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MATH AND SCIENCE CLUB ACTIVITY

2013-12-22T02:07:00.000-08:00

WELCOME DEAR MATH AND SCIENCE CLUB MEMBERS

As you know, today, 22^nd December is the Birthday of Srinivasa Ramanujan (Dec. 22, 1887 --April 26, 1920)

Srinivasa Ramanujan is the best known Indian Mathematician who with almost no formal training in Mathematics, made extraordinary contributions to number theory, infinite series, continued fractions and mathematical analysis.

During his short lifespan of only 33 years, Ramanujan independently compiled nearly 4000 results (mostly equations and identities).

He was born on 22nd December 1887 in Erode, Tamil Nadu. In December 2011, the Government of India declared that Ramanujan’s birthday (22nd December) should be celebrated every year as National Mathematics Day and the year 2012 was declared as the National Mathematics Year.

This year our club has decided to conduct the following activities which can be submitted on the reopening day (02.01.2014).

Students can participate in more than one activity

Ø Prepare a report on

o Importance of Mathematics in day to day activities

o Contributions of Srinivasa Ramanujan in Mathematics

o Life events of Srinivasa Ramanujan

Ø Make a list of prime numbers between 1000 and 5,000

Ø Draw a circle of any radius. Measure the circumference using thread and ruler. Find its diameter. Calculate the ratio between circumference and diameter. Present everything in a A4 paper including the pictures

Ø Make a Poster on the application of mathematics in Science and Technology, Fine arts, performing arts, Social Sciences or in other subjects

END OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR - SUMMER VACATION

2013-03-27T17:30:00.000-07:00

It is amazing how quickly the academic year has flown by. The last day of the academic year 2012-2013 ended today. It means a long awaited-summer vacation starts from tomorrow.

A long vacation is the most expected part in student’s school life! They can just laze around, unwind, eat, play and make merry! It provides time for rest and leisure; to rejuvenate and reinvigorate.

It is during the vacation that what has been gathered during the session of the school can be allowed to settle down, break down, resolved and be assimilated into one’s being.

To deprive the child of childhood vacation is like depriving a flower of its fragrance. But , at the same time , the duties of a student must not be forgotten either. A balance , between recreation and work must be found to ensure a break that is positive and relaxing at the same time.

To have a productive, enjoyable, and regret-free summer vacation, follow these tips:

1. Wake up early: After a few days of lengthy sleep, it is advisable to wake up early. It helps in keeping your biological clock alert.

2. Maintain good health and hygiene: Brush your teeth and bath often. Summer is a great time to get in shape, or stay in shape. Try to join a summer sport, Health club or at the very least get outside and have fun every day.

3. Study: Keep your brain active, read for school or pleasure, research your own interests, or even just get into crossword puzzles.

Because, the experience of vacation could make you to forget all the mathematics and English that has been taught during the previous year

Look over last year's notes, or do some research into what next year's courses have in store. Learn at least 10 new words daily and try to make your own sentences with it

Practice problems on the basic mathematical operations, Solve logical puzzles, Read autobiography of scientists.

Watch the English News regularly and practice the writing skills.

4. Plan a summer trip: Summer trip will help to become more aware of history, science, and geography. Try to make a route map of the place you wish to travel. Compute the cost, the miles you expect to travel, the fees for a trip to fun places you may plan to visit. Compare with the real situation.

Otherwise, at least visit the local park, go for a walk with the family members or just have a swim in a local pool. Doing things together as a family generates memories that last the rest of your life. Summer is a great time for the whole family.

5. Join a volunteer group of some sort: This activity will make you stay in contact with friends, have a great sense of accomplishment, stay active, and even help others!

6. Go to a camp and learn something new: Try to acquire some new skill this summer. It can be a game ,swimming, rock climbing, writing, drawing, binding books, making photo albums, knitting etc,. Try something different that you know nothing whatsoever about, and you will gain a new skill and possibly find a lifelong love. Another upside is that you have a lot of time to practice and put your skill to use!

7. Stay active in your society: Meet up with friends and go to social gatherings.

I hope you would be able to make the right choice and learn another lesson and stepping stone on the way to become an evolved human being

Have a wonderful vacation !

I would like to know your Summer Vacation. Feel free to pen it down. It may be tip for others.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

2013-03-08T09:51:00.004-08:00

Women's Day is celebrated throughout the globe on 8th March every year since 1975 as per the directions of the United Nations organization. The day is marked to appreciate the remarkable contribution of women to our society. They have been helping men ever since their creation.

A woman is a mysterious creation who has a power to create, nurture and transform the lives. She is a center of love, sacrifice, care and ability to take care of life. She plays different roles with easiness like a dutiful wife, obedient daughter, caring mother or adoring sister.

Women since time immemorial had powers to bring a change. Women fought with all odds to emerge as a winner. History is stuffed with examples of courageous women like Lakshmibai, Indira Gandhi, Hellen Keller and so on.

Women now are more empowered and aware of their rights and the society has accepted their stand. The society is changing and paving way for the growth of the women. The changes can be seen in the fields of education, healthcare, equality and job opportunity. The new decade has seen a marked change in attitude towards women at large. Women have made strides in every field like politics, space exploration.

Even though women were empowered, they have been targeted by a part of our community. They are victims of molestation, domestic violence and social indifferences. When we turn the Newspapers we can see at least one news everyday about the injustice done to women.

What shall we do to overcome this?

Is it enough to celebrate International Women’s day every year?

No!

There should be drastic change in our attitude towards women. We should raise our voice against all types of odds.

Let’s honour the life, grit and determination of women.

Let’s give hope to them that we, Men stand for their safety.

Let’s not keep silence when we see injustice done to women.

