A Prayer of Life

By Dhvani Sharma

A Prayer of Life
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Dr. Pranav Sharma the aim of my life. who has given me

this book to my bhaiya

I dedicate

The First Hymn of The Prayer of Life

written by dearest Dhvani Sharma, the feeling of reassurance of fresh blossom of intellectmindsoul invigorated into my whole self being. A feeling of dawn's new rays refreshingly spreading over you, a sound of the most melodious tune emanating from the inner core-Dhvani. Slowly but firmly elevating you from subconsciousness to conscious to super consciousness that is life itself, transforming to be a beautiful Prayer. God has endowed us with his most beautiful gift -life !

Prayer of Life itself is a blissful thought. As I went on browsing the pages and chapters of the book

Life is a journey starting from parents to brothers and sisters, friends, loved ones, spouses, relatives, acquaintances, professional career contacts and lastly strangers. The meaning of life, the purpose of life, what is happy and meaningful life and how to achieve it ? How to evolve it? How to live it? Has been a matter of many discourses and treatises. But the search is still on, to find out the real meaning of life and find ways to unfold it, with the modern search lights of scientific research and technological innovation. Here dearest Dhvani dwells into her inner self, the core of the matrix. Prayer, belief, wisdom, discipline, truth, innocence, love, family, strength and motherland without which as she rightly put it, any ones life is not only null, but also void.

These are the petals gifted by Lord Almighty from the very touchdown of the baby on planet earth, to a well accomplished perfect human being. To identify, to recognize, to understand, to develop and to harness, these god given gifts for ones own blossoming of personality is the very purpose of this book. Dhvani Sharmas Perfect 10 endeavour is a step in this direction. It is an articulation of a beautiful thought of Dhvani Sharma, who her self is emerging as a youthful splendor of talent, with her Masters and research in Bioscience, a NCC senior under officer and connoisseur of art and literature. A habitual traveler to nooks and corners of the country mostly to rivers, mountains, forests and tribal areas with a rucksack on, now into the book of "woman of

substance" of Gujarat, a political youth leader in the hustle bustle of power politics, smiling, energetic, beautiful and reassuring personality, a collage of a vibrant colours in the new dawn of India. Her parents blessings, bhaiya bhabhis encouragement, little 'Arya's cuddling love and innumerable friends good wishes has steered her accomplishments and has put her on a pedestal of a bright and glorious future. I pray to almighty that dearest Dhvani be blessed with health, happiness, and success so as to endow her to give reverberating voice to millions & millions of fellow beings to transform their lives to be a prayer of life, as she herself resonates it.
29-09-2010 Ananth Kumar New Delhi

Acknowledgement

of self discovery and personal growth. Throughout this literary journey, I have relied on my family and friends for constant guidance and inspiration. In my inner circle of family and friends, I have many wonderful people who have made a significant contribution to this book. I am grateful to all who have taught me more than that I could have ever thought. I am indebted to my parents, who are the source of my inspiration and encouragement. My mother Mrs. Archana Sharma who is my philosopher and my guide is the constant source of energy. My father has made me to believe in what is right and have constantly emphasized "be compassionate and

ontrary to popular belief, the process of writing a book is not about proclaiming to the world what you know, but its a lesson

considerate to everybody." The childhood virtues that they have imparted in me have made my real character. I thank my bhaiya Dr. Pranav and bhabhi Dr. Seema for providing me necessary guidance and encouraging words at the right moments. My nephew, Arya you are twice the writer. Your little words have a way of touching the human heart in a special way. I must have had Gods ear the day I ordered you from lifes catalog. You exceed my expectations in all ways. I am immensely grateful to, Shri Ananth Kumar ji for being my guide and inspiration. I thank Shri Narendrabhai Modiji for believing in me and making me "believe in my self". I am indebted to Shri Abdul Kalamji for blessing me and giving me his valuable time on 5th Aug, 2010. This auspicious day was a turning point in my life. He is the new age Rishi, his

thoughts and personality feels you with inspiration and ignites your mind. I thank Shri Anil Madhav Daveji for showing me with the right path from the beginning. I thank Shri Ram madhavji, who has always stood by me and has supported me to take the right decisions. I want to thank Shri Bhikhubhai Dalsaniya for making me understand that "success is a journey, not a destination". To Shri Anandiben Patel, with her motherly nature she has made me see world more beautifully. I thank Shri I.K. Jadejaji for making me realize the concept of "work is worship". I want to thank Shree R.N. Joshiji (IAS, Collector, Anand) for encouraging me to put my thought process into action. Thanks to Saikirenji for being good friend of mine and supporting me in difficult times. I want to thank the whole team of Yuva Morcha, (Gujarat) for

Swarnim Yatra of Perfect 10. Thanks to Jeetubhai Vaghani and Jigarbhai Inamdar for believing in this concept and working for it success. Many thanks to Shri Hemantbhai Thakkar, Mrs. Kadambari Thakkar, Shri Rajeshbhai Patel, Shri A.M. Divakarji, Shri Rahul Guptaji, Shri Kanubhai Patel, Ketan Rajyaguru, Nimesh Christian, Raghuvir Patel, Prakash Mengar, Randhir Singh & Dhirubhai without them this work was impossible. I also want to thank all of them who are contributed in a small or big way into writing this book and shaping my career if I have forgotten their mention. Finally, Id like to thank you, the reader. I have written this book for you. I hope my effort of putting this idea into words in the form of "A Prayer of Life" can be a source of knowledge and inspiration as you continue your journey of this beautiful life. My heart and soul went into writing it. . .
Dhvani Sharma

