Monday, 24 October 2011

Diwali is best occasion to Take a Noble OATH!!




Lets take an Oath this Diwali!!
"We all must Say BIG NO to wasteful money expenditure on Crackers,enormous Electric lighting & unnecessary exchange of gifts."
Diwali is a Festival which is related to Faith n noble feeling (आस्था,श्रद्धा और विश्वास से जुड़ा पर्व है ये )


Please don't destroy its beauty, its meaning.. 

दीपावली = दीपों  की  कतार.. Row of lamps were lit to welcome Lord Ram! Who had an ideology of good governance- The RamRajya..
Festivals are meant to strengthen social bond.. to enjoy & were associated with social welfare.
"Deepako ki jhilmil is more aesthetic than loads of electric bulbs glaring our eyes". 
Just calculate, how much money, do we waste ; during this festive season on Crackers?How much we add to pollution-both noise & air pollution?Also how much we add to undesirable accidents?? 
See OPD/emergency of hospitals.You can find out, single mishappening caused by being careless with firework or by drink & drive phenomenon-burns many hopes in these two-three days! 
If you don't believe-be with doctors in emergency OPD.
I'm not against fireworks.. If someone really enjoys Crackers.. Then best way is we should do it at common place..on contributory basis.. So all haves n have-nots may enjoy it.. Ensure that,no more, children with less resources in their parents' hands, feel left out.
Just think.. आकाश तो सबका है .. सब आतिशबाजी का मज़ा ले सकते  हैं - फिर यह बड़े crackers  चलाकर, रहीस दिखने की होड़ कैसी और क्यूँ ?
We all run after expensive gifts to express our emotions during diwali time.. Tell me can't we express emotions with words.. by just being there to celebrate the festival together? 
Then, we waste money on expensive adulterated sweets.. Which upset both our stomach & budget.
Can't we prepare few simple sweets at home, ourselves? Whats wrong in traditional sweets..?
Think, How many of us eat sweets, without a feeling of suspicion of getting ill next day.. How many of us don't know about the hiked level of food adulteration during festive season.. Then?whats the use in bringing home Mava etc..  फिर हम क्यों अपनों को यह ज़हर, सुंदर थाली में परोस के देते हैं ? शकरपारे में भी, रिश्तों की मिठास बनाये रखने की ताकत होती है :)
We go through prolonged Power-cuts before diwali time, every year..Our country is deficit in Power sector.. Good, if we save electricity through Power cut.. But whats the use of wasting this hard saved Power over a long period of say 2-3 months on lighting, in just 2-3 days? Why we do that ?
दीपकों की झिलमिल से जगमगाती रंगोली looks more aesthetic than loads of electric bulbs,glairing our eyes. Isn't it?



भावनाए पैसों से, चमक धमक से नहीं व्यक्त की जाती ! भावनाए दिल से, चहेरे की मुस्कान और आँखों की चमक से भी व्यक्त की जा सकती हैं और हाँ उसके लिए - We won't need money!! 



In modern world everything is instant,readymade-many bring sticker & paste on floor.. क्या रंगोली की और मांडने की जगह कभी यह plastic stickers ले  सकते  हैं? यहाँ भी, संस्कृति को सीखने में कष्ट होता है!  दिवाली फिर भी प्रिय पर्व है ! nice!  Why can't we make रंगोली और मंडाना?हम इतने भौतिकवादी क्यूँ हो गए हैं? भावनाए भी कभी बाज़ार से खरीद कर, किसी के या कहिये लक्ष्मी जी के स्वागत के लिए लायी जा सकती है?


Gifts or say(Informal Bribe to maintain relations) is biggest expenditure,most of us do during festive season.. Why?
Isn't this a kind of corruption? If we want to give gifts then why to well off people..? Why to people who hold position/chair? त्यौहार पर gift देना ही है तो किसी needy को,  किसी गरीब को देना चाहिए ना!

