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30 Mar 2013
Photo Hunt - Something Green
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25 Mar 2013
Lend Your Hands
There are so many social causes in the world that affects
our society and in humanitarian grounds which seriously needs a change. And it would be a difficult task to list them one by one. Before
looking for a cure for each issues troubling our world, we must know the
root cause of them and remove that scandal.
Every day we may happen to see such people in our neighborhood or see them in the news and the least we could feel is sorry for them. Or the most we could do is giving them little money which helps them to come out of that day's hunger. It maybe indeed a great thing to do, but do you really think that this is enough to bring about that actual change our society needs in a long term and pull them out of their poor lifestyle?
Poverty is like heat. You cannot see it. You can only feel it. To know poverty you have to go through it. - A Saying fromGhana, Africa.
According to 2011 Poverty Development Goals Report, Over a billion people currently live below the poverty line, earning less than 1 dollar a day.
And unfortunately I must point out, that all this are happening not in the age of famine and world war. But in an era of unprecedented plenty and potential in a world 10 times richer than it was 50 years ago.
Now what can we do?
One such NGO is Rangde, based in Bengaluru, which tries to help people come out of their poorness by providing facilities to do small scale businesses, since 2006. It
is a micro lending service to empower the people. Their vision is to make
poverty history in India
by reaching out to under-served communities through micro-credit.
They are doing through a network of committed social investors and
offer micro-credit that will have a positive impact on business, education,
health and environment of the communities. Rang De is a non-profit platform that helps us to lend Rs.100
or more to an entrepreneur from a low income household and it is indeed very much committed to build a self-reliant India. A very appreciable and must mention act. Do check for more in their website. Rangde.
This post is written in the interest of seeing the world with no poverty. Thanks to ISB iDiya and Indiblogger - Indichange for giving me a great opportunity to blog about my passion to help people in one way or the other. I'd be really glad if at least one of you read this and get ready to help, that's where this article's real purpose lies.
I believe, directly and indirectly the sole reason behind almost every problem
that affects worldwide humanity is Poverty. Yeah, like a disease it has been spread
everywhere. It may not have affected you and me, personally, by God’s grace.
But if we left it without finding a cure, it becomes the dust in our eyes.
How do we define poverty? Is it about lack of
food, clothing and shelter? Can we say it as the greatest curse or an everlasting
terror? Or is too much if I call it as the cause of half the crime on earth
- the cause of half the error that is happening around. Would I be wrong if I say it is a weapon of mass destruction?? Or would I be over reacting if I say it is caused by you and me??
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Poverty is like heat. You cannot see it. You can only feel it. To know poverty you have to go through it. - A Saying from
As such, the poor people are more worried about food than human rights or other values. The immediate solution to their problem of the day. Anything can wait but not the hunger and chronic poverty of the masses. Basically, what people want and need is enough food to eat and
water to drink, a roof over their heads, a job, a school for their children, medicine and care when they are sick, the chance to live in peace without fear
of violence and war. And mainly the opportunity to realize the potential in each and
every one of us and make use of it.
The scandal is not only that so many lack the chance to fulfill their potential for want of an education, basic hygiene and medical care, or a functioning economy. Nor is it only that each day one in six human beings has to live on less than one dollar or that 30000 children die needlessly or that half a million women still die in pregnancy or child birth or that we could give medical treatment to every single person in the world that needs it, but we have not. And as days are passing by, the rich are getting wealthier and the poor remains poorer. Thus we have created enough gap in our society to differentiate ourselves.
I remember I have studied that there are two different types of poverty - one is related with minimum standards of living in the developing or under developed countries. The other refers to the way we treat the people. The inequality humans create in the well developed world.
The scandal is not only that so many lack the chance to fulfill their potential for want of an education, basic hygiene and medical care, or a functioning economy. Nor is it only that each day one in six human beings has to live on less than one dollar or that 30000 children die needlessly or that half a million women still die in pregnancy or child birth or that we could give medical treatment to every single person in the world that needs it, but we have not. And as days are passing by, the rich are getting wealthier and the poor remains poorer. Thus we have created enough gap in our society to differentiate ourselves.
I remember I have studied that there are two different types of poverty - one is related with minimum standards of living in the developing or under developed countries. The other refers to the way we treat the people. The inequality humans create in the well developed world.
According to 2011 Poverty Development Goals Report, Over a billion people currently live below the poverty line, earning less than 1 dollar a day.
And unfortunately I must point out, that all this are happening not in the age of famine and world war. But in an era of unprecedented plenty and potential in a world 10 times richer than it was 50 years ago.
