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If a politician makes a mistake, It is a new law…

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Pledge your support and turn off your lights for one hour from 8.30 to 9.30 PM Saturday, 27^th March 2010

About Earth Hour

Earth Hour started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia when 2.2 million homes and businesses turned their lights off for one hour to make their stand against climate change. Only a year later and Earth Hour had become a global sustainability movement with more than 50 million people across 35 countries participating. Global landmarks such as the, Sydney Harbour Bridge, The CN Tower in Toronto, The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, and Rome’s Colosseum, all stood in darkness, as symbols of hope for a cause that grows more urgent by the hour.

In March 2009, India alongwith hundreds of millions of people took part in the third Earth Hour. Over 4000 cities in 88 countries officially switched off to pledge their support for the planet, making Earth Hour 2009 the world’s largest global climate change initiative.

Earth Hour 2010 takes place on Saturday 27 March at 8.30pm- 9:30pm and is a global call to action to every individual, every business and every community throughout the world. It is a call to stand up, to take responsibility, to get involved and lead the way towards a sustainable future. Iconic buildings and landmarks from India to Australia to America will stand in darkness. People across the world from all walks of life will turn off their lights and join together in celebration and contemplation of the one thing we all have in common – our planet.

This Saturday, the symbols of our civilization, iconic buildings and landmarks from India to Australia to America, will stand in darkness, to help bring to light one of the biggest challenges of our generation– Climate Change.

The ‘Earth Hour’ that began as a show of solidarity against climate change has today become a global movement. It brings together a whole generation of humankind, from across the world and across all walks of life, in celebration and contemplation of the one thing we all have in common - our planet. It is a call to stand up, to take responsibility, to get involved and lead the way towards a sustainable future.

This year over a billion people from over 90 countries and 900 cities will come together to mark the Earth Hour.

The future can be bright

New economic modelling indicates the world has just five years to initiate a low carbon industrial revolution before runaway climate change becomes almost inevitable. But it can be done, and the long term benefits will be enormous.

So now’s the time to take a stand and give world leaders the mandate they need to make the right climate deal.

Here are some Indian Facts, after going through them you will feel
to be a “Proud INDIAN”

· There are 3.22 Million Indians in America

· 38% of Doctors in America are Indians

· 12% of Scientists in America are Indians.

· 36% of NASA employees are Indians

· 34% of MICROSOFT employees are Indians

· 28% of IBM employees are Indians

· 17% of INTEL employees are Indians

· 13% of XEROX employees are Indians

· 23% of Indian Community in America is having Green-Card

· India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of
history

· India invented the Number System. Aryabhatta invented
zero.

· The World’s first university was established in Takshila
in 700BC

· More than 10,500 students from all over the world studies
more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda, built in the 4th
century BC was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.

· Sanskrit is the mother of all the European languages.
Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software - a
report in Forbes magazine, July 1987.

· Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to
humans. Charaka, the father of medicine consolidated Ayurveda2500 years ago. Today Ayurveda is fast regaining its rightful place in our civilization.

· Although modern images of India often show poverty and
lack of development, India was the richest country on earth until
the time of British invasion in the early 17th Century.

· The art of Navigation was born in the river Sindh6000
years ago.
The very word Navigation is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH.
The word navy is also derived from Sanskrit ‘Nou’.

· Bhaskaracharya calculated the time taken by the earth to
orbit the
sun hundreds of years before the astronomer Smart. Time taken by
earth to orbit the sun: (5thcentury) 365.258756484days.

· Budhayana first calculated the value of “pi”, and he
explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean theorem. He discovered this in the 6th century long before the European mathematicians.

· Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India.
Quadratic equations were by Sridharacharya in the 11th century.

The largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Hindus used numbers as big as 1053(10 to the power of (53) with specific names as early as 5000 BCE during the Vedic period. Even today, the largest used number is Tera1012 (10 to the power of 12).

· According to the Gemological Institute of America, up
until 1896, India was the only source for diamonds to the world.

· USAbased IEEE has proved what has been a century old
suspicion in the world scientific community that the pioneer of
wireless communication was Prof. JagdeeshBose and not Marconi

· The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in
Saurashtra

· According to SakaKing RudradamanI of 150 CE a beautiful
lake called ‘Sudarshana’ was constructed on the hills of Raivataka
during ChandraguptaMaurya’s time.