Let’s wish the women of India health, happiness, safety, success and continued

progress as well as prosperity

Watch the video We are "One Woman" sung by singers and musicians, women and men, from China to Costa Rica, from Mali to Malaysia to spread a message of unity and solidarity:

"One Woman" was written for UN Women, the global champion for women and girls worldwide, to celebrate its mission and work to improve women's lives around the world.

"One Woman" reminds us that together, we can overcome violence and discrimination: "We Shall Shine!"

Join us to help spread the word and enjoy this musical celebration of women worldwide.

Mentos- A product with Unique Advertisement

2013-03-05T01:34:00.002-08:00

Mentos advertisement has always excited the public. The slogan " Dimag ki Batti Jalaa De" is popular among Indians. The variety of videos to support the slogan has amazed us. They reflect the company's thrive for creative ideas.Now they have come out with a contest to expose the intelligence of the public.

The documentary begins with a bulb lighting up and the background voice announcing the chance of winning Rs 25 lakhs in the next 40 seconds. The film shows some unrelated snippets as the background voice describes

“If Sumi is walking on grass,

if a particular type of drum is called thavil in Tamil Nadu,

if balloons have life

if the harmonium was not invented in India,

if Raju is sleeping peacefully,

if Simon doesn’t understand English

and if papers are made from trees, then tell us - who is the killer?”

The documentary ends asking the viewers to call or sms to the number 08130606060 to win the promised cash prize.

So Its your turn now:

Dimag ki Batti Jalaa De

and find out the killer

BEST OF LUCK

SCIENCE DAY - 2013

2013-02-21T04:10:00.000-08:00

Shortcuts in Text Messaging

2012-12-26T23:55:00.001-08:00

Shortcuts for the words used in Texting -

A Letter from Jesus

2012-12-24T04:33:00.000-08:00

Dear,

Do you find Christmas in the midst of perpetual problems and difficulties?

Are you weary of days filled with busyness?

Do you feel that you are far from happiness and Success?

It’s all because, you don’t have time to stop and cherish.

You have to give up something to make something better.

Today, stop for a while,

I have come to lead you by Peace and fill you with My love and joy.

Yes, Its CHRISTMAS!

A time to cherish, in remembrance of My greatest gift to mankind.

A love that turned into sacrifice.

It was a love for you that made Me, to come down to Earth, walk with you, to love and die for you.

Love is the essence of My birth.

So, don’t waste this Christmas with rich decorations, scrumptious food and gifts. They may vanish from memory.

Spread my love to thank me for my love. Reflect on how you can spread more love throughout the World? Spend quality time with your family and friends.

It’s time to cherish and celebrate.

I will take care of all the other things in your life.
With Love,
Jesus

JOB TYPING

2012-12-16T07:45:00.002-08:00

WHAT IS LIFE.....?

2012-11-22T06:11:00.000-08:00

Life ....... is not a fantasy.....
But sometimes it is like a dream,
It is a myth which cannot be foretold,
Life's stories can never be untold.

Life....... is wise man's game,
It is not to be lost in the hands of a fool,
It is like the waves of the sea that go to and fro,
So enjoy and treasure every moment in life that come and go,
Give and don't expect,
Be happy and spread a ray of hope in return.

Life ...... is not to give up easily,
It is a difficult challenge,
As we face it courageously,
We can conquer life's obstacles bravely.

Life........ don't fear about what is to come,
Don't think about what has gone,
Only look forward and not back ward,
Because life does not go on forever.

LIVE THE LIFE....

swaroop suresh

Entrance Exam Result of IGNOU B.Ed Course

2012-11-09T08:05:00.005-08:00

Indira Gandhi National Open University is one of the largest Open University. IGNOU conducted Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) entrance exam 2012 on 26 August 2012. The result for the entrance exam and the details about the counselling

can be obtained by following the below given link.

http://stusupport.ignou.ac.in/BED_ENT_Aug12/BEd_Entrance_2012.asp

Best Wishes

Quotes for Children's Day

2012-11-09T00:44:00.001-08:00

01. Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you

02. The two lasting bequests we need are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence

03. The best thing to spend on your children is your time

04. I'm learning as I play. I'm learning to enjoy and be successful in my work. I'm preparing for tomorrow. Today, I am a child and my work is play.

05. Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression

06. Life, love, and laughter – are the priceless gifts that we need

07. The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence

08. Your children need your presence more than your presents

09. When you put faith, hope and love together, you can raise positive kids in a negative world

10. Children are the anchors that hold a mother to life

11. The face of a child can say it all, especially the mouth part of the face

12. There is a brilliant child locked inside every student

13. Don't make me feel smaller than I am, It only makes me behave stupidly big

14. Don't correct me in front of people if you can help it.

15. Don't make me feel that my mistakes are sins; it upsets my set of values.

16. Don't be upset when I say "I hate you", it's not you I hate, but your power to hinder.

17. Don't protect me from consequences; I need to learn the painful way sometimes.

18. Don't nag, if you do I will need to protect myself by appearing deaf.

19. Don't make rash promises, remember I feel badly let down when promises are broken.

20. Don't tax my honesty too much, I am easily frightened into telling lies.

21. Don't be inconsistent, that completely confuses me and makes me lose faith in you.

Revision Questions for Standard 6

2012-10-13T06:13:00.003-07:00

01. Place commas correctly and write the numerals:

Seventy three lakh seventy five thousand three hundred seven.

Nine crore five lakh forty one.

Seven crore fifty two lakh twenty one thousand three hundred two.

Fifty eight million four hundred twenty three thousand two hundred two.

Twenty three lakh thirty thousand ten.

