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Anil Jangir
Batch 2004
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Apr 30, 2011
Something to THINK About....
The paradox of our time in history is that
we have taller buildings, but shorter tempers;
Wider freeways, but narrower view points;
we spend more, but have less,
we buy more, but enjoy less.
We have bugger houses and smaller families;
more conveniences, but less time;
we have more degrees, but less sense;
more knowledge, but less judgement;
more experts, but more problems;
more medicines, but less wellness.
We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get angry too quickly, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too seldom, watch TV too much and pray too seldom.
We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.
We talk too much, love too seldom and hate too often.
We've learnt hoe to make a living, but not a life;
We've added years to life, not life to years...
We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbour. We've conquered outer space, but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things; We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul; We've split the atom, but not our prejudice; we write more, but learn less. We've learnt to rush, but not wait; We've higher incomes, but lower morals; We have more food, but less appeasement; We've become long on quantity, but short on quality.
These are the times of fast foods & slow digestion; tall men and short character; steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the times of world peace, but domestic warfare; more leisure but less fun, more kinds of food but less nutrition.
These are the days of two incomes, but more divorces; of fancier houses but broken homes. These are the days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies and pills that do everything from cheer to quiet to kill.
It is the time when you can choose either to make a difference or just turn the page...
Dr. Leena Raichandani
Associate Professor
Deptt. Of Anatomy
Harry Potter MBBS
The big Harry Potter fan that I am, I am surprised to find that medical colleges bear more than a passing resemblance to Hogwarts, the ancient school of witchcraft and wizardry. In December 2001, the World Health Organization announced a global outbreak of Harry Potter fever. Seven strains have been reported so far - all originating in Britain. It gripped the entire world; a few not having the time to read up on the subject, took the flash card approach and saw the movie instead. As the scenes unfolded before my eyes, I was amazed at how J K Rowling's tale of the boy wizard was in fact an allegory for the journey of a modern medical student.
The similarities are uncanny. The journey starts with applying to magical, er, medical college. Now cracking the PMT often feels as difficult as finding platform nine and three quarters at King's Cross station. Some people say that it is too difficult a task, but it can be done by believing in yourself, working hard, and learning from others. Oh, and it also "helps if you get a running start."For some, good results will arrive furiously. While some parents will be "proud to have a witch in the family," Others may believe that the magic system is a "load of old tosh" and want their children to choose another Muggle profession.
Time to pick up supplies :
Letter in hand, it is now time to pick up supplies but where to shop? Diagnosis Alley, of course. Once there, it is necessary to procure the proper equipments, a wand & robes of course. It goes without saying that some schools will not let students bring their own stethoscopes or flying brooms until second year. The Littman Cardio III, it seems, is comparable to the Nimbus 2000.
Classes soon begin, and students learn a diversity of subjects ranging from the effects of Potions (Pharmacology) to the Defence Against Dark (Microbiology). Learning to fly a broom and handling a scalpel require patience and dexterity. After a while, apprentices take their skills to the field. Some of them treat it as a high flying game like Quidditch , competing across the pitch of the clinic. They chase after the elusive golden snitch: the winning diagnosis.
Student quickly realise that they have entered a new realm. Long white cloaks or black robes ensheathe the acolyte. They learn a new vocabulary, struggling to pronounce the magic words correctly (a-TAX-ee-yah, teh-lan-gee-ec-tay-see-AH). Experiences desensitise the learner to what was previously so ghastly and ghoulish. Looking over us is the Ministry of magic, the self - regulating body for wizards.
"It is not our abilities that show what we truly are... it is our choices" :
At some point, Harry and his friends must focus on a particular brand of magic; we too must make such difficult career decisions, and the choice to be made is to work hard. In some mysterious way, personality and experience also contribute to our selection of a specialty. The best we can do is listening to the voice of our internal Sorting Hat before blurting out to the world which path we have chosen. Despite these differences in career and character, medical students bond through shared experiences. As JK Rowling so wisely remarks, " There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other, and knocking out a 12 foot mountain troll is one of them."
Perhaps I am stretching this a bit foo far. Perhaps I am trying to conjure something out of thin air. Still, Harry Potter has taught me the danger of carelessly waving our wands. He has also demonstrated the positive impact that caring can have on the lives of others : just as Harry freed the captive and lonely snake from its glass cage, I too will use empathy and understanding to heal.
And that, indeed, is something magical!