· Chess (Shataranjaor AshtaPada) was invented in India.

· Sushrutais the father of surgery. 2600 years ago he and
health scientists of his time conducted complicated surgeries like
cesareans, cataract, artificial limbs, fractures, urinary stones and
even plastic surgery and brain surgery. Usage of anesthesia was well known in ancient India.

 Over 125 surgical equipments were used. Deep knowledge of anatomy, physiology, etiology, embryology, digestion, metabolism, genetics and immunity is also found in many texts.

· When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over
5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley Civilization)

· The place value system, the decimal system was developed
in Indiain 100 BC.

Some more facts about present “India”

· Kharagpur railway station has the world’s longest railway
platform.

· India ranks first in mango production.

· The Manali-Leh road has the world’s highest bridge.

· India ranks 1st in milk production.

· The Banyan tree at the botanical Gardens, Calcutta,
provides the largest canopy - 1.2 hectares.

· India ranks 1st in raw sugar production.

· India ranks 1st in tea production.

· India is the World’s largest producer of mica blocks and
splits.

· India has the world’s largest postal network.

· Indian Railways is the world’s single largest employer.

· Every 3rd technical person in the world is an Indian

· The highest motor able road in the world is the Khardung-
La Nightingale

· LataMangeshkar has recorded the maximum number of songs -
30,000 songs in 20 different languages.

· India ranks 1st in jute production.

· India produces the maximum number of movies in the world.

· India has the world’s largest rail network.

· Indian postal department department is the biggest postal
department in the world.

· Indian Railway is the biggest department in the world
headed by a single ministry.

So Proud To Be Indian .

International Women’s Day (IWD) is marked on the 8th of March every year. It is a major day of global celebration of women.

International Women’s Day is the story of ordinary women as makers of history; it is rooted in the centuries-old struggle of women to participate in society on an equal footing with men. In ancient Greece, Lysistrata initiated a sexual strike against men in order to end war; during the French Revolution, Parisian women calling for “liberty,
equality, and fraternity” marched on Versailles to demand women’s suffrage.

A woman is an emblem of beauty; an enigma that harbors a myriad thoughts and emotions within the crucible of privacy. She drives you crazy, and yet one cannot fathom how insipid the world would be without her.

Women in India

Women in India have seen their social positions rise and fall in accordance with the policies of the prevailing rulers.  In ancient India women in many places occupied an equal if not superior position to the men. History is witness to  the fact that during many reigns, the queens held greater power and influence than any of the courtiers. Literary manuscripts tell us about kingdoms gained and lost due to a single woman. Valmiki’s Ramayana speaks about Ravana’s entire clan being wiped out due to his abduction of Sita. In Mahabharata all the Kauravas perished because they humiliated Draupadi in public.

To instill such high ideals in humankind, Indian ancestors created a plethora of goddesses who enjoyed equal status with their husbands. The concept of Ardhanareeshwarar, where God is depicted as half-man and half-woman, is a
concrete example to support this argument. In many philosophical texts God is referred to a Tat, meaning It and  that God is beyond gender. And, one would find a comparable Goddess for each God. Further, we know for a fact  that ancient India was permissive; women could have multiple husbands, widows could remarry, divorce was
permitted for incompatibility or when estranged

Women in Modern India

Presently the picture seems to be very different and paradoxical. Goddesses are revered in various hues and forms throughout the country. Most major Hindu festivals are venerations of a Goddess. But the mortal Indian  woman is another story completely. There are horrendous stories of ‘dowry deaths’; stories of female infanticide are  unfortunately too many to ignore; women in small towns and villages are victimized by powerful figures of the  community and their families. These cases are not the norm of our society but the fact that they do happen is horrifying. Comparisons made with the low points of other societies or religions or countries do not take away from the fact that these cases should not be there and should not have any reason to reoccur. The wonderful legacy of our past of tolerance and of women empowerment seems to have faded away.

International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8th. This day celebrates the life of a woman who faces hardships with her inner strength.

It is amazing how women are so wonderfully giving and loving. Their love is unconditional and forever. And once
they forgive, they really forget. They don’t dig out the heavy artillery, even when they have the best opportunities
to do so.

HAPPY WOMEN’S DAY

“ALBS”

“Patience with others is Love,

 Patience with self is Hope,

 Patience with God is Faith.”