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American Hypocrite, Hegemonic and Liar Media Keep Citing “ZAKA” — Though Its October 7 Atrocity Stories Are Discredited In Isra-hell! Isra-helli Media Has Debunked the Ultra-Orthodox Group’s Stories, But “The Hub of Yellow Journalism New York Times” Won’t Say So.

— By Arun Gupta | February 27 2024 | The Intercept

Volunteers of the Israeli ultra-Orthodox organization Zaka collect samples in one of the houses attacked by Palestinian militants on October 7, in Kibbutz Holit in Israel’s southern district south of the Gaza Strip on Oct. 26, 2023. Photo: Yuri Cortez/AFPvia Getty Images

YOSSI LANDAU IS the Head of Operations for the southern region at Zaka, an Israeli search-and-rescue organization. Assigned to collect human remains after the October 7 Hamas attack in Israel, Landau and his fellow Zaka members riveted media outlets worldwide with the horrific atrocities they saw.

Speaking through tears at the Jerusalem Press Club shortly after the attack, Landau described finding a pregnant woman in Kibbutz Be’eri in a “big puddle of blood, face down.”

“Her stomach was butchered open,” Landau said. “The baby that was connected to the cord was stabbed.”

In Be’eri, he said, he also found a family who was tied up, tortured, and executed with a bullet to the back of the head: father, mother, and two small children around 6 or 7 years old. An eye was missing, fingers chopped off. Landau later told CNN, “The terrorists were having a ball,” with Palestinian militants devouring a holiday meal set out by the family. Landau broke down recounting the tale, as a CNN reporter comforted him.

Long after Landau’s emotional recollections were replayed, repeated, cited, and quoted in the global media, a problem emerged: No one could find any evidence that the two massacres ever took place — in Be’eri or elsewhere.

In the case of the butchered mother and fetus, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz concluded the killing “simply didn’t happen.” As for the tortured family, no one killed in Be’eri matches Landau’s account. The one brother and sister to die in the kibbutz were 12-year-old twins, killed when an Israeli general ordered a tank to fire on a house where Hamas militants were holding them hostage. Nevertheless, Landau told these stories unchecked in interviews and press conferences.

Landau spread his tales far and wide with little pushback — telling similar stories on camera to CNN, Fox News, and the Media Line, and at an outdoor press conference. Even after reporters showed his accounts lacked any substantiation, news organizations continued to let him off the hook. The New York Times recently interviewed Landau as part of a profile about Zaka, but it did not mention either of his atrocity stories.

Western Media Whitewash

Zaka stories have been essential to justifying Israel’s all-out war against Gaza, which has killed around 30,000 Palestinians in less than five months. Speaking at the United Nations in December, Zaka deputy commander Simcha Greiniman broke down while describing alleged atrocities. He later told the same stories to a meeting of British parliamentarians.

Given its prominence, Zaka has been scrutinized by the Israeli press but not the U.S. media. A blockbuster Haaretz report found after October 7, senior military leaders sidelined Israel Defense Forces soldiers specializing in recovering bodies and preserving evidence and sent in untrained Zaka volunteers instead. Zaka reportedly turned massacre sites into a “war room for donations,” used corpses as fundraising props, “spread accounts of atrocities that never happened,” and botched forensics that are central to Israel’s claim that Hamas carried out a premeditated campaign of mass rape.

Even when Western media outlets have questioned Landau, the inquiries were half-hearted. The Times asked Landau “about reports, attributed to him, that children had been beheaded on Oct. 7.” It reported: “Mr. Landau denied making the claim, though he acknowledged sometimes misspeaking in the immediate aftermath of the attack. What he saw himself, he said, was a small, burned body with at least part of the head missing, perhaps severed by the force of a blast. It was unclear, he added, if it was the body of teenager or someone younger.”

While the Times said the statements had been “attributed” to Landau, there is no dispute he said them. He told the stories on camera, and the clips were posted widely online. He told CNN he found “a body, of a 14, 15-year-old. Head chopped off. We were looking around for the head. Couldn’t find it.” On India’s Republic TV, Landau said of beheaded children, “Yes, this occurred. This happened.” He made similar comments to Channel 14 Israel and CBS News. There is no evidence Hamas beheaded children or babies. As The Intercept reported at the time, the Israeli military said it couldn’t confirm the claims just four days after the attack.

