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5 Life Lessons Krishna Teaches Us…

September 5, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

The Bhagvad Gita offers ample lessons in life about handling crises situations, managing people and paving the path to success.

We often run a Google search on the top industrial honchos to learn from their words of wisdom.

However, we seem to have lost touch with our own rich intellectual heritage.

Why not go back to our own roots, and learn from words of wisdom that are truly eternal?

Our great epics (religious or not), surely have quotes that stand true to the modern times, even better than ever before.

I am sure many of us must have explored or heard some great treasures hidden in ancient scripture Bhagvad Gita.

Below are a few shlokas which I tried to decode.

I hope it will help entrepreneurs take away something from them.

#1. Do your karma

“KarmanyeVadhikaraste Ma PhaleshuKadachana,

Ma Karma PhalaHeturBhurmaTeySangostvaAkarmani”

Translation: Do your duty and be detached from its outcome, do not be driven by the end product, enjoy the process of getting there.

A lot has been said and heard about ‘karma’, but the true essence lies in these two simple lines.

Every entrepreneur should focus on their work i.e. karma without anticipating the result or outcome.

You should not concentrate so much on the final product and just enjoy the process of reaching there.

We get swayed by our vision and rely on its success too much.

We forget it is pivotal to enjoy the whole process rather than just hoping for something that you know is anyway uncertain.

Remember, having hopes or being optimistic is not wrong, but without actions, your path will be dreadful.

The art lies in walking the tightrope and enjoy doing it.

If the guy who walks the literal tightrope is scared or too excited, he will certainly fall.

The trick to his success is that he enjoys it while he walks in order to reach the other end successfully.

#2. Master the art of adaptation

“vasamsi jirnani yatha vihaya

navani grhnati naro ’parani

tatha sarirani vihaya jirnany

anyani samyati navani dehi”

Translation: As a man shedding worn out garments, takes other new ones, likewise, the embodied soul, casting off worn-out bodies, enters into others that are new.

It is easy to say versatility and adaptation are the keys to success. But the biggest lesson for any entrepreneur is learning to adapt to changes quickly.

Do not get stuck with your initial vision.

Learn to adapt, innovate and implore new opportunities.

Pave your journey like a traveller, who is not attached to the city he visits or the hotel he stays in but enjoys the experience of it all.

Do not be adamant; be innovative, open minded and ready to absorb experiences like a sponge.

The faster you adapt to a change, the better it is.

Remember, change is the only constant.

#3. Manage your anger

“krodhaadbhavatisammohahsammohaatsmritivibhramah ‘

smritibhramshaadbuddhinaashobuddhinaashaatpranashyati ””

Translation: From anger comes delusion; from delusion, confused memory; from confused memory the ruin of reason; from ruin of reason, man finally perishes.

It is imperative for all entrepreneurs to have control over their anger.

With anger goes away our ability to reason and we tend to become delusional.

The confusion and chaos generated by anger leads to memory loss.

The individual is moved away from his purpose and goals.

Anybody who seems to have forgotten their goals or lost their clarity of thought cannot succeed. Therefore, it is important for people to free themselves from anger.

A simple solution to this problem is focus.

Never lose your focus and never underestimate the virtue of patience.

#4. Detach yourselves

“tasmad asaktah satatam karyam karma samacara

asakto hy acaran karma param apnoti purushah”

Translation: Go on efficiently doing your duty at all times without attachment. Doing work without attachment man attains the supreme.

Inculcate the habit of being open to everything and being attached to nothing.

Attachment does give strength to work and love beyond ourselves, but it also limits us and makes our journey and growth difficult, especially if the object of our desire is taken away from us.

Too much desire can be bad, as it turns into greed.

Greed takes you away from your true calling and dream, be it to achieve, create or innovate.

Do not be super attached to your work, as it makes your journey as an entrepreneur difficult and closed.

You cannot wear binoculars and run the rat race.

You have to keep an open mind about the ever-evolving market changes, adapt to them.

Keep a close eye on your goals but do not get obsessive.

