Grow our own Veggies

As a kid always wondered why MOM spend so much time in Garden(Such a crap thing). But today when it's difficult to find any pure stuff to eat I really get motivated to add this "Growing your own veggies" to our Indian Culture.Gardening is like nurturing a baby by watering it,trimming it's branches,pulling it's weeds and planting the seeds.Our garden becomes so close to us that sometimes we choose home to travelling new places as we are not able to take care of our plants.Feelings are endless for some its a hobby,for some a passion and for some a necessity but all we bother is to take care of our plants.
Chennai got hit by cyclone recently and we lost many gardens but we all should join hands to preserve the plantation which is the foundation of human beings.

Demonetisation-Go Cash Less

Demonetisation, this word became very familiar since Nov 8th.I never thought that this move hold so much importance till I saw so many 500 and 1000 being burnt, being thrown in rivers. After this move I came to know that only service class or some of the honest people are paying tax .Most of the people are hoarding cash in their homes. Every year taxes were increasing and hurting the back of honest people. Everyone is using the facilities provided by the government then why the handful only pay taxes. This is really sad some of the poor people who are believed to be under poverty line have all the facilities like land, bikes and good houses in their home towns. Honest people life is but for non-tax payers it’s opposite. This is a war and we are the army who need to fight this war of corruption. To fight this first step is to go cashless. Encourage your maids, cook drivers to use online payment for their salary transaction. Never buy anything with cash. Go to shops which accept cards. Auto, cabs for everything use cashless transaction. Life will be difficult but persistence will surely bring the change. Black money is not only with the upper class or middle class but also with the lower class. Go cashless to have a transparent system. STOP paying cash from now onwards.

I prepared Anakoot special "GAD ki Sabji" this time with around 30 vegetables. Fresh vegetables are key ingredients in it.

It was an awesome experience. Shopping for these vegetables was a task but chopping them was tedious which became hilarious when whole family was chopping it at midnight.

Next day my day started at 6am with wok and service spoon in my hand. Sautéed all vegetables with oil, seasoned with spices.

Yummy! It felt like heaven after a day full of very less rest. With the right preparation and some of my homemade creativity, it made my meal magical.

It tasted brilliant and I don't have enough superlatives to describe it.

Deepawali a festival of Lights

Deepawali, a festival of lights,is the biggest and the brightest of all Hindu festivals. This is a festival of four days which illuminates our India with the lights of deep and joy.Diwali beholds lot of excitement and enjoyment in the bag.Especially for kids these four days are filled with laughter and enjoyment.


Diwali is believed to have originated to celebrate the return of Lord Rama along with Sita and Lakshman from his fourteen-year long exile after defeating the demon-king Ravana. To celebrate the return of Lord Rama the people of Ayodhya illuminated the kingdom with earthen diyas (oil lamps) and burst crackers.

Celebration of Diwali starts a month prior with the cleaning and painting of the house.Little kids starts painting Diyas. Ladies start making toran,clothes and jewellery for Ganeshji and Lakshmiji.

Diwali is basically a five days celebrated festival which begins from Dhanteras, Naraka Chaturdasi, Padva and ends on Chitragupt pooja day. Diwali festival signifies the victory of light over darkness.

Diwali is celebrated, primarily to herald the coming of the goddess Lakshmi. Prayers are offered to her, asking for her blessings in the form of wealth. As such, a rangoli design and toran is created at the entrance of the house, not only to welcome the guests that visit, but also the goddess herself. Rangoli patterns are usually made using coloured chalk, rice powder.

Dhanteras means wealth.On this day people pray to the Goddess Lakshmi to get prosperous life and well being. They worship Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha together. There is a custom of purchasing new things and bring it at home which makes the meaning that Lakshmi came home. And the whole year Lakshmi will come to the home like today.

Choti Diwali remarks the beginning of Deepawali celebrations.Lighting the house with Diyas and removing the darkness or evil thought.

Diwali a a festival of celebrations such as lightnings, crackers, cleanliness, colourful rangoli making, social gatherings to exchange greetings and sharing sweets with your loved ones. Bursting of crackers is also an important event on Diwali.According to one belief, the sound of fire-crackers are an indication of the joy of the people living on earth, making the gods aware of their happy state. Still another possible reason has a more scientific basis: the fumes produced by the crackers kill a lot of insects and mosquitoes, found in plenty after the rains.

Govardan Puja falls next day after Diwali Puja and it is celebrated as the day when Lord Krishna defeated God Indra. People celebrate the day by preparing a mountain of food, which is called the Govardhan mountain or Annakoot. Around 56 dishes are prepared on this day.

Last day is Chitragupt puja or dawaat puja. This puja is performed for literacy and knowledge.In this puja book and pen is worshipped symbolising the importance of study in life.Kids love this puja a lot as they don't need to study on this day.

