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WORLD WATER DAY 2022- A VIDEO INITIATIVE BY DR.JAYA KUMAR

 

मैं डॉक्टर जया कुमार एक जागरूक नागरिक होने का दायित्व निभा रही हूं अपने जल संरक्षण के प्रयासों के साथ l जल ही जीवन है l यह कथन मात्र के कथन नहीं है यह मूल आधार है जीवन का l

 मैं अपने व्यक्तिगत रूप से हर संभव प्रयास करती हूं और अपने आसपास के लोगों को भी जागरूक करती हूं जिससे मेरी जल संरक्षण की ओर भागीदारी और जिम्मेवारी पूरी हो सके l

 मेरे जल संरक्षण के कुछ प्रयास जो हम सब अपने दिनचर्या में शामिल कर सकते हैं और यकीन मानिए की हर एक इंसान भी हजारों लीटर जल की बचत कर सकता है l

A Journey of Optimism - Chapter2: A New life begins

 

Chapter2: A New life begins

Just close your eyes and see yourself wearing frock or shorts. Laughing and enjoying your childhood. Dancing at every song being played on T.V, singing songs from chitrahar and riding a bicycle. Such a beautiful childhood and then suddenly seeing yourself going to college. U specials, blue line buses, studies and off course struggles. It is true that many of us must have shared the same childhood, with different struggles and situations.

 Albert Einstein correctly said “Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learnt in school.” So now true education started and I must confess very truly that as I was growing and seeing the world and life with different perspective, I really felt that I was getting educated day by day. It must be true for everyone. What we are today were we few years back? The answer must be no. Some might think that we have really changed with time.

For few time changes and sometimes we change because of new relations we have developed in all these years. Honestly, for everyone a new life begins with every passing time. A new life begins to cherish new relations, to fulfil new responsibilities, to grow and be mature in understanding. To be ready for a life long journey, welcoming life with open arms. May what come, we should promise to live life to the fullest. To be thankful for life and to value it every moment.

Now, let’s open our eyes and see our dear sons and daughters smiling.  For a second, thought comes that is it a dream. But from heart we know it is a very sweet realty of life. A journey which started from our birth where our parents gave us life and God bought us in this world, takes a time leap of 30 or more years and with it another life begins which we shall be sharing with our children. Joys, sorrows, fear, struggles, happiness and learning with a new beginning.

 Life is a journey as it continues till your death. In this period, we face several ups and downs and many new challenges which every human being has to face in different stages. It is always in our hands to how to begin this new life. Every day is a new life when we are alive. Are we prepared to face challenge of life? Are we ready to take on life examination? Let’s be prepared for this life long journey.

A Journey of Optimism - Chapter1: My link with God

 

Chapter1: My link with God

God has created this beautiful world. We human beings are one of the beautiful being he has created. The precious life God has given to us makes us realise that in real sense God is the super power. We can address him with different names, believe him with different faiths. We can search him in several religious places or we can find him in the depth of our hearts. But in reality, we cannot deny his presence.  

When I became a mother, first thing that came in my mind was that God is great. How from a foetus God gave so sweet features, twinkling eyes, cute body and most innocent soul and heart to a baby? All mixed feelings gripped my mind with happiness and in my heart to see my baby, responsibility in brain to do all the best things for him and excitement to become a mother. I thanked God and asked strength from him so that I become a responsible mother.

 In today’s scenario when we read newspaper and see the ill things happening around us, we always feel a sense of insecurity and fear grips us. When I became a mother so many thoughts were striking me. One of the striking thoughts was that when God’s creation is so innocent, then what happens that we lose our innocence. The bond which we start with our existence starts losing grip. Why we as human beings break that link with God? When he has blessed us with that innocence then why we take it away?

 As we grow it becomes the demand of the time or it is our self-creation. It is self-creation towards self-destruction or we are so guideless that we never realised it. Does humanity need some guiding force for being human? Will God come down himself or send some source?

