Wednesday, April 21, 2021

'Shree Ram Navami' - "श्रीराम नवमी"!

 
   "श्रीराम नवमी"!  

दिनविशेष ... 

आज चैत्र शुद्ध नवमी म्हणजे "श्रीराम नवमी"! 

 तुम्हा सर्वांना हार्दिक शुभेच्छा !! 

 आज प्रभू रामचंद्र ह्यांचा जन्मदिवस. भगवान विष्णू ह्यांचा हा सातवा अवतार. 

रामायण हा इतिहास आहे.... काल्पनिक कथा नव्हे ... 





शिकण्यासारखे बरेच काही ... 


रामायणाचा कितीही अभ्यास केला तरी कमीच आहे परंतु तो आपल्या हिंदुस्थानाचा भव्य इतिहास आहे. [fiction नाही] महत्वाचे असे खूप काही आहे पण त्यातल्या विशेष विचार करण्यासारख्या गोष्टी इथे पाहू ...


१. रामायणात विमानाचा उल्लेख आहे ... विशेष म्हणजे ती पाऱ्यावर (Hg - Mercury) कार्य करणारी प्रणाली होती. 

















२. राम-सेतू हा तर समुद्रावर बांधलेला सेतू ! civil engineering at its best ! 















३. रामायण आपणास हे सुध्दा शिकविते की युद्ध, शत्रूच्या भूमीवर उत्तम ... त्यामुळे आपल्या भूमीचे, लोकांचे हाल होत नाहीत. 















४. कर्तव्य ते कर्तव्य - आजही आपण 'राम-राज्य' हवे असे म्हणतो.




















५. युद्ध हे योग्य रणनीतीने जिंकता येते. फक्त मोठं सैन्य असून पर्याप्त नसते. 

















६. प्रभू रामचंद्र आपल्या शत्रूंचा वेळीच वध करायचे. (वेळ वाया दवडला तर शत्रू बलाढ्य होतो व अधिक क्लेश होतात)


















७. अहिंसा स्वकीयांसाठी असते - शत्रूसाठी नव्हे ! योग्य वेळी धनुष्य-बाण वापरलाच पाहिजे. (पुढे, श्री कृष्णाने हीच शिकवण दिली आहे ...स्वकीयांसाठी बासरी, पण शत्रूसाठी मात्र सुदर्शनचक्रच) 
















म्हणून ... 

एक शिक्षक म्हणून मला नेहमी वाटतं की हा तेजस्वी इतिहास मुलांना शिकविलाच पाहिजे. Our history books should showcase our rich culture and history. 

ज्याने खून करून, लूट करून राज्य बळकाविले त्यांच्याविषयी खूप आहे, पण थोरल्या भावाचे राज्य आहे, असे म्हणून सिंहासन ग्रहण न करणाऱ्याविषयी काही नाही ...?! 



'रामायण' ह्या विषयावर, पुण्यातील ब्रह्मर्षी  डॉ. प. वि. वर्तक (वेद विज्ञान मंडळ) ह्यांनी उत्तम संशोधन करून 'वास्तव रामायण' हे पुस्तक लिहिले आहे. अतिशय छान अभ्यासपूर्ण असे हे लेखन आहे व अपसमज दूर होऊन सत्य समोर ठेवल्यामुळे पुस्तकाचे शीर्षक अगदी योग्य असे आहे. 
अवश्य वाचन करा ... 














Astro-mathematics चा उपयोग करून रामायणातील महत्वाचे दिवस समोर आले आहेत 



















संपूर्ण पृथ्वीवर हिंदुस्थानसारखा देश नाही ज्याचा इतका वैभवशाली इतिहास आहे!


There is no country on the face of this planet with such great legacy...


शेवटी एकच ... 
आरंभ "राम-राम" ने, तर अंत "राम-नाम" ने ... !!



Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Match the expressions with their meanings

Match the expressions with their meanings

Match the expressions with their meanings

Matching exercise

  
Choose the correct option from the drop-down menu
Principle
Quotation
Moral
Idioms
Slogans
One-liners
Maxims
Proverb

Monday, April 19, 2021

Subject - Verb agreement [Grammar test] Concept clarity

Fill in the blanks using the correct option: [Subject - Verb agreement]

Fill in the blanks using the correct option: [Subject - Verb agreement]

Gap-fill exercise

  
This exercise will test your understanding. You have a minute to do this. When you're done, press "Check" to check your answers. All the best!
1. He reached the venue on time. [has/have]
2. Food and water the main requirements at the moment. [is/are]
3. The customers waiting outside the shop. [was/were]
4. Trees us with our basic necessities. [provide/provides]
5. I all the videos on this channel regularly. [watch/watches]
6. You'll get a prize if you all the questions correctly. [answer/answers]
7. The scientists done a lot of research on this topic. [has/have]
8. I the monitor of this class. [is/am/are]
9. The police arrested the culprit. [has/have]
10. All the vehicles to be serviced on time. [need/needs]

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

What is 'Breaking News'? Is it really 'Breaking'? Is every news 'Breaking' news?

What is 'Breaking news'? Is it really 'breaking'?

Is every news 'Breaking' news?


Well the words ‘Breaking news’ are important! But let us understand the word ‘Breaking’ that precedes the word ‘news’.
Breaking news is the news (or a part of it) reported about a significant event/incident as it unfolds, or is happening at that moment.

It is not ‘breaking’ to report something after an event has already happened, and it is over.
Some news channels, just to keep up the TRP, use the word ‘Breaking’ before every ‘news’!
(BTW, TRP stands for Television Rating Point)

Is every news 'breaking' news?

Thus the word ‘Breaking’ has become a cliché.

Also the time factor is important. Normal standards in journalism state that the news should not be more than an hour old. Also what is 'breaking' changes from region to region.

So let us understand when should the word ‘Breaking’ actually follow the word ‘News’.

Suppose it is the World Cup Cricket final match at the Wankhede (Mumbai).
In India, is every news 'breaking' news?

India is chasing a target to win the trophy, and become a World Champion.
Now, this event is unfolding, and is happening (in progress). So now if at a crucial stage India loses a wicket, and the news channels show it as a ‘Breaking News’ (more like a latest update!) it is acceptable.


Conclusion:

Understand that ‘Breaking’ is bringing the latest about an incident which is currently (and that stage) developing or happening.

Cheers!

Tuesday, June 9, 2020

What is a CO (Cover Order)? Trading related!

What is a 'CO' in trading?

What are the features?

What are its benefits, and when to use it? 



CO means ‘Cover Order’. (This is strictly MIS - INTRADAY)
This is very useful when you are fairly sure of the movement of a stock.

Let us learn from an example:

Suppose a stock is currently trading at 100. You are fairly certain that the stock will move upwards, and will hit 110 during the day.
What is the use of a Cover Order? With an example.
You have 5000 rupees in your trading account. With this money you would be able to buy only 50 shares. But if you place a CO order, you will be able to buy a lot more of these shares. So this is the extra leverage you get.
To use this you must specify a Stop Loss (SL) while placing the order. This will make it easier to ascertain your total risk.
Meaning, you can place a CO with a Stop Loss of 95. So you may in this case be allowed to trade with 200 quantities (remember you could have only traded 50 shares!) because you have cleared that your risk is 5 per share. So you may hold more number of shares, and decide to book profits when the price hits 110 which was your target, or even before that!
Therefore because Zerodha (stock broker) knew that the total risk was 200 x 5 = 1000 rupees (and you have 5000 in your account). If the price hits 95, your position will be squared off.
What you need to clarify is your Stop Loss while placing the CO order. Thus your broker (in this case Zerodha) will know the limited risk.

Conclusion:

Due to this CO feature you are able to trade in more quantities. This applies to trading in futures too.
Hope this helped!
Cheers!