02. Insert commas suitably and write the names according to Indian and International System of Numeration :

(a) 87595762 (b) 8546283 (c) 99900046 (d) 98432701

03. Write the successor and predecessor of the largest 4-digit number

04. Use the given digits without repetition and make the greatest and smallest 4-digit

numbers. (a) 2, 8, 7, 4 (b) 9, 7, 4, 1

05. Arrange the following numbers in ascending order :

(a) 847, 9754, 8320, 571 (b) 9801, 25751, 36501, 38802

06. 2. Arrange the following numbers in descending order :

(a) 5000, 7500, 85400, 7861 (b) 1971, 45321, 88715, 92547

07. write in expanded forms.

(i) 475320 (ii) 9847215 (iii) 97645310

08. Wite the conversion rule for length

09. Write the conversion rule for Mass

10. Write the conversion rule for capacity

11. Change (a)

(a) 5 metre = _____ millimetres.

(b) 2centimetre = _____ decametres.

(d) 1 gram = _____ hectograms.

(e) 1 litre = _____ millilitres.

(f) 1 kilogram = _____ miligrams.

12. Write in Roman Numerals (a) 40 (b) 60 (c) 90 (d) 120 (e) 160 (f) 450 (g) 600

13. Write in Hindu-Arabic numerals: XX XL LXX CM CXC DCCLXX CCX

14. Estimate each of the following

(a) 874 + 478

(b) 793 + 397

(d) 10732 – 4354

87 × 32

311×113

152 ÷ 20

4560 ÷ 23

15. Show on the number line: (a) 9 + 3 (b) 8 – 4 (c) 5 x 3

16. Properties of whole numbers

17. Compare the whole numbers 9 and 7 with the help of number line

18. Write 6 consecutive whole numbers beginning from 1997

19. Write two subtraction statement for 356 + 675

20. Subtract 5674 from 78945 and check the answer with corresponding addition

21. Find the value of (a) 54 x 198 (b) 185 x 3 + 7 x 185 using distibutve property

22. Divide and check the answer by corresponding multiplication

23. 1375528 ÷ 56

24. Divide and check by division algorithm: 14960 ÷ 42

25. Draw patters for (a) 20 as rectangular pattern (b) 15 as triangular pattern

26. Simplify:

(a) 36 ÷ 6 x 5 (b) 5 x ( 63÷ 7 ) + 7

27. Write the Factors of (a) 45 (b) 96 (c) 180 (d) 560

28. Write first ten Multiples of (a) 8 (b) 14 (c) 21

29. Write Prime numbers between 1 and 100

30. Write the Composite numbers between 1 and 50

31. Find the Prime factorization of (a) 75 (b) 120 (c) 520

32. Find the HCF of (a) 24 , 36 (b) 32, 40 (c) 50 , 75 (d) 30 , 45 (e) 44, 66

33. Find LCM of (a) 24 , 36 (b) 32, 40 (c) 50 , 75 (d) 30 , 45 (e) 44, 66

34. The product of two numbers is 720. If their LCM is 120, find their GCD

35. The product of two numbers is 300. If their GCD is 5, find their LCM

Revision Questions for Standard 5

2012-10-13T04:40:00.000-07:00

01. Place commas in both Indian and international system and write in words.

(a) 87595762 (b) 8546283 (c) 99900046 (d) 98432701

02. Write in numerals

(a) Seventy three lakh seventy five thousand three hundred seven.

(b) Nine crore five lakh forty one.

(d) Fifty eight million four hundred twenty three thousand two hundred two.

(e) Twenty three lakh thirty thousand ten.

03. Write in expanded notation

(i) 475020 (ii) 807215 (iii) 7045310

04. Form a largest 4-digit number and smallest 4-digit number using the digits 1, 9 ,8, 3 only once and find the difference between them.

05. Form a largest 5-digit number and smallest 5-digit number using the digits 3, 7 ,6, 4 only once and find the sum.

06. Write in ascending order

(a) 847, 9754, 8320, 571 (b) 9801, 25751, 36501, 38802

07. Write in descending order

(a) 5000, 7500, 85400, 7861 (b) 1971, 45321, 88715, 92547

08. Find two numbers whose total is 24 and the difference is 6

09. Find two numbers whose difference is 3 and the product is 27

10. Find two numbers whose total is 7 and product is 10

11. Multiply: (a) 567389 x 267 (b) 82456 x 123 (c) 4567 x 100 (d) 262 x 98 (e) 424 x 101

12. Divide: (a) 345824 ÷142 (b) 25,560 ÷ 56

13. Write the divisibility test for 2,3,4,5,6,8,9,10,11,12,15,25

14. Check whether the following numbers are divisible:

Number	2	3	4	5	6	8	9	10	11	12	15	25
45,366
9,02,340
98,505
65,070
67,831
51,23,645

15. Draw factor tree for (a) 14 (b) 78 (c) 96 (d) 242 (e) 152 (f) 560

16. Find the HCF of (a) 24 , 36 (b) 32, 40 (c) 50 , 75 (d) 30 , 45 (e) 44, 66

17. Find LCM of (a) 24 , 36 (b) 32, 40 (c) 50 , 75 (d) 30 , 45 (e) 44, 66

18. The product of two numbers is 720. If their LCM is 120, find their GCD

19. The product of two numbers is 300. If their GCD is 5, find their LCM

20. Types of fractions with examples

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29. Find area and perimeter of rectangle whose (a) length = 12 cm breadth is 4 cm

(b) length = 9m breadth is 2m (c) length = 20 cm breadth is 10 cm

30. Draw a line segment of (a) 7 cm (b) 3.5 cm (c) 7.8 cm

31. Construct a circle with a radius (a) 7 cm (b) 4.5 cm

32. Draw concentric circles with radius 4 cm and 6 cm

Revision questions for Summative Assessment

2012-10-12T04:06:00.001-07:00

Revision questions for the Summative Assessment would be uploaded shortly. Please visit tomorrow.

