It is a well-known fact that a person without an aim is a person without a life. All the creatures in this universe have one or other specific aim. It is common for all things. As the human is the best creature among them all, he has given a right to select that what he wants to do in his life. The mindset of each and every person is of its own type. Therefore, his aim of life will also be different from others.
Importance of aim in life
There is a popular saying that a man without an aim is like an aim without a rudder. It means a ship without rudder faces danger. Thus similarly a man without aim cannot reach towards his goal of life. He stumbles in his way of life.
So every person must have a definite aim. So, the aim of life is to give your life a purpose and a meaning. Certainly, it is done by finding out what truly matters to you. Your purpose is to create more joy in life or to show others how you can live your life in the best possible manner.
How to Choose the right Aim of life?
It is the responsibility of the parents and the teachers to persuade their wards to select a profession according to their aptitude. Thus one can say that the right aim means right life and the wrong aim means wrong life. So, we should be very cautious while deciding on our aim.
Certainly, this is the most difficult problem that a young man faces is the selection of a profession. If a person does not choose his aim rightly, he will be always misfitted in his life. Thus, the best aim would be for one in which one feels happy always and he can do something worthwhile. Also at the same time, he assures about bright prospects in life.
Everyone should set a goal which is personal to him and will always inspire to reach new heights. Therefore, don’t follow the mob and mimic the ambitions of friends.
Conclusion:
Thus it is a fact that setting an aim and acting to achieve it is very important for a successful life. Everyone must start working towards it. Timely execution of an action plan with a proactive attitude is the key to success. One of the best ways to stay motivated is by visualizing the change and likewise by achieving step by step milestones.
The first worldwide organization to maintain peace was formed in 1920 and was names as The League of Nations. However it failed to fulfill its purpose. Later United Nations (UN) was formed in 1945 with the aim of preventing another world war. It is the world’s largest and most powerful international organization. Just when it was founded it had 51 members but now there are over 193 countries in it. UN has six principal organs: the General Assembly; the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the Trusteeship Council, the International Court of Justice, and the UN Secretariat. Furthermore it has various agencies:
UNICEF:
United Nations Children’s Fund is responsible for the welfare of the children worldwide which include various activities like immunization, disease preventing, providing nutrition etc. Earlier it was known as United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund because it was used to provide funds only during an emergence but now it is functional throughout.
UNESCO:
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization aims at providing education for all, preserve regional and cultural history, and promote cultural diversity. Its headquarter is at the World Heritage Centre in Paris, France.
WHO:
The World Health Organization is responsible for international public health. The WHO was established on 7 April 1948, which is commemorated as World Health Day. It is actively providing support against various diseases like Corona Virus. Its headquarter is at Geneva, Switzerland.
ILO:
The International Labour Organization was initially an agency of Leagues Of Nations and was formed in 1919 and became a part of UN after the LON got disintegrated. It aims at providing support to the people who are indulged in labour. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland.
WBG:
World Bank Group is the the largest and most well-known development bank in the world. It consists of 5 international organizations. It aims at ending poverty and building shared prosperity. Its five organizations are the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the International Development Association (IDA), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
Technical skills are the abilities and knowledge needed to perform specific tasks. They are practical, and often relate to mechanical, information technology, mathematical, or scientific tasks. Some examples include knowledge of programming languages, design programs, mechanical equipment, or tools.
Some of the very famous tech. Skills:
1. Project Management. Being able to effectively coordinate resources, people and budgets as a project manager is one of the best technical skills that you can have. 2. Analysis of Big Data and Business 3.Intelligence. 4. Information Security. 5. Designer. 6. Marketing Assistant. 7. Writer. And many more…
Create a dedicated Technical Skills section for the resume.
If they’re heavily emphasized in the job description, then your Technical Skills section should be at the top of your resume, just below your introduction, and above your professional experience. A bulleted list will make it easy to read.
These are some of the basic tech. Skills:
* Word Processing Skills. * Spreadsheets Skills. * Database Skills. * Electronic Presentation Skills. * Web Navigation Skills. * Web Site Design Skills. * E-Mail Management Skills. * Digital Cameras
How can you improve your technical skills? So, here are the steps to improves ones technical skill.
1. Enroll in Technical Classes or Workshops. 2. Get Technical Books. 3. Volunteer for Technical Projects. 4. Subscribe to Technical Sites and Magazines. 5. Develop Knowledge of a Second Language. 6. Practice What You Learned.
“YOU CANNOT HAVE A POSTIEVE LIFE WITH NEGATIVE MIND . SO TURN ALL THE NEGATIVE THOUGHTS INTO POSITEVE AS MUCH AS YOU CAN “
BK SHIVANI
We all have days when negative or self-centered thoughts enter our mind. It’s normal. However, what we do with them is another matter.
I’m one of those people who gets a bad idea in my mind and stays there for a few business days. I worry too much about them all the time, think too much and analyze too much. Why did I have such a thought? Where did it come from? What does it mean? How can I prevent myself from going to that dark place again? How can I control my thoughts?
How long can a person stay without food? 2 days, 5 days? How can they support themselves without sleep or water? How many days? They can only stretch for a few days. After that, it will start to affect our bodies. Similarly, how many days can we live with fear, anxiety, and negative thoughts? If we do not fix it now, it will begin to affect our minds.
Let’s not make emotional scars. When we are affected, it will affect our families and loved ones and that is not what we want. Focus and focus on the foundation (mind). In order to make this foundation strong we must definitely give this one hour to us as well. Because when the mind is strong, our thoughts will be right and the right thoughts will bring happiness and health.
