Why Not Invest in Education instead of Marriage ?

 

Recently my friend visited a marriage in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. when she came back to Mumbai, she was all pumped up and excited about it and was revisiting those small, funny, amazing and nostalgic small talks and moments of the wedding.Of course I had to hear all of it, not that I wasn't interested or anything of that sort, but in between, my mind kept on wandering into deep thoughts about weddings in general.When my friends told me that the girl who got married was twenty five years of age, a single child to her parents and the marriage cost her family 'twenty five lakhs'  I was truly surprised.The thought occurred to me, 'why don't these families spend the same amount of money, that they used in the marriage, into something different such as 'education' for instance?It has been generations since we have seen the same criterion going on and on and on...

The family, on realising that a girl is born, start saving money from the very beginning for her marriage!This includes all the cost of the wedding along with 'dowry' which still exists in our country today. I seriously don't get it ! This is all so confusing, I mean if you are giving your daughter to another family forever, why must you pay for the other family just to keep her?Isn't just sending your daughter enough ?If you teach your daughter and start investing in her education instead, she will not be a burden, and will become independent and an asset for the family.Its a win win situation!And of course , marriage can follow soon after.

Of course , these are my thoughts purely and the same does not apply everywhere.And nevertheless, marriages still continue to be one of the best occasions, a wonderful celebration with cherished memories and happy moments.The energy, the joy, the smiling faces of everyone will put one in a good mood instantly!Truly, no wedding can match the great Indian one!

BEAUTIFUL AURA….

    The potential of women in the world of work is far greater than being acceptable part of it. Indian women grow up in a certain ethos, developing skills and instincts unique to our culture, giving them a competitive edge both against the male gender and their counter parts across the world. Budding women leaders should harness and nurture this unique world view, to increase the harmony quotient in the world environment and resolve strife.

    Women are naturally collaborative leaders. Having lived with a diverse family and social members in India, they have a natural flair for dealing with different kinds of people, thereby developing high levels of tolerance.

    Leadership is also about carrying yourself in a dignified manner. To become a leader visualisation is the first step towards realisation. Have the conviction to lead. Traditional upbringing sometimes teaches inner strength but outward submissiveness. They do not shy away from reinvention and are good strategists in times of change. They keep calm. This is an inspiring facet of their leadership.

    Women can multitask, with a 360 degree worldview, whether it’s cooking, styling, sports, politics, career focus or relaxed evening with extended family.

    Geetanjali Kirloskar, Director, Kirloskar Systems & Chairperson of Sakra World Hospitals says,” Don’t feel guilty about going to the beauty parlour Sunday morning, and don’t push yourself to alleviate your guilt thereafter. A women loves to indulge and be pampered. Don’t tire out or it will dilute the freshness of your persona. Remember people follow leaders who have powerful, energetic, refreshing Beautiful Aura”……

It's A Wonderful Life !!

"Life is the name of purpose, struggle, love, dedication and a number of feelings and emotions." Life shows its true colours with time. It depends upon you that how you look towards life and what is your strategy of leading an ideal life.

Life takes a number of turns during its whole span. Life may not be kind to you all the times. There are tough times which really test your courage and your capabilities of facing unfavourable situations. How well you tackle these adverse conditions prove your credibility. People who just close their eyes to avoid facing the hardships of life are coward. They do not have courage and stamina to stand firm in front of life’s demon. Remember that nothing can be done without trying, without striving hard to get yourself out of the trouble, without facing the situations. Such incidents in life improve your approach towards destiny. These incidents may entirely change one’s life (in some cases). These make your thinking a bit more rational. If there were no such thrills in life, it would be quite boring and monotonous. These incidents make you strong nerved person. In other words, life tests you all the time.

“Life is different from a teacher because teacher teaches a lesson and takes the exam but life takes exam first and then teaches a lesson.”

When you are in love, life changes its meanings, priorities and requirements. Life seems to be confined within the kingdom of your loved one’s heart. Life is a gift of God and to love and being loved is the best feeling in life which has no parallel. Everyone wishes to live a blissful life with his/her life partner. Life can be blissful only if you know each other, understand well and stand for each other through bad times.

