INCREDIBLE INDIA

भारत माँ की वंदना : पदुमलाल पुन्नालाल बक्षी की प्रथम कविता:     क्या तुमने मेरी माता का देखा दिव्याकार, उसकी प्रभा देख कर विस्मय-मुग्ध हुआ संसार ।। अति उन्नत ललाट पर हिमगिरि का है मुकुट विशाल, पड़ा हुआ है वक्षस्थल पर जह्नुसुता का हार।। हरित शस्य से श्यामल रहता है उसका परिधान, विन्ध्या-कटि पर हुई मेखला देवी की जलधार।। भत्य भाल पर शोभित होता सूर्य रश्मि सिंदूर, पाद पद्म को को प्रक्षालित है करता सिंधु अपार।. सौम्य वदन पर स्मित आभा से होता पुष्प विराम, पाद पद्म को प्रक्षालित है करता सिंधु अपार ।। सौम्य वदन पर स्मित आभा से होता पुष्प विराम, जिससे सब मलीन पड़ जाते हैं रत्नालंकार ।। दयामयी वह सदा हस्त में रखती भिक्षा-पात्र, जगधात्री सब ही का उससे होता है उपकार ।। देश विजय की नहीं कामना आत्म विजय है इष्ट , इससे ही उसके चरणों पर नत होता संसार ।।

Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high; Where knowledge is free; Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls; Where words come out from the depth of truth; Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection; Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way into the dreary desert sand of dead habit; Where the mind is led forward by thee into ever-widening thought and action--- Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.

JAN, 12, the birthday of Swami Vivekananda is celebrated every year as the National Youth Day. Glimpses of his Thoughts and Teachings: See how much relevant he is after a long period of 120 years:   1. Love Is The Law Of Life: All love is expansion, all selfishness is contraction. Love is therefore the only law of life. He who loves lives, he who is selfish is dying. Therefore, love for love's sake, because it is law of life, just as you breathe to live. 2. It's Your Outlook That Matters: It is our own mental attitude, which makes the world what it is for us. Our thoughts make things beautiful, our thoughts make things ugly. The whole world is in our own minds. Learn to see things in the proper light. 3. Life is Beautiful: First, believe in this world - that there is meaning behind everything. Everything in the world is good, is holy and beautiful. If you see something evil, think that you do not understand it in the right light. Throw the burden on y...

The Indian subcontinent is a well-defined geographical unit. It may be divided into three major regions: 1.       The Himalayan Mountains, 2.       The Indo-Gangetic Plains, and 3.       The Southern Peninsula. There are five countries in the subcontinent – India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan. India is the largest among them and it comprises Twenty-Eight States and Six Union Territories. The population of India is arround One Hundred Twenty Five Crores. The Himalayan Mountains The Himalayan Mountains are situated on the north of India. It has a length of nearly 2560 kilometres with an average breadth of 240 to 320 kilometres. The highest peak of the Himalayas is known as Mount Everest with its height being 8850 metres. It acts as a natural wall and protects the country against the cold arctic winds blowing from Siberia through Central Asia. This keeps the climate of northern India fairly warm th...

SEE,  HOW WE CAN SAVE 840000 TREES DAILY BY SAVING ONLY ONE A4 SIZE PAPER!!! MATERIAL NEEDED FOR PREPARING ONE TON OF PAPER: ·          128 cubic ft wood ·          55000 gallon (208200 liter) water ·          46 kg sulphur ·          159 kg lime ·          1.2 ton coal ·          9 kg dye and pigment ·          49 kg starch and others. SOME FACTS ABOUT PAPER: ·          1 ton of uncoated virgin (non-recycled) printing and office paper uses 24 trees ·          1 ton of 100% virgin (non-recycled) newsprint uses 12 trees ·          A "pallet" of copier paper (20-lb. sheet weig...

“ The symbolism – and the substantive significance – of planting a tree has universal power in every culture and every society on Earth, and it is a way for individual men, women and children to participate in creating solutions for the environmental crisis. ”   Al Gore, Earth in the Balance NOURISH TREES FOR A BRIGHT FUTURE!  WHEN AND WHERE POSSIBLE!!! Tree Planting Tips: The ideal time to plant a tree is during the rainy season, in the tropics and subtropics, or the dormant season, in temperate zones, after leaf drop or before bud break. Trees that have been well cared for in a nursery can be planted throughout the growing season. Proper handling during planting is essential to ensure healthy growth. Proper site preparation before and during planting, coupled with good follow-up care, allows the seedlings to quickly establish roots in the new location and overcome what is known as transplant shock, a phenomenon that can slow the growth and r...

       Interesting TREE Facts:     Deepest Roots   A Wild Fig tree at Echo Caves, near Ohrigstad, Mpumalanga, South Africa has roots reaching 400 feet making it the deepest a tree’s roots have penetrated.   The Fastest Growing Tree   In 1974, it was noted that an Albizzia falcata in Sabah, Malaysia had grown 35 feet and 3 inches in 13 months: an approximate of 1.1 inches per day.   The Greatest Girth   In the late 18th century a European Chestnut known as the Tree of the Hundred Horses on Mount Etna in Sicily, in Italy had a circumference of 190 feet. It has since separated into three par...