e s eeore'People's House' close to Sundarbans,where people from allover the worldwill be welcome to stay and everyperson, be it a CEO or a peon, will beconsidered foremost as a human being.This project is already in its final stageswith only finishing touches remaining.Once he is done with this, he aimsto build a global village which will beecologicaIIYJ.ustai~'1ble. with sufficients ace all0f!~too' Icr·,e as well

opportunity to share th knowledgeand experience with the 0 hans. Therewill be medical facilities ~roviding freemedicines to HIV+ infectJd people andself-help groups for wo~en to learnvarious crafts which coulJ be marketedinternationally. Anothert;project closeto my heart is Beggarehabilitation,by providing them opflortunities tolearn skills and be produ~ive membersof society. A museum F'IIbe built thouse all the souvenirs I ve colon my travels".

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to present their best angles in public. Sofar, I have not spotted a Putin-like machoman. But we do have several Camerons- self-conscious, elite, slightly bland andblah figures who inspire nothing morethan the odd ,indifferent stare. Funnything is, Putin's popularity remains prettydodgy in Russia. But nobody wants tomess with this menacing guy. Not evenhis ex-wife who quietly backed off aftera discreet divorce, which, Putin watcherssay, seamlessly made way for Putin and

his latest lady love to go ahead with theirplans.

Meanwhile, in Britain, poor Cameroncontinues to be overshadowed andoutraced by nearly everybody, includingSamantha, his elegant and stylish wife.While the two of them were buying fishin Ibiza,his nation was going wild overa tiny bundle of joy - Prince George.Even Carole, Kate Middleton's fetchingmother ( a former British Airways flightattendant) managed to get an entire

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page to herself after the royal birth,leaving people to wonder why on earthCameron didn't plan his hols a littlebetter! No such criticism comes Putin'sway - ever! Putin knows exactly whatworks for him. Just like Salman. Hismagic mantra is simple : Off with theshirt! Combine that with the secondmantra: Stick to the big fish. And youhit bull's eye. Putin should grab the Bondrole from Craig. He won't even need toact to play 007- it's in his KGB genes!

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Nand Mahotsav at Manama templeThe Srinathji Temple in Manama is believed to be over a century old

and its celebration of Krishna Janmashtami are famous for the beauty,the depth of feeling and the sheer joy they represent. This year too,the birth of Hinduism's beloved God was celebrated with verve andenergy, complete with a Matka Phod game in which children formedhuman pyramids to reach a pot of gift money slung overhead. Themen followed suit and proved to be as nimble as the kids, much to thedelight of the onlookers!

Global cyclist Somen Debnath was a special guest - bet he carriedaway some really special memories! Here are some glimpses of the funand festivities.

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