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MOVIE-REVIEW PERSONALITY Great grand : There is no masti in this Maharaja who transformed Kashmir Col J P Singh, Retd ly settled. A model agricultural farm was set up at Srinagar to project scientific methods of cultivation. By 1929, the number comedy, only crudities and profanities Maharaja Pratap Singh, the third Dogra ruler, ruled Jam- of Cooperative Credit Societies in the state rose to 1,100 with mu & Kashmir for 40 years from 1885 to 1925, the longest of a membership of 27,500. This enabled farmers to untangle Before the year began, film analysts said 2016 would for sex. the all the Dogra emperors. He was very generous by nature, from the clutches of Sahukars (money lenders). As a social be ruled by sex comedies. The fate of the earlier two sex It is,however,revealed that it is a ideath trap as the a moderniser and a visionary. Out of the four Dogra rulers, reform, 'Begar' in its more objectionable form was abolished. comedies released this year - Mastizaade and kya kool three friends realise to their horror. Maharaja Pratap Singh's era was a period of enlightenment J&K was rich in forests resources. But nothing had been hai him 3- has shown that nothing could be farther than Ragini's insistence that the three friends have sex with for his subjects, particularly for Kashmiris. He did a lot done to exploit them. In a path breaking initiative in 1891, His the truth. her leaves them petrified of her as doing so with her towards establishing local self governing bodies, democratic Highness established Forest Dept which soon began to give a As one walks out of the theatre after having watched would mean death. So the friends look for getting out processes, educational systems, health care & hygiene and very good account of itself. In the very 1st year it gave a surplus '', one cannot but endorse the above of the haveli to save themselves. infrastructure development during his rule. By 1925, then revenue of two and a half lac. The same rose to two million in Kashmir, particularly Srinagar had undergone significant view. For, Great grand masti' has no 'masti' (fun) about Touted as a sex comedy, 'great grand masti' is filled 1921-22 and to a record figure of five million in 1929-30. social and cultural transformation. Valley was connected to Lot of stress was laid to popularise education. Number of it. with crudities and profanities in the name of comedy. In the outside world by two major road Rather, it is an 'intolerable' sex comedy that is full of fact, many of the sequences fill you with a feeling of dis- boys and girls schools and hostels networks and River Jhelum, which were opened. Primary education was crudities that makes you cringe in your seats. The cru- gust. was the central artery of communi- Some instances of this made free. Grants for education were cation was further developed. Large budgeted. Several initiatives were include and small size boats ferried people taken to educate Muslims. Unquali- pretending to play a piano and goods up and down the river in fied teachers were sent to Lahore for with his sex organ, Or a systematically regularized man- training. One degree college each at mak- ner. Commenting upon his rule, Srinagar and Jammu were opened. ing out with his mother- British historian Walter Lawrence First one was started in Srinagar in in-law( Usha Nadkarni). wrote, "he has done much to change 1905 and was named 'Sri Pratap Col- If the screenplay by the position of his subjects. His lege'. The other was established in kindness to all classes in Kashmir Akash Kaushik is full of Jammu in 1907 which was named has won the affection of his people". 'Prince of Wales College', commemo- crudities that make you Yet a little is known and heard of this cringe, the dialogues of rating the visit of His Royal Highness, visionary & benevolent ruler. Since Prince of Wales, the future King the film are full of cliches. born at Reasi, he is remembered in George V. As a great visionary, he cre- Intact, some Dialogues Reasi by General Zorawar Singh ated institutions of higher learning in make one filled with dis- Memorial Committee on his annu- Jammu & Kashmir regions. Amar gust. al birth anniversaries. Singh Technical Institute was estab- Soon after his coronation he had lished in Srinagar in 1914 and Sri While the earlier edi- to endure and agonize over the per- tions like Masti and grand Pratap Technical School was set up at sonal humiliation meted out to him Jammu in 1924. By 1938, Sri Pratap masti had some sem- by a diplomatic 'coup-de-grace' College, with 1187 students was blance of a story ,great engineered by the British blaming adjudged being the second largest grand masti' lacksa