Month: July 2021

Shree Jagannathji temple

• Situated in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

• Established 460 years ago – beside river Sabarmati.

• Main deities – holy trinity – Lord Jagannath, Lor Baldevji, Goddess Subhadra Ji.
 Idols installed in the temple by sadhu Shree Sarangdas ji.
• Sadavrat – yeoman service – meals every day to 1000 to 1200 needy, poor persons
including saints irrespective of caste, creed and religious distinction.

Rath yatra

• Also referred as Ratha-yatra, Ratha-jatra

  • ‘Chariot festival’ – public procession in a
    chariot carrying a deity.
  • • Particularly annual Rathayatra conducted in
    Odisha, Jharkhand, Gujarat, West Bengal
    and other East Indian states.
  • • Chariot carrying holy trinity and the
    Sudarshana Chakra.

• Shree Jagannathji temple Rathayatra – introduced in 1878.
 Conducted on the Ashadhi Beej every year.
 Starts with pahind vidhi – cleaning the way
for the chariots using a golden broom.
 Led by 15 to 20 elephants in decorative dress + group of trained athletes performing aerobatics + disciples with
decorative flags of the temple.
 Finally comes the Holy Trinity on chariots pulled by devotees.

Buddhism and Suffering

Suffering is part of the core teachings of Buddhism. In Buddhism, to study, understand and eliminate suffering is considered to be the ultimate goal of human life. 

It is said that when Buddha attained enlightenment and started his altruistic sermons, he stated the following; 

“O Monks, two things I only teach, dukkha and the cessation of dukkha” Buddha could see suffering at each stages of human life. He understood that from the moment of birth till the state of death, suffering was part of human life. 

Hence, we have the 4 Noble Truths given by Buddha that deal with sufferings in Buddhism: 

1. The truth of suffering (dukkha) 

2. The truth of the cause of suffering (samudaya) 

3. The truth of the end of suffering (nirhodha) 

4. The truth of the path that frees us from suffering (magga) 

Collectively, these principles explain why humans hurt and how they can overcome suffering. Furthermore, Buddha taught that there are three kinds of sufferings. The first type of dukkha is the physical and mental pain from inevitable events like sickness, old age and death. The second type of dukkha occurs when we fail to get what we desire or to lose something that we hold dear. This type of dukkha appears due to impermanence and change. 

The third type of Dukkha is the suffering that arises due to man’s conditioned state of existence. In other words, it’s a kind of existential suffering arising due to the angst of being human, the very state of our existence and being subject to rebirth. 

Buddha, in his 2nd Noble truth explains the reason why humans are subject to suffering. Buddha says that suffering is part of a universal causal link. Universal causal link is a link that is a cycle of cause and effect. It states that for every effect to come into existence, there lies a cause of its origination. Hence suffering is a part of this cycle of causal link. From this causal link Buddha extracts 3 main reasons for humans to be subject to suffering. 

1. Birth According to Buddha, existence leads to suffering. i.e. From the moment we take birth we are bound to experience suffering in our lives. 

2. Attachments and Desires Buddha believes that the root cause of suffering is attachments and desires. When we attach ourselves to materialistic things or desires that cannot always be fulfilled, we are afflicted with pain and suffering. Buddha says that man has a sense of ‘I’, the belief that his existence is individualistic in nature. This belief leads him to feel the obligation to achieve all his desires. What we fail to understand in this belief is that these desires are temporary and momentary, thus we cannot always satisfy our desires and needs. In addition to this Buddha also says that there is no end to human desires, hence one cannot always achieve the things that he or she wishes or desires.

3. Ignorance According to Buddha this is the ultimate cause of suffering in human lives. Due to ignorance humans fail to gain knowledge about suffering and remain ignorant to reality. 

Ignorance also leads to the creation of the false sense of ‘I’. Thus, ignorance increases our infinite desires and attachments that later cause us suffering in our lives.

HOW TO END THIS SUFFERING? 

In his 3rd Noble Truth Buddha affirms that suffering can be ended. And in his 4th Noble Truth Buddha gives us the path to attain this end to suffering. 

Nirvana in Buddhism is a state of freedom from suffering. It is said that when one attains Nirvana, he or she is left with no desires, no attachments and no ignorance. 

Nirvana is a state where one feels ultimate happiness and peace. However, Nirvana is not always a static life but can also be an active life. Thus, there are two types of Nirvana 

1. Jivan Mukti – You attain Nirvana when you are alive. Example: Gautama Buddha 

2. Videh Mukti – You attain Nirvana after your death. Example: End of Rebirth

Since Buddhism accepts Karma and rebirth to be the main causes for humans to take birth and experience suffering, hence Nirvana is also a state where all Karma is annihilated and rebirth comes to an end.

To attain Nirvana, or to attain freedom from suffering Buddha further gives a middle path, i.e. an 8-fold path that advocates neither extreme self-indulgence nor extreme self-denial. It’s a middle path of these two extremes.

THE 8-FOLD-PATH TO ATTAIN FREEDOM FROM SUFFERING 

In no particular order, the Eightfold Path of Buddhism teaches the following ideals for ethical conduct, mental disciple and achieving wisdom: 

1. Right views Buddha said that in order to attain freedom, one needs to acquire right knowledge. Since ignorance is the ultimate cause of suffering, by attaining right knowledge about the 4 Noble Truths it will eventually help an individual to eliminate suffering.

2. Right resolve Right resolve refers to the act in accordance with right knowledge. An individual needs to have the right determination to make the right choices in life. 

3. Right speech Right Speech advises individual to not use harsh or abusive languages. It advises to refrain from cussing, cursing or hurting other people by using abusive words. 

4. Right conduct This talks about the behaviour of an individual. Right conduct is further explained using 5 ways. 

i. Non-Violence (Ahimsa) To not practice violence in any form; physical, mental or emotional. 

ii. Truth (Satyam) To always speak truth and never lie, no matter what condition one may be in. 

iii. Not Steal (Asteya) To never steal or shoplift no matter how much pleasure or happiness one gets from doing so. 

iv. Contentment (Aparigrah) This talks about how one should be satisfied with what he or she has and teaches to be grateful for the things one is blessed with. 

v. Celibacy (Brahmacharya) Celibacy here does not refer to an ascetic life but rather talks about how an individual should learn to control his/her emotions and desires.

5. Right Livelihood Right Livelihood encourages an individual to earn their wages or living expenses by following a moral path. That is, by working hard instead of stealing, murdering or any immoral acts.

6. Right Effort Right effort majorly talks about making an effort to develop and retain good thoughts, to remove existing evil thoughts (negative thoughts) and to prevent evil thoughts from entering the mind.

7. Right Mindfulness Mindfulness talks about retaining the good energy in our mind and encourages to constantly remember good things. 

8. Right Concentration This talks about analysing our sufferings and finding the root cause of it. It encourages individuals to concentrate in discovering our own selves and to detach from any unnecessary desires or attachments.

