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Exclusive | Patralekhaa, Maanvi Gagroo’s Heer Sara Aur Pondicherry release postponed amid CBFC delay over title change

Exclusive | Patralekhaa, Maanvi Gagroo’s Heer Sara Aur Pondicherry release postponed amid CBFC delay over title change

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The upcoming road trip drama starring Patralekhaa and Maanvi Gagroo is arriving with a fresh identity just weeks before its theatrical release. Originally announced as Heer Sara Aur Pondicherry, the film has now officially been retitled Heer Sara. Along with the title change, the makers have also postponed the release date. The film, which was earlier scheduled to release on May 29, will now hit theatres on June 12. Patralekhaa and Maanvi Gagroo’s Heer Sara Aur Pondicherry has a new title now. Heer Sara Aur Pondicherry title changed According to sources, “The makers decided to shorten the title after realising that Heer Sara felt sharper, easier to remember and more emotionally impactful. The team reportedly believed the shorter title would connect better with audiences and work more effectively from a marketing perspective.” However, the rebranding also created an unexpected hurdle with the certification process. The source added, “Since the film had already received clearance from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) under the original title Heer Sara Aur Pondicherry, all official paperwork, promotional assets, …

‘To promote cricket, my family helped CAP,’ says Pondicherry association founder P Damodaren | Cricket News

‘To promote cricket, my family helped CAP,’ says Pondicherry association founder P Damodaren | Cricket News

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The Cricket Association of Pondicherry (CAP) is a “clean” organisation where “players select themselves through performance”, according to P Damodaren, MD of Siechem Technologies Ltd who was president of Cricket Association of Pondicherry (CAP) till August. Damodaren was responding to a questionnaire from The Indian Express detailing the findings of its investigation, which found coaches at private academies offering documents for a “fee” to bypass the BCCI’s residency norms and qualify as local cricketers — and overlapping interests of Siechem and CAP. Edited excerpts: Q) This Ranji Trophy season, there were no Puducherry-born players in the playing XI for five consecutive matches. Since 2021, only five players hailing from Puducherry have featured in 29 matches. Why isn’t the CAP promoting local cricketers? A) Only those who are born, studying, employed, or residing in Pondicherry with valid proof as required by BCCI are selected to represent CAP. Even today, there are no major hospitals in Yanam (adjacent to AP), Mahe (adjacent to Kerala), Karaikal & Pondicherry (adjacent to TN). Parents naturally go to neighbouring cities in other states for …

Rise of Vidarbha cricket: Improving mental toughness, monsoon base in Pondicherry & nurturing India ambitions | Cricket News

Rise of Vidarbha cricket: Improving mental toughness, monsoon base in Pondicherry & nurturing India ambitions | Cricket News

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“Do not stop any practice session until you have achieved what you set out to gain from that particular day,” Vidarbha’s in-form Yash Rathod tells a trio of enthusiastic teens who approached the southpaw for batting inputs. The 24-year-old also offered to call up his veteran teammate Karun Nair from the dugout to get them more insights on the ‘process’. “If you ask Karun bhai about something specific, maybe I’ll also learn something new from the chat,” Rathod tells the local Jaipur kids. Rathod’s hunger extends to team Vidarbha, the Ranji team which is geo-located at India’s zero mile stone, but only recently been at the centre of cricketing excellence, previously overshadowed by Mumbai and Maharashtra in domestic cricket. “The Indian system is so competitive that only fractions separate the top teams from the rest. At the right time, you have to be good,” coach Usman Ghani says after Vidarbha’s spotless day on the field. It is those decisive nuggets and fractions that Ghani and his bunch have polished and perfected over the last decade. …

Harshvarrdhan Kapoor’s Tone Deaf Statement About Getting Rejected For Life Of Pi, “They Said He’s Too Good Looking, Pi Is From Pondicherry…” Attracts Brutal Trolls!

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Harshvarrdhan Kapoor Makes A Tone Deaf Statement ( Photo Credit – YouTube; Instagram ) The internet everyday finds some or other celebrity to troll, and it recently attacked Anil Kapoor’s son, Harshvarrdhan Kapoor, who talked about how he was rejected for the iconic film Life of Pi. However, Harsh was not trolled for getting rejected, but it was the reason he gave. In a clip that is going viral on the internet, Harsh, in jest, talks about how his audition for Life of Pi went really well. The actor auditioned for the role of Pi, which was later played by actor Suraj Sharma brilliantly. In the interview going viral, Harshvarrdhan Kapoor says, “I had a good audition for Life of Pi. I didn’t get the role because they wrote back saying, “He’s too good-looking to play Pi. Because Pi is a character from Pondi, from the South, I don’t look like…” Instantly fumbling on realizing the tone of his explanation, the actor switched gears and further said, “I am more urban, you know!” The internet …

A true mental education will prepare man for higher life: Saint of Pondicherry | Latest News India

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“Of all lines of education, mental education is the most widely known and practised, yet except in a few rare cases there are gaps which make it something very incomplete and in the end quite insufficient,” said the Mother, often hailed as the Saint of Pondicherry. Women’s Day, March 8, is an opportunity to acknowledge the contribution of the Mother, who was born Mirra Alfassa in Paris.(sriaurobindoashram.org) Her 146th birth anniversary on 21st February was commemorated throughout the world dotted with Sri Aurobindo Ashrams, institutes, and centres of learning. Women’s Day, March 8, is an opportunity to acknowledge the contribution of the Mother, who was born Mirra Alfassa in Paris, and spent over five decades nourishing and nurturing her adopted land, India. Hindustan Times – your fastest source for breaking news! Read now. Education was integral to the teachings and practices of both Sri Aurobindo and the Mother. In a Bulletin of November 1951, she explained, “Generally speaking, schooling is considered to be all the mental education that is necessary. And when a child has …

A Unique Farm-to-Table Dining Experience in Pondicherry

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The eloquence of farm-to-table isn’t merely stories behind the meal or the appreciation for the hard work that farmers put into growing quality ingredients. In this case, it is a deeper sense of the ecological impact of growing food, and what it takes to offset that. Concepts like re-wilding, foraging, local eating, free-range , integrative agriculture, jostle alongside organic cultivation, hydroponics, and permaculture. The experience of eating should connect you to where your food comes from, and how it is prepared, with respect for ingredients. The growing and preparing of food is the highest expression of human civilisation and culture, but also something that we are losing touch with. Traditional ingredients have a diminishing place in the modern kitchen and eating seasonally and locally has become nearly impossible. The keystone species in this area is the Palmyra tree. This tree is the state tree of Tamil Nadu and is called ‘katpaha tharu’ or celestial tree, because every part of the tree is used. From the 5th century BCE to around the 19th century, palmyra leaves …

Christmas in Pondicherry and Goa

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The two enclaves of the east and west coasts of India have strikingly similar Christmas traditions. It will be an extra special Christmas for me this year, as I host my folks and my partner’s family for the first time at my home in Pondicherry. My family is catholic while his parents have been part of an ashram for many decades, yet it is Christmas that we are all coming together for. Nothing is ever too bizarre for India. Christmas was celebrated in the Sri Aurobindo Ashram while it was led by a Frenchwoman Mirra Alfassa, known as the Mother by her followers. In the last 6 years, since I shifted into Pondicherry, I have always headed back to Goa to be with my mother. This year, as I decorate my home and plan for a big Christmas dinner, I try to figure what the Pondicherry Christmas experience is? I am curious to learn about the traditions of the festival in this small coastal town with a French colonial past, strong Tamil culture and the …