BIOMETRIC TAXI SERVICE AT AIRPORT!

Came across an interesting news item

In yesterdays Hindustan Times. about

much awaited Biometric pre paid

 taxi service operation system in Delhi.

This is in view of ensuring safety

of the airport passengers.

A specialised  software is used

to issue pre=paid slips. The new slip

contains details of the passenger,

his flight details,passport details

 in case of an international flier and

 details of the bay from which he

 would board the taxi.There are a

total of 41 bays at the I.G.I.airport .

About 3000 authorised taxi drivers

have been issued biometric cards.

All have them have been verified

By the Delhi Police And DIAL

Delhi International Airport Ltd.

All details of the driver and vehicle

Are stored in the card. The drivers

will have to first swap the card at

the entry point and then get their

identity verified using biometric

system  to enter the authorised

parking area at the airport.

A step in the right direction

I say!

BIOMETRIC TAXI SERVICE AT AIRPORT!

Came across an interesting news item

In yesterdays Hindustan Times. about

much awaited Biometric pre paid

 taxi service operation system in Delhi.

This is in view of ensuring safety

of the airport passengers.

A specialised  software is used

to issue pre=paid slips. The new slip

contains details of the passenger,

his flight details,passport details

 in case of an international flier and

 details of the bay from which he

 would board the taxi.There are a

total of 41 bays at the I.G.I.airport .

About 3000 authorised taxi drivers

have been issued biometric cards.

All have them have been verified

By the Delhi Police And DIAL

Delhi International Airport Ltd.

All details of the driver and vehicle

Are stored in the card. The drivers

will have to first swap the card at

the entry point and then get their

identity verified using biometric

system  to enter the authorised

parking area at the airport.

A step in the right direction

I say!

OLD IS GOLD!!!!!!!!!!

Reading todays paper I came

 across this interesting piece by

 Renuka Narayan. She has given

a few random thoughts on getting

older to help us get perspective.

1.    Do not regret growing older

it is a privilege denied to many.

2.    Age is an issue of mind

over matter :if you don’t

mind,it doesn’t matter .said

Mark Twain.

3.    Nobody grows old merely

by living a number of years .

we grow old by deserting our

ideals .Years may wrinkle

the skin ,but to give up

enthusiasm wrinkles the

soul. Samuel Ullman.

4.    You are as young as

old as your doubt;as young

as your self-confidence,as

old as your fear ;as young

as your hope ,as old as

your despair.Douglas

Mac Arthur –famous general.

5.    Age does not diminish

the extreme disappointment

of having a scoop of icecream

fall from the cone.Jim Fiebig.

6.    To be 70 years young is

sometimes far more cheerful

and hopeful than to be 40

years old’.Oliver Wendell Holmes.

7.It’s sad to grow old but

nice to ripen .

Gorgeous Brigitte Bardot.

8.Growing old is inevitable.

Growing up is optional.

Interesting random thoughts.. .

I say however

one is as old as one feels !

I for one feel young when alone

And amonst youngsters feel old

Theory of relativity …anyone?!

  

IBN-18 YOUNG INDIAN AWARDS 2011

Druv Lakra

IBN-18 have initiated the

Young Indian Leader’s Awards.

In its second year it presented the

Awards on 30^th June 2011.It is in

order to give recognition to fresh

 energy,brilliance,fiery ambition,

positive spirit and radical ideas of

 Indian Youth ,who are powered

 with exuberance and enterprising spirit .

This breed of young bold and fearless

 go getters  is confident ,well informed,

optimistic,progressive,triumphant in their

 stance.They infuse a fiery zeal and inspire

 our youth to come forward and participate

 in the nation’s progress and catapult India

 to newer heights of success .

Out of the many selected for the award I

was taken in by the imaginative

 social endeavour of Dhruv Lakra.

A MBA graduate from Oxford .

He started Mirakle Couriers.

A Courrier company with a

difference ,which employs only

deaf and dumb youth . On the

premise that a courier service

requires minimal use of speech

and hearing. He thought of

starting this business for the

specially abled people .Barring

the 4 Managerial staff all employees

are hearing disabled. A misiah for them .

He has 2 branches in Mumbai and

plans to go Pan India in the long run.

I must say Kudos! to the most

dynamic social activist!!!

TAMARIND JAGGERY SAUCE.

