वर्ल्ड टीबी डे - "यूनाइट टू एंड टीबी"

अनंत अमन सोशल वेलफेयर सोसायटी 

द्धारा २४ मार्च २०१७ शुक्रवार को 

विश्व क्षय रोग दिवस पर इंदौर शहर के विभिन्न स्थानों, शासकीय विद्यालयों में जागरूकता अभियान करा गया।

संस्था द्वारा वर्ल्ड टीबी डे के "यूनाइट टू एंड टीबी" (टीबी के खात्मे के लिए एकजुट हों) नारे को सार्थक प्रयासों द्वारा जन-जागरण किया गया।

संस्था से जुड़े रक्षा गोयल, हेमंत शिवहरे ने 

// टीबी क्या है..?

// ट्यूबरक्लोसिस के लक्षण...

// जांच के तरीके...

// टीबी से बचने के उपाय... इत्यादि समझाएं गये...!

आपके आस-पास कोई बहुत देर तक खांस रहा है, तो किस प्रकार छाती का एक्स रे, बलगम की जांच, स्किन टेस्ट आदि प्रशिक्षण कर सचेत हुआ जा सकता हैं..|

▪ तीन हफ्ते से ज्यादा खांसी।

▪ बुखार (जो खासतौर पर शाम को बढ़ता है)।

▪ छाती में तेज दर्द।

▪ वजन का अचानक घटना।

▪ भूख में कमी आना।

▪ बलगम के साथ खून का आना।

▪ बहुत ज्यादा फेफड़ों का इंफेक्शन होना।

▪ सांस लेने में तकलीफ।

▪ जिन लोग एचआईवी पॉजिटिव हैं, उन्‍हें ये रोग होने के चांस ज्‍यादा रहते हैं। अगर आप एचआईवी पॉजिटिव हैं, तो टीबी से संबन्‍धित टेस्‍ट जरुर करवाएं।

Awareness via Posters at Colleges..

 

Awareness via Posters by pasting at Public transports..

Awareness via Posters by pasting at Public transports..

Distribution of Juices among Children..!!

भारत में टीबी के फैलने का एक मुख्य कारण इस बीमारी के लिए लोगों सचेत ना होना और इसे शुरूवाती दौर में गंभीरता से ना लेना।

टी.बी किसी को भी हो सकता है, इससे बचने के लिए कुछ सामान्य उपाय भी अपनाये जा सकते हैं..।

संस्था द्वारा लोगों को इस बीमारी के विषय में जागरूक कराया गया और क्षय रोग की रोकथाम के लिए कदम उठाने हेतु प्रेरित किया गया।⁠⁠⁠⁠

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हेमंत गुप्ता

UNITE TO END TB

Affecting nearly one third of world population, tuberculosis (TB) is one of the major public health problems in developing countries. Asia accounts for 80% of total cases of TB worldwide. In low and middle income based countries, one in every three adults die from TB whose death rate is after HIV and ischemic heart disease and it is the most common cause of death from a single infection among the adults. TB is the first infectious disease declared by the World Health Organization as a global health emergency.

TB is transmitted by respiratory route when a patient is coughing or sneezing, and one strain of TB, Mycobacterium bovis, can be caused by drinking un-boiled milk. Risk of TB is high among population living in poverty, low socioeconomic groups, low income, immune-suppressed (including AIDS), and extreme age (old age and children) groups, certain ethnicity, migrants, and those exposed to animals (Mycobacterium bovis)

Low level of knowledge on TB can lead to complications and worse health outcomes increasing the transmission and delaying health seeking behavior, lack of adherence, resulting in multidrug resistance, treatment failure, and disease complication and death.

Tuberculosis: Myths and Facts

Myth: Tuberculosis is hereditary.

Fact: Tuberculosis is NOT hereditary. TB is an airborne disease that is spread when a person with active TB coughs, laughs, sneezes or sings, breathing out tiny infected particles into the air. The particles may then be inhaled by others nearby. TB can be contracted by anybody.