credi- him of hobnobbing with Russians college affiliated to Panjab Universi- ble storyline to keep the against British, which abolished his ty. 69 years of independence we are audience engaged. authority. Eventually nothing was still grappling with providing quality proved against him. Though education to the youths of our state. Apart from a lack of restored, yet his powers remained credible storyline, the BIRTH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL Real drive in modernisation of curtailed. Despite British apathy, health care occurred during Maharaja film has hardly anything Jhelum Valley Cart road, a wonderful mountain road of the Pratap Singh era. Kashmir Mission Hospital was expanded to offer in terms of per- world, starting from Kohala to Baramulla was completed in which soon became a hub of health care activities. In 1889, in formances. Aftab, Riteish 1889. This was the 1st major initiative in road connectivity. In two largest cities of J&K, Jammu & Srinagar, two govt Hospi- and Vivek seem a lake 1897 it was extended to Srinagar. Thereafter another highway, tals were commissioned. He opened separate hospitals for the Bannihal Cart Road (BC Road), connecting Jammu with shadow of their charac- males (Mardana) and females (Zenana) at Srinagar and Jam- Srinagar was thrown open to the public in 1922. Besides these mu. In other towns and important villages, dispensaries were ters in Masti and grand highways, many other roads and tracks connecting Srinagar masti. started under qualified doctors. These initiatives went a long to Gilgit and Leh & many other places were completed. The way in improving health of the people. Smallpox used to take Most of times, the benefits of these roads on general public may be judged form a very heavy toll of life in the valley. Large scale vaccinations three do nothing better the fact that before Maharaja Pratap Singh's reign, there was- were administered in 1894 to prevent it. dities, coupled with the incredulous story of a ghost than giving 'shocked expression and making strange ges- n't any Tonga / Bael Gari (wheeled conveyance), nor even a To prevent floods in Srinagar a wide spill channel was con- obsessed about sex , make great grand masti a 'head ticulations. hand driven cart seen in the state. By the time his rule ended, structed in 1904 which diverted the flood waters of Jhelum. large boats, B class buses and trucks (motor vehicles) became aching' experience. As the sex obsessed ghost Ragini, Urvsshi Rautela Several irrigation canals were constructed in Jammu and the principal means of conveyance and transportation. Kashmir. The longest and important of these is Ranbir Canal Like its previous editions 'masti' and 'grand masti', manages to look seductive but has nothing to offer in Besides roads connectivity, Maharaja was keen to connect in Jammu with a total length of 251 miles including its tribu- 'great grand masti' is also about the attempts by three terms of acting even though she gets the maximum Srinagar with rail. Survey was completed and the plan pre- taries. It was completed in 1911 and cost Rs. 35,36,714. This friends- Amar, Prem and Meet- to find sex outside mar- screen time in the film. pared but it could not be executed because of prohibitive costs. Canal also helped in propelling the turbines of the Jammu riage. The music of the film too is nothing much to talk Another dream project of Maharaja was to build a 79 mile long hydro-electric stations. Another irrigation channel in Jammu, Amar (Ritesih) wants to sell off his bungalow for mono-cable steel ropeway from Jammu to village Doru, across about. As a director, , who gave to us such the Pratap Canal, irrigates vast tracts of land in Jourian, Khour which Prem (Aftab) is helping him. films like 'Dil' and 'Beta' in the past, disappoints with Bannihal and from there to connect Srinagar by a 46 mile long During a trip on their search for sex, Amar, Prem and light railways. That too could not be started due to lack of and Pallanwala. 250 rain water harvesting 'Talabs' were con- Great grand masti. structed in Kandi areas with a view to minimise distress of the Meet (Vivek) reach Doodhwaadi. However the fact that In short, Great grand masti has no masti (fun) to offer finances. (Seeing that Kashmir valley is still not connected by rail 69 years after the independence, his dream of connecting residents. The power obtained from the hydro-electric works the village is full of old women leaves them disappoint- to the audience, except for crudities and profanities. Rat- established at Mohara in 1907 was used not only for lighting ed. ing: 0.5/5 (zero for performance s, zero for script, zero valley with rail 130 years ago speaks volume of Maharaja's