THIS JULY!

BYE BYE THIS WEEK

It's posthumous fame for the humble chavanni. The 25 paise coin may not have 

been worth much in the market till last week, but since it was laid to rest by the govt, it has become an overnight hero.On Thursday, the coin, which came into being in 1950, was declared 'dead' by the Reserve Bank of India. The RBI issued a statement saying the coin will now "cease to be legal tender" in light of inflation. Since then, nostalgic stories and jokes about the coin have become a hot topic on social networking sites.

UNUSUAL THIS WEEK

This July will be a little different.  In fact, it is going to be a July that comes once in 823 years and bring cheer to those who look forward to weekends. July 2011 will have five Fridays, five Saturdays and five Sundays and numerologists and astrologers say such a July is rare,  as rare as once in 823 years. But, despite being rare, it may not have too much of a numerological significance for people, says numerologist Sanjay Jumani. He said, "It will just be fun to have more weekends as the month will have five Saturdays, five Sundays and five Fridays."

WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY

JUNE 5th is observed as 'WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY'. It was the day that United Nations Conference on the Human Environment began It was the day that United Nations Conference on the Human Environment began. The United Nations Conference on the Human Environment was from 5–16 June 1972. It was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972. The first World Environment Day was on 1973. Every year different cities host with different theme. This time INDIA was the host and the theme was 'FORESTS: NATURE AT YOUR SERVICE'. 

3 R's

Nowadays we hear a lot about global warming and the protection of the only planet 'Earth'. We all talk about the ways to prevent it. The 3 R's, ie. Reduce - Reuse - Recycle is one of them. 
3 R's

Death Cannot Be Closer Than This!

ATTITUDE THAT ONE NEEDS TO DEVELOP:

1. When Snake is alive, Snake eats Ants. When Snake is dead, Ants eat Snake. Time can turn at any time. Don't neglect anyone in your life......... 2. Never make the same mistake twice, There are so many new ones, Try a different one each day.   3. A good way to change someone's attitude is to change your own. Because, the same sun that melts butter, also hardens clay! Life is as we think, so think beautifully. 4. Life is just like a sea, we are moving without an end. Nothing stays with us, what remains is just the memories of some people who touched us as Waves.   5. Whenever you want to know how rich you are? Never count your currency, just try to Drop a Tear and count how many hands reach out to WIPE that- that is true richness.   6. Heart tells the eyes see less, because you see and I suffer lot. Eyes replied, feel less because you feel and I cry a lot.   7. Never change your originality for the sake of others, because no one can play your role better than you. So be yourself, because whatever you are, YOU are the best.   8. Baby mosquito came back after 1st time flying. His dad asked him "How do you feel?" He replied "It was wonderful, Everyone was clapping for me!"  Now that’s a Positive Attitude.

Hat seller and the Monkey ~ An old story with new ending!!!

It's an old story that we read in Class 3 but with a new ending.

A hat-seller who was passing by a forest decided to take a nap under one of the trees, so he left his whole basket of hats by the side. A few hours later, he woke up and realized that all his hats were gone. He looked up and to his surprise, the tree was full of monkeys and they had taken all his hats.

The hat seller sits down and thinks of how he can get the hats down. While thinking he started to scratch his head. The next moment, the monkeys were doing the same. Next, he took down his own hat, the monkeys did exactly the same. An idea came to his mind*
He took his hat and threw it on the floor and the monkeys did that too. So he finally managed to get all his hats back.

Fifty years later, his grandson, Sukhwinder, also became a hat-seller and had heard this monkey story from his grandfather.
One day, just like his grandfather, he passed by the same forest. It was very hot, and he took a nap under the same tree and left the hats on the floor.

He woke up and realized that all his hats were taken by the monkeys on the tree.

He remembered his grandfather' s words, started scratching his head and the monkeys followed.
He took down his hat and fanned himself and again the monkeys followed.
Now, very convinced of his grandfather' s idea, Sukhwinder threw his hat on the floor but to his surprise, the monkeys still held on to all the hats.

Then one monkey climbed down the tree, grabbed the hat on the floor, gave him a slap and guess what did he say?

"Do you think only you have a grandfather?"

Unique Number ~ 142857

It's just a number, right? But did you know that when it is multiplied and manipulated, it displays some really amazing properties? For example:
142,857 x 1 = 142,857
142,857 x 2 = 285,714
142,857 x 3 = 428,571
142,857 x 4 = 571,428
142,857 x 5 = 714,285
142,857 x 6 = 857,142


Did you notice anything?
It's always the same numbers moving along as if on a ribbon... simply amazing, huh?

