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  The person most responsible for one's own development is the person himself . The first priority for one's own development is to strive for excellence . The critical factor for success is accountability - holding yourself accountable. Everything follows from that. The important thing is not to have rank but to know you have responsibility . To be accountable ,you must take the job seriously enough to recognize .... I've got to grow up to the job. By focusing on accountability people take a bigger view of themselves .  uddhared ātmanātmānaṁ nātmānam avasādayet ātmaiva hyātmano bandhur ātmaiva ripur ātmanaḥ elevate yourself through the power of your mind, and not degrade yourself, for the mind can be the friend and also the enemy of the self. We are responsible for our own elevation or debasement. Nobody can traverse the path of God-realization for us. Saints and Gurus show us the way, but we have to travel it ourselves. There is a saying in Hindi:  ek peḍa do pakṣhī baiṭ...

https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/what-is-bach-flower-therapy-all-about/article26952437.ece “The worst that can happen is that nothing will happen,” says Sharmee Divan, while addressing my doubts about Bach Flower remedy, an alternative stream of wellness therapies developed by an English physician, bacteriologist and homeopath in the 1920s. Mumbai-based Sharmee got inspired after reading about Bach therapy in 2012. By 2014 she upgraded herself from a student to a teacher and was enrolled in the Bach Foundation of Registered Practitioners in 2016. “I took it throughout my pregnancy;I was calm and less anxious,” she says. Also a life coach, she says it’s important to understand a person’s state of mind before deciding upon the combination of flower essences. Trauma, fear, despair, a feeling of uncertainty, lack of confidence or motivation, are all taken into account. The Bach flower remedy is practised worldwide including India where there are about a dozen practitioners who have ...

 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/food-news/8-varieties-of-indian-chillies-no-spice-lover-should-miss/photostory/77872954.cms?picid=77873004 01 /9 Lesser-known chillies of India Chilli, better known as mirch in India is a South American fruit which was introduced to the subcontinent by the Portuguese 400 years ago. They are widely used in many cuisines as a spice to add heat to dishes. Chillies originated in Mexico and later spread across the world, and are used for both food and traditional medicine. Today, they are used around the world to add a punch of heat and flavour to dishes. Indian dishes are incomplete without chillies. They are an important and integral part of every dish that we eat throughout the day. Apart from adding flavour to food, chillies benefit the digestive tracts, promote healthy heart, relieve joint pains, promote weight loss, mitigate migraine, reduce cancer risk, prevents allergies etc. Here is a look at 8 varieties of Indian chillies you sho...

https://food.ndtv.com/food-drinks/know-your-chillies-ultimate-guide-to-various-types-of-indian-chillies-2161112  Here Are The Eight Most Popular Chillies Found In India: 1. Bhut Jolokia, North East India Also known as 'ghost pepper', Bhut Jolokia is certified as the hottest chilly in the world in the Guinness Book in 2007. It is an interspecific hybrid (of Capsicum Chinese and Capsicum frutescens) chilli pepper cultivated in North Eastern states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland and Manipur. Bhut jolokia is used as a food and a spice, popularly in combination with pork or dried or fermented fish. 2. Kashmiri Chillies, Kashmir As the name suggests, this chilli is found in Kashmir and is the most sought after red chilli in India for its colour. An Indian kitchen is incomplete without Kashmiri mirch powder as this adds the colour to the mouth-watering dishes every household cooks. This chilly is less hotter or pungent, as compared to the other variants found in India. 3. Guntu...

https://nationalinterest.in/volcanic-activity-and-the-fall-of-the-gupta-empire-8c9b463d1663 Anirudh Kanisetti   How does one explain the collapse of polities that have been around for hundreds of years? W hen Edward Gibbon tried to answer this in relation to the Roman Empire in his astounding 18th century  History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,  he put it in starkly anthropocentric terms. To Gibbon (that great proponent of English stereotypes of what “Roman-ness” meant) a debauched or pusillanimous emperor could set into motion events that bring the whole edifice tumbling down. The infamous stereotype of Nero fiddling as Rome burned, for example, has been decisively  put to rest . Image Source:  Wikimedia Commons Recent historical scholarship, however, has called into question many of Gibbon’s stereotypes of “good” and “bad” emperors. Especially in the late 20th century, new archaeological studies began to question the assumption that Rome was some...