Chhapaak movie real story inspired by the life of Laxmi Agarwal

Chhapaak

The triumphs and tribulations of Malti, an acid attack survivor.

Chhapaak is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Meghna Gulzar and produced by her as well as Deepika Padukone in collaboration with Fox Star Studios. Based on the life of Laxmi Agarwal, it stars Padukone as an acid attack survivor, alongside Vikrant Massey.

Chhapaak: Who is Laxmi Agarwal, the acid attack survivor Deepika Padukone is playing?

Meghna Gulzar's Chhapaak, featuring Deepika Padukone as an acid attack survivor, goes on floors today. The actress took to social media this morning to share her look in the film, and netizens are lauding her for her incredible transformation and taking on such a powerful role.

Chhapaak, which is scheduled to hit the theatres on January 10, 2020, is inspired by the journey of Laxmi Agarwal, the acid attack survivor who has won hearts with her courage and indomitable spirit.

Born to a middle-class family in Delhi, fifteen-year-old Laxmi dreamed of becoming a singer someday. Naeem Khan, 32, wanted to marry her but she was not interested. He refused to take no for an answer and stalked her, but she continued to reject his advances.

In 2005, Laxmi was on her way to a bookshop in Khan Market, when she was accosted by Naeem, who attacked her with acid. She lay on the street, writhing in pain, until a taxi driver came forward and rushed her to the nearby Safdarjung hospital.

Laxmi recalled in an interview with Daily Mail, "I felt as if someone had set my whole body on fire. The skin was just coming off, it was like dripping, from my hands and from my face."

She had to undergo multiple surgeries and was in the hospital for three months. "There were no mirrors in the ward I was in. Every morning, the nurse would bring me a bowl of water to help me freshen up and I would try to catch my reflection in that water. I would only see glimpses of a bandaged face... When I first saw my face afterwards, I was devastated. I had no face to speak of," she told a news website

The horrific attack could not bring Laxmi down. In 2006, she filed a Public Interest Litigation in the Supreme Court and sought a total ban on sale of acid. In 2013, the court ruled in favour of her plea, and imposed restrictions on the sale of acid. The same year, Laxmi also became a campaigner for Stop Acid Attacks, founded by Alok Dixit and Ashish Shukla.

As Laxmi became the voice of acid attack survivors, she was honoured by former First Lady Michelle Obama with the International Women of Courage Award. She was given the award for her courageous and selfless advocation for justice and human rights.

During her stint with Stop Acid Attacks, Laxmi and Alok fell in love. The couple decided not to get married and opted for a live-in relationship instead. "We are challenging the society by not getting married. We don’t want people to come to our wedding and comment on my looks," she said in an interview.

Soon after Laxmi and Alok's daughter Pihu was born, the couple went their separate ways due to differences. Laxmi was struggling to make ends meet and finding it difficult to find employment as well as housing.

In an interview with a leading publication last year, she said, "So many people offered me jobs on reading the news and I am very thankful to them. News have a very short shelf life and after some time, it holds no value. But I want the government to offer me a job as I have to support my mother as well as my daughter. I have to bring her up single-handedly."

Deepika Padukone will be playing an acid attack survivor, inspired by the life of Laxmi Agarwal, in Meghna Gulzar's Chhapaak

Trust Deepika Padukone to make unusual choices. When she announced that she was turning producer and joining forces with director Meghna Gulzar (known for stellar movies such as Raazi and Talvar), we knew something special was brewing. In her next film (directed by Gulzar), Chhapaak, Deepika will play Malti, an acid attack survivor, and the plot is based on the real life story of Laxmi Agarwal.

The first poster of the movie is out and, thanks to prosthetics, the resemblance to Laxmi is uncanny.

what is the fruit that starts with p

what is the fruit that starts with p ?

Fruits that start with P

Are you looking for fruits that start with p? Then, the following list of over over 25 fruits is for you. All these fruits starting with p are verified using recognized sources for their authenticity before being published.

Peas

Passion fruit

Peach

Peach Palm

Peanut

Pears

Pecan nut

Peach, Plum and Nectarine Production.

