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Greetings to all my viewers. After a long restless day, I just need a break to think how can I change my same old ways of teaching? Teaching is a divine service, when I was a student I dreamt of being a unique teacher so that I can use all my ideas and teach them in innovative ways and turn all the boring classes into the practical sessions and many more. But when I am on the Dias what just stays in my mind is to complete the syllabus and stick on to the exam pattern. Well, syllabus, teaching, exams and results are all essential for a teacher. But somewhere I feel unsatisfied when I am not able to bring out a new ways of teaching.  Somewhere I can hear a cry which is similar to mine as I used to feel while seated in a classroom and listening to a lengthy lecture. So what best can I do to overcome this stigma?  A child at the age of 6 starts with primary education in our country. More than 95 percent of our curriculum relays on the classroom teaching. An ideal teacher...

He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.                                  - Immanuel Kant Welcome back to What's around us, I anticipate that everyone are contended after lohri/ sankranthi festival. Although the festival brings us lots of happiness and joy to humankind but it is not actually the same with our fellow mates who are sharing the same environment.  Sankranthi is a festival celebrated throughout the India, it has vivid customs practiced uniquely in different places. Flying kites, exchanging sweets, harvesting the yeild, taking a holy dip in sacred rivers are some of the usual customs. In addition to this, there are some practices which could harm the environment and the living organisms habited. I will spill out what just happened in Karighatta, Srirangapatana after celebrating the festiv...

Hello viewers, I wish everyone a Happy Harvest Festival, "Ellu Bella thindhu olle maathadi"(Kannada: Meaning: Have White sesame seeds and jaggery and speak good). Let this festival bring lots of happiness and peace in you and your family.  This is article is a continuation of 'Dinosaur valley' https://whatsaroudus.blogspot.com/2018/12/dinosaur-valley.html  and 'Cactus garden'  https://whatsaroudus.blogspot.com/2018/12/cactus-garden.html,  The Nong Nooch village apart from the famous Dinosaur valley and varieties of cactus species holds 'Animal kingdom sculptors'. Sculptors of innumerable animal species, starting from insects till highly evolved mammals along with the extinct animals like mammoth. Here I have posted a few pics which I took in Animal kingdom; So that's it for the day, see you next week with yet another exciting article. Till th...

I am not an activist; I don't look for controversies; I am not a political person, but I am a person with compassion. I care passionately about equal rights. I care about human rights; I care about animal rights.                                                                                                                                      - Ellen De Generes When I was a young girl, I remember how I was enthralled to see animals performing in circuses. Tigers, elephants, horses, dogs performing in front of huge crowds and entertaining them. I used to enjoy either. But once, after a show my mom said the sad story behind the screens how an animal i...

HAPPY PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO ALL MY VIEWERS. MAY THIS YEAR BRINGS YOU ALL THE HAPPINESS AND JOY. Today I will be sharing about my experience on water adventure sports when I visited Pattaya, Thailand. Coral island or Koh Larn is about 7 km from the coast of Pattaya, Coral island. It is a perfect place if you love playing water sports. Parasailing, sea walk, water bike ride, banana boat ride are the prominent water activities. Above all the sea walk/ snorkelling is a must try activity.  Sea walk is an under water diving where the corals are densely located. Coral reef is a highly diversified ecosystem. It is a place where most of the coral species are found, along with that varieties of fish species visiting often. Most of the fish, molluscs and crustaceans visit coral reefs for the sake of food, whereas some prefers coral reefs for breeding and some for camouflaging. Butterfly cod (red lion fish) shows a tremendous camouflaging behaviour in coral reefs, the body of the fish...

Merry Christmas everyone! Let this Christmas brings you all the joy and happiness in your life. Christmas is a festival; Christmas is a custom and Christmas is a tradition. It is celebrated throughout the world by both Christians and non-Christians. Christmas tree, star, bells, balls, Santa Claus, Crib, all these things symbolise the great X-mas festival. Variously, even keeping Christmas Cactus is also a practice for the same. Christmas cactus, Sachlumbergera native to Brazil is called so because it blooms flowers during Christmas season. Comparably, Easter cactus Hatiora gaertneri blooms flowers only during Easter. Cactus represents draught and harsh conditions. Even if it represents the famine, several species of cactus are winsome in their appearance and hence cultivated. Cultivating and exhibiting the cacti species can be termed as a 'cactus garden'. There are several cactus gardens in this world, one such garden is in India, named as "National Cactus and Succ...