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Manoj Nair
Vibheesh Tikkodi
Redhish Chandran
Gayatri Raveendran
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Rajarajan Ganesan
Anandharaj KonniRani B. Basker
Sindhu Sanjith
Reshmy Krishna Kumar
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Roopesh R. Souparnika
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The global nancial crisis has reached the shores
of our nation. Coupled with high ination, negativeindustrial growth, depreciation of the Rupee and the
downward trend of the stock market is an indication of the worst days to come.
The experiments the successive Indian governmentshave undertaken based on the western economicthoughts have taken its toll and our governmentcurrently seems to be clueless on what further stepsneed to be taken. For long, we followed the socialisteconomic models in our country and then opened up our markets to increase foreign trade and investments after the fall of the USSR. In the process we are now gettingaffected by the turmoil in the American and European
economies. We can satisfy ourselves with the argumentthat this is part of the globalization polices and sincewe are a growing player in the world we would facethese kinds of ups and downs. We are moving towards aglobal double digit recession. The country had defendeditself against the global crisis in 2008 because of a fastgrowing economy and a substantial scal stimulus.
But now the domestic economy is weakening. Thestock market has fallen by over 15%. The absence of any signicant economic reforms in the last few years
has blocked any avenues for growth. Low industrialgrowth, lack of signicant economic reforms from the
government, saga of accusation of corruption againstthe top ministers in the government is effecting theforeign direct investment. In the pretext of overcoming
these issues, the government is allowing 51% FDI inthe retail market, which will threaten a huge domesticretail market that will leave millions jobless.
But is this the nancial model that will secure our future for us? We have failed to look into the basicfoundations of our economy and how it has been
built. Our economy is based on the rock foundation of inter relationships and mutual trust. Our economistsare banking on the growing middle class and their expanding spending habits. Also to compliment,we claim to have a vibrant export sector. But in the
process we remain mute to the effects of all this on the people living in the lower strata of our society in therural sector. The need of the time is to have a broader thought of expanding our economic horizons keepingour culture and traditions intact. Material wealth is to
be acquired so that we can serve God in the form of our society, in the best possible manner, and out of allthe wealth, only the minimum should be used for self.Vulgar, ostentatious and wasteful expenditure is a sinwhen millions are starving. There must be reasonablerestrictions on all consumption. ‘Consumerism’ is notcompatible with the spirit of the Hindu culture. But
the changes in economic policies and standards would be of no use unless the minds of every member of thesociety are not moulded accordingly. The economicsystem succeeds or fails according to the men whowork it out. The clear identication of every citizen
with the national identity alone would be the real socialinfrastructure of any social economic order.
The current issue in the southern states of Kerala andTamil Nadu on the Mullaperiyar issue is an eye opener.We have two states arguing over the rebuilding of a damthat is over 100 years old. Keeping aside the need of
the water for the farmers in the surrounding areas andthe danger it poses to the inhabitants living around thedam area, we have politicians from both states ghtinga war of words against each other. We need to have anapproach considering the rivers and waters as national
property and the usage of the same for the benet of thenation as a whole rather than a state or a community.
Natural resources need to be kept above the sentimentsof state or language.
The citizen of any nation plays an important partin the development of a nation. Be it economic, social
or cultural development, the citizen is the important building block. Only social ideologies, which are builton the strong foundation of spiritualism on whichmaterial gains are based, have survived in the history of the world as we know it.
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Xncn¨dnbmëw klmbIamæì. A§s\ Xncn¨dnbp¶Cãm\nã§Ä¡v Aëkcn v Pohnçt¼mÄ, a\xÊam[m\w e`nçì.
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Every day we come across some topic relat-
ing to inflation, on TV and newspapers and
all available media. But the fact is that only
a very few (specialists in Economics not in-
cluded) really understand what exactly is this
phenomenon and how it affects our lives.
I hope the following article, presented in FAQ
mode, will help understand the basics about
inflation.
wa o yo ma by flao?
Inflation means the increase in the money
supply due to the increase in the price levels.
In simple terms, it means “too much money
chasing too few goods”.
wa a asos fo s s pcs?
Mainly two reasons: (1) Increase in demand
for the product (2) External pressure (e.g.: In-
crease in the price of crude oil).
So, a a o yps of flao?
(a) Cost push inflation – It happens usu-
ally by external shock like rise in crude oil
prices.(b) Demand pull inflation – High demand
leads to price rise.
wa s sag po?
The willingness of people to pay, which trig-
gers the demand for a product. Hence the
term “demand –pull inflation”. This normally
happens in a booming economy.
wa s mpac o coomy?
People have money to spend BUT there is
not enough supply to meet the demand. So
naturally, the price rises. An item which was
previously bought for Rs.1 costs Rs.2 now,
because of the increase in its demand. The
money supply to the market increases.