#5. Do not be misled

“dhumenavriyate vahnir yathadarso malena ca

yatholbenavrto garbhas tatha tenedam avrtam”

Translation: As fire is covered by smoke, mirror by dust and embryo by the amnion, so is knowledge covered by desire.

This simple shloka has the deepest meaning.

It is like a dissuading curse — as everything pure has a covering that can often be misleading.

For example, fire is covered with smoke, which prevents us from nearing it and if a mirror is covered in sheen, we cannot see what it is reflecting before removing the sheen.

Similarly knowledge is covered with desire that we must ignore or get rid of.

We must ignore the curtain of desire in order to imbibe knowledge that will help us grow.

This isn’t as easy as it looks but wise man is one who knows what to avoid and what to select.

Source….Atul Pratap Singh…..www.thebetterindia.com

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பிரதமரிடம் மாணவி கேட்ட கேள்வி ….

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“என்னால் எந்த வகையில் நாட்டுக்கு சேவை செய்ய முடியும்? என்பதை சொல்லுங்கள்!” என கலந்துரையாடலின்போது பிரதமர் மோடியிடம் நெல்லை மாணவி விசாலினி கேள்வி எழுப்பினார்.

நாடு முழுவதும் ஆசிரியர் தினம் நாளை கொண்டாடப்படுகிறது. இதையொட்டி, நாட்டின் பல்வேறு பகுதிகளைச் சேர்ந்த 10 மாணவ, மாணவிகளுடன் இன்று பிரதமர் நரேந்திர மோடி, வீடியோ கான்பரன்சிங் மூலமாக நேரடியாக உரையாடும் சிறப்பு நிகழ்ச்சிக்கு ஏற்பாடு செய்யப்பட்டு இருந்தது.

இதற்காக தமிழகத்தில் இருந்து நெல்லை மாணவி விசாலினி தேர்வு செய்யப்பட்டு இருந்தார்.

நெல்லை மாவட்டம், பாளையங்கோட்டை சங்கர் காலனியைச் சேர்ந்த மாணவி விசாலினி, 15 வயது நிரம்பியவர். தற்போது ஐ.ஐ.பி. லஷ்மிராமன் மெட்ரிக் மேல்நிலைப் பள்ளியில் 9-ம் வகுப்பு படித்துவரும் விசாலினியின் நுண்ணறிவுத் திறன் (ஐ.க்யூ) 225.

இது மிகவும் அதிகம் என்பதால், சர்வதேச சாதனைப் புத்தகத்தில் அவரது பெயர் இடம் பெற்று உள்ளது. என்ஜீனியரிங் முடித்த மாணவர்கள் எழுதும் கணினி தேர்வை, தனது 10வது வயதிலேயே எழுதி தேர்ச்சி பெற்று சாதனை படைத்துள்ளார். 10வது சர்வ தேச கணினி மாநாட்டினை துவக்கி வைக்கும் பேச்சாளராக அண்மையில் அழைக்கப்பட்டு, அதில் பங்கேற்று உரையாற்றினார்.

அத்துடன், கூகுள் நிறுவனம் நடத்திய சர்வதேச உச்சி மாநாட்டிலும் பங்கேற்கும் வாய்ப்பு அளிக்கப்பட்ட விசாலினி, அதில் ஒரு மணி நேரம் பேசினார். அவரது திறமையின் மூலம் தற்போது ஸ்ரீவில்லிபுத்தூர், கிருஷ்ணன் கோவிலில் உள்ள கலசலிங்கம் பல்கலைக்கழகத்தில் பி.டெக் (கம்ப்யூட்டர் சயின்ஸ்) நேரடியாகப் படிக்க தேர்வு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளார்

இந்த நிலையில் பிரதமருடன் உரையாட, மத்திய மனித வள மேம்பாட்டு துறை ஏற்பாடு செய்த நிகழ்ச்சியில் பங்கேற்று, பிரதமரிடம் கேள்வி கேட்கும் 10 பேர் கொண்ட மாணவர்கள் பட்டியலில் விசாலினி பெயர் இடம் பெற்று இருந்தது.

