Image of the Day….” Star Trails…”

Star trails over Forbidden City, Beijing

Below, the Forbidden City in Beijing, China, former home of the Chinese emperor and a center of Chinese government. Above, the Forbidden City’s sky counterpart.

View larger. | Star trails over the Forbidden City, Beijing, China. Photo taken January 23, 2015 by Jeff Dai.

View larger. | Star trails over the Forbidden City, Beijing, China. Photo taken January 13, 2016 by Jeff Dai. Visit Jeff on Facebook.

Jeff Dai captured these star trails around the north celestial pole and North Star – Polaris – in a time-exposure image capturing the passage of the time above the Forbidden City in Beijing, China.

What we in the West know as the Forbidden City is a translation of the Chinese name Zijin Cheng, literally Purple Forbidden City. Jeff writes:

The Purple Forbidden City, a world heritage site today, served as the home of Chinese emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government, for almost 500 years.

The Purple Forbidden City is a name with significance in ancient Chinese astronomy. Purple refers to the North Star (pictured in the center of the startrails). In ancient China, it was called the Ziwei Star, and in traditional Chinese astrology was the heavenly abode of the Celestial Emperor. The surrounding celestial region, the Purple Forbidden Enclosure (pictured below) was considered the realm of the Celestial Emperor and his family.

The Forbidden City, as the residence of the terrestrial emperor, was its earthly counterpart.

Traditional Chinese astronomy has a system of dividing the celestial sphere into asterisms or constellations, known as

View larger. | In traditional Chinese astronomy, a large area in the northern sky was known as the Purple Forbidden Enclosure. It was considered the realm of the Celestial Emperor and his family.

Bottom line: A photo shows star trails above the Forbidden City – former residence of the Chinese emperor – in Beijing, China. It’s accompanied by an image showing the Purple Forbidden Enclosure, the celestial counterpart of the Forbidden City.

 Source……..www.earthsky.org
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Tree Tunnels ….

There are few things more magical than finding yourself walking through a tree tunnel on a warm spring evening. Whether naturally formed or painstakingly created, these tree tunnels are sure to bewitch and enchant anyone lucky enough to walk through them, whether alone or in similarly appreciative company.

If they weren’t created naturally, these places are inspired by nature and created in its honor – after all, it is forever the most beautiful builder. It must be said that some of these places were created by accident, such as the tunnel of love in the Ukraine, while others took years of growth to look the way they look now:

1.  Train Station in Jinhae, South Korea 

beautiful tree tunnels

2. Street in Bonn, Germany

beautiful tree tunnels

3. Wisteria Flower Tunnel in Japan

beautiful tree tunnels

beautiful tree tunnels

4. Oak Alley along the Mississippi River outside New Orleans, Louisiana

beautiful tree tunnels

5. Jacarandas Walk in South Africa

beautiful tree tunnels

There are few things more magical than finding yourself walking through a tree tunnel on a warm spring evening. Whether naturally formed or painstakingly created, these tree tunnels are sure to bewitch and enchant anyone lucky enough to walk through them, whether alone or in similarly appreciative company.

If they weren’t created naturally, these places are inspired by nature and created in its honor – after all, it is forever the most beautiful builder. It must be said that some of these places were created by accident, such as the tunnel of love in the Ukraine, while others took years of growth to look the way they look now:

1.  Train Station in Jinhae, South Korea 
beautiful tree tunnels

 

2. Street in Bonn, Germany
beautiful tree tunnels

3. Wisteria Flower Tunnel in Japan
beautiful tree tunnels

beautiful tree tunnels

4. Oak Alley along the Mississippi River outside New Orleans, Louisiana
beautiful tree tunnels

5. Jacarandas Walk in South Africa
beautiful tree tunnels

6. Tunnel of Love in Ukraine

beautiful tree tunnels

 

beautiful tree tunnels

7. Maple Tunnel in St. Louis, Oregon, U.S.A. 

beautiful tree tunnels

8. Ginkgo Tree Tunnel in Japan

beautiful tree tunnels

9. Blossom Path (Location Unknown)

beautiful tree tunnels

10. Bamboo Path in Kyoto, Japan

beautiful tree tunnels

11. Street in Porto Alegre, Brazil

beautiful tree tunnels

beautiful tree tunnels

12. The Dark Hedges, Northern Ireland

beautiful tree tunnels

beautiful tree tunnels

13. Sakura Tunnel, Japan

beautiful tree tunnels

14. Tree Tunnel in Netherlands

beautiful tree tunnels

15. Street in Jerez, Spain 

beautiful tree tunnels

16. Laburnum Tunnel in Bodnant Gardens, UK

beautiful tree tunnels

17. Parque Francisco Alvarado in Costa Rica

beautiful tree tunnels

18. The Path Up To the Halnaker Windmill in Sussex

beautiful tree tunnels

 

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வாரம் ஒரு கவிதை …..” தொலைந்து போன கடிதம் ” !!!

