THE POWER OF APPRECIATION

 

Question :What is the best advice your mother ever gave you? 

Answer By Jonathan Pettit

I was about ten. My mom had just finished creating one of her amazing meals, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Delicious. Later, as I was washing the dishes, my mom came up to me. “Sorry, dinner was so awful again,” she said.

I was shocked. “What? No, it was great. I loved it.”

“Really?” she said, with mock surprise. “You always eat so quietly, never saying anything. You’ve never told me you liked my cooking, so I thought you hated it.”

“No, you’re the best cook I know.”

“Then you should tell me that,” she said. “Whenever someone does something nice for you, you should thank that person. If you don’t, then she might think she’s not appreciated and stop doing those nice things.”

Something clicked right then. From that day onward, I thanked everyone for literally everything. If anyone did something that even vaguely helped me, I thanked that person profusely. It became a habit, something I didn’t even think about, and that’s when the magic started happening.

People liked me more. They talked to me more, shared with me, were more friendly. In my first year of high school, during the final week, I came home and found a giant freezie (a kind of sweet frozen snack) waiting for me. “Thanks, mom!” I said instinctively.

“This isn’t from me, she said. “This is from your bus driver.” He had been driving that bus for years, and my siblings and I were the first people to ever thank him as we got dropped off. Those two simple words made a huge difference, so much so that he went out of his way to tell our mom and give us a present.

That’s the power of appreciation. When you have it, all is right in the world, but when it’s missing life is empty. My mom taught me many things, but taking two seconds to say ‘thank you’ every time, in any situation, was the best.

*Debriefing of this Story*

You would have met people who call themselves as good critics but have you ever met a person who says I am good at appreciating others? Isn't that a sad part of our society?

Let's start appreciating people more frequently especially people who are close to us. 

"The sweetest of all sounds is praise"

*Sending you good vibes to start with positive energy*

Source Thru Social Media sent by a friend

URGENT ANNOUNCEMENT: TAKE PICTURES OF YOUR TRAVELING BAGS BEFORE TRAVELING.

 

If you have family members who are traveling abroad please tell them to take complete and very clear pictures of their travelling bags and luggage, before leaving their bases. They must take their pictures with all of their bags and save these on their phones. Reports reaching us confirm that some airport agents are now removing tags from bags containing hard drugs and transferring the tags to other people's bags. This is a strategy to help their agents smuggle drugs into other countries. You will pick up your bag thinking its your bag because your name is tagged to the bag, and then you will be accosted, accused & arrested for having hard drugs in your bag. And sometimes, they will allow you to check out and take your bag home, only for their agents to visit you at home to kill you before collecting their bags. A lot of innocent people from America, UK etc are in jail now who know nothing about hard drugs but were picked up at airports for bringing hard drugs into the country. 

Please circulate this message to as many people as possible

GOD SAVE INDIA FROM THESE VULTURES *HORRIBLE PLOT BY OPPOSITION POLITICAL PARTIES IN INDIA.

 

The Opposition is working on a very sinister plot.

Knowing fully well, they cannot defeat Modi and BJP in 2024 Lok Sabha Elections, and knowing fully well, their days will be numbered if they loose, they are working on a very sinister plot.

If Opposition cannot put up a combined strength to rout BJP and Modi, and place their own PM, they have started working on a second line of action.

If not PM Post, why not the Presidents Post ?? 

The opposition is putting up their combined strength to put up a very senior, well supported by all parties, as their candidate for President’s election. 

Once they get their own President, the same can put a spanner in entire functioning of the Government.

The President will stall and send back each and every bill passed by the Lok Sabha and Raja Sabha.  

He will literally stop all Government functioning, till the Government buckles and comes to their knees. 

And force the Government to reverse all decisions not favourable to the opposition.   

The President will negotiate with the Government to drop all cases against corrupt ministers, by virtually bringing entire Government machinery to halt. 

And force Government to withdraw CAA, Citizenship Act, 370 etc etc which are unfavourable to the opposition.  

The Common candidate who will be supported unanimously by all Opposition parties is Sharad Pawar. Sharad Pawar is gearing up to stand for the post of President. 

