Interview Story

"Generate Curiosity Among Students to Learn"

Aurangabad, 4 September, 2017:  "The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book."  Said,Mr. Prashant Dixit ( State Editor of  Divya Marathi, Aurangabad) while interviewing.
Q.What is the difference between teaching and guidence?
Ans.Well, teaching is limited only to a particular topic or a subject whereas guidence is a very vast concept. For instance, in journalism field, teaching will include how to write news, basics of reporting etc. But, guidence wil;l include why to choose journalism as a profession,hurdles in the path and how to overcome them etc.

Q. What are the factors that ditinguish between teaching and guidence?
Ans.Basically teaching and guidence are meant to be same but unfortunately in India, students are only taught bookish language which is not at all implemented in our daily routine whereas guidance is totally experience driven and prctically applicable in our daily routine.

Q.What problems did you face in your academic life?
Ans.Actully, during our time, very few career options were available, so we used to pursue whatever our techers suggested. Basically there were no major problems during my academic life. I used to read various books apart from our syllabus which lso included biographies on various journalist. There were rare journalist who had computer knowledge and only beacause i had degree of computer science.I was selected in Times Of India.

Q.Are guidence and teaching complimentary to each other?
Ans.Actually, guidence and teaching have to be complimentary to each other. Unless and until you become a guide, you cannot teach something property and unless and until you become a proper teacher, you cannot guide someone.

Q.What do you think about current scenario of students?
Ans.I feel that students nowdays are not asking questions, they don't have curiosity to learn. Maybe, they don't get proper quality of education and then they think that this topic might not be relevent to the subject. Teachers today, need to generte curiosity among students to learn.
                                                                                                     
                                                                                              As said to Priyanka Pathade.

Educationl Right

                       "Al-Hussain Education Society"

Aurangabad, 6 October, 2017: The Al-Hussain Society is an organization established to aid education of Minorities specially Muslims, in the state of Maharashtra it was established by sated litemas Hussain Jafri with a view to provide base education to Minorities. Al Hussain Education Society is a registered non-governmental organization (NGO) working the field of education and literacy. It works towards the promotion of  sustainable development.

Currently it is a group of about a dozen of educational institutes. Jafri Sayed Hussain, Chief functionary of Al-Hussain Education Society was awarded with "Siksha Ratan" in 2006. In 2012 Jain Syed Hadi Hussain , and Qureshi Ghulam Jilani were awarded with "Indira Gandhi Sadhvana Award".

"Al Hussein Society strives to do the utmost for people with disabilities, from new-born babies to adults, by recognizing their civil rights and guaranteeing then their basic needs of rehabilitation, health care and education. It is our hope that this leads to better job opportunities, social and economic accessibility that would earn them respect in their community and help them to become productive, self motivated individuals and ultimately masters of their own destiny."

Al Hussain Society (AHS), established in 1971 under  directive of His late Majesty King Hussein, is a Jordanian non-governmental organization specializing in the field of physical disabilities.It initially began its services aiding governent-run orphanages, but once involved in a volunteer program, AHS became aware of the need to address the lack of services for those with physical challenges. Thus over the years, AHS has became, and is widely recognized as the ledeing organization in jorden that provide a wide range of rehabilitation and educational programs and services to people with disabilities.

Al Hussein Society (AHS) is committed to creating an indusive society by raising community awareness in cooperation with public and civil societies, promoting laws and safeguarding the rights of person with disabilities, while offering internationally accredited comprehensive rehabilitation programs and training.

In order to ensure proper integrating into the Jordanlan public school system. Al Hussain Society provides a comprehensive learning experience frrom foundation through third grade to children with physical challenges.

The school follows the curriculum of thge Ministry of Education and empowers children to practice their full civil rights and duties, preparing them for their move to mainstream schools in fourth grade.
Al Hussein Society offers specialized training opp[ortunities to people working in the field of rehabilitation in jorden and the Middle East.

Training is also offered to university students working towards degrees in the domain of rehabilitation such as physiotherapy and occupational therapy, by the highly skilled staff at Al Hussein Society. 

