Book Review-Fall Like a Rose Petal (A Father's Lessons on How to be Happy and Content While Living without Money)

Title- Fall Like a Rose Petal

 (A Father's Lessons on How to be Happy and Content While Living without Money)
Author- AVS Vishwanathan
Publisher-Westland
Genre- Non Fiction

Clean India, Safe India- Click for a change

With the Swach Bharath Abhiyan kicked off with great zeal by our honourable Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi, its time for us to contribute for the cause.

Hygiene is important both on a personal and social basis. It's an irony that in the land where cleanliness was once treated as godliness we can see every nooks and corners of our city to be full of garbage, waste, clogged drains etc. People have become so self-centered that it's not even a botheration to them if the barren land just next to their house has become a garbage ground. Their only concern is within their house everything should be dust free.

If this is the condition in cities think about those villages which are still deprived of the minimum of the basic necessity food and water. There are many places in India which don't have a proper sewage system. Seeing people behind bushes early morning if you happen to travel by train is a common sight.

If you ask those illiterate people about, why don't have a proper toilet, probably they will laugh at you. It's not their mistake; those poor people have never understood the importance of hygiene, the importance of having a proper sanitation not because they don't want to but because there is no money, they have more important needs and demands to be fulfilled rather than thinking of a thing which happens once in a day that too is being managed by them sitting behind a bush or in a field. And why they will understand when we the educated lot is peeing around on the walls of a big house or a gated empty plot. Sometimes I feel Indian men feel proud in excreting so promptly and openly.

What can happen?

In improper sanitary conditions water borne diseases like diarrhoea, respiratory problems, hepatitis, jaundice spread like an epidemic. It will not only lead to more of financial loss to the otherwise poor family but also sometimes loss of a precious life.

For females it is even more dangerous. If there are no proper toilets there is no privacy for them. It can sometimes lead to dangerous crimes if a female is seen all alone in an isolated area.

Talking about the health issues for women improper sanitation may lead to certain kind of life threatening infections. Imagine a situation when a women is having her monthly cycles and there is no proper supply of water, there is no toilet available for the daily routine and there is no proper place to dispose the sanitary waste.

Children in India suffer from malnutrition. The main reason behind this is diarrhoea which can even lead to severe disorders like pneumonia.

If these reasons are not enough for us to understand the importance of having proper toilets and sanitation facilities everywhere, here are some facts which I hope will open our eyes.

Some Facts-

1. Over 50 million people in urban India defecate in the open every day (Hindu-28th July 2012)

2. Eighty per cent of India’s surface water pollution is on account of sewage alone. (Hindu-28th July 2012)

3. According to the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) from a survey conducted in 2012, only 32% of rural households have their own toilets and that less than half of Indian households have a toilet at home.

This has again highlighted the sorry state of sanitation in India where there are more mobile phone users than toilets.

Please do your every bit in improving the condition of hygiene in India.One such great initiative is being done by Domex-You Click Domex Contributes.

 You can bring about the change in the lives of millions of kids, thereby showing your support for the Domex Initiative. All you need to do is “click” on the “Contribute Tab” on www.domex.in and Domex will contribute Rs.5 on your behalf to eradicate open defecation, thereby helping kids like Babli live a dignified life.

Please do this least bit to make a Clean India, a Better India.

Request all my blogger friends and readers to spread the word and make this campaign reach the maximum success.A click can change someone's life.

This post is written for Indiblogger and Domex

Book Review-Svaha- a battle of Epic proportions

Title- Svaha- a battle of Epic proportions
Author- Pratik Kamat
Publisher-Westland
Genre- Fantasy

Site Review- College Dunia, a virtual dunia for all students

How often we have faced the issue when we want to search different colleges relevant to our area of interests but somehow failed to get complete details of what we want?

I personally feel many times. In some sites the college we are targeting is not at all present, some cover only top colleges of India, some others have incomplete details about the same.

But then, when I came across this site collegedunia.com I was quite overwhelmed with the results. It is user friendly, easy to surf and has detailed information of everything which a student requires when he or she is finding his/her dream college.

Crowning Glory-Chapter 22

Life's Game- Read the previous part here

Cyrus could not dare to ask her anything. The fear, the Anger, the revenge was quite visible from her face. All on their way they spoke hardly anything except for the few lefts and rights for directions. Soon they arrived at their destination where Jenny would probably get answers to all her questions.