Last but not the least ...
झुक कर किसी बड़े से आशीर्वाद लेना हो तो, हम सब hesitate karte hai पर we enjoy sending text messages to far-far off relations.. Why?Can't we be little humble.क्या हिन्दुस्तानी सभ्यता और संस्कार इतने बुरे है ? क्या राम-राम कहने में हमें इतनी शर्म आती है? अगर हम बड़ो का चरण स्पर्श  कर लेंगे, तो क्या छोटे  हो जायेंगे ?Why- Happy Diwali...Why Hi , Hey?
भावनाओ को हिन्दुस्तानी तरह व्यक्त करके देखिये ! भावनाए प्रकट करने के लिए तोफ्हों की ज़रुरत ही नहीं पड़ेगी!
Gifts only create fuss , unless you don't know the choice of the person,you are going to gift something.You are just-going to invite a trouble.
Friends, we may add on to this list-many more useless expenditures we do during festive season..
I request all.. Lets take an oath today! We will not waste money! हम हमारा hard earned money किसी अच्छे  काम में खर्च करेंगे - आडम्बरों और दिखावे में बिलकुल नहीं !
We will save energy & money.. We will enlighten more homes around.. We may spend on medicine,food, clothing, education for poor & have-nots. हम सब मिलकर अपने आस पास के लोगो को भी खुशियाँ बांटेंगे ! 
इस दिवाली किसी गरीब की आँखें,हमारी शानो-शौकत देख नम नहीं होने दे! कोशिश करें की उनकी  आँखों में हमारी वजह से,संतोष की चमक छलक उठे !
Though we can't eradicate all discrepancies but  Atleast we can try to reduce them .बूँद बूँद से ही घट भरता है!
Come & contribute your share to create a beautiful cummunity & world around!
Join hands ! 
Spread the word!
यह ही धर्मं है, यह ही हिंदुत्व है - यह ही सदाचार और मानवता भी!!
सबकी दीवाली मंगलमय हो ! 
सबके घर 'आशा के दीपों' से रोशन हो उठें !!!




Wednesday, 14 September 2011

ARE YOU A COUCH- POTATO?

ARE YOU A COUCH- POTATO?  

Most eating preferences are habits, influenced by a person’s lifestyle.

When TV viewing  replaced our entertainment options, it did not only revolutionise our free time activities, but also modified our eating habits to a large extent. 
Family meals started moving around our favourite soaps. Playtime got reduced by cartoons. 
Holiday treks were replaced by movies and popcorn.

* Research has linked excessive TV viewing to obesity especially in children. 

The proverbial "couch potato" image is scientifically true.

*Research also suggests that we tend to eat more food and remember less about what we ate when we are busy watching TV.

So how does one get out of this habit?  Ideally switch off the TV, computer etc. and concentrate on just food while eating.
Do you Remember Indian saying-भोजन और भजन एकांत में करने चाहिए ? This is first key to success. 
Second wayout can be have light n refreshing foods/ drinks like fruits, roasted namkeens, juices/limewater/Chhachh etc while your mind is focussed on Television soap.
I don't want you to just Switch off your Favourite Programme.
I just say we must eat food at proper time & in a proper manner.
I have a hard reason behind saying- we must concentrate on food only while eating it. 
Whenever we see, smell & taste a food a Feedback to brain is send & Digestive juices are released in body which help in proper digestion of food n better utilisation of nutrients. If we eat food concentrating  on something else say TV/Computer. These Digestive juices aren't released & food remains undigested.. Which may end up in Heart burn. 
Also If we eat food with concentration on TV-the feedback of satiety value of amoun of food reaches to brain:delayed. So we keep on eating extra food which is harmful to our health.
Sometimes if we prefer eating oily/fried food during our favourite programme watching.. This adds to Problem of OBESITY.
Timely meals n organised way of eating with concetration on food is Best way to keep yourself fit & healthy!
Being a Couch potato is dangerous state.. So wake up n change Life-style today!!

Sunday, 28 August 2011

Banana.. The neglected Fruit...

Banana is one of the most abundant, easily available and inexpensive fruit in the Indian market. It is practically available throughout the year. This humble fruit can boast of having several health advantages. Here I list a few:


1. Keeps blood pressure in control- They have a high potassium content which is required to balance the high salts in our diets.


2. Soothe ulcers and heartburn-They have antacid properties and hence recommended for ulcers. A banana shake does wonders for the heartburn.


3. Helps to normalize your bowel movements-They are good for stool formation and are easily digested hence ripe bananas are very helpful in both diarrhea as well as constipation.


4. Combat hunger pangs- It makes you feel full but not lethargic. Way better than a bag of chips or cookies.


5. Cure hangovers- A banana and a tall glass of water takes out the sting of a hangover.


6. Makes you happy- It has known to stimulate neurotransmitters, which give you a feeling of happiness i.e. eating banana improves your mood.


7. No fuss fruit- No need to wash your hands or the fruit before consumption (as required for fruits like apple, pear etc.) ; no fussy peels like oranges ; easy to carry unlike melons, papaya, pineapple etc. Just peel it and enjoy the natural goodness.


