Traditional Knowledge, Natural Growth

Birth-life-death is a process which universe has been witnessing since its inception. When it is so primitive, I always wonder, why are we giving so much over emphasis on all precautionary measures these days? Is this marketing tactics to gain more income? Or is it indeed a food for thought?

During my grandparents era, they used to give more emphasis on natural/Ayurveda stuff for infants. And they proved right to some extent and of course incapable to some extents. Like , for example to fight against immunity related diseases. During my parents generation I have heard of in numerous advertisements tagging many chemically processed/synthetic baby products. And they were a BIG hit too. When I was infant I was used on so many synthetic products as it would ease the work of parents and as the products are readily available on market. But now a days we are observing that although this generation is looking good from outside but internally all our organs are not strong enough and this is leading to effect the average life span. 

All of a sudden I have seen this sudden rush of Ayurveda products for babies in market flooding again.  So for me it looks like a cyclic change. 


But if just go up few more rungs of our generations, we can sense that during the ancient times, there is no development of science, at least as it is now. But still kids were born and they LIVED  a healthy decent life of good life span. Here, I completely agree with the fact that we should also consider the environment, pollution effect etc before coming to a conclusion. However, my base line here is that natural product is always the BEST.  That is why doctor still always advises that Mother’s milk is the BEST for the infant and no other can be substitute for this.  As we all know that babies skin is more sensitive than mother skin. So for proper development of child we might need products that can nourish those sensitive skin. And natural available products are highly recommended for sensitive skin
As the age old saying goes, prevention is better then cure. So Ayurveda medicine is always a good choice for child development. While Chemical medicine can be a life saver during any emergency.

Aditya Telidevara

And She Lost Him…..!!!!!!

I have been inspired by one of my favorite author’s write up and my best friend’s life which made me to write the below extract.

There was this one Boy. He was muscular with perfectly sculpted body, handsome looks and with a kind heart. One day, a girl saw him and fell in love with him.
She invited him to her place, and their friendship bloomed and blossomed in perfect harmony. She admired and venerated and celebrated him But then she thought: He might like some other girl and she was afraid, afraid that she would never feel the same way about any other boy .And she thought: “I’m going to set a trap. The next time the boy comes, he will never leave again.”

The boy, who was also in love, returned the following day, fell into the trap and got defamed by entire group of his friends and relatives. From that day no one liked talking or spending time with him. He was hated by the entire group of his peeers. She looked at him every day. There he was, the object of her passion, and she showed him to her friends, who said: secretly “Now you have everything you could possibly want.”

However, a strange transformation began to take place: now that she had him and no longer needed to woo him, she began to lose interest. He was unable to mingle with any of his close friends nor relatives. He was also unable to express the true meaning of his life, And thus slowly he began to waste away himself; he grew ugly; and the girl no longer paid him any attention, except by feeding him and being with him. One day, he died. The girl felt terribly sad and spent all her time thinking about him. But she did not remember that he died long back within. Its just his physical body that has died now. she thought only of the day when she had seen him for the first time, walking strongly and proudly and of course contentedly amongst the his peers, friends and relatives.

If she had looked more deeply into herself, she would have realized that what had thrilled her about him was his freedom, his natural behavior, his energy levels, how others used to admire him, and not his physical body. Without him, her life too lost all meaning, and Death came knocking at her door.

“Why have you come?” she asked Death.

“So that you can be once more with him across the sky,” Death replied.

“If you had allowed him to come and go, giving the required space, you would have loved and admired him ever more; alas, you now need me in order to find him again.”

PS: This is tribute to one of my bestest friend and his darling adorable girl who are no more now.

Is Technology bridging the gap (or) widening the gap between people?

Although I was born in southern part of Andhra Pradesh, I have spent most of my time in Hyderabad! Here I see that every locality here has its own charm. The name of every locality is the memory of a king who ruled it once upon a time, which in itself is interesting. When I was a school going kid, I used to remember all my neighbors. We used to interact with each other every now and then. We used to go to their homes and vice versa. Now after a decade, I see that we hardly interact with our neighbors, maybe it is not that we should not but things changed. During my childhood days my mom used to walk down the road just to initiate a conversation and make new friends. Now with the internet, a cell phone, text messaging and various apps like whatsapp you don’t have to see a person to make plans or talk. All you have to do is send a message. As these new mediums become more popular, people have begun using texting, voice mail, and e-mails to start and as well end their relationships. Relationships represent closeness and good communication yet people are avoiding talking to a person that they once had close bonds with.

Well, today morning while I was driving in old city, I came across big bright posters displaying signs for Tablet phones, although it is not uncommon in old city. But what attracted me more are the models who are displaying those tablet phones J. Although advertising this way is smart because it attracts a person’s eyes and the tablet stands out, it brought up a better question: Is Technology bridging the gap (or) widening the gap between people? So this made me to ruminate the past

In any case, I am not supremely sure about the answer. If we happen to go to any mall, college, or super market we see people either on their cell phones or with ear buds from their iPods in their ears. At LEAST more than half the people you see walking around are using one of these devices. And all those are so much engrossed in their own little world that they are hardly bothered about the outside stuff. IPods and other MP3 players are like a wall blocking out the rest of the world. But at the same time the wire and ear buds builds a wall to the rest of the world. Checking the whatsapp application (instant messages) in smart phones every few seconds helps people avoid uncomfortable conversation while it also gives them a status symbol. People are consciously using technology to avoid personal conversation yet the rest of the world thinks that these people are so great!

May be this is my thought but I personally feel that If people do not try to keep a personal connection, the world will soon be filled with technology bubbles that keep people in their own disconnected world.