BRAIN DAMAGING HABITS!!!

1. No Breakfast
People who do not take breakfast are going to have a lower blood sugar level.
This leads to an insufficient supply of nutrients to the brain causing brain degeneration.

2. Overeating
It causes hardening of the brain arteries, leading to a decrease in mental power.

3. Smoking
It causes multiple brain shrinkage and may lead to Alzheimer disease.

4. High Sugar consumption
Too much sugar will interrupt the absorption of proteins and nutrients causing malnutrition and may interfere with brain development.

5. Air Pollution
The brain is the largest oxygen consumer in our body. Inhaling polluted air decreases the supply of oxygen to the brain, bringing about a decrease in brain efficiency.

6. Sleep Deprivation
Sleep allows our brain to rest. Long term deprivation from sleep will accelerate the death of brain cells.

7. Head covered while sleeping
Sleeping with the head covered increases the concentration of carbon dioxide and decrease concentration of oxygen that may lead to brain damaging effects.

8. Working your brain during illness
Working hard or studying with sickness may lead to a decrease in effectiveness of the brain as well as damage the brain.

9. Lacking in stimulating thoughts
Thinking is the best way to train our brain, lacking in brain stimulation thoughts may cause brain shrinkage.

10. Talking Rarely
Intellectual conversations will promote the efficiency of the brain.

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******The IAS topper who failed Class VI**********

UPSC all-India second topper Rukmani Riar did not believe in coaching and cracked the exam in her first attempt. She tells us how she did it.

Ever since the UPSC results were announced, Rukmani Riar's phone hasn't stopped ringing. 

Although Chandigarh-born Rukmani has received gold medals for her academic achievements and research during graduation and post-graduation, she says that this new feeling of success is overwhelming.

"People from all over have been trying to reach me to congratulate me and my family. It's a proud moment for all of us," beamed the 26-year-old, who holds a master's degree in social entrepreneurship from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai where she consistently topped her class.

What makes her second-highest nationwide UPSC score even more special is the fact that Rukmani did not opt for any coaching and cleared the civil services exam in her very first attempt. 

"If you are consistent and perseverant in your preparation, you can crack the exam without coaching," suggests the topper, who chose political science and sociology as her main subjects for the exam.

For someone who was unable to cope with the pressure of moving to a boarding school and failed in Class VI while studying at the Sacred Heart School in Dalhousie, this success is a testimony to the adage that failures are the stepping stones to success. 

"Ever since I failed in Class VI, I am scared of failure. It can be very depressing. But after that incident, I made up my mind that I won't sulk and complain. I will work hard and give things my best. I believe that if one decides to persevere and come out of that phase, nothing can stop you achieving success," advises Rukmani over the phone from Chandigarh.

"I always wanted to serve the nation," she adds. And you can well believe her -- she has interned with the Planning Commission of India and NGOs in Karnataka and Maharashtra over the last few years, researching and understanding various social policies and finding ways to help them make a positive impact upon society.

Following her success in the exam, Rukmani wants to become an IAS officer so that she can use her experience and training to serve the nation in a better way. Her father BS Riar works as a lawyer in Hoshiarpur and her mother is a housewife.

In this interview with Divya Nair, the young achiever talks about how she overcame the fear of failure, how she seeks inspiration from Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Abdul Kalam and Manmohan Singh and offers tips to aspirants on how to crack the exam.

How did you prepare for the exam without any coaching? Kindly share your strategy for success.

I believe that if you are disciplined in your approach, you will not require any coaching. I started preparing for the exam in August 2010, because the exam was scheduled in June 2011. I had a year's time to prepare. I relied on the NCERT textbooks for study material and set daily targets -- about six hours of study a day.

I am not a very studious person, so I had to be disciplined and focus on days when I could give my best hours. There were times when I did not feel like studying, but I ensured that whenever I did, I would complete what was on my agenda even if it meant stretching my study time to eight or nine hours. 

Consistency was another factor. I know friends who study for 10 to 12 hours a day and then take a break. So they forget what they've learned and have to spend extra hours revising. I ensured that I studied everyday so as not to overburden myself when the exams approached.

Which was the most difficult part of the exam? How did you tackle it?

There was nothing difficult as such, because I had chosen my favourite subjects (political science and sociology). I believe that if you love what you do, you won't feel like you are working hard on it. 

Why did you choose to appear for the UPSC exam after your post-graduation?

I wanted to have a back-up plan. Although it was my dream to crack the exam, I did not want to risk my career after graduation. Plus, I wanted time to prepare well.

You said you did not want to risk your career. Does that mean you are scared of failure?

Yes, I am scared of failure. I was in Class IV when my parents moved me to Sacred Heart School, a boarding school in Dalhousie.

