REMEMBERING OUR GREAT LEADERS

                     Who is not familiar with the great leaders of our country?  Lal Bahadur Shastri and Swami Vivekanand are quite familiar to us among them. On the occasion of the death anniversary of our freedom fighter Lal Bahadur Shastri which falls on 11 January and the birth anniversary of our religious leader Swami Vivekanand that falls on 12 January ,TP talks to the people of different age groups  about them.

                    Lal Bahadur Shastri was born on October 2, 1904 to the family of a school teacher at Mughalsarai in U.P. As a great freedom fighter and India’s second Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri led his life with great simplicity and honesty. He was a great source of inspiration for all the countrymen during his time. He became one of the most loved political leaders of all times. He coined the famous slogan “Jai Jawan Jai Kisan” and helped India to attain self sufficiency in food security. He died on January 11, 1966. He was the first person to be posthumously awarded the India’s highest civilian award Bharat Ratna. Pradeep kumar , a retired educationist says, “We are very fortunate to have such great personalities to follow as our icons who believed in simple living and high thinking. He was very polite and humble by nature.” Lal Bahadur Shastri was a man of great courage and will .He further opines that now-a-days our grandchildren i.e. present youth do not have such personalities to follow .They are either attracted towards celebrities of movies or sports.

              Likewise, one cannot forget our spiritual leader, Swami Vivekananda. People regard him as a patriot saint of Modern India and Hindus consider him as a source of spiritual power, mental energy, strength giving and open mindedness. Dr. Ritu Dubey,  professor of philosophy says, “We very often recollect his views as he has given us laws of life, for example  ‘Love is the law of life,’ ‘Nothing is impossible’, ‘Uphold your ideals’, ‘Be truthful—as everything can be sacrificed for truth ,but truth cannot be sacrificed for anything.”One is inspired to read about the great values he imparted.

                Swami Vivekananda was born in Calcutta on January 12, 1863 and became a monk at the age of twenty five. In his speech he often quoted saying of his mother, “Remain pure all your life; guard your own honour and never transgress the honour of others. Be very tranquil, but when necessary, harden your heart”. Swami Vivekananda was a humanist, a patriot, philosopher, preacher who awakened the people of Hinduism from its age old slumber and infused into it a new life and new blood.  Geeta Agarwal a social worker suggests that the youth of today should be motivated to read about such great leaders so that they may learn to enhance more and more virtues and moral values in life.  She further adds, “Apart from this, the other benefit will be to refrain themselves from participating in the anti-social activities and think sympathetically towards the welfare of the society. Moreover,in our country the social cohesion, adherence to moral and ethical values and commitments to the society have been the hall marks of socio culture ethos.    

         To this, Mamta Garg ,an exporter says, “value education is essentially a matter of educating the feelings and emotions. It is the training of the heart. The need for value education among the parents, children, teachers, etc is constantly increasing as we continue to witness increasing violent activities, behavioural disorders and lack of unity in society.”  

          Vishal  Gupta a graduate student says, “ I have read many thoughtful messages and quotations of Swami Vivekananda ji and I am trying to act accordingly in my routine. I am sure it will help in achieving my goals.”                                             

          Swami Vivekanand’s concept of freedom is another monumental contribution to political thought. His theory of freedom is fairly comprehensive. The constant motion of the whole universe represented the insatiable lust and impending quest for freedom. He not only exposed the cause of spiritual freedom which severed bonds of Maya but also advocated material or external freedom of man. He expounded the theory of natural rights of man. In his words “Liberty does not certainly mean the absence of obstacles in the path of misappropriation of wealth, etc by you and me but it is our natural right to be allowed to use our own body; intelligence or health according to our will without doing any harm to others; and all the members of a society ought to have the same opportunity for obtaining wealth, education or knowledge.”

         It is good to know that Central Board of Secondary Education is planning to organize various off line and on line competitions for school students on the eve of Youth Day to celebrate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. All schools, colleges, Clubs are called to conduct activities like poster paintings, slogan and essay writings, debates, to reflect the ideology of great saint.

       Such great leaders have challenged the prevailing evil customs and enlightened the society on various social and religious matters. One can easily observe that their life exhibits the values like respect of humanity, dignity for all, humanism, reason and inquiry for seeking the truth, kindness and compassion, contentment, social equality and so on. They could adhere to these values even in their toughest times. An attitude to serve the people, uplifting the down trodden, impartiality and integrity, benevolence – they all became the hall marks of their personality and character.

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Swarn Lata Sharma 

                                  REMEMBERING OUR GREAT LEADERS

                     Who is not familiar with the great leaders of our country?  Lal Bahadur Shastri and Swami Vivekanand are quite familiar to us among them. On the occasion of the death anniversary of our freedom fighter Lal Bahadur Shastri which falls on 11 January and the birth anniversary of our religious leader Swami Vivekanand that falls on 12 January ,TP talks to the people of different age groups  about them.

                    Lal Bahadur Shastri was born on October 2, 1904 to the family of a school teacher at Mughalsarai in U.P. As a great freedom fighter and India’s second Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri led his life with great simplicity and honesty. He was a great source of inspiration for all the countrymen during his time. He became one of the most loved political leaders of all times. He coined the famous slogan “Jai Jawan Jai Kisan” and helped India to attain self sufficiency in food security. He died on January 11, 1966. He was the first person to be posthumously awarded the India’s highest civilian award Bharat Ratna. Pradeep kumar , a retired educationist says, “We are very fortunate to have such great personalities to follow as our icons who believed in simple living and high thinking. He was very polite and humble by nature.” Lal Bahadur Shastri was a man of great courage and will .He further opines that now-a-days our grandchildren i.e. present youth do not have such personalities to follow .They are either attracted towards celebrities of movies or sports.

              Likewise, one cannot forget our spiritual leader, Swami Vivekananda. People regard him as a patriot saint of Modern India and Hindus consider him as a source of spiritual power, mental energy, strength giving and open mindedness. Dr. Ritu Dubey,  professor of philosophy says, “We very often recollect his views as he has given us laws of life, for example  ‘Love is the law of life,’ ‘Nothing is impossible’, ‘Uphold your ideals’, ‘Be truthful—as everything can be sacrificed for truth ,but truth cannot be sacrificed for anything.”One is inspired to read about the great values he imparted.

                Swami Vivekananda was born in Calcutta on January 12, 1863 and became a monk at the age of twenty five. In his speech he often quoted saying of his mother, “Remain pure all your life; guard your own honour and never transgress the honour of others. Be very tranquil, but when necessary, harden your heart”. Swami Vivekananda was a humanist, a patriot, philosopher, preacher who awakened the people of Hinduism from its age old slumber and infused into it a new life and new blood.  Geeta Agarwal a social worker suggests that the youth of today should be motivated to read about such great leaders so that they may learn to enhance more and more virtues and moral values in life.  She further adds, “Apart from this, the other benefit will be to refrain themselves from participating in the anti-social activities and think sympathetically towards the welfare of the society. Moreover,in our country the social cohesion, adherence to moral and ethical values and commitments to the society have been the hall marks of socio culture ethos.    

         To this, Mamta Garg ,an exporter says, “value education is essentially a matter of educating the feelings and emotions. It is the training of the heart. The need for value education among the parents, children, teachers, etc is constantly increasing as we continue to witness increasing violent activities, behavioural disorders and lack of unity in society.”  

          Vishal  Gupta a graduate student says, “ I have read many thoughtful messages and quotations of Swami Vivekananda ji and I am trying to act accordingly in my routine. I am sure it will help in achieving my goals.”                                             

          Swami Vivekanand’s concept of freedom is another monumental contribution to political thought. His theory of freedom is fairly comprehensive. The constant motion of the whole universe represented the insatiable lust and impending quest for freedom. He not only exposed the cause of spiritual freedom which severed bonds of Maya but also advocated material or external freedom of man. He expounded the theory of natural rights of man. In his words “Liberty does not certainly mean the absence of obstacles in the path of misappropriation of wealth, etc by you and me but it is our natural right to be allowed to use our own body; intelligence or health according to our will without doing any harm to others; and all the members of a society ought to have the same opportunity for obtaining wealth, education or knowledge.”

         It is good to know that Central Board of Secondary Education is planning to organize various off line and on line competitions for school students on the eve of Youth Day to celebrate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. All schools, colleges, Clubs are called to conduct activities like poster paintings, slogan and essay writings, debates, to reflect the ideology of great saint.

       Such great leaders have challenged the prevailing evil customs and enlightened the society on various social and religious matters. One can easily observe that their life exhibits the values like respect of humanity, dignity for all, humanism, reason and inquiry for seeking the truth, kindness and compassion, contentment, social equality and so on. They could adhere to these values even in their toughest times. An attitude to serve the people, uplifting the down trodden, impartiality and integrity, benevolence – they all became the hall marks of their personality and character.

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Swarn Lata Sharma 

                                  REMEMBERING OUR GREAT LEADERS

                     Who is not familiar with the great leaders of our country?  Lal Bahadur Shastri and Swami Vivekanand are quite familiar to us among them. On the occasion of the death anniversary of our freedom fighter Lal Bahadur Shastri which falls on 11 January and the birth anniversary of our religious leader Swami Vivekanand that falls on 12 January ,TP talks to the people of different age groups  about them.

