App and Trap

What is an App?There are many websites on computer.Some are good and useful Most of them are bad and harmful.An app is a mini form of a website.As websites are designed apps are also designed by interested parties.So everyone should be careful in selecting Mobile apps.Some of them could be a trap.If we download and install apps on mobile whenever we come across them from displays,we are entering a dragon the coming out of which could turn into a dilemma ,passing through the horns of which could turn into a Herculian Task.So one has to be extremely careful in selecting apps.Most of the victims of app could be students who makes use of apps extensively.Too much involvement with Apps also involves downloading of apps without any bassis of looking into need ,choice,and benefit of it. The most affected are children,and youth of school going and college going nature.The charm of Smartphone for them is an open secret.There is even competition among them in going for better and better Smart phones which has the effect of overspending on them.Every day new smartphones are being produced my manufacturing companies and dumped into market for people to purchase.Most of such smartphone companies are of Foreign nature.So the enormous nature of spending money on them in purchasing, the benefit& profit goes to Forein manufacturers.The smaert phones produced in India are comparatively much less.Besides Foreign companies are invited to invest in India for producing Smart phones here.The benefit and profit comes to India only in low percentage.Besides students and youth are competing in purchasing smart phones of Foreign origin. Apart from all these the efeect of usage of smart phone through out day and night is also dangerous from health point of view.As mobile phones have influenced the day to day life of people as a matter of food and water the usage of it continuosly should be controlled.There are no much takers for phones produced in India as there is a wrong notion among Indians that foreign products are better for use.From time immemorial there is a strong belief among Indians that Electronics good originated from Japan are the best qualities in the world.To some extent this is right also.Similarly puchasing toys manufactured in china is acceptable to children is a fact we can never deny. In short the smart phones have conquered the mind of children and youth to a very large extent.They compete even in downloading and installing apps in their phone on a competitive basis. It is not only harmful by occupying extra storage space on the Mobile phone but also could lead to selecting wrong or harmful apps as in the case of visiting wrong harmful websites on computer. Nowadays,everyone knows that the future of web is without doubt belongs to Mobile apps.This is because it is so convenient to use and select.But one should be highly selective and should consider choosing an app wisely.Most of the people are accessing data and information by making use of Smart phones.This is why the Mobile market is so much grown up without which people can not survive successfully. In fact Mobile market is the one most successful in the world today and most profitable also. Mobile apps are actively and extensively used to day for managing data,shopping,Navigation,and for connecting with others.As a result,the days and night are spent on Smart phones as a revolution by using Mobile apps mainly because these paps are very fast in using.Mobile phone companies are also competing in new offers day by day.We can not pass a day without getting involved or hearing about a new offer.The competition is so hard and tough that some of the companies are merging together to defeat monopoly by some other company. The current apps designed are simple,flat and easy to use designs.Business people are going all out to increase their market presence felt by using Mobile apps.This is how Moblile application development became so important for all.It is therefore very important to choose the right app for right use and suiting for need. Nowadays,businessmen design different apps to promote competition So choosing app assume paramount importance. Today we can see all are getting up chanting App and Data as compared to earlier days chanting names of Gods and singing devotional songs. Business is basically meant for making profit.Various modes also have been introduced to promote the start up business.Every one engages in business first look for the benefit of business they are entering into. Also before spending they think twice to ensureit is profitable for them. Thus business is an area very shroud of employing tactics.As Mobile data and Mobile app have become so popular and easier the Mobiles Apps assume maximum importance.So business people also choose an design Apps very cautiously.So for most of the people who are users of Apps they should also be alert in using the simplest and in using right app .So the users also should become choosy to use apps.Users should see that they do not become victims of Apps in making rich business people richer.This indirectly makes the poor user poorer. So in this world of Smart phones and Mobile apps, users should take into account the experience is given priority by the Apps designer suiting to their need.With Mobiles having extremely less screen real estate which coupled with low connectivity can drastically affect the designs and execution of an app having brilliant user experience.One should ensure that the apps they use have in fact the right collaboration between the developers ,designers and the Quality analysis team. The Mobile app should be simpler taking into account their clear functioning pattern.Since apps are not websites creating a successful app will need correct and sharp focus.So simplicity of app is the most important aspect in selecting an app. Similarly selecting Platform for using an app is also of high importance.Microsoft was using windows aa their platforms.Nowadays there are many platforms and operating systems like IOS Similarly android and i Pad applications are also being used.So selecting the need and right Device is also very much relevantand in fact the essence of selecting app. While developing Mobile Apps the software development is also important.Continous software updating becomes a must for using right app. HTML(Hyper text mark up language) web services were present in the webworld right from the Exploration phase.Java script is also being used depending upon the need .The apps are still on the verge of finding new patterns and needs and is more or less an unending process.It will go on researching untirengly until final goal is met.The need of software also go on changing .so the process of develpment continues. So for the present, the choosing the right app for right need and of simplicity is what matters most. The software and Hardware Revolution in India took place between 1982&1986.During this period the Government was mostly concerned in exploring and implementation of various aspects relating to Digitalisation.Soft ware and Hard ware revolution was the main agenda of the Government.With constant attention to it and with Establishing IITs and similat institutions Government trained students to become ready for promoting Digital India.The first achievement was the computerisation of Railways in establishing proper methods for reservation and issuing if of Railway tickets.All over in India in all railway stations gradually Computer counters were opened and lakhs of younsters got job with Railways.Thereafter Government steadiltly moved to the manufacturing of mini computers and proper computers by importing Mother Boards to use in Computers.Computers thus found revolution in India and Institutions like ECIL,KELTRON ,UPTRON and many more started producing computers and digital equipments in India.Government gradually but cautiously invited Private enterprises also to get involved in the manufacure of Computers and Soft ware and hard wares.Thus Digitalisation found a new era in India when people and students became digital minded and more interest in Elecrtronics and othe Enginnering colleges.Enginnering colleges were opened in plenty to make India a perfect digital Nation.The process once started and developed can not be abandoned and so is being continued tirelessly since then.Thus gradually India became self sufficient. The digital India moved forward with more and more improvements on a regular basis.The next major achievement came in the year 2004.The SBI group adopted Core banking system as decided by SBI and TataConsultancy services.Over 250 branches of country's biggest lender went live on 21st oct 2004 on core banking systemimplemented by TCS,SBI's prime system integrato for the core banking and trade finance technology solutions.By March 2005 ,2000 branches across the country was to be brought under CBS.Over 60 percent of the Bank business by 2006 the bank expected to cover90 percent of business under the CBS.Thereafter the entire banking system in India was to change into Core Banking. The biggest benefit of CBSwas that the transaction cost was to be sufficiently reduced.By around 15 percent to begin with to make it much more in course of time.Later on India achieved this benefit throughout India making banking system so transperent.After full implementation the Nation was to become capable of handling 100 million customers 1,00,000 users and 25 million transactions a day. Thus the process of Digital India began at the TIFR(Tata Institute of Fundamental Research) in Bombay(Now Mumbai)in 1955 has passed through many phases and the innovation process is being continued as an unending process even today. While the Core Banking System made Banking a pleasant experience and people enjoyed Bank and relationship with them. However,the various measures employed in the pretext of curbing corruption had made it a nightmare today with various kinds of bank charges and restrictions.The minimum balance restriction made it a barrier for poor.The innovation process has come to the latest level of making own Apps and making use of Apps for every purpose.Now Government has also introduced many apps of payment process .The Goverment has individual apps also in use for various purposes.Introduction of payment banks has made it a monopoly for some people to make use of banks liberally while for common people it has distanced Banks from them.Now people have even accepted the concept of making purchases in Malls and on line as though it is the essence of Digital India.The innovations and attempts to improve Bank Transactions easier are being explored even today as an unending process The concept of Cashless India through Digital India still remains wherefrom it started and use of cash is still being continued as it was earlier.Cities like Mumbai which are advanced in Industrial and Cosmopolitan nature can not do away without cash. In Kerala in the olden days App was a word used to indicate Trap.People used to say Iam in an App which meant they are in a Trap. So let us try to make use of Apps wisely by selecting right app for right use according to the choice of the user.Also one should be careful in the use of apps only when there is an absolute need and not as a routine to shine better than others.Thus Mobile Apps which are boons for humanity should be used wiesly only when required.Otherwise one will not know the damage it does to their pocket by pinching it on a continous basis.Especially for students and youngsters often it amounts to not only pinching their pockets but those of their parents as well. SreedharanMundanat 4th August 2018.