Do not waste your life. Life should have some purpose. Identify your aim, head towards your destiny and spend your entire life in achieving your goals. This is what we call life. It is a wise saying that time waits for no one. Once it is spent, it is gone. We have got to be wise in choosing our priorities so as not to waste any of our precious time. Keep on trying to get your goals and don’t lose hope. It is said by Paulo Coelho :

“When you want something, the entire universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”

Life is worthless without hope. Hope is the key element in life which never lets you down and keeps your morals high. Always be optimistic and have faith in God. Everything happens for a reason. Sometimes a slight inconvenience makes us to think that we are unfortunate, life is cruel but this is not the reality. Spread optimism instead of pessimism. It will light up your life positively.

Remember that: 

“The darkest hour of night comes just before the dawn." 

The inspiration of life is to serve mankind. Spread happiness and you will be blessed!!

CONGRATULATIONS AND CELEBRATIONS!!!

 

HELLO FRIENDS!!

Its our blog on which we share our feelings, articles, opinions........And as now as it has 100 posts on it from our Mass Media group, it is a milestone in probably, Bal Bharati Public school's history. I mean c'mon, we should be happy and proud of ourselves for writing articles that we thoroughly enjoyed. I also thank our seniors for posting their articles and being a part of our blog. I especially thank Sneha Chatterji ma'am for writing such beautiful and inspiring articles. 

I take this opportunity to thank you and congratulate ourselves. We have to keep posting articles and encourage our friends to do the same.................This is usually said by Kumud ma'am, so sorry for that:P

Thank you......Enjoy!!!

INTESTING ORIGINS OF COMMON ENGLISH IDIOMS

                                 


                                           "ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID, NEVER A BRIDE"


DEFINITION:Literally, always being a bridesmaid and never a bride. More figuratively its a forlorn saying for women when they can't find love.

ORIGIN: This gem of an idiom was first recorded in Victorian hall tune."Why i am always a bridesmaid?", by W.Leigh.However, the phrase garnered the popularity after retrospectively hilarious ad for Listerine mouthwash 1924. The slogan ,"always a bridesmaid, never a bride" accompanied by a picture of Edna, who cause of her hilatosis(bad breath) was never able to find love. The solution :buying listerine mouthwash.

                                                   

                                                           

                                                             "CLOSE, BUT NO CIGAR"
    
  DEFINITION: Being near success but just missing out.

  ORIGIN: Once upon a time , fairgound stalls favored gifting cigars to winners rather than overstuffed plush toys. Needless to say, winning was impossible at the rigged carnival games and thus the idiom was born.


                                                             "MEETING A DEADLINE"  


DEFINITION:To finish something by a predetermined  time.


ORIGIN: This saying apparently stems from the prison camps during civil war, where a line was drawn to demarcate the boundaries for the prisoners. The line became to be known as a deadline  because any prisoner who would attempt to cross it was shot.










                 

Haiku: A challenge to express myriad feelings in a moment!

HAIKU

 Haiku Poems have five essential components-

•             Events happen in a particular season.

•             Maximum 7 lines

•             Two contrasting statements

•             Objectivity and theme.

•             Talks about nature.

I may have gone wrong in its interpretation because the internet gives a bewildering description of it. Yet that is what I have inferred after reading some examples. I have also praised its essence and design because conveying such enormous feelings in a handful of lines is definitely not a fools’ errand! The excavated history of Haiku justifies it to be an art of enunciating countless conviction in a handful of line! 

Try and excerpt out all the 7 given component of Haiku from each one! 

1)      DESTINY

an impish housefly,

 wanders the world,

now trapped and tricked,

not a word.

2)      PRAYER

Up forthwith from bed,

Rudy cheeks move for words,

all muted, no tune,

be it happy or absurd.

3)      ODDITY

One moth one day,

Escapes the dark ways,

to contrast, moonlight and sunlight,

butterfly and itself. 

4)      LAST WISH

The leaf green glowed,

enunciated a wish,

To live green,

even on black bricks.

5)      DECEPTION

A fly tried taste the nectar,

of sweet smelling petals,

it sat, instantly entrapped,

into the giants web. 