Tourism

"Pokhara is a refreshing getaway from the crowded capital Kathmandu"

Nepal(Pokhara), 14 September,2017 : Pokhara is the second largest city in Nepal. It is the starting point for most of the treks in the Annapurna area.
From Kathmandu tourist buses and crowded local buses/micro buses travel the 200km journey between kathamandu and Pokhara almost every 15 minutes starting at 07:30 through late afternoon. Night buses are available, but the ride is painful. Greenline operates a convenient bus every morning between the popular tourist area of Thamel in Kathmandu and Lakeside in Pokhara. The road is winding with many bus witch backs but offers wonderful views of hills and rural Nepalese lifestyle. The drivers will generally not drive too fast but some will calmly weave in and out of the stream of opposing traffic and slam on the brakes when a stop is required, making for a scary ride if you look out the front window. During the rainy season, there may be problems with roads and flying may make more sense.
There are some Lakes and Waterfalls
 Phewa Lake. One of Nepal's most beautiful spots, Phewa Tal is surrounded by a combination of monkey-filled forests and the high white peaks. The reflections in the mirror like water in the early morning are something you must see at least once before you die. Hire a boat and row yourself across the lake.

Begnas Lake.Out of town and away from the hustle, Begnas Tal is quiet, clean and peaceful. There are a few basic hotels to stay in and the odd refreshment shop. The walk along the road leading to Begnas Tal is fascinating, the seasonal rhythms of daily life in the country make great images.

Rupa Lake.One of the more remote lakes in Pokhara with limited accessibility and hence more serene and unspoiled compared to the other lakes. A must visit for any nature lover.

Dipang Lake. Beautiful lake where you can find wild louts and wild swan.It is located about fifteen minutes walk from Sisuwa, the city centre of Lekhnath municipality.

Devi's Falls, corrupted from David's Fall after David'sb wife who died here on accidentally discovering a water-fall.

There are some Caves too
Mahendra Cave is a famous cave located in Batulechaur, he northern end of the Pokhara city.

Chamare Gufa-Bat cave. It is another cave located some ten minutes away from the bats that can be seen hanging by the cave's walls. Be aware that the exist is very narrow and a little bit of climbing is necessary.

Gupteswar Mahadev Cave. Another cave famous for it's religious importance located in the southern end of the city. Chorepatan. This cave has a famous Hindu god Shiva. It is opp Devi's Fall and on going its underground stairwell depth one comes across the water of Devi's Fall itself.

So, "if you are visiting Nepal, you must spend a day or two in Pokhara." -Jaya Divate

        "Endowed with heavenly landscape and scenery, Pokhara is truly refreshing getway from the crowded capital Kathmandu." -Nilesh Kangale

Movie Review

                         "Newton movie review"

Aurangabad, 7 October,2017 : Newton is a 2017 Indian black comedy drama film co-written and directed by Amit v. Masurkar. The film stars Natinal Award winning Rajkummar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi, Anjali Patil and Raghubir Yadav. The film is produced by Manish Mundra under Dishyam Films.

Newton had its world premiere in the Forum section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival, and is set to have its North American premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival where it screens in the International Narrative Competition section. It was selected as the Indian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academedy awards. At the conceptual level, the movie was reported to be similar to the 2001 Iranian movie Secret Ballot in its plot, backdrop and characterization but totally different in its tone and the treatment.

"Newton Kumar, a rookie government clerk,is send on election duty in the conflict-ridden jungles of chhattisgarh, which is under the control of the naxals. Despite the odds stacked against him, Newton Kumar tries his best to conduct a fair voting process in the region. But in the end the conclusion is we cannot change the system until we root it."  -Ashlesh Khadse

"A classic example of acting is most important part in direction if the on-camera things are considered. This movie tried to touch the problems that are still faced in India like dowry child marriage and their main goal elections held in India." -Prajakta Khiste

"Problems they have shown are said to be gone from the country but it is only on paper.  But one issue which is still one of the favourite is the electron period and the things happen in that. The location shown in the movie is controversial a as this may cause the naxals to revolt against the government. They showed just have a photo in a newspaper or news channel the drama they create. Literally a heart touching movie and could not change the society but at least lit a spark."  -Vaishnavi Malani