Myth: If someone with tuberculosis coughs I will automatically contact it.

Fact: TB is not easily contracted. You have to be in close contact with someone who has TB for a long time (usually many hours or days). You should be aware of the symptoms of the disease so you can seek treatment as soon as possible.

Myth: If I don’t have TB symptoms, I don’t have TB.

Fact: A person with TB disease can have any of the following symptoms: chest pain; chronic cough; night sweats; feeling tired or weak; loss of appetite; unexpected weight loss; or coughing up blood. It is also important to remember that a person with TB disease may feel perfectly healthy or show fewer symptoms. If you think you have been exposed to TB, get a TB skin test.

Myth: TB is a disease of the lower socio-economic classes

Fact: TB is an airborne disease and can be easily contracted by anyone, rich or poor. However, overcrowding, lack of ventilation, poor access to health care, malnutrition, etc., predispose poorer people to TB. Certain populations, e.g. immigrants, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive and immune-compromised patients, elderly people and homeless people, are at a greater risk. Individuals in contact with these people are also at risk.

Myth: tuberculosis happens only to smokers and it affects only the lungs.

Fact: tuberculosis can happen because of a lot of other reasons and besides lungs, also affects the brain, spinal cord, intestines, eyes, covering of the heart, bones & joints, stomach etc.

Despite these challenges, WHO is committed to continuing its work with countries and partners around the world to address these challenges and to accelerate collective action to end the TB epidemic altogether..

If you also want to contribute something in society in respect with TB awareness then Join our TB awareness campaign today.

- Raksha Goyal

एक खत.... सहरद के रखवालो के नाम...

Usually we just Celebrate the Republic day and Independence day but we are actually not able to express our feelings, love and gratitude towards the real heros of our nation.

Having this thought in mind this time Anant Aman Social Welfare Society taken an initiative for the same.

We asked different group of people to write letters to these BSF soldiers expressing their views about them, what they feel for them,  their unshown love and respect , that they have for them.

Majority of the person includes students and teachers from different schools and colleges. Also many other persons shared their views with us and wrote letters, poems, articles etc. for soldiers.
The school's participated in this activity were : Govt school, Private school, or the schools run by Trust. Few names undermentioned :

सरस्वती शिशु मंदिर उच्चतर माध्यमिक विद्यालय..

शासकीय सिन्धी कन्या माध्यमिक विद्यालय..

कस्तूर बाल मंदिर हाई स्कूल

Government School at Juni Indore..

Shri Agrasen Vidyalaya..

Also , our NGO members, Volunteers, other members of societies and general public participated whole heartedly for this thanks giving gesture of AASWS.

All the letters were collected by our NGO members and distributed with love amongst the BSF Soldiers at Revati Range during National Shooting Competition held on Saturday 18-Feb-2017.

for pics visit :
https://www.facebook.com/AnantAmanSws/

To end this note we would like to say that,
We the people of Bharat are not having enough words to express what we feel for our soldiers. We respect you from the bottom of our hearts. And we will always try to be a good citizens.⁠⁠⁠⁠

With Love
Anant Aman Social Welfare Society®

Dil - Emma

‘Bad things happen to good people because they deserve more than what’s good’.  Yet there are situations where we fail to distinguish what is good or bad for us. ‘This or that’. It happens quite often. Perhaps we all must have experienced it. This situation has been named perfectly by a terminology ‘DILEMMA’. It is basically a situation in which it is difficult to make a choice .It could be regarding anything because our brains have the ability to make the easiest the toughest and vice versa.

Dilemma could be whether continuing our degree like other’s prefer or opt for your interest, go with your love or stay with your family, chose to be individual or a social being, work for respect or live for money.

