Government and it's Bans

Govt. bans the documentary 'India's Daughter' on Nirbhaya filmed by Leslee Udwin,a British Nationale, calling it a disrespect to Nirbhaya...A film which potrays the real nature of Indian men and their standard of thinking. While Govt. of India bans the film BBC decided to air it uncensored. 

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/mar/01/indias-daughter-documentary-rape-delhi-women-indian-men-attitudes

The ban itself shows what the men in our society want,don't wanna reveal their ugly side to the world. Most importantly, its been 2 and a half years since the #Nirbhaya incident but still the egotistical and unscrupulous thinking of men persists. It seems that Indian men just refuse outrightly to change their purview about women. As the women safety & security 'trended' (its irony!) after Nirbhaya incident in India, mainly among political community, men started using freedom, safety, security, independent etc. kind of phrases about women (atleast socially). But on the personal front they still are all same! 
        Govt. in India ban gutsy art and litereature works which potrays the real & ugly practices of society. And they allow- Rapists and Criminals in Parliament, Littering, Peeing in public, Religious extremism, LGBT discrimination, Cigarettes, Illegal donations, Corruption, moral policing etc. Govt. put no censor on Honey Singh's sexually explicit song's lyrics but would ban a film on serious issues. Biggest irony is govt. allowed funds only to 36 One-Stop-Rape-Crisis-Centres against proposed 660 in last year's budget and shelling out ₹2500 crores for a Sardar Patel's statue. Isn't govt. biased over women's independence??
         Our PM shouts in the mic about women independence but does little for the same. He wants to wear ₹10L suit, collect extra cess and taxes from the working women and don't direct funds for their safety and well-being. In last three years, ₹3000 crores have been allocated towards Nirbhaya fund but not even a rupee has spent on the scheme. All we common-men can do is to work towards reforms and change this purview of men and govt. in the coming years.

A Short Story

Once a Family had a very happy, prosperous and successful life. They had everything to live a royal and happy life. Then came a Foreigner, who seeded the feeling of hatred and envy among family members to gain control over the treasure of the family. Few years later one of the family member turned insurgent and wanted a separate land for his own. After much ruckus, Family fulfilled the man's wish. Now, the Man had his own land and enough treasure to live on his own. But, he didn't seem satisfied, he wanted more(as he was continuously being poked by the Foreigner to do so). He continued violent attacks on his ex-family, who lived in neighborhood, to somehow gain control of more land. The Family stayed resilient to it's notorious former member. Now, the Man started to think that his ex-family is his biggest enemy in the world, (thats exactly what the Foreigner had wanted)

         Now the Man reared a snake (without knowing it's nature) to threaten, poison and kill his enemies and his neighbor. He gave shelter to Snake, trained him to poison and kill, fed him with whatever best he had. The Man used to order the Snake to attack and kill anyone and especially his neighbor of whom he envy and feel jealous the most. And in all this, the Foreigner always encouraged him and helped him. The Snake followed the man obediently, and had grown big enough to gain control of some of the Man's territory. The Man now ordering the Snake to leave his territory and  live on your own, I can't feed or rear you more. Snake turned violent and started attacking Man and his family members. And then, came a doom's day when the snake has attacked and killed Man's children. Now, Man everywhere condemning the attack by Snake.

Family- Bharat

Man- Pakistan

Snake- Taliban

Foreigner- US, UK

16-12-2014 
A black day in world...
Taliban attacked army school in Peshawar, Pakistan killing more than 130 children.

The Untold and Unsaid Ralegan Siddhi- The model village!

I was on my way back to Pune city from Aurangabad with my 'Mama'. We crossed Ahmed Nagar quite swiftly, the drive was comfortable and enjoying till now(as I was driving) on SH 27. I just randomly saw a sign board showing direction to right as 'Ralegan Siddhi 5km'. Surprised! I always wanted to visit this village since 2005, when the RTI had passed because of the stir by Shri Kisan Baburao Hazare or Anna Hazare. But, We had to reach Pune asap so, couldn't turn the steering to the village. I felt a butterfly in the stomach from the instant I saw that sign board, ofcourse, because of the same reason what did Anna do to transform a BPL village into an ideal village and received 2 national honorary awards?? I very soon, after 2 days, got an assignment to Aurangabad and cropped-up the much awaited chance to visit Ralegan Siddhi.

