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This Daughter of a Daily Wage Labourer in Odisha Is an IES Exam Rank Holder ……

September 6, 2015September 6, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

The daughter of a daily wage labourer from Odisha, has secured the 13th rank in UPSC’s IES examination. Successful after fighting many financial constraints, Aparajita Priyadarshini Behera dedicates her success to her father. This is her story.

24-year-old Aparajita Priyadarshini Behera has set a perfect example to show that financial difficulties, daily hardships and a person’s background can never come in the way of achieving whatever we want to achieve in life.

The daughter of a daily wage labourer from Odisha, Aparajita has secured an all India rank of 13 in the reputed Indian Economic Service (IES) examination conducted by UPSC (Union Public Service Commission).

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A resident of Mahanangala village in Kendrapara district, Aparajita completed her schooling from Mohanangala Primary and Kapileswar High School in the village. She then moved on to Marshaghai college near Kendrapara for plus two, and degree courses. With an urge for learning more and to progress towards her dream, she completed her Post Graduation in Economics from Utkal University. As of now, she is pursuing a PHD from Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Aparajita gives the credit for her success to her father, who has been her inspiration and guide. “He sweated it out to financially support me in my studies. He never made me feel the pangs of poverty. Whatever I achieved today is only because of my father. I dedicate my all India job to him,” she was reported saying to PTI.

Her father, Amulya Kumar Behera is a 50-year-old labourer at a fertiliser plant of Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO). He works on a daily pay roll basis with an assignment which is completely contractual in nature. His monthly remuneration comes to less than Rs. 10,000. But in spite of financial difficulties, he never neglected the education of his children – a son and two daughters.

Aparajita, who believes that there are no shortcuts to success, read all the required material extensively as her preparation for UPSC’s IES examination. It is her motto to serve for the country with honesty. She was nervous about the final interview, but says that the panel was very supportive and gave her the confidence to reply to all their questions.

Her family, along with the entire village including her school teachers and friends, are overjoyed with the news of her success. “We all are on cloud nine,” said her mother Jemamani to The Indian Express.

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

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India’s Successful Missile Testing Site, Wheeler Island Will Now Become Abdul Kalam Island …

September 6, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

Wheeler Island, which is considered the most advanced missile testing site in India, will be renamed after Late Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. For the man who was fondly called the “Missile Man”, this seems like a fitting tribute.

It has been over a month since we lost our beloved Missile Man, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. And every now and then, we keep finding different ways to pay tribute to him and to keep him alive in our memories.

This time it is the Odisha government which has paid an extra ordinary tribute to Dr. Kalam, by naming the Wheeler Island after him.

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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik made an announcement about the decision on Monday. He said that the move will inspire youngsters to work passionately and dedicatedly in the field of science. The 2km long and 390 acres big island will now be known as Abdul Kalam Island. The island is located off the coast of Odisha and is approximately 150km from Bhubaneswar.

This is a fitting tribute to the great man since the island is considered to be the country’s most advanced missile testing site.

Wheeler Island was named after an English commandant, Lieutenant Wheeler and has been used to test many successful missiles of India including Akash Missiles, Agni Missiles, Astra Missile, BrahMos, Nirbhay, Prahaar Missile, Prithvi Missiles, Shaurya Missile, Advanced Air Defence (AAD), and Prithvi Air Defence.

Here are a few of them:

Akash Missile Launch from Integrated Test Range (ITR), Wheeler Island

Advanced Air Defence Launch

Shaurya Missile Launch

All pics: Wikipedia

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

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Most Unique Teachers … Hats off to Them …

September 6, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

This Teachers’ Day, we are honouring some of the most unique teachers from all over the country. They inspire, amaze, enlighten and motivate. In these pictures, have a look at them doing their brilliant jobs.

“The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called ‘truth’.”

– Plato

It’s September again, and bringing back this famous quote by Plato is kind of necessary for an added dose of inspiration. Because it’s that time of the year when we celebrate some of the most important people of our lives. The day on which we remember all our teachers; those wonderful people who shape our lives and help us be all the things we want to be.

So here’s wishing a very happy teachers’ day to every person who has ever been a guiding light in someone’s life.

While Facebook walls and Twitter feeds have been flooding with messages of remembrance and gratefulness since midnight, here is another shout out for some of the most inspiring teachers from all over the country. These are people who have conquered extremely difficult odds, have innovated unique teaching methods and have unfailingly amazed the nation with their selflessness.

Babar Ali – because one can begin teaching whenever one wants to

21-year-old Babar Ali has been teaching since he was 9. At 15, he became the headmaster of his makeshift school which teaches about 300 students today and has 6 full time teachers.

“I believe that if you are passionate about something then you can achieve anything. Age, finances, other hurdles, they just don’t matter and eventually everything works out.”

– Babar Ali

Source: Facebook

Aditya Kumar, better known as ‘Cycle guruji’, rides about 60 to 65 km on a bicycle every day, and provides free education to children living in the slums of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. This inspiring man has been doing this since 1995.

“Where ever I got students, I would sit and teach — by the roadside, in parks, near slums. I had a board on the cycle, and students would just read it and stop me. I was one of them, I understood what it meant to be poor and without support.”