dreams of transforming his state). However Jammu was and industrial purposes but also for dredging in Jhelum. In their search, the three friends reach a 'haveli' , the for direction and music and 0.5 only for Urvashi Besides agriculture; sericulture, viticulture and horticul- residence of Ragini (Urvashi Rautela), a ghost looking linked to Sialkot by rail in 1890 after which Jammu got con- Rautela's seductive appeal). nected to Delhi and rest of . Today when everyone is talk- ture were made into flourishing industries. A silk factory was ing about development as premier Modi's agenda and Nitin set up at Srinagar which attained the distinction of being the BEAUTY TIPS Ghatkare's push for speeding up road connectivity, let us not largest of its kind in the world. In order to feed it with the best forget that nineteenth century rulers were equally keen to quality of cocoons, seeds were imported from Italy and France. develop their states despite British control but they did not A beginning was made in local self-govt by establishing munic- have the resources and the mandate as available today in the ipalities at Jammu, Srinagar, Sopore and Baramulla which democratic set up. improved hygiene and sanitation. Maharaja abolished Mus- Dept of Agriculture and Cooperative Societies were the lims Marriage Tax. He closed the state shawl industry to other initiatives taken to further improve the lot of farmers encourage cottage industry. Dealing with Maharaja Pratap Singh, born on 18 July 1848, (correspon- and cultivators. In 1887, Maharaja ordered land settlement. As a result, the rights of the agriculturists were clearly defined. ding to Samvat 1st Sawan 1905), left for heavenly abode on 23 The share of agriculture produce for the state was fixed at September 1925 at the age of 77 having ruled the longest and 1/3rd of the gross produce. Revenue was collected in cash. The done a great deal for his subjects. A question before us today land settlement gave much needed security to the cultivators is are we justified in forgetting an iconic ruler? Since he had and became responsible for increased productivity and no heir of his own, his nephew Raja Hari Singh, the ruler-in- Monsoon Hair increasing prosperity. The revenue of the state more than dou- waiting, took over the reigns of the dominion on 24 Septem- bled. By 1912 jurisdiction of Tehsils & Districts was complete- ber 1925. HEALTHLINES Problems Total knee replacement - the recent perspective Dr. Mohit Arora cutting less duration of surgery and early mobilization of patient. Knee pain is a very common How long the patient has to be bedridden: After the replacement surgery patient can be mobilized as soon as problem in advancing age group. the patient is out of the effect of anaesthesia. Patients start With increasing life expectancy, walking and toilet training is done on third post operative day. If patient’s muscles can bear we can even start climb- sedentary lifestyle and high incidence ing stairs on 4th day. of obesity its prevelance in the society duration of surgery: These days doctors try to attract patients by claims of 10-15 min surgery. It is proved inter- is further increasing. It is the nationally that every surgery has a minimum average time if done properly without missing any steps. Done stepwise commonest cause of disability in the , a knee replacement surgery takes 30 minutes approxi- Shahnaz Husain during the humid season. Wash your hair at least four world amounting to 17.5 percent. mately. If attempted to do it fast by missing steps of sur- times a week. Rinse thoroughly with water. For a fragrant gery, results are inferior and joint durability decreases. The hot and humid season undermines the beauty of hair rinse, add the juice of a lemon and half a cup of rose the hair. Sweat and oil secretions attract dirt and pollu- According to a study osteoarthritis is the No. 1 ailment Complications : Chances of complications in TKR are water to a mug of water and use as a last rinse after wash- in India. Approx 66 million people above tants, making the hair dull and matted. The salt in our ing the hair. sweat also makes the hair rough and robs it of body and 65 years suffer from oseoarthritis. In ear- Stress can also aggravate hair loss. Try to reduce stress. ly stages arthritis can be treated with shine. Hair loss is common during the Monsoons, due to Learn yoga and practice it daily, including deep breathing oiliness and sweat deposits. exercises, physiotherapy, dietary supple- exercises. Learn relaxation techniques. They help to ments, and temporarily with relatively Sticky dandruff is another problem to contend with. The reduce stress and thus control hair loss. Clinical treatments scales, along