“Because one believes in oneself, one doesn’t try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn’t need the approval of others. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her” – Lao Tzu
Self confidence is a skill that has to to built with time. Nobody is born with ample self confidence. If you see someone having limitless self confidence, it means that it has taken him/her many years to build it in such a way.
5 Ways To Build Self Confidence
1. Think Of What You Want To Be
Visualize yourself in the way you want to be. It is the process of seeing an image of yourself that you wish to be. Keep reminding yourself that you can become what you want. This will keep you motivated.
2. Question Yourself
Try to question yourself on each and every matter. Arise your inner critique and let it judge all matters. Practicing this will help you gain confidence. You will gradually start trusting your decisions.
3. Dress Up Well
If you dress up nicely, you feel good about yourself. And this ‘good feeling’ indirectly boosts your confidence level. Note that dressing nicely here does not mean wearing very expensive clothes rather it means that you should wear good and presentable clothes. And always make sure that you remain comfortable in what you wear.
4. Think Positive and Act Positive
Just for once, try replacing all the negative thoughts with positive ones and observe what difference that makes on the result. Also, along with thinking positive, acting positive is also equally important.
5. Set Principles for Yourself
Set some principles of your life. Setting principles will give you a direction to follow. Once you set these, your life will move on a direction set by you. Also, do not forget to ask your inner critique while setting these principles.
The simplicity in him lay the secret of his ability to connect with people, across the boundaries of age, class, religion, and region. Active till the end, he left the world in mid-speech, as if to remind us that he still had something more to say. The shock of his sudden passing left the nation bereaved. India will always mourn his death, but will long celebrate his life.
Famous scientist and former President APJ Abdul Kalam, who did not miss India’s ‘Agni’ missile, remained. Giving lectures in Shillong IIM, he suffered a heart attack. He was taken to the hospital, but the doctor could not do anything. 83-year-old Kalam had left.
He became the country’s peak scientist and then decorated the largest presidential post. They are the inspiration for millions of young people. Keeping the mantra-enchanting crowd of thousands of people from his part of speech. Encourage the youth to renew their zeal and enthusiasm. Presented the squeezing of his experience in two dozen books. But by the end, on Twitter profile, let himself be called a ‘Learner’. His introduction on Twitter is like, ‘Scientist, Teacher, Lerner, Writer. Served as the 11th President of India.
Know about 10 special things about Kalam
APJ Abdul Kalam was born on October 15, 1931, in Rameshwaram, South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
The father of the sailor Kalam was more educated than the profession. They used to hire fishermen for rent. To continue the initial education, Kalam had to work to sell the newspaper, because his father used to have less money to run a family with five brothers and five sisters.
At the age of eight, Kalam used to wake at 4 in the morning, and he used to take bath and went to study mathematics. The reason behind taking bath in the morning was that every year their teachers who taught mathematics for five children each year did not teach the babies without a shower. After coming from the tuition he used to pray namaz and after that he was distributed newspaper at Rameshwaram railway station and bus stand till 8 am.
4. Kalam tells Subramaniyam Aiyar, his fifth class teacher after coming in ‘Aerospace Technology‘. He says, ‘He was among our good teachers. Once in the class, how did the bird fly? If a student of the class did not answer it, the next day they took all children to the seashore. There were many birds flying there. Some were off the coast, some were sitting. There, he explained to us the reason behind the bird’s flight, along with the detail of the body of the birds in detail, which is helpful in flying. These things explained by him were so deep that “I always felt that I am on the coast of Rameswaram, and the incident that day inspired me to set the goal of life.”
Later, Kalam decided to make his career in the Aviation sector. he later studied physics and studied in aeronautical engineering from Madras Engineering College.
5. Kalam reached ISRO in 1962. India has made its first indigenous Satellite Launch Vehicle SLV-3, having these Project Directors. In 1980, Rohini satellite was established in near-Earth orbit and India became a member of the International Space Club. Kalam then designed the indigenous guided missile. They made missiles like Agni and Earth with Indian technology.
6. From 1992 to 1999, Kalam was also the Defense Advisor to the Defense Minister. During this time, the Vajpayee Government also made nuclear tests for the second time in Pokhran and India joined the countries making nuclear weapons. Kalam gave Vision 2020. Under this, Kalam gave special consideration to India’s advancement in science through state-of-the-art 2020 promotion. Kalam was also the Chief Scientific Advisor to the Government of India.
7. In 1982 Kalam was made director of DRDL(Defense Research Development Laboratory). At the same time, Anna University honored him with a doctorate. Kalam then formulated the proposal for Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP) with Dr. VS Arunachalam, Scientific Advisor to the Defense Minister. A committee was chaired by Kalam for the development of indigenous missiles.
8. In its first phase, there was an emphasis on creating ground-to-ground missiles on land. In the second phase, there was a proposal to create ground-to-air missile, anti-tank missile and reentry experimental launch vehicle (Rex). Missiles called Earth, Trident, Akash, Nag are created. Kalam gave his dream rex the name of fire. First test was carried out in September 1985 in Trishul again in February 1988 in Earth and in May 1989. After this, in 1998, along with Russia, India started working on making supersonic cruise missiles and Brahmos Private Limited was established. Brahmos can be torn anywhere in the earth, sky and sea. Along with this success Kalam got fame as Missile Man and he was awarded Padma Vibhushan.
