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Sony hires 13 PS2 game developers to increase sales in India

Sunday, April 27th, 2008 by admin

bollywood, eye-toy, eyetoy, india, indian, playstation2, ps2, sony

To give some perspective on the relative age of Sony’s second console, think about this: if the PlayStation 2 were a human being, it would be a third-grader right about now, and would probably know more about long division we do. While most eight-year-old consoles generally go the way of the Jaguar, Sony seems dedicated to the continued growth of their popular (though fairly aged) home console — for example, in an attempt to extend their already impressive multinational reach, Sony recently hired 13 Indian game developers to create domestically-themed games and improve sales in India and the Middle East.

Though nearly 3.3 million Indians already own PS2s, Sony is confident that creating games based on “Bollywood, mythology and culture” and featuring motion-sensing gameplay using the fairly neglected Eye Toy peripheral will further increase their dominance in the Indian market. Could these rupee-garnering efforts prolong the system’s life until middle school, and the associated joys of puberty? Only time can tell.

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Indian Holiday Calendar 2008

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008 by admin

January
 
 
 
01 Tuesday New Year
05 Saturday Guru Govind Singh Jayanti
09  Wednesday  Muharam (Al Hijra)
13 Sunday Lohri
14  Monday Makar Sankranti
14  Monday Pongal
26 Saturday Republic Day
 
 
February
 
 
 
07 Thursday Mauni Amavashya
07 Thursday Chinese New Year
11  Monday Vasant Panchmi
14 Thursday Valentines Day
 
 
March
 
 
 
02 Sunday Mothering Sunday (UK)
06 Thursday Mahashivratri
16 Sunday Palm Sunday
20 Thursday Milad un Nabi (Birthday of the Prophet) 
21 Friday Good Friday
21 Friday Nau Roz
22 Saturday Holi
22 Saturday Holla Mohalla
23 Sunday Easter Sunday
26 Wednesday Khordad Sal, Birth of Prophet Zaranhushtra 
 
 
April
 
 
 
06 Sunday Bikrami Samvat (Hindu New Year)
06 Sunday Gudi Padwa 
14 Monday Baisakhi
14 Monday Ram Navmi
18 Friday Mahavir Jayanti
19 Saturday Hanuman Jayanti
20 Sunday Passover
27 Sunday Easter
 
 
May
 
 
 
11 Sunday Mother’s Day
20 Tuesday Buddha Jayanti / Buddha Purnima
 
 
June
 
 
 
13 Friday Ganga Dussehra
15 Sunday Father’s Day
 
 
July
 
 
 
16 Wednesday Rath Yatra
18 Friday Guru Poornima
 
 
 
August
 
 
 
03 Sunday Friendship Day
15 Friday Independence Day
16 Saturday Rakhi
19 Tuesday Parsi New Year
24 Sunday Sri Krishna Janmashtami
 
 
September
 
 
 
02 Tuesday Ramadan Starts
03 Wednesday Ganesh Chaturathi
05 Friday Teachers Day
12 Friday Onam
29 Monday Navaratri begin
 
 
October
 
 
 
02 Thursday Gandhi Jayanti
02 Thursday Id-Ul-Fitr -Ramadan Ends
09 Thursday Dussehra
18 Saturday Karva Chauth
26 Sunday Dhan Teras
28 Tuesday Diwali
29 Wednesday Govardhan Puja
30 Thursday Bhai Duj
31 Friday Halloween
 
 
November
 
 
 
13 Thursday Guru Nanak Jayanti
14 Friday Children’s Day
27 Thursday Thanksgiving Day
 
 
December
 
 
 
11 Thursday Eid-Ul-Adha
22 Monday Hanukkah
25 Thursday Christmas
 
 
 

Famous Indian Brother-Sister

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008 by admin

Priyanka Vadera and Rahul Gandhi:
They belong to the most influential political party of India. Their Grandmother (Indira Gandhi) and father (Rajiv Gandhi) both were Ex-Prime Ministers of India and their mother (Sonia Gandhi) is the President of Congress Party.

