Author: Pratiksha_Sutar

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WANT FLAWLESS SKIN? TRY THESE NATURAL TIPS.

Having healthy and flawless skin is always the top priority of every girl. We crave for soft, smooth, and blemish-free skin. And with each day passing we are affected by imbalanced diet, pollution, hectic schedule, and lack of time, which gave us excuse to avoid taking care of our skin.

While there are many beauty care products with 5 stars and excellent reviews available in the market, but nothing can beat the goodness and wholesomeness of perfectly natural and homemade products. So, girls just step into your kitchen today and make some of these easy-to-use home-made products that insures you to give flawless skin.

TURMERIC: – With the properties of anti-bacterial turmeric is absolute blessing for your skin. It is one of that spice that will never let you down. With antioxidant properties turmeric helps you get extremely pleasing skin. It contains curcumin with the property of anti- inflammatory agent which helps you to get free from puffiness. It also renews your skin and keeps dulls skin away.

HOW TO USE: – Take half spoon of turmeric powder and half cup of gram flour, add enough of water or milk in it and mix well until it turns into a paste. Apply on your face and let it dry. After this wash it out with cold.

HONEY: – With the properties of keeping skin well moisturised and hydrated, Honey is nature’s best creation. With the anti-bacterial properties honey avoids infection and acne. Honey gives you spotless skin. It also has bleaching properties that helps you to achieve smooth and scar free skin.

HOW TO USE: – You directly apply it on your face and neck, and massage it well. Leave it for 5-6 minute and let it absorb by your skin then wash it off work lukewarm water.

LEMON: – With richness of Vitamin C and citric acid lemon is a powerful antioxidant. It maintains elasticity of your skin and lightens tone and moisturize your skin. Lemons are excellent antibacterial fruit which prevents infection and acne.

HOW TO USE: – Drinking a glass of lemonade can keep you skin glowing and hydrated. For skin usage please do a patch test as it does not suites on all skin type. Make a solution of lemon juice and water, dip a cotton ball in that and apply on the face. Let it be for 10 minutes and then wash it with cold the water. You can also add lemon juice to your face mask if you wish to do so.

ALOE VERA: – Aloe vera is one of the best natural skin care products with vitamin and antioxidant that helps to get soft and glowing skin. It also heals sun burn quickly.

HOW TO USE: – Make aloe vera juice at home or can be added into your smoothies. You can directly apply on your face and can wash it off after 10-15 minutes.

COCONUT OIL: – Coconut oil contain antioxidant and fatty acid. The coconut oil works amazingly on almost all types of skin. It also works as sunscreen, cleanser and also moisturizes the skin. Coconut oil gifts you an acne free skin.

HOW TO USE: – Massage lukewarm coconut oil regularly on your face and give you glowing and healthy skin.

THE 26/11 ATTACK

The Mumbai 2008 attack a.k.a 26/11 was a chain of terrorist attack that took place in November in the year of 2008. There were 10 members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, it was an Islamist terrorist organization from India’s biggest enemy country, Pakistan. They successfully achieved 12 synchronized bomb attacks and firing that lasted 4 days in the Mumbai.  This attack withdrew the attention of everyone all over the world. The attack lasted for 4 days, began on Wednesday, 25 November 2011 and continued till Saturday, 29 November 2011.

174 people died in this attack, including 9 terrorist and more than 300 people were injured. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai Chabad House, The Oberoi Trident, the Taj Palace & Tower was attacked 8 times. There was also a massive explosion in Mazagaon. On 28 November, in the early morning except Taj Hotel all the sites were secured by Mumbai Police and security force. Operation Black Tornado was conducted by Indian’s National Security Guard to wash out the left-over attackers, this winded up with death of remaining attacker in Taj Hotel and ended the strike. Pakistan dined the attack. Ajmal Kasab was the only attacker who survived the strike. He revealed that he and other 9 were the members of terrorist group named Lashkar-e-Taiba. Soon later the Indian Government declared that the attackers were from Pakistan, and they were controlled from there itself only. After this Pakistan confirmed that the sole survivor of the attack was a citizen of Pakistan. On 19 April 2015, the major person Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi who initiated the attack was prison free on bail and got vanished. He was then again caught and arrested in Lahore on 2 January 2021.

THE BACKGROUND

Mumbai has faced many terrorists attack since the 13 interrelated bomb explosions in which 257 were killed and 700 were injured. In the year 1993 an attack was carried out with the feeling of taking revenge in earlier religious breakdown for peace that killed many Muslims. In the year 2006 on 6th of December, a blast in a Ghatkopar station killed two people and 28 were injured. The bomb explosion took place on the 10th anniversary of the destruction of the Babri Mosque in Ayodhya. In January 2003, the Prime Minister of Indian, Atal Bihari Vajpayee visited the city, and a day before that a bicycle bomb explode near the Vile Parle station in Mumbai, in which one person died and 25 were injured. On 25 August in the year 2003, two bombs were dropped in South Mumbai, one near the Gateway of India and the other at Zaveri Bazaar situated in Kalbadevi, 44 people were killed and 150 were serious due to this attack. On the Suburban Railway in Mumbai seven bomb were exploded within 11 minutes on 11th of July 2006, which killed 209 people, 22 foreigners were also included in this and more than 700 injured. According to the Mumbai Police, the bombings were carried out by Laskhar-e-Taiba group of terrorists.

With due respect I salute Mumbai police the real life heroes who were standing still and showed enough bravery to fight against the group of terrorists not once but many times and made all the people of Mumbai to feel safe and secure.

