 2020, the festival of Basant Panchami is on January 30, but some places it will be celebrated on January 29. In Indore, grand celebrations will be seen in Saraswati temples and educational institutes. The committee of Tulsi Nagar Saraswati Puja including Rajesh Tomar, KK Jha, Sanjay Yadav, Vivek Sharma, Bhagwan Jha, Shiv Bahadur Singh, and Shambhunath have organised grand celebrations with mahayagya, mahaprasadi, maha-aarti...

A new record was created in the history of Baja Saeindia as girls team, Team E-Ziba Racers from Shri Vishnu Engineering College for Women, Andhra Pradesh, won eBaja in the 13th edition of Mahindra Baja Saeindia 2020 in Pithampur on Monday. The team was declared the ‘Best eBAJA Team’. Team Predators from DY Patil College of Engineering, Akurdi, Pune, won mBAJA and were declared as ‘Best mBaja Team’. It was the sixth edition of eBAJA, which aims to provide a platform to promote electric mobility in India. The event saw participation from four colleges from Madhya Pradesh. A total of 282 teams had registered in the 13th year of BAJA SAEINDIA series, out of which 253(including 120 teams for mBAJA and 53 teams for eBAJA in Pithampur and 80 teams for Chitkara University round) teams qualified for the finals. Total 86 teams (including 76 teams for mBAJA and 10 teams for eBAJA) made it to Endurance round. This year was remarkable as more than 5,000 students and faculty from different parts ...

Chaitanya Rath Yatra touring India on the golden jubilee year of Sahaj Yoga reached Indore on Sunday. The Rath took off from village Nargol, Gujarat on 5 May 2019, and reached city on 26 January. As shared by coordinator Vivek Jhawar, the chariot arrived to a grand welcome by followers. “About 5,000 followers participated in the grand welcome ceremony and was followed by a yoga session,” he said. The welcome was organised at community centre in New Palasia. “Chaitanya Rath has been taken out all over the country this year to commemorate the golden jubilee year of Sahaja Yoga, propounded by Nirmaladevi,” Sahaj Yoga leader in Indore Vandulal Goyal said. He added that the Rath comes with a message of meditation and teaches free meditation practise to the gathering in every city. “Sahaja meditation is technique to get rid of stress and live a peaceful life, the idea behind the Rath is to extend this technique to everyone in the country,” Goyal said.

In 2020, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to extend relaxations to the wards of Armed Forces and Para-Military Forces, who were fighting terrorism and left wing extremism etc. for the country, and are martyred in the line of duty.  The CBSE circular comes in the wake of the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama in which 40 personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force were killed. After Pulwama attack, CBSE in 2019 decided to give certain exemptions to the wards of martyred of Armed Forces and Para-Military Forces. Students can submit their requests to schools, which will be forwarded to the regional office by February 28. Notifying the same, CBSE controller of examination Dr Sanyam Bhardwaj noted that the following exemptions: 1. Wards appearing for the Class XII or X examination in 2020 and wish to change their centre of examinations in the same city, they would be allowed to do so. 2. If they wish to change their examination centre to so...

City immersed in patriotic fervour and celebrated Republic Day by coming together as one in every form of celebrations on Jan 26. While some communities came together and organised gatherings and seminars, some inspiring residents reached out to special set of people to build a crime-free and stronger nation. Among the major events in the city where the Indian flag was hoisted, Nirbhaya's parents and her prosecuting lawyer Seema Kushwaha hoisted the National Flag of India at Regal square on Republic Day. They were special guests for the tricolour campaign organised by Apna Group. Every year some prisoners serving life sentences are released on the occasion of Independence Day and Republic Day. On this Republic Day, 23 prisoners serving sentences in the Central Jail and District Jail of Indore were released on Sunday. In the grand celebrations at Nehru stadium, female police officers gave a brilliant display of arms and dazzled the audience. In the display of guns, the female of...

We are celebrating our freedom and independence, but an essential recognition of our brave soldiers, who are protecting our borders for us to enjoy this freedom is must. Honouring the father of Shaheed Devendra Soni, a program was organised by district administration, IMC (Indore municipal corporation), Indore police and Seva Surbhi at Pritam Lal Dua Sabhagrah on Saturday. To welcome the family of the fearless warrior, visually impaired children sang patriotic songs. On the eve of Republic Day, relatives of Shaheed Devendra, including father Vijay Kumar, mother Lakshmi and sister Jyoti, were honoured by organisers Om Prakash Nareda, Kamal Kalwani, Deepak Adhikari and Rajendra Chowdarya. After this ceremony, all the guests and dignitaries moved from the auditorium to reach India Gate built at Regal Square for Republic Day. Candles were lit to honour the martyrs of the country. Further, the guests offered a wreath for Shaheed Devendra and prayed for his peace. Thousands of resid...

