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M. Jaya Rao
Often we face the problems of cleaning up stains and sometimes wonder whether we have live with them. Also we often wish that the cut flowers in the vases do not wilt so quickly. During monsoons we face the problem of dampness in the cup boards and are there any solutions to these problems? Here are some useful household tips: 1. 2. Ripen green tomatoes quickly by placing them, along with an already ripe apple, in a paper bag for 2 days. For best results, maintain a ratio of about 5 or 6 tomatoes per apple. Keep your wooden or plastic cutting board clean by occasionally scrubbing it with a paste made from 1 tbsp each of soda bicarbonate , salt and water. Rinse thoroughly with hot water. To get rid of smells and dried up spills inside the refrigerator, remove the contents, and then sprinkle some soda bicarb on a damp sponge and scrub the sides, shelves and compartments. Rinse with a clean and wet sponge. To clean your microwave, put a solution of 2 tbsps of soda bicarbonate in a cup of water in a microwave safe container and cook on high for 2-3 mins. Remove the container, and then wipe down the microwaves damp interior with a damp paper towel. Freshly cut flowers will stay longer if you add tsp. bleach per litre of vase water. 3 drops bleach and 1 tsp. sugar in 1 litre of water will also prevent the water from getting cloudy and inhibit the growth of bacteria. 6. Rose and other cut flowers keep fresh longer if crushed aspirin is put in the water. Other household items that can be added to extend the life of your flower arrangements include: a multivitamin, a tsp of sugar, a pinch of salt and soda bicarb. Clean artificial flowers by placing them in a paper bag with cup of salt. Give the bag a few gentle shakes and your flowers will emerge as clean as the day you bought them. The easiest way to pick up glass fragments is to press a slice of bread over the area. Tie a dozen pieces of chalk together and hang them in your damp cupboard. The chalk will absorb the moisture help prevent mildew. Replace the bunch with a fresh bunch every few months. To clean stuffed toys, rub a little corn flour onto the toy, wait about 5 minutes and then brush it clean. For more tips you may contact me on jayaraom@yahoo.co.in
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NIRUHA BASTI: In this a decoction is prepared from herbs according to the disease and administer through the anal region. This is very much helpful in bowel disorders. It is mainly done for vata dosha disorders. Example: - Arthritis, Osteoarthritis etc. ANUVASANA BASTI: In this medicated oil is used in enema. is administered with the niruha basti and is done alone. This enema
NASYA: Nasya means nasal administration of medicated powders or liquids. It is a procedure in which medication is administered through the nostril in order to purify the head and neck region. Here we use liquid drops that are more cleansing in action. It is done to cleanse the sinus cavities, also the head and neck region. Indication: Headache, Migraine, stiffness in head, neck, shoulders, lock-jaw, nasal pain, sunisitis, facial paralysis. The basic aim of panchakarma is to remove the excessively accumulated dosha. They can be used as preventive or therapeutic measures. If one wants to use panchakarma for prophylactic purpose, i.e. to prevent diseases from occurring due to a particular season when a particular dosha plays truant, as in Vasant ritu(spring), then a preventive Vaman can be resorted to for normalizing it. Similarly, in the varsha ritu(monsoon), when the vata dosha is upset, we can do basti to mormalise the vata dosha and in the sharad ritu(autumn), Virechana can be performed to normalize pittha. E-Mail shailaja31578@gmail.com shailaja_31578@yahoo.com
STORY OF A BOAT
Karthik P It was a very gloomy night Black was everyones sight The clouds were dark And the Moon was a faint one The lightning and the thunder Flashed and roared, louder and louder The wind was threatening And the waves were slashing The rain was glutting Its water was freezing At this hour, a single boat was sailing Amidst all the heavy pouring (3) The boat was in white painted And very well crafted It was designed in such a way that It could withstand any weather Land was straight ahead In the same route, the boat was led When all the troubles seemed to be gone The boat tumbled upside down A huge beam of light had passed And an immense wind had the boat tossed Deep under the dark water His own boat of paper
