Ooty

 

We are always bored of doing the same type of work every day. Hence, we need some change in life. A visit to a hill station is such a visit that it not only gives us pleasure but also forces us to admire the beautiful creation of God. My favourite destination is Ooty which I visited one year ago.  Last year we visited Ooty during the summer vacations. We stayed in the hotel Sinclair Retreat and enjoyed the delicious South Indian food which was Idlis, sambar and dosas. Ooty is a town in the Western Ghats mountains and is famous for its tea plantations. We visited many beautiful places such as Doddabetta Peak, a lake and a beautiful botanical garden. I was crying for ice cream in Doddabetta peak, which I finally got. I also did some mountain climbing and enjoyed the rope-way. After staying for 3-4 days, we left for home. It was the most memorable trip that I still remember. I hope very soon this COVID will go away and I will again be able to visit my favourite place.

Sonal Mansingh biography

 Good evening everyone. Today I am going to speak about a daughter of Mumbai who was able to prove herself as the proud daughter of Odisha through her amazing, heart-touching Odissi dance. She is none other than Sonal Mansingh.

Sonal Mansingh was born on April 30, 1944, in Bombay which is now Mumbai, India. Along with being a dancer of various Indian classical dance forms like Manipuri and Bharatnatyam, which were her dance styles from her childhood, she was a graceful Odissi dancer, another Indian, classical dance form of our wonderful state, Odisha. Besides being a dancer, she had a few other professions like being a teacher, a researcher, a choreographer, and also a social activist.

In the early 1960s, her professional dance career began. In 1965, she started training under Odissi guru Kelucharan Mohapatra in Cuttack. She did not limit her study while exploring various elements of the Oriya culture and other dance forms like chhau and Kuchipudi.

She also went under pervasive training in abhinaya which is also known as gesture expression in English. Sonal Mansingh was trained in Hindustani and Carnatic classical vocal music. She was also proficient in other languages like Sanskrit and German.

For her work, she was the recipient of many awards like the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1987, Padma Bhushan, India’s third-largest award, in 1992, and Padma Vibhushan, India’s second-largest award, in 2003.

Sonal Mansingh is one of the famous personalities, who helped to spread awareness about Odissi dance by not only loving it but also performing it nationally and internationally and also winning various prestigious awards. We all are proud of her.

       

 Patience

Patience can be regarded as a decision-making problem: Eat up all the grain today, or plant it into the ground and wait for it to multiply. Unfortunately, human beings evolved not as farmers but as hunter-gatherers, and have a strong tendency to discount long-term rewards. Even in pre-modern, pre-technological times, the "egocentric predicament" made it difficult to exercise patience. Being both useful and difficult, patience is often thought of as a virtue, but it can also be understood as a complex of virtues including self-control, humility, tolerance, generosity, and mercy, and is itself an important aspect of other virtues such as hope, faith, and love. Patience is definitely a virtue. It is a quality that allows a person to act more beneficially on their own behalf, and on behalf of others. Impatience can lead to impulsive acts that often cause harm and unforeseen consequences. Patience allows one time to consider the possible outcomes and ramifications of any actions being considered. Patience also enables a person to keep working toward a goal that would be impossible to achieve if they were not willing to keep making an effort over an extended period of time before reaping their reward. Patience is necessary for most people to learn new things, as no one gets everything immediately or on the first try. It’s also required when teaching other people. Patience with other people is also a necessity in order to be kind and compassionate in many cases. “Trees that grow slow bear the best fruit.” It is a very nice quote that means we should be patient with everything and in the end, we will appreciate it.

 Mary Kom

About her- Mary Kom is a very famous boxer. Her full name is Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom and her nickname is Magnificent Mary. She is 38 years old and her height and weight are 1.58 m and 48 kg respectively. Her net worth is 7-10 Crores.

                       

Her birth- She was born on 24 November 1982 and her hometown is Kangathei village, Moirang Lamkhai, Manipur, India. She studied at Loktak Christian Model High School at Moirang. St. Xavier Catholic School.

