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Fear vs Fact

At present really Corona has affected our lives. Some people are really maintaining guidelines given by government. But some people are not still using mask, hand-sanitizer. They are not taking this seriously. But some people are very much afraid. So I'm writing this for both type of the people.

Firstly those who are very much afraid, I'll say it's good to fear corona. But please don't do silly things.

Look corona virus can enter our body through our mouth, nose and eyes(very rare). So if you are given corona virus in your hand, you will not become a covid patient until the virus enters your body. So please don't touch your hand or your mouth or nose. Avoid touching. That's why mask is a very effective way to avoid covid. Understand this that if someone throw corona virus to your body parts like hari,leg,abs,chest etc you will not be affected until you take those virus with your hand to your nose or mouth. So use mask to prevent the entry of corona virus to your body.

Secondly those who don't abide by the rules, let me tell you that if your immune system is enough strong may be you won't be affected. That's good. But from your body, through your nose/mouth (sneezing) virus can enter someone else's body. He/she may be affected. So please everyone use mask. At young age, rate of infection is relatively low because of immunity power. But for older people or children these virus is really dangerous. It affects respiratory tract and lungs.

So please be careful. Use mask. Please don't let anyone affected by you. Stay safe.

August is coming. There is a probability of 3rd wave of corona virus in August. If We, people, become aware , use mask and sanitizer, we can prevent this 3rd wave. It's all upto us. Please abide by guidelines.

Stay safe.

Thank you.

Akash posted in Science and health

Post updated on: Jul 29, 2021 10:34:20 PM

Real Story of Rescuing A Puppy

It was January 2019, when I first decided to take care of nature's most precious gift. As we know, these days it is called fearless behaviour to kill animals and being one of the most wonderful creatures on this planet, we love to hurt the weakest ones but exceptional is everywhere. Since I am a human, I also had the similar habit of harming the weak ones but one morning, I suddenly heard a sound of crying, and gradually that sound became stronger. No more thinking! I rushed towards the sound and saw a little white dog lying on the ground.

I love animals but I never thought of their hardships of fighting with this barbaric world. But now the dog's current situation made me cry, the puppy was hurt and screaming: we needed to help her. The screaming of the puppy forced everyone to go near her but no one came forward to help her (the little dog was a female). Somehow I believed, ?every small entity has its own value? and I was 17 years old when I first realized the pain of the animals through the puppy and took him in my arms. She was about 1 month old and she was dying, I didn't know what to do. My parents were against me: ?Why take on the responsibility of others when you know that you will not get any benefit from them??

The shade of that puppy was unique, it seemed that God blended the colours white and peach perfectly. One of my neighbours told me to use a mixture of turmeric and lime in her wound. Since I brought that helpless and almost dead animal from outside, I was not allowed to enter my house, so I tried to collect those things from outside. That day I understood that human beings have the worst mentality and felt lucky that I was not like them. When I went to use the mixture, I thought, how is this dog alive so far? The wound was so deep and severe as if someone hit her with a hot iron rod. She was screaming strangely as if she was trying to name those who had beaten her.

I had no idea about their names but I understood that they are not human. There is no humanity in their souls. No one came to support me even after hearing the horrible screams of the puppy. By then the puppy's cries had not stopped, rather increased. People were telling me that the dog had no probability to survive, she would die in a few moments. Still I was trying to save the dog without listening to any of them. I realized that her bright eyes were asking for help from me, she needed to survive, she had to play, she wanted to enjoy her short life with glee.

I understood the language of her eyes and did not follow the words of the people. I realized that if I helped her, she would get a chance to play again. She was crying even more when I was using the yellow-lime mixture. That dog was suffering from a pain just as a fish suffers when it comes out of water. However, I used that mixture because I had no other way. Her screams had not stopped yet and now I started to accept in the same way that she won?t live anymore. I was devastated to think that I might not have the power to save someone. The road was empty, everyone understood that she would never get her life back.

I had no choice but to return home but I couldn't leave the dog so I came back with the half-dead animal. When I entered, my mother strictly said that if I entered with this injured animal, she would leave the house. So I left with that puppy. I didn't understand where I was going with the helpless little dog but I decided if the injured dog could not enter my house I would stay away from there indefinitely. I can't be so selfish! I can?t ignore my responsibilities as a human being! I went to a lake far from home and sat there.

The little dog was breathing till then but I was crying to see her in pain. I would probably die with my dog that day if my dad hadn't come there. I started to see all the people with the dog's eyes and that was terrible. Suddenly I saw my father standing in front of the dog, I was scared. At that moment I realized my father's hand on my shoulder and was shocked. I felt those hands like the light in the dimness. Then my father requested me to go back and I did that because I was worried about my wounded puppy.

As soon as we entered, I looked for my mom but could not see her. I asked my father about mom but he stood silent. The puppy began to cry suddenly and I asked my father for some food because she was hungry. We gave her milk to drink but she did not drink that. She did not take any single bite for 3 days consistently and I became tired; I cut down all my hopes as I could not see my mom for 3 days and that puppy also was not eating anything.

Now my father also told me to leave that dog but I cannot be like that! So one day I took her to a veterinarian and brought the medicines and foods with my pocket-money which I saved for my future needs. Apart from the wound, she had problems in liver and skin. I returned home and told my father everything, he scolded me and said, ?why are you wasting your money? You saved that for your own.?

But I could not make anyone realize that the puppy became so close to me as I could feel her pain, her heart-beat, her language so how could I be so careless??? I used to cry every night for my mom and that puppy. One morning, my father told me, leaving our house, mom went to her father's house. I could not tolerate these things anymore and went there on my foot; I walked for 4 hours consistently to reach there as I spent my whole savings to bring her life back so I had no money to ride any vehicle.