MOTHER'S DAY

2012-05-13T05:44:00.000-07:00

When the Good Lord was creating mothers, He was into His sixth day of “overtime” when the angel appeared and said. “You’re doing a lot of fiddling around on this one.”

And God said, “Have you read the specs on this order?”She has to be completely washable, but not plastic. Have 180 moveable parts…all replaceable. Run on black coffee and leftovers. Have a lap that disappears when she stands up. A kiss that can cure anything from a broken leg to a disappointed love affair. And six pairs of hands.”

The angel shook her head slowly and said. “Six pairs of hands…. no way.”

“It’s not the hands that are causing me problems,” God remarked,
“It’s the three pairs of eyes that mothers have to have.”

“That’s on the standard model?”asked the angel. God nodded.

“One pair that sees through closed doors when she asks, ‘What are you kids doing in there?’ when she already knows. Another here in the back of her head that sees what she shouldn’t but what she has to know, and of course the ones here in front that can look at a child when he goofs up and say. ‘I understand and I love you’ without so much as uttering a word.”

“God,”said the angel touching his sleeve gently, “Get some rest tomorrow….”

“I can’t,”said God, “I’m so close to creating something so close to myself. Already I have one who heals herself when she is sick…can feed a family of six on one pound of hamburger…and can get a nine year old to stand under a shower.”

The angel circled the model of a mother very slowly. “It’s too soft,”she sighed.

“But tough!”said God excitedly. “You can imagine what this mother can do or endure.”

“Can it think?”

“Not only can it think, but it can reason and compromise,”said the Creator.

Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek.

“There’s a leak,” she pronounced. “I told You that You were trying to put too much into this model.”

“It’s not a leak,”said the Lord, “It’s a tear.”

“What’s it for?”

“It’s for joy, sadness, disappointment, pain, loneliness, and pride.”

“You are a genius, “said the angel.

Somberly, God said, “I didn’t put it there.”

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY.

Chanakya Niti

2011-09-15T03:59:00.000-07:00

Chanakya, one of the earliest known political thinkers, economists and king-makers, was born in Pataliputra, Magadh (modern Bihar). He later moved to Taxila, in Gandhar province(now in Pakistan).

He was the man to envision the first Indian empire by unification of the then numerous kingdoms in the Indian sub-continent and provide the impetus for fights against the Greek conqueror Alexander.

He compiled his political ideas into the 'Arthashastra', one of the world's earliest treatises on political thought and social order. His ideas remain popular to this day in India. In Jawaharlal Nehru's Discovery of India, Chanakya has been called the Indian Machiavelli.

Below are some of the Chanakya’s Niti:

A good wife is one who serves her husband in the morning like a mother does, loves him in the day like a sister does and pleases him like a prostitute in the night.

A man is born alone and dies alone; and he experiences the good and bad consequences of his karma alone; and he goes alone to hell or the Supreme abode.

A man is great by deeds, not by birth.

A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first.

As a single withered tree, if set aflame, causes a whole forest to burn, so does a rascal son destroy a whole family.

As long as your body is healthy and under control and death is distant, try to save your soul; when death is imminent what can you do?

As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.

Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions - Why am I doing it, What the results might be and Will I be successful. Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead.

Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person.

Do not be very upright in your dealings for you would see by going to the forest that straight trees are cut down while crooked ones are left standing.

Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.

Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.

Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous.

God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple.

He who is overly attached to his family members experiences fear and sorrow, for the root of all grief is attachment. Thus one should discard attachment to be happy.

He who lives in our mind is near though he may actually be far away; but he who is not in our heart is far though he may really be nearby.

If one has a good disposition, what other virtue is needed? If a man has fame, what is the value of other ornamentation?

It is better to die than to preserve this life by incurring disgrace. The loss of life causes but a moment's grief, but disgrace brings grief every day of one's life.

Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness.

O wise man! Give your wealth only to the worthy and never to others. The water of the sea received by the clouds is always sweet.

Once you start a working on something, don't be afraid of failure and don't abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest.

One whose knowledge is confined to books and whose wealth is in the possession of others, can use neither his knowledge nor wealth when the need for them arises.

Purity of speech, of the mind, of the senses, and of a compassionate heart are needed by one who desires to rise to the divine platform.

Test a servant while in the discharge of his duty, a relative in difficulty, a friend in adversity, and a wife in misfortune.

The biggest guru-mantra is: never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy you.

The earth is supported by the power of truth; it is the power of truth that makes the sun shine and the winds blow; indeed all things rest upon truth.

The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction.

The happiness and peace attained by those satisfied by the nectar of spiritual tranquillity is not attained by greedy persons restlessly moving here and there.

The life of an uneducated man is as useless as the tail of a dog which neither covers its rear end, nor protects it from the bites of insects.

The one excellent thing that can be learned from a lion is that whatever a man intends doing should be done by him with a whole-hearted and strenuous effort.

The serpent, the king, the tiger, the stinging wasp, the small child, the dog owned by other people, and the fool: these seven ought not to be awakened from sleep.

The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.

The world's biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman.

There is no austerity equal to a balanced mind, and there is no happiness equal to contentment; there is no disease like covetousness, and no virtue like mercy.

There is poison in the fang of the serpent, in the mouth of the fly and in the sting of a scorpion; but the wicked man is saturated with it.

There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.

Treat your kid like a darling for the first five years. For the next five years, scold them. By the time they turn sixteen, treat them like a friend. Your grown up children are your best friends.

We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment.

Untold Truth - Nathuram Godse's Last Speech

2011-08-04T06:33:00.000-07:00

Nathuram Godse was born in Baramati, Pune District in a Brahmin family to Vinayak Vamano Rao Godse and Lakshmi.

