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Reasons Why You Should Never Drink Soda Again JANUARY 22, 2016 — By Joe Welkie We've all learned by this point that soda is not the best thing for you to drink. Despite the constant ads for different sodas on television, more people than ever are shying away from the beverage in order to lead healthier lifestyles. If you need an extra push to stop drinking soda, we have a few reasons why you should never pick up the bubbly soft drink again. If you've already quit drinking soda, here are some more reasons to rub it in your soda-drinking friends' faces. 1. Drinking soda alters your metabolism and makes it harder for you to burn fat and lose weight. 2. Sodas contain hefty amounts of caffeine, which can negatively impact a wide variety of illnesses ranging from heart palpitations to incontinence. 3. Drinking just one soda per day can dramatically increase your risk for type-2 diabetes. 4.Drinking sodas (even diet sodas) can cause you to gain a ton of weight. 5. If you pour milk into a bottle of Coke and let it sit for 6 hours, this is what you'll find at the bottom of the bottle. Would you want to drink something that does this to milk? 6. Soda is linked to asthma. Researchers performed a scientific study on soda drinkers and found an association between a heightened risk for asthma and other breathing conditions and drinking more than half a liter soda every day. 7. Soda consumption is also linked to teen violence. A recent study has shown that teens who drink soda regularly are most likely to get involved in violent altercations. Regards Sunder T – 20160123.

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sunderblogger.blogspot.NotProudToBeIndian Indian tragedy is that one Indian destroys another Indian, not in self defence (which would be bad enough), but our of sheer devilry. There is something in the makeup of the Indian that drives him to foul his own nest. "Dog does not eat dog," we have heard,; but we have all seen an Indian making mincemeat of a fellow Indian and enjoying it.  An Indian hates to see a countryman of his going up or prospering. It makes him mad, and he does his best to pull down the follow who is climbing. Have you ever seen a fisherman carrying on his head an open basket full of live crabs? None one gets out, Why Simply because its pals dran it down. Well India is like that basket of crabs. The result of this charming attitude is that no Indian is allowed to make the best of his position or to do the work that is dearest to him. He is always being sniped at. Regards Sunder T 20160122

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You will not believe what this Chandigarh man did when he ran out of money to serve the poor!!! To Offer Free Meals to The Poor, This Man Sold Almost All His Properties At 1 pm everyone stands in a queue for “baba’s free meals” in front of PGI and the Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh. 80-year-old Jagdish Lal Ahuja has been serving free food for 33 years to the patients and their relatives outside the two hospital buildings. He serves free meals which include chapattis, dal, halwa, a banana and a pack of sweets or biscuits. Things can go wrong on a day, bad weather could ruin everyone’s schedule but nothing changes for the kind man. Even when he went out of funds to organize the daily free meals for the poor, the philanthropist sold one of his properties to keep going on. He has so far sold 7 of his properties worth crores to raise funds, according to an Indian Express report. The man, who started these humanitarian activities 35 years ago, organized his first free meals on the 8th birthday of his elder son. The free meals were held outside his shop and since then the he has never stopped feeding the needy. What started with feeding a few poor children outside his shop, now feeds thousands of patients and their families outside PGI and GMCH-32. “Once, while passing through PGI, I saw a man sitting near the boundary wall of the institute, who was distributing rice to poor people. I asked if no one stops him, he said no. The next day, that was January 21, 2000, I started distributing free food to people outside PGI.” Apart from food, Jagdish Lal Ahuja also donates blankets, socks, shoes and sweaters to the poor. “Serving food to the poor gives me immense satisfaction and peace of mind. Moreover, the spark in the eyes of children and smiles on their lips when they see the food is what motivates me to do more and more for them. Until my last breath, I will keep serving them free meal.” Jagdish Lal Ahuja was born in Peshawar. He came to Patiala during partition at that time he was only 12 selling toffees to make ends meet. When he came to Chandigarh, he started selling bananas on a hawker; he worked hard and later, became the banana king of the city. The 15-year-old tradition of serving food to poor people outside PGI and GMCH-32 will come to an end on January 21 2016 as 81-year-old Jadish Lal Ahuja, popularly called as ‘baba’, has become ‘too old’ to continue the free meals. Salute to this Great Personality, his free meals will come to an End on21/01/2016!! Sunder T. 20160116