In the initial stages, this change is not noticed
by the middle and high class sections of thesociety, because of their purchasing power.
But the poor is severely affected and the au-
thorities start paying attention to the phenom-
enon called inflation.
ho o cool flao?
There are two main ways to control – (1) In-crease the GDP of the nation, (2) Control of
the flow of money to the market with the in-
terference of RBI.
WHAT IS INFLATION ? Bal Baska C.
Finance
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GDP means the Gross Domestic product,
which is the total aggregate output of the econ-
omy. In other words, it is the money value of
{consumables + investments+ Govt. spend-
ing+ (Export-Import)}. In simpler words,
GDP encompasses what is commonly called
“Supply” of the product.
The manufacturers are to be encouraged to
produce more by providing facilities and re-
sources, to meet the growing demand. This
initiative is to be taken primarily by the Gov-ernment. The Public Distribution System
(PDS) has to be strengthened to ensure that
whatever is produced reaches the consumers
IN TIME AND IN PERFECT CONDITION.
The services of FCI and other Govt. controlled
godowns should be fully utilized towards this
end. This will control price due to scarcity of
the product, to a considerable extent.
Another way to control inflation is through
the interference of the Central Bank of the
country (in the case of India, the Reserve
Bank). RBI will control the money supply
of banks to the market by way of its Mon-
etary Policy. Every bank has to keep a part of
their deposits with the RBI, which is known
as CRR (Cash Reserve Ratio). During infla-
tion, RBI will hike this Ratio, which auto-
matically affects the lending capacity of the banks. This means, banks cannot lend freely
as before, because they have to deposit more
money with RBI.
Furthermore, RBI will increase the Repo rate
(the rate at which RBI lends money to other
banks), which in turn will force the banks to
increase the rate of loans to customers. This
will drive the customers away from takingloans, leading to the control of money supply
to the market.
is flao lk o sg of
ccy?
Not directly. The strength of the currency of
any country depends on the Foreign Exchange
Reserves and Gold Reserves and the faith on
the banking system (RBI in the case of India)
and economy. Otherwise, the currency note
is just a piece of paper, without any value.
If more money flows to the market, it is be-
cause RBI mints currency with all the back-
ings of these reserves. But the reserves alsofluctuate because of withdrawals by Foreign
Institutional Investors to invest in better mar-
kets, to pay for imported goods etc. This will
weaken the currency. This implies that the
imported goods will be costlier, which will
lead to cost-push inflation.
To summarize, inflation has to be controlled
by encouraging growth. But too much growth
will eventually lead to recession and defla-
tion. How? This will be discussed in the next
issue.
Finance
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A strong and stable economy defines the over-all growth of any nation. Alongside, there existcertain forces which drive back all their effortsto grow and prove competence. One such force
which is highly discussed these days is corrup-tion. Not being an exclusive snag for developingcountries, corruption prevails everywhere with
varying intensity. The call for a corruption freesystem dates back to decades. Still it remains adream, worldwide. Besides the cause, aftermath,and solution discussed extensively on the mat-ter, the scenario grows worse day by day. As per World Bank reviews, the estimated amount paid as
bribe overall in the global economy is exceeding
$1 trillion. Isn't that an alarming situation? Hadit been ploughed back, what could be the pace of development in the global economy with ample
financial support!!!
In India, government takes the most sanctifiedform with a golden concept -"by the people", "for the people" and "of the people". When it comes tothe question of power, "People" gets confined to"Person". Public interest takes form of personalinterest. Apart from the basic notions and conclu-sions on the existence of corruption in the system,more scientific studies are taking place in various
part of the world. India is also a subject of studyfor the researchers. On its corruption perception
index (Transparency International, 2009), India is
at a score of 3.4 on a 10 point scale.
Indian constitution itself is molded with an ef-ficient administrative system to benefit the citi-zens especially taking into consideration the ba-sic needs for the low income group. But the factis that all these remained in paper. As an exampleresearchers point out that, as per records the au-
thorities are bound to spend more than 5% of itstotal budget on procurement of subsidized food-
stuffs and those who are eligible on the basis of income can obtain free or subsidized food fromshops which are controlled by government bothin cities and rural side. Here the reality strikesagain. On an average around 15% to 61% of allsubsidized food managed by the public distribu-tion system is getting vanished on its way to theconsumer.
Transparency is an indispensable ingredient for an effective administrative system. It was in 2002,our first Freedom of Information Law (FOI) came
to existence after a long demand for the same fromcivil society and the Supreme Court. In 2005 ittook its present form as the most advanced regu-latory tool in our statutory books; Right To Infor-mation Act (RTIA), ensuring transparency by agreater information disclosure.
