THE BROKEN FRAME – AN UNOFFICIAL PROPOSAL

They use to walk together in the dusk and had long conversations, sometimes about family, career or ex relationships. They were best friends. Both knew each other well but had no clue that they are in love with each other. The two weirdos use to express each and everything to each other but were not able to correspond about their hearts. If anyone of the two was not talking, the other one use to get stressed. Talking for hours and not getting bored, they both never let each other go. Already the soul mates walked into each other’s heart. It was the time to say the feelings.

One evening they went down for their habitual evening walk after the classes. Both were talking to each other. Suddenly the boy started annoying the girl by singing stupid songs. She always got irritated whenever he started with some stupid stuff. When she use to get aggravated, she snatched his hair. He was tall and she –“short”. So standing on the sidewalk pavement, she pulled his hair. The fight went on. He continued to infuriate her and she went on beating and pulling his hair. Finally they reached the mess and sat there.  Both were now tired. They met their senior there and the boy started there with his senior exasperating her. Now she was highly upset and in anger she punched in his face and something went wrong. The specs were broken.

She got anxious of about what she had done. She started blaming herself that a small piece of glass could have gone into his eye. The boy saw that she was perturbed. He was consoling her, nothing went wrong, and everything is fine. He has spare set of specs but she was not getting calm. She held his hand and took him to his hostel. On each and every step she was telling him that now there is staircase or whatever that was coming during the path as his vision was blurred. There in his hostel she was requesting his friends that to please take him to his room but he was explaining again that he can go.

He went back to his room and she left for her hostel and started crying. After few minutes she got a video call from him. She saw his spare specs and said fine and finished the call. Again she got a voice call from him and asked her to stop crying, consoling her by saying nothing happened to him. She was again and again saying what if anything went wrong and he got harmed because of her. But the boy said nothing happened thankfully and while consoling her said if anything had gone wrong she had to marry him. Instead of reverting back negatively, she sobbing again and again said if that would have happened she would have married him. Unofficially both proposed each other. The boy smiled as anyhow what he wished for he got that unofficially. The love was unsaid till now but the broken frame said everything, leaving the guess which was unsaid till now.

SHE GIFTED HIM THE PITAPAT OF LITTLE FEET

Currently she is enjoying the beautiful moments with her love. They both were head over heels for each other since the day they proposed. Every day a new surprise was planned for each other. Her only wish was to fulfill all his dreams and give their relationship the best. One day while they were conversing regarding their future plans. Suddenly the boy said I want you to be the mother of my kids in future.  The girl was blushing. She said that we’ll see in the future but deep inside she knew just because of different religion of which they belong to, the possibility of living together as husband and wife was difficult and then later on the topic was changed.

This happened most of the time that the boy use to say that again and again and she replied just by giving him a smile, said that we’ll see in the future what is destined. She wanted to fulfill her man’s dream. Presently both were completing their post graduation. Therefore, the dream which her love wished was not possible. But as it said nothing is impossible in life. If you try to get anything in life one day or the other you will achieve it. The same happened with her.

While pursuing her post graduation she was also working with a care home. One evening she got a call from the nursery nurse. A normal conversation was going on between them. How the studies are going and here in the care home kids misses her a lot. After a while the nurse told that we have one new born baby girl in our home. Somebody left her near their house. The girl asked about the child’s health from the nurse and after some more discussions went on about the child and the conversation was over. After the call she began to complete her project but something got struck in her mind. She thought why not give the child her boyfriend’s name. She won’t adopt the child right now but once she capable of she will. She called back and asked the nurse what name you have given to the child. The nurse replied we haven’t given till now but the kids of the orphanage call her “Guddo”.  She requested the nurse to keep the child’s name as “Navya Sayed”. The nurse didn’t know why she wanted this but after having a word with the senior staff, they decided for the same.