• Peas.
• Passion Fruit.
• Peach Fruit.
• Peach Palm Fruit.
• Peanut Fruit (Scientific name is Arachis hypogaea)
• Pears Fruit (Scientific name is Pyrus)
• Pecan Fruit.
• Pequi Fruit.

Fruits that start with PA

• papaya
• passion fruit

Fruits that start with PE

• peach
• pear
• pequi
• persian lime
• persimmon
• peumo

Fruits that start with PH

• phalsa
• physalis
• physalis fruit

Fruits that start with PI

• pigeon pea
• pigeon plum
• pigface
• pili nut
• pineapple
• pineberry

Fruits that start with PL

• plantain
• plum
• plumcot
• pluot

Fruits that start with PO

• pomato
• pomegranate
• pomelo

Fruits that start with PR

• prickly pear
• prune

Fruits that start with PU

• pulasan
• pummelo
• purple mangosteen

        International Day of Girl Child 2019

Since 2012, October 11 has been marked as International Day of the Girl and aims to highlight and address the needs and challenges girls’ face. It aims at promoting girls' empowerment and the fulfillment of their human rights.

The observation supports opportunities for girls and increases awareness of gender inequality faced by girls worldwide. Access to education, nutrition, legal rights, medical care and protection from discrimination, violence against women and forced child marriage are a few areas of inequality faced by girls around the world.

This year's theme for International Girl Child Day is Girl Force: Unscripted and Unstoppable

Why is International girl child day celebrated?

The International girl child day is celebrated for the following reasons:

• To reflect the successful emergence of girls in different fields
• To raise voice against the girl child violence
• To promote education, nutrition, legal rights and medical care for girls
• To promote girls empowerment
• To raise voice against girl child marriage, discrimination, etc

International Girl Child Day previous themes

• 2012- Ending child marriage
• 2013- Innovating form girls
• 2014 - Empowering adolescent girls: Ending the cycle of violence
• 2015- The power of adolescent girl: Vision for 2030
• 2016- Girl Progress = Goals' progress: What counts for girls
• 2017- Empower girls: Before, during and after crises
• 2018- With her: A skilled girl force

International Girl Child Day: Quotes

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." -Eleanor Roosevelt

If you are always trying to be normal, you'll never know how amazing you can be." - Maya Angelou

And though she be but little, she is fierce." - William Shakespeare

The most effective way to do it, is to do it." - Amelia Earhart

If you really want to fly, just harness your power to your passion." - Oprah.

World Post Day 2019 

Here's Everything You Need to Know

October 9 was first declared World Post Day at the 1969 UPU Congress in Tokyo Japan. The proposal to celebrate the day was submitted by Shri Anand Mohan Narula, a member of the Indian delegation.

Observed on October 9 each year, World Post Day is commemorated as the anniversary of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), which started in Switzerland in 1874. Notably, the UPU was the beginning of the global communications revolution, introducing the ability to write to others all over the world. Started in 1969, countries all over the world take celebrate the day to highlight the importance of the postal service.

According to the United Nations, the purpose of World Post Day is to raise awareness of the postal sector in everyday lives of both people and businesses and its contribution to development of countries – both social and economical. The day encourages member countries of the UN to undertake programme activities aimed at generating a broader awareness of their Post’s role and activities among the public and media on a national scale.

October 9 was first declared World Post Day at the 1969 UPU Congress in Tokyo Japan. The proposal to celebrate the day was submitted by Shri Anand Mohan Narula, a member of the Indian delegation.

Each year, more than 150 countries celebrate World Post Day in a variety of ways. Certain countries celebrate the day as a working holiday while some Posts also use World Post Day to reward their employees for good service.

The UPU Director General Bishar Abdirahman Hussein's message for World Post Day 2019 states, "On World Post Day, I extend my warmest thanks to all the world's citizens, and to governments, designated operators, the United Nations, civil society and many others who have made their contributions to ensure ‘One world. One postal network’.”

He further says that as the world marks 145 years of the UPU's existence on October 9, it is worth reflecting on how much the Post has helped humanity, adding, "The best way to celebrate the past is to strive for a better future. We have been guided in this work by the need to help humanity overcome its challenges, so that we can secure the future that we all want for our planet. This is the best way to deliver development and progress to the world."