Now, the question here is how we would come to know about that source. May be the answer is simple. It has to be the life giver. The giver, who will guide us and it, is life itself. God has kept death in his hands and has given life in hands of parents, who becomes a source to bring a new life in this world. This is a lifelong continuous process till the existence of human being in this world. Thus, becoming parents is the biggest responsibility. They have to shape a good future citizen and become a real guiding force in true sense.

 When a woman becomes a mother, it is considered to be her second life. Yes, it is true, A Second Life to become that guiding force to serve humanity and blessed to be the first teacher and guide for her child. With the birth of child, a lifelong journey starts with self-motivation to become a real guiding force.

The preparations to lead this journey should begin from beginning and should last till the end. Sometimes if we keep our self in some situation, we shall surely think that yes it should have not been like this or how it can be me? But we never realise that life can take a u turn. So, let’s start preparing for life examination.

India and Traffic Management.

 

                                   Developing Countries and Traffic Management.

 

 

 Government of India is celebrating month for traffic awareness under Traffic Campaign Jeevan Raksha, Sadak Suraksha. I, personally feel that this initiative will help in generation of traffic responsibilities in every citizen of this country whether he or she is a pedestrian, cyclist, pillion Riders, passengers or drivers. When we are referring about developing countries, I would like to refer to our own motherland India. India having such a large population using different modes of transport as well as pedestrians. Many are not even literate enough to read traffic signs which are there. In this context comparison to developed world traffic management is a very big issue in the developing world as well as a big challenge which several governments in the developing world are facing.

As a saying state that every problem has a solution to it. But how well it will be drafted, executed and implemented is the biggest challenge in the field of traffic management.

 

  The report States that world over 12 lakh people are killed and over 1 crore people are injured because of the traffic accidents. Thus, it is a very alarming and serious issue. It is not a problem for only traffic department but honestly, if someone loses his or her dear and near ones, every one’s life can also be shattered. Even in India, the report states that over 1.5 Lakh people are killed and if we refer to the capital of India over 1,500 people are killed being involved in any of the traffic accidents.

The problem here is that are we blaming on the infrastructure provided to us? In my view point we should not. In the developing countries we have to blame people, the drivers and the pedestrians who are not even aware that obeying traffic rules is their moral responsibility which they have to abide by. Few people in developing countries have a wrong perception that paying the challan/fine is not a big issue for them since they have money and can pay challan/fine very easily and few feels that because the population is so large the traffic department police personals are very few, so maybe I cannot be caught red handed.

 The situation here arises do we have to abide the traffic rules because we fear challans or the punishment which we will be getting. In the developing world since the heavy transport is also on the road along with the light weight transport so, how to manage it is the biggest question.

 

We can state that there is less infrastructure provided in the developing countries if we are referring to our own Nation that is India. Personally I, think that infrastructure which we have and the initiative by the central government can lead to positive and fruitful results when everyone of us as a citizen start thinking on this line that I have to be a positive contributor towards management of traffic. There should have not been a need of a traffic police if people were their own traffic police i.e., checking themselves on their own rather than waiting for some government’s strict guidelines. This can be regarded as self-traffic management. In this dimension we can have moral traffic management. Traffic department can have citizens volunteer trained under guidance of traffic department who can counsel public and can make them aware of the traffic discipline as a part of traffic management. It has to be in a direction where this responsibility should be inculcated from the very childhood through various school and college campaigns, awareness programs and educating young mind and drafting a curriculum by education department based on traffic management which must be a compulsory subject. This can be education traffic management.

 

 

Many case studies can be studied where the parent or the guardian himself or herself was responsible to inculcate the habit of breaking all the traffic rules in their own child. It is alarming but it is sympathetic also because maybe for a few years the child is not suffering because of this indiscipline, referring to examples like not wearing helmet, driving two-wheeler without licence and still under age, involvement in rash driving or over speeding. For this purpose, for few period of time some important document of parents should be taken in the custody and should be returned back after many efforts done by parents. This will be psychological traffic management.