Chaturkshetra Darshan(Nalambala Darshanam)

HEARTFELT WELCOME TO EVERYONE IN THIS RAMAYANA MASAM There are Four Temples for Sreeraman,Lakshmanan,Bharathan&Sathrughnan (sons of King Dasarathan)in Kerala which are situated in Thriprayar,Muzhikulam,Koodal Manikyam in Irinjalakuda,and Payammal Temple where the brothers are honouredwith Prathishta according to vedic culture.The visits to all these Temple from First day of Karkidakam month until the end of the malayalam month, in the order of Rama,Bharatha,Lakshmana&Sathrughna is supposed to reward enormous Punyam to the visitor who perform the Darshan systematically.To become entitled for the rare Punya one will have to visit all the four Temples on the same day in this punyakaalam known as RAMAYANAMASAM(RamayanMonth) .Systematically means a devotee should get up early in the morning perform the morning rituals and after a neat bath preferably by dip in any Temple pond or private pond or in the absence of these in the bath room available in the place where one stays. However without bath if one visits the above Temple whether he is blessed fully by the God is a matter subjected to interpretation.If a patient wish to have Darshan in the above Temples on the same day who is prohibited from taking bath early morning it is permissible with a clean face wash and wash of Feet and hands.The faith of the person who visits all the four Temples is of paramount importance in relation to the quantum of punya(Blessings from the God) At present just Hindus are allowed to visit the above Temples although the proof of Religion is not asked to produce anywhere.There are also conditions to appy in regard to the Darshan of these Temples as marrated below: 1)Thriprayar Ramaswamy Temple: The visit to the four Temples begin with Darshan of SreeRamaswamy Temple at THRIPRAYAR.

Here in Sreeramaswamy Temple,the morning opening of the T^emple is at 3-30AM.The prathishta here is known as Chaturbahu Prathishta.From 3-30AM to 5-30AM Darshan is allowed.From 5-30 to 6-30 AM there is one hour gap when Darshan will not be alloed as during this one hour a pooja is being performed.From 6-30AM to 12noon again Darshan is allowed.In the evening again from 4-30 to 8-30 PM Darshan is allowed. There is a legend about the Thriprayar Thevar(Thriprayar Ramaswamy) It is said the idol of Lord Rama was initially worshipped as Lord Krishna at Dwaraka.After Swargarohanam of Lord Krishna the idol was immersed in sea.Later on this idol was traced in Chettuva region of Kerala by a Fisherman who reported it to the local ruler Vakkayil Kaimal.He constructed a Temple for the idol at Thriprayarand installed the idol there.Thereafter the idol was called Thriprayarappan or Thriprayar Thevar.Hence the idol resembles Chathurbhuja Vishnu

The four arms bearing the conch(Panchajanya),a disc(Sudarshanam),a bow(Kothanda)and a Garland respectively.It is also believed that the diety worshipped here possesses some of the aspects of Lord Shiva also.Itv was after killing the Asura Khara that SreeRama achieved both shaiva and vaishnava aspects. Thus Thriprayar Thevar is also called Khara Samhara Moorthy.It is also an additional belief that the portrayal of Rama with a Garland held in the hand of the image is an indication that is suggestive of aspects of Brahma and hence the diety is said to be a manifestation of the Thrimoorthys. The image is adorned with necklaces ad other fine jewellery .Images of Sreedevi and Bhumidevi are on either side.There is an image of Dakshinamoorthy,in the sanctum facing the south.Dakshinamoorthy is commonly found in Shiva Temples.There is also a light behind the image which is kept burning all the time(Kedaavilakku).Because of these and also because of the fact that people got relief whenb troubled by evil spirits Chathan the diety is also believed to have a Shiva aspect also. 2)Irinjalakkuda Koodal Manikyam Bharatha Temple: In ths Temple Bharatha is the main idol.This Temple is 22 KM away from Thriprayar towards Thrissur route.This Temple has a beautifulTemple Complex and a Koothambalam.Here also it is Chathur bahu idol. The Temple opens early morning at 3-00 AM.Until 3-30 PM Darshan is allowed here in this great Temple.In the evening again from 4-30pm to 8-15 PM Darshan is allowed. Detailed comprehensive Blog written by me on Friday,December 15th 2017 along with images would give complete details of the Temple On the top of this blog the images of Temples are are indicated in the order of SreeRama,Lakshmana,Bharatha and Sathrughna Temples.So image 3 is of Bharatha Temple at Irinjalakkuda and image 2 is of Muzhikkulam Lakshmana Temple.Image 4 belongs to Sathrughnan 3)Muzhikkulam Lakshmana Temple:

This Temple is located in between Angamali(Ernakulam district)and Mala(Thrissur District) The Mithology goes that Hareetha muni son of Viswamitra Maharshi performed a penance and Meditation on the Banks of Poorna River(Periyar).Lord Mahavishnu who got impressed gave him Darshan in the beginning of Kaliyuga.Lord Vishnu advised Hareetha Muni how to overcome the resistaces caused in Kaliyuga.These advises were known as Thiru Mozhikal.People stayed in the area has Tamil connection also,"Thirumozhi" means Sacred Words.This place was later on known as Thirumozhikalam.Later on again reduced to Thirumozhikulam. This shrine is associated to a confusion among the bothers Lakshmana &Bharatha.When Bharatha came to the forest to invite Rama to take over Kingdom which he was looking after by worshipping his footwear called Methiyadi as a Symbol,Lakshmana got suspecious that he was trying to grab the Kingdom .Lakshmana also threatened to kill him.However Rama interfered and sorted out issue by proving the sincerity of Bharatha.Then both Bharatha and Lakshmana together decided to make worship Lord Rama,Seetha and Hanuman at Thirumuzhikkalam. The Vakkayil Kaimal again had a dream in which a Temple for four Temples for Rama,Bharatha, Lakshmana and Sathrughna were emphasised. .Accordingly,Kaimal constructed the Temples at Thriprayar for Sreerama,Irinjalakkuda for Bharatha,Muzhikkulam for Lakshmana and Payammal for Sathrughnan. Thus the four famous Temples had come up for worshipping. In Muzhikulam,the festival is in the month of Makaram This Temple was rnewed by King Chithira thirunaal after an invasion from Tipu Sultan. The Temple is situated 30 KMs from Irinjalakkuda.The visiting timings for Darshan is daily from 4-30AM 2-00Pm and again from 4-30pm to 8-00PM. 4)Payammal Sathrughnan Temple:

This is the smallest Temple among the Nalambalams which is in Payammal This Temple is considered to be the reincarnation of the Mahavishnu with Sudarshana Chakra in hand. The idol of Lord shathrughna is housed in a squarish granite Sanctum Sanctorum in this Temple.The original Panchaloha idol(Five metals Brass,Bronze,Copper Gold and Silver)have been untraceble though efforts have been made to retrieve from the Temple Pond situated in the backyard of the Temple Complex the existing idol of Granite Exudes a rare kind of Divinity.The Temple is heaven of Peace and Sanctity and a devotee can experience unique sense of satisfaction after praying in this heavenly abode. All poojas of Ushapooja,Uchapoojaand Athazhapooja are performed regularly here. The Temple is open for Darshan from 4-30AM to 10-00AM and again from 4-30 PM to 8-00PM A visit to all the four Nalabalams the same day is supposed to bring all luck,Blessings an every propects to the devotee from God Almighty. Ohm Namo Narayana!Ohm Nama:Sivaya!Amme Mahamaye!Swamiye! Saranam Ayyappa!!! SreedharanMundanat 17th July 2018

Flying Frogs &Snake butterflies

Here is a blog on Flying Frogs & snake butterflies based on information gathered from media and net. It is a well known fact in relation to Environment,rare and protected species in the Western Ghat that a lot of different species are being ignored and the exploitation og the ghats for commercial benefits thereby denying the right to live by rare species existing in the Western Ghats.Until now various frogs are stated to be under threat from hunters. Recently it is reported in the media{malaalamanorama dt 8th July 2018)that a flyinf frog was found in the garden of the Police station and confirmed to be flying frog of the category called Rhacaphorous Malabarcus and can fly upto 15 meters according to the Doctors from the Forestry college of Vellikkulangara.The reason for the arrival of these frogs into the garden is gussed to be owing to the destroyal of rainforests in nearby areas.The usual habit of these rare frogs is to hide in the leaves of plants most of the time.A policeman examining the plants in the premises of the police station found it and reported. All flyiNg frogs especially toad skinned & Rhacophorus typesfound in western ghats are in endangered list.The simple reason is the destruction of forest trees by encroachments and natural calamities like storms This frog is stated to have escaped from the nearby forest area and took a safe place.But how it has come to the Police station or has it been planted there by any one engaged in encroachment is a mystery . It is also seen from the same report that snake butterfly seen at night also took shelter in the same police station The presence of both together in the same night in the same police station would appear to be suspicious to the effect that someone purposely kept them in the area of Police station to find and rescue them. In any case it is a good happening whether incidental or a good gesture from a rain forest encroacher. This incident reported in the media relating to a Police station is enough for the authorities to think about the speciality of the environment and need to protect the western ghats and the rare species and medicinal plants available Bleh there. The Gadgil report and Kasturirangan reports are still in store without any purposeful suggestions .Neither central nor state Government have taken any firm decision on the protection of the forests and mountains , Even now digging of mountain for mineral sands and destroyal of forests for easy buckS are going on with and without permission of the authorities as reported in the media. Urgent and. Earnest action would appear to be necessary to save Western Ghats from disaster as the protection to the ghats has many serious repurcurssions if not looked into urgently.The rain and all other climatical benefits to the states of Kerala,Karnataka,Goa and Maharashtra are at stake for want of implementing the recommendations of Shri.Gadgil and shri.Kasturi Rangan reports, SreedharanMundanat 12 the July 2018

Biggest Bs Combat& Boomerang-World cup Quarterfinal

The quarter Final match between Brazil and Belgium on 6th July 2018 which was, perhaps, the best thriller of Fifa World Cup2018 in Russia was reported as" Red Devils cuts the feathers of canari".This was a bit cruel to the 5 times Champions of World Football cup.However,in the poetical sense and with ultimate sportsman spirit the description woul appear to be worth appreciating.Brazil registered as a member of Fifa in 1923.They played many international matches thereafter.Belgium never reached the Semi final of a World Cup. Just as Maradona did the veterans of Brazil Pele,Ronaldinho,Ronaldo,Zico,Romario,Rivaldo,Kaka,Socretes,Roberto carlos and many more must be remembering their contribution to Brazilian Football. The first time Brazil won a World Cup was in 1958 and continued to win 4 times more in 1962,1970,1994&2002. No other team has achieved this much recognition in the great game of soccer. In this World Cup 2018 the Veteran Players and most popular in the world are Lionel Messi ,Christiano Ronaldo and Neymer Jr who had represented Argentina,Portugal,and Brazil.So the exit of these three heroes simultaneously might,perhaps,be viewed as a dramatic irony of justification. Suprisingly Germany the the 4 time winners also did not find Quarterfinal. Mexico,Japan,Switzerland and many other leading teams also did not reach the last 8 of the world cup placements. The 4 teams left now to find a place in the Semi finals are England,Croatia,Sweeden& Host Russia.Let us await a glorious figt for semi final birth to join France &Belgium on 7th of July 2018 SreedharanMundanat 7th of July 2018

Clay court King Rafael Nadal

10th of June 2018,perhaps ,most important and happiest day for Raefel Nadal of Spain as he has created yet another history in Lawn Tennisin Clay court winning it 11the time. His seniorand close friend Roger Federer had won in French Open only once in 2009.Butvat the same time he has in total 20:grand slams.He is elder to Nadal by 4 years which means Nadal has plenty of time and opportunity to reach Federer's figures of 20 grandsons if not overtaking it. Last night he had beaten Dominic Thiem an Austrian rival in straight sets 6-4,6-3&6-2. In fact Domenico Thiem had defeated Nadal recently in Rome and Mardrid open.But they were 3sets game & not 5 .That was the only difference.Here also last night it looked as if Thiem could take the first set.Nadal had to struggle in the first set. AAaANy way all is well and ended well for Nadal.Hecwas at the verge of breaking into tears at the victory stand conquered by emotional upheaval. Federer ,in fact,when he won his last match ,the 20th began virtually crying with tears all over his face. Federer,however did not take part by slipping French open certainly not to avoid Nadal but with a view to recouping his form for his most favourite Wimbledon next month.He has won 8 titles in Wimbledon out of his 20 titles. Rafael Nadal on the other hand has no ambition of overtaking the The ,20 titles of Federer .He has already 17 titles including the latest French Open and in all probability might overtake Roger as he is only 32 year old now. But according to his own words it is not one of his Ambitions. In Wimbledon this year there is every possibility of tuff fights among youngsters.the Two seniors Federer and Nadal are,however,likely to come face to face in Wimbledon .The draw will almost make sure whether they meet in final or earlier. His yesterday night(10thJune2018 night)opponent is just 24 year old and was reaching the final of French Open for first time and was confident of winning. Although he lost to the immense clay court experience of Nadal,he is likely to make many more finals in French open as was evident the way he played.The straight sets win of Nadal does not diminish the capability of Them in any way. he played Superior game against Rafael Nadal making him sweat enormously to seal the match. Domenic Thiem had his debut in 2014 when he lost to Nadal.Again in last year's semi final he lost to Nadal.This year he lost in Final.So his experience gathered with Rafael Nadal alone is enough for him to win many Grand slams in future including French Open. Here too Nadal who is generally a player who is affected by injuries in the middle of a match,had such a suspicion staged towards the end although he survived it successfully. Let us wish both Nadal and Thiem many more successes in Lawn Tennis in future SreedharanMundanat 11th June 2014