           With joy occupying mind and travelling approx. 90km on SH 27 to Ahmed Nagar, saw the sign board pointing left 'Ralegan Siddhi 5km'. I turned the steering without any 2nd thought. Well, I expected a poorly maintained and crumbled-up approach road, but, for my surprise the road was as fine and smooth as the highway. There were proper road signals and proper Plantation(now trees) done on either side of the road, which protected us from the scorching rays in the noon of summers. I inquired or rather had a little talk with a villager for whereabouts. While talking to him I can see the old farmer's eyes were filled with pride, attitude was humble and there was a satisfaction in the smile...He was just another villager like other 2500 in the village. The confidence of being of one of the self-dependent farmer in India was terrific. He asked us to go straight to farmer's training center,I thanked him in marathi and moved-on. I stepped-in the office of Farmer's training center and was in Awe!! to see the office-persons were using broadband and internet services through wireless hub on sophisticated LCD screens. A person came and introduced himself quite politely , I told him my purpose of visit. He came-up with proper receipt of Rs.100 as touring fees with guide(So there is a guide for sight-seeing a village. Cool!).

Navalbhau Firodiya

Jit Gill Award

       He first took us to the Media Center where he gave us a presentation with over 500 pictures hanging on big walls and a few models for more than half and hour or so. We came to learn in detail how Anna and Shri Navalbhau Firodiya motivated people and executed the development works. It was great to learn the  very creative yet simple execution discipline or action plan with which they went up..In the end, the guide lead us to the trophies' hall, more than 550 trophies or awards received by Anna and Ralegan Siddhi in 25yrs including the national honorary padma shri and padma bhushan awards of which Anna returned padma shri back to govt. as an oppose against a corrupt minister.(I just had a random thought that this man has spent approximately one and half year only in receiving awards on an avg. 1 award per day!). One more award to mention here is, Anna received a major award 'Jit Gill Memorial' for Outstanding public service by world bank in 2008 with a blank cheque. The bank has given option to Hazare to fill the desired amount for further development of Ralegan and other villages. Anna politely returned it back to the officials stating "we have everything to survive happily" (Do you remember any person returning an official blank cheque of his/her desired amount??).The key factors on which Anna and team of Shri Navalbhau Firodiya worked-on are available in books and internet.

 Transformation of Ralegan Siddhi

• 3.1 Prohibition of alcohol
• 3.2 Grain Bank
• 3.3 Watershed development programme
• 3.4 Milk production
• 3.5 Education
• 3.6 Removal of untouchability
• 3.7 Collective marriages
• 3.8 Gram Sabha

vasatigruh

anti-earthquake homes

We came out of the Media-center and there is a double-storeyed structure named 'Vasatigruh'. We were told that, its the school for the people who dropped-out the education in middle for some or the other reasons or the failure students. Here, these people are trained specially by understanding their skills and abilities. This model of 'Vasatigruh' later adopted by several other villages in the state. They have more than 200 such students in it. The surprise here is the passing-out percentage of this special school is 100%. On our way to next stop, I saw a nice playground called 'Shanti Niketan kridangan' in front of a 2 storey building of village's school. The notifying information here is, the school building has been built completely by the village's Hindu Swaraj Trust fund only, not a single penny is taken from govt. Estimated cost approx. Rs.30Lakh. All sorts of developments challenges made by the govt. in villages seems to nowhere near the kind of policies are applied here.Great!

distant view of  playground

    Our next halt was at sacred temple of village,Padmavati temple. The temple has a nice welcome gate, a proper structure and also the living-quarters for service-men, just like any other trust-maintained urban temple with proper auto. parking space. The area around the main temple is beautifully maintained with several flowering plants and clay models of a few animals.The Wow! factor of this temple lies with the huge and very old tree of which big, fat outgrown stilt-roots touches the ground. Its a calm, quite and serene place with birds quivering around.At the back-side of the temple, villagers have developed a new kind of mini-dam sort of structure. In case of drought or flood or any water related calamity, they simply lift the small gates of this little reservoir. GREAT! Well, all the adjectives can be added to the spirit and hard-work of the people here.

A great concept for Unity!

