10 PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT TIPS FROM MAHABHARATA

Mahabharata is an absolutely breathtaking exploration of the "Greatest story ever told" whatever language it is written. It is called Panchama Veda, for the knowledge, it has delivered. Why it should be read by everyone? The answer is, it is a great personality development book. From kids to elders, everyone has something to learn from it. Let get into this:

1. Parenting:

Mahabharata shows both good and bad parenting. Drutarastra loved his son so much that he could not find faults in his behaviour. And he encouraged Duryodhana, so he became jealous.

Kunti never discriminated Madris sons. Instead, he took more care for them. Likewise, Drona, the teacher for the Kuru clan, taught Brahmastra to Arjuna only, not even his son Aswathama, because he knows about his son. As a parent, he knows how tempered his son was.

2. How hobbies are useful: 

Things we learnt as a hobby can save our life sometimes. Just like the hobbies of Pandavas saved them during 'exile'. Bhima was a great cook, Nakula and Sahadeva have very good knowledge about cows and horses. With these hobbies, they found their living, when they were in exile. 

3. Overcoming the challenges and changing it to positive:

Pandavas life is not a cakewalk. They lost their father at a very small age. Their uncle was not ready to give their kingdom. Their cousins were not in good terms with them. They tried to kill Pandavas many times. Still, they got the positive side of it and learnt to live without a kingdom. During their exile, Urvasi, Indra's maiden cursed Arjuna to become a eunuch. He accepted that and used it during the exile.

4. Handling bad situations:

By reading Mahabharatam, you can know how to handle bad situations. Pandavas were born to a king, but right from childhood, they didn't experience royalty. Right after they got their kingdom, Pandavas lost in Dice game and went to the forest. They didn't sit idle during their exile period. Yudhishthira learnt Aksha Sastra, the study of dice and Arjuna got Pasupatam most powerful Astra required for the war. 

5. Be humble :

When Duryodhana tried to kill them in a fire accident, they ran off and literally begged for food. They were rulers for India, but when time is not in their hands, they were very humble and served a small king Virata. 

6. Be Ferocious:

Whenever they got chance, Pandavas has shown their power. At the time everyone thought Pandavas were killed, Arjuna won Draupadi, by solving Matsya yantra, which is a very tough task for archers. Bakasura, Hindimbasura, Keechaka, all these demons were killed by Bheema when they were unidentified. Finally, in Kurukshetra, the number of the army didn't bother them. They had very less number of the army when compared to Kauravas. They believed themselves. 

7. Don't be straight forward always:

Being brave means not going after trouble. To kill Keechaka without being spotted, Draupadi acted like she loved him. Yudhishthira murmured the truth to kill his enemy. Sometimes being cunning also works.

8. Handling emotions:

Yes, Pandavas also got depressed when they lost their kingdom overnight. But they patted themselves to go on with the situation and learnt what to do. Duryodhana on another side, he didn't handle his jealousy properly. If he did, he would have lived. Duryodhana, Drutarastra had the kingdom but they were very restless all the time. Their bad intentions destroyed their clan. 

9. Discipline:

5 men had 1 wife. Isn't the reason is enough to fight among themselves?  But they didn't fight. It's because of their discipline. Wherever they were Pandavas did their rituals. When they were in exile, to feed the priests who came along with them, they got Akshaya Patra. They didn't have thought "Wait, why to feed these people? We ourself didn't have anything". They respected their Dharma or discipline. Bheema was the most ferocious and aggressive in nature. During exile, he didn't even utter a word without Yudhistara's acceptance. 

10. Advantage of being together

During Ghosha yatra Yudhishthira asked Bhima to help Duryodhana, even though Duryodhana was his enemy. Just because they were brothers and the Gandharva is an outsider.

I quoted only a few. It is an ocean if you are willing to learn from it.

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15 THINGS GIRL BESTIES DO

Everyone loves spending time with friends. Unlike boys, we girls do some weird things only with best friends. Check out!!

1. Brutally honest

Never mind what the other think of. We convey our opinions honestly on the face. Are thinking of being honest with us? Mind you!! Honesty is limited to us.

2. Eat talk eat repeat

We talk anything and everything over a plate of pav bhaji!!! 

3. Drama queens

You see we express our emotions heartfully. People may call us drama queens., but we love to be like that in the presence of bestie. 

4. Thinking of marrying each other at times

Who would understand more than her about our mood swings, favourite serials, dishes? I hope it is legal!!

5. Shopping

Men cannot handle the opinion poll conducted by girls in shopping. Only besties can understand, suggest, rather order us to decide the right thing in shopping. 