8. Versatile- they can be consumed whole or as shakes, smoothies, ice-cream, chaat (a snack in India made of fruits and spices) etc. Raw banana is used as a vegetable in various parts of India.


Its amazing what a simple, easily and widely available fruit like banana can do for our health, but but Some PEOPLE with OBESITY, DIABETES, KIDNEY Diseases must take it with caution. Kindly consult your doctor / medical nutritionist before eating it.


Read more on bananas
The next time you wake up to a cloudy gloomy morning, do what monkeys do best, and grab yourself nature’s happy pill, the Great banana!
Nutritive value of banana
For glycemic values

Saturday, 20 August 2011

Mashaal by Prasoon Joshi..

लो मशालों को जगा डाला किसी ने...
भोले थे कर दिया भाला किसी ने...
लो मशालों को जगा डाला किसी ने...
है शहर  ये कोयलों का...ये मगर न भूल जाना
लाल शोले भी.. इसी बस्ती में रहते हैं युगों से 
लाल शोले भी.. इसी बस्ती में रहते हैं युगों से... 
लो मशालों को जगा डाला किसी ने...
रास्तो में धूल है...कीचड़ है,पर ये याद रखना 
रास्तो में धूल है ..कीचड़ है, पर ये याद रखना ...
ये जमीं धुलती रही संकल्पवाले आंसूओं से
मेरे आँगन को है धो डाला किसी ने 
लो मशालों को जगा डाला किसी ने...
भोले थे कर दिया भाला किसी ने...
लो मशालों को जगा डाला किसी ने...
आग बेवजह कभी घर से निकलती ही नहीं है,
आग बेवजह कभी घर से निकलती ही नहीं है...
टोलियाँ जत्थे बनाकर चींखकर यूँ चलती नहीं है..
रात को भी देखने दो, आज तुम.. सूरज के जलवे,
रात को भी देखने दो, आज तुम.. सूरज के जलवे ...
जब तपेगी ईंट तभी होश में आयेंगे ये तलवे..
तोड़ डाला मौन का ताला किसी ने,
तोड़ डाला मौन का ताला किसी ने.....
लो मशालों को जगा डाला किसी ने,
भोले थे कर दिया भाला किसी ने...


लो मशालों को जगा डाला किसी ने...
by -श्री प्रसून जोशी 
Audio link is  http://www.timesnow.tv/videoshow/4381686.cms

Friday, 19 August 2011

विद्रोह नहीं.. क्रान्ति है..जूनून है ये.. अब तो,मान ही लो भीड़ नहीं जनमत.. जन-समूह है ये..!

गुस्ताख आवाजो... गुस्ताख  निगाहों...अब तो मानना होगा...
विद्रोह  नहीं... क्रान्ति  है ये...जूनून  है ये...
अब तो चिर निंद्रा त्यागो.. अब तो शासकों जागो...
विद्रोह  नहीं.. क्रान्ति है....जूनून  है ये...
भीड़ नहीं.. देश-की-आवाज़ और जन-समूह है ये...!


तोलते ही रहे वो..सिक्को में, रुपये पैसों में,
मातृभूमि के प्रति हमारे श्रद्धा-विश्वास को...
ढूंढते ही रहे वो, प्रायोजकों को...
सियासती गलियारा नहीं कोई...
मातृभूमि पे न्योछावर होने का प्रण है ये...
अब तो चिर निंद्रा त्यागो.. अब तो शासकों जागो...
मान भी लो भीड़ नहीं जनमत... जन-समूह  है ये...    

जो उबल रहा... जो बह उठा...रगों में आज... 
पानी नहीं... देश-प्रेम का सच्चा-खून  है ये...
बेईमानी नहीं...लोभ...लालच...स्वार्थ नहीं...
देश के लिए कुछ कर गुजरने की, आस है ये...
अब तो चिर निंद्रा त्यागो.. अब तो शासकों जागो...
विद्रोह  नहीं... क्रान्ति है...जूनून  है ये...
भीड़ नहीं जनमत... जन-समूह  है ये...

पैरों  तले कुचलने का प्रयत्न करनेवालों... 
याद रखना फूल नहीं...कांटे है ये...विचारों की तलवारें है ये...
भूले से भी,अब न कहना-क्रांति नहीं विद्रोह है ये...
फिर ना दोहराना-नासमझों की टोली है ये...
जनता नासमझ और भोली है ये...
मान भी लो भीड़ नहीं जनमत... जन-समूह  है ये..