இதற்கான நிகழ்ச்சி இன்று காலை 11 மணிக்கு தொடங்கியது. டெல்லி, மணிப்பூர் உள்ளிட்ட நாட்டின் பல்வேறு பகுதிகளை சேர்ந்த மாணவர்கள் இதில் பங்கேற்றனர்.

இதில் கலந்து கொண்ட விசாலினி, ”எனக்கு நாட்டுக்கு சேவை செய்ய வேண்டும் என்கிற ஆசையும், ஆர்வமும் அதிகமாக உள்ளது. மாணவியாகிய நான் எந்த வகையில் நாட்டுக்கு சேவை செய்ய முடியும்? என்பதை சொல்லுங்கள் சார்” என ஆங்கிலத்தில் கேட்டார்.

அவரது கேள்வியை கேட்டதும் வியப்படைந்த பிரதமர் மோடி, ஆங்கிலத்துக்கு பதிலாக இந்தியில் பதில் அளித்தார். ”இந்த வயதிலேயே நாட்டுக்கு சேவை செய்ய ஆர்வமா? நாட்டுக்கு சேவையாற்ற அரசு ஊழியராகவோ, அரசியல்வாதியாகவோ, ராணுவத்தில் சேர்ந்தோ சேவை செய்ய வேண்டும் என்கிற அவசியமில்லை.

ஒவ்வொருவரும் அவரவர்க்கு முடிந்த வகையில் நாட்டுக்கு சேவை செய்யலாம். நீங்கள் உங்கள் வீட்டில் தேவை இல்லாமல் மின்சாரம் இயங்குவதை நிறுத்தினாலே நாட்டுக்கு ஆற்றும் சேவைதான். ஸ்கூட்டரில் செல்லும்போது போன் வந்தால் வாகனத்தை நிறுத்தி விட்டு பேசினால் எரிபொருள் மிச்சமாகும். கல்வி அறிவு இல்லாத மக்களுக்கு கற்றுக் கொடுப்பது மிகப்பெரிய சேவை. இது போன்ற சிறிய செயல்களை செய்வதன் மூலமாகவே கூட நாட்டுக்கு சேவை ஆற்ற முடியும்” என்றார்.

Source….www.vikatan.com

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” This 13 Year old’s heartfelt and simple answer has touched a nerve around the World…”

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This 13-year-old’s heartfelt and simple answer has touched a nerve around the world. Source: Supplied

WHEN 13-year-old Kinan Masalmeh was asked what to do about the migrant crisis in Europe, his answer summed it up perfectly.

“Please help the Syrians. The Syrians need help now,” he said from outside a train station in Budapest, which has been the scene of chaos in recent days after officials blocked trains out of the country. “Just stop the war and we don’t want to stay in Europe. Just stop the war.”

The simple sentiment — that people don’t want to have to leave their home — cuts to the heart of Europe’s “migrant crisis” that has dominated headlines in recent months, prompting extra spending on security and emergency talks between leaders.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have called it the “biggest challenge” facing Europe today, while European Commission’s vice-president Frans Timmermans said it’s an “unprecedented humanitarian and political crisis”.

However, human rights and migration experts warn the dramatic images beamed across our screens and heated emotional debate mask a key fact that is often overlooked — that although the number of refugees and migrants is higher than in previous years, it’s still not beyond Europe’s capacity to cope.

“From the images we see and the number of people we see it seems like the whole world is knocking on the door of Europe,” said the International Organisation for Migration’s Brussels communications manager Ryan Schroeder. “But this is not the case.”

“Comparatively the European Union has the size, the population, the wealth and the resources to handle these increased flows. If Turkey and Lebanon are managing, one would think the EU as a whole can do that as well.”

Aylan Kurdi, left, and his brother Galib Kurdi were found dead on a Turkish beach after the boat they were in sank. They drowned along with their mother Rehan. Picture: Tima Kurdi /The Canadian Press via AP. Source: AP

More than 300,000 refugees and migrants have crossed the Mediterranean Sea into Europe this year, with 200,000 landing in Greece and another 110,000 in Italy, according to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees.

It’s a significant increase from the 219,000 recorded in the whole of 2014 and is the largest displacement of people since World War II. However Human Rights Watch executive director Kenneth Roth said Europe’s “migrant crisis” is a problem “of politics, not capacity”.