The similarities are uncanny. The journey starts with applying to magical, er, medical college. Now cracking the PMT often feels as difficult as finding platform nine and three quarters at King's Cross station. Some people say that it is too difficult a task, but it can be done by believing in yourself, working hard, and learning from others. Oh, and it also "helps if you get a running start."For some, good results will arrive furiously. While some parents will be "proud to have a witch in the family," Others may believe that the magic system is a "load of old tosh" and want their children to choose another Muggle profession.
Time to pick up supplies :
Letter in hand, it is now time to pick up supplies but where to shop? Diagnosis Alley, of course. Once there, it is necessary to procure the proper equipments, a wand & robes of course. It goes without saying that some schools will not let students bring their own stethoscopes or flying brooms until second year. The Littman Cardio III, it seems, is comparable to the Nimbus 2000.
Classes soon begin, and students learn a diversity of subjects ranging from the effects of Potions (Pharmacology) to the Defence Against Dark (Microbiology). Learning to fly a broom and handling a scalpel require patience and dexterity. After a while, apprentices take their skills to the field. Some of them treat it as a high flying game like Quidditch , competing across the pitch of the clinic. They chase after the elusive golden snitch: the winning diagnosis.
Student quickly realise that they have entered a new realm. Long white cloaks or black robes ensheathe the acolyte. They learn a new vocabulary, struggling to pronounce the magic words correctly (a-TAX-ee-yah, teh-lan-gee-ec-tay-see-AH). Experiences desensitise the learner to what was previously so ghastly and ghoulish. Looking over us is the Ministry of magic, the self - regulating body for wizards.
"It is not our abilities that show what we truly are... it is our choices" :
At some point, Harry and his friends must focus on a particular brand of magic; we too must make such difficult career decisions, and the choice to be made is to work hard. In some mysterious way, personality and experience also contribute to our selection of a specialty. The best we can do is listening to the voice of our internal Sorting Hat before blurting out to the world which path we have chosen. Despite these differences in career and character, medical students bond through shared experiences. As JK Rowling so wisely remarks, " There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other, and knocking out a 12 foot mountain troll is one of them."
Perhaps I am stretching this a bit foo far. Perhaps I am trying to conjure something out of thin air. Still, Harry Potter has taught me the danger of carelessly waving our wands. He has also demonstrated the positive impact that caring can have on the lives of others : just as Harry freed the captive and lonely snake from its glass cage, I too will use empathy and understanding to heal.
And that, indeed, is something magical!
Ritu Ramdeo
Batch 2004
A Promise
God has not promised
Skies always blue,
Flower strewn pathways,
All our life through.
God has not promised
Sun without rain,
Joy without sorrow,
Peace without pain
But God has promised
Strength for the day,
Rest for the labour
And Light for the way.
Skies always blue,
Flower strewn pathways,
All our life through.
God has not promised
Sun without rain,
Joy without sorrow,
Peace without pain
But God has promised
Strength for the day,
Rest for the labour
And Light for the way.
(From Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam's 'Wings of Fire')
Rikita Jindal
Batch 2005
Reversing The Brain Drain
Hundreds of thousands of our qualified youngsters take off from different international airports every year for higher studies or highly lucrative jobs in the US, the UK, Germany, France and Australia. And most of these Indians prefer to settle down abroad, attracted by the facilities and the higher quality of life provided by these countries. We have been crying hoarse about the Brain Drain from India over the last five decades but, without going in for a well-set blueprint to check this counter-productive phenomenon. Some of the public schools, our IITs, IIMs and the medical colleges are providing world class education. One might wonder that having spent a lot on infrastructure, training and other facilities and the best teaching staff, can the Government and the people of India look away as the talent, assiduously nurtured in India, is utilised by other countries for their development and excellence in varied fields?
Critics ask that when other developed countries provide higher facilities, pay packages and perks, how can you dissuade our youngsters from going abroad? What has been our loss has been the gain of the countries where our youth has migrated. Examples of Kalpana Chawla, the 1st Indian-American woman astronaut in space, Nobel laureates in Physics and Medicine namely Dr. S Chandra Shekhar and Dr. Hargobind Khurana respectively are evident in this case.
During this decades - long debate on Brain Drain, it has been stated that our youngsters leave India because excellence is neither recognised nor rewarded in India. But this is only partly true now, as things have changed today and talented people can reach the highest position possible, provided they are prepared to work hard.
Youngsters from India-whatever be the field they are working in-are today suitably recognised as well as rewarded. Take the field of sports where many of the celebrities are household names - Sania Mirza, Sachin Tendulkar, Saina Nehwal, Abhinav Bindra and several others. India proudly sits on position one in milk production in the world. Thanks to Dr. Varghese Kurien, the father of White Revolution.
