Why this Pain in Life???

"Joy & Pain", "Good & Bad", "Attachment & Detachment" etc. are dual characteristics of Nature or Maya. Individual soul or "Soul" is beyond this dual Nature & is of the nature of Bliss. But when this "Soul" gets involved with Nature or Maya, then it experiences dual fruits of Nature like Joy & Pain. In this world when we get involved with material things or people around us then attachment to those things or people happen. It seems to give us joy, happiness when we are with these things or people. But as Nature is of dual characteristics so these very things or people give us equal amount of pain in life when these are not with us or are gone away from our life. It is as simple as that involvement gives joy while separation gives pain in life but both are two aspects of the same coin.

That is the reason that saints ask us not to get attached with the things or people of this world. Even if we have to remain with these things or people in the world then just remain like a drop of water on a Lotus flower, where though it is there on it but it is not attached or touched by it. Basically the nature of our mind is so that it gets attached to some object, place or person badly. In such a state our mind is swayed by the emotions & we always think of that object, place or person & without it, our life seems impossible. So in all such cases if our mind is attached to them greatly then great shall be the pain to the mind during separation from them. Same applies to other material things like your home, car, money etc. So if our mind is attached to these things greatly, so great shall be the pain to our mind during its separation.

As per the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama (Buddhism), craving for worldly things is said to be the cause of all suffering that one experiences in human existence. The extinction of this craving leads one to ultimate happiness, or Nirvana. Nirvana means "cessation", "extinction" of suffering. It is also known as "Awakening" or "Enlightenment". As per the teachings of Gautama Buddha, suffering is an inevitable part of life as we know it & the cause of this suffering is attachment to, or craving for worldly pleasures of all kinds. The suffering ends when the craving and desire ends, or one is freed from all desires.

In this world we are getting deluded by the delusive energy of God called Maya. She puts our minds through the pains and sufferings of life & we all our life feel these regularly. Our mind is always full of worries, anxieties, pains of day to day life, diseases and mental sufferings. Sometimes that delusive energy of God called Maya removes a little pain from our life & gives us a small happiness & pleasure. We at that time feel that we have got fully rid of all the problems & miseries of the life & we again rush with more vigor towards the jungle called life. We forget that all those miseries & pains of life are still there & if we do not find the true answer to get rid of all these sufferings then we shall always feel the same way all through life & shall get reborn again to live a life of pain & sufferings. To get rid of all these pains & sufferings permanently, is to know your true self which is your Soul & Supersoul (God). Once you know your Soul & Supersoul (God) then all the miseries of life shall go away from your life.

In Bhagwat Gita Lord Krishna teaches Arjuna that if a person's mind is unattached internally to worldly things then that person lives in this world just like a water drop living on a lotus leaf, which is there on it but is still not attached to it.

"brahmany adhaya karmani
sangam tyaktva karoti yah
lipyate na sa papena
padma-patram ivambhasa" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Five verse 10)

"Sri Krishna said: One who performs his duty without any Attachment, surrendering all the results unto the God, is unaffected by sinful action, as the Lotus leaf is untouched by water."

Below is a story regarding a monk who lived a life of detachment in this world:

"Two monks were returning to the monastery in the evening. It had rained and there were puddles of water on the road sides. At one place a beautiful young woman was standing unable to walk across because of a puddle of water. The elder of the two monks went up to a her lifted her in his alms and left her on the other side of the road, and continued his way to the monastery.

In the evening the younger monk came to the elder monk and said, "Sir, as monks, we cannot touch a woman?"

The elder monk answered "yes, brother".

Then the younger monk asks again, "but then Sir, how is that you lifted that woman on the roadside?"

The elder monk smiled at him and told him "I left her on the other side of the road, but you are still carrying her."

So remain in this world like the one who is not attached to the things & beings of this world. Don't say to yourselves, 'I have money, home, I have a son, I have a daughter, I have numbers of men and maids for my service, I have precious gold etc; do not cling to these things with craving and desire. Simply do not get attached to anything very much that you cannot leave it. Again, just live your life like a water drop living on a lotus leaf, which is there on it but is still not attached to it.

Jai Sri Krishna

LET’S START THE NEW YEAR OFF WITH A GOOD ATTITUDE – TOWARDS LIFE AND WORK!

What better time to make a promise to change the way we look at things than the beginning of a brand new year?  Both research and common-sense tell us that we can enjoy better health when we have a good attitude.  We’ve all heard of the optimist that sees the glass “half-full” and the pessimist that sees it “half-empty.”  How much fun is that?  It’s a lot more pleasant to try to look at our life – both at work and home with a good outlook.  Things can’t be that bad if we don’t make them that bad!  Besides, negative emotions can be detrimental to long-term health issues.


For young people starting out on a new job, the best advice is to go into that occupation full-steam ahead.  Show your new employer that you are interested in what the company does and stands for, not just in getting a pay check every two weeks.  If you start a job with the knowledge that you may make mistakes, which is expected, but that you are willing to work hard and not “talk the talk”, but “walk the walk”, your chances of advancement are much better that someone who just shows up every day, and doesn’t bring that positive personality with them.