is very large, syllables are composed of basic units such as vowels ("achchu" or "swar") and consonants ("hallu" or "vyanjan"). The consonants in the consonant clusters take different shapes in reference to the context it is utilized in. Consonants are presumed to be pure consonants without any vowel sound in them. However, it is traditional to write and read consonants with an implied 'a' vowel sound. When consonants combine with other vowel signs, the vowel part is indicated orthographically using signs known as "maatras". The shapes of "maatras" differ greatly from the shapes of the corresponding vowels. A sentence in Telugu ends with either a single bar (called a "purna virama") or a double bar (called a "deergh virama"). Although Telugu has a unique set of symbols to depict numerals, Arabic numbers are extensively and more commonly used. Thus Telugu, in effect, consists of 60 symbols in total, with 16 vowels, 3 vowel modifiers and 41 consonants. Telugu is often considered an agglutinative language, wherein certain syllables are added to the end of a noun in order to denote its case. Grammatically, in Telugu, "Karta" (nominative case or the doer), "Karma"(object of the verb) and "Kriya" (action or the verb) follow a sequence. This is one of several ways through which Telugu could be clearly classified as a Dravidian language. Telugu also has a "Vibhakthi" (preposition) tradition. Owing to the fact that virtually every word in Telugu ends with a vowel sound, European travelers in the 19th century often referred to Telugu as the "Italian of the East". Although the first printed Telugu book was out by 1796, Telugu literature's renaissance set in later on in the early part of the 19th century. Heavily influenced by the works of Shelly, Keats and Wordsworth, young poets gave birth to a new form of romantic poetry called the "Bhavakavithwam" in the middle parts of the 19th century. Telugu literature's Renaissance came full circle with Kandukuri Veeresalingam's book, "Rakashekharacharitramu", considered to be the first novel in Telugu. The colloquial form of literary usage, called "Vyavaharika Bhasha Vadam" followed suit with Gurajada Apparao and Gidugu Ramamurty with works like "Mutyala Saralu" and Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy's (also Founder of Andhra University) "Musalamma Maranam" and Rayaprolu Subbarao's "Trunakankatam" forming the pioneering examples of the new age in Telugu literature. Today, Hyderabad's proximity to the arena of Information technology and the concerted efforts of Telugu-language proponents ensures Telugu's growing significance in the Information Technology sector and in the Computing scene. Time and effort will ensure that this mellifluous language will prosper, just as it had throughout the course of history over the centuries.
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DISCIPLINE
S .S. Vaishnavi S.V.Shashidhar Man has set down certain modes of behavior in all lands and communities in order to secure orderly and smooth running of lift. These have proved to be beneficial by centuries of practice. Hence discipline is the law of nature and is essential for every person. It is the most indispensable quality of life and is the backbone of character. Discipline entails the strict observance of rules, regulations and directions. The sense of duty can yield results only when discipline is observed. Discipline comes to our rescue during our time of crisis. Without Discipline the mind of a person is turned into a wild elephant in a rut. Hence Discipline is to be taught at an early age. Discipline is essential to succeed in any endeavor what ever the field may be whether it is economic, social, education, military and is even more essential for success in spiritual effort. All efforts today are being concentrated on production of more and more products like food, cloth, building more accommodation etc, what is most needed today is to make a person manifest more tolerance, more humanity, brotherlinenss, more compassion and deeper awareness of springs of joy and peace that lie within the heart of person. The five important points of discipline are: 1. Silence - it is the first step in practice to promote self control 2. Cleanliness - it is a doorway to Godliness. 3. Service- it, broadens our vision and deepens our compassion. 4. Love - it is selfless service. 5. No hatred - no being is to be looked down as unimportant We should not waste time as time wasted is life wasted. Similarly, don't waste food as food is God. The process of transformation is achieved by a close combination of Five 'Ds' -Devotion, Discrimination, Determination, Duty and Discipline Devotion is the starting point with proper discrimination we should see that only positive thoughts are put into action. It would lead to good actions and more positive thoughts. With a disciplined approach we should repeat good actions so that they form into good habits. Determination is required to convert good actions into good habits until they become our second nature. Thus, inner values find expressions in righteous conduct
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The father of modem literature is Kandukuri Viresalingam Pantulu (1848-1919), who wrote a novel, Rajasekhara Charitamu, inspired by the Vicar of Wakefield. He was the first person to use literature to eradicate social evils. He was followed by Rayaprolu Subba Rao, Gurazada Appa Rao, Viswanatha Satyanarayana, Katuri Venkateshwara Rao, Gurram Jashuva, Devulapalli Venkata Krishna Shastry, Sri Sri, Puttaparthy Narayana Charyulu etc. who contributed to the growth of Telugu literature.