These rituals give immense peace and happiness and also give a strong foundation of culture and historical believes to our future generation.They remember the enjoyments and get enthusiastic to celebrate it with more enthusiasm.

Mom wish for her dear Son...

My little dynamite today is the fifth year of our togetherness. This was indeed the toughest year till now. Every year I feel you are active, cute, naughty but this year I saw the childish insecure and a mature Vansh. You proved that age is just a number and it is the responsibility that makes a person mature. You learnt to do many small things all by yourself like brushing, bathing ,changing clothes giving minimum hassle to us. You were crazy towards playing with your mates. It was difficult to hold you at home. You started with your swimming class and gave us toughest time in helping you to fight with your fears but I am glad you are doing pretty well now. Some let downs were also there which were a kind of wakeup call for us. And I know you are bright and wise beyond your years. You have been through many things my little champ and I am sure there are more to come and you will cross all the hurdles with cheesy giggles.
I have seen the most significant changes in you this year other than playing and scolding us which are physical milestones, is the growth of your mind and your heart. You are learning sympathy and compassion. You are learning to give, to hurt and to be you. You taught us to be patient and made us to evolve as a better person. Me and your Dad wish you a very Happy 5th birthday and wish God bless you with many more thoughtful years.

Womer Power @ Rio2016

Woman are always referred as delicate, pretty and sexy. One who wears lipstick and speaks softly. She is a very strong creation of God, in the world who smiles even if hurt. Rio 2016 started with a struggling India and we were hoping that we might not be able to convert great performances into medals this time, but when we thought that  chips are down then the four pillars came for India’s pride salvage.

These four women are emblem of woman power against all the hardships that the girls of India are going through. These women made very different choices which are brave decisions and will encourage new buds to take such step and make difference in the field of sports.

P.V. Sindhu, a southern beauty got us the Silver medal .She gave a tough competition to world No.1 Carolina Marin of Spain, both mentally and physically. She is trained by P. Gopichand (A Dronacharya for Badminton talents, a great player himself, who had won All England Open Badminton Championship, 2001) and gave India its first silver medal in the field of badminton.She is the first woman to get Silver in Rio 2016 Olympics.

Sakshi Malik of Haryana became the first Indian to win a medal at Rio 2016, and also the first female wrestler from India to win an Olympic medal. She created a love in Indians for woman's wrestling. She won the bronze medal in the 58 kg category.

Dipa Karmakar is India’s first female gymnast to qualify for the quadrennial mega event after 52 years from India.

She hails from Tripura. Produnova, is one of the tougher vaults being competed in the world – a combination of generating sufficient height to complete rotation and the difficulty in finding the ground after twisting in order to control the landing.

She attained 4th position in Women's Vault Gymnastics event of Rio Olympics 2016 with an overall score of 15.066.

Dipa risked her life to place India to this pedestal in Gymnastic but still she is humble and down to earth.

Lalita Babar born in Maharashtra is a long distance runner who came 10th in the final of the women’s 3,000 meter steeplechase at the Rio Olympics.She is the first Indian Woman after P T Usha to qualify for the track and field finals in Olympics.

These pillars suffered lot of pain for becoming an Iron and making India proud but still when you see them you can only see the beauty not the pain they go through.

In a country where female fetuses are dumped in garbage cans, these girls have showed entire 1.27 billion people what sheer determination, grit, hard work, perseverance, never say die attitude, raw gifted talent and sacrifice can achieve. I take a bow and wish we will get more such gems in the coming future. School, country, parents, family and friends will support them and help them to achieve a name in the field of their choice.

My Love for Sari ..

Sari is one of the beautiful attire which is classy as well as elegant. When we Indian gals are young this is one of the favourite dress which we want to wear on our special days.

That first sari is of our Mom, which is one of the best sari present in her wardrobe. I have a great deal of affection attached with Saris and I always find time and occasion to wear the same.

Sari is getting accepted as beauty standards all across the world. It gives a simpler look and make us aware that beauty is not confined to fair and thin models but it is now as much on the streets as it on television. Sari blends the beauty stunningly with simple, elegant and every day style.

 

Sari is Indian Clothing which is worn from ancient times. A cloth drape varying from five to nine yards in length and two to four feet in breadth can be worn in different styles. Some styling has evolved according to the region and it is there specialities. There are 80 ways to wear sari like Bengali, Maharashtrian and South-Indian etc. Today also it makes the head turn when worn outside India.

 
 Today's generation passion for sari is decreasing because of the time it takes to wear and energy it takes to manage. I am also no exception I also find it quite difficult to manage. I love wearing sari and try to dress up occasionally.

We always remember our teachers dressed in ironed and neat saris. They used to look so elegant. Our grandma and mum looked ethereal.

 

India is a land of festivals and celebrations and the sari is a sure shot fashion statement that will always get you noticed. 

Indian sari has evolved as a fashion statement that is perfect for any occasion. A right sari will not only hide your body flaws but also can enhance your looks that will make you look attractive.

