Lalu’s parents in-law are fined for ticketless travel

Lalu Prasad may be the railway minister and seemed to be making profit in the railway industry, but that does not exempt his parents-in-law to travel free in the first class compartment. In India, there is a custom where the father does not even drink water in his daughter’s house after marriage. Maybe that is why, they did not want to take favor from Lalo to give them free tickets from his quota and decided to travel free instead. Hello Mr Chaudary, you can boast of VIP status at your daughter's expense, but buy the ticket when you are traveling, it doesn’t cost much.Huh? Unnecessary you pay fine of Rs1870 and cause so much embarrassment to our dear Lalo Prasad.

Valentine day..so what's a big deal?

Tomorrow is the valentine day, so, what's a big deal? Everybody will make good business, souvenir stores, florists, restaurants and the red dress stores All the young couples will celebrate it with chocolates, flowers, gifts and parties going crazy trying to impress. Middle age couple will go for a quiet candle-lit dinner and the elderly couple might count the change. Singles might enjoy an undisturbed sleep. In love, they say, it's the little things that count. It's also the little things that drive us crazy: cabinet doors and drawers left open; wet towels and dirty clothes molding on the floor; clean clothes folded neatly in piles, but never put away; an already-loaded dishwasher obsessively rearranged; forgetting to flush; TV sports marathons. and what about those loud snoring that keeps us awake all night, those unkempt hair that you are too lazy to comb it? those screaming and shouting and sulking and howling? Some people just can’t change!

Sugar..Tck! Tck! yuk! not good!

Sugar is sweet and everybody loves it. We can bribe children to come and sit on our lap by just flaunting a sugar candy in front of them. But are we aware how we are harming the health of the child? Candy contain refined sugar sucrose (C12H12O11) produced by multiple chemical processing of cane or beet juice, removing all the fiber and proteins. Excess of which can cause depression, physical anxiety and nervousness. Hardly a thing that we would want our loved one to suffer.

Correct food habits.

The most essential food that is required by our body is fruits, vegetables, sprouts and nuts. These are the only important food that is truly required by our body to remain healthy Our body is alkaline by nature and if we stress our body by eating wrong food then the body gets busy converting acidic to alkaline . We torture our body by eating wrong food like biscuits, chocolates, wafers etc. Health is the sum total of a well-planned diet, exercise, emotional and spiritual well being and concern for the environment. Milk is definitely not useful to our body. It does not contain fiber, nor vitamin c. it is sticky. When we take milk or milk products , they stick to the stomach lining, thus creating acidity. We must also avoid excess salt, junk food, smoking and soft drinks. The bottled drinks contain excessive phosphorus (among other non-nutrients) which again throws the blood into negative calcium balance. And importantly, we must be active. Load bearing exercise like walking, jogging, stair climbing will strengthen our bones to see us into active old age. Sugar is important because it gives us energy but it should be take in its natural form in fruits and vegetables because sugar in its refined form, robs the body of its enzymes and minerals and also places burden on Pancreas. Even the salivary digestion is hampered which results in great strain on our digestive system and leads to digestion problems

Makar sanskrant is celebrated all over India

‘Makar sanskrant’ is a very auspicious day for Hindus. I was in Jaipur this time, end of January, when my cousin announced that it was the festive day. “So what happens?’ I asked her. “Oh you must wear yellow on this day. It is very lucky day”, later during the day I was to realize that the day was so auspicious that many wedding were planned on that day. Makar Sankrant is the day when earth, farthest from the sun starts its journey north (Uttarayan) towards the sun, ending the year’s coldest month Paush, beginning the month of Magh. In Sindh, this day is celebrated as an auspicious festival day. People light a bonfire and pray to Agnidevta. The assembled families dance and make merry and chant Shlokas and partake sweets made of Til, singing ‘the cold winter day recede and sun bring the warmth. In Punjab. They celebrate as ‘Lohri’ for better crop. They relish warm chikki, revri and gajjak around the bonfire, the farmers throw puffed rice and popcorns chanting ‘ may poverty vanish and honor come’ In Maharastra, they exchange fried til with gur and greet each other by singing ‘let the friendship between us be sweetened by til and gur’ In Gujarat, they fly kites on this day. In Andhara Pradesh, it is called ‘Pedda Panduranga’ and it lasts for four days In Tamil Nadu it is celebrated as ‘Pongal’ the Prasad is made up of green gram, rice, and gur cooked to mush and represents Lord Narayana, Mahalaxmi and their devine love. It is to remind that we need to establish that Devine love within ourselves and direct our wayward minds towards Lord.