                    Lal Bahadur Shastri was born on October 2, 1904 to the family of a school teacher at Mughalsarai in U.P. As a great freedom fighter and India’s second Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri led his life with great simplicity and honesty. He was a great source of inspiration for all the countrymen during his time. He became one of the most loved political leaders of all times. He coined the famous slogan “Jai Jawan Jai Kisan” and helped India to attain self sufficiency in food security. He died on January 11, 1966. He was the first person to be posthumously awarded the India’s highest civilian award Bharat Ratna. Pradeep kumar , a retired educationist says, “We are very fortunate to have such great personalities to follow as our icons who believed in simple living and high thinking. He was very polite and humble by nature.” Lal Bahadur Shastri was a man of great courage and will .He further opines that now-a-days our grandchildren i.e. present youth do not have such personalities to follow .They are either attracted towards celebrities of movies or sports.

              Likewise, one cannot forget our spiritual leader, Swami Vivekananda. People regard him as a patriot saint of Modern India and Hindus consider him as a source of spiritual power, mental energy, strength giving and open mindedness. Dr. Ritu Dubey,  professor of philosophy says, “We very often recollect his views as he has given us laws of life, for example  ‘Love is the law of life,’ ‘Nothing is impossible’, ‘Uphold your ideals’, ‘Be truthful—as everything can be sacrificed for truth ,but truth cannot be sacrificed for anything.”One is inspired to read about the great values he imparted.

                Swami Vivekananda was born in Calcutta on January 12, 1863 and became a monk at the age of twenty five. In his speech he often quoted saying of his mother, “Remain pure all your life; guard your own honour and never transgress the honour of others. Be very tranquil, but when necessary, harden your heart”. Swami Vivekananda was a humanist, a patriot, philosopher, preacher who awakened the people of Hinduism from its age old slumber and infused into it a new life and new blood.  Geeta Agarwal a social worker suggests that the youth of today should be motivated to read about such great leaders so that they may learn to enhance more and more virtues and moral values in life.  She further adds, “Apart from this, the other benefit will be to refrain themselves from participating in the anti-social activities and think sympathetically towards the welfare of the society. Moreover,in our country the social cohesion, adherence to moral and ethical values and commitments to the society have been the hall marks of socio culture ethos.    

         To this, Mamta Garg ,an exporter says, “value education is essentially a matter of educating the feelings and emotions. It is the training of the heart. The need for value education among the parents, children, teachers, etc is constantly increasing as we continue to witness increasing violent activities, behavioural disorders and lack of unity in society.”  

          Vishal  Gupta a graduate student says, “ I have read many thoughtful messages and quotations of Swami Vivekananda ji and I am trying to act accordingly in my routine. I am sure it will help in achieving my goals.”                                             

          Swami Vivekanand’s concept of freedom is another monumental contribution to political thought. His theory of freedom is fairly comprehensive. The constant motion of the whole universe represented the insatiable lust and impending quest for freedom. He not only exposed the cause of spiritual freedom which severed bonds of Maya but also advocated material or external freedom of man. He expounded the theory of natural rights of man. In his words “Liberty does not certainly mean the absence of obstacles in the path of misappropriation of wealth, etc by you and me but it is our natural right to be allowed to use our own body; intelligence or health according to our will without doing any harm to others; and all the members of a society ought to have the same opportunity for obtaining wealth, education or knowledge.”

         It is good to know that Central Board of Secondary Education is planning to organize various off line and on line competitions for school students on the eve of Youth Day to celebrate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. All schools, colleges, Clubs are called to conduct activities like poster paintings, slogan and essay writings, debates, to reflect the ideology of great saint.

       Such great leaders have challenged the prevailing evil customs and enlightened the society on various social and religious matters. One can easily observe that their life exhibits the values like respect of humanity, dignity for all, humanism, reason and inquiry for seeking the truth, kindness and compassion, contentment, social equality and so on. They could adhere to these values even in their toughest times. An attitude to serve the people, uplifting the down trodden, impartiality and integrity, benevolence – they all became the hall marks of their personality and character.

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Swarn Lata Sharma 

                                  REMEMBERING OUR GREAT LEADERS

                     Who is not familiar with the great leaders of our country?  Lal Bahadur Shastri and Swami Vivekanand are quite familiar to us among them. On the occasion of the death anniversary of our freedom fighter Lal Bahadur Shastri which falls on 11 January and the birth anniversary of our religious leader Swami Vivekanand that falls on 12 January ,TP talks to the people of different age groups  about them.

                    Lal Bahadur Shastri was born on October 2, 1904 to the family of a school teacher at Mughalsarai in U.P. As a great freedom fighter and India’s second Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri led his life with great simplicity and honesty. He was a great source of inspiration for all the countrymen during his time. He became one of the most loved political leaders of all times. He coined the famous slogan “Jai Jawan Jai Kisan” and helped India to attain self sufficiency in food security. He died on January 11, 1966. He was the first person to be posthumously awarded the India’s highest civilian award Bharat Ratna. Pradeep kumar , a retired educationist says, “We are very fortunate to have such great personalities to follow as our icons who believed in simple living and high thinking. He was very polite and humble by nature.” Lal Bahadur Shastri was a man of great courage and will .He further opines that now-a-days our grandchildren i.e. present youth do not have such personalities to follow .They are either attracted towards celebrities of movies or sports.

              Likewise, one cannot forget our spiritual leader, Swami Vivekananda. People regard him as a patriot saint of Modern India and Hindus consider him as a source of spiritual power, mental energy, strength giving and open mindedness. Dr. Ritu Dubey,  professor of philosophy says, “We very often recollect his views as he has given us laws of life, for example  ‘Love is the law of life,’ ‘Nothing is impossible’, ‘Uphold your ideals’, ‘Be truthful—as everything can be sacrificed for truth ,but truth cannot be sacrificed for anything.”One is inspired to read about the great values he imparted.

                Swami Vivekananda was born in Calcutta on January 12, 1863 and became a monk at the age of twenty five. In his speech he often quoted saying of his mother, “Remain pure all your life; guard your own honour and never transgress the honour of others. Be very tranquil, but when necessary, harden your heart”. Swami Vivekananda was a humanist, a patriot, philosopher, preacher who awakened the people of Hinduism from its age old slumber and infused into it a new life and new blood.  Geeta Agarwal a social worker suggests that the youth of today should be motivated to read about such great leaders so that they may learn to enhance more and more virtues and moral values in life.  She further adds, “Apart from this, the other benefit will be to refrain themselves from participating in the anti-social activities and think sympathetically towards the welfare of the society. Moreover,in our country the social cohesion, adherence to moral and ethical values and commitments to the society have been the hall marks of socio culture ethos.    

         To this, Mamta Garg ,an exporter says, “value education is essentially a matter of educating the feelings and emotions. It is the training of the heart. The need for value education among the parents, children, teachers, etc is constantly increasing as we continue to witness increasing violent activities, behavioural disorders and lack of unity in society.”  

          Vishal  Gupta a graduate student says, “ I have read many thoughtful messages and quotations of Swami Vivekananda ji and I am trying to act accordingly in my routine. I am sure it will help in achieving my goals.”                                             

          Swami Vivekanand’s concept of freedom is another monumental contribution to political thought. His theory of freedom is fairly comprehensive. The constant motion of the whole universe represented the insatiable lust and impending quest for freedom. He not only exposed the cause of spiritual freedom which severed bonds of Maya but also advocated material or external freedom of man. He expounded the theory of natural rights of man. In his words “Liberty does not certainly mean the absence of obstacles in the path of misappropriation of wealth, etc by you and me but it is our natural right to be allowed to use our own body; intelligence or health according to our will without doing any harm to others; and all the members of a society ought to have the same opportunity for obtaining wealth, education or knowledge.”

         It is good to know that Central Board of Secondary Education is planning to organize various off line and on line competitions for school students on the eve of Youth Day to celebrate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. All schools, colleges, Clubs are called to conduct activities like poster paintings, slogan and essay writings, debates, to reflect the ideology of great saint.

       Such great leaders have challenged the prevailing evil customs and enlightened the society on various social and religious matters. One can easily observe that their life exhibits the values like respect of humanity, dignity for all, humanism, reason and inquiry for seeking the truth, kindness and compassion, contentment, social equality and so on. They could adhere to these values even in their toughest times. An attitude to serve the people, uplifting the down trodden, impartiality and integrity, benevolence – they all became the hall marks of their personality and character.

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Swarn Lata Sharma 

                                  REMEMBERING OUR GREAT LEADERS

                     Who is not familiar with the great leaders of our country?  Lal Bahadur Shastri and Swami Vivekanand are quite familiar to us among them. On the occasion of the death anniversary of our freedom fighter Lal Bahadur Shastri which falls on 11 January and the birth anniversary of our religious leader Swami Vivekanand that falls on 12 January ,TP talks to the people of different age groups  about them.