And the Master Stretigist Prashant Kishor has been put on for the job, under direct guidance and supervision by Mamta Banerjee. 

After his recent grand success in WB polls, the combined opposition is looking at him to deliver. 

Presently the seats in Vidhan Sabha are favourable to the opposition. With recent victory at West Bengal, the scale has tilted in favour of the opposition.

To get their own President selected.

Only hope for BJP is to get good number of seats in UP Elections. 

If they get thumping majority in UP, they have the numbers to get a President of their choice.

If they do not get desired seats in UP, they will have a very tough time against a combined opposition, who will be supported by Congress, NCP, Shiv Sena, Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwdi party, Laloos RJD, Mamta Banerjee, Kejriwal’s AAP, Akali Dal, DMK, CPI, CPM, Chandrababu’s Telgu Desem and all other Laloo Panjoos. 

With a strong base of MLCs in opposition ruled states, the opposition has good chance of getting their choice of President elected.  

Only hope is Bijoo Patnaik of Orisa may not join the opposition and May support BJP in Presidential Elections. To wait and watch. 

BJP has to be very careful next few months, to garner all possible support from small region parties so that their strength in Sate Vidhan Sabha is good enough to defeat combined opposition, with or without UP Seats.

If BJP looses the Presidential race, then even with a 400 seats and thumping victory in 2024 Lok Sabha elections will not help them run the Government, if they dont have their own President. 

Very frightening period ahead for the Country. 

And knowing all this, the Opposition is leaving no stone unturned to ensure getting their supported candidate gets elected as the next President of India. 

SHARE WITH ALL INDIAN ELIGIBLE VOTERS...!!!

GOD save India from these vultures...!!

Source:-from Vinay Kapoor thru social Media

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR PM MR.NARENDRA MODI JI आपके जन्मदिन पर बहुत बहुत बधाई और हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं… आने वाला प्रत्येक नया दिन आपके जीवन में ढेरों खुशियां और अनेकाे सफलताएँ लेकर आये, यही मेरी ईश्वर से प्रार्थना है !

 

MICHIYO TSUJIMURA :-THE FIRST WOMAN IN JAPAN TO EARN PhD IN CHEMISTRY

 

Government announces major telecom reforms package

 

The government has finally answered the distress call from the telecom sector with a set of nine structural reforms that address some of the major grievances of the sector.

The contentious definition of the Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) has also been revamped with non-telecom revenue excluded from its purview. The telecom companies have contested the AGR definition and have been burdened with pending AGR dues.

FDI reforms have also been announced and will boost investments in this capital-intensive sector.

The move will help in bringing robustness in the sector and bring fresh investment to the sector.

Auctions will mostly be held in the last quarter of the financial year, telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said.

Here are the major reforms that have been announced:

1. AGR: AGR definition rationalised and non-telecom revenue will be excluded.

2. Moratorium on dues: A much needed moratorium has been announced on statutory dues of the telecom sector for four years. This will improve the cash flow which can be used in more productive areas.

3. Spectrum user charges will be rationalized and there will be now an annual Penalty on payment of licence fees, spectrum user charges and all kinds of charges have been completely scrapped.

4. There will be a calendar for spectrum auction and it will usually take place in the last quarter of the financial year.

5. Spectrum sharing has been allowed; telecom operator can share where they deem beneficial.

6. FDI: In a major boost for the sector, the government has increased the FDI in the sector under automatic route from 49% to 100%.

7. Licence Raj scrapped: Customs notification of 1953 have been done away with. It will allow telecom operators to easily import equipments.

Read more at:
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/telecom/telecom-news/government-announces-major-telecom-reforms-package/articleshow/86227224.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

*NORTH EAST INDIA* "Indians know more about the US than about the Northeast".

 Geographic lesson from HS days...

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               *NORTH EAST INDIA* 

 

          Arunachal Pradesh Governor *P B Acharya* said, "Indians know more about the US than about the Northeast".

          He made a valid point - very few of us know enough about the Northeast.

          Here are some of the surprising facts about the Northeast.

