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About Me

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Name- Arvind Katoch Age- 30   Presently in Ludhiana, Punjab Belongs to- Village Kanarag, Tehshil Baijnath, District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh Cities lived- Pathankot, Udhampur, Hoshiarpur, Moradabad, Ludhiana School/College- Saint Andrews School, Hoshiarpur (1st to 8th) Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Hoshiarpur (9th to 10th) Govt. College, Hoshiarpur (10+1 to B.Sc) Symbiosis DIstance Learning Institute, Pune (MBA) Highest Degree- MBA, Diploma in E-commerce Worked- in Hoshiarpur, Moradabad and Ludhiana with companies like USV Ltd and Ranbaxy Ltd. Writing Experience- Writing from last Four years with more than 5000 published articles.  Presently Working :- as IT Consultant/writer. Other website- www.thoughtsofanordinaryman.com E-mail- arvindkatoch@arvindkatoch.com Mobile website- www.arvindkatoch.param.mobi My video- 1) 2)

Who are Katoch? (Kuldevi Temple)

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Katoch Kuldevi  Picture Katoch Kuldevi Kangra Fort (Jai Ho Maa) हिंदी में पढ़ें Katoch clan is the name of one of the ruling castes from India. Katoch is a prominent Rajput (Kshatriyas) caste of India and they basically belong to the Chandravanshi Rajput clan. Katochs have the main predominance in the states of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttrakhand, and Jammu. Katoch means a good skilful swordsman and earlier, Katochs were known for their sword skills. Katoch Royal family is the oldest surviving Royal family in the world and they still live in 'Clouds End Villa', Dharamsala. Famous Kangra Fort A few of the great and famous kings of this clan were King Porus who fought against King Alexander, King of Kangra Sansar Chand Katoch under whom the Katoch kingdom flourished and saw his golden period, and Rajanaka Bhumi Chand who founded the Katoch dynasty. The main link between the Katoch clan and Kangra (HP, India) can be established by the long period of rule by the Katoc...

Reviews of Indian/International Movies/Books

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Below are links to some of the reviews Movies 1) Review- Movie “300”   2) Review- Namastey London-A definite Hit   3) Review- “Just Married”   4) Review movie- Black Friday   5) Review-Dhoom-2   6) Review Movie-Apocalypto   7) Review-The DA VINCI CODE   8) Vivah- A Good movie to watch   9) Review Indian Movie-KHOSLA KA GHOSLA   10) Don is finally here to stay in Indian Cinema   11) In side review of Kabhi Alvida na kehna   12) Movie Review- Fanna (Hindi Movie)   13) Movie Review- Mission Impossible-111   14) Great Expectations- An extraordinary Movie   Books 1) Review Book- "Women & Men in my Life" by Khushwant Singh   2) Review-“The Best of Speaking Tree”   3) Rview- Digit (India)   4) Book review- "The Monk who sold his Ferrari"   5) Book review- "Wings of Fire" By www.arvindkatoch.com

My Village

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My village is situated in Tehsil Baijnath in District Kangra of Himachal Pradesh (India). Its name is Kanarag. It is 8 km from Baijnath. Baijnath is a small town, situated on Pathankot-Manali national highway. It is famous for its ancient Lord Shiva temple. About my village, though it is not associated with any historical thing; however, it is unique in many ways. It is important for me because lots of memories are associated with my village. This is a small village with 30-35 houses, which includes the 10 houses of Katoch’s (Rajputs) and 10 houses of Gaddis, and 15 houses from the lower castes. Though it is a small village, it is unique in its structure. Here everybody is dependent on each other. Most of the lands are owned by the Katoch’s, approximately about 70%. It is difficult for them to manage all the lands. Therefore they take the help of people from a lower caste. This is the main resource of earning for the people of the lower caste. Gaddis is wondering caste of Himach...