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 Rakhi came back home from school with a wide smile  She had ran the entire distance, which was about a mile Such moments of happiness come far in between and are rare She had promised to herself to better in this personal dare She was a contender for this position since last few years When she did not achieve it, she was sometimes in tears Rakhi topped in school during her first Unit test of SSC Desperate was she to handover her marksheet for parents to see Jumping and smiling, she flashed her marksheet, with expectation What happened next was beyond anybody's imagination Her father actually exclaimed, why were you in such a hurry? Realising his instant reaction, he apologized and said "I'm sorry" His  father was her "in-house" critic as well as her best friend She knew his reaction was an important lesson he wanted to send He said "Peaking early" could be recipe for disaster in the making It may put off the fire burning deep within and stop one i

When a student is born in Science, he wishes to do MBBS When a Student is born in Commerce, he wishes to CA When a runner is born, he wishes to do a Marathon When a Mountaineer is born, he wishes to Summit the Peak - Mt. Everest!!! Imagine a mountaineer who was so crazy to summit the peak that he cycled all his way to EBC - EVEREST BASE CAMP from Sweden. He covered a distance of 13,000 kms approx over his specially made bicycle weighing 108kgs of gear and food.  After reaching the Base camp and Acclimatise there, made several enquiries with the Everest Expedition available there. He then decided to do Solo ascent without Bottled Oxygen or Sherpa Support. This was Goran Kroop. Being an experienced mountaineer, Mr Kroop was confident enough to reach the summit. He started his journey from Sweden on 16th October, 1995 and reached EBC during April 1996.  ****************** Mount Everest is the highest Himalayan mountain at 8,850 metres and is considered as the highest point on Earth. Mount

IKIGAI - A Japanese Secret to Long and Happy Life by Hector Gracia & Fancesc Miralles (translated by Heather Cleary) A very small but an effective book which shows the way for living a long life. The authors have not only stated the definition and other features of the word "IKIGAI" but took pains to travel to the actual place and interview the "CENTENERIANS" and many such stories are published in this book.The entire narrative is simple to understand for an average reader and tips to implement the same is also given. Hailing from the West, the authors have made comparative study of various practices on similar lines and how "IKIGAI" helps people of the Island OKINAWA survive for longer years is put up beautifully. The travel to a smaller village within the island - OGIMI - called as the Village of Longetivity is penned up wonderfully that the reader can actually have a sense of belonging. IKIGAI in English roughly translates to "the happiness of

One must pass through the test Perform better than the rest To be called as the "Best" Many things are at stake in this game Money, time, respect, ego and even fame For being the Best, the urge is always the Same The difference is always a thin margin A micro second decides whose out and  whose in One person loses and the other person win The results of this race are always subjective  What matters is not only the efforts you give Its important to focus on goal and achieve The Mind needs to be trained with adequate rest For the Competitor will put his abilities to test You have to sacrifice the luxuries in your nest And on the d-day perform better than your best A simple word of caution amidst this preparation There is always a life beyond Competition The  most important aspect is active Participation Your presence inculcating fear and Perspiration Give your best and emerge a Winner In the process, do not be a Sinner Its important have peaceful sleep and good Dinn

 He Came, He Conquered, He Left!!! Millions of Fans all over the World!!! An Awesome Cricketing Brain!!! Huge Risk Taker!!! Believer in No.7!!! The most successful Indian Captain!!! (Captain Cool) The BEST!!!     - Yeah you guessed it right - Mr.  Mahendra Singh Dhoni!!! (Mahii) "When you die, you die. You don't think which is a better way to die" This reply of Dhoni speaks volume about his character and mettle. It was in a press release when he was asked which was more hurting - The England 2011 Whitewash or The Whitewash in Australia.Not only the meida tears you apart after a losing foreign tour but the burden of expectation of 1.3 billion Indians is too tough to meet. Being the Captain of the Indian Cricket Team is probably the most difficult job in India. Even though no captain leaves any stone unturned to bring out the best in the team, failures are part of the sports but Indians can never digest the same and immediately react to the same negatively. Even stalwart li

Rakesh and his trekking team does some magnificent   job for Conservation of Forts built by the Great Maratha Warrior - Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.  The entire team travels to different forts on weekly basis, analyses the existing situation at fort, comes back and calls for a meeting of core members, decide the course of action to be taken. The visiting team is generally of lesser number while the executing team is large. One word of caution, that Rakesh shares is whenever Fort Conservation is to be done - Approval from concerned Authority is compulsory. All forts are taken care by different authorities like Archaeological Department or Forest Officer or Gram Panchayat.  A Written permission is required approving the nature of work any team is going to perform because these are historical monuments and you may be held responsible for any damage happening now or some time later too. The application sent to above Authorities must have all the detailing of the work to be undertaken so tha

When online teaching was enforced upon teachers, the first to stand up and accept the challenge was Coaching Class teachers. It was really difficult to adapt to the new way of teaching. MCOA, our parent association, swung into action immediately and taught the new ways to be adapted and various tools available for online teaching. The  most experienced teachers were the most affected ones as their age was not allowing them to Shift the Paradigm. Their belief in the existing system of Classroom teaching was strong and the students in front of them are better manageable than those who hid behind their names on screen was very true.  Starting early gave them control over the way the lectures were being conducted. Some additional time was now invested for preparing PPTs to make lectures interesting and improving typing speed for better reach to students.Kudos to each teacher who took efforts at this level for this mammoth task on hand. With dawn of August, it was almost 4 months of online