Headed by senior public officials, politicians,
and media representatives, RTIA has been provedto be a well designed decree comparable to theFOI laws globally. It empowers all citizens withthe right to information and that all government
institutions must take the necessary steps to en-able information disclosure. The most appreci-ated part is that it is mandatory to advertise RTIAthrough campaigns for the public awareness of its existence and preeminence. At this point wehave to think how many our people are aware of this powerful statute? Studies assert with substan-
tial evidence that till date no such intensive cam- paigns have been organized on this cause. Despitethe surfeit of laws and powerful Acts to evade cor-
ruption, it remains ingrained in all walks of life.
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rsmy Ksa Kma
Corruption, a hazard togood governance.
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Globally India is spotted and closely observed
as an emerging economic power who couldwithstand the financial crisis which quaveredalmost all the so called super powers. However,without finding a way out for the widespread is-sue of deception, we will not be able to claim a
stable economy, though the growth rate is high.The existence of corruption at the top level evenat an ignorable rate can induce an urge in the
bottom level officials also to be corrupted.
We all know that future lies in today's youth.It is high time for us to think what the youth in
India can contribute for a corruption free sys-tem. Recollecting the words of ever time youthicon of India, Swami Vivekananda, “Take upone idea, Make that one idea your life -think of
it, dream of it, and live on the idea” let us fightcorruption. It is our duty to challenge corrup-tion. For sure, fighting corruption is as danger-ous and risky as fighting a multi faceted demon.Eminent personalities like Anna Hazare andBaba Ramdev came forward with a strong vetoto corruption and demand the ratification of Lok
Pal Bill. This backdrop triggered fire inside thecommon public too. Similar is the strength of the media. Print and channel media are playinga vital role in fighting corruption. They unveilthe fraud in the system being on the side of pub-lic interest.
Being a victim of corrupted system day after
day and dejected with the current scenario peo- ple has started discussing and sharing frustrationin public forums and social networks. A com-
plete eradication, though dream hard to achieve,should be our aim. Our youth should have themoral fiber to say NO to those demanding bribe.Intense programs should be organized to makethe common public aware of the strength of our
judiciary and legal systems to impede bribery
and corruption. We should have the boldness to point the finger on the corrupt.
Equally important is the attitude of each oneof us towards life. Leading and maintaining a
well refined personal life with room for respectto our culture and morality add to the challenge.Self disciplined individual who sticks on to cer-tain ethics in personal life and who has a lovefor the fellow beings can easily build a corrup-tion free network. There is no point in waitingfor the whole society to transfigure. Each one
of us forms the bits for the bytes. Rather thanmere preach, start pursuing a transparent life;the world will tag along. Love for our homeland
should catalyze the reformation of the wholesystem. Hand in hand let each of us put effort tomake the dream for a corruption free India cometrue.
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The Government of India has decided to put
on hold its decisionto permit 51 percent for-
eign investment in the retail sector of India
till a consensusis made with all the elected
members in the Parliament. This has been
welcomed across the country by traders and
farmer.
The government viewpoint is that allow-
ing foreign investors will reduce the cost
of goods which will in turn reduce inflation
and increase productivity in the nation. They
argue that this would attract further invest-
mentsand infrastructure development that
will lead to job opportunities and closethe gap
between the rural and urban population. Themain opposition to this has been that a move
like his would destroy the individual retailers
and smallscale industries, Millions of small
vendors will be left jobless and the traditional
system of demand and supply in the rural so-
cieties would be destroyed.
While the government agrees that more than
30 percent of thesourcing would be reservedfor the local small scale industries, it has no-
answer as to when the large scale benefits of
the large investments will beg into show. Or,
if it will ever create the impact they claim
it would. They are comparing countries like
China, Cuba and Vietnam with an econo-
my as vast and inter linked like the Indian
economy.
The Indian economy is a shining example to
the world of how business is conducted in a
close knit society where everyone know each
other and business is done with mutual re-
spect. Most of the local retailing is nowalso
done based on relationships. Including road
side hawkers and vendors thereis more than
15 million retailers in our country today. This
is more than 100times than the retail market
of China with which we are trying to draw
a comparison.The retailing industry in Indiais estimated at more than 400 billion USD.
Hereis where the government claim of more
jobs being created may fall flat on its face.An
example is Walmart that has a 422 bil lion USD
turnover employs just 1.2million people. So
to imagine them coming into the Indian mar-
ket and creatingmore jobs for our traditional
retailers is simply a farce. And even if they
could, it would be simply a miniscule figure
that would not even make a difference inthe
industry. To imagine that there huge retail-
Our Nation at a Ransom
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ers would improve our export figures is also
something that needs to be studied. Compar-
ing our market to China is atrocious as their market is export driven. Their local consump-
tion is only about 30% and the rest is surplus
that can be exported. India has a domestic-
market of close to 60%. Already the Indian
market is being flooded with Chinese goods
which are cheaper due to the currency differ-
ences. So these huge retailers could bring in
more cheap foreign goods that would be sold
of its shelves at the current prices in the pro-
cess killing the local markets.
