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HOUSEHOLD TIPS 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. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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 microwave’s damp interior with a damp paper towel.

5. Freshly cut flowers will stay longer if you add ¼ 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.

7. Clean artificial flowers by placing them in a paper bag with ¼ cup of salt. Give the bag a few gentle shakes and your flowers will emerge as clean as the day you bought them.

8. The easiest way to pick up glass fragments is to press a slice of bread over the area.

9. 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.

10. To clean stuffed toys, rub a little corn flour onto the toy, wait about 5 minutes and then brush it clean.

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AYURVEDA AND PANCHAKARMA Dr. H.B.Shailaja

Ayurveda is one of the great gifts of the sages of ancient India to mankind. It is one of

the oldest scientific medical systems in the world with a long record of clinical experience to validate it. However, it is not only a system of medicine in the conventional sense of curing disease, but also a way of life that teaches us how to maintain and protect health. It shows us how to cure disease and also to promote longevity.

Ayurveda treats man as a 'whole' though at the same time viewing him as a

combination of body, mind, and soul. Therefore it is a truly holistic and integral medical system.

The word 'Ayu' means all aspects of life from birth to death. The word 'Veda' means

knowledge or learning. Thus 'Ayurveda' denotes the science by which life in its totality is understood. It is a science of life that delineates the diet, medicines, and behavior that are beneficial or harmful for life.

Ayurveda originated in the very beginning of the cosmic creation. Indian philosophers

state that Ayurveda originates from Brahma, the creator of the universe. Brahma is not a mere individual but the unmanifested form of the Divine Lord, from whom the whole manifest world has come into being.

Ayurveda describes remedies based on herbs, minerals,and other therapeutic procedures

like PANCHAKARMA. Panchakarma means 'five procedures’. Basically therapeutic measures are taken to either prevent diseases or cure them. There are five types of procedures in the panchakarma therapy. These include

1. VAMANA(Forced Vomiting) 2. VIRECHANA(Purgation) 3. NIRUHA BASTI (Medicated Decoction Enema.) 4. ANUVASANA BASTI( Medicated oil) 5. Nasya

VAMANA: It is administration of certain emetic drugs that induce a severe spell of

vomiting to clean the upper gut. This procedure is best for diseases related to kapha dosha (excess of phlegm). That is Bronchial Asthma is often prevented by inducing vamana.

VIRECHANA: Administration of purgatives to clean the bowel. This procedure helps

in all the three doshas. That is Digestive disorders, Skin problems, and those related to blood also.

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. This enema

is administered with the niruha basti and is done alone. 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.

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STORY OF A BOAT Karthik P

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It was a very gloomy night Black was everyone’s 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 It’s water was freezing At this hour, a single boat was sailing Amidst all the heavy pouring

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

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Telugu - The Language of Honey

Collected by : B.S.S.Rao Source: bhashaindia.com

With 80 million speakers and the language of a thriving entertainment industry, Telugu is

another language of consequence in the Indian subcontinent. This article probes the origins and history of this language.

Telugu is recognized as one of the languages of India and is the official language of the

state of Andhra Pradesh, home to the hi-tech capital of India, Hyderabad. The origins of Telugu, unlike most other Dravidian languages, lack satisfactory and conclusive evidence. However, Telugu words first made an appearance in the Maharashtri Prakrit anthology of poems titled "Gadhasaptashathi" created by the Satavahana king Hala in the first century BC. Thus, it can be concluded that Telugu-speaking people were probably the older peoples inhabiting the land between Krishna and Godavari before the advent of the Satavahana dynasties.

The first clear archaeological inscriptions in Telugu date back to the 7th century AD. The first known work of literature in Telugu was the "Mahabharata" written by Nannaya around the 11th century AD. The golden age of Telugu literature dawned around the 16th century AD under the patronage of the emperor Krishnadeva Raya of the Vijayanagar Era.

Some of the early landmarks in Telugu, prior to Raja Krishnadeva Raya's golden age, are

Srinathudu's "Sringara Naishadham", Potana's "Dasamaskandham", Jakkana's "Vikramarka Charitra" and Talapaka Timmakka's "Subhadra Kalyanam". The king, an accomplished poet himself, introduced the "Prabandha" form of poetry in Telegu literature with his "Amukta Malyada". His court was graced by the "Ashtadiggajas", considered to be among the greatest poets of that time.