This is a delicious sauce 

It can be used with curds\yogurt

Puffed rice (bhel puri)

Nachos

Chips

Bread

Whatever

Ingredients

1.    250 gms  jaggery

2.    100 gms  tamarind.

3.    a pinch of asafoetida .

4.    4tsp . of cumin seeds

5.    1 tsp of dried ginger powder.

6.    3 tsp red chilli powder.

7.    black salt 1 tsp

8.    half tsp regular salt.(optional)

Recipe

Soak the jaggery in a bowl of water for 5 hours

Soak  the tamarind in another bowl of water.’’”

Mash the tamarind and mix that water with the

liquid jaggery water.

Put the mixture of the 2 on the stove\gas   and put in

 ingredients 3,4,5,6 and 7and 8.

Boil and simmer for 15 minutes or till the mixture

thickens a little.

Strain the mixture through the soup strainer.

Bottle it when cold.

And that’s your lip smacking sauce!

RABINDRANATH TAGORE ON GURU NANAK DEVJI'S ARTI.

Anthem of the universe by  Guru Nanak .

I came across this article in the Hindustan Times….

 Balraj Sahani an Indian actor asked the nobel laureate

Rabindranath Tagore that he had written the National Anthem

for India and could he write an international anthem for the

 whole world?To this Rabindranath replied that  it has already

been written ,not only international but for the entire universe!

In the sixteenth century by Guru Nanak.

Every evening in all the Gurudwaras after the recitation of

Rehras Sahib, arti(ceremony of light) is sung by the raagis in

Raag Dhanasri .

As legend has it ,in 1508 A.D.Guru Nanak Devji visited the

famous temple of Jagannath at Puri in Orissa,which was well known

for its arti for Lord Krishna.In the evening the priests broughtva platterfull

of many lighted lamps ,flowers ,incense and pearls and began the arti .Nanak

meanwhile spontaneously gave words to the wonderful arti which was being

hummed by nature before the invisible altar of God ,the creator of this universe:

GAGAN MEIN THAL RAV CHAND DIPAK

BANE TARIKA MANDAL JANAK MOTI

DHOOP MALYANLO PAWAN CHAWRO KARE

SAGAL BANRAYE PHULANT  JYOTI

KAISI AARTI HO-AY BHAV KHANDANA

TERI AARTI…

“The sky is the puja thaal , in which the sun and the moon are the diyas .

The stars in the contellation are jewels.

The wind laden with sandle-fragrance , is the celestial fan

All the flowering fields forests are the radiance!

What wonderful worship this is ,O destroyer of fear ,

This is you arti!”

JO TIS BHAVAI SO ARTI HO-AY.

That which pleases Him is true worship!

TURMERIC THE GOLDEN SPICE!

The wonder spice helps you keep healthy!

Turmeric or Haldi adds colour flavour purity and health to life!

It prevents cholestrol oxidation and it’s high levels of

Vitamin B6 protects the heart .It strengthens and improves digestion

thereby reducing gas and bloating .Promotes healthy metabolism,

elimination of wastes and toxins ,and  weight management.It

supports healthy liver function and detoxification by increasing

bile flow and cleansing ,rejuvenating and recharging the liver

cells .It also purifies the blood!

Haldi contains curcuminoids(plant- based powerful anti-oxidant

and anti-inflamatory nutrients .)that……

1)relieve arthritis pain and stiffness.

2)inhibit cancer initiation,promotion and invasion,angiogenesis

and metasis.

3)prevent and help treat Alzheimer’s and depression.

4)add to these what you know about this yellow gold!

Using It As A Protective Shield:

Use it as a spice in cooking which we all do .

For better digestion ,eat a mixture of 1 tsp.of turmeric in

One cup of yogurt/curds right after lunch.

For relief from asthama ,allergies ,muscle aches and pains

And for anti-ageing and anti inlamatory effects boil 1 cup

Of milk with 1 tsp.of turmeric powder and drink it before

 going to sleep!

For detoxification of the blood and liver take 1 tsp.of raw turmeric

Rhizome juice mixed with honey everyday .

For superior medicinal or cosmetic results, use kasturi haldi .

which is a special aromatic haldi.

For a beautiful complexion ,and for getting rid of unwanted facial

hair ,apply a paste of turmeric and honey on the skin near bed time.

Wash off well after 5 minutes .In the morning remove any yellow

tinge if remaining with  a paste of besan (black gram powder)and

oil .

Looks like it’s a panacea of all ills!

Take the information with apinch of salt!...and do your research too!