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For the fashion conscious city-folks, rain is no constraint to flaunt the really hip and funky look. Kranti Khanderkar catches up with youngsters, fashion designers and make-up artists on the latest fashion in this rainy season.

Fashion Fundas of Monsoon

Shilpa Dhanmeher, 29, a fashion designer said, “People are not at all looking clumsy during Monsoon. They are more concerned about their look in rainy season. Markets are flooded with some very feminist transparent and colourful knee length raincoats. Sporty and branded
Windcheaters are also in vogue this monsoon for boys. Big size, transparent and colourful bags are in getting popular. Also, a lot of stylish and colourful sports shoes and crocs in pink, light brown, blue are a fad during in this period.

One should experiment with lots of loud colours like blood red, flashy yellow and experiment with the deep range in geometrical patterns and other designs in this season.”

Rainy Make-up

Sharing cosmetic tips for the monsoon, make-up artist Rajashree Nayak said, “During Monsoon, one should go for waterproof make-up. For this you have to buy separate lipstick, foundation, lip gloss, eyeliner, pan cake, mascara according to your skin tone, as every person has different skin tone. If possible try bright, gloomy colours and use branded products such as L’Oreal and Maybelline, products which help to hold your make-up longer during rainy season.

Girls should be decked up with just the right cosmetics suited for the rainy season. For the overall look of the face, translucent powder should be used so that the person looks colourful during the dull monsoon."

Beads in fashion

Beads jewellery is appropriate for all the seasons and occasions, as there are varieties of beads
and designs available. Beads earrings, necklace, bracelets and ankle-lets are evergreen, as it never goes out of fashion. However, wooden and stone beads are really in fashion these days. You can buy beads of your choice which are easily available in the market today.

Priyanka, Interior designer, 23, said, “I prefer to use beads jewellery. They are not expensive, therefore you can have one each matching with your dresses. I have also bought match the colours of my dresses. The best part about beads is that it is available in lot of colours and varieties and I can also use them all season long.”

Simplicity is the way to go...

Niyati, an artist, 20, said, “I really love wearing capries and skirts. Now that rainy season is here, so avoid wearing white colour attires. I have bought shirts with big graphic and flowery prints in colours like red, green and sky blue! They really work in the rainy season.” Let your hair enjoy this monsoon.

Sonya, 24, Marketing Executive, said, “I have got my haircut in layer cum step which looks bouncy. They look superb when they get wet in rain. And what's good is the fact that they require less maintenance.” Neelaxi, a hairstylist said, “During monsoon, shoulder length hairstyles are in. Mostly girls preferred to trim their hair. Layers in messy look like disconnected layers and notched layers are in vogue. The best part is that these kinds of haircuts can be left untied or tied, and they are zero maintenance.”

This monsoon brings you a lot of varieties in fashion, so go ahead
and enjoy rain, get wet and yet remain stylish and in.

Cricket at the 2020 Olympics?

Kranti Khanderkar explores the youngster’s take on the idea of the inclusion of Cricket in the 2020 Olympic.

With the start of the Beijing event less than a week away, Adam Gilchrist made a comment that he believed cricket has the potential to be included in the Olympic Games, and that this will help secure the game’s global future. Although, considering the success of the new format and the Indian Premier League, he said Twenty 20 is the ideal version to be included in the 2020 Olympics.

Let’s find out the Gen X’s view on this issue is…

It should go to the Olympics. But before that we have to make sure that it is spread to more parts of the world, so that more countries could participate. For that we have to putting in right efforts from now on, and carry on with the developmental programs side-by-side, so it can be part of the Games in 5 or may be 10 years, said Sherin, 22, Computer Engineering Student.

There are 104 members of ICC, and amongst them, there are only 8 to 10 countries that participate. So to be part of the Olympics, it has to be truly presented as a global sport and not just a few. Abhijeet Kulkarni, Chief Sports Reporter, Hindustan Times.

Nowadays more and more countries have started to play cricket, including USA and
China. In fact, China has committed itself to be a major cricket force in the future. So I think that by 2020, the shortest version of the game will be ready to be part of the biggest sporting spectacle, The Olympic Game, says Harshala Naik, Editor at KPO (Knowledge
Processing Outsourcing)

I think cricket is not ready to be included 2020 Olympics, because hardly 10-12 countries play cricket, so to include the twenty-format, we need to run a campaign that will teach the world how to play cricket. Sanket Parab, Engineering Student.