Environment day-Planting of Saplings

The 5th of June every year is considered as World Environment Day by the United Nations since 1972.This is a very important World Day suggested by UN and every year being celebrated as such.This year the celebration and connected Global action is the responsibility of Canada. Every year a theme is being selected and approved by United Nation.This year 2018 the theme is "PLASTIC POLLUTION" The aim of the theme is to employ such methods to save every nation from the illeffect of Using plastic which could even lead to death if not proper care is not taken to avoid the impact of Plastic usage.Every Nation is expected to take steps to avoid or destroy Plastic products without allowing the, to mis with water resources like,lake ,river,.The idea is to avoid Plastic wastage to spread and finally joined with Sea. The best policy is to destroy Plastic by burning . Every year in most of the nations in the world there is a system prevailing to save forest and mountains.This also include excessive use of the mountain soil by digging the mountains to obtain mineral soil Besides this every year planting more Saplings of different plants and trees also suggested by the UN and is being implemented by all nations. In India also every places and cities planted saplings of plants and trees as a matter of routine. But the fact remains that even after the ceremony of planting saplings and the photography session the leaders who perform the deed mostly do not look back to ensure that the plants are grown up and not destroyed by various reasons. So generally very few plants survive to help the purpose of providing shades and protection from heat. By just performing this every year on 5th June as a matter of routine does not appear to have any urose served. This year the theme is Plastic Pollution which is a very serious matter.The use of Plastic can not be stopped overnight.It has to be stopped gradually by stopping use .For example one can resort to use of glass bottles instead of plastic bottles for drinking water.Every school going child has a water bottle made of Plastic material. The milk is being supplied in Plastic covers. Earlier Milk was being supplied in glass bottles.we changed the system for convenience and from economic point of view into plastic covers. Similarly the breakage of glass bottles made us to change to plastic bottles. So all of a sudden we can not stop plastic totally. But it has to be done as the menace of usage of plastic has been found to be devastating. We must realise now that 5th June ,the world Environment day is not just for plantation of saplings and to take photographs of such ceremonies. This year's theme of Environment day being " Plastic Pollution",it is our duty to gradually destroy plastic by stopping it's use. All of us know that the plastic bottles of cold drinks,plastic covers used for carrying goods are thrown away after use. Where do they go ultimately?Into the sea around us.Many of us do not know these plastics accumulated in the sea causes dangerous damages and ultimate death of life in sea like fish,turtles and many more. The facts about Midway Islands alone is enough to indicate how much life is affected by Plastic by way of it's presence around us. The story of Midway Islands is enough to make us think and to act to remove plastic from our life. Midway Islands is a a place where human living is impossible.It is between the Asian Continental and America in the pacific coast far away from places where people live.This group of Islands is the place where Albatross birds are living in groups in plenty.It is estimated that there were around 15 lakhs of Albatross birds in this group of Islands.Today the Island is becoming the graveyard of the birds.The sea we see around is not the same we saw many years back.Today the sea is full of plastic materials.Whatever we throw away ultimately reaches the sea travel to far away places and get deposited every where including islands similar to Midway Islands

The Albetross birds are dying because they think what is floated in plenty in the sea are food materials for them and eat plastic .This resulted in the death of the birds every day. Similarly in another incident,it was found in 2004 a small dead whale came to the shore through shore.When it's dead body was examined it was seen that it's stomach was full of plastis blocking entry of food into the Stomach and this caused it's death. There are many incidents of the sort happening all over the world causing harm to all kinds of living beings including human beings. So this year's theme of "Plastic Pollution" is of Paramount importance. We should ensure that Plastic is no longer used liberally for domestic purposed and gradually stop total use of Plastic. It is the duty of every citizen to bring to the notice of his/her acquaintances to avoid use of plastic as far as possible and stop totally invdue course of time. The theme of waste materials and their accumulation could be the theme for next year . Thus protecting Environment like forest,mountain water resources ,avoid use of Plastic totally and planting more saplings every year and looking after them later on are our basic responsibility to ensure welfare of Humanity with a view to living free from illnesses. SreedharanMundanat 5th June 2018

The USA CRICKET- new systematic venture

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has since announced that the USA will be hosting the 2020 the World T20 American Group A RegionalQualifier from September 16 to 20 of 2018. Besides USA ,the other competing teams are Canada,Panama,and BBelize.The top two teams will join Bermuda and Cayman Islands in the Americas Regional finals with both teams having already advanced from the Americas Group Regional Qualifier held in Argentina early this year. Though no city has been selected yet to host for USA,only one ground is needed to play since only 2 matches will be played per day.This means that single -turf-wickets such as Indianapolis,Houston,Fort Lauderdale and North Carolina are possible options aside from the four ground Woodley Park in Los Angeles.It is notified that new members of USA Cricket Registrati0n must wait for further decisions. All eligible candidatescleared by the nominating and governance committee formed by USA Cricket. was to bwe announced by 13th May 2018 with a view to decide the winners.The result was to be announced by June 11. Thereafter three independent Directors are to be installed and a 10 member squad be formed before this years ICC Annual conference.A preliminary list of all voting clubs,leagues and other members already released by USA Cricket by April 27 Atleast two members on the new USA Cricket board will be female.(One of the two Elite Player Directors and one of the three independent Directors) It is a noticeable change from the previous USACA administration,which had no female members while it existed.This is as per the interest of the ICC sustainable Advisory group.They beleve that inclusion of women is a step that will make for stronger and more united board of Directors going forward. Dr.VincentAdams a member of the ICC sustainable Advisory group said in a USA Cricket Press Release"We have worked incredibly hard to develop a Constitution and a membership base that unites thye wondwefully diverse cricket community in USA and our hopes and expectations are that this diversity is reflected in the inaugural USA Cricket Board and we are really excited to announce this process which we are confident will attract the best possible candidates" Thus ,soon after establishing a proper cricket council,USA would start taking Nternational competitions and World Cup arranged by International cricket cricket council SreedharanMundanat 1st June,2018

Pokkal fields again-now new species of birds

Pokkali fields is a place where quality rice as well as prawn is being put to farming turn by turn to produce quality rice and quality prawns. The method is easy.From November to April Prawn farming can be done and from November to April the pokkali rice can be cultivated. The advantage is that while thec Prawn farming is done at the end of farming the decay helps as manure for next sessonal pockali rice and vice versa for Prawn next season. This had been continuously a process f\or years together and helped Ernakulam districtb to produce Pockali rice and Prawn. As in the case of any other busines in this area also the interfearence from Mafia could not be prevented as a resultb of which the availability of trained labourers is understood to have been affected threatening the production of rice and prawn.To cope up with the situation and to improve the industry a thirsd product Duck farming also tried recently.The idea was to produce ducks for Easter celebrations.How far this helped in unknown. in the meantime the new arrival of Metro project in Kochi is stated to have affected as an exodus of labourers from farming to the rail project is suspected as the later was more favourable and better paid for lbourers.This is ,however,not confirmed although there had been shortage in the production of the pockali rice,Prawn andv thev third Duckfarming. In the meantime a report appeared in a national news paper the Hindu recently shows the Large pockali field has become a centre of attraction fotb migrating birds as in tghe case of Wester Ghats and Malabar area. A copy of the report is incorporated below which is self explanatory.:

As per the report above and Blogs dt15th April 2014 & 3rd April 2018 from Sreedharan Mundanat under htttp://smundanat.Blogspot.com ,the pokkali fields need to be urgently conserved and farmers should be encouragedto cultivate pokkali rice and prawn farming in equal interval every year so as to provide mutual decay benefit for both the process.The Pokkali Rice production and Prawn farming are mainly carried out in Thrissur,Ernakulam and Alapuzha districts and is a sure source of quality rice and Prawn It is also a sure source to earn Foreign business to earn foreign exchange too. The Government should ,therefore ,should take active interest to protect these farming without any element of neglect in future. Sreedharan Mundanat 21st May 2018.

Until next week Australian Open Rafael Nadal number one.

