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Village Panchayat

Local government which are function in villages are called Village Panchayats. The President and ward members are directly elected by the people. (Those who have attained the age above 18 to contest in the election one must have attained the age of 21 years) and their term of office is five years. District Collector act as the Inspector of Village Panchayat. Village Panchayats are constituted in each and every village wherever the population is above 500.

Functions of the Village Panchayat

• Supply of drinking water
• Maintenance of street lights
• Maintanence of roads
• Maintanence of Village libraries
• Maintanence of small bridges
• Granting permission to the housing plots
• Maintanence of drainage
• Construction of group houses
• Cleaning of streets
• Maintanence of burial grounds
• Maintanence of common lavatory facilities

Voluntary Functions

According to the Tamil Nadu Local Government Act passed in 1994, the following functions to be performed as voluntary functions to be local governments

• Maintanence of street lights in the villages
• Maintanence of markets and fairs
• Implantation of trees
• Maintanence of play grounds
• Maintanence of parking vehicles, slaughter houses and cattle sheds
• Control over places of exhibition

Revenue

Village Panchayat was the only one local government which was empowered to levy taxes in the three-tier system of Village Panchayat.

Historical Origin and Development of Local self Government in Tamil Nadu

In the post independence era, the first enactment in democratic decentralisation in the state was the Madras Village Panchayats Act, 1950. Pursuant to the White paper on the ‘Reform of local Administration’ in 1957, the Madras panchayats Act, 1958 and Madras District Development Council Act were enacted with the following salient features.

Taxes

• Property Tax
• Professional Tax
• House Tax
• Taxes for connection of drinking water
• Land Tax
• Taxes levied on shops

Meeting of Gram Sabha

In each and every village,the people living within its jurisdiction will be the members of panchayat. The President of the Panchayat will preside over its meetings. In the meeting of the Grama Sabha, the income and expenditure and the beneficiary of the schemes in the village are discussed.

Grama Sabha

Meetings of the Grama Sabha are conducted four times a year

1. January 26 – Republic Day
2. May 1 – Labourer Day
3. August 15 – Independence Day
4. October 2 – Gandhi jayanthi

Panchayat Union

Panchayat Union is formed by grouping of villages. Members of the Panchayat Union are directly elected by the people. The Chairman of the Panchayat Union is chosen from among the members.

Functions of the Panchayat Union

• supply of drinking water
• Maintanence of Village Health centres
• Maintanence of roads
• Establishment of Maternity Homes
• Establishment of Public fairs
• Establishment of Veterinary hospitals
• Maintanence of Social forests
• Repairing of Primary School buildings

The district collector, planning officer, concerned to supervise the development functions of the Panchayat Union.

District Panchayat

A district Panchayat is constituted in each district. One district Panchayat is constituted for every 50,000 people and the ward members are directly elected by the people. The Chairman is elected from one among its members and their term is 5 years.

Functions of District Panchayat

  • Advising the government about the developmental schemes of the Village Panchayat and Panchayat Union.
  • Supervising the functions of District planning Commission.

Town Panchayat

The area where more than 10,000 people live is called a Town Panchayat. Members and President of the town Panchayat are directly elected by the people. There is an Executive officer to look after the administration of the Town Panchayat and their term of office is 5 years and he is appointed by the government.

Municipality

The area where more than 1,00,000 people live is called a Municipality. The Members and the directly elected by the people and their term of office is five years. A Municipal Commissioner is appointed by the government to administer the Municipality.

Corporation

Municipal corporations are established in big cities where the city has many lakhs of population. The Municipal Commissioner is the Administrative Officer. The Mayor is the Chairman of the corporation. The term of office of the Mayor and other members is five years.
The Municipal Commissioner will be a person from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). All the decisions of the Corporation Council will be implemented by him. He will be assisted by the office of the corporation.

Important functions of the Mayor

• He acts as a bridge between the members of the corporation and the government
• He presides over the meetings of the Corporation Council
• He receives the dignitaries from foreign countries

Types of other Panchayats

• Notified Area Committee
• Town Area Committee
• Cantonment Board
• Township
• Port Trust
• Special Purpose Agency

Elections to the local government in Tamil Nadu

The State Election Commission conducts the elections to the local government like general elections. The electrol roll is prepared ward wise. Seats are reserved for the SC &ST and also for the women in proportion to the population by rotation basis.

