DesiReflections

There is a serious discussion among the town planners to upgrade  some of the existing big cities as smart cities. But before that a  serious thought to be given to few more pertinent issues : Is it safe for a woman to walk  alone  in the street after   10 pm in the night. What is city's preparedness  for sudden terror attack Whether city is prepared for natural calamity and disaster. Whether the police system is equipped to handle cyber security threats Are the tourists and migrants feel safe in the city. Who will immediately take charge of situation in case vital installations in the city  crash down How well prepared is the city administration to respond to any kind of emergency situation These are the basic questions require scrutiny before upgrading cities as smart city. The paramount  importance is city surveillance. At the moment our big cities are struggling with multiple risks of increasing crime rate, atrocities...

तैत्तिरीय उपनिषद Vedas are other name of 'the sacred knowledge'.The vedic literature is organized into four segments, viz. : 1.  Rigveda , the Vedas of the verse 2.  Samveda , the Vedas of songs 3.  Yajurveda , the Vedas of sacrificial Text 4.  Atharveda , so named after Atharvan, the mythical priest of the past ages.          Upnishads are  theological and philosophical reflections about the essential nature of things. They are also called Vedanta, literally meant - end of Veda, the final goal of the Veda, because it was, as a rule, located at the end of the Brahmana. Upnishads are also literally called 'confidential session' with the teacher, later meant as 'secret lore' because it used to be imparted to the pupil towards the end of the period of instruction.  Just as the Rigveda is the handbook of the Hotr (the invoker) and the  Samveda of the Udgatr (the singer), so is also the Yajurveda, is of the Adh...

I met Gemini Dhar at US Consulate Mumbai where she was honored at  Woman's Day function. And we talked about her new book '9 Ways to Empower' which is basically a motivational work.   Gemini is a fashion entrepreneur, empowerment coach, author, artist, health trainer  as well as consultant, creative head, thinking hacker, transformation specialist, negativity assassin all rolled into middle aged and middle sized attractive package ! She wanted to do something wonderful in life as she was growing as a child. Suddenly everything changed one fine October morning it was her mother's birthday and her father collapsed and passed away. That was the day her entire focus of life changed from her to her mother who was a heart patient. From demanding daughter, She took role of breadearner for the family. She quips,' I nudged myself to excel and to make my mother proud of me. I entered into fashion designing and was trained under likes of Wendell Rodricks, Hemant Trivedi...

I first met Mugdha Shah in the garden area of Nagri Niwara here in Goregaon East, where I  jog, meditate and do Yoga almost every day. It is now almost more than a year back. At that time, she was teaching Surya-Namaskar, basic yoga and meditation to a small group of 10-12 ladies. With her physical appearance, she looked like a forty year old, lean, thin and  face very vibrant and radiant. I initially thought her as other yoga coach doing for a monthly fees. But I was wrong, she was doing it for free and her group members were from the most underprivileged strata of society who were not even in a position to afford a yoga mat, what to talk about paying a monthly fee. It was revealed later that she is an actor, did lot of movies and TV serials in the past, and still active in acting. Her body and looks absolutely defy her real age, it is hard to believe that her daughter is married years back and son, a well known director, is 25 plus. Today is International Woman...

Innerwear Market : The Heat Is On Innerwear  is  high growth category in the Indian Apparel scene and poised for further growth and innovation. The changing life style in ‘B’, ‘C’ cities and  higher disposable income in middle class  along with  product innovations by the innerwear market have turned innerwear from a traditionally utilitarian item to an essential fashion statement. The current size of the Indian innerwear market is roughly $5 Billion. The category is also growing at an impressive CAGR of 12 per cent and is expected to reach $5.5 billion by the end of 2018 as per the industry estimate.. The womens’ innerwear market, which is driven by value-added innerwear products, contributes around 60 per cent to the market. Inner Secrets magazine, which has become a platform of consumers as well as voice of Innerwear industry, has taken initiative to create intimate apparel trade show, INTIMASIA, at Ernakulam, Kochi, from 8 March to 10 March. I...

Vedas are other name of 'the sacred knowledge'.The vedic literature is organized into four segments, viz. : 1.  Rigveda , the Vedas of the verse 2.  Samveda , the Vedas of songs 3.  Yajurveda , the Vedas of sacrificial Text 4.  Atharveda , so named after Atharvan, the mythical priest of the past ages.          Upnishads are  theological and philosophical reflections about the essential nature of things. They are also called Vedanta, literally meant - end of Veda, the final goal of the Veda, because it was, as a rule, located at the end of the Brahmana. Upnishads are also literally called 'confidential session' with the teacher, later meant as 'secret lore' because it used to be imparted to the pupil towards the end of the period of instruction.  The Kena Upnishad belongs to the Brah mana-contents of the Talava-Karas or the Jaiminiyas, an old school of Samveda. Sankara mentioned that its old name is Talavakara Upnis...

Vedas are other name of 'the sacred knowledge'.The vedic literature is organized into four segments, viz. : 1.  Rigveda , the Vedas of the verse 2.  Samveda , the Vedas of songs 3.  Yajurveda , the Vedas of sacrificial Text 4.  Atharveda , so named after Atharvan, the mythical priest of the past ages.          Upnishads are  theological and philosophical reflections about the essential nature of things. They are also called Vedanta, literally meant - end of Veda, the final goal of the Veda, because it was, as a rule, located at the end of the Brahmana. Upnishads are also literally called 'confidential session' with the teacher, later meant as 'secret lore' because it used to be imparted to the pupil towards the end of the period of instruction.  The Chandogya Upanishad is one of the oldest Upanishads. It belongs to the Tandya school of the Samaveda. The precise chronology of Chandogya Upanishad is uncertain, and i...