The voice within

My favorite tea time snack is Butter Gulkhand Sandwich. It's so easy and quick to make that I can eat it everyday :) It provides a lot of energy and is good for health... It's my super snack. Here's how you make it: Ingredients: Wheat bread -------- 4 slices Butter----------------2 table spoon Gulkhand-----------2 table spoon Method: Cut the sides of the bread. Spread generous amount of butter on one side of each slice Spread two table spoonful of gulkhand on one slice cover the butter spread slice on top of the gulkhand spread slice Cut the sandwich into half diagonally and enjoy the delicious snack :)

Three years ago, I didn't know about  International Day of People with Disability. Slowly I started to get to know more about people with disabilities. IDPwD is a United Nations sanctioned day that is celebrated internationally. It aims to increase public awareness, understanding and acceptance of people with disability and celebrate the achievements and contributions of people with disability. -  http://www.idpwd.com.au/about/ Each year there is a theme for IDPwD. I'm writing a few points here about making cities inclusive and accessible for all.  It is very difficult to climb stairs for many of us. Walking on slopes will be helpful. A special parking allotment for the disabled at banks and other Government and Private Offices will help us to park our vehicles without any hassles. For people with disabilities working in IT companies if facilities such as an elevator, canteen within the campus, bathrooms, emergency wheelchairs are provided , one can work fre...

image source: google images Jenny was walking on the footpath towards her office. A woman double her size with long open hair dressed in blue jeans and a yellow top with a jacket hugging her body and a tattoo on her right hand brushed her shoulder and walked quickly into the office.“Wow she has strong legs to walk that fast” Jenny thought. Jenny was strictly on time to office because of the strangest and weirdest comment she received from her manager for being late to office by 5 minutes. “I don’t think you have grown up in a disciplined family” he had said.  She could not apply for leave that day as she had just joined the company. She was suffering from leg pain due to post surgery injury and it was very difficult for her to climb each step and reach the second floor of the office. The same day Jenny’s husband was undergoing a kidney stone surgery. That’s why she asked her parents and uncle to be with her husband in the hospital. It was lunch time and Jenny carried ...

Oracle Reports Builder is a tool used for report processing. You can create simple data reports using this tool. I found the installation of this tool a little tedious. Both design time and runtime components have to be installed. If they both are not installed you won't be able to run and test the reports. After the installation of the Oracle Developer Suite, go to Oracle Database 10g Express Edition and start the database. When you open reports builder, there are three options to build a report: using the report wizard, build a new report manually and open an existing report. For any of the options that is chosen, you can see tools such as Object Navigator, Object properties, Data model editor, Property Palette, Layout editor and Parameter form editor.In the Layout Editor there are three layout options available to generate reports: create both web and paper layout, create web layout and create paper layout. There are five report styles such as tabular, group above, group le...

Everybody face problems at their workplace but tend to remain hush about it. Mobbing is spreading widely in almost all work places in the world but the topic is hidden because no one wants to experience any kind of loss at their work place. “Mobbing” is a term started by Duffy and Len Sperry which means “nonsexual harassment of a coworker by a group.”   It is defined as: "MOBBING IS...EMOTIONAL ABUSE in the workplace. "Ganging up" by co-workers, subordinates or superiors, to force someone out of the workplace through rumor, innuendo, intimidation, humiliation, discrediting, and isolation. Malicious, nonsexual, nonracial, general harassment. Other expressions for MOBBING are: Bullying, psychological terror or aggression, hostile behaviors at work, workplace trauma, incivility or emotional violence. We consider MOBBING an emotional injury that impacts a target's mental and physical health. MOBBING is a workplace safety and health issue." N. Zanolli Davenpo...

Sometimes, no matter how much we try to blend with the materialistic world, we do capitulate to feelings and emotions. After-all, we are humans and not machines. Reading and music is therapeutic at times. well, at-least for me, it is. It is peaceful.  I like to read short stories, vaudeville, fiction, fantasy and so on. I grew up counting the fan mails my mom would receive for each and every article/story/poem she wrote. I always read articles/blogs that my mom has written and somehow I like them so much that I keep reading them again and again.  Recently I came across a haiku and it was very meaningful. So much of thought has been put into it. It is called a slaking song . I also noticed that some writers keep writing about death a lot. Every story ends in death. Writing that she shot him, he shot her, she committed suicide, he fell off a tower, he/she had cancer and making others around you die, little do these people think about their own death, they never think about...