The fact that they would eliminate middle-
men and deal direct with the farmers and local
industrialists is also a contradiction as more
huge international wholesalers are known to
have completely destroyed the local markets
in the county they operate like in the United
Kingdom and else where.
The local infrastructure in our country is not
built to handle a large network of cross coun-
try supply stores. The government would have
to spend to improve these so that the goods
can be moved across the country. In the cur-
rent scenario, if they were to do that it would
immensely help the current retail market and
improve the market reach of our local indus-
trialists.
And more importantly we seem to miss the
point that our market is based on relation-
ships and contacts. More than 70% of our
farm produce is socially shared. These cannot
be replaced one fine day with the politics of
corporate economy.
We need to think whether we need a society
that is purely driven by market economics or
a society that functions on the rock solid ba-
sis of our cultural ethos – our human relation-
ships.
isp by alks a acls of
S. S. Gmy, Jo Co of
Sas Jaga Mac
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Changing Spending Habits
of Indians
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Ksa Kma PalaSpending habits have undergone dramatic chang-
es in recent years in India. A new report nds that
people are spending a great deal on clothes, com-
munications and eating outside. But these may soon
start a reverse trend due to the increase ination.
Indians are showing a preference for ready-made
apparel with a massive 75% hike in such purchas-
es. Major international retail brands opening their
showrooms in India looking at the wide potential
is a good example.
Another major change in consumer behaviour
was found in the way India connects. Telephone
expenditure, per person per month, increased by
a whopping 515% since 2000. The deep inroads
made by the mobile revolution was visible in the
proportion of households incurring expenditure ontelephone going up to over 50% in both urban and
rural areas..
This is the face of the emerging new India where
teenagers are suddenly spending much more than
what their grandfathers earned in their lifetime.
As families get smaller, teen spending power has
also become a matter of demographics. Parents are
splurging more because most parents have only two
kids. As nuclear families are more with both par-ents working, children get more as pocket money
compared to large families with more than 3 kids.
This is when a colossal chunk of Indian’s teenage
population has no access to basic needs like food,
shelter, clothing and education. Parents feel that
giving pocket is the way of showing love and af-
fection, as a replacement to the time they should
spend with their children. Parents also feel that
what they were not able to get in their childhood;they have to get all that for their kids.
All of these are a clear indicator of change in cul-
ture and values in modern India. Embrace of mo-
dernity and globalization does not come without
its perils. Consumerism and materialism does not
satisfy deepest human aspirations. More stuff and
toys only adds to new and complicated problems inthe society. It merely replaces one set of problems
with new ones.
Ination is probably the biggest bottleneck that
is facing India and its Economic Future. The high
rate of ination has remained untamed for quite a
few months now and it has taken serious toll on the
common man.
One of the biggest reasons for ination in India is
the higher fuel prices. When fuel prices increase, it
upsets the balance of the economy in our country
as the prices of things increases and this in turn af-
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fects the spending capacity of the individuals. This
in turn affects business.
The problem now is that the spending habit we
got used to in the last few years have made the
average Indian addicted to the lifestyle he is cur-
rently living. He has lost the capability to adapting
to the changes that will now have to be made to his
decreasing spending surplus.
Another effect of this is that the elite is not affect-
ed by these increases in prices and they continue
to spend and exhibit their lifestyle which creates
an imbalance psychologically on the middle class
people.
The big change that is happening and will become
more evident in the coming days is that nearly half
of the Middle Income generation have started to
avoid spending on luxury items and are now only
shopping for their basic home needs. The extreme-
ly high fuel prices are forcing more and more peo-
ple to forgo their vehicles and opt for the buses
and metros. Car pooling is also becoming a regular
mode of transportation. People have cut down on
their habit of eating outside home. Vacations are
being cut short and more and more people are nowcutting short spending on clothes, automobiles and
electronics.
The biggest thought that comes to our mind af-
ter seeing these survey ndings – If middle class
people are suffering so much due to Ination, what
about poor and BPL citizens. Imagine the hardships
they must be going through just to ensure that their
family is fed 2 times a day.
A wholesome economic change can only brought
about by positive government policies that will
look at the future of the country in a long term per-
spective rather than immediate gains. The society
in its part must be ready to adapt to the situation to
cut down on excessive expenses that will spin in
a very dangerous way if not controlled. Support-
ing the needy of the society is also an eminent and
important part of any ourishing society. Widening
disparity in the lifestyle of a society will only lead
to anarchy and evidently militant reactions we are
witnessing around the globe today.
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Positive and Negative numbers and their calcu-lations
In ancient India knowledge of fundamental ruleson +ve and -ve numbers were at par with that of
present day. Brahmagupta and Bhaskaracharya-II have given these aspects as early as 6th cen-
tury AD.
Brahmagupta has given 3 rules on +ve and -venumbers in Brahmasphuta Siddhanta.
