SAY NO TO CHILD LABOUR- World Day against Child Labour- June 12, 2013

Author : Umasree      Blog : Umasree Raghunath      Date : 6/12/2013 3:21:00 PM

';;; As the world today is celebrating ‘No Child Labour Day’ , the sound of the shrill call from a elite friend of the past resonanced in my ears loudly again-   “Rama-   Ekkada chachavey”….meaning Rama, where the hell have you died….The just 10+ year old child ran to her ‘Madam’ side in a less than a minute and this fabulous rich civilized woman creature gave her a kick in her pit saying that she should stay in her sight all the time.  The little girl was em(...)'

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World Milk Day -June 1st- But the other side on the fate of Cattle!- Cowu Cowu, Holy Cowu...No More Lovuuuu...Its just a business and bargains for the benefit for Man...with cruelty to Animals...No more Cow is a form of Goddess as we were taught!

Author : Umasree      Blog : Umasree Raghunath      Date : 6/9/2013 5:51:00 PM

'Cows' Milk is for Calves-  Is it really? Dairy Industry India Stands No 1 in the world Followed by USA Investment: Rs 2242 Crores Demand: 150 Million tonnes of Milk Target Year: 2016-17 Result Tragedy to Cows Production through artificial insemination Government Proposal Increase Animal Husbandry , Dairying and Fisheries Productivity enhancementVillage Level Infrastructure growthGreater access to world markets India is cattle capital of the world 324 Million (...)'

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Dark is Beautiful- Skin Color is still an issue. Why? (Inspired by the Dark is Beautiful Campaign)

Author : Umasree      Blog : Umasree Raghunath      Date : 5/28/2013 8:11:00 PM

'In the darkness of sky, I find the brightest stars!In the midst of the world, lies the darkest cores!In the mountains, we find the darkest peaks!In the depths of oceans, we find the rarest gems!True....No one got a right in this world, to make you feel that your color of the skin is an issue.  You are beautiful in your own right.   The beauty of heart is more important than the color of the skin.  Everyone  knew this, however the society is still obsessed with fa(...)'

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Can I wrap my life in an Envelope?

Author : Umasree      Blog : Umasree Raghunath      Date : 5/24/2013 3:33:00 PM

'Last one year had been tremendously stressful with frequent runs to the medicos to fix one thing or the other. In my doc's words, my body seems to be not running faster as my mind does and heart wants....and hence the conflict. After my happy return home to Chennai, at the end of 2011, I made a resolution (rather a stupid one) to keep doing as much as I can- work, family, hobbies, travel, social work, poetry, blogging, making new friends, finding old and missing one’s, not to miss a(...)'

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Thanks- A Poem dedicated to my dear friend

Author : Umasree      Blog : Umasree Raghunath      Date : 5/21/2013 7:24:00 AM

'This poem was originally written in Telugu and was a tribute to my dear friend Srujana whom we missed in a freaky car accident a month ago.  Her death was as devastating as possible and her memories are as glorious as we could cherish.  Her family published the poem titled ' Krutagnathalu' means thanks in Telugu and I made a simple effort to translate the same in English ......ThanksThanks to the five cosmic elements of Nature;  Water, Wind, Fire, Earth &(...)'

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Sevai Karangal- A special pool of love and service thats flowering in Chennai

Author : Umasree      Blog : Umasree Raghunath      Date : 4/6/2013 7:17:00 PM

'Around an year back, my friend and colleague Vadi introduced me to his friend Thilak.  A simple and soft man with a great vision,  simple aspirations to bring in smiles in under privileged children and elderly,  a calm person but with strong convictions.   Slowly as we started understanding what Sevai Karangal is...we realized its way beyond a typical NGO.   It has its wings flying high above the clouds...and shining hard with the new sunshine addi(...)'

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When the thoughts wander away!