A STORY FROM FAILURE TO SUCCESS – JACK MA

The Alibaba.com logo at the Alibaba.com headquarters in Hangzhou, China. Alibaba.com is one of the worldÕs leading Internet companies. With its Business-to-Business platform, manufactures and purchasers are connecting and making purchases that otherwise would have gone through state run trading companies. Aliababa.com is allowing small manufactures to take control of their own marketing and reach clients that would have otherwise been unavailable. (Photo by Ryan Pyle/Corbis via Getty Images)

Building one of the biggest online e-commerce platforms, does not require any techniques or specialized knowledge or application and not even a business plan, then what makes your business to run long?

Today we will read a story. A story of man’s life who has transform the economy of China and the internet industry almost alone, single handedly. His life is not less than the story of Robert or Spider that we used to enjoy during kindergarten. Yes, it is the story of Jack Ma.

WHO IS JACK MA?

Jack Ma is the founder, owner of the giant E-commerce platform the Alibaba and he is also a stakeholder at Alipay, company which is an e-payment portal. He is counted in the list of one of the richest men in the world with the net worth of $35 billion. Ma only holds only 7.8% stake in Alibaba and 50% in Alipay.

The beginning can make you to think that the story of self-important and the billionaire has never faced the dark. But do not let these number mentioned above confused you, they can trick anyone. We cannot deny the fact, that Ma has also faced many hard times to reach and achieve all the success and position where he is today.  A true story from being an ordinary man to be the richest, his story is definitely the one that will motivate and inspire you at your darkest.

THE BACK STORY

Ma Yun a.k.a Jack Ma a self-made billionaire was born on 10 September 1964 in Hangzhou in the part of China. He was born and brought up with an elder brother and a younger sister. As a boy Ma did everything, he could do to learn English. At the age of 12 he got an idea to improve his communication in English. Every morning he use to rode bicycle to the international hotel in his hometown and use to wait for tourist to com. He made proposal with tourist. He used to take them around the city and in return they helped him with English.

EDUCATION

During his childhood, Ma failed in Primary School Examination not once but thrice. He also failed the university entrance exam. Later finally he joined Hangzhou Normal University. Ma also failed to get the job in his bachelor’s degree.  He then recalled his one of the worst interview ever “When KFC came to China 24 people came for the interview out of which 23 of them got selected and I was the only guy rejected” , he also applied for the in the police force and he was one of the 5 applicants and again he was the only guy who was not selected and being told “No, you’re no good.”

ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCE

As being an entrepreneurial, Jack Ma failed in his two initial ventures, but this did not stop him of dreaming big.

THE COME BACK

Finally, after gathering 17 of his friends to invest and to join the e-commerce start up- Alibaba, the apartment became his company. Alibaba started with no single penny in investment from anyone. But later they raised $20 million and $5 million from SoftBank and Goldman Sachs respectively in the year 1999. After being successful at the age of 31 in his first company even having not experience in selling something to anyone, Ma runs one of the biggest E-commerce platforms in the world. Alibaba saw a rapid growth and expanded all over the world.

FACTS ABOUT HUMAN BODY.

Human body is one of the most fascinating and complex living systems on the earth. Let us get more familiar features and facts about human body.

  1. Adults lungs are of 70 sq. meters in terms of surface area.
  2. Your left lung and right lung are not of same size. Your left lung is little, smaller in size when compared to right lung, which allows room for you heart.
  3. 11,000 litters of air is what an average person breath daily.
  4. The growth of our ears and nose is continues throughout our life.
  5. Human’s sense of smell is 10,000 times more sensitive when compared to the sense of taste.
  6. Over a quarter of oxygen is use by a brain of a human body.
  7. A average weight of a human brain is about 3 pounds i.e. 1.5 kg. Even after this it contributes 2% of body’s weight.
  8. If you smooth all your wrinkles and set it into your brain, it will lay straight as a size of pillow cover.
  9. Our hearts beat around 1,00,000 a time in a day, 365,00,000 times in whole year and billion times if you live more than 30 years.
  10. During listing to music, your heart will automatically sync with the rhythm.
  11. Heartbeat of about 75 times on average in a minute is a sign of a healthy human body.
  12. A human heart can pump the enough of blood in a year which can fill an Olympic size pool.
  13. A human body vessel, when laid by connecting to each other then it can surround the earth 4 times.
  14. The largest organ in a human body is skin.
  15. Skin of human sheds around 6,00,000 particles every day, which means it is the largest dust particle you clean from your house daily.
  16. Your eyelashes fall off after every 150 days.
  17. Like every unique fingerprint we human also have unique tongue print.
  18. We are the only living animal with chin.
  19. The amount of iron that a human body contains is enough to make your nails 2.5 cm (1 inch) long.
  20. Your hands get 50% of the strength from its little finger.
  21. A human body carries in and around 4 pounds of bacteria in them.
  22. In terms of vision a human eye has 576 of mega pixel.
  23. Our brain produces enough energy that it can light a bulb.
  24. A human cannot swallow while he is breathing.
  25. The cornea is the only part with no blood vessels, it take oxygen directly from the air.
  26. We human produces ample of saliva during our life which can fill two swimming pools easily.
  27. 23 feet long is the size of our small intestine.
  28. Seven bars of soaps can be made from the fat that contains in a human body.
  29. A human skin weight about 4-5 kg.
  30. Human brain has 2 sides, right and left. Left side of  the brain controls the right side of the brain and right side of the brain controls the lefts side of the brain.

THE INSPIRING STORY OF THE MISSILE MAN – APJ ABDUL KALAM

“IF YOU WANT TO SHINE LIKE A SUN, FIRST BURN LIKE A SUN”- KALAM

Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was the man loved by all the Indian as well as he was respected outside the India also. Kalam was the man with 0 haters he was one who gave the wings to fly. From a newspaper delivery boy to the President of Indian, his great contribution toward India is remarkable which cannot be ignored.