The state also has a rich musical heritage. All three legends of the Carnatic Music Trinity - Thyagaraju, Shyama Shastri and Muttuswami Dixitar were of Andhra descent. Other great composers include Annamacharya, Bhadrachala Ramadasu, Movva Kshetrayya and not to forget the contemporary legend Mangalampalli Balamurali Krishna. As far as dance is concerned, Kuchipudi is the state's best known and widely practiced dance. Apart from Kuchipudi, the various forms of dance that existed through the state's history are Chenchu Bagotham, Bhamakalapam, Burrakatha, Veeranatyam, Butta Bommalu, Dappu, Tappeta Gullu, Lambadi, Bonalu, Dhimsa and Kolattam. Some of the famous religious places in AndhraPradesh are Tirupathi, Srisailam, Bhadhrachalam, Sri Kalahasti, Ahobilam, Mangalgiri, Annavaram,Shimachalam, RammappaTemple etc. (9)
Some of the cultural institutions like Archaeological Museum at Amaravati near Guntur, Salarjung Museum at Hyderabad and Vishaka Museum at Vishakapatnam display the relics of nearby ancient sites; varied collection of sculptures, paintings and religious artifacts, history of the pre-Independence Madras Presidency; respectively. In keeping with the rich traditions of the state, the people of Andhra Pradesh have patronized a host of arts and crafts that not only enrich the milieu but earn the artisans a lively hood. The temples in Lepakshi town of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh are home to some of the most beautiful paintings of Vijayanagar period available today. The Papaneshwar temple in Lepakshi was built in 1535 A.D. Kalamkari, Bidri, Nirmal paintings, fascinating woven sarees of Pochampalli, Gadwal & Venkatagiri are also world famous. Andhra Pradesh is also famous for Kondapalli dolls and wood carvings of deities from Chittoor district. Hyderabad is also famous for glass bangles and a variety of pearls.
Brahmotsavam in tirupati: Fairs and Festivals are a part of living heritage in Andhra Pradesh. Many temple fairs like Bhrahmotsavam in Tirupathi, Sri Rama Navami in Bhadrachalam are the most popular. Andhra Pradesh Tourism organizes fairs like Lumbini fair, Vishaka Utsav, Deccan festival etc. Many festivals like Sankrantri, Ugadi, Varalakshmi Vratam, Vijayadasami (Dussera), Deepavali, Milad-un-Nabi, Muharram, Christmas etc. are also celebrated by Andhra people in a big way. Mouth waters if you have a look at Andhra cuisine. The cuisine of coastal Andhra is reputedly the spiciest of all Indian foods. Pickles and chutneys, called 'pacchadi' in Telugu are particularly popular in Andhra Pradesh. Chutneys are made from practically every vegetable including tomatoes, brinjals and roselle (also called Gongura), otherwise called Andhra matha, meaning mother dish for the people of Andhra. A mango pickle, aavakaaya, is probably the best (10)
known of the Andhra pickles. Rice is the staple food and is used in a wide variety of ways. Typically, rice is either boiled and eaten with curry/chutneys or made into batter for use in Crepe dish called Attu or dosas or rice cakes called idlis. Meat, vegetables prepared with different masalas into a variety of strongly favoured dishes. 'Chepala Pulusu' and other sea foods of Nellore are also famous. Hyderabadi cuisine is influenced by the Muslim population, which arrived in Telangana centuries'ago. Much of the modem cuisine revolves around meat. The vegetable, mutton and chicken biriyanis are perhaps the most distinctive and popular of the Hyderabadi dishes. Other items like Haleem, Osmania biscuit Bagara Baingan and Irani Chai are also very delicious and relished by many. Andhra Pradesh is also having many schools, colleges and educational institutions of excellence. It has around 1330 Arts, Science & Commerce Colleges, 238 Engineering Colleges and 53 Medical Colleges. Other centers like Indian School of Business and "International Institute of Information Technology are also well known. Number of famous personalities took Andhra Pradesh to great heights and spread Andhra's name and fame all over the world. Emperors, Kings and Queens like Goutami Putra Satakarni, Rani Rudrama Devi, Sri Krishna Devaraya; religious leaders like Sri Pothuluri Veerabhrahmendra Swami, Yogi Vemana, Sri Satya Sai Baba; freedom fighters like Alluri Sitaramaraju, Potti Sriramulu, Pingali Venkayya, Prof. N G Ranga, Durgabai Deshmukh scientists like Yellapragada Subba Rao, C R Roo, Y Nayudamma; democratic politicians like Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Tanguturi Prakasham panthulu , V V Giri, Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy, P V Narasimha Rao; sports personalities like Pullela Gopichand, Karnam Malleshwari, Venkatapathy Raju, V.V.S. Laxman, M. Azharuddin, Koneru Hampi and latest sensation Sania Mirza are some of the well known people from Andhra Pradesh. Andhra Pradesh has three major cities Hyderabad, Vishakapatnam and Vijaywada. Hyderabad acquired the nickname 'Cyberabad' because of tremendous growth in the Information Technology Industry. Number of offices and R&D centers has cropped up in every nook and corner of the city. Many Central and State Government units including prestigious research & development and defense establishments have made Hyderabad their home. Their staffs drawn from all parts of the country feel at home in the new environment and culture. It is worthwhile noting that Andhra Pradesh has achieved 51% software exports in the year 2005-2006, the highest in the total exports touching Rs.12521crore. As many as 173 new software units were added making the state a leading destination for IT industry. From such a background emerges the modem day Andhra Pradesh, on the forefront not just alphabetically. Its people are achievers who display a rare hospitality and courtesy. The State is today on the top internationally with regard to information technology and its capital Hyderabad has metamorphosed into one of the best cities in the country. Andhra Pradesh is well known world over and its culture is still being propagated in all parts of the world through the people who are settled globally.
