While playing block games with my daughter, I told her that our body is also made up of building blocks called proteins. She was surprised at this, and her nonstop questions also raised my curiosity to know more about proteins. Being from a non-science background, I needed to learn about these proteins, so when I dug deeper to understand what they are and why they are considered essential nutrients for children's growth, I came across some interesting facts.
A mother is the backbone of a child who teaches kids the valuable lessons of life. The role of a mother in raising the child is very crucial as the learnings she imparts to the child are ingrained deep in the child's mind.
Today, we bring you from our bookshelf "Mom Says You Need to Be Strong," which speaks about the lessons from a mother to her children irrespective of age. A teenager finds solace in a mom; a toddler needs the cuddle from the mom to feel safe, and youngsters search for answers for their indecisive minds in their mom. So, mom is there for all, irrespective of what age you grow.
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If you believe in karma, then there is no place for fear, is what Indrani puts across in her book "Unbroken."
She was torn, betrayed, and accused but stood their firm, "Unbroken." The book Unbroken, The Untold Story by Indrani Mukerjea is about her journey, narrated in her own words.
Unbroken speaks about the life of Indrani Mukerjea, who was accused of murdering her daughter, Sheena Bora. This high-profile case has been buzzing the news channels for quite some time now. The book reflects some bitter truths about Indrani's high-profile life and how she stood unbroken throughout her troubled journey.
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The cover:
The cover portrays the intense face of Indrani, which puts across the message of the title "Unbroken."
Parenting is a beautiful journey, filled with care and concern for children. In this digital age, using the Internet is a necessity and parents take care to provide the gadgets that children need. At the same time, there is concern in the mind of a parent regarding excessive usage and the irrelevant content that keeps popping up. This can distract the child's attention and even lead to mobile addiction.
The gadget-friendly kids today require laptops and mobiles for many reasons, from downloading their assignments and study materials for research to entertainment. Of course, you will not want your child to be separated from their gadget friends. At the same time, parents are skeptical regarding their safety online.
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Thankfully, there is a device called Happinetz, safe internet for kids, that can help parents set boundaries around internet usage for their children.
It is so weird to imagine it; what could be the replacement for the book, and how information and emotions pass on from generation to generation? But today, let us look at the scenario and see all sorts of what-if perspectives in case of no books.
Firstly, a world without books would be vastly different, with consequential implications for knowledge, culture, education, and how we share information.
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Books have been a primary means of preserving knowledge and information for centuries. Without books, much of humanity's accumulated knowledge would be at risk of being lost or forgotten.
The power of books lies in their ability to spread knowledge to all, regardless of their access to technology or other resources. By doing so, they have helped promote democracy and make information more accessible to everyone. Only few learned who have access to attain knowledge would be more powerful.
The five sense organs of our body constantly guide us throughout our life for a purpose that sometimes we fail to understand. The book Sorcery Of The Senses by Tanima Das uniquely portrays this ideology.
The cover is simple, highlighting the title at the center. The backdrop shows the caricature of a lady with a bow and an arrow.
The story starts with the introduction of the central character, Dhruv, who is juggling to settle things in his not-so-good married life with Juthika. He keeps visiting his parents house in Raukipur in search of peace that would at least revive his last bit of will to live.
The parental house brings more surprises than he ever thought of. He opens an old trunk in the store room, thinking that his childhood belongings would bring him some solace. He meets Drishti, the sense of vision, and Sparsha, the sense of touch. They took Dhruv in his past life when he was a woman with supervision and the miraculous healing power of a touch, respectively.
Both senses explain to him that he is here to fulfill a mission left unsolved in his past lives. Will Dhruv listen to his feelings, or will his senses betray him in the present life, too? It is worth the read.
All is well that ends well.
It is not just a saying for us it is a ritual that we follow every year end.
Ending things on the happy note not only makes the coming year cheerful but also make the present one contenful.
Reading is a solo activity that makes you indulge in this being involved leaving behind the world. World of responsibilities, the world of tasks, the world of judgments just vanishes when you open the book. You enter the world of happiness, contentment, experiences, and lessons.
Yes, such is the power of reading that can be experienced by everyone. The only effort one needs to do is to pick a book and open it.
Do we ever have a count on how many papers are used in our writing or how many trees are cut to make 10 copies? Though the world is going digital day by day yet many activities require paper. Creating a paper without deforestation is one of the best possible ways. In our recent #EnvironmentalTalks with Pinky Maheshwari we came to know various aspects of papermaking and the art of customizing. Let us share with you about the organization and the founders of Surprise Someone and interview insights with Pinky Maheshwari.
It creates paper from the waste rags and cotton and not from paper, plus the papers have seeds planted in it so when these papers are discarded a sapling grows into a plant; by this, the enterprise is not only contributing towards the environment but also creating a business model that is sustainable for years and years.
To conserve the environment and reduce deforestation this enterprise is making a wave of change and showing the path to many aspiring entrepreneurs. This enterprise gives livelihood to many rural people, and it also received an excellence award in an innovative product category. It is in the list of best 50 Start-up India at the India International Trade Fair in 2017. To train 10,000 girls to be self-sufficient and educate them this enterprise has a bright vision for the future generation.
We have been enthusiastically writing about the environment awareness posts in our #EnvironmentalTalks cause for the #CauseAChatter. We have carefully chosen the topics that bring the cognizance among readers and are grateful to all the Environmentalists and Founders of Eco-friendly enterprise guests who featured at our #EnvironmentalTalks sessions who discussed what a common person can do towards the benefit of the environment.
Gone are the days when a person has pushed aside for an idea to start the business, the main question in the old times was, who would finance your idea? We have heard many people saying that they had talent and ideas but due to lack of resources and support they took the normal path. Well, the time has changed and so is the policies and the way we look at business ideas. “Winners create their own story holds true when there is a full-fledged support system to back on."