Let’s read more about the success of the missile man of India-

EARLY LIFE AND CHILDHOOD

Kalam was born on 15th October 1931 in a Tamil Muslim family in the city of Tamil Nadu, Rameswaram. Jainulabdeen, Kalam’s father was a boat owner and IMAM of a local mosque, Ashiamma his mother was a home maker. He was blessed with 4 brothers and 1 sister. He was the youngest among all the siblings.

In his childhood, due to the financial crisis in the family, Kalam was forced to sell newspaper at a very young age to support his family. Kalam was an average student during his school time, but he was hardworking, good learner as well as a bright student as per his teacher’s saying. Abdul Kalam completed his schooling in Schwartz Higher Secondary School. In the year 1954 he completed his graduation in physics from Saint Joseph’s College. Later in the year 1955, Kalam went to Madras Institute Of Technology to study aerospace engineering.

Kalam’s wanted to be a fighter pilot, but he almost missed his dream, as there were only 8 position and Kalam secure 9th position in the qualifiers of Indian Air Force (AIF).

ABDUL KALAM’S CAREER

Career as scientist: – After completing his graduation from Madras University in the year 1960. Kalam joined Aeronautical Development Establishment of the Defense Research and Development Organization [DRDO] as a scientist. His career began when he started to design small hovercraft, but he was not happy as he was not satisfied with his job. Later in the year 1969, he was appointed as the director of India’s 1st Satellite launch vehicle [SLV-III] in Indian Space Research Organization  [ISRO] which was successful in July 1980. Tremendous and huge contribution and efforts of Kalam in the development of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle [PSLV] and SLV-III launched between 1970s and 1990s and by the grace of God both were successful and one of the most important victory for India. Kalam was also invited to witness the India’s first nuclear test ‘’Smiling Buddha” by Raja Ramanna.

Career as president: – Abdul kalam became 11th President of India in the year 2002, he was 3rd president of India who was honoured with Bharat Ratna before he became the President. He was the only scientist and bachelor to occupy ‘Rashtrapati Bhawan’.

The Tragic death of Kalam: – On 27th July, when he of 83, we lost the gem of India. When kalam was delivering a seminar on “Creating a liveable planet Earth” at IIM Shillong, he collapsed he was rush to near by hospital, but he was dead at that time due to the cardiac arrest. APJ Abdul Kalam was famously knowns as ‘Missile Man of India’. He was the one who made India to fly high and achieve success. He was love by children and his story inspires us for the success.  

FEMALE FOETICIDE

Female foeticide is the process of finding out the sex of the foetus before the birth, if the foetus turns to be a girl, then the mother must undergo with abortion. Although this is all illegal but till it is practice in many parts of Indian. By the side of this there are some people who practice female infanticide that means killing the girl child after she is born. This leads to the decline in the ratio of boy is to girl in our country. This decline in the sex ratio means that we are taking away the human rights of girls not only this we are the reason behind not giving them rights to live.

This practice needs to be banned before it is too late as both boys and girls have equal right to live. In order to prevent their rights, we need to forbid the practice of dowry system, child marriage which are practiced from long time.

Despite of having a strong Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques Act, it is a high time to strengthen this law, since the number of cases regarding female foeticide are still not less. Preference of boy child or having the first child as boy has became the tradition in every Indian household especially in rural areas. Many parents also give more importance to the boy child, thinking of that he will be their backbone after they get aged and will take care them during their old age. But the reality is, once boys reach the age of manhood and starts to earn wealth and gets all the facilities, they soon forget their parents and leaves them and gets settle with their wives and kids to live an independent life.

Now the time has changed, today we can witness many temples specifically build in the names of women. In Tamil Nadu, these temples are knowns as ‘amman’ temple, ‘ammavaru’ temple is called in Telegu belt whereas in Kerala these temples are know as ‘bagawathi’ and so on in many parts of India. There are many festivals on specifically for female goddess like Navratri which is celebrated of 9 days and nights in the name in Goddess Durga.

But we can still taste the bitter truth, when it comes to bearing a girl child or when a family gets to know that their daughter-in-law is pregnant, they soon conduct or follows the superstitious activity and ask only boy child should be born. I still do not understand this dirty logic behind this.  

After 73 years of Independence, living in 2ist century it’s our responsibility, not to encourage such dirty practice.

Indira Gandhi, Kalpana Chawla, Saina Nehwal and many more are the females who made their parents and India proud. It just we need to give them their right and see what magic they do.

To abolish this practice government also launched campaign “save the girl child”.

At last, but not the least, boy or girl they are God’s creation, accept what he gives. Never ever destroy at the stage of development itself, you never know she can be another Mother Teresa, Kalpana Chawla and give you a chance to be proud of her. Do not forget betiya ghar ki Lakshmi hoti hai (girls are consider as Goddess of wealth).

LET’S UNDERSTAND THE MEANING BEHIND THESE SLOKA FROM BHAGAVAD GEETA

  1. Gita dhyaanam – Meditation on the Gita

vasudeva sutam devam
kamsa chaanuura mardanam |
devakii paramaa nandam
krishnam vande jagat gurum ||

MEANING: I respect the son of Vasudeva, Devaki, the one who gave birth to such immoral child, the one who destroyed kamsa and who made this world. I salute to Lord Krishna.

  • Chapter 4, Verse 8

    paritraanaaya sadhuunaam vinaashaaya chadushkritaam |
    dharma samsthaapanaarthaaya sambhavaami yuge yuge ||

MEANING:  For the defence of good, for demolishing the evil and to entrench the dharma (righteousness). I (The Lord Krishna) took birth again and again.

