Taj Mahal was constructed using pure white marble and is one of the most splendid pieces of architecture in the world. Its estimated that a total work force of about twenty thousand workers were involved in the construction of Taj Mahal which took approximately 20 years to complete. In 1983, UNESCO declared Taj Mahal as a world heritage site. Since then the place attracted a lot of domestic and international travelers and is currently one of the top tourist destinations in India. It is estimated that around forty thousand people visits Taj every Day. Sadly, off late, industrial pollution around Taj Mahal has threatened to destroy her beauty.  Taj Mahal is losing its original color because of heavy air pollution from factories situated around. Many efforts and on to reduce the effects and the courts have even ordered to shut down the pollution causing factories around Taj. This essentially raises the importance about the conservation of our ancient heritage building and also about the threat of Air pollution and its devastating effects. It’s our duty to protect Taj from destruction so that the next generation can see and appreciate her beauty making it truly everlasting as wished by Emperor Shahjahan.

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The ultimate sacrifice of hundreds of nationalist Indians at Jalin Walah Bagh should always be remembered . It is a gentle reminder to all Indians about the cost at which the freedom is enjoyed today.

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Today i am going to talk about Hiroshima Day

71 years ago, the then president of USA, Harry S. Truman took a decision. He decided to use Nuclear Weapons against Japan with whom they were at war. A decision which annihilated thousands of people, ironically in the name of  saving thousands of lives from the unending war. Hiroshima Day commemorates 6 August 1945, the day when an atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, followed by another dropped Atomic bomb on the city of Nagasaki.

It is the only instance in human history ,where a nation used nuclear weapon against another nation. The bombings effectively ended World War II by bringing about the surrender of Japan, but at a terrible price .The two cities were  destroyed and casualties, mostly civilians, were estimated at around 200,000, with many more people dying later from injuries and illness. The Bomb coded little boy destroyed 70 percent of the Buildings in Hiroshima and generations suffered due to the effects of Radiation. The incident shook the world and brought into light the terrible aftereffects of nuclear warfare. Antiwar movements and Nuclear disarmament movement strengthened around the world .While the debate over the US decision to bomb still continues, Hiroshima Day is now a focus for anti-war and anti-nuclear discussions and demonstrations. The collective vision, dedication and hard work of Japanese people powered Japan to rise from rubble and today Japan is world’s third largest Economy.

The day reminds all of us the irony of killing thousands to save thousands, war and its terrible destruction and the today’s need and importance for universal harmony and peace.

So friends, Lets all take a pledge today that we will always work together towards spreading the message of  mutual respect,peace and harmony and will never endorse any acts  of violence.

Thank you

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India was ruled by the British from the year 1858. Queen Victoria was declared as the Empress of India. This rule continued until 15^th August 1947. On 15^th August the British left India and India got its freedom, since then 15^th August is celebrated as the independence day of India. The British had divided India into India and Pakistan. Pakistan celebrates its freedom on 14^th August. That is the day when Pakistan was separated from India. Every year on Independence Day,the Prime Minister of India hoists the Indian flag on the Red Fort in Delhi,which is the capital of India. Twenty one gun shots are fired in solemn honor. He pays tribute to the great leaders who lost their lives in the freedom struggle. It is followed by a speech by the Prime Minister. The Indian Army and the paramilitary forces organizes a march past on this day. It ends by singing the national anthem. The Chief Ministers of the respective states also hoists the Indian flag in their states. Various parades and cultural activities are also held. In every schools, colleges, government offices the national flag is hoisted and there would be speeches by eminent personalities. We can see the Indian flag fluttering in the streets too. As a mark of respect small flags are displayed on vehicles and also on the dresses of the people. 15^th August is a public holiday in India as it is a national festival-the Indian Independence Day. We Indians should take care that it should not be a day of celebration and flag hoisting alone. It is our duty to educate our future generation about the struggle our leaders faced. I think that all educational institutions can enact a drama or depict something about the life of a freedom fighter, so that a feeling of patriotism is inculcated in each student. In this way pupils will be made aware of the hardships faced by our great leaders. Thus we can be sure that they will not take for granted the freedom they enjoy now, which is granted to them at the cost of the lives of our great freedom fighter.