“RunamrunayordhanayorghathoDhanamrunayordhanavadho dhanam bhavati”.
When two -ve numbers are multiplied , the re-sulting number is +ve. When +ve and -ve num-
bers are multiplied the result is -ve. When two+ve numbers are multiplied the result is +ve.
Sripathi(1039 AD) in Siddhanta Sekhara(14-6)gives explanation for the operation with zero asfollows.“Nothing happens to the +ve or -ve number when it is added with 0.When +ve and -ve num-
bers are subtracted from 0, the +ve numbers be-come -ve and -ve numbers become +ve. When
multiplied with zero, the values of both +ve and-ve numbers become 0.When divided by zero it
becomes innity.”
Later in 1150 AD BhaskaracharyaII has giventhe rules for +ve and - ve in Beejaganithamwhich is a chapter incorporated in his famousastronomical treatise Siddhanta Siromani.
Rule 1.2
“ Swayorasvayo: swam vadha: swarunaghateKshaya”:Among +ve and - ve numbers when multipliedeach other ,the result is -ve.
Rule 2.2Dhanam dhanenarnamrunena nighnam dvayamdhanam
When +ve number is multiplied with a +venumber and -ve number with a -ve number theresults are +ve numbers.
Rule3.2“Bhaajya bhaajakayorubhayorapiDhanathve runathve kalabdhirdhanameva”
When +ve and - ve numbers are divided amongthemselves the results are +ve.
Bhaskaracharya had, not only given the calcula-tions with +ve and - ve numbers among them-selves, but also had given rules for determiningthe squares and square roots of +ve and - venumbers.
Rule 1.4“Kruthisvaraunayo: swam swamoole dhanarnena moolakshayasyaasthi thasyaakruthithwaath”
For +ve and - ve numbers square is always +ve.Because of the nature of the -ve numbers thereis no square root for _ve numbers.
The Wonders of Mathematics inIndian Heritage
BharathDharshan
- Gaya raa
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How many of us are aware of the purpose of
life? Harmony between thoughts, words, and
actions is equal to happiness. Actions speak
louder than words. Thoughts are seeds and the
source of action. No activity is possible without
being conceived as a thought form.
Every form has energy. Energy systems are bi-
polar. Every energy system has a positive and
negative pole. Harmony between positive and
negative is important. Positive poles give out
energy and negative poles receive it in the form
of energy waves. So, give and take is funda-
mental to all life forces.
Harmony between what we give to others and
we take from others can result in happiness.
Most of the time, most people think something,
say something else and do something altogether
different. The result is stress, tension and fa-
tigue within our system. Accumulated stress,
tension and fatigue, over a period, bring down
our emotional mental and physical energy.
Moral: One needs an enlightened soul who can
remove one’s ignorance. Search for the enlight-
ened soul is the first step in the positive direc-
tion that will free our soul from the bondage of
Importance of Harmony in our lives!
Health
Ms Gomay My
mind and matter and bond our soul with the su-
preme creator; that is the purpose of life. Hence
use all our faculties in the right perspective,
have a keen desire to change our priorities in
life
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PT Roopesh R
Over the years, people have become more aware of health and the importance of physical activity, physi-
cal tness, and exercise in maintaining good health.Though these words are not synonyms to each other,there importance in health is well established.
Physical tness is like the trunk of a tree that sup- ports the many branches which represents all the ac-tivities that make the life worth living: intellectual
life, spiritual life, occupation, love life and social ac-tivities.
Pyscal Fss:
Is the ability to carry out daily tasks with vigour andalertness, without undue fatigue and complete energyto enjoy leisure-time pursuits and unseen emergen-cies.
Pyscal Acy:
Any bodily movements produced by skeletal musclesthat result in energy expenditure.
excs:
Is a physical activity that is structured, repetitive and
purposive in the sense that improvement or mainte-nance of physical tness is an objective.
Benets of Physical Fitness:
1- To help avoid/delay life style diseases (heart dis-ease, hypertension, diabetes, osteoporosis and others)
2- To make most of the mental capacities.
3- To feel good, energetic and buoyant.
Compos of Pyscal Fss:
1- Heart and lung endurance2- Muscular strength3- Muscular endurance4- Flexibility
5 -Body compositions
ha a Lg eac:
Ability to do activities that require increased oxy-gen.
Mscla sg:
Ability to use your muscle to perform various activi-ties
Mscla eac:
Ability to use muscle strength over a set period of time.
Flxbly:
Ability to bent and move the joints through a fullrange of motion.
Boy composo:
Is the percentage of body fat compared to the per-
PhysicalFitness
Health
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centage of lean muscle tissue.
The optimal fat level for men is 15%,obese when body fat percentage is above 25%.Optimal fat levelfor women is 21%,obese when body fat percentageis above 32%.
