5 Important Rules of Management

1.      Dealing with Colleagues :

Dealing with colleagues at the work place should not present many problems when everyone works independently there will be nothing to bother about. All that may do is to be cordial friendly and helpful. One can share mutual interests and ensure that there is harmony amongst everyone when the activities are interlinked and productivity of one affects the rest. One will have to be careful not to let others down and upset the team work.

2.      Be Productive :

A lot of time and effort is wasted every day when people fail to comprehend what is communicated to them. In every office a large number of letters, circulars, memos, noting’s and emails are circulated and exchanged. Yet human nature is such that many of these are not understood and workers fail to carry out the instructions ultimately productivity suffers. Finally one must ensure that the message has reached where it was sent.  

3.      Must Understand market Trends :

Retail selling is not for everyone. It requires a direct contact with the customer and the customers are known to have personal likes and dislikes. To be successful in retail selling one would do well to understand the customer must be willing to work for long hours. The typical retailer open shop in the morning and is amongst the last to close. One never knows when a customer may walk in.  

4.      Self Confidence :

It is necessary that a person must evaluate personal opportunity to review both the achievements and failures’ and improve upon past performances. Try a hand at new activities. Success is the best confidence builder. Keep repeating your success. At no time should your faith in your personal ability suffer increase your interest.

5.      Effective Communication :

For effective written communication one must remember the five Cs. The communication must be

Clear: It must tell clearly what is to be done.

Concise: If it is lengthy the real purpose of the message may be last lost in the words.

Courteous: It has been observed that requests promote action sooner than an order.

Convincing: Unless the reader is convinced that the request needs to be acted upon communication will remain in effective.

Complete: If the communication leaves behind an element of doubt, it will not be complete. Action will not be forthcoming.

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Zero Grazing Benefits, Opportunities and Challenges

Overgrazing has been causing huge and incalculable resource losses. To mitigate and reverse these problems, the system of zero grazing was introduced.

To the best of the researcher’s knowledge in our country there is no research done on the benefits, opportunities and challenges of zero grazing after its implementation.

The researches done on such issues are about the adoption of Zero grazing practices and even are very few.

This is, therefore, the reason the researcher became motivated to study on the general objective of the research which is benefiting, opportunities and challenges of zero grazing practices after implementation and assessed from socio-cultural, economic and environmental point of view.

The study was conducted in Abraha Weatsibha Kebele of kilte Awlalo Woreda, Eastern zone of Tigray region.

The researcher used both primary and secondary data and done by triangulation with focus group discussion. Both structured and unstructured questions for a sample size of 120 were employed under the judgmental sampling. Data was processed and analyzed by tools of tables, graphs and percentages by using spss Vs 16.0.

The findings of the study will be helpful for among others, lobby and advocacy in scaling up best practices of zero grazing to other parts of the region.

As the findings pointed out the practice of zero grazing has significantly contributed for more children's enrollment, centralized production of animal waste for energy and for fertilizer, increasing income, better livestock quality, productivity, productivity, buying of dairy cows and livestock fattening.

Government institutions are providing better support to farmers on rehabilitation of the environment. Though not accessible to all, there are better provisions of artificial insemination, better medication, better vaccination, increased credit access and expanded irrigation.  In spite of the fact that farmers have bylaws by which they will be governed on the use of grazing lands, there are some farmers who rarely let their livestock go to the closed grazing areas.

The inappropriateness of the system for large herd made farmers reduce their livestock size. This is a problem that farmers considered as a challenge.

Overall, these results suggest that zero grazing practice benefited households and can contribute to sustainable use of the environment. Given the role that zero grazing practice plays, therefore, the researcher recommends that the time to act to scale up zero grazing practices to other areas is now.

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Declining Standard of Sports in India – Essay

In today's time sports are no more considered to be wastage of time in major part of the world.

This is quite evident that as many International championships like World Cup, Asian Games, Olympics and Common Wealth Games are organized to promote both the outdoor and indoor games.

But Indians are still far behind in the thinking, we have world's 2nd largest population and we are far behind in the tally of the gold medals in the Olympics.

India is not deemed to be a respectable nation when it comes to sports. Even though, huge amount is spent on training and grooming of the players we still have not been able to achieve the desired results.

The prime reason for poor performances is corruption & political interference. Due to this many time a good player is left out. As a result of that no good players get entries into some important sports competitions and to prove their worth take escape through doping. Doping is a way to enhance the performance by the means of drugs and steroids.

This provides instant energy and boost in the performance manifold times. But, ethically it is wrong as sports are all about honest Endeavour, commitment and fair play. Being ethical while playing is of great importance.

To improve the standard of the game it is really important to give the selection committee a free hand so that there can be no chances of foul play and favoritism. NGO's should make efforts to promote all types of sports.

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Barak Valley A Promising Land in India’s Map

A drive through Budhurail-Rengti road which is constructed under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) recently will enthrall a traveler with sprawling green paddy field on the right and chains of blue Rengti Hill range on the left.

Earlier a visit to this nondescript village on the west of Silchar town in Cachar district – although not far from this main town of Barak Valley was nightmarish because of worst condition of road.