10 Fascinating dream facts

1.)  Dreams in the womb

The importance of a dream can be seen at infancy. babies spend 70% of the day sleeping and 50% of that time dreaming. Considering their first years are dedicated to accelerated development of learning and studying, It seems dreaming has an important role in brain development.

2.) 90 minutes of dreaming

We spend about a third of our life time sleeping. Every night there would be approximately 5 dreams, concluding in one and a half hours.

3.) Falling and floating

You’ve probably had a dream where you float or fly. researches show that this phenomenon happens with all cultures races and genders. This is one of the most common dreams, but apparently has no specific important symbolism. Dreaming about floating or flying probably has to do with the psychological change the body goes when going into the dream stage, from tensed muscles while awake to relaxation of the body while having sleep paralysis (dreaming).

4.) Awake while dreaming

The paradoxical part of dreaming, also called REM is pretty weird. While in most of the sleeping parts it seems the body is slowing down, resting and slowing down brain waves, while dreaming the brain waves function almost as much as while being awake! The pulse and breathing accelerate while the body’s muscles stay paralyzed.

5.) Past and present all mixed up

Although we were successful in mapping the brain while dreaming, there are still many questions to be asked about this complicated mechanism. Apparently the dream takes information from the memory bank that are found on timeline and pastes them in a weird sequence. Dream elements will be taken from the same day, a week before or even 10 days before. This means that if you meet a person in NY – you might dream about him only after 10 days, in a different set and timeline.

6.) Most common dreams:

• Failure in a school test, high school or even university
• Appearing nude in public
• Flying an airplane or crashing
• Floating
• Paralysis or movement blockage – like trying to run away from someone or something
• Kidnapped by people, animals or creatures
• Nature disasters
• Losing teeth
• Violence on yourself or others
• Being abandoned or humiliated
• Missing a bus, a train or an airplane
• Finding hidden rooms in a building
• Finding or losing money
• People from your past or present
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Meeting with unfamiliar people and unfamiliar situations
  
  

  7.) Premonition dreams:

  There are some astounding cases where people actually dreamt about things which happened to them later, in the exact same ways they dreamed about. You could say they got a glimpse of the future, or it might have just been coincidence. The fact remains that this is some seriously interesting and bizarre phenomena. Some of the most famous premonition dreams include:
  • Abraham Lincoln dreamt of His Assassination
  • Many of the victims of 9/11 had dreams warning them about the catastrophe
  • Mark Twain’s dream of his brother’s demise
  • 19 verified precognitive dreams about the Titanic catastrophe
    
    

    8.) Blind people dream too

    Blind people who were not born blind see images in their dreams but people who were born blind don’t see anything at all. They still dream, and their dreams are just as intense and interesting, but they involve the other senses beside sight.

    9.) Creativity and dreams

    As we mentioned before, dreams are responsible for inventions, great artworks and are generally just incredibly interesting. They are also “recharging” our creativity. In rare cases of REM disorder, people actually don’t dream at all. These people suffer from significantly decreased creativity and perform badly at tasks requiring creative problem solving.
    

    10.) Pets dream too

    Our animal companions dream as well. Watch a dog or a cat sleep and you can see that they are moving their paws and making noises like they were chasing something. Go get ‘em Buddy!
    

Area 51

The United States Air Force facility commonly known as AREA 51 is a remote detachment of Edwards Air Force Base.The base's current primary purpose is publicly unknown; however, based on historical evidence, it most likely supports development and testing of experimental aircraft and weapons systems.The intense secrecy surrounding the base has made it the frequent subject of conspiracy theories and a central component to unidentified flying object (UFO) folklore.Although the base has never been declared a secret base, all research and occurrings in Area 51 are Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information.
SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT MAKE A ROOM FOR THE CONSPIRACY THEORIES ARE-

• The development of time travel and teleportation technology.
• The development of unusual and exotic propulsion systems related to the Aurora Program.Aurora was a rumored mid-1980s American reconnaissance aircraft. There is no substantial evidence that it was ever built or flown and it has been termed a MYTH.
• MEETINGS OR JOINT UNDERTAKINGS WITH EXTRA TERRESTRIALS.

