Source….input from a friend of mine
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Source….input from a friend of mine
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Ethics, respect, and relationships are the building blocks of any business ~ Brijmohan Lall Munjal
In India, every second cycle is a Hero cycle and the company manufactures around 20,000 cycles every day.
But not many people know the man behind it. Some people become entrepreneurs because they envision things other than the stereotypes. They see things with an unprecedented simplicity. And one such man was Brijmohan Lall Munjal. He is a first generation entrepreneur who had humble beginnings and through sheer hard work, perseverance and challenging adversities made it to the top gracefully.
Brijmohan Munjal died at the age of 92 in New Delhi on 1 November 2015.

He was an Indian businessman, founder and the chairperson of the Hero Motocorp – the company of the popular Hero range of motorcycles and scooters. He was born at Kamalia district (now in Pakistan) in the year 1923. He belonged to a simple middle-class family.
He was truly an icon. While the nation mourns over his death, here are some lesser known facts about him:

He didn’t receive any formal education on how to run a business and still the way his business flourished in India and worldwide is really praiseworthy.

– In 1944, Brij Mohan Munjal was working in an Army ordinance factory in Kamalia (now in Pakistan). He was barely 20 years old.
– When partition appeared imminent, Brijmohan along with his brothers moved to Amritsar and began supplying components to cycle manufacturers in and around the city. Post partition, they shifted to Ludhiana.
– By the early 1950s, the Munjal brothers were supplying bicycle components throughout India.

The Munjals set up Hero Cycles. The company was registered as a ‘large-scale industrial unit’ and it initially produced 7,500 units per year.

He ensured that their product was comparatively cheaper, sturdier and more reliable. He believed in giving his customers value for their money.

Also, by the end of the year 2000, Hero was earning 15% of its sales turnover from exports.

He ranked number 27 on Forbes Asia’s India Rich List with a net worth of 3.3 million dollars and 31 on Forbes India’s Richest list in the year 2008.

Before being called the founder of HeroCorp, he was known as a committed philanthropist. He established numerous medical and educational institutions. Some of the imminent ones are Ludhiana Stock Exchange, Ludhiana Aviation Club, Ludhiana Management Association and Dayanand Medical College & Hospital.
He maintained strong relations with Hero’s vendors, dealers, workers and attended their family weddings and used to lend a helping hand during any crisis.

Rahul Bajaj, chairman of the Bajaj Group, revered Munjal because of his old-world values and ethics.
”Not that I am deriding this (the present generation) but I have always called Mr. Munjal a guru, not because he is older to me but because of his wisdom and common sense. Did he say that we are ‘still friends’? No question of ‘still’. We are friends. And he is the best example of a chairman in any auto company in India.”

He was conferred with the Padma Bhushan in 2005 in recognition of his contribution in the field of trade and industry. Other than this, he has also received awards like ‘Lifetime Achievement’.
He died yesterday after being admitted to the hospital for past 1 month in New Delhi.
The country will forever be indebted to him because of his contributions. To the man who taught us to ‘pedal ahead’.May his soul rest in peace.
Source…Aparajita Mishra…..www.storypick.com
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Chile’s Atacama desert is the driest place on Earth, but this year it is filled with color.
The desert has the longest dry streak on record after it went 173 consecutive months without a single drop of rain in the early 1900s. But this year, the Atacama was breaking records of a different kind. One day in March, the Atacama got .96 inches of rain. That may not sound like much, but given that the desert’s average rainfall is about .07 inches per year, that one day in March was the equivalent of having 14 years of rain in a single day.
Thus we now have the stunningly pink malva flowers (pictured above), which bloom every five to seven years depending on the El Nino cycle. This year’s rainfall has been especially heavy, even for an El Nino year, and people are calling it the “most spectacular blossoming of the past 18 years.”
Source…..www.all-that-is-interesting.com
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I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.” – Albert Einstein.
63-year-old Syed Sajjad Ahmed is a perfect example of how passion can drive people to do things that might be difficult to achieve. At an age when many would hesitate before trying something new, this enthusiastic man has started a journey across India to spread the message of a pollution free country. And he is doing this on a solar powered car that has been designed by him.
About 15 years ago, Syed came to Bengaluru from Kolar and started working as a fruit vendor. He then opened a small shop where he used to repair televisions and radio sets. He had a passion for innovation that slowly developed and he started making television antennas on his own. He even designed a two-wheeler for people with disabilities.

Now, with his solar car, this innovator has kick-started a campaign against pollution and corruption in India. He started on a journey from Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru on Nov. 1, 2015, and will cover a distance of 1,740 kilometres to reach the Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi. On his special car, which runs at a speed of 100 kms per hour, he will drive through Hindupur, Ananthpur, Kurnool, Mahaboobnagar, Hyderabad, Bhopal, Itarsi, Jhansi and Agra. His plan is to reach Delhi in a month and to participate in the India International Science Fair in the first week of December.
A school dropout, Syed spends one fourth of his earnings to design energy sufficient devices and another 25 percent on social service. Earlier, he had spent about four years and Rs. 10 lakh to develop electric two-wheelers and three- wheelers for differently-abled people, before making this solar-powered four-wheeler worth Rs. 50,000.
Back in 2012, Syed had travelled 1,000 kms in South India to spread awareness about a corruption-free India. “I want to further modify this car, refine and improvise it before I set out on my longest journey to cover more miles,” he had said at that time.
If we cannot do what we will, we must will what we can. So, when residents belonging to a cluster of villages near Karnaprayag in Uttarakhand got tired of waiting for forest officials to clear a mountain road project, they decided to take charge. And in just 10 days, about 300 villagers built their own road connecting Bhatkwali with Bainoli village.