9.Kalam was awarded in 1981 by the Indian government as the highest civilian honor, Padma Bhushan, and again in 1990, Padma Vibhushan and Bharat Ratna in 1997. Prior to joining India’s highest position, Kalam, who got Bharat Ratna, is only the third President of the country. Before them, this victory was achieved by Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan and Zakir Hussain.
10.Dr. Kalam had a great personality, simple life, and a pure heart. He is the man who will always live in the hearts of every children and the citizens of the nation.
Pottery is a very ancient art form.It is one of the oldest human inventions.It has significantly evolved through the years. Its roots lie in Asia.Through Asia it has spread across the whole world.
What is pottery?
As we said it an ancient art form, but the ceramic material through which we make objects is also pottery. The material we use in pottery is clay. Clay differs from the mud and fine sand because of its unique characteristics, when wet it with the proper amount of water, it forms a cohesive mass. Also, it retains its shape when molded. This quality is known as clay’s plasticity. When heated to high temperatures, it partially melts which results in a tight, hard rock-like substance known as ceramic material.
There are different types of clay based on their unique characteristics and the temp. till which they are heated to mature.
Earthenware clay
Earthenware clay was one of the earliest clay used by potters, and it is the most common type of clay found. It is highly plastic (easy to work with) and can be sticky as well. Earthenware clay contains iron and other mineral impurities. Terracotta is one of the most popular types of earthenware.
Uses:generally used to make pots.Also used to for making crockery these days.
Ball clay is highly plastic and contains few mineral impurities. Ball clay does have a serious drawback. It cannot be used by itself due to its excessive shrinkage during the process of drying and firing.
Uses: They are extremely useful when added to other clays to increase their workability and plasticity.
Fireclay varies widely in its characteristics. It is relatively free from mineral impurities,it tends to have spots of iron though.
Uses: Fire clay is often used in stoneware clay bodies to increase their maturation temperature and to give the fired clay a bit extra roughness.
Kaolin clay
Due to their mineral purity, kaolin clay is used for porcelain. Kaolin clay is not nearly as plastic as other clays and as a result, it is difficult to work with. It is often mixed with other clays to both increase their workability and lower the firing temperature. Many porcelain bodies are a mixture of kaolin and ball clays.
Uses: Generally used in crockery, sometimes in making sculptures,also used as face masks and for making vases as well.
Even the earliest pottery was usually embellished in one way or another. One of the earliest methods of decoration was to make an impression in the raw clay. Finger marks were sometimes used, as well as impressions from rope or from straws.
Sgraffito ware is glazed vessels prepared first by incising decoration in the surface and then adding paint in the incisions prior to the application of glaze. There is a contrast between the brightly coloured decoration and the overall colour of the glazed vessel.
Perforating the wall of a ceramic artifact while still plastic by pushing a sharpened cylindrical tool (like an awl) through it or drilling a hole through a thin stone or fired ceramic, is known to be called piercing.
Freedom is not enough, as long as our own rules and laws are operating our country. Therefore, India’s own constitution was formed, which India had to face many constraints in making.
The country’s independence began to be started many years ago. The rebel soldiers of the Revolution of 1857 also tried to make the Constitution of India but due to their rebellion, they could not complete this task.
In 1935, the British had made a Government of India Act, which was not only very few of the expectations of the Indians, but was also quite different from their thinking, and this led to a conflict between the Congress and the Muslim League.
During the World War II, in 1945, Dr. Tej Bahadur Sapru formed a draft constitution with the consent of all the parties. Due to the Azad Hind Fauj and the Quit India Movement, the British had lost the dream of governing the US.
At the same time, Prime Minister Weiss on Charkil lost the election and the new Prime Minister Clement Attlee immediately started working on giving new rights to the new constitution of India and the Muslim League separated and due to this, a team of three ministers of his cabinet was sent to India. The meeting began in Shimla and on behalf of the Congress, its President Maulana Azad, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan and Muslim League from Jinnah, Leiyakat Ali Khan, Sardar Nishat and Nawab Ishmael Khan and Rajwar The Nawab of Himachal Mohammad Hamidullah attended the meeting. There is no doubt about this meeting. The Cabinet Mission was unsuccessful, but the matter was resolved again, and on June 16, 1946, a resolution came out that the two countries were divided. It is decided to create a new constitution in this way.
The Constituent Assembly of India, which was assembled for the first time on December 9, 1946, in which all the leaders were present, except Mahatma Gandhiand the Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. The Constituent Assembly chose Dr. Sachchidanand as the Executive President because he was the senior most and Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected as the permanent President of this meeting. On December 13, 1946, Jawaharlal Nehru kept the goal and objective in the form of the foundation of the constitution. He had prepared a complete blueprint of a complete constitution, under which it was a proposal to end the princely state of all the kingdoms of entire India and make them a part of India. On January 22, 1947, this most important proposal of the Constitution was passed, which Jinnah and Rajwado opposed. It was difficult to get the consent of all, but by the end of April 1947, many Rajas had agreed with the Congress in the second meeting of the Constituent Assembly. On June 3, 1947, it was announced that India, Punjab, and Bengal would be divided.