दीप की शिखा नहीं,जो बुझा लोगे फूँक से 
दहकते अंगारे दिलों में है ...चिंगारी है ये...
भूल से भी दे-देना ना हवा कहीं ,
लेलेंगी प्रचंड ज्वाला का रूप ये...
जल उठेंगे कृत्रिम आडम्बर व सियासती सिंघासन
फिर ना दोहराना- क्रांति नहीं विद्रोह है ये...
फिर न कहना नासमझों की टोली है ये...
ना ही कहना-भोली जनता कि बड़ी कोई भूल है ये...
मान भी लो भीड़ नहीं जनमत... जन-समूह  है ये...

अब तो चिर निंद्रा को त्यागो.. अब तो जागो...
मान भी लो!! देश के भ्रष्टाचारियों व गद्दारों...!!
विद्रोह नहीं... क्रान्ति है ये...जूनून  है ये...
सड़को पे जो उतर आया है आज ...जनाक्रोश है ये...
फिर न कहना नासमझों की टोली है...
भीड़ नहीं..स-उद्देश ससंदेश शांतिपूर्ण जनांदोलन और जन-समूह है ये...
विद्रोह  नहीं.. क्रान्ति है...जूनून है ये... 
मान ही लो भीड़  नहीं जनमत.. जन-समूह  है ये..!!-शुचिता वत्सल 

This is poem that I wrote and which spontaneously came to my mind when I saw the spectacular picture of Awakened India on my Television screen..
Vandematram!!
-Shuchita Vatsal.





इतना क्यूँ सोते हैं हम ...by Prasoon Joshi..

इतना  क्यूँ  सोते  हैं  हम ...
इतना लम्बा.. इतना गहरा.. बेसुध क्यूँ  सोते  हैं  हम...दबे  पांव  काली  रातें  आती-जाती  नहीं
दबे पांव क्या, कभी  बेधड़क,  हो  जाती  हैं?
और बस  करवट  लेकर  सब  खोते  हैं हम.. 
इतना क्यूँ सोते हैं हम..?
नींद है या फिर नशा है कोई 
धीरे धीरे जिसकी आदत पड़ जाती है
झूठ की बारिश में सच की खामोश बांसुरी -२
एक झोखे की, राह देखती सड़ जाती है
बाद में क्यूँ रोते हैं हम
इतना  क्यूँ  सोते  हैं  हम ...
खेत हमारा,बीज हमारे, हैरत क्या फसल खड़ी है
काटनी होगी,छांटनी होगी, आज चुनौती बहुत बड़ी है
कांटें क्यों बोते है हम 
इतना  क्यूँ  सोते  हैं  हम ...
सबने खेला और सब हारे..-२
बड़ा अनोखा अजब खेल है
इंजन कला डिब्बे काले
बड़ी पुरानी रेल है
इस रेल में क्यूँ होते है हम..
इतना  क्यूँ  सोते  हैं  हम ...
लोरी नहीं तमाचा दे दो -२
इक छोटी सी आशा दे दो.
वर्ना फिर से,सो जायेंगे हम
वर्ना फिर से,सो जायेंगे हम, सपनो में फिर खो जायेंगे हम...
चलो पाप धोते हैं हम..
इतना लम्बा.. इतना गहरा.. बेसुध क्यूँ  सोते  हैं  हम...
-प्रसून जोशी !



Friday, 12 August 2011

You reap!! What you Plant!!

