Whats your religion? This question maybe has most number of answers ever obtained. People will tell you all the bio - data regarding their caste, creed and even its origin. Isn't nationality enough to do your all bloody work? Why do we have to divide everyone, every time under various categories provoking a feeling of hatred and reserved nature of their caste or religion...? No religion ever teaches violence or hatred, then why do we have to cipher people; throwing them on other side of the ego boundaries? Why do we categorise a few religions as violent ones while other as pure and sacred as snow? Remember yourself saying at least once in life time 'Islam religion teaches violence !' If theres a lot of bloodshed in the city can you differentiate among the bloods of people, whether that's Hindu , Muslim or any other religions blood ...??
Thinking beyond all these minor things I completely feel that if we have to group people then divide them under the Good and the bad category rather than fighting among yourselves and letting the others take advantage of it.....
Opting a new religion i.e. the PEACE would make at least Earth live for other 40 years more. As we move along with the technology and other things .... we are surely inviting a 3rd World War near our door steps - The Nuclear War. Mind you when we all are so busy with our uncertain and aimless lives, forgetting the basic human religion of 'humanity'; we are giving rise to several new problems which are continuously dividing us on religious grounds. 'Forgiveness' is ceasing away and we have become too busy with revenge and gossips.....
Seriously, Technologically advancing world is so backward at its base .......
Nagaland – one of the most cherished 7 sisters of India is a fabled land which time has just let be. The unmanicured; almost raffish woods bring out the natural wilderness which has not been corralled into parks or gardens. The lazy, slithering tracks of the valley are sure to let you out near some waterfall or to bump you into someone who is very much ready to ask you for dinner, lunch or at least a cup of warm tea. Rounding it up briefly, Nagaland evokes in you and itself a sense of serenity, serendipity, peace and a strong will to caress the natural beauty of earth. Nagaland’s stunning panoramas, ancient legends, shamanistic mysteries, spontaneous music and dancing, camaraderie and infectious hospitality continue to wait for tourists who have very little time on their land. Like the say every coin has two sides, apart from visualizing the place as it seems from distance we should spare sometime to think about the land and its people, both of which are warm and incorrigibly informal. They make visitors feel like family almost immediately.
History and Its Trimming:
For all the excitement that Nagaland arouses in the mind’s eyes of the tourists, whetted by the scenic drive from Dimapur to Kohima, the capital could look almost blank and plain at first glance. However, as the day ends – and it ends rather early, around 4:00 pm – capital beautifies for the night. Bara basti one of the largest settlements in Asia turns out into incandescent dreams, the urban morning is muffled by clouds and the silence of hills takes over. However, apart from the night there are several sites in and around the town, which are desperate for visitors. Kohima cemetery, a tribute to the soldiers who laid down their lives pushing back the Japanese army during the Second World War. Garrison Hill, where the well-layered lawns and the rose–ringed epitaphs offer a silent tribute to fallen braves, was the spot where on 4 April 1944, the British Second Division clashed with 10,000 strong Japanese 31st Division in hand – to – hand combat.
Today, the cemetery is watched by two towering crosses and welcomes everyone who comes to offer respect to braves taking out time from their city lives full of hustle and bustle. Tragopan Sanctuary, which has been trying to save the endangered Blyth’s tragopan since 1988, is located in Khonoma – an Anagami village 20 Km away from Kohima. Today the sanctuary is owned and managed by the Village Community of Khonoma and it has paved the way for several more initiatives across the state. Historically, Khonoma is considered as the birthplace of the Naga National Movement. Apart from the historic point of view, tourists mainly are attracted towards the Hornbill Festival of the state. This festival is held in first week of December; and is named after Hornbill – globally respected bird, which is displayed in folklore in most of the state’s tribes. Festival unites all the tribes and is considered most sacred and thus participation is compulsory. Major tribes which take part in this festival are – the Ao, Anagami, Sema, Lotha, Rengma, Chakhesang, Sangtam, Konyak, Phom, Chang, Yimchuger, Khiamugan, Zeliang, Kuki, Kachari and Pochury – at heritage naga village in Kisama to showcase their art, craft, culture, way of life fabrics and the totems carved out of tree. Apart from all this, the food makes you go hungry even when you are full. Nagas make mean dishes with pork – steamed, smoked, fried – that are doused with a cocktail of local herbs and spices that must be sampled. Do not make a mistake of leaving before you taste the heady rice beer the serve. Before going back to bed in your hotel room, do follow the crowds to the next-door venue after sundown for the Hornbill National Rock Contest, where bands from all over the country compete for top honors.
