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MAN OF THE MILLENNIUM - MAHATMA GANDHI

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  Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the Indian Lawyer, the Father of the Nation universally recognized as Mahatma in the eyes of millions was born on 2nd October 1869 in Porbandar.  A worshiper of God Vishnu, follower of Jainism, leader of India's independence movement, believer in non-violence, fasting, meditation and a vegetarianism shook the world in his own gentle way.   Gandhiji  came across many injustice done to him and to Indians . He vowed to root out the deep disease of color prejudice and suffer hardships to fight against discrimination.  He wrote to the British Viceroy Lord Irwin "My ambition is no less than to convert the British people through non-violence and thus make them see the wrong they have done to India".   His life and teachings inspired activists including Martin Luther King Jr and Nelson Mandela. In 1930 Time's Magazine named him "Man of the Year" In 2007 the UN declared Gandhiji's birthday 2nd Oct as The International Day of Non Vi...

KNOW INTERNATIONAL TRANSLATION DAY SEPT 30

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EVERY COUNTRY IS UNIQUE  CONSIDERING THE VALUES OF CULTURE, HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, LANGUAGE AND SO ON.  LANGUAGES VARY BETWEEN HUMAN CULTURE BUT ARE LEARNED AND CULTURALLY TRANSMITTED OVER GENERATIONS .  A TRANSLATOR IS SOMEONE WHO CONVERTS THE WRITTEN WORD FROM ONE LANGUAGE TO ANOTHER. HE IS NOT THE ORIGINAL WRITER OF THE TEXT BEING TRANSLATED BUT IT READS AS THOUGH IT WAS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN IN THE TARGET LANGUAGE.  THIS NEEDS A LARGE AMOUNT OF CONCENTRATION AND EXPERTISE . TRANSLATORS ARE LANGUAGE PROFESSIONALS AND COMPETENT WRITERS.  THEY COMMUNICATE WITH THE CLIENT AND KNOW WHEN TO ASK QUESTIONS.  THE MAIN ROLE OF A LANGUAGE TRANSLATOR IS TO AUTHOR A PIECE OF WRITING.  THERE ARE PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK ON PROJECTS OF INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE.  THESE RANGE FROM NEGOTIATIONS AND CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO BY HUGE MULTINATIONAL COMP[ANIES . BUSINESSES AROUND THE GLOBE IS IMPOSSIBLE UNLESS YOU KNOW OR SPEAK THEIR LANGUAGE. WHEN BUSINESS FLOURISH THE ECONO...

आइए, आज 29 सितंबर 'विश्व हृदय दिवस' पर जानते हैं दिल से जुड़े कुछ रोचक तथ्य :

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  दिल के बारे में हमने कितना कुछ सुना हैं।   लोगो ने तो काफी गाने या शेरो शायरी दिल के ऊपर बनाये हैं।    दिल चीज़ क्या हैं आप मेरी जान लीजिये  ,बस एक बार मेरा कहा मान लीजिये ।   दोस्तों दिल  हृदय या हार्ट के मायने अलग-अलग मिजाज के लोगों के लिए अलग हो सकते हैं। लेकिन इस बात से कोई इंकार नहीं कर सकता कि सीने के बाईं ओर धड़कता पान के आकार का यह छोटा-सा अंग, शरीर में खून साफ करने का काम करता है। दिल रुबा मैंने तेरे प्यार में क्या क्या न किया दिलबर दिल दिया दर्द लिया । दिल का तात्‍पर्य केवल प्यार और रोमांस ही नहीं है, अपने दिल से सिर्फ किसी और को ही प्यार न करें बल्कि अपने दिल को भी प्यार करें। यह जीवनभर आपका साथ निभाता है। दिल ऐसा किसी ने मेरा तोडा बर्बादी की तरफ ऐसे मोड़ा   ।  दिल की हिफाजत  की जरूरत तो हर कोई समझता है, लेकिन इसके लिए प्रयास करने वाले लोग कम ही हैं। यही वजह है कि एक समय वृद्धावस्था में घेरने वाली दिल की बीमारी आज छोटी उम्र के लोगों को भी अपना शिकार बना रही है। आज की भागदौड़ भरी जिंदगी में हर व्यक्ति तनाव से घिरा ...

WORLD TOURISM DAY - SEPTEMBER 27

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  We travel for fulfillment.  Our journey starts with a single step and then crosses thousands of miles.  Travelling does not mean going only to a foreign country.  We need to travel in our own country first and enjoy the beauty of nature starting with places close by .  It is only then we come to know what we have experienced rather than what is heard from others.  Travelling is living . It is all about learning,  It is breathing fresh air .  It gives positive energy.  It is like conquering space and time.   Tourism is the biggest Industry.  World Tourism Day is observed on 27 September every year to raise the importance of tourism worldwide.   The aim of celebrating World Tourism Day is to highlight the global significance of tourism.  Countries all over the world whether big or small depend upon tourism for its economic survival.   The purpose is to make the people aware how tourism affects not only ...