You don’t have to go around with a grin on your face all day, but understand that there are no shortcuts to success.  You have to do the job you are hired to do and do it safely.  Do you know people in your workplace that complain all the time?  Their complaints affect the morale of their co-workers.  Maybe they need some encouragement to complete the tasks they are assigned to do.  Workers can “feel” the negative or positive “vibes” a co-worker puts out.

Safe and happy work environments have to be cultivated both by management and workers alike.  It takes time to cultivate friendships; things just don’t happen overnight.  Training is the first step, and employees should take advantage of the work-related lessons they are taught. Do you know any workers who ignore the safety rules, or take a chance on their own, or co-workers’ safety and health?  Do they wear their personal protective equipment, and take care of it?  Do they run machines without guards, or throw tools around?  If so, they are displaying a lack of respect for both themselves, other workers and the company they work for.

If you need to think about your attitude, now’s the time.  Concentrate on your behavior, both at home and work.  Figure out how to fix problems and don’t give up.  Be willing to help others.  Share ideas with them, but also show that you are able to work independently.  Watch out for your fellow man.  If you witness a near-miss at work, report it and see that it gets corrected.  All of us need to be on the alert for safety hazards.  Pay attention to the many safety posters  posted all around your workplace, and heed their warnings.

I hope this little “pep talk” will help some of you go into work with a better outlook on things.  I want to share something I read the other day about “well-being,” and after all, isn’t that what we are all looking for?  Concentrate on this good advice, and have a great 2011 at work, home, and play!

• PHYSICAL WELL-BEING: Maintaining healthy and energetic bodies by making healthy choices about exercise, diet, and stress management.
• EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING: Peace of mind, confidence and self-respect that we achieve by coming to terms with our full range of feelings.
• SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING: Purpose, fulfillment and meaning that comes with having a sense of connection to those things that are larger than ourselves.
• INTELLECTUAL WELL-BEING: Mental acuity that results from keeping our minds active, alert, open, curious and creative.
• SOCIAL WELL-BEING: Camaraderie that comes from maintaining a rich web of relationships, with family, friends, and colleagues.

Life is Like a Cup of Coffee

A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.

Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups–porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal–some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite. He told his guests to help themselves to the coffee.

After everyone had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “If you noticed, all the nice looking, expensive cups have been taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones.

“While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. Be assured that the cup adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases, it is just more expensive, and in some cases, even hides what we drink.

“What all of you really wanted was coffee. But you consciously went for the best cups. And then you began eyeing each other’s cups, to see who had the best one.

“Now consider this. Life is the coffee. The jobs, money, and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life. And the type of cup we have does not define, nor change, the quality of life we live.

“Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee. Savor the coffee, not the cups!

“The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything.

“Live simply. Speak kindly. Care deeply. Love generously.”

Why is change needed? A story of an eagle

The eagle has the longest life span of its species. It can live up to 70 years. But to reach this age...

The eagle must make a hard decision. In its 40's, its long and flexible talons can no longer grab pray, which serves as food. Its long and sharp beak becomes bents, its old aged and heavy wings due to their thick feathers become stuck to its chest and makes its difficult to fly.

Then the eagle is left with only two options either to die or go through a painful process of change which lasts 150 days.

The process requires that the eagle must fly to a mountain top and sit on its nest. There the eagle knocks its beak against a rock he plucks it out. After plucking it out the eagle will wait for a new beak to grow back and then it will pluck out its talons.When the new talons grow back the eagle starts plucking its old aged feathers.

And  after five months the eagle takes its famous flight of rebirth and lives for 30 more years.

Many times in order to survive we have start a change process. We sometimes need to get rid of old memories, habits and other past traditions. Only freed from past burdens can we take advantage of the present.

India 4Th generation Motivational song ( Haters can piss Offf , its all ...

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“I am a champion” | Most Powerful Motivational Speech EVER!!!

Who am i

I am a champion

I will conquer what has not been conquered

Defeat will not be in my creed

I will believe what others have doubted

I will always endeavor the prestige, honor, and respect of my team

I have trained my mind and my body will follow

Who am i

I am a champion

I will acknowledge the fact that my opponents do not expect me to win but i will never surrender

Weakness will not be in my heart

I will look to my comrades, to those who have brought me into this world and those who trained me and i will draw strength from them

Who am i

I am a champion

I will gladly go out into the field of battle and i will move, groove and do everything that i can do  and i will reach my field of battle by any means at my disposal and when i get there i will arrive violently

I will rip the heart from my enemy and leave it bleeding on the ground, because he cannot stop me

Who am i

I am a champion

To my side i have comrades

Comrages that have been with me through thick and thin, through sacrifice, through blood, through sweat, through tears

Never will i let them fall

Never will i let them down

And i will never leave any enemy behind

Because our opponent doe not know my heart

Who am i

I am a champion

No one will deny me

No one will defy me

And no one will tell me who and what i am and can be

Beleif will change my world

It has moved continents and countries and put man on the moon and it will carry me through this battle