What are the sources of our thoughts? The source of our thoughts is created in our minds.
Here are three sources of negative thoughts: –
THE SYSTEM OF OUR BELIEFS Many of our thoughts and beliefs have a negative connotation. Distortion of the mind is much more common than we think. They can be the cause of mental disorders such as depression or anxiety. They can also cause relationship problems. It is important to begin by identifying our wrong attitudes. Once we have identified the distortions we often use, it becomes easier to deal with them.
2.PAST TRAUMA Emotional and psychological trauma are the result of extreme stress that disrupts your sense of security, making you feel worthless in a dangerous world. Depression can leave you struggling with irritating emotions, memories, and worries that will not go away. It can leave you feeling numb, disconnected, and distrustful of others.
3.DIET Our diet can affect our brain. Some foods can help us feel better. Mediterranean-style foods (high in vegetables, seafood, fresh herbs, garlic, olive oil, grains and whole grains) supplemented with fish oil can reduce symptoms of stress . Unhealthy foods reduce our ability to think.
It takes time to change your thinking from bad to good, especially if you have lived this way for the rest of your life and that is all you know. But with hard work, practice and patience, you can live a happy, happy and happy life. You just have to choose it. You have the power to change your life and your attitude toward it.
What do you want to do when God tells you that today is your last day?
I don’t know about you but I do everything that I want to do in my life.
Firstly, I eat my favorite foods like rajma chawal, chhole bhature, sahi paneer, chicken biryani, pav bhaji and much more.And how can I forget junk food – momos, pani puri, burger, noodles, manchurian, soosa, chat, pizza.
Momos, it is my life. And Manchurian and noodles are the best combination ever…
My favorite food list is long so I can’t write everything.
Then I go for a movie trip with my friends and in way to the movie hall I listen to the best songs.
Which songs do you want to hear on loop of on the last day of your life?
I like to hear all the best songs.Here, I can’t tell my favorite songs because I like various songs and it depends on the current situation.The songs are- Waqt ki baatein , Nadan parindey, Tu Jane na, shape of you, Agar tum sath ho, Zindagi ek safar hai suhaai suhaana, O mere dil k chain.
I spend time with my family and with them I am going to talk as much as I can.And I am going to dance recklessly with my mom on the last day I always wanted to do that but My mom always scolds me.
In my whole life I haven’t talked to boys because I am not allowed to do this. I don’t know the name of boys (not even) Five) of my class.
I mean really… How? I am not allowed to do these things but leave it.
I want to fight with a stranger and I’ll do that on my last day I am definitely going to enjoy that day.
Everyone just thought that it was the way she is going to enjoy the last day.Really? And my answer is yes because in my whole life I haven’t even visited a theater.I have never gone outside of my house.I am not allowed to go out with my friends.Last time I saw my friend on the last day of school.
I want to explore the world…
I want to do so many things in life. I want to enjoy every moment of my life but when I come to know that today is my last day then everything that I think about it is useless.
Lifeis too short. Make the most of it. You don’t know when your last day is. Live the way you want to live
Madagascar is the fourth biggest island in the world, situated in the Indian Ocean. The island country is deemed as ‘Megadiverse’ by Conservation International with more than 250,000 species of plants and animals most of which do not exist anywhere else. Almost 90% of the species found on the island are endemic. The island of 28 million people is one of the poorest countries in the world and has been ravaged by many natural and human-induced hazards.
So we can confidently say that the country is extremely rich and unique biodiversity. On the eastern coast of Madagascar the Rainforests of Atsinanana comprising of six national parks with an endemic rate of species touching almost 80%. This area has also been added to the World Heritage List since 2007. The area is considered important to both ecological and biological processes and it also supports the rare species of Lemurs and many other primates.
Deforestation has been a major issue in Madagascar and this has also threatened the Lemurs and them and many endemic species of the island heavily rely on these forests. Madagascar witnessed rapid deforestation for long a time and this only accelerated by the end of the 19th century due to French Colonization. The forested areas were gradually converted into coffee fields and the country lost its original forest cover by almost 80%. As of today, the primary forest cover stands a little over 10 percent.
Deforestation has not only affected the ecology of the country but has also affected the soil quality and increased soil degradation. Subsistence agriculture is quite common among the inhabitants of the islands. Slash and burn is another method that has affected the forest cover of the island as these methods are not beneficial after a certain population cluster. Another big reason for the rapid deforestation is illegal logging and this benefits private entities and large corporations. The country has also seen a rapid growth in its population which currently is estimated at 26 million, up from 2.2 million in 1900. This has increased the requirement for more land for cultivation.
Currently, Madagascar is going through a very severe drought and deforestation can partly be a reason for this phenomenon. But there are other issues of cause too. Due to climate change, Madagascar has also suffered the consequence of the increased frequency of extreme weather events. It’s the worst drought in 40 years and has taken grip of the Southern part of the island. Due to low rainfall various streams, rivers and small dams built for irrigation dried up last year. The majority of the people in the south of the country rely on rain-fed, small-scale agriculture to survive. With no rainfall and non-existent agriculture output, there has been an emergency in the country with severe food scarcity. Many people in the region have resorted to eating insects, wild roots.
According to experts’ deforestation, drier soils and higher temperatures due to climate change are the likely cause of droughts.
Climate experts
The island is already suffering from the covid-19 virus combined with the pressure of droughts and famines have caused strain to the poor country. Food and other aids are being provided to the affected areas of the country but supply is still not aligning with the current demand. A long-term solution will be required to tackle this situation as this problem is only going to get more serious in the future.