          1. There are *eight states* in Northeast: Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Sikkim, Nagaland.

          2. There are nearly *220 languages* spoken in the Northeast, It is a mix of Tibetan, South-east Asian and East Indian Cultures.

          3. Northeast is the only part of India that the *Mughal Empire could not conquer*.

          4. The *Ahom Dynasty*, which ruled the Northeast for 600 years, is the longest unbroken Dynasty in Indian history.

          5. The world's largest river island, the *Majuli* and the world's smallest river island, *Umananda* both are in the Northeast.

          6. *Seven prominent National Parks* of India are located in Northeast.

          7. *Shillong* is considered as the Rock Capital of India.

          8. *Mawsynram* in Meghalaya holds the Guinness World Record for being the Wettest Place on Earth.

          9. *Sualkuchi* in Assam is one of the World's largest weaving villages where the entire population is engaged in weaving Silk Fabrics.

          10. *Muga*, the Golden Silk of Assam, is not produced anywhere else in the World.

          11. It is the cleanest region in India. *Mawlynnong* in Meghalaya is the cleanest village in *entire Asia*.

          12. 70% of the country's *Orchids* are found in Northeast.

          13. Mizoram and Tripura are among the states with the highest *Literacy* rate in India.

          14. There is *no Dowry* culture in entire Northeast.

          15. Sikkim is the first state in the world where 100% of its agro produce is organic and certified so. Sikkim won the Future Policy Award 2018, beating 51 nominated policies from 25 countries, according to a statement. Policies from Brazil, Denmark and Quito (Ecuador) bagged silver awards.

          The award is co-organised by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), the World Future Council (WFC) and IFOAM – Organics International

          Kindly spread this information to all your contacts to help develop awareness of the Northeast part of India further.

Audiraju Venkat Raooo

*Writing on the Wall: Breakup of Afghanistan*

 

A master stroke by the US. This is what is going to happen in Afghanistan in the time to come. After spending enough time and money in Afghanistan , the US came to this conclusion that the only best possible solution for everlasting peace to prevail in the region and not be a threat to the world is by breaking up Afghanistan into smaller nations on the lines of Yugoslavia. For that to happen, without showing to the world its ultimate goal the US played its cards, the US of A withdrew its troops and personnel from Afghanistan.

It is impossible to believe that the US did not anticipate the fall of the Afghan administration would be so quick. It all played out as per the plan. The fall of Kabul and rebellion in Panjshir is all a part of the US plan for Afghanistan. Need I remind you of what happened in Yugoslavia prior to its breakup? The rise of Milosevic and the carnage he and his army and militia unleashed on the other ethnic minorities of the land and then NATO jumped in to bring his terror to zero in the name of humanity and eventually breaking up the country into six smaller nations. Now everyone is happy there and lives peacefully. This is exactly the US plan. First support and create some type of civil war in the region, which will lead to genocide by the Taliban and then a resolution in the UNSC will be moved by the US to end the humanitarian crisis and suggest breaking up Afghanistan into smaller ethnic nations so that the peace can prevail there, which I also personally believe is the best solution for the Afghan people and for the world.

I think, US and its allies must have realized and concluded that Talibanization of Afghanistan as a strategy is good for the world. While the Pakistan’s army and its people are celebrating Taliban victory, they are not realizing that the ultimate target of the West is to break Pakistan into 4 nations. In the northern frontier of Pakistan, the ethnic community of Pakistan is similar to Afghanistan’s. So in future when Afghanistan is broken the next in line would be Pakistan. 