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Namastae, today I am going to speak on relevance of Ramayana in todays life. I believe most of us know Ramayana, as the story of rama and sita going to forest and Ravana being killed. Do we ever think more than that? Friends that is not Ramayana. Ramayana is one of the most valuable assets, manifested to elaborate human values. Ramayana is relevant because the stories embody timeless values and inspire us to broaden our consciousness from me to we. Ramayana offers us a panorama of jewel like personalities who embody the spirit of sacrifice. Ramayana answers the deepest problems faced by an individual and depicts the triple qualities of satwa, rajas and tamas.

We cannot have a person with all good qualities but Valmiki brought Rama as an epitome of virtue & an idol of dharma before us with all 100 % qualities to teach us what is duty, truth, bravery, being an ideal husband, ideal son, ideal brother, and ideal ruler, exemplifying righteous behavior to the individual, the family and society. Ramarajya is a nation of excellent prototype government, is what we want our bharat to be.

We should not just read Ramayana but understand the essence and make a dent in our personality. It exposes to us many values like dashratha fulfilling his promise to kaikeyi though he had to separate his beloved son teaches us to keep up promise.
Similarly, Rama’s sacrifice in accepting exile to honor his father’s words shows deep love and devotion to parents. Dashratha’s separation from Rama led to his death shows children how much parents love their child which will make them more respectful and devoted to parents.
Sita’s sacrifice in preferring to go to forest with Rama, offers value of marital bond, which has devalued today. Rama and Sita set the ideal of conjugal love.
Laxmana’s sacrifice to stand by the side of Rama serve as an antidote for the superficial relationships that is seen among today’s siblings.
Bharat’s sacrifice in refusing the kingdom offers a signal lesson for the many disputes among siblings for parental property.
Kaikeyis selfishness lead to the anguished death of her husband, inspires us to safe guard ourselves from selfishness.
Old Jatayu’s valiant fight against ravana teaches us to be courageous and challenging.
The most important shloka in ayodhyakanda –Raamam dashartham viddhhi, maamvidhi janakathmajaam, ayodhyam attviim viddhi gachchha tat yathasukham.
This is Sumitra advising Laxmana to look upon rama as dashratha, sita as me and forest as ayodhya and depart happily. Noble mothers like her are needed today. Rama’s forest journey teaches us to accept life’s ups and downs happily. Rama’s humbleness led to his victory but ravana’s excessive desires and lust ruined him.In Rama’s 14 years of exile, only 6 months after sita’s abduction was very tough, so we must understand that in life’s drama, both aspects of happiness, sadness, winning, losing, success, failure, will be present but we should play our role nicely.
Modern marechans attract us but they will end us up in trouble.

There are several MANAGEMENT lessons.
Team motivation by Jambahvan is a classic example of good manager helping hanuman to realize his potential.Hanuman’s first lanka trip guides us to ascertain our goals, make plans and analyze the strengths and weakness of our competitor.Rama has shown how to create competent leaders, believe and motivate your team. He teaches us no work is big or small by acknowledging the small squirrel’s contribution in making the bridge.Ravana’s last message to rama was things that are bad seduce us easily, we run towards them impatiently , but things that are actually good, fail to attract us, that is the wisdom of life.

You will object saying if we sacrifice like this we will be exploited and that’s why Ramayana is not for imitation but for inspiration, not for duplication but for appreciation of the principle of sacrifice. Ramayana is an educational medium demonstrating important values to imbibe in children and aspire them that these life redeeming lessons will enrich our lives and make us self oriented.
This was not written based on religion but for human beings to uplift themselves from ignorance to light.
Ramayana is still the reality so take a pledge for an inner rama to dwell within you.
Can you enjoy the taste of different dishes biryani, paysam, gulab jamun by just repeating the name. No, you can enjoy them only when you eat. Similarly, Ramayan is of no use if you just read. Practice it and see how your life changes.
Thank you

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