All young youth love to flaunt themselves in lovely saris. Sari is versatile and can fit everyone. Dear Ladies wear beautiful saris with beautiful accessories and clean bowled all  the spectators.

An ancient wear which stands strong still without any competition. Love this particular style statement.

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Depression in Youth

India is a developing country but ranks high in being the most depressed country. Every day we hear many crimes done by teenager. The age which is so innocent and full of life is getting drowned and taking up an ugly shape at a high rate. Youth are the face on whom we rely for the betterment of India and betterment of life. Today people with stable financial condition are also suffering with depression. They start feeling tired throughout the day followed by sleepless nights. Get tensed and has reduced appetite. They isolate themselves from relatives and friends and spend days together crying. People also mistook such behaviour as laziness. But such people have ssom kind of emptiness in them. 

Today social media like FB, wats app, twitter are at their peak and one of the major reason is pear pressure.People get offended by the living style and financial status of their friends and instead of competing people are getting envied and getting into depression. And when they are not able to cope up with this pressure they are ending their lives. Especially teenagers are suffering from the same. They are not able to take up and fight back. I am especially moved by the teenagers taking such drastic steps whether it is suicide or murder. They are not able to take up the denial which is coming up. Everyone is busy to meet their personal and professional commitments and teenagers are the sufferer as there is no one to understand their depression and pull them out of that depression.

Excess of everything is bad and I feel parents should not encourage this social media madness till they are mature enough to understand their take and their limitation. And we should cultivate the importance of simplicity in their lives. We should always encourage small things that gives happiness like baking, ice cream party with friends. These simple things gives us memories which last with us in worst of times and tell us life is beautiful we should not end it or take it. Learn to say 'No' to your kids. Half of the teenagers are suffering because they cannot take denial. We know time is busy kids need to study, go for extra-curricular classes but they should spend quality time with their family members because these emotional bindings will prevent them from

taking drastic steps.

We should never hesitate in taking any kind of help whether it is medicines or psychological and social interventions. We should always take steps to correct it. This can happen to anyone some have courage to come out of the same while some suffer with it and there is a required pull to take them out from the same. We should pull our near and dear ones from such situation so that they can lead a happy life and be with us forever. Be alert than sorry. Family bond can do miracles and pull people out of any situation. Every step should not be judged they are young birds and they may not have attractive feathers. But they should have an attractive smile always. When you feel they are keeping sad always then that is a wakeup call for you to restore their feathers and teach them to fly again for a new destination. Life is surely not a fairy tale but it is surely a treasure hunt and we should hunt it to find the little treasure of happiness it gets as each folds open.

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Single Parenting

Being a parent is a huge responsibility right from giving birth and then raising the tiny tot.Your spouse provide his guidance,emotional support,a helping hand and above all a great deal of confidence.But sometime it falls on a single shoulder due to divorce between the couple or pregnancy was planned out of wedlock,surrogacy,adoption or loss of loved ones resulting in rearing the child and life as whole.I was able to peep into some of these challenges while my husband was on travel for meeting his professional commitments.And I thought of writing about those challenges as a token of appreciation for all the hardships faced by single parents who fulfills all their responsibility and stand through thick and thin situations.

You are the decision maker as well the executor of all your decision.You need to ensure that all the requirements of your family are met, you need to deal with the overload of tasks that too efficiently, meet your career responsibilities and above all, deal with your emotional over load, not to overlook the emotional requirements of your baby.

Huge responsibility requires juggling between a series of work and finishing these work on time.Sending the kid to school,cooking,getting ready for office ,picking up your kid ,sending them of extra-curricular activities,feeding them etc are some of the import chores.

Sometime you need to be strict with your kids for making them disciplined and sometime you need to become their friend for them to become comfortable in confiding their inner feelings.You should devote your time on them. A single parent has to balance work and home all the more.
Financial problem is perhaps one of the biggest challenges faced by a single parent.You need to plan your entire expenses and yet have a savings through a single paycheck.

While going for work you need to make sure you have enough support at home to take care of your kids.A perfect day-care or a reliable person to take care of your kid.

Apart from juggling with the regular household chores, you must be there when your child needs you. It is a challenge to adjust your schedule and be completely involved with your child’s school activities. Your parenting skills, patience and understanding will constantly be put to test and it is a big challenge to instill discipline in your kids while you have to spend most of your hours outdoors.
Further, you need to ensure that the child does not feel isolated or ignored as it can spell doom for their all-round development.

Finally though a single parent has a lot of responsibility but when their child grows up they provide their heart-full of love, affection and care to their parents.They become a great kid and learn to do their work like brushing their teeth,taking bath,finishing their worksheets etc themselves very early compared to the kids of their age.The "emotional support" which single parents always wanted comes from their children.Kids develop a unique bond and respect for them.

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