A rose signifies many emotions and meanings and in the upcoming annual Rose exhibition and competition, Indoreans can witness over 3,000 such varieties of the popular flower. The two-day 33rd Annual Rose Exhibition will be organised on Feb 1 and 2 at Yashwant club. The exhibition has been jointly organised by Malwa Rose Society, the Department of Horticulture and the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC). The exhibition will showcase roses from Indore, Pune, Bhopal, Ujjain, Ratlam, Dewas, Pithampur and nearby villages. The exhibition will be inaugurated on 4 pm on February 1. The exhibition will remain open till 10 pm on Feb 1. On Feb 2, rose lovers can visit the exhibition from 9 am to 10 pm. In the exhibition, along with various shades of roses, special rose species like Hybrid Tea, Floribunda, polyantha and a number of new varieties in addition to roses hundreds of miniature variety will be showcased. Rose Garden Competition A competition for rose gardens has also been o...

Chaitanya Rath Yatra touring India on the golden jubilee year of Sahaja Yoga will reach Indore on Sunday. The Rath took off from village Nargol, Gujarat on 5 May 2019, will arrive in the city on 26 January. As shared by coordinator Vivek Jhawar, the chariot will arrive to Indore from Barwaha and a grand welcome by followers has been organised for the same. “About 5,000 followers have already confirmed their presence and participation in the grand welcome ceremony,” he said. The welcome has been organised at community centre in New Palasiya. “Chaitanya Rath has been taken out all over the country this year to commemorate the golden jubilee year of Sahaja Yoga, propounded by Nirmaladevi,” Sahaj Yoga leader in Indore Vandulal Goyal said. He added that the Rath comes with a message of meditation and teaches free meditation practise to the gathering in every city. “Sahaja meditation is technique to get rid of stress and live a peaceful life, the idea behind the Rath is to extend th...

To help students move from memorisation to problem solving and analytical understanding, Central Board of Secondary Education has organised Reading Challenge for students of classes VIII to X. Students will be required to focus on both speed and accuracy. The question paper with reading tasks will comprise 5-8 passages, each passage followed by objective type questions. Participants are expected to complete the paper as quickly as possible. Students who correctly answer the paper in the shortest duration of time will be selected. The challenge will consist of two stages: 1. Round one: CBSE affiliated schools can register themselves for the reading challenge through the link available on the official website. Six students (2 each from classes VIII, IX and X) on the basis of their performance will be competing in round two. Schools shall register the names of these six students by paying a registration fee by logging in through the online link between January 27 and February 2, 202...

On the first day of the competition, female participants were charged up to win the Baja Saeindia 2020 thanks to the motivational speech of Shivani Pruthvi, the first woman driver to represent India in Asia Auto Gymkhana Championship 2019. Shivani is also a part of Ahura Racing, India’s first All Women Racing Team formed in 2017. She is an MBBS student talking about Girls, Gears and Gasoline wherein she acknowledged that women are rapidly gaining recognition across the spectrum of motorsports. In her address, she encouraged women participants at the event to display fearlessness and perseverance. This is the first time that the competition has 5 all-girls teams participating at Pithampur. Commenting on the event, the chief guest, Paramjeet Singh explained the various schemes being run by AICTE for the development of students, faculty and institutions. He emphasised on the scheme “Support to students for participating in competition abroad, through which financial support of Rs 10 ...

Birth of a child is a miraculous event that often warms every heart. Sadly, many homes still weep if the born child is a female. Thankfully, the number of female foeticide has come down on records, yet, many homes pray for a having a son and barely any wish for a daughter to be born. If asked, some described the danger for female child to survive in the country fearing their safety. While the issues are endless, many young girls have proven their might and challenged those, who simply want to end a life because it was a female. On this National Girl Child Day, we bring inspiring stories of these girls and some heart-felt notes from them. Starting from Jan 24 celebrating National Girl Child Day, women and child department is celebrating National Girl Child Week. During this week from Jan 24 to 30, programmes such as ‘Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao’ signature campaign; collective oaths; processions; Anganwadi and ASHA activists’ door-to-door awareness; social awareness campaigns b...

