Dec 2013

EDITORS DESK


Generally, forgiveness is a decision to let go of resentment and thoughts of revenge. The act that hurt or offended you might always remain a part of your life, but forgiveness can lessen its grip on you and help you focus on other, positive parts of your life. Forgiveness can even lead to feelings of understanding, empathy and compassion for the one who hurt you. Forgiveness doesn't mean that you deny the other person's responsibility for hurting you, and it doesn't minimize or justify the wrong. You can forgive the person without excusing the act. Forgiveness brings a kind of peace that helps you go on with life.

Nearly everyone has been hurt by the actions or words of another. These wounds can leave you with lasting feelings of anger, bitterness or even vengeance — but if you don't practice forgiveness, you might be the one who pays most dearly. By embracing forgiveness, you can also embrace peace, hope, gratitude and joy. Consider how forgiveness can lead you down the path of physical, emotional and spiritual well-being.

Letting go of grudges and bitterness can make way for compassion, kindness and peace.

Rajneesh Asthana is a member of RITS Software Team. He is honest, brilliant and good spokesperson. Know more about him please read the interview as conducted by Nishfun Nahar.


Diwali Celebrations


“May this Diwali be very bounteous mirth and full of happiness for all of us and May the illuminated lamps of Diwali make our life brighter all through”

Deepawali this year was celebrated on 1st Nov-2013.Diwali is the festival of lights. It is celebrated in RITS with joy and happiness every year. It is one of the biggest festivals. Usually it comes in the month of October and November after twenty days of Dussehra, on the 13th day of the dark fortnight of the month of Ashwin. It is celebrated in the memory of coming back home of Lord Rama along with his wife Sita & brother Laxman after 14 years of exile. It is a symbol of victory of good over evil. Since then, the festival is celebrated by lighting diyas and candles to drive away the darkness of Amavasya and the dark of ignorance.

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RITS premises were decorated with marigold flowers, rose petals, lanterns, light and lots of diyas. RITS premises were dazzling with light, lanterns and diyas all over. Rangoli" which is an identity to any auspicious celebration marked the beginning of this colorful festival .We decorated whole of the premises with beautiful, vibrant Rangoli designs. Ritians were wearing ethnic attires and were in celebration mood. In the evening our Director Mr. Pankaj Seth started Shri Ganesh and Mata Laxmi ji's Pooja and all Ritians followed him. Tika was applied to everyone after the Pooja and sweets were distributed to all. Rose Club organized few games like musical chair and best ethnic wear for making the occasion livelier.

Christmas Celebrations at RITS


Christmas and New Year are the two major events which comes one after the other. Christmas always starts the celebrations and it continues throughout the New Year. Christmas at RITS is celebrated each year with lots of enthusiasm. The theme of Christmas decoration and celebration was red, white, golden and green color. RITIANS wore Red and white attires for celebrations and decorated the whole premises with red and white balloons, wall hangings, ribbons and snow fall. A big Christmas tree was decorated with Christmas Gifts, Balls, Bells, Balloons, Santa clause and snow all over the tree which completed the look.

In the evening everyone gathered in Cafeteria and celebrated Christmas by cutting chocolate pastries and singing Christmas Rhymes.

The festival of Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ and conveys his message of love, tolerance and brotherhood. It's a celebration of humanity and mankind. It is celebrated as a universal festival throughout the nation. May this Christmas brings lots of happiness in coming year.

Did you know?

 

Reiki is a spiritual practice developed in 1922 by Japanese Buddhist Mikao Usui, which has since been adapted by various teachers of varying traditions. It uses a technique commonly called palm healing or hands on healing as a form of alternative medicine and is sometimes classified as oriental medicine by some professional medical bodies. Through the use of this technique, practitioners believe that they are transferring universal energy (i.e., reiki) in the form of qi (Japanese: ki) through the palms, which they believe allows for self-healing and a state of equilibrium.

There are two main branches of Reiki, commonly referred to as Traditional Japanese Reiki and Western Reiki. Though differences can be wide and varied between branches and traditions, the primary difference is that Westernized forms use systematized hand-placements rather than relying on an intuitive sense of hand-positions, which is commonly used by Japanese Reiki branches. Both branches commonly have a three-tiered hierarchy of degrees, usually referred to as the First, Second, and Master/Teacher level, all of which are associated with different skills and techniques.

Complex problems do have a solution


Many hundreds of years ago in a small Italian town, a merchant had the misfortune of owing a large sum of money to the moneylender. The moneylender, who was old and ugly, fancied the merchant's beautiful daughter so he proposed a bargain. He said he would forgo the merchant's debt if he could marry the daughter. Both the merchant and his daughter were horrified by the proposal.

The moneylender told them that he would put a black pebble and a white pebble into an empty bag. The girl would then have to pick one pebble from the bag. If she picked the black pebble, she would become the moneylender's wife and her father's debt would be forgiven. If she picked the white pebble she need not marry him and her father's debt would still be forgiven. But if she refused to pick a pebble, her father would be thrown into jail.

They were standing on a pebble strewn path in the merchant's garden. As they talked, the moneylender bent over to pick up two pebbles. As he picked them up, the sharp-eyed girl noticed that he had picked up two black pebbles and put them into the bag. He then asked the girl to pick her pebble from the bag.

The girl put her hand into the moneybag and drew out a pebble. Without looking at it, she fumbled and let it fall onto the pebble-strewn path where it immediately became lost among all the other pebbles.

"Oh, how clumsy of me," she said. "But never mind, if you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will be able to tell which pebble I picked." Since the remaining pebble is black, it must be assumed that she had picked the white one. And since the moneylender dared not admit his dishonesty, the girl changed what seemed an impossible situation into an advantageous one.

MORAL OF THE STORY: Most complex problems do have a solution, sometimes we have to think about them in a different way.

 

Health and Lifestyle.

 

Honey:

Over four thousand years ago, honey was used as a traditional ayurvedic medicine, where it was thought to be effective at treating material imbalances in the body.Honey is made up of glucose, fructose, and minerals such as iron, calcium, phosphate, sodium chlorine, potassium, magnesium.The slightly acidic pH level of honey (between 3.2 and 4.5) is what helps prevent the growth of bacteria, while its antioxidant constituents cleans up free radicals. The physical properties of honey vary depending on the specific flora that was used to produce it, as well as its water content.

A toast with honey. That's a perfect way to start your day. Apart from its great taste, honey has lots of health and nutrition benefits. Honey is a great natural source of carbohydrates which provide strength and energy to our bodies. If you are suffering from fatigue, then honey can help you a lot. Honey is known for its effectiveness in instantly boosting the performance, endurance and reduce muscle fatigue of athletes. The glucose in honey is absorbed by the body quickly and gives an immediate energy boost. It is known that honey has also been found to keep levels of blood sugar fairly constant compared to other types of sugar. So, it's time to include honey in your diet.