People used to travel by bicycle or on foot only to reach this part of the district. During monsoon the area was inaccessible even on foot. However, entire landscape and lifestyle of the people of the area has changed over night with the construction of the road under PMGSY with a cost of nearly Rs 4 crore only.

This is one of the examples how the road communication scenario in the three districts of Barak Valley areas of Assam has witnessed a sea change over past one decade and during the Congress and the UPA regime in particular in the state and at the Centre respectively.

It’s understood that Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi districts of this southern Assam valley cry  for better road, rail and water connectivity, massive industrialization, a green revolution with the help of proper irrigation facilities, making local tea industry healthy and above all solution to the gigantic problem of unemployment.

To understand the social and economic character of Barak Valley and its constraints and opportunities that we should at first go through the history of that region in brief.

Geographically this Valley is surrounded by Barail Hills, Bhuban Hills, Jaintia Hills and the Lusai Hills from all the three sides except its western plain boundary with Bangladesh. Barak Valley is situated in the southern part of the Assam. The place is named after the Barak River, which originates from the hills of Nagaland.

The valley consists of three districts namely Cachar, Karimganj, and Hailakandi. While Silchar is the main hub of this valley and second largest city in Assam after Guwahati, Karimganj is the district headquarters of Karimgnaj district and is the second largest town in Barak Valley. It is considered as the cultural center of Barak Valley.

The official language of Barak Valley is Bengali. Apart from the Bengalis, this Valley is the home land of Kacharis, Hmar, Manipuris, Both Bishnupriya and Meitei, Rongmei Nagas,and tea garden community.

Religious composition of the valley population is Hindu: 50 per cent, Muslim: 46 per cent, and others four per cent.

Of the three districts, Karimganj and Hailakandi districts have a Muslim majority. Hindus are majority in Cachar district (60 per cent) while Muslims are majority in Karimganj district (53 per cent) and Hailakandi district (57 per cent).

The valley has a long history of Islam and Muslim life; half of the valley came under the rule of the Turk-Afghan dynasties of Bengal from the early 14th century and continued until the establishment of the Mughal Empire. However, the dominance of Muslim culture finally ended with the introduction of British rule in Bengal.

In 1947 when plebiscite held in Sylhet, the district got divided into two parts that are the eastern part of Sylhet which is known as Karimganj remained with India whereas the other part fell under Bangladesh.

The vegetation in the valley is mostly tropical evergreen and there are large tracts of rainforests in the northern and south-eastern parts of the valley.

The forests of Barak valley were once rich in wildlife but now it’s vanishing due to human onslaught. Rare species found are Hoolock gibbon, Phayre's leaf monkey, Pig-tailed macaque, Stump-tailed macaque, Masked Fin foot, White-winged Wood Duck, etc, have been recorded. The Asian elephant has already vanished from most of the valley. Only a herd of eight numbers of such elephants is noticed in Karimganj district bordering Bangladesh.

The southern part was also recommended as Dhaleswari wildlife sanctuary. Barail is the only wildlife sanctuary of the Barak valley region. It was initiated by noted naturalist Dr Anwaruddin Choudhury, who originally hailed from this region in early 1980s. This sanctuary was ultimately notified in 2004.

Before the partition, the valley had been enjoying smooth communication facilities with rest of the country through rail and water routes via now-Bangladesh to Kolkata. However, over the years since Independence and creation of Bangladesh in particular, the Valley has been suffering from lack of infrastructure in terms of communication.

For the 35 lakh population of Barak Valley it takes 20 hours or more to overcome a distance of 291 km to reach Guwahati – the capital city of Assam by train. One has to travel a distance of 408 km from Silchar to Guwahati by road at a cost that takes more than 15 hours. The journey through both rail and road is tedious, time consuming and full of uncertainties because both the routes are prone to landslide during the rainy season in particular.

A journey by train to Guwahati is subject to the process of transshipment at Lumding, because the broad gauge ends here and the meter gauge route starts. The 100-years-old meter gauge Hill section between Lumding and Badarpur, which is rich with its scenic beauty, witness frequent derailments of trains causing often disruption of rail connectivity and much harassment to the passengers. Transportation of essentials meant for Barak Valley, Tripura, Mizoram and Manipur hits the most as this rail route is considered as the lifeline for this part of North-East.

Cachar Paper Mill, a unit of the public sector Hindustan Paper Corporation Ltd situated at Panchgram in Hailakandi district is the worst sufferer because of communication bottlenecks. The lone large-scale industry in Barak Valley having a 100,000 MT capacity of paper is in direstraits conditions because the unit has been incurring lose due to non-availability of sufficient quantum of raw materials and marketing facilities of finished products over past years owing to worst communication facilities.

Cachar Sugar Mill, another large-scale state-owned industry at Anipur in Karimganj district had died an untimely death a decade back in the absence of infrastructure.

Tea, a major sector in Barak Valley dotted by 104 gardens is also largely hit by lack of communication and transportation facilities.

However, over nearly one decade a number of major projects undertaken by the governments that have helped create a silver lining in Barak Valley’s horizon. These include Lumding-Silchar broad gauge project, Silchar-Saurastra, East-West Corridor, declaration of Lakhipur-Bhanga stretch of Barak River as National Water Way No 6, extension of runway of Silchar Airport at Kumbhirgram and facilitate the only airport manned by IAF in southern Assam with night-landing facilities and landing and taking off of airbuses.