A top engineer who completed the Konkan Railway in record time, Mr. E Sreedharan has built up the world class Delhi Metro. Take the story of the Ambani brothers, the Tatas, the Mittals and others who have left their footprints in different continents.
The IITs and IIMs have earned a place of pride in our specialised learning system. With state of the art speciality hospitals emerging in different parts of India, patients from abroad find that complicated surgeries could be conducted in India at a relatively lower cost. If doctors and specialists find the going good in their own country, why would they go abroad? When India can stand good in comparison with the other developed countries in all the varied fields, the youth in India would eventually find that working in their own country is more rewarding than working elsewhere in the world. And even if they go abroad to better their specialisation, I believe, that they would want to return home and pursue a life of their own choice, without surrendering the traditional family ties and the nourishing Indian values.
After all, a home is a home and not all the wealth in this world can buy the happiness that your home and country can give.
Critics ask that when other developed countries provide higher facilities, pay packages and perks, how can you dissuade our youngsters from going abroad? What has been our loss has been the gain of the countries where our youth has migrated. Examples of Kalpana Chawla, the 1st Indian-American woman astronaut in space, Nobel laureates in Physics and Medicine namely Dr. S Chandra Shekhar and Dr. Hargobind Khurana respectively are evident in this case.
During this decades - long debate on Brain Drain, it has been stated that our youngsters leave India because excellence is neither recognised nor rewarded in India. But this is only partly true now, as things have changed today and talented people can reach the highest position possible, provided they are prepared to work hard.
Youngsters from India-whatever be the field they are working in-are today suitably recognised as well as rewarded. Take the field of sports where many of the celebrities are household names - Sania Mirza, Sachin Tendulkar, Saina Nehwal, Abhinav Bindra and several others. India proudly sits on position one in milk production in the world. Thanks to Dr. Varghese Kurien, the father of White Revolution.
A top engineer who completed the Konkan Railway in record time, Mr. E Sreedharan has built up the world class Delhi Metro. Take the story of the Ambani brothers, the Tatas, the Mittals and others who have left their footprints in different continents.
The IITs and IIMs have earned a place of pride in our specialised learning system. With state of the art speciality hospitals emerging in different parts of India, patients from abroad find that complicated surgeries could be conducted in India at a relatively lower cost. If doctors and specialists find the going good in their own country, why would they go abroad? When India can stand good in comparison with the other developed countries in all the varied fields, the youth in India would eventually find that working in their own country is more rewarding than working elsewhere in the world. And even if they go abroad to better their specialisation, I believe, that they would want to return home and pursue a life of their own choice, without surrendering the traditional family ties and the nourishing Indian values.
After all, a home is a home and not all the wealth in this world can buy the happiness that your home and country can give.
Priyanka Singh
Batch 2006
A Perfect Lifestyle
Do you know the recipe for a perfect lifestyle?
In this world full of sorrow,
Where no one knows of tomorrow.
Where troubles await in large rows,
With less of friends & more of foes.
The only thing we can do,
Is to face what is true!
A smile on the face is what we chiefly need,
Cheers & laughter are very good indeed.
If times are bad, courageously hope.
Await the better, don't give up hope.
With this attitude, a day will come,
You will be what you want to become.
"STOP EXISTING, START LIVING"
This is the recipe of a perfect lifestyle.
Let it happen, whatever happens.
SMILE! SMILE! SMILE!
In this world full of sorrow,
Where no one knows of tomorrow.
Where troubles await in large rows,
With less of friends & more of foes.
The only thing we can do,
Is to face what is true!
A smile on the face is what we chiefly need,
Cheers & laughter are very good indeed.
If times are bad, courageously hope.
Await the better, don't give up hope.
With this attitude, a day will come,
You will be what you want to become.
"STOP EXISTING, START LIVING"
This is the recipe of a perfect lifestyle.
Let it happen, whatever happens.
SMILE! SMILE! SMILE!
Anita Dhayal
Batch 2006
To Achieve Your Dreams...
Remember your ABC
Avoid negative sources, people, places, things and habits.
Believe in yourself.
Consider things from every possible angle.
Don't give up and don't give in.
Enjoy life today, yesterday is gone, and tomorrow may never come.
Family and friends are hidden treasures, seek them and enjoy their riches.
Give more than you planned to.
Have courage to do what needs to be done and consideration for other's feelings.
Ignore those who try to discourage you.
Just do it.
Keep trying no matter how hard it seems, it will get easier.
Love yourself first and most.
Make it happen.
Never lie, cheat or steal; always strike a fair deal.
Open, your eyes and see things as they really are.