Finally she did what her love wanted. The name that she gave to the child was also the combination of her and her boyfriend’s name. It was the time to surprise him that finally unofficially but he is a father now. They were sitting in the canteen one evening. She started off and told about what had happened and finally declared that love , you are now unofficially a father and we have a daughter now. One had to see his face red – blushing. He was happy and they both celebrated and welcome their kid by having pastries. Yes the child and her parents were in two different cities but somewhere their souls were attached. At the end she could sense the happiness of her love and finally she gifted him the pita pat of little feet.

Her mood swings - a whiplash for him

By every morning, sharp 8:30 a.m., she receives a call from him. Every day the same questions but the love and care from him always escalate for her. Till the time she does not reach her office, they continue to talk on call. His only concern why the hell you don’t eat your breakfast and her only reply was not in a mood. But still without screaming on her, he replies with all his affection that you must have anything in the breakfast. You are in a new city; no one will help you out if your health goes wrong. But her mood swings never support her behavior. Just because she had a fight with someone or her work was not considered in her office, her anger comes out and she comes out in a different manner with him. He still listens to her quietly.

That morning the same happened and after a small conversation she rejected the call. Every day she feels bad about what her mood swings are doing to her relationship. Every day she thanks to God for giving her a man who handles her tantrums so beautifully but also asks God how to control her anger. She remained silent for few minutes and was waiting for her cab. Next to her a stout- short girl was standing who looked ferocious. Someone called Akshita! That stout-short girl looked at her left side. She understood that the girl who was looking so irate, her name is Akshita. She started looking her and her moves.

Akshita was looking towards to a boy who was waiting for her on his bike. He was smiling looking at her but Akshita remained the same. Akshita looking at the boy pointed him to bring his bike where she was standing. The boy asked her to come there but Akshita was not ready to listen and looked straight as if she is ignoring him. The girl was watching what that boy will do so that Akshita comes there. She saw that the boy took his bike and made his bike on stand. He sat down there on the road with his helmet in his hand and was looking towards Akshita.

She moved her head and waited for Akshita’s move. Suddenly Akshita looked at the boy and watching him sitting down on the road and smiling towards her, she started laughing. She went there and sat down on his bike and left.  There she stood smiling at what happened. She was all calm till now and remembered her love. Her love did somewhat the same things for her, all the possible attempts to make her smile and when he sees her smiling, his mind use to get calm, he smiles and kisses her forehead.  Her cab came and she called her back. The conversation again started till she reached her office but now with a cheerful mood.

Sometimes it happens that your partner is going from a bad phase and doesn’t know how to react. It’s your responsibility that you try to understand and make things better. If both the person react in the same manner things will be ruined up. The way she reacted made her love felt bad but he never made things go wrong. Both tried to console each other. That’s how the swing of relationship goes.  Enjoy the frame of the swing and let it go for the spin. Follow every change of path with the time and preeminence. That’s what the beauty of relationship is. She was lucky that she met such a wonderful man and loved her so much. Don’t lose these magnificent people. You never know when just because of small stones you lose some real jewels.

CLASS 10 - HINDI HORIZON

The students started with the question answers of chapter - WORSHIP IN NAUBAKHAKHANA. They got stuck in question 2 – Why is Bismillah Khan marked as the central character of Mangalhvani? The teacher explained,”Bismillah Khan practiced constant clarinet for eighty years. True love due to such veneration for the clarinet and true tone, they became their ineffaceable identities. Therefore they have been called as the leading role of Mangalhvani of Shehnai.” Where today students of class 10 are studying as him as a chapter, on his 102^nd birth anniversary, Ustad Bismillah Khan’s majestic playing of clarinet is been missed.

He was a symbol of mixed cultures who not only use to play as much as clarinet in mosques but also with much fun in temples. He was an exclusive worshipper of art. Born on March 21, 1916 in Bhirung Raut Ki Gali, Ustad Bismillah Khan is an emanation of composing the most beautiful melodies. If you read about the classification of Indian instruments and come across the vocals produced by blowing, the instrument which first comes is flute and in the metonym, you will find Ustad Bismillah Khan as one of synonyms of it.