Hence it is only after following this 8-fold-path can one achieve liberation from suffering. 

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OLDEST RELIGIONS IN THE WORLD

Though most religions make it a point to claim their teachings have been consistent since the dawn of time (whenever that was), spiritual traditions have appeared and disappeared throughout the ages with the same regularity as empires. And if such ancient faiths as Manichaeism, Mithraism, and Tengriism are all but gone, a few of the oldest religions and practices are still around today. Find out what they are below.

Hinduism (founded around the 15th – 5th century BCE)

Hinduism may not be a unified religion per se, or organized into a distinctive belief system, but Hindus (as they have been identifying themselves for centuries, the result of opposition with other religions) roughly follow the same central traditions, understandable to all the religion’s multifarious adherents. The first and foremost of these is a belief in the Vedas – four texts compiled between the 15th and 5th centuries BCE on the Indian subcontinent, and the faith’s oldest scriptures – which make Hinduism without doubt the oldest religion in existence. It has since evolved into a diverse and flexible tradition, notable, as the scholar Wendy Doniger puts it, for its ability to ‘absorb potentially schismatic developments.’ There are close to one billion Hindus in the world today.

Zoroastrianism (10th – 5th century BCE)

The ancient Indo-Iranian religion of Zoroastrianism (known to natives as Mazdayasna) – said to date back to the 2nd millennium BCE – emerged in its current version from the teachings of the reforming prophet Zoroaster (Zarathustra), who historians contend lived at some point between the 10th and 6th centuries BCE (they disagree somewhat). Extremely influential over the development of the Abrahamic tradition, it was the state religion of various Persian empires until the Muslim conquest of the 7th century CE, and survives in parts of Iran, India, and Iraq to this day, reportedly followed by some 200,000 people.

Yazdânism: Interestingly enough, three particular Kurdish religious variants (practiced among the Yazidis, Goran, and Ishik Alevis), grouped together under the umbrella neologism Yazdânism (Cult of Angels), have evolved from a mix of Islam and a Hurrian precursor to the Zoroastrian faith. They reconcile the existence of Abrahamic prophets with a doctrine of reincarnation, and the belief that the world is defended from evil by seven ‘angels’. This may make these creeds as old, if not older, as Zoroastrianism.

Judaism (9th – 5th century BCE)

The foundation for all other Abrahamic religions, and the oldest monotheism still around (though by no means the first – that is alleged to be a variation on ancient Egyptian faith called Atenism, which disappeared in the 14th century BCE), Judaism originated in the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, which first appeared in the Levant around the 9th century BCE. The religion morphed into its current form in the 6th century BCE, evolving from the worship of a state god based in a polytheistic worldview into that of a one ‘true’ God, codified in the Bible. If it is today followed by an estimated 11–14 million people, its two successor faiths – Christianity (1st century CE) and Islam (7th century CE) – are the world’s most popular, with a combined 3.8 billion adherents.

Jainism (8th – 2nd century BCE)

Once a dominant religion on the Indian subcontinent (before the rise of reform Hinduism in the 7th century CE), Jainism has fairly obscure origins. Its followers believe in the tirthankaras, omniscient preachers of the Jain path, whose defining characteristics are marked by asceticism and self-discipline. The last two tirthankaras are known historical figures: Parshvanatha (8th century BCE) and Mahavira (599 – 527 BCE). Yet archeological evidence proving the existence of Jainism only dates back to the second century BCE. Jains are said to number six to seven million worldwide.

Confucianism (6th – 5th century BCE)

If, like Buddhism, Confucianism must invariably be traced to one man – in this case, the Chinese politician, teacher, and philosopher Confucius (551 – 479 BCE) – it is worth noting that he himself maintained he was part of a scholarly tradition dating back to an earlier golden age.

Though the most humanistic and least spiritual creed on this list, Confucianism does provide for a supernatural worldview (it incorporates Heaven, the Lord on High, and divination) influenced by Chinese folk tradition. Since the teachings were first compiled in the Analects a generation or two after Confucius’s death, the tradition has gone through various periods of popularity and unpopularity in China, and remains one of the leading influences on modern Chinese folk religion. Strict Confucianists are said to number about six million.

Buddhism (6th – 5th century BCE)

Unlike most other religions on this list, Buddhism has a fairly clear history: it begins with one man, Siddhartha Gautama, known otherwise as Buddha. Based in the northernmost regions of the Indian subcontinent (most likely in present-day Nepal) roughly between the 6th and 5th centuries BCE, he was the founder and leader of his own monastic order, one of many sects (known as Śramana) that existed across the region at the time. His teachings began to be codified shortly after his death, and continue to be followed one way or another (and with major discrepancies) by at least 400 million people to this day.

Taoism (6th – 4th century BCE)

Taoism can be traced with some certainty to a work attributed to the mythical Laozi (said to have been a contemporary of Confucius), the Tao Te Ching, whose oldest recorded edition dates back to the 4th century BCE. The religion evolved from a strand of traditional Chinese folk religion, and makes mention of masters and teachings from long before it was codified, including the god-like Yellow Emperor, said to have reigned from 2697 – 2597 BCE, and the I Ching, a divination system dating back to 1150 BCE. Today, an estimated 170 million Chinese claim some affiliation with Taoism, with 12 million following it strictly.

Shintoism (3rd century BCE – 8th century CE)

Though not codified until 712 CE in response to contact with mainland religions (namely, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism), Shintoism is a direct descendant of the animistic folk religion of the Yayoi, whose culture spread from the north of Kyushu to the rest of Japan from the 3rd century BCE onward. Today, the faith is a unified account of ancient Japanese mythology, marked strongly by Buddhist influences, and followed by the vast majority of the country’s population (though only a small minority identify it as an organized religion).

A note on methodology:

 Before getting into it, it is worth mentioning that determining a religion’s age depends entirely on how one defines what a religion is. All spiritual systems have roots in beliefs dating back millennia – meaning that the main differences between each are found elsewhere: in their codification and general uniformity, and the age of their wider precepts.

Not included, then, are the various animistic and shamanistic traditions (counting the Chinese folk religion, which lacks consistency and is partly constructed on Taoist and Confucian beliefs), as well as the modern revival of ancient religions such as Neopaganism or Mexicayotl (both traditions that were for a long time eradicated, and may differ in important ways from their original conception).

Likewise omitted is atheism, which, despite its natural rejection of organization, is known to have existed at least since the 6th century BCE (though we suspect it’s as old as the first stirrings of religious thoughts).

HOW TO BRIGHTEN YOUR MOOD

From Sad to Glad!

