A touching story that reminds us to appreciate what we have now
On the last day before Christmas, I hurried to go to the supermarket to buy the remaining of the gift I didn't manage to buy earlier.
An untouched mesmerizing Himalayan beauty – AULI
Located in Chamoli district of Uttaranchal at a height of nearly 3000 metres with a vertical drop of 500 metres, Auli is a new entrant in the tourist map of India. A place where natures beauty comes alive with a combination of pleasure and adventure, the dense oak and pine forests and the snow capped slopes.
A leader
A person is fit to become a leader when he can dream and achieve the impossible. He becomes a leader when he can make his people do the same.
Bihu: A celebration of Assamese culture
Bihu is the Biggest Festival of Assam, one of the most beautiful states of India, known for its tea gardens, lush green forests and the mighty Brahmaputra river.It is the celebration to welcome seasons and it is vital for a farmer’s life in Assam. Although this festival retained its originality it incorporated specific characteristics of the city life. The origin of the word ‘Bihu" is said to be from the Sanskrit word ‘Vishu’.
The Assamese celebrate three types of Bihu in a year - Rongaali Bihu or ‘Bohaag Bihu’, Kati Bihu or Kongaali Bihu and the last but not the least Magh Bihu or Bhogaali Bihu’. Rongali Bihu or Bohag Bihu:It is feted at the offset of the sowing season during spring. It also marks the beginning of Assamese new year and around 15th April as per English calender.
What best can you do in the event of blasts in your city?
In case you get to know that there are blasts in your city, what is the best thing that you can do?
Bangalore Blasts
To do:
- make a quick call home and inform about your being okie and your estimated time of reaching home
- stay indoors as much as possible
- use mobile phone only if necessary
No education is complete without travelling
On the way to the Great Himalayas, my aunt told me this line (told to her by her neighbour) that no matter how much anyone studies, their education will never be complete without travelling, on the very first day.
At that moment, I thought it was an over-statement. I mean in this era where one can find any possible answer right at the finger tips, and where world is getting smaller by the minute through the World wide web, where does the need to travel those long days sitting in a bus arise?
Pain Redefined....
Pain- Something that knows no limits and understands no boundaries. I had the ‘opportunity’ of experiencing two different limits of the ultimate teacher of the human race (maybe living beings). The end of semester exams marks one of my happiest moment , as i get to go home and live life my kingsize way. This time i happened to book a ticket in Howrah mail, which leaves from Chennai. Everything was fine and well until we discovered how Lalu was managing to generate so much profit in railways.
Jantart Mantar: Get lost in space!
Between 1727 and 1734 Maharajah Jai Singh II of Jaipur constructed five astronomical observatories in west central India.The observatories, or "Jantar Mantars" as they are commonly known, incorporate multiple buildings of unique form, each with a specialized function for astronomical measurement.