Situation of India in 1835

Time can make us forget

Time can make us forget some memories,

but there would be some memories which make us

forget the time and those make the life worthwhile......

Don't go the way life takes you but take the life the way you go.

Remember you are born to live and

not living because you are born

~~Cheers~~

Incredible Picture

I got this picture in an email, this picture is really incredible...

This picture was taken in 1918

It is 18,000 men preparing for war in a training camp at Camp dodge in Iowa

Click on the picture to view it bigger

Imagine how long these men had to stand in that one spot to set it up correctly...

~~Cheers~~

Expensive Birthday Gift....

Yesterday I was cleaning my cupboard, then I found a old newspaper not much just one month old. I saw a news which I found, would be interesting to share with you all.

A gambler who has spend only 50 pence  as his birthday bet for a net  of  one million pound.

Freddie Craggs who won a cool one million pound after placing an eight race accumulator bet on horses in a some bookie shop.

Mr. Craggs, he had another reason to celebrate apart from his big win, that is his 60th birthday.

I suppose everyone will envy this guy's luck.

I am also thinking to try my hands in this gambling game, but never know if I could ever win.

This is a game of chance and luck.

~~cheers~~ 

Situation's of Life

I saw few words and found it good. I feel every one has passed such situation in our life time and thought the same in each situation mentioned below...
so thought of sharing with every one...

Happiness keeps you Sweet,
Trial keep you Strong
Sorrow keep you Human,
Failure keep you Humble,
Sucess keeps you Glowing.

This phrases is very true..
If you notice carefully these situations in your life you can find how true is these words...

Happy weekend,

cheers

Types of sleep

hi!!
I got this as a e-mail few days back from some group..
I found it interesting and thought of sharing it with u

COMPULSORY MILITARY TRAINING

Some of the recent events have given rise to the thinking that military training should be imparted as a compulsory training to every able-bodied citizen of India. The full-fledged aggressions of china and Pakistan have compelled the Indian leaders to give a second thought to this problem. Our leaders have realised that in order to meet this twin challenges, there must be a strong work force that could prove to be morale-booster. So, the slogan “Militarise the nation “has been given to the country,

Getting training in military science is important and useful in ways more than one. That it makes the people disciplined, is beyond doubt. It also inculcates the noble qualities of service, sacrifice, devotion and dedication. Military training keeps the people physically fit and intellectually sharp.
It also increases our power to work. As a matter of fact, by imparting military training compulsorily to the youth of India. We shall not only be raising an army of millions to fiight the enemies of India, but also we would be able to fight innumerable diseases and other wars at economic, social and health fronts. By raising our military strength, we would be boosting the morale of the nation.

Moreover, military training can be put to many civilian uses. It teaches one to obey and to command. Military training aims at preparing men to sacrifice themselves for the motherland whenever she is threatened by some hostile power. It teaches one to place service above self. For a soldier, duty is more important than food and rest. A soldier goes in the quest of opportunities to serve his people and country.

By getting military training, we shall inculcate those qualities towards which, we have a very casual attitude. We are lacking in many other virtues like team spirit, loyalty, sense of duty, value of time, dignity of labour, selflessness, and nobility of character and a spirit of good fellowship. All qualities of head and heart can only be acquired through military training.

Military training helps at the time of an emergency or a foreign attack. The trained commandoes can be assigned some duties as they can handle fire arms, revolvers and rifles and therefore, can safeguard the interests of the nation.

There is no doubt that the mass military training would take time to complete and it would cost a fortune but the nation would get great benefit from these new disciplined people. It would make people realise that the interest of the nation is first and their personal gains are secondary. This would also increase output in our fields and factories. There would be no corruption and favouritism in our country. Efficiency and hard work would be the guiding tenets of our nation.

In order to understand the very significance of military training, the following instances are sufficient. It was this spirit that enabled Sir Winston Churchill, the worthy soldier statesman of England, to come out victorious during world war! Napolean’s daring feats could also be attributed to the military discipline. It was also this spirit, which moved Maharana Pratap and Shivaji to fight against the nefarious acts of their enemies. Indeed, military training is useful in many ways.