The five-day Akhand Kirtan Festival began at Imli Sahib Gurudwara from Thursday evening. The festival has been organised by International Akhand Kirtani Jatha, established in 1903 by freedom fighter and Paramhans Gurupurwasi Bhai Randhir Singh. More than 15 kirtanakars will take part in these kirtan diwans, and more than 200 companions have come to Indore for this special festival. There will be 8 Kirtan Diwan in all during the five-day fest. There will also be Amrit vani, which is a religious discourse. Chief Convener of Akhand Kirtan Jathe Ratinder Singh and general secretary of Shri Guru Singh Sabha Jasbir Singh Gandhi said, “Akhand path is continuous recitation (without any break) of sacred religious texts in Guru Granth Sahib. The Akhand Path originated in India in the mid 18th century, when there were few copies of the Guru Granth Sahib. Sikhs were at war and hid in the jungles. They gathered round to hear readings from the sacred text before the text was moved on to be ...

Discussing and understanding various issues of current importance including CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act), students of various schools presented their take in ‘Inter-School Talk’ organised by educational club of Choithram School, Manik Bagh. The event was a platform for students of classes 8 to 10 to deliver talks on the topics chosen by them with the aim of the event being to ‘Illuminate Thoughts’. Teachers of Arjun English Boarding High School, Gulmi, Nepal, Sudeep KC and Srijana Subedi facilitated the discussions. Two students from each school vociferously expressed their views on something they were passionate about or an innovative idea which could bring about a change in the world or a scientific idea devised by them. Certificates of participation and books were awarded to all participants. Scintillating dance performance along with reverberating musical performances added flavour to the event. The entire event was independently organised by grade 9 students of the c...

The Bengali School, Navlakha, Indore, in collaboration with Paschim Banga Natya Akademy, Ministry of Culture, Govt of West Bengal has organised three-day drama festival of Bengali plays to be staged at Ravindra Natya Grah on Jan 25, 27 and 28. The three plays will be staged by theatre groups from Kolkata, who staged the same plays in India and abroad recently. As shared by club president Asit Ganguli, “This will be the first time when the theatre lovers of Indore can witness contemporary professional Bengali theatre of different genres.” He added that the plays have been selected to showcase a variety of subjects. “The plays will be entertaining, but will provide the apprentices of this art ample opportunity for contemplation, and to the serious spectator - adequate material to ponder,” Ganguli said. The three plays to be staged are: ·          Aparajita by Noble laureate Rabindranath Tagore It is a drama based on three short storie...

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released CBSE Admit Cards 2020 on its official website for students attempting class X and class XII board exams 2019-20. This is the most important document without which students will not get the entry in CBSE Examination Centres. While appearing for CBSE class X and class XII board exams, students must carry this admit card. The process of downloading CBSE Admit Card 2020 is very simple. CBSE Schools need to login using this link and user ID, password and security pin (or captcha challenge). After clicking on the login button, admit card can be downloaded. Students must note that only CBSE Schools are authorised to download CBSE Admit Card. From this year on, CBSE has extended the facility for registered students. Hence, students studying in CBSE Schools can now download CBSE Admit Cards directly. It is the responsibility of students and schools to check that there is no error (name, subjects, subject codes etc) in the CBSE Admit C...

Audition of India’s Best Dancer will be holding auditions for talented dancers in the age group of 15 to 30 years through India’s Best Dancer on Jan 23 in Indore. The audition of the show will be held in Indore at Adarsh Shishu Vihar Higher Secondary School, Near Bengali Square Indore. Further, auditions of India’s Best Dancer will be hosted across the country in the coming weeks inviting talent to put their best foot forward and participate in the show. From the renowned Kathak Gharana to the Kalbeliya dance form, Indore is known for its lively, vibrant and colourful dance performances. So, hence the television show has come to Indore looking for talented dancers. With renowned dance maestros – Terence Lewis, Geeta Kapur and Malaika Arora Khan helming the judges panel, the show will see ace comedian Bharti Singh and her husband Harsh Limbachiyaa host the show. Judges are looking for Folk Style Dancers Judge Geeta Kapur said, “We live in a versatile country, where every state has...

