A Thought for Today-711: Government's first duty and highest obligation...

Government's first duty and highest obligation is public 

safety - Arnold Schwarzenegger

India Watch-140: CHHETRI IS Global icon at NRI of the Year Awards

CHHETRI IS Global icon at NRI of the Year Awards

India's football team captain Sunil Chhetri won the Global Indian Icon award at the 5th edition of the Times Now and ICICI Bank NRI of the year awards in Mumbai on July 12, 2018.

Source: Times News Network

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Recommended Reading-1: THIS LIFE

THIS LIFE

A monthly column about contemporary life by bestselling author and television personality Bruce Feiler.

https://www.nytimes.com/column/this-life

Facts and Figures-103: Top 10 Oldest Languages!

Top 10 Oldest Languages!

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Published  by Lena Tramper on Mar 1, 2016

Top 10 Oldest Languages!

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Language number 10 is LATIN (75 BC)

Language number 9 ARMENIAN (450 BC)

Language number 8  KOREAN (600 BC)

Languages number 7  HEBREW (1000 BC)

Language number 6 ARAMIC (1000 BC)

Language number 5 CHINESE (1200 BC)

Language number 4 GREEK (1450 BC)

Language number 3 EGYPTIAN (2600-2000 BC)

Language number 2  SANSKRIT (3000 BC)

Language number 1  TAMIL (5000 BC)

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In Lighter Vein-17: Free Shirt

A wife went shopping and bought home a beautiful shirt for her husband who was impressed and asked  'How much did you pay?'

She replied, 'It was given free with a 9000 Rs saree. I liked the shirt so much,I decided to buy the saree'

*Husband is still recovering*.

A Thought for Today-710: John Updike

Each day, we wake slightly altered, and the person we were yesterday is dead - John Updike 

Self-Improvement-176: 2018 SELF IMPROVEMENT CHECKLIST

2018  SELF-IMPROVEMENT CHECKLIST

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Published by PRACTIAL PSYCHOLOGY on May 10, 2018



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Positive Affirmations-2: MORNING AFFIRMATIONS

MORNING AFFIRMATIONS: a fantastic day every day!

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Published by Power Thoughts Meditation Club on Aug.5, 2016



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Inspiring Speeches-2: Inspirational Speeches by Dr A P J Abdul Kalam

INSPIRATIONAL SPEECHES BY DR A P J ABDUL KALAM

634,766 Views
Published by Evan Carmichael on Sep.17, 2016



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Interviews-3: GOOGLE CEO SUNDAR PICHAI INTERVIEWED BY HARSHA BHOGLE

GOOGLE CEO  SUNDAR PICHAI INTERVIEWED BY HARSHA BHOGLE

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Published by Great Indian Politics on Oct.1, 2016



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Social Awareness-2: What Are The World's Biggest Problems?

What Are The World's Biggest Problems?

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Published by NowThisWorld on Sep.27, 2015

POVERTY, INEQUALITY, LACK OF ACCESS TO WATER, LACK SANITATION FACILITIES, LACK OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES are some of the major problems facing the world today.

Gratefi; thanks to NOWTHISWORLD and YouTube.

Environment-19: TIME TAKEN BY VARIOUS MATERIALS TO BIO DEGRADE

 TIME TAKEN BY VARIOUS MATERIALS TO BIO DEGRADE

Paper bag: one month
Banana Peel: 3 to 4 months
Cotton Rag: 5 months
Woollen Socks: one year
Wood: 10 to 15 years
Leather Shoe: 40 to 50 years
Tin Can: 50-100 years
Aluminium can: 200 to 500 years
Plastic Bag: TEN LAKH YEARS
Glass Bottle: Unknown

AVOID PLASTIC AND SAVE NATURE.

Displayed by KERALA FOREST DEPARTMENT NATURE STUDY CENTRE, KALADY

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Travel-2: KEDARNAT YATRA 2018

KEDARNATH YATRA 2018

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Posted by Traveloholic_Nikku on May 29, 2018

Kedarnath is one of the most sacred pilgrimage of Lord Shiva situated in rudraprayag district of garhwal himalayas.

Lord Shiva is worshipped as Kedarnath, the 'Lord of Kedar Khand', the historical name of the region. ... The temple was built by Pandavas and revived by Adi Sankaracharya and is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, the holiest Hindu shrines of Shiva. Kedarnath yatra is one of the toughest pilgrimage though completely constructed path.Pathway is 6 7 feet wide guarded with iron railing.What one can only hear is "Har Har Mahadev" which keeps everyone motivated throughout the yatra. The utterance of the sound "Shiva" attains a completely new dimension and significance in Kedar Valley. It is a space which has been specially prepared for this particular sound. 