The loss of Mardrid open QF to Theim speller disaster to Nadal as he kvlost number one ranking to Roger Federer who did not even lift the racket to regain number one ranking. Totally upset by this,Raf decided to make yet another effort to take back the title from Federer. For this he worked hard to beat experts like Monfil,Djokowic,Zverve to win the Italian open title successfully.And he is number one again now.The next week is Australian open scheduled for every one to see how successful they are in restricting Nadal from winning it. Many times Rafael Nadal had won Australian Open. So once again it does not look like a luxury if he wins it. And if he win he would be much ahead in points and could hold number one ranking for longer time to come. SreedharanMundanat 21st May 2018

Rafael Nadal-Surrendered at Mardrid open to revive at Rome

In continuation of my blog dt 25th April 2018 on "Rafael Nadal World number one"Rafael Nadal had lost the world number one title when he was beaten un expectedly by Domenic Theim at the Quarterfinal of Mardrid open. It was so sad an affair for Nadal. One of the most dominant sequences of Modern Tennis was staged at Mardrid open when Dominic Theim put an end to his nonstop run on clay court to the surprise of everyone watching the Quarter final on the stadium as well as on TV. The first set was a tuff fight of fluctuating fortunes between the two which ultimately claimed by Theim at 7-5 followed by 6-3 in the second set. Three weeks ago Nadal had beaten Theim 6-0,6-3 This loss to Theim not only resulted in his loss of the match but in surrendering the number one spot to Roger Federer without lifting his racket. Rafael Nadal the clay court Specialist Spaniard was totally disappointed in the turn of events. Here now comes a God-given opportunity for the Clay court Specialist Nadal to regain the number one spot with his win over Denis Shapolavov the CanadianTeenager at 6-4,6-1 Nadal had high praise for the Canadian Teenager Shapolavov who in last year Montreal open had denied a chance for Nadal to become world number one. Now ,if Nadal can claim Italian Open final title on this Sunday20th of May 2018 he could again find himself as World Number one. Let us wish success to humble fighting specialist on Clay court Rafaael Nadal to regain the number one spot lost to Roger Federer without playing a match to regain it. Sreedharan Mundanat 18th May2018. at Thrissur

Rafael Nadal- world number one.

The clay court Specialist Nadal restored his number one position after returning from a Hip injury as a result of which he had to skip Miami Open recently.

The 31 year old Nadal a very close friend of Roget Federer,36 straight sets in Clay court to beat 36 year old Nishikori in straight sets 6-2,6-2.The first set was not so easy as the score shows.Nishikori had broken the serve of Nadal first to take advantage.But soon after,Nadal broken back to equalize.Later on there was no need for Nadal to look back .He won straight away both sets and regained the number one post over and above Roger Federer. Now comes the real nightmare for Rafael Nadal.If he has to continue as number one he will have to win The following matches he is to play. 1)Barcelona2)Mardrid,3) French Open,4)At least Quarter final in Rome. If he the above his total earnings of Points could be somewhere over4680 points at a stretch. His appearance in Davis cup againstvGermany can also count for future As on date he had Been in number one spot for 167 weeks. His withdrawing duecto a hip injury in tge middle had been really an unexpected turning point of his carrier towards loss of ranking. So if he can win upto quarter final of Rome he can retain the number one ranking for some time to come. Let us wish him success in every match he plays in future.He has a lot of time left before thinking about retirement. The Montecarlo Masters proved he is still as good as he was when holding number one ranking. SreedharanMundanat 25thbof April 2018 Thrissur

The History of YOGA-A study from Net

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The Yoga how developed in India and Hadha yoga has become popular in India and abroad very early was after a religionconferrnce at Chicago which was a personal achievement ofvSwami Vivekananda.However,a brief History of Yoga is brought out in this Blog in the following paragraphs. .

Yoga history has many places of obscureness andvuncertainty due to it's oral transmission of sacred texts and th secretive nature of it's teachings.The earliest writings on Yoga were transcribed on Fragile palm leaves. These were subjected to easier Destroyal. The development of Yoga can be traced tonas back as 5000 years and never very recent.Researchers even think itb Could be 10000 years. Yoga's long and rich History can be devided and summarized into periods of Innovation,Practice and Development. According to researchers Yoga can be traced to have developed by Indus Saraswathy Civilisation in Northern India Over 5000 years ago.The Word YOGA wascfirstbmentioned in oldest text of Rig Veda.The Vedas were collection of Texts containing songs,Mantras and Rituals to be used by Brahmins the Vedic priests. The Yogi's who practise Yoga often described Yoga is a way to attain peace of mind and a journey towards Nirvana or Moksha.As far as Rishis are concerned this is true.But it is applicable only to those gave away worldly relationships and think only about armttaining Moksha. However,there is no harm even if children,youngsters and women practise yoga from health point of view. The beginning of Yoga is understood to have started and devoloped in India byIndus Saraswathy Civilisation in northern part of India over 5000 years ago. The word YOGA was first mentioned in the Oldest sacred texts,the Rigveda.The Vedas We're collection of texts containing Songs,Mantras and Rituals to be used by Brahmins who were Vedic priests.Yogas we're slowly refined and developed by Brahmins and Rishi who documented their Practice and briefs in the Upanishads,a huge work containing 200 scriptures.The most renowned of the Yoga scriptures is Bhagavath Gita composed around 500 BC The Upanishads look the idea of ritual sacrifice of the ego through self knowledge to achieve Karmayoga and Yoga wisdom known as Jannayoga. Classical yoga ***************** In the preclassical stage,Yoga was mishmash of various ideas,beliefs,and techniques that often conflicted and contradicted each other. The classical period is defined by Patanjali Yoga Sutras,the first systematic presentation of Yoga.Written sometimes in the second Century,the Text prescribes the path of Rajayoga Patanjali organized the practise of Yoga into an eight imbed path containing the steps and stages towards obtaining Samadhi or Enlightenment.Patanjali is often considered as the father of Yoga and his Yoga sutras still strongly influence most of styles of Modern Yoga. Post classical Yoga ********************* A few centuries after Patanjali YogacMasters created a system of Practises designed to rejuvenate the body and rolong life.They rejected the leading theories of Ancient Vedas and embraced the Physical body as the means to achieve enlightment.They developed the Tantra Yoga with radical techniques to cleanse the body and mind to break the knots that bind us to our Physical existence.This exploration of these Physical-Spiritual connection and body centered practices lead to the creation of what we primarily think of Yoga in the west Hathayoga. MODERN PERIOD:. ************** INn the last 1800 and early 1900 Yoga Masters began the travel to the wise attracting attendees and followers. This began in 1893Parliament of Religions in Chicagowhen Swamy Vivekanandavowed to the attendeeswithchis lectures on Yoga and the Universality of the World Religions.In the 1920sand 30s Hatayoga was strongly promoted in India with the work of The.Krishnamacharya and other Yogis practicing Hatayoga .Krishnamacharya opened the first Hatayoga school in Mysore in 1924 and 1936. Sivananda founded the Divine Life Society on the banks of the Holy GangesRiver. Krishnamacharya produced three students who continued his legacy and increased popularity of Hatayoga. BKS Iyengar,TKV DESIKACHAR,Pattabhi Jois Sivananda was a prolific author writing over 200 books on Yoga and established nine Ashrams and numerous Yoga Centres located around the World. The importation of theYogato the west still continued as a trickle until Indradevi opened her Yoga studio in Hollywood in 1947.Since then many more western and Indian teachers had become pioneers popularising Hatayoga and gaining millions of followers. Hatayoga now has many different schools or styles all emphasising the many different aspects of the Practice. The yoga if done systematically with different Aasanas and most particularly with PRANAYAMA invariably along with Yoga can even achieve Ashtaiswaryas who is the maximum of SIddhis one yogi can achieve including floating in air. But at the same time it is still unknown whether any Yogi has achieved Ashtaiswaryas. For achieving Ashtaiswaryas one will have to be a real believer and most faithful to the Principle "LOKO SASTHA SUKHINO BHAVANTHU" and practising it in full faith and sincerity without any other thought of diverting attention at any point of time. All other propaganda that Yoga can do wonders like preventing climate change and curing illness relating to Love Sex etc are illusions as Love and sex have never been considered or branded as diseases. To conclude Yogasiddhi are not easy to achieve.It needs maximum concentration, high power to hold breathing,and perfect control over mind without allowing to divert towards worldly thoughts and power to join God and Godliness. Presently ,world has advanced with the help of scientific methods to achieve many unparallel knowledge to the extent of manufacturing advanced missiles like those mentioned in Vedas as Bhrahmastras.But as these are used for destroy all they do not come under the definition of "Loko Samantha Sukhino Bhavanthu" and so can not be termed as achievements literally. Those who ever achieved Yogasiddhis had never used them for fulfilling self goals or for destroyal .By planning to achieve material benefits for living more happily if one get himself engaged in Yoga to get Sindhis such siddhi scan never be achieved. Ashtaiswaryas are not " Aiswryas" in the sense of material achievements and Yogas are not a way or step to follow for achieving anything. However ,if performed properly and regularly together with Pranayamas devotedly and faithfully,Yogas can do wanderers to the performer SreedharanMundanat 19th April 2018 at Thrissur, Kerala,INDIA.