Every year across the world, we lead a campaign, ‘Make
Poverty History’, to fight against that. Governments changing their policies
and make new promises every time. They may have truly worked hard on it but are those promises fully kept? Finally by the end of the year, poor people continue their lives still far from
achieving those goals.
Most
importantly, the ultimate question that needs to be addressed here - why are people
poor and what is the bigger issue surrounding poverty?
Of course we can mention several causes like Population, Unemployment, Illiteracy, Corruption, Low
agriculture, War, Natural disasters, Price hike, Political factors, basically Economy etc.
We all accept in chorus that people want to be governed well. This is the basic and foremost essential thing needed by every people. They need to feel safe. They want the chance to earn a decent living. And they want to be treated fairly by the government and the officials. Whereas good governance is not just about the government. But also about how citizens, leaders and the public institutions relate to each other in order to make changes happen.
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We all accept in chorus that people want to be governed well. This is the basic and foremost essential thing needed by every people. They need to feel safe. They want the chance to earn a decent living. And they want to be treated fairly by the government and the officials. Whereas good governance is not just about the government. But also about how citizens, leaders and the public institutions relate to each other in order to make changes happen.
Obviously it is very convenient for us to blame the government but
we always forget to remember that we form the government, and every single
person among us can bring the change what the nation is looking for. So now the arrow turns to point on you and me - we are to be blamed. If you need a change around you, then you must start the change within you. The way we treat the people, our outlook on them and
how we fixed in our mind that those are destined to be poor. People in poverty face challenges virtually unknown to those in middle class or wealth. The reality of being poor brings out a survival mentality, and turns attention away from opportunities taken for granted by everyone.
Our personalities differ from each other. One cannot judge
another based on their personality. In a community comprising people of varying
financial status, a rich person may tend to feel superior over the other. With
this kind of mentality, many people fail to see poverty from a humanitarian
point of view. In fact, many will think that the problem of poverty is the
doing of the poor people.
Isn't it like we are making this mission a distant dream? According to me, everyday choices matter a lot. We should know how to monitor our wealth, make use of our money, time and influence, to change the world – giving to charities, buying fairly traded products and goods made without child labor, taking part in local campaigns and events. All these small actions not only raise money for good causes but also help build commitment to change - a bigger change indeed.
This very topic, forced me to re-examine my personality and character and how my personal beliefs
influenced it. If poverty is the barrier that prevents individual prosperity
and that of the community in general, then the responsibility is upon every
able citizen to participate actively in eliminating it and making it possible
for the less fortunate to live comfortably in the community.
Isn't it like we are making this mission a distant dream? According to me, everyday choices matter a lot. We should know how to monitor our wealth, make use of our money, time and influence, to change the world – giving to charities, buying fairly traded products and goods made without child labor, taking part in local campaigns and events. All these small actions not only raise money for good causes but also help build commitment to change - a bigger change indeed.
Potential
Solution
Economic growth is the single most powerful way of pulling
people out of poverty. Tackling inequality helps poor people participate in
economic growth and trade. We must ensure that today’s development
successes do not become tomorrow’s environmental failures.
Poverty is about lack of opportunity, not about just lack of income. Economic growth creates more work openings thus brings higher incomes, which helps people save, invest and protect themselves when times are hard. Children can go to school rather than going to work. Education is both a right and a route out of poverty. So eventually child labor can be vanished. The higher the rate of literacy, the lower the rate of poverty.
Since Unemployment is interconnected with poverty, raising employment opportunities is of course a surefire solution.
Agriculture is key to improve the country's economy. Not alone enhancing agricultural production will be enough to solve the
problem, but also wise marketing the agriculture products should
be facilitated.
High population leads to poverty hence I believe, family planning is one of the important measures to battle poverty.
Since Unemployment is interconnected with poverty, raising employment opportunities is of course a surefire solution.
High population leads to poverty hence I believe, family planning is one of the important measures to battle poverty.
Poor health condition becomes a deterrent for the people to work
hard and earn a satisfactory amount to sustain their day-to-day living. In
order to get rid of this hindrance, there should be improved healthcare
facilities.
Corruption hurts poor people more. For example, when health staff demands bribe for medicines or local officials for providing water connections, it keeps people stay poor. It damages the economic growth and is one of the biggest reasons for the poverty. Money stolen through corruption is enough to feed the world’s hunger 80 times over.
Corruption hurts poor people more. For example, when health staff demands bribe for medicines or local officials for providing water connections, it keeps people stay poor. It damages the economic growth and is one of the biggest reasons for the poverty. Money stolen through corruption is enough to feed the world’s hunger 80 times over.