I missed my mom for like 10 days and seeing her in front of me, I could not hold my emotions and kept requesting her to go back home. Now, mom became quite emotional and I could see her love for me in her eyes. I became quite happy to get my mom back and the puppy was recovering also. Suddenly I don't know what happened but my parents started to take care of that child during my absence. The medicines were working well on her health and I felt that my sacrifice had not been in vain. My puppy started to eat and it made me happy as well as satisfied.

I thought that everything would be fine within a few months and then I would leave her to her mommy but things did not go smoothly. One morning, I noticed that her wound turned into a big hole and I became silent for some time as my mind got blank. My father poured phenyl into the wound without any delay and I became very enraged to see that torture. I left home again but this time I was alone.

I was at my friend's home for 7 days and decided to leave my parents forever. I could not live with those people who never tried to understand my feelings and who did not take responsibility as a human being. And I also decided to work for street-animals without anyone's help. I missed and cried for my puppy so much for those 7 days. One night, I woke up from sleep crying, yes I dreamt. I saw that people were burning street-animals alive and that dream affected me. I was getting into depression but I never thought that I had made any mistake. Then one morning, my parents called my friend and told her as if I returned home.

I had no will to return but I agreed because I wanted to see my puppy if she was dead or alive. So I returned and saw my puppy jumping on the floor as children jump when they feel happy. After seeing her, I forgot all of my frustrations. At that moment I was shocked also how the puppy got her life back. Then my father took her in his lap and told me everything which happened in the last 10 days.

After listening to everything, I felt that yes! My parents love me for whatever I am otherwise they never took care of the puppy in my absence. That day, I cried embracing my mom, I felt guilty that I could not understand her love for me. Meanwhile, I named my puppy: Rancho. But the problems did not end here. After a few months, Rancho got sick again: she could not see anything with one of her eyes. Neighbours kept saying again that she would be blind so we should leave her alone in the street. Rancho became like my child and my all-time partner. So how could I leave her when she needed us the most? Again I consulted a vet but the medicines were not working so I had decided to arrange an eye operation for her. I had sold my gold earrings as I was not agreed to take money from my parents: Rancho is my responsibility.

And after the operation, her eyes became normal and more bright. It feels lucky that I could be able to bring her eye-sight back. She was happy with us and she used to lick everyone who had come to our house. But after 6 months, her stomach trouble had been found and my parents and I also became the victims of skin disease. Then everyone in my neighbourhood stopped talking to us because they thought that Rancho was responsible for it but it was not true. We got an allergy which was cured after some days. But Rancho became sicker so now my father decided to do her full check-up and 3 deadly diseases were found but as it was not so late, we could make her cure.

The whole society stood against us and left us alone because we tried to help her life. We tried to convince them but they never listened to us. This time I became so aware of the nature of human society who had not spared even a little soul . Faced with so many problems, we never looked backward to save that precious life. Instead of blaming me, my parents started to be proud of me because I am not like other kids who say their parents don't like animals and may have scolded them for bringing street animals to home. Gradually the puppy became free from all diseases and she took about 6 months to return to her beautiful life.

Meanwhile, she became a member of the family; my parents had no more problems with her. Then suddenly we realized that the puppy has grown up into a beautiful, delighted dog and she always wagged her tail. As days passed, the neighbours also started to love her because of her disposition and cuteness. Now it has been almost 2 years since she lives with us and we spend each and every free time with her.

I fall more in love with her intelligence that she never bothers me when I do something important and she knows how to wait. She waves her tail every time she sees a man and runs towards the man to spread more love. When I call my parents, my puppy also copies me. Now I cannot think my life without her and when I hear that someone wants to take a street dog home but he can?t because his parents don?t like it, I take it as an excuse to give up his responsibilities as a human being.

So if we all can love and serve the street animals from the deepest core of our hearts, we will be able to make them as well as ourselves happy forever and our parents will also understand it as they love their children the most.

Anuska posted in Animals

Post updated on: Jul 29, 2021 9:17:14 AM

Home Training Workouts for Girls

If you're going to be training at home, can you get the same level of quality in terms of equipment and benefits from your training as you get from a gym? The answer is yes, but with certain provisos. Home training can offer many advantages over gym training but equally, it can be attractive to visit a dedicated facility to train, rather than carry out exercises in front of the TV or in a spare room.

Advantages of home workouts

No monthly gym fees are required.
Can be inexpensive (basic equipment such as an exercise mat, dumbbells, and a stability ball can be purchased cheaply).
Saves time by eliminating travel to and from the gym.
Convenience? your training facility is always available whenever you feel like exercising.
No queuing to use your favorite piece of gym equipment.

Disadvantages home workouts

Needs the imagination to maintain interest in your training.
You need to ensure your form is correct without the supervision of a gym instructor, otherwise, injuries may occur.
The initial outlay can be high if you're planning to set up a gym in your own home.
It can become boring and de-motivating to continually train alone. At a public gym you'll find:
There is likely to be a greater range of equipment that you can't afford for your home gym.
More people, therefore, it is more social
Gymnasium equipment is constantly evolving so your local gym should be regularly updating the machines, whereas that may not be financially possible with a home gym.

What equipment do You need to train at home?

As with any activity, depending upon your available budget, you can create anything from a dedicated gymnasium facility to simply storing some dumbbells and other equipment and setting them up when needed. There is a huge variety of equipment on the market, the hardest part is deciding what not to buy. The following sections should help you decide what you can and cannot do without for your home gym.