Sandwiches-Vegeterian and Nonvegetarian

Sandwiches as it's name suggests is something squeezed between two substances.Here what we are going to discuss is a good item using 2 slices of bread or bun squeezing in between some vegetarian or nonvegetarian eatable mix is squeezed to make it ready to eat.The quickness to make and easier to eat even while working are the factors made it so popular all over the world. In India this fast-food item was introduced by the original colonial rulers from Britain(UK)& the Portuguese outfits. In fact the name Sandwich belongs to as early as in 1780-92 and can be dedicated to John Montagu in Kent,UK who first preferred to eat it in its original form which was not much different from the present form. In India ,the most popular form is the then Bombay version(now Mumbai Sarkee) has presumably come from South American origin potato first cultivated by the Portuguese along the Indian West coast and introduced by the British to Kolkatta(the then Calcutta) in the 18th Century as the root Corp by name alu.The Portuguese called it batata.They are also credited with introducing "pao"or what we call bun into India.Sliced and packaged bread has a more recent history of 1928.This version was called "double roti"by Hindi/urduspeaking people presumably due to using of two slices of the bread to squeeze the potato and other components in between.Later on this was also called fondly in Mumbai as "Vada Pav"This is so popular in Mumbai now that it is being served in the 5 star hotels prepared neatly in their kitchen.The popularity for Vada Pav is because it is so tasty to eat and help to escape from hunger easily.Not hard to make and no much time required have made it in every household of Mumbai.There is even a saying in Mumbai that there is no food without potato and Onion.This could be the reason these two items are available in any Mumbai market .The popularity and demand also made it a dear stuff in market the price of which in seasons increases astronomically.The Onion especially the bigger size is a commodity that bring water in to the eyes of Housewives and also theGovernment almost every year sometimes or other. The Britishers used sandwich a fast food so that they could use as food even while gambling in casinos without allotting any extra time to eat.It used to go along with gambling.This had double benefit also,It can save time and the other it can give more energy to gamble.This was very much suiting them who had plenty of money and no much other works to do. In America Sandwich helped people working in different places to have food fast without disturbing their workload to find target.Later on it had become a habit with IT employees for the same reason that they could cope up with their targeted works without need to find extra time for food and also served as an energy source to apply during work.Thus the popularity of Sandwich grew so rapidly that the Executives like CEO enjoyed Sandwich while they were very busy with their work. In India again as the popularity increased different varieties were also began to come into existence proving the proverb that necessity is the mother of invention. The various varieties arrived for use in households and working places were in brief are Pav bhaji,delicious and greasy bread OMlette,Tomato Omlette and many more like Musk's Sandwich{Buttersandwich} Omlettes are often a cheap way to add protein in the diet.Made out of neatly and artistically chopped Onions,coriander leaves,green chillies together with little bit of turmeric and salt is a special variety of sandwich squeezed between 2 pieces of bread.The taste and pleasure of eating is enhanced when Tomato ketchup is also used. As far as non vegetarian sandwiches are concerned ,other than Egg sandwich there are many varieties like Chicken Sandwich,Mutton Sandwich and many more.All are like the easily made categories.Accordingvto choices various supporting chutney can be found besides enormous number of Sauses. In Vegetarian ,however,there is a special chutney to go with which is very tasty. The chutney Sandwich in fact is a discovery by clever Housewives to make the kids to eat before they start for school.The taste and convenience to eat made children also favourites of Chutney sandwiches.it was also an easy way to get children accustomed to vegetables from their habit of going after chocolates and fried stuff like Lays etc. The ingredients and the preparation of Chutney is briefly as under: Plenty of coriander leaves and Mint leaves are mixed and grinded .To have a thickening base blending of slices of bread with coriander leaves ,Spinach,green chillies and lemon juice to get a thick sause.These are suggestions.But one can take into consideration the taste of their children to change the process.Boiled chickpeas can also be tried. Children are generally fond of various kinds of Sauses in the market with different flavours.These also can be used for eating sandwiches .Spreading the coriander mint chutney ,however adds to the taste of the sandwich.it is enough if you spread chutny on one side of each bread slice used to make Sandwich. Sandwich is a great Dish for any occasion.Nowadays changes are rapidly taking place in all matters including eating .New norms are found even in the method of worshipping God with latest trend of trained Poojaris. So why don't you try a new system of introducing Sandwich on a VISHU day at least for evening snack if not during full meals feast.According to Hindus if you eat a tasty Sandwich on a VISHU day God Almighty would help you to have good meals everyday of the year.

Wish everyone a very Happy,prosperous and HealthyVISHU 2018 SreedharanMundanat 14th of April 2018