Several people have claimed knowledge of events that stimulate these conspiracy theories further-

• Bob Lazar, who claimed in 1989 that he had worked at Area 51's "Sector Four (S-4)", said to be located underground inside the Papoose Range near Papoose Lake has stated he was contracted to work with alien spacecraft that the U.S. government had in its possession.
• Bruce Burgess

Similarly, the 1996 documentary Dreamland directed by Bruce Burgess included an interview with a 71-year-old mechanical engineer who claimed to be a former employee at Area 51 during the 1950s. His claims included that he had worked on a "flying disc simulator" which had been based on a disc originating from a crashed extraterrestrial craft and was used to train US Pilots. 

He also claimed to have worked with an extraterrestrial being named "J-Rod" and described as a "telepathic translator".

A conspiracy about humans communicating with the extra terrestrials, popularly called "ALIENS" makes Area 51 a bizarre place. By now we have certain knowledge about the happenings over there but concrete evidences with explanations are required to answer our curiosity..and to answer a very important question of this century---"DO ALIENS EXIST?"

(source: Wikipedia)



 

Giving duty in assembly was my passion,
Wearing fancy shoes  was the only fashion
The way to go anywhere was just my cycle,
And giving my performance on every function as if I am the only Michael
Playing dumsharars in every free lecture,
And less marks in test led to heart's fracture
Nobody was apart, all were friends,
Never imagined life can even bends
Leaving the best moments of school, we came into college,
Lot of politics here and we gain a little knowledge
Life was awesome then, without any tension,
To make more and more friends was the only intension
Our class was the best example, if asked,"What is unite?",
Praying that once all come back might
A lot of hands on a single lunch box,
Everything was open, without any hidden locks
No worries and every second there was happiness blast,
But truth is that now the time is just passed......
To tease our friends, we always had different ways,
But now I am just missing my school days
Today i have lot of dresses but still misses the school uniform,
And always remember, in washroom , we once blasted a bomb
It was the best part which is now crossed,
In different moments, i would always choose school life
To live, if ever tossed
Because school life is best
And will always miss the best part of my life ;)

Why Not You? 

Growing up we are told many things,
One being, you can do anything.
But somewhere between child and adult,
Things change and we no longer sing.

Life takes on a whole different meaning,
From what we may have first believed.
We all get so caught up in what life expects,
And forget what we all could achieve.

Whoever told you, you weren't allow,
To follow all of your dreams?
Was it someone who took away your dream,
Or was it you who was afraid of your schemes.

Whatever the reason, I now must ask,
Why not you, don't you think
It's time for you to take control of your life,
So you'll be happy to look back with no regret. :)

Skinny jeans cause 'fashion victim' to collapse in Adelaide park at night, after cutting blood flow

A woman whose skinny jeans cut off the blood supply to her calf muscles was forced to crawl from an Adelaide park at night to seek help after collapsing.

A consultant neurologist at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Associate Professor Thomas Kimber, told 891 ABC Adelaide the woman, 35, noticed her legs become weak before she fell and could not get up again.

He acknowledged the woman had spent her day helping relatives move house, requiring a lot of squatting, but labelled her a "fashion victim".

"When she got up that morning she decided to wear skinny jeans. She noticed they were somewhat tight, but I guess skinny jeans tend to be," he said.

"She spent all that day really squatting down to help her relatives clean out cupboards.

"She noticed that her legs were becoming increasingly uncomfortable as the day went on [but] didn't really think much of it."

The woman's ordeal lasted for "some time" and she had to hail a cab to take her to hospital.

"When she went for a walk she noticed she was tripping; her feet became increasingly weak to the point where she fell in a park," Professor Kimber explained.

"By this time it was dark and quite late at night and she was unable to stand up again, and really was there for some time before she could crawl to the side of the road, hail a cab and bring herself to the Royal Adelaide Hospital."

Jeans cut from victim due to swelling

Medical staff had to cut the woman's tight jeans from her legs to be able to treat her.

"When she arrived she had massive swelling of her calf muscles, they had to actually cut the jeans from her, they weren't able to remove them any other way," the neurologist explained.

"As a result of this prolonged squatting she had really cut off the blood supply to her calf muscles, they had become massively swollen, and as a result of that she had suffered compression to two of the major nerves in her lower leg and had developed this leg weakness as a result."