Everyone has one or two moments during the day when they think about something and their mood instantly changes from good to bad. For a few minutes we process that feeling and could either go two way: you would either ignore the thought and continue with your work or you would dwell on it and make it worse. Literally anything can ruin our mood if we let it. So, if you find yourself in a bad mood more often then you must some of these mood lifting ideas mentioned below:

  • Deep Breathing: It is proven to calm your nerves down and bring your mind into a state of cam. While doing that you will have a little time to reflect on your mood and you might even let go of the negativity.
  • Try taking a Walk: If you find yourself sliding into a bad mood, put on your sneakers and go take a walk. Don’t time it just keep walking and walk until you make peace with your thoughts. Walking is a great source of distraction.
  • Have a Chocolate: Chocolate is a beloved dessert for all age groups. I don’t think we need a reason to have some of that deliciousness. It will 100% put you in a good mood and all you will be focusing on is the how much your soul is enjoying a piece of your chocolate bar.
  • Talk it Out: If your bad mood is because of a friend or a colleague, then the best thing would be to talk it out with someone who is rational. You can either sort out your differences directly with the person or you could take help of another friend to let go of all the bad thoughts.
  • Take a Nap: A nap is the solution to all your problems. During that time you are detached from the outside world and once you are well rested you’ll have a whole new way of processing your mood. So, snuggle up in your bed and let go.
  • Exercise: Exercise is a proven outlet for anger. If you are in a bad mood you must exercise and you will feel that blood pumping through your veins, it could be a great distraction because who doesn’t feel good about themselves after a great sweat session.
  • Cook your Comfort Food: Food is the ultimate mood up lifter. Cooking is therapeutic and even if you don’t know how to cook, once you start cooking you will be distracted and that is a good thing. Also, when you cook for yourself , you are automatically putting yourself in a good mood and in no time you will forget all about those bad feelings that overcame your mind.
  • Retail Therapy: It is said that money cannot buy happiness and that is true but it can buy you a short lived sense of satisfaction which is enough to put away all that negativity. You can either go buy some clothes or you could go grocery shopping too.
  • Do Something Recreational: Someone who is in a bad mood often has a hard time focusing on things that are important. In order to gain that focus back you can do something recreational like draw, sing, write in a journal, read your favorite book or maybe dance it out. You will feel instantly refreshed and you can focus on the important things again.
  • Rearrange your Wardrobe: It is always good to let out the anger and do something productive with it. The most productive thing you could do is rearranging you wardrobe or maybe cleaning the house. A clean and freshly arranged surrounding will definitely uplift your mood.

We all have days when nothing feels good and all we want to do is curl up in bed and sulk about it but in no way is that healthy. We can easily overcome those feelings if we channel them into something we life and in the end you will feel much much better about your day. Some days are definitely better than others but if we try a little harder we can have more good days and lesser bad ones. Just don’t hide your emotions, accept them and do something to make them go away. Soon you will be the happiest person you know and that’s the ultimate goal, right?

EASY WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR MARKET OR BRAND WITH MEDIA

            THE TRENDING MEDIA PLATFORMS THAT HELP YOU TO PROMOTE YOUR BRAND.

It is evident that media sites and apps are combined with everyone’s life to make them updated, promote their skills and attract people to a specific reason or event associated with multiple reasons to reach society and to be recognized worldwide. They act as an intermediator in balancing the users and the influencers to maintain their support throughout life. Even it helps the random people in various fields, struggling to survive by working as a kind of marketing to reach the outworld to gain their support and knowledge regarding the happening.

In these modern days, from childhood till elders technology is exposed and everyone has become a techie by acquiring information about them exploring via the social sites online. So, they work on new ways to be identified by society accompanied by a reason behind it. Within a short span of time, things we post are viewed by millions which in turn results in mutual network or connection between the person (requires attention) and the followers (random common people).

But to gain popularity you work must be perfect and attractive so that it grabs the attention of the public viewing it. Let me discuss about the popular sites or apps that are utilized by people for various purposes that they find it fruitful.

  1. Instagram

This platform is a prior one that has the most of its users in it. Browsing through them will provide information of wide range of aspects like entertainment, cinema, IT sectors, influencers or popular youngsters. It is absolutely free that has no age restrictions in it. You can create an account as for personal or for official use as it is simple making and editing the things that you want to post in your account. It may be reels, post, videos, songs and many more tools are given with free access. A user-friendly application suitable for every individual or organization. This has an activity of 1.5 billion users approximately. It also contains IGTV for longer duration of videos along with its picture and various media sharing. Embedded with business profiles also that is bought by Facebook along with its assets.

  • WhatsApp

This is a kind of secured platform where individual data cannot be breached or retrieved. It works to only people similar like messaging (if you have their number you can speak with them) but random people cannot interact with you without your contact details. This helps in a personal way to get in touch with the brand/organization with our closed ones and asking out to show their support by giving shout outs through status or by recommending their contacts. This module helps to create awareness and spread that concept to much possible people in their closest list. Also comes under no restriction for users as well as suitable for all aged people with free of cost to consumers. The earliest kind of platform has 100 million downloads and the rate of users also. Owned by Facebook few months ago.

  • Telegram

One of the Indian based company that has created an application similar to WhatsApp that contains almost the same features and uses of it. Encouraged by all Indians and also found some users globally. It is comprised of end-to-end encryption so the data can’t be stolen. They maintain two different specifications like WhatsApp (business account, personal account) in which the functions of each differs slightly. Other than that, it is the equally same while compared with that application. The users have just crossed 1 million and will increase further.

  • LinkedIn

This site/domain/application is a portal related to job offers, internships, courses and various other aspects. This web portal has an extraordinary field of connection with several professionals and for persons eager to join or to shift their career or job from place to place. Recruiters find this domain helpful to assign candidates for suitable roles in their companies. The wide range of network helps people to watch out for or grasp things related to their profession to build up their career wisely. Can be useful for spreading information of various aspects that might help out the enthusiast looking/eager to start their work. Users exceed more than 75 million including downloads.

  • Fiverr

 A Freelancers portal where experts in a specific field, post their abilities to attract their clients. The payments can be given according to the work as preferred by the person who finishes the work. Consumers can clarify their doubts by contacting them directly and negotiate prices relevant to their work. This is another way of expertizing yourself and increasing fame by the way the job is completed as per the preferences of agents. It helps graduates to work independently and flexibly according as per one’s wish. This is a platform but to increase your popularity we must use some unique feature different from random people.

  • YouTube

This is a massive platform to expand your merchandise and expertise your business in a world-wide way. By creating a channel and posting videos of one’s relevant field it slowly gains attention of others. The recommendations on this domain will help them find out the exact content of what they require to be viewed. Since we create a channel, it promotes the brand of any organization including the channel also. So, its like two in one strike. I can consider this as a first and foremost media site to become recognized. This contains users of more than 100 million including downloads.

  •   ShareChat

This is mainly like IG(Instagram) useful for posting reels and random videos that can be used to give shoutouts or to spread a product brand by briefing the details about it. By this act relevant consumers can reach out in possible ways to get your product or join in as an employee to promote it all over the platforms. This increases the rate of viewers to move to next level.