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A to Z of Life Explained
Vinay Deep Life is an Life is a Life is a Life is a Life is it. Life is Life is a Life is Life is an Life is a Life is Life is Life is a ADVENTURE, BEAUTY, CHALLENGE, DREAM, ENDURANCE, FRAGRANCE, GAME, HEAVEN, INITIATIVE, JOURNEY, KEROSENE, LOVE, MYSTERY, Dare it. Worship it. Meet it. Realize it. Cope up with Smell it. Play it. Make it. Take it. Complete it. Burn it. Enjoy it. Unfold it. Life is a Life is an Life is a Life is a Life is a Life is a Life is Life is an Life is a it. Life is Life is Life is an Life is NAME, OPPORTUNITY, PROMISE, QUESTION, REALITY, SONG, TIME, URGE, VOICE, WEALTH, X? YEARNING, ZENITH, Find it. Catch it. Fulfill it. Answer it. Face it. Sing it. Utilize it. Satisfy it. Listen to Acquire it. Solve it. Go after it Attain it.
The Rain
A. Lavanya
The rain comes occasionally, The atmosphere changes typically. Everything becomes lush and green, With the cool air felt and seen. The rain with the sun and dew, Gives us a wonderful view.
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It is a sign of invitation to welcome all into the home, not the least of whom is Goddess Lakshmi, the Goddess of prosperity. The patterns range between geometric and mathematical line drawings around a matrix of dots to free form art work and closed shapes. Folklore has evolved to mandate that the lines must be completed so as to symbolically prevent evil spirits from entering the inside of the shapes, and thus are they prevented from entering the inside of the home. It used to be a matter of pride to be able to draw large complicated patterns without lifting the hand off the floor (or unbending to stand up). Similar culture is observed all over India but with some differences. They are known by different names in different parts of the country; Aalpana in Bengal, Aripana in Bihar, Madana in Rajasthan, Rangoli in Gujarat, Karnataka and Maharashtra, Chowkpurana in Uttar Pradesh and Kolam in Kerala and Tamilnadu. Some of these, specially many of the North Indian ones like Aalpana more often refer to floor painting with traditional wet color, rather than the powder rangoli more conventional in south India. In north India the rangoli is used as an expression of warm hospitality. In particular, the Diwali festival is widely celebrated with rangoli, since at this time, people visit each other's homes to exchange greetings and sweets. Petals of various flowers such as oleanders, cosmos, zenia, chrysanthemums, and green leaves provide the artist the ability to work out various patterns and colors. In the evenings of festive occasions, when oil lamps are lit and the atmosphere is cool and pleasant, such floral designs create the ambience of a well-planned divine garden. Various day to day colored powders like indigo used for cloth staining, spices like turmeric, chilli, rawa, rice flour, flour of wheat etc are also variously used. Powder colors can be simply mixed into the base. Sometimes saw-dust or sand is soaked into water based color and dried to give various tints. Muggu is an art enriched with culture passed on for generations that needs to be preserved for next generations.
