just musings about death ...lol

 

thanks to asssssssssam i met death in various shapes and sizes ...sometimes on a daily basis ....sometimes it was a legless snake in the banana bunch in the dining room or an AK47 gun shoved into my face ... sometimes it was a machete that the cook brought into my kitchen and i ordered him to go keep it Outside my house ...

in pune it was near fatal accidents and...now i am bored of people with fever being Scared ...i am taking care of them but i am beyond fear and Death .... LOL

feels like exam time and i zzzzzzzing like nobody's business ....Everyone Yelling at me for zzzzzzzzing and me zzzzzzing peacefully with a thick blanket in peak summer in Pune ... no one knew i always listened with utmost concentration during lectures and i made notes everyday post class ...and i Never Ever Bunked class ...i liked economics, French and Philosophy-i loved

so never bunked and that was half the prep for exams ... LOL

and i kind of bank on my Character ...it's Flawed with the Right Dose of Krazy which is not much appreciated on the Netherside of Life ergo i am Still Alive

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#EatMoreMillets #Rye

 Eating Rye ... and including it in one's diet Regularly

1. Helps in Weight Loss thanks to the fibre content..

2. Prevents Gall Stones as it contains elements that decrease the amount of Bile Acids ...

3. Metabolism....this unique granular grass can boost metabolism due to certain properties of it's high fibre content

4. Fights Diabetes...as it has low glycaemic index and produces lower levels of glucose ...

5. Promotes Heart Health....as it helps lower cholesterol levels

6.Anti Inflammatory...

7. helps fight Asthma...

8. Rye can help prevent different types of cancer ...ergo it is one of the first solid foods given to infants...

9. Good for our Hormones ergo a must have for women above 40 and those dealing with menopause

10. Good for Skeletal health due to high amounts of Magnesium and Calcium and helps maintain good bone health and teeth ...

11. Good Source of Nutrients ... as it has calcium, magnesium, manganese, zinc, iron, and pantothenic acid ...

it is Excellent for women who suffer from Low HB levels and is considered one of the grains that are necessarily given to infants ...

in South India and in the Coastal Belt in Konkan ...this is a part of the staple diet of poor people...it is affordable and had on a daily basis and this is what Sustains them and gives them the Energy to deal with heavy duty labour ....this has some amount of Gluten ...ergo if one is Gluten Intolerant ...then one will have to consult their doctor Before Consuming this Millet ....

Millets are consumed across the length and Breadth of India and help sustain the poor people even though they have a restricted Diet .... we should consume more millets and i hope we do start a Movement towards Healthy Eating and Sufficient Nutrients specially for the girl child in India and Millets Fit the Bill Awsumly !!!

#EatMoreMillets #millets #milletrecipes #NutriciousVegetarianFood

Vernacular Languages should be introduced in a Fun Way in schools ...Combine Vernacular with ...Drama class and Music Class and Arts class ... Dialogue and conversation is how Vernacular languages should be Introduced

If the rule to be implemented is that ...for the 1st 5 years ....education is to be only in the mother tongue ....this goes against the theory that ....the younger the child ...greater the capacity to pick up a language .... there is a large number of students whose parents keep changing their place of work...
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so how will such students cope when shifting from one state to another ??? on Tea Research Stations ..the kids of North Indian scientists were some who suffered the most ...when they shifted to Tamil Nadu ....Tamil becoming compulsory in the late 90s meant ...scrapping through class
what about CBSE and ISCE schools ....since ICSE schools have low level of Marathi and passing is not compulsory ....my kids had to change their Board altogether ...when their ICSE school changed to SSC in 2015 ....my elder child could never have coped with 9th grade level of Marathi in the SSC Board....
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i never taught my kids English at home till they started Grade 1 ... till then they learnt Hindi and kept hearing assamese-spoken by their father and me... and Malayalam in their grandparents place and from me ... once they started Grade 1 i started using English when teaching ...or else i stuck to Hindi for dad to day Conversation
Hindi was the neutral language ...not their father's or my mother tongue ...plus in case my kids are alone due to some problem ...knowing Hindi could be of help .... not everyone understands English in India
in a world where E-Sports is getting to be a Huge Opportunity ...why would India want to grant our kids ....lack of Fluency in English ???
kids as young as 9 are participating in Global Events be it Science or Maths Olympiads or Competitions....so it would be Unfair to Deny knowledge of a Global Language to the young kids in India
Before the Proposals are Levied ....it should be sent out to Objective Critics and Parents ...for a Feedback
Only then can Policy really Help a country like India ...
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in school ...i learnt English from Lower KG along with Hindi...which was in an Air Force School .....then when i shifted to the convent school-i passed out from... during my Sr KG ...i had only English to contend with ...i started Marathi in Grade 1 and Hindi in Grade 5 in the convent school following the SSC State Board ....so i learnt English and Marathi from Grade 1, Hindi got added in Grade 5 and i dropped Marathi in Grade 8 and learnt English, Hindi and French during 8th, 9th and 10th grade
ICSE kids had English and Hindi and Marathi was optional ....now Marathi/Vernacular is compulsory in all Boards...
Except in IB and IGSCE schools
i do see a huge Shift in kids going to the IB and IGSCE Boards ...if parents have a transferable job .... it is very difficult picking up Various Vernacular languages for kids ...spl when some of them shift in between terms ...
i Feel Vernacular should be a Fun class in all schools ....Combine Vernacular with ...Drama class and Music Class and Arts class ... Dialogue and conversation is how Vernacular languages should be Introduced and then the child and parent allowed to judge... IF they want to take it further ....
Shoving a Language down a child's throat is a Bad way to inculcate a Love for Languages