Problems and Challenges facing the Local Self Governments

Local self goverments are the crucial basis for our democracy. The Constitutional status of local self goverments adds more significance to their functioning. There are, however,a few critical concerns in the working of local self goverments in India. Major problems and Challenges may be mentioned as below:

• Lack of clear demarcation of powers and functions of local bodies
• Allocation of funds and needs assessment are not matched
• Role of caste, class and religion in decision-making at the local self goverments
• Poor accountability of elected members and officials at the grassroot levels of democracy

THE BRONTË SISTERS

The Victorian era is known for the galaxy of female novelists. Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, Mrs. Gaskell and George Eliot are in prime focus. However, the four most important women novelists, who yet are quite important, are charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, Mrs. Gaskell and George Eliot. Of the four, the two first named were sister, and their methods and achievement as novelists met at many places. But each of the remaining two priced her own line and made herself known in the field of English novel in her own way. 

BRONTË SISTERS LIVES:

Charlotte bronte was born in 1816. They were the daughters of an Irish clergyman Patrick Brontë who held the living in Yorkshire. Financial difficulties comepelled Charlotte to become a school teacher in 1835 to 1838 and then a governess. Along with Emily she visited Brussels in 1842 and then return home where family cares kept her closely tied. Later her books had much success and she was released from many of her financial worries. She was married in 1854 but died in the next year.

Emily was born in 1818. Emily was perhaps the greatest of the three Brontë sisters, but the record of her life is extremely meagre, for she was silent and reserved and left no correspondence of interest. She was never married and had no any romantic attachments.Soon after the publication of her novel (wuthering heights), Emily’s health began to fail rapidly. She had been ill for some time, but now her breathing became difficult, and she suffered great pain. She died of tuberculosis in December 1848.

Anne Brontë was born in 1820. Anne Brontë started writing her first novel some time between 1840 and 1845 while she was working as a governess for the Robinson family, at Thorp Green near York. She laboured away in her neat, elegant handwriting, Anne must have felt that she was writing a novel that would go off like a bomb. She was the least famous among famous among her sisters. She died in 1849.

THEIR WORKS:

Charlotte Brontë: Charles first novel “The professor” fail to find a publisher and only appeared in 1857 after her death. Jane eyre published in 1847 is her greatest novel. The love story of the plain but very with vital heroine is an unfolder with the frank truthfulness and depth of understanding that are new in English fiction. The next novel “Shirley” published in 1849, Charlotte Brontë reverts to a more normal and less impassioned portrayal of life. “Villette” published in 1853 is written in a reminiscent vein and the character of Lucy snowe is based on the author herself. the truth and intensity of Charles work are and questioned. Most of the plots of her novel are largely restricted to her own experiences, her seriousness is unrelieved by any humour and her passion is a times over charge to the point of rage. But her novels bought an energy and passion that gave to commonplace people the wonder and beauty of the romantic world.

Emily Brontë: Even though she wrote less than Charlotte, Emily bronte is in some ways the greatest of the three sisters. Her one novel “Wuthering heights” published in 1847 is unique in English literature. This novel is highly imaginative work of passion. Her single novel darkens rather than solves the mystery of her spiritual existence. A few of her poems reached the very highest levels, though the majority lack distinction. her finest poems were probably “No coward soul is mine” and “cold in the Earth” and “The deep snow piled above thee”.

Anne Brontë: Anne bronte is by far the least important figure of her sisters. Her two novels “Agnes grey” published in 1847 and the “Tenant of wildfell hall” published in 1848 are much inferior to those of a sisters, for she lacks nearly all their power and intensity.

THEIR IMPORTANCE IN THE HISTORY OF NOVEL:

With Brontës the forces which had transformed English poetry at the beginning of the century were first felt in the novel. They were the pioneers in fiction. Their works are as much the products of the imagination and emotions. In their concern with the human soul they were to be followed by George Eliot and Meredith.

THE BUYING DECISIONS

Buying and shopping is something, which if preferred my everyone, belonging to all age groups. The buying decisions of men and woman depend on their habit and lifestyle. Habits and lifestyle drive most decisions and it is important for companies to study these habits for understanding the buying decisions of the purchasers. Companies try to focus and study the initial buying decision to gain advantage of them before their decision is overruled by their habit. This ensures that their products and things that they are selling is the beneficiary of the habits of the consumers.

Consumer Buying Process

There is particular buying process through which a customer has to go before purchasing anything. This process is called as Customer Buying Process (also called a buying decision process). This process shows the journey of a customer before buying anything. And it is important to understand this journey to align the products and strategize the entire process of product advertising selling accordingly.

Following things are focused while understanding a buyers mind:

  • Initial Stimulation of a Need : Companies spend millions of dollars each year to motivate the buyers for purchasing their products and for motivating them to buy the products which are healthier, wealthier, attractive and safer. That’s why, coupons, discounts and sales are also provided. These mainly attract the purchasers. Many purchasers tend to change their habits and lifestyles which further change and shift their shopping habits.
  • Influence of Third Parties: Third parties are mainly friends, peers or authority who have influence on the habits and lifestyles of people. This further affect the selection of products. Word of mouth marketing is considered more because it provides honest reviews about different products. It is considered to be more trustworthy than individual advertising. That’s why companies try to seek and attract customer endorsements and enlist celebrities as product spokespeople to help gain the attraction and purchasers.
  • Personal Evaluation : Decisions for buying one product as compared to other similar products is influenced by a number of factors and it includes packaging appeal and the convenience of payment. This process of choosing one product over another helps in making better decisions and better choices.