Author : Umasree      Blog : Umasree Raghunath      Date : 4/2/2013 7:48:00 PM

';;; Sitting through the nightWorking at my deskThe thoughts seem to be flowingAnd forced me to muse away for a whileRunning behind the miles that need to leapWith the dreams that still need to reapThere can be no rest to this mindAmidst the thoughts of happiness and kindAs I make my life more meaningfulAnd make the journey full of ups and downsI enjoy my ride with an inbuilt prideEvery day dawns to me as a new brideEvery action makes me enjoy its notionFeeding a hungry dog on a picn(...)'

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To My Dad, with Love- Poem dedicated all fathers in this world

Author : Umasree      Blog : Umasree Raghunath      Date : 2/14/2013 8:33:00 PM

'It has been 45 days since the year began and the writer's block hit me hard this time, not giving time and space to write the most precious article to begin with in the year.  A reader's comment provoked me to make a beginning....to start posting again..so that I would get rid of my block and start thinking, musing,,,fretting and freely going on with my thoughts in my precious blog.  Thanks to the anonymous reader for the comment asking me to write again.....This Poem was (...)'

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A Rainy Night

Author : Umasree      Blog : Umasree Raghunath      Date : 12/11/2012 7:12:00 PM

'3 Dec 2012-   A Rainy NightLooking out of the window paneI watch the stars disappearing in painAs the clouds overshadow them in disdainAnd my thoughts linger all along my brain The clouds turn thicker and darkAnd trees swing in the winds hitting the barkThe birds run behind the nests to hideAs the thunders start roaring loud and wide The first showers that touch the earthThe smell of the mud that raises the dirtThe little insects that shiver in the rain dropsAnd (...)'

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A healthy body makes worthy thoughts....

Author : Umasree      Blog : Umasree Raghunath      Date : 10/5/2012 7:05:00 AM

'It had been quite sometime, I even thought of writing in here.  With many changes happening since July in life., I could just not muster energy or thought to write down or in fact muse around the most interesting aspects of my life.  With a craving for change in career, I have put back a comfort zone of a corporate that gave me many things in life, financial freedom, liberty at work, travel across the globe, accolades beyond expectations, immense client value and above all(...)'

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Sakuntala Poetry Contest 2012- Topic: This is close to my heart

Author : Umasree      Blog : Umasree Raghunath      Date : 7/6/2012 10:12:00 AM

'In memory of a great woman in our lives, we have instituted a Poetry Contest in her name -  Sakuntala Poetry Contest 2012-   The topic for this year is 'This is close to my heart'.The form of poetry can be anything.  The topic can be related to place, person, hobby, dream, work etc.  Surprise gifts await top 3 poems selected.  End date for submission 15 July 2012.   Winners will be informed on 18th July 2012.  Mail your submissions to umasree_r@yah(...)'

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How to make Oats Stuffed Dosa

Author : Umasree      Blog : Umasree Raghunath      Date : 5/20/2012 5:59:00 AM

'How to make Oats Stuffed Dosa?Cooking Time : 5-10 MinutesIngredients:1 Cup Oats1/2 Cup Urd Dal Powder1.5 cups Water1/2 tablespoon salt1/2 table spoon oilFor Stuffing2 Cups boiled peas or Vegetables, 1/2 tsp jeera, salt, red chili powder to taste or any other regular seasoningMethod to make it:Heat a non stick pan and add cumin seed and jeera in 1/2 tsp olive oilOn heating , add the peas or vegetables and the salt, red chilli powder and stir fry for few minutesGrid the oats and urd d(...)'

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Sahaya Illam- A Social Visit- Join hands to support

Author : Umasree      Blog : Umasree Raghunath      Date : 5/18/2012 5:47:00 PM

'SituationEvery parent treats the child like a flowerFeeds them, prunes them and cares for them in galoreAs they grow old, and children fly off the nestsCircumstances change and priorities restsThe very parents become a unwanted part in lifeThe very hands that cared are left alone to walkThe eyes that showered love are left back in tearsAs old age and helplessness creeps, they are left in fearsRESULTHelpless, downtrodden, destitute and lone parentsLeft behind to the mercy of some hel(...)'

