Unforgettable b'day celebration

It is quite common now a days . Celebrating b'day in lucrative manner . Recently i attended one such first b'day celebration. Everything started with bang but end with misery. The one year baby was suffered from fever for past three days. Doctor check up and medication were done and even though fever is still worsening . Nothing worked out to lower its temperature. We reached the day before his b'day . His usual enthusiasm is missing . As guests number increased his crying level also increased . The whole night i heard only his crying .He unable to sleep and diarrhea doing its duty heavily.  Its hard to see him with all this pain. In early morning he was again taken to doctor.  Happiness is missing in all of us. After injection he slept for an hour. And  he started crying .The party is scheduled to be in evening. Simultaneously arrangements were going on for it too. Evening we are getting ready for his function again he started screaming. After he dressed up we were making fun to make him laugh but nothing works. He wore a coat suit which is quite fit to him.
When we entered celebration Mahal already cake is ready. We tried to make him sleep but couldn't . We were waiting for friends and other family arrival for party to be started.  The AC room adding pain to him.
Finally celebration started by cutting cake . After that photo session started . The photographer screaming the baby name to look at him. In every photo his tired face is clicked . After dinner we packed back for home. We were waiting outside. Suddenly his father holding him and running towards hospital . We can't figure what was happening . We found that eyeball remains still and no movement in him. That moment can't be explained . We all chasing towards hospital . My heart is beating fast and his mother weeping . Its hard to console her as tears rolling out from mine too. He was admitted in emergency ward. We were standing in the reception to see him . After half an hour his mom taken him out. After seeing him only its a great relief for all of us. Now a days when i hear or see poster for b'day a strange feel occupies me.

changing facet of festivals...

Glittering advertisement and discount coupons everywhere fortifying the arrival of festival. Ya it's the arrival of diwali. Marketers made Diwali and other festival as key for their marketing . Everything is made ready made and finger point . Diwali is festival where we usually purchase new apparels and sweet preparation will start before weeks . But now the scenario is changed . Starting from mobile phone to automobiles every commodity wore a diwali offer tag.
The purpose for which diwali celebrated is now changed . It is seen as a time for shopping . As well versed in capturing the minds of customer every marketers show their marketing competency by introducing new products and bumper offers . And also it is noted that commodity which get offer price will reach among people rapidly. People should also make sense of worth the commodity which he pays. And other trend is buying sweets in shops which gave rise to numerous shops at every streets. Whether it is hygienic or not people rely on the ready made sweets and savouries . And as a result leading to health issues . And the next one is crackers. Lavish spending on crackers not only waste of money but also pollute the environment . Sometimes it lead to fire accidents . The festival sometimes leads to misfortune. We all hope for a safe and joyful festival ahead.

FoMO

One day while reading newspaper i came to know about new type of Social disorder - FoMO (Fear of Missing out ) .With long inhale i amazed how many disorder still remaining unknown . As i read through the article am really shocked that the person who checks his status in social networks more than 20 times a days suffers from this disorder . Fomo is a feeling where one suffer that they will be left out where others having fun . And after reading that i rolled back my days of childhood . That days we waited for holidays to gang upon and have our own team for playing sharing and so on . It hard to find us at our home . Neither cartoon nor play station never invaded our play rights . Those team games taught us lot more than what we learnt class . Every time when i go out i search for gang play . But its hard to find such mischievous gang like us . Instead everyone sticked to mobile phone , video games , play station etc.. The only way to get rid of this social disorder is when we shut all doors to gadgets and start playing in streets...

Navarathri golu...

After very long time post man was at our doorsteps and calling out us . Ya it is an invitation for navarathri golu from my relative . As soon as read invitation i planned to go . Navarathri  means nine sacred nights which is one most celebrated festive in India . The most interesting thing about it is golu. Golu is arrangements of various gods and scenes dramas exposing their culture . On the seventh day of pooja i got ready for our relation house which is 8 km from my house . When we reached their house around seven ' o clock the pooja was already over . In the entrance of their house , the first room is decorated with lights to mark the festive season and there are seven steel steps which is mounted on wall for support . And the seven steps were covered by silk cloth . The sand idols of various gods beams in the serial lamps . As soon as we entered their house we are offered prasadam and tea . Having snacks i stared at  Laksmi , sarswathy , durga , ganapathy , Murgan , perumal  idiols which holds  prominent posture . It is not only the arrangement for various dolls but it also the place for innovative work . With the help of mud they had made thiruvannamalai temple and also the scenes from famous epic ramayanam . I was very keen in observing the dolls and their arrangements . After my observation we had little discussion about the arrangement . From that i came to know that they are celebrating this golu for 30 years . This golu doesn't simply mean for arranging idols and this is time for all the relations to gather together and we had a wonderful time over there . And the most amazing thing is neighbor came along with their children . An old lady came with her twin grand daughter . They were dressed like and sang a devotional song in their melodious voice which breaks the silence over there . As their voice fades away we started to our house with small gifts packs.