As things stand now, cricket doesn’t have a chance to be included in the near future. A lot of lobbying and horse trading is required to get a sport to be included in the Games, as evidenced by the recent controversy regarding selection of venues and the resulting bribing allegations amongst the adjudicators, said Diwakar Seth, Jewellery Merchant & Cricket Enthusiast.

The inclusion of cricket in Olympics will help spread cricket in new territories and raise its popularity amongst women too. Before including cricket, we need to make our cricket popular in the majority of the competing Olympic nations, by making it exciting and ground-breaking in countries that haven't yet caught the 'cricket-bug'. This will also result in cricket getting more competitive and thereby flourishing in countries where it is currently played today.

A Trekker’s Paradise

Peth is not a well known name, but with its uniqueness manages to stay with you longer, and high & above than all the other more famous tourist destinations. There are many hill stations in India, but some places are truly special in many more ways than what comes to mind. And Peth is definitely one of them.

Saring peaks, thriving flora, cool and soothing mountain air in the atmosphere is what greets you in this tiny village of Peth all through the year. Peth, which means residence in English is also known as Kothaligad, and is situated in the Shahapur Taluka, approximately 21km North East of Karjat.

One of the major draws of this place is that it is just 130 km away from Mumbai. Kothaligad, built at 3,100 feet is an ideal trekking destination and is more commonly known as the fort of Peth because the village of Peth situated at its base.

This fort though small in stature has immense historical significance. This fort was a ‘defense outpost’, although it wasn’t a full-fledged fort, it was located at a vantage point, and played a significant role in logistics and transit point.

Peth was mainly used for ammunition storage and gained importance during Sambhaji’s era. This place is truly blessed by nature and is bountiful in many more ways than one, rewarding the visitor with a mix of old-country side charm, natural beauty, traditional livelihood and a great history.

“Although it is a long journey, due the spectacular sights along the way, you will enjoy your ride thoroughly. Green paddy fields and the murky brown streams crisscross the whole land. When it rains, the clouds descend from the sky to blanket the earth, the sight is truly breathtaking”, shares an ecstatic Prajakta, 21, art student, who visited this place through her field trip.

Highlights of this location:

The pinnacle of the fort is visible from the village. The view from the top resembles an
endless expanse of colourful canvas. Once there, you can also see the beautiful caves carved from huge rocks. The first one is the cave of Goddess, besides it, runs a reservoir and the last one is the Bhairoba cave.

“The specialty of these caves is a flat floor and well sculpted pillars. These caves are famous for camping and makes for a challenging trekking adventure which is yet non-perilous. However, it is advisable that an expert should accompany a trekking trip to the cave's, especially for novice trekkers” tells Dhanaji, 26, a frequent trekker.

Another highlight is that historical places like Kalwawantinicha Mahal, Nagfani, Siddhagad, Malanggad, Chanderi, Prabalgad, Manikgad, and Matheran surround the fort and are also visible from its apex. “Kothaligad is truly nature lover's paradise and is an ideal location for trekking.

This tiny village is devoid of any proper hotel accommodation or food. Therefore it is advisable that the visitors carry their camping gears, packaged drinking water and food with the,” says Shailesh Rane, a tour organiser.

In conclusion, don’t expect the luxury of a city life here. This destination is certainly for those people who want to experience nature up and close and get a vivid taste of what wilderness is all about. So, if you are a nature lover, then you should definitely mark this location on the top of your adventure holiday itinerary.

Fact File

Location: Karjat – Peth – Kothaligad (Fort)

Weather: Mild temperate weather

Best time to visit: Between monsoon and winter
season

Drinking Water Facility: There are many a cisterns
and tanks on the fort, but the one near the cave is
reliable as long as you boil it. If you are hesitant
about it then do carry packaged water as no other
drinking facility is available.

How to reach: One can board a ST bus for Ambivali
via Kashele or from Karjat railway station on
Mumbai-Pune route. The distance from Karjat to
Ambivali is about 30 Kms. You can use the roadway
to Peth from Ambivali. An extensive pathway
leads to the fort entrance from Peth. One can also
get down at Neral, another railway station on
Mumbai-Pune route and reach Kashele by local
transport and catch a bus for Ambivali.

Where to stay: The cave on the fort is the best
place to spend the night.

Time to Reach: Ambivali to Peth – 2 hours; 45 minutesfrom the base village, Peth.

