Chill in Summer.....

Soaring Temperatures...Raising mercury levels...Heat waves throughout the day-A typical scenario of summer.the summer season lasts for about 6 months in India. Located at latitude of 22 o 00' N and longitude of 77 o 00' W India experiences high temperatures from March to August. Maximum temperature is recorded at the month of May and few parts of the nation experience a mild rainfall at this month.

With the raising temperature , it is quintessential to protect ourselves from diseases ranging from Cold to Chicken Pox.Well...as we all know " Prevention is better than cure" .So inorder to protect yourselves from diseases streamline your food habits.Here are a few tips for the same.

DO'S and DONT'S

• Drink enough water everyday.
• Take bath twice a day.
• Do not take spicy food.Prefer food items with high water content like fruits.
• Do not drink cold water when you are sweating.You might catch a cold.
  
• Avoid traveling in the noon.At unavoidable circumstances use an umbrella.
• Protect yourself with a sun screen lotion whenever you step out of your home.
• Wear light colored cotton wear.
• Like us even plants need water.So water them at regular intervals.
• Mop the flooring of your house with water in the evening.It makes the floor cool.

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Encouragement....!!!

“Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.”

Don't these verses of William Arthur inspire you to encourage people?? Am sure they do...Man is a social animal. He loves to be revered and respected in the society for whatever he does.From his family to friends each of them play a major role in upbringing his talents.Only encouragement can make him reach greater heights and furthermore develop his talents.That is the power of this word ENCOURAGEMENT.
Have you ever wondered why a kindergarten school teacher compliments in every page of the homework of a child??This sort of encouragement makes the student more focused towards his work to earn the much cherished compliments..And the pride the child gets on being complimented is priceless....Isn't it??Well , I am really proud to mention that because of my maths teacher in college Mrs.Anuradha this thought sprouted in my mind.How many teachers correct homework at college level and compliment for the work you do??She does...She is a living epitome showing how you can encourage children.

Cricketers are revered next to god in India..It is only because of the support they receive from people the sport is so popular in our nation.Not only cricket many other sports men have attained great heights only due to encouragement of their family, senior players and people all over the country.So behind every successful person there is a wave of encouragement.Spread on this wave to make new achievers!!!

“I can trust my friends These people force me to examine myself, encourage me to grow.”
Friends are a major source of encouragement.They brief you about your positives and negatives.Am so happy to have such rare gems as my buddies.In fact a few friends are the pillars of strength who constantly encourage my new spree for blogging..A special thanks to them..Well guys do not stop with reading this post..Do encourage me by posting your comments!!!

“Since new developments are the products of a creative mind, we must therefore stimulate and encourage that type of mind in every way possible.”

Violence -A threat to fair elections??

The nation is facing Elections 2009...The phaseII polls in almost 12 states of the country was scheduled today..Thousands of security personnel were deployed at each of these states by the election commission to hold free and fair elections...At sensitive areas like Assam,Bihar,Manipur and Jharkand STF was also put on charge...In Manipur,the maoists had warned the civilians to boycott the vote...But people came in large numbers to franchise their right despite the tense situation...But it is very unfortunate that the maoists have indeed stood up to their word....Really pitiable...Well...the ultimate victory is in the number of people who came to cast their right despite threat to their life.Manipur recorded a 60% polling...Indeed remarkable!!

Shanno...another victim of Corporal Punishment

"There is a garden in every childhood, an enchanted place where colors are brighter, the air softer, and the morning more fragrant than ever again" said Elizabeth Lawrence....

Each child is special in its own way.The learning capacity of each of them varies . And is it not the responsibility of the teacher to train weak students to make them compatible with the stronger ones ?? But it is really disheartening to note that instead of showing compassion and love to children few teachers resort to corporal punishments...These have become hard realities students face day by day.
Look at the case of Shanno, a second standard student of Municipal corporation of Delhi at Bawana. Shanno's teacher Manju made Shanno stand in the murga position after Shanno failed to recite an English alphabetical rhyme. And when Shanno asked for water she was kicked and her head hit the wall and her nose started bleeding.
This is not only the case of Shanno.Several children are subjected to horrendous punishments and many of them are affected physically as well as mentally because of this.There is an ardent need to stop this.School heads must be cautious that this case is not repeated again.
After all children are our own wealth....