National Cadet Corps (NCC) Cadet Siddhi Bordia has been selected for Republic Day Camp (RDC) 2020 at Delhi. A student of New Digamber Public School, Siddhi has previously also won chances of meeting Indian Army Officers. Siddhi is a Cadet of 1 MP Girls Battalion and an inspiration for many other cadets in her battalion. NCC RDC is the culmination of all NCC Training activities. Around 1850 NCC cadets from 17 directorates were selected attend the camp. Every directorate has 5 to 7 units under them. RDC is the most glorious camp for a cadet in NCC. The Aim of the Republic Day Camp is to enhance the self confidence of cadets, deepen their value systems and provide an exposure to the rich culture and traditions of our nation. Following the camp, Siddhi will also be a part of Republic Day Parade 2020 in Delhi. Thus far, Cadet Siddhi has met Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Mukund Naravane, Chief of Air Staff Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh and she...

Changing into avatars of freedom fighters and their role-models, students of Devi Ahiliya Shishu Vihar, Chattribagh gave a glimpse of Indian history in the Fancy Dress competition organised in school premises. About 600 students of pre-primary and primary classes participated in the competition. Students choose to dress up as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Balaji Baji Rao, Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Army Officers and other role-models. Some senior students also gave a colourful folk dance performance to present various colours of India. Dance-drama depicted unity in diversity. The competition was organised in three categories. In first category, students under 3.5 years participated. In the second category, students in the age group of 3.5 years to 5 years participated. In the third category, students in the age group 5 years to 7 years participated. Chief Guest Sonal Bhatti, principal Govt Polytechnic College, Dewas, appreciated the efforts of students and said, “I hope that our children g...

History is often seen as a subject of remembering facts, but when attempting Central Board Secondary School (CBSE) board examinations, students are expected to learn from facts. Students are expected store/relate/compare developments in different situations, analyze connections between similar processes located in different time periods, and discover the relationship between different methods of enquiry within history and the allied disciplines. Students should not only to know about these events and processes, but also to discover the excitement of reading history. While it often appears that one needs to be abstract to score well in History, it just requires students to develop the right skills to score well in every section of the examination. Guiding students on how they can score and learn from historical events, history teacher Hemendra Singh Bawal suggests the following tips for examination. Pattern changes Central Board of Secondary Education, this year, has made c...

As examination are approaching, most students are likely to face writer’s cramp, headaches and body pains due to strained life, but this is not natural and can be avoided. This was explained by physiotherapist Dr Priyanka Tiwari to students of a private CBSE school in the workshop organised by Create Stories on Monday. Organiser Deepak Sharma quoted the importance of guidance for students and explained that issues developed in children affects a person’s entire life often causing several medical issues. “During examination, most children quit all other activities and spend all their time studying or relaxing with gadgets,” Priyanka said. She explained that it is during examination that children realise their body’s issues, which are always present. “Students feel the cramp in their fingers, wrist and hand in examination, because they are using their hands for long period of writing,” Priyanka said. She added that these issues are always present, because of lack of strength. At...

Denmark is a possible country for Indian students to secure internships through the association, as discussed by school students in their first-hand interaction with exchange students are mentors from the country. A group of 24 students along with their two mentors, from Viborg Gymnasium Og HF, Denmark visited Choithram School North Campus as part of Education Exchange Programme. The students stayed with the school students for two days and returned to their country on Monday. The interaction was organised to encourage International learning and getting an insight into both the country’s education system. School principal UK Jha said, “Education exchange aims at developing, multi-faceted approaches towards learning, amongst students.” Under the exchange students are encouraged to accept and understand of an array of different cultural and community perspectives. Students of host school familiarized exchange students with Indian Culture by accompanying them for sightseeing, b...

Themed on the nine emotions known as ‘Navras’, St. Arnold's Hr Sec School, Vijay Nagar, pre-primary section presented an array of dance forms. Chief guest Rev Sr Jancy Joseph (SSPS), principal of St Raphael's H.S. School, Indore, quoted the importance of celebrating every emotion in life; pain or pleasure. She added that academics goes hand-in-hand with cultural activities. Hence, both are equally important for students. Guest of honour Swati Solanki, deputy manager (HR), Coal India Limited, shared her experiences of life, when good times always follow bad ones. The dignitaries accompanied by members of the school management committee were escorted by the students' council members to their seats on stage. Rev Fr Pious Cyriac (SVD) formally introduced the concept of program and appreciated students’ for their efforts. To mark the occasion, a variety of dances such as Bhakti Ras (Prayer Dance), Shringar Ras, Karuna Ras, Hasya Ras, Vatsalya Ras, Adhbhut Ras, Rhodra Ras, B...