Practice. And achieve perfection.
Quitters never win and winners never quit.
Read, study and learn about every thing important in your life.
Stop procrastinating.
Take control of your own destiny.
Understand your self in order to under stand others better.
Visualize it.
Want it, more than anything.
EXchange your ideas.
You are unique, amongst all the God's creations. Nothing can replace you.
Zero in on your target and go for it.
Shravan
Batch 2005
Work Is Worship
"We must work not only to civilize the world, not to smooth the face of society, not to spread knowledge, not to cultivate the reason, not to turn the whole earth into heaven, but to bring down a heaven upon earth.
"Work is worship" is one of those precepts which have been embodied in every religion, culture and civilization of the world. Gandhiji, light heartedly observed "God created men to work for his food" and said "Those who are without work are thieves."
Nations become great when their manpower is fully and suitably employed without work, life is not worth living. All the great men had a special value. For them all sorts of work were of equal importance. It is only by their sheer acceptance and the value they placed on work that they were able to rise and soar high in their ventures.
Vivekananda said, "Every duty is holy and devotion to duty is the highest form of worship of God. Everyone has a job to accomplish with dignity. This division of labour is for the proper functioning. Moreover, we should keep in mind that everyone is not capable of doing all sorts of work. God created each one in a unique way and gave unique talents and abilities to everyone, some are good administrators while others are good engineers or doctors or good servants.
To sum it up, I would like to quote the following poem:
- Cardinal Newman
"Work is worship" is one of those precepts which have been embodied in every religion, culture and civilization of the world. Gandhiji, light heartedly observed "God created men to work for his food" and said "Those who are without work are thieves."
Nations become great when their manpower is fully and suitably employed without work, life is not worth living. All the great men had a special value. For them all sorts of work were of equal importance. It is only by their sheer acceptance and the value they placed on work that they were able to rise and soar high in their ventures.
Vivekananda said, "Every duty is holy and devotion to duty is the highest form of worship of God. Everyone has a job to accomplish with dignity. This division of labour is for the proper functioning. Moreover, we should keep in mind that everyone is not capable of doing all sorts of work. God created each one in a unique way and gave unique talents and abilities to everyone, some are good administrators while others are good engineers or doctors or good servants.
To sum it up, I would like to quote the following poem:
"Work, for the Knight is coming,
work through the sunny noon,
Fill the brightest hours with
labour best comes sure and soon.
Give every flying minute,
something to keep in store,
Work for the night is coming
when man works no more"
Dr. (Mrs.) A. Gehlot
Associate Professor
Deptt. of Pharmacology
Is Mankind Kind ?
Is Human Humane ?
Brightness is dark, darkness is bright
The dumb can sing, the blind can write,
Sadness' joy will reach its height.
Truth has exhausted-the earth is at loss
Love & peace ? Hate will toss.
Gone are those days-rejoices no more.
For man is here for his destruction's chore.
Many an invention he has made.
Many a milestones he has laid.
But the scars will always remain.
Is mankind kind ? Is human humane ?
Since the day he set foot upon the earth.
Much to the unsolved & unknown's mirth.
He robbed & killed, but created.
A hated position for himself, he negotiated.
A tight situation for everyone he brought,
The whole world was his, that's what he thought
"Earth is the place where humans dwell"
But nothing remains-no fragrance to smell.
Many an invention he had made,
many a milestone he had laid.
Today not even the scars remain,
Neither does the kindness of mankind,
Nor the humanity of the humane....
Vijay Chaudhary
Batch - 2005
From Shell TO Hell
The short, miserable lives of Indian Chickens
Every year in India alone, more than a billion chickens are slaughtered for food. By the year 2020, the growing demand for chicken meat is expected to more than double that number. Shy and sensitive animals, chickens spend their unnaturally short, miserable lives crammed together in windowless sheds on poultry farms, designed for maximum space utilisation per rupee.
"Broiler" chickens are raised and killed for their flesh. They are fed growth promoters and bred to grow so large, so fast that often their legs cannot support their weight. They are forced to live by the tens of thousands in filthy sheds, full of their own excrement, where they are so cramped that they cannot turn around or even spread a wing (each one has less space than an A4 sheet of paper). The birds are subjected to continuous bright lights for the first two weeks of their lives. Then the lights are switched on and off every two hours to control their eating patterns. Eventually, the birds become so stressed that the lights have to be turned off completely to calm them down. When they are between 36 and 42 days old, they are killed (chickens can live for more than a decade).