 

Both Pakistan and Afghanistan are bankrupt nations and offer nothing of value to the world, yet this particular region of the world has been causing constant pain and giving anxiety to the world. Those in Pakistan who think that China will bankroll Taliban government are living in a fool’s paradise. No money from any sane nation will come there till there is peace in the region and with current confrontation between Taliban and Masood’s fighter that is highly unlikely to happen. So, no outside financial support to Taliban will pour in. Afghanistan under Taliban has exported only terrorism, hashish and mischievous asylum seekers. It is country with the worst economic, demographic, education, human development, health, women welfare, culture and entertainment, quality of life, trade, industry, agriculture, energy, security, communication, energy etc. The bigots of Pakistan’s government are trying very hard to convince the world that Taliban 2.0 is a different entity and the world can do business with them. But, can Pakistan explain to the world as to why there are 15 most wanted terrorists at the helm of the Afghan’s government. Pakistan is desperately seeking and canvassing for the Taliban, because if Taliban does not get the recognition and help it desperately needs, then to guns of Taliban with turn towards their masters in Pakistan. 

Pakistan and Taliban combine were milking the US for last few decades. Earlier in the name of Russian occupation of Afghanistan and later in the name of Al Qaida and terrorism. When the strategists of the pentagon and NATO realized this, the free lunch of last 20 years stopped. Soon, with no money, the factions within the Taliban will start to cannibalize smaller groups within themselves and ultimately turning towards this master, the ISI of Pakistan. Afghanistan will implode first and then explode leading to Pakistan’s fall. Pakistan will become a carbon copy of Afghanistan and will finally go the Afghanistan way. Break into 4 smaller nations.  

So in my opinion, now for the world, just sit back and watch the plan play out itself. World need not fear the Taliban, because the Pakistan’s bluff has been called by the world and finally the peace loving people of the world would be the winner in this game.

Source As received on my whatsapp from a friend named Vinay Kapoor

READ THIS AS HOW THIS STORY FITS INTO PRESENT INDIAN POLITICAL SYSTEM OF OFFERING FREEBIES TO INDIAN CITIZENS FOR POLITICIANS VOTE BANK.

 *CATCHING WILD PIGS*

 

*Karl Marx once said, "Remove one freedom per generation, and soon you will have no freedoms and no one will have noticed."*

One day while the class was in the lab, a professor noticed one young man, kept rubbing his back and stretching as if his back hurt.

The professor asked the young man what was the matter. The student told him that he had a bullet lodged in his back. He had been shot while fighting communists in his native country, who were trying to overthrow his country's government and install a new communist regime.

Then, the student looked at the professor and asked a strange question,

"Do you know how to catch wild pigs?"

The professor thought it was a joke and asked for the punchline. The young man said that it was no joke.

"You catch wild pigs by finding a suitable place in the woods and putting corn on the ground. The pigs find it and begin to come every day to eat the free food.

When they are used to coming every day, you put a fence down one side of the place where they are used to coming. At first, they are scared, but when they get used to the fence, they begin to eat the corn again and you put up another side of the fence.

They get used to that and start to eat again. You continue until you have all four sides of the fence up with a gate in the last side.

The pigs, which are used to the free corn, start to come through the gate to eat that free corn again. You then slam the gate on them and catch the whole herd.

Suddenly, the wild pigs have lost their freedom. They run around and around inside the fence, but they are caught. Soon they go back to eating the free corn. They are so used to it that they have forgotten how to forage in the woods for themselves, so they accept their captivity."

The young man then told the professor,

"That is exactly what I see happening in many countries. The governments keep pushing us towards Communism/Socialism and keep spreading the free corn out in the form of programmes such as supplemental income, tax credit for unearned income, Free / subsidised Rations , Caste Benefits,dairy subsidies, payments not to plant crops, welfare entitlements, medicine, drugs, etc., *while we continually lose our freedoms, just a little at a time."*

*One should always remember two truths:*

1. *There is no such thing as a free lunch, and*

2. *You can never hire someone to provide a service for you, cheaper than you can do it yourself.*

*If you see that all of this wonderful government 'help' is a problem confronting the future of democracy, there is hope.*

If you think the free ride is essential to your way of life, then God help you when the gate slams shut!

*Most of the problems we face today are there because the people who work for a living are now outnumbered by those who vote for a living!*

SUNDAY LAUGHTER

 

A surgeon colleague named his son Naïf (pronounced Knife).

I said what an apt name!    

