Monday 4 May 2015

[www.keralites.net] Asleep in 60 seconds: 4-7-8 breathing technique claims to help you nod off in just a minute

 
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[www.keralites.net] Story of Great Indian Poet' Marriage - Kalidas and Vidyotma

 

Story of Great Indian Poet' Marriage - Kalidas and Vidyotma
 
 
There was a king who had a very learned daughter Vidyotma, in her knowledge she surpassed all the scholars of the kingdom. She declared she would only marry the person who would defeat her in a battle of wits. The scholars of the kingdom decided to take their revenge from the princess by marrying her to a fool. They went looking, and in the forest saw a man sitting on a tree who was cutting the branch he was sitting on. On seeing this, they decided they had found their man, and they would marry him to the princess, and they told him "Come with us, we will take you to the palace and you will be given good food to eat, but do not say a word when you are there, only use hand gestures."

So he went and the scholars said to the king - "Maharaj (Your Majesty), we have chanced upon a great scholar who would like to challenge your daughter, but he won't speak anything". The fool was presented before the princess. The princess Vidyotma showed him one finger of her right hand, the fool thought she intended to blind him in one eye. He showed up two fingers signaling that if she would blind him in one eye, he would blind her in both eyes. Next the princess showed the open palm of her hand, now the fool took this to mean she would slap him. He showed a fist to signal he would box her in return. 

The scholars who were accompanying the fool explained the actions this way. The princess's one finger means there is only one God Almighty, but the scholar means that there is one God Almighty, but there is also the human soul (which as per Hindus is considered as a part of God). Next the five fingers of the princess's palm signify the five human senses, but according to the scholar the fist means when the five senses are kept under control one can attain greatness. The princess conceded defeat and was married to him. 

After the marriage when Vidyotma discovered her husband had no knowledge and was in fact a big fool, she insulted him and left him. At this the fool was very upset and he decided he would attain wisdom. The scholars who had got him there all left him alone. It is said that he went to the temple of Garhkalika in Ujjain and prayed to the goddess for the gift of knowledge. He prayed and offered to the goddess his tongue as sacrifice and when was about to cut it off with a sword the goddess appeared before him and blessed him. Because of being blessed by the goddess, words of wisdom started flowing through his mouth and he began to write poetry and prose in Sanskrit language. He then created works like 'Shakuntala' and 'Meghdoot' and the beauty of his expression made him very renowned.

 
 

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[www.keralites.net] Operation Khoj: A lifesaver for destitute children (Human Interest Feature)

 

Operation Khoj: A lifesaver for destitute children (Human Interest Feature)
Khoj also re-unites with their parents lost children on railway platforms.

 
Just four years ago, Aslam was found lying in a semi-conscious state on a platform at Delhi's Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station due to a drug overdose. Today, the 15-year-old dreams of becoming a "choreographer" and has already started attending dance classes to achieve this.
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The route to this dramatic transformation in his life wasn't easy as Aslam had fallen into bad company. He initially began stealing food from pantry cars and gradually started taking drugs to forget the "tensions" of his life. These exacerbated over time and made him a drug. That is how Khoj a group of the Delhi Police and NGO CHETNA found him in that state.

 
According to Delhi Police Inspector Pradeep Kumar, the education facility is available only at Hazrat Nizamuddin.

 
"Within this police station we organise dance, music and teaching classes, including computer education. We plan to extend this facility to the Old Delhi Railway Station with the help of CHETNA who provide the basic infrastructure, equipment and teachers," Kumar told IANS.

 
Khoj also re-unites with their parents lost children on railway platforms.

 
Operation Khoj has been started at five railway stations of the national capital - New Delhi, Old Delhi, Sarai Rohilla, Hazrat Nizamuddin and Anand Vihar.

 
As per Delhi Police data, 2,961 children have been rescued and rehabilitated between June 2012 and March 2015.

 
Till March 31, 2015, the police have rescued 63 children found at these railway stations against 755 in 2014. A total of 1,113 children were rescued in 2013 while the number was 1,030 in 2012.

 
According to the data, the rescued children were in the one-six age group.

 
Full article in the link below.

 
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