– Aditya Kumar

Arvind Gupta – when learning is all about having fun

Source: www.ted.com

Arvind Gupta is famous for creating toys from trash. What’s special is that he explains many different concepts of science in the process of making these toys. He also generously uploads videos of his techniques on YouTube, explaining the scientific stuff behind each one of them for students all across the world to learn.

“I work with children. Whatever I see that children can do, whatever I see that brings a gleam into the child’s eye, that’s the work I do.”

– Arvind Gupta.

Rajesh Kumar Sharma – because education does not require a building

Source: Facebook

Rajesh Kumar Sharma runs a school under a Delhi metro bridge, where he teaches students from the nearby slums. He calls it ‘Under the Bridge School’ and about 200 students attend it every day. Started in 2005, the school also hosts some exemplary personalities from different walks of life, who come in on various occasions as volunteer teachers.

“Knowledge increases when it is shared.”

– Rajesh Kumar Sharma.

Abdul Mallik – crossing all hurdles to be with his students on time

Source: YouTube

A primary school teacher in Malappuram district of Kerala, Abdul Mallik swims to work every day. Why? Because that is the shortest route to reach his school.

“If I go by bus, it takes me three hours to cover the 12-kilometer (7.5 miles) distance. But swimming through the river is easier, faster and I reach school on time.”

– Abdul Mallik.

Anand Kumar – training dreamers, teaching dreams

Source: Facebook

Well known for his Super 30 programme, Anand Kumar of Patna has been coaching students for IIT-JEE entrance exams since the last 14 years. By 2014, 308 of his 360 students had made it to the IITs.

“To crack the target, one should have thirst for achieving it, next come positive thoughts and passion.”

– Anand Kumar.

Roshni Mukherjee – unleashing the power of the internet to reach many

Roshni Mukherjee has an online education platform called ExamFear.com where she teaches students with the help of videos which she uploads on YouTube.

“I receive messages from so many people. Recently, a student messaged me that he has been following my videos for three years now, and they have helped him score well in his exams without having to join tuition classes. He has now got admission in NIT. Such examples keep me motivated.”

– Roshni Mukherjee

Professor Sandeep Desai – begging for an outstanding cause

Source: Facebook

Professor Desai boards local trains in Mumbai every single day asking people to donate money for his charitable organisation Shloka which develops and runs schools in rural Rajasthan and Maharashtra.

“Good Afternoon to everybody, donating for education is the ultimate form of charity.”

– Sandeep Desai is heard saying every day on the trains.

Vimla Kaul – because age is just a number

This 80-year-old teacher has been teaching children of a village called Madanpur Khadar in Delhi, since the past 20 years. Because of the lack of teachers in the village, she brought the students to the nearby area of Sarita Vihar. And since there was no proper building to teach, she used to move from one park to another to conduct classes for them in the city. She finally has a building where she teaches students up till class two now.

“These children are very talented. They just need support and guidance. If they are given the same opportunities and facilities like mainstream kids, they too can do wonders.”

– Vimla Kaul

Kamlesh Zapadiya – because education is the biggest gift

Source: Facebook

Kamlesh Zapadiya travels 20km each day from his village to a nearby cybercafé with the aim of making education a lot more interesting for students. He has developed a website called Edusafar, where he uploads the entire school syllabus from class 1 to 10, in the form of a quiz.

“It is like Kaun banega Crorepati.”

– Kamlesh Zapadiya

And this one? Well, is there anything better than learning from friends?

Picture Credit: ILO / Mondal Nitai (Flickr)

Source…….Tanaya Singh….www.the betterindia.com

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” நான் அனுமனை சொல்கிறேன் …”

