School Dropout Desi Striking Textbook Covers, Gets Hired by TN
State Board!
From ancient murals to electric fish in the deep, dark sea, these designs by the super talented Kathir Arumugam will make you go wow!
by Gopi KareliaMay 21, 2019, 11:32 am
Do you remember the covers on your school textbooks?
I cannot remember mine for the simple reason that I never
found them attractive. I preferred covering the books with brown covers than
look at their dull colours and dispirited animations.
Eight years ago, a young entrepreneur came up with a pioneering way to tackle ocean plastic waste. The project has not been all smooth sailing, but Boyan Slat remains confident
Underneath a rainbow, this strange, snake-like object drifts
through the Pacific Ocean. Ambitious yet simple, The Ocean Cleanup project is
the brainchild of 24-year-old Dutch entrepreneur Boyan Slat. “Studied aerospace
engineering, becomes a cleaner,” quips his Twitter bio.
When Classmate Was
Preparing for Heart Surgery, His Entire School Showed Up to Cheer Him On
It can be scary for a 9-year-old boy to anticipate getting a
heart transplant, but luckily for Ethann, he had hundreds of people to cheer
him on before the operation.
Undaunted by Taunts,
Mumbai Lady Helps Little Girls Chase Their Football Dreams!
“People will have thousands things to say, and will pass judgement, but do not believe them. Just focus on yourself. Believe in that little voice within you, which knows very well what you need to do,” says the woman breaking gender barriers through sheer grit.
21-year-old Santosh Kumar is a resident of Begusarai, Bihar.
In 2011, he was injured in a bomb blast that occurred within his locality
thereby losing his eyesight and fingers of his right hand. He was taken to the
AIIMS hospital in Delhi where he underwent treatment for two years.
Unfortunately, the doctors said that nothing could be done to restore his
vision and provided him with a Disability Certificate. Depressed and hopeless,
he returned home and sat idle for the next five years unaware on how to live a
life with blindness. His education came to a halt after Class 8 as he didn’t
have the required training to study independently. His parents feared sending
him for rehabilitation and had kept him confined to the four walls of his
house.
Schools in England
Introduce a New Subject: Mindfulness
Mindfulness exercises are already taught in many schools worldwide, including this one in New York. Schools in England are joining a study to determine which techniques work best.CreditLindsay Morris for The New York Times
A water bearer had two large pots, each hung on each end of a pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, while the other pot was perfect. While the perfect one always delivered a full portion of water at the end of the long walk from the stream to the master’s house, the cracked pot arrived only half full. For a full two years this went on daily, with the bearer delivering only one and a half pots full of water in his master’s house.
Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments, as it was perfect to the end for which it was made. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and miserable that it was able to accomplish only half of what it had been made to do.
After two years of what it perceived to be a bitter failure, it spoke to the water bearer one day by the stream. ‘I am ashamed of myself, and I want to apologize to you.’
‘Why?’ asked the bearer. ‘What are you ashamed of?’‘I have been able, for these past two years, to deliver only half my load because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your master s house. Because of my flaws, you don t get full value from your efforts,’ the pot said, miserably. The water bearer said compassionately, ‘As we return to the master’s house, I want you to notice the beautiful flowers along the path.
Indeed, as they went up the hill, the old cracked pot took notice of the sun warming the beautiful wild flowers on the side of the path. But at the end of the trail, it still felt bad because it had leaked out half its load, and so again the pot apologized to the bearer for its failure.
The bearer said to the pot, ‘Did you notice that there were flowers only on your side of the path, but not on the other pot’s side? That’s because I have always known about your aw, and I took advantage of it. I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day, while we walk back from the stream, you’ve watered them. For two years, I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate my master’s table. Without you being just the way you are, I would not have had these flowers to grace his house.’
COMMENT: Each of us is here for a unique purpose. Let us then, not be ashamed of our so called flaws but accept our own selves for what we are. We need to work on what we can of course but never be ashamed of anything.
Until next time. Happy reading, friends…Would love your views and contributions too..