6. Judging each other

“You are looking like a horse in that dress”

“What kind of hairstyle it is? You look like a granny”

7. Passing out comments on other women

Best favourite pass time for every girlfriend. We can comment even on the hairpins.

8. Night outs talking about everything

When we do a night out, you can make sure we talk about everything. It can be Amritsar or Antarctica, Harry Potter or GOT, Lakme or Maybelline.

9. No hesitation:

We check each other cell phones, job applications, tax invoices, social media accounts without any hesitation. Best friends are meant to have no secrets. Isn't it? No secrets between us!!! 

10. Discuss each other medical problems

From hair fall to menstrual cycles we talk to each other's medical problem and give solutions like a doctor. 

11. Texting:

We text each other when you are bored, irritated, about to cry, someone upsets you, need some money, sometimes just to listen to their filthy words. We spend hours to draft a text message. 

"Are you sure it’s ok to send How are you?”

12. Non-verbal communication:

We have some code language when everyone is around.  We talk with eyes.

13. Counsellors:

We ask advice for relations, career, periods, taxes, dresses, makeup, decorations, sex what not?!!

14. Don’t care:

There are times we talk in non-sync.

“I think I’m going to die”

“Suggest a good restaurant to go on a date”

15. Watching horror films:

Even Though you are shit scared if your bestie is watching a horror movie, you should watch it too. Just to share her fear. 

తెలుగు వాళ్ళ హిందీ కష్టాలు

"దేశ భాషలందు తెలుగు లెస్స" అన్నారు రాయల వారు. ఈ విషయం తెలుగు రాష్ట్రం లోనే చెప్పినట్లు న్నారు. అందుకే హిందీ కి ఉన్న గుర్తింపు తెలుగుకి లేదు. మిగతా రాష్ట్రాలలో హిందీ దే పై చెయ్యి. ఒక హిందీ రాని తెలుగు వ్యక్తి వేరే రాష్ట్రం వెళితే అక్కడ ఎదురయ్య కొన్ని కష్టాలు:
1.  వాహన చోదకులు(car/auto drivers) 

అసలు సమస్య ఇక్కడే మొదలవుతుంది. వాళ్లకి మనకీ ఒకటే పోలిక. వాళ్ళకి ఇంగ్లీషు, మనకి హిందీ  అంతంత మాత్రంగానే వచ్చు. పోనీ ఏదో మనకి వచ్చిన హిందీ ఇంగ్లీష్ మిక్సి లో వేసి అడ్రస్ చెప్తే "నాయే ఆయీ? హిందీ నహీ జాంతీ?" అంటూ మనల్ని అవమానం చేసేస్తాడు. 

పైగా కొందరయితే హిందీ రాదురా మహానుభావా అంటే క్యాబ్ ఎక్కిన దగ్గర నుండి లోడ లోడా వాగుతూనే ఉంటారు. ఆ ఊరి గొప్పతనం, దాని పూర్వాపరాలు ఇంకా ఏదేదో చెప్పడానికి ప్రయత్నిస్తూ ఉంటారు.  మనం తెల్ల మొహం వేస్కుని తల ఊపడమే!!

2. నేస్తులు (collegues)

ఇక్కడ ఇంకో దారి ఉంది. ఇంగ్లీష్ లో మాట్లాడవచ్చు. కానీ ఈ హిందీ వాళ్ళు ఉన్నారే! వీళ్ల దుంపలు తెగ, హిందీ లోనే మాట్లాడతారు. ఇంగ్లీషు లో మొదలెట్టినా హిందీ లో కి జంప్ చేస్తారు.ఏదో నలుగురితో మాట్లాడదాం అనుకుంటే వీళ్లేమో ఇలా ఏడిపించేస్తారు.

3. పనిమనుషులు(Helpers)

వీళ్ళ తో ఎంత తక్కువ మాట్లాడితే అంత మంచిది. ఎందుకంటే వీళ్ళు ఒక్కోసారి గ్రాంథిక హిందీ లోకి వెళ్ళారంటే ఆ సునామీ ని తట్టుకోవడం మన వల్ల కాదు. తిడుతున్నారో, పొగుడుతూ ఉన్నారో తెలియదు.

4. సినిమాలు

కొన్ని హిందీ  సినిమాలు ఉంటాయి, ఎక్కడ మనలాంటి వాళ్ళకి అర్థం ఐపోతుందో అని తీసినట్టు ఉంటాయి. డైలాగులు అర్థం కావు,పాటలు అర్థం కావు, ఏదో కష్టపడి వాళ్ళ బాడీ లాంగ్వేజ్ తో సినిమా అర్థం చేసుకుందాం అంకుంటాం! మన పక్కన వాళ్ళు ఊరుకొనిస్తేనా? మధ్యలో జోకులకి నవ్వుతూ ఉంటారు. సెంటిమెంట్ సీన్లు వస్తే ఏడుస్తారు. గీత లో చెప్పినట్టు మనం నవ్వుకి ఏడుపుకి అతీతంగా సినిమా చూస్తాం.

