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Gandhi Jayanti: B-Town remembers the Mahatma on his 151st birth anniversary
On Friday, Bollywood stars remembered Mahatma Gandhi on his 151st birth anniversary. Celebrities took to their verified Twitter and Instagram accounts to share valuable quotes and life lessons from the Father of the Nation as a way of paying tribute to him.
Taapsee Pannu shared on her Instagram story: “An eye for an eye ends up making the whole world blind. We need you back again… Happy Birthday Bapu.”
Anushka Sharma posted: “My humble tribute to the Father of our Nation, who inspired the entire world with his kindness and compassion. I sincerely hope that the lessons he taught us would live in everyone’s heart. #GandhiJayanti.”
Kriti Sanon wrote: “Some of the quotes of Gandhi ji that I truly believe in… it’s amazing how they are even more relevant today!”
Bhumi Pednekar shared: “Remembering and paying homage to Gandhi ji on his birth anniversary. May we continue to follow his teachings of simplicity, truth and Ahimsa. #GandhiJayanti
“In life, life counts! — Gandhi My Father. Wishing you all a very #HappyGandhiJayanti!” Anil Kapoor tweeted, referring to “Gandhi My Father”, the critically acclaimed film he produced in 2007,
Kajol expressed in a tweet: “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is an attribute of the strong. — Mahatma Gandhi #GandhiJayanti”
Hema Malini tweeted: “Gandhi Jayanti today. Time to recall and reflect upon the many selfless sacrifices made by the Mahatma to win us our freedom from the British. Without him there would have been no movement, no deliverance, no ‘India’. We have so much to be grateful to Gandhiji.”
Shabana Azmi wrote: “Remembering #Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary. Clinging by the slender thread of Hope that his guidance will lead us out of this quagmire of darkness into the light.”
Kamal Haasan tweeted: “Happy Bday to Mr. MK Gandhi. Sharing what @Iaksharahaasan had sung for me when she was a child. Calling all Indians to remember the great man whose life was his message to us! Let’s make India a place where Equality prevails-sare jahan se achcha, Gandhi’s India can still be ours!”
Nimrat Kaur expressed: “Of all the evils for which man has made himself responsible, none is so degrading or so shocking or so brutal as his abuse of the better half of humanity; the female sex –- Mahatma Gandhi. May Bapu’s guiding light reign and the daughters of the nation flourish. #GandhiJayanti
Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur tweeted: “Lessons of Life : Let not #MahatmaGandhi portraits adorn our walls and mantlepieces. Lets not seperate ourselves from him. Let him and his teachings live in our hearts #GandhiJayanti, not walls.”
Sidharth Malhotra wrote: “His ideals of shutting down violence with Ahimsa gives us the strength in fighting our own battles. Together let’s avoid the spread of hate and negativity. #GandhiJayanti”
Singer Adnan Sami shared: “First They Ignore You, Then They Laugh At You, Then They Fight You, Then You Win!! – Mahatma Gandhi. Happy #GandhiJayanti to One and All. #MahatmaGandhi.”
Dia Mirza tweeted: “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. Happy Gandhi Jayanti #GandhiJayanthi2020.”
Emraan Hashmi wrote: “In a gentle way, you can shake the world -Mahatma Gandhi #GandhiJayanti.”
Arjun Kapoor posted: “Saluting the unshakable leader who fought for our freedom with Ahimsa and give us numerous life lessons to abide by.”
Bollywood stars Katrina Kaif, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Varun Dhawan, Aftab Shivdasani, Sonam Kapoor, Shilpa Shetty and others also remembered the leader by sharing his quotes on social media.
International online casino Casino Days has published a report sharing their internal data on what types and brands of devices are used to play on the platform by users from the South Asian region.
Such aggregate data analyses allow the operator to optimise their website for the brands and models of devices people are actually using.
The insights gained through the research also help Casino Days tailor their services based on the better understanding of their clients and their needs.
Desktops and Tablets Lose the Battle vs Mobile
The primary data samples analysed by Casino Days reveal that mobile connections dominate the market in South Asia and are responsible for a whopping 96.6% of gaming sessions, while computers and tablets have negligible shares of 2.9% and 0.5% respectively.
The authors of the study point out that historically, playing online casino was exclusively done on computers, and attribute thе major shift to mobile that has unfolded over time to the wide spread of cheaper smartphones and mobile data plans in South Asia.
“Some of the reasons behind this massive difference in device type are affordability, technical advantages, as well as cheaper and more obtainable internet plans for mobiles than those for computers,” the researchers comment.
Xiaomi and Vivo Outperform Samsung, Apple Way Down in Rankings
Chinese brands Xiaomi and Vivo were used by 21.9% and 20.79% of Casino Days players from South Asia respectively, and together with the positioned in third place with a 18.1% share South Korean brand Samsung dominate the market among real money gamers in the region.
Cupertino, California-based Apple is way down in seventh with a user share of just 2.29%, overshadowed by Chinese brands Realme (11.43%), OPPO (11.23%), and OnePlus (4.07%).
Huawei is at the very bottom of the chart with a tiny share just below the single percent mark, trailing behind mobile devices by Motorola, Google, and Infinix.
The data on actual phone usage provided by Casino Days, even though limited to the gaming parts of the population of South Asia, paints a different picture from global statistics on smartphone shipments by vendors.
Apple and Samsung have been sharing the worldwide lead for over a decade, while current regional leader Xiaomi secured their third position globally just a couple of years ago.
Striking Android Dominance among South Asian Real Money Gaming Communities
The shifted market share patterns of the world’s top smartphone brands in South Asia observed by the Casino Days research paper reveal a striking dominance of Android devices at the expense of iOS-powered phones.
On the global level, Android enjoys a comfortable lead with a sizable 68.79% share which grows to nearly 79% when we look at the whole continent of Asia. The data on South Asian real money gaming communities suggests that Android’s dominance grows even higher and is north of the 90% mark.
Among the major factors behind these figures, the authors of the study point to the relative affordability of and greater availability of Android devices in the region, especially when manufactured locally in countries like India and Vietnam.
“And, with influencers and tech reviews putting emphasis on Android devices, the choice of mobile phone brand and OS becomes easy; Android has a much wider range of products and caters to the Asian online casino market in ways that Apple can’t due to technical limitations,” the researchers add.
The far better integration achieved by Google Pay compared to its counterpart Apple Pay has also played a crucial role in shaping the existing smartphone market trends.
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