Well if there’s a problem there lies a solution too. The root origin of any problem is because it has a solution. Dilemma word always sound like a problem. But if you go deep into this word you are going to get a solution too. Let’s break it. ‘Dil- Emma’. No matter what your state is the ‘Dil – Emma’ concept will always insist you to come out of it. Let’s see how.

Let’s keep the ‘Dil’ word aside just for few seconds. Focus on the ‘EMMA’.

     E- Ensure that whatever you chose out of the available alternatives is your sole decision           (Not influenced by others)

     M- Measure the severity of each and every situation

     M- Match it with your capabilities (And your audacity of saying ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to things )

     A - Assure you do not forget to Appreciate yourself for choosing it all by yourself (Self appreciation is the best self booster)

Once you are done with the EMMA part. You will find things resolved it all by themselves. The reason being dil won’t argue anymore as your brain has wisely captivated it. See how easy it is. Try it. Share your experience. Would love to listen it from you all.

By- Purva Banthiya

HOMOSEXUALITY.......AN UNNATURAL CRIME..??

In 1900s, atleast 99% of the population would tell you that "Man will never fly".They did not end here, they even said "If God wanted man to fly, he would have given us wings". Nonetheless, we do fly despite whatever was said. This was the case then and somewhat similar is the case now. Humans are so consumed by the fact that whatever is practised till date is right and anything new which tends to defy these facts is mandatorily wrong. Same is the opinion they share when it comes to homosexuality. People have never failed to raise eyebrows and disagree with the very idea of homosexuality. Moreover, many term it as an unnatural offence. However, we often forget "Beliefs, no matter how sincerely held, do not alter the facts". Even if millions of people share those beliefs, it does not change the fact that homosexuality is not against the nature.

Sexuality is not something you choose, nor is it something that anyone should be made to feel ashamed of. The past is full of incidents where people have fought for homosexual rights. Gay(pride) parades are constant motivation for people to accept reality of homosexuality. In 2008, five cities in India organised gay parade. A major breakthrough occured recently, when Canada's PM Justin Trudeau danced along with people and became a part of pride parade in Toronto started on June 1, 2016 and continued for a week. This was the first time ever a political involvement was shown in gay parade. However, the pace is very slow and homosexuality is still considered a taboo in India. We Indians have always been cautious when it comes to expanding our horizons. We often tend to critisize the dark clouds for hiding the sun, although we fail to see the rain they bring as a relief. Similarly,we often critisize homosexual marriages as it will arise a generation that will be either "fatherless" or "motherless", regardless of the boon homosexual marriages bring to our society in the form of child adoption. Provided the fact that homosexual couples can not reproduce and will eventually go for child adoption to fulfill their child cravings. It will do nothing but ameliorate the life of the adopted child.

"To be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others". 

One has the right to do anything untill it does not harm anybody, and it is a high time to stand up to this. Let us broaden our mindset and accept homosexuality on our individual level. Let us take action and be the instrument of change we desire.

Op-Ed by Writer

- Sahej Saluja

Do Wonder but Work Harder..

At times you don't know where are you going, what are you doing, why are you living. Still it's alright. As you are fortunate enough that you are atleast thinking on it. Yet there's no logic if you are constantly wondering. While wondering in excess you are actually losing what you could have accessed.

    No matter what, what is destined to be yours will be yours. All you need to do is keep polishing yourselves. Remember even the Rome wasn't built in a day. So all you need to do is get into it,  strive for it, struggle for it and  just do it.  The day of achievement will be the day when you will experience paradise on Earth. Oh wow! Like there's no end of sorrows, similarly there's no end of happiness too. 

   All you need to know is what is right track. You need not worry about how you will find it. Start working on yourselves rather than gossiping , comparing, entertaining others. Believe in yourselves.' You are meant to be yours , not of others.