  • Chapter 2, Verse 62

    dhyaayato vishayaanh pumsah sangasteshhupajaayate |
    sangaath samjaayate kaamah kaamaath krodho abhijaayate ||

When someone stay on sense object for long, the feeling of wanting that object is generated. This wants changes to desire, and this desire gives birth to anger.

  •  Chapter 2, Verse 63

    krodhaadbhavati sammohah sammohaatsmritivibhramah |
    smritibhramshaadbuddhinaasho buddhinaashaatpranashyati ||

    MEANING: From anger comes the false believe that conflict with reality; from false believe confuse memory is generated; from a confused memory the power or reason of ruin is created; from the reason of ruin, man finally destroys himself.
  • Chapter 6, Verse 5

    uddharedaatmanaatmaanam naatmaanamavasaadayeth |
    aatmaiva hyaatmano bandhuraatmaiva ripuraatmanah ||

MEANING: Efforts are the only thing that makes man to raise by its own. Let nobody not even you let degrade yourself.

Because a person’s best friend or his worst enemy is none other than his own self.

  • Chapter 4, Verse 7

    yadaa yadaa hi dharmasya glaanirbhavati bhaarata |
    abhyuktaanamadarmasya tadaatmaanam srijaamyahamh ||

MEANING: when the power of dharma (righteousness) is weaken and when there is increase in adharma (unrighteousness) ,I (Lord Krishna) born in this world.

  • Chapter 9, Verse 26

    patram pushhpam phalam toyam yo me bhaktyaa prayachchati |
    tadaham bhaktyupahritamashnaami prayataatmanah ||

MEANING: I welcome the offering of fruits, water, a flower as well as a leaf, when it is offered with affectionate loyalty.

  • Chapter 5, Verse 10

    brahmanyaadhaaya karmaani sangam tyaktvaa karoti yah |
    lipyate na sa paapena padmapatramivaambhasaa ||

MEANING: The one who devote and show loyalty toward god, without any attachment, remains distant from sin, just as leaf of lotus under the water.

  • Chapter 18, Verse 66

    sarvadharmaanparityajya maamekam sharanam vraja |
    aham tvaa sarvapaapebhyo mokshayishhyaami maa shuchah ||

MEANING: Leaving all path, come to me for shelter, no sorrow, I will release you from all sin.

  1. Chapter 3, Verse 37

    kaama eshha krodha eshha rajogunasamudbhavah |
    mahaashano mahaapaapma viddhyenamiha vairinamh ||

MEANING: Aspirations and anger are raised from affection are inappeasable and puta a man into a big sin and should be acknowledge as foe.

  1. Chapter 18, Verse 78

    yatra yogeshvarah krishhno yatra paartho dhanurdharah |
    tatra shriirvijayo bhuutirdhruvaa niitir matirmama ||

MEANING: Where there is Lord of protection, compassion and love, the Krishna and the world’s best archer Arjuna, there rule is a good fortune and will shower victory, prosperity, and justice. This is my strong believe.

As per the Bhagavad Gita these sloka are considered to be the most knowledgeable word to read.

10 RITUALS FOLLOWED IN A TRADITONAL HINDU WEDDING

  • THE SANGEET DAY

Before the day of wedding there is a gathering of relatives and close friends called sangeet. During this day everyone form bride as well as groom side performs dance, sings and enjoys the day. This event is a kick start of all due rituals need to be followed by the bride and groom before the wedding. The sangeet day is consider as a big celebration eve for Indians.

  • THE MEHNDI DAY

The mehndi ceremony is considered to a traditional party day. Only bride’s close female friends and relative are allowed to attend this function. This function generally takes place before a day of wedding. During this function, the henna mehndi paste is made, and temporary detail art designs are drawn on bride’s hand and feet. This same process can be done to groom’s hand and feet. It is common to hide each other’s name in the mehndi art, the relation is forever if groom finds his name in bride’s mehndi work.

  • THE DRESS CODE

Never expect an Indian bride in white gown in a Hindu wedding. Traditionally a bride wrap herself in a red colour saree or in a lehenga. Now a days bride prefers to wear lehnga with floral print. And do not forget the groom, they also have choices for their dress like, sherwani, suit, or a traditional dhoti kurta. Usually both bride and groom both wears same colour and printed dress on their wedding day can be said as twinning.

  • CELEBRATING THE GROOMS ARRIVAL

Arrival of the groom to the wedding venue is one of the biggest celebration in itself. This ceremony is traditionally called as the baraat or Vara yatra according to region. The family member, relatives as well as friends show their joy by dancing till the baraat reaches the venue. The groom is welcome with a plate carrying a little lamp (the arti) and tilak, a small dot on forehead is also done.

  • BRIDE’S FATHER GIVER HER AWAY

The bride is escorted to the mandap by her brothers or uncles. The moment the bride’s farther giver her to her new family this ritual is known as Kanyadaan. During this ceremony, the father places bride’s hand onto her soon to be husband’s hands as gesture of giving her away.

  • THE WEDDING MANDAP

The wedding mandap is temporary structure constructed for the couples to follow the remaining wedding rituals. The couple traditionally get together under the mandap by their parents.

  • THE FIRE AT CENTER OG MANDAP

At the center of the mandap the fire is burn. A Hindu marriage is religious ceremony not a contract. As a sign of viability of the wedding the fire is said to be the witness of the ceremony. Couple walks 7 rounds around the fire keeping the dignity of 7 promises made to each other.

