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Santosh Shukla, Advocate president@aiita.org
Discover the Real You Who are you and why are you here? It may seem like a straightforward question. Most would answer by giving their name without giving it much thought. However, on deeper reflection, do you really understand who you are? According to Dr. Moss that Our world today has one great irony that is mindboggling: the majority of people in the world are trying very hard to conform to what someone else wants them to be. It is often so subtle that we fail to realise that that is what we are doing. As Sarah McLachlan points out: “We're constantly being told what other people think we are, and that's why it is so important to know yourself.” It happens at many levels. For instance, television bombards us with images of how we should look and dress, what we should eat and drink, what car we should drive and even what kind of person we should marry. Some even go as far as telling us how to fall in love! We look around us for things that will help us define who we are. In-fact the majority of people have no sense of identity apart from the clothes they wear, the car they drive, where they live, who they are married to and so on. If we had to strip you of everything you own and leave you on some island away from everything you think defines you, would you still have a clear sense of who you are? What defines you? Some would think of themselves in terms of their body. The image of their face and body defines who they are. If we were to remove you from your body, would you still know who you are? It sounds weird, I know, but understand that man is a spirit; he lives in a body and has a soul. Your body is simply a means of expressing yourself and interacting with your physical environment. So your body is not really who you are. At the core of it, you are more than that. Infact that is why it is so hard for people to fully understand and appreciate who they are. Who you are cannot be seen, touched, smelt, heard or tasted. Your senses cannot tell you who you are. The concept of self in the true form is something beyond the grasp of our physical bodies and senses. We are complex beings. We cannot be defined by the things around us, but by the things within us. I believe that in essence we are what we think. Physically as human beings we are all essentially the same. It is our thoughts and experiences that differentiate us.
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made to people during the elections. He was interacting with them at his 7 Race Course Road (RCR) residence here today. "The party and the Sangh (RSS) will help the government in fulfilling the promises made to the people during the elections. We need to emerge victorious in the next Lok Sabha elections as well, and for that, we need to be prepared," said Modi "The party workers have put in a lot of effort for the BJP, and therefore, they need to be given the kind of respect they deserve. We also need to implement and use our experiences in the elections," he added. He also emphasized on the power and role of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) behind the victory of the BJP. "The Sangathan is our biggest power. Without it, such a huge NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Bharatiya victory would not have been possible," Modi said. The meeting Janata Party (BJP) general secretaries that the primary focus of is believed to be an attempt to ensure that the organizational the government and party should be on fulfilling the promises strength of the BJP remains strong.
Jaitley in Asian Development US Telugu body creating funds for Andhra, Telengana Bank board NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has been appointed as India's representative on the board of governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), it was announced Monday. The appointment to the Manilabased institution takes TM
retrospective effect from May 27. He replaces his predecessor in the f i n a n c e m i n i s t r y P. Chidambaram. Formed in 1996 as a development finance institution, ADB aims to lift the lives of the 1.7 billion poor and deprived people in Asia and the Pacific regions with wise funding and investment. The institution today has 67 members. Of them, India is among the 31 founder members.
Alma Kids Preschool opens shortly in Tarana Distt. Ujjain (M.P.)
Chief Guest Pt. Vishnuprasad Shukla will grace the occasion INDORE: Alma Kids as the latest b r a n d o f International P r e s c h o o l education by Alma Group is going to open in Tarana Distt. Ujjain of Madhya Pradesh to promote the modernized concept of Preschool Education across the country and globally as well. This is informed by Shri Santosh Shukla, Advocate (Project Head) of Alma Kids. The opening ceremony would be graced by Honorable Guest Pt. Vishnuprasad Shukla (Chairman, Alma), Shri Chintamani Malviya (Member of Parliament, Ujjain Alot), Shri Manohar Veragi-Dada (Member, AICC), Prof. (Dr.) Rajeev Sharma (Dean, DAVV), Shri Anil Firojiya (MLA, Tarana), Shri Anil Sharma (SDOP, Tarana), Shri Rameshchandra Pandya (Uper Collector, Shajapur), Shri Ravi Atrolia (Retd. DSP), Shri Shivnarayan Jagirdar (Ex. MLA, Ujjain), Shri Baldev Singh Thakur (Retd. CSP), Shri Shyam Bansal (Distt. President, BJP), Shri Kailash Rawal (President, Auditya Brahmin Samaj), Shri Rajesh Dodia (Rep.