A number of famous luminaries in Carnatic Music composed their works in Telugu.

Thyagaraja, Annamacharya and Kshetrayya are some names in a large list of illustrious contributors. Modern composers like Mysore Vasudevachari have also chosen Telugu as their medium of composition.

The Telugu script is believed to have descended from the Brahmi script of the Ashokan

era. Merchants took the Eastern Chalukyan script of Telugu to Southeast Asia where it is believed to have parented the Mon, Burmese, Thai, Khmer, C"am, Javanese and Balinese languages' scripts. Their similarities to the Telugu script are easily discernable. The appearance of the Telugu alphabet system is very similar to the Kannada alphabet, its closest cousin.

The Telugu script is largely syllabic in nature and is written from left to right in

sequences of simple and complex characters. Since the number of possible syllables thus formed

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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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THE POWER OF YOGA K.Lakshmi

The word ‘YOGA’ seems to be magical word in this modern age. But what is this ‘Yoga. How has it come into human life? What makes it so popular? Is it beneficial in our every day lives? There are some of the questions which arise in a common man’s mind. In India, Yoga is regarded as a science as well as a method that allows man to live a harmonious life while attaining his spiritual progress through the control of mind and body. The tradition of Yoga was born in India thousands of years ago. The founders were the Rishis and Maha Rishis. These great people realised that life had its limits. It had a lot of pain and suffering. They found out a truth that there was a way to escape the tragic problems of life by bringing the body and mind under control. Thus yoga was born. The objective of Yoga is self realisation through various methods especially ‘Asanas’ and ‘Pranayama’. Yoga is a technique designed to reveal the sources of creative inspiration hidden inside humans and lays the foundation for self development and self awareness. Yoga teaches us self discipline through which one can attain the desired results. Yoga should not be mistaken for a religion. It is a search for inner development of consciousness which modifies a person’s social and cultural behaviour. Modern science provides us with all luxury and comfort for an easy existence, but deprives us of peace of mind. There are many people who have everything they need but are still unhappy and restless. It is only through Yoga that they can overcome all these and realise the ultimate reality as well as having positive attitude in life. However, many people feel that Yoga is very difficult or impossible to practice. But it is not so. If you have the will power and a strong determination, nothing is impossible. Yoga is not just about doing exercises, it’s a way of life. Other than performing Asanas regularly, moderation of food, discipline in behaviour, purity of thought are also a part of Yoga. Swami Vivekananda once said, “Rise, awake, stop not till the goal is reached .within each of you, there is the power to remove all wants and all miseries. Believe this and that power will be manifested. If you can think that infinite power, infinite knowledge and indomitable energy lies within you, and if you can bring out that power, you also can become like me”. Yes, if we are able to realize our own self, there will be no misery, no pain, no suffering, only happiness and joy.

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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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History, Heritage and Culture of Andhra Pradesh Movva Sai Krishna

Lose yourself in the Wonder that is Andhra Pradesh. Meander through lands steeped in

chivalry and pageantry. Explore modem cities that have grown IT on the roots 'of a multi-hued past. Make a pilgrimage to the holy shrines that echo with tales of antiquity. Frolic on a vast array of golden beaches that dot an enviable coastline; sport with adventure in style. Let the jungle lure you to a fascinating world at a diverse array of wildlife sanctuaries and park!!!!

Andhra Pradesh is the fourth largest state in India with an area of 275000 sq. km. A state

in southern region of India, Andhra Pradesh is bordered on south by Tamil Nadu state, on west by Kamataka, on north and north west by Maharastra state, on the north east by Madhya Pradesh and Orrisa and on the east by Bay of Bengal.

Andhra means "leader in battle" and Pradesh means "region". There are 23 districts in

Andhra Pradesh and the state is crossed by two major rivers Godavari and Krishna. The official language of Andhra Pradesh is Telugu and is spoken by 85% of the population; Urdu is spoken by 8% and Hindi by 2.65%. It is interesting to note that 38% of the Urdu speaking population

in Andhra Pradesh is bilingual in Telugu as well. According to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Telugu language is the second largest spoken language in India after Hindi, internationally it ranks between 13-17th position.

When it comes to the history of Andhra Pradesh, Andhra is an ancient society of India.