Who am i

I am a champion

Defeat retreat those are not in my words

I do not understand those definitions

I do not understand when things go wrong

I do not understand mistakes

But i do understand this

I understand victory and i understand  never surrendering

No matters how bad things go

My heart and my mind will carry my body when my limbs are too weak

Who am i

I am a champion

Today will be that day, not tomorrow, not next week but right now, right here, in your house and in your home

Who am i

I am a champion

History will remember me

And i will not have to worry about him being kind

I will define myself

I will write my own praises

And no one will tell me what i can and cannot be

I will never go home, not without givving everything i have got

coz who am i

I am a champion

(after this speech flowers crushed the opponents and won the fantastic game)

20 WORDS TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE

Begin: Take charge of your life by beginning something you have always wanted to do. If your goal seems overwhelming, start small.

Imagine: Your Imagination has no boundaries.. dreaming about something is the first step towards achieving it.

Laugh: Laughter is a direct route to the soul. It broadens your perspective, keeps you healthy, and makes an unbearable situation easier to deal with.

Believe: Set your mind to predict success. Tell yourself you will succeed at whatever you are doing at the moment.

Seek: Allow yourself to grow by exposing your vulnerability and insecurity. Don’t live strictly inside your comfort zone, don’t always play it safe.

Play: We can always find something that needs to be done and we forget how to have fun. Make a conscious effort to take time off, you will feel refreshed and able to think more clearly afterwards.

Trust: Being paralyzed by indecision is worse than making the wrong decision. you cant grow if you don’t trust your inner voice.

Listen: Try listening carefully to the other person's point of view first, without being pro-occupied or distracted. you will really hear what is being said and the other person is more likely to pay attention to your views.

Create: creativity maintains the balance in our lives. the more we use our creativity, the more it develops.

Connect: Relationships are what pull us through hard times, and make the good times meaningful. Take time to nurture the connections that uplift you.

Touch: Humans need touch to survive and thrive. Don’t forget to hug your loved ones. Pat your friends on the back, literally and figuratively.

Forgive: Forgiveness is life giving because it puts you in charge. You become empowered.

Pray: Prayer is asking god to transform the situation and become the heart of your life. Take time each day to nurture this connection.

Hope: Hope is the knowledge that even in the worst of times we can triumph over the hardship and sorrow and grow inspirit. Hope is what sustains humanity.

Choose: We can't always choose our circumstances, but we can choose our attitudes towards them.

Appreciate: Admire the good in yourself and in those around you.

Give: Happiness involves giving freely to others and not necessarily wanting something in return.

Read: Reading removes boundaries.

Write: Words are freedom. Words are power.

Release: Avoid doing something just because everyone thinks you should. Give yourself permission to relax.

Be Aware of Thieves Holding News Papers

It is rare and shocking to see people steal valuables or money from you without your knowledge. But it happened to me, today when I was trying to board a bus a young person tried to steal my mobile phone from my upper shirt pocket. It was odd compared to the routine ways of theft. You will be shocked to know that it was done by a  very young person, of age nearly 10. He looked disheveled, wore a worn out jeans and checks T-shirt, holding an unwrapped news paper in his hand and pretending to wait for a bus as everyone at the stop did. When the bus came he was trying to get in the bus along with me and the crowd. He used the news paper as a device to steal the mobile phone. He hold the news paper in the left hand and masked it over my upper (shirt) pocket. So that I cannot see my pocket, he then put his right hand in my pocket and tried to steal the mobile. But i realized it soon and moved up the foot board. In the chaos my mobile fell down. I got down the bus and picked it up and when i tried to catch him he vanished from my sight. I was lucky today but other may not be. I wish to inform everyone to be aware of this and be careful while boarding the bus and always keep an eye on your pockets and people beside you.

Why we shout when we get angry?

When we are angry on someone we express our emotion by a loud voice on the other person even though that person is next to you. This is a very strange behavior people express when they get angry. The reason for this behavior is, when we get angry the distance between the hearts of the two people will increase, there by subconsciously we feel the person is far from us and we tend to shout. Anger increases the emotional distance of hearts between people. So try not to get angry on anyone, even if you get, do not use any harsh words which increase the distance further.

When people like each other the emotional distance between hearts of two people will be very less. And a mere whisper between them is enough to convey the message.

Memorable trip to Nagarjuna Sagar

October 16^th 2011 will be a special day for me to remember. On this day I along with my friends went on a trip to Nagarjuna Sagar Dam. It was a one day trip. A day before, we all planned to go for it. We started early morning; Vasanth picked me from my home at around 5:15 am in his car.  We then went to Dilsukhnagar to pick the remaining friends; we picked up Praveen from disukhnagar, followed by Vijay and Jayavardhan from chaitanyapuri. We completed the pick up by 7:00am and then our journey to the dam started.