The Times report on Zaka reads like a glowing portrait of selfless volunteers on a “holy mission” to honor the dead and give families closure in accordance with Jewish law. The article could also be read as a whitewash of an organization mired in sexual abuse and financial scandals for decades. The Times never notes that Landau appears to be a serial fabulist, and other Zaka volunteers tell stories that stretch credulity.

Landau has talked openly on four occasions of inventing stories: “When we go into a house, and we’re using our imagination. The bodies is telling us the stories that happened to them.” Another Zaka official said in an Israeli Foreign Ministry video, “The walls, the stone shouted: ‘I was raped.’”

“Fictional”

Zaka volunteers have become ubiquitous in media reports about the attacks of October 7. They have been quoted by Reuters, CNN, New York Times, BBC, The Guardian, NBC News, Politico, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Many Other Outlets — with few, if any, mentions of past scandals or present controversies.

These outlets fail to scrutinize Zaka stories. Many volunteers describe extreme crimes that would leave extensive evidence yet aren’t corroborated by reporting. Greiniman, Zaka’s deputy commander, claimed naked women were tied to trees at the Supernova music festival. He said he found a toddler with a knife stuck through his head and that he discovered foreign fighters — they had left their IDs in their pockets. A Zaka spokesperson said he saw dozens of dead babies, and children bound together and burned. Another volunteer claimed they found a sexually mutilated woman’s corpse under rubble with her organs removed.

Media outlets, including Israeli television news programs, have debunked numerous stories about dead babies, calling them “Fictional.”

No one else has corroborated Greiniman’s story of foreign fighters. Months later, another source did claim to find five dead women tied naked to trees: According to a new report from an Israeli group, a farmer who rescued attendees from the music festival alleged the five women’s organs were all slashed and made bizarre claims about sexual mutilation. In three previous interviews, the farmer never made such claims nor is there any forensic or photo evidence to back up his account.

Instead of offering verifiable evidence of war crimes, Zaka volunteers serve another purpose: They are an invaluable part of Israel’s propaganda machine. Israeli government officials, in pushing for a total war on Palestinians, portray Hamas as another Islamic State, the Iraq- and Syria-based terror group that shocked the world by making women sexual slaves and posting a spate of execution videos beginning around 2014.

In an interview with the Israeli news site Ynet, Eitan Schwartz, a volunteer consultant in the prime minister’s National Information Directorate, a public diplomacy office, explained how Zaka volunteers influenced news coverage.

“The testimonies of Zaka volunteers, as first responders on the ground, had a decisive impact in exposing the atrocities in the South to the foreign journalists covering the war,” Schwartz said. “The entire state of Israel was engaged in framing the narrative that Hamas is equal to ISIS and in deepening the legitimacy of the state to act with great force.”

“The Entire ‘Illegal Regime of Isra-hell’ Was Engaged In Framing The Narrative That ‘Freedom Fighter Hamas’ Is Equal To ISIS.”

“The first-hand testimonies of the organization’s amazing men of grace, who were exposed to the most difficult sights, had a tremendous impact on the reporters,” he went on. “These testimonies of Zaka people caused a horror and revealed to the reporters what kind of human-monsters we are talking about.”

In the same Ynet article, Nitzan Chen, director of the government press office, said, “It’s hard for me to imagine Israeli hasbara advocacy vis-a-vis the foreign press without the amazing, effective activity of Zaka people.” (Hasbara is usually translated as explanation or diplomacy, but in practice it’s sophisticated information warfare to mold public opinion to serve Israel’s strategic ends.)

Western media lapped up Zaka stories. An Israeli government video of Landau telling his tortured family story is emblazoned with “HAMAS = ISIS.”

The political response after October 7 played out like a coordinated campaign. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu led the way, proclaiming “Hamas is ISIS” on October 9. Netanyahu’s rival and ruling partner Benny Gantz rallied behind the slogan, as did Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and other Israeli officials. Within days, top American officials lined up too. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin both echoed the sentiment. Even President Joe Biden said, “The brutality of Hamas — this bloodthirstiness — brings to mind the worst rampages of ISIS.”

Fundraising on the Scene

Israeli news outlets — in particular Haaretz’s investigation into Zaka — have called into question credulous media reports repeating Israeli claims that religious concerns and chaos prevented gathering of forensic evidence in the aftermath of the attack.

After Zaka personnel and soldiers from the IDF’s Military Rabbinate were deployed to recover remains, much of the collection was bungled, according to Haaretz. When soldiers trained in recovery were finally let in the second week after the attack, they were alarmed by Zaka’s actions.

