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मैं मैं कौन हूँ कहाँ से आया हूँ क्यों आया हूँ  और कहाँ जाउंगा ये सारे सवाल  मन को उदेवलित करते हैं बड़े बड़े ज्ञानी , संत, ऋषि और महर्षी  उत्तर खोजने में लगे हुए हैं. में आज प्रदीप गुप्ता हूँ  कल शरीर छोड़ने के बाद प्रदीप गुप्ता नहीं रहूँगा। एक और पक्ष भी है  नाम के हिसाब से तो मैं हिन्दू हुआ  वैश्य  हूँ   अग्रवाल हूँ  कंसल हूँ   पर इस होने और न होने का क्या अर्थ है।  ज़रा बताइये  आखिर वो क्या चीज है जो मुझे हिन्दू बनाती है  या फिर वैश्य, अगरवाल के खांचे में फिट कर देती है. भय्या मेरी गली का कल्लू, रामदीन यादव  या फिर मेरा दोस्त बेहराम कांट्रेक्टर  उनका रक्त भी मेरे जैसा ही तो है  भूख उन्हें भी सताती है  जोक पर वो भी ठहाके लगाके हँसते हैं  भावुक होते हैं तो उनकी आँख से भी  आंसू गिरते हैं तो मैं फिर उनसे अलग क्यों हूँ  अपनी पहचान के लिए सदियों से मारामारी क्यों जारी है  मुझे तो लगता है कि मैं प्रकृती और परमात्मा...

Dhoom3 set new benchmark on box office I remember well that my family members shared there apprehension with me sometime back in the year 1994 when GEC channels started inroads in our drawing rooms that it will not  take very long for Indian Film industry to close down. The reason was very simple, when you get all kind of entertainment sitting at home on 24 x 7 basis, who is going to visit dilapidated , crumbled movie theatres where air conditioners do not work, seats are half eaten by rodents. But good news is that our Film Industry survived rough patches, Indian Films are rocking, there is a long list of movies this year like Chennai Express, Krish3, Yeh Jawani Hai Dewani  which have crossed magic number of Rs.100 crore. The latest financial success of Dhoom3 crossing Rs 200 crore mark within a week's time, it has proved that our films are here to stay as a potential means of entertainment in the coming time. How transformation took place ? The transformation took p...

For media 2013 was a very exciting year, both in terms of visibility as well as overall impact. It will not be wrong to say that stories on News Channels were more far reaching and impactful vis a vis the Soaps on General Entertainment Channels. Now  news is updated on sites of news channels and newspapers on 24 x 7 basis ,  the consumption of news on net is increasing. Specially when so many channels are streaming live news through smart mobile apps, people are going to consume news in a very different way. 3G has increased speed of streaming so it is quite obvious that online video consumption will keep everyone in Film and TV industry very busy. All the big-wigs that sneered  at the lack of revenues online will finally seeing enough traction to move in. Star, Zee and T series almost every major media house is giving the scores of random 'content shop', a run for their money. T Series is the number one  channel on YouTube out of India., for three year ...

Finally year 2014 is here, make it happiest for mankind Shade no tears for 2013, it was really of worst kind We saw turmoil spread around the nation High rise in prices of dollar,  tommatto and onion. There were all kind of floods, droughts and disasters 100 years events coming much faster Listen to mother earth what she says Too long we have ravaged ignoring her malaise. Its time to learn from the past to fix our wrongs To take corrective action, where it belongs Or do we think , the problems are too great So far done too little too late To make coming time safer and happy Start protecting environment like our own baby  Work together joining hands now or never  The humanity will remember you for this forever.                                             - Pradeep Gupta Copy protected 26.12.2013.     ...

Normally Christmas is associated with merry making and joy. But this year Western India Film Producers' Association celebrated the day with a difference and joined hand with Lions Club of Millennium and organised Eye Camp at Oshiwara mainly for workers associated with Film industry and their families who do not have time and money to get their eyes examined and tested. The camp was under guidance of Dr Prem Agarwal, a prominent eye specialist . In all 350 members of film fraternity were benefitted. Speaking on the occasion, Sangram Shirke, President of WIFPA shared his organisation's concern for the film industry workers, who are neglected lot and deserve good health care. He also said to continue with these kind of efforts in future also. Sensing the event as good industry connect, host of industry people came to join the cause. Noted actor who now turned producer Jimmi Shergil, Suneel Darshan, Hasleen Kaur, Shiv Darshan , Lion Ashwini Singhal,Pavan Khaitan, Dharmend...