A CHOCOLATY DREAM
K. Kartik One day, when I was very tired, I went to bed early. That night, I saw a delicious dream. I was in a house made up of cream and chocolate. The doors & windows, the bed, the chimney and even the smoke coming out of the chimney was made up of cream and chocolate! My mouth began to water on seeing the house. I ran like a Cheetah and went hurriedly into the house. There was a maid servant made of Chocolate cleaning the dust off the floor and believe it or not, even the dust was made up of Chocolate. She brought me chocolate to eat, that too free of cost. Everything was free. I ate a lot of chocolate. I felt thirsty and opened the fridge . Alas! My eyeballs almost popped out of my eyes. There was only ice cream in the fridge. There were various varieties chocolate, vanilla, mango, butter scotch, pista badam and many more. I couldnt stop myself from eating my favourites. I was having a party of a lifetime. I felt like being there forever. I watched TV made of chocolate and kept eating chocolates and ice-creams. I roamed around and checked all the rooms of course, they were made up of chocolate. Just then I heard a familiar voice wake up, Wake up Kartik I sat abruptly on my bed and glanced around. No chololate! I realised that it was just a dream. I felt very sad. I waited for the dream to continue the next night but it never continued.. (16)
REMINISCENCES OF A SON
J.A.R. KRISHNA MOORTY On the occasion of the golden jubilee celebrations of the Andhra Samiti, Dehra Dun I would like to share some reminiscences of my early days. Nannagaru (my father) had been transferred to Dehra Dun in 1953. The railway station looked almost as it looks now. Our family went by tonga to his friends house in the Survey of India quarters in Hathibarkala for a few days while he scouted around to rent a house. Dehra Dun, in the early fifties, was a sleepy town with narrow roads and poor public transport. The horse-drawn tonga was the only means for the middle-class and we would prefer to walk. Cars were scarce and bicycles were in abundance. Scooters appeared only in the sixties. Ghanta ghar appeared the same as it does today. Some shops in Paltan Bazar still exist while many have changed hands and have been smartened up. Kumar Sweet Shop was still to be established and the sweet tooth was satisfied by three Sindhi Sweet Shops. The Euclyptus Road, on which Hari Garu and Rukmini Akkayya garu reside, was a narrow street with euclyptus trees in profusion on both sides. A walk on this road, at any time, was pure bliss as the sweet smell from the eucalyptus trees made it seem that one was in heaven. Paltan Bazar was the one and only market those days for each and every purchase. The neighborhood shops and shopping centres were to come long after. I remember the monthly ritual when I used to accompany Nannagaru to Atmarams shop to buy groceries. While we would wait for the items to be packed in paper bags, Atmaramji would give me, and my brother if had tagged along, kajus and kismis to munch. The purchases would be loaded in a big round basket and carried by a porter right up to the house for a sum of four annas. Nannagaru was a man of many interests. He was already a regular contributor of short stories in Andhra Patrika and Andhra Prabha, the two weekly magazines published from Bezawada, as Vijayawada was then known. He was a keen sports buff and did not miss an opportunity to watch the football matches held during the season at the Pavilion grounds. This rubbed on to me, as his eldest son. He would sometimes take me along and on other occasions, I would scale the wall of the Pavilion, along with my friends, to have a free view. The Mahant Memorial and North Zone Railway Football Tournaments were a great draw in those days. The then mahant would arrive ceremonially in a two-horse buggy and we children would be fascinated by the pomp. Names like Ram Bahadur, Laalu, PK Das and Kala later made their mark at the national level. It was a matter of great pride for all Doonites when one year Vijay Cantt held the great East Bengal Football Club to a draw three times in the Rovers Cup tournament in Bombay before eventually losing to them in the fourth rematch. Nannagaru would take short leave and enthusiastically root for his favorite team Jubilant Jyoti. His coming home later than usual would be noticed by my mother. His plea that he had to work late in the office would cut no ice with Amma as she would point to the chalk mark on the seat of his cycle, which meant that he had parked it in the cycle stand of the football stadium. (17)
He was a member of the winning team in ball badminton in his office in Bangalore and when he shifted north, it did not take him long to switch to shuttle badminton and win laurels at the office level here also. I vividly remember the annual Republic Day celebrations held in the Survey of India grounds in Hathibarkala with a day full of sports events. For us, they were the Olympics. The most enjoyable event was of course the pillow fight when the two contestants, seated on a thin pole raised some four feet from the ground had to dislodge the other with the help of pillows, using only one hand. It was no less than a rodeo. When-ever any Andhraite was to come to Dehra Dun for any purpose, he would somehow get a reference to meet Nannagaru. Nannagaru would not hear of the visitor staying in a shoddy hotel, which was what they could afford. He would warmly extend an invitation to stay in his house for a couple of days till they found suitable accommodation or their job was done and they would go back. This strained the resources of my mother as she already had to take care of me and my two brothers and a sister. Any one speaking Telugu on the street was welcomed