                    Lal Bahadur Shastri was born on October 2, 1904 to the family of a school teacher at Mughalsarai in U.P. As a great freedom fighter and India’s second Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri led his life with great simplicity and honesty. He was a great source of inspiration for all the countrymen during his time. He became one of the most loved political leaders of all times. He coined the famous slogan “Jai Jawan Jai Kisan” and helped India to attain self sufficiency in food security. He died on January 11, 1966. He was the first person to be posthumously awarded the India’s highest civilian award Bharat Ratna. Pradeep kumar , a retired educationist says, “We are very fortunate to have such great personalities to follow as our icons who believed in simple living and high thinking. He was very polite and humble by nature.” Lal Bahadur Shastri was a man of great courage and will .He further opines that now-a-days our grandchildren i.e. present youth do not have such personalities to follow .They are either attracted towards celebrities of movies or sports.

              Likewise, one cannot forget our spiritual leader, Swami Vivekananda. People regard him as a patriot saint of Modern India and Hindus consider him as a source of spiritual power, mental energy, strength giving and open mindedness. Dr. Ritu Dubey,  professor of philosophy says, “We very often recollect his views as he has given us laws of life, for example  ‘Love is the law of life,’ ‘Nothing is impossible’, ‘Uphold your ideals’, ‘Be truthful—as everything can be sacrificed for truth ,but truth cannot be sacrificed for anything.”One is inspired to read about the great values he imparted.

                Swami Vivekananda was born in Calcutta on January 12, 1863 and became a monk at the age of twenty five. In his speech he often quoted saying of his mother, “Remain pure all your life; guard your own honour and never transgress the honour of others. Be very tranquil, but when necessary, harden your heart”. Swami Vivekananda was a humanist, a patriot, philosopher, preacher who awakened the people of Hinduism from its age old slumber and infused into it a new life and new blood.  Geeta Agarwal a social worker suggests that the youth of today should be motivated to read about such great leaders so that they may learn to enhance more and more virtues and moral values in life.  She further adds, “Apart from this, the other benefit will be to refrain themselves from participating in the anti-social activities and think sympathetically towards the welfare of the society. Moreover,in our country the social cohesion, adherence to moral and ethical values and commitments to the society have been the hall marks of socio culture ethos.    

         To this, Mamta Garg ,an exporter says, “value education is essentially a matter of educating the feelings and emotions. It is the training of the heart. The need for value education among the parents, children, teachers, etc is constantly increasing as we continue to witness increasing violent activities, behavioural disorders and lack of unity in society.”  

          Vishal  Gupta a graduate student says, “ I have read many thoughtful messages and quotations of Swami Vivekananda ji and I am trying to act accordingly in my routine. I am sure it will help in achieving my goals.”                                             

          Swami Vivekanand’s concept of freedom is another monumental contribution to political thought. His theory of freedom is fairly comprehensive. The constant motion of the whole universe represented the insatiable lust and impending quest for freedom. He not only exposed the cause of spiritual freedom which severed bonds of Maya but also advocated material or external freedom of man. He expounded the theory of natural rights of man. In his words “Liberty does not certainly mean the absence of obstacles in the path of misappropriation of wealth, etc by you and me but it is our natural right to be allowed to use our own body; intelligence or health according to our will without doing any harm to others; and all the members of a society ought to have the same opportunity for obtaining wealth, education or knowledge.”

         It is good to know that Central Board of Secondary Education is planning to organize various off line and on line competitions for school students on the eve of Youth Day to celebrate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. All schools, colleges, Clubs are called to conduct activities like poster paintings, slogan and essay writings, debates, to reflect the ideology of great saint.

       Such great leaders have challenged the prevailing evil customs and enlightened the society on various social and religious matters. One can easily observe that their life exhibits the values like respect of humanity, dignity for all, humanism, reason and inquiry for seeking the truth, kindness and compassion, contentment, social equality and so on. They could adhere to these values even in their toughest times. An attitude to serve the people, uplifting the down trodden, impartiality and integrity, benevolence – they all became the hall marks of their personality and character.

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Swarn Lata Sharma 

  AMAZING VALENTINE WEEK DAYS!

                          Just like other Prominent Days are celebrated globally by people, particularly young couples celebrate Valentine Week Days in a big way in India also. The chain for celebration of these days popularly includes different themes of Valentine Week Days beginning from Friday 7^th Feb. to 14^th Feb. 2014.  The new couples at Moradabad can be seen in air to enjoy the prominent Days privately .They like to dress up in fine clothing and show their loved ones how they consider for them. Tables at restaurants and hotels are largely booked before hand to accommodate couples who are expressing and celebrating their love for each other.  Public transports are prepared to operate in full swing during these Days. Gifts Shops at Ganj Bazar and showrooms at Budhbazar, Hotels  at  Delhi Road, restaurants at Kanth Road in Moradabad  all-around can be seen decorated with flowers, cupid arrows, love birds, red color hearts shaped hangings etc. The overall scenario seems to narrating that the February has the Celebrating Days of blooming romance and love, full of excitement and thrill of warm feelings essential to human life on this planet. Prince Kumar, young officer in a bank, says, “the Valentine Week days are significant for those couples who are drenched with essence of true love “. Priyanka ,his spouse  says” we celebrate the whole week as festival of love and affection, it nurture harmony in our marital association.“  Absolutely both are  loving for sacred bonding in the Indian context.

                           Himanshu, the resident of Line Par in Moradabad, who is pursuing MBA says, “ I would like to offer a bouquet of long stemmed red roses to my beloved on 7^th of  February  to express myself  from deepness of heart.“ customary flowers have long alliance with love and peace. They stand for profound friendship and romance. The red color roses arouse passion and romance within. They are exchanged by couples and people whom wish to express their feelings towards another.

                         Mahima Kapoor from Civil Lines , says “ I visualize my lover bend down on one knee, take my hand in his and ask me to wed with him.” The beauty of this motion exists because  it is universal and traditional, it can be performed anywhere on the Propose Day 8^th Feb.  The thrill of the day is deep, youngsters wait even for another year   to say “I love You,” if it is missed out of shyness or nervousness.   

                         9^th Feb. is devoted to consumption of chocolate with different flavors and shapes. The real smile automatically glows on the face of the partner when true feelings are expressed with a pack of silk chocolate. Feelings got share, chocolate gets shared. Positive thinking is also a symbol of sweetness. Rasmi Gupta, working in a Mall at Kanth Road at Moradabad tells, “on the occasion, the cash book always shows major sale of chocolates with attractive wrappers and with relish in tastes.”  The counter is decorated with the banner giving message “Chocolates are lovely, you’re lovely; lovely are the deeds you do, Happy Chocolate Day to U.”

                 Feeling of softness, coziness, cuteness etc are great hunts in heart of sweet hearts. Teddy Day on 10^th Feb brings up the tenderness of the core feelings into action. Ankur Agarwal, a young exporter from Prabhat Market advises “if you want a short cut to enter into the heart of your beloved , go with a soft Teddy Bear holding in your hands to her.”   All pretty ladies look for  teddy bears, they want them in their bedrooms with sweet recollections.               

                              The essence of true love is sacrifice and commitments. Calibration of Promise Day on 11^th Feb. qualifies your goodness. The promises are made to bestow power, energy and to develop passions to make the relationship everlasting. The love, care and possessiveness gives transparency to the promise.  Sobhit  and Akanksha  from Chandra Nagar Moradabad , are yet to be married, they say “ We intend to live together and die together.”  The sincere lover always comes forward to fulfill all the promises he has made to his beloved. Sobhit says “ All my wealth is to please you, all my might is  to protect you , my whole heart is to love you,  what else a man can give to his woman ! ”  

                              Sentiments of love and affection energize the couples of all age. It reflects in their behavior of embracing spontaneously.  Anirudh and Manisha from Ramganga Vihar at Moradabad say,” all couples in our friend-circle eagerly enjoy the Jhappi Day on 12^th Feb as it gives us a special kind of relief and reduce the stress in mind.”  Of course the tight Hugging may rejoin the many broken hearts on this Day.  Anirudh further adds “my all friends are young married couple and we celebrate Kiss Day also.”                   

                             Love bears a universal feature of truth; Cupid, the god of love in mythology, is said as responsible for shooting arrows to make people fall in love with each other.         

Swarn Lata Sharma

Moradabad

              FOR THE CHIRPY SPARROWS

                It was just a decade ago that these birds were a common sight in our surroundings. The nests of house sparrows were found in almost every house hold as well as in public places such as markets, bus stops and railway stations where they dwelled in colonies and survived on food grains, seeds, insects and worms. It was a time when people woke up to find the sparrows chirping in their backyards. One could see hordes of birds fluttering around here and there bathing in water pools and having mud baths.

             But now we notice there is a sudden decline in the number of sparrows owing to the reasons like change in the building architectures, changing attitudes of people and their life styles, radiations from mobile towers and cell phones ; as the signals from the mobile phones disturbs the sparrows and drive them away. The electromagnetic pollution caused due to the mobile phone towers are responsible for harming its reproductive cycles. March 20, is a day designated to raise awareness about the house sparrows and other common birds of urban environments and of threats to their population and is marked as World Sparrow Day. This day is important because creating awareness about these birds seems to be the key to their survival.