Hence, consumers should be aware of their habits which are the major deciding factors while purchasing anything. Evaluating and objectively determining every purchase is considered to be impractical and not preferable. Sometimes the outcomes are more critical and there can be significant differences in their price, quantity, quality, durability and utility etc. And for a successful result it is important to make rational purchasing decision.

Shopping always makes us feel good. Even after buying something, the excitement of trying them immediately after getting home excites a lot and in my case, I always have a feeling of achievement after buying a product that I like. We all know that sense of pleasure and joy when be go through different stores and buy something that we want…. It can be a new shade of lipstick, or a hardware or furniture or electronic item or pair shoes or anything else. This is called a retail therapy and it has also been studies scientifically. Scientific studies of retail therapy have shown the effectiveness of buying and shopping something which we need or want.

Second chance

People are not always what you want them to be.Sometimes they disappoint you and let you down but try to give them a second chance because you can’t just meet someone and expect then to be everything you are looking for and then be angry when they disappoint you. It is foolish to believe that someone will be, what you imagine then to be. Sometimes when you give them a chance , they turn out to be much better than you want them to be.

Our life is not forever, so take up the first chance, don’t wait for the second one to come because sometimes there is no second chance. A second chance is stronger then a secret ,you can let secrets go but don’t let your second chance to move away from you.

Every second you have a second chance to do something that you haven’t done before

Life always offers you a second chance. Take your tomorrow to be your second chance to prove that you are better that today and yesterday.

Second chance do come on your way like a train, many arrive and depart, but recognizing the correct one that matter is the trick. Every moment of your life is a second chance. Second chance are not given to make things right but are given to prove that we could be better even after we fall.

Not everyone gets a second chance,if you do get one, don’t take advantage of it because it is a gift and it may be something better that before.

” If you are still breathing, you have a chance ,wait for it”.

Mirabai Chanu : The Girl with silver wings

Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (born 8 August 1994) is an Indian weightlifter.She won Silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Women’s 49 kg, helping to secure India its 1st medal of the games.A regular presence in international events since 2014 in the 48 kg category, Mirabai Chanu has won the World Championships and multiple medals at the Commonwealth Games. She was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for her contributions to the sport. First lifter to win a silver at the Olympics and second to win a medal after Karnam Malleswari‘s bronze in Sydney 2000.She was awarded Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award by the Government of India in 2018.Chanu had won the silver medal in the women’s 48 kg weight class at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow; she went on to break the games record en route to the gold medal at the 2018 edition of the event held in Gold Coast. Her biggest achievement came in 2017, when she won the gold medal at World Weightlifting Championships held in Anaheim, California

Career stats

Chanu’s first major breakthrough came at the Glasgow edition of the Commonwealth Games; she won the silver medal in the 48 kg weight category.

Chanu qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics in the women’s 48 kg category. However, she failed to finish the event, owing to no successful lifts in any of her three attempts in the clean & jerk section.In 2017, she won the Gold medal in the Women’s 48 kg category by lifting a competition record 194 kg in total (85 kg snatch and 109 kg clean & jerk) in the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships held at Anaheim, CA, United States.

In 2021, Mirabai Chanu became the 1st and only woman Indian weightlifter to qualify for the 2021 Summer Games by securing the 2nd position in the 49kg category. The 27 year old, lifted 86 kg in snatch and then created the world record by lifting a massive 119 kg in the clean and jerk, for a total of 205 kg, which won her a Bronze medal and a ticket for Tokyo Olympics.

Chanu lifted a total of 196 kg, 86 kg in Snatch and 110 kg in Clean and Jerk to win the first gold medal for India in the Commonwealth Games 2018. En route to the medal, she broke the games record for the weight category; the effort also marked her personal best performance.She won Bronze in Clean and Jerk at 49 kg Category in 2019 Asian Weightlifting Championships. The total weight of 199 kg was her best ever and she just missed out on a bronze medal as her Snatch weight was lower than the third place athlete, both of whom had an identical total. At the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships, Mirabai lifted a total of 201kgs (87kgs Snatch and 114kgs Clean & Jerk) to finish 4th. This personal best total also created a new national record in the 49kg category. She broke her personal record again four months later when she lifted 203kgs (88kgs in Snatch and 115kg in Clean & Jerk,) in the 49kg category to win the gold medal at the 2020 Senior National Weightlifting Championships.