 He started playing in public when he was 14 years old. Just because of his dedication and riyaz, Shehnai became one of the most popular instruments of India for a long time.

He is the recipient of Sangeet natak akademi award (1956), President Award by President Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1956), Padamshri (1961), Shehnai Chakravanti Samman (1963), Tansen Award (1965), Padma Bhushan (1968), Soviet Land Nehru Award (1976), Padma Vibhushan (1980), Iraq’s Talar Maoshiki Award(1992), Yash Bharati Award(1994), Sangeet  Natak Akademi Fellowship (1994), Rameshwar Degree awarded by Swaraj Sangharsh , Gupta awards(2000) and Bharat Ratna (2001).

Today, Google paid tribute by creating a doodle on him. Sincere thanks to Google for this for letting us remind one of the greatest artists. Currently Symbols of Sanjhi Culture – Ustad Bismillah are carrying out the legacy and promoting his work. Their motive is to fill the emptiness of their clarinet to the masses and also fill the vaccum that has come after Ustad Bismillah’s departure.

Bismillah sahab’s last wish was to pay tribute to the martyrs by performing at India Gate but it was not fulfilled. The pioneer of Shehnai vadak and his melodies are always missed and hope that once again the Ustad Bismillah’s flute is revived again by someone and his last wish gets fulfilled.

HER WISH TO LIVE EVERY SECOND WITH HIM

The most beautiful day of her life was when her man achieved the captaincy. She was happy for him because what she dreamt became true. She could see her man’s happiness. He was the only deserving candidate in her eyes to get the post.  Tears rolled over her cheeks when she saw him holding the batch and his smiling face. He didn’t notice how happy his girl is to see him achieving. While wiping her tears a thought came over her mind and got stuck. She was trying to remove it but wasn’t, as the thought was a bitter truth. She was in relationship with a person with whom she wished to live forever but the society did not wished the same. The day they both proposed each other, they promised each other that till the time they are here in this college, they will make each and every day beautiful and memorable. Both loved their work and were a part of same coterie. That night when he was declared as the head honcho of the clan, she realized one thing that as much he loved her, the same way he loved his faction. There stood her insecurity, her fear of losing his attention and time.


Her boyfriend covenanted her that he would manage each and everything properly. She need not to worry but still that fear got stuck. Things were changed from that day. She started hating things related to that association. Anytime she would hear anything linked with it from him, she use to start yelling. They both had fights on that. He thought that his girl was not happy with the allocation of positions but the reality was she was not happy with the time he gave to that confederacy. It was her only urge now that she wished to live every second of her life with him.

Time was running out every day. She knew that her love did not like her reactions on the topic of covenant. She tried to push herself back and work in the same manner what she use to do in the past but the fear remained same. Sometimes the boy thought that she might wish to get the leadership but nothing was like that. She was working hard for his happiness. She tried to behave in the same manner the way she was in past but was not happy. Just for his sake of happiness, she was doing because she always wanted him to be happy and peaceful but her peace was shattered. Few months were left and they both knew what is going to happen at the end – separation. After every fight she use to say sorry because she knew that he was not feeling good. Her insecurities were increasing but her love remained the same. Just because she only craved for his love she was not be able to act in the same way. Her only message to her man was that everything is same just she yearn for his time, for every second. 

CURLEW – IN A SPOT OF BOTHER

They spend their frost in coastal areas. One can find them on mudflats and estuaries in large flocks. In summer, they migrate to their breeding grounds but it appears that on the European red list, they are considered to be “susceptible”. They are in spot of bother – they are curlew birds. According to The Economic Times, there are number of bird species in the world soars to 18000.  If we examine a random sample of bird species approximately 25% are in extinction. The question is - are we really saving our fauna?