He was the editor of a Marathi newspaper Hindu Rashtra and a well known member of the Hindu Mahasabha. He was very straight forward, sober, intelligent and bachelor.

This is the speech given by Nathuram Godse in the court in his last trial for the murder of Mahatma Gandhi

Born in a devotional Brahmin family, I instinctively came to revere Hindu religion, Hindu history and Hindu culture. I had, therefore, been intensely proud of Hinduism as a whole. As I grew up I developed a tendency to free thinking unfettered by any superstitious allegiance to any isms, political or religious. That is why I worked actively for the eradication of untouchability and the caste system based on birth alone. I openly joined anti-caste movements and maintained that all Hindus were of equal status as to rights, social and religious and should be considered high or low on merit alone and not through the accident of birth in a particular caste or profession. I used publicly to take part in organized anti-caste dinners in which thousands of Hindus, Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Chamars and Bhangis participated. We broke the caste rules and dined in the company of each other.

I have read the speeches and writings of Dadabhai Nairoji, Vivekananda, Gokhale, Tilak, along with the books of ancient and modern history of India and some prominent countries like England, France, America and' Russia. Moreover I studied the tenets of Socialism and Marxism. But above all I studied very closely whatever Veer Savarkar and Gandhiji had written and spoken, as to my mind these two ideologies have contributed more to the moulding of the thought and action of the Indian people during the last thirty years or so, than any other single factor has done.

All this reading and thinking led me to believe it was my first duty to serve Hindudom and Hindus both as a patriot and as a world citizen. To secure the freedom and to safeguard the just interests of some thirty crores (300 million) of Hindus would automatically constitute the freedom and the well being of all India, one fifth of human race. This conviction led me naturally to devote myself to the Hindu Sanghtanist ideology and programme, which alone, I came to believe, could win and preserve the national independence of Hindustan, my Motherland, and enable her to render true service to humanity as well.

Since the year 1920, that is, after the demise of Lokamanya Tilak, Gandhiji's influence in the Congress first increased and then became supreme. His activities for public awakening were phenomenal in their intensity and were reinforced by the slogan of truth and non-violence, which he paraded ostentatiously before the country. No sensible or enlightened person could object to those slogans. In fact there is nothing new or original in them. They are implicit in every constitutional public movement. But it is nothing but a mere dream if you imagine that the bulk of mankind is, or can ever become, capable of scrupulous adherence to these lofty principles in its normal life from day to day. In fact, honour, duty and love of one's own kith and kin and country might often compel us to disregard non-violence and to use force. I could never conceive that an armed resistance to an aggression is unjust. I would consider it a religious and moral duty to resist and, if possible, to overpower such an enemy by use of force. [In the Ramayana] Rama killed Ravana in a tumultuous fight and relieved Sita. [In the Mahabharata], Krishna killed Kansa to end his wickedness; and Arjuna had to fight and slay quite a number of his friends and relations including the revered Bhishma because the latter was on the side of the aggressor. It is my firm belief that in dubbing Rama, Krishna and Arjuna as guilty of violence, the Mahatma betrayed a total ignorance of the springs of human action.

In more recent history, it was the heroic fight put up by Chhatrapati Shivaji that first checked and eventually destroyed the Muslim tyranny in India. It was absolutely essentially for Shivaji to overpower and kill an aggressive Afzal Khan, failing which he would have lost his own life. In condemning history's towering warriors like Shivaji, Rana Pratap and Guru Gobind Singh as misguided patriots, Gandhiji has merely exposed his self-conceit. He was, paradoxical, as it may appear, a violent pacifist who brought untold calamities on the country in the name of truth and non-violence, while Rana Pratap, Shivaji and the Guru will remain enshrined in the hearts of their countrymen forever for the freedom they brought to them.

The accumulating provocation of thirty-two years, culminating in his last pro-Muslim fast, at last goaded me to the conclusion that the existence of Gandhi should be brought to an end immediately. Gandhi had done very well in South Africa to uphold the rights and well being of the Indian community there. But when he finally returned to India he developed a subjective mentality under which he alone was to be the final judge of what was right or wrong. If the country wanted his leadership, it had to accept his infallibility; if it did not, he would stand aloof from the Congress and carry on his own way. Against such an attitude there can be no halfway house. Either Congress had to surrender its will to his and had to be content with playing second fiddle to all his eccentricity, whimsicality, metaphysics and primitive vision, or it had to carry on without him. He alone was the Judge of everyone and everything; he was the master brain guiding the civil disobedience movement; no other could know the technique of that movement. He alone knew when to begin and when to withdraw it. The movement might succeed or fail, it might bring untold disaster and political reverses but that could make no difference to the Mahatma's infallibility. 'A Satyagrahi can never fail' was his formula for declaring his own infallibility and nobody except himself knew what a Satyagrahi is.

Thus, the Mahatma became the judge and jury in his own cause. These childish insanities and obstinacies, coupled with a most severe austerity of life, ceaseless work and lofty character made Gandhi formidable and irresistible. Many people thought that his politics were irrational but they had either to withdraw from the Congress or place their intelligence at his feet to do with, as he liked. In a position of such absolute irresponsibility Gandhi was guilty of blunder after blunder, failure after failure, disaster after disaster.