 

தொலைந்து  போன  கடிதம்
……………………….
நம் முகவரி தேடி  நம்மை  நாடி    ஒரு கடிதம் வந்து  நாம் அதை
பிரிக்கும் நேரம்
பிறந்த குழந்தை ஒன்று நம் கைகளிலே தவழ்வதற்கு சமமான
பெருமித  நேரம் ! ஒரு பொன்னான நேரம் !
“நலம்  நலம் அறிய  ஆவல்”…..  கடிதத்தின் இதமான நுழை
வாயில்  இதில்  நம் கால் பதிக்கும்  நேரம் …  இளம்
 காலை இனிய தென்றல் நம்மை தொட்டு நடனமாடும்
புத்துணர்வு ஒரு ஊற்றாய் சுரக்கும் நம்முள் !
தகவல் தொழில் நுட்ப புரட்சியில் பிறந்த  புது முகம் தன்
முழு முகத்தையும்  காட்டும் முன்னர் , நம் கடித
பரிமாற்றம் எல்லாம் அடங்கின ஒரு அஞ்சல் அட்டையில் !
கிடைக்கும்  இடம் எல்லாம் எழுதி எழுதி கடிதம் அதை
திரும்பத் திரும்ப படிக்க வைக்கும் திறன் சிலருக்கு மட்டுமே
கை வந்த கலை !
கைப்பட எழதிய கடிதம் தொடுவது  நம் கைகளை மட்டுமல்ல ..நம்
உள்ளத்தையும்  உணர்வுகளையும்  சேர்த்துதான் ! இன்றைய
கைபேசியும், காண்  ஒளியும் ஒரு அஞ்சல் அட்டைக்கு இணையாகுமா ?
வலையின் அலையில் நாம் தொலைத்து  மறந்த  கடித பரிமாற்றம்
அதே வலையின் அலையால் மீண்டும் ஒரு நாள் கரை வந்து சேரும் !
காத்திருப்போம்  நாம் கரையில்  அதுவரை !
” மாற்றம் ஒன்றுதான் நிரந்தரம் ஒருவர் வாழ்வில் ” என்னும்
  கூற்றை  மறக்காமல் , மறுக்காமல் !!!
K .Natarajan

Images for the day….” Flowers after the Rain …” !!!

Sunlight and a light rain once in a while keep flowers happy, growing and fresh. Flowers love the water, and they are never as beautiful as they are after the rain. After they have had their shower and drink, their colors are renewed and beautiful. Same goes for other tiny plants, and even the little insects look better after the rain, clean, bright and colorful!

flowers after the rain

flowers after the rain

flowers after the rain

flowers after the rain

flowers after the rain

flowers after the rain

flowers after the rain

flowers after the rain

flowers after the rain

flowers after the rain

flowers after the rain

flowers after the rain

Source………www.ba-bamail.com

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Message for the Day……” How to feel the Happiness and Bliss ….” ?

Sathya Sai Baba

Overcoming senses that stray outward is difficult – they are attracted by taste, looks, and feels. The internal tendencies are like pure water which has no form, taste, or heaviness and is good for you! Impure water hurts you and harms you. You must purify your mental behavior, which is presently spoiled by the delusions of the world. If you desire happiness, you must first control and conquer the external delusion. Then your internal tendencies will easily move in the direction of securing bliss (Atma-ananda). Spiritual practices and penance (Yoga and Tapas) are only other names for the path to control and conquer these external tendencies and shield you from delusions. Choose any path through which you feel grace is flowing to you. Liberation is achieved by strict adherence to the rules and observances of following your chosen path. The path will give you the strength to overcome delusion and grant you one-pointedness.