like a long lost brother. Soon, our house became a meeting place for all Andhraites in Doon . Amma would be lost in the kitchen, making end-less cups of filter coffee and savouries while Nannagaru and his friends would be discussing issues. Out of these meetings emerged the idea in 1955 of an Andhra Samithi, as the Dakshin Bharat Sangh, formed some two years earlier, did not fully meet the aspirations of the Telugus. As a child on the sidelines, I was privy to many of their enthusiastic plans and was used as an errand boy to fetch this or that. Andhra Samithi then started religiously celebrating Ugadi and Dusshera. For almost a month in advance, there would be noise and shouting in our house as eager actors would rehearse Gayo Pakhyam, Kanya Sulkam or some other play. The neighbours often used to drop in, thinking that fight had broken out. Dr PR Rao (of FRI) and Dr ATR Raju (of ONGC) were considered stars because of their hefty personalities and booming voices. Shri SS Dharmayya (of IRDE) and Nannagaru would play other parts, while the female roles, if any, would be essayed by a youngish male. Shri Kamakshachari (of Blind School, as it was known then) played the harmonium to give sound effects, while Shri Ramaiah (father of our present treasurer Shri B Sambasive Rao) did sundry jobs much as his son does nowadays. All the families would come decked up on the anointed day to the local Town Hall, which had been arranged by Nannagaru using his clout with a Mr Mukherjee, the clerk of the officer in charge. Mr Mukherjee had massive moustaches, and hence was referred to as meesala raju. He lived with his spinster sister, who taught little girls dance, but that is another story. Earlier, some of the ladies had prepared items like pulihara, masala vadas etc in their houses. These were carted to the venue and coffee would be made there by Mr K Rama Rao of IRDE, a formidable cook who could beat any house-wife in the culinary department. The cultural program would then start, with songs on Telugu talli and desham ante matti kadoi, desam ante manushuloyi sung with full-throated gusto. With no TV and no cable, film related songs or programs were scarce but skits and mimicry would be in full flow, with the mega-opus play being the climax.
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It was in the early sixties I think that the government announced the three language policy. Each state was supposed to encourage a third Indian language, apart from Hindi and English, in order to foster national integration. Nannagaru jumped into the fray and used his after-office time to take Telugu classes for the local gentry. Lawyers, doctors and shop-keepers would attend these classes and try to learn Telugu, the Italian of the East, as my father would proudly claim. It was during these classes that Dr Ram Murthy Sharma came to know Nannagaru. One day Dr Ram Murthy rang up Nannagaru in his office and excitedly asked him to come immediately to Doon Hospital. On reaching there, he was told that a patient had been admitted with a heart condition, but they could not converse with him as the patient knew no English or Hindi. He appeared to be some madrasi. The madrasi turned out to be an influential MLA from Andhra Pradesh who had come to Mussoorie on a holiday and had had a stroke there, and was rushed to Doon Hosptial. Nannagaru took it upon himself to look after the patient and spent many evenings in the hospital to make the MLA comfortable. He apprised the MLA about the activities of the Andhra Samiti. On returning to Hyderabad, the MLA did not forget the good samaritan of Dehra Dun. He arranged for the AP government to send a consignment of Telugu books to serve s a nucleus of a Telugu library in Dehra Dun. With donations from members, some more books were purchased. The question was where to locate the Telugu Library? Nannagaru had the answer: In my house. One more task had been added to his numerous activities. He meticulously catalogued all the books. Every Sunday, he would accompany his office orderly Madan Singh who had a wooden case fitted on his cycle to carry the books. One week they would go on Chakrata Road towards FRI, going to each Andhra familys house on that route. The family could get two books issued. Next Sunday, the ritual would be repeated on Raipur Road, covering Karanpur and ending with IRDE. The library was open on other days in our house. With so much Telugu literature available in our house, the long winter nights would be spent by our family in razais and Nannagaru reading from Veya Padagalu or Bhamitipatis books. What little Telugu I know is from such exposure. Another important social activity was the Telugu film. As I have said earlier, there was no TV and the radio sets could not catch Vijayawada radio station. The longing for Telugu films meant that father soon got into correspondence with film distributors. A screening of a Telugu film would be scheduled at 9 AM on a Sunday at a local theatre. The reels would arrive the previous day and Nannagaru would go the railway parcel office to collect them. He would take them to the theatre in a tonga and sort out the reels as their order would usually be disturbed. After the screening was over, it was again his duty to send the reels back to the distributor. As an eye-witness to those early days of Andhra Samiti in Dehra Dun, I am sure Nannagaru would be overjoyed to know of the vast strides made since his days. He and his colleagues sowed the seeds, the results of which we are enjoying today. His pride in everything Telugu was such that his most memorable farewell party when he was transferred to Hyderabad in 1965 was the one he got from Andhra Samithi in the Napoli Hotel, which is where the present day Nirulas stands.