        Next, we arrived at Yadav Baba temple. Anna 
resides here, of course,  when he is in village. This is a simple and sober temple with a medium sized hall and a couple of rooms, one of which Anna stays-in. In the neighboring areas there are living houses, farm-lands and a nice and beautiful primary school. Decorated with flowering plants and moral quotes around, the school was joyous to eyes. Farmers, Sarpanch and other near-by living elders spend time here by resting and discussing about the local and national issues(in our urban youth language  we call it 'Gyan ki baatien'). You are welcome in the discussion if you want. These people are so clear and focused in their thoughts and opinion that one can easily judge why how Ralegan Siddhi acquired the prestigious status. We moved-on after talking to them a few minutes. I insisted our guide to show us the hills around where water-harvesting is done.  He looked at me with smiling face "very few visitors ask us to show the hills around,where the actual hard-work is done, rest just come here to see Anna"(in marathi). He was filled with zeal to show the hills and canals (and my head went up a few more degrees to listen those words :-)). He gave us all the information he knew about the water-harvesting and canals that, how step-wise the plan was executed and small lakes and ponds were built only and only with the help of villagers. They named it 'Shram-daan'. A basic but great concept of becoming self-dependent.

children giving 'Shram-daan' for their school.

Shram-daan

  In the end, our guide lead us back to the training center,also open for all the farmers in the country, and showed us the different kind of techniques that are taught here to villagers of farming,irrigation, water shedding and harvesting, agricultural tools etc...I didn't understand much of the techniques here but loved to learn them. So, after spending approx 3 and a half hours, its time to leave. The guide politely shook hands with a nice grin, the sense of pride and satisfaction can also be seen in his eyes's also, in fact, in all the 2500 people in village.Well, they should.There is more to share and tell about the spirit of the people here, but, its worth paying a visit than being told. Wow! Anna and Thank You! This nation is fortunate to have u. Those were the last words circling my mind while leaving Ralegan...

An Important Excerpt from Shiv-puran

महादेव --हर महामंडल(संसद) की बैठक में चर्चा होती है और  नए नियम बनाये जाते है तो पक्षपात का कारण बनते है,
              जो घृणा और युद्ध का आधार बनते है...

              और नुकसान सिर्फ प्रकृति का होता है...मासूम जानवर और वृक्षों का नाश होता है...

              और बुलाई फिर एक और महामंडल(संसद ) की बैठक ...शांति की संधि के लिए...साम्यता के लिए...!!!

              महत्वाकांक्षा, लोभ, लालच, अहंकार, क्रोध पर नियंत्रण की चर्चा पर कोई बैठक नहीं होती है...
              इन पर नियंत्रण हो तो किसी बैठक की आवश्यकता नहीं...

              ऐसी बैठकों का कोई औचित्य ही नहीं है...साम्यावस्था मन में होनी चाहिए...बैठकों में नहीं...

              हे! महर्षि दधिची...मुझ सन्यासी को ऐसी बैठक से दूर ही रखें ...||

महर्षि दधिची -- हे! महादेव, सभी जनों का इन पर नियंत्रण होता तो....सभी शिव ना हो गये होते...??!!

                        इसलिए मेरी विनती है आप से, की इस महामंडल की बैठक में पधारकर 

                        हम सप्त-ऋषियों एवं आम-जन को धन्य करें|| :-)    

                                                                                                        (शिव-पुराण) 


भगवान् के १०० तर्क, परन्तु भक्त का केवल १...इसलिए तो इन्हें भोले-नाथ भी कहते है...!! :-) 




                         

Positive Side of Carbon-dioxide....???

Yes, at first sight it can surprise. This is Nature, it has a deep meaning behind its every move....Same is with the CO2. The increasing levels of CO2 in the atmosphere has the big positive effect other than increasing global-warming. What is it???

In high school, we learned about 'photosynthesis' in which CO2 plays a major role. The main factors which affects this process are -- favorable temperature, the level of light intensity, and availability of CO2. The increased concentration of photosynthesis in the atmosphere can affect the growth of plants by affecting its rate of photosynthesis. It is hidden secret in the climate change debate that the vegetation and plants can actually benefit greatly from increased CO2 levels.

How?

There are plenty of examples to show that if CO2 levels increase more than the present 360ppm, then most plants would grow faster and larger because of more efficient photosynthesis and a reduction in water loss. Higher levels CO2 can benefit the plants in several ways.Some of them are -- 

-- greater resistance at extreme temperatures.

-- better growth at low light intensities.

-- improved root/shoot ratios.

-- less harm from air pollutants.

-- more nutrients in soil as a result of more nitrogen fixation process.

There are two important reasons for this productivity boost...First, superior efficiency of photosynthesis and second, sharp reduction in water loss per unit area of leaf. The pores (stomata) of leaves are the respiration channels of the plants but they are also responsible for the transpiration or moisture loss from plants which leads to the need of more water to the plants. Higher levels of CO2 partially closes these pores hence lowering the moisture loss, it can be quite significant in the arid climates.                             