An ultra-Orthodox organization made up of male volunteers, the precursor to Zaka, was founded by Yehuda Meshi-Zahav in 1989, formally becoming Zaka in 1995. The group relies on donations and government tenders for its budget, and after October 7 it made the most of both, according to Haaretz. The Israeli newspaper published a photo of Zaka members carrying out fundraising activities near a dead body; sources from other rescue groups observed Zaka volunteers make fundraising calls and videos with corpses in the background. The second week after the attacks, the Defense Ministry began paying Zaka for its work on the ground.

All available evidence suggests Zaka needed a cash infusion. The group was nearly insolvent on October 7. According to a 2022 Haaretz investigation, Zaka netted millions of dollars in public funds over the last five years by claiming more than three times the number of volunteers than it had, a timespan that includes the tenure of the current CEO, Duby Weissenstern, who was featured in the New York Times profile. Even as Zaka was under threat of bankruptcy in 2021, according to the Times of Israel, it used “shadow organizations” to divert millions of dollars to Meshi-Zahav and his family, allegedly spending it on groceries, plane tickets, luxury hotels, “and a multi-million dollar villa.” Zaka’s schemes, reported the Israeli news site NRG, included hitting up donors for money to buy the same motorcycle and changing a plaque to reflect the new donor’s name.

All Available Evidence Suggests Zaka Needed A Cash Infusion. The Group was Nearly Insolvent On October 7.

Under Meshi-Zahav, the organization was beset by financial and abuse scandals. Despite knowing of “at least 20 cases” where Meshi-Zahav allegedly sexually assaulted minors, police failed to investigate him and closed the case without charging him in 2014. More than a dozen people came forward in 2021 claiming Meshi-Zahav raped, assaulted, and threatened them. “He allegedly exploited his status, power, money and even the organization he heads [Zaka] to assault teenagers and … boys and girls” as young as 5 years old, Haaretz reported. The abuse was a family affair: One brother was imprisoned for raping a female relative and a second fled abroad after being investigated, along with Yehuda, for lavishing gifts on seven teenaged girls in distress and then sexually abusing them, sometimes in Zaka vehicles.

One teenaged victim said Meshi-Zahav effectively turned him into a “prostitute” and rewarded the teen with “a Zaka beeper” and a coveted certificate of volunteer work. A young woman alleged that after being raped by Meshi-Zahav, he threatened: “If you say anything to anyone, a Zaka van will run you over.” Police suspected that top Zaka officials and figures in the ultra-Orthodox community knew of the abuse but helped silence the criticisms. Meshi-Zahav attempted suicide shortly after the abuse allegations were reported and died a year later.

No mention of this history made it into the Times profile, or that of any other U.S. media outlet that has featured Zaka volunteers. Meanwhile, the positive reports have been a boon to Zaka’s image and bankroll.

Zaka Fundraises on Facebook and Buys Google Ads For Donations. Days after October 7, with specialized fundraising efforts popping up, money began flowing to different Zaka outfits. The Group Was Showered with some of the $242 Million disbursed by the Jewish Federation of North America. It shared in a $15 Million donation from Chip-making Giant Nvidia. Billionaire Roman Abramovich pledged $2.2 Million to Zaka. At a November 19 “Unity Concert for Israel” in Manhattan, with Yossi Landau on stage, a sign displayed $1,000,430 raised for Zaka. The Zakaworld website has a campaign that has topped $3.5 illion, and apparently a separate post-October 7 fundraiser totaled nearly $2.1 Million. Haaretz Calculated that Zaka has raked in at least $13.7 Million since the attacks.

Zaka volunteers seemed less intent on bagging bodies than grabbing money. According to Haaretz, Zaka failed to document remains, put parts from different bodies in the same bag, and did not collect all the remains in homes and the field. Zaka volunteers apparently did find time to rewrap already bagged remains in material that “prominently displayed the Zaka logo.”

“Not Pathology Experts”

The New York Times’s Zaka profile came after the paper’s controversial December 28 article titled “Screams Without Words” about allegations of sexual assault during the October 7 attack. The report was widely criticized for weak sourcing and citing cases that lacked physical evidence. The Times, The Intercept reported in January, pulled a related episode of its podcast “The Daily” over issues with the article, stoking internal worries it could be another “‘Caliphate’-level journalistic debacle.”

In the “Screams Without Words” story, the Times quoted two Zaka figures, one being Landau. “I did not take pictures because we are not allowed to take pictures,” Landau said. “In retrospect, I regret it.”