Then the birds are caught by their legs and thrown into the back of a lorry, crammed together, hung upside-down on the back of a bicycle or auto rickshaw or stuffed into a basket for a nightmarish ride to the abattoir, always without food or water. There, the birds' legs are clamped into shackles, and they are suspended upside-down. Their throats are slit, often while they are fully conscious.
A quick look around your neighbourhood at your local "broiler" chicken stall will reveal birds kept in rusted, filthy wire cages, most of the time with no water or feed. These chickens are on public display so that a customer can choose a bird and have him or her slaughtered and plucked on the spot. Even children are subjected to the sight of this gruesome act, rendering them insensitive to the suffering of another being.
Only female chicks are useful to the egg industry. Male chicks are thrown into plastic bags to suffocate, or they are decapitated, asphyxiated or blown up in decompression chambers.
Eggs are as Vegetarian as your chicken tikka or a mutton burger. They are a part of the chicken's reproductive system. To produce eggs, the birds are forced to spend their entire lives in battery cages housed in dark, crowded sheds, where they are treated as egg-laying machines. Baby birds have their beaks cut off with a red-hot blade. Young layer hens are kept in complete darkness except at feeding time. When they reach the egg-laying stage, they are subjected to harsh and continuous light, sometimes for up to 22 hours a day. After their tired and worn-out bodies stop laying eggs and are no longer useful for egg production. they are sold for slaughter.
Consider this: Chicken contains as much artery-clogging cholesterol as beef, and a single egg is loaded with more than 200 milligrams of cholesterol. Because of the crowded conditions on factory farms, bacteria like salmonella and campylobacter spread like wildfire. Since eggshells are porous, bacteria easily pass through, infecting the eggs. Campylobacter causes more food poisoning in the UK than any other bacteria, and the Food Standards Agency identifies chicken as a major source. A large percentage of chickens have a cancer called leukosis, while Indian chickens often suffer from cholera. Eating eggs can also lead to joint problems like rheumatism in old age and cause allergies like hives.
While even registered slaughterhouses blatantly ignore hygiene standards, there are thousands of illegal slaughterhouses in India that are not even inspected and are appallingly filthy, resulting in chicken flesh that is often contaminated with faeces and bacteria. Even when there are cases of consumers' dying or falling ill after eating rotten chicken, meat-sellers continue to do a lot of business, mainly because of people's lack of awareness.
Chickens are inquisitive and interesting animals who are thought to be as intelligent as cats, dogs and even primates. When in their natural surroundings-away from factory farms - they form friendships and social hierarchies, recognize one another and develop pecking orders, love and care for their young and enjoy a full life that includes dust-bathing, making nests, roosting in trees and more.
If you want to make sure a chicken dinner will not poison your family - throw it away! Better yet, do not buy it in the first place.
And for more such truths, log on to www.PETAIndia.com
Every year in India alone, more than a billion chickens are slaughtered for food. By the year 2020, the growing demand for chicken meat is expected to more than double that number. Shy and sensitive animals, chickens spend their unnaturally short, miserable lives crammed together in windowless sheds on poultry farms, designed for maximum space utilisation per rupee.
WHAT IS A 'BROILER' CHICKEN?
"Broiler" chickens are raised and killed for their flesh. They are fed growth promoters and bred to grow so large, so fast that often their legs cannot support their weight. They are forced to live by the tens of thousands in filthy sheds, full of their own excrement, where they are so cramped that they cannot turn around or even spread a wing (each one has less space than an A4 sheet of paper). The birds are subjected to continuous bright lights for the first two weeks of their lives. Then the lights are switched on and off every two hours to control their eating patterns. Eventually, the birds become so stressed that the lights have to be turned off completely to calm them down. When they are between 36 and 42 days old, they are killed (chickens can live for more than a decade).
Then the birds are caught by their legs and thrown into the back of a lorry, crammed together, hung upside-down on the back of a bicycle or auto rickshaw or stuffed into a basket for a nightmarish ride to the abattoir, always without food or water. There, the birds' legs are clamped into shackles, and they are suspended upside-down. Their throats are slit, often while they are fully conscious.
A quick look around your neighbourhood at your local "broiler" chicken stall will reveal birds kept in rusted, filthy wire cages, most of the time with no water or feed. These chickens are on public display so that a customer can choose a bird and have him or her slaughtered and plucked on the spot. Even children are subjected to the sight of this gruesome act, rendering them insensitive to the suffering of another being.
HOW DOES EGG PRODUCTION WORK?
Only female chicks are useful to the egg industry. Male chicks are thrown into plastic bags to suffocate, or they are decapitated, asphyxiated or blown up in decompression chambers.