When the Constituent Assembly was held on July 14, 1947, people of Muslim League were also present, but they were those who were to remain in India even after the partition. In this meeting, Nehru presented the new Triranga (flag) of our country, whose whole constituency was supported by the Assembly. The country was divided into two parts. After the death of many revolutionaries, the day finally came, 15 August 1947, the day we celebrate as Independence Day. Even on that day, all the countrymen celebrated this festival. All the well-known people were present in the capital Delhi except for one and the other was Mahatma Gandhi because he was trying to stop the riots of Hindu-Muslim in Calcutta. But the country was not completely liberated right now because India’s Constitution was not yet fully implemented and not implemented.
The country was partitioned and the country became independent, now the country had only one issue, the constitution of the country, for which a committee of seven members was formed, in which A. Dr. Krishnamaswami Iyer, N Gopal Swami Iyengar, Dr. BR Ambedkar, KM Munshi, Syed Mohammad Sahidullah, BL Mitter, D P Khaitan etc. and the President of this committee was Dr. B. R. Ambedkar. Together these seven started working on the constitution. All the opinions were the same on many issues, but when all the opinions were not the same on any issue, then in that case voting was done and the party in which the votes were more votes would have been considered. The Interim Report of the Fundamental Rights Committee was presented in the House on April 21, 1947. Many people did not like this proposal After this, other laws came, such as who will keep the arms and who will not, in which the Sikhs were allowed to keep some weapons. There was also a lot of controversy on this. After this, an appeal was made to add to the law related to addiction, in which liquor was asked to make strict laws, but some people were against it and there were also some parties.
After the formation of a number of laws, it was said that “what language will be the language of the country.” Pandit Nehru wanted that Hindustani should become the language of the nation and Mahatma Gandhi had expressed his wish in a newspaper called Harijans before his death, saying that the language of India was mixed with the words of the state language of the whole country.
In a meeting of the Congress Committee, it was proposed that India’s national language would be Hindustani, many said that the national language of India would be Hindi. Voting was done and 32 votes were received on Hindustani language, while 63 were Hindi. Thus the Hindi language was considered to be the only national language but not only that, it was not approved by the Parliament. The debate was not only about language but also with the symbol of numbers. After a lot of debate continued, after that in a meeting of the Congress, the leaders of the hot party and soft parties adopted the Hindi language and the difficulty was passed with the difficulty of Hindi language and numbers.
After several years of hard work, many amendments, many difficulties, after many debates, after two months, 11 months and 18 days, Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar and his committee did a very big job. Now we had our own constitution, we had our own rules and laws, and in ta rue sense our country was also liberated. The constitution of India has been changed almost 100 times since 1950.
When it was created, it was divided into 395 paragraphs, 8 schedules and 22 parts which has now been increased to 465 paragraphs, 12 schedules and 22 parts. On 24 January 1950, all the members signed on this Constitution and the first President of the new republic, Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected. At the same time, “Jana Gana Mana” was adopted for our country’s national anthem and “Vande Mataram” for the national anthem.
Thus, on January 26, 1950, the day came when our own India Constitution was created and implemented by Indians for our own constitution.
The emerging trend of Veganism is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products. It is a diet followed for the well-being of animals with an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals. In a vegan diet, a follower is supposed to consume only vegetarian items and non-dairy products. There are still millions of people being a follower of this diet and some are completely avoiding it but being a vegan does not make a routine non-vegetarian fall sick or unhealthy, the absolute way of being a vegan adds only nutrition to health and if delicately maintained properly humans will live long healthy life than usual.
Is it about preventing animals?
In order to prevent the exploitation of animals, people tend to choose the vegan path. This mostly occurs in people who are emotionally attached to animals as pets but is not only the primary reason for people following the vegan diet. Many believe that avoiding animal products is one of the most obvious ways one can take a stand against the animal cruelty and animal exploitation, as vegan demonstrates true compassion for animals since all sentient creatures have a right to life and freedom. In a universe where every sentient creatures are being treated equal, people could satisfy their needs by maintaining humanity.
For the environment, health, people, and what not?
Vegan absolutely benefits for the environment, health, people, and even economic. This vegan diet makes lives sustainable for absolute growth and a greater compassion towards sentient beings. In regards to the environment, Vegan is certainly the right choice from recycling wastes, rubbish of the planet to the ways of a greener life. The production of meat and other animal products place a heavy burden on the environment. From crops to the water required to feed the human and animals is significantly left unnoticed.
The sufficient requirements a human or animals need for their routine has been cared less unlike when people are much focused towards killing animals for consumption rather saving the land and water for a prolonged benefit. Turning into vegan is the beneficial way for health and environment, it is the simplest way to take a stand against the inefficient food systems which completely affects the poorest people all over the world.
Veganism is the sustainable option to look after our planet and a plant-based livelihood. The suffering caused by the farm animals in a slaughterhouse is more like how people fear for death. The rendering process, slaughterhouse are even considered to give the same fear how a human addresses fear at the time of death. There’s never been a better time to adopt a sustainable way of living due to the myriad of environmental and socio-economic problems that which ends in rising global food and water insecurity. All sentient creatures suffer in fear of death and this plight can be avoided only with switching to veganism.