Chanu won the silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, becoming the 1st Indian weightlifter to win silver in Olympics, winning a silver medal in 49kg weightlifting with a total lift of 202 kg. Chanu managed to lift a total of 202 kg in the women’s 49kg category to become the second Indian weightlifter after Karnam Malleswari to win an Olympic medal. A new Olympic record was registered by Mirabai Chanu with a successful lift of 115kg in clean and jerk.

She was awarded USD $1,400,000 from a private donor in India for successfully winning an Olympic medal.

Olympic ❤️

Award

₹20 lakh (US$28,000) from the Government of Manipur for the gold medal in the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships.
For winning the silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics
₹50 lakh (US$70,000) from the Government of India.
₹1 crore (US$140,000) from the Government of Manipur.

Things you should definitely do during your college life

You would agree that the college years are the most fun years of your life. The time we had spent in our college, bunking class and hanging out with our friends all day. We never wanted to get out of it! So here are 5 things you must do while you are in college.

1. Interact with your seniors

During our college life our seniors are the one who knows our college, teachers the better than us, that’s why its very important to interact with our seniors. Talk to them make them your friends, take advantage of their experience and most important ask them what mistakes they had done as fresher’s and make sure not to repeat those mistakes.

2. Participate in college fests

Never participated in any school function before? Well! It’s the time! Participate in your college fests, trust me college fests are the most fun places you’d ever be and the best place to showcase your talent. Its right time to gain some confidence, get out of your comfort zone and to face your fears. Dance , sing, act, play sports do whatever you want to do just enjoy the moment.

3. Hang out on campus on an off day

Everyone goes to college on a college day. But have you ever stepped into the campus on an off day? You must. No professors, no staff, no one to disturb you. Of course, you’ll have to sneak in and play hide and seek with security, but it’ll be worth it. You can do all the crazy shit you want with your buddies inside the campus, which you’ll never be able to do on a college day.

4. Go for an off-campus internship

Internships are an integral part of college curriculum. Whether it’s paid internship or unpaid it will definitely help you to get a good full time job and help you to take a glance into your work life after college years. Completing an paid or unpaid internship is similar to getting good grades in your exams. Doing an internship is the only way you can learn more about a life of an employee and the big world outside your college.

5. Be a part of any technical or cultural club

Being a part of collage cultural clubs or technical clubs is the best opportunity to showcase your talent and skills. Technical club will help you to hone your technical skills through workshops and projects, this will also help you to think more creatively. Apart from this you will get a chance to interact with your seniors, juniors and the other people outside your college, it will help you to make more friends. Being a part of any technical or cultural club will definitely help you to increase your leadership skills, communication skills and many more.

5 Ways to Improve Website Ranking

 

Generally,
all of us want to win every race and be the best in the eyes of people. We all
are living in an environment where the competition is dynamic and the only
thing that is constant is change.


Every firm,
company and entrepreneurs take every possible step to win their target audience
and win the competition. They engage into aggressive promotional techniques
(advertisements, brochures, catalogs, websites, etc.).


All such
firms, companies, and entrepreneurs also try one more method to make them
look best as compared to their competitors. They focus on improving their
website ranking.

Website
ranking means the ranking of the website in the search engine result page.
There are many ways to improve the ranking of your website and lure your
audience to look at what special do you have to offer to their first:

1.  The first step to improve your
website ranking is to find relatable keywords. Think from the point
of the view of readers and then decide what words can a reader type which
will eventually lead him/her to browse your website first? Readers need
simplicity and convenience.

 

 Therefore, use those keywords that will make
your website appears first on the search engine.

After deciding the
keywords, you will have to make certain decisions like whether your keywords
will fit into your main URL or not or whether your keyword could be used in the
main title or headings or not.

 

2.  The second step that one can adopt is
to write and post influential content which can also significantly
improve your website ranking. It is recommended to mention your keywords in
your content too.


 You can also bold, italicize or
highlight the keywords within a reasonable limit. This can also be one method
through which your web page and website both will register in the reader’s
mind.

 

3.  The third step is to add fresh and
updated content after certain intervals. This would make your web pages and
your site more relevant in the search engine as well as in the reader’s mind.

4.  The fourth step that you can adopt is
to work on your title metadata, description metadata and keyword metadata.

Title metadata enhances and improves your page title,
and also make your title/heading appear on your browser window as a
heading within the search engine results.

Keyword metadata will allow you to use a variety of keywords
which could also help in improving your website ranking. We should use only
short keywords instead of long phrases.

Description metadata, on the other hand, helps you to
create an influential description because of which readers would be encouraged
to read your content and sometimes it may be used by the browser too.                                                                   

5.  The fifth step one can adopt is to
design and create desirable hyperlinks. You can get more advantage if you use
your main and relatable keywords as your hyperlinks.

