You don't have to be religious to be moral.....REALLY??? (part-1)

आधुनिकता के इस दौर में जहाँ एक ओर प्रगति के नाम पर जहाँ करुणा, संवेदनशीलता  जैसे मानवीय गुणों की हत्या की जा रही है वहीँ दूसरी ओर निजी स्वार्थों एवं राजनीतिक हितों के लिए धर्म , जाति  आदि के नाम पर लोगों के मन में जहर भरा जा रहा है। जिस देश में 'सर्व धर्म समभाव ' की नीति सर्वोपरि व सर्वमान्य थी वहाँ अब धर्म के नाम पर दंगे किये जा रहे हैं। जिस देश में 'हिन्दू मुस्लिम सिख ईसाई - सब मिलकर हैं भाई भाई ' जैसे नारे लगाए जाते थे वहाँ अब एक धर्म के लोगों को दूजे धर्म के लोग फूटी आँख नहीं सुहाते। और नैतिकता की बात न करें तो ही बेहतर होगा। कहते हैं सम्राट अशोक के राज्यकाल में लोग घरों से बाहर जाते समय ताला लगाना आवश्यक नही समझते थे क्योंकि उस दौर में चोरी नही हुआ करती थी किन्तु आज हालात कुछ ऐसे हैं कि कितना ही मजबूत ताला क्यों न हो वह चोर को चोरी करने से नहीँ सकता, कहने का तात्पर्य है कि आज के दौर में लोगों का नैतिकता स्तर कितना गिर गया है। महानगरों में अपराध का स्तर बढ़ता जा रहा है तथा प्रशासन चाहकर भी कुछ नही कर पा रहा है।

जब भी इन अपराधों के कारणों पर गौर किया जाता है तो सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण कारण उभर कर आता है - जनसाधारण में नैतिकता का अभाव। अब नैतिकता कोई भौतिक वस्तु तो है नहीँ कि उसकी कमी हुई तो बाजार से खरीद कर ले आये और उपयोग में ले ली अपितु वह तो एक गुण है जो कि व्यक्ति के भीतर विकसित किया जा सकता है उसकी उचित परवरिश द्वारा। कुछ धर्म के ठेकेदार तो यहाँ तक कह देते हैं कि फलां धर्म का यदि एक अनैतिक व्यक्ति अनुसरण  करे तो उसे नैतिक बनाया जा सकता है। जब उनके इस दावे पर वाद विवाद किया जाता है तो उनका यह अनुचित सा तर्क होता है कि हमारे धर्म के सिद्धांत कुछ ऐसे हैं कि वे उस अनैतिक व्यक्ति का मन द्रवित कर देंगे तथा उसे नैतिक पथ अपनाने के लिए विवश होना पड़ेगा किन्तु उन धर्म के ठेकेदारों से मेरा एक साधारण सा सवाल है कि क्या कोई ऐसा धर्म होगा जो किसी भी व्यक्ति को अनैतिक राह  दिखायेगा, और अवश्य ही वह वर्तमान में किसी न किसी धर्म को तो मानता ही होगा और यदि उसने वर्तमान धर्म के सिद्धांतों का अनुसरण नही किया तो क्या भरोसा भविष्य में वह अनुसरण करेगा ? अतः मेरा मत उन से भिन्न है कि आवश्यक नही कि नैतिक होने के लिए धार्मिक हो। 

इस विषय पर और अधिक विस्तार से वर्णन किया जायेगा किन्तु इस श्रृंखला की अगली प्रस्तुति में। 

धन्यवाद  

Awards in the field of sports in india.

Sports awards in India are given by the sports ministry of India to honour the players/athletes who have performed extraordinarily well in their field of sports. It is done so as to enhance the player's spirit and recognise his/her achievements. The awards are presented on the national day of India which is celebrated on 29th august every year, the birthday of legendary hockey player major Dhyan Chand. The president of India gives away the awards on this day at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Some of the prestigious and notable awards are:

1) Rajiv Gandhi khel ratna award: This is India's highest sports honour.It is given to the best sportsperson across all the sports discipline in that year. The word "khel ratna" literally translates to "sports jem". This award was named after Mr. Rajiv Gandhi, former prime minister of India.This award was instituted in 1991-92 and was first awarded to India's first chess grandmaster and five times winner of world chess championship, Viswanathan Anand. Recently in 2016 it was awarded to four sportsperson namely PV sindhu for badminton, Sakshi malik for wrestling, Dipa karmarkar for gymnastics and Jitu rai for shooting field. As of 2016 the award comprises of a medal, a certificate and a cash prize of 7.5 lakh rupees. 

2) Arjuna Award: The arjuna award was instituted in 1961. It is given to the best sportsperson in each field of sport every year. It is named after arjuna, the famous archer in the epic mahabharata. recently in 2016 it has been awarded to 15 sports persons in different sports fields. as of 2016, the award comprises of a scroll, a bronze statue of arjuna, and a cash of 5 lakh rupees.