The curse of thea Lift-A short story

In a small City of India,one of the best medical colges with Hospital is functioning with high rankings and honours together with total faith from Public.The Doctors in the Hospital were highly experienced in alldepartments.They were immensely in close harmony with the patients and extremely devoted to their job .As a resultof this attitude towards their profession ,the patients were largely benefitted .The Doctors and staff showed Genuine sympathy and love to the patients. The general public were aware of this reputation of the Doctors and staff and were very happy to give recommendations to their friends and relations.So along with reputation the number of patients who took treatment in the hospital also increased manyfold. Unfortunately enough the election to the State Assembly was due and announced by the Election commission of India.As a mandatory provision of the constitution every citizen was to maintain discipline and decurrum during the election time.All of a sudden the dates of election was also announced by the election commission.The day of Election arrived and surprisingly there was high percentage of polling in every constituencies.This was claimed as a favouring feature for the then opposition while the ruling party also claimed it was helpful to them.some of the opposition members were of the opinion that there was no need for any speculation as the result was to be announced in two days time And finally arrived the day of counting.All irrespective of ruling party or opposition parties were glued to the Television sets with their breathing fluctuating from time to time as the progress was neck to neck giving hopes and soon after disturbingthoughts.However everyone waited with hopes upon hopes And finally the moments of overwhelming joy prevailed the opposition with an absolute majority over 20 seats ahead of the ruling party. The Chief Minister tenderedhisresignation to the Governor who accepted it. Thereafter it was all matters of formality to form a Government with the opposition leader as CM and many trusted and experienced as Ministers among which many youngsters also found place.Thus a stable Government assumed charge with the promise of a Government without an element of corruption . Days passed by happily and without any controversial happenings. The Government functioned nicely for some time .People gradually Started liking the methods of the welfare measures implemented However the first instance of personal favour happened in He Department of Health where a few people were appointed according to the wish of the minister for health.A few lift operators were appointed in Hospitals under the control of Ministry of Health. The popular hospital mentioned above was one of them. As the fate Is to be the Generator operator for lift cum lift operator had to go on urgent leave due to the illness of his wife. He temporarily entrusted the work relating to lift to his newly appointed lift cum generator operator with instructions and left the station. The same day happened to a fateful day for the children of Doctors and staff of the Hospital. The school going children who were returning home entere a lift.There were 10 children and 6 parents in the lift climbing to the 4th floor when the power went off and the lift stopped .The generator was to be operated soon after the lift stopped.The new operator who was not experienced enough tried to operate the Generator but was not successful to start it.As a result the children and parents in the lift began suffocating.The power also did not come back .this deteriorated the situation.Everyone in the lift started crying in panic. Their crying and shouting fell in deaf ears as there were no one in the area as all were busy elsewhere. The situation became serious as children began to feel unconsciousness.However there was no sign of the Generator beginning to work. Help was sought for from outside and a few experts arrived and began to repair the Generator.after around half hour the lift started to climb to the fourth floor,When it arrived and stopped people outside opened the door of the lift to find all the occupants were lying down in the lift unconscious. They were immediately taken to the hospital and admitted for treatment.4 children ,However could not be resqued inspite of treatment and the day turned into a tragic day.The four children were of the Doctors working in the Hospital. The agony of the Doctors and Staff was beyond explanation. The Government ordered an enquiry into the incident.The Chief Minister announced the resignation of his Government and recommended early election instead of yet another Ministry.As there was just about three months left for the election in normal course ,the Governor accepted the recommendation of The Chief Minister and repotted to the central Government. Thus a hospital which was functioning so well with high reputation,had to accept their failure for the first time in it's history .All due a wrong course of action to appoint new operators without looking into their qualification and experience to serve in the post. (This is not a true story just out of imagination.but the lift stopping to power failure is a usual incident when people used to become panic.) SreedharanMundanat 9th of April 2018 Thrissur

Nationalisation of Public Sector Banks

Indira Gandhi the great former Prime minister of India initiated and put effect toNalizatiomn of Banks in 1969.This was much against the will of those who believed in money accumulated privatelily instead of publicly.Morarji Deasai who was a cabinet rank Minister in the Indira Government opposed Nationalisation very strongly.He was even offered the post of Dy Prime Minister which he refused because he was so adamant about rescuing people who were interested in managing the entire wealth of India privately.Finally he resigned.India thus lost an able Minister. But later on certain unexpected circumstances were becoming cause for herassassination. Thereafter her son Rajiv Gandhi assumed charge of Prime Minister. The policy of Indira Gandhi to Nationalize leading banks of India resulted in the extraordinary growth of Banking system in India.Indian economy started growing rapidly with many reforms helping to achieve India Stability as compared to fast growing nations of the world.Rajiv Gandhi alongWith Sam patroda computer expert in the Information Technology Branch helped India grow further besides financially in the field of Computer Technology also.Many people those days opposed Computer also saying the Computer would result in the loss of work for the labourers and Working class of India.But later on this was proved an illusion. Rajiv Gandhi also played a big role in making India Digital gradually but surely.However, Rajiv Gandhi was not lucky enough to survive to see India becoming totally digital reducing cash transactions and encouraging thereby digital transactions. He was also assassinated later on. By this time all Nationalized banks were known as Government Banks.As a result of Nationisation the Natiolised Banks began to open their branches even in remote villages Thus the noumber of Public sector Banks increased more than before.SBI was the biggest among them since the NationalisationWhen the services of Banks Spread to villages also.When this services of Banks spread all over India it helped not only to promote the financial stability of the Nation but simultaneously helped to fo Find more opportunities for employment of people, This had helped the Agriculture sector of India also which was always considered to be the surviving nerve of the nation.The Banks began to give loans to those who were interested in Agriculture.Many people got loans.But all did not use them for Agriculture alone and used the money for other purposes also as there were no effective checkto check tyeir utilisation except certificates from officers and the words from the the people who did farmings of different sorts.In fact Banks had no continuous efforts to verify the right way of use of the money they paid as loans. However, the loans helped developments within the Nation to a very large extent to which Banks played a major part by making money available liberally.The faith people had in Public sector Banks increased many folds. Thus the deposits people made in Banks also increased . They n played a big role in making the Nation financially stable.People also began to view Nationalised Banks more dependable than Private Banks.But still the private banks also were given permission to function liberally.This also added to the stability of the Nation in terms of Finance,.India was really shining to get placed among developing Nation.The world began to recognising India as a Nation of worthy of being considered as ranking Nations in the field Of development. When the regime of Narasimha Rao as prime minister began,he selected Manmohan Singh a highly qualified person to become his Finance Minister.This helped in building a strong India literally because the PM& FM together began purchasing US Dollars from open market on a regular basis.This resulted in an India building up a very strong Nation with her Foreign Exchange Reserve.In fact it was this Foreign Exchange Reserve that enabled India to stand on her own legs keeping head high even whenthe Global Financial crisis wrecked every part of the World.All other claims in this regard are just illusions. However ,nowadays a trend is in the offing so as to jeopodise the benefits of loans did to India.This is because of the fact the loans paid to different parties including big corporates were not repaid on time.So the Government had to write off a major part of loans afforded to different category of people.The Banks and the Government had causes of difference for the lapse to recover the loans.The present situation is somewhat alarming. Nowadays Banks are facing challenges which were not so strong before.They are unable to find ways and means to meet the challenges effectively.The Merging of Banks or Privatisation of Banks as in the case of other Public sector undertakings is never a effective remedy to overcome the resistance caused by the lapse of recovering loans on time on a systematic way.Even employing people to recover loans given to Public did not meet with sure results. In the circumstances ,what is required is or to be précis the need of the time is to impart with loans carefully by imposing condition for their repaying systematically and on time.For this new measures will have to be found.One of them is to give more powers to banks to use their discretion how to part with money as loan and how to recover them totally on time and with true effect on those who availed off the loan. More and more Privatisation to find way to get more investment from outside and thinking of strengthening the economy of the Nation is just an illusion and not practical had been proved time and again.So India will have to find more dependable methods including changes wherever necessary. At the moment the best remedy seems to be be reducing the distance between Public Sector Banks and Private Banks.For this feeling among them to the effect that we are all Woking for building up a self sufficient Nation should be spread with a view to ensuring thatpublic money is rightly and properly used by all including General Public. SreedharanMundanat 6 th April 2018