Eggs are as Vegetarian as your chicken tikka or a mutton burger. They are a part of the chicken's reproductive system. To produce eggs, the birds are forced to spend their entire lives in battery cages housed in dark, crowded sheds, where they are treated as egg-laying machines. Baby birds have their beaks cut off with a red-hot blade. Young layer hens are kept in complete darkness except at feeding time. When they reach the egg-laying stage, they are subjected to harsh and continuous light, sometimes for up to 22 hours a day. After their tired and worn-out bodies stop laying eggs and are no longer useful for egg production. they are sold for slaughter.
CHICKEN IS NOT HEALTH FOOD
Consider this: Chicken contains as much artery-clogging cholesterol as beef, and a single egg is loaded with more than 200 milligrams of cholesterol. Because of the crowded conditions on factory farms, bacteria like salmonella and campylobacter spread like wildfire. Since eggshells are porous, bacteria easily pass through, infecting the eggs. Campylobacter causes more food poisoning in the UK than any other bacteria, and the Food Standards Agency identifies chicken as a major source. A large percentage of chickens have a cancer called leukosis, while Indian chickens often suffer from cholera. Eating eggs can also lead to joint problems like rheumatism in old age and cause allergies like hives.
While even registered slaughterhouses blatantly ignore hygiene standards, there are thousands of illegal slaughterhouses in India that are not even inspected and are appallingly filthy, resulting in chicken flesh that is often contaminated with faeces and bacteria. Even when there are cases of consumers' dying or falling ill after eating rotten chicken, meat-sellers continue to do a lot of business, mainly because of people's lack of awareness.
CHICKENS: NO 'BIRD BRAINS'
Chickens are inquisitive and interesting animals who are thought to be as intelligent as cats, dogs and even primates. When in their natural surroundings-away from factory farms - they form friendships and social hierarchies, recognize one another and develop pecking orders, love and care for their young and enjoy a full life that includes dust-bathing, making nests, roosting in trees and more.
WHAT YOU CAN DO :
If you want to make sure a chicken dinner will not poison your family - throw it away! Better yet, do not buy it in the first place.
And for more such truths, log on to www.PETAIndia.com
Rajni Kumawat
Batch 2005
Meditation
Meditation is an age-old technique that was developed by some of the world's wisest persons to gain full control of the mind and that so, to manifest its enormous potential for worthy pursuits.
Meditation is a method to train your mind to function the way it was designed to function. Here's the key benefit: the peace & the tranquility that you will feel after twenty minutes of daily meditation will pervade every remaining minute of your day. You will be more patient in your relationships, more serene at your field & more happy when you are alone. Meditation will make you a far better person in every relation whether it be a parent, life partner, businessman, professional or a friend.
Meditation provides ability to concentrate. Lack of mental focus in one activity for any length of time, causes an inability to achieve your goals or build your dreams. Without a disciplined mind, trivial thoughts & worries will nag you. Without deep concentration, your mind will be your master rather than your servant.
I think, you just cannot afford not to discover the power of this magical mind-training discipline.
Meditation is a method to train your mind to function the way it was designed to function. Here's the key benefit: the peace & the tranquility that you will feel after twenty minutes of daily meditation will pervade every remaining minute of your day. You will be more patient in your relationships, more serene at your field & more happy when you are alone. Meditation will make you a far better person in every relation whether it be a parent, life partner, businessman, professional or a friend.
Meditation provides ability to concentrate. Lack of mental focus in one activity for any length of time, causes an inability to achieve your goals or build your dreams. Without a disciplined mind, trivial thoughts & worries will nag you. Without deep concentration, your mind will be your master rather than your servant.
I think, you just cannot afford not to discover the power of this magical mind-training discipline.
MEDITATE.
Lovely Jethwani
Batch 2005
STR - oke
During a party, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) and just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food. While she appeared a bit shaken up, she went about enjoying herself for the rest of the evening. Her husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital and died the next day. She had suffered a STROKE. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps she would be with us today. Some don't die. They end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.
It only takes a minute to read this ...
A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of stroke ..... totally.
He said, the trick was getting a strike recognized, diagnosed and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.
RECOGNISING A STROKE
Thank God for the sense to remember the '3' steps, STR. Read & learn!
Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.
A bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:
S* Ask the individual to SMILE.
T* Ask the person to TALK .... to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE. (Coherently .... i.e. It is sunny out today)
R* Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
Another 'sign' of a stroke is this : Ask the person to 'stick' out their tongues ... if the tongue is 'Crooked', if it goes to one side or the other that is also an indication of a stroke.
