Good news for not only the school children’s of Kerala, but any one who takes stake on the development of Kerala state. The reason is that Kerala has yet again emerged as the best performing Education State in India. The reason is that Kerala state stands first with 90.92% Literacy Rate of which 94.20% Male Literacy Rate and 87.86% Female Literacy Rate.
Kerala also had lowest difference in student-wise performance, and performance of urban and rural schools also showed only negligible difference.
The importance and antiquity of education in Kerala is underscored by the state’s ranking as among the most literate in the country.
Kerala’s educational system has been developed by institutions owned or aided by the government. No fees (or a nominal fees) are required in schools run by or aided by government. Fees concerning the higher and technical education are very low; the ratio of recovery of government’s revenue expenditure was 2.6% in 2006-2007.
Hope you will take the pride of posting more facts, figures and info relating to this blog title and also in general about the education in India.
Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) is hosting INDIA DIGITAL AWARDS 2010 on 7th Dec at New Delhi. The awards aimed at recognising and awarding outstanding contributions to the Internet and mobile industry, seeks to bring to light those individuals and organizations who have been working relentlessly to bring about a revolution in the Internet and digital industry. Awards will be given under seven categories.
The people in Chennai acclaimed the US President Barack Obama for endorsing India’s long time claim for a permanent seat in UN security council.
US President Barack Obama’s announcement of support for India’s permanent membership in the UN Security Council (UNSC) is seen by large sections of the US media as an attempt to counter China.
The influential New York Times said that by endorsing India for a permanent seat Obama had “signalled the United States’ intention to create a deeper partnership of the world’s two largest democracies that would expand commercial ties and check the influence of an increasingly assertive China”.
His statement on bringing to book 26/11 perpetrators should put to rest the cribbing that many Indian had about his view on Pakistan.
Media’s Viewpoint
‘Reforming UNSC complicated after US backs India’
Is Obama backing India’s UNSC bid merely symbolic?
‘Pak may seek China’s help to stop India from becoming a permanent UNSC member’
‘India should not expect UNSC membership soon’
Obama backs UNSC seat for India to counter China?
China says understands India’s UNSC desire
‘Prez Obama made a dramatic gesture for India’
Obama kept support for India’s UNSC bid secret
Obama backs UNSC seat for India to take on China?
Pak group opposes US endorsement of India on UNSC
Take this opportunity to post your viewpoints in this forum
Extra Terrestrial’s WOW show also known as ETWOW was at chennai on the 4th, 5th and 7th November, 2010.
There were seven acts, namely, Golen Power where two men balance each other in slow motion, Laser Man who bends the laser beams, Unicyclist, Trio Torime with three women acrobats, the Skating Couple, the German Wheel, the Hula Hoop and the Moving Statue, where there is no way of distinguishing the actor from the statue,as they act seamlessly together.
It was claimed to be a spectacular show that really aroused a ‘Wow’ response from the audience.
Google Technology User Groups (GTUGs) are user groups for people who are interested in Google’s developer technology; everything from the Android and App Engine platforms, to product APIs like the YouTube API and the Google Calendar API, to initiatives like OpenSocial.
BusinessBlogging is actively involved in GTUG Chennai and its first meeting is scheduled for this Saturday, 13th November.
Time:
Venue
ThoughtWorks Technologies (India) Pvt Ltd.,
RR Tower 5
Level 2, Rishabh Info Park
33 A Developed Plots
Thiru Vi Ka Industrial Estate
Ekkatuthangal, Guindy
Chennai – 600 032, India
AID INDIA is organizing the “Kodak Eureka Run for Children” on 14th Nov at the Marina Beach. We are hoping that this 5 km run will raise funds to support children’s education in several villages.
Please participate in the Kodak Eureka Run for Children with your family, friends and coworkers and transform the lives of some of the poorest children in our state.
We are requesting participants to contribute Rs. 250 towards the registration fee. This registration fee (and any additional donation you make) will be used to support the Eureka SuperKidz Village Education Centers.
All those who register will get a free Eureka T-shirt. Those who complete the Run will get a certificate.
You can register for the run online at http://www.aidindia.in/eurekarun.
For more details, contact Barathsingh:
barathsingh87@gmail.com, +91-9962222696
The annual Bharat Sangeet Utsav which begined in Chennai October 30. The Utsav, organized by Carnatica, will conclude on November 9. The festival will be held at Narada Gana Sabha. This time around, the Ustav is held in association with Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha.
The 10-day event featured a range of top artistes from assorted musical formats – Carnatic, Hindustani, Dhrupad, Gazal et al.
The Ustva had a two-day recess for Deepavali on November 4 and 5.
The festival will began with a special thematic presentation titled `Swaralaya’ by Haridwaramangalam A.K. Palanivel and his team. The inaugural day also saw legendary vocal singer Dr. M. Balamuralikrishan bestowed the Lifetime Achievement Award. The opening day also witnessed a lively concert by the indefatigable Aruna Sairam.
During the Ustav, music buffs were served with high quality music by top-notch artistes such as Prabha Atre (Hindustani), Gundecha brothers (Dhrupad), Anup Jalota (Gazal), Sudha Ragunathan, Sanjay Subramanyan, Nithyashree Mahadevan, Unnikrishnan, Vijay Shiva (Carnatic) and others.