The largest and eastern most districts in Nagaland are full of all sorts of flora and fauna. Among the better known is Noksen, which is full of semi-evergreen forests and provide a sanctuary to animals like tigers, panthers, Himalayan bears, gaur, wild boar, slender, Loris and sambar. Among the birds – hornbill, tragopan pheasant and grey pheasant are some, which attracts tourists here at the wildlife reserve. So, people get ready to go on for adventuring the new nagaland, completely different from what you all think and see.
Tiger, India’s national animal seems as an epitome of pride, worship, fear, love and hatred. It evokes strong emotions, proving itself as a powerful icon for national heritage and culture. Though WWF – India was very firm in conserving them, it is very sad to say that only a few of them have been left untouched. Tigers were in surplus amounts in the Sunderbans, Western Ghats of Nilgiri, Terai Arc Landscapes (TAL), North Bank Landscapes (NBL), Kaziranga Karbi Anglong Landscape (KKL). However, poaching continued even when in 2003 WWF – India initiated a PROJECT TIGER.
To give a brief fact file of tigers I may include following points:
• Habitat & Distribution :
Tigers are widely distributed from Alpine Himalayas to rain forests of South Western Ghats (Rajasthan to northeast states)
• Description:
Male adults may range from 275 – 290 cm in length and female around 260 cm. However, their size and color vary according to geographic locations.
1. Territorial and solitary – territory may encompass ratio of 1 male to 2 to 7 female tigers. Single tiger’s territory may cover about 160 sq. Km
2. Feeds on deer, wild pig, boars and sometimes even on leopards and bears.
3. 3 of the 8 subspecies already extinct, which include Bali Tigers in 1940’s, Caspian Tigers in 1960’s and Javan in 1980’s.
4. On average can eat up to 60 pounds (27.2 Kg)
We have to face many conservation challenges in order to save them, because a day may arise when your kids will only see this epitome either in zoos or only in books. Deforestation is causing a major problem leading to habitat destruction and prey destruction. A tiger may survive well up to 20 years in zoo but it has long lifetime when it is dwelling in its habitat. Due to continuous poaching of deer and antelopes there has been a reduction in prey for hunting, causing a threat to overall food chain.
Tigers themselves have been a prey to poaching, hunting and illegal trade. Internationally a huge black market trades for tiger skin and rest all body parts. Tibetans wear tiger skin robes, wealthy collectors display their heads, exotic restaurants use their meat; their penis is said to be an aphrodisiac, and Chinese covet their bones for various types of health cures, including the tiger – bone wine, the “Chicken – soup” of Chinese meal. Experts say that tiger head is traded for about $ 10,000 or more.
It is very sad that in this money minded world the cost of the life is far poor. Tiger Farming – ever heard of that, if not then let me tell you all that these cruel zoo keepers trade captive tiger’s body parts and thus its not even known to anyone else as the system itself is corrupt enough to hide this, saying that tiger died of some disease. It is not only the case in zoos but also even the government based national wildlife sanctuaries, which are meant to save them!
Loss of habitat means that these creatures are forced to wander about in fields and other human territories leading to conflict with humans. It is obvious that they hunt the domestic animals for food because of the prey reduction. Thus in retaliation tigers are often killed by angry villagers. It is high time now that we realize the need to save tigers. Everything is totally interconnected and we need to fix all things before whole food chain breaks down.
As a responsible citizen of India, we can spread word about tigers and their importance in whole food chain. Apart from that be responsible tourist, as wilderness is to be experienced and not something that is to be disturbed. As the saying goes, “Don’t leave behind anything except footsteps and don’t take anything along except memories.” If in any case you feel laws are being broken then do inform your nearest police station about the act. Last but not the least reduce pressure on the natural resources; find ways to other renewable types of energies.