  • Tik Tok

Similar to other random platforms hosted like ShareChat and Instagram the functions and the ways to promote are similar but the sponsors and viewers are similar. This is also accessed by millions of viewers as it is a raising music video online platform removed only from Indian servers there is a reduce in followers of their application but this platform is totally rather than that which can also be used for several necessary purposes in unavoidable and sudden circumstances like the happenings in flood how teenagers helped people. It has also beat other media apps including Facebook at its earliest arrival.

  • Twitter

This application is a user friendly and customer supported channel with more than 300 million followers as users. The only thing different from other platforms is the information posted or tweeted on this domain had never gone fake or a rumor. It is a 100 percent reality and can help people to be aware about it. This helps in increasing your connections as you increase services of your brand and prove the benefits to customers hence by some unique way. If it is genuine definitely it will be provoked as a famous one.

  •   Messenger

This is a kind of messaging featured inside the Facebook to text separately their known ones. It is built by the organization of Facebook in such a way that it stands alone. Can use it for business purposes for creating posters, newsletters and advertising them in a group. The users have crossed downloading more than 1 million recently a few years ago. The forms are similar to WhatsApp and the facilities are almost the same.

  1.   Facebook

The enormous wide range of platform that is very simple and contempt with all kinds of media files including documents. Sharing comments are also simple and gradually like posting things. The single information makes aware among people and encourage the promoters to gradually increase their company but showing their defects.

  •   WeChat

This is a lot more than that of texting people that consists of WhatsApp including Messenger under a single place enclosed as one. It has an advanced feature of shopping in internet, payment via it in either mode (offline or online) including booking tickets, money transfer and much more. Utilized by more than a million all over the globe that might help merchants to multi-task their work that saves time and increases captivity through this e-transaction funds can be moved easily to proceed their movement.

  •   SnapChat

This is another kind of platform that concentrates on contents in social media to share your precious memories and picture files including clippings in video format within the closed ones. This was the first platform to introduce the idea of short clips that was eventually copied by Instagram also used by more than 250 million people in the world. This platform is similar to other entertainment platforms like Instagram so it exhibits the same similarities to host or to promote any kind of business. You can find tools to make your videos look creative and attractive so to grab consumers to your brand.

  •    Pinterest

This website is quite similar to all the other platforms to encounter new happenings, events and get inspired as the main objective becomes to the enrollment of primary focus. This site can be useful to promote a marketer brand as most of the users find it effective to browse on the products/brands from different organizations. Being an active user will help in this place will help you to promote the product so quickly as it is full of purchasing based on how attractive the brand is and also different from others to make users purchase them. A popularized platform with more than two hundred and a half million followers.

  • Reddit

The basic page of any internet forum that helps users to provide suggestions, doubts regarding several brands and rate them accordingly. It has various sub platforms so people have a vast resource to explore and research the brands of several merchants in it with their uniqueness. So, it is an added advantage for retailers to give enough info regarding their brand that can help them to vote a specific brand enormously. The highest users of 330 million that holds the first position among all the other media domains.

  •  Viber

Has similar features as WhatsApp that has a unique feature in their stickers and GIF’s. The retailer can promote his brand through these funny stickers also get a premium in these advertisements and display multiple range of your brands and its commodity associated the merchant can provide a helpline for service of customers.

  • Discord

This domain is used for the recording of the gaming visuals and posting them in communities relevant to it that is designed especially for this purpose. This is not a much-interacted platform for users in marketing channels but they use this platform to enter in a sub-domain such as Slack for their communication purposes. That is used by more than 200 million people.

  •  Medium

If you are a blogger then I can recommend you to opt for this website in promoting your brand as an article by adding up its advantages as it is a mash up of two biggest things as one, they are the social network followed by publishing platform so it might fall it to eyes of readers and you can easily grab them with your content and creativity in it. It also works as a platform to make money as people know your brands and interact with your publications.

  •  Line

Created by Japanese that contains the exact and precise features of WeChat. By using the site for business, it will help you to promote your business and engage users to share the headlines of your specific brands that may include the offers of the stocks or reduction of prices that also has a multi-purpose function functionality.

  •   Quora

This is the path that never to comes to our mind when we think of posting, promoting and working in an amateur way as people can make your brand as a high noted one by making yourself to hold an authority position and the links to the brands, we have done articles to be commented by audiences in a generous way.

This content might be useful for people if they want some tips and ways to establish their brand under a popularized category and to maintain their organization for the brand they promoted via the group as a business category. Retailers can work on creating videos and posting them in these platforms that can be viewed by people within a short span of time worldwide. Promote the brand using their advantages and your voice of marketing so you can pull out the customers to become your consumers.

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INSPIRATIONAL TALE : Higher and Higher

HIGHER AND HIGHER, I ASPIRE TO GET.

I WISH I DONT FALL IN THE NET.

TAKING STEP BY STEP, IVE REACHED SO HIGH,

NOW I WISH TO GO EVEN HIGHER.

THE WORLD IS SAPHIRE.

MY ASPIRATIONS ARE SO GOLD

TO REACH THEM, THE SECRETS ARE UNTOLD

BUT, I CAN REACH HIGHER.

EVEN IF I AM STRONG

THEN TOO, I CAN GET WRONG.

BUT MY WILL, WILL TAKE ME HIGHER AND HIGHER.

MY MIND IS SO BOLD

IT AINT GETTING OLD

BUT OLD IS GOLD.

MY GRANNY TELLS ME THE SECRETS TO REACH MY GOAL

SHE HELPS ME TO TAKE EVERY STEP AHEAD AND MAKES SURE I DONT FALL IN THE HOLE.

MY WILL IS ON FIRE AND,

I WILL GO HIGHER, I WILL GO HIGHER!

STRAWBERRY AND ITS ORIGIN

ORIGIN OF STRAWBERRY :

Strawberries have a very ancient origin and are considered to be born in France. The first variety cultivated dates back to the beginning of the eighteenth century. Commonly, the term strawberry means the edible part of the Fragaria vesca plant, but in reality, they are not real fruits, but the enlarged receptacle of an inflorescence. The real fruits are identified in the so-called “achenes’’, or better known as the yellow seeds on the surface of the strawberry. It originates from France basically.

The first variety cultivated dates back to the beginning of the eighteenth century. Its scientific name is Fragaria and derives from the Latin word fragrans (fragrant), just in virtue of the intense aroma released by its fruits, especially those that grow spontaneously in the woods. The strawberry is a member of the Rosaceae family and the most common varieties are hybrid of the wild Virginia strawberry and Chilean variety. The strawberries that we currently grow and eat come from the creation of a hybrid, a random cross between two American octoploid species of Fragaria. Until just over two centuries ago, in fact, the strawberries that were known were wild spontaneous species, wild strawberries that grew in many areas of the world.