 

Sofa from an Ambassador, Table from a Tractor – This Jodhpur Couple Is Creating Magic from Waste

A  sofa made from the discarded portion of an Ambassador car, a table made from a tractor, rugs made of old gunny bags, and so many other handmade products – welcome to the super creative workshop of PRiti International. Started by a Jodhpur-based couple in 2005, it is a company that takes waste material and turns it into something very useful and unique.

“We don’t just want to make things for decorative purposes. We want them to be useful as well,” says Hritesh Lohiya, who founded PRiti International with his wife Priti Lohiya.

The couple came across this idea after several failed ventures, and have been expanding their range of amazing products since then.

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Hritesh and Priti Lohiya

“We started many different businesses, but all of them failed. We started a chemical factory, then a stone cutting factory, and a washing powder business. This was the final one,” says 42-year-old Hritesh.

Today, they have spread their work to three factories with over 400 people designing these products. They manufacture many things like handbags from old gunny bags, military tents and denim pants; furniture from waste tins, drums, as well as waste machine parts; and lamps from bike headlights etc.

“We started a handicrafts business in 2003. We were not getting any orders, and it had become very difficult for us to sustain. That was the time when we found some waste tin boxes in the factory. They were chemical boxes and drums. We turned them into chairs and tables. Fortunately, one customer visited our factory that time and liked those items a lot. This was how we entered into the recycling business,” says Hritesh.

They are now exporting to more than 40 countries including China, US and Australia every month, and the company has a current turnover of $8 million. They usually get their raw material from scrap dealers, but as the business is growing, they have also started attending auctions organized by Indian Railways and Army to purchase waste material. The item is first brought to the factory where the couple brainstorms on how to use it in the best possible manner. Once the design is ready, the final product is manufactured by the factory workers. Currently, they are only exporting their products, and they also participate in several exhibitions worldwide where they get several orders.

Take a look at their brilliant work:

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Recycling Waste

Recycling Waste

Recycling Waste

Recycling Waste

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Source…..Tanaya singh in http://www.the betterindia.com

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Joke of the day…” You should see my girlfriend …” !!!

A man bumps into an old high school friend he hadn’t seen for a number of years. His old friend was notorious for bragging back in high school – about his possessions, achievements and relationships, so he wondered if much had changed in the time since he last saw him.

It wasn’t long before the man realized his old friend hadn’t changed much at all – on and on he rambled, talking about his amazing job, his huge mansion and the new Porsche he’d just bought himself.

At one point, the old friend pulls out a photograph of his wife and shows it to the man. “She’s beautiful, isn’t she?” the old friend asks.

“If you think she’s gorgeous, you should see my girlfriend,” replies the man.

“Why? Is she a stunner too?”

“No, she’s an optometrist.”

Source……www.ba-bamail.com

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Message for the Day….” How to overcome the external world distractions …” ?

Sathya Sai Baba

Sometimes, when the steering of a car is turned one way, you may experience the wheels dragging the car in another way – this indicates there is a problem you must fix! When the tyres are flat with no air, they behave as if there is no relationship with the steering. But they can never go beyond the bounds of steering. The steering in the hand must be connected to the wheels below for the journey to happen, that connection is mandatory and inevitable. For the one who has struggled with and conquered their out-going senses, their internal instruments become easily controllable. The external world distracts your senses and attracts you and you succumb by becoming objects of experience. To overcome them is indeed a difficult task. But your internal instruments have no form even though they may be endowed with name; they have experienced spiritual bliss (ananda)before, so they can be tamed with greater ease.

10 Facts about the Indian Army That Will Fill You With Pride……

T he Indian Army evokes a sense of pride in all Indians and rightly so. They guard our borders day and night and protect us from external attacks. Here are some little-known facts about the Indian Army that will fill your hearts with pride:

1. The birth of the Indian Army

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The army in the Presidencies of Bengal, Bombay, and Madras were unified into a single Indian Army in 1895. However, for administrative needs, it was divided into Punjab, Bengal, Madras, and Bombay commands. The Indian Army fought many wars for the British Empire.

2. Various foreign troops are trained in India

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The Indian Army conducts exercises with troops from many other countries. Some of the major drills that have been held are Yuddh Abhyas (with the US), Exercise Shakti (with France), and Exercise Nomadic Elephant (Mongolia).

3. Not a single attempt to overthrow the government

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The Indian Army has never attempted a military coup since 1947. It has also never attacked first. There has not been an intention of gaining power or governing  a nation.