Note: Make sure to carry your camping gear along
to compensate for the lack of accommodation.

Don LaFontaine, voice of movie trailers, dies

By RAQUEL MARIA DILLON

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Don LaFontaine, the man who popularized the catch phrase "In a world where..." and lent his voice to thousands of movie trailers, has died. He was 68. LaFontaine died Monday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center from complications in the treatment of an ongoing illness, said Vanessa Gilbert, his agent.
LaFontaine made more than 5,000 trailers in his 33-year career while working for the top studios and television networks.

In a rare on-screen appearance in 2006, he parodied himself on a series of national television commercials for a car insurance company where he played himself telling a customer, "In a world where both of our cars were totally under water..."

In an interview last year, LaFontaine explained the strategy behind the phrase.
"We have to very rapidly establish the world we are transporting them to," he said of his viewers. "That's very easily done by saying, `In a world where ... violence rules.' `In a world where ... men are slaves and women are the conquerors.' You very rapidly set the scene."

LaFontaine insisted he never cared that no one knew his name or his face, though everyone knew his voice.

LaFontaine went on to work in the promo industry in the early 1960s. As an audio engineer, he produced radio spots for movies with producer Floyd Peterson. When an announcer didn't show up for a recording session in 1965, LaFontaine voiced his first narration, a promo for the film, "Gunfighters of Casa Grande." The client, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, liked his performance.

LaFontaine remained active until recently, averaging seven to 10 voiceover sessions a day. He worked from a home studio his wife nicknamed "The Hole," where his fax machine delivered scripts.

LaFontaine is survived by his wife, the singer and actress Nita Whitaker, and three daughters.
His funeral arrangements were pending.

Source: Google News

Smoking riskier to women's hearts than men's

By MARIA CHENG, AP Medical Writer

Women typically get heart disease much later than men, but not if they smoke, researchers said Tuesday. In fact, women who smoke have heart attacks nearly 14 years earlier than women who don't smoke, Norwegian doctors reported in a study presented to the European Society of Cardiology.

For men, the gap is not so dramatic; male smokers have heart attacks about six years earlier than men who don't smoke.
"This is not a minor difference," said Dr. Silvia Priori, a cardiologist at the Scientific Institute in Pavia, Italy. "Women need to realize they are losing much more than men when they smoke," she said. Priori was not connected to the research.

Dr. Morten Grundtvig and colleagues from the Innlandet Hospital Trust in Lillehammer, Norway, based their study on data from 1,784 patients admitted for a first heart attack at a hospital in Lillehammer.

Their study found that the men on average had their first heart attack at age 72 if they didn't smoke, and at 64 if they did. Women in the study had their first heart attack at age 81 if they didn't smoke, and at age 66 if they did.

After adjusting for other heart risk factors like blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes, researchers found that the difference for women was about 14 years and for men, about six years.

Previous studies looking at a possible gender difference have been inconclusive.
Doctors have long suspected that female hormones protect women against heart disease. Estrogen is thought to raise the levels of good cholesterol as well as enabling blood vessel walls to relax more easily, thus lowering the chances of a blockage.

Grundtvig said that smoking might make women go through menopause earlier, leaving them less protected against a heart attack. With rising rates of smoking in women — compared with falling rates in men — Grundtvig said that doctors expect to see increased heart disease in women.

"Smoking might erase the natural advantage that women have," said Dr. Robert Harrington, a professor of medicine at Duke University and spokesman for the American College of Cardiology. Doctors aren't yet sure if other cardiac risk factors like cholesterol and obesity also affect women differently.

"The difference in how smoking affects women and men is profound," Harrington said. "Unless women don't smoke or quit, they risk ending up with the same terrible diseases as men, only at a much earlier age."
Source: Yahoo News

Raj's Diktat Metamorphoses in Bandra

Behold the Raj Syndrome Hit Bandra!!!!


Before

After

This is what I saw en route a small detour that I had of Bandra yesterday. No matter what the High Court says and what the State Government Guarantee's, the retailers, shop owners and multinational bigwigs are not taking any chances with MNS. That speaks volume of the power wielded by the stick and coercion.

On my way to the popular eating joint Stomach, I happened to see something which was markedly differently to what I was normally used to. The Vodafone Store which was previously known as Hutch, and known as Orange before that had now taken a new 'Avatar'. Vodafone had gone in for a major alteration to its look.