Curlew belongs to cluster of birds known as “waders” for the reason that they spend parts of their life wading in shallow waters. They were the most widespread kind  in Britain, breeding in  marshes and upland but as compared to past 20 years they are now partially in number. If no conservation actions are taken up, then about 2025 the breed will completely extinct. The reasons behind the extinction of this species is said to be low breeding success, breeding habitat loss, increase in nest and chick predation and agriculture nest damages. To start avoiding the damages it’s important to understand the problem from ground level.

A study reveals that from 1996-2006, over 70% of the nests were not able to give forth a single chick and the chicks which were hatched, only half of them survived. To promote recovery and better breeding success, it’s of great essence to work upon the factors which chains sustainable escalation. Due to an increase in application of fertilizers and chemicals, the breeding habitats of curlew have been spoiled. Thus one needs to bring changes in the farmer’s practices so that one can protect the homes of these birds. Another menace to this subject is predation.  A research explains 16% to 65% of roosts have been pillaged. Next comes is the agriculture destruction. Through agriculture machinery the destruction of their birdhouse is common as most of the nests of curlew are on ground.

Knowing about curlews, the only question for which I wish an answer from you is will you take any measures to save our fauna or this article will just remain another document. The RSPB along with the UK’s statutory nature conservation agency have started working to save the curlews. They are working on the recovery programme of curlews. Even you can be a part of it. Visit the sites and subscribe and make one move to save the charismatic nature and wildlife.

In The Midst of Rain, She Remembered Her Love – HER CIVIL ENGINEER

It was 5 p.m.; she left her office and was going back to her home. On her way she was enjoying the breeze before the rain. After few minutes the drizzle started. She was watching the rain drops hitting the side windows of the car. Scrolling her love’s pictures on her mobile and feeling the weather, she was missing him. It was already a period, she didn’t meet him. The lovingness of being in his arms was the major missing for her. New city and her first rain experience without him made difficult for her to stop thinking about him.

The driver left her nearby a petrol pump from where she had to walk 100 meters to reach her home. While walking, she was looking down towards the slide lanes of the road accumulated with rain water. She remembered her conversation with him. If you are in love with a civil engineer you can easily make out that before you being in his life, his first and last love is cement, bricks, buildings and engineering concepts. The most beautiful memories an engineer can have is his love for engineering and his engineering days.  She was use to listen all the concepts and stories of her engineer. He was happy in explaining them to her and she was happy in listening to him.  That evening she was sitting beside him and he was grilling the engineers who constructed that road. He was again and again telling her that they had made  mistakes while construction. People don’t know how to work properly. She was listening to him and consoling him fine it happens. As usual for her, she knew in a short span she might be learning some new concepts. She always felt with him as if she has completed her half engineering and only practical sessions are left.

Finally he started off with his lecture and the question- answer session. Do you know how the leveling of the surface is done? As usual she was a fresher in this field learning slowly, she said a no. He explained, “This is screeding. It’s a concrete used to form a level surface. To encase under floor heating pipes screeding is done. The screed mixture is made up of cement and water.” Do you know a standard ratio is maintained while designing? What happens to a student when he or she does not know what to answer, you find a poker face. Same happened with her no answer and a blank face waiting for him to answer his question. The ratio of 1:4 is maintained for mix design. Next question- Have you ever thought how this rainwater on roads goes to side lanes and does not get accumulated? Answer was just check the gradual downward slope from the center of a road to each side of it. This is camber. Already she was listening to him but wanted to stop. While he was speaking she moved her face towards her and kissed. Time to shut his mouth, by her kisses.

While rewinding her memories, suddenly she realized the rain had stopped and she reached her home. It was the time to call her love and eat his mind by telling him with what she had done in her office.

End of Perspicacious thinking – “THE STEPHEN HAWKING”

Lives in the universe (1996); The beginning of time (1996); Does God play dice (1999); Space and Time Warps (1999); Godel and the End of Physics (2002); The Origin of the Universe (2005); Into a Black Hole (2008) – all are the collection of Professor Hawking’s public lectures. 14^th March, 2018 – the day marks the death of an inspiration and a great rational scientist none other than “THE STEPHEN HAWKING”. The man behind “The Brief History of Time”, on this day died peacefully at his home. Here is a journey and his major contributions to the world which shall be lived for many years.