  • EXCHANGE OF FLORAL LOOP AND ENHANCNG BRIDE WITH MANGAL SUTRA

The floral loop traditionally names as Jai Mala is exchanged between the newlyweds. Both put this jai mala around the neck of each other. This ceremony symbolises both groom and bride welcome each other to their families. After this the groom tied a necklace around the bride’s neck made with black and gold beads. It is considering the mangal sutra is a blessing of the Hindu goddess of wealth “Lakshmi”.

  • SINDOOR TO BRIDE’S HAIR

Sindoor a red or orange colour powder is applied on to the middle of bride’s hair by her husband, this symbolises her new status as a married woman.

  • THE VIDAI CEREMONY

Here the Hindu wedding ends up by sending off the bride to her new house. Not all farewell for brides ends up with smile and sparkle but also ends with tears and the memories of emotions. Vidai ceremony indicated that bride’s parents leaving all their rights from their daughter and giving her the final goodbye.

INDIA’S FAMOUS DESTINATIONS AND FLAVORS

  • LUCKNOW

Gulnaar Kebabs: The Gulnaar Kebab is delight for those who enjoys eating food. The chicken perfectly blended with tomatoes and spices, bawarchis (chefs) consider garnishing the kababs with the petals of roses is of the most aesthetic way of plating.

Lakhnavi Biryani: `Bhuna’ rice is what really considered as Biryani, before the preparation, the rice is needed to be fried properly before cooking with the mutton. Hence, the name briyani differentiates it from the pulao.

Nargisi Kofta: The hard-boiled egg is considered as the main ingredient in Nargisi Kofta, enfolded in mince and deep fried, and half of the dish resembles as eye. The eggs which are selected are slimmer rather to round to get the perfect shape!

Shami Kebab: Made with mincemeat this kebab is consider as a non-vegetarian dish.   These Kebabs are shaped in round patties with lots of spicy surprise. The mouth melting and extremely soft kebab will leave you stunned with its texture.

  • HYDERABAD

Firni: Firni is severed as dessert in Hyderabad, made with boiled rice, or vermicelli cooked in milk and adding sugar in it to get the sweet flavour; it is flavoured with cardamom, raisins, saffron, cashews, pistachios, or almonds.

Hyderabadi Biryani: Biryani is must to Hyderabadi’s people in their culture. Pakki briyani and Katchi briyani are main types of briyani in Hyderabadi culture. The method for the preparation of katchi briyani is done with katchi Yakhni method i.e., with raw gravy, in which the meat is marinated in curd and cooked only by its dum. In Pakki Biryani, meat is cooked with all the spices mixed in it and then the rice is boiled with the gravy, with the aroma of mace, sealed is vessel with ittar and kewra in it.

Hyderabadi Haleem:  The Haleem dish is cooked in low flame on firewood in Bhatti for about 12 hours. It is a type of food that we make in liquid for a long time composed of meat, with lentils and wheat which makes in into a thick paste.

Sheer Korma:  Sheer Korma is a dish made during the festive season, it is a kind of pudding prepared by Muslims on Eid. Vermicelli are fried in clarified butter. Then milk (sheer) is added to vermicelli is allowed to cook further till the milk gets thick in texture, and sugar and dates are added on top with other dry fruits to make it attractive.

  • KOLKATA

Rasogolla: Rasogolla are dumplings of chena (an Indian cottage cheese) which has given round shape and make with semolina dough. The dumplings are added in the sugar syrup which gives it a sweet taste.

Mistidoi: A dessert typically a sweetened curd liked by all over India.  

Shingara: It is Bengali version of India favourite snack Samosa. It can be either baked or fried, stuffing made with potatoes, peas and cauliflower etc. non-vegetarian and swap this stuffing with mincemeat. Shingara with tea is mostly like snack in Bengal during evening.  

Phuchka:  As golgappa all over famous in North India the phuckha is little, larger in size when compared to golgappa. With crispy texture when compared to  rest-of-India variant. The filling is mostly done with  potato and matar.

CHANEL

CHANEL is a well know French luxury fashion brand. Chanel was founded in 1910, Coco Chanel is the founder of this world-famous brand. It throws the light on women’s high fashion, ready to wear outfits, the luxury goods, and varieties of accessories.

BEAUTY PRODUCTS LAUNCHED BY CHANEL

FACE: FOUNDATION

  1. LES BEIGES

PRODUCT: A liquid/fluid foundation with light-to-medium coverage which will lasts up to 12 hours and gives you the frictionless texture and luminous finish for your naturally looking skin and makes them look healthy and glowing.

COMPOSITION: This Les Beiges give you a smooth and uplifts your skin with light-reflecting results with a precise brightness, while antioxidants aid you to protect your skin from pollution, free radicals, and blue light. Les Beiges consist of 40 percent with water, the long-lasting formula is augmented with the ingredients that moisturise and hydrate skin instantly and lasts for up to 12 hours.

2. BOY DE CHANEl

PRODUCT: With BOY DE CHANEL FOUNDATION, with the formula of an invisible light as a feather weight you will get a smooth and even complexion. Comfortable and easy-to-apply, the fresh, fluid formula skim on effortlessly, and blends with your skin perfectly and keeps it hydrated.

COMPOSITION: The feature with long running formula soft-focus micro-particles help to make skin look more flawless and rectifies your imperfections perfectly. Formula includes Hyaluronic Acid for lasting comfort and hydration Broad Spectrum protection and SPF 25 helps to be protected against the environmental strains.

3. VITALUMIERE

product: For Creamy comforting and deluxe lightweight, this melted foundation which immediately brace and moisten the complexion one can go with the foundation. The Vitalmumiere blends smoothly and effortlessly that makes your skin look perfectly radiant this is all possible because of the help of medium-coverage formula.