            “I developed love and passion for the birds and beautiful Nature since my childhood when I was the member of the Nature Club at my school,” says a bird enthusiast Sanjay Kumar, District Magistrate at Moradabad.  He further says, “Chirping sounds of Sparrows are pleasing to the heart and soul.”The amend in the building constructions provides a lot of nesting sites to the larger birds such as pigeons in the form of ducts where as the smaller birds such as sparrows have a mere chance of nesting in these tall multistoried buildings. In olden days the houses had tiled roofs but now we have the apartment culture which leaves no scope for the Sparrows to build in their nests.  Presently there are very few green areas in the cities and towns. The lawns and gardens are full of exotic species of plants which have meagre role to play in the local ecology and are of very little use to native birds and insects. Moreover there is a lack of trees of local breeds like Peepal, Gular, Mahua and Popular that provide food and shelter to the common birds. The exotic plants often consume a larger quantity of chemical fertilizers and pesticides which scare pests away, thereby robbing the sparrows on their food stock. Thus an urgent need is felt to create awareness among people to replace these exotic plant species with the native species of trees which not only ensure ecological balance in nature but also facilitate us with enough amount of oxygen to breath for good health. The hedges and the thorny bushes are comfortable sites for the bird sparrows to build up their nests and get worms and insects in plenty. 

            The fast changing attitude and life styles of city –dwellers have also reflected in people’s attitude towards birds and biodiversity.  The open grain markets and sorting grains at home have been replaced by neatly packaged and recleaned products available at the super markets. People today are extremely busy in their every day activities and urban entertainment options and have little time to spare, sensitivity and fondness to think about birds.

                    On the occasion of World Sparrow Day March 20, the bird lovers in the city of Moradabad urged people to contribute their bit in saving the little birds from becoming extinct. Under the valuable guidance of District Magistrate at Moradabad a programme was organised at the Deer Park in which various activities and competitions like painting, declamation, exhibition, etc were conducted. The nest boxes were also distributed in large numbers to the people to encourage them to attract the tiny birds – House Sparrows.  People were suggested that they can contribute their bit in saving this tiny, beautiful creature so that its chirp voice could be heard in the Verandas and at perches. They were also adviced to sprinkle food grains like Bajra, in an open space of houses or on terrace to attract sparrows. Maintaining a terrace garden is another option to invite the sparrows to their houses. These small efforts can save these birds from getting extinct and thus conserving the species to maintain the food-chain in nature.  

                     Aparna Kumar, Commandant of 9^th Batallion P.A.C.at Moradabad says “If Sparrows are not saved the ecological balance would get distrubed as these birds feed on seeds and small insects and maintain the ecological balance”. She also added that the pollution caused by the release of carbonmonoxide from automobiles has also become a reason for the death of birds in large numbers and this need to be curbed to protect them. All it requires to encourage the return of Sparrows in cities is to buildup or place a topless medium size earthen pot with very small holes at the bottom or similar nesting objects atop a house where nobody can easily reach.   

                    B. C. Brahma, DFO at Moradabad says, “I am a bird and animal lover, I do not forget to keep an earthern bowl of grain and a trough of water for the birds in my lawn every day. These act like fast food centre for the birds, squirrels, crows, mynas and dogs to eat and sip.” One can not disagree with the fact that the common birds like sparrows are bio-indicators of the eco system. “If timely conservation measures are not instigated then today’s common species will become tomorrows’ threatened species like vultures “says a bird lover Yogesh Kumar Mishra , Range Officer  at  Moradabad.  He further says “We must intensify our efforts to create awareness about the sharp decline in the numbers of sparrows and other small birds.”

                    We must revive the age old practice of spreading out a handful grains in our window still or balconies, so that the birds can feast on them. The upcoming generation should be made aware of their importance in balancing the eco-system & of course of the simple pleasures like appreciating the tweets & chirps of the small birds. Its very important to spread the awareness among the children. So conducting some interesting activities & events like bird watching trips, photography competitions, exhibitions, presentations, slogan competition, etc, on these topics & practically implementing the ideas to save them infront of the school children will add a lot to it.              FOR THE CHIRPY SPARROWS

                It was just a decade ago that these birds were a common sight in our surroundings. The nests of house sparrows were found in almost every house hold as well as in public places such as markets, bus stops and railway stations where they dwelled in colonies and survived on food grains, seeds, insects and worms. It was a time when people woke up to find the sparrows chirping in their backyards. One could see hordes of birds fluttering around here and there bathing in water pools and having mud baths.

             But now we notice there is a sudden decline in the number of sparrows owing to the reasons like change in the building architectures, changing attitudes of people and their life styles, radiations from mobile towers and cell phones ; as the signals from the mobile phones disturbs the sparrows and drive them away. The electromagnetic pollution caused due to the mobile phone towers are responsible for harming its reproductive cycles. March 20, is a day designated to raise awareness about the house sparrows and other common birds of urban environments and of threats to their population and is marked as World Sparrow Day. This day is important because creating awareness about these birds seems to be the key to their survival.

            “I developed love and passion for the birds and beautiful Nature since my childhood when I was the member of the Nature Club at my school,” says a bird enthusiast Sanjay Kumar, District Magistrate at Moradabad.  He further says, “Chirping sounds of Sparrows are pleasing to the heart and soul.”The amend in the building constructions provides a lot of nesting sites to the larger birds such as pigeons in the form of ducts where as the smaller birds such as sparrows have a mere chance of nesting in these tall multistoried buildings. In olden days the houses had tiled roofs but now we have the apartment culture which leaves no scope for the Sparrows to build in their nests.  Presently there are very few green areas in the cities and towns. The lawns and gardens are full of exotic species of plants which have meagre role to play in the local ecology and are of very little use to native birds and insects. Moreover there is a lack of trees of local breeds like Peepal, Gular, Mahua and Popular that provide food and shelter to the common birds. The exotic plants often consume a larger quantity of chemical fertilizers and pesticides which scare pests away, thereby robbing the sparrows on their food stock. Thus an urgent need is felt to create awareness among people to replace these exotic plant species with the native species of trees which not only ensure ecological balance in nature but also facilitate us with enough amount of oxygen to breath for good health. The hedges and the thorny bushes are comfortable sites for the bird sparrows to build up their nests and get worms and insects in plenty. 

            The fast changing attitude and life styles of city –dwellers have also reflected in people’s attitude towards birds and biodiversity.  The open grain markets and sorting grains at home have been replaced by neatly packaged and recleaned products available at the super markets. People today are extremely busy in their every day activities and urban entertainment options and have little time to spare, sensitivity and fondness to think about birds.

                    On the occasion of World Sparrow Day March 20, the bird lovers in the city of Moradabad urged people to contribute their bit in saving the little birds from becoming extinct. Under the valuable guidance of District Magistrate at Moradabad a programme was organised at the Deer Park in which various activities and competitions like painting, declamation, exhibition, etc were conducted. The nest boxes were also distributed in large numbers to the people to encourage them to attract the tiny birds – House Sparrows.  People were suggested that they can contribute their bit in saving this tiny, beautiful creature so that its chirp voice could be heard in the Verandas and at perches. They were also adviced to sprinkle food grains like Bajra, in an open space of houses or on terrace to attract sparrows. Maintaining a terrace garden is another option to invite the sparrows to their houses. These small efforts can save these birds from getting extinct and thus conserving the species to maintain the food-chain in nature.  

                     Aparna Kumar, Commandant of 9^th Batallion P.A.C.at Moradabad says “If Sparrows are not saved the ecological balance would get distrubed as these birds feed on seeds and small insects and maintain the ecological balance”. She also added that the pollution caused by the release of carbonmonoxide from automobiles has also become a reason for the death of birds in large numbers and this need to be curbed to protect them. All it requires to encourage the return of Sparrows in cities is to buildup or place a topless medium size earthen pot with very small holes at the bottom or similar nesting objects atop a house where nobody can easily reach.   

                    B. C. Brahma, DFO at Moradabad says, “I am a bird and animal lover, I do not forget to keep an earthern bowl of grain and a trough of water for the birds in my lawn every day. These act like fast food centre for the birds, squirrels, crows, mynas and dogs to eat and sip.” One can not disagree with the fact that the common birds like sparrows are bio-indicators of the eco system. “If timely conservation measures are not instigated then today’s common species will become tomorrows’ threatened species like vultures “says a bird lover Yogesh Kumar Mishra , Range Officer  at  Moradabad.  He further says “We must intensify our efforts to create awareness about the sharp decline in the numbers of sparrows and other small birds.”

                    We must revive the age old practice of spreading out a handful grains in our window still or balconies, so that the birds can feast on them. The upcoming generation should be made aware of their importance in balancing the eco-system & of course of the simple pleasures like appreciating the tweets & chirps of the small birds. Its very important to spread the awareness among the children. So conducting some interesting activities & events like bird watching trips, photography competitions, exhibitions, presentations, slogan competition, etc, on these topics & practically implementing the ideas to save them infront of the school children will add a lot to it.              FOR THE CHIRPY SPARROWS

                It was just a decade ago that these birds were a common sight in our surroundings. The nests of house sparrows were found in almost every house hold as well as in public places such as markets, bus stops and railway stations where they dwelled in colonies and survived on food grains, seeds, insects and worms. It was a time when people woke up to find the sparrows chirping in their backyards. One could see hordes of birds fluttering around here and there bathing in water pools and having mud baths.