 

Her training- Her boxing coach is Chhote Lal Yadav.  Overcoming the objections from her family – she moved to the city, became a boxer after persuading the local coach to take her on, and worked her way up to becoming a champion.

 

Her achievements- Her ranking is world no. 3 (As of July 2020). She has achieved Padma Vibhushan (Sports), 2020 Padma Bhushan (Sports), 2013 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, 2009 Padma Shri (Sports), 2006 Arjuna Award (Boxing).

 

Her family- Her husband is K Onler Kom. Her parents are Mangte Tonpa Kom (father) and Mangte Akham Kom (mother). Her children are Prince Chungthanglen Kom, Khupneivar Kom and Rechungvar Kom.

                                 

 

 Leisure time activities

                       

Games

Games are an important physical activity. We all know about the proverb “Only study and no play makes jack a dull boy.” Many students play games in their leisure time. Games keep our bodies fit and free from illness. We remain active while playing games. Playing games with others teaches us many good values like team spirit, sportsmanship, leadership, obedience, etc. Students play games because it increases their overall motivation and attentive spirit. They become attentive in class and also energetic. Therefore, games are an integral part of our life.

Exercise

Exercise, also known as working out, is a very important part of our life. It is essential for every sphere of our life. As long as we live exercise should a part of day-to-day day routine, for various reasons. For starters, they help us to lose weight and keep us fit. Secondly, it keeps us safe from a number of diseases. Diseases like asthma, heart disease, back pain, arthritis etc. can be cured by yoga, meditation and exercising. And third but not the least, it helps us in improving the oxygen level of our body and also gives us relaxation. So let’s do yoga and exercise and also remember the quote “Life is short, so keep it safe and healthy with yoga.”

Dancing

Dancing makes a person’s mind relaxed. When we talk about dance, usually a professional dancer comes to our mind. But, this is where we go wrong. Dance is for anybody and everybody from a ballet dancer to the dancing at a wedding. Dance is what unites us and helps us come together to celebrate joy and express our feelings. Therefore, we must all dance without worrying if we are doing it right or not. Dance is also called the hidden language of the soul as we use it to express ourselves when words fall short. Age, weight and gender doesn’t matter when it comes to the matter of dance. Hence, we must dance our hearts out and let our bodies move to the rhythm of the music freely.

Basketball

Basketball is an outdoor game of handball played between two teams on the basketball court. A basketball is a ball that looks almost like football. The teams have to put the ball through a basketball hoop, a kind of basket, mounted high on a backboard on each side of the court. Children learn a lot about teamwork in this game because it involves a lot of teamwork. Children also make new friends while playing this game. Since we use our whole body in this game, some people also consider it as an exercise. So, if we try and try basketball and practice daily we can easily achieve success out of it.

Painting

For as long as humanity has existed, art has been part of our lives. For many years, people have been creating and enjoying art.  It expresses emotions or expressions of life. Art adds happiness and colours to our lives and saves us from the boring monotony of daily life. Art is essential as it covers all the developmental fields in child development. Also, it helps in physical development and creativity. For example, playing with dough can fine-tune our muscle control in our fingers. If there were no art, we wouldn’t have been able to see the beauty in things. In other words, art helps us feel relaxed and forget about our problems.

Reading

Books are referred to as a man’s best friend. Reading must be done by people of all ages. It not only widens our thinking but also enhances our vocabulary. There are different genres of books available for book readers. Firstly, we have travel books. Then, we have history books. Furthermore, we have technology books. We can also read fashion and lifestyle books. Most importantly, there are self-help books and motivational books. Finally, we have fictional books. They kill our boredom and give us great company when we are alone. Books improve our vocabulary. We learn new words from it and that widens our vocabulary. In addition, books boost our creativity. They help us discover a completely new side. Books give us a newer perspective and give us a deeper understanding of things.

   

 Will banning plastic bags help?