Oct 11 - The day for girl child

From 2011 , October 11 is observed as international day for girl child by United Nation . What's the purpose behind this ? Though we talk about equality and empowerment the real scenario is different . The fruits of law doesn't reach every nook and corner of the world. The number of violence cases registering is still increasing .And most of them go unnoticed. To treat girl with dignity and provide equality is bounded duty.  In order to create awareness among the people about equality , education , empowerment various programs were showcased to lay emphasis on their importance.
Today too we can see large number of girl child in various working areas . Their childhood is exploited . Childhood is the period for learning. That is denied for most of girl in our country .
And its time to salute "Malala Yousufzai" who is known for education and human rights activism.  On this day we take oath to prevent violence and try to protect them from such discrimination and make them feel on par .

Empowerment of women in India

Who is a woman? The most wonderful creature in earth who serves a remarkably varying role in all aspects of life such as home maker, wife, mother, daughter, employer etc. She fills her family and society with love and care. She is backbone of every family. Though she plays crucial role in all her surroundings there is hesitation in giving authority to her. What makes her down a step? What is empowerment? The greater access to knowledge and resources, greater autonomy in decision making, greater ability to plan their lives, greater control over the circumstances that influence their lives and finally factors which would free them from the shackles of custom beliefs and practices. Unless they themselves become conscious of the oppression meted out to them and show initiative to push forward it would not be possible to change their status much. Empowerment of women in India is to be viewed from pre historic period. It is evident from history that when prehistoric men go for hunting it is the woman who precedes the crew. Women were given high status in that period. After that status of women prevailed in the same way? The answer is surely not. During the sands of time the status level of women and their authority gradually decreases. All the creatures are equal in front of nature. Then why there is deviation in giving rights to women? What are the reasons for it? First and foremost the reason behind this fact is the social structure we follow that evolved during so many years back. It always a practice that men were treated a point higher than women. Let’s start from family, it is obvious that most of the decision taken by the male member and women just a person who agree with them. The rights of women were suppressed.This evil must be taken into account. Government should proper action against this violence. To root out this evil it must be seen from family level. We are in a position to educate our children about equality of women, which will surely reflect in future generation. We hope for India where debating of such empowerment of women becomes unnecessary.

Teddy love...

Who doesn't like teddy ? Teddy holds  inseparable relation with gifts. Still i have the first teddy from dad .  There arises a question why teddy looks special ? What attracts it ? The fluffy skin or bulged nose rotating eyes ? Then teddy also in the form of key chains , mugs, greeting cards and even printed in T-shirts . Its hard to select a gift without teddy . Once i scanned a gift shop , which gift item has strong desire among buyers , its none other than teddy dolls . And suprsingly once my mom  gifted me teddy which is solely made by her . After seeing that a thought erupted in me Why i can't prepare my own teddy ? With the help of my craft teacher and mom started doing my first teddy . It is different from all other teddy which i had . Ya it is in white and black - Panda . And from that i stopped buying teddy dolls and started my own preparation of teddy . One day i came to see an article to do Teddy with  M-seal . And it is a cool idea with simple requirement . The very next day i started working upon it . The unique feature it is tiniest one in my teddy collection . The newly made teddy glitters in metallic colors .

Milky dropzzz...

     Since my streak untouched for days it needs kicking . After two or five trials it started and i started to enjoy morning drizzles of western ghats by riding . Ya on the way to old falls the spa of South India . It nearly 8 KM from my home .The blue mountains beams in sun light . The path is fully surrounded by lush green fields .  Enjoying the breeze and drizzles makes feel light and energetic . This time it is new to see some building  crepped with name boards as "Resort" and also it amazing to see ayurvedic massage center . Its very hard to see building before five years .

     The number tourists van crossed us reminded the reason for Resort . The chattering monkey , rustling leaves , watery sound everything packed me with enthusiasm . A new kind of joy encircled me . Bonding with nature 's beauty lightens heart . The milky drops made me feel chill . My love toward waterfalls bstarted from childhood days . The same love toward it seen from everyone who enjoys there . The water is fully nourished with herbs and it acts as a remedy for many disease . The rocks were cut into steps to decrease the force of water . The silvery drops crawls like baby . After enjoying this nature's gift me paved way back to home carrying the milky drops memory with me .

Salute to the old lady...

corn,apples,pomegranate..... An old peculiar voice rushed my ears i peep out of my balcony in the direction it came . And i asked the price of corn and bargain with her to give corn four for ten . As it is done i came down to buy corn . The old lady carrying a big round basket with corn arranged neatly in corner and apples pomegranates occupied in the center of the basket . As i neared the old lady she asked me to lift the basket down . While lifting it from her head i realized how she carrying such weighted basket all alone under the scorching sun . Carefully we landed the basket down . She is nearly age of 70's . As i bought corn and went up rushed to balcony to see her again . Again the voice penetrates the street with same energy. Seeing her and wondering about her hard work . Wrinkles doesn't make her stay home . Instead she start her daily journey from early morning to sell all those fruits  by walk . One thing i noticed from her her legs are not trembling instead they are steady . The sweat drenched her glitters like pearls for her hard work . And i was seeing her until her image fades ....