   I remember people asking me 'how to improve English? how to improve vocab? You know it's really hard for me. No matter wherever i go from colleges to organisations i only fear because of English. 'I literally don't know why people take it so hard. Yet I can understand as I have been through this phase too just few years back.  I am overcoming it and i am still improvising it. Exactly this is what life is. I just go with a small piece of advice for such people ' When a child is born , parents are not much aware how to rare a child. But as each day passes they become strong as their child becomes strong, healthier and more sound. A baby doesn't becomes an adult in a day. It requires efforts. Likewise you need to practise each day whether it's vocab, grammar or any stuff related to English .You need to work on it. Earlier it might be a boredom, but when you will actually get into it nothing will be more interesting and fascinating as English. The only obstacle I find why people do not adhere to it is ' Instead of practising , they start questioning .Please practise it. ' Learning never goes in vain'.

By :- Purva Banthiya

Dental camaign Overview -

Dr. Nidhi Vyas and I (Dr. Pooja) checked almost 200 patients in which there were many routine checkup patients, we told them about all the dental problems they were suffering from, if not cured or treated they may have to bear painful consequences later on... We diagnosed and treated almost 5 to 8 patients of disimpaction (wisdom tooth extraction). We did almost 150 patients of full oral mouth prophylaxis (scaling). We did almost 40 patients of RCT (Root Canal Treatment) and cap placement in-fact multiple bridges placement also done. We started 2 patients of denture which will be continued after camp also. We also diagnosed 2 cancer patients which will be treated by specialist.

Thanks to Anant Aman Social Welfare Society for such encouragement and help that they gave. Thanks to all team members of our Ngo Hemant sir, Atul Dwivedi, Devendra Pandey, Sarang Rajderkar, Vidit Pathak for all help and coordination.

Dental Checkup of Patients. Diagnosing the dental problems.

ADVISE to General Public..

These days people are really suffering more from dental problems and so we can say that awareness is increasing day by day.

People should not neglect their dental problems it may lead to such diseases that it’s difficult for a person to even chew food nicely.

So please don't be ignorant and get yourself into problem. In camp also and normally also we heard some myths that if u get your teeth extracted, it leads to cancer or if you go for full mouth oral prophylaxis (scaling) it would lead to loosening of teeth. Such things are absolutely wrong. So please don't be ignorant, don't believe in such myths and get yourself checked in every six months. Brush twice with proper technique. Change your toothbrush in every 3 months.... So at last I wish u all have a happy and healthy smile. 

-Dr. Pooja Pandey

व्यक्तित्व एवं ज़रुरतें

ज़रुरत एक ऐसा शब्द है जो हर किसी के जीवन में होता है।

किसी के लिए जरुरत कुछ भी नहीं और किसी के लिए सब कुछ है ये।

कभी कभी सोचता हूँ कहा से आती है इतनी ज़रुरत और कहां तक मैं इनको पूरा करू। 

एक भूके को ज़रुरत है भोजन की,

एक प्यासे को ज़रुरत है पानी की,

एक बच्चे को ज़रुरत है खिलोने की,

एक अनाथ को ज़रुरत है सहारे की,

ऐसी कई परिस्थितियाँ है जहाँ हर किसी को किसी न किसी वस्तु या सहयोग की ज़रुरत है।

हर किसी की ज़रुरतें भिन्न है।

परन्तु आज के युग में एक ज़रुरत सभी की समान है और वो है संस्कार की जरुरत। जिस गति से हम आज अपने समाज में आगे बढ़ते जा रहे हैं उसी गति से अपने संस्कार पीछे छोड़ते जा रहे हैं। परन्तु न जाने क्यों आज हमारे पास इतना समय ही नहीं है की हम अपनी ये महत्पूर्ण ज़रुरत को पूर्ण कर सके। क्या हमारी कामयाबी हमारे संस्कारो से ज्यादा महत्पूर्ण हो गई है ? क्या हमारा जन्म केवल अपने कार्य सिद्द करने के लिये हुआ है? 

