EPIC BROWSER

EPIC BROWSER : FOR THE INDIANS BY THE INDIANS

Epic is a web browser based on Mozilla Firefox developed by Hidden Reflex specifically customized to the taste of Indian users, which was released in July 2010. Similar to Flock, the browser has several preinstalled widgets such as social networking, chat clients and email facilities integrated into the browser. It is dubbed as the first web browser from India and also features the first integrated virus protection in a browser powered by ESET. It is the first web browser for India and world's only side bar application browser.

Epic is available as a free download which currently supports Microsoft Windows platform.

Direct free Download: http://www.epicbrowser.com/

Developer(s) : Hidden Reflex

Initial Release : July 15th 2010,(3 Months ago)

Stable Release : 1.0 July 15th 2010,(3 Months ago)

Operating System : Windows XP/ Vista / 7

Engine : Gecko (layout)

Website: www.epicbrowser.com

History

Epic was released on 15 July 2010. It is developed by Hidden Reflex, a software company founded by Alok Bharadwaj in 2008 which is based on Bangalore, India.

Features

Epic was designed specifically for Indian users. It is bundled with lots of apps like a transliteration for Indian scripts, a web snippet tool, timer, to do list, a full featured text editor, games, Google maps, clients for chatting, social networking such as Orkut, Facebook and Twitter, email apps, and several other installable web apps. It features a huge collection of themes and wall papers featuring subjects related to India. Epic is claimed to be the first web browser featuring built in anti virus and anti phishing protection. Epic is currently available for Windows, though Linux and Mac versions are also expected.

Epic claims there are over 1500 free applications that will work with the browser, as well as many themes and wallpapers.

Epic currently supports 12 Indian languages including Kannada, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Sanskrit, Nepali, Tamil, Malayalam and Urdu. There's additional transliteration support for Arabic, Persian, Russian, and Greek. The Epic browser is expected to be a big hit among the Indian users.

The logo of Epic browser denotes the Indian tricolor flag (Saffron, White and Green) enveloping a sphere (the earth) in a tree like fashion. The browser also encompasses numerous Indian wallpapers and themes.

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HQ Pictures Of Aranmula Boat Race 2010

Pictures Taken On 27 August 2010.

ARANMULA BOAT RACE 2010

GROUP A
BATCH NUMBER	BOAT NUMBER	BOAT NAME
1	15 16 17		Nellickal Poovathoor Padinjaru Kezhucherimel
2	18 19 20		Othera Edayaranmula Kizhakku Ayroor
3	21 22 23		Edapavoor – Peroor Malakkara Edanadu
4	24 25 26		Maramon Edasherimala Kizhakku Kattoor
5	27 28 29		Melukara Punnamthottam Cherukol
6	30 31 32		Kezhuvenmazhi Mundankavu Laka Edayaranmula
7	33 34 35		Umayattukara Edasherimala Thekkemuri
8	36 37 38 39		Mallapuzhasheri Praeyar Kozhencherry Venpala
9	40 41 42 43		Koippram Edayaranmula Kezhukara Kuriyannoor

GROUP B
BATCH NUMBER	BOAT NUMBER	BOAT NAME
1	1 2 3	Muthavazhi Aaratupuzha Chennithala
2	4 5 6	Kottathoor Kodiyattukara Thottapuzhasheri
3	7 8 9 10	Ranni Mangalam Edapavoor Puthukulangara
4	11 12 13 14	Thaimaravumkara Vanmazhi Kadapra Poovathoor Kizhakku

A Group Semifinal:

(1) Those who came first from batch 1,2,3 viz Nellickal , Othera, Edapavoor – Peroor.

(2) Those who came first from batch 4,5,6 viz Maramon, Punnamthottam, Kezhuvenmazhi.

(3) Those who came first from batch 7,8,9 viz Umayattukara, Mallapuzhasheri, Edayaranmula.

B Group Final:

(1) Those who came first from batch 1,2,3,4 viz Muthavazhi, Kottathoor, Edapavoor ,Vanmazhi

A Group Final:

(1) Those who came first from Semifinals 1,2,3. Final b/w Othera, Maramon, Mallapuzhasheri.

GROUP A WINNER OF 2010 ARANMULA BOAT RACE IS MARAMON [24]

GROUP B WINNER OF 2010 ARANMULA BOAT RACE IS

KOTTATHOOR [4]

GROUP A FIRST RUNNERUP OF 2010 ARANMULA BOAT RACE IS MALLAPUZHASHERI [36]

Vishu

Vishu is a festival celebrated in the state of Kerala (India). The festival marks the first day of Malayalam Year and falls in the month of Medam (April – May). Vishu generally falls on April 14 of the Gregorian calendar. This occasion signifies the Sun's transit to the zodiac - Mesha Raasi (first zodiac sign) as per Indian astrological calculations and astronomically represents the vernal equinox. "Vishu" in Sanskrit means "equal". Therefore Vishu is more probably denoting one of the equinox days. Although Vishu (first of Medam) is the astrological new year day of Kerala, the official Malayalam new year falls on the first month of Chingam (August - September). However, 1st of Chingam has no significance either astrologically or astronomically. Chingam is the harvest season in Kerala and southern parts of coastal Karnataka.
The most important event in Vishu is the Vishukkani, which literally " the first to be seen on the Vishu day". The Vishukkani consist of a ritual arrangement of auspicious articles like raw rice, fresh linen, golden cucumber, betel leaves, arecanut, metal mirror, the yellow flowers konna (Cassia fistula), and a holy text and coins, in a bell metal vessel called uruli in the puja room of the House. A lighted bell metal lamp called nilavilakku is also placed alongside. This arrangement is completed the previous night. On the day of Vishu, the custom is to wake up at dawn and go to the puja room with the eyes closed so that the Vishukkani is the first sight of the new season. Since the occasion marks the beginning of Malayalam New Year, it is also considered auspicious to read verses from Hindu Holy book Ramayanam after seeing the "Vishukkani". It is also believed that the page of the Ramayanam to which you open up will have a bearing on your life in the coming year. Devotees also throng the well-known temples like Sabarimala Ayyappan Temple, Guruvayur Sree Krishna temple to have a "Vishukkani Kazhcha" on the early hours of "Vishu" day.
Bursting crackers is part and parcel of the celebration especially for children. Elders gift firecrackers to children and every child vie with each other to make a world of their own. People wear new clothes (Puthukodi) for the occasion and elders of the family distribute tokens of money, called Vishukkaineetam, to children, servants and tenants.
Vishu is also a day of feasting, wherein the edibles consist of roughly equal proportions of salty, sweet, sour and bitter items. Feast items include Veppampoorasam (a bitter preparation of neem) and Mampazhapachadi (a sour mango soup).