INTRODUCTION

Roaming in the valleys of Himalayas and visiting the chardhams was the turning point of my life. The sheer vastness in the majesty of mountains confirms this thought in my mind that the oldest and the most unique civilization of the world must have started in the valley of Himalayas. I felt privileged to be an ancestral

ast year I had a meeting with Himalayas.

part of it. I had been to a family vacations with my parents, bhaiya-bhabhi, family friends and my nephew Arya who is full of lifes energy. From my family virtues and my mothers upbringing we always believed that there is always gods hand in purpose of our being. One early morning sight from the open window was unique in all respects and it was one of the most beautiful movements in my life. I had seen my 2 year old nephew sitting in the park cross legged and eyes closed, when I called him he told me "Bhua abhi to mei dhyan kar raha hun". I called my family, we all saw him, had a laugh riot and then started playing with him. Later in the day that scene kept coming back to me again and again. It asked me a few questions. What would the god say

when he will listen to an innocent and selfless prayer of a two year old? What will the two year old child without worldly reasoning ask from the god? Definitely he will not ask for favors, rescue, selfish worldly desires or false achievements. He would ask him for something genuine, noble and pure. When we went to char dhams and worshiped, I asked my self what my prayer of life should be? This book is my search of answers for this question. I think that it can become our journey through the simple things in life that can take us to finding out our own self.
Dhvani Sharma

CONTENTs
Gift of prayer Gift of belief Gift of wisdom Gift of discipline Gift of truth Gift of innocence Gift of love Gift of family Gift of strength Gift of motherland 03 17 29 39 51 59 69 77 87 99

1. GIFT OF PRAYER

1. GIFT OF PRAYER

recite every morning a few musical words in the form of morning prayers. Five hundred students with their eyes closed and hands clasped collectively asked from the

s a school girl for twelve years we were made to

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almighty. It was called Dayakar dhan vidya ka hame parmatama dena, daya karna hamari aatma me shudhta dena. We asked for true knowledge which gives us freedom from ignorance and purity of the soul. I believe that prayer is normal for human beings. Just as we need to drink, eat and breath to stay alive so I think we also need to pray to be fully alive. We are not just the physical beings for whom survival and procreation is the only purpose. We are spiritual beings as well, with the capacity of developing deeper relationships with the world and with a destiny that stretches beyond our materialistic things.

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Some people will say no one and nothing hears or listens to our prayers. They contend that we are just giving expressions to our deepest thoughts and concerns. We are deluded if we think our prayers are going to make any difference to the world, while others believe that any thing is possible through power of prayers. Even miracles and extraordinary wonders. Why then the worship? Because we presume that this God who is so different from us, is a false notion. We can concieve or understand that he also lies in the very depth of our being. He is closer to us then we are to ourselves. Worshiping is not at all uttering the words of flattery. It is an attempt to
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communicate with the God. It is a kind of subliming of self that exposes the divinity within us. True worship is your communication with God. You must remember you speech and words should come from your heart, while his voice will come in a divine way. There is so much noise in the modern world that is it hard to listen. You are bombarded with day to day disturbances of competitive careers, news, media, glamour. Amidst such cacophony being silent has become strange. You have to first find some silence because silence comfort you and unravels you to your inner self.

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If I am praying I have to start with worshiping. When I see Almighty Himalayas, ever flowing Ganges and the cascading Indian Ocean, I feel the Almighty is all around and omnipresent. Words fails you in the face of such supreme power and beauty, you feel overwhelmed and only bow down with the deepest reverence to that superior power and feel most grateful that he has bestowed this glorified human form to all of us . Worship is not an isolated event but a continuous process. Once you hear him speaking to you, you will go on and on because it is an eternal communication. You want to go on listening to him because he takes

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you to his divine world. You will want to set aside special hours taken out from you daily chores because you know that these moments are blissful. We are not monks, we have our own domestic responsibilities, but the way forward is to have short regular sessions rather than lengthy occasional and irregular periods of prayer.

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Prayer is like getting a nectar of 1000 books together but it still does not leave you exhausted or heavy. To start with, aim for short but regular sessions of prayers. Create rituals to express the specialness of the session and spend some time with your own silence. I would emphasize that one should set aside a period of prayers every day. Setting aside because prayer is not an emergency communication. The prayer period is like a meal for the spirit, its essential for our well being and our creativity. Think of prayer as a celebration of God. These twenty minutes per day should be the time when you dont get exhausted or get over whelmed by the thought of things which you are going to do later in the day.
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Choose an appropriate place where you dont spend your most of day time, which is quite and away from the distractions to make a call to God and listen to his words. Put yourself to divine disposal and forget yourself in several minutes of solemn silence. When you finish, dont suddenly rush away from the thought of prayer, bid a farewell, offer a thanks for the meeting and put in a request for the next. Think of someone you

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want to help, ask for the strength that your prayer and deeds can help somebody who is in need. Ask him to open the door, make ways and lift up the people who are in need. Open your eyes with the freshness of prayer. You will see the world which is calm and stable, full of mercy and compassion. You will see the blessings of god in the light of the day, in the rising of the sun and sound of flowing wind. You will realize that you know yourself a bit better. As you will pray you will come to know that god is full of surprises, god knows you beyond your abilities, he knows what your capabilities are. He wants you to

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stretch yourself and reach to your potentials. You will realize the play of his inspiration, planning and the majestic world of his creations. My first prayer to God is to allow me to worship him so that I and him be one and his strength flows through my words, deeds and ultimately my being.