We took the national highway to nagarjuna sagar (approximately 200 km) from Hyderabad. Vasanth was driving the car. We planned to halt somewhere in the middle to have breakfast as none of us had it. Meanwhile in the car we had snacks brought by Jayavardhan. Till the next stop we talked about the ongoing telangana agitation, while having the snacks. We stopped at Mallepalli for Breakfast where we had dosa and Idli. Immediately we resumed our Journey. Vasanth and Jayavardhan decided to have toddy (called as kallu in telugu). It should be called as neera or padaneer (a sweet, non-alcoholic beverage derived from fresh sap), kallu term should be used when the same neera or padaneer is fermented (it is sour). Thadi kallu is a sap collected from the cut flower of the palm tree. The people who collect it are called as tappers. Tappers collect it early morning and serve to people at a reasonable price.

There are plenty of palm trees on the way to sagar, we saw tappers on the road side and asked if they had freshly collected kallu. Vasanth, vardhan and vijay enjoyed kallu while I and Praveen refused.

Again we resumed our journey and decided not to stop until the destination is reached. In another 1 hour we reached nagarjuna sagar. We reached the dam by 9:30am. We were informed by the localities that vehicles are banned to move on the dam since 2005 due to security reasons. We were a little disappointed. We continued and went to the Nagarjuna sagar power house (where electricity is generated), on our way to the plant we visited the temple. The temple was near by the plant, adjacent to which water released from the dam was flowing. We spent some time in the flowing water, washing our hands and face. Worshiped the lord and went to the power plant. In the palnt, we saw huge turbines which were used to generate the electricity. It seems water from the sagar is released at high pressure into the turbines, this forces the turbines to spin. The spinning turbine interacts with a system of magnets to produce electricity. It was very exciting and thrilling to see such a huge metal structures to spin at high speed. I never saw it before so I felt excited. All my friends felt the same.

We were informed at the plant that there is a place called Nagarjuna Konda, 5 km from here where APTDC is provinding boating facility in the sagar dam. We decided to check it out. At 11:30am we started from power plant to nagarjuna konda. On our way we saw a collapsed bridge just 2-4km away from the dam. As sagar gates were closed there was no danger, so we decided to get underneath the bridge to spend some time in the water. Before that we went over the collapsed bridge and took some photographs there. Vijay was not interested so he stayed away. The water flow was not very strong. Vasanth, Vardhan and Praveen entered into the water and took bath.  They enjoyed it a lot as it was a very hot day. Vijay and I were not interested so we took photographs of the dam, bathing friends and ourselves. We spent 45 mins, then returned to the car and started to nagarjuna konda. After traveling some distance we again halted to make ourselves cool at a bar. Vasanth, Vardhan and Vijay had beers, me and Praveen soft drinks.

We resumed the journey and reached nagarjuna konda by 2:00 pm. The boat was about to leave, we parked our vehicle and rushed to get the tickets. The ticket cost is 90/- per head. The boat will take us to a small island which is located in the middle of the sagar dam surrounded by water. The journey across the water was very good with beautiful hills around. It was worth watching. It took 45 mins to reach the island. However by that time everyone was very tired due to humidity, and also we did not had lunch. We purchased few snacks, ate them and took some snaps. After reaching the island, we planned to return in the same boat, without seeing the museum. However we were informed that boat will be there for another 20 mins. So, we decided to see the museum quickly and return to the boat within 20 mins. We went to the museum, but could not find anything of much interest. We retuned to the boat and sat. Unfortunately, the concerned people asked us to get into another boat. We were very angry, but there was no choice we were very tired and week, we got into the other boat. Vasanth found a good place to sit and through out the journey across the river he slept. Praveen and Vijay also managed to get a seat and they too slept. I and Vardhan were standing. Vardhan passed time by playing a game, later I listened to music.

We immediately went to a hotel and ordered food to eat. We ate to the full. Then around 6:00pm we started the return journey to Hyderabad. After heavy lunch, everyone was sleepy, vasanth was as usual driving the car. We halted again at mallepalli while returning and had soft drinks. Praveen wanted to eat pan so he brought pan for everyone. 

We finally reached hyderabad at around 8:30pm. Vijay and Praveen got down at chaitanyapuri. We then dropped Vardhan at his residence and headed to lingampally. It was already 9:00pm, it took us 1 hour and 30 mins to reach lingampally. Vasanth dropped me near my apartment and went to his home. It was 10:30pm by then.

It was indeed awesome trip. We all enjoyed thoroughly. The people who are actually responsible for the trip are Vasanth and Jayavardhan. I thank them for organizing such a trip. Again thanks to vasanth for safe-driving. Without his good driving skills it wouldn't have been possible. It would have been more enjoyable if other friends could have joined us. Nevertheless we can always plan for such trips in the future. We should go for these trips regularly to make ourselves fresh. If not we will feel, we are missing something in life.

Mint Marks on Indian Coins

Mint Marks on Indian Coins

Following are the Mint Mark on the coins where the Coins are manufactured, this mark are have different means, some of the known marks are listed below

A. Mumbai Mint Mark

The Bombay Mint has a small  diamond mint mark under Date of the Coin.

