Rajinikanth daughter Soundarya and Ashwin (Son of K.N.Venkatram & Co owner Ramkumar’s Son) marriage held at Rani Meyyammai Hall on 3.9.2010 at Chennai. On 2.9.2010, the nichayathartham function held at the same venue. For this function Carnatic Singer Anuradha Sayeeram vocal music arranged. For reception held on 3.9.2010 evening Veena Kacheri was arranged. In the morning Soundarya was draped in Green silk sari and for evening reception her cocoa colored glittering sari is superb. Ashwin dressed in a brown suit looked fabulous. Both Soundarya and Ashwin looked wonderful and they welcomed all guests with a loving smile.

The following big shots attended the Rajinikanth daughter marriage are: C.M.Karunanidhi, Ministers Duraimurugan, Arcot Veerasamy, Alagiri, Chidambaram, Cho, Andhra former C.M.Chandrababu Naidu, Anbumani Ramdoss, VaiKo, etc. The film personalities are Kamalhassan, Suriya, K.Balachander, A.R.Rahman, Director Shankar, Aishwarya, Abhisek Bachan, Sri Devi, Boney Kapoor, Vairamuthu, Suman, Ramya Krishnan, etc.

You want to know about San Francisco club and events listings, see the pink Datebook section of the Sunday Examiner Chronicle or pick up the weekly Bay Guardian or S.F. weekly. You can charge tickets and get half price same day tickets to many stage shows go on sale at 11 AM Tuesday to Saturday at the TIX Bay Area. EI Rio hosts a mix of salsa, Arab and world dance events. Metronome Ball room a dance instruction venue by day, attracts serious salsa, swing and ball room dancers on weekends when it throws six different parties.

Bimbo’s 365 Club is a plush place with a retro feel for a variety of rock acts. Bottom of the Hill showcases some of the city’s best alternative rock. Cafe Du Nard presents live jazz, blue and rock as well as occasional DJ events. The Great American Music Hall hosts top blues, folk, jazz and rock entertainers.

The God of Indian Cricket Sachin Tendulkar made his debut in the year 1984 in the Giles in the age of group of under fifteen- tournament for Shardashram English. The match was against Khoja Khan High School and it was played in the Navroze Cricket Club ground on Azad Maidan; At that time he was 11 and a half years old. He scored his maiden first class century on debut at 15: His first test ton came when he was just 17 years old.

Sachin Tendulkar made his test debut at the age of 16. He crossed 1000 runs and scored five test centuries before the end of his teens. Since then he has dominated not only Indian cricket, but also the world game as well. And that domination has gone beyond two decades.

Kerala has a very long tradition of festivals from early days.  Some of the older ones have long disappeared leaving only a memory of them today.  Some of them are Mamankam (a festival held on the banks of Bharatapuzha at Tirunavai, every twelve years), festivals of Moon, etc. The important festivals are Onam, the Vishu, Tiruvatira, the Turam,the Maha Sivaratri, the Navaratri etc.  Most of the festivals are celebrated gaily and colourfully.

Onam: It is a harvest festival and is celebrated by Keralites all over the World irrespective of their religious persuasions.  Therefore it is a national festival.  Onam falls due  in the month of August-September.  The festival begins with the Athachamayam on the Atham asterism.  The celebration continue for few days (four to seven days) but the most important days of the festival are Utradam and Tiruvonam.  Tiruvonam is associated with great feasts.  Presents are distributed by the head of the family to the junior members, tenants and servants.  Some of the popular festivities are unjal attaam, Talappandu, etc.  Atpresent the Government of Kerala takes the initiative to organize the celebrations as a national festival.

There are many festivals celebrated in Kerala like Onam, Vishu, Tiruvatira, Maha Sivaratri, Navaratri etc.  Navaratri in Kerala is celebrated as Saraswati Puja.  This is identical with Durga Puja, Ayudha Puja and Dasshera celebrated in other parts of India.

Kolu was arranged in homes.  Friends and releatives are invited in the evenings and gifts were exchanged with them.  hildren are initiated into learning on the day of Vijayadasami.  Special pujas were dedicated in temples.

Trikarthika which falls in Vrischikam (November-December) is yet another popular festival which is celebrated with illumination in the evening.  The two agricultural festivals called Thye Pongal and Mattu Pongal are alsoobserved in Kerala.

In the coastal area of Karnataka the Mogaveeras which is a fisherman tribe dance the Kola in propritation of the devil Bobbariya.  This dance is normally performed once a year.  Every year Bhutta has its own history sung in the form of a Pad-dona (folk song).  The dancers paint their faces with different types of mud, characoal and ashes.  Convention demands that each Bhutta’s role is depicted by differently painte d faces.  Different types of costumes are worn with decorations, beaded necklaces, red shawls, saris, jingles red flowers and tender feathers.

