5 best neck stretching exercises

When you are sitting for the long time in front of the T.V. or computer, you may find strain in the neck. Best way to start with slow neck stretches. It is recommended to perform a few repetitions of this logic, slow neck stretches as it eases the neck tension and strain. This yoga can be easily done standing anywhere, even sitting on your chair.
I am giving  5 best neck stretching exercises along with its benefits.
When you are sitting for the long time in front of the T.V. or computer, you may find strain in the neck. Best way to start with slow neck stretches. It is recommended to perform a few repetitions of this logic, slow neck stretches as it eases the neck tension and strain. This yoga can be easily done standing anywhere, even sitting on your chair.
Few Neck stretches
Rotation of the head:
First, you have to sit comfortably on the chair or the ground. Use the mat for sitting on the ground, because sitting directly on the ground will deplete your energy.
After that, shake your head up, down and both the sideways by repeating ‘yes’ & ‘no’ three times.

After that, grasp your hands and bring both palms to the back of your head, place your hips firmly into your seat. From here, pressurize your right hand gently down towards your right thighs, and left hand to pull your head away from your right shoulders. Press with your wrists that will enhance... Read More

What Anna is fighting for?

Anna Hazare’s actual name is Kisan Hazare.  He was from the poor family and struggled a lot in his life. He joined  the Army as a Truck driver and  later became solder after rigorous Army trainings.  Later he took up various social activities. Some of the important ones are as follows:

Reformation of Ralegan Siddhi Village. 

In 1975 the village was badly affected by drought that led to acute poverty, and illegal trade in liquor was widespread. The village tank could not hold water as the dam, that was near the village started leaking.
Hazare came to know the situation, he visited the village. He encouraged the villagers to  get together and help to repair the  wall of the dam. Once that wall was fixed, the seven wells below filled with water in the summer for the first time in the history.  After that Hazare initiated grain bank, a milk bank, and a school. There was no longer any poverty.  Thereafter he  held the meeting in the village and let them vouched to be abstained from alcoholism. Thereafter, over thirty liquor brewing units voluntarily closed their establishments.  Those who were  not with them, were forced to close their businesses. 3 drunken villagers were tied to the pillars and were beaten with the belt  to give lessons to the youth.

Lokpal Bill

India is unfortunate that  it is being governed by corrupt politicians charged with scams and scandals.  There is need of transparency in the governance. For that, First time, Adv. Shanti Bhushan in 1968 introduced  Lokpal Bill but never passed. In 2013, Anna Hazare introduced it eleventh time. It was passed by the Government but by the changes according to their suitability.

Recent Activities

Anna Hazare Agitation on Land Acquisition
         
Till now whenever the government acquires a land, it is done under the Land Acquisition Act 1894. In 2007, the UPA government brought in the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act... Read More

CHANAKYA NITISHASTRA - CHAPTER TWO

1. Dishonesty, rashness, cunningness, foolishness, selfishness, uncleanliness and brutality are a woman's seven natural faults.

2. Ability to eat when food is ready at hand, to be strong and virile in the company of his wife, and to have a bent of mind towards making charity when one is prosperous are the fruits of no ordinary penance.

3. Whose son is obedient to him, whose wife's behavior is in accordance with his desires, and who is contented with his assets, has the paradise on the Earth.

4. The son who is dutiful to his father, the father who support his sons, the friend whom one can confide, a wife in whose company the husband feels contented and peaceful are actually deserved to be called as son, father, friend, and wife respectively.

5. Avoid the person who talks sweetly to you but tries to ruin your image behind your back, for he is like a container filled with poison with milk on top.

6. Avoid trust on a bad companion or an ordinary friend, because if he gets angry with you, he may bring all your secrets to light.

7. Do not disclose what you have thought of doing, but by wise counsel keep it secret, and be determined to carry it into execution.

8. Foolishness is painful, and so is the youth, but more painful than either of them is being obliged in another person's house.

9. Neither the pearl exists in, every mountain, nor in the head of every elephant; neither are the hermits to be found everywhere, nor a sandal (Chandan) trees in every forest.

10. Wise are those men who bring up their sons in a moral way, for children who have knowledge of niti-sastra and are well mannered, become a prestige for their family.

11. Parents who do not educate their sons are considered as their enemies; ignorant sons in a public assembly are compared to the crane among swans.

12. Many bad habits are developed through leniency, and many a good habits by the punishment, therefore, beat your son as well as your pupil when required; never be lenient to them.

13. Never let a single day pass without learning a verse, half of it, or a one fourth of it or even one letter of it; nor without any charity, study, and other sacred work.

14. When a man is separated from his wife, dishonor from one's own people, his enemy saved in battle, giving service to an evil king, his poverty, has a mismanaged assembly: these six kinds of evils, if trouble a person, burns him even without fire... Read More

Chanakya Nitishastra - Chapter One

1. A person must simply pray the almighty and recite political ethics (niti) from the various Hindu scriptures for good life.

2. A person who studies, Hindu scriptures acquires a knowledge of what is excellent, good or bad at that particular moment.

3. Therefore, the person shall speak in such a way that it will lead to an understanding of its viewpoint in their proper perspective.

4. Never give advice to a foolish person, by maintaining a relationship with immoral wife and friendship with the miserable person.

5. Living with an immoral wife, a wicked friend, a dishonest servant is same as living with a snake that can bite anytime and might kill that person.

6. One should save his money for hard times, save his wife at the sacrifice of his money, but perpetually one should save his soul even at the sacrifice of money and his wife.

7. Save your wealth against future calamity. Now, the question can come in the mind that what kind of the fear rich man can have? Chanakya replied that even the accumulated stock ruined... Read More

Is Sen slighted for criticism of Modi?

Amartya Sen is the Nobel Laureate and Chancellor of Nalanda University.

On Friday, 21st February, Amartya Sen had written the letter that he would not seek another tenure.
In that letter, he had mentioned that the reason behind the denial for seeking another tenure is as follows:

Central Government had not sent their assent to reappoint him for the next term even after the gap of one month of the Governing Board’s unanimous choice. He had the inclination that the he has been the critics of Modi and that is the probable reason that President Pranab Mukherjee has not given his accent for seeking him for the next term.

According to Congress spokesperson Ajoy Kumar, Prof. Sen is considered as “national treasure” but, unfortunately, the government had treated him shabbily.

Government has done wrong by mingling political issue with education. They have delayed in giving accent for his candidature. This delay, as well as the uncertainty involved, is leading, in effect, to a decisional gap, which is not helpful to Nalanda University's governance and its academic progress. Amartya Sen had thus in the interest of the university taken away his name from being considered for continuing as chancellor beyond this July... Read More

SAY NO TO EXAMINATION STRESS

I want to share my point of view by writing to you all on examination stress and the methods to cope up. Recently you must have watched the news regarding Delhi elections. Arvind Kejriwal was seen relaxing, watching movie before the declaration of results as at that stage worrying  won't change the outcome of the results. It is thus advisable that you will not gain anything getting tensed or worrying about the results, but it is definite that continuous worry will definitely land you up with health problems that I am discussing subsequently.

What is examination stress?

Stress can be defined as 'the adverse reaction people have to excessive pressure or other types of demand placed on them'. It is a subjective response and something that will vary from person to person. Prolonged stress can lead to illness, both mental and physical. So one has to guard against developing stress.
The words pressure and stress are often used interchangeably but in fact they are quite different. Pressure can be positive and useful to study hard, compete with others with an aim to pass the exams and get good marks. However, when pressure is prolonged, it can be negative, and depending on how the individual perceives, and reacts to it, can lead to the development of stress. So in simple terms some amount of pressure before the exams are a normal phenomenon but we should not develop features of stress and approach for help from parents, teachers and friends in case symptoms of stress develop.