Apart from this, the main aim is to improve the condition of livelihood of common people, governments have taken up different projects under DRDA, NRHM, Sarba Shiksha Abhijan Mission, and the schemes have started providing with results in the valley. Understanding that there is a close link between rural connectivity and growth to be it in the area of trade, employment, education or healthcare, the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), launched on December 25, 2000 seeks to provide all-weather roads to all unconnected rural habitations with a population of more than 500 persons. Barak Valley is major beneficiary in this respect.

So far 214-km Lumding-Silchar broad gauge goes, its set to be completed in December, 2013 and commissioned by January, 2014. The completion of the National Project will help in fulfilling longstanding demand of the people of the region and help boost trade and commerce, tourism industry, smoothening of communication of this part of North-East. The broad gauge project, foundation for which was laid by then Prime Minister H D Deve Gauda in 1996 is marred by inordinate delay and law and order situation in Dima Hasao district of the state and is a victim of “logistic problems” over the years.

(But these problems have by and large been over and it will be completed within the fresh time-frame as laid down by the NFR officials). The Rs. 4073.50 crore projects was declared National Project in 2004 which means 75 per cent funding will be met by ministry of finance and remaining 25 per cent by ministry of railways.

The first phase of the work for East-West Corridor is set to be completed soon.  Due to non-availability of permission from the forest and environment ministry work for a stretch of 31 km of the Corridor from Balacherra to Harangajao in Dima Hasao district under Barail wild-life sanctuary is yet to be taken up.

The proposed four-lane corridor would not only connect Silchar with Guwahati, but also with Porbandar through Muzafarpur, Kanpur and Chhatarpur points. The Corridor will help bring Barak Valley in a hand-shaking position with rest of the country leaving back the nightmarish journey through NH 6 (earlier NH 44) via Meghalaya which is dangerous, unsafe, and life-threatening and tiring for the commuters.

National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) has come as a blessing for the people of Barak Valley. Under NRHM programme, different health-related schemes including MMU, Boar Clinic, ASHA Radio, Mobile phone to Sun Centre ANM, Operation Smile, free operation for children having congenital disease, Susrusha, Sanjeevani, Sarathi-104, NCD, RHM have become operational in this southern-most part of Assam. Tea garden hospitals have been brought under NRHM. While the Mother NGO of NHRM in Cachar and Hailakandi districts is Desha Bandhu Club and in Karimganj it’s the Indian Red Cross Society.

Under Rs 100 crore projects the infrastructure of Silchar Medical Collage and Hospital (SMCH) has received a major boost over past five years. Assam minister for the department of health Himanta Biswa Sharma only recently asked the officials of the SMCH to prepare a vision plan for the next five years, so that SMCH can be available to cater this part of Assam and neighboring states in a better manner.

(“Money will not be a problem. You go on with the vision and submit before me). Our motto is to provide health service the poor people free of cost”, the health minister had said. Sharma also inaugurated 56-seated General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) Training School at Karimganj in April.

The ministry of rural development has been entrusted with the responsibility of implementing the drinking water, housing and roads component of Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana (PMGY). Apart from this Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY), Credit Cum Subsidy Scheme (CCS), Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY), Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) and Integrated Wastelands Development Program (IWDP) have also helped bring new hope in the lives of poor people of Barak Valley.

PHE projects, border area development including border fencing, construction of border roads along 124-km India-Bangladesh border in Barak Valley is on the path of smooth progress.

A major awakening is noticed among the pupil, teachers and the guardians across the valley due to programme implemented under Sarba Siksha Abhijan Mission. Although the fresh timetable of taking off of classes from 9 am has received mixed response.

Chief minister Tarun Gogoi’s announcement to grant Rs 1,000 crore for the development of the three districts of Barak Valley is seen as the present government’s keenness to bring this Valley in the mainstream of development process of the Nation.

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Benefits and Risks of Nuclear Technology

There is no doubt that we all are living in nuclear age. The nuclear technology is employed in various fields having both its positive and negative aspects.

It is used in medical field to cure diseases like cancer. The gamma radiations can kill invading cancerous cells effectively but it is not without menace as normal and healthy cells of the body also get destroyed.

Other merit of nuclear technology is that it can generate enormous power in less time. Many developing and even advanced countries have set up nuclear power plants to generate electricity.

However, these power plants are always full of perils because there is always threat of radiation seeping out from these plants, as had happened in Russia and Japan. Extreme precautions, sometimes, cannot avoid such unpleasant happenings.

The worst aspect of nuclear technology is the enrichment of uranium to make bombs and other hazardous weapons. In World War II, unrestrained use of nuclear weapons killed millions of people and paralyzed many generations. Hiroshima and Nagasaki were completely devastated. The fields there failed to produce crops for years.

Today, many countries have gained this technology and enough atom bombs have been made to destroy the planet. The whole world is going through some serious political and regional disparities. There is strong likelihood that any discrepancy in future will lead to great destruction.

In my opinion, even though the nuclear technology has some benefits but its demerits are far more. Therefore, either it should be completely banned or allowed to use for peaceful purposes only under strict control. Globally, strict laws should be made and stern actions should be taken against the countries that violate them.