HISTORY OF STRAWBERRY :

According to mythology, the strawberry was particularly loved by the Romans especially during the holidays dedicated to Adonis and is governed by the planet Venus. When Adonis was gored by a wild boar, the tears that Venus, the goddess of love had reached the earth, turned into small red heart-shaped fruits. During the Middle Ages, this fruit, in shape and colour, began to be called “heart fruit”, as food capable of appeasing the passions of love. Later, the strawberry became a symbol of fertility due to its many exterior seeds. The fruit looks so alluring in fact, that strawberries were carved into church altars and cathedral pillars in medieval times to represent perfection.

Strawberry represents perfection in the Victorian language of the flower. A double strawberry will bring you, love! Legend has it that by breaking a double strawberry in half and sharing it with another person, you will fall in love with each other. The French considered strawberry to be an aphrodisiac. They served strawberry soup to newly-weds. In parts of Bavaria, country folk still practise the annual rite each spring of tying small baskets of wild strawberries to the horns of their cattle as an offering to elves. It is believed that the elves, who are passionately fond of strawberries, will bless healthy calves and abundance of milk in return.

Until the sixteenth century, strawberries weren’t extremely regarded. Then some individuals began to attribute their therapeutic qualities: in keeping with a German intellectual, Crollius, the fruit may cure the infectious disease as it was absolutely similar in look to the symptom of the disease; for Della orifice (Italian thinker and alchemist) it absolutely was instead a remedy for wounds as a result of it absolutely was red like blood; lady Tallien created a lot of use of it between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, who used 10 kilos at a time to wash and maintain lovely skin. The ancient Romans believed that the berries alleviated symptoms of melancholy, fainting, all inflammations, fevers, throat infections, kidney stones, halitosis, attacks of gout, and diseases of the blood, liver and spleen.

History of Strawberry

Strawberry, (genus Fragaria), genus of more than 20 species of flowering plants in the rose family and their edible fruit. Strawberries are native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, and cultivated varieties are widely grown throughout the world. The fruits are rich in Vitamin C and are commonly eaten fresh as a dessert fruit, are used as a pastry or pie filling, and may be preserved in many ways. Strawberry shortcake—made of fresh strawberries, sponge cake, and whipped cream—is a traditional American dessert.

Strawberries are low-growing herbaceous plants with a fibrous root system and a crown from which arise basal leaves. The leaves  are compound, typically with three leaflets, sawtooth-edged, and usually hairy. The flowers, generally white, rarely reddish, are borne in small clusters on slender stalks arising, like the surface-creeping stems, from the axils of the leaves. As a plant ages, the root system becomes woody, and the “mother” crown sends out runners that touch ground and root, thus enlarging the plant vegetatively. Botanically, the strawberry fruit is considered an “accessory fruit” and is not a true berry. The flesh consists of the greatly enlarged flower receptacle and is embedded with the many true fruits, or achenes, which are popularly called seeds.

strawberry

CULTIVATION AND PLANTING :

The cultivated large-fruited strawberry originated in Europe in the 18th century. Most countries developed their own varieties during the 19th century, and those are often specially suitable for the climate, day length, altitude, or type of production required in a particular region. Strawberries are produced commercially both for immediate Consumption and for processing as frozen, canned, or preserved berries or as juice. Given the perishable nature of the berries and the unlikelihood of mechanical picking, the fruit is generally grown near centres of consumption or processing and where sufficient labour is available. The berries are handpicked directly into small baskets and crated for marketing or put into trays for processing. Early crops can be produced under glass or plastic covering. Strawberries are very perishable and require cool dry storage.

strawberry

The strawberry succeeds in a surprisingly wide range of soils and situations and, compared with other horticultural crops, has a low fertilizer requirement. It is, however, susceptible to drought and requires moisture-retaining soil or irrigation by furrow or sprinkler. Additionally, the plants are susceptible to nematodes and pathogenic soil fungi, and many growers sterilize the soil with chemicals such as methyl bromide prior to planting. Runner plants are planted in early autumn if a crop is required the next year. If planted in winter or spring, the plants are deblossomed to avoid a weakening crop the first year. Plants are usually retained for one to four years. Runners may be removed from the spaced plants, or a certain number may be allowed to form a matted row alongside the original parent plants. In areas with severe winters, plants are put out in the spring and protected during the following winters by covering the rows with straw or other mulches.

MAJOR SPECIES :

In addition to the dominant commercial variety (Fragaria ×ananassa), the musk, or hautbois, strawberry (F. moschata) is also cultivated in some areas for its unique musky aroma and flavour.

Wild strawberries grow in a variety of habitats, ranging from open woodlands and meadows to sand dunes and beaches. The woodland, or alpine, strawberry can be found throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere and bears small intensely flavourful fruits. Common North American species include the virginia wild strawberry and the beach, or coastal strawberry .

EXPORTS AND PROFIT :

With the onset of summer, strawberry plants are fast turning into proverbial money-tree in the UK and other countries, where the prices of the delicate fruit have started soaring, inducing many an Indian firm to grow more for exporting the commodity to these countries.It is learnt that at least three firms had applied for permission to import nearly 1.3 million plants of strawberry from Europe and the US for growing in India.However, the agriculture ministry has allowed only Delhi-based Sheel Biotech to import 600,000 tissue culture plants of strawberry and denied permission to Mizoram’s Zopar Exports and Delhi’s Dev Bhumi Cold Chain for want of dealer licence.The agri-business firms feel that by growing imported plants in Himachal Pradesh and in the North-east, the quality of the fruit can be improved because of climatic conditions.

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If You Can Believe It, You Can Achieve It

Belief creates the actual fact.

I know what you’re thinking. “This guy probably read a motivational quote on social media and now he’s telling us that nothing is impossible. Yeah right.”

I think the world has no shortage of motivational articles, books, videos, or Facebook posts.

You don’t need a bigger dose of #mondaymotivation. You know why? That type of motivation is not practical. It doesn’t do anything. It’s not useful. It’s the same as drinking Red Bull. It fades quickly.

Belief, on the other hand, is a tool that’s extremely useful. And it’s underutilized by many.

The problem is that most of us lack belief. And when I talk about belief, I talk about it from a practical point of view.

I’m not talking about hope or faith. I don’t believe that you can “hope” for the best, sit back and wait until good things happen to you.

Hope is not a strategy for life. I prefer to look at facts and make conclusions like a pragmatist.

Like it or not, but everything that’s floating in that head of yours is there because you believe it.

  • “Life sucks.”
  • “I’m not good at my job.”
  • “I can never find my dream job.”
  • “No one loves me.”
  • “I will never become successful.”

See? It’s all there because you believe those things. William James, one of the primary figures associated with pragmatism, put it best:

“Belief will help create the fact.”

Belief is a practical instrument that you can use to shape reality.

Have you ever considered that you decide what you believe? Not your friends, colleagues, family, or even the media.