             But now we notice there is a sudden decline in the number of sparrows owing to the reasons like change in the building architectures, changing attitudes of people and their life styles, radiations from mobile towers and cell phones ; as the signals from the mobile phones disturbs the sparrows and drive them away. The electromagnetic pollution caused due to the mobile phone towers are responsible for harming its reproductive cycles. March 20, is a day designated to raise awareness about the house sparrows and other common birds of urban environments and of threats to their population and is marked as World Sparrow Day. This day is important because creating awareness about these birds seems to be the key to their survival.

            “I developed love and passion for the birds and beautiful Nature since my childhood when I was the member of the Nature Club at my school,” says a bird enthusiast Sanjay Kumar, District Magistrate at Moradabad.  He further says, “Chirping sounds of Sparrows are pleasing to the heart and soul.”The amend in the building constructions provides a lot of nesting sites to the larger birds such as pigeons in the form of ducts where as the smaller birds such as sparrows have a mere chance of nesting in these tall multistoried buildings. In olden days the houses had tiled roofs but now we have the apartment culture which leaves no scope for the Sparrows to build in their nests.  Presently there are very few green areas in the cities and towns. The lawns and gardens are full of exotic species of plants which have meagre role to play in the local ecology and are of very little use to native birds and insects. Moreover there is a lack of trees of local breeds like Peepal, Gular, Mahua and Popular that provide food and shelter to the common birds. The exotic plants often consume a larger quantity of chemical fertilizers and pesticides which scare pests away, thereby robbing the sparrows on their food stock. Thus an urgent need is felt to create awareness among people to replace these exotic plant species with the native species of trees which not only ensure ecological balance in nature but also facilitate us with enough amount of oxygen to breath for good health. The hedges and the thorny bushes are comfortable sites for the bird sparrows to build up their nests and get worms and insects in plenty. 

            The fast changing attitude and life styles of city –dwellers have also reflected in people’s attitude towards birds and biodiversity.  The open grain markets and sorting grains at home have been replaced by neatly packaged and recleaned products available at the super markets. People today are extremely busy in their every day activities and urban entertainment options and have little time to spare, sensitivity and fondness to think about birds.

                    On the occasion of World Sparrow Day March 20, the bird lovers in the city of Moradabad urged people to contribute their bit in saving the little birds from becoming extinct. Under the valuable guidance of District Magistrate at Moradabad a programme was organised at the Deer Park in which various activities and competitions like painting, declamation, exhibition, etc were conducted. The nest boxes were also distributed in large numbers to the people to encourage them to attract the tiny birds – House Sparrows.  People were suggested that they can contribute their bit in saving this tiny, beautiful creature so that its chirp voice could be heard in the Verandas and at perches. They were also adviced to sprinkle food grains like Bajra, in an open space of houses or on terrace to attract sparrows. Maintaining a terrace garden is another option to invite the sparrows to their houses. These small efforts can save these birds from getting extinct and thus conserving the species to maintain the food-chain in nature.  

                     Aparna Kumar, Commandant of 9^th Batallion P.A.C.at Moradabad says “If Sparrows are not saved the ecological balance would get distrubed as these birds feed on seeds and small insects and maintain the ecological balance”. She also added that the pollution caused by the release of carbonmonoxide from automobiles has also become a reason for the death of birds in large numbers and this need to be curbed to protect them. All it requires to encourage the return of Sparrows in cities is to buildup or place a topless medium size earthen pot with very small holes at the bottom or similar nesting objects atop a house where nobody can easily reach.   

                    B. C. Brahma, DFO at Moradabad says, “I am a bird and animal lover, I do not forget to keep an earthern bowl of grain and a trough of water for the birds in my lawn every day. These act like fast food centre for the birds, squirrels, crows, mynas and dogs to eat and sip.” One can not disagree with the fact that the common birds like sparrows are bio-indicators of the eco system. “If timely conservation measures are not instigated then today’s common species will become tomorrows’ threatened species like vultures “says a bird lover Yogesh Kumar Mishra , Range Officer  at  Moradabad.  He further says “We must intensify our efforts to create awareness about the sharp decline in the numbers of sparrows and other small birds.”

                    We must revive the age old practice of spreading out a handful grains in our window still or balconies, so that the birds can feast on them. The upcoming generation should be made aware of their importance in balancing the eco-system & of course of the simple pleasures like appreciating the tweets & chirps of the small birds. Its very important to spread the awareness among the children. So conducting some interesting activities & events like bird watching trips, photography competitions, exhibitions, presentations, slogan competition, etc, on these topics & practically implementing the ideas to save them infront of the school children will add a lot to it.              FOR THE CHIRPY SPARROWS

                It was just a decade ago that these birds were a common sight in our surroundings. The nests of house sparrows were found in almost every house hold as well as in public places such as markets, bus stops and railway stations where they dwelled in colonies and survived on food grains, seeds, insects and worms. It was a time when people woke up to find the sparrows chirping in their backyards. One could see hordes of birds fluttering around here and there bathing in water pools and having mud baths.

             But now we notice there is a sudden decline in the number of sparrows owing to the reasons like change in the building architectures, changing attitudes of people and their life styles, radiations from mobile towers and cell phones ; as the signals from the mobile phones disturbs the sparrows and drive them away. The electromagnetic pollution caused due to the mobile phone towers are responsible for harming its reproductive cycles. March 20, is a day designated to raise awareness about the house sparrows and other common birds of urban environments and of threats to their population and is marked as World Sparrow Day. This day is important because creating awareness about these birds seems to be the key to their survival.

            “I developed love and passion for the birds and beautiful Nature since my childhood when I was the member of the Nature Club at my school,” says a bird enthusiast Sanjay Kumar, District Magistrate at Moradabad.  He further says, “Chirping sounds of Sparrows are pleasing to the heart and soul.”The amend in the building constructions provides a lot of nesting sites to the larger birds such as pigeons in the form of ducts where as the smaller birds such as sparrows have a mere chance of nesting in these tall multistoried buildings. In olden days the houses had tiled roofs but now we have the apartment culture which leaves no scope for the Sparrows to build in their nests.  Presently there are very few green areas in the cities and towns. The lawns and gardens are full of exotic species of plants which have meagre role to play in the local ecology and are of very little use to native birds and insects. Moreover there is a lack of trees of local breeds like Peepal, Gular, Mahua and Popular that provide food and shelter to the common birds. The exotic plants often consume a larger quantity of chemical fertilizers and pesticides which scare pests away, thereby robbing the sparrows on their food stock. Thus an urgent need is felt to create awareness among people to replace these exotic plant species with the native species of trees which not only ensure ecological balance in nature but also facilitate us with enough amount of oxygen to breath for good health. The hedges and the thorny bushes are comfortable sites for the bird sparrows to build up their nests and get worms and insects in plenty. 

            The fast changing attitude and life styles of city –dwellers have also reflected in people’s attitude towards birds and biodiversity.  The open grain markets and sorting grains at home have been replaced by neatly packaged and recleaned products available at the super markets. People today are extremely busy in their every day activities and urban entertainment options and have little time to spare, sensitivity and fondness to think about birds.

                    On the occasion of World Sparrow Day March 20, the bird lovers in the city of Moradabad urged people to contribute their bit in saving the little birds from becoming extinct. Under the valuable guidance of District Magistrate at Moradabad a programme was organised at the Deer Park in which various activities and competitions like painting, declamation, exhibition, etc were conducted. The nest boxes were also distributed in large numbers to the people to encourage them to attract the tiny birds – House Sparrows.  People were suggested that they can contribute their bit in saving this tiny, beautiful creature so that its chirp voice could be heard in the Verandas and at perches. They were also adviced to sprinkle food grains like Bajra, in an open space of houses or on terrace to attract sparrows. Maintaining a terrace garden is another option to invite the sparrows to their houses. These small efforts can save these birds from getting extinct and thus conserving the species to maintain the food-chain in nature.  

                     Aparna Kumar, Commandant of 9^th Batallion P.A.C.at Moradabad says “If Sparrows are not saved the ecological balance would get distrubed as these birds feed on seeds and small insects and maintain the ecological balance”. She also added that the pollution caused by the release of carbonmonoxide from automobiles has also become a reason for the death of birds in large numbers and this need to be curbed to protect them. All it requires to encourage the return of Sparrows in cities is to buildup or place a topless medium size earthen pot with very small holes at the bottom or similar nesting objects atop a house where nobody can easily reach.   

                    B. C. Brahma, DFO at Moradabad says, “I am a bird and animal lover, I do not forget to keep an earthern bowl of grain and a trough of water for the birds in my lawn every day. These act like fast food centre for the birds, squirrels, crows, mynas and dogs to eat and sip.” One can not disagree with the fact that the common birds like sparrows are bio-indicators of the eco system. “If timely conservation measures are not instigated then today’s common species will become tomorrows’ threatened species like vultures “says a bird lover Yogesh Kumar Mishra , Range Officer  at  Moradabad.  He further says “We must intensify our efforts to create awareness about the sharp decline in the numbers of sparrows and other small birds.”

                    We must revive the age old practice of spreading out a handful grains in our window still or balconies, so that the birds can feast on them. The upcoming generation should be made aware of their importance in balancing the eco-system & of course of the simple pleasures like appreciating the tweets & chirps of the small birds. Its very important to spread the awareness among the children. So conducting some interesting activities & events like bird watching trips, photography competitions, exhibitions, presentations, slogan competition, etc, on these topics & practically implementing the ideas to save them infront of the school children will add a lot to it.              FOR THE CHIRPY SPARROWS

                It was just a decade ago that these birds were a common sight in our surroundings. The nests of house sparrows were found in almost every house hold as well as in public places such as markets, bus stops and railway stations where they dwelled in colonies and survived on food grains, seeds, insects and worms. It was a time when people woke up to find the sparrows chirping in their backyards. One could see hordes of birds fluttering around here and there bathing in water pools and having mud baths.

