8 Things You Don’t Know About Indian Currency

Sometimes we know very little about people who surround us most of the times. The same goes for some things as well. For instance, money is one thing, around which our whole life revolves but few of us do know about the facts related to it. Here are 8 amazing facts about the Indian currency that you know very little about.

The word ‘rupee’ has come from the Sanskrit word ‘“rupyakam”’. The meaning of which is silver.

The current series of bank notes are called Mahatma Gandhi Series. It was introduced in 1996.

The value (amount) of a banknote is written on the banknote in Hindi and English in the front side and in 15 different Indian languages in the backside of the note.

The life of a banknote is only 9-10 months average.

Our Indian currency have Braille signs to help the visually challenged, which helps the blind to identify currency notes. There are identification mark’s on the left side of banknote, which have different shapes for 1000, 500, 100, 50, 20 and 10 as Diamond, Circle, Triangle, Rectangle, Square and None respectively.

The different symbols below the year on the mint, are actually specifying where it has originated. The following insets have been assumed and be allotted…

Mumbai – have a diamond

Kolkata – Nothing beneath the year

Delhi – have a dot

Hyderabad – have a star

The Indian Rupee note are made up of cotton and cotton rag. These are printed at Currency Note Press in Nashik, the Bharatiya Note Mudra Nigam (P) presses at Salboni and Mysore, Watermark Paper Manufacturing Mill in Hoshangabad.

Bhutan and Zimbabwe are the two nations considered Indian Rupee as legal tender in these countries.

8 Indian Words You Won't Believe Are Added in the Oxford Dictionary

There are a lot of English words that Indians use with a special meaning attached to it, which does not indicate the same elsewhere in the world. Word's own sense is being created, accepted and used by the Indians which also got popular globally. Indian English is thus unique and contagious.

Over the years, around 900-1000 Indian words have found its place in the Oxford dictionary. This year about 240 words have been included.60% of them is from Hindi and 20 per cent have been taken from the online world.

What is the process for selecting Indian words?

An expert in Hyderabad, Prof Paul Gunashekar, proctor and dean at the English and Foreign Languages University, has been working with the Oxford Advance Learner Dictionary's team for the past three editions who suggests the inclusion of words in the dictionary. Words get into the collection depending upon the frequency of their use and spread into the mainstream.

Jugaad

Jugaad is a colloquial Hindi-Urdu word that can mean an innovative fix or a simple work-around, used for solutions that bend rules, or a resource that can be used as such, or a person who can solve a complicated issue.

Kitty party

A Kitty Party in India is a party usually organized by women. Kitty refers to the amount collected at the party. Every member contributing a certain sum of money a month. It is usually held at a specified time each month, by a specific group of women. The hosting member organizes food and other logistics, and the party is usually a gossiping place for women.

Videshi

Videshi means not Indian; foreign. It is especially used in the reference of manufactured goods made in a country other than India.

Timepass

In India, the action or fact of passing the time, typically in an aimless or unproductive way. Time and pass are two words that mean something else in the rest of the world.

Papad, Curry leaves & Keema

Indian kitchen goes global with, a number of Indian words have been accepted in the Oxford English dictionary for the first time.

                                               

Chill pill

Relax; it's not that big of a deal. While not truly a "pill" it is a comment used by one party to let another party know that everyone else in the room but them knows they are acting like a complete asshole.

Most Loved Dialogues of Bollywood

Are you having a terrible sleeping disorder called "Movie Watching"? Have you ever wished that your favorite star jumps out of the giant movie screen? Is your movie list longer than infinity? Are you a first day first show movie watcher? Do you repeat the dialogues of your favorite movie stars, the whole day?  If yes, then here we bring you the most celebrated and repeated dialogues of the Bollywood movies.

Because to watch a movie or not is not even a question!!

Deewar (1975)

"Aaj mere paas gaadi hai, bungla hai, paisa hai... tumhare paas kya hai?" AMITABH BACHCHAN.

"Mere paas, mere paas... Maa hai...," SHASHI KAPOOR. And a million fans stood up to applaud with obedient child's pride.