“This ‘wave of people’ is more like a trickle when considered against the pool that must absorb it. The European Union’s population is roughly 500 million. The latest estimate of the numbers of people using irregular means to enter Europe this year via the Mediterranean or the Balkans is approximately 340,000. In other words, the influx this year is only 0.068 per cent of the EU’s population. Considering the EU’s wealth and advanced economy, it is hard to argue that Europe lacks the means to absorb these newcomers,” he wrote online.

Comparing Europe to the US, where 11 million undocumented migrants make up 3.5 per cent of the population, he said “fear-mongering” over the dilution of culture has led to the rise of right wing parties, but this shouldn’t detract from the facts of the debate.

“Those moving toward Europe, though numerous, are manageable. The real question confronting Europe’s political leadership is what Europe stands for. What are the values that will guide Europe in a world whose people are not standing still?” he said.

Last year, 51 per cent of refugees were under 18 — the highest figure for more than a decade, the UN reports. Above, a child crosses the Greek-Macedonian border. Picture: AFP. Source: AFP

UK Prime Minister David Cameron announced today Britain has a “moral responsibility” to help refugees, saying they would accept “thousands more” Syrians direct from refugee camps and provide an extra $219 million in aid to Syria.

“We will continue with our approach of taking them from the refugee camps. This provides them with a more direct and safe route to the UK, rather than risking the hazardous journey which has tragically cost so many lives,” he said in Portugal, adding the country will act with “head and heart” to provide refuge.

Leaders in Europe have been scrambling to formulate a response to the situation that has prompted an outpouring of public emotion after pictures of the bodies of young children Aylan and Galip Kurdi were found on a Turkish beach and beamed around the world.

UNHCR estimates there are 19.5 million refugees worldwide. One in every four of these is Syrian which has recently overtaken Afghanistan as the largest source of refugees.

Medicines Sans Fronteirs has warned European leaders need to come up with an improved system for accepting and assisting people before more deaths occur.

The organisation recorded their busiest day ever for search and rescue yesterday with 1658 people rescued in six operations in the water including many women and children.

MSF Emergency Coordinator on the Bourbon Argos Lindis Hurum said they included a young woman who was eight months pregnant and went into labour straight after being rescued.

“Like any father to be, excited and nervous about the birth of his first child, her husband Joseph did not leave her side. The young couple was medically evacuated to allow Senait to deliver her baby safely in Italy. Our team is now anxiously awaiting news of the baby’s arrival.”

Source….www.news.com.au

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இன்று கிருஷ்ண ஜெயந்தி….

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குருவாயூரப்பன் மீது நாராயண பட்டத்திரி பாடிய ஸ்தோத்திரம் நாராயணீயம். இதை கிருஷ்ண

ஜெயந்தியான இன்று படிப்பதன் மூலம் நினைத்தது நடக்கும்.

* மஹா விஷ்ணுவே! கிருஷ்ணா! வேதங்களால் போற்றப்படுபவனே! ஆனந்த வடிவானவனே! கோபியரின் மனத்தில் இருப்பவனே! என் துன்பம் நீங்க வணங்குகிறேன்.

* மும்மூர்த்திகளில் சிறந்தவனே! சர்வேஸ்வரனே! கருமை நிறக் கண்ணா! மந்திர சாஸ்திரங்களில் எங்கும் நிறைந்திருப்பவன் நீயே என்று கூறப்பட்டுள்ளது. உன்னை ஆதிசங்கரரும் போற்றி வணங்கிஉள்ளார். அந்த திருப்பாதங்களைப் போற்றுகிறேன்.

* தேவாதி தேவனே! அனைவருக்கும் உயிராக விளங்கும் கிருஷ்ணனே! உண்மையில்லாதவற்றில் ஆசை கொண்டு துன்பம் அடையும் மனிதன், உன்னை வணங்கினால் எல்லா இன்பமும் அடைவான். அவ்வாறு அருள் செய்ய வேண்டுமென உன்னை வணங்குகிறேன்.