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2. GIFT OF Belief

2. GIFT OF Belief

gift, when a prayer becomes stronger it becomes your belief. Your whole life is your thinking and the result of your thoughts. Your flesh, bone and muscles can create magic when your mind guides them

he second gift is derived out from the first

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in the right direction. The secret of success lies within the thought of the mind. Thought is the source of all material success, great discoveries and inventions. Your thoughts determine your character, your career and everything in life. Since the beginning of the human race the molding of man has been done by those who knew some thing of the power of thought. All the strong and influential people knew that their thoughts are strong enough to influence and drive the thinking of people and generations by appealing to their minds. When the thought becomes continuous, committed coordinated and strong enough it acquire latent force of belief. The self belief is the sheath anchor on which the burning desire to achieve grows. It sets

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inner forces in motion and in turn help you to reach your goal. Most of the people have a desire of becoming successful but the desire alone in not sufficient. Desire without an ultimate goal, and the will to achieve that goal and the self belief of accomplishing it is like a rudderless ship tossing wildly in a tempest. A Chinese proverb says "If you dont know where to go, no map is useful." We hear various stages of thoughts, intensity of faith and degree of power, but a creative force comes only when there is a clearer outline. It should be a clear picture which our imagination can visualize, define and follow to the desired fulfillment of our ambition.

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"I believe in my self" is the essence of life and is the basic edifice of any life achievement. Path breaking inventions, discoveries, greatest musical compositions, poetry, literature and all other land mark ideas originate in our consciousness. When we start to operate with a heart of these power the roadmap automatically falls into place as if a magical hand has touched them. When intuition is true the whole universe conspires to make it happen. The only requirement is to keep your faith, just like a burning lamp amidst a cyclone. Our mind is a source of our thought while the sub conscious mind is the seat of power. Conscious mind is the mind which gives the sense of awareness in normal life, recalls the events of past life and

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comprehends our emotions. It gives us a rational under standing by its power of reason, logic and judgment. On the other hand subconscious mind is the greatest reality of human life. It is deeply rooted, knows the elemental desire of an individual and keeps pressing him for his continuous existence. It is a power house of energy which is placed at a disposal of conscious mind. It doesnt rely on space or time but through intuition it can do unimaginable, unexplained and unprecedented jobs. This is some thing which can spring in immediate action and can take supreme command at the time of dire necessity. It works without question, hesitation or reservation. It is only the Gods gift that your subconscious mind comes to your rescue at right time and guides you to your final fulfillment.
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It easy to say that you do it but there is some inner force which tells you "Come on. You can do it !". You may be tossed in a water near a rocky shore where water is deep and chilling cold, you have sinking feeling. Suddenly your intuition tells you that you can save yourself that and your belief becomes your power. This power brings you out safely. All over the world though the people have same emotions, same vibrations and same capacities but there is something which makes a nation great, one community achieves what other has not, this is because of self belief. The people individually and collectively are inspired and motivated with a force of belief. Ultimately an individual, a city, a state and a nation become as they believe.

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It is very important to start with the right kind of thought. If you sow the right kind of seed and cultivate it with a strong thought it grows into a mighty force and finds way to overcome the obstacles. One must start with the right kind of desire and keep in mind that with the magic of belief you can obtain what you have dreamt. One has to focus sharply, through the subconscious mind, screen itself and keep away all distracting thoughts and negative ideas which penetrate in subconscious mind. During the conception stage of a great work you have no ideas of how things will happen. You need not worry, leave it to your subconscious mind. It has its own ways, it will make contacts, open doors, and

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make roads. You receive assistance from unexpected sources that you have never thought of. Always remember, subconscious is age less, timeless and immensely powerful. It never grows old or tired, the only thing you need is a power of self belief. The belief should be sincere, strong and complete. Once your subconscious mind receives the message clearly, understands your desired goal, you can rest assured. Achievement of your ambition is just a matter of time. I pray to almighty to provide me with an understanding to know myself and believing in my genuine creative powers because belief with a clear resolute will makes you unconquerable.

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3. GIFT OF Wisdom

3. GIFT OF Wisdom

What is this wisdom? In Sanskrit it is called Viveka. Its a sense of discrimination which enables one to know what is right and what is wrong, what should be done and what should be avoided, what

rue belief makes you achieve wisdom in life.

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should be acquired and what should be given up, what should be seen and what should not be seen. The gift of wisdom does not come from the pile of books or accumulation of information. You need to be honest with yourself, drop all pretense and vanity so that you can explore your inner self . When you are contended with difficult problem or situations your effort must be to try and understand problem and making a honest effort to find a solution. Never deceive yourself about the sense of purpose or action. Do the things only and only when you are absolutely convinced about your actions. Try to improve upon your previous efforts and your accumulated previous experiences of facing and handling situations. This will give you that wisdom

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and insight to solve any emerging problems. This process of learning from the mistakes, learning and unlearning from the experiences of others, getting timely advise and tips from teachers, elders and seniors always spares us from reinventing the wheel and going through the grill. Wisdom is what liberates you from poverty, disease and ignorance. With the dawn of wisdom you develop an empathy for the fellow beings. You are able to understand their worries, trials and tribulations. You are able to give them required help and solace. Finding faults with the world at large and with the colleagues in particular is a sure sign of weakness and ignorance. Wisdom never finds fault, it finds, but solutions and moves forward.
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The next stage of the wisdom is to self prepare oneself, to take on the challenges of life and adversities. Wisdom makes the mind ready to undergo the turmoil without turbulence, just like a jet liner cruises through the monsoon clouds. Once the self confidence in one self is instilled, you are ready intellectually, mentally, physically to take on any challenge and succeed. In the initial stage of acquirement of wisdom there is a state of awareness. You learn, think and acquire knowledge in trying to pursue wisdom. But you should know it is the knowledge, and not the information which should be your aim. In the second stage, your challenge is to sustain the efforts against the odds and adversities. Problems