Yaddon ki Baraat (1973)

"Kutte, kameene, main tera khoon pee jaoonga,"says DHARMENDRA. One of the most liked Bollywood dialogues which has been presented in one's own unique style by different individuals.

Shahenshah (1988)

"Rishte mein to hum tumhare baap lagte hain, naam hai Shahenshah," AMITABH BACHCHAN's famous signature line.

Bobby (1973)

"Koi pyaar kare toh tumse kare, tum jaise ho waise kare. Koi tumko badal kar pyaar kare toh woh pyaar nahin, sauda hai," RISHI KAPOOR to DIMPLE KAPADIA. The dialogue which still makes millions aww....as if listened for the first time.

Amar Prem (1971)

"Pushpa, I hate tears... inhe ponch dalo," RAJESH KHANNA. Trageic yet commical.

Damini (1993)

"Taareekh pe taareekh milti rahi hai lekin insaaf nahin milta. Milte hai to sirf taareekh," SUUNY DEOL, angry young man of the '90s

Munnabhai MBBS (2003)

"Tension lene ka nahin, sirf dene ka," SANJAY DUTT, as the conman-turned-doctor. The dialogue which is taken way too seriously by many in their real lives now a days.

Here is Why Some Words Need to be Redefined

Shareef

"Ye to bolti hi nahi,shareef lagti hai.Chal iski le" Excuse me? Some people really need to correct their defination of someone being shareef.Yes I am SHAREEF!! But don't blame me if I punch on your face right in the middle of a road for you being annoying.

P.S-REMEMBER, I am shareef not stupid.

Do you think I'm stupid ?

Religious                                                          

"Temple two days a week and a fast once a month.They say,itna to karna hi chahiye na".I quoted "Do galiyaan a day and a fight once a month,itna to tyagna hi chahiye na". I mean you talk about God and spend your whole day making other's life miserable. Stop being Hippocrates.

P.S-It's like "Man saaf hona chahiye bas”: P

Simple

"So bahenji types". Wait a sec.Mind your words first girl. Clothes are entirely a matter of personal choice. Wearing kurti or shorts doesn't make you illiterate or modern anyway. One minute......"Don't tell me you find that other girl cuter than yourself? ” Ohh you jealous peeps :P

P.S-Don't judge the book by its cover.

Being Single

"Really? How come such a cute girl isn't committed yet? Oh don't lie girl.Hmm poor you!!" I am sorry if I have given you the wildest shock of your life. I didn't know that I have committed an offence being single. Well listen, dramas apart, it’s cool with me and so it should be with you.

P.S-None of your business.

Topper

"Wuhuu topper.105 out of 100 han!!”And I am like "Your Math teacher is really awful dude". Jokes apart. Compete if you can. Being jealous will not help you in any way. Don’t judge me by my score but by the person I become into each day by acquiring that knowledge.

P.S-Let's shun this terminology. Everyone makes their own mistakes.

Cool

"I am cool man, oh yeah". I mean are you having some wind mills attached to your shoulders? Take an advice. Sit for a while and contemplate. Your so called cool acts just make you look like the biggest fool.

P.S-The above advice is free of cost. Leni ho to lo, varna jane do ;) It's anyway just a matter of  C and F.

 Love

No comments!! Define it the way that makes you smile ;)

BABAJI KA THULLU :p

Mujhse breakup karke, ban gayi tu ullu

Maine to nayi pata li, tujhe kya mila?

BABAJI KA THULLU!!!!

 There is absolutely no need to make any Indian and even the foreigners to introduce to  this newly awesome blossom phrase invented by none other than the comedy king "Kapil Sharma".

Thullu Thullu Everywhere !!

Today the usage of this word has escalated tremendously. Markets are over flooded with the plethora of products with " Baba Ji ka Thullu"printed  on them in shiny bold letters. These prove to be highly lucrative for their sellers. Be it a T-shirt, cap, school bags, mobile covers, coffee mugs or your slippers. Nothing, totally nothing has been spared from this quote.