What causes examination stress?

Exam stress is a reaction to too much pressure caused by a number of factors, including:

• Inability to accept failure.
• Uncertainty with respect to outcome of the result.
• Whether I will pass?
• What will happen if I don’t get good marks?
• Pessimism or negative self-talk.
• Unrealistic expectations (either of the student or the parents). Like to get 100 percent in all subjects.
• Unpreparedness.
• Life transitions.
• Family issues.
• Financial problems.

What are the known impacts?

When a person is stressed over something, their body reacts accordingly. If adequate support is not provided to a child experiencing chronic exam stress, it might become a long-term issue that can lead to various physical health problems... Read More

Will AAP Party able to fulfil their promises?

There is around 67% voter turnaround in Delhi. AAP party secure 67 of the 70 seats in the Delhi assembly elections, halting the Modi juggernaut in its tracks. 
                                               
Delhi voters gave chance to Arvind Kejriwal and his party members for their 70 promises given in their manifesto given below:

Aam Aadmi Party will form a government that is transparent, participative and interactive in order to deliver this 70-point action plan:

1.Delhi Janlokpal Bill:Aam Aadmi Party resolves to legislate the Delhi Jan Lokpal Bill after coming to power. This will ensure a time-bound investigation in matters of corruption. The Delhi Lokpal will have the power to initiate investigations and prosecution against those charged with corruption. A Citizens’ Charter shall be introduced in all government offices in Delhi. Whistleblowers will be provided protection and awarded for their contribution toward creating a just system.

2.Swaraj Bill: Aam Aadmi Party will legislate the Swaraj Act to devolve power directly to the people. Decisions affecting the local community will be taken by citizens and implemented by their Secretariat. A Citizen Local Area Development (C-LAD) Fund will be given to every Mohalla Sabha and Resident Welfare Association, ensuring funds and functions in the hands of the community.

3.Full Statehood for Delhi: Acting within the constitutional framework our government will use its moral and political authority to push for full statehood for Delhi. This will ensure that institutions such as the DDA, MCD and Delhi Police will be accountable to the elected government of Delhi. This way land will be made available for the common man, there will be greater synchronization and shared purpose among civic services with regard to service delivery and the law and order machinery will be accountable to the citizens.

4.Electricity Bills to be reduced by half: An Aam Aadmi Party government will keep its promise of reducing electricity bills by half. A more efficient, transparent and accountable system to regulate and audit the power generation and distribution companies is the need of the hour and AAP will do everything within its command to achieve that. Discoms should purchase power from economical sources and wriggle out of expensive and unsustainable Power Purchase Agreements. AAP will take measures to provide relief from rising power bills, namely generating cheaper electricity, improving transmission efficiency, fixing billing defects and correcting meter defects.

5.CAG Audit of Power Discoms:We will conduct a comprehensive performance audit of discoms by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. Discoms shall also be brought within the ambit of the RTI act. We will ensure that the citizens of Delhi do not have to bear the burden of soaring power tariffs. Initially we will provide subsidy that would go not to the power discoms but to Delhi Transco, a state-owned transmission company which has unpaid bills of Rs 3,500 crore to be paid by the discoms. This money will help Delhi Transco upgrade and augment its transmission capacity, which is in a bad state at present. The lack of funds at Transco’s disposal is one of the main reasons for the frequent power outages in the state. After the audit results are tabled in the assembly, power tariffs will be restructured.

6.Delhi’s Own Power Station: We will put up Delhi’s own power station at the pithead and comprehensively solve Delhi’s electricity problem in the long run by being able to meet peak power consumption of 6200MW. We will also ensure that the Rajghat and Bawana plant are efficiently utilized.

7.Introduce Competition Amongst Discoms: AAP reiterates the promise made in its December 2013 Delhi manifesto of providing consumers the right to choose between electricity providers. We will introduce competitive distribution, which will provide better services and lead to lower tariffs.

8.Delhi To Be Made A Solar City: AAP will facilitate a phased shift to renewable and alternate sources of energy. Incentives will be given to households, housing societies, enterprise and industry to gradually switch over to renewable energy. We are committed to ensuring that 20 percent of Delhi’s energy needs are met through solar energy by 2025.

9.Water As A Right:AAP will provide Water as a Right. It will provide universal access to clean drinking water to all citizens of Delhi at an affordable price. The Delhi Jal Board Act will be amended to make clean drinking water a right of the people. AAP will make a time bound plan of action for covering all residents of Delhi with piped water and sewage network in all parts irrespective of their legal status. There will be no discrimination between planned/non-planned; authorized/ non-authorized; regularized/ non-regularized; city or village. Within five years piped water connections will be made available to as many as 14 lakh households (50 lakh people) in Delhi that do not have a piped water connection at present.

10.Free Lifeline Water: AAP will ensure free lifeline water of up to 20 kiloliters (20,000 liters) to every household per month through a Delhi Jal Board’s (DJB) metered water connection. This scheme will be extended to group-housing societies.

11.Fair and Transparent Water Pricing: AAP will provide universal access to potable water to all its citizens of Delhi at a sustainable and affordable price. The mandatory annual 10 percent hike in water tariffs will be abolished and any further hike will be made only after due consideration. The AAP government will abolish the C-1A (B) category to provide relief to households that run small shops from their residence (less than 100 square feet) for their livelihood for which they are charge commercial rates in spite of the fact that they are not using water for commercial purposes.

12.Water From Munak Canal: AAP will ensure the firm implementation of the High Court order that says Delhi is entitled to extra raw water from Haryana in the Munak canal, an issue on which the BJP government in Haryana and at the Centre have been dithering.

13.Augmenting Water Resources:Our government will preserve and replenish local and decentralized water resources, will initiate schemes for rainwater harvesting, recharge of wells, watershed development and soil-water conservation. AAP will revive Delhi’s water bodies like lakes, ponds and baolis, among others, by rainwater recharging and maintaining them in partnership with Mohalla Sabhas.

14.Crackdown On Water Mafia: AAP is committed to clamping down on Delhi’s powerful water mafia working under the patronage of political leaders. AAP will put in place a transparent tanker water distribution system by implementing

state-of-the-art techniques. The schedule of tankers operating in different localities would be made available online and on mobile phone. Private tankers will be allowed to operate under the guidelines framed by our government. This will protect the consumers from exorbitant pricing and illegal practices of private tanker operators.

15.Revive The Yamuna: The Yamuna River has been part of the collective memory of Delhi for a long time but this lifeline is dying. We will ensure 100 percent collection and treatment of Delhi’s sewage through an extensive sewer network and construction of new functional sewage treatment plants. Discharge of untreated water and industrial effluents into the river Yamuna will be strictly prohibited.

16.Promote Rainwater Harvesting: The AAP government will throw its weight behind rainwater harvesting and strongly push it in a top-down manner. Families that adopt rainwater harvesting shall be termed water- friendly families. The government will provide incentives to families who do so.

17.Build 2,00,000 Public Toilets: AAP will build two lakh toilets across Delhi: about 1.5 lakh toilets in slums and JJ clusters and 50,000 toilets in public spaces, of which 1 lakh toilets will be for women. These toilets will be concentrated in public spaces and slum areas. We will construct eco-toilets to save water.

18.Better Waste Management: AAP will adopt and encourage the use of good practices in waste management techniques from across the world. We will encourage recycling by segregation of biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste at the household level. Littering or disposal of construction debris in public places will attract a heavy fine. We will enforce the ban on plastic bags in the city.