 

The link would then be short,
catchy, and descriptive and would be suitable for all the readers. Lastly,
you can make use of alt tags too to improve your website rankings.

SHRAAVANA

Śrāvaṇa (Sanskrit: श्रावण) is the fifth month of the Hindu calendar. In India’s national civil calendar, Śrāvaṇa is the fourth month of the Hindu year, beginning in late July from the first day of the full moon and ending in the third week of August, the day of the next full moon. In the Tamil calendar, it is known as Āvani and is the fifth month of the solar year. In lunar religious calendars, Śrāvaṇa begins on the new moon and is the fourth month of the year. Srabon (Bengali) is the fourth month of the Bengali calendar. This is also the 2nd month of Varsha (rainy) season.

Sāwaṇ or Sāuṇ is the fifth month in the Nanakshahi calendar. Many Indian calendars started in different eras such as Shaka Calendar (national calendar of India) traditional Vikrama as well as the Nanakshahi calendar which governs the activities within Sikhism. This month coincides with the Sanskrit श्रावण Shraavana in the Hindu calendar and the Indian national calendar, with which it shares derivation, and with July and August in the Gregorian and Julian calendars and is 31 days long, like the Gregorian and Julian calendars. This month is the most humid month of the year in South Asia.

The month of Shravana is very important for the entire sub-continent of India as it is connected to the arrival of the South-West monsoons. For many Hindus, the month of Shraavana is a month of fasting. Many Hindus will fast every Monday to the Lord Shiva and/or every Tuesday to the Goddess Parvati. Fasting on Tuesdays of this month is known locally as “Mangala Gauri Vrat”.

It is believed that on Poornima or a full moon day or at any time during this month, the Shravan Nakshatra or star rules the skies and hence, this month derives its name from this nakshatra.

As per ancient Hindu mythology the Samudra manthan or the churning of the sea was the joint effort of the Gods (Devatas) and the demons (Danavs). According to age old legends, the holy Shravan maas was the one during which the Gods and Demons decided to churn the ocean to decide who among them was the strongest. This was done to please Goddess Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth. And also so that she would reward them with the nectar from the ocean. The Gods and demons had agreed to share the nectar equally among themselves. Snake Vasuki, who is depicted on Lord Shiva’s neck and Sumeru Parvat were used for the manthan.

It is said that 14 kinds of pious things came out of the ocean. An innumerable amount of gems and jewels along with the poison (Halahal) came out of the sea. But the demons and the Gods were unsure of what to do with the poison, as it had the ability to destroy everything. Lord Shiva then came to the rescue and stored this poison in his throat, which became blue. Hence, earned the name Neelkanth. Lord Shiva gave life to everyone in this world by drinking the destructive poison, this is why this entire month is dedicated to him and is considered very auspicious. The impact of this poison was so strong that Lord Shiva had to wear a crescent moon of his head and all the Devatas or Gods started offering him the holy water from the river Ganges, so that poison is tamed. As these events took place during this month that is why this Shravan month is considered highly propitious.

Shravan is also the month when pilgrims go on “kanwar” journeys. The destination for kanwar journeys are Shiva temples and are ideally done on foot. The most popular destinations are Kashi Vishwanath (Uttar Pradesh) and Deoghar (Jharkhand). Shiva devotees carry holy water from the river Ganga, which hangs on their shoulders with the help of wooden lathis called “kanwar”.

Shravan maas is synonymous with religious festivals and events. It is thus considered a very auspicious time for conducting any Lord Shiva Puja or other religious ceremonies, and all days of this Shravan month are considered very prosperous for beginning any new work or Shubh aarambh.

Shravan Purnima or the full moon day in the Shravan maas is coincides with the Nakshatra or birth star of Lord Vishnu or Shravan Nakshatra and is therefore called Shravan Maas (Shravan month) and is considered highly auspicious. All Mondays in Shravan month are celebrated in Lord Shiva temples. A Dharanatra is hung over the Shiva Lingam filled with Holy water and milk, to continuously bathe the lingam, throughout the day and night. Lord Shiva devotees then offer Bilva leaves, holy water and milk and flowers, also known as Falam toyam and Pushpam patram to the Shiva Lingam every Monday. Devotees fast until sunset and the Akhand Diya burns throughout this time.

Japanese Bullet Trains

The Japanese bullet train, or “ The Shinkansen”, is a type of passenger train which operates on Japan’s high-speed railway network. It is capable of reaching a maximum speed of 320kms per hour and it offers riders an exceptionally unique and efficient travel experience. The railway network is spread across the cities of Akita, Hokuriku, Joetsu, Kyushu, and Yamagata. They offer high speed travel to the destinations of your choice, as well as frequent and punctual departures. Rail passes that include travel on bullet trains will help save a lot of money and time travelling through the cities of Japan. The bullet train max speed can vary from 240 to 320 km/h (150 to 200 mph) which is much faster than in the United States, France, Spain etc.