If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call for assistance immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher. You might be saving another precious life .....
It only takes a minute to read this ...
A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of stroke ..... totally.
He said, the trick was getting a strike recognized, diagnosed and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.
RECOGNISING A STROKE
Thank God for the sense to remember the '3' steps, STR. Read & learn!
Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.
A bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:
S* Ask the individual to SMILE.
T* Ask the person to TALK .... to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE. (Coherently .... i.e. It is sunny out today)
R* Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
Another 'sign' of a stroke is this : Ask the person to 'stick' out their tongues ... if the tongue is 'Crooked', if it goes to one side or the other that is also an indication of a stroke.
If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call for assistance immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher. You might be saving another precious life .....
Shirley P
Batch 2005
!! Attention Gals !!
A Guy's Open Heart Surgery !
1. Guys don't actually look for good-looking girls. They prefer neat & presentable girls.
2. Guys love flirts.
3. When a guy says he doesn't understand you, it simply means you're not thinking the way he is.
4. Guys may be flirting around all day but before they go to sleep, they always think about the girl they truly care about.
5. When a guy really likes you, he'll disregard all your bad characteristics.
6. Guys go crazy over a girl's smile.
7. Guys will do anything just to get the girl's attention
8. When you touch a guy's heart, there's no turning back.
9. When a girl says "no", a guy hears it as "try again tomorrow"
10. You have to tell a guy what you really want before he gets the message clearly.
11. Guys love their moms.
12. A guy often thinks about the girl who likes him.But this doesn't mean that the guy likes her.
13. You can never understand him unless you listen to him.
14. If a guy tells you he loves you once in a lifetime. He does.
15. BEWARE. Guys can make gossips scatter through half of the face of the earth faster than girls can.
16. Like Eve, Girls are guy's weaknesses.
17. Guys are very open about themselves.
18. It's good to test a guy first, before you believe him. But don't let him wait that long.
19. Guys really admire girls that they like even if they're not that much pretty.
20. If a guy tells you about his problems, he just needs someone to listen to him. You don't need to give advice.
21. A usual act that proves that the guy likes you is when he teases you
22. Guys cannot keep secrets that girls tell them.
23. Guys fantasies are unlimited
24. Girl's height doesn't really matter to a guy but her weight does !
25. Guys tend to get serious with their relationship and become too possessive. So, Watch out girls !!
26. Guys are more talkative than girls are, specially when the topic is about girls.
27. You can truly say that a guy has good intentions if you see him praying sometimes.
28. If a guy says you're beautiful, that guy likes you.
29. Guys hate girls who overreact.
30. Guys love you more than you love them if they are serious in your relationship.
Believe it or Not .....
1. Guys don't actually look for good-looking girls. They prefer neat & presentable girls.
2. Guys love flirts.
3. When a guy says he doesn't understand you, it simply means you're not thinking the way he is.
4. Guys may be flirting around all day but before they go to sleep, they always think about the girl they truly care about.
5. When a guy really likes you, he'll disregard all your bad characteristics.
6. Guys go crazy over a girl's smile.
7. Guys will do anything just to get the girl's attention
8. When you touch a guy's heart, there's no turning back.
9. When a girl says "no", a guy hears it as "try again tomorrow"
10. You have to tell a guy what you really want before he gets the message clearly.
11. Guys love their moms.
12. A guy often thinks about the girl who likes him.But this doesn't mean that the guy likes her.
13. You can never understand him unless you listen to him.
14. If a guy tells you he loves you once in a lifetime. He does.
15. BEWARE. Guys can make gossips scatter through half of the face of the earth faster than girls can.
16. Like Eve, Girls are guy's weaknesses.
17. Guys are very open about themselves.
18. It's good to test a guy first, before you believe him. But don't let him wait that long.
19. Guys really admire girls that they like even if they're not that much pretty.
20. If a guy tells you about his problems, he just needs someone to listen to him. You don't need to give advice.
21. A usual act that proves that the guy likes you is when he teases you
22. Guys cannot keep secrets that girls tell them.
23. Guys fantasies are unlimited
24. Girl's height doesn't really matter to a guy but her weight does !
25. Guys tend to get serious with their relationship and become too possessive. So, Watch out girls !!
26. Guys are more talkative than girls are, specially when the topic is about girls.
27. You can truly say that a guy has good intentions if you see him praying sometimes.
28. If a guy says you're beautiful, that guy likes you.
29. Guys hate girls who overreact.
30. Guys love you more than you love them if they are serious in your relationship.
Rishabh Kothari
Batch 2005
The Coffee Jar
When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the jar and the two cups of coffee.