Before directly going into the SEO techniques I would like to make you understand about the concept of digital marketing easily with a simple example that we encounter in our daily routine. ” Most of us use Gmail almost everyday for various purposes. When ever we open our Gmail we observe different sections holding different mails in it especially when we open “Promotions” section in our mail box, we used to see different mails from various websites which are offering discounts on their products or courses.” These mails are the strategic implementations of the websites in order to increase their marketing on the internet to get profits. This type promotions in Gmail sections leave a foot print of ” DIGITAL MARKETING”.
DIGITAL MARKETING:
Digital marketing is a platform that is widely used for marketing with help internet connected devices. It uses latest digital technologies to reach people. Now a days digital marketing is crucial for the entrepreneurs to share their idea, promote their products and build their audience.
SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION(SEO):
When we search for a content through search engines like google, then that particular search engine shows a random websites for our search as an answer. This random gathering of information by search engines is possible with the help of search engine optimization which helps search engines to show the best available content for the given query.
SEO is an effective way to improve the rank of websites in search engines in order to increase the visibility of websites. SEO is a technique to optimize the website with the suitable key words. Let’s see some latest SEO hacks to improve the ranking of page which helps in increasing your websites market.
LATEST TRENDS OF SEO:
UNDERSTAND CORE WEB VITALS OF THE SITE: Google has recently announced that core web vitals will become the new ranking signals by combining previous UX related signals also. Core web vitals is a new term that haven’t heard in previous years but it plays a crucial role in 2021 because google has developed a new algorithm to measure the page experience based on the score off core web vitals.
To make you understand better, core web vitals are the measurement capabilities of the content in a website. These measurements are depended upon page speed, page responsiveness and page visual stability which are known as LCP(Largest contentful paint), FID(First input delay), CLS(Cumulative layout shift). These measurement speeds are shown in the following picture.
AI PLAYS A LARGE ROLE IN SEO: AI is changing the interaction methods of people with online content. Google has unveiled an algorithm a few years back which is called as “RankBrain”. This algorithm paly’s a crucial role in ranking the pages with the help of “SERP’s ” results. Experts believe that user experience signals are the primary for ranking the page, so by using this algorithm search engine like google can easily captivate the rate of time that has spent on the website by readers which gives the better feedback on the content quality of website.
USE “EAT” PRINCIPLE: EAT principle helps website optimizer to master a long term SEO success, despite of Google’s constantly changing algorithms. EAT stands for Expertise, Authority and Trustworthiness. These three principles are essential to measure the brand of websites on the web. In order to establish your brand’s authority, trustworthiness and reputation then you have to follow these rules:
Try to engage with customers in a better way and request them to provide reviews and feed back to your work.
Try to insert high quality links in you site.
Follow EAT principles on your website through testimonials, case studies and other forms of social proof.
Along with the above discussed principles we should also follow the below stated tips to improve the traffic to your website:
Create new content and try to update the old.
Give first priority to the user experience.
Improve featured snippets to make your content more prominent.
Improve mobile friendly content to improve search rankings.
Support long tail key words and optimize the images that you place in your content and don’t forget to keep effective back links on your site.
Finally, The content designers of websites should keep in mind that , Relevant & Optimized content wins every time in the ranking of page on search engines and also the core of SEO is about figuring out what works for the site or client and then changing it when it stops working. Always keep a close eye on your competitors and follow the best practices to thrive best in marketing.
Move towards the stage with energy and enthusiasm and deeply breath for few seconds. Look towards your audience straight in the eyes, and begin to talk as confidently as if every one of them owed you money. Imagine that they do. Acting confidently will help you gain some confidence and its better than talking nervously.
2. CHOOSE YOUR TOPIC WISELY
Your topic is the major factor of the success of your talk. Choose that topic which you feel most earnest and enthusiastic about, because if you feel confidently about your topic then only you can deliver a good speech. For example I like sports and book and I will talk about them.
3. INCLUDE YOUR AUDIENCE
Make the audience a part of your speech, because then only they will attentively listen to you and will eagerly wait for what you have to say. And the best way to do that is by asking simple question that the audience can easily answer.
4. FIRST SPEAK TO YOUR FRIENDS
Before speaking directly to audience, rehearse that topic by actually speaking in front of someone like your friend or your family member. This will help you to become more confident about your topic and also it will help to learn what you have missed in your talk through your friend.
Since its founding in 1949, Public Administration and Development (PAD) has been reviewing and assessing the practice of public administration at the local, regional, national and international levels where it is directed to managing development processes in low and medium income countries.
The role of public administration in bringing about development?
On the role of public administration, it will address such areas as sustained economic growth, the promotion of social development, facilitating infrastructure development and protecting the environment, promoting public- private partnerships, managing development programmes and maintaining a legal framework for
ROLE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN DEVELOPMENT TO BE CONSIDERED AT RESUMED GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION 15-19 APRIL
19960412 Background Release The crucial role of public administration in development, particularly in developing countries and economies in transition, will be the subject of a one-week resumed session of the General Assembly, beginning on Monday, 15 April. The resumed session represents the first time the Assembly will meet specifically to consider that issue.
The aim of the resumed session of the General Assembly is to explore themes contained in two distinct categories: the role of public administration, and capacity-building for effective administration. Thirteen specific topics were identified within those categories.
On the role of public administration, it will address such areas as sustained economic growth, the promotion of social development, facilitating infrastructure development and protecting the environment, promoting public- private partnerships, managing development programmes and maintaining a legal framework for development.