5. స్నేహితులు

కొన్ని బలీయమైన పరిస్థితులలో మన స్నేహితుల కుటుంబం ని కలవాల్సి వస్తుంది.

 ఇది నరకం!! ఒక్క హిందీ నే తట్టుకోలేం అనుకుంటే, అక్కడ కుటుంబం కుటుంబం అంతా హిందీ ఏ. ఆ ఇంటి వాళ్ళు చాలా ప్రేమ తో మాట్లాడతారు,కానీ మనకి అర్థం కావాలి కదా! పక్కన ఎవరైనా హిందీ తెలిసిన వాళ్ళు ఉంటే వెళ్ళాలి తప్ప ఒక్కళ్ళు వెళ్ళమా. ఇక అంతే సంగతులు!!

ఇంకా కూరలు అమ్మే వాడు దగ్గర నుండి  కస్టమర్ కేర్  దాకా అందరూ మనకి హిందీ రాదని గుర్తుచేసే వాళ్ళే. అయినా తెలుగు వాళ్ళం తలచుకుంటే హిందీ నేర్చుకో లేమా చెప్పండి? అవసరం అయితే వాళ్ళకే తెలుగు నేర్పించే ద్దాం!!!


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What if Harry Potter obsessed soul struck in an Indian House wife's body

Harry Potter: A name for which no introduction is needed. The series amplified the love for reading, in both children and adults. They loved the characters to the core. The books took us to a fantasy world. 

Here are the consequences if a hardcore Harry Potter fan is an Indian housewife.

1. Before she opens the door she says "Alohomora".

2. She says “UP” every time you see a broom to clean.

3. She wishes she had a wand to illuminate the room with Lumos without reaching the switch.

4. She waits for her kids the 11th year, expecting a letter from Hogwarts.

5. Name her pets as Scrabbers, Hedwig, Crook shanks!!

6. When she had a bad fight with husband, she says “My father will hear about this”

7. Whenever she finds a single sock, she cries “Master has given Dobby a sock!! Dobby is free!!”

8. Bedtime stories for her kids are the stories from "Tales of Beedle the Bard".

9. Wishing an Invisibility cloak as a present for Diwali.

10. Trying charms for knitting. ( Yup!! It works in our world)

11. Trying Silencio for crying toddlers. (I am gonna try this for sure!!)

12. Trying Accio for almost everything. (For lazy women)

13. Try Legilimens for reading husband mind. (We can reveal your mind with this spell!)

14. Ordering butterbeer every time you visit a restaurant. (Umm... Orange juice ??!)

15. Frustrated in slow metro transport. Travelling by Floo powder is so much easy!!

16. Trying Agumenti when there is water scarcity. (If we could use our wand outside the school, there wouldn't be any problem for water in summer)

17. Riddikulus for a cockroach encounter. (I wish I could use this spell)

18. Wishing for Remembrall for what she forget about shopping. (Forget about the list)

19. Husband waits for Vivo IPL, Pro Kabaddi league, football, even Olympics. She is interested in Quidditch World Cup, Triwizard Tournament. 

20. And finally Avadakadavra every time she sees the people she doesn't like.

And says Silly Muggles if you can’t understand this language. 

LOVE STORY NARRATED BY MOM

Don’t know how Mr Valentine loved. But I know a love story, my mother said as a bedtime story, told by her mother and so on. This story came up from generations together. A love story of a King and Queen, More than their royalty they are Mr He and Mrs She.

Coming to the story, it was Once upon a time, there lived a Mr He and Mrs He. Unfortunately one day his father ordered Him to go to forest for 14 years. Knowing that she came with him. Even though his father didn’t ask her to leave.

He asked him to stay in the castle. She deliberately rejected it.

 She couldn’t leave him. She loved him so much.

His brother started with them.

Three of them went to the forest. Her birth was a miraculous one not from the womb. She was adopted by a king. She was brought up in a royal family. Still, l she didn’t get depressed when they went to the forest. Just because he was with her.

Years passed. They were in the forest.

Not a single moment she thought of her kingdom, her luxuries in the castle. Same is the case with him.

Days passed.

He and She were delightful. Because they have each other.

Again on an unfortunate day, a demon took her away when he and his brother was not around.

The demon wanted to marry her.