There are several references about Andhra in epics like Mahabharatha, Ramayana, Puranas and Buddhist Jataka Tales. They confirm the ancient existence of Andhra society. Buddhist books reveal that Andhras established their kingdoms in the Godavari valley. During the period of

Chandra Gupta Maurya (322-297 BC), Megasthenes mentioned that Andhras has 30 fortified towns and an army of a million infantry, 2000 cavalry and 1000elephants.

During 1022-1063 AD, Mahakavi Nannaya translated Sanskrit Mahabharatha into

Telugu. Later in 13thand 14th century Tikkanna and Yerranna continued the translation started by Nannaya. During the same period some Telugu poets translated Sanskrit poems and dramas, while others attempted original narrative poems. The popular Telugu literary form called 'Prabhanda' was evolved. Srinatha (1365-1441) was the foremost poet who popularized this style of composition. His work Sringara Naishadham is very well known. There were other religious poets like Potana (1450-1510), Jakkanna (second half of 14thcentury). The golden period of Telugu literature was the 16th and 17th century. Sri Krishna Devaraya's Amuktamalyada is regarded as a Mahakavya. Peddanna's 'Manucharitra' is also another great work of literature. With the conquest of the Deccan by the Mughals in 1687AD there ensued a period of decadence (1750-1850) in literature. Then emerged a period of Renaissance. Europeans like C P Brown played an important role in the development of Telugu language and literature. In common with Rest of the Indian , Telugu literature was increasingly influenced by European literary forms like the novel, short story, prose, drama etc.

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.

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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.

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Some of the cultural

The Papaneshwar temple in Lepakshi was built in 1535 A.D. Kalamkari, Bidri, Nirmal

rahmotsavam in tirupati: a part of living heritage in Andhra Pradesh. Many temple fairs like

meaning mother dish for the people of Andhra. A mango pickle, aavakaaya, is probably the best

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. IAndhra 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.

n keeping with the rich traditions of the state, the people of

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.

B Fairs and Festivals areBhrahmotsavam 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,

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any schools, colleges and educational institutions of xcellence. It has around 1330 Arts, Science & Commerce Colleges, 238 Engineering Colleges

radesh to great heights and spread ndhra's name and fame all over the world. Emperors, Kings and Queens like Goutami Putra

ious research & development nd defense establishments have made Hyderabad their home. Their staffs drawn from all parts

modem day Andhra Pradesh, on the forefront not st alphabetically. Its people are achievers who display a rare hospitality and courtesy. The State

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 meand 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 PASatakarni, 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 prestigaof 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 juis 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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How to Catch a Lion!! ?? Sravan K

Newton's Method: Let, the lion catch you. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Implies you caught lion. Einstein Method: Run in the direction opposite to that of the lion. Due to higher relative velocity, the lion will also run faster and will get tired soon. Now you can trap it easily. Software Engineer Method: Catch a cat and claim that your testing has proven that it is a Lion. If anyone comes back with issues tell that you will upgrade it to a Lion. Indian Police Method: Catch any animal and interrogate it & torture it to accept that it’s a lion. Rajnikanth Method: Keep warning the lion that u may come and attack anytime. The lion will live in fear and die soon in fear itself. Jayalalitha Method: Send Police commissioner Muthukaruppan around 2AM and kill it, while it's sleeping! Manirathnam Method (director); Make sure the lion does not get sun light by putting it in a dark room with a single candle lighted. Keep murmuring something in its ears. The lion will be highly irritated and commit suicide. Karan Johar Method (director): Send a lioness into the forest. with each other. Send another lioness in to the forest, followed by another lion. First lion loves the first lioness and the second lion loves the 2nd lioness. But 2nd lioness loves both lions. Now send another lioness (third) into the forest. You don't understand right... ok....read it after 15 yrs, then also u wont!

Yash Chopra method (director): Take the lion to Australia or US and kill it in a good scenic location. Govinda method: Continuously dance before the lion for 5 or 6 days. Menaka Gandhi method: save the lion from a danger and feed him with some vegetables continuously. George bush method: Link the lion with Osama Bin Laden and shoot him!!! Ravi Shastri method: Ask the lion to bowl at you. You bat for 200 balls and score 1 run. it will die automatically

Our lion and lioness fall in love

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A to Z of Life Explained Vinay Deep

Life is an ADVENTURE, Dare it. Life is a BEAUTY, Worship it. Life is a CHALLENGE, Meet it. Life is a DREAM, Realize it. Life is ENDURANCE, Cope up with it. Life is FRAGRANCE, Smell it. Life is a GAME, Play it. Life is HEAVEN, Make it. Life is an INITIATIVE, Take it. Life is a JOURNEY, Complete it. Life is KEROSENE, Burn it. Life is LOVE, Enjoy it. Life is a MYSTERY, Unfold it.