Gandhi's pro-Muslim policy is blatantly in his perverse attitude on the question of the national language of India. It is quite obvious that Hindi has the most prior claim to be accepted as the premier language. In the beginning of his career in India, Gandhi gave a great impetus to Hindi but as he found that the Muslims did not like it, he became a champion of what is called Hindustani. Everybody in India knows that there is no language called Hindustani; it has no grammar; it has no vocabulary. It is a mere dialect; it is spoken, but not written. It is a bastard tongue and crossbreed between Hindi and Urdu, and not even the Mahatma's sophistry could make it popular. But in his desire to please the Muslims he insisted that Hindustani alone should be the national language of India. His blind followers, of course, supported him and the so-called hybrid language began to be used. The charm and purity of the Hindi language was to be prostituted to please the Muslims. All his experiments were at the expense of the Hindus.

From August 1946 onwards the private armies of the Muslim League began a massacre of the Hindus. The then Viceroy, Lord Wavell, though distressed at what was happening, would not use his powers under the Government of India Act of 1935 to prevent the rape, murder and arson. The Hindu blood began to flow from Bengal to Karachi with some retaliation by the Hindus. The Interim Government formed in September was sabotaged by its Muslim League members right from its inception, but the more they became disloyal and treasonable to the government of which they were a part, the greater was Gandhi's infatuation for them. Lord Wavell had to resign as he could not bring about a settlement and he was succeeded by Lord Mountbatten. King Log was followed by King Stork.

The Congress, which had boasted of its nationalism and socialism, secretly accepted Pakistan literally at the point of the bayonet and abjectly surrendered to Jinnah. India was vivisected and one-third of the Indian territory became foreign land to us from August 15, 1947. Lord Mountbatten came to be described in Congress circles as the greatest Viceroy and Governor-General this country ever had. The official date for handing over power was fixed for June 30, 1948, but Mountbatten with his ruthless surgery gave us a gift of vivisected India ten months in advance. This is what Gandhi had achieved after thirty years of undisputed dictatorship and this is what Congress party calls 'freedom' and 'peaceful transfer of power'. The Hindu-Muslim unity bubble was finally burst and a theocratic state was established with the consent of Nehru and his crowd and they have called 'freedom won by them with sacrifice' - whose sacrifice? When top leaders of Congress, with the consent of Gandhi, divided and tore the country - which we consider a deity of worship - my mind was filled with direful anger.

One of the conditions imposed by Gandhi for his breaking of the fast unto death related to the mosques in Delhi occupied by the Hindu refugees. But when Hindus in Pakistan were subjected to violent attacks he did not so much as utter a single word to protest and censure the Pakistan Government or the Muslims concerned. Gandhi was shrewd enough to know that while undertaking a fast unto death, had he imposed for its break some condition on the Muslims in Pakistan, there would have been found hardly any Muslims who could have shown some grief if the fast had ended in his death. It was for this reason that he purposely avoided imposing any condition on the Muslims. He was fully aware of from the experience that Jinnah was not at all perturbed or influenced by his fast and the Muslim League hardly attached any value to the inner voice of Gandhi.

Gandhi is being referred to as the Father of the Nation. But if that is so, he had failed his paternal duty inasmuch as he has acted very treacherously to the nation by his consenting to the partitioning of it. I stoutly maintain that Gandhi has failed in his duty. He has proved to be the Father of Pakistan. His inner-voice, his spiritual power and his doctrine of non-violence of which so much is made of, all crumbled before Jinnah's iron will and proved to be powerless.

Briefly speaking, I thought to myself and foresaw I shall be totally ruined, and the only thing I could expect from the people would be nothing but hatred and that I shall have lost all my honour, even more valuable than my life, if I were to kill Gandhiji. But at the same time I felt that the Indian politics in the absence of Gandhiji would surely be proved practical, able to retaliate, and would be powerful with armed forces. No doubt, my own future would be totally ruined, but the nation would be saved from the inroads of Pakistan. People may even call me and dub me as devoid of any sense or foolish, but the nation would be free to follow the course founded on the reason which I consider to be necessary for sound nation-building. After having fully considered the question, I took the final decision in the matter, but I did not speak about it to anyone whatsoever. I took courage in both my hands and I did fire the shots at Gandhiji on 30th January 1948, on the prayer-grounds of Birla House.

I do say that my shots were fired at the person whose policy and action had brought rack and ruin and destruction to millions of Hindus. There was no legal machinery by which such an offender could be brought to book and for this reason I fired those fatal shots.

I bear no ill will towards anyone individually but I do say that I had no respect for the present government owing to their policy, which was unfairly favourable towards the Muslims. But at the same time I could clearly see that the policy was entirely due to the presence of Gandhi. I have to say with great regret that Prime Minister Nehru quite forgets that his preachings and deeds are at times at variances with each other when he talks about India as a secular state in season and out of season, because it is significant to note that Nehru has played a leading role in the establishment of the theocratic state of Pakistan, and his job was made easier by Gandhi's persistent policy of appeasement towards the Muslims.

I now stand before the court to accept the full share of my responsibility for what I have done and the judge would, of course, pass against me such orders of sentence as may be considered proper. But I would like to add that I do not desire any mercy to be shown to me, nor do I wish that anyone else should beg for mercy on my behalf. My confidence about the moral side of my action has not been shaken even by the criticism levelled against it on all sides. I have no doubt that honest writers of history will weigh my act and find the true value thereof some day in future.

-NATHURAM GODSE

source: http://www.nathuram.com/

Calendar Art Competition

2011-07-03T00:19:00.000-07:00

          Children’s Mangrove Artwork Needed
             For Calendar Art Competition!

MAP’s 11th Annual Children’s Mangrove Art Calendar Competition for 2012 is now in progress. We are accepting children’s artwork from around the world that answers the basic question: “What does the mangrove forest mean to my community and me?”