3) Dronacharya Award: The dronacharya award was established in 1985. It is an award presented for excellence in sports coaching. It is named after the popular teacher dronacharya, teacher of arjuna, in epic mahabharta. till date, 91 teachers/coaches have been awarded with this award. First awardees were Balchandra bhagwat, Om prakash bharadwaj, O.M. biambiar. Recently, in 2016 six coaches have been awarded with dronacharya award. as of 2016 this award comprises of a scroll of honour, a bronze statuette of dronacharya and a cash component of Rs. 7 lakh.

4) Dhyan Chand Award: Instituted in 2002, this is India's highest honour for lifetime achievement in sports and games. The award is named after legendary indian hockey player major Dhyan chand. First dhyan chand award was awarded to Aparna gosh for basketball.The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 5lakh, a plaque and a scroll of honour.

5) Maulana Abul kalam azad(MAKA) trophy: This trophy is given for the best performance in sports amongst the universities in the country. It is named after the first education minister of India, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. It was instituted in 1956-57. Punjabi University won the prestigious award for being the best university in sports.

6) Rashtriya khel protsahana purushkar: This is a new award instituted in 2009 by ministry of youth affairs and sports. It is presented to recognise the contribution made to sports by entities other than sportspersons and coaches. This year the award was recommended in four different categories to four institutions.

Apart from these national awards there are many other award which are awarded to sports persons by various state governments also.

Ganapathi bappa morya......

First of all wish you all a very happy Ganesh chaturthi. May the lord of fortune bless you along with rddhi and sddhi. This year, September 5th marks the beginning of this festival which is also called as Vinayaka Chaturthi. Here are some quick facts about the festival:

The festival begins on Shukla Chaturthi which is the fourth day of the waxing moon period, and ends on the 14th day of the waxing moon period known as Anant Chaturdashi.

Maharashtra is the state known for grand scale Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations.

During the festival, colourful pandals (temporary shrines) are setup and the Lord is worshiped for ten days.

There are four main rituals during the festival - Pranapratishhtha - the process of infusing the deity into a murti or idol, Shhodashopachara - 16 forms of paying tribute to Ganesha, Uttarpuja - Puja after which the idol could be shifted after it's infusion, Ganpati Visarjan - immersion of the Idol in the river. 

The festival was celebrated as a public event since the time of Maratha King Shivaji, but a Sarvajanik (Public) Ganesh idol was installed first by Bhausaheb Laxman Javale. 

Lokmanya Tilak changed the festival from a private celebration to a grand public event "to bridge the gap between Brahmins and non-Brahmins and find an appropriate context in which to build a new grassroots unity between them".

Lord Ganesha is also worshiped in Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Afghanistan, Nepal and China.

Happy Teachers'day......

means teacher is greater than all the lords so i bow to the teacher with all respect. well today it is teachers day and hope everyone is aware of that.

India celebrates teachers' day every year on 5th september on the birthday of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan since 1962. Dr. radhakrishnan was a great scholar and teacher, later he became president of India. 

It is truly said that teachers are like back bone of our society. They play a great role in building up the characters of students and shape them to become an ideal citizens of India.Teachers teach students very carefully and sincerely just like their own children. It is well said that teachers are great than the parents. Parents give birth to a child whereas teachers shape his/her character and make future bright. Thus we never forget and ignore them, we always respect and love them. Our parents are responsible for giving us love and quality care however our teachers are responsible for making whole future bright and successful. They let us know the importance of education in our life through their continuous efforts. They are the source of inspiration to us which help us to go ahead and get success. They motivate us towards study by giving examples of great personalities all over the world. They make us so strong and prepare to withstand any obstacle of the life. They become full of immense knowledge and wisdom using which they nourish our lives. Come on my dear friends, say together that ‘our respected teachers we are always grateful to you for all you do to us’. My dear friends we should always obey our teachers orders and follow their advice to be the worthy citizens of India.

Thank You

What is INCREDIBLE about INDIA? (Introduction)

This time is quite good for India as she is progressing in almost all the directions whether it is technological field, or space science, medical facilities, research facilities, education field etc. Recently in Rio Olympics also our athletes made us proud. Few days back Indian space research organisation (ISRO) successfully tested scram jet engine technology. India's foreign relations are getting strength. Basic infrastructure and fundamental facilities are being developed in rural areas.

Besides all these modern developments, India has a rich culture and is a hub of great tourist attractions like- Taj mahal which is also called world's 8th wonder, gateway of india, qutb minar etc. but it is quite saddening to see something like this;

  

Image courtesy: Google

I mean what a kind of answer is it, that too from google. They want to say only thing incredible about the country is the brand name Incredible india, seriously and I thought that google is intelligent but anyways as they say 'we are not defined by others, we are defined by what we are and what we do' and that is my effort to aware people about what makes this Sub-continent so special. For this purpose I will post about various cities,states,buildings of historical importance in this series.