Ritual food offered consists of tender coconuts, plantains, cakes, Kadubu and toddy.  The offering of cock is considered very sacred.  A burning brand is carried by the dancers.  The dancers whirl round and round and last act of the Oracle is the act of getting possessed to the loud beating of the drums.

Of all Indians, perhaps the most enthusiastic food lovers and innovative food creators are Gujaratis.  Mostly vegetarian they still have perhaps the most prolific cuisine of vegetarian delicacies.  Fried snacks called farsan, savories called nashto and hundreds of vegetable combination make their meals interesting.  Gujarati cuisine uses lentils, vegetables, tubers, leafy vegetables sun-dried spices and aromatic herbs in rare, mouth watering combination.

In a typical festive family meal, Gujaratis would eat salad tempered by lightly ground mustard, lentils cooked with herbs and made slightly sweet with jaggery, vegetables with coconut scrapings or coriander leaves, patrel made from rolling colocasia leaves, and fried crisp, samosas vadas; puris or rotis of wheat or bajra and rice served with a buttermilk curry.  A milk rich state, Gujarat has a variety of weets like doodhpak, basundi and barfi.  Gujaratis are artistic people and adopt Mexican, Chinese, Greek and several other international cuisines to create new dishes to add to their rich food culture.  They eat delicately from well-decorated pots and thalis and have exquisite table decor on festive days.

All over the South, weddings are celebrated in a grand style with minimum to days religious rites.  The function starts with the groom’s party arriving in a specially erected pandal where the welcome is extended to them by an aarti which is a traditional welcome by showering a haldi/chunna mixed water.

Soon after that they are treated to a traditional tiffin of halwas and bondas with coffee.  The ceremonies stat soon after that with the betrothal ceremony of fixing the actual mahurat the next day.  Exchange of garlands and new clothes are given to the bride and the groom by the respective parents.

The next day starts with a mangalsnan for both the bride and the groom in their respective houses.  Then the bridal couple are brought to the actual mandap by their uncles by exchanging garlands.  They are seated in the mandap and preparation for the actual wedding starts.  At the Mahurat time, a thali is tied around the neck of the bride by the groom by putting one knot, and the second and third knots are done by groom’s sister.  Then they have the saptapati – seven steps, and saatphera – seven rounds, around the fire.  This is followed by many more rituals thus knotting them to be the man and the woman.

Soon after that a sumptuous lunch is served for the guest and relations which covers from paruppu to payasam.  They also serve various sweets, savories and fruits.

The Sikhs celebrate number of festivals, mostly falling on the birthdays or martyrdom days of the Gurus.

1. Guru Nanak’s Birthday: This festival falls during October-November and celebrates the Birthday of Guru Nanak.  A recital ‘Akhand Path’ from the Holy Book, the ‘Granth Sahib’ is commenced about 48 hours before the day. After 24 hours are passed, a ‘madh patth’ recitation of half the Holy Book is preformed.  After the recitation, a Kirtan of Holy Songs and a Katha (explanation of the Holy Words) takes place.  This is followed by the distribution of Karah Prasad’ to the congregation.  A communal “Guru ka Langar” (free kitchen) open to all marks the end of celebration.  A procession carrying the picture of Guru Nanak is also normally taken out.

2. Baisakh: This festival is celebrated on 13^th April every year wearing yellow saffron clothes; the people have ritual baths in the lakes and rivers.  On this day, Guru Gobind Singh, the 10^th and last Guru took up Cudgels against the Mughal Emperors and raised a body of selfless flow willing to fight to death for preserving the faith.  On 12^th Night, they have also many other cultural and other programmes in Maharashtra to celebrate the festival.

3. Vasant Panchmi: This festival falls in January-February and commemorates the day when the 6^th Guru Har Gobind Singhji librated 52 captives from Gwalior fort.  People wear yellow clothes and celebrate the day.  Other prominent Sikh festivals are Hola Mohalla, Guru Arjundev Martyrdom day, Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom.  On these days, the basic recitation from the Holy Books follow the same pattern as that of Guru Nanak’s Birthday.

The actress is very happy to have acted as the sister of  Abhishek Bachan in the film “Raavan”.  When asked about the story she told that she couldn’t speak about.  Regarding Abhishek she says he always cracking jokes on everybody and so witty and doesn’t have any illusions.  This quality the actress points that he is so calm and modest even though from a big family background.  On self assessing her in the acting department the moving scenes are easy for her.  From her young age she practiced the art of acting but as far as comedy scenes are concerned she always find it tough.

Regarding the Directors she acted with one is Mani Ratnam who supports and asks the actor to live the role that has been given and so the dialogue will come out so lively.  The other one is Director Ameer who did Paruthiveeran always tells the story scripts in the sets only and the actress has to simply follow the Director.  She said that working with both these Directors is a mind blowing experience.