Via this art competition, MAP has been able to stimulate provocative thought as well as creative, colorful artwork that has brought results far beyond our original expectations, producing each year quality calendars with beautiful paintings and drawings, each uniquely representative of the country they come from.
We are in need of your help this year because we may be short of children’s art. Please send artwork our way before our August 15th deadline!
A fun and exciting Art Contest for children 7 to 14 years old
We invite all primary school children from tropical and sub-tropical nations, and whose schools are located near mangroves, to create art telling us "why mangroves are important to me and my community".
Selected winners will be published in our 2012 calendar to be distributed internationally to raise awareness of mangrove forest ecology. This creative contest aims to promote appreciation and awareness of mangrove forests, and to encourage and listen to creative voices of children living in mangrove areas.


What kind of art can be submitted?
Paint, color pencil, ink, collage, pastel, crayons, etc
Dimensions : Canvas, or paper, 45 cms x 30 cms. (18 in. x 12 in.)
The Art Work should be formated as landscape (horizontal) .
Artist Identification: On the back of each artwork please write. Full Name, age, school, address, city or town, country, and title of artwork.
Age Limit: from 7-14 years old
Mailing instruction: The Art work have to be mailed in a tube. It should be sent in certified or register mail. Please don’ t fold the artwork because it will not reproduce well.
How will entries be judged?Each school will hold its own exhibition and select 3 winners in art. This should be sent to MAP office in USA, where the top entries will selected for the calendar by a panel of judges based on content, aesthetic appeal and uniqueness.
What are the prizes?1st Prize will receive a certificate of award, plus 2 calendars and the recognition of being published in a International calendar with global distribution.
2nd Prize receives a certificate of award and a calendar
3rd Prize receives a certificate of award and a calendar
School will receive 5 Calendars
When is the deadline? Please, we must receive the art work in MAP's office by August 15, 2011
Where do we send artwork? Mailed to : 4872 Deer Park Road
Port Angeles, WA 98362-0279 USA
Please mail in a tube.

For Further details e-mail monicaquarto@olympus.ne
Or mangroveap@olympus.net

Examination - A Cricket Match

2011-06-06T06:20:00.000-07:00

The examination hall is a Cricket Ground
and the answer sheet is the Pitch

The student is a Batsman
and the pen is a Bat

The examiner is an Umpire
and the supervisor, a square Leg Umpire

The paper setter is a Bowler
and the moderator, is the Third Umpire

A difficult question is a Bouncer
and an easy question is a Boundary

Copying is a Reverse Sweep
and being caught while copying is Being Out

A wrong question is No Ball
and a wrong answer is a Bowled Wicket

Marks are the Runs
and the marksheet is the Score Card

Magic Mathematics -11th Rule

2010-12-12T08:09:00.000-08:00

Maths is no more a difficult task. Just by following steps you can directly write down the answer to any number multiplied by 11.

· Take for example the number 51236 X 11.

· First, write down the number with a zero in front of it.

051236

· The zero is necessary so that the rules are simpler.

· Look at the 6 in the "units" position of the number. Since there is no number to the right of it, you can't add to its "neighbor" so just write down 6 below the 6 in the units place.

051236

· For the "tens" place, add the 3 to the its "neighbor" (the 6). Write the answer: 9 below the 3.

051236

· For the "hundreds" place, add the 2 to the its "neighbor" (the 3). Write the answer: 5 below the 2.

051236

596

· For the "thousands" place, add the 1 to the its "neighbor" (the 2). Write the answer: 3 below the 1.

051236

3596

· For the "ten-thousands" place, add the 5 to the its "neighbor" (the 1). Write the answer: 6 below the 5.

051236

63596

· For the "hundred-thousands" place, add the 0 to the its "neighbor" (the 5). Write the answer: 5 below the 0.
051236

563596

That's it ... 11 X 051236 = 563596

Are You Self-poisoning Yourself?

2010-10-27T06:26:00.000-07:00

It is a common sight that students carry Paracetamol tablets in their bags. They don’t hesitate to take it whenever they feel slight headache or stomachache or body pain. This habit they have acquired from their parents. In almost all the kitchens near to the drinking water tap, we can find the Paracetamol tablets. Recent studies have shown that the over dosages of Paracetamol leads to 'paracetamol toxicity,' which mainly results into liver injury and ultimately death. It is one of the most common causes of poisoning all over world.

Paracetamol (Crocin, Panadol, Tylenol ) is derived from coal tar. It belongs to the class of drugs known as "aniline analgesics. It is a popular and common analgesic and antipyretic drug used for relieving fever, headaches, and other minor aches and pains. The drug acts in the brain by blocking the production of chemicals, known as prostaglandins, which are responsible for pain transmission.

Some Of The Effects Of Over Dosage Of Paracetomol Tablets

Ø High dose-usage (greater than 2,000 mg per day) of paracetamol increases the risk of upper gastrointestinal complications like stomach bleeding.

Ø Heavy use of paracetamol (300 grams a year or 1 g per day on average) has been linked to a condition known as 'Small Indented and Calcified Kidneys' (SICK).

Ø A study in 2008 on long term side effects of paracetamol tablets in children found that administering paracetamol for fever in the first year of life was linked with an increase in the incidence of asthmatic symptoms at 6–7 years. It also stated that use of paracetamol (both in the first year of life and in children aged 6–7 years) was associated with an increased incidence of rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema.

Ø Paracetamol used excessively damages multiple organs, particularly the liver and kidney where toxicity from paracetamol is not from the drug itself but from one of its metabolites, N-acetyl-p-benzoquinoneimine (NAPQI).

Ø Paracetamol hepatotoxicity is the most common cause of acute liver failure- one of the most dangerous side effects of paracetamol.

The drug has certain side effects that can affect individuals in different ways. The side effects that are often associated with the drug are Nausea and Rashes. Habitual use of paracetamol leads to decrease in threshold for pain in a person. This means that the endurance level for pain reduces in that person.