Who is the Real Architect of Economic △/Change in India???

it is the Economists at the IMF who drafted rules which the govt had to follow ....who ran the govt during India's Lowest Ebb ...The Congress
ergo who got the Label of Architect of △ in India
Sri PV Narashima Rao Ji ...the then PM
who helped him???
Manmohan Singh Ji, P Chidambaram Ji and the Chairman of the then Planning Commission Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia Ji
there were Major Areas we had to have Significant and Radical changes in ...like VRS ...who had ever heard of Mass Scale of Voluntary Retirement Scheme for Govt officials in an Overstaffed Govt Sector ???
just take this one VRS ...it had a huge Multiplier Effect in the Economy as many of those who retired went on to start their own SMEs and some went on to be successfull Entrepreneurs ...
PPP public private participation was also part of the Agenda Right
So Rahul Gandhi Ji ....Aap kaise keh sakteh hain ke the Railways starting PPP schemes is going to Harm the economy ???
the Railways has always been an... at Best a Break Even sort of Sector in India ....my uncle and cousin were Chief Signal Inspectors in the railways and i would see Kalasis who helped with household chores et al being not fully productive and a lot of over employment everytime i used the railways offices to make phone calls to them ....
Profit Motive being absent meant ...a Total Lackadaisical Attitude and not a Very Driven set of people looking into the hospitality aspect of the railways ...
the overworked ones are those manning signals and security and a few more depts ....but Catering and Cleaning..could Really do with a makeover
i never travel by Air India or Indian Airlines ...i always use private airlines ....so you see how it is ...
i will take the example of HAL Pune ....hindustan antibiotics ltd Pune was a badly managed loss making unit which had a Dynasty system to employ people too ....after a father his son would get his job etc etc etc ...it got soooo bad that no one employed there Ever bought drugs manufactured by HAL ...till it came to Closure Notice time
then the union decided to pull up it's socks and worked very hard to Turn around the org
unless pushed the public sector employees have a rather laidback attitude in life ...
an SBI office vis a vis an ICICI office
so i feel PPP will be good in the long run ...in the short run there will be some amount of unemployment ..... which will get absorbed according to their skill levels ....long term prospects of PPP is anyday better than the Exclusive Only Public Sector Categorisation for the railways ....
and saying this is bad is like actually saying that what Manmohan Singh Ji and his team propounded was Wrong too ....
the roots of PPP were sown by the IMF and carried forward by the Congress itself .....
Think about it
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ummm Brain Games .... Solitaire ...the card game ...not the song .... ;)

When i used to read for college ....one article and one reading was All the time i would get ...coz if the evilness i live with ...returned back from work and saw me with the Economic Times or the TOI ....there would be a Loud... Kaw Kaw Kaw session and Hell to Pay ...
as his sister who taught in a college in assssam never ever read newspapers... nor did research and he could not understand my addiction to reading ...he does not Read per se ...i always did his research for him right from college days ...he has to write a paper and i had to forage for material and courier it to asssam from Pune ....ergo ...lost case :/
so One reading and i knew Every Word by Heart ....my brains were on a Schrödinger's Wheel ...so to speak .... i never read the text from text and reference books i followed ...
i would read newspapers and even the radio gave me material to teach ...Examples via advertisements and songs and jingles and my fav show was broadcast by the Mumbai office of Radio One ...a show where stalwarts from the field of advertising... were interviewed and their playlist which used to be a mix of English and Hindi songs would be showcased .... listened to it till 2012 ...
when i returned to India in July 2013 that show was gone and so was my will to teach and the radio was in a different space too ...
since 2012 reading has been Predominantly Online ....and when i have 8-9 tabs open ....
and time is an Ally now ...
the Desperation to Remember Every Word i Read is gone
hmmm ... should get back to Brain Games
have you ever tried it ???
Brain Games ???
Awsummm Funnn it can be
kinda like Solitude
ummm the card game not the song 