Then I came to know the following: 

1. Lawyer’s daughter Sue.

2. Radiologist’s son Ray. 

3. Ophthalmologist’s daughter Iris. 

4. Florist’s daughter Rose. 

5. Mechanic’s son Jack.  

6. Archaeologist’s son Doug. 

7. Thief’s son Rob. 

8. Gymnast’s son Jim. 

9. Jeweler’s twin daughters Ruby and Pearl. 

10. Ornithologist’s son Robin.  

11. Orthopedician’s son Boney.  

12. Barber’s son Harry. 

13. Solicitor’s son Will.  

14. Accountant’s son Bill. 

15. Horticulturist’s daughter Ivy. 

16. Gardener’s son Pete. 

17. Monarch’s son Prince. 

18. Dramatist’s daughter Oprah.  

19. Sanitation engineer’s son John.  

20. Highway engineer’s son Miles. 

21. Dietitian’s daughter Olive.  

22. Actor’s son Oscar.

Remembering September 11, 2001

 

WHAT A MAN AND WHAT A DIPLOMAT AND WHAT A PICK BY OUR PM TO BE OUR MOUTH PIECE IN FOREIGN SOIL! :-EVERY INDIAN MUST READ THIS

 

                                 S. Jaishankar 

Minister of External Affairs of India

*Giving it right back*

*During his Visit to the US last week, our Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar Participated with General McMaster, in a Virtual Discussion, conducted by the Hoover Institution ..!!*  

*He was Questioned on India's Handling of the Pandemic ..!! He stated, "We are Giving FREE FOOD to as many as 800 Million People ..!! We have put Money into Bank Accounts of 400 Million ..!!" To Underline his Statement, he Explained that, India was Providing Food Stocks to Two and a Half Times the US Population and Funding More than its Population ..!! How many Nations were Able to Sustain such Expenditure, through these Trying Times and Receding Economies ..??* 

*On the Global Projection of a Failing Indian Government, Jaishankar added, "I would Certainly See this very much, as part of a Political Effort, to Depict Our Current Government, in a certain way and obviously I have a Very Profound Difference with that ..!!" In recent times, the Global Image of India, has been of Funeral Pyres, Depicting a Nation Failing in its Battle against the Pandemic ..!! The World has Witnessed Multiple Waves of the Pandemic ..!!* 

*Casualties have been Higher in Percentages in Countries, Possessing Smaller Populations, in Numbers and/or Density, than India, including US, European Nations, Brazil etc. In no case, were the Deceased so Disrespectfully Depicted as in Our Case ..!! The Reality in the US was that, Covid Casualties were Buried in Mass Graves, Employing Mechanical Means, and without Permitting the Next of Kin to pay their Last Respects or be Present ..!! Human Touch to those, who Lost the Battle against Covid, was Missing ..!!* 

*There were also Reports of Covid Casualties Lying in Refrigerated Vans, for a Long Time in New York, Awaiting Mass Burials. Photographs in US and Western Media, Displayed People Laying Flowers in an Open Field, in Remembrance of the Deceased ..!! In Italy, the Situation was so Depressing that, the Army was called in, to take over Casualties and Hurriedly Cremate them, away from Cities. Most Western Nations, currently Critical of India, adopted Similar Measures. Indians, on the other hand, Cremated their Dead with Dignity and as per Religious Ethos, despite shortcomings and a Spreading Virus ..!!* 

*It was this Display of Religious Reverence, in which, the Media Displayed to Depict a Failing Nation ..!! Victory against Covid is not Determined Solely by the Number of Casualties (Dead or Infected ..), but, by Protecting the Majority of the Population, as also Catering for their Essential Needs, during periods of Enforced Lockdowns ..!! Number of Casualties are Dependent on the Population and Density within a Nation; while they matter, they cannot be Ultimate Determinants ..!! Success should Logically Depend on Reversing the Covid Cycle, with Minimum Inconvenience and Suffering to the Populace ..!!* 