 
A successful business man was growing old and knew it was time to choose a successor to take over the business.
Instead of choosing one of his Directors or his children, he decided to do something different.
He called all the young executives in his company together.
He said, "It is time for me to step down and choose the next CEO. I have decided to choose one of you.. "The young executives were Shocked.
Boss continued. "I am going to give each one of you a SEED today - one very special SEED. I want you to plant the seed, water it, and come back here one year from today with what you have grown from the seed I have given you.
I will then judge the plants that you bring, and the one
I choose will be the next CEO."
One man, named Jim, was there that day and he, like the others, received a seed.. He went home and excitedly, told his wife the story. She helped him get a pot, soil and compost and he planted the seed. Everyday, he would water it and watch to see if it had grown. After about three weeks, some of the other executives began to talk about their seeds and the plants that were beginning to grow.
Jim kept checking his seed, but nothing ever grew.
Three weeks, four weeks, five weeks went by, still nothing.
By now, others were talking about their plants, but Jim didn't have a plant and he felt like a FAILURE.
Six months went by -- still nothing in Jim's pot. He just knew he had killed his seed.  Jim didn't say anything to his colleagues, however, he just kept watering and fertilizing the soil.
A year finally went by and all the young executives of the company brought their plants to the CEO for inspection.
Jim told his wife that he wasn't going to take an empty pot.
But she asked him to be honest about what happened. Jim felt sick to his stomach, it was going to be the most embarrassing moment of his life, but he knew his wife was right.
He took his empty pot to the board room. When Jim arrived, he was amazed at
the variety of plants grown by the other executives. They were beautiful -- in all shapes and sizes. Jim put his empty pot on the floor and many of his colleagues laughed, a few felt sorry for him!
When the CEO arrived, he surveyed the room and greeted his young executives.
Jim just tried to hide in the back. 
"My, what great plants, trees and flowers you have grown," said the CEO. 
"Today one of you will be appointed the next CEO!"
CEO spotted Jim at the back of the room with his empty pot. He ordered  Jim to be in front..Jim was terrified.
He thought, "The CEO knows I'm a failure! Maybe he will have me fired!"
The CEO asked him what had happened to his seed - Jim told him the story.
The CEO asked everyone to sit down except Jim. He looked at Jim, and then announced to the young executives, 
"Behold your next Chief Executive Officer!
His name is Jim!" Jim couldn't believe it. Jim couldn't even grow his seed.

"How could he be the new CEO?" others asked.
CEO said, "One year ago today, I gave everyone-a seed. I told you to take the seed, plant it, water it, and bring it back to me today. But I gave you all boiled seeds; they were dead - it was not possible for them to grow.
Except Jim, All of you,when found that the seed would not grow, you substituted another seed. You all bought up beautiful plant.

Jim was the only one with the courage and honesty to bring me a pot with my seed in it. Therefore, he is the one who will be the New Chief Executive Officer!"

If you plant honesty, you will reap trust
If you plant goodness, you will reap friends
If you plant humanity, you will reap greatness
If you plant perseverance, you will reap contentment
If you plant consideration, you will reap perspective
If you plant hard work, you will reap success 
If you plant forgiveness, you will reap reconciliation

So, be careful what you plant now; it will determine what you will reap later.

LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED in Road of life's journey!


One of the most undesired thing in life is Addiction. All of us are addicted to one or other thing.Sometimes we even get addicted to convenience. We accept whatever is easily achievable in life.We even stop searching for anything better.. Leave all to the destiny with a hope.
As soon as we do so...Our wisdom & eagerness to explore, goes on vacations.

Our conscience never misleads us; but most of us ignore it because we don’t want to leave our “room of comfort” to explore into wilderness...
Life really is like a vicious circle every time we see an end; it’s not the end but Horizon where arises a Sun of new Hope & desire' to explore the world afresh…
Life is continuous journey.. No one actually knows WHY he or she is in this world?

We should keep moving on the way which we find perfect.. Sooner or later people would come & join us.Addiction should be to EXPLORE- Why are we sent in this world by Almighty & what unturned pages of life have in its store for us...
“To find what we seek in the road of life…
Best policy is-LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED”.

Friday, 22 July 2011

"कोशिश" ----:(शुचिता वत्सल)

शिखर तो छू लिए होते 
गर गगन की कल्पना की होती,
गागर तो भर ही जाती 
गर सागर की अभिलाषा करी होती,
फूल तो मिल ही जाते 
मधुबन  की कामना की होती,
पगडण्डी भी पा ही लेते 
गर मंजिल की रहे खोजी होती ,
कुटिया तो बन ही जाती
गर महलों की इच्छा की होती,
तारा तो पा ही लेते गर 
चाँद की आकांक्षा रखी होती,
दीप की ज्योति मिल ही जाती 
गर दिनकर की किरणें चाही होती,
नन्हा तृण तो पा ही लेते 
गर नीड़ की आशा की होती ,
हम भी मंजिल पा जाते 
अगर "कोशिश की होती" !!




आहूति (Aahooti) by Shuchita.

प्रेम को नफरत में बदल देता है यह जहाँ ,
जिस हृदय की भूमि पर विश्वास उपजता हो
शक के बीज बो देता है ये वहां |
श्रद्दा के मंदिर में ,
प्रेम के अमृत में ,
अविश्वास का  ज़हर मिला देता है ये जहाँ,
जीने का सहारा,
दिल का सकूं,
सब तो छीन लेता है ये कठोर जहाँ !
प्रेम को क्रोध का रूप देना,
आस्था को डिगाना ,
रिश्तों को व्यापार बतलाना 
सभी में पारंगत है ये जहाँ !
कुछ करना है तो दुनिया दारी के खेल में न फसें  
स्वयं को,स्वयं के अहम को, निष्ठा की ज्वाला में आहूत करें
तभी श्रद्दा , विश्वास , आस्था के बंधन निभा पाएंगे 
तभी मानव जीवन को सबल व समर्थ बना पाएंगे !