With respect to capacity-building, the Assembly will discuss improving civil service systems, organizational strengthening, the enhancement of policy-development capacity, strengthening financial management for development, human resource development for the public sector and the development of administrative capacities for post-conflict and crisis conditions.
In deciding to hold the resumed session, the Assembly recognized the important role that governments and public administrations can play in promoting sustained economic growth and sustainable development (resolution 49/136). It also recognized the need for strengthened public administrative and financial management capacities in order to ensure a civil service that is responsive to the needs of the people.
As a stimulant to its discussion, the Assembly will have before it a report of the Secretary-General containing a series of recommendations on strengthening the role of the United Nations in public administration and development, including recommendations for national governments (document A/50/847-E/1996/7).
Recommendations in Secretary-General’s Report
The report of the Secretary-General contains recommendations on the role of policy-making for public administration and development, the focus of the United Nations programme on that subject, the coordination of relevant activities within the United Nations system and support of donors. It also includes recommendations for national governments and United Nations responses.
On the role of policy-making, the Secretary-General recommends that the issue of public administration and development be included as a regular item on the agenda of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council and that the Group of Experts on Public Administration and Finance be redesignated the Committee on Public Administration and Development, which would report to the Council. Likewise, the United Nations programme in public administration and finance should be renamed the United Nations programme in public administration and development.
The United Nations programme in public administration and development should enhance its role as the central depository for materials, reports and non-print media on public administration and development worldwide, the report recommends. Using the latest technology, it should become the clearing-house for all materials on the subject, to serve as a catalyst for a network of international, regional and national institutions and organizations involved in those issues. The programme’s focus should be on action-oriented, practical research on effective systems and procedures in public adminstration.
Tied to its research and clearing-house functions is the assistance the United Nations can provide to individual governments, at their request, in helping them improve their governmental machinery and public management systems for development. To that end, the United Nations programme should be strengthened in the areas of advisory services, needs assessment, diagnostics and substantive support to projects. It is recommended that the United Nations assist governments, when requested, in translating the recommendations of global conferences into detailed programmes for implementation.
The report recommends that the United Nations programme assist in all the phases of the restoration of public administration institutions in countries recovering from conflict and crises, and that it actively assist developing countries and countries with economies in transition.
On coordination of public administration and development activities within the United Nations system, the Secretary-General recommends that a consultative group on the matter will meet once a year, under the auspices of the Department for Development Support and Management Services. It will focus on closer collaboration in the planning and implementation of global
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programmes of information exchange, research, preparation of guidelines, and organizations of seminars and workshops. It will also provide a forum for mobilizing international assistance.
With regard to donor issues, the report recommends that the donor community recognize the significance of public administration in development and provide adequate resources to improve such structures in developing countries and those with economies in transition. Particular consideration should be given to the loan of expertise to carry out practical research and advisory missions. To that end, the Secretary-General recommends the establishment of a trust fund for United Nations activities in public administration and development.
The Secretary-General highlights a number of recommendations for governments made by the Group of Experts on Public Administration and Finance, which held its twelfth meeting from 31 July to 11 August 1995. Following each recommendation is a projected United Nations response (document A/50/525- E/1995/122, annex).
The Group states that national governments should strengthen the policy, advisory and administrative capacity in critical areas, while the United Nations programme can organize professional exchanges, arrange professional training programmes and prepare case studies on policy matters for dissemination.
According to the Group, in the process of restructuring public administration, government institutions should be encouraged to develop strategic plans and monitor their performance, while the United Nations would continue to undertake comparative studies on restructuring and disseminate them on a regular basis.
Leaders should invest in people, upgrading the capacity of national training institutions to develop a core group of professional trainers, the report states. The United Nations would seek to create and sustain momentum for a global exchange of information on human resource development.
Governments are asked to establish clear goals, encourage operational flexibility, measure results impartially and develop appropriate incentives, while the United Nations would continue offering advisory services in areas including the management of change, performance management and measurement, and information technology.
Public administration services should be provided to reflect ever- changing needs of the citizens they serve, the Group states. The United Nations can assist in developing state-of-the-art technological communication networks.
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Furthermore, governments should encourage financial management at the grass-roots level, the Group states. For its part, the United Nations would assist governments in creating and strengthening national capacities in fiscal policy analysis and economic management, and in promoting a proper environment for capital flows for investment, private sector development, transparency and accountability.
According to the Group, governments should seek objective evaluations of their privatization programmes to establish the appropriate place and timing of privatization in structural adjustment programmes; they should also pay greater attention to performance improvement in parastatals. For its part, the United Nations shall, at the request of the government, arrange for such evaluations, assisting governments in defining the role and scope of their public, private and combined sectors.
While governments should provide an encouraging environment for small and medium-sized enterprises, the report states, the United Nations would assist countries by operating an information clearing-house, developing case studies of successes and failures and providing technical support.
National governments should assume the responsibility for establishing environmental standards for all infrastructure policies, the Group states. The United Nations would assist governments in administrative capacity- building and infrastructure management. Codification of laws must be undertaken to facilitate access to legal guarantees, with the United Nations assisting governments to organize a legal framework of public administration and strengthen judicial supervision of public administration.
For countries recovering from crisis and conflict, the development of both immediate and transitional or long-term strategies is recommended. The United Nations would provide special assistance to countries in post-conflict situations and to collapsed States, to help restore effective public administration.