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Why Don’t We Respect The Police Like We Do The Indian Army?

The Indian Army stands for staunch nationalism and patriotic pride, at least to some extent for all of us. They represent a selfless love for one's country that can be matched by little else. One could say that the Indian Police Force stands for similar ideals, but for some reason, they do not seem to command the same respect, let alone awe, from the people of the country.That is because the average Indian doesn't interact with the Army on a regular basis and look at them as doing great service to the nation by defending our borders whereas most people would interact with the Police on a regular basis and more or less have a fair idea about their misdeeds.

Ask people in states like J&K or Manipur about their opinion on the army, they wouldn't be so defensive I think it's also because of good PR. You see the army jumping in to the rescue whenever there is a disaster. Media covers this exclusively. I don't remember a media post along the lines of 'Police helping disaster victims...'

Most of us see the army as the last line of defense. If you hear about the police men being killed in the line of duty as regularly as you hear about the army then people would have a softer spot for the police too. Also most of the people complaining about the army excesses aren't spotless characters themselves. So it is easy for people to dismiss them as separatists or something else.Do the officers of the police force deserve the reputation they have? Do we perhaps tend to glorify the army more than they deserve? We should ponder over it

And here is our new RBI governor Urjit patel

RBI's Deputy Governor Urjit Patel was appointed as the next Governor of the central bank after Raghuram Rajan demits office on September 4.
52-year-old Patel has been appointed as new RBI Governor, official sources said.
He was first appointed as Deputy Governor for three years in January 2013 and was given an extension this January.
Patel has been known as 'inflation warrior' of Rajan, who made a surprise announcement in June that he would return to academia after end of his current three-year tenure
In recent months, Rajan has come under attack from some quarters, including BJP's Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy, for what they call his reluctance to lower interest rates and giving priority to inflation control.
Prior to his appointment as the Deputy Governor at RBI in 2013, Patel was advisor (Energy and Infrastructure) with Boston Consulting Group, while he has also worked with Reliance Industries in the past.
Patel, born on October 28, 1963, received his doctorate in economics from Yale University in 1990) and M Phil from Oxford (1986).
He has worked with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) between 1990 and 1995 covering the US, India, Bahamas and Myanmar desks.
Urjit Patel will take over the charge from Rajan after he demits the office on September 4. He will be the eighth Deputy Governor to be made Governor at RBI.
Hindsight is always 20 20 and it is difficult to escape the impression that the soft-spoken, incredibly low-profile, Kenyan-born Urjit Patel is a perfect fit as RBI governor for prime minister Narendra Modi as he embarks on the last three crucial years of his first term. Dr Patel has all the qualities that Mr Modi cherishes and admires in ministers and government officials; intellectual gravitas, a publicity-shy nature, workaholism and a laser-like focus on fighting and curbing inflation, one of the significant policy achievement of the 28-month-old Modi government.

Outgoing governor Raghuram Rajan has been credited with curbing inflation, for preparing a monetary policy framework that squarely put inflation in cross-hairs and laid the foundation for institutionalisation of monetary policy. For years, RBI's inflation fighting efforts have suffered from confused thinking, misplaced priorities and a general reluctance to appear too hawkish on the rates front for fear of incurring the wrath of the political and business establishment. One of the biggest achievements of Rajan was that he buried such pigeon hearted thinking and took the battle to interest rate-cut-wallahs and crony capitalists with gusto. 

15th August is gone and perhaps thought is also gone. part-b

Hello friends, Welcome back, as we talked yesterday about various problems a common man is having in this country, today we will try to find out some reasons for the same. I think the major problem of most of the people is lack of self-respect, now some of may disagree with me but the truth is we are having a huge 'ego' not self-respect. Here we'll have to understand difference between these two terms. ego is something that is your own false perception about you for example you are a student rather a good student and when your teacher scolds you in front of whole class for your mistake you get angry and if you cannot reply him due to rules and regulations you curse him inside.

While self respect as the name suggests is the proud one is having for his true qualities. In the above stated case if the student is having a bit of self respect not ego and teacher is scolding him for a reason he will accept it and tries to not repeat it in future. And it is very obvious to conclude from the above definitions that only a person having self respect can respect others because he respects someone for his qualities not for any random reasons and that is from where foundation of great personality is laid.