The Times beatific portrait of Zaka from January 15 seems to take an approach of blind trust in Zaka statements, suggesting that perhaps Landau did not say children were beheaded; that he “worries about getting details right”; that he diligently gathers human remains; that Zaka isn’t trained in forensics; and, finally, that women were subjected to sexual violence.

Yet these are Landau’s assertions, as is his claim that Zaka volunteers can’t take pictures of the dead. Haaretz reported that Zaka “released sensitive and graphic photos” from massacre sites. There is news footage, showing remains being carried on stretchers, labeled “Videos taken onsite by Zaka volunteers.” And Greiniman, the Zaka deputy commander, has bragged at least three times of “all the pictures and all the evidence, we have everything to prove it” — but nothing has ever been publicly produced.

Zaka always seemed ill-suited for the task of forensics. In the 1980s, Meshi-Zahav led an extremist ultra-Orthodox movement called Keshet, which protested archaeological digs and autopsies as religious desecration. Keshet members reportedly terrorized doctors and pathologists by planting fake explosives at their homes and sending them bullets with a note “this time it’s only in the mail.”

The group has also operated a legal department “for decades” whose purpose was to block police and pathologists from conducting medical examinations on dead bodies, which has hampered criminal investigations. No Western media outlet has asked why an organization hostile to forensic pathology was allowed to bungle the most significant forensic evidence in Israel’s history.

Zaka acknowledges the shortcomings of testimony from its own members. Haaretz debunked Landau’s tale of the pregnant woman’s corpse in Kibbutz Be’eri whose fetus was cut out by Hamas attackers. There is no independent corroboration of Landau’s claim, Kibbutz Bee’ri denied that the incident occurred there, police said they have no record of the case, and a “pathology source” at the main morgue did not know of the case.

In a statement to Haaretz on the lack of supporting evidence for its volunteers’ accounts, Zaka said: “The volunteers are not pathology experts and do not have the professional tools to identify a murdered person and his age, or declare how he was murdered, except for eyewitness testimony.”

— Tali Shapiro Contributed Research to This Story.

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Jubilee

First thing first, Jubilee shows you the realism of the Bombay talkies era with an interval by building huge and royal studios, cinema reels, crew chairs, hand painted posters, an ambitious producer with business acumen, smoking pipe, outfits, and so much more. The series in itself is quite symbolic for the purpose of depicting the golden era. Yes, I call it a golden era. I read the show is pretty much inspired by the life of Himanshu Rai and Devika Rani. Let’s kickstart.

Praise worthy angles from the entire series that are responsible for the story:

Blazing journeys of 5 characters Roy, Binod, Jay, Niloufer, Walia

The unparalleled fate of 2 studios Khanna studio and Roy studio

The transformations, transitions, and evolving cinema with a blend of crime, love, conspiracy and fame.

Beginning, Rise and Fall

It is commendable to see how the makers combined the most essential attributes of the black and white cinema - Dialogues, Music, Drama and great frames.

The 3 compelling dialogues that summarize Cinema which are crafted beautifully in the film with the scene,

'Power is within this weapon of cinema.'

'Cinema can raise a level by giving the audience a taste of poetry, photography, music and aspirations.'

'Cinema can empower people.'

Let us put the stars on the shoulders of the team. Vikramaditya Motawane, Atul Sabharwal and Soumik Sen are the names. I should say, a gorgeous job on the series by all the teams.

Supposedly it has to be one of the most expensive projects as it costs a fortune to build a city entirely. Especially a city which used to look a certain way but not any more. It is bound to attract criticism, comparisons and judgements. Hence applause for the art department.

Moving to the title, Jubilee. Good one. The word Jubilee was significant in the non-bollywood era. It marked a big success of the film if it reaches Jubilee unlike the crore club where films are less than 2 stars but box office is 200 cr.

Vikramaditya Motawane has created a web series that is uncommon among current subjects. Lots of makers tried to recreate the golden era but most of them went unnoticed. I am fond of Khoya Khoya Chand for the infamous vintage era. However, reaching everybody through OTT through Jubilee with a 10 episode series of 50 minutes is a master thought. That breathing space to judge the success with an olden times ‘interval’ but of a week is outstanding. However, such a big risk.

