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"Doc, I can't sleep anymore," Dilip complained. "I've tried everything, but I just toss and turn."

"You have to learn to relax," the doctor said. "Try putting each part of your body to sleep separately."

That night Dilip crawled into bed, got comfortable and started to talk to his body. "Toes, go to sleep," he whispered.

"Feet, go to sleep. Legs, go to sleep.
Hips, go to sleep. Stomach, go to sleep."

Just then his wife walked in wearing a transparent teddy.

Dilip opened one eye, then lifted his head from the pillow. "OK," he shouted, "up, up...everybody up!"

Have a nice sleep.
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India won its independence on 15 th August, 1947. During the period of transition India retained the monetary system and the currency and coinage of the earlier period. While Pakistan introduced a new series of coins in 1948 and notes in 1949, India brought out its distinctive coins on 15 th August, 1950.

Chronologically, the main considerations influencing the coinage policy of Republic India over time have been:

1. The incorporation of symbols of sovereignty and indigenous motifs on independence;

2. Coinage Reforms with the introduction of the metric system;

3. The need felt from time to time to obviate the possibility of the metallic value of coins rising beyond the face value;

4. The cost-benefit of coinisation of currency notes

Independent India Issues could broadly be categorized as:

The Frozen Series 1947-1950
This represented the currency arrangements during the transition period upto the establishment of the Indian Republic. The Monetary System remained unchanged at One Rupee consisting of 192 pies.

1 Rupee = 16 Annas
1 Anna = 4 Pice
1 Pice = 3 Pies

One Rupee Coin - 1950 Half Rupee Coin -1950

Quarter Rupee - 1950 Two Anna Coin -1950

One Anna Coin - 1950 Half Anna Coin - 1950

One Pice Coin - 1950

The Anna Series
This series was introduced on 15 th August, 1950 and represented the first coinage of Republic India. The King's Portrait was replaced by the Lion Capital of the Ashoka Pillar. A corn sheaf replaced the Tiger on the one Rupee coin. In some ways this symbolised a shift in focus to progress and prosperity. Indian motifs were incorporated on other coins. The monetary system was largely retained unchanged with one Rupee consisting of 16 Annas.

The Decimal Series
The move towards decimalisation was afoot for over a century. However, it was in September, 1955 that the Indian Coinage Act was amended for the country to adopt a metric system for coinage. The Act came into force with effect from 1 st April, 1957. The rupee remained unchanged in value and nomenclature. It, however, was now divided into 100 'Paisa' instead of 16 Annas or 64 Pice. For public recognition, the new decimal Paisa was termed 'Naya Paisa' till 1 st June, 1964 when the term 'Naya' was dropped.

One Naya Paise - 1957 Two Naya Paise Five Nayae Paise

Ten Nayae Paise Twenty Five Nayae Fifty Nayae Paise

One Rupee - 1962

Naya Paisa Series 1957-1964
With commodity prices rising in the sixties, small denomination coins which were made of bronze, nickel-brass, cupro-nickel, and Aluminium-Bronze were gradually minted in Aluminium. This change commenced with the introduction of the new hexagonal 3 paise coin. A twenty paise coin was introduced in 1968 but did not gain much popularity.

Aluminium Series 1964 onwards
Over a period of time, cost benefit considerations led to the gradual discontinuance of 1, 2 and 3 paise coins in the seventies; Stainless steel coinage of 10, 25 and 50 paise, was introduced in 1988 and of one rupee in 1992. The very considerable costs of managing note issues of Re 1, Rs 2, and Rs 5 led to the gradual coinisation of these denominations

One Paisa Two Paise Three Paise Five Paise

Ten Paise - 1972 Twenty Paise - 1985 Ten Paise - 1990

Twenty Five Paise - 1997 Fifty Paise - 1997 One Rupee - 1997


Two Rupees - 1997 Five Rupees - 1997
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Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hai? is a studio-based game show in which succeeding contestants compete for a large sum of money by attempting to answer questions taken from primary school class materials. The format outlined below is how the show works.

Game Play

Each round is played by an individual contestant, who is presented with the chance to win up to Rs 5 crores by answering 11 questions taken from class materials (e.g. textbooks or workbooks) of first to fifth class.

The contestant is presented with 10 subject cards, which he may answer in the order of his choice. Each correct answer moves the contestant higher up the ladder of rupee value. If a contestant answers all 10 questions correctly, he is given a chance to answer an 11th question for Rs 5 crores.

Each time a question is answered, the contestant must "lock in" the answer by saying it out loud and pressing a buzzer.

As each new question is read, the contestant is given the option to drop out with the amount of money currently in his bank. If the contestant chooses to answer the question, but gives the wrong answer, he walks away with nothing (during questions 1-5) or with Rs. 2, 00,000 (value of question 5).

The above mechanism varies on the 11th question, if the contestant should reach it. The 11th question is drawn from a separate pool of class five questions. Unlike previous questions, the contestant must commit to answering or walking away based on the subject alone. He or she will not be allowed to hear the question before making this decision.

The contestant also has three lifelines called cheats to use over the course of a round. All these cheats involve his classmates, which is a group of children seated on stage who are answering the same questions as the contestant. Every two questions, a new classmate joins the contestant and becomes his teammate for those two questions. The contestant can use his cheats at any time during the first 10 questions.

Cheats

The first cheat is called Taak Jhaak, which means that the contestant has the opportunity to review his current teammate's answer before submitting his own.

The second cheat is Copy, in which the contestant may opt not to answer the question at all, but rather, let his current teammate answer for him. Unlike the "copy your classmate" cheat, in this instance, the contestant cannot reject his teammate's answer, but is stuck with it.

The final cheat is Bachao. This cheat is triggered automatically if the contestant gives a wrong answer. If the contestant's current partner turns out to have the correct answer, the contestant is then saved.

The only instance in which two cheats can be used on the same question is if the contestant chooses Taak Jhaak, rejects the kid's correct answer, gives a wrong answer himself, and is then saved by the kid. Other than this one scenario, the cheats must necessarily be used individually.

Once all three cheats have been used, the kids will stay in the "class" and no longer join the contestant at the podium.

If the contestant makes it to the 11th and final question, he must tackle that question without help, even if he has not used his cheats.

International Performance

The format was originally created in the US & has been adapted in several countries worldwide.
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How often have you come across a Rs40 lakh ($100,000) silk saree? Chennai Silks, a textile unit has come up with one of its kind & it is seeking an unmistakable entry into the Guinness Book of World Records for being the most unique & expensive saree.

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Costliest Saree

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