What about infants?
Of course, there are strong habits to feed an infant or pregnant women to consume dairy products for healthy living and better growth. The most ethical way to sustain this habit with an alternate product has been introduced and that doesn’t involve dairy products harming the farm animals. For lactating vegans, it is considered safe to follow the vegan-vegetarian diet – provided the attention paid to vitamin and trace element requirements. The Canadian Pediatric Society says that “well-planned vegetarian and vegan diets with appropriate attention to specific nutrient components can provide a healthy alternative lifestyle at all stages of fetal, infant, child and adolescent growth. Attention should be given to nutrient intake, particularly protein, vitamins B12 and D, essential fatty acids, iron, zinc, and calcium.’
The process to sustain veganism during pregnancy maybe found confounding factors but there is always a solution or alternate products could be consumed seemingly. Vegan is always a choice for every human to switch for better well-being since there are vegan food items as one category added in every nearest shop worldwide that which includes vegan cakes, meals etc.
Black holes have been holding the fancy of scientists since the 18th century. It is one of the most interesting things we have come across in our universe. There are myths as well, about black holes. Black holes are a concentration of humongous mass in a small space. Thus, it is highly dense and has a very strong gravitational pull from which even light cannot escape.
There are some scientific terms related to black hole:
Singularity: the core of the black hole compacts into a mathematical point with virtually zero volume, where it is said to have infinite density. This is called a singularity.
Event horizon: the strong gravitational pull of a black hole is due to its small size, as you get closer to the pull increases. There is a certain distance, once, which you cross, there’s no going back, as going back requires a velocity greater than speed of light. That is called event horizon.
Types of black holes
Black holes can come in a range of sizes, but there are three main types of black holes. The black hole’s mass and size determine what kind it is.
The smallest ones are known as primordial black holes. This type of black hole is as small as a single atom but with the mass of a large mountain.
FORMATION: Primordial black holes are thought to have formed in the early universe, soon after the big bang.
The most common type of medium-sized black holes is called “stellar.” The mass of a stellar black hole can be up to 20 times greater than the mass of the sun and can fit inside a ball with a diameter of about 10-15 kms. Dozens of stellar mass black holes may exist within the Milky Way galaxy.
FORMATION: Stellar black holes forms when the centre of a very massive star collapses in upon itself. This collapse also results in an exploding star(supernova), that blasts parts of the star into space.
The largest black holes are called “supermassive.” These black holes have masses greater than 1 million suns combined and would fit inside a ball with a diameter about the size of the solar system. Scientific evidence suggests that every large galaxy contains a supermassive black hole at its centre. The supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy is called Sagittarius A.
FORMATION: Scientists think supermassive black holes formed at the same time as the galaxy they are in. The size of the supermassive black hole is related to the size and mass of the galaxy it is in. Supermassive black holes are created in mergers of existing stellar mass black holes.
They are formed by death of a star. But not every dying star results in a black hole.
A star will become either a black dwarf, neutron star or black hole, depending on how massive it was.
Sun-like Stars > Red Giant > Planetary Nebula >White Dwarf > Black Dwarf
Huge Stars > Red Supergiant > Supernova > Neutron Star
Giant Stars > Red Supergiant > Supernova > Black Hole
For every star, a series of nuclear reactions occur in its core so as to balance its own gravitational force trying to squeeze it. The time till which it is successful in doing so, it remains stable.
But gravitational collapse occurs when star’s nuclear reactions don’t generate sufficient energy and pressure to resist its own gravitational force. As a result, it gets squeezed to a smaller size. But with decrease in size, the temperature of the core also increases and also the pressure. The core of the star consists of hydrogen in the very starting. Now, this hydrogen starts converting into helium. For some time, the energy and pressure generated through this reaction is able to resist further decrement but when all the hydrogen gets converted into helium, the cycle repeats. Again, the helium starts to convert into lithium. This conversion goes on till iron is formed. Since iron is more stable compared to its next element, its nuclear reaction is endothermic, and hence no energy/heat is generated, rather it is required to continue the process.
If the star is about the mass of our sun, its end state will be a white dwarf. There’s no more fusion. But it does not collapse further because of electron degeneracy pressure.
But if the star is more massive, it will continue to collapse beyond this state. Its protons may capture its electrons producing neutrons and, in the process, emitting a lot of neutrinos in a supernova. Now the star is denser and composed almost entirely of neutrons. This time held up by the neutron degeneracy pressure. Hence, it results in a neutron star.
If the star is even more massive.10-20 times more massive than the sun. It will get to the white dwarf stage and keep collapsing. It will become a neutron star and still it shrinks. There’s nothing more to hold it up, so its density grows and grows, and eventually, it collapses to the point where all the mass of the star is contained within its event horizon radius, and it becomes a black hole. That’s how stellar mass black holes are created.
General myths about black holes
Black holes are empty
Fact: There strong pull is the result of their large mass itself compressed in a small space.