COMPOSITON: The Vitalimiere foundation is made for dry, dull, and uneven skin texture the moisturizing agents helps to keep your skin hydrated and comfortable. Marine Extract helps to enhances glare while light-reflecting shade smooth away flaws. Walnut Extract revive and screen skin.

EYES: EYESHADOW

  1. LES 4 OMBRES

product: The LES 4 OMBRES eyeshadow palettes shows a lively, all the four lavishing shades in palette are rich with the formula inspired by threads of CHANEL tweed. With a range of shade combinations and finish that gives your eye a matte look with simmer for endless eye makeup looks.

composition: This compact with four shades offers infinite possibilities, that offers medium tones to colour and to contour, the intense shades in the palette to intensify and a light tone to highlight. Natural, long-running tone ensure an intense colour effect where on other hand the soft, effortless touch allows an easy as pie application.

2. LES BEIGES

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A SMALL TOUR TO MAHARASHTRA

Hello readers in this article I will be taking you around some beautiful towns of my state Maharashtra.

Being the Arabian Sea on the western coast and the Sahyadri mountains around it, Maharashtra state is said to be heavenly mesmerising. From absolute, sand beach of white colour towns with classical and immemorial temples, to hill stations with greenery and free from pollution, here are some most beautiful towns gives you the reason to visit the second most populous state of India, Maharashtra.

Nighoj:

Nighoj a small village, which had been recovered near Kukadi river in one of the District of Maharashtra, Ahmednagar, has fascinated many geologists from all around the world because of its blissfully created region – or depressions – in the boulder made by the water of river. People who are less curious about the procedure behind its genesis, the spot is still a treat for eyes a glimpse not to miss. The Malganga temple located by the riverside is a worth to visit.

Ganpatipule:

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The village situated facing the beach with one cleanest, white-sand beaches in the Maharashtra. The 400-year-old Ganpati temple situated at the beach and people living there mostly locals believe the Ganesha temple have sprung up from the soil. Even though the population is not more than 500, the village also have few resorts for the hospitality purpose for tourists and pilgrims seeking to visit the temple.

Matheran:

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Matheran, is just a distance of two hours outside Mumbai, gives you the sight of one of the purest forms of nature, considering the town with no-engine vehicles and pollution free policy. The town’s iconic toy train, and the spots for hikes has attracted the attention of many tourists travelling there. It is observed as the best place for Mumbaikar’s to take break from the city life.

Diveagar:

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Representing the unique beauty of Maharashtra, this small village is located adjacent to beach surrounded by orchards, showing the best combination of sea and nature. This town is also residence to the Roopnarayan Temple, were there is a 900-year-old idol temple of Lord Vishnu. The town is observed to be small, but lively, markets with eco-friendly products are also a sight to have a look.

Khandala:

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Khandala a well-known favourite place for Maharashtra people to visit, and also observed as one of the most popular destiny during the weekend period from Mumbai and Pune. Enclosed in the Sahyadri mountains, this town is lush, green, and flourishing with flora and fauna. It also offers plenty of spot for trekking.

Aurangabad:

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This town will definitely make you to stop during your tour to have the glimpses of the historic Ajanta and Ellora caves, but the peculiar Mughal architecture and deep historical significance makes Aurangabad one of the most beautiful town offered by the Maharashtra. Bibi Ka Maqbara, built by Azam Shah, son of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, in memory of his mother, Dilras Banu Begum these epic architects made Aurangabad the home of many historical monuments. The Maqbara – or mausoleum – is observed to be a replica to the Taj in Agra.

Rajmachi:

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This small village nested in the Sahyadri mountains with not more than 300 population is the location to one of the most beautiful forts in Maharashtra. The Rajmachi fort – shows the importance in history of Maratha – is also well-known destination for trekking, particularly among Mumbaikars seeking a weekend holiday.

THE NAME YOU KNOW, THE STORY YOU DON’T

ARUNIMA SINHA

An Indian mount climber and a sportswoman ARUNIMA SINHA is the first female amputee to climb Mount Everest. She is also former seven times Volleyball national player.

As usual she was travelling in local, soon after this some robbers came to her and asked her to give her gold chain, but she refused and after she refused the robbers got vigorous and pushed her from that running rain in the year. This incident resulted in the damaged, in her both legs, she got her left leg amputated below the knee, and got rods in her right leg and her spinal cord got multiple factures.

Climbing each of the continents highest peaks and hoisting the tricolour flag of India was her aim. She has already done climbing seven peaks till 2014. In January 2019 she completed her final summit of Mount Vinson in Antarctica.

She was also honoured with Padma Shri by the government of Indian in 2015, the fourth highest civilian award of India.

EARLY AND CAREER LIFE

Arunima was born on 20 July 1989 in Ambedkar Nagar near Lucknow in U.P. Her father was in the Indian Army and her mother was a supervisor in the health department. She also had an elder sister and a younger brother. After the death of her father, her mother burgeons to look after her family.

Arunima liked to play football and she was a national volleyball player. She always wanted to join paramilitary forces. She also got a call letter from Central Industrial Security Forces (CIFS) but her life did injustice to her and she faced her life-changing accident while she was traveling to Delhi in its response.

THE TARIN ACCIDENT

The former national volleyball and football player Arunima was travelling from Lucknow to Delhi on 12 April 2011 in Padmavati Express, to attend the examination to join the CIFS. She was pushed by the robbers who wanted to snatch her gold chain and bag out of a general coach of the train. Portraying the incident, she said:

“I resisted and they pushed me out of the train. I could not move. I remember seeing a train coming towards me. I tried getting up. By then, the train had run over my leg. I don’t remember anything after that”.