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'Oggy and the Cockroaches' Becoming the Most Loved Show in India

We all loved the time when Tom and Jerry  aired as one of the most prominent cartoons during our childhood times, but with the end of Tom and Jerry series only few cartoons we able to reach these standards amongst them is a new television series which has made a significant place in the minds of new youngsters, with the changing entertainment pattern new additional way of presenting to the viewers has made ‘Oggy and the Cockroaches’ one of the most loved cartoons among the youngsters much like its "ancestor" Tom and Jerry, ‘Oggy and the Cockroaches’ too features the same concept where a Blue cat (known better as Oggy) is troubled by three cockroaches(Joey, Dee Dee and Marky) who make constant harassment to the cats during their day to day activities. This cartoon is a French cartoon from the 90's and it's about how three cockroaches trouble two cats at their best.

In India, Oggy et les Cafards used to air under its English name ‘Oggy and the Cockroaches’ on Nickelodeon India since 2009 with voice-actors voicing the characters in voices of famous Indian film stars in Hindi. The entire series was re-dubbed with different voices for Cartoon Network. As of 16th July 2012, this newly dubbed version of the show has begun airing on Cartoon Network India. The change of channel has also resulted in the change of voice actors for the programme but actors like Paresh Rawal, Shahrukh Khan, Sunny Deol, Sunil Shetty still remain the same.

Oggy the blue cat in the cartoon is mostly near the TV watching his shows or rest of the time planning strange stuffs sometimes acting somewhat female (or in some cases, dressing like a maid, gardening), or male (in one episode the roaches steal his laundry bag and keep dropping a track of clothes). Oggy's cousin Jack, a green and muscular figured cat, wants to find new plans to kill the Cockroaches.

In the cartoon one also features regularly which is their neighbour, Bob the big bulldog who is always fed up about all accidents which the cats and the cockroaches indulge in regularly.

In India recently the cartoon was made to enter new formats to feature them in new environments and situations where the marketing strategy which recently involved a multiplatform approach including on-air and online where Monica Tata, General Manager, Entertainment Networks, South Asia, Turner International India, explained the on-air promotion, “To fuel tune-ins and increase the on-air excitement, Cartoon Network has launched a contest called ‘Oggy di New House Party!’. The SMS-based responses would win exciting Oggy and the Cockroaches merchandise, with the bumper prize being a gift voucher worth Rs. 50, 000 for a fabulous home makeover. “The contest is on its peak with all great responses by the audience. She added “By zapping almost 550 schools, we are engaging over five lakh children through games, activities, merchandise based on Oggy and the Cockroaches,” said Tata, adding, “We are currently in discussions with regard to licensing Oggy and the Cockroaches merchandise in India.” This cartoon is reviewed to provide best audience experiences in the near future with its increasing demand amongst youngsters. Hope it remains the same with better viewing experiences.

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Anxiety Disorders in Children – Essay

In today’s fast paced competitive world kids are subject to high levels of stress. Fear and anxiety can be common and developmentally appropriate in most children.

Some of the common problems children face range from starting a new school, fear of natural calamities, social anxiety, fear of being bullied; pressure to succeed academically to several other complicated issues. Although worrying occasionally is normal, the severity and duration of these symptoms seem to be extended in children suffering from anxiety related disorders. If anxiety related disorders are left untreated it can severely impede academic and social progress of the child.

Some red flags of anxiety related disorders commonly observed in children are (a) being overly self-conscious (b) avoidance (c) obsessions (d) low self-esteem (e) extreme fears and being constantly stressed.

Anxiety related disorders can be broadly classified into the following categories namely (a) Separation anxiety (b) Social phobia (c) Generalized anxiety disorder. (d) Obsessive-Compulsive disorder. (e) Post-Traumatic Stress disorder

Separation anxiety is a psychological phenomenon where the child experiences severe anxiety when separated from individuals who have a strong emotional bonding with it. Symptoms of separation anxiety include extreme fear leading to impairment of normal functions, nightmares, and psychosomatic disorders.

Social phobia is characterized by overwhelming anxiety and excessive self-consciousness. When kids suffer from extreme shyness and self consciousness they may dread social situations.

Generalized anxiety disorder is caused by excessive, irrational and uncontrollable worry which manifest in the form of severe physical and psychological symptoms. It is characterized by fatigue, muscle tension, irritability and feeling of dread.

Obsessive-Compulsive disorder is characterized by performing repetitive acts to alleviate anxiety caused by disturbing thoughts or impulses.

Post-Traumatic Stress disorder results in extreme anxiety following a traumatic event.

The cause of anxiety related disorders in children is primarily due to the interaction between certain biological and environmental risk factors. Genetics and parenting style are predisposing factors for developing anxiety related disorders.

Parents should seek immediate medical attention if the duration and severity of anxiety in children does not decrease.Cognitive behavioral therapy can be very effective to shape the thought process and behavioral response to treat anxiety in kids.

Psychotherapy is another form of relaxation techniques that has been found to be highly effective in shaping the kids behavioral response. If none of the above methods seem to work the parents should consult with a medical practitioner regarding use of anti-anxiety medication.

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Why You Should Visit “Kodachadri”? – A Paradise on Earth

Higher and still higher the road to Kodchadri rises through a landscape scorched by an uncharacteristically early onslaught of summer.