Black holes suck up everything
Fact: Black hole like any other body exerts a gravitational pull proportional to its size and mass. Aath of the body would remain unaffected if it is out of black hole’s event horizon.
All dying stars result in black holes
Fact: Only stars 10-20 times bigger than our sun can result in black holes.
Black holes and wormholes are the same things
Fact: The existence of wormholes is yet not proved. Wormholes are said to be tunnels that connect distant parts of the universe. But if an object is sucked into a black hole by its extreme gravitational force it will not appear somewhere else in the universe.
Black holes can be seen
Fact: The light produced or reflected by objects makes them visible. Since no light can escape from a black hole, we can’t see it. Rather, it is observed through the effect it has on its surroundings.
Sudha Murthy, a person with a compassionate heart and wide wisdom. A humble personality.An inspiring lady and one of my favorite novelists, of all time. She’s one of those writers whose books can touch a school student as well as a middle-aged person. Her books aren’t restricted to a certain age group and that’s the best part about her books. She’s a perfect mix of modernism and culture.
She was born to Dr. R.H. Kulkarni and Vimala Kulkarni in Shiggaon, Karnataka. Sudha Murthy had done her BE in Electrical Engineering from B.V.B College of Engineering and Technology. She obtained first in her class and received the gold medal from the then Karnataka Chief Minister, Sri Devaraj Urs. After completing her studies, she pursued M.E. in Computer Science from Indian Institute of Science. She obtained the gold medal from the Indian Institute of Engineers for coming first. She was the first female engineer to be hired by India’s largest auto manufacturer TELCO (Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company) now Tata motors. She worked as Development Engineer in Pune, Mumbai, and Jamshedpur. She then worked as Senior System Analyst in Walchand group of Industries in Pune. While working in TELCO in Pune, she met Mr. Narayan Murthy, fell in love and got married. They have two kids Akshata and Rohan.
It is an Indian multinational corporation that provides business consulting, information technology and outsourcing services. It has its headquarters in Banglore, Karnataka, India.
Infosys is the second-largest Indian IT company by 2017 revenues and 596th largest public company in world in terms of revenue. Sudha Murthy had contributed Rs 10,000 to the founding of Infosys and continues to be a trustee. She loves teaching, and she is a visiting professor in Bangalore university as well as Christ college. She is a renowned philanthropist as well as a famous writer. AS A WRITER
She is an avid lover of books, drama as well as music. She’s a movie buff as well. She has written approximately twenty books in English and Kannada, in addition to many columns. It includes novels, technical books, travelogues, works of non-fiction well as fiction. Her books have been translated to all major Indian languages. Her books are generally based on her life experiences. She pen downs her experiences which generally revolves around gender discrimination, Indian mentality, poverty and general issues, we come across.As a result, her books are very relatable to every age group. She, in my opinion, is a must-read author. I became an avid reader when I was in 8th or 9th grade. And she was one of my favorite authors and still is. Even today, if I re-read those books, I love it all the same and that is the magic of simple yet interesting writing style of hers. A list of her books: Kannada • Samanyaralli Asamanyaru • Mahashweta • Yashashvi • Tumula • Kaveri Inda Mekaangige • Guttondu Heluve • Manada Matu • Dollar Sose • Paridhi • Makkaligagi – Nanna Mechina Kathegalu • Runa • Hakkiya Teradalli • Shalamakkaligagi Computer • Athirikthe • Sukeshini Mattu Itara Makkala Kathegalu • Computer Lokadalli English • The Serpent’s Revenge • How I Taught My Grandmother to Read • Something Happened on the Way to Heaven • The Old Man and His God: Discovering the Spirit of India • The Day I Stopped Drinking Milk • Wise and Otherwise • Gently Falls the Bakula • The Accolades Galore • The Bird with Golden Wings: Stories of Wit and Magic • Dollar Bahu • Grandma’s Bag of Stories (children’s fiction) • The Magic Drum And Other Favourite Stories (children’s stories) • House of Cards • The Mother I Never Knew'(two novellas) • Three thousand stitches • “The Man from the Egg”
Her social work is generally in fields concerning healthcare, education, empowerment of women, public hygiene, and poverty. She has set up approximately 50,000 libraries,as she has a dream that each school should be equipped with a library . She is helping in building of 10,000 public toilets and several hundred toilets in the city of Bangalore. Through Foundation she has built 2,300 houses in the flood affected areas. She has handled national natural disasters like tsunami in Tamil Nadu and Andaman, earthquake in Kutch – Gujarat, hurricane and floods in Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and drought in Karnataka and Maharashtra. I don’t just admire her as a writer but as a person. She is an epitome of how a person should be, in my opinion. She is very well educated and is quite wealthy and she stills opts for a simple living and believes in helping the people in need. Moreover, she works for the betterment of our society as well, without trying to garner attention for her service towards the society. She has been honoured by numerous awards for her philanthropy, her literary work as well as for her academic excellence: • Gold Medal from the Indian Institute of Engineers, India for having secured the I Rank in M.Tech. of all the branches of Engineering • Gold Medal from the Chief Minister of Karnataka Sri Devaraj Urs, for securing the highest marks in B.E. of all the Universities of Engineering in Karnataka • Cash award for having secured the highest marks in SSLC • C S Desai Prize for standing first in the