Most shinkansen trains in Japan offer seats in two classes, which are typically found in separate cars. These classes are the ordinary class and the green car class. Ordinary class seats are the regular seats found on all shinkansen trains. Although the size and foot space of ordinary seats varies between train sets, ordinary seats on shinkansen are generally comfortable and offer a generous amount of foot space. They usually come in rows of 3+2 seats. The Green car class is comparable to business class on airplanes, green cars offer seats that are larger and more comfortable than ordinary seats and offer more foot space. The seats are arranged in rows of 2+2 seats. Green Cars are often less crowded than ordinary cars. Now, the new Gran Class is available on new train sets. It is Comparable to first class on airplanes, Gran Class offers seats that are even more spacious and comfortable than Green Car seats (in rows of 2+1 seats) and additional amenities and services.

The first train was built in 1964 with the inauguration of the Tokaido Shinkansen line for the first Tokyo Olympics. Speed travel in Japan started at least 10 years before the rest of the world. Since then, speed travel continued to evolve by creating new lines and using even more up-to-date technology. Also, there has never been any passenger casualty in more than 50 years. There are over 15 different types of shinkansen trains. Some of them are Komachi, Hayabusa, Hayate, Sakura and Kodama. Riding the bullet train is a very comfortable experience. These amazing high speed trains have wide seats (even in the ordinary class), they don’t need seat belts and you can eat and drink on the train. What makes the shinkansen travel so relaxing is that people keep their voice down and don’t answer the phone while in the shinkansen. The Shinkansen trains are truly a technological marvel of the modern era.

First step of success

Losing is not always the end, sometimes it becomes the beginning. You can’t win unless you learn how to lose. Winning something can provide wisdom which cannot be given by anything else . Sometimes by losing you find a way to win.

“If you can walk, you can also run. If you can lose ,you can also win”

Losing is essential for every individual to succeed because the more you lose the more you win. If you can’t accept your lose then you can’t win. Successful people are always sure about one thing, they are not defeated when they lose, they are defeated only when they quit.

If you can react the same way for both winning and losing, then that is the biggest accomplishment because thay quality stays with you for the rest of your life. Yesterday is not your to get it back, but you can make tomorrow as your to win.

Life is like a game . Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose but the game never ends. If you can forget about winning and losing, forget about pride and pain then that is the best thing that you can do to yourself.

There is only a thin line between winning and losing , winning keep you strong, but losing makes you stronger then you expect.

No matter if you win or lose , the most important thing in life is to enjoy what you have before you lose it.

Ajay Kumar Garg -Artist

Ajay Kumar Garg, is a very talented young artist. He lives in Jaipur, India. His childhood was going on well, until he suffered an injury at the age of three. Ajay was treated, but that treatment left him permanently deaf. His parents tried several hospitals to cure his impairment, but it didn’t cure him. His father, once bought him a paint set to play. Ajay started to paint happily. He painted on the walls, floors etc. He looked happy, while using the paint set that was gifted to him. Soon, Ajay’s father realised that Ajay was talented in painting. When Ajay was five years old, a court artist of Dholpur (Rajasthan), Shri Sua Lal saw his painting and was very impressed with his work. He then took Ajay and started training him.

After completing his education, Ajay tried tailoring but, that didn’t make him happy so he went back to painting. He became an apprentice of Asha Devi. She taught Ajay the old and dying technique of ‘Traditional Indian Miniature painting’. He mastered the technique of preparing colors and brushes and gained knowledge of the paintings. Soon he became an accomplished artist in the miniature style. He uses a magnifying glass and a single- haired brush for miniature paintings that depict Indian culture. Ajay is gifted in the practice of creating images on a grain of rice.

Ajay exhibited his work and sold 144 out of the 150 paintings displayed. He continued to show his work throughout India , the United States and United Kingdom. In 2004, Ajay was awarded a national award of accomplishment from the Indian President, Dr. A.P. J. Abdul Kalam.

Apart from painting, Ajay is also very actively involved in the welfare of people with hearing impairment in India and has been the executive member of the’ Deaf & Dumb Association’ in Rajasthan. He also gives free training to hearing impaired children in Jaipur as well as children in an orphanage in Gandhi Nagar, Jaipur. One of Ajay’s current goals is to revitalise the dying art of traditional miniature Indian paintings.

Ajay’s life shows us that we can turn our hobby or passion into a successful career, if we are ready to learn and develop our skills.

Beginners guide to Greek mythology!