Governments should promote the use of aid as a stimulant for development and economic growth in civil society, the Group states. The United Nations would provide technical assistance to strengthen institutional machinery capable of evaluating the consistency between development project outcomes and such macro-objectives as growth, employment and income distribution.
Related Meetings, Activities
A number of activities are also being carried out in connection with the resumed session. Among these, Cabinet ministers and other high-ranking officials from each of the major regions will hold an executive session to discuss their experiences in restructuring governments. An International Technical Forum was held on 11 and 12 April at Headquarters, the site of a
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related Internet Exposition until 19 April. (For more information, see Note to Correspondents No. 5329, of 10 April.)
In the lead-up to the resumed session, regional meetings were held in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Central and Eastern Europe. The impetus for the session arose from the June 1994 Tangier Declaration of the Pan-African Conference of Ministers of the Civil Service, which called for the convening of a global conference on public administration and development.
OTT stands for over the top media , which offers media services to the viewers directly through the internet by passing the cables, broadcast, sattellite television platforms and the distributors or controllers of the entertainment content.
Cinema is basically the art or technique of making motion pictures of bringing the stories made by the creative minds to life with the help of the camera. it is immensely popular in India with over 1800 films releasing in many Indian languages per year with Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Kochi, Bhubaneshwar-Cuttack and Guwahati being the main centers of the film production. Cinema in India not only serves a purpose of being a platform for showcasing art and providing entertainment to the masses but also it is an emotion. Whenever there has to be a celebration in the Indian households people do it by going to the theatres enjoying their time out relishing the feel of the reel stories with their favorite beverages in their hands. When we are happy or sad we watch movies, the choice of the films we watch represents our mood.
Indian Cinema over the years
Over the years, the cinema has transformed from giving classic deliveries over the daily situations of the lives, to the typical action packed romance films where a poor boy goes against all the odds to marry her rich girl or vice versa to the films depicting the importance of family to the films depicting social issues which are lesser known and require our immediate attention to the real life inspirations. Over the past half century and more there has been a rapid change in the dynamics of what film industry used to be and people’s perception about it.
We see ourselves in the character and derive joy from it and maybe learn things also from them . The vilian on the screen automatically was our definition of a bad guy. The iconic DDLJ’s “Tujhko dekha hai toh jana sanam “ song which was shot in the mustard feel continues to rein people’s heart over almost every generation even today 25 years after its release. This is what is about the movies, it takes us for a moment away from this hectic world.
The contribution of OTT platforms
With the covid-19 pandemic engulfing the world in its dreadness, everyone is locked in their homes with the theatres which since many decades have played home to hosting the movies on the big screen being closed. Though nothing comes close to the feeling of watching a story which sometimes consists of your dreams, unfold on the big screen, OTT platforms are what which came to our rescue in these times.
While the OTT platforms like Amazon Prime video, Netflix, zee5 are there since years now , but its the pandemic which had made people watch these. With the introduction of OTT came web series, a mid version of serials and movies. While a movie has to wrap up in 3 hours maximum and a tv serial goes on till infinity , web series are slightly longer than the 3 hour duration and are finite with the content i.e. there is no pressure to extend the content till infinity for the sake of TRPs. The content which includes these web series are the one which is too long to be caged within the 3 hours of the movie. And this has led to some serious changes in what Indian cinema is now.
Gone is the time of showcasing a damsel in distress who needs her Knight in shinning armor to save her, it is the time of equality and this is what the majority of content on OTT serves today. Not just the web series but the films which are releasing on these OTT platforms now showcase the need for change in today’s time. With people idolising the cinema and its actors, it is very helpful if those actors help drive an important message home.
Also, it has given an opportunity for the actors to showcase their skills and the ones who were once underrated are a household name now. Moreover, the OTT platforms are available at the lower rates with a subscription for an entire year in many Indian languages, it is just like the theatres shifting to the comfort of your homes with more valuable content . This helps people in watching end number of series and films over that platform in the amount of money that they would have spent on just one movie in the theatres. The reason for this cost reduction be the removal of distributors and many others who played an important role in the release of a film.
Vedanta Philosophy is one of the Indian Orthodox Schools of Philosophy that is primarily based on Upanishads, Bhagavadgita and Brahmasutras (Prasthanatraya). The Vedanta system, with the course of time has branched off into 3 categories: Advaita, Visistadvaita and Dvaita. The Visistadvaita which is mainly taught to have been originated from Ramanuja, is in reality much older than him. Ramanuja has taken the ancient teachings of the Prasthanatraya and has given it a definite shape like others. However, since Ramanujan was the best exponent due to his excellent work, Visistadvaita rightly gets its second name from him; Ramanuja Darsana. After the death of Ramanujan, his followers were divided into Vaḍagalais and Teṅgalais which literally translates to followers of the northern schools and followers of the southern schools respectively.
Visistadvaita is essentially a philosophy of religion. In it, reason and faith combine together to become ‘reasoned faith’. Epistemology: Visistadvaita accepts mainly 3 sources of knowledge, Pratyaksha, Anumana and Testimony of scriptures (Agama or Sabda). The three main principles of Visistadvaita are as followed:
1. Dharmabhūtajñāna – refers to the consciousness of the individual as its attribute. It is through this consciousness that one comes to know the nature of the external world, self and Brahman. This consciousness is all-pervading, however since it is bounded by Karma, it fails to recognize this.
2. Logical rule of aprthak-siddha-visesana – states that a quality resides in its qualified substance and is inseparable from it. They are separate but inseparable. E.g., Rationality is inseparable from man but rationality is not man.