Living in the IT world of Bengaluru we generally forget to reduce the impact on environment caused by us.The more the carbon is being let out into our atmosphere, the more it contributes to global warming. Even though we are educated and are working in the IT industry we do not care much about measuring our carbon footprint. By measuring the amount of carbon we release in each of our activities, we can cut down and reduce the carbon amount we leave into the atmosphere by taking some effective initiatives. Our city is known for its IT hub. The infrastructure of the various MNCs are very huge. Each building can go green by including some very useful and effective green measures such as rain water harvesting system, solar heaters, eco-friendly air coolers, minimising the usage of plastic, usage of solar buggy, cycles, usage of low energy consuming lights and daylight sensors. More initiatives can be taken if  each and every employees carbon footprint is measured every day in each...

1997 was a year of catastrophes for me.  I had already lost my paternal grandma in 96 and I lost my maternal grandpa in 97. I didn't know what was happening. My uncle was kind enough to understand  my mother's and my grief, so we left to my uncle's in October. The memory is still fresh in my mind. When my uncle's family picked us at the airport I was introduced to a petite and affectionate Bichaun Fris é   called "Raja". He jumped on me, licked my hands and feet, sat on my lap and licked my face. He brought a big smile on my face. We both just couldn't live without each other. Raja would curl up and sleep near my feet on bed. If he was not allowed to be on bed, I would sleep on the floor and he would sleep near my head. Me with Raja I gave him a gift I had bought for myself at the airport, orange truffles. It was his favorite and he always finished the entire pack. He had his own routine. Every morning, he used to run in the back yard to keep himse...

Image source: http://lilliemcferrin.com/five-sentence-fiction-isolated/ She began a new life with a family in the name of marriage. A family where women were considered men if they had given birth to a male child. She received the portent and tried to impress them but, the only way to impress them was to starve and become lame. "I was not born for this" she thought. She was isolated for the rest of her life for she was a woman. Jahnavi.K.J written for Lillie McFerrin's five sentence fiction .

