Who is Shah Rukh Khan?

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1. He's the grandson of a freedom fighter Gen. Shah Nawaz Khan who was the major general of Indian National Army under Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.

2. His father was also a freedom fighter who migrated from Pakistan to Delhi during the time of Partition.He is also a recipient of Tamra Patra from Indian Govt.

3. Only Indian to have a Statue in Grevin Museum, after Gandhiji.

4. Only Indian to be the 2nd Richest Actor in the world, more richer then Hollywood giants like Johnny depp, Tom Cruise (after doing all his Charity).

5. A rare species of orchid, Ascocenda Shah Rukh Khan, was named after him in Singapore.

6. Only Indian who is honoured with the prestigious Brand Laureate Legendary Award for his unmatched contribution to the world Cinema by Malaysian government.

7. Only Indian after amitabh to be crowned by Moroccan king.

8. Only Indian to be invited at Yale University, USA.

9. In 2010 he was invited to ring the opening bell of NASDAQ stock exchange, USA (world's biggest stock exchange) in New York.

10. Only Actor alongwith Dilip Kumar to win most no of Filmfare Awards

11. James Cameron: "I only want to come to Mumbai for an autograph of SRK. "

12. He is the most popular superstar in those places where Indian movies don't even release.

13. He has the most expensive house.......sorry.....Palace in Bollywood, coming from a middle class family with no parents to support him.(he's one of the highest tax payers in the country too)

14. He currently holds record of Longest running movie of Indian Cinema I.e, DDLJ

15. He Donated 2.5 million Indian ruppees to PM, Manmohan Singh for Tsunami Relief camp.

16.In NDTV's Greenathon event of 2009, he adopted 5 villages and Adopted further 12 villages in 2012 event.

17. Government of France awarded him both the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and the Légion d'honneur - The greatest honour of France like Bharat Ratna in India.

18. He was honoured with Rajiv Gandhi Award for "Excellence in the Field of Entertainment" in 2002.

19. He was conferred the honorific Datuk title by the head of state of Malacca in Malaysia in 2007.

20. He was also honoured with an honorary doctorate in arts and culture from Britain's University of Bedfordshire in 2009.

21. In 2008, SRK named by Newsweek as one of the 50 most powerful people in the world.

22. Recently He became 2nd Indian who got awarded with an honorary doctorate by the University of Edinburgh after DR. APJ ABDUL KALAM

23. In 2013 SRK Appointed as goodwill ambassadorby the government of South Korea

24. In 2014 He was Honoured with Global Diversity Award at the State Room of Britain’s House of Commons. Britain’s Parliament honoured the king khan

25. He was awarded Best Indian Citizen Award in 1997 by the government of India

26. And also the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award from the Government of India in 2005

27.In 2007 – His lifelike wax statue was installed in London's Madame Tussauds wax museum. Due to high demand Additional versions were installed at Madame Tussauds museums in Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and New York in 2010.

28. In 2009 He was given a Black Belt Honorary in taekwondo by the South Korean government.

29. Also in same year 2009 He was awarded with an honorary doctorate in arts and culture by the University of Bedfordshire

30. In 2010 He became the first Indian actor to be given the rare honour of signing the guest book at Berlin's Town Hall.

31. In 2011 He became the first Bollywood actor to be featured on the cover page of Los Angeles Times he has also been featured on time Magazine's cover page twice

32.He was also invited to Harvard University for giving a lecture to its students. He is also world’s "first" actor to be invited at Google and Twitter headquarters.

33. He donated all the prize money KKR won in 2014, 15 cr rupees to the childrens hospital in Kolkata nd Mumbai.

34. He is the only Indian to win UNESCO's Pyramide con Marni award for his support of children's education.

35. He saw his father dying in front of him cause he had no money, his father died of cancer. So now He runs a free cancer ward in lilawati hospital,Mumbai and very few people knows about this.
I could have added more but I think it's enough, Shah Rukh Khan never beat the drums of his charity work. He, in an interview with 'Guardian' was Quoted as Saying "I follow Quran which says if you do charity for a reason, it's not a charity".He, in an interview with CNN, said "My friends advice me to have Photoraphs whole doing charity but i don't believe in it".//It's Really important to highlight because People think he's selfish and greedy.