19.Five Hundred New Government Schools: AAP will build 500 new schools with a special focus on secondary and senior secondary schools to ensure that every Delhi child has easy access to quality education.

20.Higher Education Guarantee Scheme: Students who wish to pursue any diploma or degree course after finishing Class 12 from any school in Delhi will be given bank loans with the government standing as a guarantor. Students will not be required to furnish any collateral and the scheme will be universal in nature regardless of a student’s financial background. The loan will cover both tuition fees and living expenses. The loan repayment schedule will carry a moratorium period covering the years required to finish the course and one year thereafter to find a job. Under this scheme no loan request will be rejected.

21.Twenty New Degree Colleges: AAP will open 20 new colleges under Delhi administration on the outskirts of the city in partnership with the villages of Delhi. Further we will double the existing seat capacity of the Delhi government administered colleges including Delhi’s flagship university, the Ambedkar University.

22.Regulate Private School Fees: We will regulate private school fees by publishing the fee structures and accounts online. Capitation fee will be abolished.

23.Transparency in Schools Admissions: AAP will bring in complete transparency in Nursery and KG admissions. To streamline the admission process, we will use a centralized online system for nursery admissions, removing avenues for corruption.

24.Ramp Up Government Schools to Provide Quality Education: AAP is committed to improving the standard of government schools so that all citizens of Delhi have access to high quality of education. Every school will have sufficient functional toilets built, especially for girls. A sufficient budget will be given at the discretion of the principal for lights, fans, blackboards and other essential infrastructure. Teaching and learning infrastructure including computers and high-speed Internet connectivity will be made fully functional in every school. Number of DTC buses will be increased in order to service private schools so that it cuts down on the wait times at regular DTC bus stops. Seventeen thousand new teachers will be hired to maintain full staff strength at government schools.

25.Increased Spending on Education and Healthcare: Education and Health will be AAP’s top priority. The total budgetary allocation will be increased accordingly.

26.Expand Healthcare Infrastructure: We will create 900 new Primary Health Centers (PHCs) and 30,000 more beds in Delhi hospitals, out of which 4,000 will be in maternity wards. We will ensure that Delhi conforms to the international norm of five beds for every 1000 people.

27.Quality Drugs For All At Affordable Price: Pharmaceutical drug and equipment procurement will be centralized to ensure zero corruption. Generic, affordable and high quality drugs will be made available to the public.

28.Adequate Street Lighting: Seventy percent of Delhi’s streetlights do not work. Unlit streets become scenes of crimes particularly against women. AAP will ensure a100 percent lighting of streets across the city so that no miscreant or anti-social activity goes unnoticed.

29.Effective Last Mile Connectivity: AAP will provide effective last mile connectivity in Delhi’s public transit system, which will play a role in reducing the number of crimes against women. An effective combination of shared autos, metro feeder services and e-rickshaws will be used to provide efficient last mile connectivity by fixing and delimiting routes. This will be synced with metro and bus timings so that there is a working connection to each neighborhood from nodal points.

30.CCTVs in Public Spaces and Buses: AAP plans to install CCTV cameras in DTC buses, bus stands and in crowded places as a deterrent against crime. AAP will ensure that women can go about their jobs in the city free of stress while travelling by public transport.

31.Speedy Justice through 47 Fast-Track Courts: AAP will strongly push for the creation and completion of fast-track courts, which are dedicated to handling cases of sexual assault and other crimes against women. AAP will operationalize 47 new courts that it had commissioned in January 2014 to ensure speedy justice. If required, the courts will be run in two shifts so that the cases involving crimes against women are heard and trials completed within six months.

32.Empower Delhi Lawyers and Judiciary: New judges will be appointed. We will make provisions for affordable housing for government counsels and lawyers practising in lower courts. The government will streamline existing government medical schemes to ensure maximum coverage of legal... Read More

Chanakya, The Great Indian Teacher, Philosopher and Royal Advisor

For decades to come and go that recorded the great men and legendary characters who shaped time through their vision and exemplary actions.

Chanakya, perhaps, is the only famous personality that has been accepted and revered as a genius both by Indian and Western scholars.
 
He is a milestone in the history making of India amidst tremendous turmoil and countless obstacles.
He is revered as a sharp statesman and a great administrator, he counted as one of the best diplomats of the world. He is considered as a good Orator who can speak his heart out in simple words, even in front of the rulers. He had the strong inclination to democratic values and the audacity to put his views through.

Although, he lived around the third century BC, his political and philosophical ideas and principles show concurrence and validity in the present day world. He is filled with self-confidence and the tremendous ability to stay calm in worst situations.

His immense knowledge and foresight blended with the expert politics founded the strong Mauryan Empire in India. He was a great economist with a great intellect to perceive the complicated economic activities and principles.

The centuries that succeeded him show distinct effects of his thoughts on the way a kingdom is managed and other phases of economic administration.

Even today, one of his dictum on taxation is very much alive and calls for adherence by the governments of the world. According to Chanakya, Taxation should not be a painful process for the people.

There should be compassion and carefulness while deciding the tax structure. Ideally, governments should levy taxes just like a honeybee, that take just the right amount of honey from the flower so that both can survive. Taxes should be collected in small and not in large proportions.

Chanakya, apart from being a man of great understanding and reliable strategies, put forward Nitishastra, the ideal way of living for every individual of the society.

He thinks his state is like a person surrounded by problems. He worked at the root level of each and every problem.

Chanakya ‘s foreign policy and defense strategy are still in practice today. In present times also many Universities teach his strategies, so that the future progeny also learn from him.

Chanakya had  written many books such as ‘Chanakyaniti’, ’Arthashastra’ and  ‘Nitishastra’.
According to him, King must certainly progress to attain his goals, no matter what way he takes. He advocated the view that for the king Victory is primary and morality is secondary. His harsh views made him great personality to the world. He has been compared with Aristotle, Machiavelli and Plato. He has even been compared with Vivekananda who insisted that person should not sleep until goal is reached. It means a person should try till his last breath to reach its goal and never get afraid of obstacles.

His Dreams.

Chanakya wanted to invade India, where he would place itself as the forerunner politically, economically and socially. He mentioned the Indian economy as feudalistic, closed and self-sufficient economy. The main activities of the Indian economy were agriculture, cattle rearing and commerce. Among the three, Chanakya considered agriculture to be the most important constituent of the economy. Not surprisingly, Indian economy of today is an agro-based one. He had even covered various topics such as administration, politics and the economy and the law running a country that is relevant even today.

Broadly speaking, Chanakya dreamt India as a country that... Read More

Life gives us the lessons to learn from our mistakes in our life

Life gives us the lessons to learn from our mistakes in our life. The very next question is how?
Everybody makes mistakes in life but, there is the difference between the successful and failure person. Successful person is quick to learn from the mistakes and failure person does not learn from the mistakes instead they tend to repeat the same mistakes. Thus, life gives us opportunity of growth by the process of trial & error and exploration. This kind of learning is called Experimental Learning.

The starting of experimental learning is from school. Many students are reluctant to go to school. Students generally give different kind of excuses to miss school. Parents must explain their children politely but firmly.

