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கொலு சிறக்க…….

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அம்பாளுக்கு உரிய ஒன்பது சிறப்பு நாட்கள், நவராத்திரி. இந்நாட்களில், அம்பாளை பிரார்த்தனை செய்தால் கிடைக்கும் பலன் போன்று, வேறு எப்போது பிரார்த்தனை செய்தாலும் கிட்டாது. கலை, பொருள் மற்றும் சக்தியின் அம்சமான அம்பாளை, இந்த ஒன்பது நாட்களும் பிரார்த்தனை, பாராயணம் செய்தால், மேற்கூறிய பலன்களையும் நமக்கு நல்குவாள். உலகில் உயிர் வாழ, இந்த சக்திகளும் இன்றியமையாதவை. வரும் நவராத்திரி கொலுவை வித்தியாசமாக கொண்டாட சில, ‘டிப்ஸ்’ இதோ…
* கொலு ஷாப்பிங் செல்பவர்கள், புத்தக கடைகளுக்கு சென்று, ‘ராமகிருஷ்ண பரமஹம்சரின் பொன்மொழிகள், விவேகானந்தர், ரமண மகரிஷி மற்றும் காஞ்சி பெரியவரின் உபதேசங்கள், ‘வாழ்வில் சிறக்க’ மற்றும் ‘மனஅமைதி பெற என்ன செய்யலாம்’ இப்படி பல குட்டி புத்தகங்கள் பத்து ரூபாய்க்கு கிடைக்கின்றன. இவற்றை கொலுவிற்கு வருவோருக்கு தரலாம். 50 ரூபாய் பிளவுஸ் பிட்டில் கிடைக்கும் திருப்தி, இப்புத்தகத்திலும் கிடைக்கும்.
* குழந்தைகளுக்கு நம் நாட்டு கலாசாரம், பண்பாடு மற்றும் இதிகாச புராணங்களை தெரிய வைக்க, நவராத்திரி பண்டிகை நல்ல சந்தர்ப்பம். கொலுவில், ராமாயணம் மற்றும் மகாபாரத கதைகளின் முக்கிய நிகழ்வுகளை, ‘தீமாக’ அமைக்கலாம். அத்துடன், ஹாரிபார்ட்டர் கதைகள் மற்றும் டோரா புஜ்ஜி போன்றவற்றை கூட அமைக்கலாம். இது, பழமைக்கும், புதுமைக்கும் பாலம் அமைத்து, இந்த நவராத்திரியை களை கட்ட வைக்கும்.
* உங்கள் பிள்ளைகளை, கரும் பலகையில், நவராத்திரி பற்றிய விஷயங்களை தினம் ஒன்று எழுதச் சொல்லி, கொலுவில் வைக்கலாம். நவராத்திரி கலச தத்துவம், நவராத்திரி நாயகியரின் நாமங்கள், ஸ்ரீசக்ரம் பற்றிய விளக்கம், அபிராமி அந்தாதி என, அம்பிகையை பற்றிய விஷயங்கள் அனைவரையும் கவரும்.
* நவராத்திரியின்,ஒன்பது நாட்களிலும், ஏழைகளுக்கு அன்னதானம் செய்து, பெண்களுக்கும், குழந்தைகளுக்கும் தாம்பூலம் மற்றும் இனிப்புகள் வழங்கி உற்றார், உறவினர்களுடன் உணவருந்தி மகிழலாம்; உறவுகளுக்குள் நல்ல இணக்கம் ஏற்படும்.
* குழந்தைகளுக்கு, ‘க்விஸ்’ போட்டிகள் வைத்து, அவர்களுக்கு பயன்படும் கலர் பென்சில், ஸ்கேல், பென்சில் பாக்ஸ் போன்றவற்றை பரிசளிக்கலாம். குழந்தைகள் குதூகலமாகக் கலந்து கொள்வர்; அவர்களது தயக்கமும் மறையும்.
* நவராத்திரியில் பிளவுஸ் பிட் கொடுப்பது விசேஷம் தான். ஆனால், அது, அதிகம் பயன்படாமல் கை மாறிக் கொண்டே இருக்கும். அதனால், சுமங்கலிகளுக்கு நவதான்ய பிள்ளையார், குபேர விளக்கு, மூங்கில் பூக்கூடை போன்றவற்றை கொடுக்கலாம்.