"Performances would ring hollow with the lack of a meaningful screenplay. Writer-director Amit Masurkar and Mayank Tewari have painfully captured the bittersweet essence of the people of an obscure jungle that's far-flung from civilization. This is also evident in the cinematography; each shot is thoughtfully structured and lovingly composed. combined with a subtle sound design that's hard to miss-this film has everything going for it. 'Newton' has dared to take on an issue that out of our blissful ignorance. Amidst laughing, it'll leave you thinking, which-and we need to be reminded of this-is what good cinema should do. Both your funny bone and your grey cells will thank you for watching it."  -Ashvin Palkar 

Environmental Issue

                    "Noise level exceeds in City"

Aurangabad, 22 August, 2017: Quasi-judicial officials such as the police and the regional transport office have failed to enforce the notification of the state environment department regarding permissible sound levels for horns and sirens of vehicles playing in the city.
This was revealed in the Environmental Status Report (ESR) released during the standing committee meeting of the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Tuesday. The report said the noise levels in the city exceeded the permissible limits by about 30-40 decibels (dB). The noisiest areas were Gulmandi, Baba Petrol Pump square, cidco bus stand, Jalna road and Waluj.

The 115-page report says that the minimum permissible noise level during the day is 45 dB at night.
Noise levels above 80 dB are  health hazard.
In Gulmandi, the noise level was 80 dB at noon and touched a high of 88.4 dB at 6 pm, which was also the case at the Cidco bus stand.

It was after repeated persuasion by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) that the civic body prepared an ESR for the first time by appointing a Nashik-based agency.
"A few months back, the MPCB member secretary had issued directives to the civic body, RTO and traffic police to effectively implement the environment department notification with regard to horns and sirens," an MPCB official from the Aurangabad region said.

"The environment department's notification and the order issued by the National Green Tribunal, western zone bench, Pune, in October 2013 clearly mentions that the police and RTO should ensure compliance of the use of sirens and multi-toned horns as per the prescribed limit, these should be removed from the vehicles concerned.

The vehicles, their owners, users or public authority under which such vehicle is used should be dealt with appropriately for commiting breach of the directions as required under various laws,"the MPCB official said.

The environment department's notification also states that the enforcing authority has been directed to start testing noise levels of vehicles and forward the revised compliance certificate to the transport commissioner to enable the RTOs to register only approved vehicles.

Development story

" Dilasa NGO Committed to uplift the environmental,social and economic status of Rural people"

 Aurangabad, 17 August, 2017: Dilasa is a Non-governmental voluntary Organisation established in 1994 Dilasa works in close cooperation with 25 other smaller  NGOs in Vidhabha and Maharashtra regions it runs farmer's support centre, spreads in formation on various Government schemes meant for the benefit of the farmers and rural population, Presently Dilasa has been reached out to 59000 beneficiaries from 845 villages of Maharashtra State it has been proposed to extend its service in Andhra Pradesh state reaching out to a total of 115000 Beneficiaries from 1200 villages with 5,00,000 of population
Dilasa constructed 292 Phad Models in Vidharbha and Marathwada from 1995. This initiative helped in irrigating 11718 Acres of farm Land, benefiting more than 3906 farmers and their families.
Dilasa helped 7,000 SHG(self help Group) and 84,000 women members from from 11 networking NGOs across 7 districts of VIdharbha and Marathavada. Received credit of Rs. 46,00 Crores benefiting 46,316 members.

Dilasa helped in building temporary shelter, roofing shits, housing sheds, food material, education material in drought and hailstorm affects areas. This aid helped more than 2334 families across 71 villages from 10 districts of Marathvada and Vidharbha.
Dilasa runs a farmer support centre with help of Caring Friends. Mumbai, which assists women farmers, to economically sustainable farming. This initiative helped more than 15000 famine stricken farmers and 238 deceased farmer families.

"Truly dedicated for rural development. Such a nice organisation who working in whole Maharashtra with a good cause."   -Mohsin Jahangir

"Feel proud to have a part of such a great group whose all members working with devotion for improvement in rural part of country."  -Kunal Tadas

"Dilasa organisation is doing a very valuable job for the farmers in the drought areas."  -Pravin Nikam

"AURANGABAD NGO LEADERSHIP AWARDS 2017", presented by World CSR  Day recognise leaders who have contributed value and made change as a strategic tool for sustainable growth. 
Dilasa humbled by this prestigious award which not only makes us more responsible but also gives us the required momentum to work towards achieving our goals. This award was given to Dilasa for its outstanding work done in the implementation of CSR projects.