I was young and could not cope up with the change. I flunked Class VI. I was not academically bright, but failing in school was depressing for me even then.

My peers looked down upon me. I felt very disappointed that I had let down my teachers and parents. That's why I am scared of failure.

How did you overcome that phase?

Initially, I sulked and felt bad about myself. But after some time, I realised that sulking was not the solution to my situation. 

If I had to succeed, I had to find a way out of the situation. I decided to work hard. I wanted to show everyone that if I was given an opportunity, I would definitely make it worthwhile. And when I succeeded, I saw the dramatic change in people's behaviour.

I started liking the way my efforts and hard work were appreciated. I think that was when I made friends with success. 

Failure isn't bad, but it is up to each one of us, whether to take it as a lesson or a punishment. If you are willing to work hard, you can overcome any obstacle that stands in your way.
What inspired you to choose a career in civil services?

I have always wanted to serve society. I chose sociology as my major for my graduation. It was my dream to become an IAS officer. I knew I would crack the exam, but I wasn't sure that I would be among the toppers.

The majority of UPSC toppers in the last few years have been women. How does that make you feel?

I have always felt that girls are hard-working and strong-willed. If given an opportunity, they can definitely shine and showcase their talents.

At a time when girls have to fight social crimes like female foeticide, denial of primary education and dowry deaths, I am proud that we are setting a bright example for the future.

Have you been involved in any activities that you think will help you in your IAS career?

Before appearing for the exam, I wanted to understand the problems faced by people across the country. I also wanted to gain some exposure with regards to the working of the government, policy-making, developmental schemes etc.

So along with my post-graduation, I worked with several NGOs like Ashodaya in Mysore, Karnataka and micro-finance firms like Annapurna Mahila Mandal in Mumbai. While Ashodaya deals with the emancipation and empowerment of sex workers, Annapurna identifies and organises developmental activities for women in various slums across Mumbai and Pune.

I was also involved in a project for Tata Corus. They were planning to set up a new steel factory in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra and the project involved studying the culture and lifestyle of people in the villages of Vanvette and Aiziwal, so that we could suggest plans for their employment and empowerment. It was a part of the company's corporate social responsibilities and was a good learning experience for me.

After my post-graduation, I joined the Centre for Equity Studies in New Delhi and worked under the leadership of activist Harsh Mander. I visited urban slums in places like Jama Masjid and Yamuna Pushta to rehabilitate and help them. 

What were the people's problems you identified during the course of your internship?

I realised that problems vary according to the geography, climate and culture of people. While primary education for girls is a major concern in northern India, several youngsters are falling prey to drug addiction along the borders of Punjab and several slum areas. 

I also realised that there are government schemes for each of these problems, but as a famous bureaucrat once said, 'for every one rupee spent by the government, only 10 paise reaches the needy.' 

Be it the National Rural Health Mission Scheme or the Anganwadi Scheme, they are not implemented properly and hence the poor and underprivileged don't get what they deserve.

After becoming an IAS officer, how do you plan to address these problems?

I know it's too early to comment, but I would like to take up one thing at a time. I will concentrate on bridging the gap in the implementation process. The right schemes should reach the right people. I want to set an example of good governance with accountability.

Where do you draw inspiration from?

I am inspired by different people everyday -- from Aamir Khan's urge for perfection to Shah Rukh Khan's growth from a nobody to a superstar, each one has his own way of achieving success. 

At the same time, Abdul Kalam's selflessness and Manmohan Singh's sheer honesty and dedication to his job teach me that you can choose whatever field you want and still inspire people by your actions and do your bit for society.

I also look up to social activist and my mentor Harsh Mandera. The fact that he quit his cushy, high-paying job to serve the people only reinforced my dream to work for the nation.

Besides academics and participating in social causes, what are your other interests?

I am a very active person. You will hardly find me sitting idle. I listen to music, write poetry and watch movies. I also love travelling, meeting new people and trying out new cuisines. I am quite a foodie.
Kindly share some dos and don'ts for those who want to pursue a career in the civil services.

There are no 'don'ts': there are only dos for success. 

You have to work hard. There is no substitute for hard work.

You have to be disciplined in your approach while studying or planning your career.

And yes, dreams do come true; you just have to believe in them.

Do you have a message for our young readers?

I would like to tell them that the country needs the support and cooperation of its people to evolve from its current condition. You may not become a successful bureaucrat or join the civil services, but if you ever get a chance to serve the people in some way, you must not hesitate to take up the opportunity

Incredible INDIA ♥

Funny logic :
Large state: MAHA RASHTRA.

King place: RAJA-STHAN.

Queen place: RANI KHET.

Mr. City: SHRI NAGAR.

Rising city: UDAY PUR.

Rhythm of eyes: NAINI TAL.

Face state: SURAT.