Nature has blessed it with plenty green forest and meadows and cluster of rare trees. Kodchadri is a land of incredible natural beauty and medicinal plants. It is delight to trek this hill situated in Sahyadri region.

An ecological hotspot, it still beckons those who are looking for off-beat trails.And as you climb up there, open up your senses and gear up to rediscover the Blue Mountains. A day time is the ideal to start trekking and the trodden path begins on the plane lands slowly leading to the vague path of ups and downs in the midst of tall wild trees. While climbing the thick white clouds embraces you gently refresh the trekker to continue the journey. Going up and up you will see the clouds below your destination seems like a snow white cotton spread on the mountains.

Kodachadri is one of the rarest pinnacles in the Western Ghats which starts from Gujarat and ends in Kerala. It contains variety and rare animals and plants. It is at the height of 1343 meters from the sea level and 610 meters from the base. Kodachadri spreads in Hosanagar taluk in Shimoga district and Kundapur taluk in Udupi district.

Kodachadri is considered as the Kashmir of Karnataka with evergreen forests, steep valleys, beautiful lawns and waterfalls. A trekker requires courage and a mind to enjoy the natural beauty of this paradise on earth. It stands at the fringes of the land facing the Arabian Sea.

Trekking gives memorable experience. There are five ways to approach the evergreen mountain. One from Sampekatte near to Hosanagar. From Sampekatte one has to reach the top of Kodachadri either by trekking or in a hired jeep available here. But trekking gives rich experience. From Sampekette there is a good motorable 10 Kms., road up to Kattehole. From there one has to trek 12 Kms., mud roads which requires at least 4 hours trekking.

On the way one can see a rare but distinguished Shiva temple called “Gulugulu Shankara” a small temple. In front of the temple there is a small pond full of water always. If you clap standing on the edge of a pond you can see the bubbles coming out from the waters in the pond. Intense clasping results the bubble jump upwards as clasping process goes on.

Therefore the Shiva is called as ‘Gulugulu (bubbles making sound) Shankara” This place is also called as Gowritheertha. Here Mahrshi Champaka penetrated. Sreedhara Swamiji also came over here and stayed for some time. The temple of Gowrishankar though it is small attracts the people.

Another route which is used by most of the people is from Nagodi on the bus route of Shimoga - Kollur. It is more blissful and enjoyable. One has to trek only 5 Kms. from the bottom of the mountain.

But as the mountain is very steep it requires five hours to trek in this path. When reached the top a trekker become tired and dampens with sweat. But the cool breezing air and cool waters of the pond on the top makes the trekker to forget all his fatigue.

The third alternate route is from Gowrikere near Nittor. Nittor is also on the bus route of Shimoga – Kolur. At Gowrikere one can enjoy at a water falls called Hiddlemane and from there Kodachadri is not far off.

Another route is trekking along with Chakra River. Chakra is a small river which rises from Kodachadri. If you trek along this small river from Kattinahole it gives immense pleasure as so many small water falls relieves the fatigue of a trekker.

One can trek from Kollur also. Kollur is a place of great pilgrimage where thousands of pilgrims throng daily to worship Goddess Mookambika. But it requires a proper guide and courage. From here one has to trek through Mookambika reserve forest and ready to trek at least eight hours.

Those who want to enjoy the pleasure of thick and wild forest can choose the route from Benakal theertha near Kollur. This forest is the abode of many wild animals and the route is very difficult to climb. It requires at least 10 hours reaching Kodachadri from this place. So courage, strength and zeal are essential to choose this route.

What to see in Kodachadri:

Both sun rise and sunset can be witnessed at Kodachadri. Dusks and dawns are beautiful as snow white clouds beneath the mountains elevate the whole atmosphere to the world of heavenly bodies.

Viewing sunset from Sarvajnapeetha is a unique experience. This sarvajna peetha believed to be constructed by Adi Shankara is that the tip of the mountain and from there one can view the set of the sun in different angles. The red sun paints the golden color to the sky in the west while it is immersing into Arabian Sea.

In the early morning the singing birds greets the lover of a nature. The sun rises in the eastern part of the mountain which is a rare experience and most enjoyable. From sarvagnya peetha there is steep valley which is a place of meditation. Bed like rocks and flowing water makes to those who meditate comfortably.

There are temples of the Goddess and Lord Ganesh. A bath at the nearby falls is a relishing experience.

The two priests of the temple have constructed their private guest rooms and they are comfortable to stay. The hospitality, tasty food which they provide makes the visitor to stay a day or two. There is one Government guest house with all amenities is ready to serve the visitor. The best time to visit Kodachadri is from November to April. Thousands of people visit this place during Shivaratri.

Another place in the bottom of the hill near Nagodi there is an interesting place where very few people go there, and almost unknown to the world. That is “Devargadde” that means the rice field of God. Here a flat land on the top of a small hill and surrounded by thick forest and here paddy grows during rainy season.

The cattle from nearby village came there for grazing. But they won’t even touch the paddy plants and never graze them. Even birds and wild animals don’t eat the paddy grows in this field. So, people call it as Devaragaddee. The paddy grains will spread on the same field and wait for another rainy season to grow. Another place to visit is ‘Hulibayi’ that means the mouth of a tiger between Nagodi and Kollur where the water comes out from the mouth of a stone face of tiger always. The traveler quenches the thirst by drinking this sweet water available all 365 days in a year.