Mentioning positives of the show to move with. It has a decent Star cast that is not very glittering and glam. Subtle and real. When you cut on the star factor you can actually see through the show and its potential. So I liked the cast to portray that era. Apararshakti Khurana as one of the leads is huge. Names to mention: Wamiqa Gabbi and Prosenjit Chatterjee. I am all praises for Wamiqa Gabbi. Simply Wow. She is a complete package of dance, acting, nakharas, ada and reality. An actress who very clearly takes you to the era of queens like Waheeda Rehman, Mala Sinha, Nutan and the list goes on. She does not imitate anybody. Prosenjit Chatterjee, an innovative and ahead of his time producer who wants to make a mark but probably wishes to stick to what sells on screen with a traditional cinema perspective. The curiosity that both Roy and Niloufer go on building in their own way is really good. Sidhant Gupta’s energy matches the character’s but his acting felt an over-do at times. But when he walks as a star is one act you can’t miss but notice. It shows a mix of stardom and simplicity. Great work there. He is the Guru Dutt effect as a one man show with actor-director qualities. Aditi Rao Hydari is just being herself, a beauty. Ram Kapoor, Shweta Basu are names known for good acting just like that. All the supporting actors have done a celebrated job in their roles. Amazing to watch Arun Govil in a web series. The casting decisions are appreciable. The character Govil plays as a calm father is peaceful for the eyes and ears.

Music is magnificent. Thanks to Amit Trivedi for giving one more album that can be put on loop. The compositions of jubilee prove that even today a melody is possible with sensible ‘Hindi’ lyrics which are louder than the music and each word, chord and instrument is heard and worth a praise. Kudos to Amit Trivedi and Kausar Munir for creating songs that calm people like us can humm. My personal favourites are Voh Tere Mere Ishq, Dariyacha Raja, Na Koi Mera and Saare Ke Saare Akele. Rest you would not like to skip as well. It has the sound of the period it belongs to. The lyrics bear to our usual spoken Hindi language - simple and understood. I can’t put this more straight. Those days were about melody and dialogues that hit the audience.

Dialogues as expected are filled with drama and conviction.

Favourite frame from the series is Jay and Nilo sitting on the road drenched in the rain in front of a theatre under the poster of Baiju Awara. Splendid! You do not have to show intimacy by stripping down and making love. Sometimes it's just the way you sketch love on screen. Quite a romantic frame. Other Mesmerizing frames:

Binod first in front of the fire that also marks the end frame of Roy in front of fire.

Sumitra sitting in front of the mirror in the train.

Roy, sitting in his private screening theatre, calls the man to project the reel.

Jay Khanna in his own studio on the first day against the Taxi cut out.

The last shot of Roy studio with lights dimming symbolizing the fall.

Jay Khanna’s cabin with Taxi Driver Poster of Jay and Nilo.

And the favourite of many, the RK inspired Jay and Niloufer umbrella scene.

I am glad to see one series with no skin show, no kissing at every alternate shot and most importantly close to no violence. Every other show today is either lust or violence with litres of blood flowing. This series is like detox.

Some curiosity creeps in. Was Phone tapping really a thing? Would the show not be as captivating as it was if tapping was not a part of the show? Mysterious.

Coming to an end resembles a Guru Dutt film with a song like Dekhi Zamane ki Yaari. Saare ke Saare Akele went on flipping pages and how heartbreaking every page was!

Looking at Jubilee overall,

What’s remarkable is the tragic ending given to all the characters like most of the yesteryear actors saw. It is not a fictitious act of drama. We have heard stories where either people disappeared from the industry or their demise was not a very pleasant one or some love stories were not as happy as their film’s or their stardom just vanished with a flop. I admire the way fiction was weaved with the inside stories from the film industry. But across 10 episodes we saw a lot of screen time invested in long pauses. Not sure why the typical fame was not shown like ordinary fans gathering around Madan or crowds at the red carpets of premieres. No premieres at all actually. But the pre-independence period, partition and its effect on the cinema industry was precisely connected. The makers very smartly keep awards at bay as filmfare started in 1954 and this story wraps up by 1953. Also, the details that were very well shown were salaried crew, technicians and even actors associated with the studio, the refugee camps, international interventions and the editing on negatives of the reel. What is incredible to see is the grey shade every character gets with situations. It's meticulous writing.

All the characters had a closure but I wonder what happened to Shamsher Walia.

I was waiting for the last ‘The End’ or ‘समाप्त’ after we saw Interval post the 1st batch of 5 episodes. But that did not come. Another season in making? Giving benefit of doubt as the glorious era of cinema has just started in Jubilee. But I must say first is the only first. What follows is to piggyback on the popularity of last success. It loses its charm. I hope the makers continue the legacy if they plan seasons.