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will come but the enthusiasm should not die, difficulties will come but endurance should not fail. In this second stage of improvement one should achieve equanimity. Don't waiver with success or failure but continue to do your duty. Once you have the recipe just go on and on. You will now attain a stage when you extend help, inspire the soul and illuminate lives. The next stage of wisdom takes you to the discovery of treasures of humanity. Youre thought and you become a guiding spirit. It is the stage of selfless existence where the principle of "main nahi tu hi" as per Shree Guruji said becomes the way of life. This stage of total emancipation of self and subliming the individuality in collectivity and being one with everyone, the

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world at large and ultimately universe is the pinnacle of wisdom. My only prayer to the lord is to elevate me to that level of supreme or divine consciousness.

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May the eternal wisdom enlighten us, so as to wade through the dark and selfish allies of mortal life with devotion and detachment.

4. GIFT OF Discipline

4. GIFT OF Discipline

life and decide your destiny. Its very important to make simple rules and strictly follow them rather than making complicated rules and not following them. I think most important time in the persons life is

iscipline is the set of guiding rules which shape your

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the way you begin your day. The first half- an hour after getting up can have profound influence on the whole day. You can ensure that a wisely spent thirty minutes can make your day marvelous. Leave your bed and go to a place where you can reconnect to your life, your vision and can renew yourself to refocus on the things that matter you the most. These early mornings are enlightening to the mind, you can always give a long distance call to your almighty in this golden hour but an another important thing is to take care of your temple, which is your body. In a sound body rests a sound mind. To achieve your purpose in life you will need 100% cooperation from your body in form of disease free body. Regular exercise not only improves your

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health, it helps you think more clearly, improves your creativity and manages your stress that dominates your mind. It not only adds years to your life but also life to your years. For doing both these things simultaneously in the golden hour you have to get up with the sun. It is a special time when deep sense of peace prevails in the air. If you make complete use of this hour you have a survival advantage on earth, you are already half way through your work when whole world is still fighting its battle with the pillow. It is very important to have a daily code of conduct. These are the things which tell "Some priorities in life are more important than the life itself." Only the fools without a proper planning or discipline in life keep running behind the time and can never catch

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hold of it. A person who has mastered his mind, time becomes a servant. You are what your habits are. They are inclinations to a particular action insisted by repetition. Habits are tenacious. Once you perform an action, it leaves an effect or impression on the consciousness. As a result of this influence, you are likely to repeat that action. After several repetitions, this inclination is so strong that the action becomes a habit. The mind tells you that you cannot free yourself from a particular habit; but habits are nothing but repetitions of your own wrong temptations, and these you have a capacity to change. The nature of habit can be understood by this analogy: Clay can be molded into a vase; and while the clay is still soft it is easy to change the form of that vase again and again. But once it is fired in an

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oven, its shape becomes firmly set. So is with your consciousness. Your thoughts are molding your actions, and your mental convictions from the repetition of those actions. It is the fire that hardens the thoughts into an unyielding habit pattern. We are what we think we are. The habitual inclination of our thoughts determines our character, and our personality. You can instill any trend in your consciousness right now, provided you inject a strong thought in your mind, and then your actions and whole being will obey that thought. Do not settle for a one-track mentality. You should be able to succeed in any profession or do anything you put your mind to. Never kill time. It is too valuable to waste on useless things.

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Habits are like parrot it doesnt know good or bad whatever you initiate you will get it in a magnified form. Childhood is a time when the mind is pliable and it easier to inculcate good habits. Parents should take the responsibility of guiding their children with seriousness and responsibility. Dont teach them to run for wealth but for knowledge. In your personal life also, your bad habits are like viruses. They slowly

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damage your internal system and even your resistance power to the adversities. They slowly destroy health, happiness and peace of mind. It is mandatory to weed them out. Dont fall for the things that you like or dislike but go for what is right or wrong. Many times things which are not good for you are more tempting, but that is the test of yourself. Learn to say no and keep your words to yourself. It is easy for weak minded people to fall for bad habits. Aspire for strength by believing in yourself. Develop a habit of talking to god, bad habits will not come close to you. Discipline is not from with out but from within. Discipline is not imposition from any body to one self but it is an evolution of that fine co-ordination between mind and body which regulates ones life. From day to day, week to week.

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year after year and till the end. This disciplines of mind and body not only transforms individuals to optimize performance but also shapes communities and nations to glorified existance. I pray to god to hold my hand so that I am not touched by evil temptations, help me to throw away my bad habits and get into a disciplined life.