Home gym Equipment:

Exercise mat
Stability ball
Dumbbells
Heart rate monitor
Workout bench

Dedicated home gym:

Free weights and dumbbells
Dedicated weights machines, for example, chest press machine
Cardiovascular equipment, for example, rower, treadmill, cross-trainer, stationary bike, etc
Weights benches
Heavy-duty matting (to protect the floor from weights damage)
Mirrors
Sound and/ or TV system

Train at home without any equipment

You can complete a perfectly good fitness routine at home, using nothing more than your own body weight. Tricep dips, the plank, mountain climbers, lunges, and bodyweight squats are all examples of great conditioning exercises. As you progress in your training, you can increase the reps you complete of each exercise, raise the number of sets and also reduce the rest time between sets.

So, now do you think home workouts are effective? Write below in the comments.

Purnima posted in Fitness

Post updated on: Jul 28, 2021 1:41:47 PM

Rajmohan's Wife(First Indian English Novel) as a Forgotten Novel of Bankim Chandra

Cambridge History Of English Literature tells us what the English feel about a native writer.

＂Despite the spread of the knowledge of English among the educated classes of India, Indians wrote comparatively little that can be regarded as permanent additions to English literature. The adoption of English as the language of the universities had the altogether unexpected, though in every way desirable, result of revivifying the vernaculars. Stimulated by English literature and English knowledge,Bankim Chandra Chatterji,the first graduate of Calcutta University, created Bengali fiction. Under the influence of the works of Scott, he wrote successful historical novels, and followed these with novels of Indian social life.Bankim, undoubtedly, was the first creative genius who sprang from the Indian renascence brought about in the nineteenth century by the introduction of English education. But he deliberately turned his face away from all attempts to gain a reputation as an English writer."

Indian fiction in English exploded in the mid-80s. But with passage of time the Indian novel in English has become thoroughly Indian in terms of themes, techniques, National awakening.

With a process of an immense social transition of nineteenth century, India required a renewed approach to the pre modern literary cultures. In the nineteenth century, with the publications of Kylas Chandner A Journal of Forty Eight Hours, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee?s Rajmohan?s Wife (1864) and Lal Behari?s Govinda Samanta (1874), the Indian novel in English has grown. It is customary to consider 1930s to be the ?take-off? decade for the Indian novel in English?.

But the conception of the two major novels, Durgeshnandini and Kopalkundala took place, though they were to be published much later than Rajmohan's Wife, Durgeshnandini in 1865, and Kopalkundala In 1866. Meanwhile, two years ago, In 1864 when Bankimchandra wrote his first English novel, Rajmohan's wife, which was published serially In Indian Field. According to scholars? speculation the reason for this might be that Bankim was hesitant about the reception of Bengali novel with the literate Bengali society of the time.

Bankimchandra is quoted to have said to Shrishchandra Majumder that he was always more comfortable in expressing himself in the medium of English rather than in Bengali. However his first English novel, Rajmohan's Wife, was also to be his last in English, a medium he abandoned as a means of his literary expression, especially the novel. For Bankim ardently held fast to the idealism that an Indian writer's chief concern ought to be in enriching the Indian literature written in the medium of the native tongue.

Bankim abandoned his creative project in English altogether and went on to write novels and discursive prose in Bangla. Meanwhile those critics who made dismissive references to the English novel, designating as a ?false start'.

Jogesh Chandra Bagal was of the opinion :

* Bankim's literary temperament could not be satisfied with writing fiction in English...and he began writing Durgeshnandini?.

The record would be considered faulty if we fail to take a note of the importance of the twist in history, Rajmohan's Wife Bankim's first English novel, was famously discovered , recovered and restored by an extraordinary stroke of luck owing to a binder's fault. The 1864 issues of the journal, Hindu Patriot, contained a few numbers of the weekly magazine, The Indian Field, which were bound to the former Inadvertently by the binder and these issues had all but the first three chapters of Roimohon's wife. It was Brajendranath Banerjee who found the incomplete version of Rajmohan and took the initiative of re-translating the first three missing chapters from Banklmchandra?s own incomplete Bengali translation of his English novel and thus came out Rajmohan's Wife, as we know it, in 1935. This Interesting publication history behind Bankim's debut novel is fairly well-known today. As Amitrasudan Bhattacharya says in his Bankim Life ? লেখক নিজে এই উপন্যাসটি সাময়িকভাবে মুদ্রিত হাওয়ার পর আর কখনোই গ্রন্থাকারে প্রকাশ করেননি। বঙ্কিম এই উপন্যাসটি কথা পরে আর কখনো তেমনভাবে উল্লেখ করেননি । Bankim, Instead, dedicated himself wholeheartedly to the enrichment of his mother tongue, as we all know.

What we need to remember is that in the middle of the 19-century when Rajmohan was written, Mulk Raj Anand, Raja Rao and R. K. Narayan were not born yet. Naturally, therefore, we hold that Rajmohan is Banklmchandra's first signature creation, his brand identity.

It is commonly held that Durgeshnandini is Bankim's first fictional masterpiece and the last ls Rajsingha. Parmanand Srivastava in his 'Bamkimchanda and the Indian Novel' refers Durgeshnandini as Bankim's ?very first novel.? and because of this misconception (in our opinion this is certainly a misconception), a major work of Bankim such as Rajmohan has never been given any serious thought by Bankim scholars, Bengali critics and readers.

What we wish to stress here is that it is Rajmohan's Wife and certainly not Durgeshnandini with which began the Journey of the Bankim novel. Unfortunately though it is chiefly a forgotten novel, forgotten by Bankim himself and overlooked by critics and scholars largely.