Life is a NAME, Find it. Life is an OPPORTUNITY, Catch it. Life is a PROMISE, Fulfill it. Life is a QUESTION, Answer it. Life is a REALITY, Face it. Life is a SONG, Sing it. Life is TIME, Utilize it. Life is an URGE, Satisfy it. Life is a VOICE, Listen to it. Life is WEALTH, Acquire it. Life is X? Solve it. Life is an YEARNING, Go after it Life is ZENITH, Attain it.

The Rain A. Lavanya

With the cool air felt and seen.

Gives us a wonderful view.

The rain comes occasionally, The atmosphere changes typically. Everything becomes lush and green,

The rain with the sun and dew,

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MUGGU, THE TRADITIONAL ART OF ANDHRA Rajeswari Viswanadham

Muggu is a traditional art of decorating courtyards, places of worship and sometimes . This is a design made with the powder of white stone, lime and rice

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es colors and peta te. Some gers that they ca ples, h state of India h

l training for the art b m generation to friend. Now-a-days, th aditional and ndhra, girls and wom raw a new

are no prizes to

sidered a sacred spot a child aming ceremony dded people

ated surroundings re going on. lic and convey some meanin A ratha, Chariot is

rawn after the Makara Sankranthi (Kanuma) to i e Muggu is generally ots. The combination of even and odd number of dots in rows and

type of pictures. One i at the entire pattern must no gaps to be left anywh enter. However, in the

(December), the patt g four aths to East, West, North and South. The crescent is made at the centre of the design. The girls

ills by covering the en ig design. It of mastery, as one cannot repeat a pa

used for enhancing the beauty of the surroundings and spreading joy and is not the sole purpose of a Muggu. The rice flour

sed in Muggu is a meal provided for insects such as ants. The rice powder is said to invite birds other veryday life: a

s other forms of life e underestimated are the benefits for the artist who bends down

atterns painstakingly stem, productive organs and help in overall stretching of the body.

dining spaces in housesflour. Making muggu is not y but a part and parcel of everypeople of Andhra. Every mornin of India, millions of women draw Mthe ground with white rice p day, the drawings get walked on, rained oo the next day. Every mthe muddy floor is spurifier.

The Muggu is gccasionally, cow-dung is

e surface is still wet so that it is hers. Cow dung has antiseptic propeO o

hence provides a real th he home. It also provides conwhite powder. Women use th sh to create various designs from ch

lour paspowder or grain-flour. Sometim ls are used in addition to fwomen are so skilled with their fintc., finely laid out on the floor. Eac

n create figures of deities, chariots, tems its own way of painting. e a

There is no specia ut is typically transferred frogeneration and from friend to ere are magazines publishing trnew designs of Muggu. In A en compete with each other to ddesign every time, even when there f cleanliness and things of beauty and this is one household-art

be given. They believe that the gods are fondmeant for propitiating deities. o

The Muggu is con where pooja (prayer) is performed oris seated for his or her birthday, n or thread ceremony. Newly-wealso receive guests in such decor when the wedding celebrations aThe designs are symbo g related to the occasions. d nvite Lord Vishnu. Thdrawn on the basis of dcolumns allows to draw any mportant point is thbe an unbroken line, with ere for evil spirits to month of Dhanush Sankranthi erns made are open with designs havinpand women showcase their sk tire width of the road with one bis indeed a test ttern for 30 days.

Muggu ishappiness all around. However, decorationuand other small critters to eat it, thus inviting beings into one's home and edaily tribute to harmonious co-existence. These act involve the protection of and the environment. Not to beach morning to draw the p - it is said to help her digestive syre

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It is a s is Goddess Lakshmi, the Goddess of prosperity. The patternline drawings around a m

o eat, that too free of cost. Everyth

very sad. I waited for the dream to continue the next night but it never continued……..

ign of invitation to welcome all into the home, not the least of whoms range between geometric and mathematical

sed shapes. Folklore has atrix of dots to free form art work and cloevolved 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 t

ing 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 couldn’t 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

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d to Dehra Dun in 1953. The rai

only in

ht up to the house for a sum of four annas.