Another major issue is 'selfishness'. In this era, every one is so selfish that he is not having time even to talk to their parents what to say of others. people are so self-oriented that they want their own profit at any cost. for example if you are travelling in a local bus of city and the fare is 14 rupees, but the conductor ask you to give 10 rupees and does not give you ticket, thus earning 10 rupees illegally but you are very satisfied because you saved 4 rupees of yours but you didn't thought of govt.'s loss which is of Rs.14. So that's the thing, only thinking about ourselves makes us such a person that when we forgot our parents, relatives, society, country, we don't get to know. We just live to show off , we just work hard to fill our stomach and lockers and do not give back to society. This scenario needs to be changed if we want to make this world a better place to live. I will be back with some new problems in next post until then......keep thinking...

                 मेरे देश की धरती सोना उगले उगले हीरे मोती
              मेरे देश की धरती
              ये बाग़ हैं गौतम नानक का खिलते हैं अमन के फूल यहाँ
              गांधी, सुभाष, टैगोर, तिलक ऐसे हैं चमन के फूल यहाँ
              रंग हरा हरिसिंह नलवे से रंग लाल है लाल बहादुर से
              रंग बना बसंती भगतसिंह रंग अमन का वीर जवाहर से
              मेरे देश की धरती सोना उगले उगले हीरे मोती
              मेरे देश की धरती
                                               - गुलशन बावरा

15th August is gone and perhaps thought is also gone. part-a

Dear friends, as we all know every year we celebrate our independence day on 15th august, this year we celebrated 70th anniversary of our independence. On the day most news papers were having pages filled with patriotic material, T.V. channels were telecasting stories of freedom fighters, Radio channels were playing patriotic songs etc. Our pride, tricolor was waving over many buildings. People changed their profile pictures, status etc. on social media and what not. But it has been 4 days since independence day and seems like everything is over. Tricolor is not seen on top of buildings with some exceptions, profile pictures have been changed, no-patriotic feelings on T.V, newspaper except paid news. Not  only a common man but a well educated, mannered person who was unfurling tricolor somewhere on independence day is behaving like 'मैं और और जग और कहाँ का नाता', means i have nothing to do with this world this country I will think about me and mine only. Where have their feelings gone about this country?  The one who was talking about country and its development is trying to save the tax money today. The one who took oath not to harm and not let anyone harm this country's integrity is teaching his children to hate other religion, caste etc. Officers who were present at the ceremony took oath to serve the nation but instead could not help themselves from taking bribe.

So where is the hole? what is the malfunctioning in our system which is depriving us from being a true patriot? what are the differences between our freedom fighters and a common man which distinguish them from crowd and make them role models for many of us? I will continue from here in next post until then..... keep thinking...

                              तू पूरब का हो या पश्चिम का वासी

               तेरे दिल में हो काबा या हो काशी
               तू संसारी हो चाहे हो संन्यासी
               तू चाहे कुछ भी हो पर भूल नहीं
               तू सब कुछ पीछे पहले भारतवासी।
               उन सबकी नज़रें आज हमीं पर ठहरीं
               जिनके बलिदानों से आज़ादी आई।
               जो आग जला दे भारत की ऊँचाई,
               वह आग न जलने देना मेरे भाई।

                                                       -  रमानाथ अवस्थी

To be continued........

Bharat Ratna Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

Missile man of India
(1931-2015)

A great scientist, an excellent teacher, unique human being, people's president, missile man of India etc. etc. are some of the terms used for our beloved Mr. Kalam who passed away a year ago leaving the whole country in shock. Incarnation of such souls is very rare on the earth and we are very lucky to witness the era of this great personality. Though he has left this world but his thoughts are still alive and are inspiring billions of young people not only in India but across the globe. He has contributed in technological development of India so it's time for us to give it back by fulfilling his dream of developed India by 2020. For this very purpose I am am presenting some of his best quotes to you:

THANK YOU

Aryabhatta: The man who invented Zero

Aryabhata, the name each Indian feels proud to take and hear, obviously needs no introduction. He is one of the first great mathematicians and astronomers of the classic age of India. Though facts about time and place of his birth and death are not confirmed but according to 'Arbhatiya' he was born in Kerala, south India in 476 but later lived in patliputra, modern name patna. Though different theories state different facts about him but actually that does not make any sense. We should be interested in learning what he left behind to explore instead of researching about his birth and death. So in this article my sole purpose is to mention few of his discoveries that made India and people of india proud. Here we go:

1. Place value system and Zero: The place value system, first seen in the 3rd century Bakhshali Manuscript, was clearly in place in his work. While he did not use a symbol for zero, the french mathematician Georges Ifrah argues that Knowledge of zero was implicit in Aryabhata's place value system as a place holder for the powers of ten with null coefficients, Thus confirmed that Aryabhata knew the zero before the whole world knew it.

2. Algebra: Aryabhata is known to have contributed significantly to Algebra. In a mathematics treatise Aryabhatiya composed by him Aryabhata provided elegant results for the summation of series of squares and cubes.

3. Trigonometry: Aryabhata had defined sine, cosine, versine and inverse sine back in his era, influencing the birth of trignometry. The signs were originally known as jya, kojya, utkram-jya and otkram jya respectively. In his book a sine table was also found.