September 6, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

ராணி மைந்தன் எழுதிய, ‘சாவி – 85’ நூலிலிருந்து: பக்தவத்சலம் அப்போது தமிழக முதல்வராக இருந்தார். பதவியை துறந்து, கட்சி பணியாற்ற வேண்டும் என்ற, ‘காமராஜர் திட்ட’த்தின் கீழ், முதல்வர் பதவியில் இருந்து காமராஜர் விலகிய பின், முதல்வராக பொறுப்பேற்றார் பக்தவத்சலம். ‘தமிழக மக்களிடையே நல்ல பண்புகளும், பழக்க வழக்கங்களும் வளர வேண்டுமானால், நம் புராண இதிகாசக் கதைகளை கதாகாலட்சேபம், நாடகம் வாயிலாக, பட்டி தொட்டியெங்கும் பரப்பும் முயற்சிகளை மேற்கொள்ள வேண்டும்…’ என்ற யோசனையை, திருவையாற்றில் வெளியிட்டார் முதல்வர் பக்தவத்சலம்.
டில்லியில், காமராஜருடன் தங்கியிருந்த போது, பக்தவத்சலம் கூறிய இந்த யோசனை பற்றி சாவி குறிப்பிட்டு, ‘இதற்கு நீங்கள் தான் முயற்சி எடுக்க வேண்டும்…’ என்று கேட்டுக் கொண்டார். ‘என்ன செய்யலாங்கறீங்க?’ என்று கேட்டார் காமராஜர்.
‘நீங்க அனுமதி கொடுத்தால், தேனாம்பேட்டை காங்கிரஸ் மைதானத்தில், வாரியார் சுவாமிகளை வைத்து, ராமாயணக் கதை சொல்ல சொல்லலாம்; எஸ்.வி.சகஸ்ரநாமத்தை, அரிச்சந்திரா நாடகம் போடச் சொல்லலாம். அப்புறம், இதை தமிழகம் முழுவதும் கொண்டு போகலாம்…’ என்று, சாவி சொன்ன யோசனை, காமராஜருக்கு ரொம்பவும் பிடித்துப் போயிற்று.
‘சரி, நீங்களே செய்யுங்க; ஒரு கமிட்டி போட்டுக்குங்க…’ என்று, கணமும் தாமதியாமல் அனுமதி வழங்கி விட்டார் காமராஜர்.
சென்னை வந்ததும், இதற்கென ஒரு கமிட்டியை அமைத்தார் சாவி. ‘சத்திய சபா’ என்று பெயர் சூட்டப்பட்டது. அதன் தலைவராக இருக்கச் சம்மதித்தார் காமராஜர். செயலர் பொறுப்பை ஏற்றுக் கொண்டார் சாவி. வாசன் உபதலைவராகவும், ரத்னம் ஐயர், லிப்கோ சர்மா போன்றோர், கமிட்டி அங்கத்தினர்களாகவும் நியமிக்கப்பட்டு, அடுத்த நாளே வேலை வேகமாக ஆரம்பிக்கப்பட்டது.
திட்டமிட்டபடி, காங்கிரஸ் மைதானம் மேடு, பள்ளங்கள் திருத்தப்பட்டு, மின் விளக்குகள் பொருத்தப்பட்டு விழாக் கோலம் பூண்டது. ஏ.வி.எம்.செட்டியார், முகப்பு வாயிலை, பிரபல ஓவியர் சேகரை கொண்டு, அலங்கரித்துக் கொடுத்தார். அவ்வையார் படத்துக்காக உருவாக்கப்பட்ட, மிகப்பெரிய பிள்ளையார் சிலையை, ராமாயணக் கதை நடக்கும் இடத்தில் வைத்துக் கொள்ள அனுமதி வழங்கினார் வாசன்.
பக்தவத்சலம் கொடியேற்றி வைக்க, விழாவைத் துவக்கி வைத்தார், அப்போது சென்னை கவர்னராக இருந்த மைசூர் மகாராஜா. ராமாயணக் கதைகளை, கலகலப்பாக சொல்ல துவங்கினார் வாரியார். தொடர்ந்து, 40 நாட்கள்… இடையிடையே, சகஸ்ரநாமத்தின் நாடகங்கள், தினமும் கூட்டம் அதிகமாகிக் கொண்டே போய், மைதானம் நிரம்பி வழிந்தது. எவ்வளவு பேர் வந்தும் என்ன… கதை கேட்க, காமராஜர் வராமலிருக்கிறாரே என்ற குறை சாவிக்கும், வாரியாருக்கும், மற்ற கமிட்டி அங்கத்தினர்களுக்கும் இருந்தது.
ஒருநாள் திடீரென, ‘இன்று கதை கேட்க காமராஜர் வருகிறார்…’ என்று டெலிபோனில் தகவல் வந்தது.
இதை வாரியாரிடம், சாவி சொல்ல, வாரியாருக்கு மகிழ்ச்சி தாங்கவில்லை. அன்று, அனுமன் ஆற்றல் பற்றி, விஸ்தாரமாகப் பேசினார் வாரியார்…
‘தன்னிடம் எந்தக் காரியத்தை ஒப்படைத்தாலும், அதை வெற்றிகரமாகச் சாதிக்க கூடியவர் அனுமர். காரணம், அவர் ஒரு பிரம்மசாரி. பிரம்மசாரிகள் எப்போதுமே, தங்களிடம் ஒப்படைக்கப்படும் பொறுப்புகளை, வெற்றிகரமாக செய்யக் கூடிய ஆற்றலும், வல்லமையும் பெற்றவர்கள்…’ என்று, அவர் சொல்லிக் கொண்டிருந்த தருணத்தில், அரங்கத்துக்குள் நுழைந்தார் காமராஜர்.
காமராஜர் வரும் திக்கு நோக்கி ஆவலோடு திரும்பிப் பார்த்து, ஆரவாரித்தனர் கூட்டத்தினர். ‘நான் அனுமனைச் சொல்கிறேன்… நீங்கள் யாரை எண்ணி மகிழ்கிறீர்களோ…’ என்று வாரியார், தமக்கே உரிய பாணியில் ஒரு போடு போடவும், கூட்டத்தினர் செய்த ஆரவாரமும், எழுப்பிய கரவொலியும் அடங்க வெகு நேரமாயிற்று!

Source…www.dinamalar.com

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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

Natarajan

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

Natarajan

” 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

Natarajan

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

Natarajan

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