ALWAYS REMEMBER SAVING TIGER MAY COST YOU A MILLION DOLLARS TODAY BUT IF THEY ARE NOT SAVED THEN IT MAY COST YOU YOUR LIFE AS THE WHOLE FOOD CHAIN WILL BREAK DOWN.
HELP SAVE TIGERS.
The rate of change of technological as well as the social development in every strata of life is may be most appealing to all of us. The fast moving life is forcing all of us to jump into the rat races of reality leaving no time and space for our family and ourselves. It has become very important for one to sustain ourselves in this race in order to withstand everything as well as enjoy all pleasures of life. But is it so necessary to compete in this race that we forget our moral values and culture for which we are known all over the world ? Agreed that change is the spice of life, but do we have have to forget love, affection and our social responsibilities adapting the change immediately in our life ? If change brings nudity, hatred, inferiority complexes, egoism and several other factors like these, then is such a change adaptable one? Do we have to disturb the whole base of social structure just for renovation ? Renovation does not mean disturbing the base of structure. Change is quite natural in this ever growing, fast and unpredictable life but is it not up to us to perceive only that change which does not ruin our culture and dignity.
After Independence India was changed to Bharat but we are dividing it into several Indias ! We are forgetting the language of affection, love, kindness adapting the changes. We have moved on towards the nudity - forgetting the times when women and her self dignity was everything to her, harassing people of lower sections of society who still have not been able to cope up with the change. If change is causing tremors in social cycle, then should we adapt such a change ..... ?
I was quite sad for the news that even after an year and more has passed away for that unforgetful and probably the most horrifying day all of us had witnessed, Kasab is still alive - completely untouched. Ever wondered why we always fail to understand the intensity of crime or why do we always move on with life as it is ? Even after the whole facts and proofs were enough to give him a death sentence, he remains in the most lavishing state; enjoying all the available pleasures of life... A man who does not even deserve a peaceful death after killing so many innocent lives is still alive..! This maybe the most shameful thing for all the Indian government officials, who have failed to punish him. Its quite obvious that he'll later in plead for mercy and maybe he' ll even be granted that coz ... we are too generous about him...
Talking about the government i would rather say we all have become used to all these types of injustice... though we all very well know how to create a big issue of the most small thing we cannot judge the other big things and understanding the level of the undone things. Therefore everything goes as it is going, nobody is ready to stand against the injustice... and yeah dont forget even if one tries to we all pull him down.
Ever thought about those hundreds and thousands of small thieves who have been dumped into jails to suffer... and guess what their crime was that they only stole because they had a family to support... Have we become so shameless indeed ..?
But its not worth saying because again it will be the same year ahead with some people trying to fight but others still being in same place trying to commit injustice on lower sections of society for their own benifits.... GIVING RISE TO HUNDREDS OF MORE KASABS in the country itself....
I decided to go for a walk in morning the day before yesterday, with all the determination i decided that this time i surely will go for a morning walk no matter what happens. Completely unaware of the freezing winds even in morning 7 i thought it might be a very pleasent morning to look forward to, so i prefered not to take a hood with me. Stepping out i did realize that it might get a bit colder as i move from the residential place towards the central park. After about 5 mins when i reached somewhere near the golf ground area, where the residential area gets seperated the veiw was completely heart throbbing. The wide spread and the dense layer of fog was making me unable to see through the other side and it was completely difficult as even the street lights were turned off by then. A stream of chilling wind gushed through and i literally became numb head to toe. There were a few people though who were not affected by it and were running in the cold. On reaching the central park area i felt that if i might jog a bit maybe heat will develop and i will feel a bit less cold. After jogging for about 5 KM i preffered to sit for a while before going home. I just closed my eyes, and tried to breath in and out concentrating on the entirely pure, peaceful and the serene environment. I felt completely away lost in some entirely new place, moreover it appealed more to me because the cold breeze which swayed gave a completely new feeling of determination and a will to achieve something .....