• small diamond below date

B. Kolkata (Calcutta) Mint Mark

The Calcutta Mint has No Mint Mark beneath the date of coin.

1. No mint mark

C. Hyderabad Mint Mark

The Hyderabad Mint has five pointed STAR Under the date of coin.

Also found as :
1. Split diamond below date
2. Dot in diamond
3. Star below date

D. Noida Mint Mark

The Noida Mint has a small or thick dot under the date of the Coin. Production Started in 1988.

1. Round dot below date

E. Foreign Mint Mark

(a – 1 ) SEOUL MINT(SOUTH KOREA)-The Seoul mint has a “Five Pointed Star“under the date of the coin but  exactly below the Last Digits of dates 199 7.

(a -2 ) TAEGU MINT(KOREA)-  The Taegu mint has a “Five Pointed Star“under the date of the coin but  exactly below the first Digits of dates 1985 .

(b) ROYAL MINT LONDON(UK) -The  Mint has a small dot(Diamond) under the date of the coin but exactly below the First Digit of Date 1985.

(c) HEATON PRESS MINT(Birmingham,U.K)-This Mint has Ornamental/ Decorated Letter “H” exactly below the last Digit of the date 1985.

(d) ROYAL CANADIAN MINT, OTTAWA(CANADA)-This Ottawa Mint has a “C” mint mark below the date of the coin.

(e) MEXICO CITY MINT(OESCHGER MASDACH & Co.)-The Mexico City Mint has an mint mark of “M” beneath “O” under the date of the coin.

(f) MOSCOW MINT,Russia – This mint has a mint mark of “MMD” in oval below the date of the coin.eg 2 rupee & 5 rupee(2000 A.D)

(g) SLOVAKIA KREMNCA MINT (SLOVAKIA REPUBLIC): Has mint mark of “MK in circle” below the date of the coin on rupee 1998-2000.

(h) PRETORIA MINT(SOUTH AFRICA MINT Co. pvt ltd) : has  “M” under date in 1998 two rupee coin..

(i) TOWER MINT, UK (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
“U” Shape sign below date

IELTS writing samples

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You and your family are living in rented accommodation in an English speaking country. You are not
satisfied with the condition of some of the furniture.
Write a letter to the landlord. In your letter
• introduce yourself
• explain what is wrong with the furniture
• say what action you would like the landlord to take

Dear Mr.John,

This is jagadish, i am one of your tenant in your house addressed sector 44, Sweden. I have been living in the house since couple of years. I met you on few occasions with regard to the rent.

I would like to bring to your notice that i am not happy with the furniture in the house. The Furniture i too old now. It is posing a wornout look with cracks and is in a dilapidated condition. Because of this the interior of the house looks poor. The cracks in the furniture has become home to bugs. Due to this we are unable to keep our cloths in them. The furniture need immediate attention.

Request you to kindly look into the matter, possibly take necessary steps on the rework of furniture. I will be glad if you could consider my request.

Hope to meet you soon on a positive note.

Yours Sincerely,
Jagadish

IELTS - Writing Task 1

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Write about the following topic:
Using a computer every day can have more negative than positive effects on your children.
Do you agree or disagree?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 250 words.

It is absolutely correct that by everyday use of computers by childrens, it has more negative effects than positive. I agree with the argument.

Stating this i am not against the use of computers. yes they are very essential for the growth of the children at the academic level. they help the children in many ways by providing upto date information on what is happening around the world through internet and also by assisting thme in the preparation of presentation and charts.

But working on computers for a longer period of time affects the eye sight, which inturn leads to headache and other ailments. By seeing compueter screen for a long time will have huge pressure on the neurons of the eye and will weeken them. Thus au a very early age children are forced to wear spects. I have seen my neighbours child who used to spend lot of time before computer playing games. Now his vision became poor and wears spects to compensate the loss. It also affected his studies and resulted in poor academic grades.

I strongly believe that parents should take proper measures on children using computers. They have to educate children to use computers properly. Especially parents need  to see if their children are playing games on the computers, because most childrens get addicted to computer games and it will be very difficult to overcome it. Hence parents should advice them to spend only 2 hrs everyday on computers and rest of the time on outdoor play and studies.

Mother's Love!! Can anyone explain...........

The answer in no, the reason is clear, love of mother is so much that it cannot be explained in words, there is no limit... Let me tell you a small but true story which i hope will make your soul to weep.

It so happened when an earthquake shook southern china's small village. The quake devastated the entire village, almost everyone died except one. The houses were ruined to debris. The rescue team were searching for survivors and one of the rescue officer with his crew entered a house to see for survivors, there he saw a woman in an unusual posture. She was dead and there was nothing the team could do so they walked out of the house. But the officer was thinking about the posture in which the woman died. She was bent with her two arms folded as if she was holding or covering something. She died as the ceiling fell on her hitting her head and back.The officer again went inside the house and on close observation, he saw a baby boy wrapped in a blanket covered in the arms of her mother. He was still sleeping unaware that his mother is no more. On removing the blanket from the baby boy they found a mobile phone with a message "if you do survive remember that i love you".