Benefits of qualifying Gate exam

Benefits of GATE

GATE, as we all know, is an exam that tests a student’s basic understanding towards the various undergraduate subjects in engineering and sciences. It opens a number of opportunities for you to pursue in life. The exam score helps you in walking towards the renowned universities in not just India, but Universities of Singapore and Germany also prefer Gate qualified individuals. Apart from academic advancement, GATE secures your future by enabling you for number jobs in PSUS, Research Centers, Universities and other technical fields. Keeping its results aside, the mere preparation of this exam helps you in preparing for Indian Engineering Services. Well, to find out more about how you can use your GATE score, scroll down…

PSUs Through GATE

The GATE score not only opens the doors to a variety of post graduate programs but many Public Sector Undertakings like NTPC Limited, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited, NHPC Limited, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, GAIL limited, Power Grid Corporation of India Limited, Container Corporation of India Ltd. , Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd., MECON Limited, Delhi Development Authority, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Bharat Electronics Limited, Heavy Engineering Corporation Limited, etc. have also preferred GATE qualified candidates over others. In 2013, it was observed that PSUs recruited their new employees based on their GATE score only. Since then, it has become a trend that the companies have been following. It is now believed that in the near future, the remaining state companies would also take the same route for their recruitments.

Research Institutes Hiring Through GATE

As the times are changing, there has been an increasing scope of recruitment in the R & D departments of various technological companies. In laboratories like Counsel of Scientific and Industrial Research, GATE qualified engineers have been made eligible for the award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Senior Research Fellowship (SRF). Such fellowships are paid, and the stipend generally is between Rs 15,000- Rs 20,000.

BARC Recruitment

Today a number of institutes including Bhabha Atomic Research Center have shifted their inclination to the GATE qualified students. The institute also offers various paid courses where the student is given a monthly stipend of around Rs 15,000- Rs 2,000. Courses that are termed as self-supporting courses, in BARC also ask for your GATE score card, now.

M.Tech Through GATE

As we’ve been discussing how a master’s degree adds weight to your profile, thus, it is very important that it has also been done from a well-known college/ university. Therefore, in case you missed your opportunity of studying at IITs, NITs and IIITs in you early teens GATE gives you another chance to be a student of these prestigious institutes.

Career in Top MNCs After GATE

More than walk ins, placement drives are a preferred route taken by companies like Google, CISCO, TATA, SKODA, Maruti, LG electronics, Siemens, Samsung etc for recruitment. Being the best in the market they look for the best too, thus they only visit universities like IITs, IIITs, NITs, Vellore, PEC, DCE, Thappar Univeristy etc. As a post graduate, with a step ahead from the graduates, you are a better paid and preferred candidate by the said companies.

Teaching Jobs After GATE

For the teaching jobs, degrees like ME and MTech is a mandate, and for a placement in various universities like; Indus University, Sharda University, Amity University, Lovely university and Arni University, etc, GATE score is what is required. To be a professor in these universities, you need to be a student of a well reputed college, where the mentioned universities visit for campus placements. These jobs are highly paid and the designation that you get is of an assistant professor.

Study Visa Through GATE

In my opinion there is no such exam like GATE, it can change your life forever. The Gate score not only makes you eligible for a master’s degree, but it gives you an edge over the others when it comes to recruitment with the said companies. It secures a job for you in various technical fields as well as that of a teacher, professor, etc. Not just this, but GATE score enables you to pursue your post graduate degree from various institutes outside the country also, like National School of Singapore, University of Munich, Germany, etc. thus making space for you in an industry outside India.

All your dream companies are today recruiting on the basis of the GATE results, thus offering highly paid jobs. It is an opportunity that secures your placement chances by 200%.

I’m sure just by a Glance at these benefits; you want to know more GATE Exam and Tips to Crack GATE Exam. Well, you can simply visit Engineers Career Group (GATE Coaching in Chandigarh) for more information and Free Career counseling Advice

Top 10 cleanest railway stations in India 2019

Top 10 cleanest railway stations in India 2019: Indian Railways releases survey; these stations top the list

Top 10 cleanest railway stations in India 2019: Piyush Goyal-led Railway Ministry has released the latest 2019 survey that ranks the cleanest railway stations in India.