*The fact, that India being the World's Second Most Populated Nation, was Bound to have Higher Casualties was Ignored ..!! There is no doubt the Current Government Erred when it went ahead with Elections, Religious Events and Protests, Adding to the Spread ..!! But, why was India Singled Out Globally ..?? There could be Multiple Reasons, including Internal Political One-Up-Manship and Anti-Government Groups Grabbing an Opportunity ..!! India's National Power has Risen in Recent Years ..!! It is Immune to Global Commentators, who Felt they could Compel Third World Countries, to Behave as per their Whims and Fancies ..!!* 

*India's Refusal to Change Decisions, whether on Kashmir or the Citizenship Amendment Act, despite Criticism from so-called Global Watchdogs or Senators or Members of Parliament of the Western World, Hurt Privately Funded Influential Organizations, many of whom Control Media Houses ..!! These were at the Forefront, in Tarnishing the National Image ..!! Another Plausible reason is Jealousy of the Western World in Witnessing an Asian Nation, becoming a Global Economic Giant, Overtaking Most of their Economies as also Successfully Countering the First Wave ..!!* 

*India, till recently considered a Third World Country, is a Rising Economic Power, where Western Leaders Rush to Sign Trade Deals ..!! Grabbing a part of the Growing Indian Market, is a Pre-Requisite for Economic Development for any Western Country ..!! This Reversal in Fortunes has Hurt Many Influential Organizations in the West ..!! Western Nations Selfishly Ignored Third World Countries and Saved all Vaccines and Medical Equipments, which they could Garner for their Own Populace, Storing Far More than Necessary ..!! It was India, which reached out and supported Weaker Nations ..!! Indian Vaccine Diplomacy Earned it Global Praise, while the West was branded Selfish ..!!* 

*Globally, Indian Generosity was Praised, while it Reflected Adversely on the Ethos and Responsibility of the Developed World ..!! India was no Longer a Nation, which could be Ignored, and this Irked So-Called Global Watchdogs and Influencers ..!! Politics, within India, Aided by Some Media Personalities, also played a role in Globally Maligning the Country. The Opposition sought to Target the Current Government, but ended up Tarnishing the National Image ..!! The Pandemic was Exploited as a Political Tool, for Influencing Public Opinion, as India remains Perpetually in an Election Mode .!!* 

*Claims of False Reporting, Gained Prominence ..!! Governments are Temporary and can Change, Depending on the Will of the People in Future Elections, while the Nation is Permanent ..!! Those, who Exploited the Pandemic to Hit Out at the Government, have Harmed the National Image, rather than an Individual or a Political Party, due to their Short-Sightedness ..!! In the Long Term, India will Win the Battle Against the Pandemic and will Rise Again ..!! It will continue Supporting the Globe in the Fight against the Pandemic ..!! However, what will take time is Changing the Adverse Image of the Nation ..!!"* 

*There was an Eerie Silence for a few Lingering Moments, followed by a Huge Round of Applause, for more than a Minute ..!!* 

*Jaishankar is a Gutsy, No Nonsense, on Top of Latest Geopolitics, Articulate Diplomat, who can Hold his Audience Spell Bound, with Splendid Articulation ..!!* 

THE GREAT INDIAN CORPORATE CALLED :-TATA

 I was nine years old. We lived in the naval cantonment in Colaba, Mumbai. The cantonment had a sprawling golf course by the sea, part of the premises of the United Services Club. 

It was a common sight to see Mr Tata play golf there. I distinctly remember a fine Sunday morning, when my friends and I were cycling around the vicinity of the golf course. We saw Mr Tata tee off in the distance. 

A young naval officer stopped us, pointed at Mr Tata and said –

 " _Young men, many people earn money, very few earn respect as he does_ !"

Fast forward fifteen years...

I was a consultant with The Boston Consulting Group. We were advising Tata Motors, an assignment which was made public by Tata Motors. 

I spent many months in the remotest parts of Rajasthan, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and the North East. I must have met and interacted with over 500 truckers during this time, breaking bread with them, occasionally sharing a drink with them. 

In one such spirited interaction, I asked an old Sikh trucker (The Sikhs dominate the trucking industry in India) :

 "Sir, why the staunch loyalty to the Tata brand? There are others like Bharat Benz and Ashok Leyland, who might even give you a hefty discount."

The gentleman took a few deep breaths. 