In the 21st century, the face of the business is changing and a larger share of it goes to the E-commerce sector. According to the Nasscom research, year on year growth in the E-commerce workforce is 22 % .
One more!
One more!
We fill up our wardrobe
That adds to the chore.
Yes! We all do. We fill our wardrobes with all necessary clothing and a few clothes are gifted and a few are bought on spur of the moment. The fact is that we end up with too many clothes in our wardrobe and sometimes we do not know what to do with them. To ease out this trouble we talked to Amita, founder of Bharati Reuse Studio in our #EnvironmentalTalks session and gained a few solutions for it. Let us look at the highlights of the session in the blogpost.
Amita worked as a Business Consultant for more than a decade in financial services, retail, manufacturing, government sectors. Being a mother of 2, she wanted to spend more time with family and gave up the corporate job. She became a yoga trainer and trained children to deal with allergies, obesity taking the guidance of their treating pediatrician. Yoga helped her with her spiritual journey and as a part of giving back to the environment, she started Bharati Reuse Studio to explore contemporary methods and requirements of fabric reuse.
Women word in itself holds an in-depth meaning and is a conglomeration of many different qualities. The major change that has today rolled out is in the women that their stepping forward has brought difference not only in their respective house, their workplace, the society but throughout the world.
Women could be said to be a pioneer of change. It is this change that took us to a level up in every field. Women are working independently and creating livelihood for many others through MSME that has generated incomes from 13.7% to 20.3% in last ten years. To understand the analytical growth of the nation by assessing the women in charge, let us first understand what is MSME and how it has given women a platform to fulfill goals.
MSME stands for Micro Small Medium Enterprise. Manufacturing enterprises and enterprises rendering services fall under MSME.
Micro – Are the enterprises whose investment in plant and machinery equipment is not more than 1 crore and whose annual turnover is less than 5 crore.
Small – Are the enterprises whose investment in plant and machinery equipment is not more than 10 crore and annual turnover less than 50 crore.
Medium – Are enterprises whose investment in plant and machinery equipment is not more than 50 crore and annual turnover less than 250 crore.
When a challenge is accepted, a person tries to finish it with 100% dedication but most time we need 30% smartness with 70% dedication. Yes, you need to be smart to complete the challenge and look for all the guidelines of the challenge carefully so that you enjoy the challenge than feeling pressurized with it.
When we started with The Blogchatter Reading Challenge aka #TBR Challenge, we set a target of 52 books for a year for both of us. To date, we have completed 38 books in 3 quarters smoothly, and soon we shall complete the challenge too. We stick to the plan of how to choose the book if you are still thinking about what to read next, here are few pointers to select your next book.
समय है यह वार्षिक स्वछता अभियान का ,
अपने आस पास और अपने आप को आंकने का ।
तराज़ू नहीं कोई, मोल नहीं कोई, ना तोल है ,
खुद से ही खुद को उत्तम बनाने की यह बात है।
“You did it, I shall inform mother”, Tanu in assertive tone
“Do you think they will trust you”, Ruhi reverted ironically.
“You outsider, why you act as owner of the house. My wish, I will do what I like”, Ruhi picked up the pouch again.
“You may not consider me as elder sister but I do consider you as my younger one”, spoke Tanu holding her tears.
“Poor adopted girl!”, Ruhi said these three words again.
“She is my daughter and owns each right", mother patted Tanu while snatching the drug pouch from Ruhi.
That day, Tanu’s life changed forever.
This post is part of Blogchatter's MyFriendAlexa , where we are taking our blog to next level.
Trust, is the foundation for the love but what happens when the trust is shattered by loved ones. The book 'Faith and the Beloved' by Kochery C Shibu displays varied angels of faith and many ways to protect their loved ones.
The red book cover represents love and revenge too. And the book cover has a heart where one side is diamond, and another side is blood; it goes perfectly with the track of the story. The book cover is designed by Misha Oberoi.
We all are working towards our health more sincerely post Covid 19 and have started many healthy routines that will stay with us for life long. While physical exercise, mental health, and a balanced diet are the three pillars to lead a healthy lifestyle, short-term fasting or intermittent fasting is considered as the fourth pillar for our well-being.
Fasting is backed with religious values for various reasons and each person has their belief system. This practice of intermittent fasting is a very ancient method and is followed till date.
Humans prosper when multiple factors around them are in a balanced form and one of the factors is nature in synchronization with humans. Have you ever felt the change in your mood and behavior when you are close to nature or a serene place that is gushing with the profoundness of the environment? A smile passes through our lips, the heart is content, eyes have nature's beauty to enjoy and one feels good about everything. If you are nodding in yes then you have also experienced nature therapy.
Green therapy is the practice of being amidst nature for healing, it also boosts the well-being of mental health. Green therapy is called Eco or Nature therapy. This practice in the ecopsychology field was developed by Theorode Roszak. It is nature’s way of healing people in the emotional, social, and physical blocks.
The festive season is here, and so it marks the beginning of the positivity, laughter, and loads of preparations in the house begins. Many feel the buzzword of eco-friendly products starts as soon as the festive season embarks but the reality is the environment-friendly products are around the year only now, we focus on them.
Most of us understand the importance of eco-friendly products or habits that can help the environment to retain mother nature but many times fail to reach the right channel. It is a proven fact that collective effort at a single time brings in the change, and that is the reason it is pleaded again and again by the environmentalist to make the wise decision during festivals. Mother Teresa aptly explained the scenario in the brilliant quote “None of us, including me, ever do great things. But we can all do small things, with great love, and together we can do something wonderful”.