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5. GIFT OF Truth

5. GIFT OF Truth

define. What is true? It is something which gives us permanent happiness. Every body whenever he or she does some act or takes a stand always convinces his subconscious mind either truly or falsely. Deep

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within everyone knows what truth is? I believe if some things gives you a temporary thrill is not truth. Whether it is relative or absolute? I believe the truth is absolute. Whenever in doubt, turn your conscience and pray to God, you will see the light. Keep the case in front of him, he will tell you what is true and what is false. In easy language we arrive at truth by sense of perception and inference. In order to appreciate the truth of anything we depend on our sight, hearing, smell, taste or touch. But these senses can both be magnified or suppressed so that the perception of truth might change. By the totality of the situation and as the emotions involve the objectivity is lost. When you loose objectivity it automatically evades

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the truth and wrong perception is perceived as truth, which is ab initio false. How do you find truth then? Because if you believe your mind, it will give you judgement only about the things it knows. So if you want to know real truth, you need to develop power of intuition. It is the direct perception and comprehension of your soul. In your relationship with others, in your business, in your married life and in every part of your life your intuition never lets you down. As you develop intuition you start knowing purpose of your existence. If you follow your intuition, it gives you ever lasting happiness. Your day to day tasks becomes easy, you dont feel betrayed or deceived. Development of intuition comes through

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"meditation". You have to sit silently, be yourself, ask for god deep with in you for guidance. If you spend your life searching for constant excitement, you never know true happiness. Life gives you gifts in simple ways. Happiness lies in giving yourself time to think and to introspect. Be alone once in a while, and remain more in silence. If the noise is going on all the time, or other stimuli are constantly bombarding the senses, it affects the nerves and can create confusion. I will tell you another advantage of being true. Once you are truthful and speaks truth you can boldly stand with it, you will never need to cover up. But if you live in falsehood soon you will forget that with which colour you wrapped what thing and your

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falsehood will expose you. Listen to your inner voice and bravely believe in it. Swami Vivekanand said "When there is a clash between head and heart then follow the heart." That means, dont follow the artificial intellect, listen to the voice of truth emanating from the heart. You need to have the courage and conviction to stand up for the truth through the thick and thin of life. I pray to god, give me the power of intuition so that I can acquire the strength to stand with that truth even in the alluring word of falsehood. This power will make my mind focused with a clarity of purpose.

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6. GIFT OF Innocence

6. GIFT OF Innocence

God. When we see something innocent we think God is close. It may be the innocence of a child, an old guy, a villager or an eminent scientist. Wherever innocence sparkles divinity prevails.

nnocence is nothing but another form of

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Being sincere doesnt make you weak, it rather takes you to next level of strength. You are above the mediocrity. Nowadays it is a common trend that some body who is smart, clever, has capacity to lie and fool the system, is able to break laws and still not get caught is considered a go-getter. A person who comes to work in time, work sincerely, finishes his work before going home, does not break rules and fears god is considered dull and stupid. Let me tell you, this is just a shorter version of the story. I firmly believe its gods strength which is always with the innocent. I want to give this message to every sincere, hardworking and innocent soul that you are closer to God and that life cannot defeat you. How can you be kind and rule the hearts too. It is

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possible by the power of self control, right behavior and belief in eternal good. Getting along with people doesnt mean agreeing with every body and sacrificing your ideals. If one person you have to please in this world it is God and he will tell you to live up to your idea, never compromise and never gets satisfied for an inferior motive. We need to be true to our self and true to God. Getting along doesnt mean short cut, its always said and truly so that shortcut always cuts you short. Extending help and kindness is the noblest human expression of Gods desire to show his love to mankind. It frees you from inferior feeling like

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selfishness and arrogance and purifies your soul. Forgiving someone is one of the greatest act of spirit and courage. It is one of the supreme qualities of life. Letting go hatred, you allow yourself to relax and come back to your life. True innocence brings you happiness because it comes when you become content from what you have. Look at a new born, once he starts smiling he smiles for five hundred times in a day but for an adult even five smiles a day is considered too much. What makes him the baby smile?? A child does not have expectations. He is happy because he is pleased what he is getting. One can be like a child. If you have a gift of innocence then you remain in a state of

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happiness. Being happy is for me is being satisfied and content. My mother taught me about a fruit bearing tree, which is full of fruits, tend to bend to the ground. You will see in real life that the people who know the most and achieve the most are humble and close to the ground. While practicing innocence stop being hard to yourself. As a human being it is natural to commit mistakes but as it is said to err is human, to forgive is divine. Accept your mistakes and move on, because they are essential for your growth and liberation. Face the lifes trials and tribulations humbly and gracefully but with grit and determination.

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I pray to God to bless me with innocence. Keep me innocent like a child so that I can feel and enjoy the simple but special happiness of world, so that I can be thankful to him for his innumerable gifts coming to me in life every moment.

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7. GIFT OF Love

7. GIFT OF Love

love you feel like god. To love and being loved is gods blessings. It is the strongest power of universe. Love transients color, caste, creed, language and religion. It is invaluable and immeasurable.

ove is the most special gift of god because when in

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The return of love is only love. Its something which we can feel, which can bring which can fill you with joy, can bring passion in your life, sparkle in your eyes and can make you achieve perfection in your job. Some people say love is blind but I think it has divine eyes. It does not see the things in the logical way. It only understand and reciprocates the love in others eyes. Do not limit your love for one being, place or thing. Extend love because love is a feeling which multiplies and grows, the more you spread the more it gets backs to you. You love your parents, friends and your possessions, but you must love God because when you lose all these you will be in grief but true love will never be lost it. It will just play hide and seek with you

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and if persuaded it will take you to greater dimensions and manifestations. Gods love is supreme love, there is no love greater than that. It is God who loves us through our loved ones, be grateful to God who has given you a good father, mother, spouse, children and good friends. The love of mother is close to the Gods love because she loves you when no body else does and she forgives you even when you are in error. True love is not pleasing, true love does not desire, true love is sincere and free. If you truly love somebody no matter how unpleasant it is to tell to your friend that he is wrong, you will say it and will stand firm on it. You will not leave him with his errors and allow him to go down.