How to get there:

Kodachadri is about 471 K.ms., from Bangalore, South India ,Plenty of local transports are there up to Kollur. One can hire a jeep from Kollur to Kodachadri and back. There is a Government guest house on the top of the hill. Plenty of private resorts are available at affordable rates.

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Essay on Education and Healthy Communication

Man has gained a lot from education in his/her life, when it comes to education this means we are talking about awareness, knowledge and some experiences.

We do respect education in our lives as it opens up the minds to different prospective that help us to cope up with the continuous changing environment. Education balances between the practices and knowledge, and as we have mentioned before coping up with multiple changes in our lives that have to be handled based on others experience or some level of basic knowledge about different aspects related to the same subject.

We respect education in our lives also because it's considered to the source of communication and sharing knowledge between different members in the same society and other foreign societies as I am one of the believers that man always tend to share his knowledge with other humans so that this knowledge can spread all around and help mankind to stay and continue in this life till the end, education is the channel where man can share and communicate with others to know his habits, costumes, and attitude to help others to understand the way they should communicate accordingly.

Education was always treated as a measure for success for any individual...yes... individuals nowadays can obtain a job according to the type and levels of educations they have received, and this education is usually measured by examinations that translates this concept (education) into meaningful numbers that could be easy to compare with other umbers, so we can say that the education is considered to be the critical success factor for the general success of an individual, where any individual have to acquire it in order to be considered as successful, at the same time examining and exam results could be the key performance indicator that is used to measure the educational level.

Education and the economy have a strong relationship on the other hand on both levels the individual level as well as the society level. For individuals people tend to get high level of education and they spend a lot of money on that in order to get much more money in the future to maintain their livings and their families.

From the society perspective, education normally helps in economy growth, as education will lead to more research and development studies which is essential for new inventions that are important to create new markets globally that depends on the countries goods and services and those new innovations brings more foreign currencies to the economy which will grow up the economy especially in the developing countries that requires foreign currencies to enhance their economic situation. (ref. 1)

There has been many educational techniques since the idea of education arise  long time ago, but the most common methodology is called Blooms Taxonomy, which came around back in the 1950s by Benjamin Bloom, who have classified the different objectives of education into about Six taxonomies which are:

1. Knowledge, 2. Comprehension, 3. Application, 4. Analysis, 5. Synthesis, 6. Evaluation

1. Knowledge:

Getting familiar with different terminologies, and basic concepts, where you can call previously learned concepts and definitions. Knowledge stage is a very important objective of education as it will be the solid ground for all the coming phases.

2. Comprehension:

Here we start to make sense of all facts and believes, and start to interpret them and explain how do we feel of what do we understand about any of the principles that we know.

3. Application:

Start to resolve different situations and cases according to the acquired knowledge and principles

5. Synthesis:

Performing and applying new conditions on an existing situation that could change the overall performance of that activity, also synthesis could include the production a project plan for implementing a certain project.

6. Evaluation:

Based on the analysis and trying different alternatives we will reach to setting up an opinion or idea about any matter, we also will be able to judge that idea accordingly, and here where the wisdom comes. (ref. 2)

All the previously mentioned taxonomies are to be performed through certain means, and nowadays technology plays a vital role in education and courses delivery, nobody can deny the role of personal computers and how it's useful for those who study to perform their own assignments etc. who also can deny the huge role of the internet in our lives not only in education, internet is one of technologies that facilitates the education process to its most, think about getting a book to do your research or studies, today you don't have to go in circles and ask people here and there in order to bring you a book while with a click of a button you can download it and start your work.

Using both technology and internet together also contributed into facilitating the means of education delivery itself, and a good example for that is the distance learning concept, where you can do your studies and attend classes and get you degrees all online, you only need a PC and an internet connection to do so, like the wonderful Masters & Doctorate programs that is offered by AIU. (ref. 3)

Since education starts from the individual, then it will affect the whole society and also the whole world, the main reason for education is for individuals, societies, and countries to achieve their own goals and/or objectives, those goals may include: economic, scientific, industrial, social, and many more objectives.

There has always been a strong relationship between the economy, science, industry, and society, we can say that all dependent on each other, and as we have mentioned earlier that science may lead or enhances the research and development for a certain country, then innovation will start to contribute to raise the economy growth over time. The science will make us in need to create different industries in order to apply those inventions on the ground.

Social achievements of education is also important for any individual, and maybe it's one of his/her priorities, as I have mentioned previously that man always seeks communication and sharing with other people from the same community and from others as well, man cannot live in isolation, and the main reason for that in my view is to learn and learn more from others, and to teach others at the same time.

So it's all about sharing knowledge, and this sharing causes a strong self satisfaction feeling for any individual, so whenever you teach somebody any subject you feel yourself as if you have a very sacred message that has to be delivered to the whole world, it is education then, education helps to achieve our goals and objectives what so ever.

Though we are saying that education is so helpful in its high level and theory levels, but in fact there could be a lot of mistakes and draw backs in the implementation and application levels, so to me education should be much more different than how it is now.