Instantly, she fell on the railway track, a train from the same track crushed her leg below the knee. Due to late at night there were no one to help her at that current situation. Next morning, she was taken to the hospital, with serious leg and genital injuries and with this she lost her leg after doctors amputated her legs it to save her life.

She was brought to the All-Indian Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) for further treatment. She was provided a prosthetic leg after spending four months at the Institute free of cost by a private Delhi-based Indian company.

An inquiry by the police highlighted the version of the accident turned this in doubt. According to the police, they said was either attempting suicide or met with an accident while crossing the railway tracks. Arunima claimed that the police were lying. With this the Indian Railways paid Arunima a compensation of ₹500,000.

THE MOUNT EVEREST SCALING

At the time of her treatment in the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, she determined to climb the highest mountain above the sea the Mount Everest. Yuvraj Singh battle with cancer has inspired her in climbing the Everest. She completed her in basic mountaineering course from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi, and her mother supported her to climb the Everest. She did her climbing to Mount Everest with a prosthetic leg. 

After all her efforts and struggles hard of 17 hours, she reached the summit of Mt. Everest on 21 May 2013 on 10:55 am, With this, Arunima became the first amputee female to climb Everest. It took 52 days to reach the summit. She also wrote a small thank you note to Almighty on a wrapped cloth and pressed it in the snow. Recalling the incident, she said:

“It was my tribute to Shankara Bhagawan, and Swami Vivekananda who has been an inspiration throughout my life”.

THE CONTINUATION ( MAHABHARAT)

LAKSHAGRAHA (the lac house)

After the deaths of Pandu and Madri the Pandavas with their mother Kunti return back to the Hastinapur palace. Yudhishthira is Crowned Prince of Hastinapur by Dhritarashtra.But  Dhritarashtra also wanted his son Duryodhana to crowned as the king of Hastinapur.

Uncle Shakuni, Duryodhana, and Dushasana plan to get rid of the Padu’s Son the Pandavas. Shakuni ask architect Purochana to build the palace which can catch fire easily. He then requests for the Pandavas and Mother Kunti to stay there and plan to set it alight. However, after all this incident set by the Shakuni, Duryodhana and Dushasana the Pandavas escape with the help of  their wise uncle,Vidur. They escaped to safety and go into hiding. During this time one of the Pandava’s brother Bhima marries Hidimbi who was a demon, and they had a child son named Ghatotkacha. And in Hastinapur, the Pandavas and Kunti were declared to dead.

DRAUPATI’S MARRIAGE

During the period when the Pandavas was hiding, got to find the swayamvara of the princess of Pancala Draupati. The Pandavas witness the event being as bharmhin. Meanwhile, Krishna and Draupati became good fridends, and tells her to look out for Arjuna (which was considered to be dead). The competion was shoot a target on the ceiling, on the eye of a moving artificial fish while looking at the reflection of the fish in oil below., Karna proceeds to the attempt but by Draupadi refuses to marry a. After all this the swayamvara got opened to all the Brahmins hence the Arjuna wins the competion and marries Draupadi. The Pandavas return home and Arjuna inform their mother about what he have won in the copetion and what they have got after winning  the competion. Without even looking at anyone, Kunti asks them to share whatever Arjuna has won among all five brother. Thus, Draupadi ends up being marrying and being wife of all five brothes.

INDRAPRASTHA

After being married, the Pandava werecalled up in the Hastinapura. The Kuru family didn’t liked that the Pandavas got married to one lady at a time hence his made all five brother and Draupati to leave the kindom and led them to build their own kingdom at Indraprastha.

Soon after this, Arjuna seceratly marries Krishna’s sister, Subhadra.

As times passed the Pandavas built their new palace for them, They also  invite their Kaurava cousins to Indraprastha, Duryodhan seeing a pond and assumes it will not have any water in it and falls in. All Pandava brothers (except Yudhishthira) everyone laughed at him including Draupadi. Furious by the insult, and jealous at seeing the wealth of the Pandavas, Duryodhana decides to arrange a dice-game as suggested by Shakuni.

THE GAME OF DICE

Shakuni, Kaurava’s uncle, arranges a dice game,played against Pandavas elder brother Yudhishthira. In the game of dice, Yudhishthira loses all his wealth, then his kingdom. And then he also gambles his brothers, himself, and finally his wife Draupati. The Kauravas then get chance to take their revenge for Duryodhan’s insult and this leads to disrobe Draupadi in front of the entire court, but this disrobe is prevented by Krishna, who magically made her saree endless, therefore it couldn’t be removed.

After all  Duryodhana says there is no place for two crown princes in Hastinapura. Hence Dhritarashtra orders for another game of dice. After the second game of dice now the Pandavas are required to go into exile for 12 years, and in the 13th year, they must remain hidden. And if they were seen by any kaurava in their 13th year of exile, then they again have to go for 12 year of exile.

THE KURUKSHETRA BATTLE.

Soon after the completion of 13 years of exile, the Pandavas return back to Hastinapur.

The battle took place because of the disrespect of the Draupati in the court during dice game.She wanted not to repeat this injustice and torture to any other women in the Hastinapur.Hence lord Krishna was always with the Panadav and guided them during the war. The war was of 18 days. At the end of the 18-day battle, only the Pandavas,Yuyutsu, Ashwatthama and Krishna survive. Yudhisthir becomes King of Hastinapur and Gandhari curses Krishna that he will also face the same situation as she faced.

THE END

MAHABHARAT

The MAHABHARATis one of the epic stories in our Indian history, other than Ramayan. It portrays the struggle between the two gangs of cousins “the pandava” and “the kaurava” in the Kurukshetra.