* கொலு பார்க்க வருவோருக்கு தாம்பூலத்துடன் ஒரு பூந்தொட்டியை தந்து, ‘பூமி வெப்பமடைவதை தடுக்க, வீட்டுக்கு ஒரு மரம் வளர்ப்போம்; முடியாதவர்கள் இந்த பூச்செடியையாவது வளர்ப்போம்…’ என்று சொல்லி, இயற்கையை வாழ்விப்போம்.
* ஒரு நாளும் எந்த கொலுவையும், மற்றவர் வீட்டு கொலுவோடு ஒப்பிட்டு பேசாதீர்கள். சின்ன கொலுவாக இருந்தாலும், அதில், ஏதாவது ஒரு சிறப்பம்சம் இருக்கும். அதை சிலாகித்து பேசுங்களேன். ஆக்கபூர்வமாக உங்களுக்கு ஏதாவது யோசனை தோன்றினால், புதிதாக கொலு வைக்கும் இளசுகளுக்கு இதமாக சொல்லுங்கள்.
கொலு வைக்கும் பழக்கமில்லாதவர்கள் இந்நாளில் தோழிகள் மற்றும் உறவினர்களை அழைத்து, வெற்றிலை, பாக்கு கொடுக்கலாம்.

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Message for the Day…” Understand who Could be dearest and nearest to HIM …”

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One important verse in the Gita (Ch 12 Verse 20) states: Those who revere the dharmic way to immortality, and completely engage themselves making Me as their ultimate goal with all faith, are exceedingly dear to Me. What a grand idea this verse conveys! The Lord has clearly declared therein that those who have these qualities, that is, those who trust Him as the only ultimate goal and are attached to Him single-mindedly — they are dearest and nearest to Him. Note the expression, ‘righteous way to immortality’ (dharmya-amritham)used here. Ponder over it and draw inspiration from it. The nectar of the Lord’s grace is deserved only by those who adhere to the Lord’sdharma. Simple folks believe they have devotion toward the Lord, but they do not pause to inquire whether the Lord has love towards them. People who pine to discover the Lord’s love are rather rare. That is really the true measure of spiritual success.

Sathya Sai Baba

Once a Daily Wage Earner, Sanjay Latthe Receives Prestigious Award for Research on Nanoparticles …

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From being a daily wage earner, to winning a distinguished grant for his research project – this is Sanjay Latthe, the man who never let financial constraints come in the way of his education.

30-year-old Sanjay Latthe was once a daily wage earner in his hometown Sangola, located in Solapur district of Maharashtra. Today, has been selected for the prestigious INSPIRE award by the Centre’s Department of Science and Technology.

As part of the award, Sanjay will receive a Rs. 35 lakh research grant and a monthly stipend of Rs. 80,000, to take his research project forward.

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According to the department’s website, “Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) is an innovative programme sponsored and managed by the Department of Science & Technology for attraction of talent to science. The basic objective of INSPIRE is to communicate to the youth of the country the excitements of creative pursuit of science, attract talent to the study of science at an early age and thus build the required critical human resource pool for strengthening and expanding the Science & Technology system and R&D base.” The program includes students in the age group 10-32 years.

An alumnus of Shivaji University in Kolhapur, Sanjay has been granted the award for his research on optically-transparent and durable nanoparticles. He has been working on this research project for the past 8 years.

“It can achieve a breakthrough in the way we interact with basic things. For example, we have automobiles with wipers on their windshields. However, if we are able to use nano-particle coating on the glass, it will become water repellent and we will not need wipers. If iron objects receive super-hydrophobic coatings, they will not rust at all,” said Sanjay while explaining his project to The Times of India.