Body Mass Index(BMI); is a simple method to knowyour body composition, weight in kilograms/Heightin meter square.
Ideal is20-25 kg/M2Waist to Hip ratio-Calculates fat distribution around
the waist and hip, which is an indicator of increasedhealth risk.
Measure around the belly button/Measure aroundthe buttock Women more than 0.8=increased health risk.Men more than 1=increased health risk.
ho o mpo a a lg -ac?
Any physical activity that you perform for 15 minor more eg-Shithilikarana vyayam(Loosening exer-cises in Yoga),Surya Namaskar, jogging, bicycling,step aerobics, swimming,etc can increase your heart
and lung endurance.
How to improve muscular strength and endurance?Doing static asanas,Push-ups,crunches,liftingweights etc can improve muscle strength and endur-ance.
How to improve exibity?
Yogasanas including standing and lyingasanas,stretching exercises can improve exibility.
Flexibility exercises are preferably done at the be-gining of exercise,and during warm-up and cool-down phase of exercise.
ho mc xcs?
Ideally one should do exercise with the range 50%-85% of his/her heart rate reserve.Maximum heart rate=220-AgeTarget heart rate=(Maximum HR-Resting HR)50%-
85%+RHR
Caution: You should consult your doctor before youstart any exercise programme. Fitness expert can
advice you the best suitable physical tness pro-gramme.
ho log sol yo xcs?
For maximum benet you should do at least 20- 30
min of continuous aerobic activity
ho of?
Three to ve days per week. Five days, If you are
doing moderate aerobic activity,ie 30 minutes ses-sion. Three days, If you are doing vigorous intensityaerobic activity,ie 45 minutes session.
wa yp of xcs?
Aerobic activity- is any prolonged activity for morethan 15 min which involves large muscle groups.
Eg-Surya Namaskar, dynamic yogasanas, shithi-likarana vyayma, aerobics, jogging, walking, shuttle
batminton, football, etc
Muscle strengthening- are exercises involving ma- jor muscle groups, two or more days a week.
Eg- weight training,stair climbing ,.etc
Your physical activity can be unstructured,Eg-park-
ing your car bit far and walking to your ofce, walk -ing to your friends at, walk ,using stairs instead
of lift, spending leisure time in parks than in coffeeshops, etc.
Health
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News
Seva Darshan Kuwait held a discourse by Sri. L Girishkumar, Director of Sripuran Tantric Research
Centre on 18th November 2011 at the Abbasiya Hi- Dine hall. The programme was well attended andnished with an interaction with the speaker.
Seva Darshan Kuwait was part of the grand devotional musical programme held on 02 December 2011,
in Salmiya called Sangeerthanam 2011. The programme was led by Sri T. S. Radhakrishnan and hisThyagabrahmam troupe. Sri. Ravi Shankar of the 'Raindrops' TV programme also accompanied the groupalong with other artists from Kuwait. The unied effort of many social organisations in Kuwait helpedmake the programme a grand success.
Yuva Darshan NewsKrishna - The world's rst management guru
The third session of Yuva Darshan Kuwait was held in Sopanam _ Abbassiya on Dec 3rd, 2011. Morethan 50 youngsters attended. The Bhagavat Gita is the rst book on relationships and handling life. In
this, it is easily the world's rst book on management. Krishna with his clear cut practical tips on how to
handle oneself, others and crisis, becomes the rst management guru. The session compared the modern
management concepts with the advice given in the Gita. A few shlokas were taken for examples andrelated to management and the student's own life. It is not just in corporate sectors alone that manage-ment applies. It also applies in our daily lives. Moreover whichever stream of subject a student choosesin life, management principles apply in all areas. And the Bhagavat Gita gives practical advise on how
to handle men and matters. Future sessions will be on Counselling and other interesting topics. Studentsare encouraged to come prepared to ask and answer questions!!!!
Sangeerthanam 2011
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- Sindhu Sanjith
Glimpse of india
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Ruled by many a kings and dynasties,Each with its own peculiarity.A salute to the freedom fighters,A tribute to the great martyrs.The strong heroes and legends,Forced the British to quit at end.Sweet is the freedom we savor,We vow to keep it forever.
But alas, what a pity we see around,Men fighting and killing on this holy ground.Terrorism and brutality taking its toll,Poverty and robbery playing its role.Let us pledge to save our Mother,Keep it free, safe and secure forever.
Mother, mother, O gracious Mother ,Thy name be glorified ever and ever.The land of eternal Ganges, the mighty Himalaya,The Nilgiris and the Vindhya,The Thar Desert and the dense forests,The rivers and waterfalls hold beauty arrest.
Clad in the gown of rich cultures,The land of art, history and architecture,Blessed with a strong civilization,Darned with plentiful cultivations.
