THE USE OF METALS GOLD

THE STORY OF OSCAR WILDE

THE STORY OF OSCAR WILDE

DANDIYA DANCE

DANDIYA DANCE

 

Dussehra festival is celebrated in India with the roots based on two events , both of which have been incorporated in the festival celebration. It is celebrated for the same reasons but in different ways in different parts of India. 

It is a time for holidays for all and the beautiful thing about India is the togetherness of people in celebrating festivals whatever the festival might be. 

It is a wonderful excuse for festivities, enjoyment, colorful dresses, visiting places, and above all a feeling of being together that can be electric and celebrative. 

The significance of Dussehra too is to be noted. It is the victory of Rama over the demon Ravana who had abducted the wife of Rama, that was Sita. Also Goddess Durga killed the demon Mahisasura. 

Thus both the interpretations mean the same thing at root in a symbolic sense. It is the victory of good over evil. The victory of good over evil is an exultant, triumphant feeling. The whole of human history is a tortuous journey of ups caused by good and downs caused by evil. When people win over the evil, they heave a sigh of relief, reaffirm their goodness and humanity and feel on top of the world. 

This is because being free is the most beautiful feeling, and a natural happiness . To be happy we MUST weed out the evil. That is our human function. Fight for the good by the good to end the evil is the watchword. And when that happens, there is and must be celebration.

The Dussehra is significant in our troubled and volatile times. Random and devious but extremely cunning leaders are taking the world straight to the dogs. We must hold the banner of the good, and never rest till we weed out the leaders who disrespect us and think they can rule us.

Who is evil? Anyone who has the impudence to think, that the common man is a fool. But as they say, do not underestimate the common man. Men can believe, but how long? Your game will be up…let us celebrate Dussehra and commit ourselves to the goodness of the good and kill without mercy all types of blind fanaticism, power lust that comes from hatred and envy.

Man is good, too good, if you let him be…let man win, let anyone who comes in the way through force realize that force will and must be met with force based on full moral right!!

Happy Dusshera to all men and women!! Jai ho!!

3 THE USE OF METALS – COPPER & BRONZE

9) CHEMISTRY – PART 2 

THE BEGINNINGS OF CHEMISTRY 

(3) THE USE OF METALS – COPPER & BRONZE

 

Long back the ancients accidentally discovered copper. Copper is usually not available in the pure native form. They are mixed with other substances and that is called as copper ores. Well, the ancients might have burnt blue green copper ore without realizing it, and then they must have discovered the strange, unusually shining metal when the fire died out. This was copper and they understood what to do to get copper.

From then on copper was made and another thing they learnt was the casting of copper. When copper is heated sufficiently and melted, that liquid copper can be given any desired shape and after hardening that shape remains. 

But copper had a problem. It is too soft, and cannot be used for implements where strength is needed. A way harden copper in some way was desired and then by accident an alloy of copper and tin was found and that alloy is bronze. This must have happened when both tin ore and copper ore burnt together by accident. 

This new metal was so strong and so useful that the age that followed the discovery is called Bronze Age. 

Bronze really ushered in the power of metals and it became a serious business for all the kings of the age to ensure a good supply of Bronze. Bronze was used for all implements, decoration, coinage, and war implements. 

Bronze led the way to iron simply because Bronze is difficult to obtain, but Bronze remained supreme in its usefulness.

DUSSEHRA FESTIVAL

DUSSEHRA FESTIVAL

 

Dussehra festival is celebrated in India with the roots based on two events , both of which have been incorporated in the festival celebration. It is celebrated for the same reasons but in different ways in different parts of India. 

It is a time for holidays for all and the beautiful thing about India is the togetherness of people in celebrating festivals whatever the festival might be. 

It is a wonderful excuse for festivities, enjoyment, colorful dresses, visiting places, and above all a feeling of being together that can be electric and celebrative. 

The significance of Dussehra too is to be noted. It is the victory of Rama over the demon Ravana who had abducted the wife of Rama, that was Sita. Also Goddess Durga killed the demon Mahisasura. 

Thus both the interpretations mean the same thing at root in a symbolic sense. It is the victory of good over evil. The victory of good over evil is an exultant, triumphant feeling. The whole of human history is a tortuous journey of ups caused by good and downs caused by evil. When people win over the evil, they heave a sigh of relief, reaffirm their goodness and humanity and feel on top of the world. 

This is because being free is the most beautiful feeling, and a natural happiness . To be happy we MUST weed out the evil. That is our human function. Fight for the good by the good to end the evil is the watchword. And when that happens, there is and must be celebration.

The Dussehra is significant in our troubled and volatile times. Random and devious but extremely cunning leaders are taking the world straight to the dogs. We must hold the banner of the good, and never rest till we weed out the leaders who disrespect us and think they can rule us.

Who is evil? Anyone who has the impudence to think, that the common man is a fool. But as they say, do not underestimate the common man. Men can believe, but how long? Your game will be up…let us celebrate Dussehra and commit ourselves to the goodness of the good and kill without mercy all types of blind fanaticism, power lust that comes from hatred and envy.

Man is good, too good, if you let him be…let man win, let anyone who comes in the way through force realize that force will and must be met with force based on full moral right!!

Happy Dusshera to all men and women!! Jai ho!!

INDIA’S DAUGHTERS

INDIA’S DAUGHTERS

 

HOW LONG SHALL WE PRETEND THAT WE DO NOT SEE?

THAT 15 CRORE GIRL CHILDREN ARE NOT LITERATE 

THAT 92 WOMEN ARE RAPED EVERY DAY… 

THAT 60% OF WOMEN ARE VICTIMS OF WIFE BATTERING AND MALE CRUELTY 

THAT 40% OF GIRLS DO NOT WORK OR ARE NOT ABLE TO WORK TO THEIR FULL POTENTIAL… 

AND WE ALL KNOW WHY… 

YET, 

WOMEN STUDY BETTER 

GIRLS SCORED MORE 

THAN BOYS BY 5 % FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS 

IMAGINE WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF WE TREAT BOYS AND GIRLS JUST THE SAME? 

KALPANA CHAWLA AND SUNITA WILLIAMS ARE THE WOMEN WHO WENT TO SPACE 

Chanda Kochhar, CEO ICICI Bank 

Vinita Bali, MD Britannia Industries Ltd. 

Kalpana Morparia, CEO J.P.Morgan 

Indra Nooyi, CEO Pepsi Co 

AND MANY OTHERS 

ARE THE TOP BUSINESS EXECUTIVES IN INDIA TODAY!

JHUMPA LAHIRI, ARUNDATI ROY, ANITA DESAI, KIRAN DESAI HAVE WON PULITZER PRIZES 

SAINA NEHWAL AND 

SANIA MIRZA ARE WORLD CLASS PLAYERS 

14% WOMEN IN THE TOP 5% IN THE CORPORATE WORLD

DO YOU NEED MORE PROOF THAT WOMEN ARE THE SAME AS MEN? 

HOW DID THEY ACHIEVE THIS? 

HERE IS WHAT SOME OF THEM SAY… 

ALL THAT A GIRL NEEDS IS WHAT ANY HUMAN BEING NEEDS… 

LOVE, RESPECT, GUIDANCE AND FREEDOM… 

ARE YOU READY TO DO THAT IN THE WORLD AROUND YOU? 

WOMEN AND MEN BOTH MUST SUPPORT WOMEN 

AND THEN… 

YOU WILL SEE THE POWER, THE SHAKTI 

UNFOLD IN FRONT OF YOUR EYES!! 

IS IT TOO MUCH TO ASK? 

THINK ABOUT IT….......

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