He recalled the forgettable details of one cold November night back in 1984 – a night which took away his brother, his home, and his only truck. 

While the personal loss was irreplaceable, his truck, the only means to feed a family of five, was also burnt down. 

He was broken, and contemplated leaving town and returning to Punjab.

 

A few days later, once the dust settled, _a Tata Motors employee walked up to him, and handed him the key of a new truck_. 

There were no questions asked.

 

He, and many others like him, who had lost their trucks in the Sikh riots, their only means to a livelihood, were given a free truck by Tata Motors.

 

And this story never hit the press, was never publicized by Tata Motors, just remained etched in the memories of these truckers.

 

As he narrated this story with moist eyes, he told me that he trusts the Tata brand – it has his lifelong loyalty.

His directions to his Leadership Team was crystal clear.

Gentlemen, what you are building is something India needs. 

Such stories do give hope to lay Citizens about the future of our country 

SOME HISTORY NOT TO BE FORGOTTEN

 Some history not to be forgotten

The year was 1971 and the month November. 

“If India pokes its nose in Pakistan, US will not keep its trap shut. India will be taught a lesson”

- Richard Nixon. 

“India regards America as a friend. Not a boss. India is capable of writing its own destiny. We know and are aware how to deal with each one according to circumstances”

- Indira Gandhi 

Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi articulated these exact words sitting with the U.S. President Richard Nixon in the White House, while maintaining an eye-to-eye contact. This incident was narrated by the then Secretary of State and NSA, Henry Kissinger, in his autobiography. 

That was the day when the Indo-U.S. joint media address was cancelled by Indira Gandhi who walked away from the White House in her inimitable style. 

Kissinger, while ushering Indira Gandhi into her car, had commented, "Madam Prime Minister, don't you feel you could have been a little more patient with the President?". 

Indira Gandhi replied, "Thank you, Mr. Secretary, for your valuable suggestion. Being a developing country, we have our backbones straight - & enough will and resources to fight all atrocities. We shall prove that days are gone when a power can rule and often control any nation from thousands of miles away”. 

Thereafter, as soon as her Air India Boeing touched down at Palam runway in Delhi, Indira Gandhi summoned the leader of the opposition, Atal Behari Vajpayee to her residence. 

Post an hour of discussion behind closed doors, Vajpayee was seen hurrying back. It was thereafter known that Vajpayee would be representing India at the United Nations. 

Donald Paul of BBC had jumped in with a question to Vajpayee, "Indira ji regards you as a staunch critic. In spite of that, are u sure you'd be at the United Nations shouting your throat (voice) out in favour of the Incumbent Government?”

Vajpayee had a repartee.. "A rose adorns a garden, so does a Lily. Each is beset with the idea that they are individually the most beautiful. When the garden falls in a crisis, it's no secret that the garden has to safeguard its beauty as one. I have come today to save the garden. This is called Indian Democracy." 

The resultant history is all known to us. America sent 270 famed Patton tanks to Pakistan. They called the world media to demonstrate that these tanks were produced under exclusive technology, and are/were thus indestructible. The intention was very clear. This was a warning signal to the rest of the world that no one should help India. 

America did not stop here. 

Burma-Shell the only U.S. company supplying oil to India, was told to stop. They were sternly told by U.S. to cease dealing with India anymore. 

India's history thereafter was only about fighting back. Indira Gandhi's incisive diplomacy ensured oil came in from Ukraine. 

A battle that lasted just a day destroyed a majority of the 270 Patton tanks, in the Thar Desert. The destroyed tanks were brought into India for display at traffic crossings. The hot deserts of Rajasthan still stands as a witness where US pride was decimated.

A war that lasted eighteen days thereafter culminated in the capture of 93,000 Pakistani prisoners of war.

  

Mujibar Rahman was released from Lahore Jail. 

The month now was March - Indira Gandhi recognized Bangladesh as an independent nation in the Indian Parliament. 

Vajpayee addressed Indira Gandhi as “Maa Durga”.

These events had a packet of long lasting manifested fallouts. 