As of now, he is working on increasing the durability of the nanoparticle coating. While he has achieved durability of 30-50 days, he is aiming for permanent durability, for which more research is required. Sanjay has published 44 international research papers on this topic, and has also presented it at 15 research seminars across the world.

After losing his father at a very young age, Sanjay and his family – his mother, two elder sisters and one elder brother, had to work hard to make ends meet. Having very few sources of income, everyone in the family had to earn. His mother used to do some embroidery work. But Sanjay never let monetary constraints come in the way of his education.

He joined SUK in 2005 for his MSc, and in 2007 he also enrolled for a Ph.D. After this he got a chance to work as a post-doctoral research fellow in Istanbul, Turkey, and a research professor at Korea University in South Korea. He is currently working as an assistant professor at the department of technology in Savitribai Phule Pune University. –

Source….Tanaya Singh…www.thebetterindia.com

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Meet 18 Year old Raman…The world’s Youngest Chartered Accountant…!!!

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Ramkumar Raman, an 18-year-old Indian boy from Dubai, became the youngest CA in the world to be affiliated with ACCA. He completed the tough course in just three years and now wants to pursue an MBA.

While most students start their degree courses at the age of 18, this young boy not only finished his Chartered Accountant course, but also became the youngest CA in the world.

Meet Ramkumar Raman, the 18-year-old Indian boy from The Indian High School in Dubai.

Raman has been recognised by Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the global professional accounting body in the Gulf, as the youngest affiliate ever registered with them.

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Raman, who is originally from Chennai, India, started his CA education in December 2012 and finished the course in three years in June 2015 by clearing 14 papers in the first attempt in Dubai. Initially, he decided to study for ACCA because he wanted to gain more knowledge in the field of accounting and finance. But he did not know that he would end up clearing it so fast.

According to Khaliji Times, Raman, hailing from a family of chartered accountants, used to get up at 6:00 am every day to study – even on holidays!

And to make sure his luck follows him to the examination hall, this superstitious boy wore the same shirt, pant, vest, socks and shoes and ate the same type of curries and rice, with potatoes, on all exam days.

Raman managed his CA studies along with his school and college studies. He usually took an average of 3.5 months to study for each exam which is held every June and December.

Many students fail to clear this hard-to-crack exam even after repetitive attempts, but Raman managed to pass all of his papers in the first attempt itself. He will now be working for three years as a CA to become a full-fledged ACCA member.

The London-headquartered ACCA has over 1,78,000 members and 4,55,000 students in 180 countries. While most of the ACCA candidates only start their journeys at 18 years of age, Raman has shown exceptional performance in the field.

He wants to obtain an MBA degree from the US, and eventually wants to follow a career in the field of investment banking.

All pics: Raman Facebook

Source…..Shreya Pareek….www.thebetterindia.com

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Images for the Day…Amazing Moon and Planets !!!

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Venus, moon and more over Qutab Minar on October 10, 2015 by Abhinav Singhai in India.

Venus, moon and more over Qutab Minar on the morning of October 10, 2015 by Abhinav Singhai in India.

Venus and moon, with Jupiter below, on the morning of October 9, by Asthadi Setyawan in Indonesia.

Venus and moon, with Jupiter below, on the morning of October 9, by Asthadi Setyawan in Indonesia.

As seen from Australia on the morning of October 9, the moon passed in front of Venus. Colin Legg caught this shot at Bremer Bay and wrote:

As seen from Australia on the morning of October 9, the moon passed in front of Venus. Colin Legg wrote: “…a 5-hour drive east of Perth to Bremer Bay where Venus would emerge from behind the moon just as it cleared the horizon. Perched on a cliff face, looking east over the southern ocean, I watched the two brightest objects in the night sky slowly drift apart as they climbed into a starry early morning sky.” Read more at Colin’s Facebook page

Source…..www.earthsky.org

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Image of the day….