Nannagaru was a man a regular contributor of short stories in ‘Andhra Patrika’ and ‘Andhra Prabha’, the two weekly magazines publisBezawada, as Vijayawada was then known. He was a keen sports buff and did no

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 transferre

lway station looked almost as it looks now. Our family went by tonga to his friend’s 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 b

icycles were in abundance. Scooters appeared 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 Atmaram’s 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 asket and carried by a porter rigb

of many interests. He was already hed from t 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.

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He was a member o is office in Bangalore and when he shifted north, it did not take hi inton and win laurels at the office level here also. I vividly remember the annual Republic D

Survey of India grounds in Hathibarkala with a day full of sports events. For us, they were th

dislodge the other

urpose, he would e visitor staying

e would warmly extend an invitation to stay in his h their job was done

and was used as an er

ri SS Dharmayya (of IRDE)

the clerk of the officer

desham ante matti kadoi,

f the winning team in ball badminton in hm long to switch to shuttle badm

ay celebrations held in the

e 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 towith 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 psomehow get a reference to meet Nannagaru. Nannagaru would not hear of tha shoddy hotel, which was what they could afford. H

in

ouse for a couple of days till they found suitable accommodation or 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

rand 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. Sh

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,

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 ‘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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xcitedly asked him to come i

amiti.

the books. One week they would go on Chakrata Road toward

. The longing for Telugu films meant

everything ‘Telugu

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 e

mmediately 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 S

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

s FRI, going to each Andhra family’s 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 Bhamitipati’s 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

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

’ 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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for 15-20 minutes. 4. Chill and serve with nuts and raisins.

Have a nice meal and enjoy the dishes

QUICK AND DELICIOUS RECIPES M. Jaya Rao

Indian cuisine is noted for its flavour and richness. At the same time there is a general misconception that the cooking procedures are time consuming and cumbersome. This is more so in today’s environment where we find very little time to spend in the kitchen. Here are three simple recipes for some of who do not have time and patience.

1. Chitrakut: Ingredients: 1. Paneer - 250 gms 2. Bread - 3 slices 3. Elaichi Powder - ½ tsp 4. Sugar - 250 gms 5. Water - 1 1/2 cups 6. Milk - ½ cup 7. Ghee for deep frying. For garnishing: 1. Silver leaves (vark) - 2 2. Pistachio nuts - 1 1/2 tsps Method: Remove bread crusts, soak slices in milk and squeeze dry. Mash paneer, add elaichi and bread.Mash again.Make into oval flat cutlets. Fry over a low fire till light brown. Make sugar syrup of one string consistency. Soak fried chitrakuts in sugar syrup for two hours. Take chitrakuts out of syrup and decorate with silver leaves and pistachio nuts.

2. Chocolate Fudge: Ingredients: 1. Condensed milk - 1 tin 2. Cashew nuts - 100 gms 3. Sugar - ¾ cup 4. Cocoa powder - ½ cup 5. Butter - 500 gms Method: Pour the condensed milk in a heavy bottom pan. Chop the cashew nut s coarsely and, in another shallow pan, roast them till light brown and crunchy. Add to the condensed milk. Add in the sugar, cocoa and butter. Place on a medium or low flame and stir till all ingredients are well mixed. Keep stirring and mixing till the contents begin to leave the sides of the pan. This will take 15-20 minutes. Remove from heat. Pour the mixture into a cool, greased baking tray and allow to cool. Once cooled, cut into squares and serve.

3. Bhapa Dahi: Method:

1. Tie 3 cups of curd in muslin cloth. Hang it for 25-30 minutes to remove excess water.

2. Mix 1 tin condensed milk and elaichi powder. Cover the bowl. 3. Steam

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D

to their thaposhakti (power of of mind, they were able to go to infinite depths in understanding the concept

m lmighty.

mo with ur great rishis and aacharyas. The ve ed by ha, Valmiki, Paraasara, Krishna Dwaipayana (or Vyasa Bhagawaan), Shuka, Shaunaka, Ashtaavakra, Vaishampayana, Yajnav athanjali, to name only a few. The line of aacharyas is studded with jewels umaarila, Bhaaskara, Yamun nuja, Nimbaarka, Maadhwa, Vallabha, Sri Chaitanya, Sri Raghavendra, and VidyaaSwami us with their spheritage - a veritable treasure for all of us to enrich ourselves with.