— India's own oil company, viz. Indian Oil came into being. 

— India expressed itself as a nation of strength in the eyes of the world. 

— India led the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) from the front. Its leadership was unquestioned. 

Times and events of such strength did however did get submerged into the great depths of yore and lore. 

Truthful history till date nevertheless remains as a baton that needs to be passed down generations. 

Today Democracy finds itself lonely as a word in the lexicon. Political and religious forces are now so self centered and selfish that resulting acrimony forces them to no longer be part of good democracy. Dissidents are put down and truth, spun to represent evil, sacrificed years ago."

This year is the 50th anniversary of the Indo Pak Bangladesh war. Our children must read this.

Income-Tax return filing deadline extended to December 31 The due date of furnishing of Return of Income for the Assessment Year 2021-22 was July 31, 2021; it has now been extended to December 31, 2021. MONEYCONTROL NEWS SEPTEMBER 09, 2021 / 08:06 PM IST

 

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on September 9 extended the income-tax return filing deadline for FY 2020-21 yet again. The ITR filing deadline was extended for a second time to December 31, 2021. Earlier, it was extended from July to September.

A statement released by the Union Finance Ministry read: “The due date of furnishing of Return of Income for the Assessment Year 2021-22, which was 31st July, 2021 under sub-section (1) of section 139 of the Act, as extended to 30th September, 2021 vide Circular No.9/2021 dated 20.05.2021, is hereby further extended to 31st December, 2021.”

On consideration of difficulties reported by the taxpayers and other stakeholders in the filing of Income Tax Returns and various reports of audit for the Assessment Year 2021-22 under the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the “Act”), the Central Board of Direct Taxes has decided to further extend the due dates for filing of Income Tax Returns and various reports of audit for the Assessment Year 2021-22, CBDT said in a statement.

The details are as under:

The due date of furnishing of Return of Income for the Assessment Year 2021-22, which was July 31, 2021, under sub-section (1) of section 139 of the Act, as extended to September 30, 2021, vide Circular No.9/2021 dated 20.05.2021, is hereby further extended to December 31, 2021;

The due date of furnishing of Report of Audit under any provision of the Act for the Previous Year 2020-21, which is September 30, 2021, as extended to October 30, 2021, vide Circular No.9/2021 dated 20.05.2021, is hereby further extended to January 15, 2022;

The due date of furnishing Report from an Accountant by persons entering into an international transaction or specified domestic transaction under section 92E of the Act for the Previous Year 2020-21, which is October 31, 2021, as extended to November 30, 2021, vide Circular No.9/2021 dated 20.05.2021, is hereby further extended to January 31, 2022;

The due date of furnishing of Return of Income for the Assessment Year 2021-22, which is October 31, 2021 under sub-section (1) of section 139 of the Act, as extended to November 30, 2021 vide Circular No.9/2021 dated 20.05.2021, is hereby further extended to February 15, 2022;

The due date of furnishing of Return of Income for the Assessment Year 2021-22, which is November 30, 2021, under sub-section (1) of section 139 of the Act, as extended to December 31, 2021, vide Circular No.9/2021 dated 20.05.2021, is hereby further extended to February 28, 2022;

The due date of furnishing of belated/revised Return of Income for the Assessment Year 2021-22, which is December 31, 2021, under sub-section (4)/sub-section (5) of section 139 of the Act, as extended to January 31, 2022, vide Circular No.9/2021 dated 20.05.2021, is hereby further extended to March 31, 2022;

The extension of the dates as referred to in clauses (9), (12) and (13) of Circular No.9/2021 dated 20.05.2021 and in clauses (1), (4) and (5) above shall not apply to Explanation 1 to section 234A of the Act, in cases where the amount of tax on the total income as reduced by the amount as specified in clauses (i) to (vi) of sub-section (1) of that section exceeds rupees one lakh.

Further, in case of an individual resident in India referred to in sub-section (2) of section 207 of the Act, the tax paid by him under section 140A of the Act within the due date (without extension under Circular No.9/2021 dated 20.05.2021 and as above) provided in that Act, shall be deemed to be the advance tax.

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