ABOUT HAWKING

The renowned physicist and ambassador of science was born on January 8, 1942 in Oxford, England. The most astonishing part of his life is that Hawking wished to pursue mathematics but as University College did not offer this subject, so he decided to take physics. At the age of 11, he was awarded his first class honors degree in natural science. In 1962, he did his research in cosmology. By the year 1965, he completed his PhD with his thesis named “Properties of Expanded Universe”. At Gonville and Caius College, he first became a research canvasser and later on a fellow for Distinction in Science, by the year 1969. As a research assistant in 1973, he published his first academic book – “The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time”.

During 1974, he was elected as a member of the Royal Society and Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Scholar at California Institute of Technology. 1975, he became a reader in Gravitational Physics at DAMPT and in his career progression lead to a professor of gravitational physics in 1977. He also held the post of Lucasian Professor of Mathematics for a period from 1979- 2009. The man who sought to explain some of the most convoluted questions in life, with Roger Penrose showed that Einstein’s general theory of relativity oblique space and time would have a commencement in the Big Bang theory and closing stages in Black holes.

HIS PUBLICATIONS

From the Properties to expanding universe and many more, here are few of his major works:

• ·         Occurrence of singularities in open universes.
• ·         On the Hoyle-Narlikar theory of gravitation.
• ·         Singularities and the geometry of space-time. 
• ·         Helium production in anisotropic big bang universes.
• ·         Perturbations of an expanding universe. 
• ·         The occurrence of singularities in cosmology. III. Causality and singularities. 
• ·         The Singularities of gravitational collapse and cosmology. 
• ·         Gravitational radiation from colliding black holes. 
• ·         Energy and angular momentum flow into a black hole.
• ·         Euclidean Quantum Gravity.
• ·         The Propagation of Particles in Space-time Foam.
• ·         Yang-mills Instantons and the S Matrix.
• ·         Interacting Quantum Fields around a Black Hole.
• ·         The Development of Irregularities in a Single Bubble Inflationary Universe.
• ·         Euclidean Approach to the Inflationary Universe. 
• ·         Nontrivial Topologies in Quantum Gravity.
• ·         Wormholes and non simply connected manifolds.
• ·         Super symmetric Bianchi models and the square root of the Wheeler-DeWitt equation.
• ·         Evaporation of cosmological black holes.
• ·         The Conformal BMS Group.
• ·         A Smooth Exit from Eternal Inflation.

BOOKS

• ·         My Brief History
• ·         The Grand Design
• ·         A Brief History Of Time
• ·         A Briefer History Of Time
• ·         Black Holes : The Reith Lectures
• ·         George and the Blue Moon
• ·         George’s Cosmic Treasure Hunt
• ·         George and The Unbreakable Code
• ·         George and The Big Bang
• ·         George’s Secret Key to the Universe
• ·         The Universe in the Nutshell
• ·         Black holes and Baby Universes
• ·         On the shoulders of giants
• ·         God created the Integers

RECOGNITION EARNED BY HIM

As said by him, “Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious and however difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.”In spite of diagnosed by Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Stephen made his mark on this world by his work.  In 1966 he won the Adams Prize for his essay 'Singularities and the Geometry of Space-time'. He achieved in 1975 – The Eddington Medal, 1976 - Hughes Medal and Dannie Heinemann Prize for Mathematical Physics, 1978-79 – The Albert Einstein Award, 1985- Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1987- Dirac Medal of the Institute of Physics, 1988 – The Wolf Prize in Physics, 1989 - Prince of Asturias Award for Concord, 2006 – Copley Medal, 2008 – Fonseca Prize, 2009 – Presidential Medal Of Freedom and 2013 - Special Fundamental Physics Prize.