You observe things, and then decide what you believe. That’s why belief creates facts.

No, life is not an R. Kelly song. You can’t fly, no matter how hard you believe it.

A pragmatist always keeps it real.

  • You will never become a respectable leader without putting in the work.
  • Your life will never change unless you take action.

But that’s not the point. You know this. There’s no outcome without action.

It comes down to one thing: Do you believe that you can, or can’t live the life you want?

It’s as simple as that. But it’s something that you truly have to believe.

It’s one thing to say that you believe something. It’s a whole different thing to actually believe.

Let me highlight that by sharing a personal story. For most of my life, I lived in fear. It all started at school. People told me:

“If you don’t get good grades, you will not be accepted to a good university, and without a good degree, you will never get a job, and you will become a bum who dies alone.”

After hearing that, my seventeen-year-old brain went into a full-fledged panic mode. I started believing that stupid story.

Who wants to become a bum and die alone?

That’s a metaphor for not believing in yourself. Because somehow, that’s always the alternative.

If you do something that’s uncommon, or maybe a little risky, the common argument is that you become homeless.

I meet a lot of people who say they’ve made important life decisions based on fear.

  • Do you hate your job, but are you afraid to look for something else because you might lose your house?
  • Do you want to leave your spouse, but are you afraid you’ll die alone?
  • Do you study yourself to death because you’re afraid of what your parents will say when you quit?
  • Do you never expose your work to the world because you’re afraid people will throw rocks at you because you suck?

Will that really happen? Or is that just your mind acting up? Probably the latter.

I always wanted to become a writer. Back in school, I wrote poems for my girlfriend. It was kind of pathetic, but hey, she enjoyed my weird poems. But all jokes aside, I loved to read and enjoyed putting my thoughts on paper.

But no, every adult in my life was trying to scare me to death. “You can’t make a living as a writer.” They were probably right. It’s not easy to make a living by writing.

So what? Everything that’s worth it is hard. I didn’t realize that back then.

So I gave up my goal. I decided to pick the safe road and pursue a degree in business. I don’t regret that decision because I’ve learned many useful things.

But the whole experience turned me into a fearful creature. Because after that whole scare-fest in school, I eventually stopped believing in myself.

I stopped writing and reading. And that’s a pure waste of time that I could’ve used for practicing my skills.

You can achieve anything (as long as you believe in it).

What’s something you once believed in but stopped believing because of fear? I think we’ve all been there. If you’re not careful, you’ll always stay there.

For me, it wasn’t until two or three years ago that I figured out belief is an instrument that can help you to achieve your goals.

Somehow I started reading about pragmatism (which is a way of thinking).

And it completely changed my own way of thinking. I realized that not believing in yourself is useless. So I decided to believe that I could live the life I wanted.

Granted, I’m not fully paying the bills by writing yet. I run a business and do consult. But I do make some money with my blog. And that’s pretty good to know for the seventeen-year-old version of me.

Believing in yourself is very simple. You can do it too. Just understand that belief is an instrument. That idea is not new or anything. It’s been around for hundreds of years. People just have different names for it.

I don’t care how you call it. But guess what happened since I’ve been using belief as an instrument? Most things I believed are facts now. And the other stuff I believe will one day become a fact.

How am I so certain?

Because my mind can conceive it. And if your mind can conceive it, you can achieve it.

That’s not a motivational quote. That’s a fact.

Do you believe it?

Why You Don’t Need To Sacrifice Anything To Be Successful

success

What does it take to be successful? No matter what your definition of success is, you know that it’s not easy to achieve it.

Even a simple definition of success like “I want to live life on my own terms” requires hard work. Every sane person who aspires to live a good life understands that.

But when people start talking about the things you have to give up for success, I think they are going down a dark path. No matter what you’re trying to achieve in life; under no circumstances should you “sacrifice” anything.

“But what about all the hard work you’re talking about? I need to sacrifice all the other things I want to do.”

The answer to that question is simple. No one said it better than Tony Robbins:

“If you think it’s a sacrifice, you shouldn’t do it.”

Whether you like Tony Robbins or not, you can’t deny he successfully achieved his goals. He communicates his goals all the time. He talks about how he wants to feed millions of people. And then he does it.

When I started on this whole self-improvement journey, I thought I had to sacrifice things.

  • “I can’t go out every weekend anymore.”
  • “I can’t spend my money on useless things.”
  • “I can’t go on holiday this year.”
  • “I need to read every day.”
  • “I need to stay positive.”

When you put it like that to yourself, it looks like you’re sacrificing many things in your life. But that’s the wrong way to look at it.

When you think you have to sacrifice something in your life in order to be successful, what do you think will happen?

You will build frustration and resentment towards yourself. And guess what happens then? That lofty goal that should have made you happy ends up making you miserable.

Don’t Sacrifice—Prioritize

I live by a simple rule: If I think something is a sacrifice, I’m not going to do it.

I look at everything I do as a choice. No one forced me to work hard. Similarly:

  • You’re not sacrificing your free time. You’re spending your time getting better at what you do.
  • You’re not sacrificing fun. You’re getting smarter by reading a book.
  • You’re not sacrificing a holiday and rest. You’re loving the grind.

Sure, everyone needs time off. In fact, I believe resting increases our productivity. I’m not talking about that here. It’s about the way we look at our lives.

If you change your mindset from” I’m sacrificing something” to “I’m choosing something,” you’re prioritizing your life. You are no longer looking at what you’re missing out on; instead, you look at what you’re getting out of your life.

You know, this idea of sacrificing things to become successful comes from our nature to compare our lives to others. Why do you think you look at things as a sacrifice? Compared to what? Exactly, you compare it to what others do.

“Well, so and so is having an avocado salad at a rooftop bar in SoHo.” Who gives a shit.

Work-life Balance Doesn’t Exist

Another challenge is that we still believe in the work-life balance. Let’s just settle that whole conversation right here. The dialogue always goes as follows:

  • We work to pay the bills.
  • And our work takes up 8-9 hours of our days.
  • That means we spend the majority of our time working or going to work.
  • In other words: Your work IS your life.

I’m always amazed when people talk about life and work as separate entities. You are your work. And your work is you. There’s nothing good or bad about that. It’s merely a fact.

Look, the solution to having a successful life is picking a career that fits your goals, lifestyle, and strengths. You want a job that doesn’t feel like a job.

“But how can I get a job I love so I don’t have to worry about work-life balance?”

You probably won’t like this, but here’s my honest answer: Prioritize learning over pleasure.

Get better at what you do. Find out what your strengths are, and work in a field where you can be part of the important minority (Price’s Law).

That means you always choose to improve your skills over going for drinks. That’s not a sacrifice. It’s a well-considered choice.

Dreamy Colorful Auroras

In the northern and southern pole, beautiful lights show in the sky, best seen at night. They are colorful and mesmerizing to watch. They are called aurora or polar lights. Auroras were first seen in 1791 in New England. The word Aurora is the name of a Roman goddess of dawn. These are mostly seen in high altitude regions that is around Arctic and Antarctic regions.