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Anecdotes-3: From the Life of Rabindranath Tagore

It was the year 1912, and 51-year-old Rabindranath Tagore was on a ship to England. The long journey by sea did not agree with him, but Tagore was finding his work a pleasant distraction. What he was working on was an English translation of Gitanjali for members of the India Society in London, urged by his friend, English painter William Rothstein. Imagine his dismay when he lost the manuscript while negotiating the unfamiliar tube station in London! And his surprise when it was miraculously retrieved from the lost-and-found office! Neither the Good Samaritan who had turned it in nor Tagore could have guessed that the translation, Gitanjali: Song Offerings, would make him the first Indian to earn the Nobel Prize in Literature the very next year, in 1913!

Source: 6 FACTS ABOUT RABINDRANATH TAGORE ON HIS 77TH DEATH ANNIVERSARY
TEAM FLIPKART STORIES,  AUGUST 7, 2016

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Self-Improvement-176: HABITS TO CULTIVATE

Wake up early.
Awaken with gratitude and offer prayers
Practice breathing exercise every morning
Make your bed
Follow a bathroom ritual
Drink 1.2 litre of water on empty stomach
Smile at every opportunity
Laught at every opportunity
Meditate
Read inspiring material
Define your goals for the day
Focus and set to work towards these goals
Whatever you do, do mindfully
Declutter your mind and home
Before bed, record your activities and future goals in a Journal
Offer grateful prayers at night
Close your eyes, visualizing happy days ahead

Letters-99: Sardar Patel on Nehru

Excerpts From a Letter written by Sardar Patel in Abhinandan Granth eulogising Nehru

“Jawaharlal and I have been fellow-members of the Congress, soldiers in the struggle for freedom, colleagues in the Congress Working Committee, and other bodies of the Congress, devoted followers of the Great Master who has unhappily left us to battle with grave problems without his guidance, and co-sharers in the great and onerous burden of administration of this vast country.

Having known each other in such intimate and varied fields of activity we have naturally grown fond of each other; our mutual affection has increased as years have advanced, and it is difficult for people to imagine how much we miss each other when we are apart and unable to take counsel together in order to resolve our problems and difficulties.

It was, therefore, in the fitness of things that in the twilight preceding the dawn of independence he should have been our leading light, and that when India was faced with crisis after crisis, following the achievement of our freedom, he should have been the upholder of our faith and the leader of our legions

No one knows better than myself how much he has laboured for his country in the last two years of our difficult existence. I’ve seen him age quickly during that period, on account of the worries of the high office that he holds and the tremendous responsibilities that he wields.

His thoughts have sometime a depth which it is not easy to fathom, but underlying them to all is a transparent sincerity and a robustness of youth which endear him to everyone without distinction of caste and creed, race or religion”

India Watch-139: India's rank in various indexes 2018 (Updated)

India's rank in various indexes 2018 (Updated)

Published by Study IQ Education on April 8, 2018

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Q&A-14: How many organisms are in the human body?

How many organisms are in the human body?

Researchers hope the advance marks an important step towards understanding how microbes help make humans human. The human body contains about 100 trillion cells, but only maybe one in 10 of those cells is actually — human. The rest are from bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms.

Google, Jun 13, 2012

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Websites to Watch-18: TOP 5 BEST SITES TO WATCH MOVIES ONLINE FOR FREE (2016/2017)

TOP 5 BEST SITES TO WATCH MOVIES ONLINE FOR FREE (2016/2017)

Published by CroatCode on August 4, 2016

3,682,894 Views!

Watch the Top 5 BEST Sites to Watch Movies Online for FREE in 2016/2017 in this video. Ever wanted to watch free movies online? Well now you can! This video will showcase the top 5 best streaming sites to watch movies online without registration, sign ups, or even ads (If you use Adblocker). Many people struggle to watch movies online for free because they go on terrible websites that promise HD movies, but in return get nothing and a waste of time. So to save you time, this will be my top pick of choices and are fully tested on each website. If you enjoyed this tutorial, please leave a like and feedback and suggestion anymore top 5's you may have. BEFORE proceeding to these sites, it is highly recommended to get Adblock for Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox to prevent ads popping up. 

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Facts and Figures-102: FIVE MOST AMAZING ACCIDENTAL HISTORICAL DISCOVERIES

FIVE MOST AMAZING ACCIDENTAL HISTORICAL DISCOVERIES

5 Most Amazing Accidental Historical Discoveries

Published by MAD LAB on Feb.26, 2018

4,286,584 Views!   Rich soil always appreciates good care so it can provide miraculous natural gifts to the farmer. However, James Bristle, a farmer from Michigan, got something more exciting from the ground. He had a field to grow soybeans and one day he noticed something sticking out of the ground that looked like an old decayed fence post at first sight. However, the find turned out to be much more amazing. James got an excavator to dig deeper and was stunned to see a well-preserved skull. These were the bones of a wooly mammoth that lived on the planet about 15,000 years ago. The multiton giant was approximately 40 years old when it died. Archaeologists found most of the animal’s skeleton, including the almost intact skull with tusks, though they did not find its limbs. Apparently, some hunters separated and took the limbs and put the mammoth’s body in storage. It is noteworthy that James exercised his right to keep some of the mammoth remains and gave most of the bones and the skull to a local museum. That was the first discovery, let’s see what’s next! 

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