This is not just a story or incident, but it shows a mother love for her child which is beyond any explanation.

Thus love is not just a noun, it is a verb,it is not just a feeling but it is caring, helping, sacrifice.............

Take time to remember - Happy Independence day!!

Take time to remember those great people who fought and sacrificed their lives for us. Take time to remember those who irrespective of their caste, creed, religion, color, culture, language struggled for our freedom. Take time to remember those who till their last breath tried protecting our nation. Its because of only them we now enjoy the privilege to live life happily. There are no words to praise their unbiased contribution to free India. I express my sincere gratitude to all those extraordinary people with an unwavering and enduring remembrance. Happy Independence day!!

Why we need Jan Lokpal Bill?

Dear Friends,

It is now very important to know few facts about the Jan lokpal bill. What the bill all about and how it can help common man to get justice.

The bill is mainly drafted to control corruption and against corrupt government officials even of highest authority including PM. Corruption under law is a crime, its a heinous crime like murder and rape. In any developing country the wide difference in wealth between the rich and poor can lead to corruption because of the favors and power enjoyed by the rich. If the rich use the power for good then it will be fine but if the same is used against the poor then survival of the common man will be endangered. Hence corruption must be treated seriously and stamped out vigorously. Unless broader legal power is given to the Anti-corruption Agency, counter-corruption campaign will not be effective.

So with an intention to eliminate corruption from the roots, Jan lokpal billl is drafted. Anna Hazare along with other prominent people like Kiran Bedi, Arvind Kejriwal to name few have spent a lot of time working on different countries anti corruption policies, gathered opinions from people and drafted a bill in similar lines as of ICAC (Independent Commission Against Corruption, Hong Kong)  which from its inception on 1974 in Hong Kong has considerably reduced or i should say eliminated corruption in the many departments of the Hong Kong Government through law enforcement, prevention and community education. This is one of the main reason why now Hong Kong is the epicenter of rapid development. Anna's team considered good parts like these and drafted a Jan Lokpal bill to help a citizen from rich to poor to file a complaint against the corrupt officials in the path to seek justice.

We may ask our self why we need this bill as we have CBI, CVC (central vigilance commission) agencies already working on corruption and crime. Yes we do have these agencies to help us, but they are not independent bodies. They do not enjoy the powers to book a complaint against corrupt official until approved by the central government. CBI for example if they need to take action against an official or minister of high category needs to get permission from the same corrupt minister. Do you expect the minister to allow the CBI to take action? The answer is no and till date none of the ministers have given permission to have investigation to be performed on themselves. It has not happened now and will not happen in the future until strict independent body on anti-corruption is established.

The work of CVC also falls in the same lines as CBI. So these department are not of much help to the citizens.

We need a very strong independent body without any influence from the government. Jan Lokpal Bill drafted by Anna fulfills this as it is independent from government and enjoys the power to file complaint on corrupt officials or ministers including PM with no prior permission from anyone. The government is trying to portray the Jan Lokpal bill as parallel government, which is not true. The Jan Lokpal bill will just have the power to accept the complaint from the complainant, file a case against the corrupt official, investigate and move the case to the court. It will then be left to the court to take the final decision. So how come this bill will be a parallel government. The government is trying to mislead and confuse the people. 

To still make things worst the government has drafted a Lokpal bill which is completely opposite to the Anna's Lokpal bill. So now we have two bills. Lets see the different between the two bills.

Under the purview of government's lokpal bill panchayats, ministers like MP's and MLA's, PM, scams related to roads, telecom all are exempted. So what's their in government's lokpal bill. The draft says if a citizen complaints against a government official of corruption or any other crime  and if the accusation is proved false then the citizen who complained will get an imprisonment of  2 years. The accused official has rights to file a complaint against the complainant and the accused will be provided a lawyer to fight the case in court on government expenditure. And if the accused is found guilty he or she will be dismissed from their service or have to face imprisonment for just 6 months. This is a synopsis from the government's draft . It has lot of provisions for the accused to escape.

Does this bill really help us in the fight against corruption? Does a common man ever dare to file a complaint if this bill is passed. There is no protection for the citizens in this bill.

On the other hand Anna's Lokpall bill has the rights to book official or minister even of highest authority, if a citizen complaints. It will also take up the responsibility to protect the complainant. So that more and more people can raise their voice against corruption. Corruption is a high profit and zero risk business and must be cleaned from the roots if we want to see a developed country.  @64 we are still a developing nation and if corruption continues this way even after many years we will still be a developing nation rather than a developed nation.

The government is trying to pass the Lokpal bill drafted by them. If that happens only god can save us.

Request everyone to support Anna's Jan Lokpal Bill. This is a very noble cause for a good purpose, for our bright future. It is now or never. This is the right time we show our support. We can show our support by accepting and attending A week for India initiative. Hope to see your support.