             But now we notice there is a sudden decline in the number of sparrows owing to the reasons like change in the building architectures, changing attitudes of people and their life styles, radiations from mobile towers and cell phones ; as the signals from the mobile phones disturbs the sparrows and drive them away. The electromagnetic pollution caused due to the mobile phone towers are responsible for harming its reproductive cycles. March 20, is a day designated to raise awareness about the house sparrows and other common birds of urban environments and of threats to their population and is marked as World Sparrow Day. This day is important because creating awareness about these birds seems to be the key to their survival.

            “I developed love and passion for the birds and beautiful Nature since my childhood when I was the member of the Nature Club at my school,” says a bird enthusiast Sanjay Kumar, District Magistrate at Moradabad.  He further says, “Chirping sounds of Sparrows are pleasing to the heart and soul.”The amend in the building constructions provides a lot of nesting sites to the larger birds such as pigeons in the form of ducts where as the smaller birds such as sparrows have a mere chance of nesting in these tall multistoried buildings. In olden days the houses had tiled roofs but now we have the apartment culture which leaves no scope for the Sparrows to build in their nests.  Presently there are very few green areas in the cities and towns. The lawns and gardens are full of exotic species of plants which have meagre role to play in the local ecology and are of very little use to native birds and insects. Moreover there is a lack of trees of local breeds like Peepal, Gular, Mahua and Popular that provide food and shelter to the common birds. The exotic plants often consume a larger quantity of chemical fertilizers and pesticides which scare pests away, thereby robbing the sparrows on their food stock. Thus an urgent need is felt to create awareness among people to replace these exotic plant species with the native species of trees which not only ensure ecological balance in nature but also facilitate us with enough amount of oxygen to breath for good health. The hedges and the thorny bushes are comfortable sites for the bird sparrows to build up their nests and get worms and insects in plenty. 

            The fast changing attitude and life styles of city –dwellers have also reflected in people’s attitude towards birds and biodiversity.  The open grain markets and sorting grains at home have been replaced by neatly packaged and recleaned products available at the super markets. People today are extremely busy in their every day activities and urban entertainment options and have little time to spare, sensitivity and fondness to think about birds.

                    On the occasion of World Sparrow Day March 20, the bird lovers in the city of Moradabad urged people to contribute their bit in saving the little birds from becoming extinct. Under the valuable guidance of District Magistrate at Moradabad a programme was organised at the Deer Park in which various activities and competitions like painting, declamation, exhibition, etc were conducted. The nest boxes were also distributed in large numbers to the people to encourage them to attract the tiny birds – House Sparrows.  People were suggested that they can contribute their bit in saving this tiny, beautiful creature so that its chirp voice could be heard in the Verandas and at perches. They were also adviced to sprinkle food grains like Bajra, in an open space of houses or on terrace to attract sparrows. Maintaining a terrace garden is another option to invite the sparrows to their houses. These small efforts can save these birds from getting extinct and thus conserving the species to maintain the food-chain in nature.  

                     Aparna Kumar, Commandant of 9^th Batallion P.A.C.at Moradabad says “If Sparrows are not saved the ecological balance would get distrubed as these birds feed on seeds and small insects and maintain the ecological balance”. She also added that the pollution caused by the release of carbonmonoxide from automobiles has also become a reason for the death of birds in large numbers and this need to be curbed to protect them. All it requires to encourage the return of Sparrows in cities is to buildup or place a topless medium size earthen pot with very small holes at the bottom or similar nesting objects atop a house where nobody can easily reach.   

                    B. C. Brahma, DFO at Moradabad says, “I am a bird and animal lover, I do not forget to keep an earthern bowl of grain and a trough of water for the birds in my lawn every day. These act like fast food centre for the birds, squirrels, crows, mynas and dogs to eat and sip.” One can not disagree with the fact that the common birds like sparrows are bio-indicators of the eco system. “If timely conservation measures are not instigated then today’s common species will become tomorrows’ threatened species like vultures “says a bird lover Yogesh Kumar Mishra , Range Officer  at  Moradabad.  He further says “We must intensify our efforts to create awareness about the sharp decline in the numbers of sparrows and other small birds.”

                    We must revive the age old practice of spreading out a handful grains in our window still or balconies, so that the birds can feast on them. The upcoming generation should be made aware of their importance in balancing the eco-system & of course of the simple pleasures like appreciating the tweets & chirps of the small birds. Its very important to spread the awareness among the children. So conducting some interesting activities & events like bird watching trips, photography competitions, exhibitions, presentations, slogan competition, etc, on these topics & practically implementing the ideas to save them infront of the school children will add a lot to it.              FOR THE CHIRPY SPARROWS

                It was just a decade ago that these birds were a common sight in our surroundings. The nests of house sparrows were found in almost every house hold as well as in public places such as markets, bus stops and railway stations where they dwelled in colonies and survived on food grains, seeds, insects and worms. It was a time when people woke up to find the sparrows chirping in their backyards. One could see hordes of birds fluttering around here and there bathing in water pools and having mud baths.

             But now we notice there is a sudden decline in the number of sparrows owing to the reasons like change in the building architectures, changing attitudes of people and their life styles, radiations from mobile towers and cell phones ; as the signals from the mobile phones disturbs the sparrows and drive them away. The electromagnetic pollution caused due to the mobile phone towers are responsible for harming its reproductive cycles. March 20, is a day designated to raise awareness about the house sparrows and other common birds of urban environments and of threats to their population and is marked as World Sparrow Day. This day is important because creating awareness about these birds seems to be the key to their survival.

            “I developed love and passion for the birds and beautiful Nature since my childhood when I was the member of the Nature Club at my school,” says a bird enthusiast Sanjay Kumar, District Magistrate at Moradabad.  He further says, “Chirping sounds of Sparrows are pleasing to the heart and soul.”The amend in the building constructions provides a lot of nesting sites to the larger birds such as pigeons in the form of ducts where as the smaller birds such as sparrows have a mere chance of nesting in these tall multistoried buildings. In olden days the houses had tiled roofs but now we have the apartment culture which leaves no scope for the Sparrows to build in their nests.  Presently there are very few green areas in the cities and towns. The lawns and gardens are full of exotic species of plants which have meagre role to play in the local ecology and are of very little use to native birds and insects. Moreover there is a lack of trees of local breeds like Peepal, Gular, Mahua and Popular that provide food and shelter to the common birds. The exotic plants often consume a larger quantity of chemical fertilizers and pesticides which scare pests away, thereby robbing the sparrows on their food stock. Thus an urgent need is felt to create awareness among people to replace these exotic plant species with the native species of trees which not only ensure ecological balance in nature but also facilitate us with enough amount of oxygen to breath for good health. The hedges and the thorny bushes are comfortable sites for the bird sparrows to build up their nests and get worms and insects in plenty. 

            The fast changing attitude and life styles of city –dwellers have also reflected in people’s attitude towards birds and biodiversity.  The open grain markets and sorting grains at home have been replaced by neatly packaged and recleaned products available at the super markets. People today are extremely busy in their every day activities and urban entertainment options and have little time to spare, sensitivity and fondness to think about birds.

                    On the occasion of World Sparrow Day March 20, the bird lovers in the city of Moradabad urged people to contribute their bit in saving the little birds from becoming extinct. Under the valuable guidance of District Magistrate at Moradabad a programme was organised at the Deer Park in which various activities and competitions like painting, declamation, exhibition, etc were conducted. The nest boxes were also distributed in large numbers to the people to encourage them to attract the tiny birds – House Sparrows.  People were suggested that they can contribute their bit in saving this tiny, beautiful creature so that its chirp voice could be heard in the Verandas and at perches. They were also adviced to sprinkle food grains like Bajra, in an open space of houses or on terrace to attract sparrows. Maintaining a terrace garden is another option to invite the sparrows to their houses. These small efforts can save these birds from getting extinct and thus conserving the species to maintain the food-chain in nature.  

                     Aparna Kumar, Commandant of 9^th Batallion P.A.C.at Moradabad says “If Sparrows are not saved the ecological balance would get distrubed as these birds feed on seeds and small insects and maintain the ecological balance”. She also added that the pollution caused by the release of carbonmonoxide from automobiles has also become a reason for the death of birds in large numbers and this need to be curbed to protect them. All it requires to encourage the return of Sparrows in cities is to buildup or place a topless medium size earthen pot with very small holes at the bottom or similar nesting objects atop a house where nobody can easily reach.   

                    B. C. Brahma, DFO at Moradabad says, “I am a bird and animal lover, I do not forget to keep an earthern bowl of grain and a trough of water for the birds in my lawn every day. These act like fast food centre for the birds, squirrels, crows, mynas and dogs to eat and sip.” One can not disagree with the fact that the common birds like sparrows are bio-indicators of the eco system. “If timely conservation measures are not instigated then today’s common species will become tomorrows’ threatened species like vultures “says a bird lover Yogesh Kumar Mishra , Range Officer  at  Moradabad.  He further says “We must intensify our efforts to create awareness about the sharp decline in the numbers of sparrows and other small birds.”