3. Grammatical rule of sāmānādhikaraṇya – It means the application of two terms to a single entity through connotation of its 2 modes. (implicitly)
Visistadvaita accepts the satkaryavada (effect pre-existing in the cause) theory of Samkhya Philosophy. Visistadvaita believes that the world is a transformation of the Brahman and thus is real and not illusory. (Advaita)
Ontology:
Visistadvaita accepts three entities: Brahman, Jiva and Prakriti as the ultimate realities. They are aka ‘tattvatraya’. However, only Brahman is an independent reality and the other two are dependent realities. Therefore Visist (specific) Advaita (non-dualism) is a philosophy that accepts only one Reality, but with attributes or modes.
1. Brahman (Ishavara) Brahman of Visistadvaita is the absolute of philosophy as well as the God of religion. Truth, knowledge, infinity and bliss are its attributes. He is the whole and Jiva and Prakriti are its parts. (saguna brahman?) He is also free from imperfections and any defects. According to Visitadvaita, Brahman enjoys the play of creation. It creates the universe from its cit and acit portions and remains unaffected by it. Since Brahman creates in accordance to the past deeds (Karma) hence he is impartial and good-hearted.
2. Jiva (Cit) The Jivas are countless but they are identical in form and nature. Each Jiva is separate from its constituent attributes such as buddhi, body, mind etc. Jiva is a part of Brahman and is controlled by it. Jiva is the knower of knowledge, doer of actions, and experiencer of their results. The jivas are further divided into 3 groupss.
(i) Bound – the jiva that has not attained moksha and is still bound to Prakriti.
(ii) liberated – the jiva which was previously bound but attained moksha
(iii) eternally free- the Jivas that are always free from samsara and any attachments.
3. Prakriti The Prakriti id insentient (devoid of feeling and consciousness) and through it is the material universe formed. Prakriti is ever-changing hence it can never be the substratum for knowledge. Just as skin, flesh, seed, colour, taste and smell can all exist in the same mango simultaneously, so also cit (jiva) and acit (prakriti) can exist in Brahman.
Means of Liberation:
The means of liberation, is five-fold: karma(deeds), jñāna(knowledge), bhakti (devotion), prapatti (self-surrender), and ācāryābhimāna (strong faith in guru and his affectionate attachment to disciple. Prapatii is self-surrender and is for those who can’t follow the path of Karma, Jnana or bhakti. Its main characteristics are: to conceive what is in conformity with the will of God; to reject what is disagreeable to him; to seek him alone as the protector; and to surrender one’s self to him in all meekness.
State of Liberation:
The liberated soul has a direct vision of Brahman and is absorbed in the eternal bliss of union with him. To him, the pluralistic world remains however his pluralistic views abolishes. The distinction between him and Brahman still remains and the personality still remains. But the liberated soul forever enjoys the state of bliss by serving Brahman.
Always listen to experts. They’ll tell you what can’t be done, and why. Then do it.
Robert A. Heinlein
The mind-blowing challenge in my life I consider is to up the board exams that is literally tough rather than anything. That to facing up math exam was the worst part in my path I have ever faced and can’t forget those moments still now. I am an average student in my class being very humble and not considered by anyone for anything. I managed to score a mid-range of percent in all subjects. But I was not able to cope up with the topics of math and calculations as I hate the concepts to the core. I always interact or listen to those classes in a strange or in a something irrelevant to me. My tutors are soul-hearted but I can’t find the reason behind the lack of interest in math alone. I tried many reference guides and treatments to overcome this lack of interest but I was not able to do so. I feel terribly sorry for myself looking at my situation. I failed to show my improvement until the whole year and finally landed up as a failure. I am speechless to say the sacrifice undergone my parents in the struggle to make me a better learner whatever comments they hear from my faculties. “As anger is the key to make someone do impossible things” the same incident happened in my life which made me to back answer the people those who underestimated me. “Things change in life as people get to know or gain experience out of insults”. To boost my temper my parents guessed an idea to make me fierce by giving worse comments and also ill-treated me. I was a big selfish as I could not understand the pain that my family has faced because of me. It is also obvious I’m an outraged person as it is a hereditary feature in our family. So by doing those kind of act I went to the worst level of my temper as it was a key for me during my hectic times to focus more on the subject to gain my respect back. They gave me an additional support by appointing a home tutor so to make sure I complete my concepts thoroughly. So with the struggle of two months day and night practicing accordingly by scheduling myself with a friendly mentor to support me with concepts with simple learning and teaching I was able to score a good mark of 85% in that subject alone within a period of two months full of support from my side family and with hard work to gain back my respect from others and to prove them I’m worthy of it. This circumstance gave me an experience to show interest in things which you hate more and try working on it until you succeed in it fruitfully. This is how I overcame my disgusting past in life that gave me motivation to not give up so easily.
If you expect life to be easy, challenges will seem difficult. If you accept that challenges may occur, life will be easier. - Rob Liano
Never lose hope at your hard times as it molds you to sharpen your level of understanding your life and shaping your future. ” The more your are tested by life the fast you grow in and achieve great heights”. Make yourself yourself to cope up and tackle situations to find better solutions and enrich out of it that will teach you morals and lessons to follow in the future. I conclude you by informing if I can realize my situation why can’t you ??. Try to change and understand if that change can improve your character. Let us confess to be flexible and face challenges to know the meaning of life.
No one is perfect in the world but always try to be the better version of yourself. Every person is unique in herself or himself. person’s behaviour, attitude, character, perception, temper, personality traits make him distinctive.