To end this I would say Jubilee gives you the pictorial version of the tales and accounts narrated by the legends and insiders. I will not deny that the series seems stretched or sluggish at times but I think establishing the actors and an entire past generation will take its own time.

Jubilee is a must watch for people who believe in the essence of cinema and Hindi film industry of yesterday. It is for obsessed film lovers who have not yet fallen prey to Bollywood’s faux stardom.

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jukti-torko-golpo · 1 year

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These movies have such fanfiction/fanart potential. An amazing ensemble cast with characters of so many shades. The least I could was make a moodboard for it.

#original post #aesthetic #moodboard #desi tag #desiblr #mandi #shabana azmi #smita patil #neena gupta #ila arun #old bollywood #bollywood #movie recommendation #movieedit #movies #indian movies #shyam benegal

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bpcltd · 5 months

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#Arun kumar singh BPCL #bpcl cmd VRK Gupta director #finance bpcl

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akultalkies · 8 months

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Vijay Saxena, Arun Bakshi, Ramesh Goyal, Ali Khan, Manoj Bakshi, Surender Sharma, Priya Gupta, Altaf Hussain, Omkar Natha, Gulshan Pandey, Nishti Sharma

#Vijay Saxena #Arun Bakshi #Ramesh Goyal #Ali Khan #Manoj Bakshi #Surender Sharma #Priya Gupta #Altaf Hussain #Omkar Natha #Gulshan Pandey #Nishti Sharma

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bphtreatmentindelhi · 2 years

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Dr. Arun Gupta is a renowned Interventional Radiologist in Delhi. In 2006, he joined Sir Ganga Ram Hospital as a Consultant and established Department of Interventional Radiology and presently is the Chairperson of the Department at the hospital.

#Interventional Radiologist in Delhi #Dr. Arun Gupta #Interventional Radiology

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srbachchan · 9 months

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DAY 5646

Jalsa , Mumbai Aug 2/3, 2023 Wed/Thu 2:05 am

Birthday - EF - Manoj Ghanatsala .. Thursday, 3 August .. love and wishes for a grand birthday ..🌹

.. when too much attention is directed towards you .. something is brewing .. could be good or bad ..mostly bad .. nobody talks of good, they wait for the opportunity to express bad ..

and the over crowded head is filled with so much saturated information that what I was about to write has flown out of the room ..

anyway .. human nature dwells and revels in the finding of the bad .. nobody goes searching for the good .. they do so for the profession they are in and link it all the time to it ..

but that is not true ..

you are focussed best at work ..

away from it, say at home , there is a feeling of defeat and servile disposition ..

the thoughts of the 2nd of August and the wishes for it abound .. and I must say they have all been rather moving .. my gratitude for this was initiated by Babuji, Maaji and family - Jaya, Shweta, Abhishek and all .. the happiest day of the week is when the entire family sits together ... to listen to the elder , or just play some board games with them .. challenge them to do something , and they shall come out smarter than you .. blessings for this to them ..

my expression of gratitude :

may you .. all that have been so consistently connecting .. soon I hope ..

All yours ..

Hope you did not keep the Husband waiting for too long before you arrived and handed over the surprise earlier ..

Now work was done and many feel that I should disclose some pictures of it here on this platform .. so we shall start it and then go straight on to the game ..

a known territory abounds this area where I was the first to cut the auspicious tape. .... opening of the Studio ...

the light of our lives .. the camera .. never lies never hides .. is blessed each day with prayers .. no day is begun ever until the auspicious coconut is broken , a prayer said , flowers garlanded over it .. and then ..

.. the music played while the lighting was being done so did a few impromptu steps .. 🕺

what ... ????

🪔 .. August .. and for August 01 .. the birthday greetings are for Ef Shital Patel from California ..and the best of wishes to her from the entire Ef Family .. 🙏🏻🚩

🪔 .. August 02 .. 2 - 08 .. birthday greetings to Ef Anurodh Arun Gupta .. Ef Vijaya Lakshmi aka Ef Vijji from Delhi .. and Ef Md Rehan Ahmad from West Bengal .. love and keep well .. 🙏🏻🚩

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just in case you thought I had forgotten the Birthdays ..

Love

Amitabh Bachchan

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neengareadynaaready · 7 months

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I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned how much I love the movie Goodbye starring Amitabha Bachchan, Rashmika, Neena Gupta, Pavail Gulati, Sunil Grover, Abhishek Khan, and Sabil Mehta among others.

