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The Chinese Year of the Tiger began on 14 th February 2010. According to the Chinese zodiac sign, the year 2010 is the year of the tiger, which extends from 14 th February 2010 to 2 nd February 2011. The previous years of the tiger are 1902, 1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, and 1998 . In the circle of the “ Heavenly Branches ”, the year of the tiger is the third year, also known as “ Yin” . 2010 is the “ Ji-Chou ” year. Jji is the sixth of the Ten Celestial Stems and yin is the third of the Twelve Terrestrial Branches and marks the Year of the Tiger. Of all the worlds that this Year of Tiger will affect, perhaps the most threatened is that of the tigers that still roam in the world’s fast declining forest lands. It is thought that there are only 20 tigers left in the wild in China, and in India, poachers are working doubly hard to make good use of the world’s largest tiger population. It is now officially estimated that there are only 1411 tigers left in India, which is a...

Sometimes in life, you listen to a number and wonder if you are ever gonna listen to another good song. This is a fear most music lovers have deep within themselves, that maybe, one fine day, all the good music will be gone and we shall be left with only the nasal craps! Thankfully, our fears can never win over our faith and faith delivers yet again. Dil to Bahccha hai Ji is a sweet romantic melody about falling in love and it is so wonderfully composed that one can actually feel the emotions that make love so special. Rahet Fateh Ali Khan sings this wonderful number in “ Ishqiya ”. This song takes me back to that wonderful year in school, mid 2001 to early 2002, when as a class 12 student, I experienced that special feeling. The walks through the basketball court, with my eyes on the class 11 veranda in the second floor.. “Aisi uljhi nazar unse hatti nehin...” Love is magical when it happens to you. The many sleepless nights, the effortless smile from inside just at the sight of E...

1411 mean a lot of different things to different people. The year 1411 was a common year starting on a Thursday of the Julian Calendar. The University of St. Andrews was founded. Under the Yongle Emperor of Ming China , work began to reinstate the ancient Grand Canal of China . The First Peace of Thorn was signed in Thorn, Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights. To the average uninterested Indian, 1411 will hardly ring a historic bell. To every wildlife lover in India, however, 1411 means panic. There are just 1411 Tigers left in India. We knew this would happen. Naturalists all over India were warning about this for decades and yet, the average Indian hardly gives a damn. Tigers are territorial and often require large adjoining areas of habitat that support their prey demands. They are also home to the most densely populated areas of India. This has caused significant conflicts with humans. Of the nine subspecies of modern tiger, three are extinct and the remaining six ...