University Exams of Karnataka • Youth Service Department Prize from Government of Karnataka, for having been the outstanding engineering student of Karnataka • 1995: Best Teacher Award in 1995 from the Rotary Club of Bangalore • National Award from Public Relation Society of India for outstanding Social Service to the Society • ‘Attimabbe’ award for her technical book in Kannada (Shaale Makkaligagi Computer – meaning computers for school children) • Award for Excellent Social Service by Rotary South – Hubli • 2000: ‘Karnataka Rajyotsava’ State Award for the year 2000, for achievement in the field of literature and social work • 2001: ‘Ojaswini’ award for excellent social work for the year 2000 • ‘Millenium Mahila Shiromani’ award • 2002: Voted as Woman of the Year by RadioCity [Bangalore FM station] on International Women’s Day • 2004: Murthy was presented with the Raja-Lakshmi Award “in recognition of her outstanding contribution to social work” by the Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation in Chennai. • 2006: Murthy was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest-ranking civilian award from the Government of India, and received an honorary doctorate for her contributions in the spheres of social work, philanthropy, and education. • 2006: She also received the R.K. Narayana’s Award for Literature. • 2011: Murthy was conferred honorary LL.D (Doctor of Laws) degrees for their contributions to promoting formal legal education and scholarship in India. • 2013: Basava Shree-2013 Award was presented to Narayan Murthy & Sudha Murthy for their contributions to society at Basaveshwara Medical College auditorium. Basava Shree award comprises a plaque and a cheque of `5 lakh, Sudha Murthy handed over award money to an orphanage run by the mutt.
2018: She received the Life Time Achievement Award at the Crossword-Raymond Book Awards. I wish we have more of such people in our country in the coming years.
Home Nursing and Home Health Care do not mean the same, though they are often referred to in the same breath. Nursing is a wide field and consists of medical specialists, physicians, care providers, lab technicians, volunteers and many more categories of persons. The motive though is nursing and implies care of a patient in helping their recovery.
The wide range of tasks that may be needed, the cost factor, the age and condition of the patient, the family needs, and many other factors would need to be evaluated. When hospitalization is not required or recommended Home Health Care is the option and remedy rolled up in one!
What is Home Health Care?
At one time or the other, the need for Home Health Care is always there. Home Health Care could include
Visit by a doctor or nurse for evaluation, dressing, injections, tests etc.
Nursing care.
Speech, occupational and physiotherapies.
Baby care.
Basic home cleaning, companionship, and home services.
Care by volunteers for elderly, terminally ill patients etc.
Medico-social services.
Home care services have thus come to mean services offered to a person with special needs in their own premises. Example: The elderly, chronically ill, sick infants, accidental injury cases etc may need help in dressing, with their medications, food, bathing etc.
Remember even the most, simple task for one could be very hard for another. With time constraints and working lifestyles providing us little or no time, the use of caregivers comes as a blessing.
Home Health Care and home nursing can benefit both the family and the patient. In the case of the elderly especially one must take care of them, have a full body checkup test done and even maybe use a wheelchair. Nurses and health care providers may be required to monitor health status, give injections, conduct routine tests on patients, wound care etc.
The cost of such Home Health Care varies depending on the type of service required, duration of care etc. To mitigate the sudden incurrence of such unexpected costs medical insurance packages covering such care conditionally are available. The cost, terms, and conditions could vary.
All about wheelchair rental requirement
Wheelchairs may be required for a short period of time and may not justify the buying of one. In such cases fear not. wheelchair rental services are available. Persons who may need this service are visiting elders, infirm persons and in geriatric care, patients recovering from accidents, pregnant women or a patient in pain, during the sudden onset of sickness and trauma etc.
Wheelchairs are available at most health care hospitals like Apollo, Manipal etc on rent. Other medical equipment used for short periods can also be rented. Cost, availability, terms of use, types of wheelchairs, special needs wheelchairs are available and should be discussed with the physician or caregivers like nurses, medical help providers or physicians
What is a Full Body Check Up?
A full body checkup can identify and detect diseases at an early stage and is recommended for all above the age of 18 years at least at annual intervals. Lifestyle problems like smoking, alcohol consumption, no exercise etc., family history of heart problems, diabetes etc and even sedentary healthy persons should undergo this test to prevent full-blown sickness at a later stage.
The normally recommended tests are
Complete Urine Analysis.
X-Ray Chest.
ECG (Resting).
Pap Smear (for women).
Ultra-sonogram of the abdomen (Screening only).
Stool Test(optional).
Clinical examination, summary and advice by a physician.
Tests are grouped into packages and the cost can vary depending on the tests, hospitals, and physician advice.
A majority of people generally use the words vegetarians and veganas the same. Although both of these diets are plant-based, there is a considerable difference between these two.
A person who doesn’t eat animal flesh is called a vegetarian.
There are some variations of vegetarians, which are as follows:
Lacto-Ovo vegetarian: Lacto-ovo vegetarians do consume dairy products and egg products.
Lacto vegetarian: Lacto-vegetarians do consume dairy products but not eggs.