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Morning Aurora From the Space Station

Aurora in early morning on Earth's horizon with city lights below and space station solar arrays above

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) captured this photograph of the green lights of the aurora from the International Space Station on Oct. 7, 2015. Sharing with his social media followers, Kelly wrote, “The daily morning dose of #aurora to help wake you up. #GoodMorning from @Space_Station! #YearInSpace”

Image Credit: NASA

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Pictures of the Day…

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Bill Clinton Young Kennedy

Bill Clinton (left) shakes hands with President John F. Kennedy at the White House in 1963. Image Source: www.vintag.es

Camel Yawn Pyramids Egypt

A camel yawns near the Great Pyramids of Giza, Egypt. Photo by Claire Thomas. Image Source: National Geographic

Colorado River Delta Aerial

The Colorado River delta in Mexico as viewed from above. Photo by Edward Burtynsky. Image Source: National Geographic

The Haunting Chinese Village Reclaimed By Nature

Houses Covered In Growth

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Of the 400 islands that make up the Shengsi archipelago in the mouth of China’s Yangtze River, only 18 are inhabitable. And of those 18, one has recently slipped back into the control of Mother Nature in the most hauntingly beautiful way you could imagine. The houses that dot the hillsides of Goqui Island, once home to fishermen and their families, are now covered in lush, green growth that is truly stunning. See the houses become one with the hills in this photo set.

Goqui China Reclaimed By Nature

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China House Reclaimed By Nature

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In addition to serving as the Assistant Editor of All That Is Interesting, John Kuroski is the Managing Editor of Elmore Magazine, a New York-based music publication.
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In Nepal, Every Dog Has Its “Day”. Literally……!!!

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Dog Festival Nepal Sprinkled

Most dog owners would do just about anything for their canine companions. In Nepal, Hindu populations take that affection to another level.

Coinciding with the traditional Hindu festival of Diwali, the people of Nepal reserve the second day of the annual five-day Tihar Festival to honor man’s best friend. On this day — called Kukur Tihar, or “worship of the dogs” — participants pay tribute to the divine attachment between humans and their faithful, four-legged companions.

Dogs play a significant role in Hindu mythology. Sarama — the mother of dogs — assists the ruler of Heaven, with dogs guarding the gates to the afterlife. Thus during the festival, all dogs – even strays – enjoy special treats, are decorated with malla (garlands of marigold), and colorful head markings to denote their sacredness. The markings, called tika, also serve to bless all who encounter the dog.

Dogs aren’t the only animals honored during the festival, though. Worshipers also pay tribute to cows (which signify wealth and prosperity) and crows, to which people make food offerings in order to deter sadness, grief and to banish death from their homes.

The festivals of Tihar are meant to commemorate not just the sacred bond humans hold with their creator, but also the divine in our relationships with living beings on Earth — something of which we should all take note from time to time.

This year, the Tihar Festival begins on November 9th. In the meantime, enjoy these photos of Kukur Tihars past:

Dog Festival Nepal Garland On

A patient pup receives a garland of bright orange marigolds. Source: Connect Citizen

 

Dog Festival Nepal Sitting Up

This jaunty little guy joins the police dogs in putting on a show. Source: Imgur

Dog Festival Nepal Paint

The vermilion-colored dye nearly covers almost the whole face of this adored dog. Source: Imgur

Dog Festival Nepal Tongue

Perhaps this sweet guy’s mouth is watering at the anticipation of his treats. Source: Reuters

Dog Festival Nepal Kid

It must be uplifting to see so many appreciated dogs around the city; both strays and those with homes. Source:ofenmacher

Dog festival Nepal welcome

Man’s best friend deserves all the love and respect in the world, every day. Source: AP Photo/Binod Joshi

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Message for the Day….” What is the True Divine Offering …’ ?