with oil and sweat secretions, tend to stick to safe painkillers. But when the problem are also available to create a germicidal environment and increases to the extent that all the con- the scalp. Rich conditioners and hair styling products can stimulate the follicles. servative measures fail then your doctor also lead to a build-up on the scalp. For sticky dandruff, As nutritional deficiency is one of the most common may suggest a knee replacement surgery. hot oil therapy is useful. Heat sesame seed oil or olive oil causes of hair loss, the diet is very important. Hair is made Total knee replacement is one of the and apply it on the scalp with cotton wool, rubbing gently up of a protein matter called keratin. So, ensure adequate to dislodge the flakes. Then dip a towel in hot water, most successful orthopaedic surgery for protein in the diet. A balanced, nutritious diet helps treatment of symptomatic knee arthritis. squeeze out the water and wrap the hot towel around the healthy hair growth, since the hair is actually fed by the head, like a turban. Keep it on for 5 minutes. Repeat the The success rate of surgery is approxi- nutrients in the blood stream. Include lean meats, fish, egg, mately 95-99%. These days we are get- hot towel wrap 3 or 4 times. This helps the hair and scalp dal, beans, fruits, sprouts, vegetables and whole grains. absorb the oil better. Leave the oil on overnight. Next ting patients in early 50’s and late 40’s of Consult your doctor before making changes in the diet. Vit- age with advanced changes in knee and morning, apply the juice of a lemon on the scalp and wash amin C, Zinc, Omega 3 fatty acids are all necessary for your hair after 20 minutes. requiring surgery . Hence there was a healthy hair growth. Vitamin C is available in oranges, need of specially designed durable The hair usually becomes limp when the humidity is lemons, tomato, papaya, grapefruit, cabbage and cauli- high. Applying essential oil may help. Mix it with oil, rose implants and latest techniques to flower. Zinc is plentiful in seafish, mushrooms, green leafy increase the life of the replaced joints water, or mineral water. Add 10 drops of Rosemary Essen- vegetables and wholegrain cereals. Omega 3 fatty acids are tial Oil to 100 ml water. Shake well and keep in an airtight joints. essential fatty acids, available in fish, plant and nut oils, Latest implants: All the implant com- bottle. Apply this on the hair, after shampoo and leave it seaweeds. Cut down on aerated drinks, fried foods, too on. 5 drops of Tea Tree Oil can be added to a mug of water panies are focussing on knee joints much salt and sugar. Dull, lifeless hair can be a sign of a which give high flexion (better bending) and used as a last rinse. poor diet. Shampoo the hair more frequently during the Mon- and better durability with low wearing Take a small bowl of sprouts daily. Sprouts contain rate. Joints which last for life and hence soons. Use less shampoo and rinse well with water. Then, amino acids, which are very beneficial to the hair. Include have a tea-water and lemon rinse for silky and shiny hair. decreases the chances of re-surgery. fresh fruits, raw salads, leafy green vegetables, whole These days joints have come with life of more than 30 years rare (approximately1%). Patient can have infections, deep Take used tea leaves and boil them again in 4 to 5 cups of grains and curd in the daily diet. Drink 6 to 8 glasses of water. The amount of water depends on the length of the and which allow patients to sit crosslegged. vein thrombosis and other medical and anaesthesia relat- water daily. Drink freshly extracted juices of fruits and veg- Technique of surgery: there was need of technique ed problems. To avoid complications it is important to do hair. Strain and cool the water. Add the juice of a lemon etables, adding enough water to them. Add the juice of a and use as a final rinse after shampoo. To add shine, you which will ensure proper alignment of implant. Hence the preoperative assessment properly and to take required lemon to a glass of water and have it first thing in the morn- high performance computerized instruments are used. precautions during, before and after the operation. can also whisk egg white with the juice of a lemon and apply ing. Ask your doctor to prescribe vitamin and mineral sup- They are designed for proper alignment with small cuts (The author is a M.S. M.Ch (Ortho) USA, Senior Consultant and Head of Department, on the hair half an hour before your shampoo. plements. Another problem is that of bad odour from the scalp (~4 inches). Hence leads to less pain and less soft tissue Deptt of Orthopedics and Joint Replacement Fortis Escorts Hospital, Amritsar)