In Matangini, Bankim creates a stereotype which is perpetuated in Bankim novels-from the first to the last. We get, for instance, traces of Matagini In his novel Durgeshnandini, In Bimala. Again , we discover Matangini in the last novel of Bankim, in his Nirmalakumari in Rajsingha. Again in Rajmohan's wife, Suki's mother is like Phulmani Napitani in Debi Chowdhurani. These minor characters of Bankim get his finer touch of character delineation.

The very special brand of Bankim prose with its resonance and its decorative, intricate and subtle nuances and their lingering exuberance is created for the first time by Bankim in his Rajmohan's Wife.

Minakshi Mukherjee thinks that though this novel of Bankim ?got overshadowed by the fourteen powerful novels he subsequently wrote in Bengali?, she observes , ?Yet this story of the beautiful and passionate Matangini married to the villainous Rajmohan is astonishingly rich in detail, especially in descriptions of the interiors and the quotidian routine of women's lives in an East Bengali village?

But Bankimchandra never once thought of revoking his ruthless decision of banishing Rajmohan's wife to the world of oblivion. Our gratitude for the preservation and restoration of Rajmohan's Wife must go to that unknown employee of that printing house for his fortuitous and fortunate act of binding-error which he unwittingly committed that day. It is certainly our noble duty today to make a handsome atonement for our myopic indifference towards this work of Bankim only because it is written in English.

Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay is one of the leading names in Bengali Classical literary stage and this work ?Rajmohan?s Wife? is his only novel in English. So the complete novels of Bankimchandra do not consist of fourteen,but fifteen novels, starting with Rajmohan?s wife. I have mentioned a few number of reasons why he did not not continue writing in English. What we need today is a fresh retrospect of Rajmohan's Wife In the fresh light of the present times. Every Indian should know about this first Indian English novel and also should read this earliest specimen of Bankimchandra. If we don't read Rajmohan's Wife , we will not realize the beauty of essence of this novel.

Anuska posted in Literature

Post updated on: Jul 27, 2021 3:03:45 AM

Effortless face masks to choose from

Hi guys so here's a list that i have personally made for you to stay fashionable even during Covid. So, sit back and read on:

Bandana

The bandana can be worn over the head as well as face masks. These are quite impenetrable and are safe to wear. You can simply convert your bandana into a mask using buttons and sewing needle.

You can buy these online as well as sew them yourself. These are available in various prints and designs.

Cloth masks made at home

Cloth masks can be sewed at home and are usually made with single or double layers. Just fold the cloth three times up and down and then sew it together, and your mask is ready.

The benefits of making a mask at home are that you can always match it with your attire as well as use the side slings of your choice. Many fashionistas are using chains as the side slings which look quite classy.

Store bought face masks

Another type is store-bought cotton face masks. These look quite professionally designed and are comfortable too.

You should choose a mask that has 100% cotton fabric. One with three layers is the most ideal choice to ensure your safety.

Filter masks

Some masks come with a filter inside them or you can also add a folded facial tissue in the form of a filter inside the mask. Though these should not be confused with vented masks which allow the unfiltered air to escape from inside the mask.

The filter in these type of masks is made up of a material called Polypropylene, which raises the efficiency of these mask by up to 40%.

Surgical masks

Surgical masks are for one time use and are to be disposed off after that. These are the thinnest and most flat masks, out of all the types. They help in controlling the inhalation of small particles by up to 60% and are useful in public places.

Wearing them more than once is not suggested as they are meant for only one time use.

N95 and KN95 masks

N95 and KN95 masks are designed especially for healthcare professionals like doctors and nurses, which is why normal people should not buy them to avoid shortage. These are the most effective in fighting against the virus and they filter out about 95% of the particles inhaled by the person wearing them.

The other masks protect other people around you, while N95 masks protect you from the inhaled droplets as well. There are other types in this category which may be more effective than N95 and KN95 too, like N99, N100 and R95 masks. Also read:How to stay fit and healthy during Covid-19 Always remember to wash your hands as well as your face whenever you come home from a public space. Wash your masks regularly too, to avoid fungal infections like black fungus and yellow fungus too.

So, these were the basic types of masks. Apart from these, there are other types too and you can choose amongst these, as per your comfort and liking. But, always remember to wear a mask and carry a sanitizer, before you step out of the house

Shweta posted in Fashion

Post updated on: Jul 26, 2021 1:37:28 PM

Analysis of Shakespearean Sonnet 127 (In the old age black was not counted fair,)

Elizabethan Sonnet Sequences

A sonnet refers to a poem of fourteen lines, usually in iambic pentameter, restricted to a definite rhyme scheme. Poets of Elizabethan time are mainly concerned with the subject of love. There are two major rhyme schemes in sonnet written in English :

1) Italian / Petrarchan sonnet

2) English / Shakespearean sonnet

Originally an Italian form 'sonetto', meaning 'a little sound', the sonnet has remained vital since its development in the 13th century. Francesco Petrarch was one of the former original masters; in the 14th century, the Italian poet brought the sonnet to prominence through the poems he wrote in admiration of a woman named Laura.

The Petrarchan sonnet, like all true sonnets, consists of fourteen lines. The first eight lines comprise the octave and the final six form the sestet. The volta, or the poem?s turn, typically appears at the beginning of the sestet and introduces a markedly different tone from that of the octave. Finally, the sestet offers reflection on and sometimes resolution to the conflict of the poem. The lines are in iambic pentameter and the rhyme scheme is generally one of the following two patterns: ABBA ABBA CDECDE or ABBA ABBA CDCDCD.