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How amazing is this! You can get sacrifices of the highest order performed by yourself or through scholars versed in Vedic ritual. You can visit and praise the holiness of diverse shrines and inspire others to journey thereto. Similarly you can master the highest scriptures and teach them to many and make them experts. But how many of you have succeeded in mastering your own bodies, senses and wayward minds, and turned them inward to gain perpetual and unchanging equanimity? You embark upon an undertaking with a purpose, goal, or an end in view. But the endeavour is sublimated into a yajna (sacrificial rite) only if the purpose, goal or end is the glorification of God. God is the yajna,for He is the Goal. His grace is the reward. His creation is used to propitiate Him; He is the performer as well as the receiver. Every act, where the ego of the doer does not surface, becomes a Divine offering.

Sathya Sai Baba

Meet This Man who had an opportunity to own Rs 10 Million …Yet He Denied it …

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Read why Sudhakaran, who barely earns Rs.10,000 every month working hard in his small shop, once gave away the opportunity to pocket Rs. 1 crore. Not only this, he also once found a gold chain in a train which he returned to the police. Know more about the amazing man who has restored our faith in humanity.

Today was a specially blessed day for me—I met a truly blessed man this morning. I first heard about him some months ago, and when I recently discovered that he worked in the town where I’ve been staying for the last month or so, I decided I just had to meet him.

45 year-old K. Sudhakaran runs a little shop, selling sweets, juice, cold-drinks and lottery tickets, in a market in Kanhangad, a town in northern Kerala. This soft-spoken, unassuming man shot into the news last year when he did something truly remarkable. One morning, P. Ashokan, a regular customer of his, called him up and asked him to set aside ten lottery tickets for him. Later that day, Sudharakan learned that one of those tickets had won the first prize—a whopping ten million rupees!

Sudhakaran outside his shop.

Sudhakaran rang up his father at once. “Call up Ashokan right away and give him the news!” his father told him. Sudhakaran did as his father instructed. Ashokan could hardly believe his ears when he learnt what had happened!

Ashokan had not paid for the tickets. Nor had Sudhakaran told him the ticket numbers. And so, Sudhakaran didn’t have to tell him that one of the tickets that he had set aside for him had won the bumper prize. He could easily have pocketed the money had he wanted to—that wouldn’t have been considered illegal. Had he wished, he could have bagged the ten million rupee prize for himself.

What was it, I asked Sudhakaran, that had led him to choose the course that he did.

Lottery tickets for sale.

Lottery tickets for sale.

“My father always told me that if you need to, you can even beg, but you must never snatch other people’s rights,” he replied.

Did he at all hesitate to call Ashokan? Did he think twice about what his father had told him to do? Was he, at least for a moment, tempted to claim the money for himself?

“No, not at all! I knew that what my father had said was perfectly right,” Sudhakaran said as he drew out a passport-size picture of his father from a note-book and handed it to me to see. “My parents taught me to be honest, to do what is right, to consider everyone, rich and poor, as equal,” he continued. “My mother and all my other relatives were all very happy with what I had done. They all said that I had done the right thing.”

A couple of months ago, Sudhakaran was back in the news—and for a similar reason. He had found a gold chain while travelling in a train and handed it to the police, who managed to trace its owner!

Sudhakaran’s little shop—which he’s taken on rent—is the sole means of livelihood for his family of six, including a daughter who is physically-challenged. Sudhakaran manages to earn around Rs. 10,000 a month from it, and it’s demanding work. He is up every morning, at around 4:30, and takes the train from his village to Kanhangad—a journey of more than two hours each way. He works seven days a week, taking a day off only once in a while.

This man could have been a millionaire had he not listened to his heart and his father and kept the prize-winning lottery ticket for himself instead. But he has no regrets at all about his decision. “I know what I did was just what I should have,” he says unhesitatingly.

“Try to do as much good as possible and to refrain from doing bad—that way, you can lead a happy, meaningful life,” Sudhakaran tells me as he hands me a lemonade and gets back to work.

I slowly sip the lemonade as I watch this amazing man dealing with his customers. I’ve never seen anyone like him before. I know I am truly blessed to have met him—and I’m sure you agree!

– Roshan Shah

Source….www.the betterindia.com

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