Tuesday, 5 July 2011

Superspecialized & Pivot Role-THE HOMEMAKER . It's a matter of Pride!



We often talk about women's liberalization & equality. Thus to provide women better education & job opportunities, they are given reservation. This made them-self reliant, confident and economically independent. But does it really help to fight back women exploitation? Has this given her moral support & emotional security?
If we see other side of the coin...
Modern woman is being rather sandwiched between the dual responsibilities. She is being dragged by the over demanding goals as a home-maker and a professional. Work related stress, burnouts, mental exhaustion and molestations are never a deniable aspect in this competitive world. What does she gets in return? Isn’t she really being exploited NOW?
 Do we feel that real needy girls are able to grab these jobs? Sincerely speaking it’s not the case.
Girls with high status family background, girls who are manipulative , who are ready to compromise a lot have better chances of grabbing jobs than those who are well qualified, needy and more deserving.
Don’t you think this is reducing the job opportunities for more needy males and creating job scarcity in a society with a grave problem of Unemployment? Aren’t males still the BREAD EARNER, who contribute major part of their income to sustain a family?
Hope you won’t disagree if I say that a girl’s income is being mostly spent on luxuries than on necessities. This extravagance & high purchasing power of few leads to inflation in market and contributes to dissatisfaction and frustration of many have-nots in society.
Resultant is that more girls are being compelled to grab a job of any kind & at any cost to maintain the so called “standard of living” rather the “standard of show-off.”
Most of them want to work either because of social pressure or because it’s today’s trend.
   Can I ask why?  Is this only ultimate motive of being educated? Or is this a way to prove ourselves liberal & civilized, or it’s a disguised way to get dowry in instalments by marrying a working women ?
Do we really want that girls should be independent? 
OK  fine, if girls feel independent & equal to man.
If they are equal then why they want RESERVATION? Why they want to leave office earlier to reach home early? Why want posting in home town? Why rebates in taxation?
Then where goes their big fat "Ego"? Where disappears the "feeling of disgrace to be called different from male counterparts", when they beg for favours because they are weak & delicate..?Isn’t this a PARADOX?
Why can’t a well qualified lady accept the PIVOT role in society of being a HOME-MAKER? Why this role is being looked down?
Is it just because she doesn’t earn name, fame & money in terms of cash: formally?
I’m not against girl’s jobs but do wives of bureaucrats & businessman need to work? They work to kill there boredom? They want themselves to be busy outside home..Why?Is being complementary to man so disgraceful?Is working in a team called Family so uninteresting? Is there nothing to be done at home? Are household jobs so down trodden?
 As a Home-Maker a lady contributes a lot to society. She adds to family’s REAL-INCOME: i.e. the money that she saves due to her contribution as work. She can prevent phenomena of broken homes, juvenile delinquency, crimes, distress, suicides & episodes of depression. She can provide a healthy atmosphere at home to enhance the work efficiency of family members, she transmits our heritage – the culture-to young-ones, she socializes human infant into responsible future citizen.
HER specialized work area can’t be overlooked & ignored.
Her contribution can not be underestimated.
It’s Matter of appreciation & proud to be a Successful Home Maker!
Really try once you would get lot of satisfaction while fulfilling the demands of family members. All boredom would disappear..!

Sunday, 3 July 2011

VISHWAS...by Shuchita

                                                                        Vishvaas

कृत्रिमता के बदल छाये चारों ओर 
समाज कहता मनो निशा को भोर 
जीवन जीना है तो, झुकना सीखो !
सफ़र करना है तो रुकना सीखो !
परम्पराओं के दायरे से बाहर,ना निकलो !
पूर्वजों के पदचिन्हों पर चलना सीखलो!
           पर क्या .......?
           इस विचारधारा के अनुरूप ढल सकोगे ?
           चुप  रह  इन  कुरीतियों को यूँ ही सहोगे ?
           कायरता  को जीवन में, सम्मलित करोगे ?
           और  यूँ ही जीवन बिता कर चले जाओगे ?
है, परिवर्तन है जीवन में है ज़रूरी 
रिश्तों, समाज, रूड़ियों को ना बनाओ मजबूरी 
संदेह रहा है सदा से मानव प्रगति की कमजोरी
मिटा डालो ये भ्रम व अपने और अपनी मंजिल के बीच की दूरी 
             माना देगा ना साथ कोई तुम्हारा,
             माना कोई ना होगा, मार्गदर्शक तारा 
             होगा बस तुमपे सिर्फ "आपसी-विश्वास" का सहारा 
             लक्ष्य प्राप्ति कराएगा सिर्फ "आत्मविश्वास" तुम्हारा !
तब ये ही  असमर्थक गायेंगे 
तुम्हारी  जय-गाथा 
तभी संतुष्ट होगा हृदय
ऊंचा होगा गर्व से ये माथा !!