                    We must revive the age old practice of spreading out a handful grains in our window still or balconies, so that the birds can feast on them. The upcoming generation should be made aware of their importance in balancing the eco-system & of course of the simple pleasures like appreciating the tweets & chirps of the small birds. Its very important to spread the awareness among the children. So conducting some interesting activities & events like bird watching trips, photography competitions, exhibitions, presentations, slogan competition, etc, on these topics & practically implementing the ideas to save them infront of the school children will add a lot to it.              FOR THE CHIRPY SPARROWS

                It was just a decade ago that these birds were a common sight in our surroundings. The nests of house sparrows were found in almost every house hold as well as in public places such as markets, bus stops and railway stations where they dwelled in colonies and survived on food grains, seeds, insects and worms. It was a time when people woke up to find the sparrows chirping in their backyards. One could see hordes of birds fluttering around here and there bathing in water pools and having mud baths.

             But now we notice there is a sudden decline in the number of sparrows owing to the reasons like change in the building architectures, changing attitudes of people and their life styles, radiations from mobile towers and cell phones ; as the signals from the mobile phones disturbs the sparrows and drive them away. The electromagnetic pollution caused due to the mobile phone towers are responsible for harming its reproductive cycles. March 20, is a day designated to raise awareness about the house sparrows and other common birds of urban environments and of threats to their population and is marked as World Sparrow Day. This day is important because creating awareness about these birds seems to be the key to their survival.

            “I developed love and passion for the birds and beautiful Nature since my childhood when I was the member of the Nature Club at my school,” says a bird enthusiast Sanjay Kumar, District Magistrate at Moradabad.  He further says, “Chirping sounds of Sparrows are pleasing to the heart and soul.”The amend in the building constructions provides a lot of nesting sites to the larger birds such as pigeons in the form of ducts where as the smaller birds such as sparrows have a mere chance of nesting in these tall multistoried buildings. In olden days the houses had tiled roofs but now we have the apartment culture which leaves no scope for the Sparrows to build in their nests.  Presently there are very few green areas in the cities and towns. The lawns and gardens are full of exotic species of plants which have meagre role to play in the local ecology and are of very little use to native birds and insects. Moreover there is a lack of trees of local breeds like Peepal, Gular, Mahua and Popular that provide food and shelter to the common birds. The exotic plants often consume a larger quantity of chemical fertilizers and pesticides which scare pests away, thereby robbing the sparrows on their food stock. Thus an urgent need is felt to create awareness among people to replace these exotic plant species with the native species of trees which not only ensure ecological balance in nature but also facilitate us with enough amount of oxygen to breath for good health. The hedges and the thorny bushes are comfortable sites for the bird sparrows to build up their nests and get worms and insects in plenty. 

            The fast changing attitude and life styles of city –dwellers have also reflected in people’s attitude towards birds and biodiversity.  The open grain markets and sorting grains at home have been replaced by neatly packaged and recleaned products available at the super markets. People today are extremely busy in their every day activities and urban entertainment options and have little time to spare, sensitivity and fondness to think about birds.

                    On the occasion of World Sparrow Day March 20, the bird lovers in the city of Moradabad urged people to contribute their bit in saving the little birds from becoming extinct. Under the valuable guidance of District Magistrate at Moradabad a programme was organised at the Deer Park in which various activities and competitions like painting, declamation, exhibition, etc were conducted. The nest boxes were also distributed in large numbers to the people to encourage them to attract the tiny birds – House Sparrows.  People were suggested that they can contribute their bit in saving this tiny, beautiful creature so that its chirp voice could be heard in the Verandas and at perches. They were also adviced to sprinkle food grains like Bajra, in an open space of houses or on terrace to attract sparrows. Maintaining a terrace garden is another option to invite the sparrows to their houses. These small efforts can save these birds from getting extinct and thus conserving the species to maintain the food-chain in nature.  

                     Aparna Kumar, Commandant of 9^th Batallion P.A.C.at Moradabad says “If Sparrows are not saved the ecological balance would get distrubed as these birds feed on seeds and small insects and maintain the ecological balance”. She also added that the pollution caused by the release of carbonmonoxide from automobiles has also become a reason for the death of birds in large numbers and this need to be curbed to protect them. All it requires to encourage the return of Sparrows in cities is to buildup or place a topless medium size earthen pot with very small holes at the bottom or similar nesting objects atop a house where nobody can easily reach.   

                    B. C. Brahma, DFO at Moradabad says, “I am a bird and animal lover, I do not forget to keep an earthern bowl of grain and a trough of water for the birds in my lawn every day. These act like fast food centre for the birds, squirrels, crows, mynas and dogs to eat and sip.” One can not disagree with the fact that the common birds like sparrows are bio-indicators of the eco system. “If timely conservation measures are not instigated then today’s common species will become tomorrows’ threatened species like vultures “says a bird lover Yogesh Kumar Mishra , Range Officer  at  Moradabad.  He further says “We must intensify our efforts to create awareness about the sharp decline in the numbers of sparrows and other small birds.”

                    We must revive the age old practice of spreading out a handful grains in our window still or balconies, so that the birds can feast on them. The upcoming generation should be made aware of their importance in balancing the eco-system & of course of the simple pleasures like appreciating the tweets & chirps of the small birds. Its very important to spread the awareness among the children. So conducting some interesting activities & events like bird watching trips, photography competitions, exhibitions, presentations, slogan competition, etc, on these topics & practically implementing the ideas to save them infront of the school children will add a lot to it.              FOR THE CHIRPY SPARROWS

                It was just a decade ago that these birds were a common sight in our surroundings. The nests of house sparrows were found in almost every house hold as well as in public places such as markets, bus stops and railway stations where they dwelled in colonies and survived on food grains, seeds, insects and worms. It was a time when people woke up to find the sparrows chirping in their backyards. One could see hordes of birds fluttering around here and there bathing in water pools and having mud baths.

             But now we notice there is a sudden decline in the number of sparrows owing to the reasons like change in the building architectures, changing attitudes of people and their life styles, radiations from mobile towers and cell phones ; as the signals from the mobile phones disturbs the sparrows and drive them away. The electromagnetic pollution caused due to the mobile phone towers are responsible for harming its reproductive cycles. March 20, is a day designated to raise awareness about the house sparrows and other common birds of urban environments and of threats to their population and is marked as World Sparrow Day. This day is important because creating awareness about these birds seems to be the key to their survival.

            “I developed love and passion for the birds and beautiful Nature since my childhood when I was the member of the Nature Club at my school,” says a bird enthusiast Sanjay Kumar, District Magistrate at Moradabad.  He further says, “Chirping sounds of Sparrows are pleasing to the heart and soul.”The amend in the building constructions provides a lot of nesting sites to the larger birds such as pigeons in the form of ducts where as the smaller birds such as sparrows have a mere chance of nesting in these tall multistoried buildings. In olden days the houses had tiled roofs but now we have the apartment culture which leaves no scope for the Sparrows to build in their nests.  Presently there are very few green areas in the cities and towns. The lawns and gardens are full of exotic species of plants which have meagre role to play in the local ecology and are of very little use to native birds and insects. Moreover there is a lack of trees of local breeds like Peepal, Gular, Mahua and Popular that provide food and shelter to the common birds. The exotic plants often consume a larger quantity of chemical fertilizers and pesticides which scare pests away, thereby robbing the sparrows on their food stock. Thus an urgent need is felt to create awareness among people to replace these exotic plant species with the native species of trees which not only ensure ecological balance in nature but also facilitate us with enough amount of oxygen to breath for good health. The hedges and the thorny bushes are comfortable sites for the bird sparrows to build up their nests and get worms and insects in plenty. 

            The fast changing attitude and life styles of city –dwellers have also reflected in people’s attitude towards birds and biodiversity.  The open grain markets and sorting grains at home have been replaced by neatly packaged and recleaned products available at the super markets. People today are extremely busy in their every day activities and urban entertainment options and have little time to spare, sensitivity and fondness to think about birds.

                    On the occasion of World Sparrow Day March 20, the bird lovers in the city of Moradabad urged people to contribute their bit in saving the little birds from becoming extinct. Under the valuable guidance of District Magistrate at Moradabad a programme was organised at the Deer Park in which various activities and competitions like painting, declamation, exhibition, etc were conducted. The nest boxes were also distributed in large numbers to the people to encourage them to attract the tiny birds – House Sparrows.  People were suggested that they can contribute their bit in saving this tiny, beautiful creature so that its chirp voice could be heard in the Verandas and at perches. They were also adviced to sprinkle food grains like Bajra, in an open space of houses or on terrace to attract sparrows. Maintaining a terrace garden is another option to invite the sparrows to their houses. These small efforts can save these birds from getting extinct and thus conserving the species to maintain the food-chain in nature.  

                     Aparna Kumar, Commandant of 9^th Batallion P.A.C.at Moradabad says “If Sparrows are not saved the ecological balance would get distrubed as these birds feed on seeds and small insects and maintain the ecological balance”. She also added that the pollution caused by the release of carbonmonoxide from automobiles has also become a reason for the death of birds in large numbers and this need to be curbed to protect them. All it requires to encourage the return of Sparrows in cities is to buildup or place a topless medium size earthen pot with very small holes at the bottom or similar nesting objects atop a house where nobody can easily reach.   