Shakespeare's sonnets are considered a continuation of the sonnet tradition that swept through the Renaissance from Petrarch in 14th-century Italy and was finally introduced in 16th-century England by Thomas Wyatt and was given its rhyming meter and division into quatrains by Henry Howard.

The phrase "Elizabethan sonnet sequences" refers to the series of English sonnets written by various prominent practitioners in the Elizabethan era, such as William Shakespeare, Sir Philip Sidney, and Edmund Spenser. Shakespeare's sonnet sequence includes 154 sonnets. Spenser's main sonnet series is a collection entitled Amoretti and Sidney's most famous sonnet series is entitled Astrophel and Stella.

However, the form of the Shakespearean sonnet differs from that of the Petrarchan model. Although Shakespeare's lines are iambic pentameter, his sonnets are made up of three quatrains and a final couplet, and his rhyme scheme is as follows: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. He also departs from Petrarch?s tendency to idealize the object of his affection.

Shakespearean Sonnets and Sonnet 127

The Sonnets are Shakespeare's most popular works, and a few of them, such as Sonnet18, Sonnet 116,Sonnet 73, and sonnet 130 have become the most widely-read poems in all of English literature.

Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets, all of his sonnets are unconventional in their approach and likely composed over an extended period from 1592 to 1598.In 1609 Thomas Thorpe published Shakespeare's sonnets.

The majority of the sonnets (1-126) are addressed to a young man, his fair friend to ensure his immortality. The final sonnets (127-154) are addressed to a promiscuous woman known to modern readers as the dark lady.

Sonnet 127 of Shakespeare's sonnets (1609) is the first of the Dark Lady sequence(sonnets 127?152). Shakespeare admits that his beloved is not an conventional beauty but for him, she is beautiful and the poems make it clear that the speaker's mistress has black hair and eyes and dark skin means through his verse, Shakespeare established a new convention. Time has changed, now beauty is not only judged by skin complexion. After all, in the dark lady sequence , Shakespeare used a sort of mockery against the Petrarchan conventions and his sonnet 127 is no exception of that.

Central Idea of Sonnet 127

In Sonnet 127, the speaker finds himself attracted to a woman who is not beautiful in the conventional sense, here he tries to give a newer definition of true beauty and explains it by declaring that because of cosmetics, true beauty has been called into question. The poet tries to re-define the actual beauty by striking of the conventional beauty. He is voicing like someone who is trying to defend of natural beauty which may not be perfect , still being original is beautiful.

Analysis of 1st Quatrain

"In the old age black was not counted fair,"

In ancient times, a dark complexion was not considered beautiful or attractive, rather fair complexion was considered beautiful.

"Or if it were, it bore not beauty's name;"

Or if anyone thought that they were beautiful, they never called them beautiful.

"But now is black beauty's successive heir,"

The dark complexion which was never considered beautiful, now gained a legitimate figure.

"And beauty slandered with a bastard shame:"

That means the fair complexion that used to be called beautiful have gotten a bad reputation. The "bastard shame" is the product of art. Beauty and Nature are slandered by the artificial asserting in effect that art is better than nature.

In the old age..... - Past tense.

........black....... - This word presents personification. The poet is trying to personify black skin tone with the word black.

........................fair - presents pun. Here fair has two meanings. Fairness as an abstract quality and fair complexion.

But now...... (present tense) - The old age is over.

But now is black beauty's successive heir - This statement presents hyperbaton.

Successive heir - legitimate child.

But now is black beauty's successive heir.... - Successive heir means one who deserves to succeed by virtue of inheritance. Here the notion of inheritance is used metaphorically in the sonnet. The "black" is called the legitimate heir (with a possible pun on "hair") of beauty.

.......bastard... - Here the notion of bastardy is used metaphorically in the sonnet. Shakespeare used a very bold term - bastard - to highlight the fact that an artificial beauty that's bastard can never be legitimate.

Slandered - Disgrace.

Black-fairheir-bastard - Shakespeare used a sort of contrasting words.

Black, bore, beauty, Bastard - These words present alliteration(repetition of the consonantal sound B).

In this quatrain, the poetic tone is defensive and very shrewdly trying to establish the unconventional skin tone, Black that is the unconventional beauty and trying to highlight the fact that fairness is not always beautiful.

Analysis of 2nd Quatrain

"For since each hand hath put on Nature's power,"

These days, everyone has seized the power to make themselves beautiful so now everyone does nature's work on their own. That is ironical.

"Fairing the foul with Art's false borrowed face,"

Even ugly people can be beautiful or can make themselves fair by artificial materials means the standard for "beauty" has lost its naturalness, probably because of the use of wigs and hair dye, rouges, lipsticks, and mascara.

"Sweet beauty hath no name, no holy bower,"

For the artificial means, true beauty doesn?t exist anymore. None can legitimately be called beautiful. In fact, natural beauty has no exclusive name, no sanctuary all her own.

"But is profaned, if not lives in disgrace."

But true beauty has become devalued, even disgraced. It is not clear what is the worse penalty, to be pronounced profane, or to live in disgrace. Here Art has disgraced Nature by making false effigies of beauty. Disgrace could also mean 'to make ugly, to disfigure'.

Each hand hath......... (anyone can) - Presents synecdoche.

........Nature's power - Beauty is totally depends on nature and only the nature possess the ability to build the true beauty.

....hath.... - Archaism of 'has'.

Fairing the foul..... - Making beautiful what is ugly.

....Art's false borrowed face - The artificial face (pretended beauty) that is put on by the use of cosmetics and the skilful application of them.

Sweet beauty - True beauty which is always called the natural beauty, fresh and pleasant.