THE LEGENDARY SINGER S P BALASUBRAMANYAM

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  AN ERA IS OVER. MUSIC WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AS LEGENDARY SINGER S P BALASUBRAMANYAM SIR BREATHED HIS LAST ON 25TH FRIDAY 2020 IN CHENNAI . WORDS ARE NOT ENOUGH TO THANK HIM FOR GIVING US OVER 40000 EVERGREEN SONGS IN 16 LANGUAGES UNITING MUSIC LOVERS ACROSS GENERATIONS AND REGIONS.  HE WAS AN UNPARALLELED ARTIST WHOSE STUNNING WORK WAS EMBRACED BY GENERATION OF ARTISTS.  AN INCREDIBLE SINGER WHO CANNOT BE FORGOTTEN FOR HIS VOICE IN BLOCKBUSTER MOVIES LIKE MAINE PYAAR KIYA, HUM AAPKE HAIN KAUN, SAAJAN, ROJA, CHENNAI EXPRESS  AND SO ON.  HIS FIRST NATIONAL FILM AWARD FOR BEST PLAYBACK SINGER WAS FOR THE TELUGU FILM SANKARABHARAM WHICH RECEIVED INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION IN 1980. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txod9jFSIX0 A LEGEND WHO CANNOT BE REPLACED, A VOICE THAT WILL NEVER FADE AWAY, A CONCERT THAT CANNOT BE IMAGINED WITHOUT HIS GRACIOUS PRESENCE, NOTHING WILL COME CLOSE TO THAT SOULFUL VOICE OF HIS.  SP BALU SIR'S VOICE DOMINATED THE INDIAN CINEMA SPA...

HAPPY DAUGHTERS DAY - SEPT 27

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TO HAVE A SON IS TO BE VERY HAPPY.  IT'S LIKE HAVING A PERSON TO GUIDE YOU, CARE YOU IN FUTURE  AND TO HAVE A DAUGHTER IS VERY VERY LUCKY. ITS LIKE HAVING A PERSON WHO IS READY TO LISTEN, KNOW, UNDERSTAND YOU MUCH BETTER.  DAUGHTERS THOUGH  AWAY , YOU CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON THEM, SHARE YOUR SECRETS, GET SOLUTIONS FOR EVERY PROBLEM.  THEY FILL THE WORLD WITH BEAUTY AND FRAGRANCE JUST LIKE  BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS. HAVING A DAUGHTER BY YOUR SIDE IS LIKE HAVING A BEST FRIEND.  IT ALSO DEPENDS ON HOW YOU BRING UP YOUR DAUGHTER.  SHOW THEM THE LOVE, EDUCATE THEM AND GIVE THEM THE CONFIDENCE.  WHEN YOU LOSE HOPE, THEY WILL RETURN BACK THE SAME CONFIDENCE IN FUTURE .  THEY ARE THE MEMORIES OF THE PAST, THE JOYFUL MOMENTS OF THE PRESENT AND THE HOPE AND PROMISE OF THE FUTURE.   DAUGHTERS ARE THE BEST SIBLINGS IN THE FAMILY.  EVEN AFTER MARRIAGE THEY TURN OUT TO BE THE BEST DAUGHTER TO THEIR INLAWS, THE BEST MOTHER, THE BEST SIBLING AND THE...

KNOW SIGN LANGUAGES

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  SEPTEMBER 23 IS OBSERVED AS DAY OF SIGN LANGUAGES. THERE ARE MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DEAF PEOPLE AROUND THE GLOBE.  THESE PEOPLE USE OVER 300 DIFFERENT SIGN LANGUAGES.  THEY ARE OF COURSE CAPABLE, TALENTED AND GREAT PROBLEM-SOLVERS. THERE IS ALSO AN INTERNATIONAL SIGN LANGUAGE WHERE THE DEAF PEOPLE USE WHEN THEY ARE TRAVELLING, SOCIALIZING OR WHEN THEY ATTEND INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS.  THEY SHOULD BE GIVEN CREDIT AND IMPORTANCE.   MANY PEOPLE DO NOT REALIZE THAT SIGN LANGUAGES AR NATURAL FULLY-FLEDGED LANGUAGES.  IF WE HAD NO VOICE NOR TONGUE AND WE WANTED TO EXPRESS THINGS TO ONE ANOTHER , WOULDN'T WE MAKE SIGNS BY MOVING OUR HANDS, HEAD AND THE REST OF OUR BODY JUST LIKE DUMB PEOPLE.  EVERY LANGUAGE IS A WORLD.  IT SHAPES THE WAY WE THINK AND DETERMINES WHAT WE CAN THINK ABOUT. THE CORRELATION BETWEEN SPOKEN LANGUAGES AND SIGN LANGUAGES IS COMPLICATED AND DIFFERS DEPENDING ON THE COUNTRY MORE THAN THE LANGUAGE SPOKEN.  AT INTERNATIONA...