Demon took her beyond an ocean, to demon’s house and kept her in his backyard

When he came back, she was not there. His heart skipped a beat.

He checked all surrounding. She was not there.

His voice echoed her name. There was no reply.

He didn’t know where she went. His agony was limitless.

Almost he went into a condition, which he asked every tree and animal to show where she went.

In her absence, he didn’t want to eat or sleep. It was too heart-wrenching to look at lotus flowers because it reminded him of her eyes.

He cursed two birds which are cuddling each other. It reminded of her. He didn’t want to live without her. He wanted to fire up the world

Her situation is not even better.

She cried her heart out. No one was there to listen. The demon gave her 1 year to time to marry him.

Every day demon came and pressurized daily and gave her all the luxuries, in fact, more than she had, she simply rejected and chanted his name.

He accumulated some army, fought with Demon, and killed the Demon.

After the war, she is eagerly waiting to meet him. As a King, he doesn’t want to take back his wife who was there in Demon’s custody. He said she was free to go anywhere. (This is story happened million years back. There was no concept of Divorce)

She was devastated.

She doesn’t want to live even after she saw him.

She jumped into the fire in front of him & his whole army. Everyone in the army was crying their heart out. No one cared enough to question their leader. They were devoted to him.

No one was ready to stop her. Her decision was unstoppable.

She jumped into the fire.

Fire God along with her came out, and handed her to him and said “Don’t doubt her! She is as pure as I am”

He cried out of joy “I know!! I know her heart. But as a leader to these millions of army, there should be no solider should question me afterwards. I need to talk like this. It is my duty!! It doesn’t mean I doubt you”.

They lived happily ever after is the last word for every story. But for them, the story continued.

They happily came back to their kingdom after exile.

He crowned as King. She became Queen. He was a brilliant King. People loved him to the core.

Another unfortunate day, a citizen in their kingdom commented on her. As a king, He ordered her to leave the kingdom.

He said this as a king, but as a husband of her, he doesn’t want to lose her again. She was pregnant at that time.

With a heavy heart, she left the kingdom and went into the forest. A sage named Valmiki saved her.

She gave birth to twin baby boys.

As a king, He has an opportunity to marry again. But he didn’t.

She being a rejected wife, she has the right to blame him. But she didn’t.

She loved him until her last breath.

He loved her till his last breath.

When I heard this story tears rolled out of my eyes. They didn’t have a happy ending. Still today, anyone wants to quote about best lovers, they talk about them.

His name is RAM

Her name is SEETHA.

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Situations encountered by only child to parents

I wanted to write about this long back. As I am only child to my parents; I know how it would be. Let me brief you some points about being the only child.

1.     Questions from outsiders:

I don’t know why they ask such stupid questions. As if all the single children are breaded in zoo.

“Aren't you bored all the day?” 

Of course not!! Why should we? We are in our house/room with parents, not in jail. I wonder whether the homes with multiple kids were ever bored.

“Ask your parents to give you a sibling”

This is the most stupid statement given by our neighbouring aunties gave us. For your information, they are not chocolates!!
That decision belongs to my parents.

“You must be enjoying your father's hereditary”

By the way, who’s hereditary that you were enjoying?

2.     No competitions all ours parents love:

Yes!! I can proudly say that my parents love is not shared. You think I am selfish? Let it be.

Remember last time when you became jealous when your parents asked you to share your chocolates with your sibling.

3.     Broad mind towards cousins and friends:

We open our arms wide for all our cousins and friends. We don’t limit our brotherly/sisterly love to one or two persons. See how broad minded we are!!

4.     Becomes extrovert or introvert/more straight forward:

Being single child, we talk extremely less or more not in between. And we talk straight. Less drama everywhere!!!!

5.     Cultivates proper hobby:

Don’t know whether a kid with siblings depends on hobby or not. We depend on hobby completely and deeply.

6.     Slight remorse on Rakshabandhan:

On the day of Rakshabandhan, our social media would be filled with brother sister pictures, and quotes about their love. Sometimes it makes us sad.

7.     We are creative!!!

We spend more time alone, our imagination will be strong. Fictional play, imaginative friends, alternate universe, we had done it!!

8.     Everything is new:

Did you experience using your brother’s or sister’s clothes, books, cycle? Hahaha.. We will get brand new ones every time.

9.     No issues of privacy:

We don’t share our room with our siblings, so no issues of privacy. My life!! My rules!!

10. Parents become best friends:

As we are only child, our parents focus will be on us. We talk anything and everything with them. They become our first advisors and best friends.

There may be many benefits of having siblings. But being only child makes us more independent, self sufficient and ever loving child.