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sundercircle Fairs and Festivals Ganesh Chaturthi Mumbai Festivals are linked with traditional values, cultures and customs. These festivals depict the nature of human relationships and popular beliefs. Also, these festivals pass on past traditions to the present generation to make them aware of the associated rich culture and tradition. The most common festivals of the city account to Dussera, Moharram, Shivratri, Christmas, Budha Purnima etc. which add more color and vibrancy to Indian culture. Festivals are generally celebrated either to honor religious occasions or to welcome various seasons of the year etc. Most of these festivals are common throughout the country but might be known by different names and marked by different rituals in different regions. Even though Mumbai is a cosmopolitan city, all the festivals are welcome with great vigor and color. For instance, Mumbai has a great section of Parsi population and hence the Parsi New Year is celebrated with great passion. Ganesh Chaturthi is the major festival of Mumbai which lasts for ten days and is held during August-September. This festival is seen as a truly feisty celebration of the people of Mumbai. The festivals of Holi, Raksha Bandhan,Dusshera, Navratri and Diwali are the prime occasions for the Hindus, while Eid is celebrated with great fervour by the Muslims. Easter & Christmas are celebrated among Christians and non-Christians alike. Though associated with certain religions, in most of the cases, these festivals are celebrated beyond the specific religion, cast and creed. All the festivals have a lot to reveal about the religion, its history and related rituals. Apart from religious festival, Mumbai also hosts arts festivals like Elephanta festival, Kala Ghoda festival and Banganga festival. Tourists from all over the world travel to Mumbai to witness splendor and vigor of the people during the celebrations. Elephanta Festival Elephanta festival is organized by the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) to promote Mumbai tourism and culture. It is one of the most prominently celebrated festivals in Mumbai. This renowned festival is held on the Elephanta Island, adjacent to the Elephanta Cave, a World Heritage Site. The Island is located at a distance of ten kilometres from Mumbai Banganga Festival Banganga festival is a two-day music festival celebrated annually in the month of January in Malabar Hills, Mumbai, conducted jointly by MTDC ((Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation) and Indian Heritage Society Mumbai, to protect the cultural heritage of the country. The festival owes its name to the Banganga tank, a holy tank located in the complex of Walkeshwar temple in Malabar hills. The festival which was first Ganesh Chaturthi Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Lord Ganesha, the Hindu god who is believed to be powerful enough to eliminate all obstacles. Falling in the months of August and September, this is one of the festivals which Mumbaites celebrate with great zeal and enthusiasm. Lord Ganesh is regarded as the patron saint of Maharashtra and over 6000 idols are commissioned in Mumbai every year. Kala Ghoda Festival One of the most prominent cultural events in Mumbai, Kala Ghoda festival is organised by the Kala Ghoda Association. This cultural feast celebrates varied art forms, including music, dance, theatre etc., and also involves seminars and workshops related to arts.

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sundercircle The people of Mumbai are considered to be a chirpy, tireless lot who are streamlined for a fast paced life in the city. Colloquially known as 'Mumbaikars' or 'Bombayites', the inhabitants of this city are often considered as hard-working, cultural, witty, modern people, who are passionate about their lives and are very approachable. It is hard, or almost impossible to define a true Mumbaikar, because a true Mumbaikar is one who is the perfect transfusion of North-meets-South, one who is passionate about cinema, one who loves food, shopping and can be quite pompous about the typical life led in the city every day. Distances from one place to another never seem to bother Bombayites, because it is very common to travel for hours in order to reach one place from another. Mumbaikars are very particular about time and love to be punctual. A blend of different communities, religions and customs, the diversity of the city enables the inhabitants to live life to the fullest and work extremely hard to make all ends meet. Although technologically and industrially advanced, the people of Mumbai are deeply enrooted to their values, religion and principles. Read on for more information on the people of Mumbai.Regards. Sunder T. 20160116

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NotProudToBeIndian: An American lady, wishing to come over to India during the lean days of 1950, enquired of American officials as to what she should take with her to alleviate in some measure the miseries of the people. "Shall I take rice," she asked, "or what, or canned foods, or medicines?" The man in charge listened to her patiently, grinned and said: "Lady, what Indians need most is CASH." CASH! Tat cerainly is what we Indians welcome most. I am afraid we are, have been, and will long remain worshippers of what D.H.Lawrence rudely called the Bitch-Goddess. For us she is a shining deity. Regards. Sunder T. 20160110

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Symptoms of Greatness I have written these Symptoms of greatness to remind you of all I believe you are. Own these versus resisting them: *An acute and irreversible lust for learning. *Ridiculously beautiful goals dreams. *A fire in the belly to become relentless amid naysayers. *The ability to spot the finest in people and to fan their flames of excellence. *An uncommon adherence to politeness, punctuality and graciousness. *A heroic devotion to standing in full expression of creativity +originality. *No need to be like everyone else. *A breathtaking desire to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of their craft. *A capability to leverage pain into strength and heartbreak into joy. *Massive amounts of energy born of heightened inspiration. *A refusal to cling to the status quo. *A visceral desire to become a light to many. A devotion to being an game-changer, world-builder+a citizen of mastery. -Robin Sharma (wrote in DNA, a local paper and now for info. Of our members in sundercircle. Regards. Sunder T 2060108