It’s a Hindi movie, and it is really touching. The premise isn’t new: adult children come home to attend their mother’s funeral. They content with traditions and customs and their father’s attitude.

Nevertheless, it’s a great film that will make you laugh and cry in equal measure. It is a sweet, genuine, sad, and also hilariously real movie about customs and beliefs surrounding death, how the people who are left behind deal with the loss, and how they move on.

Also, I just learned that this was the last performance of Arun Bali, who passed away on the film’s release day.

#goodbye 2022 #goodbye movie #indian movie #hindi cinema #bollywood #amitabh bachchan

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hyphenscs · 1 year

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Amit Gupta Sir's insightful session at Techfest, IIT Bombay, held at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, was moderated by Hyphen SCS co-founder Arun Pandit ® with the utmost pleasure and honor. The Topic of the session was Humanising Digital Transformation: The New Forces of Innovation. The clarity of purpose, ambition, and appetite for innovation have to be the key takeaways that will help us in our pursuit of building Hyphen SCS into India's biggest warehousing and fulfillment platform. Continue motivating India's youth! For more information, go to hyphenscs.com! #technology #startups #entrepreneurship #innovation #engagement #startup #singapore #sustainability #digital #future #safety #economy #transformation #warehousing #india #learning #help #building #hyphenscs #iit #iitbombay #techfest2022 #techfest #amitgupta #kampd #ecosystm #arunpandit #hyphenscs #shivangikaushik #environment #culture #like #network

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indiejones · 1 year

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INDIES TOP 136 HINDI TELEVISION ACTRESSES OF ALL TIME!

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Shri Venkateshwara University concluded the women’s excellence award ceremony 2024 with full fanfare and fervour.

Shri Venkateshwara University/Institute concluded the 4 day (March 8-11) women’s excellence award ceremony 2024 with full fanfare and fervour.

The Venkateshwara Group organized the women’s excellence award ceremony 2024 to mark the International Women’s day on March 08.

Through street shows & poetry recitation, students depicted women's empowerment that made the event memorable.

The focus of the street play was the prohibition of female infanticide.

We honored 132 women achievers with a Patka, turban & a memento for doing exemplary work in their field.

The Hon’ble Founder President of Venkateshwara Group Dr Sudhir Giri, Chief Advisor Dr VPS Arora, & the Pro Chancellor Dr Rajeev Tyagi inaugurated the event by lighting a lamp to Goddess Saraswati.

The VC, Dr AK Shukla & the Registrar, Dr Piyush Pandey, joined them to unveil the women’s excellence award closing ceremony.

Dr. Sudhir Giri, the Founder President, highlighted that the President of India, Her Excellency Madam Draupadi Murmu, reinforces the fact that women hold top positions in India.

Through the honorable PM’s Bet Bachao - Beti Padhao–Beti Khilao & Nari Vandan schemes, the stature of women in our society has improved.

Women took on leadership roles and had prime seating during the 4-day women's excellence award function, as directed by the Founder President. While their male counterpart’s bolstered women's empowerment by assisting them & occupied back rows.

The Pro Chancellor Dr Rajeev Tyagi asserted through the honorable PM’s Bet Bachao - Beti Padhao–Beti Khilao & other women's empowerment schemes, the women are making their presence felt in every sphere.

Sakshi Malik, Nirmala Sitharaman, Late Kalpana Chawla, & Saina Nehwal are a testimony of this revolution.

Those felicitated included Dr Ana Erik Brown (Nursing), Dr Divya Girdhar (Journalism), Dr Sachi Ahlawat (Medicine), Dr Rehana (Gynae), & Dr Prachi Tyagi (Gynae).

Dr Aprajita (Medicine), Dr Varsha Yadav(Physics), Dr Shilpi Sharma (Pharmacy), Dr Shweta Gupta (Agriculture), Azha Khan (International sports person), Dr Jyoti Singh (Agriculture) & Dr Shraddha Pandey (Applied Science).

Dr Aishwarya Singh was commended for her notable achievements in Applied Science, whereas Dr Pavanjeet Kaur was acknowledged for her contributions to chemistry.

Those present included the CEO Mr. Ajay Shrivastava, CEO Dr HP Singh, CFO Mr. Vikas Bhatia, Dr Rakesh Sharma, Dr Yogeshwar Sharma, Dr Ashutosh Singh, Dr Om Prakash Gosai & Dr Rahul Kumar.