4. Approximation of π: Aryabhata worked on approximation of pi and got the result accurate up to 5-significant digits and concluded that it is irrational which was quite impressive as the irrationality of pi was proved in Europe only in 1761 by Lambert.

5. Aryabhata is also said to have contributed in solution of quadratic equations and indeterminate equations.

6. Aryabhata contributed to astronomy significantly. He supported heliocentric theory. He advocated an astronomical model in which earth rotates on its own axis. His model also gave corrections for the speeds of the planets in the sky in terms of the mean speed of the sun.  

7. Solar and lunar eclipses were scientifically explained by Aryabhata. He explains eclipses in terms of shadows cast by and falling on earth instead of the prevailing cosmogony in which eclipses were caused by rahu and ketu, two evil planets.

8. Aryabhata contributed to the motions of the solar system. He correctly insisted that the earth rotates about its axis daily and that the apparent movement of the stars is a relative motion caused by the rotation of the earth contrary to then-prevailing view that the sky rotated.

9. Aryabhata is also reputed to have set up an observatory at the sun temple in Taregana, Bihar.

10. India's first satellite Aryabhata and the lunar crater Aryabhata are named in his honour. 

                                                Thank you.

Ajit Kumar Doval : Words are not enough

For some people, age is just a number. One such person is Ajit kumar doval, former Indian intelligence and law enforcement officer and current National security Adviser (NSA) to Prime minister Narendra Modi. He is 71 years old but still very active and enthusiastic in national security matters, this claim can be backed with the fact that he can be seen almost always with PM modi in his foreign visits. Since Mr. Doval is a spy so not a lot is known about him, but here my motive is just to highlight some of his unique achievements and qualities. So here we go:

1. This man is considered as one of the greatest spies or arguably the greatest spy India have.

2. Lt. General J.F.R. Jacob (war hero of 1971), once said that Ajit Doval is the bravest man he has ever met.

3. He graduated with a master's degree in economics from the University of Agra obtaining first position.

4. He joined the IPS in 1968 in Kerala cadre and was actively involved in anti-insurgency operations.

5. Doval was a highly decorated police officer. He was the youngest officer to get the police officer for his meritorious service. He got it just after six years of service. He also got President's police medal.

6. Doval was awarded with one of the highest Gallantry awards, Kirti Chakra. He is first police officer to recieve a medal previously given only as a military honor not for the uniformed services.

7. Doval was one of the three negotiators who negotiated the release of passengers with the hijackers of Indian Airlines flight IC-814 in Kandhar in 1999.

8.  Uniquely, Doval has the experience of being involved the termination of all 15 hijackings of Indian Airlines aircraft from 1971–1999.

9. In 2009, Doval was appointed the security advisor to the government of Karnataka.

10. He was the man who worked behind curtains to ensure safe return of many indians from Iraq in june,2014.

11. Doval was able to win over six Laldenga's seven commanders during the Mizo National Front (MNF) insurgency and spent years clandestinely with the Mizo National army in the Arakan in Burma and inside the chinese territory.

12. Doval also played a key role in merging Sikkim state with India.

13. During operation Black Thunder, Doval was inside the Golden temple. He masqueraded as a pakistani agent and met the khalistani militants. He is said to be the man behind the success of this operation and the rescue of Romanian diplomat Liviu Radu who was kidnapped by sikh militants.

14. He was posted in the Indian High Commission in London, UK as a minister.

15. He was the director of Vivekananda International Foundation, a think-tank with centre-right learnings. Doval is also Known to keep his opinion against pakistan very vocal.

If one had to sum up Mr. Doval in One line. It would go something like this:
If you mix James Bond and Henry Kissinger, what do you get? Ajit Doval.
                   Very proud of you sir...
                             Jai Hind

14th June: World Blood Donor Day

Share life, Give Blood

Very few of you may know that today it is world blood donor day. People in many countries around the world celebrate world blood donor day on 14th June, on the day of birth anniversary of Nobel prize winner American biologist Karl Landsteiner, who first distinguished the main blood groups thus enabling the transfusion of blood without endangering the life of the patient.You can read more about Karl Landsteiner here.

World blood donor day has been celebrated annually since 2004 by World health organisation (WHO), with the aim of improving the safety and adequacy of national blood supplies by promoting a substantial increase in the number of safe, voluntary, unpaid donors who give blood regularly. This year the host country for world blood donor day is Netherlands with the theme 'Blood connects us all' . 