One incident narrated here will help you to understand better:-

One day mother found her son Bini was not getting up. Mother was worried that he would be late for school. She repeatedly asked him to get ready for school. Bini told her that he did not like to attend school as neither any student in his class nor his teachers liked him. Mother replied Bini that he should not bother about the opinion of the other people about him. He should concentrate in his studies and always ready to learn from his mistakes. She further added once he should regularly attend school and concentrate in his studies to get good marks, everybody would start liking him. She said that he could not afford to miss the school as it provides the opportunity to learn by experiment. It would make him understand that situation could not be changed, but he only has to change himself to improve himself. He should attend school and face the situation with a positive frame of mind. He should take the comments in a positive way and work on it. For example, his Mathematics teacher commented that he was very poor in Mathematics. He should not take it in a negative way instead practice hard to prove his teacher wrong. This way school would give him lot of situations to make him better person and he could face the world in a better way.

The mother then told one story that there was the boy whose name was Devendra. He was a dull boy. He was abused by his peer group daily. He was so upset that he did not like to go to school and started disliking studies. When his results were out as expected he flunked. Arvind came home and showed his result. His parents were worried then they decided they would visit their village for the change. When they reached their village, they saw one well where one lady was taking out water. Arvind 's mother told his son that he could observe that repeated motion of a soft rope over the hard stone... Read More

A beautiful message for successful life

A beautiful message for successful life

I am presenting a new version of the common story of Hare and Tortoise.

Once, there were two friends Hare and the Tortoise who had an argument over the issue that who was faster among them. They determined to settle an argument with a race.

They consented on a route and started off the race. The Hare as we all know is fast in running and jumping so quickly he was out of vision at once, But soon stopped to have a  little rest to have a nap.

The tortoise slowly walking towards their goal overtook the sleeping hare and quickly wins the race and unboundedly emerging as the undisputed champ. When Hare woke up and realized that he’d lost the race.

Tortoise took 40 minutes to finish the race.

The moral of the story is: Slow and steady wins the race
This is the older version we all have heard off.
The new version starts from here…

It continues…

The Hare was disappointed at losing the race. He introspects himself for his failure...
Introspection is crucial for your success…

He came to the conclusion that he’d lost the race only because he had been overconfident and careless and taken his competitor lightly…

Hare challenged the tortoise to another race and that tortoise agreed.

This time the Hare went all out and ran without stopping from start to finish. He won by several... Read More

Vivekananda and his Teachings!!!

Vivekananda was the famous social reformer during late 19th century. He had born to an aristocratic Bengali Kathya family of Calcutta on 12 January 1863. His father, Vishwanath Datta, was an attorney at the Calcutta High Court.

Vivekananda childhood name is Narendra. His grandfather Durgacharan Datta, was a Sanskrit and Persian scholar. Narendra ‘s father, Vishwanath Datta, was an attorney at the Calcutta High Court  and his  mother Bhuvaneswari Devi, was a devout housewife. The progressive, rational attitude of Narendra's father and the religious temperament of his mother helped shape his thinking and personality.

From his childhood only he was inclined to spirituality. He used to play by meditating before the images of Hindu deities such as of Lord Shiva, Lord Rama, and Goddess Sita. He was fascinated by wandering ascetics and monks.

He was genius student. He studied Hindu scriptures, including the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, and the Puranas. He had interest in English literature and thus studied Western Philosophy and European History at the General Assembly's Institution. In 1881 he passed the Fine Arts examination, and completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1884.

Narendra's father's sudden death in 1884 left the family bankrupt; creditors began demanding the repayment of loans, and relatives threatened to evict the family from their ancestral home. Narendra, once a son of a well-to-do family became one of the poorest students in his college. He unsuccessfully tried to find work and questioned God's existence, but found solace in Ramakrishna .Narendra gradually ready to renounce everything for the sake of realizing God and accepted Ramakrishna as his teacher. His teacher taught him that all living beings were an embodiment of the divine self; therefore, service to God could be rendered by service to mankind.

Later After the death of Ramakrishna, He extensively travelled throughout India and abroad.  He founded Belur Math, Ramakrishna Math, and Ramakrishna Mission for social service in India and established Vedanta Societies in San Francisco and New York and founded a peace retreat (shanti ashrama ) in California.

His literary work: - Vivekananda was a powerful orator and writer in English and Bengali.Some of his famous litrary works books are Raja Yoga, Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga.

Most of his published works were compiled from lectures given around the world. He was a singer and a poet, composed many songs and poems (including his favorite, "Kali the Mother"). Vivekananda blended humor with his teachings, and his language was lucid. His Bengali writings testify to his belief that words (spoken or written) should clarify ideas, rather than demonstrating the speaker (or writer's) knowledge... Read More

Cyber Law

Cyber crimes involve criminal activities such as:- 

1)  Unauthorized access & Hacking:-

Access means gaining entry into, instructing or communicating with the logical, arithmetical, or memory function resources of a computer, computer system or computer network.

Unauthorized access would therefore mean any kind of access without the permission of either the rightful owner or the person in charge of a computer, computer system or computer network.
Every act committed towards breaking into a computer and/or network is hacking.

Hackers are the persons who use various algorithms/softwares to attack the targeted computer. They possess the desire to destruct for personal monetary gains, such as to stealing the credit card information, transferring money from various bank accounts to their own account followed by withdrawal of money.

Hackers can also hack for the reason such as challenge or protest against their company/organization from where the person has discerned or has any enmity with anyone. If hackers want they can hack anything and everything. They can categorize themselves into various groups according to their activities such as:

White Hat

A “White Hat” hacker breaks security for non-malicious reasons, perhaps to test their own security system or while working for a security company which makes security software. They also refer as ethical group of hackers. The EC-Council also known as the International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants, is one of those organizations that have developed certifications, course-ware, classes, and online training covering the diverse arena of Ethical Hacking... Read More

One Cannot Please Everybody

Mother understood the problem of Bini and told him that again he was deviating from his goal of clearing his exams with flying colors. He was again not concentrating in his studies instead he was bothered to please his friends. Her mother told him that friends are important in life but not on the cost of his studies and Career.

She further added that if he knew that he was right then once he could talk to his friend Ramesh and try to put forward his point of view in front of him. If he understood his point then it would be great but still if he could not understood his point of view then he needs to come back and leave him on his own. It could be quite possible that after sometime Arvind understood his point of view and came back for friendship again.
As in my earlier blog “Life gives us the lessons to learn” Mother told him one story to make her Point clear. She told the story of the man and his son who went in the market to buy the donkey. They bought the donkey and all three were walking then suddenly one passerby commented that both of them were foolish as they could ride on the back of a donkey and could easily reach their home. Father then asked his son to ride on the donkey after the distance of half a mile,two passerby saw them and started a conversation between them that young people do not care for elder people as that  boy was riding while his poor old father was walking by his side.

On hearing that conversation father asked his son to get down and he mounted on the donkey. After covering a distance about a mile, they met two ladies who told the father that how he could let his poor boy walk when he looked so tired, and he was riding like a king. Again they started walking then they met two people who were conversing between them how could the lazy father was riding while his son was walking. So, the boy got onto the donkey too. As they went on, they met some travelers who told them that they were very cruel and they would kill the poor donkey. On hearing that, the father and the son got down. Now they decided to carry the donkey  on their shoulders. As they did so, the travelers broke into laughter. The laughter frightened the donkey.He broke free and galloped away.

Bini laughed and understood the moral of the story that one person cannot please everybody. One should not bother for the unnecessary comments. If one... Read More

Fruits and vegetables that resemble our body parts

Walnuts

A walnut that resembles the shape of the brain that means it also has a left and right hemisphere, upper and lower cerebellums. Even the wrinkles or folds on the Walnut are similar to those of the neo-cortex of the brain. It helps in developing in neuron-transmitters within the brain to enhance the signaling and messaging link between the brain cells. That is why it is called brain boosting dry fruit.
According to a study by Dr. James Joseph of Tuft University in Boston, Walnut helps in breaking down of the protein-based plaques associated with Alzheimer’s diseases.