My little rose plant...

After shifting to new house in a metro my passion towards gardening became just a dream . And our house is surrounded by concrete . My little rose plant occupied a small place in my balcony in pot . When it enters our house it has red tip with four petal facing upwards .That red bud looks like crown . Day by day am counting to open up its velvet petals . Right from Onion , potato and other vegetable peelings holds special manure for my little rose plant . Watering it was my routine . As days moved i noticed that it leaves turning into yellow and then brown .  Yeah my little plant start losing . The scorching sun doing its duty heavily . The only task my plant doing is respiration . From day 1 its remain the same as no new leaves erupting from it . Still waiting for it to bloom ...

Throughout my window...

      Whenever i peep out my window , scene which grabs my attention . An uncle residing opposite to my house daily keeps water in a small bowl and food grains for birds and squirrel . Its pleasant to see such things in morning that too is is little different . Its routine practice in their house . In this upgraded village seeing a tree is difficult and that too it is hard to see sparrow as the number cell phone tower increased the sparrow population reduced gradually . 

      In our house in village it is usual that sparrow nest which hold special place in ventilation . In early morning its sweet voice is my alarm . It flickering sound of feathers astonishes me . As it enters my house my eyes starts staring at the little jet as it rushes to its nest to feed little ones . Soon it became member of our family and the only difference is its name is not our family card . As we shifted to town area its hard to see sparrow . And one day when i was reading paper suddenly i heard a familiar sound which is close to my heart . My eyes started searching in the direction of that lovely sound . Suddenly i found it is a SPARROW . After so many years i have seen my family member and very joy for it . Thanks to that uncle who daily offer water and grains to this little jet . And it is my daily routine to wait for that sparrow . 

My lovable grandpa...

      Every girl has hero in her childhood  and my first hero is my grandpa . He is man of enthusiasm . Whoever see him his enthu will join them too . Every year i eagerly wait for holidays to see him . When I step out of bus he will be there to escort me . Even though he is a teacher he do house hold work too . In those days women are supposed to do house hold work . Despite this he wake up very early and start his daily schedule . And i never seen him taking rest in noon . He is too much interested in gardening and our house in village surrounded by trees and plants. When he dig sand around plants me will be carry water for those . And the tamarind tree is always special to me as its place for my swing. This swing was prepared by my grandpa .
       Every day i used to go fields to take bath in pump set with my grand parents by walk . It is nearly half an hour travel  to reach there . As they start washing clothes i go behind butterflies and dragon flies . As i caught up with one make those flies to lift small stones . After shower in pump set we set back home to have our break fast . And next is swing time with my cousin . Whatever i do he will be a support for me . During holidays i carry my coloring book along with . My passion towards drawing remains ignited because of him . Every week he sends my drawing to weekly magazine . And every week i look up for my drawing to be published . And i started loosing my enthusiasm waiting for the drawing to be published . And one fine morning he called me saying that your drawing has been published in weekly . Suddenly i woke up from my bed to see my first drawing published . The most unforgettable day in my life . Its all because of my grand pa who always motivates me . And also he is man of sincerity . Every time when he used to come home his bag contains chocolates and color boxes for me . Still i remember the days with him . Those days will be treasured possession in my memory lane . This article will be tribute to him .

FIRST DROPS...

First drops...

On fine evening when clouds starts drizzling my love towards rain in childhood flashes in my mind . During those child hood days when soil fragrance touches my nose and clouds get darker me peep out to welcome first drops on me . And also start tearing my note papers to make my own boats with my name over those boats . And also i seek help of my grandpa to do paper boats. By the time mom's scolding wont get into my ears for tearing papers . Next i search for a perfect port to start my paper boats with joy . After few years my paper boat habit changed to ride cycle in rain but scoldings from mom  did't change. That cycle is my pride as it is gift from my lovable grandpa for scoring first in class . Those are olden days.

     When my fifth standard teacher teaches about acid rain my longing towards rain vanishes gradually. The fear of sulfur and nitrogen content stops me from enjoying rain. And i started thinking about my cycle ride as my teacher continues class. As i grow now looking backward when those olden days will be back? When we get those soil fragrance again? when i will play with my paper boats and ride cycle again ?

NEW DAY...

New day...

Everyday we wake up and stick to our routine work and at the end of day we look up we just done with our usual work and finally searching for weekends to get relaxed. Is there any solution to relax daily or search holidays? To answer this check yourself the following

 Are we spending time with family/friends ? 

 Ten minutes play ?
 Spending time for favorite music or admiring scenic beauty ?
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 and finally are you laughing daily ?

 these are simple ways to be relaxed and rejuvenate yourself.
 wish you all days are new...