Transfusion of blood and blood products helps save millions of lives every year. It can help patients suffering from life-threatening conditions live longer and with higher quality of life, and supports complex medical and surgical procedures. It also has an essential, life-saving role in maternal and perinatal care. Access to safe and sufficient blood and blood products can help reduce rates of death and disability due to severe bleeding during delivery and after childbirth.In many countries, there is not an adequate supply of safe blood, and blood services face the challenge of making sufficient blood available, while also ensuring its quality and safety.An adequate supply can only be assured through regular donations by voluntary unpaid blood donors. The WHO’s goal is for all countries to obtain all their blood supplies from voluntary unpaid donors by 2020. In 2014, 60 countries have their national blood supplies based on 99-100% voluntary unpaid blood donations, with 73 countries still largely dependent on family and paid donors.

Though most of the people in modern time are aware of facts about blood transfusion but still some people do not consider blood donation a healthy practice. So I am presenting some facts on blood donation and transfusion:

1. A person above 18 years and below 60 years, meeting other health criteria can donate blood.

2. A healthy person can donate blood with minimum gap of 3 months in each donation.

3. One should have a good meal low in fat and high in iron at least four hours before blood donation.

4.On the day of blood donation one should avoid arduous exercise and weightlifting and remember to      drink plenty of fluids. It is also an good idea to avoid caffeinated and alcoholic beverage as they            dehydrate body.

5. Some people believe that donating blood make them feel weak but the truth is that it takes a day or       two to replenish the fluid volume.

6. One can easily resume their normal day to day activities after donating blood but should take care of     following:

• Drink at least 10-12 glasses of water including juice within 24 hours of donating blood.
• Avoid smoking for next 4 hours.
• Avoid alcohol for next 24 hours.

7. Some people think that there are plenty of donors, why should they bother? but fact is only 9 million       units of blood are collected annually while the need is for 12 million units.

Here I would like to conclude that anyone meeting the criteria can donate blood and should donate the blood because donating blood is one of the best ways to save someone's life.

                                THANK YOU.

5 C's That can make you a good person.

In past decades population of world has grown explosively which generated many problems like- poverty, natural resources depletion, fall in living standard of people, child labor etc. Unemployment is also one of them. Especially in developing countries like India, this problem has raised its ugly head as an obstacle in path of development. Since every recruiter knows that there is no lack of aspirants having qualification degree, so why to compromise, I should hire the best person whom I can trust, who can take the organisation to new heights. Not only in this field but in almost each and every field of life one needs a good person like- A child needs good parents who can take care of him, a student need a good teacher who can guide him on the right path, a girl need good husband with whom she can spend her life, even a corrupt politician needs a good secretary who can take care of his accounts and other stuff etc. But when it comes to us, we ask ourselves how to be a good person. So as an answer to that question I am presenting to you some qualities a good person must possess :

1. Character: This is the most important of all qualities. Once Billy Graham quoted- "When money is lost, nothing is lost. When health is lost, something is lost but when character is lost everything is lost." That's the importance of a good character. Will you say a person good if in the light of the day he talks very gently to each and every one , helps poor but at night robs the people? will you say a person good if he takes care of his own children very well but does not help a poor children on the road? Will you say a person good if he does not smoke in public place but as soon as he find a secluded corner starts smoking? Absolutely NOT, because character of the person is not good. Having a good character means doing the right thing just because it is right to do what is right. Character is 'Who we are even when no one is watching.'  So having a good character insures the person in front of us that he can trust us. Once Abraham Lincoln said "Reputation is the shadow. Character is the tree."

2. Courage: Here courage in not used in context of any adventures activity but I have used it to indicate that a good person has enough strength to raise voice against injustice. For example, suppose you are walking on the road and suddenly you notice that a gang of 4-5 people are beating a boy badly and instead of saving him you just ran away as you have not seen anything. That's not the right thing to do. In such situations we should ask a question to ourselves that did we react in similar way if the boy was our brother? So instead of running we should help him. Well it doesn't require to fight them alone you can either call the police or can gather people that will be enough.

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear."

3. Courtesy: Courtesy is showing politeness in one's attitude and behaviour towards others. In this machine age, no one wants moral language everyone just want to communicate in monetary language. A child thinks that his parents are not doing anything special for him , what they are doing is their duty, even when parents are bringing him up by more than they can afford. A student thinks that it is duty of teacher to teach so why to respect him? etc. And this leads to a terrible future where a person has no ethics, he can do anything to make profit. Thus one should has courtesy. Let me give you an example, suppose one night you get call from one of your relatives that some emergency has happened and you got to go there but you don't have any personal vehicle and in night public transport is not available. And then you see a auto-rickshaw and take it. After reaching the destination you are asked to pay a little more money due to additional night charges. In such condition you can either argue with driver or can pay him amount by considering the fact that he gave service at time when there was no other option and say him thanks for that. I can assure you that the second choice will not only make him satisfied but you will also feel happy.

4. Confidence:  Confidence is the quality that distinguishes a normal person from a successful person. Confidence can be described as one's belief in itself to perform a task. Confidence comes from feeling of well being, acceptance of one's body and mind (self-esteem) and belief in one's own ability, skills and experience. Confidence is not something that can be learned like a set of rules; confidence is a state of mind. positive thinking, knowledge and talking to other people are some ways to improve confidence. 