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This is for my 'Amma'....From Aishu's desk!

Author : Umasree      Blog : Umasree Raghunath      Date : 5/17/2012 9:03:00 AM

'It's all the words they say.That can't be taken so easily. It's all the things they mean. That can hurt us unimaginably. Though I tell myself to control my rage. But the doubts on me is, is simply out of the range. I really wish I had someone by my side telling me 'it's gonna be alright' But who is that 'someone'?Where is that 'someone'?What is that 'someone' doing?Ain't that 'someone' supposed to be by my side?When am I gonna find that someone?Its easy(...)'

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Internet is Fun- Its a way of Life!

Author : Umasree      Blog : Umasree Raghunath      Date : 5/17/2012 8:48:00 AM

'Internet is FunAs I keep on my Run!Every day it’s a sinWithout Internet to win!Crazy games that I playFunny jokes that I shareNews on the go!I am ahead of the row!Songs that keep me tuned!RJs who dive me prunedFacebook that is the only face I see every day for every raceTumbling upon the Oddee siteGoogling everything this earth hasCant imagine life without InternetFor we know life is intertwinednetIllusions that get sharedOur breadths to take awayVideos that make you go gong!Or just(...)'

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A Visit to Udavum Ullangal Illam- Adambakkam- A heart touching experience

Author : Umasree      Blog : Umasree Raghunath      Date : 5/14/2012 2:55:00 PM

'60 lovely flowers in a garden called Udavum Ullangal Illam...Innocence in every face....relief from the distress of having been distressed in life for ever.....a home away from home...these children definitely did not look disoriented, depressed or dull even for a moment.   There was a kind of empathy in the air...no requests for sympathy though..... happy to welcome love and care from the public....managed by a trust of retired elderly people who wanted to give back their(...)'

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A Poetic Tribute to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore

Author : Umasree      Blog : Umasree Raghunath      Date : 5/9/2012 5:00:00 PM

'What best we can do to pay our respectsThan scribble our thoughts in his memoryHow can such a person be even a story of the pastFor there cannot be another Tagore who can replacePicture Courtesy-Totalbhakti.comThe wisdom of thoughts lie small under his feetThe words of his pen makes us think even this dayMaking the life simple and straightO Master Poet, I have sat down at Thy feet (These are his words! Echoed back to him)Dwindling whispers of the divine formThe human (...)'

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Trekking at Nagalapuram Hills, Andhra Pradesh- A destination to fall in love with Nature…. A weekend getaway from Chennai.

Author : Umasree      Blog : Umasree Raghunath      Date : 5/8/2012 4:00:00 AM

'If you are overwhelmed with the city life, buzzing traffic,  never ending pollution,  stressful work environments, routine family life….trust me, you have an option to escape for a day from every thing that makes your life bored, routine and never ending.   For those who seek peace and tranquility in the serenity of Mother Nature in its roughest, truest and modest form with no human intervention of manipulation, transforming for travel or recreation purpose, (...)'

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Life is what you make it!

Author : Umasree      Blog : Umasree Raghunath      Date : 4/25/2012 5:18:00 PM

'The silences of the heart...get unnoticed with the noises of the vehicles and voices of the official callsThe travel every day is a journey on its own....with the fears filled the walls and tears not down the fallsYet with the grace built over the wisdom of years...hiding the facts of life behind curtains of social selfWe run behind the schedules, run behind the traffic lights....run behind the dreams and all our engulfsThe clouds that dont really rain down....the fears that easily (...)'

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Is Watching Pron a Passtime?

Author : Umasree      Blog : Umasree Raghunath      Date : 3/21/2012 2:52:00 PM

'Frequent reports of our democratically elected politicians watching pron in the assembly is making us think-  Think Big!.  Watching pron was not taken seriously and considered as a time pass for many, mostly a regular men's pass time.   of course, women are not spared as well!Thankfully so far we have not heard on reported incidents of such things in corporate offices, colleges and schools, institutions, though I am sure many keep watching various videos on YouTu(...)'

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