Happy Independence Day!!

Where The Mind Is Without Fear!! by Rabindranath Tagore

Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high
Where knowledge is free
Where the world has not been broken up into fragments
By narrow domestic walls
Where words come out from the depth of truth
Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way
Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit
Where the mind is led forward by thee
Into ever-widening thought and action
Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake!!

Need more busses in the route no. 222

This is with regard to the 222 no. buses operating between koti and patancheru. These buses travel via lingampally,  hafeezpet, kondapur, hitech, madhapur, jubilee hills, lakdikapul, abids and vice versa. I would like to bring to the notice of APSRTC, that the number of these buses operating in the route no. 222 are very less. Only metro express buses are plied. There are no ordinary 222 buses. Due to their less number commuters like me are facing a lot of problem. Especially in the peak hours. We are forced to wait for a long time at the bus stop and if we get the bus it will be so crowded that some people are forced travel on the footboard endeagering their lives. I request the concerned authorities to look into this matter and increase the 222 buses at least in the peak hours.

"The above paragraph has been published in Times of India news paper on the backside of the front page" dated 4th August 2011.

Every day i wait for a very long time at the bus stop. I wait for about a minimum of 30mins to a maximum of 1 hour. Sometimes even longer. Even after waiting for such a long time whats the use, i get one bus with lot of crowd in it. With no option left i try to get inside the bus, but the people standing on the footboard restrict the path. I push them hard to get in. Then i search a suitable place to stand. Most of the people stand near the entrance and a void space will be there deep inside the bus.I go to the last and stand, wait for someone to empty the seat. If i am lucky i get the seat quickly if not,  when my final stop is approacing then i get a seat. 

Speech by the Missile Man of India - A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

This is a very famous speech delivered by Mr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam at the European Union of Parliament on the occasion of golden jubilee of European Union.

Here is a synopsis of the speech, he said..........

When there is righteousness in the heart
there is beauty in the character
when there is beauty in the character
there is harmony in the home
when there is harmony in the home
there is order in the nation
when there is order in the nation
there is peace in the world.

Hearing this speech everyone in the European union stood up and applauded the president. He made us proud. Long live  A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.

SAS Websites

http://www.pauldallison.com/Download1.html

http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/sscc/pubs/4-18.htm 

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Footboard Menace!!

This is a common problem faced by most of the commuters travelling in city buses. The culprits for this problem are young men. Most of them are students persuing their studies. They are not understanding how grave this can become. Standing on the footboard causes inconvenience to people to get in and get down from the bus. They completely block the way of the public at the foodtboard. Eventhough there is lot of empty space inside the bus and empty seats available, these guys never get inside and sit, they just prefer to stand at the footboard. It is ok to stand at the footboard if the bus is packed to the full, but it should be preferred rarely incase of emergency or if the buses movement is less.

Even if seats are not available and there is space in the aisle to stand, then they should prefer standing. This way it does not cause any inconvenience to others. 

As the footboard area is packed, persons standing in that area cannot feel what is stolen from their pockets. Some of the people are taking advantage of this situation and are trying to steal the valuables from the people.  I don't think it is necessary to tell the young people it is not correct to stand at the footbaord, because these people are well educated and they need to use their commonsense to judge good and bad. Since these people are not bothered about others inconvenience, strong steps must be taken by the RTC.

RTC should give full rights to the conductor to fine whoever is standing at the footboard. If the bus is very rush and is unavaoidable for few people to stand at the footboard, then fine can be avoided. But if the bus is free and if the conductor finds anyone standing then this rule should be applied and concerned people should be fined accordingly. This rule if implemented footboard menace can be brought down considerably.

Footboard Menace is not observed only in buses, but now it is also observed in Metro trains. Even here young people of late stand at the entrance of train compartment and block the way. Strict action must be taken by the Railway board as well to prevent this menace. Imposing fine is the only way to bring it down.

Why We Disagree!! - Swami Vivekananda

This is a very famous speech delivered by Swami Vivekananda at the parliament of religion held at Chicago, USA. The topic of the speech is "why we Disagree". It was given at a period when we were not born, but has so much meaning and its so inspiring. Each and everyone must listen or read this speech.  Here is a small synopsis from the speech. Its a story about two frogs....

A frog lived in the well. It was born there and grew up in the same well. Due to the abundant food resources such as algae, insects etc., the frog was healthy and fat. On a good day, another frog from a ocean came and fell into the well. The frog from the well inquired the other frog from where it has come. The frog replied that it has come from a ocean. The frog from the well asked if the ocean is as big as its well. The other frog laughed and replied saying that the ocean is very big and it cannot be compared with the well. The frog from the well was very angry and said its a lie and you are a liar, my well is bigger than any other.

Similarly people also think in the same way. Every person whether he is a hindu, christian or a muslim sits in his own little well and thinks that is the whole world.

We need to change our thinking, we need to understand that there is only one world and we need to live and let live in prosperity.

"Appreciate everyone and criticize none"!! 