If you are like me, you love greek mythology and everything that comes with it, the lies, the betrayal, the love and tragedies.
So what better way to know more about Greek mythology than starting with the Olympians.

  • 1) Zeus:

An ancient Greek god, who is known to a sky, weather god. He is a thunder god who rules the other gods of Mount Olympus. 

The youngest child of Titans Cronus and Rhea, who overthrew his father and rescued his other siblings who were swallowed by their father.

He later drew lots with his brothers, and won the lot and became the supreme ruler. He is married to Hera but has had many affairs. 

  • 2) Poseidon

Brother of Zeus. after the overthrow, won the sea portion and became the lord of the sea.

He married Amphitrite.

His weapon is a trident that can shake the earth and shatter anything.

  • 3) Hades

Known as the god of the dead and the king of the underworld.

He was the eldest son.

Hades received the underworld based on the lot. Hades is often portrayed with a three-headed guard dog called Cerberus.

Hades obtained his wife and queen, Persephone, through abduction at the behest of Zeus.

  • 4) Hestia

Hestia is the virgin goddess of the hearth.

She is the firstborn child of the Titans.

5) Hera

Wife and sister of Zeus.She is the protector of marriage and marriage women.

Her scared animals are cows and peacocks. Her favourite city is Argos.

  • 6) Ares

Son of Zeus and Hera.

He is the god of war.

His animal is a dog and the bird is a vulture.

He was caught in an act of adultery with Aphrodite.

  • 7) Athena

Daughter of Zeus.

She is fierce and brave in battle but, only wars to defined the state and home from outside enemies.

She is the goddess of the city, handicrafts, and agriculture. Her favourite city is Athens, her tree is olive.

She is a virgin goddess.

  • 8) Apollo

Son of Zeus and Leto.

He has a twin sister called Artemis.

He is the god of music, medicine, light, truth. His tree was a laurel, the crow was his bird and the dolphin was his animal.

  • 9) Artemis

Daughter of Zeus and Leto. Her twin brother is Apollo. She is the protector of the young. She also presides over childbirth, which may seem odd for a virgin, but goes back to causing Leto no pain when she was born. She is the goddess of chastity

  • 10) Aphrodite

She is the goddess of love, desire and beauty. Wife of Hephaestus, but was caught in an affair with Ares.

  • 11) Hermes

Son of Zeus and Maia.

He is Zeus messenger.

He is the god of thieves and the god of commerce. He is the guide for the dead to go to the underworld.

He invented the lyre, the pipes, the musical scale, astronomy, weights and measures, boxing, gymnastics, and the care of olive trees.

  • 12) Hephaestus

Son of Zeus and Hera.

He is the god of fire and the forge.

He is the smith and armourer of the gods. He uses a volcano as his forge.

He is the patron god of both smiths and weavers. He is kind and peace-loving.

His wife is Aphrodite. Sometimes his wife is identified as Aglaia.

Reference: https://www.desy.de/gna/interpedia/greek_myth/olympian.html

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The mind of a philosopher

Introduction:
Philosophy is defined as a set of beliefs which explains the true meaning of life.
Through the years, money is the one thing that I value the most. The main reason being money solves all our problems and it’s the main tool to survive in a competent world like ours. It also helps us achieve what we want and stay ahead in life. Most people may deny this but deep down they know it too. Even if we are in desperate need of money, we need to remember our morals in order to have a clear conscience.

Morals:
Morals help us differentiate between right and wrong. They help us to make decisions which can benefit us and even at times everyone around us. Whenever making a decision, the first thing to keep in mind would be not to hurt anyone , to not be selfish and only think about ourselves but considering others opinions and thoughts would be great. If we have to ever choose between things then it’s better to first understand what they are or what they can do and then listen to others point of view and to keep in mind the consequences of that decision. It’s not easy making the “right” decision but we have to factor in all the possibilities before making that decision and going with our intuition may save the day. To make the right decision, we must believe in ourselves.

From the time I could think for myself, one thing I’ve known is God doesn’t exist. I believe in cleaning up the mess I created and not depend on a non-existential being to solve my problems. I also don’t believe in an afterlife. I believe in the fact that when a person dies he is reborn with a clean slate and nothing of his past life would matter. Even if God doesn’t exist, having faith surround us Is important.

I believe having good and healthy relationships with people, be it our parents or friends or anybody makes our life worth living and adds value to it. For most of us, the purpose of our life is still pretty unclear but leading a happy life would definitely be one of the reasons for existing. Achieving anything in life is easy if we work hard and focus on what we want. Right now, living a financially stable life and having a steady job is maybe something I would like to achieve for myself.