Sliced Carrot

A sliced Carrot resembles the human eye. According to scientific research, eating carrots can improve blood flow to the eyes.
According to yet another scientific research, red color of the carrot is from a plant chemical called beta-carotene that is helpful in reducing the risk of developing cataracts. Beta-carotene also protects against macular degeneration an age-related sight problem that affects one in four individuals over the age of 65.
According to the study done at John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, USA, the beta-carotene pills do not have the same effect as of the carrot.

Tomato

A Red Tomato that is used in salads and vegetables has four chambers that resemble our heart. It has been loaded with lycopine that is indeed an important constituent for the heart to function properly.

Grapes

Human lungs are made up of tiny branches of tissue called alveoli. These structures allow oxygen to pass through the lungs into the blood stream. Grapes contain a chemical called proanthocyanidin, shown to reduce the risk of lung cancer and emphysema. Grape seeds reduce the severity of Asthma.

Beans

The Kidney removes the wastes and extra water from the human body. The Red bean resembles the shape of Kidney and thus helps the Kidney to maintain its function properly in our body.

Celery, Rhubarb, Bok-choy

Food items such as Celery, Rhubarb, Bok-choy look just like bones structure. These foods help in improving bone strength.

Sweet potato

The Pancreas is a glandular organ useful for our digestive system and endocrine system. Sweet Potato resembles the pancreas. It has high in beta-carotene, that is a potent antioxidant that protects tissues in the Pancreas, from damage associated with cancer or... Read More

Air Pollution

Air is considered most important component for living beings. Air constitutes the components as shown in Fig. 1

Air pollution is the presence of abnormal concentration and constituents in air such as smoke, harmful gasses, dust articles and other pollutants. It is one of the major concerns for whole of the world. You can have a look at Fig. 2 and can estimate the percentage of air pollution caused by all continents.

Let us talk of India which is second highest populous country in the world. You can be aware of the level of pollution in Delhi, capital of India. You have to leave your car and just move around busy places in the state in the bus, scooter, bicycle, or cycle. When you wait on main red-light you can just feel the level of air pollution and noise pollution caused by the vehicles. This vehicular pollution causes almost 40% of air pollution. If you take deep, full breath then you will find that your lungs filled with smoke and may have congestion while breathing.

The other causes of air pollution are as follows:-

Human activities or anthropogenic sources also cause air pollution. These activities involve activities such as burning of fuel, cooking, use of aerosol sprays, burning of oil lamps and incense sticks, smoking of cigarettes, habit of some people of urinating and execrating in open and other similar activities.

Factories, industries, and power, oil refineries also cause air pollution by discharging harmful gases into the atmosphere.

Aircrafts, aero planes also discharges air pollutants such as sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide.

Metallurgical process which involves extracting metal from the metal ore also discharges polluted gases.

Nuclear energy power system which discharges nuclear waste which is very harmful form of air pollution, this can be seen as after effects of the Bhopal gas tragedy in India.

Volcanic eruptions discharge sulfur dioxide, smog and soot into the air which mixes with water vapor to form acid rain. Dirt particles can also be carried to the atmosphere during wind erosion. This happens in areas with less vegetation where soil cannot be held together.

Bacteria that feed on decaying organic matter like plants or animals produce methane and carbon dioxide, which are released into the atmosphere.

Earth's crust is composed of a radioactive element called Uranium. Uranium turns into Radium once it decays afterward forming Radon. Radon is a gas that combines with air through evaporation.

Landfills where wastes get decomposed and generate methane

Effects of air pollution

A. Health impact of air pollution

Various diseases such as Hay fever, Asthma, allergic diseases, irritation in eyes, loss of co-ordination, damage to nervous system, and inflammation of skin are some of the diseases caused due to polluted air.

B. Smog formation

Smog is produced when fuels are burnt. It refers to black air (smoggy air) forbids breathing properly.

C.  Acid rain

Acid rain is the resultant of combination of Sulphur Oxides of and Nitrogen Oxide which gets oxidized in the atmosphere and after coming into contact with moisture gets converted into acid. This acid returns to earth in the form of acid rain. This not only causes air pollution but also water pollution. It is harmful for metals, human beings, animals, birds and other living beings.

D. Global Warming

Due to industrial smoke the amount of C02, CH4, NOx, CFCs etc. rises and it results into the rise and trapping of more and more heat around the globe which accelerates the temperature which in turn melts the ice from the peaks of mountains and thus increases the water level and may lead to floods. This accelerates the pace of global warming... Read More

Advantage of Coffee

According to Japanese researchers, coffee has caffeine that help in increasing the memory. According to another newer study of Johns Hopkins University, 200mg caffeine pill contributed to boost memory.


Coffee can detoxicate the liver and cleanses the colon.


Coffee helps you to keep you alert while doing your late night studies, driving or working on complicated projects.


Coffee can stimulate hair growth on baldy men and women.


Coffee gives stamina for workout and after that provides relieves in muscle pain.


Coffee helps to ward off Alzheimer’s disease.


Coffee protects against many eye problems such as eyelid spasm and cataracts.


Coffee may even help in preventing skin cancer.


Coffee may assist in the lowering the risk of depression.


According to the study related to coffee done at Duke University, Coffee may reduce fatty liver in those with non-alcohol related fatty liver disease... Read More

Stop Reckless Cutting of Trees

India is the second most populous country of the world and in continuous race of becoming superpower with most rapid economic and industrial growth. She has witnessed alarming increase in the population from last few decades.

With increase in the population there is increase in the requirement of food, clothing, housing, public & private vehicles. This in turn leads to:-

    Increase in utilization of forest products, including timber and fuel wood for housing and infrastructural purposes.
    Increase in agricultural and grazing land.
    Increase in factories and industries.
    Widening of roads and flyovers.
    Increase in number of infrastructural project for residential & commercial purposes.
    Increase in Metro lines, Metros and Metro stations.
    Increase in airports.
    Increase in Co2 and harmful gases and in turn increase in the temperature, melting of snow, rainfall which can lead to floods which are disastrous for living beings.

This can be possible due to deforestation i.e. cutting of trees recklessly and ruthlessly without understanding that cutting trees is equivalent to murdering as trees are one of the major sources of oxygen which is the necessity for the life of all the living beings.

This has totally disturbed the ecological balance such as endangered species of animals and birds are on the verge of disappearing and stunning increase in the level of air pollution... Read More

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is a direct investment into production or business in a country by an individual or company in another country, either by buying a company in the target country or by expanding operations of an existing business in that country.

Foreign Direct Investment incentives may take the following forms:

    Low corporate and individual income tax rates for foreign investors
    Tax benefits/concessions for foreign investors
    Preferential tariffs
    Declaration of special economic zones
    Bonded Warehouses
    Investment financial subsidies
    Land and Infrastructural subsidies
    Easy rules and regulations and R&D support for foreign investors

When we talk of India where FDI was introduced by our Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh under Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) act in 1991. He was finance minister of India that time. India has seen remarkable growth during this period but the fear of takeovers was significant.

Now when there is the scenario of economic slump where Rupee vs. Dollar is increasing day by day and GDP (Gross domestic product) is also increasing at alarming rate. In this scenario India is witnessing the more relaxation towards FDI there will be the situation when various foreign countries have large share in India.