However steps we take to eliminate the poverty, it must reach the people correctly. Hence, a very important solution should be the awareness about the situation among poor people. They should be aware about the advantages of the poverty alleviation programs. But above everything, what we need is, helping tendency in people's heart to build a strong and self-dependent Incredible India.
Now what can we do?
To bring a change is the job for everyone, not just for the
governments. NGOs will help deliver services. But
eliminating poverty is not just about the people who work on development. Making
progress in the fight against the poverty means harnessing the relationship. A measure to implement to mitigate their situation is, I think, we should help them set up a working environment or by joining a network that accommodates the low income earners. These groups use the economy to come up with a viable business which in time would start yielding financial rewards. Plus the advantage of such organizations is that they require very minimal capital yet they are rewarding in the long run. So if we don’t come forward to lend our hands, then we don’t have the right to blame it on politicians
and their bureaucracy. And the best way to make a difference - to understand
about these people's lives and how to turn seemingly impossible problems into
manageable tasks – is to get involved.
RANGDE

We are as much need the social change as we are to do with
technology and as much about investing time as we are about investing money. A saying in tamil goes, 'Siru thuli peru vellam' - Tiny droplets together makes a big flood. when we join our hands and donate them together, certainly it will promote their lifestyle by creating a self-reliant system that empowers their living and brings them up in the society. In our developing world, we may be spending a lot on so many
things to maintain our pride and status. But I believe still it is very affordable that
we can donate 100 Rs to this cause and lit a light in someone's life.
Indiblogger has come up with an initiative called Indichange. Lets make a new beginning. Let make a change.
By helping someone, we always share the colors of joy. And of course, where there is a will, there is always a way. So let us come forward to join together and lend our hands to Make Poverty History.
Indiblogger has come up with an initiative called Indichange. Lets make a new beginning. Let make a change.
By helping someone, we always share the colors of joy. And of course, where there is a will, there is always a way. So let us come forward to join together and lend our hands to Make Poverty History.
This post is written in the interest of seeing the world with no poverty. Thanks to ISB iDiya and Indiblogger - Indichange for giving me a great opportunity to blog about my passion to help people in one way or the other. I'd be really glad if at least one of you read this and get ready to help, that's where this article's real purpose lies.
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17 Mar 2013
Lamb With Green Chillies
My mom is my inspiration in many things, and especially in cooking.
This is her signature dish. Quite delicious and a hit recipe in my family. I don't know about its name
reasons but we call it as Ahani Curry. When I saw this
contest, I decided to make this meat curry with the healthy Fortune Rice Bran Oil.
And here is the dish I cooked. Hope you all like this recipe. Try it and tell
me how you like it. J
Preparation Time 30 mins
Cooking Time 30 mins
Difficulty Intermediate
Serves 4
Cooking Time 30 mins
Difficulty Intermediate
Serves 4
Ingredients
Lamb or Mutton - 250 mg, cleaned and cut in chunks
Ginger garlic
paste – 2 - 3 tsp
Curd – 4 tbsp
Green Chilies - 6
– 8 (or more as per your spicy taste) slit
Mint leaves – 20
– 25 leaves
Cashews - 10
Almond - 8
Khus Khus - 1 tsp
Coconut Paste - 2 tbsp
Khus Khus - 1 tsp
Coconut Paste - 2 tbsp
Rose essence - 2 - 3 drops
Cloves,
Cinnamon, Cardamom
Bay leaves - 2
Bay leaves - 2
Fortune Rice
Bran Oil – 3 tbsp
Salt to taste
Method
Marinate the
meat in 1½ tsp ginger garlic paste, 2 tbsp curd, green chilies and enough
salt.
Grind the cashew, almond and khus khus into fine paste.
Grind the cashew, almond and khus khus into fine paste.
Heat oil in the pressure pan. Add cloves, cinnamon, cardamom and bay leaves. When the leaves begin to sizzle add sliced onions. Fry till golden brown. Now add the remaining 1½ tsp ginger
garlic paste, 2 tbsp curd and few mint leaves. Sauté well till the raw smell fades.
Add the
marinated meat and mix well. Cover the lid. After 5 mins, add 1½ glass of water. And pressure cook for 15 minutes.
Open the lid
after the pressure releases, add the coconut paste, cashew paste and more mint leaves. Mix well. Let it simmer for at least 15 minutes or until the meat is tender and the oil separates from the gravy. Finally add rose essence.
Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with white
rice and raita or simply with spring hoppers or with any Indian Rotis.
Variations - This recipe can be cooked with Chicken. Plus this gravy can also be used to make tasty Ahani Biryani.
