Rhythm of Life

Ever wondered where all the stuff in your house comes from, and where it all goes after you are done with it? I just saw this amazing " Story of Stuff " . In words of my ex-teacher, Mrs. Lalita Aseri, "Its really impressive....it may sound funny but yeah..its very motivating for me." Watch the story yourself and find out! Now if you too find yourself motivated, Here is the link for 10 recommendations on what we can do to address the problems identified in the film on storyofstuff : http://www.storyofstuff.com/ anotherway.html Specifically, http://www.cosmeticsdatabase. com tells about the toxic contents in various cosmetic products that we inadvertently buy. Similarly, there are lots of carcinogenic products in most ready to eat foods and snacks that we do not even know about and buy. Like now I never buy a product that lists "Monosodium Glutamate" because I know its carcinogenic. And after remembering its name, I came across the products containing it

I am following the Time's Lead India '09 initiative where they regularly publish a column called Vignettes of Leadership , that brings out the views on leadership directly by leaders in various fields. Here I will be summarizing some of those articles specially noting down the interesting things to take from each leader. Lee Iacocca , the former CEO of Chrysler, has Nine C's that make a leader stand out from the crowd: 1. Curiosity : Listen to people outside the ‘Yes, sir’ crowd and read voraciously, because the world is a complicated place. 2. Creative : Go out on a limb, be willing to try something different. 3. Change : Manage change effectively, whether you’re leading a company or leading a country. Things change, and you get to adapt. 4. Communicate : Facing reality and telling the truth. Communication has to start with telling the truth, even when it may be painful. 5. Character : knowing the difference between right and wrong and having the guts to do the rig

We, the citizens of India, want certain actions (not just promises but actions) from our leaders, once they reach up to form the government. The Times of India's Lead India '09 is asking the people of India to create a manifesto of what we need from whichever government comes next top power. You can choose 3 issues most important to you, to help evolve such a manifesto. Times will present this Peoples’ Manifesto to the new parliament. These are my 3 most important manifestos for the elected leaders: 1.) Safe drinking water for all, clean rivers, and environment and make it livable. 2.) Zero tolerance to religious extremism, and terrorism. 3.) No corruption at any level in government offices, and full transparency and accountability of government officers. Please feel free to comment and put forward your 3 issues at http://www.lead.timesofindia.com/Wada_naa_todo.aspx Lets create a safe and just India that we all want.

Everybody is trying to curb terrorism, or atleast showing and talking like that. The root cause of terrorism is poverty, illiteracy and social injustice. In India, rigid and cruel caste system, and corrupt government have made the situations worse. We have almost forgotten the rural face and now that keeps coming in front of us in forms of Naxalites in Bihar, Maoists in North Eastern states, separatists in J&K and other insurgents. Over this, the selfish political leaders of different parties keep capitalizing on the emotions of each community. The governments keep coming and going with citizens watching them with wistful eyes. Its enough now, and we citizens will have to do something for the betterment of society. When everyone in society would sleep peacefully after the nights meal, no body would come out to commit the sins of killing.