And how about
142,857 x 7 = 999,999
And if we add 142 + 857= 999
And if we add 14 + 28 + 57= 99

Or
142,857 x 142,857 = 20,408,122,449
Then
20,408 + 122,449 = 142,857

And how about
142,857 x 8 = 1,142,856
Remove the first digit (1) and add it to the last digit (6) and we get 142,857

And how about
142,857 x 9 = 1,285,713
Remove the last digit (3) and add it to the first digit (1) and then move the second to last digit (1) to the front and we get 142,857

And how about
142,857 x 11 = 1,571,427
Remove the first digit (1) and add it to the last digit (7) and then move the second and third digit (5,7) to the end and we get 142,857

And how about
142,857 x 12 = 1,714,284
Take the first digit (1) and add it to the last digit (4) and then move the second digit (7) to the end and we get 142,857

And how about
142,857 x 15 = 2,142,855
Remove the first digit (2) and add it to the last digit (5) and we get 142,857

150 Rupee Coin

India celebrating the Rabindranath Tagore's 150th birth anniversary. On this celebration Reserve Bank of India launched the 150 Rupee coin in the memory of Nobel Winner Sir Rabindranath Tagore. Newly launched 150 Rupee coin is about 40 mm in diameter and It's weighs is about 35 grams. The coin of 150 Rupee contain Rabindranath Tagore image on one side and on another side it will contain the image of Ashok Stambha.

Rabindranath Tagore - 150th Birth Anniversary

Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore the famous poet, philosopher, novelist, playwright, composer and a spiritual leader, was born on 7th May 1861 at Kolkata, India in a Bengali family. He was the son of Debendranath Tagore, the leader in the reform movement known as Brahmo Samaj and a key figure in Indian renaissance of 19th century.

Tagore's Geetanjali is best known collection of poetry. Tagore was the first honorable Asian to win Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for his book 'Geetanjali'. Rabindranath Tagore has composed more than 2000 songs. He is the only person to write the national anthems of two countries - India's Jana Gana Mana and Bangladesh's Aamaar Sonaar Baanglaa. He also also fond of painting. An exhibition of Tagore's painting was arranged at many places like Paris, America, Europe, New York, London, etc. His paintings proved that though a poet was a master in using words effectively, certain things can be expressed more clearly in language of tone and color. At the age of 20 he wrote his first drama Valmiki Pratibha (Genius of Valmiki). 

Tagore greatly opposed imperialism. He wrote many songs praising independence movement of India. He also renounced the knighthood in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in 1919. It was Tagore who resolved the Gandhi - Ambedkar dispute involving separate electorates for untouchables and Gandhiji ended fast unto death. 


On 7th August 1941, Rabindranath Tagore died due to illness. The last person to see him was Amiya Kumar Sen. Tagore dictated his last poem to Sen which was then donated to a museum in Kolkata. Today also his death anniversary is mourned across whole India.

Thought Provoking Quotes

Quote 1:

“My Mother said to me, If you become a soldier you’ll be a general, if you become a monk, you’ll end up as the Pope. Instead, I became a painter and wound up as Picasso.”
Pablo Picasso – (1881-1973) – Spanish Painter and Sculptor

Quote 2:

“Some Men see things as they are and say “Why?”. I dream things that never were and say Why not?”
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Irish Playwright, Critic and Social Reformer

Quote 3:

“It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.”
Sir Edmund Hillary (1919-2008) – New Zealand Mountaineer and First man to Climb Mt. Everest

Quote 4:

“There is only one success – to be able to live your life your own way.”
Christopher Morley (1890-1957) – American Novelist and Journalist

Quote 5:

“To loves one’s self is the beginning of a life-long romance”
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) – Irish Born English Poet, playwright and Novelist

Quote 6:

“What I must do is all that concerns me, not what the people think.”
Ralph Emerson (1803-1882) – American Poet, Essayist, Philosopher

Quote 7:

“When one person believes he can and another person believes he can’t, they are both right.”
Henry Ford (1863-1947) – American Industrialist

Quote 8:

“The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.”
Edward J. Phelps (1822-1900) – Lawyer and Diplomat

Quote 9:

“As a man thinketh so is he, and as a man chooseth, so is he.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) – American Poet, Essayist and Philosopher

Quote 10:

“The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice.”
George Eliot – Pen name of Mary Ann Evans (1819-1880) – English Novelist

Quote 11:

“Knowledge of what it possible is the beginning of happiness.”
George Santayana (1863-1952) – Spanish-born American Philosopher, Poet, Novelist and Critic

Quote 12:

” A thought is often original, though you have uttered in a hundred times. It has come to you over a new route, by a new and express train of associations. ” 
Oliver Wendall Holmes, SR (1809-1894) – American Physician, Professor, Man of Letters