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I want you to become truly loving souls because nothing is more satisfying. When you spread love you will be never be alone because love begets all round love. True love is not compulsive or puts limitations on you. May It allows supports, encourages and participates with your happiness. You may sing, dance, share a joke, be in mad frolic or do a serious research. It shares grief, accolade your achievements, feels proud and enjoys the articulation of your talent. Love has a great healing touch. It can heal all the sorrows and the pains, worst of the diseases, shocks and traumas of cruel life. Its a pure emotion which is superior to intellect, power and strength. Love always elevates, and it is every bodies yearn that one

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gets a soul mate. It is a greatest fortune for every living being to be loved. My prayer of life is that the bliss of love be bestowed on all of us. I pray to god to make me realize what true love is, for making me a lovable soul, so that I can spread the love of God into the mankind. So that I can receive the love from the God which I can spread in the world in the form of humanity and compassion. So that I can stand stable with my virtue and self worth and with my sincere kind love and understanding trying to be an angel, no matter how others behave. Even if somebody does not respond to my goodness at least I leave him with a beautiful gesture of my love.

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8. GIFT OF Family

8. GIFT OF Family

backbone of our civilizations. Family comprises of closely knitted individual bonded with blood relations, love and affection. Each member in the family is indispensable. Father is the leader of family is

amily is a true gift of God, family has been the

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always a source of inspiration. He is the captain of the ship. He imparts courage and wisdom, security and protection to the children and accords them an identity. Mother is a immense source of love. She is your originality, she is into your every smile and every teardrop. She is there with every step you take and every breath you breathe. She's the place you have come from, your first home. She's is the map of your life. She's your first love, and nothing on earth can separate you. Not time, not space... not even death. Mothers lap is your first university. To your parents you owe your life. Your grandparents are the torch bearers to a family who connects generation together and bring the years of wisdom and love to you.

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One of the greatest family traditions my mother taught us is to have family meal every day together. No matter what our activities are my father, my brother and I are duty-bound to come home for a dinner together, where we can connect and share our stories about the day. The special tradition of the daily family meal has brought our family closer and filled us with many happy memories. The important thing is that you must find some time every day to "break bread" with those you love the most and consistently work at building a richer, more meaningful family life. Children are the most beautiful creation of god, they are the purest form of human beings. They are innocent and yet clever, they are small but yet full of life. They are simple but still highly evolved, they bring back the action in life. They fill your life with

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colors and take away all your sorrows and pain. "Children come to us more highly evolved than adults to teach us the lessons we need to learn." we spend too much time focusing on the "curse of life" rather than on all the good things that flow in and out of our days. We focus on our challenges at work, the bills we have to pay and the lack of time to do all those things we need to do. Take the time to study the positive qualities of children. Model their ability to stay energized, imaginative and be completely in that moment no matter what might be going on around them. It is pertinent as a parent to take out sometime. Most of us never really grow up or mature, we simply grow older and taller. We laugh less, play less and wear uncomfortable disguises like adults, but deep beneath the costume is the child we always were,

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our needs are simple, and our daily life is still best described by a story. Children grow quickly like flowers. It is easy to promise yourself that you will spend more time with your kids "when things slow down at work." But if you don't act, life has a habit of acting on you. The time will slip away from your hands like sand. The greatest gift you can give to your children is the gift of your time. And one of the greatest gifts you will ever give yourself is that time spent with your kids and see them grow. For what they truly are: the small miracles of life. God gave you a family so that you may learn how to love others, and then give that kind of love to all. I pray to god that I keep my family together, carry my family, virtues given by my ancestors and give them a respect that they deserve. I fulfill the dreams of my

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parents and try becoming a good human being. I can give love and affection while keeping the child in me always alive and bubbling. The benevolence, the love and all affection showered on me by my parents, and my family members, I know cannot be repaid but can only be reciprocated. In a village, in a school, in a work place and everywhere else you have discrimination. Inferiorsuperior, rich-poor, intelligent-not intelligent, forward-backward, pure-impure, bright-dull, darkfair but in a family, at your home there are no straits or inequalities. It is only love, bliss of a home all the way through....!

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9. GIFT OF strength

9. GIFT OF strength

between everything and nothing. If you are strong the whole world is yours. Whatever you think so you become, if you think weak you become weak, if you think of strength you become strong.

trength and only strength is what is the difference

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Swami Vivekananda said "Make your nerves strong, what we want is muscle of iron and nerve of steel, build up your physique, then only you can control your mind". It is the heroes only who enjoy this world and you have to show heroism. Otherwise competitive life will kick you to the corner and you will live life of weakness and misery. Dont passively submit yourself to what is wrong, because it is sin, pay back in their own coin, that is manliness. Teach your children that you are a children of God, you are born to be heroes. Stand up and show your strength. You are not putting up a fight, only to play, or just to participate and come back to with a consolation. You are playing to win. If you stumble, if you lose it is not a sin, but dont forget the taste of

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your defeat otherwise tomorrow you will never win. Believe that you are a strong race. Last thousand years, people have tried to weaken you and overpower, but you still have loads and loads of strength. Enough to invigorate the whole world and to show them what you really are. A source of strength is a "soul". you must know what your real nature is. Think of you that you are powerful soul, see what strength comes out. Upanishads say I am a soul, me sword cannot cut, nor weapon pierce; me the fire cannot burn; me the air cannot dry; I am the omnipresent; I am the omniscient. Repeat these words of strength and be strong. Repeat it day and night that you are birth less,