* எங்கும் நிறைந்த பரம்பொருளே! உடல், மனம், மொழியால் இந்த பூமியில் எதையெல்லாம்

செய்கிறேனோ அனைத்தையும் உன்னிடம் சமர்ப்பிக்கிறேன். உன் திருவடியில் சரணடைகிறேன்.

* உன்னிடம் சரணடைந்தவர்கள் எல்லா செயல்களிலும் வெற்றி பெறுவர். தேவாதி தேவனே! அப்படிப்பட்ட நல்லவர்களின் தொடர்பு எப்போதும் கிடைக்கட்டும். அவர்களுடைய நல்ல வார்த்தையால் பாவம் நீங்கி பக்தி பெருகட்டும்.

* ஜகந்நாதப் பெருமாளே! ஹரியே! பஞ்சபூதம், பிர பஞ்சம், பறவை, மீன், விலங்கு, தாவரம் என எல்லாவற்றையும், நண்பர், எதிரியையும் கூட, உன்னுடைய வடிவமாகவே கண்டு மகிழ்கிறேன்.

இவ்விதம் வழிபடுவதால் பக்தியும், ஞானமும் வாய்க்கும் பேறு பெற்றேன்.

* பெருமானே! உன்னிடத்தில் மனம் ஒன்றி விட்டதால், வழக்கமான பசி, தாகம் மறந்து விட்டது. கண நேரமும் உன்னை மறவாமல் செயல்களில் ஈடுபாடு கொண்டுள்ளேன். மனதில் சிறிதும் தளர்ச்சி இப்போது இல்லை. உன் அருளால், மகிழ்ச்சியோடு எங்கும் உலாவுகிறேன்.

* பெருமாளே! கலியுகத்தில் உன் பெயரைச் சொன்னாலும், உன்னைப் பற்றிப் பாடினாலும் கூட போதும்! உன் அருளைப் பெற்று விடலாம். இப்படி ஒரு வாய்ப்பு இருப்பதால் எல்லாரும் இந்த யுகத்தில் பிறக்க ஆசைப்படுகின்றனர். பாக்கிய வசத்தால் இந்த கலியுகத்தில் பிறந்த என்னை ஏற்றுக் கொள்வாய்!

* வாசுதேவா புருஷோத்தமா! கங்கையில் நீராடுதல், கீதை வாசித்தல், காயத்ரி மந்திரம் சொல்லுதல், துளசி அணிவித்தல், கோபி சந்தனம் அணிதல், சாளக்கிராம பூஜை, ஏகாதசி விரதம், ஓம் நமோ நாராயணாய என்ற மந்திரம் இவை எட்டும் உன் அருளுக்கு வழிவகுக்கும். இந்த எட்டு வழிகளிலும் என்னை ஈடுபடுத்தி நல்லருள் புரிய வேண்டும்.

Source…..www.dinamalar.com

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Image of the Day… ” Crescent Venus …” !!!

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Venus in daytime on August 30

Venus appears as a crescent for the same reason the moon does. It’s because, at times like now, its lighted side – or day side – is facing mostly away from us

Maximus Photography kindly granted us permission to publish his daytime image of the planet Venus, taken on August 30, 2015. He wrote:

On a short trip to Targoviste [a city in Romania], where I was hopefully going to catch the ISS in transit over the disc of Venus (transit duration: 0.02seconds!)

I had the luck of some very good seeing conditions for a short imaging session with Venus.

Unfortunately the ISS transit was a total failure due to technical problems (hard drives, focusing…) despite perfectly clear skies, and good seeing conditions.

Too bad about ISS, but the Venus image is wonderful! Thank you, Max.

Why does Venus appear as a crescent now? It’s because it recently passed more or less between the Earth and sun, in the course of its smaller, faster orbit. This inner world’s inferior conjunction, when it passed 8 degrees S. of the sun as seen from Earth, was August 15. Now the day side of Venus is still facing mostly away from us. We’re mostly seeing Venus’ night side. And thus this world appears through telescopes as a crescent, which will wax larger in the months ahead, as Venus flies ahead of Earth in orbit.

Bottom line: A photo of a crescent Venus in daylight by Maximus Photography. See the image and read more at his blog

Source,….www.earthskynews.org

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Message for the Day…” What is Expected of a Teacher …” ?

