International Day of Rural Women

Today is celeberated as International Day of Rural Women all over the world. 

In rural households usually men go to work in their fields etc. whereas women help in housekeeping. They also take care of their family including their inlaws as part of joint families though unfortunately this system has become history in many countries including India, my home country.

It's good that NGOs and Shree Narendra Modi's Government are helping rural women in many ways.

Sarvam Krishna Mayam🙏.

River Gangaa Fest

Today is an important day in the Hindu Calender. This day is known as Gangaashtami and is related to the sacred river Gangaa. Devotees worship the sacred river that has been flowing after washing the feet of Lord Shree Mahaa Vishnu. The river has been carried on His head by Lord Rudraa and is worshipped by Lord Brahmaa.

Sarvam Krishna Mayam🙏.

World Post Day

According to a notification by Department of Communications, Government of India, 6 to 10 October is celeberated as National Postal Week. Yesterday was World Postal Day. Yesterday was World Post Day. 

Let us remember those golden years with friendly postmen/women and community friendly post offices with simple and effective schemes such as Post Office Savings Bank.

Divine discourse

As I write this post, I derive the joy of viewing Shreemad Bhagavath Kathaa by respected Shree Rajendradas Devacharya Ji Maharaj at the revered Ayodhyaa, Uttar Pradesh. 

Jai Shree Seethaa Raam🙏.

Mango chutney

From my experience of online shopping of food from local vegetarian restaurants, I found Shero Home Food as a good option except when I found human hair in their gravy last week. Yesterday when I tried to order some food item from them via Zamoto, I found that they have begun cooking non-vegetarian dishes also, though it is disabled in my account. Now I have decided to stop any food item from them as there is every possibility that they would be using the same utensils to cook both vegetarian and non-vegetarian food items. 

Today I liked to cook a simple side using raw mango. I tried to use it to make something like chutney. It came out well as shown in the following image:

It was not as delicious as I expected it to be, but it was palatable. 

Jai Shree Krishnaa🙏.

World Noodles Day

Yesterday was celebrated by people in many countries as World Noodles Day. 

I didn't know about noodles like almost all people of my age, until leaving my home to work abroad.

When I worked in African countries, I had myself experienced cooking noodles and relishing them. Noodles are fast and easy to cook; these are also portable. I remember how I used to cook ready made noodles and keep it in the fridge, reheat it the next morning and take it for lunch during my lunch time at school.

Vegetarian Noodles have always been delicious and user friendly to me. In fact my dinner menu tonight was noodles. Thanks to noodles and my friendly fork.

Jai Shree Krishnaa🙏.

TV to textbooks: A brief insight

I have been viewing Makkal TV Channel for many years since it's beginning. I think that it is one of the best channels for edutainment. 

This afternoon I had the pleasure of viewing one science program in which an entrepreneur explains how to make a simple home made electric generator using very easily available household materials. This program is telecast in episodes with the title "Soo".

Following image is a screenshot of one of the episodes:

This program reminds me of 'UNESCO Sourcebook for Science Teaching' published several years ago by UNESCO; it used to serve as an excellent source of information. I think that NCERT publishef the local exitions of the book. Cenrral and State Governments took efforts to distribue this book  in all Government  Schools. 

I remember how I and my students were benefited from the book's contents. 

UK based English Language Book Society ((ELBS) used to publish low cost editions of University Level textbooks in different subjects; these were easily available in India. 

Delhi based S Chand Publishing used to publish excellent textbooks at the BSc Degree Course level; I have used their 'Textbook of Optics' by Shree Brijlal and Shree Subhramanyam, among others. These books helped our understanding of textbook concepts easily.

In those days, there was only one problem: there was no teacher development magazines until Orient Longmans began publishing 'Teacher Plus'. Recently Teacher Plus replaced it's print version by online version. I personally feel that print version should not have been stopped.

I tried to share Makkal TV's programme in this post, but in vain. I think that MAKKAL TV has banned this option to prevent misuse by evil people.

Divine Mother Fest

Today is an important day in the Hindu Calender. Devotees perform Kojaagratha Vratham and offer special worship to Shree Mahaa Lakshmi, our Devine Mother, and Indraa on this day.

Jai Shree Lakshmi Naaraayanaa🙏.

Divine discourse

It was spiritually enriching in viewing Shree Laxmandasji Maharaaj's Shree Ashtalakshmi Kathaa on Aashthaa TV Channel this evening. He is so overwhelmed by devotion that teardrops flow down from his eyes (a dazzling display of devotion); this happens in many devotees who listen to his discourse.

Jai Shree Lakshmi Naaraayanaa🙏.

Actress's Birth Anniversary

Today is the 50th birth anniversary of 'Titanic' fame Kate Winslet.

Best wishes to her.