The most recent example is India's pharmaceuticals sector has received FDI of $1 billion the highest among the top 10 segments during the period of April-June this year lead to the amid concerns over increasing acquisitions of domestic firms by multinationals. Such as US-based pharmaceutical firm Mylan Inc's to acquire Indian generic drugs company Agila Specialties and Other big acquisitions in Biotech includes Shantha Biotechnics by French pharma company Sanofi-Aventis.

In 2008, Japanese firm Daiichi Sankyo had bought out the country's largest drug maker Ranbaxy BSE 5.89% for USD 4.6 billion. The other sectors which received FDI during April- June quarter of the fiscal include services (USD 945 million), automobile industry (USD 515... Read More

Five Basic Constituents of the Life on the Earth

Every living thing on the Earth is the combination of the five basic elements, and they are Water, Earth, Air, Fire, and Space. These five elements often called as ‘Pancha Mahabhutas’. Each of the Pancha Mahabhutas has specific meaning. For example, if any item is classified as "water”, It means it has the quality of liquid and cool.

Similarly, when any item described as "Earth" it means heavy or solid. Same Way “Air” It means it has the quality of weightlessness; “Fire” has the quality hot and dry; “Space” has the quality of light, subtle, and abundant.

These terms are used not only in science, but in Ayurveda also. The Pancha Mahabhutas theory may sound simple, but it is actually a very classic method of classifying not only all of the objects found on Earth, but also the natural cycles experienced by it like days, seasons and life itself. This is because the elements dominate at particular times, depending on the conditions experienced and observed.

For example, the human life cycle is divided into three phases: Childhood, Adulthood and Old Age.

Childhood is correlated with Water and Earth as growth takes place during this time. Adulthood is correlated with fire where activity and changes occur. Old age is correlated with windy and cool (air and space).

During human life, the five elements have the certain impact on the mind and body. A person sustained the combination of elements already present in the body through breathing air and consuming food and liquids, taking in those elements found in the surrounding natural world.

All objects and substances in our surroundings are a mixture of the five elements... Read More

Donate Blood and Save Life

Blood is a fluid in human & animal body which is constantly circulating in the body for providing nutrients and oxygen to the cells and transporting metabolic waste products away from those same cells. 

Some important facts about blood:-

Blood is composed of following components: -        

    Red blood cells, which carry oxygen to the tissue
    White blood cells, which fight infections
    Platelets, smaller cells that help blood to clot

It makes up around 7 percent of body weight. The average adult has about 5 liters or 10 pints of blood.

Types of Blood groups:-

There are four different blood groups based on presence or absence of certain protein molecules called antigens and antibodies. The antigens are located on the surface of the red blood cells and the antibodies are in the blood plasma. Individuals have different types and combinations of these molecules. The blood group you belong to depends on what you have inherited from your parents.

There is a table given below which is describing four different blood... Read More

Love Food and Hate Wastage

Food is one the most important basic amenity for the survival of human beings. On one hand, there is around 37% of Indian population lives below the poverty line who die or suffer from malnutrition and on the other hand Tones of food got wasted by households, retailers, and food services.

It is estimated that around 40-50% of food gets wasted from the plough to the plate. In other words food gets wasted from the initial stage of agriculture, pre-harvest, postharvest, processing, distribution and then to the final stage of consumption.

If there is a curb on the wastage of food then it is possible that no Indian sleep without having a full meal three times a day.

Now question is how to curb on the wastage of the food:-

First we have to know what are the main causes of food wastage:-

    40% of fruits, vegetables, dairy products, meat get wasted when they move from growers to consumer. This is mainly due to lack of refrigerated transport, poor roads, harsh weather conditions, and corruption at each level.

    40-50% grains wasted because lack of proper transportation and storage facilities. According to media reports this year’s production leaves the government with 75 million ton of grain on its hands with amenities to store only 63 million ton in the state-run warehouses. This lead to millions of tons of crops left out in the open, exposed to rain and rodents, or stored in makeshift spaces with only waterproof sheets to cover them.

    Hording of grains by middle men who are in between the producer and the consumer.

    It is our tendency to buy more food than required and then throw the extra food which got stale afterwards.

    20-25% of food gets wasted in (personal/ corporate/business) parties.

    Around 24 to 35% of school lunches end up in the bin.

    In case of canned food it has been observed that around 25% cans are thrown away without being opened because it exceeds the expiry date.

    India is land of festivals and thus many Indians prepare various dishes and expect guests in their homes. Around 10 -15% food get wasted during this time also. It is also seen that during festivals many times free food is distributed to the people, which again is the great cause of food wastage.

    Huge amount of food in hotels and restaurants got wasted.

    If food is wasted, there is wastage of water, manpower and electricity in agriculture, food processing industries... Read More

Today many old people feel offended

Today we fail to realize that one day we all have to reach a stage in life when they need help, love, and kindness of our younger ones.  We forget very easily that our parents have spent many sleepless nights to give us comfortable sleep. They helped us, motivate us and to achieve our goals. Now when they need our care & love, what we do? We feel that they are the burden on us, and we have no time for them.

Worst scenario is when they are suffering from some major ailments, and their treatment became expensive. We started calculating their medical bills and not calculating the number of ways they have helped us to reach our present position.

When we show ‘ungratefulness’ to our parents then how can we expect our children to be grateful to us and take care of us.

We   don’t realize one simple thing that what we sow we are going to reap that only. This means the way we treat our parents, same treatment will be given to us by our children.

There are many parents who have full confidence in their children. They will never be ungrateful to them as they had brought them up with lots of care & love. Soon their dreams shattered as their children were not available to them in their crucial time. Parents easily forgot that they had done same to their parents and their children are just walking on their steps only.

Yesterday, I met someone who was calculating the expenses of his father’s treatment in hospital v/s the days he would live. He was worried that the money which was spent on his father's treatment could be used for his daughter’s wedding. We came across many such cases where people give priority to their children than their parents.

These are not our traditional moral values. Every religion teaches that best way to remember Supreme Soul is to love and be kind to all human beings and especially elder people who need us at Fag–end of their lives.

Nowadays, many children just want all property being handed over to them, and then they don’t care for their parents. They leave their parents on their own.  We came across many instances that old couples were living alone in their home, and unfortunately some of them were brutally murdered & devastated in their home... Read More

Exercises Are Essential For Everybody.

We all know that exercises are important for us, but do we all know that how important it is? It is important in every stage of life for various reasons such as for achieving physical fitness, improving concentration, boosting mood and improving sex life.  To find out how it can improve your life especially when you are  leading sedentary life then just keep reading…

Exercises reduce body fat percentage by burning extra calories and elevate metabolism. Here, please remember that it is not necessary to take out time in the morning for exercises. It is necessary to be active throughout the day.

Use stairs instead of elevator.

Don’t sit in front of Computer and TV continuously and avoid playing online games for longer times. Get up and walk little bit.

Try to walk in the morning and in the evening.

Try to take the bus half of the way and walk the rest of the way to work or if you have a car/two wheeler you can park 1/2 or 1 mile away from the office, and walk to and from your car.

Breathe deeply after every hour.

If possible get dog, walk, and play with it.

Have healthy eating habits:-

Avoid sugar, processed and oily foods.

Eat fruits daily.

Make sure your meals consist of lean protein and whole grains, and fill the rest of your plate with raw or lightly cooked vegetables and salads... Read More

Importance of 8 Vaccinations

According to Survey conducted by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it was found that vaccination coverage level is very low.  It revealed that many people are not aware of it or confused about the correct age and correct time to get the vaccination. Another reason is that usually males between 18-50 visit a doctor only when they are sick.