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Teachers should regard their vocation as a sacred duty. They have the responsibility to mould the future generations of young students by what they teach, referencing practical examples from the lives of illustrious leaders. Teachers should inspire, and be an example by the way they live outside the classroom. Educational institutions have the responsibility to give to society well educated persons who are competent, who possess integrity and who can be relied upon to serve society with devotion and competence. What gives education its true value and significance is its moral and spiritual content. If teachers dedicate themselves to this noble cause, students will not go astray. I hope teachers will devote themselves to their duties with greater vigour and enthusiasm, and bring about a transformation in the students so that they become useful and worthy citizens.

வணக்கம் ஆயிரம் என் அன்பு ஆசிரியருக்கு …

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A Tribute to my Dear Teacher BRO.ANSELM on TEACHERS DAY…5th September

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Bro.Anselm ….My Teacher ….a Friend , Philosopher and Guide to me ….

Dear Brother..

Every year , on this DAY..5 SEP….Teachers Day… i used to talk to you over Phone and seek your Blessings …. For the third year in a row , I miss that call today . I MISS YOU … Brother…

I send my Regards and Respests to You on this TEACHERS DAY, …. thro ” this Blog Post . I am sure Your Blessings and Good Wishes are always available in plenty to me and my family on this Day …and for many more days to come ….

with affectionate Regards,

Your “Raja’ ….Natarajan.

BRO.ANSELM … My Teacher

….In 1965 at my age of 15 he handed over my SSLC BOOK in person to me and wished me well….The bond between me and my teacher however continued further… I was so emotionally attached to him that we used to be in touch with each other till the Christmas in 2012. …When i talked to him after receiving his affectionate Christmas card in DEC2012, he was telling me that he would be meeting me in Feb 2013, at chennai when he comes down to Chennai from Yercaud for his medical checkup.

Perhaps this is the first time , he was not able to keep up his words ….One of Santhome Montford Brothers called me on the night of 7 Jan2013 and told me that our affectionate BRO.ANSELM has left all of us in lurch and merged with JESUS on 7th evening at Yearcud Montford School.

He was not only my Teacher….but a Good Friend, Philosopher and Guide at all times ….I am sure many of his students would miss him a lot like me.. on this DAY….

Here is a Poetical Tribute to that Great Personality.

அன்பும் அறிவும் பண்புடன் பாசமும்

ஒன்றுக்கு ஒன்று குறையாமல்

என்றும் எங்க வாழ்வில் இருக்க

அன்றே வழி காட்டிய ஆசான் அய்யா நீ !!!

பள்ளி கணக்கில் கூட்டலும் கழித்தலும் உண்டு

ஆனால் வாழ்க்கையின் ஒழுக்க கணக்கில் கூட்டலும்

பெருக்கலும் மட்டுமே என்று சொன்னவன் அய்யா நீ !!!!

உன் மாணவன் நான் …இன்றும் உன் மாணவன்தான் !!!!

நீ சொல்லி கொடுத்த ஒழுக்க கணக்கில் இருந்து சிறிதும்

வழுக்காமல் நான் இருக்க நீதானே காரணம் அய்யா !!!!!

அழகான உன் கையெழுத்து எவ்வளவு பேர்

தலை எழுத்தை மாற்றி இருக்கு …உனக்கு தெரியுமா அய்யா !!!

எந்த வயசிலும் உன் கண்டிப்பும் கனிவும் உனக்கு ஒரு அடையாளம் !!!!

வருடம் தப்பாமல் எனக்கு கிடைக்கும் உன்னுடைய கிறிஸ்துமஸ்

வாழ்த்து அட்டை , எனக்கு ஆண்டவன் பிரசாதம் !!!!

‘ராஜா ..ராஜா ” என்று நீ என்னை கூப்பிடும்போது உன்

அன்பு சாம்ராஜ்யத்தின் ராஜாவாக நான் இருப்பேனே அய்யா !!!!