Ovo-vegetarian: Ovo-vegetarians consume egg products but not any dairy products or animal flesh.
Pollotarian: Restricts meat consumption to poultry and fowl only.
Pescatarian: While technically not a type of vegetarian, these individuals do restrict their meat consumption to fish and seafood only.
There are many reasons a person chooses a vegetarian diet:
Religious faith: Vegetarian diet is a part of some cultures, like Hinduism, Jainism, etc. those who follow these religions, vegetarian lifestylerepresents nonviolence towards animals and spiritual upliftment.
Health benefits: many types of research around the world have concluded that a vegetarian diet is healthier than a non-vegetarian diet if followed properly.
Environment-friendly: this reason is lesser known though. Many people don’t realize the effect of meat and poultry industry on the environment.
It contributes significantly to climate change.
These industries destroy forests in order to create more land for rearing their meat sources.
A large amount of grains and fresh water supply also goes into the feeding of these animals.
It also leads to habitat loss and species extinction.
Ethical reason: Some people opt for a vegetarian diet because torturing animals for their food is something they don’t prefer. The condition in which the animals are kept and reared are often really bad. Here is a brief about the dark side of meat industry:
The animals that are bred and reared for our consumption have a miserable life. The animals are kept in overcrowded areas, the environment is unhygienic to an extreme extent since the air is thick all the body waste. Animal injuries are left untreated which they generally are prone to because of such pathetic and dirty conditions they are kept in.
Profit is their only concern and hence they try and maximize their output, which means that slaughterhouses process as many animals as possible. Hence, they try to do it quickly and these practices are often not fully effective because of the quick processing time. Many of the animals are still alive and go through unimaginable excruciating pain and trauma while skinning, scalding, etc.
A similar version of torture can be seen in the egg industry breeding hens for eggs and keeping the male ones for slaughter.
Economically more feasible: Having a non-vegetarian diet is more expensive as compared to a vegetarian diet as meant and other poultry products are costlier.
Health benefits:
A vegetarian diet is associated with higher consumption of fiber, folic acid, vitamins C and E, magnesium, unsaturated fat, etc. This often results in a healthier and more active lifestyle:
Vegetarian diets have significantly less fat and are nutrient and antioxidant-rich.
Life expectancy increases:
Being a vegetarian, you are less prone to a lot of diseases and your mood improves. hence, generally, vegetarians live longer.
Improvement in mood
Arachidonic acid is a substance that usually comes from dietary animal sources. Vegetarian diets are not high in arachidonic acid. Research has shown a link between arachidonic acid and mood disturbances, hence being vegetarian contributes to the improvement of mood.
Lower blood pressure
Lower cholesterol
Lower risk of cancer
Lower risk of diabetes
Lessens the chance of developing kidney stones
It is found that eliminating animal protein consumption by vegetables will result in a higher urine pH; whereas low urine pH has been associated with stone formation.
Vegetarians have a higher risk of developing vitamin B12 deficiency compared with people who consume animal-based products. The human body cannot use the plant-based form of the vitamin. Fortified foods are recommended for those who do not consume eggs or dairy products, and a supplement may be necessary.
Becoming a vegetarian will not guarantee good health or a healthy diet if they consume too many calories, unhealthy snack foods, too many refined carbohydrates, whole milk dairy products, and junk foods, whether meat-based or not.
We did discuss vegetarians, but about vegans?
Vegans are a level up from vegetarians.
In addition to cutting off animal flesh, they cut off of any and every animal product and by-products. They cut off of all dairy products, honey, lards, etc. they also avoid leather, cosmetic products tested on animals, etc.in short, they are absolutely against animal cruelty. They avoid everything that is tested upon animals to being an animal product.
Being vegan is a tad bit more difficult as you have to ensure that everything you are using is animal cruelty-free, from eating to clothing to cosmetics. They are also prone to the deficiencies just like vegetarians, in addition to that, dairy produce normally provides zinc, but fortified cereals, dried beans, nuts, and soy products can make up for this. Zinc is an essential nutrient that plays a role in cell metabolism and immune function.
Types of vegan:
Ethical Vegans: They put their ethics forward instead of their stomach and inherit their love and care for animals and environment. Ethical Vegans do not consume any dairy product be it milk, eggs, cheese, honeyand avoid the usage of any product made by animal skin or parts.
Plant Based Vegans: They go on to live on plants based foods, which grow from the ground only.
Raw Vegan: They do not eat any animal by-product and anything that is cooked above the temperature of 115-degree Fahrenheit as they believe that such food is devoid of nutrients and enzymes completely.
In additions to the health benefits of having a plant-based diet, vegans have gelatin, lard etc free diet which is generally consumed in a vegetarian diet. Its more fibrous and richer, since it exclusively plant-based.
But vegans and vegetarians often face some problems:
Availability of limited options:
In countries which are majorly vegetarian, it isn’t a problem, but countries where a majority population is non-vegetarian like the western countries, it’s hard to maintain a nutritious vegetarian/vegan diet.
Prone to deficiency of certain nutrients and vitamins like zinc, calcium, vitamin b12, etc.
so, it’s really important to carefully plan out your diet chart.
Reading labels and checking the ingredients of any item being bought, becomes quite laborious.