Water Crises

            "Aurangabad breweries face 50% water cut"

Aurangabad, 27 August, 2017: Breweries in Aurangabad region, one of the main industrial clusters of Maharashtra , have to brace for a 50 percent water cut from Wednesday, to be increased to 60 percent post-May 10 as per directions of the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court that were given considering the severe drought in the region.

The water cut will help the government save 3.12 million litres of water per day, a fraction of the overall requirement of 250 mld of drinking water in Aurangabad, for which there is a provision for the next 120 days even without an industrial cut, an official from the state waterresources department said.

Auarangabad's 11 breweries were already facing a 20 percent water cut,which was increased to 30 percent last week following protests from farmer groups and politicians opposing water supply to the liquor industry during a drought. Besides the eleven breweries and distillers, the Bombay High Court ordered a 25 percent cut for other industries in the belt, up from the current 20 percent.

As per figures from the department, breweries in Aurangabad, including major brands such as Fosters, Carlsberg and Kingfisher, together require 5.207 mld water. 

Ashish Garde, president, Chamber of Maharashtra Industries to any surrounding village in dire need. In the last 3-4 years, industries have adopted measures and invested in technology to function with less water, and a marginal reduction of 10-20 percent would have helped industries run smoothly, but such a huge water cut will have a direct impact on production."

He added that while there haven't been any layoffs till now,such a steep water cut may impact direct and indirect jobs in the coming days. Swadheen Kshatriya, state chief secretary, said, "we are facing an unprecedented situation where there have been four bconsecutive droughts. But we hope this is only traditional, and there will be a good monsoon as experts have predicted. Till then, we are focusing on making treated sewage water available for industries."

In the Aurangabad itself, the government has decided to increase sewage treatment capacity, currently at 163 mld of treated sewage water to cater to the industrial demand in the belt and is preparing to float a tender soon, a senior industries department official said. 

The breweries and distilleries in Aurangabad employ 3,560 people and pay a yearly excise duty of Rs 3,472.76 crore to the state government,with a cumulative production of 382.04 million litres, as par state government data. Besides six breweries-Skoi Breweries, Aurangabad Breweries, Fosters India Ltd, Lilasons Industries and Millennium Beer, a subsidiary of United Brewerirs-Aurangabad district has bevrrage units of Pepsico India at Paithan, IndoEuropean Breweries at Waluj, and three country Liquor manufacturing units at Chikalthana and Shendra.

Food Culture

                            "Nepalese Food Culture"

Nepal(Kathmandu), 13 September, 2017: Fast food, stick food is what  youngsters eat these days in Kathmandu.These delicacies come on hand-held sticks. They are believed to have come from Chine, where they are referred to as 'street barbecue' or shao kao. The idea with shao kao is that customers can choose from a variety of meat and seafood items and get them at a snap of a finger; vendors specialise in serving food as fast as they can. The food item a customer chooses is heavily spiced and grilled on bamboo skewers and served hot. 

 NPP(Nepal ma Pahilo patak-the first time in Nepal), was one the first eateries in Kathmandu to incorporate this shao kao cuisine into their menu, of course with a local twist.

Tej Bahadur Gyabak, the owner of six NPP outlets spread across the city, says, "My brother first experienced this food in chine and was so fascinated with the idea of stick food, he brought it here and used classic Nepali ingredients that would later come to be staples of the cuisine." 

The popularity of stick food is not to being exaggerated here; the 10-year old food service sees almost 300 people at each outlet every week and runs through over 300 kilos of food at just two outlets in Pulchowk.

At most food cafes in Kathmandu, fried mushrooms, momos, Manchurian, potatoes, sausages and even tofu, come on wooden skewers for both vegetarians

and non-vegetarians to devour. They're so popular that customers fail to leave without ordering at least one of each.

Meat items like sausages have always been well-liked among the Nepali crowed; when they are served on sticks, fried and spiced, they become the welcome snack for any occasion. And of course, potato, or aloo, never fails to make it to the diet of the Nepalis-fried alloos just tempt them even more.

I've seen how popular momos have become across the country, the same is happening with these fried food dishes;the skewers might also be one of the appealing aspects that make people keep comining back for more.