One cannot summarize all his contributions but whatever we get to learn from him is more than a small quotient. Truly he was one of the greatest thinkers and he inspired by his courage as well as his words. Not only his work but his wit and humor were also the reasons, we will remember him. Rest in Peace legend.

Role of emotional intelligence in project management

As said by Jessica McPeake –Akamai senior director of technical enablement, “High emotional intelligence has become a highly valued quality in leaders.” The role play of emotional intelligence has escalated as a greatest prognosticator of fruition in the organization. This is the reason why emotional intelligence has brought into consideration in project management. Only proper technical knowledge cannot bring success to a project but a well addressed knowledge of technicality required, leads to successful accomplishment of a project. For the projection of activities to meet the project requirements, the most critical skill to be mastered is understanding your own emotions which will affect your performance. For a clear visionary, participative, instructive and positive guidance style one must have control on his emotions so that one can lead a team well in the project.

According to Schmidt 2012, the most fascinating verity regarding emotional intelligence is that people with high EI earn $29.000 annually more than their social group with low EI and more than intelligence quotient which accounts 4-25% of our job performance, about 58% of our job performance is held responsible on emotional intelligence. Thus, we see for better operation emotional intelligence is of great magnitude. Among the five components of emotional intelligence empathy is of great essence. How to relate with people and make crucial decisions requires time. Also how to give constructive feedback, motivate employees and maintaining momentum during changes in the organization requires great soft skills.

When it comes to project management how emotional intelligence mechanism underpins all the management ideologies can be explained with this instance- Three MBA students went for their summer internship program in which they were been given a project on commercial awareness. They were been asked to find the target audience for their project and let them know about the product. They decided to go to the local market where they can find maximum number of consumers. Where one student had a conversation with a person who already had a job, the second student conversed with 12^th passed student and the last one with a person who was left out from college and was not able to pursue higher education. What they found were students who were 12^th pass and who were interested to pursue jobs after graduation but due to low budget couldn’t were interested to listen. Among the three, two students were able to find to identify the consumers they required. How to identify customers is not a training given but it’s the ability of an individual to identify by judging their emotions and how to utilize the soft skills at the present moment. Ultimately the two students were able to get 40 leads as compared to the third student who got 8 leads. Hence, we see how emotional intelligence helped them in accomplishing their task and generating customers for their product.

In the following task, the neuro linguistic programming which is very relevant to personal and interpersonal relations helped in getting customers. Also we have studied in Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, we can fairly certain the people who are struggling with basic needs and other concepts related to soft skills help in engaging the customer. All together all the management principles have been underpinned in emotional intelligence which lead to the successful completion of the project. Also we can conclude that emotional intelligence is the foundation of all critical skills. As stated by Daniel Goleman, “Leaders with a greater range of emotional intelligence skills can employ more diverse leadership styles. The more styles you can leverage based on a given situation, the more effective you will be as a leader”. Emotional intelligence is vital in project management.

He promised – “He’ll be with me in paradise”

Constellations which I use to witness with him every night are not evident anymore. Even I don’t consider watching the sky at night but whenever it happens that I raise my eyes and watch the night sky I just remember his words, “I promise. I’ll be with you in paradise. Once Allah will ask with whom I want to stay in heaven, it would be your name love.” Those were the days when every morning I use to see his face with a charming smile and the hugs he gave. The love he showered on me by holding his arms around me and pulling me closer for the kisses he gave on my forehead. In those hugs, I use to smell his hoodie and the sense of serenity. Every day, every second I use to fall for him without even bothering what will happen in the future. I was happy with my present with him. Truly said that once in a lifetime you will meet that one person with whom you want to capitulate yourself and love him to all extent. It was he when I saw him and those eyes that made me in believing his true love. I use to freeze every small moment with him either by writing in letters or saving them in pictures.