உன்னுடைய Presence எப்போதும் இருக்கும் என்று நான்

எண்ணிய வேளையில் காலத்தின் கரும்பலகை சொல்கிறது

எனக்கு… நீ ABSENT என்று !!!!!

நீ இல்லாத இந்த உலகம் வெறுமை வெறுமை ..இது

நிச்சயம் கொடுமை கொடுமை !!!!

பளிச்சென்று ஒரு பதில் வேண்டும் எனக்கு ….நீ

எப்போ மீண்டும் PRESENT ஆவாய் அய்யா!!!!!

Natarajan

Teacher’s Day special: 10 enlightening quotes from Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam…

September 4, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

f Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan is the person in whose memory we celebrate Teacher’s Day, recently one more teacher has been cherished by the student community of today. Yes, he was the late Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, the 11th President of India, who left for his heavenly abode a few weeks ago, on 27th July 2015.

He was no less than a universal teacher, for he always loved to be with students, listen to them, talk to them and help them in realizing their dreams.

The great man had several achievements including various awards bestowed upon him for his rich contributions. However, despite all this, he lived a simple life lush only with great thoughts.

Most of his words gave wings to exiled thoughts and reluctant dreams especially of students, whom he always loved to motivate. And so much was his love for them, that he even breathed his last while he was with one such group.

Apart from his great deeds, his legacy today includes some of his unforgettable words too.

In memory of this great teacher, here are some of his famous quotes that are relevant for teachers and students –

1) Creativity is the key to success in the future, and primary education is where teachers can bring creativity in children at that level.

2) Excellence is a continuous process and not an accident.

3) One of the very important characteristics of a student is to question. Let the students ask questions.

4) Educationists should build the capacities of the spirit of inquiry, creativity, entrepreneurial and moral leadership among students and become their role model.

5) If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, the mother and the teacher.

6) If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun.

7) You have to dream before your dreams can come true.

8) When we tackle obstacles, we find hidden reserves of courage and resilience we did not know we had. And it is only when we are faced with failure do we realise that these resources were always there within us. We only need to find them and move on with our lives.

9) Don’t take rest after your first victory because if you fail in the second, more lips are waiting to say that your first victory was just luck.

10) Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness. Without your involvement you can’t succeed. With your involvement you can’t fail.

Source…www.indiatvnews.com

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No One Can Recycle Old, Broken Toys like This 11-Year Old. His Latest Innovation Is Outstanding! -….

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Vedant is no ordinary kid. While other children throw away broken toys and buy new ones, he collects the scrap from his discarded ones to make new and ingenious gadgets.

Vedant Dhiren Thaker is a student of Class 6 in Shantinagar High School, Mira Road, Maharashtra. Like many other kids his age, broken toys are a regular feature of his growing years. But, not all his toys break accidently. Some of them are disassembled carefully and all the electronic parts obtained from inside saved.

Vedant is interested in using these broken parts – the remote controls, magnets, batteries, etc. — to build new things, things that are completely different from the original toys.

So, when one of his remote control cars broke down recently, he decided to use it to make a device which would help him solve a daily household problem for his mother.

“During my summer vacation, I keep going outside the house many times. Many of my friends also come over frequently. The doorbell is constantly ringing and every time it goes off my mother has to leave whatever she is doing to open the door. I realised that this was a troublesome task and my mother used to get irritated at times,” says Vedant.

Vedant decided to do something to help his mother. He put his gadget-loving brain to use and made a remote control door operating device with the following spare parts obtained from a broken remote-controlled toy car:

· Remote control
· The motor drive mechanism circuit
· Rechargeable batteries
· The remote control (RC) circuit used inside the car

Vedant connected these to make a prototype device that opens the lock of the main door in his house with a remote control, and has enough range to be easily operated from any part of the house.

His mother can now open the door from anywhere, without having to leave the work she is doing.

For those who want to know how exactly the device works, here’s more:
(Geek Alert: Read at your own risk)

An RC car has a transmitter in the form of a remote control, and a receiver in the form of an antenna and a circuit board placed inside the car. There is a motor drive mechanism which turns the wheels and operates the steering of the vehicle. Finally, there is a power source in the form of rechargeable batteries.