कुछ कवर्त्तव्य हमारे समाज और संस्कृति के प्रति भी है।

आज भी हमारा समाज उस दौर से गुजर रहा है जहाँ एक ओर संस्कार और परोपकार की कहानी सुनाई जाती है। वहीँ  दूसरी ओर एक पुत्र अपने माता - पिता को बृद्ध आश्रम में भेज देता है और एक मासूम बच्चा अपने भोजन के लिये चौराहे पर खिलोने बेचता है। हम सम्पूर्ण समाज को नहीं बदल सकते परन्तु स्वम को बदल सकते है।

तो क्यों न एक शुरुआत करें स्वयम  से बदलने की 

हम अपनी ज़रुरत तो पूरी कर ही लेते है। क्यों न ज़रुरत उनकी पूरी करे जिनको वास्तविक जरुरत है।

ज़रुरत है एक परिवर्तन  लाने की 

ज़रुरत है सोच में परिवर्तन लाने की 

ज़रुरत है भेदभाव समाप्त  करने  की 

चलो आज हम अपने अंदर एक विस्वास जगाते  है,

जिन्हे है जरुरत खुशियों की उनके जीवन में खुशियों के दीप जलाते है। कुछ उनके दुःख कुछ अपनी खुशी चलो मिलकर एक नई खुशी बनाते है। चलो आज हम अपने अंदर एक विश्वास जगाते  है। सबके अंदर एक नई ख़ुशी फेहलाते है !!

     

देवेंद्र पांडेय 

ETHICAL DILEMMA – EQUALITY OR SECULARISM?

We have read it in books, several times and wondered what actually a dilemma is like or how to get out of such situation? According to books, an Ethical Dilemma is a situation where there has to be a decision made between couple of options which may be right and justified at their ends.

Not long ago High Court of Maharashtra had an appeal from ‘Bhumata Brigade’ seeking judicial approval over lifting of all gender barriers for access to the inner sanctum where there is idol of ‘Shani or Saturn Shrine’ at Shani Shingnapur temple in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. The temple had a 400-year tradition of not allowing women to worship at the altar. On 26^th Jan, 2016, a group 500 of protestors in buses was stopped by police near town of Supa, 70 Kms from temple.

Since temple tradition was justified on religious believes it somehow denied women an equal right of worshiping as men. That’s an Ethical Dilemma, where on one hand there stood Religious belief and on another stood Right to equality. Indian Constitution laid equal emphasis on Secularism, where religious belief of every individual is equally respected, and Equality, among all citizens of India. Opinions raised all across the country likely arguing that a tradition should not be broken as it would have calamitous effects or something bad would occur.  While others argued that it is a superstitious belief being followed for 400 year that now should be debunked. In a country where religious sentiments bind billions together can even lead them falling apart. Unrest situations and riots over religious causes have been frequently countered in India therefore a tough call was to be made by the judiciary at Maharashtra High Court.

On 1^st April High Court held that it is the women’s fundamental right to go into places of worship and the government is duty bound to protect their right. Further temple trust welcomed Court’s decision and invited Bhumata Brigade to offer prayers at inner sanctum as it opened doors for women thereon. Many people are still of an opinion that, ‘Maharashtra is facing drought because Saturn Shrine is upset over debunking of tradition’, a mere superstition, maybe. Whatever the impacts may be, this decision certainly speaks eloquently of peaceful and progressive of Indian triumph.

On latest notes, Tripti Desai led Brigade is demanding equal access to women at Haji Ali dargah. Another challenging dilemma for authorities.


By Umang Daga

Be selfless to selfish

Two alter egos were sitting in a park met after a long time. One of them was fortunately me.

Me: Hey dude! Is everything all right? Why my all-time nuisance creating buddy is so serine today?

Friend: Leave me alone (annoyed).This whole world is 'Selfish'.

Me: Correct (politely). But what's wrong in being selfish?

Friend: For the one whom we care the most disappoints the most. And the one whom you love the most hurts the most.

Me: It's not actually not being selfish my dear. It's just you expected a lot.