Nagar Panchayat President, Tarana), Shri R.P. Singh (Educationist), Shri Omprakash Palod (Social Activist), D r. Av d h e s h d a s j i M a h a r a j (Krantikari Saint), Shaffi Ullah Sahab (Shahar Kazi, Shri Balram Jaju (Social Activist), Shri Vijendra Singh Darbar (Ex. President, Janpad, Tarana), Shri Ramsingh Sonti (Ex. President, Krishi Upaj Mandi), Shri Mohanlal Joshi (Industrialist) and Shri Laxman Singh Badal (President, Bar Association, Tarana). On briefing the opening of Tarana Alma Kids International Preschool, Shri Shukla told that this project has been given to dynamic and devoted personalities of social activists Shri Ashish Sariya and Shri Nandram Jaat to promote the modernized concept of Preschool Education at Tarana. He further told that Tarana Alma Kids International Preschool offers best education to under five age group kids with natural learning that ranges from Pre-Nursery to KG Senior standard. On this occasion, Shri Ashish Sariya and Shri Nandram Jaat said enthusiastically that they have been honored to have this opportunity and shoulder the responsibility of giving the best learning ambiance through Alma Kids International Preschool with its proficient staff.
WASHINGTON: The Telugu Association of North America (TANA) is creating two special earmarked funds for the development of the new capital of Andhra Pradesh and for development of Telangana after the bifurcation of Andhra. The decision to set up Andhra Pradesh Capital Development Fund and Telangana Development Fund was taken by TANA Executive Committee at the request of several TANA members who wanted to take a constructive role in the development of the two new states. TANA will consult with the respective state governments regarding the appropriate utilization and disbursement of these funds, TANA president
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Mohan Nannapaneni announced. TANA board member Jayaram Komati TANA secretary Satish Vemana are working closely with state and central governments in identifying the projects and needs. Bsed on his conversations with members, Nannapaneni said North American Telugus are quite enthusiastic about helping the development of their motherland. He anticipates that these members will contribute both their ideas and money to the development of both states. If the two governments respond properly, this enthusiasm can result in millions of dollars for the development of both the states, Nannapaneni said.
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Mohan Hardas of Nagpur supervises development of Alma Kids
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INDORE: Alma Kids International Preschool a well known brand in Preschool Education has tied-up with Nagpur based Knowledge House for Business Development in Maharashtra. Shri Mohan Hardas of Knowledge House would supervise the development work in Maharashtra. Alma Kids is one of its own kind of organizations, which provides international level of education for toddlers and young ones. Alma Kids International Preschool offers programme that start from 1 to 5 years as Pre-Nursery, Nursery, KG Junior, KG Senior. Alma Kids International Preschool is also famous for its state of the art infrastructure and international curriculum. Alma Kids International Preschools are expanding very rapidly in India and Abroad. This was informed by Project Head, Asia Shri Santosh Shukla, Advocate. On being resumed new responsibility of Alma Kids International Preschool, Shri Mohan Hardas was congratulated by Alma Kids International Preschool Management staff and others.