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deathless, blissful, omnipotent soul. Think of it till it becomes a part of you. These thought should be a part of your everyday life. This will make you a better student, better doctor and better lawyer. Tell yourself that you are divine, strong and you are in control. Take the responsibility of your own decisions because you are the creator of your own destiny. Life comes to you with options at every crossroads and eventually where ever you reach in life is a sum of result of your multiple decisions made at those cross roads. Dont blame luck, circumstances or compulsions because you are what you wanted to be. You will always find people who will push you a side or create obstacles in your path. But it is hard to find

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selfless help. On the other hand this help makes you weak, you ask for more help, you become dependent on help and this transforms you into worthlessness. Dont ask for help, it was never was there. It will be never will be, lift yourself from the dust, girdle yourself and with firm resolute start running again. Those who blame others are miserable and helpless, they try to cover-up their own mistakes and blame others. If you take responsibility in work, you will not leave anything to chance, you will rise to the occasion and will deliver the impossible. It always said bad leader complains, good leader leads and great leader inspires. When we are weak we are naturally bad in our performance and our attempt.

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When I mean weakness its not physical, alone it is the mind. In a war it is not gun that fights, its a man who fights, it is not a man who fights it is the heart that fights, it is a not the heart that fights but the courage of that heart which fights. It is the strength of courage, strength always comes from positive self suggestion. Every movement if you panic that you are weak, than you will vanquish but at same time if you repeat I am strong, capable and self confident, I can do this achieve this and conquer this, then one can do it. Strength of purpose, is the rocking force behind the achievement. It is said Dhairya sarvatra sadhanam that means, strength of valor makes everything possible, one should act from the position of

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strength. If USA is speaking, China is acting, Russia is intervening, Japan is enterprising, Europe is modernizing it is because of their strength. The whole world is spinning around the dollar and Euros as global currency. Their image of developed country is their strength but Unfortunately, our weakness is portrayed as our image. We have to understand the terminology of strength in a real sense, our one billion human resources, our eminent knowledge resources, our vast and diversified natural resources, our rivers, our mountains, our vast landscape, gangetic plains, deserts, our varied culture and climate, language and variety, our flora and fauna, the emerging peaks of Himalaya, the gushing bushing, Ganga, Yamuna,

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Sindhu, Narmada, Krishna and Kaveri is our strength. Our Vedas, Upanishad, Bhagwad Gita, Ramayana, Mahabharata, our contribution from zero to pie, to nuclear technology, from Varahahamihira to Kalam, our poetry, literature, culture, sculpture, art, kanayakumari to Kashmir, Kutch to Kohima we are one Nation, one culture and one people and that is our strength. A colossus Global strength! The light house of knowledge, the cradle of the most ancient culture and civilization, the crucible of multistate, multi languages, multi lifestyles, and the power house of vibrant democracy is our strength. My friends shake yourself from indolence, from lethargy, from weakness and from inferiority

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complex. We need not be arrogant or over confident but as patriotic citizens of India and a nation we can be confident, supremely confident, about our self and Indias vibrant destiny. I ask from my almighty to give me his gift of strength which gives me the power to take the responsibility to stand in adversities firmly. To make right choices, to give befitting reply and show to the world that we are second to none and that once we enter the scene it is only victory that we achieve.

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10. GIFT OF Motherland

10. GIFT OF Motherland

by my first teacher my mother that there is nothing more sacred in life than living for your motherland and sacrificing your life for the cause of the same.

was taught in my first school of my life my home and

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My motherland "My Bharat" has given me everything in my life my identity, self confidence, opportunity, freedom and above all a sense of pride. There is nothing as diverse and vast, as unique, as old, as innovative and immense and yet humble and spiritual. One life time is short to understand what India is made up of. So many people practicing different religions, speaking different languages, and wearing different costumes, having different food habits comes under one common umbrella called "Bharat". Wherever there have been foreign attacks or invasions, our nation has risen as one. We have shown our unity, solidarity and strength. Now we have to recognize that our true enemy is within us.

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Inequality, hunger, poverty and discrimination is what we have to fight. We need to have core strength, self confidence and pride of being Indian and called "Indian". We are growing fast but we have to grow together. Some of our brothers and sisters should not lag behind when our country is knocking the door to enter the league of strongest nations of the world. Every hand should have work, every child should have education and every family should have food, shelter, water and means of honorable living. We should promote education, science, technology, literature, art and music. There should be freedom to choose and atmosphere to excel. Our fellow countrymen should be helped and trained so that

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they can beat the best in the world. Our health system should be accessible to all and nobody should die of disease or disability, just because he does not have access or affordability. Every Indian should rest assure that his health will be taken care of when he is in need. Our security forces are second to none. The only thing needed is to provide them with all the resources and pat them on their shoulders. They have never let us down in the time of crises and we know they will always make us feel proud. People indulging in corrupt practices are the weeds of modern India. They are like cancer in the human body. There should be multi pronged attack to curb

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this menace. The people who are already corrupt should be given so rigorous punishment that people who are not corrupt never dare to become one. Our farmers, industrialists and entrepreneurs should be infused with the spirit of confidence and self reliance. They have shown in past, that they can give the best performance if you encourage them. India has been the inspirer of human mind and human soul. It has greatest and richest legacy to mankind by the scientific discoveries and spiritual values and culture. We have the beauty of nature and the wisdom of God. India is the source of love and respect and is ready to help anybody in the time of their grief.