In the theoretical level education could have the same structure as Bloom's one but only we might need to increase the number of classifications or taxonomies, as the concept was developed a way back (1950) and since we are living in the a changing environment then it makes sense that it could require some modifications nowadays.

If we wanted to get down a little bit in the details level and specially the measurement of education which is usually done through examinations, here I could have some different view, as the exam is not necessary to be a measure for the full awareness of a subject, and in fact the concept of the exam has been switched to be a goal for everybody who's studying and actually exams are not goals in my view, but success could be a goal, knowledge could be a goal ... etc.

There has been a huge disadvantage of concentrating on examinations in order to succeed, as exams made everybody keen on just passing the exam and not caring much about what will happen after the exam for the rest of his/her life, examinations also enforced the idea of memorizing subjects and information by heart, which in turn will reduce the level of creativity in any field after time. My main idea is based is focusing on how to measure the education and knowledge level without sitting for exams, how to translate this knowledge into numeric value that could be used for latter comparisons?

When it comes to evaluation, this means we are talking about assessment, you could be assessing a student against others, you can assess the student against some previous records, so what I think is to change the formal testing approach, at the end we need the student or whoever asking for information to be keen to acquire that information not acquire the exam.

Assessments are with two main types: summative, and formative assessments, where the summative assessment is where the actual test or exam is already happening and marks and evaluations for that exam will take place in the normal way, while the formative is actually like a self testing, it's that type of testing that the student usually does while he/she is studying in order to check his level of knowledge before sitting for the exam (ref. 4).

My point of view is based actually on the second type of assessment which is the formative one, with some enhancement in that technique and some regulation as well as standardization we can reach to a level where the student can truly evaluate him/her self without focusing on a specific questions and answers technique.

Another way to classify the assessment process is to distinguish whether it's formal or informal, where the formal is the way that depends on paper or documents, in other words the normal examination technique, while the informal is that way that depends on the casual discussions that usually happen in the class between the teacher and the students about a certain subject in order to make sure that people understand  the subject, also my idea is to focus on this way which is the informal approach, and with some enhancements and regulations, we can make the student even assess him/her self(ref. 5).

In fact I believe that we need to develop the creativity on students minds more than developing the memory, creativity will help everybody in the society to solve any problem, and to achieve any goal, so we need to add more creative techniques in our way of studying and what I think is the best is to let the student evaluates him/her self based on certain structure which is not to be based on questions and answers, or memorizing certain wordings.

I don't think it's going to a good idea to mention those creative ideas now in this research, as it will require a separate one, I'm only trying to pinpoint this particular technique for education, this doesn't mean that there is o good techniques which is also based on the examination one of them is the distance learning methodology, and how this technique helps students to achieve their educational goals without exerting extra efforts on travelling and attending long lecture, while they can sit comforted at home and do your studies and get your degree. One example of course for this distance learning program, is the program for Atlantic international University for Master’s and Doctorate.

Conclusion:

At the end all what we wanted to say is that we are all seeking education and following its different methodology and also doing researches about it in order to improve it from time to time, as we have mentioned before education can help the society to gain a basic level of knowledge and understandings, that help people to achieve their short and long term goals, I cannot imagine an uneducated society or village and how much those people can suffer in their lives, especially those in the developing countries and the poor ones, so many people needs help in this particular area and it's our duty to do some assistance by any mean.

Our focus in the coming ages should be more on more and more thinking and creative ideas and activities, the main reason for that is to have and individual but society but even the whole world, capable to respond correctly to the changing environment that we live in, for me I think the process starts from the teacher, he/she has to think in a different way, we should make him/her think out of the box, we should give teachers the chance to make us think and be more creative in our studies, actually this reminded me with the famous Socrates say: "I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think" yes this is actually should be our target in education, to teach people how to think in the subject and them give the free hand to be creative in the subject every one according to his/her backgrounds and experiences.

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Essay on Fashion and Modesty

Shopping a new dress or cloth is always like a fun but very few people know what they are buying and what suits their personality.

It is an old saying eat what you like and what keep you healthy and fit but wear what other admire or say suits you.

Fashion is very important but difficult and diverse subject. It got many branches and sub branches. Fashion is more than wearing a new dress, to me it is a science which has its own unique importance.

It creates an image in peoples mind about you. Some people think what they wear it is their business as actress Allen Flanagan says “I wear makes me happy

Fashion is not about wearing a new cloth instead making your impression in people’s mind. There is an old saying “First impression is last impression”. Either you are attending a casual meeting or a business dinner, your dressing is one factor which gives you confidence and your audience the message about your feeling and mood so it help you convey your message.

Here I recall scene of a movie Dragon Lady. A small town girl comes to New York with big ambitions. She goes for an interview in a big office of fashion magazines, the interviewer just rejected her without going through an interview process, only because of poor dressing.

In another scene the secretary just chuckled about a dressing and the boss-lady admonish her saying with what you wear this lousy dress is a part of fashion too but old fashion.

Some people don’t like to be high maintenance but on the other hand pay full attention what they wear make a statement. Some people go for shopping every day and some monthly.

Some people budget £100 a month for new dressing. Some people just wear once and never wear again. The best example of that is Footballer Howard. He does get bored with clothes really quickly and does not like wearing the same thing twice.