I am an author, writer and a trainer in spoken and written English.
My journey of stepping into writing began I realized that there are many ideas I wished to convey to all without sounding judgmental or patronizing. Writing then became my passion as I was able to do all of this quite effectively. This connected me with a variety of people who shared their journeys with me. In the midst of all this, I was diagnosed and recovered from multiple sclerosis that also got published as a book. I am certain that my recovery was possible not just because of the techniques that I used, most of which was alternative healing techniques but also because I used the approach of body, mind and spirit healing, where the spirit gives us faith, mind gives us positivity and the body follows the instructions that it receives. I have been the Asst Editor of Life Positive magazine and trained people, both children and adults in spoken and written English. All through my journey, I have realized how powerful writing is to convey messages of who we are. Now, six books of mine have been published. These comprise of two books for children; a collection of short stories on religion and an adventure story published by Rupa & Co. A book of Teaching Stories published by Life Positive in 2008. More Teaching Stories published in 2011, Elixir for Zylake, a childrens’ book published by Life Positive in December 2013 and Dancing with Life published by Hay House in 2015. I have also self-published a novel on Kindle recently. The novel is all about the quest of identity interwoven in the loves and lives of three generations of people in India and Afghanistan. The story conveys the emotions of people in the pre-independence era when Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan and Mahatma Gandhi were pretty active in spreading their message of non-violence. It shows how common people were affected both by physical violence and non-inclusion in their own land. Some pre-Independence violence and disharmony is conveyed while even the current terrorism and intolerance is brought out with the end ending on a note of hope and love. The primary message that the novel seeks to convey is the commonality of all people and their emotions and a search that all of us have for our own roots and identity. The novel ultimately brings out the fact that humanity is indeed one and our identity, no matter what the origin may be, is one of oneness, unity and love. For, we all are indeed from the same source, whatever we may call it.am an author, writer and a trainer in spoken and written English.
My journey of stepping into writing began I realized that there are many ideas I wished to convey to all without sounding judgmental or patronizing. Writing then became my passion as I was able to do all of this quite effectively. This connected me with a variety of people who shared their journeys with me. In the midst of all this, I was diagnosed and recovered from multiple sclerosis that also got published as a book. I am certain that my recovery was possible not just because of the techniques that I used, most of which was alternative healing techniques but also because I used the approach of body, mind and spirit healing, where the spirit gives us faith, mind gives us positivity and the body follows the instructions that it receives. I have been the Asst Editor of Life Positive magazine and trained people, both children and adults in spoken and written English. All through my journey, I have realized how powerful writing is to convey messages of who we are. Now, six books of mine have been published. These comprise of two books for children; a collection of short stories on religion and an adventure story published by Rupa & Co. A book of Teaching Stories published by Life Positive in 2008. More Teaching Stories published in 2011, Elixir for Zylake, a childrens’ book published by Life Positive in December 2013 and Dancing with Life published by Hay House in 2015. I have also self-published a novel on Kindle recently. The novel is all about the quest of identity interwoven in the loves and lives of three generations of people in India and Afghanistan. The story conveys the emotions of people in the pre-independence era when Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan and Mahatma Gandhi were pretty active in spreading their message of non-violence. It shows how common people were affected both by physical violence and non-inclusion in their own land. Some pre-Independence violence and disharmony is conveyed while even the current terrorism and intolerance is brought out with the end ending on a note of hope and love. The primary message that the novel seeks to convey is the commonality of all people and their emotions and a search that all of us have for our own roots and identity. The novel ultimately brings out the fact that humanity is indeed one and our identity, no matter what the origin may be, is one of oneness, unity and love. For, we all are indeed from the same source, whatever we may call it. It can be seen at https://www.amazon.in/Quest-Love-Enlightenment-Jamuna-Rangachari-ebook/dp/B075YCQGXC
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Great work Jamuna…In today’s competitive world positivity is needed to survive happily…Continue your noble task…All the best
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Great work Jamuna…In today’s competitive world positivity is needed to survive happily…Continue your noble task…All the best
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