Drug...

A thought to share...“we all have one or more relationships in our lives which are like drugs…, they either kill you...or give you the best feeling of your life...”

Fate...

A thought to share...“ It’s your love which made me realise that if two people are destined to be with each other..., it doesn't matter how and when they will be …; but then eventually...they will...”

Just Dance it Out...

I enjoy dancing, though I am not a perfectionist neither very good at it but then if given a chance I can dance for hours to support one cause ‘Education for Women’ this the one cause for which I am always ready to support and do anything, till every women gets the right to education.

And recently I got a chance to do that, as I was part of the team that was supporting the cause ‘Education for Women’ on 23 October 2013 at the DID Indiblogger’s meet.   

                           

My reasons for supporting this cause come from a real life incident which is still as fresh as ever in my memory.

From January 1998 onwards me and my friend ‘Anju’ were super excited and began our count down to the end of school and beginning of our college. We both decided to join a professional college so that we could achieve economic independence to an extent that we would be self-sufficient in our life should any mishap did occur in our married life. Anju’s parents dashed all her hopes when they got her engaged to a middle-aged man more than twice her age. All her laments, pleas and string of tears did not mover her parents who nipped Anju’s dreams in the bud of becoming another Kalpana Chawla. The marriage was short lived, and in six months time ended in a divorce and subsequent suicide. I am reminded of this episode every time I hear of another girl deprived of education and forced into marriage, and it does send a shiver down my spine.

On the other hand after completing my education I did not become Kalpana Chawla, but have carved a niche for myself in the IT Professional world.

The sad part is that Anju was deprived of the basic right to education. The fault not only lies with her parents but the Government and the society at large.

Today when India is one of the fastest developing countries still there are few drawbacks, which are holding our progress. For example, women safety, female foeticide, dowry issues, child marriage, education for women, human trafficking are some of the critical areas of concern. However out of all this the one which is more threatening and alarming is illiteracy in females, which is a main root cause of all these curses and drawback of our society.

Indian may have clinched a name for itself in Information Technology the world over, yet in the hinterland of rural India majority of children, especially girls are deprived of the basic education. There are basically two areas that need to be addressed if India is to grow by leaps and bounds . First and foremost; total abolition of child labour needs to be ensured. The fear of the devil needs to be put in the minds of the parents who resort to denial of education to the children and especially girls.

Government has done its bit by giving guaranteed rural employment to the rural population and also made education free up to the middle level. Over and above this the Government has also introduced mid day meals to school going children so that nutritious and wholesome food is available to the children.

If even after this incentive children are made to earn a living by foregoing school the punishment should be exemplary. This will go a long way in educating rural children.

The second most crucial point that needs remedy is that the education standards in rural schools need to improve drastically. This can only be done by employing proper trained and qualified teachers who draw a decent salary so that they are motivated to improve the education standards of rural schools. The staff at local village level should closely monitor the functioning and results of the school on a regular basis. Once these two steps are taken care of, in a short span of just fifteen years the literate percentage will show a marked improvement. Education for all will have the desired effect, drug abuse; crime against women will drop drastically.

Education will ensure good job placements; this in turn will improve the living standard of the majority of the people. We are all aware that if we educate a girl child, we ensure that we educate her future generation after her marriage.

Unfortunately this aspect is not appreciated by the rural folk who may let the male child go to school but never the female child. From very early in life she is made to work at home and even help in bringing up her siblings. Today we do have schools if not in every village but in the vicinity. Non Governmental Organisations need to step in and educate the parents on the need to educate our children, both male and female, in the right earnest as greater awareness in the younger generation after education will ensure drop in crime again women. Besides it will slowly eradicate the evil system of dowry that is prevalent in India.

Today the nation needs the likes of Kalpana Chawalas, Kiran Bedis etc. and not Anjus. Let us dance till the nation wakes up the idea of women education. 

Below are the images of our groups act on the same issue #Education For Women #DanceItOut

Phase One of the Performance -

Pic. 1: Where parents forces the girl to drop out of school and work in the kitchen

Part 2: She is married to a man of parents choice who is also paid a hefty dowry(not able to get picture clicked)

Part 3: The girl is brutally burnt alive by her In laws.

Phase Two of the Performance -

Here we show what would have happened if she was educated? She could have educated the community.

This post is a part of #DanceItOut https://www.facebook.com/ZeeTvIndia

Last but not the least ‘Come join me’ and put on your dancing shoes and let India wake up to our slogan of ‘Education of Women.’

(The story in this post is a work of fiction inspired by real life incident I personally have come across).

Book Review-‘A Wild Rose: Love Blossoms Until the Thorns Prick’ by Uzma Jafri

Life and logic...

A thought to share..." difficult to handle when you trapped in a river of emotions..., where logic is trying hard to get drowned..."

No one prays without a reason...

We as children are introduced to the concept of praying by our parents. By following their example we are initiated into it to begin with, and over the years we do develop our own reasons to pray, devise our own rituals to reach God. Parents are excellent teachers when it comes to Body Mind Programming. From a very early age children are made to recognise Gods and Goddesses as depicted in temples, calendars etc. We as children are also taught to ask for boons. 