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was. The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous yes.
The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. Students laughed.
"Now," said the professor, as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things - God, your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favourite passions - things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and your car. The sand is everything else - The small stuff."
"If you put the sand into the jar first, "he continued,"there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls."
The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you'll never have room for the things that are important to you.
Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical check-ups. Take your partner out for a dinner. Play another game of carom. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first - the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented.
The professor told, "It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a friend."
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was. The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous yes.
The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. Students laughed.
"Now," said the professor, as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things - God, your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favourite passions - things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and your car. The sand is everything else - The small stuff."
"If you put the sand into the jar first, "he continued,"there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls."
The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you'll never have room for the things that are important to you.
Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical check-ups. Take your partner out for a dinner. Play another game of carom. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first - the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented.
The professor told, "It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a friend."
Rakesh Kawad
Batch 2005
Integrity
It is not what we eat, but what we digest;
that makes us strong;
Not what we gain, but what we save;
that makes us rich;
Not what we read, but what we remember;
that makes us learned;
& not what we profess, but what we practice;
that gives us integrity!
Sweta Gupta
Batch 2005
Virtues of Vegetarianism
Vegetarianism is useful at both physical and non-physical level. It has more than one meaning. It means "to eat green vegetables and fruits and to abstain from meat, fish and other food items related to animals".
Vegetarianism is better than non-vegetarianism. Those who take fruits & vegetables, enjoy longevity of life, lightness of weight, good health, agility in activity, spirituality of thought, humanity of outlook and alertness in decision making.
If we study man's evolution from beginning, we shall conclude that most men used to eat animal food in the primitive era, but with the progress and advancement of human civilization, man learnt to use fire and took to cultivation. Thus, he began to eat cooked food, fruits & vegetables. This journey from non-vegetarianism to vegetarianism symbolizes the refinement of human feelings and thoughts. It is a land mark in man's epic journey from the early primitive stage to modern stage of all-round progress.
Vegetarianism stands for civilization and non-vegetarianism takes us back to the primitive dark ages.
So, let us hail vegetarianism .....
Vegetarianism is better than non-vegetarianism. Those who take fruits & vegetables, enjoy longevity of life, lightness of weight, good health, agility in activity, spirituality of thought, humanity of outlook and alertness in decision making.
If we study man's evolution from beginning, we shall conclude that most men used to eat animal food in the primitive era, but with the progress and advancement of human civilization, man learnt to use fire and took to cultivation. Thus, he began to eat cooked food, fruits & vegetables. This journey from non-vegetarianism to vegetarianism symbolizes the refinement of human feelings and thoughts. It is a land mark in man's epic journey from the early primitive stage to modern stage of all-round progress.
Vegetarianism stands for civilization and non-vegetarianism takes us back to the primitive dark ages.
So, let us hail vegetarianism .....
Dr. Meenakshi Sharma
Assistant Professor
Deptt. of Physiology
Sleeping is my Favourite Sport!
It is 4.00 am wee in the morning & I am still wide eyed awake; obviously not because I have a habit of studying late into the night; but, I was hooked onto my cell-phone, the love of my life & the slayer of my sleep. I had to hang it up because I have a very important lecture to attend at 7 am sharp the next morning.
Now, that is the story of every 2nd medico every 3rd night. 6.30 am trring.... the cell phone, the biggest devil at this time, rings & my favourite ring tone starts playing. I am dancing on that sweet tune in my dreams! - SNOOZE - 6.35 am. The alarm comes again. - SNOOZE -. 6.40 am again! Oh! There are only 20 minutes left. Hurry, getup, get dressed & rush to college. Inspite of all the hamper - scamper, I am 10 minutes late for the lecture; I ask for the permission to get in, my heart thumping so fast, my soul praying that the teacher allows me to ...... 7.20 am - I know the topic is important. I know the teacher is good; but I can't help dozing off. My results for the university exams are out & my Dad not-so-happy about them slapped me tight on my face. I wake up! My partner - "C mon ! there are only 20 minutes left, listen to sir & mind it, he is continuously staring at you! I manage to pretend for another 5 minutes that I am attentive - alert - awake. But to no avail!
A chalk peice hits me smack in the middle of my fore head. Not to my surprise, the teacher & all classmates are staring at me. Red faced, I apologise profusely while my foes are sniggering at my infancy. I promise myself that I'll sleep, rise & study - all bang on time from the next day. But my aching, sleep-hungry muscles bid me retire for the day & I spend the 3 posting hours sleeping baby sound in my bed......
Ritu Ramdeo
Batch 2004
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