"ಮಳೆ ಬರುತ್ತಿದೆ" ಎಂದಾಗ, ಕಾಲೆಲ್ಲಿದೆ ನಿನಗೆ ಮಳೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯಲು ಎಂದು ವ್ಯಂಗ್ಯವಾಡಿ ನಕ್ಕರಲ್ಲೇ ಗೆಳತಿ! " ಮನುಜರಿವರೆ?" ಎಂದೆನಿಸಿದಾಗ, ಘೊಳ್ಳ್ ಎಂದು ನಕ್ಕು ಕಟಕಿಯಾಡಿ ನೋಯಿಸಿ ನಕ್ಕರಲ್ಲೇ ಗೆಳತಿ! ಕಳೆದ ಕೊಂಡಿಯ ಜೋಡಿಸಿ ಬೆಸೆಯಲು ಹೊರಟಾಗ ಕೈತಟ್ಟಿ ನಕ್ಕು ಸಂಬಂಧವೇನು ಎಂದು ಹಂಗಿಸಿದರಲ್ಲೇ! ಕಾಲನ ತುಳಿತಕ್ಕೆ ಹರಡಿ ಹೋದ ಬದುಕು ಕಟ್ಟಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತೇನೆಂದಾಗ "ಕಾಲಿಲ್ಲವೇ ನಿನಗೆ" ಎಂದು ನೆನಪಿಸಿ ಕಿಸಕ್ಕೆಂದರಲ್ಲೇ ಗೆಳತಿ! ಬೇಸಗೆಯ ಮೊದಲ ಮಳೆಯ ತಂಪು ಸಿಂಚನಕ್ಕೊಂದು ಕ್ಷಣ ಮಾರು ಹೋದ ಮನ "ಮಳೆ ಬರುತ್ತಿದೆ" ಎಂದಾಗ ನಕ್ಕರ್ಯಾಕೆ ಇವರೆಲ್ಲ? "ಮಳೆ ಬರುತ್ತಿದೆ" ಎಂದಾಗ ನಡೆಯಲು ಕಾಲಿಲ್ಲದೆಯೂ, ಮನ, ಕಪ್ಪು ಡಾಂಬರು ರಸ್ತೆಯುದ್ದಕ್ಕೂ ಹರಿದಾಡಿದ್ದೂ ಸುಳ್ಳೇನೇ ಗೆಳತಿ? ನೆತ್ತಿ ಚರ್ಮ ಸುಡುವ ಬಿಸಿಲಿಗೆ ದಪ್ಪನೆಯ ಮಳೆಹನಿ  ಭುಸುಗುಡುವ ಬಿಸಿ ನೆಲಕ್ಕೆ ಪನ್ನೀರ ತುಂತುರು ಹನಿ ಬೆವರ ಬಸಿಯುವ ಸೆಕೆಗೆ ತಂಪಾದ ಗಾಳಿ, ಮೈಮರೆಸಿತ್ತು, "ಮಳೆ ಬರುತ್ತಿದೆ" ಎಂಬ ಉದ್ಗಾರಕ್ಕೆ ವ್ಯಂಗ್ಯವೇಕೆ ಸಿಕ್ಕಿತು? ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ನಗೆ, ಬಿಸಿಲು ಮಳೆಯ ಕಾಮನಬಿಲ್ಲು ಮೂಡಬಹುದಲ್ಲ ಜೀವನದಾಗಸದಲ್ಲಿ! ಹಂಬಲಿಸಿ ಕಾದಾಗ ಬಿದ್ದೊಂದೆರಡು ಹನಿ, ಆಸೆಯ ಕೊನರಿಸಿ "ಮಳೆ ಬರುತ್ತಿದೆ" ಎಂದಾಗ ತುಟಿ ಸೊಟ್ಟ ಮಾಡಿ ನಗು ಮುಕ್ಕಳಿಸಿ ಚೆಲ್ಲಿದರೇಕೆ ಗೆ...

At present in India, the traditional infrastructure is being utilised for e-governance. Cloud computing in government of India can provide efficient usage of infrastructure and resources. The lack of resources in certain regions of India can be discriminated by making use of cloud services effectively and efficiently.  Society for Promotion of e-governance,  defines e-governance as follows: E-governance is the application of information & communication technologies to transform the efficiency, effectiveness, transparency and accountability of informational & transactional exchanges with in government, between govt. & govt. agencies of National, State, Municipal & Local levels, citizen & businesses, and to empower citizens through access & use of information. India being a developing country implements the traditional infrastructure for e-governance. The Indian government can improvise in e-governance by implementing cloud computing and...

The beginning of the year 2014 was filled with worries and sadness for me. Every day was just passing by and I completed my part time job. I had nothing else to do other than taking care of myself. It hurts when you get injured because of something else and it was not your fault. Worries occupied me completely. One of my hobby is to paint. I started to paint but worries and sadness would not go away. Slowly arrived , the month of March. My parents called my uncle and aunt, we went out for lunch on my birthday, I was a little happy at that moment but started to feel low again. My uncle called my dad the next day and asked us to join them for a concert at vanaranga. It was a Sarod-Veena jugalbandi from Pandit Rajeev Taranath and Veene Vidwan D.BalaKrishna. D.Balakrishna is the son and disciple of  Veene Doreswamy Iyengar and is an authentic practitioner of the Mysoorubaani in veene. The percussionists were Vidwan Anooru Ananthakrishna Sharma on the Mridanga and Pandit Udayaraj Ka...