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Ramayana (Tamil version of Ramayana); Andhra Maha Bharatha (Telugu version of Mahabharata presented by Nannayya, Thikkana, and Erra Pragada); and Pothana Bhagavatham. Then there are six famous systems of spiritual thought: Vaiseshika of Kanaada; Nyaaya Shastra of Gauthama; Samkhya Shastra of Kapila; Yoga Shastra of Patanjali; Purva Meemamsa of Jaimini; and Uttara Meemamsa of Vyaasa. They represent six different ways of reasoning about the absolute truth and are not contradictory. Next, the great acharyas have contributed authentic commentaries and independent spiritual works. The Thrimathacharyas, Adi Shankara, Ramanuja, and Madhwa, have written their understanding of the Vedas, Upanishads, Brahmasutras, and Bhagawadgita. They championed three schools of spiritual thought, namely Advaitha (Sri Shankara); Dwaitha (Maadhwa); and Vishishtadwaitha (Ramanuja). Contrary to popular belief, the three schools are neither conflicting nor contradictory. The Thrimatha acharyas have also contributed numerous other texts. There is a rich treasure of spiritual works authored by other acharyas and divine souls both in Sanskrit and in vernacular languages. We will have occasion to learn about these in future articles. It is impossible to present an exhaustive listing of the great works constituting our rich heritage and the great champions who created this infinite treasure for us. It is difficult to even recite or read a negligible fraction of these masterpieces, let alone understand those. Please look at what one mahatma says: Anantha Shaastram Bahu Veditavyam Alpascha kaalah Bahavascha Vighnaah Yatsaarabhutham Tadupaasitavyam Hamso Yatha Ksheeramivambumishram (There are infinite number of scriptures and infinite quantum of knowledge to be grasped from them. However, our time is limited and obstacles are numerous. Therefore we need to devote our attention to only the most essential aspects, just as a hamsa or swan picks up only the milky portion from water mixed with milk). Who is the enabler of this process? It is the Sadguru, who with his knowledge and vision, can impart to the shishya what is most appropriate for the shishya. Indeed our great aacharyas and sadgurus have already simplified the process for us by presenting our infinite-dimensional heritage in a form understandable to all of us.
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KIDDIE SONGS
Collection by: Siddhi Sriganesh
ZEBBIE ZEBRA
ZEBBIE ZEBRA ZEBBIE ZEBRA FROM AFRICA ONE MORNING SHE LOST HER STRIPES SHE COULDNT FIND THEM ANYWHERE YIKES SHE CRIED! IVE LOST MY STRIPES ZEBBIE ZEBRA ZEBBIE ZEBRA FROM AFRICA SHE HAD LOST HER STRIPES THAT DAY. SHE RAN UP TO THE GIRAFFE HAVE YOU GOT MY STRIPES SHE ASKED I DONT HAVE YOUR STRIPES ZEBBIE I HAVE BROWN PATCHES ON ME. ZEBBIE ZEBRA ZEBBIE ZEBRA FROM AFRICA SHE HAD LOST HER STRIPES THAT DAY. THEN SHE RAN TO THE DEER FAMILY HAVE YOU GOT MY STRIPES SHE ASKED WE DONT HAVE ANY STRIPES AT ALL THEY ALL SAID TO POOR ZEBBIE!!!