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improve health Researchers have said that new understanding of the genes involved in taste perception and food preferences could lead to personalised nutrition plans effective not just in weight loss but in avoiding diseases like cancer, depression, and hypertension. Knowing why individuals prefer certain food tastes and being able to personalise health interventions based on them will help people age in a healthier way and greatly improve their quality of life, as well as engender considerable savings for health systems, they say. Dr Nicola Pirastu and Dr Antonietta Robino, from the University of Trieste and the IRCCS Burlo Garofolo Institute for Maternal and Child Health, Trieste, Italy, set out to identify novel genes and pathways involved in taste perception and food preferences, and to investigate their implications in protecting against or predisposing to diet-related disorders such as overweight, obesity, and diabetes. The researchers undertook genome wide association studies (GWAS) to try to unravel the genetic basis for certain food preferences. 2311 Italian subjects participated in the discovery step, while 1755 from other European countries and from Central Asia were used in order to further verify the findings. They uncovered 17 independent genes related to liking for certain foods, including artichokes, bacon, coffee, chicory, dark chocolate, blue cheese, ice cream, liver, oil or butter on bread, orange juice, plain yoghurt, white wine and mushrooms. Surprisingly, none of the genes thus identified belonged to the category of taste or smell receptors. In a second study, the researchers amassed the response of around 900 healthy adults from North Eastern Italy to salt, and related this to a DNA sequence variation found on the KCNA5 gene, known to be related to taste pathways in mammals. Salt perception and the related genetic variation in taste receptors are important determinants of individual differences in salt intake, which in turn represents an important risk factor for the development of hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. Nutritional intervention could be greatly improved by tailoring it to the food preferences of each person, the researchers say. And food preferences are also much easier to collect and study; while it is almost impossible to remember much one has eaten in the past ten years, it is easy to remember food likes and dislikes.
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US seeks transformational cooperation with India: Hagel
SINGAPORE: US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel Saturday said he is planning to visit India later this year to drive "transformational cooperation" with the country which is playing an "active role" in strengthening security in Asia. Hagel, referring to India's growing defence capabilities, said the United States looked forward to working with the new Indian government led by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi. "We welcome India's increasingly active role in Asia's regional institutions, which strengthens regional order. We also welcome India's growing defence capabilities and its commitment to freedom of navigation in the Indian Ocean," Hagel said in a wide-ranging policy speech at an international security conference, the Shangri la dialogue, in Singapore. To further strengthen US-India defence ties, he said he was directing the Pentagon's Undersecretary for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics to lead the US-India Defence Trade and Technology Initiative with the Indian government. "I plan to play an active and very personal role in expanding this initiative because it is a centrepiece of America's defence cooperation with India, and it should reflect the trust and confidence President Obama and I have in our nation's relationship with India." "To reinforce this effort- and to drive even more
transformational cooperation-I hope to visit India later this year," he said, describing India as "one of the United States' most important democratic partners - and a country with historic influence across Asia." In the speech, Hagel also sought to reassure allies and partners who have doubts about the sincerity of the Obama administration towards its "rebalance" of military and diplomatic attention to the AsiaPacific. He said that US activity would increase and that US defence cuts ould not come out of the region. Across the Asia-Pacific region, US plans to increase foreign military financing in the region by 35 percent and military training and education by 40 percent by 2016, Hagel said. "The United States also remains committed to building the capacity of allies and partners in the region through as many as 130 exercises and engagements, and approximately 700 port visits annually."
Hot flashes and night sweats solutions revealed Indian panchayat system promotes Big B swings between Researchers have compared low-dose oral estrogen and low-dose nonhormonal venlafaxine hydrochloride extended release (XR) to placebo were both found effective in reducing the number of hot flashes and night sweats reported by menopausal women. Hadine Joffe, MD, MSc, director of the Women's Hormone and Aging Research Program at BWH, and lead author of the paper, said since the publication of the Women's Health Initiative findings, which demonstrated risks associated with ET and led to our current recommendations - that ET be used only at the lowest possible dosage for the shortest possible duration - there has been increased interest in nonhormonal treatments. In total, 339 perimenopausal and postmenopausal women with bothersome VMS were recruited from the community to Menopause Strategies: Finding Lasting Answers for Symptoms and Health (MsFLASH), National Institutes of Health (NIH)-sponsored clinical trial network sites between December 5, 2011 and October 15, 2012. The objective of the study was to determine the therapeutic benefit and tolerability of low-dose estradiol and low-dose venlafaxine in alleviating hot flashes and night sweats. Participants were randomized to double-blind treatment with low-dose treatments for eight weeks. The primary outcome was the daily number of hot flashes and night sweats after treatment. After eight weeks, the frequency of hot flashes/night sweats decreased by 52.9 percent with estradiol, 47.6 percent with venlafaxine, and by 28.6 percent with placebo. On average, estradiol reduced the frequency of symptoms by 2.3 more per day than placebo, and venlafaxine reduced the frequency of symptoms by 1.8 more per day than placebo. The ameliorative effect on hot flashes/night sweats was statistically significant for each of the medications compared to placebo. Low-dose estradiol reduced the frequency of symptoms by 0.6 more per day compared to venlafaxine on average, although this difference was not statistically significant. While the benefit of low-dose estradiol was found to be slightly superior to venlafaxine in this study, the difference was found to be small and likely of limited clinical relevance. The study has been published in the JAMA Internal Medicine.