People who already face liver problems, kidney problems should not take Paracetamol tablets. Paracetamol should not be taken when alcohol is consumed as this increases the risk of liver toxicity. Pregnant women and nursing mothers should consult doctor before taking Paracetamol. Consultation with doctor is also required if someone needs to combine Paracetamol with any non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug like aspirin, ibuprofen etc, blood thinner drugs, and oral contraceptives. We should never take a double dose of Paracetamol.

The main reason for the spread of Paracetomol usage is its ease of access. If parents, teachers and other community workers work in a combined way, we can create awareness among the children and stop the future generation from this SELF-POISONING.

To know more about the paracetamol overdoses and the related stories follow the links,

http://www.medicinenet.com/

http://search.bbc.co.uk/search?scope=newsukfs&tab=news&q=Paracetamol+overdose

Protected Marine Species of Maldives

2010-10-26T09:57:00.000-07:00

Maldives have a variety of amazing marine species. They contribute to the country’s rich marine biodiversity. Unfortunately, many species face various threats from human activity and are in need of protection.

Listed are the marine protected species in the Maldives:

1. Marine Turtles

People eat turtle meat and eggs and their oils are used in the cosmetic industry and their shells are used for combs. Tortoiseshell has been used to decorate jewelry and other objects. Moreover many turtles drown accidentally because they get entangled in nets. Bits of plastic are often mistaken for their favorite food, jellyfishes, and once swallowed they block the breathing and digestive passages.

2. Black Corals - Since 1 January 1995

Black coral is commonly used as a semi-precious stone for making jewelry and other handicrafts. The branches of the coral take a high sheen when polished.

3. Conch (triton) Shells - Since 15 May 1993

Conch meat is used mainly for consumption but is also used as fishing bait. A by-product of the meat trade are conch shells, which are used for jewelry or sold as curios.

4. Whale Sharks - Since 24 June 1995

Sharks became endangered because of humans hunting them down and killing them, for their fins. As one shark fin can be sold for up to $100.00! They use the fins in shark fin soup and the fins add no flavour to the soup and only texture. They die a cruel death. Some people do it for sport. They also die due to pollution.

5. Napoleon Wrasse - Since 24 June 1995

Napoleon Wrasse has a very slow breeding rate. Its numbers have declined due to intensive and species-specific removal in the live reef food fish trade; spear fishing at night with SCUBA gear; destructive fishing techniques, including sodium cyanide and dynamite; developing export market for juvenile wrasse for the marine aquarium trade.

6. Dolphins - Since 15 May 1993

Dolphins often get stuck in fishing nets and they may die. They can’t swim freely when they are stuck in them and they may not be able to come up for air. Another problem is the fact that many people and different countries will hunt for dolphins as a source of food. Pollution also affects the life of dolphins.

7. Giant Clams - Since 15 May 1993

Giant clams are considered a delicacy and in some places, an aphrodisiac. The large shells of these magnificent creatures are often turned into tacky souvenirs like ash-trays. On the black market, giant clam shells are sold as decorative accouterments. At times large amounts of money were paid for the adductor muscle, which Chinese people believed have aphrodisiac powers.

8. Whales - Since 15 May 1993

Humans have been killing whales since the 12th century; whalers around the world have killed thousands of whales. Other threats to whales are toxins, oil spills, diseases, and garbage in the oceans.

9. Lobsters (Berried female lobsters and those less than 25cm in total length) - Since 15 May 1993

Fresh lobster became a luxury food and a tourist attraction for the Maritime Provinces and a luxury export to Europe and Japan where it is especially expensive.

An Easy Method to Draw a Bar Graph

2010-10-20T09:26:00.000-07:00

A bar chart or bar graph is a chart with rectangular bars whose lengths are proportional to the values they represent. They’re commonly used for comparing two or more values that were taken over time or under different conditions, usually on small data sets.

Sometimes, the datas will be large and many feel difficult to plot the values. Given below are the few steps that if followed carefully, will help to plot graph easily and at a faster rate.

Step 1:

Draw horizontal axis and vertical axis. Mark ‘0’ and Label the axis

Step 2:

Mark the values on the X-axis

Step 3:

Mark the values on the Y-axis. To do it

Ø Find the highest value 184233

Ø Divide it with 10 184233/10 = 18433.3

Ø Remove the decimal part 18433

Ø Keep the first digit as such and change the other digits to ‘0’ 10000

Ø Mark the Y-axis with the multiples of the answer

10000, 20000, 30000, 40000, 50000 etc;

Ø Mark more than the highest value up to 190000

Step 4:

Ø Take the first value on the Y-axis 10000

Ø Divide it with the number of lines on one unit 10000/5 = 2000

Ø Use the answer to divide the values in the table

Year	Number of live tropical fish exported
1990	54,572 ÷ 2000 = 27.286 = 27
1991	112,918 ÷ 2000 = 56.459 = 57
1992	161,918 ÷ 2000 = 80.959 = 81
1993	184,233 ÷ 2000 = 92.1165 =92

Ø The values obtained are the number of lines.

Ø Count the lines and draw the bar.

For 1990, count 27 and draw a bar

Continue drawing the other datas

Write the scale

Practice more datas

Best of Luck

Divisibility Test

2010-10-19T04:39:00.000-07:00

Global Handwashing Day

2010-10-16T07:34:00.000-07:00

Yesterday (15.10.2010), the world celebrated the Global Handwashing Day. The first-ever Global Handwashing Day took place on Wednesday, October 15, 2008. The UN General Assembly has designated 2008 the International Year of Sanitation, and Global Handwashing Day will echo and reinforce its call for improved hygiene practices. It motivates and mobilizes millions around the world to wash their hands with soap.

Tell us about your Global Handwashing Day activities!