Be the better version of yourself means making an effort to attain your quintessential self. This is something that applies to every human being, because no one is born perfect. all human beings are distinct from each other internally and externally. Extrinsic differences are visible for all of us. Evaluation or measurement of any person can’t be done only on the basis of his or her external quality. internal qualities make them exclusive and special.
I think our efforts and hard work assists us to be a better version of ourselves. There are many people who want to become exactly like renowned or eminent personality . there is nothing wrong with it . Everyone have their own dream which they want to fulfil. We all have different capabilities , potential , abilities and skill those things decide how far you can go and achieve. Always show the world what you really are. Only you know yourself better than anyone. No need to become anyone’s type. You are your own type .
If you’re feeling anxious about self-improvement. confidence , belief in yourself , hard work and perseverance plays very important role in the journey of self improvement. you just need to stick to your goal. Someone else’s life path cannot be your benchmark of success, since they have different desire, dreams, passions and skills. someone else’s journey would be completely dissimilar than yours.
DISCOVER : you have to discover each and everything about you, before starting the journey of self improvement, you need to identify some of the point and evaluate them. Identify the person you want to be ,identify your passion ,area of interest, dream and desire. What is your positive and negative points. what is your expectation , where you want to see yourself in future, identify your area of weaknesses where you need improvement. what kind of activities do enjoy daily, what is your happiest memory ,what impact do you want to make on the world. Answer all questions sincerely and honestly.
You also need to evaluate yourself. Evaluate your capabilities, potential and abilities. Analyze whether your goal is beyond your ability .Compare your potential with your goal. Your target should match with your capabilities. follow smart approach. Make sure that your goal should be specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and time bounded. This approach increase the chances of achieving your goal. Overall you have to explore yourself thoroughly and deeply.
There are a few ways to be a better version of yourself , you have to take some concrete steps to get there.
Let go of limiting beliefs you know and understand yourself better, but do you know who you could be. we hold back by limiting beliefs. Learn to recognize and let go of all limiting beliefs that are holding you back from being the best version of yourself.
Amplify your strengths you should focus more on our strength ,you’ll get even stronger in those areas, becoming more fully yourself along the way. When you amplify your strengths, you’ll crush the obstacles in your path. It’s also important to focus on your strengths when you hit obstacles – which you will inevitably do.
Develop a growth mindset Having a developed growth mindset is essential for converting a person into better version. we all have some areas which require more attention. Successful people deal with it by having a growth mindset. They believe that there are no weaknesses. They focus on areas of improvement , how they can improve and take action to avail any opportunity .
Throw out expectations our beliefs create our world, but unfortunately, sometimes our beliefs are not our own. Sometime we set up target as per the expectations of others. Your vision for who you want to be should be yours , not someone else’s
Be willing to shed your old identity when you determine to find the best of you. You have to voluntarily give up your old identity .people who know your old self might resist due to the feeling of insecurity, But don’t let it become roadblocks of way. willingly accept the changes and embrace a can do attitude.
Tame your fears whenever you anxious or if you are afraid to try anything , prepare your mind for this kind of situation think about the less scary alternatives and possible results .once your mind is accustomed to this process, you will feel less anxious .and you will be able to take right decision in this kind of circumstances .
Set reasonable goals always set reasonable goal that should be achievable. To boost confidence you can divide your goals into some smaller part that would be achievable in short time. Confidence brings you closer to the better version of you.
Create empowering rituals we all know eminent and renowned personalities because they have successfully become the best version of themselves. Any person’s habit assist him or her to grow. Make good habits like eating healthy food, exercise daily, be punctual, meditation etc.
Have compassion for yourself it’s totally fine if you are not whereyou wanted to be , have compassion for yourself. Instead of worrying deeply about setback, do things that make you happy. And then also analyze negative points and replace it with positive once.
Manage yourself effectively Self management includes time management that should be managed effectively and efficiently. To evaluate yourself you can check your progress on quarterly , monthly and yearly basis Effective time management sets you free from stress, leads you to your ideal self and also gives you self gratification. your management would reflect in your work.
Stay positive whatever situation you face in life you have to be positive. its certain to combat many arduous circumstances in life Make your personality resilient to any kind of adversity, also change your perception towards any problem , take it as an opportunity. Positivity works in a tremendous way.
• Established 460 years ago – beside river Sabarmati.
• Main deities – holy trinity – Lord Jagannath, Lor Baldevji, Goddess Subhadra Ji. Idols installed in the temple by sadhu Shree Sarangdas ji. • Sadavrat – yeoman service – meals every day to 1000 to 1200 needy, poor persons including saints irrespective of caste, creed and religious distinction.
Rath yatra
• Also referred as Ratha-yatra, Ratha-jatra
‘Chariot festival’ – public procession in a chariot carrying a deity.
• Particularly annual Rathayatra conducted in Odisha, Jharkhand, Gujarat, West Bengal and other East Indian states.
• Chariot carrying holy trinity and the Sudarshana Chakra.
• Shree Jagannathji temple Rathayatra – introduced in 1878. Conducted on the Ashadhi Beej every year. Starts with pahind vidhi – cleaning the way for the chariots using a golden broom. Led by 15 to 20 elephants in decorative dress + group of trained athletes performing aerobatics + disciples with decorative flags of the temple. Finally comes the Holy Trinity on chariots pulled by devotees.
Suffering is part of the core teachings of Buddhism. In Buddhism, to study, understand and eliminate suffering is considered to be the ultimate goal of human life.