The land of pristine beauty and purity,Where nature hugs dearly.Proud are we to be thy children,Blessed are we to be an Indian
O Mother of religions, seers and sages,Binding her children with love for ages.The land of music, dance, festivals, scripts and languages,A mosaic of faith, customs and heritage.
An epitome of unity and diversity,Her arms stretched extending warmth and hospitality.The holy land o f “Aum”, slokas a nd Vedas,The Upanishads, Gita, Ramayana,and Mahabharata.
The blessed land of Mathematicians, Scientists and Physicians,Aryabhatta, Ramanujan, Nagarjuna, C.V.Raman.The inventors of Zero and Algebra,The fou nders of Yoga a nd Ayurveda.
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Listening is a skill that can be developed and im- proved.
A famous writer H. W. Longfellow says : 'A singleconversation across the table with a wise man for 10 minutes is better then 10 years of long study.’
To full it you should be a good listener.
Listening is one of the most important skills youcan have. Depending on the study being quoted weremember only up to 50% of what we hear. Thatmeans when you talk to your child, your boss, your colleagues etc for 10 minutes, they pay attentionless then half of the conversation.
“We spend years learning how to read, write andspeak but we hardly get any training in listening”….Stephen
This is a very common complaint of parents thatour child doesn’t listen to us. When we ask our selfs the question why does he not listen to us we
get most of the answers.
Child psychologists say that a child feels too muchhurt when we don’t listen to him and he followsthe same. It means that if you want your child tolisten to you, then you have to be a good listener to them. Listening shows caring. When you showcaring attitude towards your child, that child feelsimportant. When he feels important he is more mo-tivated and more receptive to your ideas.
An open ear is the only believable sign of an open
heart. ---David Augsburg.
I remember Rudyard Kiplings saying--- I keep6 honest serving men with me they taught me all.They are what, why, when, how, where and who.
When you have to give an important message weneed to create a situation in which he is curious toask you questions and that is possible by involvingtopics of his interest and liking..
A simple e.g. I would like to give is when we hear some lm songs it is automatically remembered
without much efforts as we have interest.
Once a medical doctor was invited as a guestspeaker to address a group of alcoholics. He want-
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ed to make a demonstration that would be power-ful enough to make people realize that how alcoholis injurious to health. He took 2 containers, Onewith distilled water and another with alcohol. Hedropped an earthworm in the rst container and itswam beautifully and came on top. Then he droppedan earthworm in another container of alcohol andthe earthworm disintegrated. He wanted to provehow alcohol was affecting the body. He asked thegroup what moral you got from this demo. A per-son stood up and said ‘If I drink alcohol I wouldn’thave worms in my stomach'. So friends we alwayshear what we want to hear, not what is being said.
How to listen to your child?
Here are some tips how to be a good listener.
You can acknowledge that you are listening to them by your body language.
Look at your child when he talks and you nod,
smile and use facial expression.
Avoid being distracted by environmental factors.Eye to eye contact is required,
Don’t judge—allow him to complete,
Don’t interrupt or argue. Encourage him to talk.
Ask questions it will show you are interested.
Pay attention and don’t change topic.
Be open minded and listen to their feelings not justwords.
Kpa Sayaaj Kma
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Bala Lokam
Temper ControlThere once was a little boy who had a bad tem-
per. His father gave him a bag of nails and toldhim that every time he lost his temper, he musthammer a nail into the fence.
The first day the boy had driven 37 nails intothe fence. Over the next few weeks as he learnedto control his anger, the number of nails ham-mered daily, gradually dwindled down. He dis-covered it was easier to hold his temper than todrive those nails into the fence. Finally the daycame when the boy didn’t lose his temper at all.
He told his father about it and the father sug-gested that the boy now pull out one nail for eachday that he was able to hold his temper.
An old Farmer lived on a farm on the mountainswith his young grandson. Each morning Grand-
pa would be up early sitting at the kitchen tablereading his Bhagavad Gita. His grandson wantedto be just like him and would try to imitate him
in every way he could.
One day the grandson asked, "Grandpa! Why doyou read the Gita ? What good does reading theBhagavad Gita do? I try to read the BhagavadGita just like you.. but I don't understand it, andwhat I do understand, I forget as soon as I closethe book. " The Grandfather quietly turned from
putting coal in the stove and replied, "Take thiscoal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water."
The boy did as he was told, but all the wa-ter leaked out before he got back to the house.The grandfather laughed and said, "You'll haveto move a little faster next time," and sent him
back to the river with the basket to try again.This time the boy ran faster, but again the bas-ket was empty before he returned home. Out of
breath, he told his grandfather that it was impos-sible to carry water in a basket, and he went toget a bucket instead. The old man said, "I don'twant a bucket of water; I want a basket of water.You're just not trying hard enough," and he went
out the door to watch the boy try again.