Those constellations held a special space in our lives.  For the first time when we proposed each other, those constellations corroborated our love. One night sitting beside him, I told him that I wish to have a family with you and he replied holding me in his arms, me too but is it possible? That one question made me realized the truth that I use to neglect every single day. In this society, our families won’t accept this relationship as I was a Hindu and he a Muslim. We both looked into each other’s eyes and we knew the answer. He loved a Hindu girl and I loved a Muslim boy and this society loved the religion. Our society does not accept a relationship that has mutual understanding but a relationship that is of the same religion, gotra and is perfect in Kundli. Our conversation that was covered by silence was continued. I asked him what if I ask you in the next birth. He replied by saying here also there is a problem. Islam does not believe in the next birth. I was sitting there still. As I had no chance of getting him but he said but there is one solution. When I will be there in bliss and Allah will ask with whom I wish to stay in paradise my answer would be you love.
 

Controlling my tears, I kissed him and till today after so many years, I just hope that soon my God calls me up and there I wait for him so that there under no precincts, I stay with him and love him. No matter what happens his love for me is the only reason I strive to live without him and hope that his promises at the right time get fulfilled. I knew that love has no margins but we came with conditions, stipulations, and addendum. Waiting for my paradise.

“GROWTH OF THE EVENTS INDUSTRY IN INDIA”

An industry synonymous with media, activation and corporate is growing exponentially as compared to other industry sectors in India. The multi – core industry which includes events, IP and others (exhibitions, celebrity management, etc.) promises to show a bigger and brighter future by its evolved size and stature. According to leading research agencies, the event industry size and projections have grown from 2010 at least by 16% CAGR and is estimated to reach Rs. 10,000 Crores mark by 2020-21. Today in India, the growth of a surge of meetings, exhibitions, seminars to special family functions requires professionally handled management. Also from any product launch to global performer shows requires event management. Thus we see the need of event management has increased from past few decades. This is the reason why more than 2000 companies are into the big business of events.

According to Quartz | quiz.com, Indians would ideally spend on first is education and then comes to “personal family functions”. For planning a big fat wedding or a birthday party, people pay from Rs. 5 Lakh to Rs. 5 crores to event planners. Early in 90s, for any two-three day business event maximum of 20 crores were been used up but today for a two hour program, Rs 10 crores are spent. The present scenario shows that the event industry which was Rs.5,631 crores in 2016-17 has reached up and it has even overshadowed the Indian media and entertainment industry , which is growing at 11-13% CAGR( According to the report called ‘Experience_Next’ report). Also a survey states that approximately 15% of organization’s collective time is spent in a meeting which requires event planners. The following figures explain the tremendous proliferation of event industry.

This industry has been utilized by other sectors also. Majorly telecom, FMCG, technology, auto and media and entertainment industries are the contributors to event industry. As well as 75% respondents of this industry are corporate. The biggest profit of this industry is more than 35% of employees are women and the digital integration works well for this industry (Facts from a report based on 64 event management companies and 31 marketers). Thus we see that this industry can never be a dying industry where it plays a major role in marketing and communication mix. Today no one wants to make their “big days of life” as an ordinary day. So we need to hire a professional to make it special. Event industry has a great potential for not only growth but also for employment. One can be a part of this slavish industry and earn well . Ultimately the goal is “earn well and live well.”   

WHO WILL BE THE NEXT LAMA?

For Tibetans, right now the major apprehension is that is there going to be the 15^th Dalai Lama or will the Dalai Lamas might soon become a part of chronicles or the legitimacy would be given to the Chinese government to choose the next dalai lama? The most prominent religious leader- “The 14^th Dalai Lama –Tenzin Gyatso” presumably the most adored except by the Chinese seeks advice from  the high lamas of the Tibetan Buddhist mores to whether the association of Dalai Lama should be continued or not. The question “WHO WILL BE THE NEXT LAMA?” has amplified the grapple against China’s intrusion in the religious beliefs.