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Life4living - Be Content, Be Happy. There is a famous phrase in Hindi that says "The content man is always happy". Yet unfortunately very few of us have tasted the sweet fruit of happiness derived from contentment. A discontent person has the habit of building castles in the air while he is as poor as poor can be. Hence, we should remember that just food sustains the body, so does the mind find sustenance in happiness. So, the saying goes; there is no food as good as happiness. As Alfred Noble rightly said `Contentment is the only real wealth`- Rajyogi Brahmakumar Nikunj Ji in in Inner Truth Vol 11, issue No. 136 of DNA, local paper. Regards. Sunder T - 20160107

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NotProudToBeIndia: An Indian may be a god or a devil. I have said, but he is definitely not a plain human being. Well, what makes him tick? It is not my intention to juggle with words. I am going to call a spade a spade. The Indian is said to be the most spiritual man on earth. This is worse than clotted nonsense. We have propagated the myth because we need something to boast about. Why should we not have a quality that the West is supposed not to possess? Our inferiority in many domains has compelled us to credit ourselves with wings. The fact is, and it had better be started without beating about the bush, we are the most materialistic people in the world. Matter and spirit may or may not be indivisible (let thinkers dispute about this), but our Indian knows that matter takes precedence over spirit.(will continue in next post). Regards. Sunder T - 20160107

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India: There is no doubt that Indian various racial strains have made Indians what are at present- people with no distinctive soul, but with only a many-coloured psyche. But to say this is not to say all. Indian sould, climate and vegetation have played their part in moulding India. As there is a lot of nonsense talked on this subject, let us linger it a little. Every country affects its dwellers in a particular way. A psychologist has observed that a monkey sent to Germany for scientific observation begins to brood and behave like a Teuton, while the same monkey dispatched to the United States reacts like a restless American, always on the go. Regards. Sunder T. 20160102

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The infinite spectrum of creativity has often been perceived as limited to fields like art and literature. With the limitations of the mind, we tend to believe that `creativity` means art, literature, dance or music. But once we transcend the mind, then we realise that from the smallest speck of dust to the largest planet in cosmos, every area is part of creativity; even a glade of grass is immaculately designed and shaped, has been given a specific colour, identity; and consciousness, but which is in sleep mode. When we say `creativity` then whatever our senses can perceive and what is beyond perception, what we can think about and whatever is beyond thinking comes in the realm of creativity, Creativity is much bigger and we need to broaden our vision to understand this. This is what Anandmurti Gurumaa wrote in a local paper and is now reproduced for the info. and benefit of our members of "sundercircle". Regards. Sunder T 20151209

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Freedom & Punishment There is a myth among people that the Almighty punishes us for our wrongdoings. But the fact is that HE does not punish anyone; punishment is an automatic process of universal rebalance working itself out through time. It is actually a simultaneous process of realisation and responsibility. Hence we should not really call it punishment, but justice. However, above justice, there is one power that cancels the debts, the imbalances, the sorrow. That power is Love, which in its pure form is called Divine Love and comes directly from Supreme. With great compassion, Divine Love cancels the past, dissolves our debts and releases the soul from its various accounts, provided we love and respect others to the extent we love and respect ourselves. But, if we return to our old habit of misusing our freedom, then there is no alternative but punishment- Brahmakumar Nikunj Ji (this is reproduced for the information and benefit of our members in "sundercircle". Your comments are most welcome. Kind Regards. Sunder T.

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DigiEdu4all sub: Gender gap in literacy rate you might assume that in any society the proportion of literates will be higher among males than among females. Data on gender-wise literacy rates for different countries shows that there are several exceptions. There are 13 countries including Jamaica, Brazil and the UAE with higher literacy rate in females. Another 49 countries mostly advanced economies, have equal literacy rates for both sexes. India ranked 127 among 144 on gender gap in literacy. Equal literacy for both sexes: United States, France, Italy, Germany, Japan and Russia. India: Females- 61% and males 76% Source: The Global Gender Gap Report 2015. Regards Sunder T 20151120 sunderkt@gmail.com

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The Power of Enquiry: Everyone spends their lives within a series of questions and answers. How to solve our problems? How to find happiness? How to avoid suffering? How to make friends? How to gain power and prestige? Of course, in today`s age the series of questions and answers is mostly about how to make money? The Vedic scriptures explain that the important questions are: Who am I? Why am I surrfering? Where am I coming from? Where am I going? who is God? What is the nature of this universe? What is my relationship with god within this universe? Whe a human being comes to the elevated platform of making serious inquiry on these subjects, then human life has real spirtiual value. This what Radhanath Swami wrote in a local paper and is now reporoduced for the information and benefit of the members of "sundercircle". You are welcome to comment. Kind Regard. Sunder T --

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