That day, Arjun woke up suddenly early morning. Actually, he could not sleep the entire night. It was his results day and he knew for himself that he had not attempted his papers to the best of his abilities and he knew somewhere down the line that he would not be able to cross even this time. This was his 3rd attempt at Board Exams and Arjun somehow could not give his best when it came to studies. Though his parents did not say anything through words but their actions always pointed out his failure. Arjun digested these gestures but he was frustrated from inside as this education was ruining his otherwise normal life. This frustration was slow-poisoning his mind and he was becoming a victim of depression too. His mother came rushing to him, she tried to calm his nerves as she was aware of things going through her child's mind His father though did not talk to him, gave a glance and moved away. He completed his morning Chores and went to school to know about his result. Anxiety and

Raj was lazying on his sofa after finishing his work for the day. It has been a frustrating period of Work from Home since past 2-3 months due to Covid -19 situation.  Just then the phone buzzed and a Whatsapp message popped. It was message from his good friend, Suraj - "Urgently need A -ve blood. If you have any reference, please contact Mr. Suraj, phone number xxxxxxxxx, Get Well Hospital". Raj was zapped and immediately called Suraj to ask the whereabouts. Suraj explained Naresh met with an accident and was in urgent need of blood. Naresh had A -ve blood group. Since the blood group was rare, he was finding it difficult to get the blood bags. Moreover, all the blood banks ran out of blood during the Covid-19 days. Suraj hung up the phone requesting Raj to check out for any availability through his contacts. Raj swung into action. He was a part of few socially active group which had regular blood donors as members. He immediately forwarded the Whatsapp message  across the g

The New Education Policy 2020 was approved by the Union Cabinet bringing about transformational reforms in the Schooling system as well Higher Education existing in our Country. A first glimpse of the Policy highlights various positive initiatives w.r.t development in the World of Education. To be at par with international level, it is absolutely necessary to revamp the entire existing system.  The NEP 2020 proposes to change the existing 10+2 pattern to a 5+3+3+4. The Concept of Education through Play for the toddlers is a Wonderful thought process which would be coupled with Teachers Training for the same simultaneously.  Further, to improve the basic learning and writing through a National Mission for students of 6 years to 9 years is appreciable too. At the next stage, The concept of Skill development through Vocational Training and Internship would be path breaking thought process.  Also introducing Coding at 6th Grade is an appreciable move to bring out revolution in  the field o

Anand a 9 year old jovial child with lot of energies stayed in Mumbai with his parents. He used to jump, play, kick, dance throughout the day. The result was obvious, his parents were unable to control the energies and used to get frustrated. This would end up being some beatings or mouth lashings.  Anand, was least bothered about such consequences and enjoyed being in his fantasy world. Even after 10 minutes of these drama in the house, he could be seen repeating the activities with same zeal and enthusiasm. Those 10 mins after the lashings were quiet moments in life of Anand. Nothing was different at school too, He was the most Out-Standing (pun intended) Student in the classroom. Parents were being called regularly for complaining about the mischiefs of the little boy. This added to the rift between child and the parent at home too. To worsen the situation, Anand failed in the class test too. Ramesh, Uncle of Anand, was called upon specially to help Anand and their parents to find w

Soorya was a next door guy, following all his customs and tradition Once he climbed a tree, suffered dizziness and severe palpitation Even after brought down safely, he experienced strange reaction He was unable to know the undergoing mental transformation He was experiencing weird happening along with hallucinations His personal and work life was turning upside down with confusions He took a break everywhere and spent hours watching television The binge brought the characters around him, adding to his tension He tried to calm down, recollect his thoughts and drew his imagination Never even being an artist, his sketches made a disaster prediction He alerted the concerned authorities with precise timing and explanation As expected, everyone wrote off his words, even laughed at his immature action The disaster hit at precise time, suddenly he became the centre of attraction Every media channel trying to reach out to this magic creation Through

The words 'Finish' and 'Complete' are used interchanably Even the dictionary terms them as Synonms used widely There is a thin line of difference between the two There are many instances where replacing does not suit too Sharing a few examples which comes to mind Hope you read ahead and I'm able to bind Finish is  derived from a Latin Word - Finitum Completed is derived from Latin word - Completum A Semi-circle is not a Complete Circle for sure to say Even though the child has finished his homework for the day The breakfast served is said to be 'finished' not completed Any Course registered is generally to said to be Completed Its said, the Complete collection of music albums is awesome Finishing an incomplete project is priority for some An incomplete form filled may be a Finished job for a guy Answers to many of questions may be irrelevant for him to buy Why did Katappa kill Bahubali irked minds of everyone when audience Finished watching Bahubali One Thei