No one can achieve what he has achieved in the last 20 years.He started at zero and reached at top.He was a common man came from a poor background with no parents and one mentally unstable Sister to be taken care of.He achieved everything through dedication and hard work.

He fell in love with a non-Muslim girl and married her without converting her religion.He hasn't even forced his religion into his childrens either and gave them the right to choose their religion once they get matured.

He is the real Indian,Secular and Patriotic Badshah of Bollywood-Shah Rukh Khan.

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Congratulations to the people of Bihar, you’ve shown the way to India.

Mike Ghouse

Congratulations to the Grand Alliance, a coalition of the centrist parties banded together to save India from being taken over by the right leaning National Democratic Alliance led by the BJP. The Bihar assembly elections were fought in 243 constituencies, and winning coalition needed to secure at least 122 seats to form the government.

Congratulations to the Grand alliance, they are in the lead as of this minute, 12:10 Indian Time;

BJP + ( BJP, LJP, HAM, RLSP) - 63

JD(U)+ (JD(U), RJD, INC) - 158

Others (SP, JAP, AIMIM) -10

Democracy has won, and fascism is going to be gone.

What goes up must come down; it is the law of nature.  Whenever an individual, a community, party or a nation leans towards usurping the freedoms of people, it soon will come to an end.  

Freedom is the most precious thing in every one’s life; it is so precious that it is worth fighting for. Indeed, that is the only thing I will fight for.

I am not a supporter of either BJP or Congress or its new avatar Grand Alliance, but an independent who wants the best party in India to win.

BJP lost because of their arrogance and they have a big lesson to learn – drop the Ahankar, shelve the arrogance and treat every Indian as an Indian.  It is not Modi, but Modi’s evil silence that got them into trouble. The nation was burning, the freedoms were usurped, murders, rapes and vandalism were committed by Modi’s party, and he remained silent, as if that will bring him the ultimate – subjugation of the Indians who did disagree with his policies.   

The Alliance had lost the 2014 elections, not because of Modi, but because of their ineptness and ineffective governance, despite having a better economic record than the U. S., and U.K. Modi swept in when they were unable to effectively counter him.

The essence of democracy is dissent, and the signs of fascism are conformity with complete control of the systems by an individual or a few individuals, and it is achieved by taking away your right to speak, read, write, eat, drink, wear and believe whatever your rights that are guaranteed in constitution.

The campaign was embarrassing, the biggest chumcha of Modi, who keeps Modi sheltered from News and what’s happening around him, and Modi himself was calling on the people of Bihar to be divisive.  Indians are sick and tired of that rhetoric, for once they wanted to hear, we are all Indians and no one is less or better Indian than the others. That sickness transferred into people punishing.

A majority of Indians are indeed tolerant and respectful of fellow Indians; it is the men and women in the saffron brigade that are intolerant.  The intolerance that is growing, if not checked, will enflame India and end up Kuch ka vikaas baqi sab ka satyanas.

We thank the people of Bihar for doing the right thing.

We want India to be a safe place for every Indian, yes, every Indian, including you, Modi, Hindus, Dalits, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Jains, Buddhists, Baha’is, Jews and every Indian with no exception. Would you join us?

Excellent analysis on Bihar Polls - http://www.thehindu.com/elections/bihar2015/bihar-elections-in-numbers/article7832962.ece

Dr. Mike Ghouse is committed to build cohesive societies and offers pluralistic solutions on issues of the day.  His India Blog is maintained since 1999 – http://MikeGhouseforIndia.blogspot.com