They pressed the doorbell and Tara Dutta opened the door.

"You, What are you doing here??" yelled Tara. Tara was expecting Shekhar and Roohi. Why this girl has come again, she thought and where is Shekhar , he is not even answering my calls.But nevertheless, Jennifer replied, "yes, it's me Mrs. Dutta. Hope you are all fine." Tara tried to hide her anger and irritation," Oh ya, but may I know what brought you here." Jennifer was about to reply just then Cyrus entered. Seeing him Tara felt uneasy. "Had this lawyer told everything to this journalist?" thought Tara worriedly. And before she could think of any other possibility Jennifer questioned her, "Mrs. Tara Dutta don't worry your image is not at stake because you filed a divorce against your husband. But worry more Tara as you have now everything at stake."

Tara frowned at this threat, "What the hell do you mean? Who are you to threaten me? I will call the cops. Have you forgotten who you are talking to? Tara Dutta, the CEO, the star of Page 3 parties."

Jennifer replied calmly," Calm down Mrs. Dutta else you will get fine lines on your smooth skin. And yes I have not forgotten anything. You wanted to call the cops you can, or if you insist I can help you in that." with that she pushed Tara hard onto the chair and Cyrus quickly tied her arms to the chair.

Tara shouted, "What are you both doing here? You people are taking a big risk." Before Tara could shout anything else Jenny flashed the Kolkata number and the card in front of her. "Do you remember anything", enquired Jenny. Tara refused to speak a word. She shouted," What do you think I am a telephone directory that you flash a number and I will display the name?"

Jennifer slapped Tara and played a recorded Voice in front of her. The voice which Tara had heard so many times, the voice which Jennifer recorded while she spoke with that kolkata number, the voice of the thief. Jennifer showed her hand to Tara, "Do you remember this?" Tara was shocked. She was not able to utter a word and then suddenly she gave a wicked smile," Not that easy Jennifer. The day I saw you I saw you as a threat but seeing your carefree nature I thought you will not much of a botheration. But you are too smart then I thought."

Jennifer interfered in between, "Yes, I am and now I will show you your true place and regarding Aryan don't worry about your dear friend." she turned to Cyrus and asked," Cyrus, have you done what I asked you to do last day." Cyrus nodded still not believing the action taking place in front of his eyes. He replied, "Yes."  Cyrus handed a list of documents to her. Jenny smiled, "Good, and now you Mrs. Tara Dutta, I hope all your doubts are clarified by now. See as you rightly said it will not be so easy to dig out the truth so I have some gift for you." She showed some documents which showed that Roohi was adopted by Shekhar and Tara and also some reports from a hospital which mentioned that Tara delivered a baby around twelve years back."Now if you can tell me without wasting yours and our time anymore, why did you sell your own kid to Bibiji, why? And let me warn you if you don't speak now a call and soon your family life, your divorce and your relationship with Ahuja will be out in all news channels. I have enough proof against you. And I would like to thank you because I learnt from you how to use the power correctly. You used your position and I used the name of my magazine, these days its very easy to lure people,just show them the limelight tell them that you will make them famous and they are ready to open all the locks. So Ms. Dutta the decision is yours you want me to tell what made you rise to the top in such short interval of time.

Tara by now was shattered. She could not believe that the image what she has created in all these years will break in seconds. She was so nervous that she cried and fainted.

Will Tara confess?? Has she really done anything??Read the next part here.

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Book Review-60 Minutes

 

Title- 60 Minutes
Author- Upendra Namburi
Publisher-Westland
Genre- Suspense Thriller

The Blurb- Agastya, the Chief Marketing Officer of one of the biggest FMCG companies, is ready for the biggest product launch of his career. But things soon spin out of control. In 60 minutes he must do everything he can to save his job and marriage. Maithili is both beautiful and intelligent, but she has never had much luck with love. When Agastya almost crushes her spirit by taking things too far, she must avenge herself. She has only 60 minutes to turn his life upside down. Sailesh doesn’t have an academic temperament suited to corporate rivalry and subterfuge. He has no choice but to retaliate when someone crosses the line. In 60 minutes he must destroy his enemy. A lot is at stake: high profile jobs, reputations, relationships, and marriages. Who is going to come out on top and who will falter? The action unfolds in 60 minutes and leaves readers glued to their seats.

Crowning Glory- Chapter 20

 Life's Game-read the previous part here