4. All are welcome to join the services

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There is no discrimination in terms of recruitment. The Services Selection Board chooses the candidates. The selection process is apparently a very tough one and the quality standards are never compromised.

5. The largest surrender has been before the Indian Army

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Over 93,000 Pakistani soldiers surrendered to India, at the end of the Bangladesh Liberation War. Lt. Gen. A.A.K. Niazi of the Pakistani army signed the Instrument of Surrender.

6. Guardians of the President of India

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The President’s Bodyguard is an elite cavalry regiment. Its main aim is to protect and escort the President of India. The regiment is based in the Rashtrapati Bhawan. It is the senior most regiment of the Indian Army.

7. Building bridges, literally!

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The Baily Bridge in Ladhak is built at an altitude of 5,602 meters above sea level. It is 30 meters long.

8. Earned praise from Adolf Hitler

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Legend has it that Hitler’s very words were, “If I had Gurkhas, no army in the world could defeat me.”

9. Courage in the face of adversity

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The Battle of Longewala was fought in Thar desert in Rajasthan. Major Chandpuri with his battalion of 120 soldiers and a handful of BSF jawans managed to defend the post of Longewala, till help arrived in the morning.

10. A rich legacy

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The Assam Rifles has served in a number of conflicts, including World Wars I and II. Since 2002, it has been guarding the India-Myanmar border.

Take a bow, Indian Army. You make us proud.

Source…….Meryl Garcia in http://www.the better india .com

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Proud Granddaughter Writes Tribute to Real Life ‘Airlift’ Hero Sunny Mathews….

When Saddam Hussain invaded Kuwait during the gulf war in 1990, more than one lakh Indians were stranded there. The entire country was in a state of terror and the residents suffered great tragedies and loss. This was when the Indian government came forward to rescue the Indian community and airlifted over 1,70,000 people with the help of 488 flights in just 59 days. After everyone was rescued, Air India’s name was recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records for being the civil airline that had evacuated the most people till date.

And that’s what the latest Bollywood movie, Airlift, is about – the unsung heroes who masterminded the evacuation plan.

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But Ranjit Katyal, the character played by Akshay Kumar in the movie, does not actually exist. According to the director Raja Krishna Menon, the character is an amalgamation of two gentlemen, Sunny Mathews and Vedi, who formed an unofficial committee to oversee the evacuation because they knew that Indians were not safe.

A day before the Airlift released, Sunny Mathews’ granddaughter wrote a post about her grandfather on Facebook, with old paper clippings about his bravery.

Today ‘Airlift’ releases, a movie based on the largest civil evacuation (Indians based in Kuwait) during the Iraqi invasion in 1990. Akshay Kumar’s leading role is based on a few people such as my grandfather, who facilitated the evacuation of nearly 170,000 Indians and brought them safely home. My grandfather stayed through the turmoil of it all and put his life at risk to secure safety for all those he could help. He is a great man and through all his success has always stressed on the importance of humility, gratitude and love, especially to those not so fortunate. An inspirational icon who has touched the hearts of many and lived a life of service. I wish I could even be half the man he is. He may not have many years left but through this movie, his legacy will live on and for that I will be forever proud

Talk to any returnee from Kuwait, who has undergone the ordeal of having escaped from Kuwait and he’ll tell you about Toyota Mathews. Mathews is the person who has helped many Indians by either organising their transport, or giving them some money which would come handy on the way, or more importantly, providing them with food and water for the arduous journey. For thousands of Indians stranded in Kuwait, Mathews has been some sort of messiah,” says one of the old reports in the picture.

The evacuation was very difficult because many people did not want to leave their well settled lives behind, and many did not have their passports and other travel documents as they had handed them over to their employers.

“The first challenge was to prepare over 100,000 travel documents. Delhi had sent two planes for evacuation. Ships began arriving a lot later. With nearly a lakh people stranded, I had to look at the alternative of bulk evacuation by road. Sunny Mathews, an extremely resourceful Indian working in Toyota, did a great job negotiating with private bus operators for evacuation via Iraq to Jordan by road,” Ashoke Kumar Sengupta, the then officer-in-charge of the Indian embassy in Kuwait, had told The Times of India in 2014.

Source……Tanaya Singh in http://www.the betterindia.com

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