The Ustav will conclude on November 9 with a `Tri Shakti’ featuring Dr. Balamuralikrishna, Sudha Ragunathan and Chitravina N. Ravikiran.
For details, contact: 91 – 44 – 4553 5576 or 0 94440 18269 /94440 18271 / 94440 18274. Log on to www.bharatsangeetutsav.org
The festival is actually celebrated over a period of five days. The first day is called the Dhan Teras, wherein people buy some new piece of jewelry or a silver utensil because as it is considered auspicious to spend money (for goddess Lakshmi) on this day. The second day is Narak Chaturdashi, when Lord Krishna killed the demon Narkasur and freed the world of fear. The third day is the actual Diwali, when people pray for prosperity and happiness all year round to Goddess Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth. The fourth day is for Govardhan Pooja and the last is Bhai Dooj, a day dedicated to sisters by their brothers.
§ Ford India dealers contributed and generated funds for community development
§ Discover Smart Drive – 25 day road trip promotion flagged off from Chandigarh on 5th October 2010 culminated successfully in Chennai
§ The special Figo designed by popular television host and artist Harun Robert (a.k.a. Rob) generated tremendous support from dealers with proceeds generated by dealer body to be used for community development
§ Figo crossed the 50000th sales milestone in October; is the second fastest car model in India to reach 50000 sales mark and has emerged as one of the most popular car in its segment
§ Discover Smart Drive generated exponential online response in 25 days
CHENNAI, India, November 2nd, 2010 – The Ford Figo Discover Smart Drive successfully culminated today in Chennai after completing 2500km in 25 days, passing through 10 cities. The fourth lucky couple – Nischal Ram and Niharika Nischal Ram drove the celebratory Figo into Chennai, completing the fourth and final leg of the scintillating drive from the North to the South of India.
Above; Ford Figo couples and Ford India officials at the grand finale… Photo by Shrinidhi
Ford dealers also joined the celebrations and with the tour’s culmination, partnered to voluntarily generate Rs. 20 lakhs for the creatively designed Figo by popular television host and artist Harun Robert (a.k.a. Rob). The money generated will be utilized to improve and provide infrastructure improvements into schools in Kizhkaranai and Chitamanur villages as part of its on-going community development projects in and around the Ford plant in Maraimalai Nagar, near Chennai.
The celebrations at Ford were further amplified with Figo crossing the 50,000 mark, registering a sale of 52,644 units since its launch in India.
In October, Ford recorded its second highest domestic sales of 9,026 units, a 161% year-on-year increase compared to the same month in 2009.
”The Discover Smart Drive has helped us connect and thank consumers across India. The Figo has achieved outstanding results. Figo is the second fastest car model in India to have crossed the 50,000 sales milestone and that is a reflection of the confidence our customers have in us and we will boost the morale further as we move forward” said Michael Boneham, president and managing director, Ford India.
To engage other Figo owners, the “Figo four” shared personal road stories, photos, videos and experiences via their Facebook, Twitter and Orkut profiles and blogs. Customers and fans also followed the drive via Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/fordfigo), Orkut (http://bit.ly/orkutfigo), Twitter (http://twitter.com/fordfigo) and a Driving Ford blog (http://www.drivingford.in) and helped the couples out by posting valuable suggestions, advice and tips along the way.
Talking about Ford India’s marketing strategy to create an integrated campaign, Nigel E Wark, executive director, Marketing, Sales and Services said, “True to its concept, the Discover Smart Drive enabled the lucky couples to explore smart things about India along with smart features of the Figo. Using an integrated approach involving digital, marketing and our growing dealer network, we were able to take the Figo to consumers’ doorstep and have multiple positive conversations on new mediums.”
Seen as the success, the drive was successful in driving positive conversations around the brand and resulted in increasing Figo’s fan base on Facebook to over 15,000 people. Over 600 updates posted on the experiential drive and resulted in showcasing key Figo differentiators such as spaciousness, fuel economy and air conditioning from over 5,000 comments across social networking sites.
“The response that we have got from this campaign has taken Figo’s popularity to a different level. We thank our online supporters also in this endeavour. Figo has been the top-selling vehicle in five out of seven months, since its launch and we wish to sustain this phenomenon.” Wark concluded.
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About Ford India
Established in 1995, Ford India is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader. Ford India manufactures and distributes automobiles and engines made at its modern integrated manufacturing facilities at Maraimalai Nagar, near Chennai. With close to 4,000 employees, the company’s models include the Ikon, Endeavour, Fiesta and the Figo. For more information, visit www.india.ford.com
Callezee Bangalore and Mangalore teams wish all Kannadigas on the occasion of Karnataka Formation Day, celebrated every year on November 1st.
On this day in 1956, Mysore state, comprising most of the area of the erstwhile princely state of Mysore, was merged with the Kannada speaking areas of the Bombay and Madras presidencies, as also of the principality of Hyderabad, to create a unified Kannada-speaking subnational entity. The newly unified state initially retained the name “Mysore”, which was that of the erstwhile princely state which formed the core of the new entity. [more from Wikipedia]
Over 159 notable personalities have been chosen for Annual Kannada Rajyotsava awards this year. More details here
Callezee wishes its callers from Karnataka on the occasion of Kannada Rajyotsava