Bower - Residence.

Profaned - Neglected.

Fairing, foul, face - Alliteration (repetition of the consonantal sound F).

Beauty, bower - Alliteration (repetition of the consonantal sound B).

Nature-art, holy-profane - Here the poet again used the contrasting words.

In this quatrain, a tricky tone is noticed. The poet indirectly mocks the Petrarchan conceptions not any individual person as the olden ideology tries to transform their outlook by artificiality.

Analysis of 3rd Quatrain

"Therefore my mistress' eyes are raven black,"

The speaker then introduces his mistress as a raven-haired beauty with dark eyes(a natural image). Her beauty represents honesty.

"Her eyes so suited, and they mourners seem" - Run on line.

"At such who, not born fair, no beauty lack," - Run on line.

"Sland'ring creation with a false esteem:" - Enjambment.

The poet insists that her naturalness is dark and it has now become so fashionable that common opinion has swung round to believe that dark beauties alone are truly beautiful. And in their darkness, they seem to be lamenting those people who were born ugly but make themselves beautiful. The poet believes that naturalness does not lack beauty and believes that nature is slandered when attempts are made to crush naturalness into a false concept of beauty. He disdains such actions and will condemn them at every opportunity.

Therefore, Here comes the volta (the turning point).

....my mistress.... - Subjective in tone.

.......raven black - presents metaphor.

Sland'ring - Reproaching.

Esteem - Value.

Her eyes so suited, and they mourners seem - presents run on line.

At such who, not born fair, no beauty lack, - presents run on line.

Sland'ring creation with a false esteem: - presents enjambment.

In this quatrain, the poetic tone is changed into subjectivity. The poet believes that his beloved is maintaining her natural looks and actually puts the false beauty to shame.

Analysis of the Final Couplet

"Yet so they mourn becoming of their woe,

That every tongue says beauty should look so."

Natural and Untouched (Theme) -

But her black eyes lament so beautifully, that everyone is saying that that's how beauty should look. Here the poet re-establishes the natural beauty.

..........woe - Misfortune.

.....becoming of their woe - evokes the imagery of a face, its eyes big and brimming with tears.

...every tongue says.....(every man says) - Presents part for whole.

In the final couplet, the argument of the poem seems to be that his beloved is dark because it is symbolic of a mourning for the debasement of true beauty. The dark-haired, dark-skinned beauties do not mourn to be light-haired and light-skinned because they are able to demonstrate true, natural beauty that makes people realize that all beauty should be natural and untouched. The speaker then asserts that natural beauty is the standard and everybody knows it. He therefore feels that his passion for her is justified.

Critical Assessment

Sonnet 127 is the beginning of the Dark Lady sonnet sequence which ended with the final sonnet 154. This sonnet is a complaint against artificiality. The poem shows that even if the writers' mistress is no prettiness of her time his love for her is very strong. The 127th sonnet of this sequence might also tell that Shakespeare contradicts with the existing ideal of beauty.

Shakespeare prefers to keep his quatrains district by putting a punctuation point at the end of each. He seldom works with enjambments and other figures of speech and prefers to make each line an idea or point. Also, "he is very fond of the clinching final couplet". The quatrains possess the rhyme scheme of an alternate rhyme (ABAB CDCD EFEF) and the couplet is a rhyming one (GG). Shakespeare ever used this traditional sonnet form, which he never varied, except by repeating a rhyme. Every rhyme in this sonnet is also an end rhyme and a perfect rhyme. The consonance of words is mainly masculine, except lines eight and twelve. There the rhymed words are feminine: "disgrace" and "esteem".

There are several common themes in Sonnet 127 and Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare. I will draw a simple comparison between sonnet 127 and 130 which is part of our syllabus. Shakespeare demonstrated a well-developed capacity of wit insight the sonnets; the humorous observations about love, friendship, and life itself entertain the readers. Such in the case with two of Shakespeare's love poems, "Sonnet 127" and "Sonnet 130", the subject is parody of the Petrarchan convention of exaggerated appraisal of his beloved. What makes the sonnets remarkable, and "Sonnet 127" and "Sonnet 130" exemplary, is that they challenge the traditional sonnet form and meaning, which was established and perfected by Shakespeare's predecessors and contemporaries, Petrarch, Sidney, and Spenser the most notable examples among them. In these sonnets, Shakespeare speaks of the naturalness of her eyes, lips, breasts, hair, cheeks, odour, voice, movement, skin tone and both of the couplets emphatically asserts that her dark lady is a newer definition of true beauty.

Anuska posted in Poetry

Post updated on: Jul 24, 2021 3:13:47 AM

Bengali cuisine

Bengali Cuisine

A common saying is Fish and rice make a Bengali.India is a land of diversity. Bengali food that originated in the region of Bengal is rich and varied in its platter starting from snacks to main courses to sweets. Bengali food is incomplete without fish. Panch phoron (blend of spices) is used in Bengali dishes. Typically, panch phoron consists of fenugreek seed, nigella seed, cumin seed, black mustard sweet and fennel seed in equal parts. The principal medium of cooking is mustard oil. The main food of Bengal is rice and fish. Vegetables like plantains, potatoes, brinjal and beans dominate the menu.

Some Famous Bengali dishes-

1. Macher jhol- It is a traditional spicy fish curry that is served with rice.

2. Luchi- It is similar to poories. It is deep fried bread prepared using both refined and whole wheat flour.

3. Bhappa aloo- The potato is tossed in local flavours of panch phoron, coconut paste and mustard oil.

4. Shukto- This bitter sweet combination of vegetables makes an appearance at every Bengali festivity.

5. Moori (Puffed rice)- It is made by heating sand in a pot and then throwing in grains of rice.

6. Baingan bhajja- Pan fried egg plants(brinjal) with aromatic spices.

7. Doi maach- Tender chunks of fish are cooked in flavour of yoghurt along with mild spices.

8. Sandesh- Bengali desserts are great charmers with chena or fresh cottage cheese as one of the primary ingredients in most of them.