'Yudh', 'KBC'
family values: Trinidad PM
PORT-OF-SPAIN: Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has appreciated the Indian panchayat system as promoting "family values". Addressing the parliament on the occasion of 169th Indian Arrival Day in Trinidad and Tobago, the prime minister said: "The panchayat system held families and communities together to ensure that hardworn and jealously protected system of moral values and ethics was never compromised." She said many challenges that we face today, as a modern society, can find solutions in the wisdom of our elders and ancestors, by traditions passed down. "It is without doubt that the East Indian population in Trinidad and Tobago has
achieved much and has contributed immeasurably to national development over the past 169 years of life and history in various disciplines," Persad-Bissessar said. Trinidad President Anthony Carmona, in his message, said the Indian diaspora in Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean represents a vital and unrivalled thrust in world culture, education and politics. "Against a background of extreme adversities, our Indian brothers and sisters, have preserved and demonstrated that hard work, sacrifice and belief in God can trigger great rewards." The progressive response of Trinidad and Tobago diaspora meshing other cultures with their art, music, dance, cuisine and customs have provided a fundamental platform for us being regarded as a rainbow nation, the president added. Indian High Commissioner, Gauri Shankar Gupta said that the arrival of the first indentured Indians in Trinidad and Tobago, the Arrival Da celebrations in a way serves to remind the Indian community of their roots and of their deep emotional bonds with the culture, tradition and value system that their ancestors brought with them 169 years ago.
MUMBAI: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan will return to the host's chair of "Kaun Banega Crorepati" (KBC) soon. But his small screen journey doesn't conclude here. He will also be seen in his first fiction TV show - "Yuddh". The promo of his fiction show, directed by Anurag Kashyap, is currently being aired on Sony Entertainment Channel. The official launch will happen Sunday. "The promos or the first look of the new TV serial that I work on shall be revealed tomorrow (Sunday) during the finals of the IPL (Indian Premiere League)," Big B said. "See, look, discuss, obtain and finally give in to the peoples' choice. It would start broadcast on Sony TV and shall be the joint venture between Yash Raj films and moi (me)," he posted on his official blog srbachchan.tumblr.com. The promo was published on YouTube May 31 and in a day's time, it has been viewed 8,472 times. Some of the viewers felt that it is inspired by popular crime drama TV series titled "Breaking Bad". Whether it is an Indian version of the American show, only time will tell when it will reportedly hit the TV sets later this month.
I love to bat in crunch situations: Pandey BANGALORE: Manish Pandey, who scripted a memorable three-wicket win for Kolkata Knight Riders against Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League (IPL) final, said he always enjoys batting in crunch situations. "I'm very optimistic, and I love to play the crunch game. We got ten in the first over, and that was the time I thought, if we kept doing that, we'll get 200," said Man of the Match Pandey, who struck a brilliant 50-ball 94 as Knight Riders chased down the target of 200 with three balls to spare. Pandey said the IPL trophy was the major domestic title that was missing from his cabinet. "We have got four achievements, Ranji Trophy, Irani, (also Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy) cherry on the cake was the IPL," said Pandey, who plays for Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy. Kings XI's Akshar Patel was adjudged as Emerging Player award winner. "I'm very proud I've beaten so many domestic and international players to No. 1," Patel said. Patel credited his success to bowling coach Joe Dawes. "Our bowling coach Joe (Dawes) makes a lot of plans for different batsmen, and I've worked on those. I think I'm a batting allrounder, but after this performance, maybe bowling all-rounder," he said.
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