"CHAVANNI KA ITIHAAS"


             "CHAVANNI KA ITIHAAS"
Notice the degrading trends..With value of 1/4 rupee the aesthetics also been reduced during its journey
The road has finally come to an end for the humble 25 paise coin. The Reserve Bank of India is withdrawing from circulation coins of 25 paise and below from June 30, 2011. Coins of denomination of 25 paise and below will not be accepted for exchange at the bank branches from July 1, 2011 onwards. 
We trace the history of the 25 paise coin from the British era to contemporary India. 


The first of the quarter rupee coins were issued in India during the reign of William IV. The coins were made of silver.



The longest reigning monarch of the United Kingdom, Queen Victoria also held the title of the Empress of India. During her reign a number of quarter rupee coins were issued. Soon after her ascent to the throne, a silver quarter rupee coin was issued in India. The coins featured the bust of a young Queen Victoria. She was made the queen soon after her 18th birthday

The coins issued later in Queen Victoria's reign had a more mature looking bust of the queen. The one-fourth rupee coins were made of silver.



While Queen Victoria was adding to her years in real life, she also put in a bit of weight on the her image on the coins.

The new century also witnessed a change on the British monarchy. Following the death of his mother Queen Victoria, Edward VII was crowned as the King of the United Kingdom and also as the Emperor of India. All new coins issued during the time bore his name and face.


A new design of coins were introduced in 1919 that sought to replace the existing silver quarter rupee coins. The new equivalent of the quarter rupee coin was the 4 aana coin, that was made from cupro-nickel instead of silver. The rising silver prices following the First World War necessitated this change. These coins had the effigy of King George V.


:George V was crowned the King in 1910. He was also the first reigning British Monarch to tour India. The 4 aana coins introduced in 1919 didn't gain popularity and soon the quarter rupee coins had to be brought back


King George VI was the last of the British monarchs to rule over India. His predecessor Edward VIII abdicated the throne in order to marry divorced American socialite Wallis Simpson. There were no coins issued for Edward VIII. While coins of other denominations went for a design change, the quarter rupee coins continued, with only a new monarch replacing the old

Following the Independence of India the currency system continued with the British series of coins till the establishment of the Indian Republic. The first coins of independent India were introduced on August 15, 1950 and it included the quarter rupee coin made of nickel. The coins had the words 'char aana' embossed in Devnagri script and had the Ashoka Emblem on one side.


Another major landmark in the history of the 25 paise coin happened following the introduction of the decimal series in accordance with the Indian Coinage Act that came into force from April 1, 1957. The 19 mm 25 paise coins were called '25 naye paise'. The tern 'naye paise' was used for wider public recognition of the new coinage system and was discontinued from June 1, 1964 when the term 'naye' was dropped. The coins weighed 5 grams and were made of nickel.




By the late 1960s, Indians had become used to the new coinage system. The text 'rupaiye ka chautha bhag' (one fourth of a rupee) was also replaced by 25 paise. While other coins of lower denominations underwent a major change and moved to aluminium, the 25 paise coin didn't change much.



In 1988 the 25 paisa coin went steel and was made of ferratic stainless steel. It was a little heavier than its predecessor at 2.83 grams but was of the same size. The last 25 paise coins seen in popular circulation were minted in the year 2002. Late 1980s to the

In July 2010 the Government of India unveiled the new symbol for the Indian Rupee and designer D Udaya Kumar also designed a new symbol for the paise. But with the 25 paise going out of circulation we are unlikely to see the image above anywhere.

"Kya chvanni chhaap shabd ne unhe itna hila diya ki unhone 25 paise ya chavanni ka itihaas aur sab achhe vyaktitvon ki tarah mita diya?" Humn..? Unfortunately in our country-History is made n manipulated by those who kept burying all that comes into there way! Babji proposed remove Rs.1000 note they did it to 25p. We must make out-How efficient n active workers are they!!