Elections 2009...

Polling Schedule

India announces Lok Sabha elections for 2009

The following polling schedule for the 2009 General Elections was announced by the Chief Election Commissioner of India, N. Gopalaswami, on March 2, 2009:

April 16 - Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep

April 22 - Manipur

April 23 - Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Goa, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand

April 30 - Bihar, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu

May 7 - Bihar, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Delhi

May 13 - Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, Puducherry

Tamilnadu...An enchanting Tourist destination......

Breathes there the man, with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, "This is my own, my native land!" said Sir Walter Scott. India is a land of great diversity. It is one of the popular destination for tourists all over the world who throng to have a glimpse of the natural wealth and heritage of the nation .

Located at the southern part of India is Tamilnadu. Tamilnadu tourism has much in its store for its tourists, it is a land of culture and traditions, where majestic monuments, temples and bewitching beaches are present to excite you. This state is surrounded by the bay of bengal and famous for its natural beauty and chromatic beaches. Tamilnadu boasts of possessing the world's second largest beach - 'The Marina'. Apart from marina ,the kanyakumari beach lies at the southern part of Tamilnadu and Elliots beach near Mahabalipuram.




A view of the Marina beach

Apart from its natural beauty , Tamilnadu is also famous for its artistic beauty. The temples here are poignant and a feast for people who have an artistic fervor. Located at almost every part of the state , these temples are epitomes of the importance rulers like Cholas,Chera and Pandiyas gave to architecture.Every year, thousands of tourists within India and all over the world throng to enjoy this artistic beauty.Particularly the rock temple at Mahabalipuram is renowned for its Rathas and shore temple. The temples in Tamilnadu are under the surveillance of the ASI(Archaeological Survey of India) and are under constant renovation process.

My post will be incomplete if i dont mention about the south Indian food and festivals . Tamilnadu is famous for idlis, dosa, pongal, vada with chutney and sambar.The traditional festivals like Diwali and Pongal are celebrated with great fervor . These festivals are a delight in peoples lives.
Music plays a major role in these festivals. Classical music is very famous here. Sabhas are filled with enthusiastic audiences thronging to listen to classical songs .
To listen to divine tamil classical music log on to www.vishnucreations.org

The Tinsel world !!!

The wish of every middle class Indian is to become famous and earn crores of rupees in a short period with less efforts from his side. And CINEMA is the magical world that will fulfill his desire. Not all succeed in making this dream come true.It requires strenuous efforts from the individual in the form of passion,investment and hard work.Every day hundreds of people leave their hometown and seek shelter in suburbs like Mumbai & Chennai where there is ample scope for getting petty roles in movies.Well ,we shouldn't deny that stalwarts of indian cinema like Sivaji Ganesan acclaimed success this way only.


Doyen of Indian cinema 'Sivaji' Ganesan


But where is this heading to?? Youngsters influenced by westernization and the craze to earn more and become famous are ready to do any roles. The mental and physical torchure young women undergo is unimaginable. Today several movies showing the plight of people who wanted to make a mark in this field have come out in movies . Movies like Vellithirai(Tamil), Fashion, Page3 show the darker side of cinema. Humanitarianism has lost its value .

Every individual wants to surpass his counterparts and encounter success.But success doesn't knock anybody s door all of a sudden and hardly do people understand that.To accomplish success int his field there is an ardent need of hard work , effort ,luck and above all talent . However only few of our young actors seem to have talent. Most of them lack individuality and the craze to do meaningful cinema. The young generation has to understand the urge to make meaningful cinema which will improvise the society. The importance given to skin show needs to be shifted towards movies which regularize our society.Such movies are welcomary...!!!