While teaching all this, certain amount of fear is also introduced where we are told to except punishment in case of questionable conduct. It goes without saying that live example by parents does motivate the children. It is also seen that where parents do not pray or do not believe in God, their children also have a similar view point. In the young mind of children there are few things that do get etched in their sub-conscious mind, for all times to come and those are always associated with prayers. Fragrance from an agarbathi is one such association. 

Cycle brand agarbathi is the best choice when it comes to selecting an agarbathi to accompany you in your prayer, as it fragrance are long lasting and you feel so divine and it help you to connect with your The Almighty.

By making one read a holy book or praying in front of an Idol or a photograph, the wandering sight is taken care off.

By listening to the hymns and religious discourse the hearing sense is channelized.

By turning the beads and performing other rituals like Aarti etc, the sense of touch is also brought in focus.

The fragrance of agarbathi camouflages other smells that can distract the mind. The moment an agarbathi is lighted up our mind registers it as a fragrance that is associated with prayers.

The programming of the mind ensures that we start concentrating as our minds are pre-tuned at a young age to pray while the agarbathi is spreading its fragrance.

It is difficult for the mind to concentrate on something that our senses do not perceive, hence the need to have these rituals.

Cycle brand agarbathi gives you an opportunity to make a selection from their variety of natural fragrances and packs like: All in one- Which is an inspired and innovative combination pack perfect for gifting.

• ECO- ECO is a unique creation, a special agarbathi that has been around for more than 60 years. Admired across the world since 1948. Exotic
• Classical Originals is a special offering to the connoisseurs of incense.
• Fairy Tale - First of its kind celebration incense; four different fragrances in one stick which can burn for about 3 hours. Each fragrance tells a fairytale that can cast its magic over you.Like- Odyssey –Sweet & distinctive, Helix – Subtle & classy, Glitter – More natural,woody fragrance and last in this list is Dazzle – Crowns the experience,leaving a dazzling after-effect. 
• Heritage - A variety of fragrances to come up with a unique one! It is similar to our own Indian heritage, like a river formed by many diverse streams of traditions. 
• Honey Rose- this fragrance is reminiscent of an early morning walk through a garden of roses. 
• Moods- Just a whiff of it is enough to put you in a different frame of mind with its mood altering qualities. 
• Morning Glory- Savouring it is a pleasant way to begin a new day, full of the promise of new journeys, new challenges and new horizons to be reached.
• Natya Kesari- A sweet, sublime and classic fragrance with such qualities can hold its own with the passage of time. And it has done so with aplomb.

Om Shanti, Parampara, Prestige, Rahasyamai, Sandalum, Three in One, Yagna, the list is never ending.

Cycle brand agarbathi also offers you a wide range of dhoop with different exotic fragrances and they also offer you a complete pooja kit wherein everything which you need for pooja is catered for in the kit.

Now as Diwali is approaching, I will be using the Lakshmi Pooja Pack this year because I have already experienced the exotic fragrances of  Cycle brand agarbathi,  and considering that fact. I am very sure about the quality and quantity of this new product. Additionally with Lakshmi Pooja Pack will be benefited double as I don't have to bother of about missing out on any important pooja samagri on this auspicious occasion of Diwali or any pooja.

This contest is a part of the http://www.pureprayer.in/default.aspx blogger contest

In Heaven...

A thought to share “…We all what know what a feeling called ‘Love’ is and how to love…, but only few people know how to stay in love with one person or to love one  only for a very long period of time… Thank you ‘My Lord' it’s your grace which has made me experience this feeling…”

Today's Love...

A thought to share…“Ironically today cheaters have a audacity to use ‘Love’ merely as a word to fool around with other persons sentiments…, so when it’s actually said…, it’s not believed…”

Eternal Love...

A thought to share…“ For me love is when I go through the worst day…, but when I hear your voice or you look at me everything else gets fade away…”

Book Review-‘Chakra: Chronicles of the Witch Way’ by Ritu Lalit 

Eternal Love...

A thought to share...“When our feeling are true and mutual that is what can be named as true love...,yet off and on it need not be expressed in words...; to make our loved ones apprehend our feelings...”

Feelings...

A thought to share…“true man never stop trying to show his woman how much she means to him…,even long after he got her…”

Side Effects...

A thought to share…“ In life some people or relations are like drugs…, you feel good till the time they are with you but then you will also get side effects like heartbreak…, teary eyes…, and stress...”

Eternal Love...

A thought to share...“during our lifetime each one of us must have observed or experience it..., when we feel that everyone I have loved has only used me..., hurt me or disrespected me, and then we begin to consider that love is supposed to hurt only and we get used to this thinking of ours...; however reality is only we humans are the wrongdoer not the amazing feeling called ‘Love’....”

Expel...

A thought to share…“Sometimes the only reasonable thing to do when someone you love hurts you…, is to be silent, disconnect, eject, proceed and try to move on…”

Book Review— ‘I Played a Game with Life’ by Richard Son 

Uncanny...

A thought to share…“how weird we humans are…and equally peculiar emotions we have...isn't it…some name it mood swings…I name it change of emotions…, it happens with me a while before happy and pleasurable…; then suddenly something thump up change me to complete opposite feeling…I guess it might be the case with few others as well…”

Sophistication... 

A thought to share...“Indeed it true we humans can’t make the right decisions all the time..,however one must learn from wrong ones every time...”

Weird

A thought to share…“ at times it happen…one you are in you fine spirit and then suddenly you start feeling low…we humans are too difficult to understand…isn't it…”