The biggest variation differences in response to CO2 in plant species are among -- C3, C4, and Crassulacean Acid Metabolism or CAM -- each with a different pathway for photosynthesis fixation of carbon dioxide.Most green plants, in forests that account for two thirds of global photosynthesis, algae, and most major food crops are C3 plants.C3 metabolism allows them to respond most dramatically to higher levels of CO2.

Cereal grains with C3 metabolism, including rice, barley, wheat, oat, and rye  show yield from 25%-60%. Rice (the most eaten food in the world) has shown increase in mass with less water and higher CO2 levels. The benefit C4 plants receive is from higher CO2 levels is reduced water loss by about 33% through leaf pores (stomata). The examples of C4 plants are corn, sugarcane, sorghum, millet, some tropical grass and etc. These plants grow under higher temperatures and limited soil moisture, they can show high yields of 10-55% even when there is low rainfall.

Evidences

In most green plants, productivity continues to rise up to CO2 concentrations of 1000ppm and above. In an indoor garden with the carbon dioxide amount increased from an ambient level of 300ppm to a high level of 2000ppm can nearly double plant growth. Experiments have shown that plants can handle up to 10,000ppm of CO2 with no ill-effects on maintaining all plant resources at maximum and at a temperature not exceeding 30deg.

Department of Energy(DoE) examined the responses to elevated carbon-dioxide levels in gum trees. DoE pumped tonnes of CO2 into the plots, raising concentration of CO2 in the trees. The average increase was 24%. Fine root and wood production has also increased. These fine roots are very important for water and nutrient absorption.

A Russian study from 1961-1998 found that as carbon dioxide increased the forest increased at same rate. Pine trees grown for 2yrs at 600ppm, grow more than 200% faster than normal. Trees and seedlings grown under controlled environments or in open top simulating the outdoors have shown remarkable growth responses to elevated levels of CO2. Michigan State University has produced plantable trees in months, rather than years, by subjecting seedlings to 1000ppm CO2 under optimal conditions.

A standard  practice for laboratory scientists working with algae cultures to conduct their research in CO2-enriched environments. They cut costs by shortening their season and better crops. For over 100 years, nurserymen around the world have been adding carbon dioxide to their greenhouses to raise the yields of vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants. These vegetables are tomato, cucumbers, lettuce, show early maturity, more no. of fruits, bigger size and reduction in riping time. Greenhouse grown flowers including roses, have shown early maturity with longer stem, long-lived and more colorful flowers. Increase in yield is 9%-!5%.

Good or Bad

So far we have seen that increase in carbon dioxide concentrations increases plants growth and its abundance. Its still early time and somewhat misleading to say that, if CO2 is good plants, its good for environments also. Research says, higher level of CO2 in atmosphere promotes to trees more rapidly, resulting in more no. of trees and therefore wood per year, but, with the higher temperatures there are also more pests.

Researchers and scientists says that doubling of CO2 would increase plant productivity by growing faster, bigger in size, increase in leaf size and thickness, more stem height, branches and seed production. No. of fruits and flowers would be also on a rise. Root system would also improve by nitro-fixation.

Out of 21 of the most important crops 17 falls under C3 category, and C3 are mostly trees. Since, C3 plants benefits more than C4 from higher carbon dioxide levels so, we can expect reforestation and enormous expansion of biomass. C3 plants includes rice, wheat, barley, chickpeas, potato, field beans, soybean, banana, coconut, sugar beet etc. On the other hand, 14 out of 18 most noxious weeds are C4 plants, and C4 grows slow with higher CO2 levels.

Plants and trees (forests) directly and indirectly produce 95% of the food, for human beings and also for birds and animals. Birds and animals are totally depended on the plants for their food. The increase in plants would also control or rather regulate the population of animals. 

Increase in carbon dioxide concentrations may not be good for environment. But, We don't know how far or to what extent, all  the predictions and assumptions made related to higher level of CO2 are true. We do not know any optimal level of CO2 should be in atmosphere. Many predictions and assumptions made in the early centuries have proved wrong about the ecological system and existence of earth itself. But, increase in plants means more forestation, more no. of trees, resulting more food production and the decline in food prices can be expected. If the no. of trees increase, the nature itself could balance the temperature levels keeping the environment clean and cool. But, again, CO2 also contributes to rise of temperature levels and it we can't afford to ignore this... 