As soon as you cross the signal at Lucky and head towards Globus, you will now be greeted with Vodafone, written in Marathi, almost unrecognizable from its more renowned brand name, which defined its style and overall look and presentation. The difference was so glaring that it didn’t hit me as the same store where I had been to so often in the recent past for various reasons, which I'll withhold for some other day.

It didn’t take me much time to figure out the reason for such a, seemingly unwarranted redo. It was the clearly the result of the diktat, order, request or demand; whatever you may call it from the MNS supremo Raj Thackeray, who had asked all the shop owners and retail outlets to use the Marathi language for their hoarding, signboard or any other signage that they use. He had also made sure to let everybody know that those who erred to heed his advice were in store for some serious backlashes and repercussions.

Although, some looked at the stance taken by the MNS as just a publicity gimmick nothing short of showboating, and considered the suggestion rhetorical were in for a rude shock. Soon shops started to be pelted with stones, with staff and employees attacked, while threats of dire consequences began to do the rounds.

This move by the Vodafone seems strange when you consider that the High Court had come out strongly against the actions of MNS and the asked the State to protect the safety and freedom of the shop owners. This was in response to the petition filed by the lobby of the retail shop owners. Even Raj had decided to stay quite after the order. Obviously the order was too little too late for some of the bigwigs in Bandra.

My only hope is that this episode won't set a precedent that others will like to emulate, not least the MNS itself who would gain heart from the results that it was able to garner through this agitation and try to replicate it in some form or the other, only bigger and more ambitious, and effectively hold the public of Mumbai to ransom.

Some of the Other's who Fell in Line include.

Mystery Chinese iPhone worker becomes Internet star

Mystery Chinese iPhone worker becomes Internet star

Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:40am EDT
CANBERRA, (Reuters) - A Chinese factory worker has become an Internet sensation after a picture of her smiling and flashing a peace sign to a co-worker testing an Apple iPhone stayed on the phone that was sold to a man in Britain.
Photos of the unidentified, smiling woman were posted on the Apple discussion website MacRumours.com by a customer identified as "markm49uk" from Kingston-upon-Hull and quickly posted around other sites.
"Not sure if this is or is not the 'norm' but I just received my brand new iPhone here in the UK and once it had been activated on iTunes I found that the home screen (the screen you can personalize with a photo) already had a photo set against it!!!!" he wrote.
"It would appear that someone on the production line was having a bit of fun - has anyone else found this?"
Some people voiced concern that the woman could now lose her job while others joked on the website that they were considering returning their phones because they did not come loaded with a photo.
"I think its a kind of personal touch. It's nice. Maybe every phone that gets a full quality test should have its tester's picture taken and left on there. And the working conditions look pretty good," wrote one.
Taiwanese company Foxconn assembles the iPhones for Apple in Shenzhen in southern China but calls to the company by Reuters went unanswered.
However Foxconn spokesman Liu Kun told the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong that the woman had been identified but her details would not be released. She had also been assured by her bosses that her job was safe.
Liu said the photos were taken in the testing department as part of a normal procedure and only one phone was known to be affected so far.
(Reporting by Belinda Goldsmith, editing by Miral Fahmy)

Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav: Free India's First Individual Olympic Medal Winner

Full Name: Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav

Born: January 15, 1926(1926-01-15)

Died: August 14, 1984 (aged 58)

Residence: Satara,Maharashtra,India

Occupation: Wrestler

Claim to Fame: Men's wrestling Bronze at 1952 Helsinki (Bantamweight)

Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav (January 15, 1926 – August 14, 1984), or KD Jadhav, widely known as 'Pocket Dynamo', was independent India's first individual Olympic medalist when he won the wrestling bronze medal at the 1952 Helsinki Games. Since 1900 when Norman Pritchard won two silver medals in athletics, India had won gold medals only in field hockey, a team sport. For nearly half a century, his would remain the only individual medal for India at the Olympics until Leander Paes won a bronze in 1996.

Hailing from a wrestling background, Jadhav was an ardent fan of sports, mainly wrestling, kabaddi, running, swimming and others. His father, a wrestler himself taught Jadhav about the sport and despite being the youngest in the family managed to grasp the game and outclassed everyone. Gradually he began emerging as undisputed wrestler in the area and soon was competing in national events.

Jadhav was fleet footed, which made him different from other wrestlers of his time. English coach Rees Gardner saw this trait in him and trained him prior to 1948 Olympic games.
In the 1948 London Olympics, he participated in the flyweight category finishing sixth. Four years later, before the selection for Helsinki Olympics, Jadhav alleged that nepotism among officials prevented him from getting selected for the Olympics.