It is high time to be up-to-date and be aware of the correct time and age to get all the vaccinations. These vaccinations are very necessary to protect one’s health.

According to the recommendation from CDC and the Mayo Clinic in USA, it is advisable to have at least 8 main vaccinations which are as follows:-

1) Dtap: This vaccination is important to protect from three most severe diseases such as tetanus, diphtheria (an upper respiratory tract infection), and whooping cough.
Age: Children should receive five doses of the Dtap vaccine according to the following schedule:-

• One dose at 2 months of age.
• One dose at 4 months of age.
• One dose at 6 months of age.
• One dose at 15 to 18 months of age.
• One dose at 4 to 6 years of age.

TDap: This vaccination is important when by chance children have not received 5 doses of Dtap vaccination. They can receive Booster dose of TDap vaccination.

Children ages 7 to 10 who aren't fully vaccinated against pertussis, including children never vaccinated or with an unknown vaccination status, should get a single dose of the Tdap vaccine.

Teens 13 to 18 who haven’t been given the Tdap vaccine yet should get a dose, followed by a booster dose of vaccination for tetanus and diphtheria (Td) every 10 years.

2) HPV: Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine that can prevent the infection that is associated with the development of cervical cancer, genital warts, 70% of cervical cancers, 80% of anal cancers, 60% of vaginal cancers, and 40% of vulvar cancers.
Two HPV vaccines are currently on the market: Gardasil and Cervarix.

 Age: Doctors recommend this vaccine before they reach the age of 21 or younger.

When to get it: you will need three doses: one at any time under 26, a second 2 months later, and the third
6 months after the first.

3) Hepatitis B: This vaccination is there to prevent inflammatory illness of the liver caused by the Hepatitis B virus that can cause long-term problems and is particularly important for people who are sexually active as it spreads through the bodily fluids of infected people.

Who should get it:

a) Babies

• Babies need three doses which are as follows:-At their birth. If the baby's mother carries the Hepatitis B virus, the baby receives the first dose right after delivery.
• Between 1 and 2 months
• 6 months

b) Children and Teens

Children and teens who have not been vaccinated should begin the Hepatitis B vaccine series at the earliest possible date.

c) Adults 

• One who lives with someone who has a chronic Hepatitis B.
• One who is sexually active.
• One who have type 1 or 2 diabetes, which makes you more vulnerable to the disease’s effects.
• One who is on dialysis.
• One who have sex with multiple sexual partners.
• One who use recreational, injectable drugs.
• One who is undergoing organ transplant, bone marrow transplant, or chemotherapy.
• Doctors don’t recommend the vaccine for older patients because the risk of contracting Hepatitis B decreases with age.

Who should not get it:

• Persons who received a dose of the vaccine and developed a serious allergy from it.
• Persons who are ill with something more severe than a cold or have a fever should reschedule their vaccination until after they are recovered.

4) Hepatitis A: Hepatitis A virus is closely related to Hepatitis B virus which causes liver   inflammation that eventually may lead to cancer or liver cirrhosis. Unlike the B variant, Hepatitis A can be spread through food or water. Travelers are especially vulnerable by this dangerous virus.

Who Should Get It:

If you plan to belong to or travel to Hepatitis prone areas like South or Central America, Africa, the Middle East, or India.

When to Get it:

First dose at any time and second at least 6 months after the first. If one plan to travel, get the shot at least 1 month before you go.

5) Meningitis A: Meningitis A is the virus that causes meningococcal disease from the throat secretions which can be transmitted by kissing or coughing.
The CDC recommends a meningococcal vaccine for:
• All children ages 11-18 or certain younger high-risk children.
• Anyone who has been exposed to meningitis during an outbreak.
• Anyone traveling to or living where meningitis is common, such as in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Military recruits.
• People with certain immune system disorders or a damaged or missing spleen.
• The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends the first dose of vaccine be given at age of 11 or 12 and then a second dose, the booster, should be given between the age of 16 to 18.

6) Measles, Mumps, and Rubella: This disease has almost vanquished from many parts of the world. However, in some parts of the world it is still there so with the increase international travelers and lower vaccination rates have allowed it to bounce back.

Who should get it:
• Infants
• College Students
• Travelers

When to have it:
• First dose at the age of 12-15 months.
• Second dose is after 4-6 weeks of first dose.
As you know, vaccination must be given at the age of 12-15 months but if by chance it was not given during that time then Booster dose can be given at any time before the age of 15 years.

7) Vaccination for Pneumococcal disease: Pneumococcal disease is a serious lung infection that is generally prevalent in patients who are suffering from severe lung, heart, liver, or kidney diseases. It is prevalent in the patients who have less immunity... Read More

Breast Cancer in India

Brest Cancer is one of the dangerous diseases which is engulfing women staying anywhere in the world. It is predicted that India will probably face a breast cancer epidemic by 2020. If we go through the statistics of occurrence of breast cancer in women from all over India, we will  get to know that  25-31% of all cancer cases  are from major cities in India like Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Ahmadabad, Bangalore, Bhopal.
Statistics also suggest that there is a shift in the age group of women suffering from the breast Cancer.

We will find that 80% of women are diagnosed with breast cancer and out which 50% of them are diagnosed before menopausal stage. Latest statistics suggest that in 90% cases, the disease is diagnosed in II-B, III & V stages.  Unfortunately, the cases of breast cancer in India are almost double than those in the US.
The females’ especially young ladies when diagnosed with Brest Cancer need not only have to deal with medical & clinical issues but also have to fight with their emotional issues. She has to overcome mental trauma that there can be a problem related sex, marriage and children. She feels shy to discuss it freely with a doctor and her relatives.

There is no known factor behind the occurrence of Cancer, but in most of the cases it is found that it is either attributed to genes or unhealthy lifestyle. It is recommended that ladies must have balanced diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and salads along with regular exercise and maintaining optimal weight to reduce the chances of breast cancer.

How it can be diagnosed

The first step to fight with this deadly disease is awareness and initiating annual check-ups and screening tests.

When a woman reaches the age of 20, it is advised that she start doing self breast examination.
When she crosses 30, she must visit gynecologist or a breast surgeon for annual checks-ups.
After 40’s, she is advised to go for mammography annually, which detects the disease up to 80%. An ultrasound must be done when the female is diagnosed with Brest Cancer.

What are the treatments:-

Ladies who are suffering from the cancer need not worry a lot.  Now, there is a treatment for this deadly disease.  It can be treated by many ways such as Surgery, Chemotherapy, and Radiotherapy as per the condition of the patient. It is advisable that females suffering from Brest Cancer must have proper treatment along with positive attitude towards life. It is recommended that she must get moral support from her family members, especially from her spouse if she is married... Read More

What kind of Food one should abstain from eating

It has been mentioned in the chapter ‘Anusasana Parva’ of the most important Hindu epic ‘Mahabharata’.

In this chapter, Bhishma was addressing Yudishtra. He said that one should eat only such food as mentioned in the Hindu scriptures.

There, it has been mentioned that on a Full Moon Day and New Moon Day, one should abstain from eating any food. Here, he mentioned that it would the sin if one consumes the meat of cows, peacock, and goats. Apart from it stale meat should never be consumed. He mentioned that one should not kill or consume the meat of the bird, especially when the bird was fed by that person itself.

There are certain plants also that one should not eat. In this category many sacred trees would come such as fig or Peepul tree, Crotolaria Juncea (Sunn Hemp) and Gular fig or country fig tree. Basically, in this category, fruits, flowers and leaves of those plants that one use to worship the deities is included.

The most important part of the food is salt. One should avoid taking salt in its hands.