To find the truth, we must check all the facts and being truthful shouldn’t be difficult for anyone. Science gives us all the facts and therefore we must believe In science and not blindly believe in anything people ask us to believe in. My intuition is what helps me decide if it’s the truth or not. It’s what helps me to “know” when things are right and when something’s not right. An example would be knowing the fact that “honesty is the best policy” as whenever we lie, we need to make up more lies to cover the truth but instead of we’re just honest from the start then we wouldn’t get into any troubles and it wouldn’t haunt us forever.

Free will:
Free will is something I do believe in as every person must make a decision for himself and held accountable if it’s the wrong decision as that’s how we learn to make the right decisions and grow. Any choice I make, it’s because I wanted to and not because I was pressurised into making that decision.

Anything which catches the eye is beautiful. Everyone is beautiful. We may not believe that because of these beauty standards but what really matters is a person’s personality. Nature is beautiful. If not for nature, mankind wouldn’t exist. Art usually helps us capture what the eye witnesses. I really don’t believe “extreme” forms of artistic expressions should be censored as I believe everything is beautiful and should be accepted within judgement.

Every person should be entitled to basic human rights. It’s in the name itself. There shouldn’t be any discrimination when it comes to these rights as everyone deserves a voice. Justice is doing right by the people.

Conclusion:
I believe in being true to oneself, helping others and minding my own business. This is something people should really inculcate in themselves.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/philosophy

Shrawan month

Shrawan Month is the Hindu Calendar’s fifth month. Hindus all through the world honor this promising month. “Shrawan” is moreover thought to suggest “to hear charming things.” In solicitation to observe Lord Shiva, darlings focus on talks, respectful petitions, singing, and moving during the Shravan months. The other demanding meaning of “Shravan” is “Saawan,” which connotes “month of storm, sprouting blooms, and swinging.”

Lord Shiva, who is viewed as the most impressive, destroyer, and safeguard, is respected during the month of Shrawan. This month is believed to be the hour of the incomparable Samudra Manthan. During this Manthan, the Poison and Amrit (mixture of life) arose out of the profundities of the sea. The toxin Halahaal was powerful to such an extent that it could clear out the entirety of the Gods just as the Earth. Lord Shiva drank the toxic substance and kept it in his neck to save the world and the Gods. From that point forward, Lord Shiva has been known as “Neelkanth,” which signifies “blue throat.” However, in the wake of ingesting the toxic substance, Lord Chandra (Moon) remained in Lord Shiva’s cerebrum to shield him from the toxin’s belongings. There are a huge number of such convictions encompassing the period of Shrawan. During this month, adherents quick (vrat or brata) on quickly, however especially on Monday. The quick may be of any length; it very well may be full or fractional. Fasting is generally done by ladies, everything being equal, to respect Lord Shiva. Unmarried ladies follow the quick to appeal to God for an optimal spouse like Lord Shiva, while wedded ladies petition God for their better half’s long life, acceptable wellbeing, and success. They visit the sanctuaries, make contributions like as milk, bel patra, blossoms, and perform Bhajan-kirtans (reverential petitions and melodies). It is likewise said that venerating Lord Shiva during this month is multiple times more powerful and viable than loving him during different months. This favorable month of Shrawan is especially propitious for ladies. They will just sport green, red, and yellow bangles, potes (dots), sarees, and kurthas, in addition to other things. Green is the essential shade of Nature and addresses quiet. During this month, the women make Mehendi or Heena utilizing their hands. Green, red, and yellow bangles of different plans can be found in plenitude in shops and markets. The utilization of Mehendi or Heena on the hands, just as wearing sarees, kurtas, or outfits in green, red, or yellow, just as bangles and ear-rings in comparable tones, has gotten trendy among Hindu ladies. During the period of Shravan, it is standard to break the quick or burn-through just vegan food varieties. Aside from strict reasons, there is a logical reasoning for fasting over time of Shrawan to work on one’s wellbeing. This is the stormy season. At the point when the downpours start to fall, daylight turns out to be scant. Thus, absorption eases back down. Individuals typically eat light food varieties, for the most part veggie lover eats less, consistently. Fasting additionally helps in stomach related framework detoxification. During this storm season, it gives a characteristic protection against water-borne contaminations. The endowments of Lord Shiva give bliss, great wellbeing, and abundance to everybody during the Shravan month.

INDIA'S WEIGHTLIFTER MIRABHAI CHANU CREATED HISTORY:

After the heartbreak from Rio Olympics Mirabhai chanu bounses back winning a silver medal in Tokyo Olympics.She became the second weightlifter after Karnam Malleswari to win an Olympic medal. She stood second with a total lift of 202kg and made a Olympic record with a lift of 115kg in the clean and jerk .She already has the world record of 119kg in clean and jerk at 2021 Asian weightlifting championship.After recieving the medal she stated with joy that she will first have pizza and also said she will eat extra as she hasn’t haf anything since two days .