Orissa /ɔːˈrɪsə/ (Oriya: ଓଡ଼ିଶା [oˑɽisaˑ], Hindi: ओड़िशा – Oṛiśā), officially spelled Odisha, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BCE. The modern state of Orissa was established on April 1, 1936, as a province in India, and consists predominantly of Oriya speakers. April 1st is therefore celebrated as Utkala Dibasa (formation day of Orissa). Cuttack remained the capital of the state for over eight centuries until April 13, 1948 when Bhubaneswar was officially declared as the new capital of Orissa, and is the present capital of this state.
Orissa is the ninth largest state by area in India, and the eleventh largest by population. Oriya (officially spelled Odia) is the official and most widely spoken language, spoken by three quarters of the population. Orissa has a relatively unindented coastline (about 480 km long) and lacked good ports, except for the deepwater facility at Paradip, until the recent launch of the Dhamara Port (The Dhamra Port Company Limited (DPCL) is a 50:50 joint venture of L&T and Tata Steel. DPCL has been awarded a concession by Government of Orissa to build and operate a port north of the mouth of river Dhamra in Bhadrak district). The narrow, level coastal strip, including the Mahanadi River delta supports the bulk of the population. The interior of the state is mountainous and sparsely populated.Deomali at 1672 m is the highest point of the state. Orissa is subject to intense cyclones. The most intense one, in October 1999, Tropical Cyclone 05B caused severe damage and nearly 15,000 deaths.
The Dalai Lama is a high lama in the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" branch of Tibetan Buddhism. The name is a combination of the Sino-Mongolian word далай (dalai) meaning "Ocean" and the Tibetan word བླ་མ་ bla-ma (with a silent "b") meaning "chief, high priest".
In religious terms, the Dalai Lama is believed by his devotees to be the rebirth of a long line of tulkus who are considered to be manifestations of the bodhisattva of compassion, Avalokiteśvara. Traditionally, the Dalai Lama is thought of as the latest reincarnation of a series of spiritual leaders who have chosen to be reborn in order to enlighten others. The Dalai Lama is often thought to be the leader of the Gelug School, but this position belongs officially to the Ganden Tripa, which is a temporary position appointed by the Dalai Lama who, in practice, exerts much influence. The line of Dalai Lamas began as a lineage of spiritual teachers; the 5th Dalai Lama assumed political authority over Tibet.
For certain periods between the 17th century and 1959, the Dalai Lamas sometimes directed the Tibetan government, which administered portions of Tibet from Lhasa. The 14th Dalai Lama remained the head of state for the Central Tibetan Administration ("Tibetan government in exile") until his retirement on March 14, 2011. He has indicated that the institution of the Dalai Lama may be abolished in the future, and also that the next Dalai Lama may be found outside Tibet and may be female. The Chinese government was very quick to reject this and claimed that only it has the authority to select the next Dalai Lama.
Unni Mukundan (Malayalam: ഉണ്ണി മുകുന്ദന്) is an Indian film actor, who works mainly in the Malayalam and Tamil film industry. He is also known as Jai Krishna in the Tamil cinema.
Unni Mukundan did an audition in Chennai for the Tamil film Seedan, an adaptation of the Malayalam film Nandanam, and was chosen for the hero's role, which was played by Prithviraj Sukumaran in the Malayalam version. The film was directed by Subramaniam Shiva and released on 25 February 2011.
Mukundan entered the Malayalam film industry through Bombay March 12, directed by Babu Janardhan. He played a notable role alongside Mammootty. The film was released on 30 June 2011. His third film was Malayalam movie Bangkok Summer, directed by Pramod Pappan. The film was released on 22 July 2011. His current project is Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty, directed by T. K. Rajeev Kumar. He is playing the lead role, unlike in his previous appearances, where he was in the ensemble. Filming is in progress in Thiruvananthapuram. Another project is Ezham Suryan wherein Mukundan plays the hero. The movie is directed by Njanasheelan. Filming is in progress in Thrissur. He replaced Prithviraj in the film Mallu Singh directed by Vaishakh. His first movie was in malayalam. Mithram which he was decided to act as the co hero with Asif Ali which would have been directed by sidharth bharathan.
Plot
A bored woman 'fall' in love with a man in white. What does the word 'fall' mean? We can fall asleep, fall to pieces and even fall...in love. This short movie is all about a fall indeed. A fall prior to re-birth. A mysterious man in white tempts a bored woman with a magic call: like an Indian shamanic ritual, he casts a spell which makes her boyfriend fall in a deep sleep and invisible forces awaken her from her spleen. He thus guides her towards a supernatural love, crowned by a divine breath.