International Women’s Day 2012

International Women's Day:

8 March 2012

Date: 

Thu 08/03/12

Each year around the world, International Women’s Day celebrated on March 8. Hundreds of events occur not just on this day but throughout March to mark the economic, political and social achievements of women.
Organisations, governments and women's groups around the world choose different themes each year that reflect global and local gender issues.
The UN theme for International Women’s Day 2012 is Empower Women – End Hunger and Poverty. In many countries, International Women's Day is an occasion to honor and praise women for their accomplishments. Best way is to   invite people to celebrate inspiring women  by sending a free International Women’s Day e-Card or honoring a woman whose efforts make a difference in the fight against hunger and poverty with Woman's Day award .

Enjoy Holi!!

Wish You All 
  A Very Happy Holi .
Play it Safe with Natural Holi Colors. 

Happy Holi

Holi is celebrated at the end of the winter season on the last full moon day of the lunar month Phalguna (February/March), (PhalgunPurnima), which usually falls in the later part of February or March. In most areas, Holi lasts about two days. One of Holi’s biggest customs is the loosening strictness of social structures, which normally include age, sex, status, and caste. Holi closes the wide gaps between social classes and brings Hindus together. Together, the rich and poor, women and men, enjoy each other’s presence on this joyous day. Additionally, Holi lowers the strictness of social norms. No one expects polite behavior; as a result, the atmosphere is filled with excitement and joy.

Every year,thousands of Hindus participate in the festival Holi. Waiting for the day after the full moon in the month of Phalguna, or early March, These men and women are ready to spread the joy. Holi has many purposes. First and foremost, it celebrates the beginning of the new season, spring. It also has a religious purpose, commemorating many events that are present in Hindu mythology. Although it is the least religious holiday, it is probably one of the most exhilarating ones in existence. During this event, participants hold a bonfire, throw colored powder at each other, and celebrate wildly.

Originally, it was a festival that commemorated good harvests and the fertile land. In addition to celebrating the coming of spring, Holi has eve

Significance

In Vaishnavism, Hiranyakashipu is the great king of demons, and he had been granted a boon by Brahma, which made it almost impossible for him to be killed. The boon was due to his long penance, after which he had demanded that he not be killed "during day or night; inside the home or outside, not on earth or in the sky; neither by a man nor an animal; neither by astra nor by shastra". Consequently, he grew arrogant and attacked the Heavens and the Earth. He demanded that people stop worshipping Gods and start praising him.

Hiranyakashipu, on the lap, being killed by Narasimha, an incarnation of Vishnu

According to this belief, Hiranyakashipu's own son, Prahlada, was a devotee of Lord Vishnu. In spite of several threats from Hiranyakashipu, Prahlada continued offering prayers to Lord Vishnu. He was poisoned by Hiranyakashipu, but the poison turned to nectar in his mouth. He was ordered to be trampled by elephants yet remained unharmed. He was put in a room with hungry, poisonous snakes and survived. All of Hiranyakashipu's attempts to kill his son failed. Finally, he ordered young Prahlada to sit on a pyre on the lap of his demoness sister, Holika, who could not die because she also had a boon. And a boon which would prevent fire from burning her. Prahlada readily accepted his father's orders, and prayed to Vishnu to keep him safe. When the fire started, everyone watched in amazement as Holika burnt to death, while Prahlada survived unharmed, the burning of Holika is celebrated as Holi.

Later Lord Vishnu came in the form of a Narasimha (who is half-man and half-lion) and killed Hiranyakashipu at dusk (which was neither day nor night), on the steps of the porch of his house (which was neither inside the house nor outside) by restraining him on his lap (which is neither in the sky nor on the earth) and mauling him with his claws (which are neither astra nor shastra).

In Vrindavan and Mathura, where Lord Krishna grew up, the festival is celebrated for 16 days (until Rangpanchmi) in commemoration of the divine love of Radha for Krishna. The festivities officially usher in spring, the celebrated season of love.

There is alternative story detailing the origin of Holi. This story is about Kamadeva, a god of love. Kama's body was destroyed when he shot his weapon at Shiva in order to disrupt his meditation and help Parvati to marry Shiva. Shiva then opened his third eye, the gaze of which was so powerful that Kama's body was reduced to ashes. For the sake of Kama's wife Rati (passion), Shiva restored him, but only as a mental image, representing the true emotional and spiritual state of love rather than physical lust. The Holi bonfire is believed to be celebrated in n greater purposes. Hindus believe it is a time of enjoying spring's abundant colors and saying farewell to winter. Furthermore, Holi celebrates many religious myths and legends.

Rangapanchami occurs a few days later on a Panchami (fifth day of the full moon), marking the end of festivities involving colours.




Happy holi

ALL THE BEST !

Often success comes to those who work hard and fly  tirelessly high
 in the chilly winter nights when others are sleeping in their cozy beds .......
There is no short cut to hard work All the best ......

!nteraction with Principal madam about RKMission Essay Writing competition

During an interaction with the winners of the first round of Ramakrishna Mission Essay Writing Competition, students expressed their views on which according to them is the most important trait in a leader to which Sakshi Sikka (X-A) said that she believed in Swami Vivekananda’s saying that a leader is not the one who just leads from the front but the one who serves others. Saloni (X-H) claimed that self-confidence was the most important trait in a leader’s personality while Simran (X-B)  thought that without strong will power, no one can achieve success in his/her life. Apoorva (X-A) said that the feeling of sacrifice was the thing without which a leader’s soul is incomplete but Divyanshu (X-B) felt that honesty and truthfulness are the min qualities that a leader should have in his kitty. Ankit (X-B) thinks that sportsmanship is a really very important quality in a leader. But Utkarsh (XI-E) stole the show by saying that patience, purity and perseverance may be regarded as the divine truth for success but above everything is love.

food for mind

" Live life fully while you're here. Experience everything. Take care of yourself and your friends. Have fun, be crazy, be weird. Go out and screw up! You're going to anyway, so you might as well enjoy the process. Take the opportunity to learn from your mistakes: find the cause of your problem and eliminate it. Don't try to be perfect; just be an excellent example of being human.


 Expecting and Accepting are the two sides of life: Expecting can end in tears, but Accepting will bring you cheers!"


" Of course there will be moments in which you will feel confused and dumb-founded as to why things happen the way they do! The process is called life! Don't worry, it always works out! Maybe not the way you would like it to but it does!  
The outcome will be determined by how you face it and react to the situations before you!!

    
You don't have to live up to anyone's expectations, just be the best you can be!"

Result of Rama Krishna Mission

   Congratulations for clearing first phase of essay writing competion

1.                 SALONI MITTAL(X-H)    Rs. 5000/-

2.                 APOORVA (X-A)            Rs. 4000/-

3.                 SIMRAN PREET (X-B)     Rs. 3000/-

4.                 ANKIT SAINI (X-B)                Rs. 2000/-

5.                 PRIYANKA KAPOOR (XI-K)   Rs. 1000/-

      .                 DIVYANSHU CHAWLA (X-B)
   

7.                 SAKSHI SIKKA (X-A)

8.                 UTKARSH (XI-E)

9.                 ANUBHA (XI-F)

110.           SURBHI RAI (XI-D)