Unmarriad girl: KANYA KUMARI.

God's gate: HARI DWAR.

Brick city: ITA NAGAR.

Saint hair: RISHI KESH.

Red nail: LAL KILA.

Call end: KOL KATA.

No zip: CHEN NAI.

Come on sun: ARUN AA CHAL.

Come in evening: AA SAM.

Go & back: GO A

And finally

Do drama: KAR NATAK :D

Saluting Agniputri of India!!

India's first woman scientist to head a critical missile project.

Meet the woman behind Agni-V success,
Dr. Tessy thomas

It's been a challenging job for the scientist who is responsible for making the launch of Agni-V successful. Tessy Thomas may be a homemaker to her family but is known as 'Agniputri' to the world for her achievement in the field of missile technology.

It all started in Alleppey, Kerala. After a B.Tech from Thrissur Engineering College, her fascination for radar and missile systems led her to join the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

"I joined the DRDO almost 20 years ago. Now, I am the programme director," Thomas said. Recalling her journey to the DRDO, she said, "I got the call from DRDO soon after I applied. I wanted to rest for a month, but I couldn't get the break. I still haven't got it," she said.
But it doesn't stop there. She helped in developing another path breaking technology known as RVS or "re-entry vehicle system". This lets the missile re-enter the atmosphere at a thundering velocity and a temperature of 3000 degrees Celsius, still keeping the control systems intact.
"Nobody gives you the know how of such things. We developed it on our own," Thomas said.
The real test for Dr Thomas and her team was in July 2006. 75 seconds into the flight and the missile suddenly went out of control. But Dr Thomas took it as a challenge and decided to prove a point.

"I think it was a great learning experience for all of us. We had to put it out, prove that nothing was wrong with the missile," she says.

And 10 months later, they did. The team re-launched the missile and it flew for 16 minutes. But the success came at a price. To be at the launch, Tessie left behind her sick son who had to take his board exams. But he's aptly named after the country's light combat fighter jet, Tejas and lived up to his name.

"I have no complaints. She had to do her duty to the nation and in fact she even managed to be there for me whenever I required her," Thomas's son Tejas said.
Today, Dr Thomas leads a team of 400 scientists, the majority of whom are male but it doesn't faze her.

"For scientists, there is no gender discrimination. Subject is subject, science is science. That's how we learn and move forward," she says.
Jai Hind

One mind blowing interview...

Interviewer : Tell me about yourself.

Candidate: I ...am Rameshwar Kulkarni. I did my Tele Communication engineering from BabanRao Dhole-Patil Inst it ute of Technology.

Interviewer : BabanRao Dhole-Patil Inst it ute of Technology? I had never heard of this college before!

Candidate : Great! Even I had not heard of it before getting an admission into it ..

What happened is – due to cricket world cup I scored badly! in 12th.I was getting a paid seat in a good college. But my father said (I prefer to call him ‘baap’) – “I can not invest so much of money”.(The baap actually said – “I will never waste so much of money on you”). So I had to join this college. Frankly speaking this name – BabanRao Dhole-Patil, can at the most be related to a Shetakari Mahavidyalaya

Interviewer: ok, ok. It seems you have taken 6 years to complete your engineering.

Candidate : Actually I tried my best to finish it in 4 years. But you know, these cricket matches and football world cup, and tennis tournaments. It is difficult to concentrate. So I flunked in 2nd and 3rd year. So in all I took 4 + 2 = 7 years.

Interviewer: But 4+2 is 6.

Candidate: Oh, is it ? You know I always had KT in maths. But I will try to keep this in mind. 4+2 is 6, good, thanks. These cricket matches really affect exams a lot.. I think they should ban it .

Interviewer : Good to know that you want cricket matches to be banned.

Candidate : No, no… I am talking about Exams!!

Interviewer: Ok, What is your biggest achievement in life?

Candidate : Obviously, completing my Engineering. My mom never thought I would complete it . In fact, when I flunked in 3rd year, she was looking for a job for me in BEST (Bus

corporation in Maharashtra ) through some relative.

Interviewer : Do you have any plans of higher study?

Candidate: he he he.. Are you kidding? Completing ‘lower’ education it self was so much of pain!!

Interviewer : Let’s talk about technical stuff. On which platforms have you worked?

Candidate : Well, I work at SEEPZ, so you can say Andheri is my current platforms. Earlier I was at Vashi center. So Vashi was my platform then. As you can see I have experience of different platforms! (Vashi and Andheri are the places in Mumbai)

Interviewer : And which languages have you used?

Candidate : Marathi, Hindi, English. By the way, I can keep quiet in German, French, Russian and many other languages.

Interviewer: Why VC is better than VB?

Candidate : It is a common sense – C comes after B. So VC is a higher version than VB. I heard very soon they are coming up w it h a new language VD!