My Thullu,My Way

Some use it to tease their ex girlfriend/boyfriend, some to announce their results and some simply express their sheer ecstasy by just using this word. Fit in or not. Thullu has to be used, otherwise our sentence is incomplete. That’s the importance of this word.

Rate Your Fan Ranking

Call yourself Kapil's biggest fan? Wake up from your oblivion and meet his diehard fan who has moved a step further and opened a cafe called "Babaji Ka Thullu", in Bangalore. Known for its North Indian flavor, the cafe welcomes its customers with a tagline "Khao itta sa, Bill ittu sa...". So now the question is what’s your next stand to prove yourself Kapil’s no1 fan?

Thullu Chala Abroad

Foreigners are not astounded by the Indian dress or Indian food alone. Kapil's signature phrase "Babaji ka Thullu" is showing its magic in countries like Italy too. Once the actor-producer retweeted on his fan’s tweet which read:” @KapilSharmaK9 Promoting thullu in Italy...!” Moreover the sight of foreign girls wooing and dancing on Comedy Nights’ stage is common these days.

Yo Yo's Way

Honey Singh's High Heel or Blue Eyes are old enough. Song named "Babaji ka Thullu" written and sung by Deep Money rules the stage. By giving music in this very song, Honey Singh has yet again forced the youth to tap their feet on this comically written song.

Emergence of k Drama

Full House, Princess Hours, Secret Garden, Lie to Me, Man of Honor are some of the most watched Korean dramas. Sounds alienated ?Ask Sixteen-year-old Kinchit who sits transfixed, every time the Korean soap opera The Heirs makes it to the television screen, which has now become a daily ritual. Her love for this show and of many others in North Eastern part of India has gone beyond the ambit of television series. In September 2000, the Revolutionary People’s Front imposed a ban on the screening of Hindi movies and Hindi satellite channels in states like Manipur, Mizoram and Nepal. That was when the Korean dramas invaded and conquer the hearts of people. Thus the Korean wave- Hallyu spreads its magic like the newly risen sun of the New Year.

The Heirs

Indian dramas

Dramas in which a man returns years after his death. Where the plotting and scheming of mother-in-laws's are intellectual enough to crack any business deal on this planet. Which comes with a tag of "pati patni or woh". And where female characters are ready to go anywhere straight out of their beds. I extend my apologies to the diehard fans of Ekta Kapoor but this is too much dude. Be realistic. Indian serial makers need to be woken from their slumber and realize that Hypodermic Theory no more works with the Indian spectators.

Why K Dramas are better than others?

I have always been skeptical about the idea that I was the only one unaware of the series like Friends or How I Met Your Mother. But my belief was debunked after questing over the statistics and personal interviews. As I have watched a handful of episodes of both the American and the Korean dramas, the difference in their content is crystal clear. Korean dramas are usually dreams centric where protagonist is in continuous search of his identity and battles certain hardships of life throughout. On the other end of the spectrum, American dramas use sexual activities in order to glue their viewer's eyes on the screen. Korean dramas demonstrate parts from real life, where friendships and relationships are built in a healthy way and which teach morals and lessons.

Need of K Dramas

We live in an era where globalization is the life line and the country which takes pride in Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam. Where acceptance of foreign cultures comes easy than accepting our own cultural diversity. In my humble opinion, showcasing of Korean dramas will bolster the sense of brotherhood. It will act as a catalyst in breaking myths of people about the north easterners where Korean fashion and culture are prevalent. Thus it will prove to be a humongous step in abolishing racism in India.

Despite being so famous in some parts of India, the K Drama is grappling to reach to the other parts of India. After taking part in the discussion about the problems being faced by the K Dramas, in the Korean Cultural Centre, New Delhi. I have come to the conclusion that marketing is the area where it lacks. Promoting it to the school students who controls the helm of televisions at home is necessary. Distribution channels too play a pivotal role in making a series a success. Thus a proper channelization and little promotion of Korean culture will definitely put the Indian stage on fire.