The Sunshine Within You

A healthy living environment depends on adequate sanitation. Having and using toilets is the first step towards it. In this digital age, still, 2.4 billion people are devoid of using this basic necessity. People have to defecate in the open which is a very immense problem both for the human dignity and the environment. From this practice, inequalities between different social groups are starkly evident. Without sanitation systems, human waste enters groundwater and surface water that allows the growth of certain disease-causing bacteria and worms. Faeces deposited through open defecation contaminate the land. Children playing with the infected mud end up taking that into their mouth that can give rise to diarrhoea and other diseases. Diarrhoea is, in fact, the second leading cause of deaths in children under age 5 in developing countries, primarily due to poor hygiene and sanitation. While there is an importance of toilet for everyone but women and girls need it the most. It is a ...

The attempt of some so-called liberals to malign Modi's image has been successful when the British Media asked the Indian prime minister about the rising intolerance in India because of which some writers, film-makers and scientists have returned their award. These award-wapsi  events may have brought publicity to some people but this has really created a hype that India is increasingly becoming intolerant. By selectively picking up issues about a particular religion is not going to help anyone. At the end of the day, the truth will be out, embarrassing the award-returnee gang which is more a publicity stunt than a way of protest. Politicians don't give awards to anyone but academy on behalf of the government give that. This cannot be returned to the government and returning the award means disrespecting the academy. They could have written articles, make a documentary film on the topic that, they think, needs some attention. India has always been tolerant of all these thin...

Wherever there is Ravana  (the evil force), there must be a Rama (the divine force) to destroy the Ravana to overcome the influence of such evil forces and prevent to spread further. Rama, the seventh avatar of Lord Vishnu and a king of  Ayodhya , is referred as the perfect or ideal man popularly known as " Maryada Purushottama" . He was the eldest of the four sons of  Dasaratha, king of  Ayodhya , born to demolish the terror of  Ravana  who overpowered the  devas  and ruling the earth, the heaven and the netherworld, seeming almost invincible. Rama life's journey was to comply with the path of dharma  despite harsh tests and obstacles and pains of life. While staying with sage Vishwamitra in his ashram to learn astras , sastras (divine weapons) and way of life, Rama has initiated the work he was incarnated for i.e., to kill Rakshasha who had been harassing and terrorizing sages. Sage V...

Ravana has a very important place in Indian mythology.  Although he was a villain of Ramayana , he is worshipped either alone or with the Shiva-lingam (the symbol of Lord Shiva whom Ravana was a great devotee of) he had established in the past (as Temple claims) in many parts of India and some other Nations of Southeast Asia including Sri Lanka. Ravana himself is an ideology. He is an epitome of self-obsessed and greedy being full of nepotism who lost himself in the lust for power. Ravana was an exemplary scholar who mastered the Vedas, the holy books, and the arts and ways of Kshatriyas  (the warriors). He performed an intense penance to Lord Brahma, the creator of the Universe, that lasted several years as a result of which he was provided with a boon. Ravana asked for immortality, which Brahma refused to give, but gave him a celestial nectar of immortality stored under his navel saying that he could not be defeated for as long as it lasted. He also asked for absolute...

Virender Sehwag came as a nightmare for any bowlers, regardless of his pace, spin or looks. The madness of the bowler after taking his wicket could be easily seen on the field. It was a kind of mixed reaction of happiness and spewing out the frustration built by Sehwag. But the dignity of this champion, I presume, is not preserved in the way he retired. The BCCI should have given him a match in which his retirement should be officially announced. We can say that he has taken a right decision because a player of such class can't play Ranji and IPL all his life, well nobody can play even international cricket all his life. He as a youngster played and entertained us to the fullest. Sehwag had represented India in 104 test matches and 251 in ODI with the top score of 319 and 219 respectively. He holds multiple records including the highest score made by an Indian in test cricket, 319 against South Africa, which was also the fastest triple century in the history of International ...

It was the first time when a young boy Mukesh Pandey from Bihar voted for the 2015 Bihar assembly election. He was very excited to exercise his right to vote so, in the beginning, he decided to listen to every politician and go through the manifesto of the different political parties. After weeks of doing so, he got frustrated and said: "What the hell our politicians are doing! They've no new things to say. Instead of talking how they're going to develop Bihar, they are accusing each other of making Bihar an underdeveloped state. Their campaign is nothing but wastage of public money. Those who invest more will loot more after coming to power. Such campaign can't be possible with hard earned money and is happening with black money. Black people (not racial one) makes black money by different black means like extortion, mafia, kidnapping, etc. So there is no chance of honest people fighting the election. The thing that surprised me most is the behaviour of our (Hon...

Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was his name, like his 'big name' he leaves behind a very big legacy which cannot be forgotten. He was an example for the underprivileged children that just by will-Power and determination you can reach the top post. The thing matter is "your dream" and how much you work to achieve your dream. If you have a legitimate dream and at night you are not enjoying a sound sleep because you want to achieve that dream as soon as possible, then nothing can stop you from achieving your dream. In his words: "Dream is not that you see in the sleep, but it is something that does not allow you to sleep."  There was nothing negative about him. Everything he said or done had a positive impact to such extent that he was elected as 11th President of India unusually by the BJP and Congress together. The awards he got from Government of India includes —  Padma Bhushan in 1981, Padma Vibhushan in 1990, Bharat Ratna in 1997 and Veer Sa...