Many people have the habit of drinking the curd at the conclusion of the meal, but Bhisma said that the scriptures abstained people from pursuing such habit.

One should avoid such habit of eating from each other’s plate or remnants of other people's dishes and plates.

One must abstain from consuming the food prepared by the lady in her functional period.

Abstain from consuming the food or any liquid whose core value has been depleted. One should avoid taking the food that has been grazed by hungry person or the person that wishfully gaze at the food.

Food that contains the hair should never be consumed.

Bhisma then explain the right way of consuming the food:

• Before eating the meal one must wash mouth thrice with water before any food.

• Food must be eaten three times in the day and no food should be consumed between the intervals.

• It is advised not to speak while eating the food that is eaten.

• Avoid speaking to anyone while eating and should not make noise while eating.

• Food in which hair is detected should not be consumed.

• One should eat food in sitting posture and should avoid eating while walking.

• One should not eat food that has been prepared by the lady during woman in her functional period.

• If one eats facing east becomes endued with longevity and if one eats facing west acquires great wealth. Similarly, if one eats facing north, one becomes truthful in speech and if in south direction than acquire fame.

• When guests are invited for dinner, never force them to eat beyond their capacity.

• Having finished one's meals, one should wash one's mouth thrice with water and twice again. One should wash one's mouth and face with the right hand only.

• After Consuming food one should touch the head with its right hand as it is said that after consuming the meal, one has mentally touched the fire.

According to Another important Hindu epic ‘Manu Smriti’: Garlic, leeks, onions, mushrooms and (all plants) grown in impurities are unfit to be eaten by twice-born men... Read More

Low grade politics in Delhi

Delhi is preparing for the legislative election on 7th February, 2015. There is campaign from all the political parties. The major counter acts are between Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) party.
BJP and AAP are playing dirty politics with the help of cheap strategy.
BJP is placing low grade Advertisements targeting  AAM party chief Arvind Kejriwal.

In this advertisement, BJP have been using abusive language for Arvind Kejriwal. They have abused the community from which he belongs. Kejriwal replied, either they should withdraw the advertisement or apologize publicly.

In this advertisement, BJP shows AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal placing his hands on the head of two children as a woman wearing a Congress cap watches coyly. In the background is a garlanded photo of Anna Hazare.
The advertisement mocks Kejriwal for taking Congress support for forming the Delhi government in 2013 and implies that the AAP party chief went against mentor Anna Hazare's principles.

Furious at the advertisement, Kejriwal replied that Nathuram Godse killed Gandhi on this day in 1948. BJP has killed Anna in its advertisement... Read More

Old or Young, you need to take care of your Heart

Our Heart is about the size of a fist which is located just behind and slightly left of the breastbone. It is the power house which provides life to us by pumping the blood throughout our body by the network of arteries and veins called the Circulatory System.

The heart has four chambers: - Right Atrium, Right Ventricle, Left Atrium, and Left Ventricle

• ◊ Veins provide the impure blood to the Right Atrium.
• ◊ Right Atrium pumps it to the Right Ventricle.
• ◊ The right ventricle pumps it to the lungs, where the blood gets purified and loaded with oxygen.
• ◊ The left atrium receives oxygenated blood from the lungs via coronary arteries and pumps it to the left ventricle. The coronary arteries run along the surface of the heart and provide oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle. A web of nerve tissue also runs through the heart, conducting the complex signals that govern contraction and relaxation. Surrounding the heart is a sac called the pericardium.

The left ventricle (the strongest chamber) pumps oxygen-rich blood to the rest of the body with the help of the coronary arteries.

What is Heart Attack?

The narrow down the coronary arteries lead to constrict the supply of oxygenated blood to the heart. This condition is known as Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) and in most cases it can lead to myocardial infarction or popularly known as Heart Attack. In extreme cases, it can even lead to death.

Heart attack was usually associated with old age people. Ironically, we can observe over the years, there is an increase in the number of young people who are suffering from heart diseases. This can be justified by the fact that every day 900 people die due to heart disease of which 25 people are less than 40.

Let us look at the most common causes being attributed to heart attack are given below:

Health Causes

• ◊ Obesity
• ◊ Stress
• ◊ Depression
• ◊ Hyper Tension
• ◊ Diabetes
• ◊ Inherit genetically

Social Causes

• ◊ Advancement of technology
• ◊ Change in the role of women
• ◊ Preference for the nuclear family
• ◊ Preference to fast food
• ◊ Change in lifestyle
• ◊ Cut throat competition in every sphere of life
• ◊ Decrease in love, care & respect in the relationships
• ◊ Divorce
• ◊ Break up in the relationships
• ◊ Shift from physical work to mental work
• ◊ Lack of awareness
• ◊ Alcohol
• ◊ Smoking

How to avoid Heat Attacks:

• ◊ Exercise/Yoga (Minimum 15 minutes daily)
• ◊ Avoid Junk food such as Burgers, Pizza, Noodles, chips, French fries, cold drinks etc.
• ◊ Avoid deep fried or shallow fried Food
• ◊ Have proper sleep
• ◊ Try to avoid alcohol & smoking
• ◊ Have Positive attitude towards life
• ◊ Try to avoid arguments (It does not mean you accept each & everything. if you have arguments say it politely).
• ◊ Avoid worrying (Always try to live in the present because the past is history and future is a mystery).
• ◊ Avoid blaming yourself unnecessarily.

Sometimes people take precautions but still face Heart Attacks. Thus, it is necessary that everybody must know the symptoms of Heart Attack.

The symptoms are given below:

Some may have experience the mild chest pain; others might have faced severe pain located in the center of the chest. This severe pain is also known as Angina Pain. This pain can be associated with one or more than one of the following symptoms:

• ◊ Shortness of breath
• ◊ Cold sweat
• ◊ Weakness
• ◊ Headache
• ◊ Severe anxiety
• ◊ Fainting
• ◊ Irregular heartbeats
• ◊ Nausea

When you experience Angina pain then you should take your angina medicine... Read More

Give your Salutations to India’s Unsung Heroes

In our daily life, we meet so many people who help to make our life comfortable, but we are ungrateful for them. If we start preparing list there can be n number of entries which can include sweepers who clean our roads, metro staff, railway staff, airport staff, police and the list can be added on endlessly. The most significant part of this list is our Indian Army.

You must be surprised to know that Indian soldiers have to face many adversities and especially who get posting at field areas like  high terrain area of India such as Batalik, has to face lots of difficulties such as they have to stay at the height 15000-ft. Human body is not accustom to live at such heights. One feels breathless as there is lack of oxygen.

Indian infantrymen have to live in such weather and have to walk in such cold mountains carrying a load of over 20 kgs. on their back. Their hardships not end here, they have apprehensions that anytime enemies could cross the border, and they would be no more. They don’t fear from death, but terrified with the feeling that they would not be able to meet their family members and beloved ones.

Our soldiers knew that once they die, they will not matter for anyone other than their family members who are waiting eagerly day in and day out to meet them. With lots of adversities, Indian brave soldiers stay awake in chilly nights so that we can have a sound sleep. They are away from their families so that we can stay with our family members. They sacrifice their lives so that we can breathe in the air of free India. They know they have a duty to keep their promise to keep their nation first than their personal life. They selflessly perform their duties to epitomize the very spirit of secularism, national integration, and harmony. They have shown their fearlessness in nearly all the situations in the most commendable manner.

Help My India team salute to all the soldiers for their boundless contribution by ensuring the nation's territorial integrity, fighting for the terrorism & reaching out to fellow... Read More