l treasure consist of? First and foremost, the four Vedas - Rigveda, Yajurv da, and Atharva Veda. The vedic literature is also called as the Shruthi since these sa eneration of scholars to another through the guru-shishya tr ition. ponents to it: Samhitha, Braahm panish ds (also called Vedaantha). Each Veda also is divided into a certain number of shaakhas (sections or branches): Rigveda has 109 sections; Yajurveda has 21 sectionof 1180action)devotedthree imBhagaw iliary text): Dhanurveda, Gaandharva Veda, and Aayurveda. There are also six other texts called as Vedangas. These are: Shiksha,

s, Niruktha, Jyothisha, and Kalpa.

as and eighteen Upapuranas. Also, the two epics Valmiki Ramayana and Maha Bharatha can be co been rendered into ve out corrupting the purity or genuineness of the original tex tha Manas (or the Tulsi Ramayana); Kamba

Our Spiritual Heritage r.Y. Narahari

Our great Nation, Bhaarata, is a storehouse of spiritual knowledge. The highest spiritual

traditions of our Nation are “Sanaathana" -they are existent in lively form from times immemorial. Our great ancestors, namely rishis and aacharyas, were endowed with a profound intellect. They were great thinkers and researchers, and duepenance) and purity of Bra hin and the A

Let us first refresh our me ry the names of some of odic era was illuminat rishis such as Vasisht

alkya, Jaimini, Psuch as Gaudapaada, Adi Shankara, Padmapada, Sureshwara, Ka, Raamaranya. More recently, Samartha Rama Das, Sri Ramakrishna, Swami Vivekananda, Aurobindo, Sri Narahari Sadguru, and many other divine souls have inspired iritual teachings. Our rishis, aachaaryas, and gifted ancestors have left behind a rich

What does this spirituaeda, Saamavecred texts were not to be written down but passed on from one g

ad Each Veda has four comana, Aaranyaka, and U a

s; Saamaveda has 1000 sections; and Atharva Veda has 50 sections. This makes it a total sections for the four Vedas. Of these, 840 sections are devoted to Karma (the concept of

; 232 are devoted to Upaasana (the concept of pure, sincere devotion); and 108 are to gnyana. The spiritual underpinnings of the Vedas are available in succinct form in portant texts called the Prasthaana-thrayas. These are: Brahmasutraas, Upanishads, and adgita. Each Veda also has a upaveda (aux

Vyaakarana, Chhanda Secondly, we have the Puraana and the Smrithi literature. There are eighteen Puran

nsidered as encyclopedias of spiritual knowledge. Many of these texts have rnacular languages by great poets, withts. To name a few in this category: Sri Ramachari

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Ramayana (Tamil version of haratha (Telugu version of Mahabharata presented by Nannayya ); and Pothana B

as have contributed authentic commentaries and independent spiritua works. The Thrimathacharyas, Adi Shankara, Ramanuja, and Madhwa, have written their u

for us. It is difficult to even recite or read a negligible fraction of these masterpieces, let alone understand those. Please look at what

can im a what is most appropriate for the shishya. Indeed our great aacharyas and sad

Ramayana); Andhra Maha B, Thikkana, and Erra Pragada hagavatham.

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 acharyl nderstanding 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

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).

ho is the enabler of this process? It is the Sadguru, who with his knowledge and vision, Wpart to the shishygurus 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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ZEBBIE ZEBRA

N UP TO THE GIRAFFE

HAVE YOU GOT MY STRIPES SHE ASKED

RA FROM AFRICA

SHE HAD LOST HER STRIPES THAT DAY.

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ZEBBIE ZEBRA ZEBBIE ZEBRA OPENED HER EYES.

ALL

ZEBBIE ZEBRA ZEBBIE ZEBRA FROM AFRICA

EARTH

THE TREES ARE GETTING DESTROYED

SO OUR HOMES ARE COMING DOWN

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

EARTH HAS BEEN OUR HOME FOR YEARS

WE LIVE ON MOUNTAINS, FORESTS AND WATERS

KIDDIE SONGS

Collection by: Siddhi Sriganesh

ZEBBIE ZEBRA ZEBBIE ZEBRA FROM AFRICA

ONE MORNING SHE LOST HER STRIPES

SHE COULDN’T FIND THEM ANYWHERE

YIKES SHE CRIED! I’VE LOST MY STRIPES

ZEBBIE ZEBRA ZEBBIE ZEBRA FROM AFRICA

SHE HAD LOST HER STRIPES THAT DAY.

