Simply put, a hashtag is an easy way for people to categorize, find and join conversations on a particular topic.
The hashtag is used to highlight keywords or topics within a Tweet, and can be placed anywhere within a post.
Thanks to the member-driven online information site Twitter, the lowly “pound” or “number” symbol “#” has been elevated to a new role. The hash mark, or pound symbol, (#) is now known by social media users as a “hashtag” or “hash tag”. Posts that have the same keywords prefixed with the # symbol are grouped together in user searches, bringing a level of order to the frenzied chaotic world of Twitter.
Hashtags.org is known as the defacto standard / resource for curating the world’s list of hashtag definitions. Use our invaluable Hashtag Dictionary to search, understand, or define your tags of interest!
Breaking information on the #breaking hashtagNever before have we as a society been more “plugged in” and aware of events as they occur on a global scale, virtually in real-time, and there’s no doubt social media has served as the primary enabler. Some may call it a curse, and others a blessing, begging the question: “Are significant events of newsworthiness occurring on a more frequent basis, or are we simply more aware and informed given the tools available to us today?”
There are two great ways to use hashtags to increase your social media followers:
a) Use popular hashtags strategically and sparingly
I suggest using one popular tag per tweet or Instagram post, such as #OOTD (outfit of the day), #TBT (throw-back Thursday), #fail (self-explanatory), #FOMO (fear of missing out), etc.
There are thousands of hashtags out there – check out Hashtags.org and Hashtagify.me to find ones that are relevant to your audience and your content.
b) Participate in relevant trending topics and current events
I check my Twitter feed regularly to see what’s trending for the day. If it’s something that I think would be of interest to my followers, I share a tweet with the relevant hashtag.
For example, on Monday you could use the trending hashtag #MondayMotivation to share a quote or an inspiring story with your followers.
People searching that particular hashtag might come across your post, and will hopefully check you out and even follow you.
The veena assumes the personality of its player, the idiosyncrasies included, says Anuradha Mahesh.
Date – 25,26 January 2020. Venue – Bharat Hotel, Durbar Hall Road, Kochi, Kerala.
Vipanchika Mahotsavam 2020 is the festival that aims to promote Veena, the divine musical instrument. The festival will be inaugurated at 05.00 pm on 25 January 2020 by Her Royal Highness Princess Gowri Parvathi Bai . The two day event will have workshop, lecture demonstration, seminar, classroom session and exhibition on Veena. Concerts by Vidushi Saraswathi Rajagopalan and Dr. R.S Jayalakshmi will be conducted in the evening on these days. For details and workshop registration – www.veenafest.com
Schedule of concerts:
25 Jan (Saturday) : 06.30 pm – Concert by Vidushi Saraswathi Rajagopalan Mridangam – Palakkad Jayakrishnan Ghatam – Vellattanjoor Sreejith
Held during Vasant Panchami, this yearly event highlights the instrument, and also provides a platform for vainikas. The festival, which is a confluence of professional artists, emerging ones, traditional craftspeople and the general public, aims at demystifying the veena.
The couple has started a factory at Swamimalai in Kumbakonam, which manufactures veenas. Started in April 2019, they have manufactured over 40 instruments.
As part of their research and planning for the first festival, they met traditional craftsmen from Thanjavur, who have been making the veena for generations. They found that the craft was at the risk of dying as the craftsmen earned little profit from it. “We learnt that the middlemen were robbing the craftsmen of what is due to them and the buyer on the other hand was paying more,” says Mahesh. They found a few craftsmen who were willing to work with them and set up base in Swamimalai. “We have six to eight craftsmen, who craft the veenas at the workshop. We ensure that they get the remuneration they deserve.”
At the festival last year, a team of crasftsmen was present, fixing veenas that were in disrepair. “We were amazed to see that people had brought in their old and broken veenas. We received about 100 veenas,” says Anuradha. “This year, however, the craftsmen would not be a part of the festival as they are mourning the loss of their guru, an elderly veena craftsman, who taught the craft to the present generation of craftsmen. He passed away a few days ago in Thajavur.” However, small repair works would be undertaken at the fest by a local craftsman and the veenas that need more work would be sent to the craftsmen by the organisers.
Saraswati veena
The focus would be on the Saraswati veena, the type most popularly used in southern India. Where as in the North, it is the rudra veena that is more popularly used. The Chitraveena is also used in South India.
The Saraswati veena is made from different of wood. In Mysore, the more popular variety is the rosewood veena, which is known to be expensive (starting at ₹45,000 approximately). In Hyderabad, a particular kind of veena known as the Bobbili veena is made of mango wood. The Thanjavur veena, which is the most popular, is usually made of jack wood. The wood used can define the resonance of a veena.
A Saraswati veena can cost anything from ₹30,000 above, depending on the complexity of designs, technique and wood used. “Some like to customise their veenas with ornate carvings; so the price is actually based on the customisation,” says Anuradha.
The Thanjavuri veena consists of a peg box, a fingerboard and a resonator. Sometimes these pieces are separately made and joined. Those carved from a single log of wood are known as the ‘ekanda veena’, which could be more expensive. “We are trying to use a combination of wood and techniques to make the veena more affordable, without compromising on the quality,” says Mahesh.
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Whitehorse, Yukon’s only city and the largest in northern Canada, will have just seven hours of daylight today, but nature has a way of compensating for this injustice. The area enjoys frequent and spectacular light shows, thanks to the aurora borealis. The mechanics of northern lights are still not fully understood, but scientists agree that solar winds—big pulses of energy from our sun—pass through the Earth’s magnetic fields, especially at the polar regions, resulting in shimmering colors.
In addition to the lights, the nearby mountains help facilitate another unusual phenomenon: lenticular clouds. These lens-shaped clouds usually develop on the downwind side of a mountain range, and we think they add an otherworldly element to our image.
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