                    B. C. Brahma, DFO at Moradabad says, “I am a bird and animal lover, I do not forget to keep an earthern bowl of grain and a trough of water for the birds in my lawn every day. These act like fast food centre for the birds, squirrels, crows, mynas and dogs to eat and sip.” One can not disagree with the fact that the common birds like sparrows are bio-indicators of the eco system. “If timely conservation measures are not instigated then today’s common species will become tomorrows’ threatened species like vultures “says a bird lover Yogesh Kumar Mishra , Range Officer  at  Moradabad.  He further says “We must intensify our efforts to create awareness about the sharp decline in the numbers of sparrows and other small birds.”

                    We must revive the age old practice of spreading out a handful grains in our window still or balconies, so that the birds can feast on them. The upcoming generation should be made aware of their importance in balancing the eco-system & of course of the simple pleasures like appreciating the tweets & chirps of the small birds. Its very important to spread the awareness among the children. So conducting some interesting activities & events like bird watching trips, photography competitions, exhibitions, presentations, slogan competition, etc, on these topics & practically implementing the ideas to save them infront of the school children will add a lot to it.              FOR THE CHIRPY SPARROWS

                It was just a decade ago that these birds were a common sight in our surroundings. The nests of house sparrows were found in almost every house hold as well as in public places such as markets, bus stops and railway stations where they dwelled in colonies and survived on food grains, seeds, insects and worms. It was a time when people woke up to find the sparrows chirping in their backyards. One could see hordes of birds fluttering around here and there bathing in water pools and having mud baths.

             But now we notice there is a sudden decline in the number of sparrows owing to the reasons like change in the building architectures, changing attitudes of people and their life styles, radiations from mobile towers and cell phones ; as the signals from the mobile phones disturbs the sparrows and drive them away. The electromagnetic pollution caused due to the mobile phone towers are responsible for harming its reproductive cycles. March 20, is a day designated to raise awareness about the house sparrows and other common birds of urban environments and of threats to their population and is marked as World Sparrow Day. This day is important because creating awareness about these birds seems to be the key to their survival.

            “I developed love and passion for the birds and beautiful Nature since my childhood when I was the member of the Nature Club at my school,” says a bird enthusiast Sanjay Kumar, District Magistrate at Moradabad.  He further says, “Chirping sounds of Sparrows are pleasing to the heart and soul.”The amend in the building constructions provides a lot of nesting sites to the larger birds such as pigeons in the form of ducts where as the smaller birds such as sparrows have a mere chance of nesting in these tall multistoried buildings. In olden days the houses had tiled roofs but now we have the apartment culture which leaves no scope for the Sparrows to build in their nests.  Presently there are very few green areas in the cities and towns. The lawns and gardens are full of exotic species of plants which have meagre role to play in the local ecology and are of very little use to native birds and insects. Moreover there is a lack of trees of local breeds like Peepal, Gular, Mahua and Popular that provide food and shelter to the common birds. The exotic plants often consume a larger quantity of chemical fertilizers and pesticides which scare pests away, thereby robbing the sparrows on their food stock. Thus an urgent need is felt to create awareness among people to replace these exotic plant species with the native species of trees which not only ensure ecological balance in nature but also facilitate us with enough amount of oxygen to breath for good health. The hedges and the thorny bushes are comfortable sites for the bird sparrows to build up their nests and get worms and insects in plenty. 

            The fast changing attitude and life styles of city –dwellers have also reflected in people’s attitude towards birds and biodiversity.  The open grain markets and sorting grains at home have been replaced by neatly packaged and recleaned products available at the super markets. People today are extremely busy in their every day activities and urban entertainment options and have little time to spare, sensitivity and fondness to think about birds.

                    On the occasion of World Sparrow Day March 20, the bird lovers in the city of Moradabad urged people to contribute their bit in saving the little birds from becoming extinct. Under the valuable guidance of District Magistrate at Moradabad a programme was organised at the Deer Park in which various activities and competitions like painting, declamation, exhibition, etc were conducted. The nest boxes were also distributed in large numbers to the people to encourage them to attract the tiny birds – House Sparrows.  People were suggested that they can contribute their bit in saving this tiny, beautiful creature so that its chirp voice could be heard in the Verandas and at perches. They were also adviced to sprinkle food grains like Bajra, in an open space of houses or on terrace to attract sparrows. Maintaining a terrace garden is another option to invite the sparrows to their houses. These small efforts can save these birds from getting extinct and thus conserving the species to maintain the food-chain in nature.  

                     Aparna Kumar, Commandant of 9^th Batallion P.A.C.at Moradabad says “If Sparrows are not saved the ecological balance would get distrubed as these birds feed on seeds and small insects and maintain the ecological balance”. She also added that the pollution caused by the release of carbonmonoxide from automobiles has also become a reason for the death of birds in large numbers and this need to be curbed to protect them. All it requires to encourage the return of Sparrows in cities is to buildup or place a topless medium size earthen pot with very small holes at the bottom or similar nesting object

                     ONAM CELEBRATIONS

                 Onam is one of the most popular festivals of Kerala in India. It falls during the month of Chingam (ending of August and beginning of September) which is the first month according to the Malyalam Calender. The celebrations begin within a fortnight of the Malyalam New year and continue for ten days attracting thousands of people outside and within the state. Malayalees put up in the town due to their postings or occupation eagerly wait for the arrival of Onam festival and celebrate with pomp and show in a very traditional way.TP talks to the families about their celebrations on this occasion.

            The Onam is a harvest festival of the state which celebrates the reward of nature after a year of hard work. It marks the end of the summer monsoons. All the activities in this season are centered worship, music, dance and good food. Its merry making includes an elaborate procession of Trichur and amusing boat races on the river Pampa, women put on traditional attire, new saree and make designed ‘rangolis’ and ‘Onapookalam’ a floral carpet with varieties of  colorful flowers in front of their houses. The festivity lasts for ten days and each day has its own symbolic essence with respective to traditions and rituals. The first day starts with Atham and ends with Thiruoman at tenth day which are the most important of all.

            The Onam festival marks the  consequent homecoming of the mythical king Mahabali to whom Malyalees consider as their noble king. It is said that Once upon a time the world was ruled by a demon king in the name of Mahabali who was able to establish his perfect kingdom even better than heaven. This annoyed the Gods who sent down Lord Vishnu as a dwarf and begged the king for the amount of land that he could cover in three steps. The dwarf grew in size and his two footsteps covered the heaven and world, the third step being used to put his foot on the king’s head. The story goes that the king was greatly respected in his kingdom due to his deep wisdom, judiciary and extreme kindness to his subject. Everybody was happy in his kingdom; there was no bias on the basis of caste or class. Rich and poor were uniformly treated. There was neither offense nor dishonesty. There was no poverty, sorrow, or disease in the reign of king Mahabali and everybody was happy and satisfied. Looking at the increasing popularity and the fame of king Mahabali Gods became extremely concern and jealous. To curb the growing reign of Mahabali and maintain their own supremacy Aditi, the mother of gods sought help of Lord Vishnu whom Mahabali worshipped. Apart from all his virtues Mahabali had one weakness. He was egoistic. This weak point in his character was utilized by Gods to bring an end to his reign. However, in return of his good deeds, God approved him a boon that he could annually visit his people with whom he was so attached.

              The people also believe that during Oman, the King returns to Kerala to pay a visit to them. Hence they arrange for this festival by cleaning their houses and decorating them. Everybody in family wears new dresses and serves sweet dishes on the banana leaves. 

          The beauty of the festival lies in its worldly foundation. People of all sections of society  enjoy the festival with equal happiness and vigor. Onam helps to create an ambiance of peace and brotherhood by way of various team sports arranged on the day. Sheela Mathew, an officer in bank says, “As It comes out the biggest festival for us, we eagerly wait for this festival and pre plan our visit to Kerala with whole family.” She describes further that “it marks the home coming of legendary king Mahabali. Carnival of Onam depicts the best of the tradition and  custom. We all family members somehow don’t like to miss this great occasion at our home town.”

                    According to Stella John, a fashion designer from Kerala,” The most impressive part of Onam festival is the grand feast called Onasadya, prepared on Thiruonam. It is a nine course meal consisting of 11 to 13 essential dishes like avial, coconut chutney, payasam, dry fruit kesari, and so on. It is served on banana leaves and the people sit on a mat laid on the floor to take the meal.” Men opt to go for the rigorous sports like Talappanthukali (played with ball), Ambeyyal (Archery), Kutukutu and combats like Kayyankali and Attakalam. Women indulge in cultural activities. They make beautifully designed flower mats called, Pookalam in front courtyard of house to welcome King Mahabali. Kaikotti kali  and Thumbi are two graceful dances performed by women dressed in their traditional gold bordered off-white mundu and neriyathu on Onam. Folk dances like Kummatti kali and Pulikali add to the zest of celebrations.”

          Well there is lot more to Onam than words can illustrate. Spirit of this enormous celebration may only be felt across the country. And, if experienced once, it is cherished for a lifetime.

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Swarn Lata Sharma