There are auroral zones between 10o to 20o from the geomagnetic poles. “Auroral oval” is the name given to the region which displays the aurora. The Aurora that appears in the region near to northern pole are called Aurora Borealis and the Aurora that appears in the region near to southern pole are called Aurora Australis.

how this colorful auroras are formed?

You may wonder to know that the reason behind this beautiful event, which mostly appears at night, is our very own star, The Sun. He is boiling and burning continuously since formation. The temperature of the sun at his surface is 5,505o C. But inside in the core of the sun, the temperature is 15 million degree Celsius. As the temperature fluctuates, some charged particles are thrown out of his outermost surface and travel outwards. The technical term for this is “The Solar Wind”. This wind reaches the earth and the charged particles strike with the atoms in the atmosphere. Because of this, excitation in the energy of the electrons occur and when they are returning to the original energy level, release photons which is the light we see. The earth`s magnetic field diverts these charged particles towards the poles. Hence these phenomena can only be seen in these areas.

How the light is of differnt colors?

Aurora of different colors are seen. Sometime they are green, blue and sometimes they are yellow or violet. The reason for the different colors are the atoms with which the charged particles colloid. Collision with Oxygen molecules caused yellow and green light. Collision with nitrogen caused blue, red and violet colors. the molecular nitrogen gives purple color but the atomic nitrogen gives blue.

Altitude also affects the colors produced. At a height of 150 miles green light will appear and above that red will appear. Blue lights appear up to 60 miles and above that purple and violet colors appear.

These auroras can be seen in other planets also. But the planet must be having its atmosphere and active magnetic field. In our solar system Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune experience auroras.

The Aurora borealis is always present. But they can be seen when the sky and air are clear. September-October and March-April are the best time to watch these phenomena. NASA says after 2 days of sun spot activity these lights are brighter.

best places to watch aurora:

Darker the place better you can view the aurora. Choose a place away from light pollution and air pollution. Get a place with a larger view of open sky free of clouds. The places near to the Arctic circle are best. This may include Alaska, Iceland, Greenland Norway, Finland etc.

To capture this beauty you don’t need any expensive camera. A normal camera with a tripod will be more than enough for you. The Aurora Borealis appears and disappears very fast, hence you must be patient and quick enough to take a good picture of this beautiful event.

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Only If, above images makes your mouth watering then please give me your 5 minutes and read this post.

HI there,

As we all are in the middle of pandemic (Global Corona virus) and World is facing the worst situation ever. Many have lost their life, jobs and known one and this is very sad. when it started there was the number but this ye (2021) its name, yes some where everyone is effected by this, that might be health loss or Money issue or anything. The main pillar of our country is News channels, When its all started in 2019 from News, as per my experience I was getting less information but more negativity from social media or any new channel. I am not sure about your situation but yes I was very scared with the statement which was used by the news host and all.

So, here what I started to overcome this, First I started taking care of things and second spending healthy and good time with family. Yes!! I order to start that I used my phone and one supper information app Which is called and known as “YouTube”. You all having this in your smart phone and that too free. If not you can install in using below link

Youtube: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.youtube&hl=en&gl=us

Wait m kidding you people already having this. I started cooking , main point is I had never cooked any thing what helps me to be a good cook is below:

According to me below is my Top 4 favorite YouTube channel for learn cooking

  • Nisha Madhulika

YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/user/NishaMadhulika

Website:https://nishamadhulika.com/

She is my fav cook over the YouTube, I learned so many things from her. Way of cooking is very fine I think just like my mom so I got more connected with her.

She started her channel on “Aug 2, 2009”. she never stopped then and now she is the first to get 11.7M subscribers in YouTube at this age its really inspiring to new comers like us

She cooks all Indian dished in a very homemade way, even if you are using any specific Masala to enhance your dish test she will teach you how to cook that at home. Cool No!!

So during lockdown when we are prohibited to go out I made dished with help of her video. I have attended her YouTube and website like Please go and check if you like that plz like this post as well.

My fav dish: Gobhi Ka Parath ” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrp8F6Nm44U“

  • CookingShooking Hindi and CookingShooking (English)

My second fav is this CookingShooking, name is so attractive right! This guy name is Yaman Agarwal Joined YouTube on Apr 4, 2017 and till now he is having 11.7M subscribers in his Hindi Channel and 4.26M subscribers in his English YouTube channel.

He is very good at cooking teach you to think in the way that you can relate cooking with work and You can make any dish.

In this age he got many award for this and my mon loves his dished which I made

Here is my fav:

Pani puri: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtQftx4TUh0

Veg Dum Biryani: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gRt5965L9U

Channel Hindi: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTbNOCtAGaqOEnLMeo3JTeg

Channel English: https://www.youtube.com/user/CookingShooking

The above picture of Mr. Kabita, she is having YouTube channel called Kabits’s Kitchen, she started her journey on Oct 7,2014 and currently having 10.7 M subscribers. She will teach you how to cook food using your in home utensils and gas no other equipment needed.

Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCChqsCRFePrP2X897iQkyAA

My fav: Oats Chilla “https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iINViiUZYA“

Before I write any thing about my next cook you must watch my fav dish video “https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH5Onnj_mKA&t=41s“. The name is “bharatzkitchen” available in Hindi and English and there you will get all the desi recipes in very easy way.

Bharat has joined YouTube on Aug 10 2016 with Hindi channel and having 9.74 M Subscriber till and in his English cooking channel he is having around 514 K subscribers which he started on Nov 14, 2012.

Channel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfD08FDOGbzIxCduGKkJ0Xg

English one: https://www.youtube.com/user/bharatzkitchen

World Population Day 2021

11th July is celebrated as THE WORLD POPULATION DAY every year. This day is devoted to focusing on the relevance of population issues. World Population Day was rooted by the Governing Council of the United National Development Programme in 1989, as an outgrowth of the interest generated by the Day of Five Billion, which was observed on 11 July 1987.

The theme for 2021 is rights and choices.

1) Population in India

image source: Google | image by: Statista

2) Understanding our population 

The total number of children a woman bears is inversely proportional to the following:

  • Literacy
  • Per capita income
  • Development 

It’s been proved that as the above-mentioned factors rise, the total fertility decreases.

The total number of children a woman bears is directly proportional to the following:

  • Infant mortality rate
  • Poverty
  • Illiteracy
  • Unemployment

It’s been proved that as the above-mentioned factors rise, the total fertility rises too.

Our population is growing but at a decreasing rate. It is not an explosion. The total fertility rate, i.e. the average number of children a woman beers, has significantly decreased from 5 to 2.2-2.3 in the last 50 years. The replacement fertility rate, i.e. the number of children a woman needs to have so that the population replaces itself from one generation to another generation is 2.1. Approximately 20 states and UTs in India are very close to it.