For functioning, the transmitter sends Radio waves as the control signal which drives the motor, leading to the specified action (like rotation of wheels or steering), which then causes motion in the car.

Vedant utilised this entire process for the working of his device.

He attached the RC circuit, along with the motor drive mechanism of the car, to the door. The RC circuit also includes the antenna. From the remote control of the car, he sends radio waves to the antenna, which then gets transmitted to the motor drive mechanism through the battery. This rotates the shaft of the gear box. Vedant has connected the shaft to the latch of the lock with a simple nylon thread. As the shaft rotates, the thread winds itself, thus pulling the latch, and the door opens. When the remote switch is released, the latch goes back to its original position.

“He never keeps any of his toys in their original form. Always makes something new out of them,” says Vedant’s father Dhiren. With his wonderful and inspiring curiosity, Vedant has built numerous things like electronic boats, a power source, and crackers made from scrap. Read more about the solar power source that he has developed from a discarded laptop battery here.

Kudos to the young genius and his love for electronics!

You can contact Vedant’s father here: dhiren.thaker@gmail.com

Source………..Tanaya Singh….www.the betterindia.com and http://www.you tube.com

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Indian Railways is Changing for the Better….

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Indian Railways is taking several innovative steps to be in line with the ‘Digital India’ campaign and to make the experience for passengers as comfortable as possible. Here are the three latest IT initiatives that have been launched by the ministry.

Taking one step further towards consumer satisfaction, the information technology (IT) arm of the Railway Ministry, Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS), has developed three new initiatives. These are the initiatives which were launched by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, this Tuesday.

Paperless Unreserved Ticketing through Mobile Phone between New Delhi – Palwal Section

As the name implies, unreserved tickets authorise a journey but do not offer any reserved seats. They are also not specific to any particular train service and the tickets are often useful for short distance travels. The paperless unreserved ticketing system through a mobile app has been developed with the view of saving time for the passengers. The system was launched for Chennai and Mumbai suburban sections in April and July this year. According to the minister, it will soon be expanded to other sections as well.

In the Delhi-Palwal section, the system covers 11 stations over a distance of 57 km. The app, ‘utsonmobile’, can be downloaded both on Android and Windows-based platforms. Payments can be done with the help of the ‘railway wallet’ feature of the app. Other than the unreserved tickets, passengers in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai will also be able to book Monthly Season Tickets (MST) and platform tickets with the help of a mobile application very soon. The app can be downloaded here.

Currency Coin cum Card operated Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (CoTVM) at New Delhi Railway Station

Photo Credit: Srinivasan G/Flickr

The automatic ticket vending machines are unmanned self-operating kiosks. This initiative is a part of the ministry’s ‘Operation five minutes’, and will help the passengers buy unreserved tickets themselves, without having to stand in long queues. Tickets can be purchased with coins, currency notes and smart cards. As per the ministry’s plan, the machines will be available at all major stations in the next 3 months. As of now, 450 machines are being installed by CRIS. With useful graphic interface for transaction, the kiosks will be very easy for everyone to operate. The machines will issue non-concessional second class journey tickets for non-suburban section, second/first class journey/return tickets for suburban section and platform tickets. They can also be used for the renewal of non-concessional season tickets and recharge of smart cards.

-Parichaalan – Mobile Application for Freight Operations –

Photo Credit: Ashwin John/Flickr

This app has been developed by CRIS to facilitate easy decision making on freight operations, with improved management operation system. The information available on the app will be current and dynamic, unlike the reports generated by the Freight Operations Information System (FOIS). Also, with the help of pictorial and graphical display of data, the information will be easy to understand. The app will help senior decision makers of the department to plan freight operations on real time basis. It will be provided to other operating officers on the field after the initial experiment.

The app provides mapped movement of freight trains and also offers brilliant search tools to look for specific trains and their services. There is also a planning tool which helps in planning the movement and loading, and gives live updates about the trains.

“The new initiatives are directed towards improving passenger and customer services on Indian Railways. The IT applications which have been inaugurated today are an indication that Indian Railways is constantly moving towards e-Governance,” said Suresh Prabhu during the launch.

-Source….Tanaya Singh…www.thebetterindia.com

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