Interviewer: Do you know anything about Assembly Language?

Candidate: Well, I have not heard of it . But I guess, this is the language our ministers and MPs use in assembly.

Interviewer : What is your general project experience?

Candidate : My general experience about projects is – most of the times they are in pipeline!

Interviewer: Can you tell me about your current job?

Candidate: Sure, Currently I am working for Bata Info Tech ltd. Since joining BIL, I am on Bench. Before joining BIL, I used to think that Bench was another software like Windows.

Interviewer : Do you have any project management experience?

Candidate: No, but I guess it shouldn’t be difficult. I know Word and Excel. I can talk a lot. I know how to dial for International phone call and use speaker facility. And very important – I know few words like – ‘Showstoppers ‘ , ‘hot fixes’, ‘SEI-CMM’, ‘quality’, ‘version control’, ‘deadlines’ , ‘Customer Satisfaction’ etc. Also I can blame others for my mistakes!

Interviewer: What are your expectations from our company?

Candidate : Not much.

1. I should at least get 40,000 in hand..

2. I would like to work on a live EJB project. But it should not have deadlines. I personally feel that pressure affects natural talent.

3. I believe in flexi-timings.

4. Dress Code is against basic freedom, so I would like to wear t-shirt and jeans.

5. We must have sat-sun off. I will suggest Wednesday off also, so as to avoid breakdown due to overwork.

6. I would like to go abroad 3 times a year on short term preferably 1-2 months) assignments. Personally I prefer US, Australia and Europe. But considering the fact that there are Olympics coming up in China in the current year, I don’t mind going there in that period. As you can see I am modest and don’t have many expectations. So can I assume my selection?

Interviewer : he he he ha ha ha. Thanks for your interest in our

organization. In fact I was never entertained so much before. Welcome to INFOSYS.

The fellow was appointed in a newly created section ‘Stress Management’ in the HRD of Infosys.

So Excellence is not the only thing Needed. Its the Unique Quality of a Person which can let anyone to Success. Work on Your own Field rather then following somebody else's Path 

HAT'S OFF 2 the man & his attitude...

NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE:

Winner: B. Srikanth, a visually-challenged student, who secured admission in MIT.
A staunch believer in hard work and perseverance, this 17-year-old with his excellent command over English might seem like any other teenage. But, for B. Srikanth, a visually-challenged student, nothing in life came easily. Not even the admission into Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a full fee waiver.

Hailing from Machilipatnam, this son of a farmer completed his schooling from Devnar School for Blind. When he approached an Intermediate college to pursue his plus two in sciences, he was told he couldn’t do that. However, with the help of his mentors from school, he managed to enrol himself in M.P.C in Royal Junior College and finished his Intermediate with an impressive 92.5 per cent.

The success in Intermediate didn’t come easily. “There was no Braille in Intermediate. My teacher Swarnalatha helped me a lot by recording the entire syllabus onto audio tapes,” he says. “I took home tuition only for mathematics as it is not easy to learn this with the help of tapes,” he adds.

“Nothing in this life is impossible,” says this die-hard optimist, “We are not ‘disabled’; we are ‘challenged’. So we have to take this as a challenge and fight back,” he says.

Srikanth’s zeal to learn and reach for the stars was noticed by Ravi Kondapalli, an NRI at a conference ‘Ignite the genius within you,’ held in Indian School of Business. “I had expressed my dream of studying in the USA to Mr.Ravi and he took up the challenge to fulfil my dream,” says Srikanth. With the help of local support from Valmiki Foundation, a city-based NGO, his applications were sent to the top notch universities in the United States. Soon, his application was accepted by MIT which not only gave him admission but also waived the entire fee amount of over 56,000 US dollars.

Srikanth hopes to set his own software firm to employ skilled rural youth. “The biggest hurdle for us rural youngsters is the lack of proper education,” he says. “Primary education is a constitutional right but we are unable to give value to that right,” he adds. 

‎|School vs College|

School : Pencil, rubber, sharpener, scale !! :)

College : Ek ball pen wo bhi friends se cheena huwa ;) :P

School : Class mein enter hone se pehle : Ma'am may i come in? (^_^)

College : Bina bethe hi Mobile kaan se laga k class se bahar !! (-___-)

School : Bag mein har subject ki books !! :)

College : Yaar ek paper toh phad ke dede :P :P

School : Class test mein Star !! ★☆

College : Full moon hi naseeb hota hai yaar !! ◑

School : Listen I like her !! ♥

College : Sambhal ke dekh saale, bhabi hai teri :D

School : Yaar Kal Test hai, Mai chutti maar lunga beemar hone ka bahaana le ke

College : (Next Day) Oye sun aaj bunk maarte \m/ ;)