3)Why is overpopulation a concern

  • Resources

Well, the rate of growth in the number of human beings is greater than the growth of resources. This means the more the population grows, the difficult it gets to sustain everyone.

  • Environmental destruction

As the number of people grows, more resources and places to live are required to destroy natural habitat. This leads to the loss of animal habitat and they’re seen wandering around in human civilization.

  • Unemployment

An increase in the number of people, increases the demand for jobs to sustain oneself and we as a nation have failed to provide jobs.

  • Poverty

A direct relation between poverty and population has been proved by researchers. This means as poverty rises, so does population and vice versa. Along with these, overpopulation brings:

  • Social religious conflicts
  • Climate change
  • Outbreak of diseases
  • Social unrest
  • Political instability 

4) Benefits of having a bigger population

  • A high population is an asset, which can be utilized gracefully. We can have an ample number of professionals in all the fields and can even outsource our services. There is more production of goods.
  • 4-2-1 problem, i.e 1 child looking up to 4 grandparents and 2 parents, is avoided.
  • We’ll have a balance between the ones earning and the ones depending on pensions because if the number of children born is dropped suddenly, the ones depending on pensions will far outgrow the ones earning and that would be very hard to sustain.

5) How not to tackle population

  • Population Regulation Bill or a 2 child policy

Implementing such a policy is punishing someone for having kids in the form of banning them from elected offices, eliminating them from government schemes and subsidies, government jobs, and even snatching their food by excluding them from PDS. What do you think are the probable effects of these?

A population reduction? NAH. This coercion will lead to even more poverty in the nation which is in the first place one of the root causes of a high population. Furthermore, this may lead to a poor sex ratio as in the case of China which saw sex-selective abortions, foeticides, and even bride price practice which is in simple words buying a bride and might even lead to people bringing girls from poor nations to marry them.

  • Forced sterilization

Sanjay Gandhi and Indira Gandhi led one of the Forced sterilization drives, which is never the answer. Because it violates the choice of the couple, and the right to reproduce which is a basic human right. Even if it doesn’t violate a right, it is unethical to the very roots. Approximately 10 million men were sterilized during that drive and it had no substantial effect on the population growth but had various side effects like deaths and the spread of diseases.

  • Blaming Muslims 

How many times have you heard the statement that Muslims give birth to more children so that one day they can outnumber the Hindu population, or even politicians asking their Hindu following to have more and more children to just come in way of Muslims outnumbering them? Well India’s last census, conducted in 2011, revealed that Hindus make up 79.8% of the population, while Muslims make up 14.2%. and Muslims have more children because of their developmental and literacy levels. Because in states with a higher development, the total fertility rate of Muslims is less too, and the fall in the total fertility rate of Muslims is less than the fall in the total fertility rate of Hindus. All politicians are doing is find a shortcut to avoid tackling the matter with sincerity and propose these stupid ideas.

Forced population control measures are a problem, the solution lies in the development.

6) How to tackle population?

  • Understanding and choosing better leaders for ourselves, voting for the ones who focus on development rather than playing a blame game.
  • Mass education about family planning and contraceptive techniques.
  • Creating job opportunities, improving healthcare facilities and focusing on education would tackle a lot of other significant issues along with overpopulation.
  • Improving access to contraceptives
  • Increasing investment in family planning projects

7) Takeaway

The need of the hour is to plan instead of punishing, utilizing the asset it’s blessed with instead of declaring it a disaster and blaming everything on it and stabilization of population instead of trying to control it. And lastly, having a government that owns up to its responsibilities.

references

https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/IND/india/population

https://www.statista.com/statistics/263766/total-population-of-india/

11th July – World Population Day

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath unveiled the new population policy today, saying increasing population is the root of major problems, including inequality prevailing in the society.

“Population control is the primary condition for the establishment of an advanced society. Let us, on this ‘World Population Day’, take a pledge to make ourselves and the society aware of the problems arising from the increasing population”

Yogi Adityanath tweeted

Population Explosion in India

Baby boom or population explosion is one of the major problems being faced by India. India is an overpopulated country, the second largest in the world after China. Thanks to the progress of medical science, the mortality rate has appreciably declined and the life expectancy increased. These have resulted in rapid growth in the population of children, youngsters and those above sixty years of age. These population trends have further complicated the matters and there is heavy pressure on the country’s economic and natural resources. The baby boom has very adversely affected our economy, planning and development.

According to 2010 census, India’s population stood at 12.5 billion. It means India is the land of 20% of the world’s population with just 2.42 percent of the earth area. The average density in terms of population is 350 persons per sq. km. Which varies from place to place and state to state. At the present rate of growth in our population it is feared that in the coming years India would beat China behind . The increasing number of babies has set alarm bells ringing. The problem has created many other serious difficulties like unemployment, food scarcity, poverty, illiteracy, starvation, shelterlessness, insanitation, pollution and so on.

More than 5,500 new mouths are there every day to be fed. Over 1.3 million people are added to our population every year. It means India’s population would double within the next few years. The number of people is multiplying very fast and there seems no effective check on it. This explosion in population has nullified all our economic and developmental achievements. The planners, policy makers, economists and leaders feel on the horns of the dilemma. In these circumstances, it has become almost impossible to improve the quality of life and living standard to an appreciable level. It has neutralized all efforts of poverty alleviation and obtaining of sustainable food security. The enormity of the problem has been realised but matching and commensurate measures to check the baby boom and control the rise in the population have not been taken.

The fertility in Indian women is very high. Here a girl of 15-16 years of age is mature enough to conceive and deliver a baby, if married. The tropical climate has further aggravated the situation. Most of the people in village, towns and slums are totally unaware of the family planning methods and measures. They still believe children to be the gift of gods and regard them as divine ornaments of a woman. Small and marginal farmers, daily labourers, mill workers etc. have large families and refuse to plan their families. The backward and most populated States like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh etc. have abnormally high rate of population growth. In these States the use of contraceptives like condoms, copper Ts etc. has declined in recent years. We are still groping in the dark as far as population stabilisation is concerned. We have to stabilise the population in relation to our resources.

In spite of 60 years of independence there has been no national policy on population. Experts believe that we are decades behind in population stabilisation in comparison to China. They opine that as long as elementary education and primary health care are neglected nothing concrete and palpable can be achieved in this matter. What is needed is emulation of Kerala’s demographic transformation but is seems rather impossible unless the same literacy rate prevails in other States as it does in Kerala. Economic and literary backwardness are major factors of baby boom in India as is evident from the demographic figures in such backward States as Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan etc. Lack of common civil code is another stumbling block in strictly adhering to the 2 children family norm. Our leaders should rise to the occasion and realise the urgency to check the baby boom. They should come forward with a firm, specific and result-oriented national policy on population and family planning.

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– Yogi Adityanath on the occasion of World Population Day, 2021