Misogyny and ...Sweeping It under carpets .....and a movie

the setting was ....the first week of October 2006 .... i was correcting end of semester test papers .... my right hand was in a cast from shoulder to the wrist ....i had a stitched up open wound near my wrist and 3 rods in my hand ...pain was excruciating and i had nearly 1500 answer sheets to plod through the winter break from the 2 colleges i taught in ....
those papers kept my mind off the pain
for the 1st time post reaching back to Pune .... the kids father insisted on subscribing to cable TV
TLC had me hooked to shows by chefs and Star World and Indian channels had me hooked to movies ....English and Hindi ....something about the movie Australia hit me in my gut....
the Poems hit a nerve ...
the aura of the Artists .... the setting and the songs sung by the aborigines ...
the Hero of the movie is definitely Female ....it was Nicole Kidman's character that shone through more fiercely than a Star ....when she Openly acknowledges 'Creamies' we call such people anglo indians here in my country
the Nonchalance with which she speaks about the Real Reason she knows her husband is living Down Under and her Steely Resolve to go visit him in person
the very opening of the movie sets the tone for Heroic from an otherwise ...typical English Noblewoman who has never stepped outside England
the fact that tugs at one's heart is how We Women Accept and Never Question the excesses by the men in our Lives ...we keep taking and taking and taking Abuse and keep Quite
...
no matter how educated we are and no matter how liberated we imagine we are ...
that Theme Runs through the movie ...
When the Boss Lady Asley wants to adopt the little interracial child living or rather hiding on her cattle ranch Faraway Downs ....and openly talks about it during a ball in that city town hall .... the Aghast silence that follows ...
not one White woman in the gathering there will Ever acknowledge or mention .... Extra Marital Affairs or like or acknowledge the interracial children called Creamy ...
be it Australia or The Sleeping Dictionary or any movie that talks about extra marital issues ... those who live with this ...will avoid talking about it ...unless it was in America and an Amazing Mrs M
like how presidents get impeached in America ...we in India are more Accepting of such issues .... one person makes a mistake due to his Urges .... we Indians do not get into a Song and Dance about libido .... hmmm we are the land of the Kamasutra after all ...only thing we Evolved to treat sex as Taboo and talk about sex even more Taboo ...
and...Yettt we are the second most Populous nation on Earth ...LOL
hmmm we are Weird that way ....
point is ...is straying bad per se and does losing public office become necessary ...
yes if the person used his/her Power-given to the person by the public of the country via a vote ...to manipulate anyone employed by his government for sexual favours is reason enough to lose office and most importantly --the chair..
we have quite a few people with murder cases against them being part of the Decision Making Units in the govt of India ....
everyone who Errs ...needs a Second Chance
but we Draw the line when it comes to Continuously Misusing Power entrusted to said folk by the public of a country
now...
the women who accept men who make a habit of straying and vice versa ....and also the Line in Society that demarcates ....talking and making Conversation ...and Flirting ....
when conversation about mundane humdrum things is equated with Flirting
Self Appointed Pseudo Moral Keeping raises it's Medusa-esque head
who decides that men and their predatory ways are a given to be accepted
and any woman having conversations with men is a Slut of the Worst kind ....even if the woman in Question has never had coitus with any of the said men
being friends and/or emotional attachments are sin too???
and then the Silence and Hidden Tears of the Richest Second Sex in my country or any country of this world
would any of these husbands Tolerate their wives going out and having an Affair .... very few ...next to negligible are men Enough to deal with such issues and/or deal with Stronger and More Successfull Partners
sooooooooooo many women ...including me ...take a break ...time and time again to please in-laws and the man i married ....the best years when i could have built my career in the field of teaching in assam ...i was made to be in a maid mode and yelled at Daily ...for Not Being Good Enough
when relatives post marriage actually tells one to end their life .... the Will to Survive Becomes the Strongest
also when a lady is carrying and is going through a Crisis ....the unborn child sends healing to the mother's body .....a rare case of the Dependent Variable and unborn child ...healing the Host/Mother ...
Nature is weird ...if you notice Trees ....they will weather storms and invite all kinds of creatures to peck on them and burrow down in their cocoon ....
and Even Offers Shade to the person who will cut it down ...
we women have a Resilience that Nature built into us ..to deal with childbirth and the Hardships of Nurturing Men who refuse to grow up
all that is Perfectly Fine but the Parasites among men always get the most Forgiving of wives
what kind of Karma is that and who Decides this kind of
Burning ...Searing kind of Circle of Life
some days the Injustice in the systems of our society
Astounds and Amazes me in equal amounts ....
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Today 4th July ...is the Anniversary of my Near Death Experience aka Riggggorrrrrr LMAO

