National Days
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GLOBAL FORGIVENESS DAY
A day to forgive and be forgiven is tomorrow i.e.
May be you hurt someone, may be you lied or cheated. May be you stole something or did something you feel is unforgivable. Guilt can do more than simply putrefy your insides; it can cause minor or major health issues, restructure your life or cause someone-else immense pain. Even though we forgive ourselves, guilt still resides somewhere in us because we never confess our sin to the person we hurt. If we confess our sin to others we may be healed. But sometimes when we confess things don’t go perfectly. In the long run we have to come to the realization that being honest is better than hiding. Don’t let guilt wreak havoc on your body, mind and soul .Confess to one another TO BE HEALED. Omnipotent can provide that complete healing. you don’t have to live with the guilt, no matter how long it has been or how deeply you’ve sinned.
According to Professor, Yash Gupta “ Forgiveness extends the possibility of two types of peace: peace of mind which relates to the prospective healing of old emotional wounds and peace with other- the possibility of new, more pleasing relationships in the future”. Renu Sharma, a school teacher opines, “we usually notice around us that some angry thoughts turn into angry words and then result into angry actions”. She further feels that “we need to look closer at the situations where misunderstood words and actions lead to wastage of time, energy and resources on needless conflicts”. Forgiving allows us to deal with the present and then look past all the hurt and consequences of the offense.
Forgiving pardons the wrongdoer and the offense. It is the ability to excuse or to pardon. Ruchi verma, a house wife says “it is important to recognise that the ability to forgive does not make us better than the offender, rather it demonstrates the understanding of the forgiver in dealing with the problem”. To forgive is to put forward opportunity for a new beginning to the offender and provide a process of healing for the sufferer. Forgiveness day is dedicated to sincerely forgiving someone. Arjun Khanna, a social worker feels forgiveness is the process ceasing to feel dislike, annoyance or anger against another person for a apparent offense, difference or mistake, ceasing to demand punishment or compensation.
Dr. Ankur Goel says that the research studies show that people who forgive are happier and healthier than those who have resentments. He is of the opinion that forgiveness creates better health, abundance an ease, more joy, greater optimism and hope lessens depression, stress, illness and disease. Forgiveness also opens one to more lasting, happy, compassionate relationships.
INCULCATING SCIENTIFIC TEMPERAMENT
National Science Day is being observed today all over India with great enthusiasm in order to commemorate the invention of the Raman Effect by the Indian Physicist Sir Chandrashekhar Venkata Raman on the same day in the year 1928. For his great success in the field of science he was
National Science Day is celebrated annually by scientists, teachers, students and researchers in all the schools, colleges, universities, educational institutions of India. The theme of the year 2016 is to aim at raising public appreciation
Science has attributed a great deal for human welfare. It has facilitated man to attain rational and intellectual superiority through the gospel of reason and investigational observations. Dr .Til Prasad Sharma,a professor says, “For the overall development of our country and society, it is necessary to inculcate scientific temper among all the people irrespective of their age, caste, creed , religion etc.” Hence it is a golden opportunity to widely spread the message about the utility of scientific applications in the daily life of the people. In our populous country, health and hygiene issues are always the key concerns for the common persons. The application of science in daily life such as in the use of clean drinking water, awareness to eradicate contagious diseases, the expertise of various agricultural practices to increase crop production, the usefulness of biodiversity conservation etc. need to be circulated to the coming generation. On the contrary, we can find students swinging away from science. Their attitude towards science may be due to the anxiety towards the subject, lack of motivation in the class rooms and laboratories, interest of peer groups and parents or fear of failure in science.
Worried by the attitude of students towards science, Gargi Garg, a science teacher opines that National Curriculum Framework is not the only document that has given direction for developing scientific temperament among the students but several commissions and committees on education have recommended for developing the spirit of inquiry and focussing on learning by doing through activity based science teaching in school curriculum which can play major role in developing the scientific temperament. She further adds that though a number of efforts are being made for developing scientific temper through school education system, but there are several problems and challenges in achieving the objective of providing minimum science for all.
Megh Bhatnagar , a scientist from town feels that the traditional chalk and talk method of teaching science hardly creates any interest among the students towards science. Hardly any special effort is made by teachers in general to raise the curiosity of the students. Even if any student dares to ask questions beyond the scope of class, he or she is not encouraged. Usually the teacher is so busy in delivering the content and carrying out the fixed procedures of experimentation that the aim of fostering the spirit of discovery remains unfulfilled. Besides, the students are so obsessed with right answers that even in practical classes; students are preoccupied with the task of getting the expected reading or result instead of observing changes with open minds. I personally feel that the teachers should think ‘Are they fostering scientific outlook or inquisitiveness while teaching science in the class rooms?’
Shashi Sharma , principal of a school, when asked what do the Vidyalaya management look for while interviewing or recruiting a science faculty ? The teachers’ ability to transform scientific contents or to inculcate scientific temperament among students while teaching. She replied that we lack trained science teachers and science communicators in the society. Normally the science teachers aim at completing the syllabus instead of developing the basic scientific skills including the scientific attitude among the students. She further added that our examination system also does not allow students to think out of the box, which is the basic requirement of developing scientific temper. In fact, students are taught to answer the questions rather than questioning the answers. Unless we develop an ability to raise questions, it may not be possible to achieve the objective of developing scientific attitude among the students.