We Homo sapiens grow up learning the newton's 3 laws. Most of us forget the initial two. But maximum remember the third one. 'Every action has equal and opposite reaction'. And with this beautiful law we initiate raising our expectations. But this law on practical grounds is not as tenable as it is applicable on scientific grounds. Life is not just about theories, derivations, numerical. But it's much more. Not every student who studies for 18-20 hours regularly clears IAS exam. Not every war leads to peace.

Friend: It's really turning out frustrating for me.

Me: Calm down. You know the major reason of our frustration at maximum times is Expectation. If we aid someone, we expect the same from the guy some or other day. And if he is not able to do so we tag him with one of the most mis-interpreted word of the world 'selfish'. Without knowing his circumstances we set our mindsets and instead of fixing problem we give rise to another problem.

Friend: Oh c’mon! It's human nature. Why should we not expect?

Me: Nobody is selfish in this world. It's just how the needs and demands alter according to circumstances. Nobody can live isolated. Not even the Jainism saints who have although taken moksha but still urge to share and enlighten their thoughts. They wish to see the change. They do expect. But before expecting any change. Change yourself first. Expect from yourself rather than others.

Friend: Well that's true. But the word selfish means arrogance resulting into arrogance.

Me: This is exactly where we are mistaken my dear. The word selfish is not always a negative connotation as we perceive. To survive in this world we need to be selfish. Selfish like at least fulfilling our desires and working on our basic needs.

Friend: Yeah! True. It does sound interesting.

Me: One of the greatest ironies in life is before being social we need to be selfish first.  I hope you are not misinterpreting the term selfish now. Being selfish here means polishing yourselves, working on your forte by learning from others.

I remember one of the beautiful lines spoken by superstar Mr Shahrukh Khan that, do not engage in psychological talks until and unless you do not achieve anything (gyan tab tak na baato jab tak khud gyaani na ho jao).

Friend: So it's better to work on our grass first. Right?

Me: Oh yeah! Exactly. We cannot completely discard our expectations. But still we can minimize them. Maximum problems will soon get solved then and there itself.  Before being social be an achiever first. And when it comes to aid 'Be selfless to especially those who are selfish. By doing this you will definitely fall in love with yourselves. Concluding my words, stop complaining start living.

By - Purva Banthiya

" बूंद में जीवन "

किसी नल के नीचे बाल्टी रखना, खाली बाल्टी, नल को बंद करके थोड़ा सा खोल  देना, एकदम थोड़ा सा,

एक एक बून्द गिरे बाल्टी में इतना सा ही खोलना, एक एक बून्द जल्दी जल्दी बाल्टी में गिरने लगेगी,

कुछ समय के बाद बाल्टी भर जाएगी, अब थोड़ा सा ध्यान दीजिये,

बाल्टी मौत है, नल ईश्वर है , हमारा एक जन्म नल से बाल्टी तक का सफर है, हवा रस्ते की संसार है,

जितना पानी भरता जा रहा हमारे संचित कर्म है, और हम बून्द है, 

समय की रफ़्तार इतनी तेज़ है की पता नहीं चलता कब नल से छूटे और कब बाल्टी में समां गए,

बस इतना देखना है की क्या बून्द बाल्टी तक पहुंचने में ये जान पायेगी की वो बून्द नहीं बल्कि ईश्वर का अंग है,

जो ईश्वर में से निकल के ईश्वर में ही विलीन होने जा रहा है, अगर बून्द ने ये जान लिया तो फिर,

ना बाल्टी है, ना हवा है, ना सफर है, ना नल है , बस बून्द ही है ,

और अगर नहीं जान पायी, तो काल कालांतर तक ये ही चलता रहेगा |

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Holi - A Saga, Glory, or being woeful