According to him, they intentionally gave him one point less that the eventual winner at the Madras Nationals, and this ruled him out of the Olympics. He did not bow down to corrupt officialdom and appealed to Maharaja of Patiala seeking justice. Fortunately the Maharaja of Patiala loved sports, saw his point, and arranged his entry in Olympic trials where he floored his opponent and won an entry in the Olympics.

Now Jadhav faced his next set of problems. He had to arrange for money for his travel to Helsinki. Even the principal of Kolhapur's Rajaram college, Mr. Khardekar, mortgaged his house for a sum of Rs. 7,000 to pay for his travelling cost. Local shopkeepers from his village Goleshwar, in Karad district presented him with groceries and other items of use.
At Helsinki, Jadhav had to fight seven bouts in all in the 52 kg freestyle event.

In the first five, he met opponents from Europe and the Gulf countries and took barely five minutes to dispose them off. In the sixth round, his opponent was the famed Shonachi Ishi of Japan. Ishi's novelty of the ankle hold surprised Jadhav, but when he counterattacked, Ishi attempted rolling fouls which were penalised giving Jadhav a win.

Unfortunately his next bout was soon after this sapping bout. This was officially not permissible, but since there was no Indian official to lodge an official protest, he had to face this bout within less than half an hour of this bout with Ishi.

The tired Jadhav took on his next opponent, Manod Bekov of Russia. It is believed that had Jadhav not been tired from his previous bout, he would have defeated Bekov in no time, but tired as he was, he was beaten by Bekov and had to settle for a bronze.

Despite his loss, his was a unique achievement in India. Yet like most talented individuals in developing countries, he was largely forgotten. A principal reason for his oblivion was that in India cricket dominates and all other sports invariably take a backseat.

There was no fanfare from his return to Helsinki. No newspaper interviews, no television. Televison in fact was not born in India then! There was however a small felicitation for him at Mumbai's Shivaji Mandir auditorium in Dadar. Interestingly there was also a cavalcade of 101 bullock carts from Karad to his village.

After this glorious moment he slid into oblivion and despite serving in the state police was living in poverty until he died - almost certainly a broken man - in 1984 in a road accident.
A tribute to his sterling feat is that it remained unmatched for 56 long years. In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Sushil Kumar ultimately won bronze in wrestling equaling - not beating - Jadhav's feat!

Source: Wiki

Airoli

Airoli is an up-and-coming suburban node or part of the City of Navi Mumbai. It's definitely a developing part of the city and is already among the most popular and largest part of this satellite City.

Chances are that many of the Town folks or even those hailing from the Western suburbs may not have been here much and know about this place, but it's an ideal place to invest in right now, as the realty sector in this area is set to boom even more.

Airoli is already a favorite among the BPO and KPO employees who find it easier to commute between the thriving hotbeds of outsourcing and other new economy industries and enterprise that are based around Airoli. The rooms are also cheap and as against the rumors of safety issues, it's a good place to stay which fulfills most of the requirements of a middle-class family.

Although there are a lot of good things to be said about this place, there are some less than perfect aspects that I would like to point out.

Load shedding and power cuts are a reality that many in Airoli, and other parts of Navi Mumbai and Mumbai City proper are faced with everyday and are getting accustomed to. The prices of food and other essentials, as well as consumer durables are higher here for some reason. Although the people are good to you, they know when there is a profit to be made and the price could well depend on what they perceive you to be.

Travel is another hassle that I'm faced with everyday. At least from where I reside, the place seems to be marooned right in the middle of the best way to travel back and forth Mumbai, the Local Trains, and because of this fact, commuting to the city can be a real task that you endure everyday.

The Bus service from the Nahur Station from the Central Line leaves a lot to be desired. At present there are just two buses that ply in this route as per what I know, and if you happen to be lucky enough to find a bus with less than a less than ideal frequency, chances are the driver will rarely halt at the stop or if he does, be ready to get your bones squeezed.

Now you would ask, if I'm so fussy about my mode and the comfort of my travel, why I don’t travel by a rickshaw. I would have, but the journey which should cost me 20 bucks could easily hit me back by 40, with the drivers declining to go past the Toll Station. And some rickshaws don’t even have a meter, and you trust your luck and hope that the journey is worth it.