Long time back in 1950, China invaded in Tibet and it has been facing its oppression till date. When it comes to choosing of next Lama, China is still trying to grab the opportunity so that it can have a tight grip over Tibet. Invading into holy values of a country where Dalai Lamas have been believed as the manifestation of the Buddha of Compassion and enlightened beings, Chinese authorities are not losing any opportunity to suppress the Tibetans. Thus when it comes of giving Chinese this power of selecting the next Dalai Lama, there is a major chance of brutally killing the Tibetans and finishing of the Buddhist dynasty. Traditionally, the process of reincarnation is through phowa i.e. practicing conscious dying. Upon the death of Dalai Lama and discussion with the Nechung Oracle, a search for the Lama’s yangsi, or reincarnation, is conducted. The process takes three to four years to find the next lama. Another way is that the Buddhists go to Lhamo – La – tso, a lake in the central Tibet and observe for a sign from the lake itself. Once the high lamas have found the home and the boy they deem to be the reincarnation, the boy undergoes tests to majestically legitimize the revivification. They present a number of artifacts, only few of which belong to previous Dalai Lama and if the boy chooses the items which belonged to the previous Dalai Lama, this is seen as a sign, in juxtaposition with all of the other claimed indications, that the boy is the reincarnation of the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara. As rightly said,” Capitalism attacks and destroys all the finer sentiments of the human heart; it ruthlessly sweeps away old traditions and ideas opposed to its progress, and it exploits and corrupts those things once held scared.” So is it possible a country popular for its divine culture can be governed politically?

In one of the recent statements of 14^th Dalai Lama, he said that either he will choose his successor during his lifetime contrary to the traditions of choosing the lama or the line of Dalai Lama will end with him. Also he added that the next Dalai Lama will be from outside Tibet. It might be a woman as the next Dalai Lama. Whatever the statements are but one cannot politically impose things on public. If the choosing of next Dalai Lama is governed by Chinese, then it might be the campaign –“FREE TIBET’S BEYOND BELIEF” which Tibetans are following peacefully right now turns to be a massive blow for next war. According to the US state department’s 2016 report on international religious freedom, the subjugation of religious freedom in Tibet is “relentless”. Earlier also China abducted an innocent 6 years old boy who was declared as Panchen Lama , the second highest authority in Tibetan Buddhism. Till now the nation is asking his whereabouts from China but the results are zero. Due to China’s torture religious devastated in Tibet.

 The damages caused by China’s suppression cannot be counted. From Tibetan’s dead due to china’s occupation to jailing the monks and banning Dalai Lama images the list is endless. To bring more turmoil, more desolation and corruption one can handover the power to Chinese but here comes is this not a way of nailing down Tibetan’s religious freedom.

The position is right now that Tibetans cannot wait for  the next deemed to be Dalai Lama through their traditional process as it will take time and in that time China will try to suppress them.  Already the country is working on different campaigns to fight against China’s cruelty. For a safer side, Tibetans should find a figurehead till that time. During this duration they can work upon the next Lama. Otherwise China will find one and ruin up all the efforts of 13^th and 14^th Dalai Lama which contributed in making Tibet an independent nation.  It was the 13^th Dalai Lama – “Thubten Gyatso” who began to reform Tibet. He survived both the invasions of Chinese and British and after his death, Tibet already in a phase of modernization was able to achieve freedom and till date it’s because of the current Dalai Lama’s popularity and piousness, Tibet is able to fight against China’s repression.

Ultimately one can say Tibet has the right to determine their own future. No other country should be given this supreme power to tell what should be done. Also the religious beliefs which are enrooted in every country cannot be compressed by any other nation or any individual. If this time one does not stand for Tibetans’ rights then one cannot save Tibet from oppression of China. Also the question of choosing the next Dalai Lama will remain just a question if the power is handed over to China.  The next Dalai Lama can only be born in a free nation as said by current Dalai Lama and the rituals followed should be continued. Otherwise the decline of Dalai Lama lineage is finish.