"What you think of yourself is much more  important than what others think of you."

5. 'Communication skills : Today biggest misconception people are having in their minds is that good communication skills means speaking fluent English. Actually as the name suggests communication skill means the skill to communicate with others, language does not matter. And it is an essential factor of a attractive personality. Suppose you are having very good knowledge of a topic but when you are asked to give a presentation on that topic you could not make people understand what you wanted to say, all your knowledge is of no worth. So you should always try to improve your communication skills.

''Let your words be purrs instead of hisses.''

                                                        THANK YOU.

Why RBI governor Raghuram Rajan is hailed as 'James Bond' of World economy?

Dr. Raghuram Govind Rajan
RBI governor

About him :  Raghuram Rajan is the 23rd governor of the RBI (Reserve bank of India). Earlier in September,13 he was appointed on this post for a span of 3 years, which is going to complete in September,16. This was his second assignment in India, earlier he was appointed the chief economic adviser to  the UPA govt. for almost one year. Before coming to India he was economic counselor and director of research at IMF (international monetary funds) from 2003 to 2007. You can find his detailed CV here. 

The major reason of the fact ' he is called james bond of world economy' is the presentation in which he predicted that global economy was at risk of a collapse. Few took him seriously, until in 2008, when the global meltdown began and was triggered by the very factors that Rajan had predicted. Ever since, he has earned worldwide respect as an economist with deep understanding of global monetary system.

When Dr. Rajan took over this post from D. Subbarao , he had major challanges at hand like- the economy was at its lowest point in over a decade, the rupee had weakened to record levels- depreciating 11% that year, FIIs were pulling out money, FDI was becoming scarce, and worst of all investor confidence in the the UPA govt. was at its lowest. But he has been trying since his appointment to make the situation better. Though it has not been smooth sailing all the way, despite intense political pressure, he has been able to maintain RBI's autonomy and functioning. The best proof of success of Dr. Rajan's policies, especially during the NDA regime is the fact that GDP in the last quarter has grown up by 6.9%. Here are some of his policies which make him a successful personality:

1.Lean on predecessors and strong team mates:

             A good leader is as good as his team. RGR co-opts not just the present but also past achievers to support him in his (grand) endeavour. An outsider to the system, RGR knows he cannot navigate it alone. Calling on colleagues within the RBI, setting up committees with known and respected thinkers and doers to lead them, RGR already has a program in place even before he starts work. This is what the starting block must look like, and RGR shows that he and his team mean business. He leans on the shoulders of giants, shepherding them to his vision while giving them their space and the respect due to their previous achievements. As with every good team, they will hold him up, and if they fall, they fall together. With so many of them supporting different parts of his vision, something has to go right at every point of time. The lessons of a diversified portfolio are well applied here.

2.Think straight- details and people:

                     Professor Rajan’s key strength is his analytical ability. There are three levels at which one can analyse issues - the country, the company and the individual. Within his mandate, RGR speaks to all three, creating a matrix with the issues and their impact on these levels. Having analysed them, with typical clarity he zones in to the top three problems and highlights them. Inclusion is key. With a large portion of the system unbanked, and another chunk in the grey market, the impact of the RBI is limited. For his policies to work, he needs to be able to reach those who churn and multiply the rupee. He states that as a priority. 

3.Acknowledge the tough choices but not dwell on them:

                   RGR does not shy from speaking of the elephant on the table - NPAs. The hollow nature of bank balance sheets has been an area of concern for a few years, with little being done to remedy the problem. Even if it becomes one of his intractable, the intent is stated upfront, and, at the very least shows willingness to tackle a tough problem. The honesty in including the CPI as an index for measuring inflation rather than the - ahem- more stable- WPI price index again shows willingness to tackle the real problems. Smartly, of course he does not dwell on them and moves swiftly to proposed solutions, consolidating the goodwill he gains today.

4.Look ahead - plan for the years beyond the current doldrums:

                   As a good leader should, RGR focuses on the long term. Having spoken of specifics in the near term and created enough of a shake up to move the ship out of the doldrums, he leads the conversation to the time when all problems are solved and we can look forward to changes that are necessary. Not only does he reiterate the commitment to liberalisation (which was expected, thus discounted), he speaks of how things should be - painting an idealistic vision of the future with an internationalised rupee, seamless money transfers, inflation indexed investments and mobile based transaction systems.

5. Step up and be firm:

                      For a nation starved of leaders, here was one who stepped up and claimed his space. This was the right thing to do for a leader. He also used the chance to set his agenda before the forces of consensus, negotiation and circumstance began to weigh in on his actions. This is what he means to do, this is what he wants to do - even if it breaks from tradition. Seemingly contradicting himself while he has the support and freedom to do so - he lay claim to both predictability and the element of surprise, tacking the strategic and the tactical challenges with ease expected of a leader. 