To develop scientific temperament is one of the fundamental duties of the Indian citizens, according to the constitution of India. Moreover, inquisitiveness is a fundamental trait of human beings. Scientific temperament describes an attitude which involves the application of logic. Discussion, argument and analysis are the vital parts of scientific temper. Acquisition of scientific temper is a must for any society to progress and those who failed to acquire lagged behind in time and space. The hallmark of scientific temperament includes tolerance of uncertainty, curiosity, objectivity, Openness of mind, willingness to change opinion, intellectual honesty, humility, and respect for evidence.
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Swarn Lata Sharma
SCOPE FOR TOURISM AT MORADABAD
Every year we look forward to celebrate National Tourism Day which aims at increasing awareness about tourism and its understanding among people. As it brings about new employment opportunities, socio- economic benefits to our communities in the interior and remote areas and promotion to our cultural heritage we may try to enrich this sector. On the occasion, TP talks about the scope of tourism at Moradabad city, with the residents who are engaged in development of local artisan activities and Heritage Cultural activities of RohilKhand Chapter.
No doubt that tourism is increasingly performing major role in contributing towards the overall growth of our economy. It involves a temporary movement of people who travel from one place to another while staying at destinations nearby. Sometimes tourists may be seen carrying out various outdoor activities at their desired places during their stay. It covers the whole picture of people travelling for recreational and leisure purposes. Neera , a school teacher says, “I explain my students that tourism can be categorised as domestic tourism, outbound tourism and inbound tourism. Inbound tourism refers to when non-residents travel within a country and outbound tourism emerges when residents travel within another country.” She further tells that tourism is a set of dynamic economic activities and it needs to cope up with the changing tastes, desires and fashion of tourists. But now a days, safety measures and satisfaction are the main focus of this business.
National tourism day is observed to promote tourism industry and recognise its contribution to the growth and sustainability of tourist destinations and local communities. The business activities at Moradabad are prominently linked with outbound tourism of exporters. Waseem , a young entrepreneur says, “exporters very often make trips to different countries in order to get new orders from buyers simultaneously can boast tourism at Moradabad by inviting them to visit such a beautiful place which has a huge collection of handicrafts. Some of the buyers from abroad pay visit to our factories for selecting items, at the same time they can be provided with variety of artistic displays from the local artisans at a handicrafts centre. As our handicraft-items are shipped to all corners of the world we can dream of developing Moradabad as a tourist place.”
The opened doors for tourism reflects directly and indirectly positive effects on social, educational and cultural aspects of our society as well as on our international relations with other nations. It also provides large revenue in the form of payment for goods and services to the economy of the country visited. It is, potentially the biggest generator of foreign exchange. Dr.Girija Shankar Lawania, an educationist says, “Flourishing tourism can emerge with new job opportunities in the service sector of our economy. This industry can be viewed as associated with various sectors like accommodation services, recreation and entertainment services, food and beverage services, transportation and travel services which can be further sub divided into services such as cruise ships, airlines, taxicabs, railways etc. Apart from economic benefits, it brings together people of different cultures and regions.”
According to Sanjiv Mittal, director of Rampur Raza library, the destination of Rampur offers tourists with the services of the biggest library which is one of the World’s magnificent, unparalleled rich repository of cultural heritage and treasure house of knowledge. The Raza Library was built up by successive Nawabs of Rampur state reflecting Indo Islamic learning and arts. It contains very rare and valuable collection of manuscripts, historical documents, specimens of Islamic calligraphy, miniature paintings, astronomical instruments and rare illustrated works in Arabic and Persian languages besides 80,000 printed books. It attracts a large number of tourists, visitors, research scholars for its uniqueness.
Himanshu Singh, media in-charge at Rampur Raza Library opines that, “Tourism can be a source of pride for local communities as it gives enough scope to look at their history and cultural heritage and develop their own community uniqueness. Moreover, it helps the local inhabitants to maintain their traditions and culture, while also showcasing it for all the visitors.” He further adds that, this advantage of tourism is what has saved many local heritage sites from destruction, in addition to giving tourists a wonderful insight into local ways of life. It can thus assist in preserving the history of a region that may be at a risk of being lost. INTACH (Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage) of Rohilkhand Chapter organises various tours to monuments and forts at Rampur, numerous competitions, workshops and heritage walks for school students to sensitize them and bring about awareness for preserving our culture and heritage. Poonam Mathur, a school teacher says,” We are reacquainted with the various elements of Rampur’s cultural heritage by such activities. In this way, we can educate and emphasise the young generation to care and preserve our rich heritage.”
Our Moradabad is well known for its innovative and creative handicraft items of brass in the world. To sum up, as there is enough scope, one may think of developing our historic city as a tourist spot for multifaceted benefits. This will not only promote tourism but also beautify our town.
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SWARN LATA SHARMA