I have been in United States on many occasions during last 10 years. I had noticed that whether you visit a Mall or a Papa Mama store, you will hardly find things with tag Made In America. Even the perishable grocery section of Super Bazars is full of fancy fruits and vegetables from around the globe. Most of the manufacturing activities are closed, many closed factories are converted into Retail Outlet Malls. So when every thing is imported from finished goods, consumer durables to perishables, a question comes to mind  how that nation is surviving? It is a fact that American economy is under great strain, some how the economy is limping with the help of propriety products, branded goods manufactured in China and dispatched from there to rest of the world, this includes I Phones, Laptops, other gadgets and devises. Ofcourse, a part of funds comes from exporting wars and war machines ! Compare the Indian situation with that of America to large extend, we are also falling under t...

मैं तडफता  हूँ किसी दोस्त की दोस्ती के लिए  पर नहीं मिलता कोई  दोस्त दोस्ती के लिए  दोस्ती    की है तो  ता: उम्र निबाही जाय  जिंदगी एक ही मिल पायेगी दोस्ती के लिए  जिंदगी अपनी भी कट गयी फकीरी में  क्या क्या नहीं सहा है दोस्ती के लिए  हमने माना  रस्ते अलग  चुन लिए अपने  दो कदम देख लो चल के दोस्ती के लिए  मान, मनुहार, शरारत, झगड़ा  सब जायज है पर न दो दगा कभी किसी को  दोस्ती के लिए   copy right protected                            - प्रदीप गुप्ता 20.12.2013. 

The tremendous growth of social media has made it a valuable marketing tool for businesses of all sizes in the last few years. Social media networks have become mandatory places for not only   online advertising strategy but in the overall media planning.  The explosive growth of online social media sites like Facebook, Google+, YouTube, Twitter and Pinterest has resulted in billions of people becoming registered users. Let us examine what is in store in the year 2014.Chances are that most commercial organisations will have exclusive departments handled by expert content writers and creative people, who will independently handle the firm’s social media strategy. Pinterest : Showing Indie Fashion Beauty of Social Media is that it is evolving on day to day basis and no other media can match with it in innovation. In a sphere that’s changing continuously due to expanding technologies and innovative thinking, there is a possibility that  social marketing tre...

Year is closing by and this also bring festivities in the full swing . X'mas and New year  means partying hard. Party all the way,  today at  friends place, tomorrow  at home and day after  in a club or restaurant. It is very pertinent to know what will happen following day after heavy doses of alcohol , hangover behave differently with different people. In a survey it is found that in most of the cases of hangover people feel mild to severe headache day after, in other cases malaise, diarrhea, weakness and nausea is also felt : Apparently reason for hangover is lack of water in the body. When alcohol enters in the blood stream, the pituitary gland stops the secretion of vasopressin - an anti diuretic hormone. And without the presence of vasopressin, the kidney send water straight to the bladder. That is why you must have observe pubs and bars are so overcrowded ! It is researched that 60 ml of alcohol leads to loss of 250 ml water from...

Hey Dear Hey My Darling Say Say Say Good Morning It is beginning of the May What a wonderful day Leave your bed little early And walk around the bay. He dear  Hey My Darling Say Say Say  Good Morning Cool breeze touching the soul Suggesting to set higher goal Meet your lovely friends Giggle, laugh play new role Hey dear hey my darling Say say say  Good Morning While walking on your way Enjoy viewing bright sun ray Greet every one with smile Feel the respect they pay Hey dear hey my darling Say say say  Good Morning copyright protected                       -pradeep gupta

A year back, if somebody had claimed that he has traveled from Chembur to Fort area in 20 minutes time, you would have thought that he is a first rate liar. But today Eastern Freeway has made it possible. In fact 17 km freeway distance from Chembur to Orange Gate in the town-side  can be easily  traveled straight 15 minutes, traveling the same distance through a series of flyovers right from Chembur to Fort would have taken minimum an  hour or so during the busy time of the day. This could have  become a reality due to a realistic planning and futuristic vision shown by the Government for the  first time in city of Bombay, its utility is much much larger then the Sea Link which connects Bandra to Worli, and mind it , it is absolutely Free for the commuters . This Freeway is a boon to daily commuters living right from New Bombay to Chembur, as it  saves minimum one and half hour of their precious time every day  bypassing  the older choked north...

Human Rights Day was observed across the world on 10 December 2013 to bring to light the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 2013 Theme of the day is 20 Years Working for Your Rights. The Progressive Foundation of Human Rights celebrated the day at Citizen Hotel in Juhu, Mumbai. Many eminent personalities attended the programme.   The Chief Guest Shri S.K.Sharma is currently Head of Anti Money Laundering Govt of India and had been Director Prosecution Central Bureau of Investigation. Speaking on the occasion, Sharma said “The issue of rights of individuals living in societies has been raised and addressed in all periods of history, in all thought systems and in all civilisations. These rights were variously described as natural, inalienable, incontestable, and even sacred. The question always was of their ambit, of their circle of inclusion and exclusion and of the gap between promise and reality. History, said a philosopher, is...