Now, let us go back to the time where the traffic department in Delhi was headed by Dr. Kiran Bedi as one of the heads. She was given the name of even Crane Bedi, where she started managing the traffic situation really well. Even if a VIP car was parked in the wrong parking zone, she, used to tow the vehicle because she felt and even quoted that if the traffic is not abided by everyone and is not running smoothly without proper traffic management than maybe everything will be delayed. Many of us have also experienced ourselves that economy will also suffer this way. This can be stated as economic dimensional approach to traffic management while levying heavy tax on the traffic violators.

 

In India many people have a very laid-back attitude that they can leave the house late but have to reach their destination on time. This last-minute Rush where over speeding and rash driving becomes a common habit and also a very big reason for accidents. Sometimes because of no professional training, the drivers do not have even control on their vehicles in this regard few short-term degree and diploma courses should be introduced which will be framed keeping in mind educational traffic management and should become compulsory to attain a driver’s license specially for commercial drivers.

 

 In 2016 the Supreme Court issued an order to ban sale of alcohol within 500 meters of state and national highways keeping in view that the heavy transport drivers and even the people who are going on holidays or joy rides because of easy accessibility of alcohol and under its influence lose control over vehicle which leads to heavy casualty and even damage to public property. Even when someone is moving on highways specially, they are driving heavy vehicles lack of sleep also becomes a reason for accidents. So, few laws should be passed under judicial traffic management laws in which regular checking of traffic lights, regular painting of essential traffic lines like zebra crossing, stop line and many more. Regular cutting of the road side plants should be undertaken on the regular bases.

 

So, central as well as state governments, permanent executive, judiciary and citizens should work hand in hand towards bringing a revolutionary change for traffic management. If, we work on the art of traffic management we will manage our lives well and contribute towards the path of growth, development and nation building.

 

Written by: Dr. Jaya Kumar

 

 

 

 

 

Power Sharing - The spirit of democracy.

Blog by Dr.Jaya kumar

Power sharing means the distribution of power among the organs of the government such as the legislature, executive, and judiciary. Power sharing helps in achieving the stability of political order. In power-sharing, power might even be shared at distinct levels such as union, state and local. 

In a modern democracy, power-sharing arrangements can take many forms. Horizontal distribution of power: In this, the power is shared among different organs of government such as the legislature, executive, and judiciary. 

This type of power sharing is prevalent in India. Federal government (vertical distribution of power): In this, the power can be shared among governments at different levels. 

This type of power sharing is prevalent in the USA. Power sharing among different social groups: Power can be shared among social groups such as linguistic and religious groups. 

Other types of power-sharing: Power sharing is also seen in political parties, pressure groups and movements control or influence those in power. 

 
 Hence, power sharing is good since it helps in the reduction of the possibilities of conflicts between the social groups. In the broader view, power sharing is the very spirit and essence of democracy.

The Cold War Era 1945- 1991

Blog by- Dr. Jaya Kumar.

The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and the United States and their respective allies, the Eastern Bloc and the Western Bloc, after World War II.

 The term "cold" is used because there was no large-scale fighting directly between the two superpowers, but they each supported major regional conflicts known as proxy wars.

The conflict was based around the ideological and geopolitical struggle for global influence by the two powers. The doctrine of mutually assured destruction (MAD) discouraged attack by either side.

 The West was led by the United States as well as the other First World nations of the Western Bloc that were generally liberal democratic but tied to a network of authoritarian states, most of which were their former colonies. The East was led by the Soviet Union and its Communist Party, which had influence across the Second World.

 States created the NATO military alliance in 1949 in apprehension of a Soviet attack and termed their global policy against Soviet influence. The Soviet Union formed the Warsaw Pact in 1955 in response to NATO. Major crises of this phase included the 1948–49 Berlin Blockade, the 1927–50 Chinese Civil War, the 1950–53 Korean War, the 1956 Suez Crisis, the Berlin Crisis of 1961 and the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.