Pokkali Rice farming plus Prawn and Duck farming

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In continuation of blog on Pokkali ricefarming dt 15th April 2014 bearing no http://smundanat.blogspot.com/2014/04/Pokkali-rice-farming.html/dt15thApril2014 and http://www.Mathrubhumi.com/agriculture/animal-husbandary/Pokkali-!duck-to-sale-on-the-day-before - Easter-1.2706143 It is necessary to mention that while the Prawn farming was helpful for the better cultivation of Pokkali rice if done periodically in a equal duration of farming.In other words,the Prawn farming should be carried out between Mid November to April of an year and Pokkali rice farming from April to November.By doing this systematically observing The period of cultification strictly the advantage was that the prawn decay would become a manure for Pokkali rice farming and the decay of Pokkali rice farming would help prawn farming advantageously. Thus this process was proved to be doing wonders for both the farming in terms of yield and commercial value. But as the Prawn farming happened to be more profitable the period of prawn farming is stated to have increased .This resulted in poor performance in Pokkali rice farming.Prawn farming was more profitable. The major disadvantage for Pokkali rice farming was non availability of laborers .it is also stated that the Metro railwork in Ernakulam further deteriorated the situation as workers preferred Metro work to Pokkali work as the wages were more attractive in the Metro system. Earlier many years ago Kerala had 20000 hectares of Pokkali rice fields which reduced to just 1000 hectares today. The reason unscrupulous method of raising the paddy fields to land to build villas and flats all overvKerala. Now the Pokkali rice farming is restricted to Alapuzha,Thrissur and Ernakulam alone & that too on a small scale. Over above all these damages occurred to Kerala recently the Agriculture/Animal husbandry departments have suggested duck farming also so as to arrange ducks availablevforvEaster celebrations. But This additional third method is likely to destroy the Pokkali Rice farming.while the Pokkali rice farming and Prawn farming in equal intervals had helped both the attempts in accumulating more rice and in relation to commercial vallue.The third method suggested now would not only affect the fixed process existing but would jeopardize the farming of both prawn and rice totally.urgent interference by authorities would appear to be necessary to to promote the original two farmings.The idea of getting more profit would appear to be an illusion which is absolutely difficult to manage profitably. Sreedharan Mundanat 3rd April 2018

Internet,Data and App

There was a time when people believed that the world depend upon love and cooperation to achieve anything in life. Poets and movie makers afforded exta ordinary importance for love and even proved beyond doubt that love is above all in life.They even directly and indirectly conveyed a message that in the successful life of a man there was always a lady behind it..In many cases this assumption was proved true also. Gradually,time and trends changed rapidly according to the growth of computer and Internet.There used to be debates in regard to Net Neutrality to establish freedom should be allowed to afford Internet benefit to everyone impartially. Now it has come to a stage that we can not survive without Digital services and use of Data and Apps.today people get up by chanting Data and App instead of earlier practise of chanting the names of God as per religion they believed.There is a trend nowadays to even decidewhich is the bettervreligion andfight on this basis .This trend was not there earlier in India when all religions existed in total harmony.That is when people believed Love and cooperation were everything in life. Similarly ,nowadays we can not survive without attending to Data and App.of course these phenomenon has made life easier and createdc medium in which one can achieve money and fame more easily. Along with this there is another trend of comparing everything to the Vedas ,Upanishads and Puranas claiming that everything existing today existed in Indian religion of Hinduism.Even if one is inclined to agree to this ,no one is ready to believe that every religion we believe are equally entitled to believe as Hindus do. Why this discrimination?This is because we maintain intolerance among religions.Instead if we believe in the welfare of of everyone as a common entitlement this discrimination would automatically fade away. Coming back to Data and App there are many Internet providers whob are ready to give Data liberally to the extent of 1GB data free per day bbesides Internet usage and facility to call and chat according to one's convenience. The Smart phones are the most essential commodity today to live happily and more comfortably.In spite of this being so the same Data and App have the effect of conquering every part of life leading to mishappenings such as accidents and missing Time even to eat. Students especially when get involved with Internet games ,movies and music totally forget their studies and are tempted to choose unacceptable ways and means to settle by obtaining high marks in Examinations through easybways. This is how the question paper leakage etc happening jeopardizing the normal ways of life. The examples for damages to life are many.For one example deaths due to attempting Selfies. As regards claiming everything in relation to Vedas and Upnishads does not seem to have fully justified. Tomorrow one would be tempted to claim that that the sun and Moon are liberally mentioned in Vedas and Upanishads besides other planets and so the creditand ownership of sun & for solar energy development and their success should considered as Indian Origin. The present trends prevailing in India reminds me the story of a monkey who interfered and meddled with the work offurniture manufacturers near a forest. The workers were splitting a tree into suitable pieces using a handsaw.In order not to meet the two pieces of wood the had kept a piece of wood in between .This is generally known as app.The monkey without knowing this sat in between the woods and removed the AAP.in the impact of the two big wooden pieces joining the Monkey got killed. I am not trying to establish that Sappy would kill people.What I was suggesting that careless use of Data and App may lead to loss and damages to money and health. So while choosing Data and Aap one should be very alert and manage tholings under supervision if necesary Sreedharan Mundanat, 1st of April 2018.

Ants-Afriendly neighbour and guide for Humanity.

The Ants are a special creation of God. There are many varieties of Ants.The most aggressive and dangerous are the red Ants commonly found everybehere.Generally,ants are friendly neighbours of humanity. Black Ants ,also known as Carpenter Ants are less aggressive and most defensive nature.They also bite when hurt.The pain and consequent inconvenience might last many hours. Carpenter Ants prefer to establish their colonies in galleries excavated from damp or damaged wood.Tgey cut galleries into wood grains to form their nests and provide passage ways for movements from section to section of their nests.This activity produces wood shavings missed with dead ants which provides clues to nesting locations.carpenter ants clean their nesting sites and their galleries are not lined with mid or moist soil.Thevworkers ants keep their galleries as clean as sandpapered wood.in In usual and natural environments theyvdwell both dead and living trees,stumps and rotting logs.However sometimes they build nests in Human houses and buildings also where wood is found especially where wood is extremely exposed to severe moisture.This is an indication how much intelligent these tiny insects.The carpenter Ant build two types of Nests.They are known as Parent colonies nests and Satellite colonies Nests.The later is a dependent colony of Parent colony. The Parent colony has a Queen ,her incumbents and workers.There may be several satellite colonies in an area.The satellite colonies consists of older Larvae and pupae.Workerscreate different satellite colonies when there is a lack of space or of foodd and water in a parent colony.This indicates how clever and hard-working they are.Besides their Unity and willingness to work as one Unit is to be highly appreciated.This is how there are several Satellite colonies under a Parent colony.This also show shows how much systematic and organized the Ants are.The ants also does not eat wood as termites do.Instead removevwood and deposit debris in small piles outside their nests.Thus the life span of Ands are spent in building nests finding food and moving from place to place and serving fellow ants helping each other.They also look for food from the left over of human beings especially sweets and meats.They also feed on smaller insects.Thus they would appear to be friendly neighbours of people. The main function of Queenis to lay eggs. In the first year a Queen lays 9 to 16 eggs.The life Span of Queen is about 25 years.The eggs complete their life cycle In about 6 to 12 weeks.Thus the Life of Ants is so Amazing that the human beings have several lessons to learn from them. The First lesson to learn from Ants is the Hard-working nature.Theyvdo their work Systematically and move on happily. If one observes the long line of Ants it could be seen that the outgoing ants allow incoming ants way and Space to move along as though the passengers of a crowded subarban train in Mumbai allow passengers to alight first before boarding a train.Perhaps the Mumbai passengers learnt this lesson from the ants!!!. There is no fight or difference of opinion among Ants. Even among Human beings who are supposed to the best of creations there are reasons for Fight,Hatred,Jealousy,intollerence whereas among Ants there are no room for such behaviour and instead are very peaceful ,orderly and happy. People have tendency to devide among themselves based on religion and Caste whereas there is no such tendency among Ants as they do not have so many different religion.Although there are so many different varieties of Ants They do not allow to recognize as such to lead to fighting among themselves. So people should learn from Ants to live peacefully and in total harmony. The message Ants provide to humanity is that if stand as one in Unity and live for each other no power in the world can harm them and continue to strive in perfection This Blog is dedicated to Ants for thier Unity and hard work as one Unit. Sreedharan Mundanat 12th of February2018.