The woman recovered after a stay in hospital lasting several days.

"She had quite severe ankle and foot weakness for several days and she'd suffered quite significant calf muscle injury and, as a result of that, some proteins are released into her blood stream and she needed to be on an intravenous drip to flush those proteins through so that she wouldn't develop any damage to her kidneys," the specialist said.

"Fortunately by day four she was able to be discharged, and she still had some residual ankle and foot weakness but I understand that subsequently she has made a full recovery."

Professor Kimber said people needed to consider whether their clothing was loose enough to avoid injury.

"The take home message I would like to leave people is if they are going to doing a lot of squatting ... wear something looser, with more elasticity perhaps," he said.

"Certainly if you're squatting in skinny jeans for whatever reason and your legs feel uncomfortable or tingly, you should stand up and walk around to get the blood pumping again."

In documenting the case for the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, Professor Kimber and a colleague said the woman had quite literally been a "fashion victim".

Mobile Phone - The mass medium that I use the most

Today, mobile phone has become popular to everybody since it is very convenient. You can contact easily with your friends and family by calling or sending messages everywhere without electricity. It is maybe the main reason why almost all people today choose to own a mobile phone. Mobile phones also help you surfing the net and entertaining yourself by playing games, listening to music, or chatting with your friends. Our phones can do so much these days that most people forget to connect with the real world. Because of the constant form of communication, people also communicate while driving which may lead to an accident. Most of us have all our information on our phones. But it's also dangerous because there's a possibility of someone else accessing your phone as mobile theft is quiet common nowadays. 

Since most of our work is done with the help of our mobile phones, a decrease in the usage of mobile phones is nearly impossible! 

not the smart among the smartest

Not the smart among the smartest EP-1

Have you ever felt that you’re the dumbest person in the room?.For example if all your friends are talking about kanan gill and Biswa kalyan and you don’t know who they are- what you don’t? What are you in 5^th century? Well… anyways and you don’t want people to know and you only remember your female friends screaming oh kanan is sooooo cute. Then how do you contribute to the conversation- oh kanan is soo good looking, the cute changes to adjectives like handsome and good-looking. That’s the only thing you know and you have to save yourselves. Otherwise they’d be like you don’t even know this. Something like that happened to me. Leading to the episode 1 of the MUN,

MODEL UNITED NATIONS.

So I came to know that I had been allotted the country Ireland. One of my friends she told me how the entire thing works. She gave me long lectures of the procedures, the matter to be researched but out of all that my personal favorite advice was the dress code- formals. It was like music to my ears. It was like a Karan johar movie for a while. I felt like I was in a snowy place running in my formal dress. And the song formal wala dress being played- well I’m pretty creative. The one thing I knew was I had to go shopping I made sure that my shoes matched my dress, I matched the nail paint on my toe, and my earring matched the color of my lipstick. Basically you get it I got extremely obsessed with the way I looked. But boy I was in a major fix. The main thing. I had not researched anything at all. An event which happens at international level seemed more like a beauty pageant to me. So now what am I suppose to do? One day before the event. Honestly I was not worried at all but believe me I had a storm coming in front of me. What was it? Stay tuned to find out.

Mom / Maa / Mummy....................

                               


                                  It is a very popular saying that "god was not able to reach everywhere so he created mothers." And I agree to it because according to me it is very true and though this simple thought or saying is self explanatory it it holds a very deep meaning indeed . The person here has used a perfect kind of simile , for mothers as they are kept parallel to god whom we consider as the superpower who created this beautiful world and each one of us.

                Today I am writing this article in order to thank my mom , it is the only way I express my love towards her . Though I know that being a part of her she knows that I love her and that is not a new thing to tell but still it is sometimes necessary to tell someone we love that we love that person and will never ever leave him/her, I am not a person of many words and generally is not able to express my feelings towards someone , today I thought of thanking the most beautiful person of the whole world , thanking the person who created me , who understood me even without my saying, for caring for me  so much that cannot be explained in words.
   

                   And I want to thank god for creating my mother , my idol for me.


                            THANKYOU MOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!