Cherish The Beauty Of Flowers

Here is one Legend.

'There is a plenet out there in a galaxy. There are people but not a single Flower. People on that planet always say,"There are Flowers on Planet Earth; People on Planet Earth must be very HAPPY".' 

The Beauty of flowers is far reaching. Let us Cherish it to Bloom our Lives.

Sane Guruji's Lesson for Teachers

Late Prof. Pandurang Sane was affectionately called as Sane Guruji. Guruji means Teacher in Hindi and Marathi. He was a Famous Author, Popular Teacher, Great Social Activist and Respected Freedom Fighter from Maharashtra, India.

Everyday, Sane Guruji used to write fresh notes of the subject to teach in the class. Once his friend told him,"Guruji, you are teaching the same subject all these years.Then use your old notes to teach in the class. Why are you wasting time everyday to make fresh notes of the same subjects and topics?".

Sane Guruji answered,"My students are my GOD. I have to present them fresh offerings (Naiwedyam)".

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Tomato Salad

Salad is called Koshimbir in Marathi and Kachumbar in Hindi. The word denotes that the vegetables are cut in small pieces. In Marathi culture most of the food items are served in small portions in a big round plate (Thali) in the beginning at the time of lunch or dinner. Here Koshimbir is placed at the left side in the Thali. Different types of Salads are made. Now we will read how Tomato Salad is made.

Ingradients

2 Cups (Tomato Cut in small pieces)

1/2 Cup (Onion Cut in small pieces)

1Banana (Peeled & Cut in small pieces)

1Tablespoon Peanut Powder

1 Teaspoon Lemon juice

1Teaspoon Salt

 

Procedure

Mix all the ingradients and serve the Tomato Salad.

Tomato is supposed to have high nutritive value. It fulfills appetite, hence Tomato has place in Weight-Loss Diets. Onion is supposed to cool the body system. Banana is a good  source of minerals and supposed to relieve Stomach Acidity.

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Carrot Salad

Salad is called Koshimbir in Marathi and Kachumbar in Hindi. The word denotes that the vegetables are cut in small pieces. In Marathi culture most of the food items are served in small portions in a big round plate (Thali) in the beginning at the time of lunch or dinner. Here Koshimbir is placed at the left side in the Thali. Different types of Salads are made. Now we will read how Carrot Salad is made.

Ingradients

1 Cup Grated Carrot

1Tomato (Cut in small pieces)

1Tablespoon Peanut Powder

1Teaspoon Lemon juice

1/2 Teaspoon Salt

1/2 Teaspoon Sugar

Procedure

Mix all the ingradients and the Carrot salad is ready to serve.

Carrot is supposed to have high nutririve value.. Carrot is called Gajar in Marathi and Hindi.

Always Be Happy

My Music teacher used to say, "Sing or play musical instrument everyday. Because God likes all people but he loves Cheerful people".

Marathi Saint Late Shree Nisargadatta Maharaj told his disciples,"Saints always stay in the state of happiness". 

Happiness is the natural human instinct. If you try to be happy in the face of adverse calamities, you are surely going to overcome them.

Let Happiness bring more happiness in  our  of life.

Vinoba Bhave's Lesson in Ecology

Late Mr.Vinoba Bhave was a practising Philosopher and a great Gandhian. His Movement of Bhoodaan (Donation of land from rich land owners to poor farmers) had tremendous success in India.

One day a small child asked him, "What is the benefit of wild animals like tiger and lion to us, humans".

Smiling at the curious child, Vinobaji answered, " The benefit of wild animals like tiger and lion to  humans, is for us to understand that this Earth is not created for the benegfit of just us, humans only,

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Raddish Salad

Salad is called Koshimbir in Marathi and Kachumbar in Hindi. The word denotes that the vegetables are cut in small pieces. In Marathi culture most of the food items are served in small portions in a big round plate (Thali) in the beginning at the time of lunch or dinner. Here Koshimbir is placed at the left side in the Thali. Different types of Salads are made. Now we will read how Raddish Salad is made.

Ingradients

1/2 Tablespoon Oil

1 Teaspoon Cumeneseeds

1 Cup Grated Raddish

1/4 Cup Yogurt

1/2 Teaspoon Salt

Procedure

Heat oil in a pan. Add cumeneseeds When Cumeneseeds start sputtering, stop heating.Add this seasoning to the mixture of grated raddish, yogurt and salt. Mix and serve.

Note - Intead of oil, butter can be used to enhance taste. 1/2 Teasspoon of Sugar can be added. Instead of Yogurt, 1 Teaspoon of Lemon jiuce will give a tangy taste.

In our Marathi culture Raddish is supposed to have diuretic and digestive property. Raddish is called Mula in Marathi and Hindi.

Modesty is One of the Best Policies.

After doing my Masters in Chemistry, I started teaching in a degree college. Then I decided to go in research field. On my last day of teaching in college, one senior Professor told me, "Where ever you go Madame, do not leave your simplicity". The Profeesor was a man of few words. So I always remembered his words and tried to be simple in many of the aspects of my life.

Once I was reading and experimenting with the famous book "I Ching". In the end it was written,

 "Only Modesty Will Win".

Recently, We experienced the Dance of Hurricane Irene. In my Marathi culture there is a saying, "Mahapure (In high floods) Zade (trees) Jati (Go to dust), Tethe (At that time) Lavale (Moss) Wachati (Lives). It means proud and rude people have few friends at the time of calamity, but A Modest Person has whole world as his friend all the time.