Health Tips....

Sitting at a computer for long periods often causes neck and shoulder stiffness and occasionally lower back pain. Do these stretches every hour or so throughout the day, or whenever you feel stiff. Photocopy this and keep it in a drawer. Also, be sure to get up and walk around the office whenever you think of it. You'll feel better!

 

Wish you Happy Diwali....

 

"Wishing You A Season Full Of Delight And Brilliant Happiness, Eid-ul-Adha Mubarrak"

 There is a fascinating story that states the significance of Bakri Eid. Once, Allah challenged Prophet Ibrahim, the friend 
of Allah and the father of Prophets. Ibrahim had to prove his faith in Allah. Allah asked him to sacrifice the dearest 
and nearest one in his life. Ibrahim decided to take up the challenge and decided to sacrifice his son Ismail.

His love towards his son was as strong as his faith in Allah. Though his heart went numb, he put his son on the altar 
at the mount of Mina near Mecca. It was impossible to see his son dying in front of his eyes. He could not imagine 
slaying his own child but he could not deny the order of higher power.

He closed his eyes and raised the sharp sword. Reciting Allah's name he divided the head from the body. He opened 
his eyes and could not believe on his senses. His son Ismail was standing healthy and hearty in front of his eyes. A 
dead ram with his head apart was lying in the pool of blood. Ibrahim emerged as a winner as he accepted god's 
challenge with complete faith.

Since then people ardently believe in the mercy of Allah and in the authenticity of Quran. They devotionally sacrifice 
a ram on Eid-Ul-Zuha. On the holy occasion of Eid-Ul-Zuha, prayers are offered by Muslims and animals are sacrificed 
to show faith and sincerity towards Islam. The festival also signifies the Ibrahim's belief in almighty. 

 

Mind Bending Shadow Conceptions

 

 

HAPPY DUSSEHRA!!!!

 

Wish You A Very Happy Durga Puja

 

 

Motivation...

A little boy wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with a bag of potato chips and a six-pack of root beer and started his journey.

 

When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old man. He was sitting in the park, just staring at some pigeons. The boy sat down next to him and opened his suitcase. He was about to take a drink from his root beer when he noticed that the old man looked hungry, so he offered him some chips. He gratefully accepted it and smiled at him.

 

His smile was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it again, so he offered him a root beer. Again, he smiled at him. The boy was delighted!

 

They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never said a word.

 

As twilight approached, the boy realized how tired he was and he got up to leave; but before he had gone more than a few steps, he turned around, ran back to the old man, and gave him a hug. He gave him his biggest smile ever...

 

When the boy opened the door to his own house a short time later, his mother was surprised by the look of joy on his face. She asked him, "What did you do today that made you so happy?"

 

He replied, "I had lunch with God." However, before his mother could respond, he added, "You know what? He has the most beautiful smile I have ever seen! Meanwhile, the old man, also radiant with joy, returned to his home. His son was stunned by the look of peace on his face and he asked, "dad, what did you do today that made you so happy?"

 

He replied, "I ate potato chips in the park with God." However, before his son responded, he added, "You know, he's much younger than I expected."

 

Too often, we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of kindness, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. People come into our lives for a reason, a season, or a lifetime! Embrace all equally!

 

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY...

 

Raksha Bandhan (The bond of protection)

Raksha Bandhan, (The bond of protection) or Rakhi, is a festival primarily observed in India , which celebrates the relationship between brothers and sisters. It is also called Rakhi Purnima in most of India . It is also celebrated in some parts of Pakistan . The festival is observed by Hindus, Sikhs and some Muslims. The central ceremony involves the tying of a rakhi (sacred thread) by a sister on her brother's wrist. This symbolizes the sister's love and prayers for her brother's well-being, and the brother's lifelong vow to protect her. The festival falls on the full moon day (Shravan Poornima) of the Shravan month of the Hindu lunisolar calendar. It grew in popularity after Rani Karnavati, the widowed queen of Chittor, sent a rakhi to the Mughal emperor Humayun when she required his help.

 

Historical occurrences and mentions:

Santoshi Ma, Krishna and Draupadi, King Bali and Goddess Laxmi, Yama and the Yamuna, Alexander the Great and King Puru, Rani Karnavati and Emperor Humayun

 

Other festivals on this day: In southern & Central parts of India including Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Orissa, this day (i.e. Shravan Poornima day), is when the Brahmin community performs the rituals of Avani Avittam or Upakarma. Balarama Jayanti, Rakhi Purnima, Gamha Purnima, Narali Purnima, Jandhyam Poornima, Kajari Purnima, Pavitropana, Jhulan Purnima, Poonal/Jandhya Poornima/ Janyu,

 

                                    

 

 

Ahmedabad growth is highest....

 

Progress of Indians..............................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Some nostalgic moments....

 

 

15th August 1947, First News Paper of Independent INDIA

Dairy Milk Chocolate 1905 to 1999

Stalin, Lenin and Trotsky

An Awesome paint of Leonardo Da Vinci

The front page of the April 16, 1912 evening edition of the Boston Globe, detailing the Titanic Disaster is shown

The Elephant Rock – 1858

Star Cinema ( now at Pakistan ) 1943

Shooting-the-mgm-lion-logo-in-1924

Incomplete Howrah bridge 1935

Howrah Bridge under construction... 1942

Howrah Bridge

Calcutta bus stand near Howrah bridge, most likely on the Howrah station side of the Hooghly River 1944

view of the Hoogly river at 1880

Last time Netaji was arrested by British police

A rare one of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and his wife Eimilie Shenkl

Gandhi ji with his wife Kasturba Gandhi

The crown of India

Maharani of Jaipur Gayatri Devi - 1940's

The last train , Dhaka to Calcutta!!! Taken in 1947

British India and Afghanistan border – 1934

Gandhi-ji with Netaji and Sardar Patel 1932

Jawaharlal Nehru, Bhulabhai Desai, and Rajendra Prasad (Center) at the AICC Session, April 1939

Rabindranath Tagore

Sarat Chandra with Surendranath Roy

1968 Shayam Bazar more

Family of Indira Gandhi

July 1983  Indira Gandhi felicitates Kapil Dev, captain of Indian cricket team

Satyajit Roy only 22 years old , picture taken at 1943

Asha, Mukesh , Lata , Kishore & Manna

Rare picture of Kishore kumar & Bhupen Hazarika

Awesome picture of RK, Dilip sahab and Dev anand

Amitabh Bachan with his mom Teji Bachan

Jaya Bachan with her son & daughter

The First Indian Rail

C. V. Raman - The Great Indian Physicist Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, FRS (7 November 1888 – 21 November 1970) was an Indian physicist. He was the recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1930 for the discovery that when light traverses a transparent material, some of the light that is deflected changes in wavelength. This phenomenon is now called Raman scattering and is the result of the Raman effect

The original picture of Jhansi Rani Laxmi Bai. This picture has been taken by German photographer Hoffman 160 years ago

This was how the Taj Mahal was protected from bomber jets in 1942 during world war. It was covered with huge scaffold, to make it look like a stockpile of bamboo and misguide bombers. The covering is still incomplete in this photo. The whole of Taj Mahal was covered but this picture shows only the main dome covered. The govt. did Not allow any photographers later to shoot the final scaffold cover. During the India-Pakistan war in 1971, it was protected by covering it with a green cloth and making it almost invisible i.e. camouflaged within the greenery around it. Even in 2001, after the Sep 11 attack, Archaeological Survey of India took up the precautionary measure to cover it with cloth and it took them more than 20 days to do that!!