Priyanka Vadera:
She has no direct interference in the political scenario of India but her family background has made her an important public figure.

Rahul Gandhi:
Like his other family members he too has accepted politics as his career. He is a very young political leader.

Ekta Kapoor and Tushar Kapoor:
They are star kids. Their father Mr. Ravi Kapoor popularly known as Jeetendra in Bollywood was a super star in yester years.

Ekta Kapoor:
One of the most successful Television serials’ and film producers in the Bollywood. Television serials produced under her banner “Bala ji Telefilms” are very popular among the viewers.

Tushaar Kapoor:
Though not as successful as his sister but he has succeeded in making a mark in the field of acting in Bollywood. He has improved his performance a lot with his hard work and experience. Today he is a renowned face in Bollywood.

Sanjay Dutt and Priya Dutt:
Their mother (Nargis Dutt) was one of the top actors in bollywood and their father (Sunil Dutt) was a successful actor and political leader with a clean image.

Sanjay Dutt:
This successful actor of bollywood was launched by his father in the fila ‘Rocky’. Later on he himself managed to take care of his career and today has a lot of hit movies on his credit.

Priya Dutt:
She is in the news these days because after the recent demise of her father she has shown interest in politics. People expect her to contest election from her father’s constituency.

Shaan Mukherjee and Sagarika Mukherjee:
Both of them have a deep interest into music and therefore have built a career in the music industry.

Shaan Mukherjee:
This talented singer has released private albums which are first choice among the youth. He also does playback singing for the movies.

Sagarika Mukherjee:
She is also a singer and has given her voice in many private albums.

Farah Khan and Sajid Khan:
This pair of siblings has different careers. Still both of them belong to the world of glamour.

Farah Khan:
Up till now she was known as a very successful choreographer. But after directing a super hit film, she is also known as a successful director in the bollywood.

Sajid Khan:
He is a very popular Video Jockey. He does his best on the silver screen to make the public laugh. His mere presence in a show makes the public enjoy the show.

Farhan Akhtar and Joya Akhtar:
They have in their family a famous father (Javed Akhtar, the Lyricist) and an equally famous mother (Shabana Azmi, an actor and a politician).

Farhan Akhtar:
He is an artistic film director. The films directed by him are appreciated by the viewers and they wait for his next film.

Joya Akhtar:
She has also chosen his brother’s line. She too directs films but with a different treatment.

Amisha Patel and Ashmit Patel:
Their parents are Amit Patel and Asha Patel. Despite having no film background these siblings have secured their positions in the film industry.

Amisha Patel:
She is a hit actor in the bollywood. She has a few very good films on her credit.

Ashmit Patel:
He is still a struggling actor. He is trying to become a star and puts his best efforts in his films.

Hridaynath Mangeshkar and Mangeshkar Sisters:
All of these siblings have taken up music as their career. Being the children of Pt. Dinanath Mangeshkar they all have good knowledge of music.

Hridaynath Mangeshkar:
He is a sensible music director. His compositions are very well-liked.

Lata Mangeskar:
She is considered as the best playback singer in India. She has sung thousands of songs in different languages. She is called the “Melody Queen” of bollywood.

Asha Bhonsle:
She is a versatile singer. Along with doing playback singing for the movies she has also released some private albums. Therefore she is very popular as a pop singer also.

Ritu Nanda and Kopoor Brothers:
They are all children of the great Showman Raj Kapoor and therefore belong to a showbiz family.

Ritu Nanda:
Despite being a superstar’s daughter she did not go for a career in the field of acting. But she holds the number one position as a Life Insurance Agent in India.

Randhir Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor and Rajiv Kapoor:
All of these three brothers have made their marks in the film line, just like their father and grandfather.

Esha Deol and Deol Brothers:
Their father is the famous actor Dharmendra, popularly known as “He-Man” in the Indian film industry. They have in their family a beautiful actor, Hemamalini, popularly known as “Dream-Girl”, as their mother.

Esha Deol:
She is a promising actor of modern times. She is still stiving to reach the heights of success.

Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol:
Both of these brothers are successful actors in bollywood. They are both well-liked as action-heros.