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The greatest advantage of our country is its youth, the blood running in todays India is bubbling, it is roaring to perform and ready to beat. It is full of limitless strength and tremendous creativity. Indias youth is unique. It is sharp and yet humble, it is modern and yet spiritual, it is strong and yet noble. We the fellow countryman should realize that if we channelize this young energy in right direction we can be the world beaters. I thank God and thank my mother for giving me birth in such a wonderful country and make me realize what motherland means and feels. I realize now when I work in the poorest of poor villages, share their concerns and when I discuss with the top industrialist of the country and discuss their issues

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there is one thing is common. It is the Indian heart which beats everywhere. Whether it is an armymen at Siachin or a fisherman of Kanya Kumari, a cricketer of Maharashtra or a farmer in Uttar Pradesh, a businessman in Gujarat or a teacher in Calcutta. I feel the inner feeling of Indianness in their action, I see one common thing in all of them, against all odds they are working immensely hard. Deep within the heart they believe that they will turn the wheel of fortune. I feel assured that we are destined to become the strongest world leader in the times to come. Today my Motherland India is an emerging nation. In all the frontier technologies like information technology, aerospace technology, nuclear

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technology, and biotechnology we are among the global leaders. India has a new constituency - the middle class, cutting across rural and urban areas. This is as big as the population of Europe, or US with its purchasing power. The Indian workforce of IT professionals, super specialist surgeons, and medicos and the nursing staff is the one of the best in the world. Our scientists and researchers adorn the top notch position from NASA to MIT, from Oxford, Cambridge to Howard. India is the largest and most vibrant democracy of the world. It has shown that peace, progress, harmony, universal tolerance, unity in diversity and

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democratic sprit are not only cardinal principles of our constitution but a matter of faith to the entire nation and a way of life to the entire civilization. Womans participation at all levels of democracy from panchayat to prime-ministership, speaker to the presidentship, from home science to the satellite, from kitchen to war front is a trend setter to the whole world. I am very proud Indian and a very proud Gujarati. It is a matter of great pride that our national anthem reverberates with the name of my beloved home state Gujarat as "Punjab Sindh Gujarat Maratha". Every time our national flag aloft, our National anthem and our national song Vande Mataram is sung my heart is filled with the patriotic fervor.

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My state Gujarat has been in the forefront of national development and reforms under the most stable steward ship of our honorable Chief Minister Shri Narendrabhai Modi. The State of Gujarat under his visionary and dynamic leadership has a created a role model status for itself in every aspect of national life. From networks of roads, twenty four hour power, irrigation, drinking water, health, sanitation, education, agriculture, rural development, poverty alleviation, inclusive growth, woman health and upliftment, girl youth participation, tribal welfare, infrastructure, industry, business, commerce, real state development and research. In all these spheres my Gujarat has become an ultimate destination of

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modern and emerging India. My vision is to build a strong and prosperous India and this can be achieved only by building strong and prosperous states. I am proud my Gujarat is the icon and it is the way forward. Todays Swarnim Gujarat is tomorrows Swarnim Bharat. To build a resurgent India you require the vision of our former Scientist turned President APJ Abdul Kalam for 2020, with wings of fire. We require the mission statement of our former statesman Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayeeji, "Vikas ! Teji se Vikas! Santulit Vikas! Sab ke liye Vikas", in nutshell we want to rebuild India as the world leader and worlds teacher.

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The 19th century was described as Great Britain's century, 20th century became the century of power play and cold war of US and Russia, in this 21st century India and China have the potential. My clarion call to all of you is "My brother and sisters Arise! Awake! And don't stop till we make 21st century Bharats century. I thank God and my fellow countryman for giving me an opportunity to work for my Bharat Mata and I promise you that I will work with all my abilities to make all our dreams comes true. JAI HIND

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VISION & MISSION

Visionary monk Swami Vivekananda exhorted the youth of India in the last century to embark on nation making. His message was BE AND MAKE. Perfect10 vision and mission is to strive and implement this message of Swami Vivekananda in real terms of unlocking the innate potential of the youth through personality development. The rural, semi urban and urban youth - every one requires this value of self confidence, perseverance and creative articulation to be added to their personalities through finishing courses. Perfect10 dedicates itself to the national reconstruction by harnessing human resources.

Birth
Perfect10 has started this humble initiative in the hinter land of central Gujarat in a small, town Anand. Anand is a hub of education, entrepreneurship and role model example of cooperative movement AMUL. Perfect10 has expanded itself to various districts of Gujarat and has already trained more than 5000 youth belonging to 15 - 35 age group from high schools to universities including cadets from N.C.C.

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The scope of this personality development mission in India is unlimited. Unfortunately no curricula imparts this vital education of all round personality development. Perfect10 believes that every youth in India should avail the benefit of this valuable course. More so in villages, semi urban areas, government school and colleges so as to fulfill this crucial deficit in our education system.

SPECIAL INITIATIVE
Perfect10 also dwells in the issues of youth empowerment, personality development, creativity and issues related to children like... "Perfect10" is working on Tribal children of Dang forestAhawa Swarnim "Perfect10" Rural Orientation Program for all the 26 districts of Gujarat Delhi University - Sri Ram College workshop at SRCC auditorium. "Archana Charitable Trust" a NGO which works for child nutrition, health, education and development.