" Careful" shouted Prathamesh as the Car Skeetched to sudden halt. Everyone sighed a relief as it was almost edge of the Valley. The sudden stop sent a chill down the spine and Nainesh was shivering with fright now. He wanted a break from driving. Sujal knew to drive, so he went to driver's seat but the car failed to start.  Being Mid-December and close to Amavasya, the night was darker and the watch clocked 8pm. Everyone got out of car, the road was empty and very few vehicles were passing by. The worst part was they did not knew their exact location as the GPS signals failed in all the mobiles.  The chillness in the air compelled them to get back to car.  The initial few moments passed away by jokes shared by each one of them. The jokes became stories and obviously, horror stories found the way of discussion. This put additional burden on Nainesh, who was already petrified and he requested others to stop the stories session. There was a disturbing calmness within the ca

International Father's day!!! International Yoga day!!! National holiday (Sunday)!!! My bacchu Srivi's birthday!!! Life is so beautiful everyday  You may have one special day As an exception, comes today Many celebrations for sure, yay!!! Father set the way of my living  Simple living, high thinking Not only taught, he kept doing Inspiring life of struggles &  winning Srivi, my bacchu you are the best Your innocent actions are funniest  Masti with you gives the needed rest Smilingly our family passes the life test The solar eclipse today taught one beautiful message Celebrations with control needed at every stage Even lockdown gave lessons of being in a cage Manage life with necessities in world of luxuries is the mantra of new age #mindspeak  21/06/2020

The prompt word 'Melody' put me in a fix since yesterday I was thinking about the word till I hit the bed, all through the day A few melodious songs  I heard yesterday before falling asleep 'Melody' was still the word in my when i woke  after the beep 'Melody', the chocolate with an advertisement could be forgotten by none But to write lines on these with that memory was a challenging one Music is one of the finest form of meditation and relaxation The knowledge of its components, though was beyond my imagination The melody, Rhythm, Notes, Chords, Core progression and what not If you are surprised, I got from Google, just like anyone thought Melody is a flowing sequence of Notes, it changes Notes over time Melody is created with change in scale , was a learning prime You learn new words, write and get review by many in the troop The Friday word is not missed by many from within our group Sometimes, the feeling is awesome, for we all weave around any word The bes

He was always passionate about dance That would lead him to relax in trance This is when he practiced various stance His fans were crazy just to have a glance   Hailing from a poor family, gave him more reasons to cry In pursuit of happiness,  he gave dance a try The magic worked, he found for dance, he could even die Every time he went for practice, he had, to tell a lie   The journey to success was not easy in any way He had to contribute as a responsible member of the family everyday  He enjoyed his passion keeping pressures of work at bay Slowly but steadily, dance gave him name, fame and also a good pay   Time flew and he became an inspiration of many young at heart He chose to speak not through words, but through his art One learning, follow passion eventhough you have loads of difficulties in your cart After many attempts, you are sure to hit the bullseye of your life dart.   #mindspeak Add caption

"May I come in, Sir?" asked Puneet knocking the door of Municipal Commissioner's Office.  Puneeet was 45 year volunteer working for a local NGO providing food to locals and policemen in the line of duty for the past 3 weeks. He was a affluent personality in the society and always put his hands up in times of natural disasters or crisis like Covid 19. The NGO was constantly receiving request for help from all quarters of the society. They started preparing food packets for 500 people for the first few days which rose to 7000+ over past few weeks. Commissioner had called him in person to discuss strategies to serve the local policemen, municipal workers and society at large currently as well for weeks to come. "Yes, come in" said the stern voice of Commissioner. Puneet was joined with his friend Ramesh for this meeting. As soon as Puneet opened the door, he was surprised to see Shri. Manohar Sir as the Commissioner of this city specially appointed to handle the ev

A young boy joined the national movement at age fourteen He dreamt of a  British Free India, right from his teens He sacrificed his family as well as  his personal desires  His closed peers too understood what this young man aspires He read various books and gathered maximum information He knew knowledge would be vital in freedom struggle of his nation He also read people and understood the nerve of the situation Hindustan Socialist Revolution Association was his creation He knew that mere freedom from Britishers was inadequate Their weapon of Divide and Rule was spreading more hate He predicted that 'Black officers' would replace the Whites Without caring for fellow beings, amassing wealth days and nights I wish, if only we could understand the wish of that boy who had the courage to embrace death with smile and joy He was prepared mentally at a tender age to accept martyrdom 'Simple living, high thinking' added  to his strength and wisdom Many times, I read Biography

The Central character of 'You' is O Which simply means the person we owe Life is a journey of me and you This simple logic understood by very few The entire world is busy doing for self What one forgets, is to lend a hand for help There is nothing wrong is earning money But whats in a life when its lonely, honey!!! One will not understand this unless they move out Have the compassion in heart to see without a doubt We live in the luxuries of life blessed upon us Many keep a smile on face, to hide all the fuss The night lockdown was announced as a measure Many flocked the stores to get things under pressure Needed or not immediately did not cross their mind In this process, did they not forget the basics of mankind? Very close to us, amongst the many of hutments The news of lockdown broke all their adjustments Amongst the basic needs of life, food ranks one Some had grains for a few days and few had none For us, lockdown is a punishment inside four walls Further, it cut our free