9. Mishti Doi- It is a sweetened yoghurt dish that is served at the end of supper.

10.Bengali rasgulla- It is made from chena which is obtained by curdling the milk.

11.Bengali style chana Dal- It is flavoured with coconut, ghee and an assortment of whole spices.

Nirupama posted in hotel management

Post updated on: Jul 17, 2021 11:36:21 AM

What is Search Engine Optimization? What are advantages and disadvantages of Search Engine Optimization?

What is Search Engine Optimization?

Search engine optimization (SEO) is a technique used to improve the visibility of business websites and brand-related content for common industry-related search queries. It is the process of improving the quality and quantity of website traffic to a website or a web page from search engines. SEO targets organic traffic also called unpaid traffic unpaid traffic rather than direct traffic or paid traffic. Unpaid traffic originates from different kinds of searches, like image search, video search, academic search, news search, and vertical search engines. SEO considers how search engines work, the computer programmed algorithms that dictate search engine behavior, what people search for, the actual search terms or keywords typed into search engines. SEO for a website is long-term free digital marketing strategies Other digital marketing strategies will be more effective, such as Paid Advertising through Pay Per Click (PPC) campaigns, depending on the website operator's goals.

The importance of SEO to increasing brand awareness is said to correlate with the growing influence of search results and search features like featured snippets, knowledge panels, and local SEO on customer behavior. SEO should be done by every business website because a website will receive more visitors from a search engine when websites rank higher on the search engine results page (SERP). This will help to boost up the conversion of visitors into customers. SEO may generate an adequate return on investment. However, search engines are not paid for organic search traffic, their algorithms change, and there are no guarantees of continued referrals.

Due to this lack of guarantee and uncertainty, a business that relies heavily on search engine traffic can suffer major losses if the search engines stop sending visitors.
Search engines can change their algorithms, impacting a website's search ranking, possibly resulting in a serious loss of traffic. According to Google's CEO, Eric Schmidt, in 2010, Google made over 500 algorithm changes ? almost 1.5 per day. It is considered a wise business practice for website operators to liberate themselves from dependence on search engine traffic. In addition to accessibility in terms of web crawlers (addressed above), user web accessibility has become increasingly important for SEO.

Advantages of SEO

SEO can be an extremely powerful strategy in Digital Marketing. These include free of cost, localized traffic, and a very high Return on Investment (ROI), expanding target to hundreds or even thousands of searchers outside of your normal client network, and permanent results that last beyond your scope of SEO service.

Free of Cost

SEO is totally free of cost, organic, and it depends on how much time we spend researching the best keywords and use them in high-quality content.

Localized Traffic

Following the best SEO strategy and tools such as Google My Business will help to improve localized traffic.

Improve ROI

SEO has performed very well in terms of Return of Investment as it attracts high converting traffic. In 2018 study found that Google was the single largest traffic driver to websites and the importance of showing up on Google searches.

Expand Target

SEO allows a vast network of potential clients, whether, on a local or international level, the website can exponentially increase the number of people who learn about business.

Permanent Result

SEO isn't as volatile as PPC or other paid campaigns, it is certainly longer lasting than many other marketing channels.

Disadvantages of SEO

There are disadvantages of SEO that will play important role in the decision-making process. These include SEO- long-term investment, lack of guarantees, and competitor's target.

Long Term Investment

It is one of the biggest disadvantages of SEO in that it takes a long time to produce organic results. If someone in need of a fast solution to boost sales or services, SEO isn't the right choice.

Lack of Guarantees

SEO performing is no guarantee it will work. Google specifically warns businesses against companies that offer guaranteed first-page results.

Competitor's Target

Pursuing SEO means the website will rank high. Websites that rank high are targeted by competitors who want a slice of the SEO.

satya posted in Search Engine Optimization (SE

Post updated on: Jul 15, 2021 1:27:28 PM

What is Digital Marketing? What are Major Components of a Digital Marketing?

What is a Digital Marketing?

Digital marketing is an Internet Marketing based on digital technologies such as desktop computers, mobile phones and other digital media and platforms to promote products and services. As digital platforms became increasingly incorporated into marketing plans and everyday life, and as people increasingly use digital devices instead of visiting physical shops. Every industries today includes a digital strategy. This is because marketing goals usually put a focus on how the business can reach more potential customers, retain existing customers, and increase sales and today our customers are online. Digital marketing has become one of the most effective ways to communicate because we can connect with our customers in their preferred channels. It's development during the 1990s and 2000s, changed the way brands and businesses use technology for marketing in the world.

What are the major components of a digital marketing?

Online advertising involves bidding and buying relevant ad units on third-party sites, such as display ads on blogs, forums, and other relevant websites. Types of ads include images, text, pop-ups, banners, and video. Retargeting requires code that adds an anonymous browser cookie to track new visitors to your site. Then, as that visitor goes to other sites, we can serve them ads for our product or service. This focuses our advertising efforts on people who have already shown interest in our company.

Content Marketing:

Content marketing is an important strategy for attracting potential customers. Publishing a regular cadence of high-quality, relevant content online will help establish thought leadership. It can educate target customers about the problems our product can help them resolve, as well as boost SEO rankings. Content can include blog posts, case studies, whitepapers, and other materials that provide value to your target audience. These digital content assets can then be used to acquire customers through organic and paid efforts.