The only saving grace is, if it is really that is the vehicles that ply employees to and fro from offices that are happy to give you a ride for a slight charge, but make sure you decide on a charge before hand, because ideally it is five Indian rupees, but if the driver or his assistant senses that you are new, you could end up coughing up a lot more.

Although I'm thankful for this alternative transport, I'm not sure whether this is even legal. The real dilemma in mentioning this here is, rather than helping the situation I might end up ruining it. The authorities may end taking action actions against those who are earning an alternative source of income, which is what their general reaction is.

All I can do at present is hope for the best and wish that if anybody does happen to read this, will see the real issue here. Ciao!

Celebrating the 369th Year of Chennai on 29th August

Reliving the day British Administrator Francis Day was granted privileges in “Medraspatam”

CHENNAI: This is the story of the beginning of Chennai, the founding of a city. On this day, August 22, in 1639, British Administrator Francis Day is reported to have received the grant for privileges in Medraspatam, as it was referred to then. It was officially ‘granted’ that day, and the rest, too, is history.

According Vestiges of Old Madras by Henry Davison Love, the Naik’s grant, probably drafted by Day, was delivered with a letter signed by Day. Three copies are extant, but only one bears a date, 22nd July 1639, where July is probably a slip for August, since Day did not reach Madras until July 27, Love noted. The original document relating to the grant of the Fort St. George site to the British East India Company is said to have been signed at Chandragiri Fort in what is now in Andhra Pradesh.

The original text of the grant read thus:

‘The firman granted Mr. Day for privileges in Medrasspatam by the Nague Damela Vintutedra.
(O.C. No. 1690, 22nd July
{ ?Aug }, 1639 )
‘Firman granted by Damela Vintatedro Nague unto Mr. francis Day, Cheife for the English In Armagon, in behalfe of the Honble company for their tradeing and fortifieing at Medraspatam, to this effect as followeth:-

‘Whereas Mr. Francis Day, Captain of the English at Armagon, upon great hopes by reason of our promises offten made unto him, hath repaired to our port of Medraspatam and had personall Conference with us on behalfe of the Company of that Nation, Concerning their trading in our territories and friendly comerce with our subjects ; wee out of our spetiall Love and favour to the English, doe grant unto the said Captain, or whomsoever shall bee deputed to Idgitate the affaires of that company, by vertue of this firman , Power to direct and order the building of a fort and Castle in or about Medraspatam, as they shall thinke most Convenient , the Charges whereof, until fully and wholly finished to bee defrayed by us, but then to bee repaied when the said English shall first make their enterance to take possession thereof.

And to make more full Expression of our effection to the English Nation, wee Doe Confirme unto the said Mr. Francis Day, or whatsoever other Substitutes or Agents for that Company, full power and authority to governe and dispose of the Government of Madraspatam for the terme and space of two yeares. Next Insueing affter they shall be seated there and possest of the said fortifications; and for the future by an Equall Division to receive halfe the Custom and revenuewes of that port.

‘Moreover, Whatsoever goods or Merchandize the English Company shall either Import or Export, forasmuch as Concernes the dutyes and Customes of Medraspatnam, they shall not only for the Prementioed two years in which they injoy the government , but for ever after, be Custom free. Yett if they shall Transport or bring any commodities up into, or through my Countray, then shall they pay halfe the dutyes that other Merchants pay, whether they buy or sell the said Commodities either in my Dominions or in those of any other Nague whatsoever.
‘Also that the said English Company shall perpetually Injoy the privileges of mintage(e) without paying any Dewes or dutyes whatsoever, more then the ordinary wages or hire unto those that shall Quoyne the moneyes.

‘Iff the English shall Accquaint us before they deliver out any moneys to the Merchants, Painters, Weavers &c, which are or shall hereafter reside in our prementioned port or territories, and take our word for their sufficcency and honest dealeing, then doe wee promise, in case those people faile in their performances, to make good to the English all such sumes of money as shall remaine on their Accounts, or Else deliver them their persons, if they sahllbe found in any part of my territories.

‘That whatsoever provisions the English shall buy in my Countrey, either for their fort or ships, they shall not be liable to pay any Custom or Dutyes for the same.
‘And if any shipp or vessell belonging to the English ( or to any other Countray whatsoever which tradeth or shall come to trade at that port) shall by misadventure suffer shipwrack and bee driven upon any part of my territories, they shall have restitution upon Demand of whatsoever can bee found remaining of the said wrack.

Source: Hindu