it is by far the Exact Replica of scenes from The Exorcist and the entire gamut and bevy of Horrrrorrrrrr Movies LMAO
when my ante natal class was being shown the labour rooms in the hospital-where i was born-and the place where i was planning to deliver my First Born ....
we women noticed a ward boy walk into the labour room ...which had one lady crying in pain on a delivery bed and 3 delivery beds in all in that one room ...
And Yikesss we went ....imagine having a child with two more people in the room and their husbands too being in the Room
Yikes ....Creepy as Hell and WTF raised to the Power Infinity
no matter who says what ....
Normal Deliveries are Dehumanising as F
one has to lie there with Pain and EVERYONE walks in to look at one's ...Always Covered Parts
Aaaeeelaaa Sic as F
i switched off from wanting to Deliver
Message got sent to and Accepted by my Unborn
Who Promptly Went into
Do Not Allow Water Bag to Burst Mode
more WOE to me
30thJune 2001 arrived with Trepidation and Went
1st, 2nd July too went and i started to Panic
my maiden surname is Panicker ...
Ergo ...was Born with Panic DNA LMAO
so late on 2nd July...my friend from ante natal class decided she is going in for induced Birth... as her baby too was in Lockdown mode
so i too called my doc and got admitted on 3rd night
4th morning ...19years ago ...on this day ...at the break of dawn i was given an enema and told to be NBM ...nil by mouth
Imagine ....saline and some medicine via a Drip and No Food for a Much Pregnant lady .....
kya hoga ....what will happen
by 3.30pm that day i was Hungry as Hell and Tired of the Dammmn Pain and Cold as Hell in the Luxury Labour room
....why-thanks to the Air Conditioning ...LMAO LMAO LMAO
why Luxury Labour Room-zero Ward Boys can enter ..Literal LMAO LMAO LMAO :P :P :P
downside to Luxury Labour room ....freaking cold as hell ...i definitely had hypothyroidism by then i guess
the Only test my doctor missed when i got a rash all over my body in the 8th month like German measles
he and the Golwilkar Lab people too were worried
the rash went away ...but both the doctor and the lab ....made me repeat the Ts T3 and T4 twice 8 months later as Both Believed that i could not be hyperthyroidic-i was and got a free lab test LOL LOL LOL
so back to 3.30pm on 4th July 2001 ....my body got Wild at the cold and lack of food ...and it decided to float an 83Kg moi and my baby
Freak Show ensued ...i thought ....Fing Asssssmese and their Black Magic and Hate for poooor old me ....this is assamese black magic
Idiot Moi-it was Science ...when some people's body temp Dips ...they get Rigor
a Simple Truth we DENY ...ergo we think we can Levitate due to Ghouls and Evil Spirits ;) ;)
ergo ...i got the FRIGHT of my life ....3rd time during my pregnancy ...i was on the Verge of Death
and All i could think of was ....Silly Ghost theme based movies i Watched Eons ago LMAO LMAO LMAO
the Matron got the Fright of her life ....she Held my Body down and sent the dafto i married to get nurses and blankets
and then the Warmth of the Blankets helped the Exorcism aka Rigor subside and i was all good and still in one piece on the narrow delivery table LMAO
and then they gave me one small plate of vegetarian food ....i wanted to eat the Universe ....i was sooooooo Hungry and Everyone was eating food .... except moi and my baby ....he-in vitro kicked me Max on 4th July
But ...he Refused to Want to come out either
when his heart beats started falling by 7pm on 5th July 2001 ...the Doctor Gave Up and ordered an Emergency C-Section ...
and i am Soooooooooooooooooooooooo For C-sections
my second child is a Planned C-Section and both my second baby and i were Peacefull and i Loved that entire fuss free and Beautifull experience of Birthing .....
some folks will say that i am a Whatever
so Whatever
but i Love C-Section Deliveries
Keeps it Humane and Peacefull
City bred and born
LOL LOL LOL