Social issues: When living in a country having a major non-vegetarian population, it’s difficult to manage as all the social gatherings and events have mostly non-vegetarian options. also, there’s a lot of people questioning your choice of such a lifestyle.
Indian Culture is an ancient and one of the most popular cultures in the world. India is very well known for its rich cultural heritage which is a combination of customs, traditions, lifestyle, religion, languages, rituals, cuisine, etc. It is a culture of exuberant diversity.
Western Culture is referred to as the modern and advanced culture in the world. The main pillars of the western culture are capitalism, individualism, rights, ethical values, etc. Here in Western culture, most people give more importance to their wants, needs, desires, and happiness. They are busy in doing their own business.
But with each passing day, India is becoming more modern and technologically advanced.
Is Indian culture and modernism two contradictory terms?
Well a major population of our country has set a wrong perception about this.
Adopting good practices of any culture is always fruitful.
And a majority of population follow western culture because their neighbors, friends or relatives are following. I won’t say that western culture isn’t good.it is definitely but appreciating others culture and berating ours is something wrong.
Many aspects of Indian culture and traditions are quite scientific which isn’t known to vast public. Here are some of those:
In Indian culture, people greet each other by joining their palms – termed as “Namaskar.” The general reason behind this tradition is that greeting by joining both the palms means respect. However, scientifically speaking, joining both hands ensures joining the tips of all the fingers together; which are denoted to the pressure points of eyes, ears, and mind. Pressing them together is said to activate the pressure points which helps us remember that person for a long time.
Wearing toe rings is not just the significance of married women but there is scientific reason behind it. Normally toe rings are worn on the second toe. A particular nerve from the second toe connects the uterus and passes to heart. Wearing toe ring on this finger strengthens the uterus. It will keep menstrual cycle regularized. As silver is a good conductor, it also absorbs polar energies from the earth and passes it to the body.
3. Throwing Coins into Rivers
The general perception for this act is that it brings Good Luck. However, scientifically , in the ancient times, most of the currency used was made of copper unlike the stainless-steel used today. Copper is a vital metal which is very useful to the human body. Throwing coins in the river was one way it was ensured we intake sufficient copper as part of the water as rivers were the only source of drinking water. Making it a custom ensured that all of us follow the practice.
On the forehead, between the two eyebrows, is a spot that is considered as a major nerve point in human body. The Tilak is believed to prevent the loss of “energy”, the red ‘Kumkum’ between the eyebrows is said to retain energy in the human body and control the various levels of concentration. While applying Kumkum the points on the mid-brow region and Adnya-chakra is automatically pressed. This also facilitates the blood supply to the face muscles.
People who are visiting the temple should and would ring the bells before entering the inner sanctum (Garbhagudi or Garbha Gruha or womb-chamber) where the main idol is placed. According general perception, the bell is used to give sound for keeping evil forces away and the ring of the bell is pleasant to God. However, the scientific reason behind bells is that their ring clears our mind and helps us stay sharp and keep our full concentration on devotional purpose. These bells are made in such a way that when they produce a sound it creates a unity in our brains. The moment we ring the bell, it produces a sharp and enduring sound which lasts for minimum of 7 seconds in echo mode. The duration of echo is good enough to activate all the seven healing centers in our body.
6. Why We Start with Spice & End with Sweet:
Our ancestors have stressed on the fact that our meals should be started off with something spicy and sweet dishes should be taken towards the end. The significance of this eating practice is that while spicy things activate the digestive juices and acids and ensure that the digestion process goes on smoothly and efficiently, sweets or carbohydrates pulls down the digestive process. Hence, sweets were always recommended to be taken as a last item.
7. Why Do We Applying Mehendi/Henna on The Hand and Feet
Besides lending colour to the hands, mehendi is a very powerful medicinal herb.It cools the body and keeps the nerves from becoming tense. This is the reason why mehndi is applied on the hands and feet, which house nerve endings in the body.
This tradition is not just about sitting on floor and eating, it is, sitting in the “Sukhasan” position and then eating. Sukhasan is the position we normally use for Yoga asanas. It helps in digestion.
9.Why You Should Not To Sleep With Your Head Towards North
Myth is that it invites ghost or death but scientifically it is because human body has its own magnetic field (Also known as hearts magnetic field, because the flow of blood) and Earth is a giant magnet. When we sleep with head towards north, our body’s magnetic field become completely asymmetrical to the Earth’s Magnetic field. That cause problems related to blood pressure and our heart needs to work harder in order to overcome this asymmetry of Magnetic fields.
10. Fasting
The scientific reason behind fasting is found in Ayurveda.This ancient Indian medical system points out correctly that the basic cause of many diseases is the accumulation of toxic materials in the digestive system. Regular cleansing of toxic materials keeps one healthy. By fasting, the digestive organs get rest and all body mechanisms are cleansed and corrected. A complete fast is good for heath and occasional intake of warm lemon juice during the period of fasting prevents the flatulence.
People all around the world want a good and healthy lifestyle. Hence, they adopt different practices of different culture to lead a quality life. So, while adopting the good practices of the west ,we should also not leave behind the good practices of our culture.