“HOLI HAIIIIII”….. Yes!  It’s the most vibrant phrase uttered by the electrifying crowd of our country INDIA every year.  Holi is known as the festival of colours. It is celebrated with ebullience and mirth on full moon day. In spite of being a joyous festival, celebrating HOLI, hammers us to remember our demean history about Holika side by side in a commemoration of the divine love of Radha for Krishna. This festive officially occurs in spring with Holi celebrated as a Festival of love. Holi gets us close to our religion and inextricably linked with our mythology as it is essentially the celebration of various legends associated with the festival.  Though there are numerous legends describing the holi celebration, the foremost of all are Prahlad and Hiranyakashyap. Hiranyakashyap-the king of that time, full of haughtiness, wants everybody’s devotion towards him. To his great wrath, Prahlad began to worship lord Vishnu. To get rid of his son, the king asked Holika, his sister to enter into a blazing fire, with his son in her lap, as she had a boon to enter fire intact and reduced to ashes.

Additionally, Mythology also states that Holi is the celebration of death of Giantess Pootana who tried to kill infant, Krishna by feeding death-dealing milk to him.

Also, another path led to celebrate Holi, is the legend of Ogress Dhundhi who used to trouble children in the realm of Raghu, and was eventually chased away by the pranks of the children on the day of Holi. Showing their belief in the legend, children till now play pranks and catapult misemploy at the time of Holika Dahan. Celebration of these various myths associated with Holi, reassuring the people about the power of the truth, as the moral of all these legends manifests the ultimate victory of good over evil. Apart from all these parables, holi is celebrated at a time of the year when the fields are in full bloom and people are expecting a good harvest. This gives a people a good reason to rejoice, merry go round and immerse themselves in the spirit of Holi.

There are innumerable ways of memorializing holi in different states of our country. In some parts, it’s a belief that playing with colours help to promote good health as colours are said to have great impact on our body and our health. To further enhance the festive spirit of Holi celebrations we have a social sanction to get a kick with the tradition of bhang, dancing, playing with water etc.

The purpose of Holi is not to celebrate only the positive emotions but in some cases it serves as a legitimate way of expressing negative emotions might also be called for. 

Naturally this should not be used as an excuse for malicious behavior and should be done with a spirit of good humor as; Holi is after all a festival of triumph and euphoria, with the express purpose of healing society, preventing negative tendencies from overwhelming us. Another aspect of Holi is to help us break the barriers we have built around ourselves and our ego.

Also, looking at gloomy side of the festival, some loses their constraints stepping out the limit line! Though the myths are celebrated traditionally, the unexpected inhumanity by the mentally ill devils turns the jovial ambience Blue…! Keeping aside all joy, Centuries past, behind the joyful festival, there’s still a dubious situation for girls or women, “Are they sheltered?” The Question is that- Will perilous attitude last long? Will the sick mind turn optimistic??

It’s a huge question to answer, and yet contradictory!!

By Stuti Holkar

Gulaal !!

Being a Jain I have learnt not to waste water unnecessarily. But being a human I have experienced that never to waste a single moment which who knows can be unknowingly source of joy. Well this situation is truly a dilemma. Now how will I be able to play Holi. Water or colors or just social sites! Excess water usage will ruin my values; colors may be skin sensitive, while just plain texts would be boredom.

Well not wasting water literally makes sense. There is still a major chunk in India which still suffers of this water shortage problem. We people usually go insane when our comfort zones that is a.c., water coolers or fans suffer from glitch and we have to spend just few hours without them. But you know there are still people in this nation whose happiness doesn't lie in such luxurious materialistic things. Their happiness lies in just basic needs such as food, clothe and home.

I have been constantly reading the success story of startups nowadays. Be it the Bangalore Cleanliness startup or Indore's recent Med startup. Wow! Technically we have so much innovation that just one click and get the most desirable stuff ignoring all the vague.  But isn't it true that the more we are becoming technology driven, the more we are forgetting our values.  In India still only 38 percent people have access to internet. Many rural areas are still facing the issue of water shortage, power shortage, food etc. Here the point isn't to be sympathetic towards them. They better know how to prove their capabilities and strive for what they want.