Happy Cooking..! Happy Eating..!
Variations - This recipe can be cooked with Chicken. Plus this gravy can also be used to make tasty Ahani Biryani.
Happy Cooking..! Happy Eating..!
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16 Mar 2013
Photo Hunt - Sunset
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13 Mar 2013
A Date With Sunset
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An Evening In Mysore |
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Monochrome Eve |
This picture post is shared in Sky Watch Friday, Black and White Weekend,the Chennai Bloggers Club - Wordless Wednesday and also in the Thursday Photo Challenge Theme Blue
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8 Mar 2013
Excerpt From The Diary Of An Insomniac
I am really delighted to welcome my friend, a
talented designer, to my burrow. He is an exciting and an enthusiastic young
artist, designer, writer and what not. Much to my knowledge, he often writes one liners. I have seen couple of his pencil sketches too and was awed by it. I sent him my
invites earlier and today I am very glad he came forth to write in my little
nibbling blog. I am sure he will bring inspiration and impress all of us. But for now, he wants to stay backstage. So I am gonna call him, Em Cee.
Well, he is going to
guest post for me from time to time. And so i need a name to make his 'Em Cee's corner'. (Hey Em, sorry I said this without your permission...)
but am looking forward you will showcase your talent here and to moooorre audience. They
will love it for sure. J
Let me not ‘dilly
dally’ anymore. Here it goes... His pencil sketching and his poem. And the
entire design template too. (The picture he sent me was too big to post in here. So I had to compress it and have also rewritten his words below... )
Slumping into a dream as my
thoughts meander,
Agonized by the turn of events,
Slipping into these now familiar
woods,
Listening to the cries of the nocturnal beasts,
Looking tepidly at the inanimate
trees,
I stand, awaiting dawn.
- Em Cee
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3 Mar 2013
A Little Girl In Me
To stay
Inside this
maze
Screaming
Shouting
Arguing
New voices
Every day
Strange and Weird
Trying to get
My attention
Changing
their identity
Every now and
then
Greedy
Jealousy
Selfishness
Sorrow
Each emotion
New person
I see
Inside Me
Thinking of
my past
I was having
a fairy tale life
Perfectly
written words
With a happy
note
I was this little girl
Once upon a
time
Who lived
happily …
Until the evil
witch
Cast a spell
on her
And that
little girl of me
Has gone down
the wrong path
And is lost
in eternity
Ahem…
A little girl
Clutching her
toy -
A big bunny
of her height
Sitting in my
couch
Looking Sad
Hey wait…
That looks
like my favorite bunny.
Surprised… Is that me?
Uh oh… I used to be her…
‘Why are you
sad?’
I asked her
‘I
miss you…’
My young
brown eyes
Stared back
at the older me …
‘You
used to hold my hand
To
walk in the beach sand
Building
our own castle
Collecting
the shells
Playing
with the bubbles
With
those innocent giggles…
I
miss you a lot
We
used to be closer
But
not anymore
Don’t
you miss me?’
Those small
eyes gazed at me.
‘You
moved on
And
never looked back…
Going
with the flow
Carrying
your grievances
Jealousy
with other women
Confused
about relationships
Worried
about men
Angry
at yourself
Thinking
only about tomorrow…
You
forgot your happiness
You
forgot to play
You
forgot to enjoy
This
simple day…
Eventually
You
are lost
In
this bigger maze
Angry
girl
Worrying
woman
Greedy
person
You
became friends with
These
bogus people
And
you seem to forget me
The
real you
Oh,
it’s your complicated life…’
I looked at
her in silence
Tears in my
eyes
Lost in my
own thoughts
Or for the
sake of other’s wishes
I don’t know.
Every fairy
tale has a happy ending
But it was
left untold, a mystery,
What those
princes and princesses did…
To make
their life happily ever after?
If only we
know,
We too can
stay happy.
I wonder how
much I miss her.
I am in a
dreamy state.
She is here
with me now
To remind me
what have I lost
And to bring back the real joy
Once again in
my life…
Determined I
am -
Never want to
take a step
Without her
by my side.
She was the
best in me
Innocent and
curious
She loves me
For what I am.
The only one
who, believes in me
And never
gives up on me…
I hug her
I hold her tiny
hand
Walking through
the beach
Standing in
the shore
Playing with
the waves
Looking at the endless sea
Looking at the endless sea
And will
never leave her…
No jealous
No anger
No greed
No more
guilt…
Living this very moment
I am simply enjoying being myself
I am simply enjoying being myself
After a long
time
The lost little girl is back on the
right track again.
Also shared with With Real Toads
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