At this point, the boy knew it was impossible, but he wanted to show his grandfather that even
The days passed and the young boy was finallyable to tell his father that all the nails were gone.The father took his son by the hand and led himto the fence. He said “you have done well, myson, but look at the holes in the fence. The fencewill never be the same. When you say things inanger, they leave a scar just like this one.”
You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. Itwon’t matter how many times you say I’m sorry,the wound is still there.
Make sure you control your temper the next time
you are tempted to say something you will regretlater.
if he ran as fast as he could, the water wouldleak out before he got back to the house. The boyagain dipped the basket into river and ran hard,
but when he reached his grandfather the basketwas again empty. Out of breath, he said, "SeeGrandpa, it's useless!"
"So you think it is useless?" The old man said,"Look at the basket."
The boy looked at the basket and for the firsttime realized that the basket was different.
It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean, inside and out. "Son,that's what happens when you read the Bhaga-vad Gita. You might not understand or remem-
ber everything, but when you read it, you will be changed, inside and out. That is the work of Krishna in our lives - the cleansing process."
Reading the Bhagavad Gita makes us clean...from inside out....if we let it!
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Sudama was a poor brahmin boy who became aclose friend of Krishna in sage Sandipani's hermit-age. Krishna learnt to chant from Sudama.
Once, Sandipani's wife asked Sudama and Krishnato get some wood from the forest. While they werecollecting the wood, a storm came and they got lost.Sudama was scared. Krishna held his arms and as-sured his safety. When the storm was over, theyfound their way to the hermitage. Sudama was re-lieved. Sandipani blessed them with a long life andhappiness.
After completing their studies, Sudama and Krish-
na went their own ways. Krishna became the kingof Dwarka and married princess Rukmini, the god-dess of prosperity. Sudama, on the other hand, mar-ried a simple brahmin girl and began to lead the lifeof a devotee, reading scriptures, praying, forsakingworldly pleasures. Everyone loved Sudama. Hisfamily was quite happy.
Then Sudma's wife gave birth to two children. Be-cause of Sudama's austere life style, the family beganto face difcult days, with little food to eat and noclothes to wear. Sudama's wife was extremely de-voted to her husband but when her children began to
suffer, she was concerned.
Finally on a cold night, when her children werewithout blanket, she approached Sudama and hum-
bly said, "Aren't you and Krishna, the lord of Dwari-ka, friends? And, Krishna married to the goddess of
prosperity, Rukmini?"
Sudama replied, "Yes."
Sudama's wife dreamed of seeing an improvementin her family's poor condition. She earnestly said,"Go my lord, I beseech you, for the sake of our dear children, meet Krishna."
The very prospect of meeting Krishna, his oldfriend, made Sudama happy. "I will go and see him,
but I will not ask him for anything." Sudama's wifecould hardly conceal her joy. She happily said, "Evena visit to Krishna will bless our family. Do not ask anything from him. I will be content my lord."
Just before his departure for Dwarka, Sudama cameto his wife. Both had the same thought. "What willI give to Krishna when I see him after such a longtime?"
Sudama's wife suddenly remembered, "My lord you
used to tell me that Krishna immensely loved Powa,the attened rice!" Sudama too remembered Krish-na's great liking for Powa. Sudama's wife ran to her neighbor's house and they happily gave her the giftof Powa in a small bundle. Sudama then set out on
his long journey to Dwarka.
When Sudama came to the palace, surprisinglyenough, no one stopped him.
He looked through various rooms and nally locat-ed Krishna and Rukmini. When Krishna saw Sudamahe ran to embrace him. Then Krishna sat down andwashed Sudama's tired feet with warm water and putsandalwood paste on them.
After the royal meal, they all settled down to chat.Krishna and Sudama exchanged the happenings of their lives since they departed from Sandipani's her-
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mitage. Suddenly Krishna noticed a small bundle onSudama's waist. He remarked, "Ah! You have broughta present for me!"
Sudama hesitated, "How do I give a king, a poor man's Powa?" When Krishna noticed that Sudamawas ashamed to give him the bundle, he remarked,"Sudama, the poorest gifts given to me with love isdearer to me than the richest of gifts given withoutlove." Krishna was thoughtful, "He has not come toask anything for himself. He came out of love for hiswife and me." Then he quickly snatched off the bun-dle and opened it. There it was, his favorite Powa!
He tossed some in his mouth with great satisfaction.Then they talked and talked, as old friends, to their heart's content. Sudama could not ask anything fromKrishna.
Next morning Sudama bid Krishna and Rukminifarewell. The long road back home did not seem to bethat hard as he thought of Krishna. When he reachedhome, he was amazed to see that a huge mansion wasstanding in place of his poor hut. His wife and chil-dren, wearing new clothes, came to receive him. Hecould hardly recognize them. Sudama felt the touchof the all-knowing Krishna who had rewarded Su-
dama for his gift of love.
Sudama continued to lead the life of a hermit whilehis family enjoyed the generous gifts of wealth fromKrishna.
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