Plastic bags are a major cause of environmental pollution. Plastic as a substance is non-biodegradable and thus plastic bags remain in the environment for hundreds of years polluting it immensely. It has become very essential to ban plastic bags before they ruin our planet completely. Many countries around the globe have either ppt a ban on plastic bags or a Levi tax on them. However, the problem hasn’t been solved completely because the implementation of these measures hasn’t been as successful.

Problems Caused by Plastic Bags

Here are some of the problems caused by plastic bags:

Non-Biodegradable                

Plastic bags are non-biodegradable. Thus, disposing of plastics is the biggest challenge. 

Deterioration of Environment        

They are destroying nature due to their harmful effect. Plastic bags have become the main cause of land pollution today. The plastic bags entering the water bodies are a major cause of water pollution. Hence we can conclude that these are deteriorating our environment in every possible way.

Harmful for Animals and Marine Creatures

Animals and marine creatures unknowingly consume plastic particles along with their food. Research shows that waste plastic bags have been a major reason for untimely animal deaths.

Cause of Illness in Humans

The production of plastic bags releases toxic chemicals. These are the main cause of serious illness. The polluted environment is a major reason for various diseases which are spreading easily among human beings.

Clogged Sewage

Waste plastic bags are the main reason for trapping the drains and sewers, especially during rains. This can result in a flood-like situation and disrupt the normal life of people.

Although the Indian government has imposed a ban on the usage of plastic bags in many states. But people are still carrying these bags. Shopkeepers stop providing plastic bags for a few days only in the beginning.

It is time when we all must contribute our bit to make this ban a success.

Some contributions that can be made by people are as follows:

Keep a Tab

In order to be successful in this mission, we must keep reminding ourselves about the harmful effects of plastic bags on our nature and keep a tab on their use. Gradually, we will become habitual to doing without these bags.

Seek Alternatives

There are many eco-friendly alternatives to plastic bags like reusable jute or cloth bag.

Reuse

We must reuse the plastic bags we already have at home as many times as we can before throwing them away.

Spread Awareness

While the government is spreading awareness about the harmful effects of plastic bags, we can also spread awareness through word of mouth.

Conclusion

Although plastic is becoming a big threat to all of us, still this problem has often been overlooked and underestimated. This is because people do not look at the long-term effect of these small, easy-to-carry bags they use in their everyday life. Besides all of these people keep using bags due to their convenience. But now everyone has to completely stop using plastic bags to save our environment and the earth. Because you like to use plastic, be ready to kill yourself.

My Father, My Hero

 My Father, My Hero

 

Wow! Fathers! They are such heroes. They help in so many things. Hearing this phrase makes us feel so proud of our father. Do you have any heroes?

Well, my hero is my dad. He is my superman and my leader. My Dad is my real hero because he is the most special person in my life. During weekends he loves to play with me the whole day. Though he is mostly busy, he always takes out some time for me. He has always taught me good values & not pampering me by buying me all the things that I wanted. But at the same time, he has gifted me with many things that I always wish to have. My Dad has always tried his level best to make me a good human being. My Dad helps me in my studies too. It is because of his grace I perform well in my studies. He is the most precious gift of God to me. He is a loving father and the most gracious person I have ever seen in my life. 

I always think to myself, “What would I do if I didn’t have a father like him?” I think about it and then I say, “I would be in the cracks, not doing anything because there is no one here to keep me going and to keep me motivated.” My dad is an amazing cool person to me because he shows me that no matter what struggles he faces in his life or what happens to him, he always gets out of them. My dad is someone, who motivates me and keeps me going, even when I want to give up. He is there for me when I don’t want to try anymore and he always keeps me going. He is my foster.

Let me tell you about an incident in which he helped me. It was just a peaceful Sunday. We were just enjoying at the beach happily when suddenly a huge wave came. My mother and I were a little close to the water. We tried to run away but it was too crowded. We would have drowned if it weren’t for my father. He came and saved us. I was amazed at his bravery. I thanked him a lot.

To sum it up, I believe that my father has all what it takes to be called a real-life superhero. The way he manages things professionally and personally leaves me mesmerized every time. No matter how tough the times have got, I watched my father become tougher. I certainly aspire to become like my father. I love him loads.