The Mahabharat is considered as the longest epic poem known and has been described as “the longest poem ever written”

THE OLDER GENERATION

 Shantanu, the king of Hastinapur, once’s married with goddess Ganga and has son with her named Devavrata later knowns as Bhishma. After many years, when King Shantanu sees Satyavati while he was hunting, she was the daughter of the chief of fisherman, and asks her father for her hand. Her father refuses for marriage unless the King Shantanu promises to make their son as the king of the Hastinapur after his death. To resolve his father’s dilemma, Devavrata agrees to relinquish his right to the throne. And takes the oath of not getting married to anyone. Later Satyavati gave birth to his two sons  Chitrangada and Vichitravirya. The miseries still have not ended, king Shantanu died soon and their son Chitrangada also lived a short life. After all this Vichitravirya was announced as the king of Hastinapur and he was later married to the kasi daughters Amika and Ambalika. The older daughter Amba refuses to marry as she wish to marry swayamvara but due to certain reasons swayamvara refuses to marry her and with this she became the great enemy of Bhishma and she gives herself to the angi (fire). And later she was born as Shrikhandi the daughter of Drupada. She was the cause of Bhishma’s death and wish to defeat him with the help of Arujuna.

PANDVA AND KAURAVA PRINCES

Vichitravirya was died young with no children later Satyavati ask Vyas to father them with the widows. The eldest, Ambika, gives birth to her son Dhritarashtra who as born blind. Ambalika gave birth to her son Pandu. Later Ambika and Ambalika send their maid instead, to Vyasa’s room. Vyasa fathers a third son, Vidur, by the maid. He was announced as Prime Minister (Mahamantri or Mahatma) to King Pandu and King Dhritarashtra.
When both the princes grow up, Dhritarashtra was about to be crowned king by Bhishma but due to his blindness King Pandu was honoured and the throne was given to him. Dhritarashtra was married to the Gandhari, a princess from Ghandhara, Pandu was married twice to, kunti and madri. Ghandhari also blindfolded herself for the rest of her life to feel the pain as her husband Dhritarashtra.
Her brother Shakuni was angry as his sister was married to an blind man and vows to take revenge on the Kuru family.
Later Pandu, Madri and Kunti went for excel and their they had their 5 sons. Kunti was give boon by the Druvasa that she could invoke any mantra and have her son. Kunti uses this boon to ask Dharma the god of justice, Vayu the god of the wind, and Indra the lord of the heavens for sons. She gives birth to three sons, Yudhishthira, Bhima, and Arjuna, And shares her rest mantra with Madri, she later gave birth to twins Nakul and Sahadeva through the Ashwini, Later on usually referred to as the Pandava brothers.
Due to uncertain situation King Pandu died and Madri commits suicide.
Ghandhari gave birth to her hundred sons, all born after the birth of Yudhishthira. These where names as the Kaurava brothers, the eldest being Duryodhana and the second Dusasaha.. The competitiveness and enmity between them and the Pandava brothers, leads to the Kurukshetra war.

TO BE CONTINUED IN NEXT ARTICLE……

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS: ALL ABOUT INDIA

Mental health is a vital matter all around the world and our country India is also a bit close in sharing this. Evaluating the spread in the area of mental health, the momentum seems to be lagging. Dr. Brock Chisholm stated the “where there is no mental health there will be no true physical heath”- WHO first Director-general, even after 60 years, the scene seems to be stagnated considerably. Around 14% of the worldwide load of illness is ascribe to neuropsychiatric disorders. The weight of unbalanced mind is more probably to be underrated because of insufficient acknowledgement of the interrelation among mental illness and health disorders.

The campaigns on mental health awareness have given the optimistic results. Dearth of awareness about mental illness constitute trouble to mental health care delivery system. Awareness and health are opposite sides of same coins. Some of the few analyses have estimated mental health education in the Indian context. One study gave the result that mental health literacy among teenagers to be very less, i.e., depression was recognized by 29.0 percent. This data emphasizes on the need for the spread mental health in India.

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS: BLUEPRINT

As very large Indian population is indulged in mental health, the only progressive way is through uplifting the mental peace awareness which can build its own demand. With increasing in the alertness, it can be anticipated that advance understanding and approach to therapy can be done. It is predicted that dimensions of the awareness contributions can be passed from these following objectives.

  • Conventional media
  • Government programs
  • Educational system
  • Internet, social media & phones
  1. The Conventional Media

Media has been the foundation of the earlier efforts in the area of mental health education. Indian celebrity like Deepika Padukone in recent shared the depression battle fought by her.

Short brief taglines of commercials and description which are rich in content and documentaries; are considered the pillars of media drives so far.

  • Government Programs

Despite some crumble about the measures, the Indian government continue to offer their time to resolve this problem in the mental health sector. Alone with this, the National Rural Health Mission is on its route for delivering mental peace as a chunk of consolidated foremost awareness at the knife-edge for the healthcare of the public.

  • Educational system

Most long term and weakening mental illnesses leave their impact before 24 years of age when most of the children are part of the educational system, the educational system gives multiple chances for uplifting the mental health awareness.

  • Internet, social media & phones

Hand used gadgets and the social media can really be a turning point in the generation of effective mental health and mental peace interference by focusing expansion, and not in spreading the facts and data. With help of big data and sympathise of subtle and distributed design above the big volumes shall brief the decision taking.

CONCLUSION

And the conclusion is that most of these strategies are to enhance and uplift oneself from the mental illness or depression. Its been six decades or more, that these ideas have not been succeeded in less developed countries, it is high time that new approaches are needed to be taken to fight and cope with the mental illness or depression.