Email Marketing:

Email is a direct marketing method that involves sending promotional messages to a segmented group of prospects or customers. Email marketing continues to be an effective approach for sending personalized messages that target customers? needs and interests. It is most popular for e-commerce business as a way of staying top of mind for consumers.

Mobile Marketing:

Mobile marketing is the promotion of products or services via mobile phones. This includes mobile advertising through text messages or advertising in downloaded apps. However, a comprehensive mobile marketing approach also includes optimizing websites, landing pages, emails, and content for an optimal experience on mobile devices.

Paid Search:

Paid search increases search engine visibility by allowing companies to bid for certain keywords and purchase advertising space in the search engine results. Ads are only shown to users who are actively searching for the keywords you have selected.

Mainly there are two types of paid search advertising ? pay per click (PPC) and cost per mille (CPM).

With PPC, we only pay when someone clicks on our ad. With CPM, we pay based on the number of impressions. Google Adwords is the most widely used paid search advertising platform; however, other search engines like Bing also have paid programs.

Search Engine Optimization:

Search engine optimization (SEO) focuses on improving organic traffic to your website. SEO activities encompass technical and creative tactics to improve rankings and increase awareness in search engines. The most widely used search engines include Google, Bing, and Yahoo. Digital marketing managers focus on optimizing levers ? such as keywords, crosslinks, backlinks, and original content ? to maintain a strong ranking.

Social Media Marketing:

Social media marketing is a key component of digital marketing. Platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, Tumblr, LinkedIn, and even YouTube provide digital marketing managers with paid opportunities to reach and interact with potential customers. Digital marketing campaigns often combine organic efforts with sponsored content and paid advertising promotions on key social media channels to reach a larger audience and increase brand lift.

Video Marketing:

Video marketing enables companies to connect with customers in a more visually engaging and interactive way. We can showcase product launches, events, and special announcements, as well as provide educational content and testimonies. YouTube is the most commonly used platforms for sharing and advertising videos. Pre-roll ads (which are shown for the first 5?10 seconds before a video) are another way digital marketing managers can reach audiences on video platforms.

Web Analytics:

Analytics allow marketing managers to track online user activity. Capturing and analyzing this data is foundational to digital marketing because it gives companies insights into online customer behavior and their preferences. The most widely used tool for analyzing website traffic is Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics, Coremetrics, and more.

satya posted in Digital Marketing

Post updated on: Jul 15, 2021 1:27:14 PM

Nayan lyrics by Dhvani Bhanushali

Nayan lyrics by Dhvani Bhanushali | Jubin Nautiyal

The brand new soothing Hindi song Nayan has sung by Dhvani Bhanushali, Jubin Nautiyal. Nayan song lyrics are penned down by Manoj Muntashir. The music was given by Lijo George, Dj Chetas and directed by Radhika Rao, Vinay Sapru. The video has came out under the lebel of T-Series.

Image credit : Www.NDTV.com

Nayan lyrics by Dhvani Bhanushali | Jubin Nautiyal

Haan Aan, Haan Aan..

Meri Na Sune Yeh Dil Mera

Tere Piche Paagal Hai

Roke Na Ruke Yeh Dil Mera

Jaane Kaisi Hulchal Hai

Ki Meri Saanson Mein Tu

EhsaasonMein Tu

Har Hansi Mein Mere Bas Hai Tu

Nayan Ne Bandh Rakhine Mein Jyara

Tamne Joya Che

Nayan Ne Bandh Rakhine Mein Jyara

Tamne Joya Che

Tum Hi Tum Ho Meri Saanson Mein

Aur Ho Khayalon Mein

Nayan Ne Bandh Rakhine Mein Jyara

Tamne Joya Che

Kaise Tumko Yeh Batayein

Kaise Tumko Yeh Samjhaye

Dard-E-Dil Ka Haal Kya Hai

Kaise Tumko Yeh Batlayein

Kaise Tumko Yeh Batayein

Kaise Tumko Yeh Samjhaye

Dard-E-Dil Ka Haal Kya Hai

Kaise Tumko Yeh Batlayein

Sabhi Padh Chuke Hai Yeh Chehra Mera

Tu Hi Hai Likha

Jo Jahir Hai Sab Pe

Woh Yaara Tujhe Kaise Na Dikha

Sabhi Padh Chuke Hai Yeh Chehra Mera

Tu Hi Hai Likha

Jo Jahir Hai Sab Pe

Woh Yaara Tujhe Kaise Na Dikha

Zindagi Meri Tu Shayari Meri Tu

Aashiqui Hai Meri Bas Tu

Nayan Ne

Nayan Ne Bandh Rakhine Mein Jyara

Tamne Joya Che

Nayan Ne Bandh Rakhine Mein Jyara

Tamne Joya Che

Tame Cho Ena Karta Pan Vadhare

Tamne Joya Che

Nayan Ne Bandh Rakhine Mein Jyara

Tamne Joya Che

Kaise Tumko Yeh Batayein

Kaise Tumko Yeh Samjhaye

Dard-E-Dil Ka Haal Kya Hai

Kaise Tumko Yeh Batlayein

Kaise Tumko Yeh Batayein

Kaise Tumko Yeh Samjhaye

Dard-E-Dil Ka Haal Kya Hai

Kaise Tumko Yeh Batlayein

Nayan Ne Bandh Rakhine Mein Jyara

Tamne Joya Che

Written by - Manoj Muntashir

Puja posted in Bollywood song lyrics

Post updated on: Jul 15, 2021 9:06:27 AM

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