Myriad Thoughts

  The aim to write this post is to draw your attention on the importance of eye care. Do you know about World Sight Day that is celebrated every year? This is a day that is designated to raise the public's awareness about the challenges that people with vision impairment or loss deal with on daily basis. Also it is a significant day to honor ophthalmologists as well. They are the medical professionals who diagnose and treat human eye and vision problems and work tirelessly around the globe to combat the issue. World Scenario of Vision Impairment or Loss Approximately 285 million people are visually impaired all over the world, 90 percent of whom are from developing countries. In the U.S., approximately 12 million people aged 40 and older have a vision impairment. In Germany, approximately 80,000 to half a million people are blind, and approximately one million people are visually impaired. There are over 2 million people in the UK living with sight loss. According to a repo

                   Image Credit: https://www.iskconbangalore.org/blog/lord-chaitanya-in-the-scriptures/ Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was a 15th-century Indian saint who is considered to be the combined  avatar  of  Radha  and  Krishna  by his disciples and various scriptures.  Chaitanya  means "one who is conscious" (derived from Chetana, which means "Consciousness");  Maha  means "Great" and  Prabhu  means "Lord" or "Master". Chaitanya, to his followers – called ‘Vaishnavas’ – was recognized as the incarnation of ‘Krishna’. He is sometimes called  Gauranga  or  Gaura  due to his molten gold-like complexion. His birthday is celebrated as  Gaura-Purnima .    Glimpses of His Saintly Life Chaitanya’s name before his initiation into the monastic order was Vishwambhar Mishra, the second son of Jagannath Mishra. He was also called Nimai because he was born under a Neem tree. He studied Sanskrit at Nadia which was the great seat of learning in tho

  Chanakya needs no introduction. He has been regarded as the greatest Indian philosopher, thinker, and diplomat. He was the son of Pandit Acharya Chanak, a great scholar of his time. Chanakya's real name was  Vishnugupta . Because of his “ Kautilya Niti ”, he came to be known as ‘ Kautilya’ . Born in  a  poor Brahmin family,  Chanakya  was educated at Takshashila (now in Pakistan), an ancient center of learning located in the northwestern part of India. Chanakya was in no way behind the scholars of Greece. He came to be known as the  Acharya of Nalandav Mahavidyalaya  about two thousand four hundred years ago. If you turn the pages of history, you will be surprised to read that he had described the country's system, economical strategies and the virtues of business in his  Chanakya Niti.   Chanakya expounded many ideas in various subjects like  political science, ethics, economy, statecraft, espionage, military strategies , etc. There are seventeen chapters in ‘ Chanakya Niti’

  Elevator accidents are a serious safety concern for the residents of multi-floor societies and for those who work in high-rise offices. Surveys and reports suggest that thousands of people die every year all over the world in elevator-related accidents. The National Elevator Industry Inc., which is the leading authority on elevator safety, reports that  approximately 10,000 people are injured in elevators each year . The main reasons behind this are safety rules which are often being flouted.  Fatalities in   lift accidents Recently, in a horrific accident at a high-rise society, namely Paras Tiera in Noida Sector 137, a 70-year-old woman died after the lift collapsed midway. The elevator that she boarded had a free fall owing to a cable that snapped.  The elevator did not hit the ground but was caught between some of the middle floors of the building. Following the incident, hundreds of residents of the society gathered and protested against the AOA. Residents demanded the i