The only point that is being exaggerated is we as future drivers should understand the value of our natural resources and should not take them for granted. We should be careful if any leakage occurs at our surroundings. We should consume only that much water that we require. I have learnt this value from my 4rth standard student.  One day she asked me for water. I served her full glass of water. She asked me to make it half. I asked her why? She replied ' I don't require full glass I just require half amount of it and we should not waste water. I gently smiled and thanked her for opening my eyes. Children may be small but give us big teachings in simplest ways. I f you see today not just Rajasthan even Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh are equally suffering the problem of water shortage.

Since its Holi, so reminder reminder!! On this occasion we will really prove to be sensitive and tolerant. But to overcome this issue Holi wouldn't be enough we every day need to follow few basics to eradicate this issue such as:

•       Only consume that much of water which is required
•     Use bucket instead of taking a shower
•     Use rice water for washing utensils and mopping
•     In case of any leakage repair it asap

If we all take an oath to follow such basic things we will certainly make this a better nation to reside in.

But the good thing is finally I am out of dilemma. I have found a wonderful way of celebrating Holi. How about celebrating this grand occasion with small kiddos? Because their smile heals every pain and so whole heartedly our AnantAman family invite you on this auspicious occasion of Holi to celebrate it with a social cause on 28^th March 2k16.

This Holi, play safe, go eco-friendly & save water. Dry Holi is best Holi.

Happy Holi

By Poorva Banthiya

OUTDOORS & HEALTH

When I was a kid, summer vacations used to be a most awaited time for me. I could go out to my nani’s place and can visit the farms (natural beauty), play in the garden with my friends until the sun went down. I kept myself quite occupied without any of today’s modern technologies.

Now, exams are about to finish and there are hundreds of television stations, video games, and interactive Web sites that will keep kids occupied for hours on end. Kids staying indoors for a long period of time have prolonged negative effects extending far beyond childhood. They start missing something that is essential for their health and development. Parents think that their child is safe and will not develop any health problems if they stay indoors all the time. The truth is that a child who spends more time indoors gets subjected to Social, Physical and Emotional problems.

There are many health benefits that make outdoor play great for children.

Ø  Control childhood obesity

The prevalence of childhood obesity is increasing; Part of this huge increase is contributed to less outdoor. It's hard to get enough active play and exercise if you're always inside playing video games or watching TV. And without enough exercise, kids can become overweight.

Ø  Bone health

Vitamin D increases with outdoor exposure to the sun. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends just 10 minutes of early morning sun exposure per day for a good daily vitamin D dose. Vitamin D helps in calcium absorption, protect children from heart disease, diabetes and bone problems.

Ø  Reduce stress

Spending time outdoors has been linked with lower stress levels in children. Playing outdoor games for at least 30 minutes every day can do wonders to refresh and rejuvenate physically and mentally.

Ø  Promote creative and innovation

Outdoors, a child learns on multiple levels with each new adventure (Burdette and Whitaker, 2005). With all of the imaginary castles, lands, creatures, the brain develops at a much faster rate than for those who play indoors. There are numerous effects. Not only do they become better learners, and do well in school, but they are more fun to be around (i.e. they make more friends)

Benefits of outdoor games:

Physical development

·         Physical strength

·         Balance

·         Muscular strength

·         Hand eye coordination

·         Flexibility

·         Weight control

·         Cardiovascular endurance

Social development

·         Citizenship

·         Discipline

·         Teamwork

·         Leadership

·         Confidence boosting

·         Communication skills development

·         Feeling of freedom

·         Awareness

Few examples of outdoor games:

Tracking, Cycling, Walking, Gardening, Hide and seek, Jump rope, Ice water, Sports like cricket, football, basketball, badminton etc.

It’s good for our kids to be outside more often. As a parent, it’s our responsibility to provide varied opportunities for outdoor play, exploration and games.

By- Raksha Goyal