Image source: http://lilliemcferrin.com/five-sentence-fiction-open/ I received a celestial note in my mind. Life is a lengthy path,walk slowly,the green pasture is welcoming your feet to touch it and sense the comfort you are longing for. The hardships you have suffered are bygone. Get ready for a change in your life as the sun will brighten your days as you step out. The solitary confinement is over forever, beautiful cool breeze will be enjoyed with all life's prosperity. Written for Lillie McFerrin Writes ‘Five Sentence Fiction’ challenge   with word prompt: OPEN

Love the Ad? I loved it too...This advertisement drew my attention to the Asus Zenfone.  One can definitely experience unconditional love with Asus zenfone The platform is android OS v4.3(jelly bean) upgradable to v4.42(kit kat), Intel atom z2580/2560 dual core 2GHz. One can do a lot of cool things in the zenfone. Five features of this phone were very attractive and I’m going to mention them here. I love colors. Phones with vibrant colors somehow suits my personality. Zenfone is available in five different attractive colors. The available colors of zenfone are Charcoal Black, Pearl White, Cherry Red, Champagne Gold, Twilight Purple. It's a beautiful and Elegant phone for girls to carry. Capturing some precious moments makes you love zenfone as it has advanced 13 MP HD camera supported by Intel atom processor. Everyone wants to capture a lovely selfie these days  and you can take selfies with friends and family very easily as zenfone has the capability to detect ...

Today on valentine's day, I remember a beautiful bhavageethe sung by M.S.Sheela. I had heard this song on TV probably 7 years back. The song is full of emotions. I feel like singing it again and again. I want to share this song in this blog. I do not know who has written it. ನೀ ನುಡಿಯದಿರಬಹುದು ನೀ ನಂಬದಿರಬಹುದು  ನೀನೊಲ್ಲದಿರಬಹುದು ನನ್ನೊಲವನು| ಕೋಟಿ ತಾರೆಗಳ್‌ಹೊಳೆದು ತುಂಬು ಚಂದಿರ ಮಿನುಗಿ ಆದರೂ ತುಂಬದಿದೆ ಬಾನಿನೋಡಲು|| ನಾನೊಲಿದು ಬರುವಾಗ ನೀನು ಒಲ್ಲೆನು ಎಂದು ನನ್ನೆಡೆಗೆ ಮೊಗದಿರುಗಿ ಸಾಗಬಹುದು| ಕಲ್ಲು ನೆಲವನು ಬಿಡಿಸಿ ಹದ ಮಾಡಿ ಕಾದಿರಲು ಮಳೆಯ ಹೆಸರಿಲ್ಲದೆಯೆ ಹೋಗಬಹುದು||ನೀ ನುಡಿಯದಿರಬಹುದು|| ಆಸೆಗಳಿಗಾಸರೆಯ ನೀಡದೆಯೇ ನಿನ್ನೊಲವು ಬಹುಕಾಲ ಮೊಗದಿರುಗಿ ಸಾಗಬಹುದು| ಕಡೆಗೊಂದು ದಿನ ನಿನಗೆ ತಪ್ಪು ಕಣ್ಣಿಗೆ ಬಂದು ತಾನಾಗಿ ಮನವರಿಕೆ ಆಗಬಹುದು||ನೀ ನುಡಿಯದಿರಬಹುದು|| ಹತ್ತು ವರುಷದ ಹಿಂದೆ ನಾವಿದ್ದ ಮನೆಯಂತೆ ನಾನಿನಗೆ ನೀನೆನಗೆ ಕಾಣಬಹುದು | ಜೀವನದ ತೋಟದಲಿ ಒಂದು ಗಿಳಿ ನಗದಂತೆ ವಿಧಿಯ ಕಟ್ಟಪ್ಪಣೆಯ ಸಾರಬಹುದು||ನೀ ನುಡಿಯದಿರಬಹುದು||

It's human nature to get frightened after an injury. Likewise, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a type of mental illness that affects some people due to their traumatic injury. It can occur at any age, from childhood to old age.It's a psychiatric issue which is common yet unrecognized in many patients. Image source: google images for PTSD The reason or cause for PTSD are several. Events such as threatened death or violent death, intense fear, torture, helplessness, witnessing or being a victim of natural calamities, lack of support from family/friends after a surgery are a few causes for PTSD to occur. Many patients who suffer from orthopedic trauma develop symptoms of PTSD too. It occurs even after the wound is healed/healing. It is also commonly seen in Veterans and soldiers  after a war. The symptoms for PTSD may include intrusion symptoms such as disturbed sleep, dreams related to the traumatic experience.Without proper treatment, lack of suppo...