Useful WebSites

http://www.incredibleindia.org/microsite/medical/indicative_costs.htm

TIMES CAMPAIGN: ACT AGAINST CORRUPTION

This is a campaign started by "Times of India" against corruption and in support of a strong Lokpal Bill. To join the campaign and to prove our support against corruption to the UPA government, we just need to give a missed call to the toll-free number 08030088502. We will then receive a SMS confirming the joining of the campaign. I joined the campaign. Whoever is reading this blog, request you to do the same for a better future. We can make a difference!!

 Join campaign for a strong Lokpal law to make India corruption-free

The people of India are sick of corruption. Anna Hazare's Jantar Mantar fast, which got overwhleming public support, has not gone in vain. The latest government version of the proposed Lokpal Bill is certainly an improvement over the anemic bill drafted by the law ministry in December 2010, but the governemt is still not ready to go the whole hog. It wants to retain certain controls. This, unfortunately, may provide escape routes to the corrupt.

It's not too late to tell the government that we, the people of India, do not want any compromises on the anti-corruption law. Join the campaign by clicking the "JOIN CAMPAIGN" button below. You can also join the campaign by giving a missed call to the toll-free number 08030088502 or by sending lok as an SMS to 58888.

Principle of Spectrophotometer

The purpose of spectrophotometer is to detect the quantity of the samples such as DNA, RNA and proteins. It involves passing of the monochromatic light (light of single wavelength) through the sample. The reason for this is Nucleic acids and proteins absorb light at specific wavelength alone. For example

DNA - 260nm
RNA - 260nm
Proteins - 280nm

There are certain other compounds that absorb light of 230 nm. They are Guanidine and Phenol. 

In order to calculate the concentration of nucleic acids and proteins, a formula is deduced from the law called Beer lamberts law. According to this law...

The amount of radiation absorbed may be measured in a number of ways:

Transmittance, T = P / P₀

% Transmittance, %T = 100 T
 
Absorbance,

A = log₁₀ P₀ / P
A = log₁₀ 1 / T
A = log₁₀ 100 / %T
A = 2 - log₁₀ %T

The absorbance can also be formulated as below 

A=ebc

Where A is absorbance (no units, since A = log₁₀ P₀ / P )
e is the molar absorbtivity with units of L mol^-1 cm^{-1
b is the path length of the sample - that is, the path length of the cuvette in which the sample is contained. We will express this measurement in centimetres.
c is the concentration of the compound in solution, expressed in mol L-1}

The reason why we prefer to express the law with this equation is because absorbance is directly proportional to the other parameters, as long as the law is obeyed.

Hope For Hockey

http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/04/07/stories/2008040760970400.htm


The above link has a small article written by me and published in "The Hindu" news paper.


In a country where hockey is the national game, players losing to England in the qualifying match is not tolerable. For the first time in Indian hockey history India won’t be participating in the Olympics. It’s time to see who the people responsible for this setback are; the first person would be K.P.S Gill. As the president of IHF for many years, he has to take responsibility for this dismal performance. He should step down and make way for someone who is dedicated and can steer the team to regain its past glory.

Jagadish K.V 
Gachibowli 

Plastic Carry Bags

Recently the government of Andhra Pradesh has banned the use of plastic carry bags with thickness less than 40 microns. The move has come very late, before us most of the other states have already banned the plastic carry bags.

Why plastic carry bags of less than 40 microns are banned? How does the thickness of the plastic carry bag play a role? These are some important questions for which we need to know the answers.

Plastic carry bags are made from polyethylene, which consists of long chains of ethylene monomers. This is non degradable. The plastic carry bags of less than 20 microns thickness are non degradable and non recyclable, which is the most important reason for the ban. However carry bags with 40 microns thickness and more, even though are non degradable but can be recycled.

Whatever steps the government is taking is not enough. Everyday tonnes of plastic is dumped in the garbage which is affecting our environment in different ways.

Blocking the drainage systems and thereby contributing to flooding.
Cause floating marine debris in the ocean.
Cattle sometimes consume the plastic from the debris. This plastic then chokes their intestine, due to which they cannot take any food and slowly die due to hunger.  
Tonnes of plastic are dumped on the earth surface, in course of time the soil becomes toxic due to presence of non degradable plastic and thereby turning it infertile for cultivation.

These are few examples of how the plastic is affecting our environment.

Only we can save our environment, possibly by.......

Ban completely the usage of plastic in any form.
Always carry cloth bags when visiting a market. 
If you are forced to use plastic, then use only thick plastic carry bags and dispose them properly so that they can be collected for recycling.
Get two dustbins, mark one as "wet" and other "dry". Add vegetable garbage into wet dustbin and add plastics, broken, non working  bulbs and tubes etc., into dry dustbin. The garbage in the wet dustbin can be used as bio fertilizer in the gardens. The garbage in the dry dustbin can be sent for recycling.

These are few thoughts from my end. I know there are many nature loving people out there with novel thoughts. Think and implement your thoughts to protect the nature. We can make a difference.

"Save the environment for future generation"