SHE RA

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.

IT’S GETTING WARMER ON THE EARTH

I DON’T HAVE YOUR STRIPES ZEBBIE

I HAVE BROWN PATCHES ON ME.

ZEBBIE ZEBRA ZEBBIE ZEB

IT’S JUST NOT EASY TO LIVE HERE.

THE WATERS ARE HOMES OF MANY

EN SHE RAN TO THE DEER FAMILY

E YOU GOT MY STRIPES SHE ASKED

DON’T HAVE ANY STRIPES AT ALL

HEY ALL SAID TO POOR ZEBBIE!!! THE

TO LOOK AT HERSELF & LAUGH LOUDLY

YOU SEE ZEBBIE HAD A BAD DREAM

SHE HADN’T LOST HER STRIPES AT

DESERTS, GREENLANDS AND THE SNOWS.

SHE IS THE PRIDE OF AFRICA

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All About Time Management enkanna.V, Source: from the web

To achieve maximum success and productivity in the work place it is esseunderstand how we use our time at work. Like many things in life, we take timgive little thought to it until we no longer have enough of it. We all have the same amount of time each day but it is how effectively we use it that isimportant. T ve to scheduseveral effe s that we can use to dramatically increase our productivity.

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ntial that we e for granted and

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ctive time aving habitle every waking second in our day, but there are

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Time Wasters Include • during work hou• tion • l throug• to th•• work a• the wron ste

hour

Ma e have for ing accountable for your working hours, understanding exa ng a plan fo that we have ha ore commH inate time w

Telephones - particularly personal calls No planning of tasks - focus gives direc

rs

E-mail - constantly checking your e-mai hout the day Surfing the Web - Jumping from one site e next

Casual Visitors - Unscheduled or non work related visits Cluttered Workplace - Includes your desk, rea, computer and other organizing tools

Poor Quality Resources/Tools - Having g tool or poor office equipment can was of time every week

ny of the poor time management habits w med can be easily fixed by simply bectly how we use our time and havi

r each day. There are also habits d all our life that will require a lot mitment to overcome.

ere are some good habits we can form to elim asting;

Understand how you use each day Honestly review your day and understand how you are wasting tim ing mo t to be honest an you really spen

e, then commit to becomre efficient with your time. It's importan d objective about how

d each day.

Set

ea e prior Important and Wasting Time catego e on tasks that are important and either delegate low prio ompleting the more urgent tasks.

Priorities Even with a well organized schedule and good work habits, there is still often not enough time in

ch day for workers, particularly small business owners and managers. So it is essential that witize tasks and categorize them into Urgent, Very Important,

ries. Spend the majority of our timrity jobs or move on to them only after c

PBy havin r each day you have a target to aim at which eliminates many of the hours wasted in-between tasks or th next. Along with a daily

hould also be longer term goals to work towards. Setting daily, weekly, monthly and early goals can dramatically increase your focus and productivity.

lan Your Time g a clear and precise plan fo

inking about what to do plan, there sy

Review Your Progress any work habits have been formed over a life time, so we will often slip back into them if we il to continually review our progress. Some habits will be harder to overcome than others, but

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the effort we put into over productivity, profitability and a more focused workpla

coming them will be rewarded with addedce.

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

r nces of business success! ou cha

nsider the things you should not be doing during if you are easily distracted then

leting your list that will be the big time

When preparing a "to do" list you should also coyour day. It's fine to have a well planned to do list each day, but it will be the things that you are doing in-between compwasters.

Must do List! First, get clear about what is really important and what must be done during the day. Try to only

ajor tasks that you have to do for the day and make them an absolute have one or two really mpriority. 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

portance. These tasks should be done only after you have completed your Must Do list. Th t d n lightly or treated as a wish list. List a sensible

pleting all your set jobs.

lesser ima oesn't mean that they should be take

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 com

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! Y

o tivity. For exampleou can also use some of these time wasting tasks as a form of motivation to increase your

pr duc , after completing a Must do task you could reward yourself with 15

r those of us with wandering inds 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

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. Fom

AND what you shouldn't be doing to get the most out of each day.