Therefore, if we really want to make India a great country that is free from all the evils of corruption, nepotism and selfish interests, it is high time that we imparted military training to our youth ad made them the true soldiers and saviours of the motherland. This would also serve as the second line of defence during the wars.

Role of soldier in the defence of India

Every Indian contributes something as far as the defence of India is concerned. But the role, which a soldier plays in defending and protecting the borders of India, is really unparalleled. A soldier is the most disciplined lot of the nation. Upon him depends, to a great extent, the security and stability of the nation.

A soldier’s life, no doubt, is very difficult and hard. It is he who obeys the order of his commanders and does what so ordered by them. a soldier keeps nightlong vigils on the borders even in the face of great and grave dangers. He stands heroically before his enemies. For a soldier, in the words of Longfellow:

There’s not to make reply,

There’s not to reason why,

There’s but to do and die.

A soldier faces death bravely. He fights up to last moment of his life in order to protect his motherland. He scarifies everything for the sake of the nation. It is he who has to live miles away from his family. It is he who goes into the jaws of the death while defending his country.

His life is not bed of roses; rather, it is a bed of thrones. With his meagre income, he feeds himself and his family. The life of soldier is really very hard but he is not scared by it. For him, defence of the country is the foremost in his duties and responsibilities.

During the war, he fights bravely but at the same time, he helps the civilian population as well. The role, which Indian soldiers played during indo-pak war, is exemplary. Our soldiers helped and assisted the civilian population of Pakistan. They offered them food and drinks and did not harm them. So, Indian soldiers acted in accordance with the noble Indian traditions.

A soldier is ready to face death. He never shirks responsibility. He fights in the most difficult terrains or, the hills Ad Mountains, plains ad forests. The defence of the country is the only mission of his life.

A writer, a politician, a statesman, a businessman and a teacher play their own roles through their actions, abilities and aptitudes. But the role, which a soldier plays while safeguarding the frontiers of the motherland, is paramount and unique. He lives for the nation and dies for her dignity. He makes history and history immortalises him.

READING HABIT

Knowledge knows no bounds. Even if we gain more and more of knowledge, we cannot be satisfied as there is much more than we could absorb. Reading books contributes towards the enrichment of our knowledge in terms of human experiences and information. Unfortunately, we in India, do not have reading habit. That is why, in India, 70 percent of the total number of book published are the text books whereas in the western countries, this percentage is not more than 30 percent.

Once, the famous Indian writer, Mulk Raj Anand, was asked about reasons for low reading habit in our country. His reply was that India had a tradition of verbal communication of knowledge from one generation to another. The pananiya shiksha proclaims that those, who learnt from written records, were the lowest in the rank among the seeker of knowledge.

Even today, the formal teaching method of imparting knowledge to students is based on “note memory”, lectures and reproduction. It hardly expects the students to delve into the vast mass of knowledge. This method touches students superficially and in effect, it has failed to arouse an inner urge among them for self study.

The inculcation of the habit of reading depends upon three factors-pedagogical, bibliographical and bibliotheca. The first one is related to teaching and can play an important role. But the teaching profession unfortunately, lays more emphasis on achieving short term objectives rather than on the ultimate goal. In order to prepare for examinations, students prefer to consult more diluted and cheap text books rather than standard texts. Teaching should lay stress on self improvement and self development of the students to prepare them for lives. For self improvement, love for books and reading are the essential pre-requisites.

This should be supplemented with the right type of reading material and that is the bibliographical factor. Unfortunately, we do not have any reading material for children and adults. Language is another barrier. We are also divorced from the main stream of literature because there is hardly any translation facility available in the country. So, we do not know anything about what has been written in the different parts of the country in various languages.

The third factor is the bibliothecal factor. It underlines the role of the library as an institution to coordinate the activities of described two factors earlier. There should be libraries that must be rich in terms of collections. The books should be easily available.