                                                  That's all. Thank you.

    

Some Facts Indians should be proud of...

India is One of the most ancient civilized countries. She has a glorious past which consists of many extraordinary personalities like- great economist- Chanakya, whose teachings are still found useful, Great warriors- Ashoka the great, Maharana pratap, who were unbeatable at their time, great scholars and researchers - Aryabhatt, Sushrut , Great freedom fighters- Shahid bhagat singh, Netaji Subhash chandra bose to name a few. Youth generation should be proud of these icons and work harder to take country to new heights but the bitter truth is that in the rat race of westernization we have totally ignored our values, our culture, which has damaged the image of our country a little bit and should be repaired. I am also trying little for this purpose by presenting some proud facts about India to you. So here we go: 

1. Though in India Muslims are minority (compared to Hindu community), India has more mosques than any other nation in the world.( About 3,00,000)

2. The Golden temple (Sri Harmandir sahab or sri darbar sahib, a sacred place of Sikhs, located in Punjab,India) provides food to over 1 lakh people everyday.

3. About 49% of tech-startups in silicon-valley and Washington D.C. are possessed by Indians or Indian-Americans.

4. The largest reflecting telescope of Asia is in kavalur(India) observatory. It is an ingenuously built  93 inch telescope.

5. Indian Land army is world's second largest army in terms of military personnel and third largest in terms of active manpower.

6. The gathering of Kumbh Mela is so huge that it is visible from space. It is considered as largest gathering on the earth in the world

7. By volume of pills produced Indian pharmaceutical industry is the world's Third largest pharmaceutical industry.

8. The world's first university was established in Takshila (now in Pakistan) in 700 BC. This was center of learning for more than 10,500 students from all over the world. More than 60 subjects         were taught here.

9. Many Indians head global tech companies like- Sundar Pichai, CEO, Google, Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft, Shantanu narayen, CEO, Adobe. etc.

10. India is the only country other than USA and Japan to have built a super computer ingenuously. (The first supercomputer made was PARAM 8000).

11. India has the largest number of second language speakers of English.

12. India has the third largest pool of Scientists and Engineers in the World after USA and USSR.

13. India is the world’s largest, oldest, continuous civilization.

14 .May 26 is celebrated as science day in Switzerland in honour of the former president of India Late Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, because on the day kalam visited the country.

15. Chess was invented in India.

16. India is world's largest democracy with 1.2 billion people.

17. India has largest number of post-offices in the world.

18. Until 1896 India was the only source of diamonds in the world.

19. India has never invaded a country in her history.

20. Algebra, trigonometry, and calculus were originated in India.   

                                                 Jai Hind 

How to identify a genuine 1000 rupee from a fake one?

Easily recognizable security features( In Mahatma Gandhi series)

Hello friends, I am back with an article about security features on a currency note. Hope you will enjoy it....

In this era of Cut-throat competition, every one wants to be rich with minimum efforts but some of them choose the path of crime to earn their living. Problem of counterfeit notes is also one of them. As a solution to it RBI(reserve bank of India) provides some security features on every note. Criminal minds try to imitate it but as the saying goes - 'No thief can be perfect', It is almost impossible to create exactly same currency note so they create a similar note. Since most of the people are unaware of security feature provided they are be fooled and have to incur monetary losses. So here are the features:

2. Hidden portrait of Mahatma Gandhi, the multi directional  lines & an electrotype mark showing the numeral 1000

appear in this section. It can be seen better when viewed

against light. 

3. Optically variable ink, the color of numeral '1000' appears green when banknote is held flat, but will change blue when tilted to an angle.

4. Fluorescence, the banknote series, number panel, security thread and few particles (scattered in a note) will glow when exposed to ultraviolet light.

5. Security thread, It will have 'BHARAT' ,'RBI' , and '1000' written on it and the thread will change color from green to blue when viewed from different angles. The thread is visible as a continuous line from behind when viewed against light.

6. Intaglio printing, the portrait of Mahatma Gandhi, the reserve bank seal and 'ek hazar rupiye' are printed in Intaglio (raised ink), which can be felt by touch.

7. Latent Image, the vertical band on the extreme right of the bank note contains a latent image of numeral '1000' which can be seen when the note is held at the eye level.

8. Micro lettering, the letters 'RBI' and '1000' can be viewed with the help of a magnifying glass in the zone between Mahatma Gandhi portrait and the vertical band.

9. Identification mark, Diamond with Intaglio print which can be felt by touch helps the visually impaired to identify the denomination.

10. Year of printing, year of printing appears on the reverse of the banknote.

11. See through register , the floral designs printed at front and back, fit into each other and appear as one when seen against light.

                                      THANK YOU.