Howard on the other hand but for some people likes their favorite clothes and they wear them again and again. There are some important moments in life (like birthdays, marriage or anniversaries) so some dresses are having memories of those moments so it is very hard for some people to discard them.

Colour and style of your dressing along with your education and intelligence makes you different from others. As Karen Millen rightly said “clothes are like music they define moments in life.”

It is very important to find a little time for yourself and for your soul. It does not need much effort and hard work. Only ten or twenty minutes of your time of your busy schedule will make the difference in your appearance and life. Style is about you, your personality and how you feel.

Let’s look around and analyze personalities from showbiz to politics and their dressing and how people react to that. Pakistan‘s Ex -president Previous Musharaf was ranked well dressed president in numerous surveys and by some fashion magazine. David Cameron was criticized wearing a T-shirt in public meeting. Show designer Nicholas criticized Princess Kate of her dress “too much of high street dressing”. Similarly Coronation Street star Helen Hanagan had to face criticism while she appeared in a beautiful dress but revealing her body.

The best tactical dressers are at the top of their game. Either politician or movie stars, they inspire others. It is very important to wear nice but what suits your personality and affect your audience. Don’t wear what pass wrong message about you. Best described in this could be modest dressing.

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Money Is More Important Than Love – Essay

Love is said to be the most beautiful feeling on Earth. The people who experience this feeling are said to be the luckiest people on Earth.

People often say that they can live their life happily if it is filled with love and that they can live without money. But when we go deeper into this statement it proves to be false. It is true that money cannot buy love and happiness but money certainly can buy things through which an individual can express his or her love and also buy essential stuff which would make them happy. There is a famous saying “It is better to cry in a BMW rather than on a cycle”. This statement is indeed true. It is better to be comfortably unhappy than being uncomfortably unhappy.

“Love makes the world go around but money buys the riches”

Love is essential in each and every individual’s life but money is also extremely essential to live a luxurious life because we are human beings not animals. It is money which improves our condition or else what is the difference between a human being and an animal.

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Human beings stay in cozy homes, eat whatever they want, do whatever they feel like, travel the world, just with the power of money. Ask anyone how many famous lovers they can name as compared to naming famous millionaires and they will most certainly be in a position to name the famous millionaires. It is money and money alone that brings along fame and goodwill with it.

If only love would have been sufficient for an individual to be happy all the poor people today would be content and happy. It is wrong to think that love is all we need, money too is equally important. It is only in fairy-tales that love alone can make people happy. We live in a practical world where falling in love is easy but maintaining that love with empty pockets is impossible. Life without sufficient amount of money is extremely depressing and frustrating. If an individual cannot fulfill his or her daily needs, it would be impossible to think about anything other than money, leave alone love.

In this 21st Century World, money is so important that today in most of the households, almost every adult member earn their own living. This is essential to keep at par with the society and it’s raising standards today because people who have more money are considered to be more important by everyone. This is a bitter truth and also hard to digest but turn your eyes a bit and you will understand the significance of this truth. Moreover, can you contribute for the development of the society and even your own family if you do not possess sufficient money, you cannot. It is therefore essential to use your mind instead of your heart when you try to understand the importance of money.

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Short Essay on Grandma

We all are blessed with our grandparents. However some of us are lucky to have spent more valuable times with them when compared to the others, for various reasons.

Grandparents are blessings God has bestowed upon us for showing us and guiding us through the right paths. When it comes to leniency and considerations, we could all turn to our Grandmas, for any help that we need.

Grandmas are sweet little angels for all grandchildren. They take up all the pain and effort to get all the work done for their children and grandchildren. They have great hearts for all children, irrespective of caste, creed or any other factor. They spent so much time and effort to make us happy and to get all our requirements done, even if we have faced restrictions.

Many at times we may have been given a ‘NO’ signal by our parents for the needs that we have raised, but when we present it to our Grandma, they get the deal done for us. That is the greatness and love they hold for us. They only want to see the happy faces of their little ones.

Every one of us has two grandmas, our father’s mother and our mother’s mother. Both of them have equal love for us and compete to express their love. In some cases, maybe only one of them would be there by the time we reach an age to enjoy and play with them. Sometimes, if we are unfortunate, we may not be lucky to experience the love and care they give for us.

Every house is enlightened when there is an elderly person in the family. As they are old enough and have seen life much more than us, they could guide us and instruct us as to what is right and what is wrong. When a Grandma is there in the house, there are many good things that could take place, especially among the young children. She could teach those rhymes, prayers, values in life, mould a good character right from the young age and help the child to understand the moral values in life, which is lacking in the nuclear family these days. Once the base is right for a child at a very young age, they will never forget what they have learnt throughout their lives.

Having grandparents at home is a blessing. It is a relief for the parents and also a support for the family. At any difficult situation, they are always there to lend a helping hand and help us to walk through the problem and out. Spending time with them is enjoyable and they too in return take pleasure in the time that we spent with them.

I truly miss my Grandma, we were very intimate and I do really have some good memories that I have spent with her. She was a real asset for us and I was lucky to be with her for about 23 years of my life, and each and every moment she has taught me lessons that have been and will be with me through my life.

Their love for you is unconditional, love them the same way, you will be blessed.

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