Ashwini Kumar Saxena, Dr Ram Niwas Sharma, Dr Sarvnand Sahu, Dr LS Rawat, Dr Mohit Sharma Arun Kumar Goswami, Hospital Manager Mr MA Chaudhary, SS Baghel, Maroof Chaudhary, Vikas Shrivastava were all present.

The Meerut Campus Director Dr Pratap Singh was present & also present was the Media Incharge Mr. Vishwas Rana among others.

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‘How the Lucknow High Court Upheld the Son’s Claim in a Joint Family Property Dispute: A Landmark Judgement for Inheritance Law’

Saurabh Gupta v. Smt. Archana Gupta & 2 others

FAFO 321/2023

Before Lucknow High Court

Heard by Hon’ble Mr. Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal J

Order

The Court allowed the Injunction application of the appellant restraining respondents from transferring the property in dispute during the pendency of the Civil Suit before Civil Judge Hardoi.

The Court observed that the Court below, while passing the order has not applied his mind despite being a prima facie case, and in such a case protection is necessary against further transferring the property or changing the nature of same, if same is not protected, there are chances the property may be transferred or nature of property may be changed in that case even if the appellant's suit is decreed, then he will suffer irreparable loss and injury.

Background

Present appeal has been filed against the order passed by Civil Judge (S.D.), Hardoi on July25, 2023 in Civil Suit ‘Saurabh Gupta vs Smt. Archna Gupta and others’.

The temporary injunction application was filed by the appellant from restraining the respondent No.1 to transfer the same was rejected.

Facts:

Appellant-Sourabh Gupta filed a Civil Suit for a declaration that he is the co-sharer of 1/4th part of the property in dispute as the property belongs to joint family property because it was purchased by the father of the appellant in the name of his wife Smt Archana Gupta -the respondent no.1.

Respondent no.1 is the house maker and did not have any independent source of income.

The appellant's father purchased the property in dispute from Ram Ratan Gupta on 20.10.86.

The appellant had made construction over that plot, and thereafter, the entire family has been running a business therein, and this complex is also known as R.C. Complex.

In the written statement, respondents have stated that the aforesaid property has been gifted by respondent no.1 to respondent no.2.

Submission of the Counsel of the Appellant

Respondent No.1-Archana Gupta is a homemaker and did not have any independent income, and his father purchased the property in dispute in the name of respondent no.1 (wife), therefore property belongs to the joint family property and not an individual property of the respondent.

Appellant and Respondent no.2, have been jointly running a business on the property.

In the gift deed, respondent no.1 admitted that she is homemaker.

Had she been a working woman she would not have mentioned herself as a homemaker.

Case for granting injunction has not considered by the Court below.

Being joint family property, the appellant is entitled to 1/4 share in the property in dispute, therefore his right should be protected by restraining the respondents from creating any 3rd party's right

Submission of the Counsel of the Respondents

The application u/order 39Rule 1 & 2 is not maintainable as no final relief was claimed in the plaint, which is in nature of permanent injunction.

Observation of the Court

The father of the appellant & husband of Respondent No.1 had purchased the property in the dispute.

There is nothing on record to show that respondent had any independent source of income.

Once a property is purchased by a Hindu husband in the name of his wife, who is homemaker, then the property will be deemed to be purchased by the husband himself from his source unless the contrary is proved.

An application under Order 39 Rule 1 and 2 read with Section 151 C.P.C. is maintainable for the protection of property, If the Court finds protection of the subject matter is necessary, and if protection is not granted, the same may result in irreparable loss to the complainant.

Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, Section 29(b)(iii) prescribes that if the husband purchased the property in the name of his wife or children, then the same will not be said to be Benami property but will be deemed to be purchased by the husband out of his source.

Grant of a temporary injunction is governed by three basic principles, i.e. prima facie case, balance of convenience, and irreparable injury, which must be considered in a proper perspective in the facts and circumstances of the particular case. (Zenith Metaplast Pvt. Ltd. vs State of Maharastra and others; 2009 (10) SCC 388)

The appellant is claiming the declaration of only 1⁄4th share in the property in dispute on the ground that the property belongs to a joint Hindu family.

This Court under Section 114 of Indian Evidence Act may presume the existence of fact that the property purchased by Hindu husband in the name of his spouse, will be the property of family, because in common course of natural event Hindu husband purchases a property in the name of his wife, who is homemaker and does not have any source of income for the benefit of family.

The property is joint Hindu family property and protection of property from transferring to a third party is necessary.

Seema Bhatnagar

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