Does anybody has answers...??? Part-3

The Law of Refraction and Newton's first Law
The most simplest and elementary level of refraction is explained by through glass slab.The glass slab experiment of refraction is being taught in 8th or 9th class in Indian education system.I'm not here to discuss this topic mathematically, lets discuss it more theoretically, because I know maths(specially trigo. and calculus) can prove anything right and also wrong.So, no angle of incidence, angle of refraction,emergence, normal etc.... nothing....just purely LOGIC. I just thought and got clicked a very simple and base level violation of Physical law in it, Newton's first Law of Motion.It says, a body will remain in motion or in stationary until any external or internal force is acted upon it.


Like in my earlier posts I mentioned, I'm not here to prove anything or anyone logical and illogical, I'm just an another student of engineering not more than that. I just got clicked this in my mind. So, I would welcome any type of supportive theories and explanations.
  The law says--


--> A light ray bends towards the normal as it enters into the optically more dense medium.

--> A light ray bends away from the normal as it enters from optically more dense medium to less dense medium.

The Glass slab experiment shows that, a light ray experience a decrease in its velocity when it enters into the glass slab, i.e., from optically less medium to more dense medium, as the particle cloud inside the slab is more dense which resist the light ray to move at its entering speed.True.

              As the light ray leaves the glass slab surface it is recorded that the light ray has automatically gained its original speed,i.e., the speed at which the light ray has entered into the glass slab.How can this happen??? It is quite understandable that the particles force the light ray to decrease its velocity inside the glass slab.But, what about when it enters a less dense medium from more dense...?? How come the light ray has gained its original speed after leaving the surface of glass slab...??? and that too without any external force action upon it.....This what I feel is disturbing....Even if we neglect the Newton's first law....then what unknown force is being applied on the ray of light to regain its original speed...???
            If Newton's law doesn't have the correct explanation and answer for this, then what is the correct explanation?? Does the logic hidden in Properties of Light??? or elsewhere? I'm still in search of new explanations and theories which can give the correct explanation of this irregularity of light ray without any much mathematics involved....If anyone has...then I would really appreciate and welcome....

Does anybody has answers...??? Part-2

This is about charged particles. Another name for charges is 'subatomic particles'. Like my earlier post, related to gravity, charges also do have a mystery. I might not be able to crack this mystery in my study.So, I would appreciate any type of explanations and theories.


Current and modern-science theory tells us the three main types of subatomic particles i.e. proton(positive), electron(negative) and neutron(neutral). But, what makes them to be so??? 

--> And 'charge is the property or energy of the particular particle', its not the name of the particle.

--> How can we judge and predict a particle to be positive or negative or neutral, without being told or already known?

Suppose, take a random situation where a particle is stable or kept. The energy is emanating out of it(as being said by the modern science theory), and this energy is known as the 'charge'. Then, how can the property of the particle can be judged, that, this particle is +ve or -ve or neutral in nature?? Energy is energy, how can we predict then the nature of energy of the particle....Unless we are already knowing that the particular atom has this and this, so and so number  of -vely and +vely charged particles.


--> Secondly, the same question also arises here as in gravitational force, How a particle emanates a never-ending energy without any known power-source???
A charge emanates the energy without diminishing by even 0.1% of its strength and that too without any known power-source. Is this possible??
            So, here charged particle also somewhere violates the 'Law of Conservation of Energy'.

--> And here is something i think is the biggest blunder theory related to charged particles.As charged paricles are also known as subatomic-particles, so, in an atom lies a nucleus, which is said to be +vely charged because the certain no. of protons revolving inside it(the no. of protons depends on the valency of the element). How can the all positively charged particles reside inside the nucleus overcoming the force of repulsion...??? The nucleus should explode in this case.
           The explanation given on this overcoming of repulsion force is the strong-nuclear force applied on the protons.Now, from Where and How does this strong-nuclear arises?? The source of this force is again unkown. Modern science theory doesn't have any clear and exact explanation of this, all it have is only the strong-nuclear force with no known originating point...(if we don't move to the mathematics to prove this, i know maths can prove anything.). This is like ...'a book is on the table because it is kept there.' [among our engg. friends we call it PJ ;-)]   This what I think is taping and patch-work to somehow prove the study and the research.


-->Modern-science theory claims the strong-nuclear force as the strongest known force in the nature.


May some other and new kind of theory has the answers and explanation of these questions.But, modern-science theory is what we are taught in our educational institutes, and I'm no different than just a student of an average educational institute.I'm in search of the new theories for the explanations. So, if anyone has any explanation related to this then...I would humbly appreciate the explanations.