Top 10 cleanest railway stations in India 2019: Piyush Goyal-led Railway Ministry has released the latest 2019 survey that ranks the cleanest railway stations in India. Rajasthan’s Jaipur station of Indian Railways has topped the list of cleanest railway stations in India, in the non-suburban group of stations. The survey states that Jaipur has been ranked first in the Station Cleanliness Survey 2019 with an overall cleanliness score of 931.75. Jodhpur has been ranked second with a score of 927.19 and Durgapura is third with a score of 922.50. In the suburban group of stations, Maharashtra’s Andheri station has topped the list. The cleanest railway zone 2019 award has been given to the North Western Railway Zone, under which the Jaipur railway station falls. The North-Western railway zone has maintained its rank of the cleanest railway zone in India from 2018. The survey has been carried out by the Quality Council of India.

Top 10 cleanest railway stations in India 2019: List

• Jaipur
• Jodhpur
• Durgapura
• Jammu Tawi
• Gandhinagar Jaipur
• Suratgarh
• Vijayawada
• Udaipur City
• Ajmer
• Haridwar 

  Top 10 cleanest suburban railway stations in India 2019: List

  • Andheri
  • Virar
  • Naigaon
  • Kandivli
  • Santragachi
  • Currey Road
  • Dombivli
  • King’s Circle
  • Borivali
  • Santacruz

  Top 10 stations that have shown improvement in cleanliness 2019 (Non-suburban category)

  • Faizabad
  • Ayodhya
  • New Farakka
  • Phaphund
  • Sasaram Jn.
  • Shahganj
  • Singrauli
  • Udhna
  • Bapudham Motihari
  • Anugraha Narayan Road
  According to the “Swachh Rail, Swachh Bharat” 2019 survey assessment, Indian Railways stations have seen substantial progress in terms of cleanliness over the last year. This is due to the effort put in by the station officials and Indian Railways passengers, the survey states. The survey also notes a behavioural shift in passengers, who are now making a conscious effort to keep the railway stations clean.

  Top 10 cleanest railway zones in India 2019

  • North Western Railway
  • South East Central Railway
  • East Central Railway
  • South Central Railway
  • South Western Railway
  • Northern Railway
  • Northeast Frontier Railway
  • West Central Railway
  • East Coast Railway
  • Western Railway

National Boyfriend Day

National Boyfriend Day – October 3

National Boyfriend Day on October 3rd recognizes the sweetheart in your life. Like special days for family members, this day dedicates attention to the boyfriends in our lives.

Whether the relationship is new or seasoned, boyfriends bring unique meaning to our lives. From romantic evenings, date nights, and adventure, each relationship develops over time. Each year, you build upon the relationship with new memories and experiences.

What makes your boyfriend extra special? Like a good friend, a boyfriend supports your dreams and ambitions. Together you’re a team. Often, there’s an unexplained attraction. Does his character make you want to be a better person? We describe our boyfriends with words like energetic, creative, loving, and kind. Perhaps your boyfriend is a bad boy or a handsome geek. No matter what type your boyfriend is, celebrate him all day long!

HOW TO OBSERVE #NationalBoyfriendDay

Do something nice for your boyfriend today.  While planning the day, consider all his favorite things. If you’re uncertain, do some sleuthing before hand.

• Let him know how important he is to you.
• Consider taking him on a scavenger hunt.
• Surprise him with a romantic getaway to a place he’s talked about.
• Take him to a movie of his choosing.
• Pick a sporting event to his favorite team.

Whatever you choose to do, let him know you appreciate him. Use #NationalBoyfriendDay to post on social media and let the world know about your special guy!

National Boyfriend Day

National Boyfriend Day is a day that’s commemorated on the 3rd of October every year and is an unofficial holiday in which people can spend time with their significant others. It’s considered to be the other half of the significant other holiday, with the other one being Girlfriend Day – a day in which girlfriends are celebrated on the 1st of August every year.