EARTH
WE ARE THE ANIMALS THE ANIMALS ON THIS LAND THE EARTH HAS BEEN OUR HOME FOR YEARS WE LIVE ON MOUNTAINS, FORESTS AND WATERS DESERTS, GREENLANDS AND THE SNOWS. ITS GETTING WARMER ON THE EARTH THE TREES ARE GETTING DESTROYED SO OUR HOMES ARE COMING DOWN ITS JUST NOT EASY TO LIVE HERE. THE WATERS ARE HOMES OF MANY PLANTS AND ANIMALS HERE. WASTES FROM YOUR FACTORIES AND HOMES ARE CHOKING US ALL IN HERE. WE ARE THE ANIMALS THE ANIMALS ON THIS LAND THE EARTH HAS BEEN OUR HOME FOR YEARS
ZEBBIE ZEBRA ZEBBIE ZEBRA OPENED HER EYES. WE LIVE ON MOUNTAINS, FORESTS AND WATERS TO LOOK AT HERSELF & LAUGH LOUDLY YOU SEE ZEBBIE HAD A BAD DREAM SHE HADNT LOST HER STRIPES AT ALL ZEBBIE ZEBRA ZEBBIE ZEBRA FROM AFRICA SHE IS THE PRIDE OF AFRICA DESERTS, GREENLANDS AND THE SNOWS.
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Many of the poor time management habits we have formed can be easily fixed by simply being accountable for your working hours, understanding exactly how we use our time and having a plan for each day. There are also habits that we have had all our life that will require a lot more commitment to overcome. Here are some good habits we can form to eliminate time wasting; Understand how you use each day Honestly review your day and understand how you are wasting time, then commit to becoming more efficient with your time. It's important to be honest and objective about how you really spend each day. Set Priorities Even with a well organized schedule and good work habits, there is still often not enough time in each day for workers, particularly small business owners and managers. So it is essential that we prioritize tasks and categorize them into Urgent, Very Important, Important and Wasting Time categories. Spend the majority of our time on tasks that are important and either delegate low priority jobs or move on to them only after completing the more urgent tasks. Plan Your Time By having a clear and precise plan for each day you have a target to aim at which eliminates many of the hours wasted in-between tasks or thinking about what to do next. Along with a daily plan, there should also be longer term goals to work towards. Setting daily, weekly, monthly and yearly goals can dramatically increase your focus and productivity. Review Your Progress Many work habits have been formed over a life time, so we will often slip back into them if we fail to continually review our progress. Some habits will be harder to overcome than others, but (24)
the effort we put into overcoming them will be rewarded with added productivity, profitability and a more focused workplace. Take Time Out We are only humans, so we should also plan for times when we can wind down and do less important tasks. Browse the web, call a friend or have a longer lunch sometimes. It's only when we make a habit of doing these time wasting tasks that they become a problem. Through better planning and a commitment to improve our use of time we increase our job satisfaction, become more confident, less stressed, increase productivity, cut costs and improve our chances of business success! When preparing a "to do" list you should also consider the things you should not be doing during your day. It's fine to have a well planned to do list each day, but if you are easily distracted then it will be the things that you are doing in-between completing your list that will be the big time wasters. Must do List! First, get clear about what is really important and what must be done during the day. Try to only have one or two really major tasks that you have to do for the day and make them an absolute priority. Obviously you will have more time to do other thing during the day, but the Must Do list is the list that has to be done before we even think about leaving the workplace. To do List.. After you are clear about a of couple tasks that must be done, list several other jobs to do of lesser importance. These tasks should be done only after you have completed your Must Do list. That doesn't mean that they should be taken lightly or treated as a wish list. List a sensible amount of tasks to complete and perhaps extra one or two things to challenge yourself. But do not go overboard with way too many things as you will only be setting yourself up to fail each day by never completing all your set jobs. Must Not do List! Now that you know what should be done, work out what should not be done, or what should be given the least priority. These are the tasks that we find ourselves doing when we lose focus or have a lapse in concentration during the day. Things like checking your E-mail every 10-20 minutes, checking statistics too often, browsing the Internet, watching hourly news reports, or whatever it is that you do to escape from your real work! You can also use some of these time wasting tasks as a form of motivation to increase your productivity. For example, after completing a Must do task you could reward yourself with 15 minutes of browsing the Internet or writing E-mail to friends. Most people that are actively trying to increase their productivity are aware of the importance of a To Do list, but many people forget to include the Not to do list. For those of us with wandering minds or restless feet it's easy to get distracted and caught up in doing very low priority jobs while our highest priority jobs continue to pile up. Get clear about what you should be doing AND what you shouldn't be doing to get the most out of each day. (25)