“We strongly believe in strengthening the environment, and all of us had vowed not to raze any trees to build the road. Luckily, there were not many trees on the stretch,” Kunwar Singh, a 56-year-old ex-serviceman told The Times of India.
Ironically, they were told that the project was not being initiated because forest officials believed that it would involve shredding of trees. The road was supposed to be built under the Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojna.
Most of these villagers come from the mountain regions of Bhatkwali, Chorasain and Bainoli near Karnaprayag. The villages are located at altitudes of 5,000 to 7,000 feet about sea level, and accessibility between them is very difficult. Thus, travelling for healthcare facilities or children’s education becomes a very troublesome task. So they formed a Sangharsh Samiti (Agitators’ Group), to solve their problem themselves. Women also played a very active role in this project
“All of us held a meeting, and decided that we will go ahead with the road construction ourselves. We followed the survey plan that officials had prepared for making the road. All the materials used were natural – like the sheets of rocky stones and mud from hill sides which were utilized to build the stone walls on both sides of the road. The villagers simply donated their time and effort and there was no substantial cost involved in the construction,” says Pushpa Devi, who was involved in the exercise.
Source…. Nisha Chawla….www.the betterindia.com
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Unbridled freedom is destructive of dharma, and it also harms the woman herself. Mixing in society without any discrimination produces ruinous results. Of course there were educated women in the past, but they never gave up theirdharma, they never forgot the goal of Atmic dharma. Education must be built on the basis of discrimination. Sulabha, Savitri, Anasuya, Gargi, Nalayani, and other such models of chastity, and devotees of the Lord like Meera or yoginislike Chudala, were born in this country of God (Bharatha-desa); they strengthened dharma by their adherence to it. It is through the examples of such great and holy women, with their character and conduct inspired by devotion and spiritual wisdom, that even today simplicity, humility, and devotion shine in the hearts of most Indian women. Today, women should draw inspiration from them and efforts must be made to live as they did in the past.

China, the most populated country in the world, enjoys a long and rich history. China is the birthplace of one of the world’s earliest civilizations, with archaeological remains from around 80,000 years B.C.E. This great eastern nation is also the home for some of the world’s most beautiful places, varying from cold, unforgiving tundra, to endless rice fields, a sea of red reeds, rainbow-colored thermal pools, and many, many more. Here are just few of China’s endless collection of beauty.
| Yuanyang Rice Terraces, Yunnan
Fishermen At Golden Sunset
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காலம்!
கோவணம்
கட்டத் தெரியாத
இக்காலத்திலும்
பேருந்து நிலையங்களில்
அர்ணா கயிறு
விற்கிறார் ஒருவர்!
ஜீரண சக்திக்கு
பற்பல மருந்துகள்
வந்து விட்டபோதும்
இஞ்சி மிட்டாய்
விற்கிறார் ஒருவர்!
வாசல் முற்றம்
தெரியாமல் அடுக்குமாடி
குடியிருப்புகள்
வந்து விட்டபோதும்
தெரு தெருவாய்
கோல மாவு
விற்கிறார் ஒருவர்!
தன் எதிர்காலம்
அறியாமல் பிறர்
எதிர்காலம் சொல்லும்
கூண்டுக்கிளி வைத்து
பிழைத்து வருகிறார்
ஒருவர்!
வீதிக்கு வீதி
காய்கறிகள் விற்கும்
‘ஏசி’ சூப்பர் மார்க்கெட்டுகள்
வந்து விட்டபோதும்
தெருவில்
கூறு கட்டி காய்கறி
விற்கிறார் ஒரு பாட்டி!
யாரையும் ஏமாற்றாமல்
எக்காலத்திலும்
வாழ வைத்து கொண்டிருக்கிறது
உழைப்பும், முயற்சியும்
நம்பிக்கையும்!
Source….
— சொல்கேளான் ஏ.வி.கிரி,
சென்னை. in http://www.dinamalar.com
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A Documentary telecast on the National Geographic channel in a show called ‘India’s Megakitchens’, focusing on the functioning of some of India’s mammoth kitchens.
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Sri Sai Sansthan Prasadalaya Is A Free Kitchen In Shirdi, Maharashtra. It Is Spread Across 4 Roof Tops With 73 Solar Dishes, Making It The Largest Solar-Powered Kitchen In India. The Solar Dishes Fuel The Preparation Of Nearly 40,000 Meals Each Day And The Concentrated Heat From All These Dishes Create 2800 kgs Of Steam In A Single Day! As per the Ministry of Non- Conventional Energy Sources, New Delhi, this has been identified as the world’s largest solar heating cooking system.
In 2013, it bagged an ISO 22000-2005 certification for food safety where an organization in the food chain must demonstrate its ability to control safety hazards to ensure that food is safe during consumption.
Source….www.youtube.com
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