Friday, 1 July 2011

Taste of good governance -Mr.Narendra Modi.

A Daughter, A Tree and A Teacher

by Narendra Modi 1. July 2011 10:15

I was delighted to learn that many of tweeeples liked my tweet regarding planting trees on birth of a daughter. Your interest in conserving ecology is welcome. Looking to your interest, I would like to share with you a tip to conserve our most precious resource viz. water while doing farming/gardening.

All you need to do is take an unglazed clay pot (matka) and place it underground, parallel to the roots of the plant or small trees. Fill it with water, cover it with the lid and cover the place. For about a week, you do not need to water the plant again. The pot will act as a natural drip irrigation vehicle. Please remember, you do not need to make holes in the matka. And if you wish to have a better result, then fill the pot with soiled water that is left out after washing of utensils. This method is already practised in some parts of Gujarat. Friends, such small acts can one day sum up into a great deed, if we make them a part of our various resolutions.

I am also reminded of another heart touching incident that someone narrated to me in his letter. This took place in a village somewhere in Veraval region of Saurashtra. He wrote about a unique experiment by a teacher of the school for growing trees. Since that it is a water scarce area, it was impossible to get water for trees. The teacher therefore asked the students to bring soiled water left out after washing of utensils at home. Each student would carry a bottle of soiled water from home daily. The students were then asked to water the plants with the soiled water. As days passed, the students and school officials had a lush green garden before themselves! Thus a teacher’s small initiative created a green island in a dry and barren area, that too with waste water. In the process, he also taught the kids to make friends with Mother Nature. I was quite touched with this; hope you too will.

Please share such tips and experiments for conserving ecology, let’s all do our bit.


Monday, 27 June 2011

The Nagarwala case


Jimmy Nagarwala was employed with the research and analysis wing of the cabinet secretariat. He rang up the chief cashier of State Bank of India, Parliament Street branch, To tell to keep Rs 60 lac in cash ready. He had imitated the voice of Indira Gandhi and told him or so Mr.VK Malhotra, the chief cashier, told the police. A part of the contingency funds available to Prime Minister was kept with this SBI Branch. Nagarwala reached the Bank, collected  the cash and then vanished into thin air. Cashier Malhotra panicked and rushed to PMO, police was sent on the Nagarwala trail. The police nabbed him a short while later from a Dharmshala. But he did not have the cash that he had collected earlier in the same day.
The unorthodox withdrawal of such a huge sum triggered off a huge din. Indira had to answer to several embarrassing questions, She had few answers to convince an excited opposition. Nagarwala was subsequently lodged in Tihar Jail. He was to complain of a certain uneasiness, but by the time medical assistance could reach him, it was too late. Nagarwala died mysteriously in Jail.  
A few month before his  mysterious death, he had faced an attack from unidentified assailants while he was with his family in his car. Such questions are still unanswered.
The MYSTERY further compounded when VK Malhotra ; the same cashier involved in above case. After he retired from SBI he was hired as Chief Accounts Officer by MARUTI UDYOG! The same dream project of Sanjay Gandhi…
Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_Nagarwala_scandal
 The Congress, Indira to Sonia Gandhi  By Vijay Sanghvi

Journey from UPRRMC to UPA (United Province ROAD ROLLER Manufacturing Company to United Province Alliance)

The Maruti Land Scandal
An auto-mobile repairs shop owner Arjun Das met Sanjay accidentally Gandhi who was then chasing the dream of manufacturing a people’s car. Das was allotted prime Land adjoining an IAF establishment in Gurgaon astride the Delhi Airport. The transaction violated security requirements because the new factory was sought to be premised closed to a defence establishment. The debate also focused on the fact that Sanjay Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi were directors in The UNITED PROVINCE ROAD ROLLER MANUFACTURING COMPANY founded by someone with suspect credentials. The company had made only 1 road roller but had had sold scores of road rollers to the Border Roads Construction Corporation, a public sector unit owned by the Indian Government. The company had collected money but had never dispatched a single road roller. It had receipts from the railways of having loaded the roads rollers in wagons that never reached their destinations. The CBI was asked to enquire but could not unravel the truth..
Source: The Congress, Indira to Sonia Gandhi
 By Vijay Sanghvi

Saturday, 25 June 2011

JHUK NAHIN SAKTE

This great poem was written by Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji during his stay in Jail in era of Emergency Emergency was declared at midnight on 25th June 1975. The Misfortune of Indian democracy-"The EMERGENCY ERA". This poem hold true even AFTER  36 yrs..even on 25th June 2011.