It is said that when Buddha attained enlightenment and started his altruistic sermons, he stated the following;
“O Monks, two things I only teach, dukkha and the cessation of dukkha” Buddha could see suffering at each stages of human life. He understood that from the moment of birth till the state of death, suffering was part of human life.
Hence, we have the 4 Noble Truths given by Buddha that deal with sufferings in Buddhism:
1. The truth of suffering (dukkha)
2. The truth of the cause of suffering (samudaya)
3. The truth of the end of suffering (nirhodha)
4. The truth of the path that frees us from suffering (magga)
Collectively, these principles explain why humans hurt and how they can overcome suffering. Furthermore, Buddha taught that there are three kinds of sufferings. The first type of dukkha is the physical and mental pain from inevitable events like sickness, old age and death. The second type of dukkha occurs when we fail to get what we desire or to lose something that we hold dear. This type of dukkha appears due to impermanence and change.
The third type of Dukkha is the suffering that arises due to man’s conditioned state of existence. In other words, it’s a kind of existential suffering arising due to the angst of being human, the very state of our existence and being subject to rebirth.
Buddha, in his 2nd Noble truth explains the reason why humans are subject to suffering. Buddha says that suffering is part of a universal causal link. Universal causal link is a link that is a cycle of cause and effect. It states that for every effect to come into existence, there lies a cause of its origination. Hence suffering is a part of this cycle of causal link. From this causal link Buddha extracts 3 main reasons for humans to be subject to suffering.
1. Birth According to Buddha, existence leads to suffering. i.e. From the moment we take birth we are bound to experience suffering in our lives.
2. Attachments and Desires Buddha believes that the root cause of suffering is attachments and desires. When we attach ourselves to materialistic things or desires that cannot always be fulfilled, we are afflicted with pain and suffering. Buddha says that man has a sense of ‘I’, the belief that his existence is individualistic in nature. This belief leads him to feel the obligation to achieve all his desires. What we fail to understand in this belief is that these desires are temporary and momentary, thus we cannot always satisfy our desires and needs. In addition to this Buddha also says that there is no end to human desires, hence one cannot always achieve the things that he or she wishes or desires.
3. Ignorance According to Buddha this is the ultimate cause of suffering in human lives. Due to ignorance humans fail to gain knowledge about suffering and remain ignorant to reality.
Ignorance also leads to the creation of the false sense of ‘I’. Thus, ignorance increases our infinite desires and attachments that later cause us suffering in our lives.
HOW TO END THIS SUFFERING?
In his 3rd Noble Truth Buddha affirms that suffering can be ended. And in his 4th Noble Truth Buddha gives us the path to attain this end to suffering.
Nirvana in Buddhism is a state of freedom from suffering. It is said that when one attains Nirvana, he or she is left with no desires, no attachments and no ignorance.
Nirvana is a state where one feels ultimate happiness and peace. However, Nirvana is not always a static life but can also be an active life. Thus, there are two types of Nirvana
1. Jivan Mukti – You attain Nirvana when you are alive. Example: Gautama Buddha
2. Videh Mukti – You attain Nirvana after your death. Example: End of Rebirth
Since Buddhism accepts Karma and rebirth to be the main causes for humans to take birth and experience suffering, hence Nirvana is also a state where all Karma is annihilated and rebirth comes to an end.
To attain Nirvana, or to attain freedom from suffering Buddha further gives a middle path, i.e. an 8-fold path that advocates neither extreme self-indulgence nor extreme self-denial. It’s a middle path of these two extremes.
THE 8-FOLD-PATH TO ATTAIN FREEDOM FROM SUFFERING
In no particular order, the Eightfold Path of Buddhism teaches the following ideals for ethical conduct, mental disciple and achieving wisdom:
1. Right views Buddha said that in order to attain freedom, one needs to acquire right knowledge. Since ignorance is the ultimate cause of suffering, by attaining right knowledge about the 4 Noble Truths it will eventually help an individual to eliminate suffering.
2. Right resolve Right resolve refers to the act in accordance with right knowledge. An individual needs to have the right determination to make the right choices in life.
3. Right speech Right Speech advises individual to not use harsh or abusive languages. It advises to refrain from cussing, cursing or hurting other people by using abusive words.
4. Right conduct This talks about the behaviour of an individual. Right conduct is further explained using 5 ways.
i. Non-Violence (Ahimsa) To not practice violence in any form; physical, mental or emotional.
ii. Truth (Satyam) To always speak truth and never lie, no matter what condition one may be in.
iii. Not Steal (Asteya) To never steal or shoplift no matter how much pleasure or happiness one gets from doing so.
iv. Contentment (Aparigrah) This talks about how one should be satisfied with what he or she has and teaches to be grateful for the things one is blessed with.
v. Celibacy (Brahmacharya) Celibacy here does not refer to an ascetic life but rather talks about how an individual should learn to control his/her emotions and desires.
5. Right Livelihood Right Livelihood encourages an individual to earn their wages or living expenses by following a moral path. That is, by working hard instead of stealing, murdering or any immoral acts.
6. Right Effort Right effort majorly talks about making an effort to develop and retain good thoughts, to remove existing evil thoughts (negative thoughts) and to prevent evil thoughts from entering the mind.
7. Right Mindfulness Mindfulness talks about retaining the good energy in our mind and encourages to constantly remember good things.
8. Right Concentration This talks about analysing our sufferings and finding the root cause of it. It encourages individuals to concentrate in discovering our own selves and to detach from any unnecessary desires or attachments.
Hence it is only after following this 8-fold-path can one achieve liberation from suffering.
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