ASHTALAKSMI TEMPLE.......Besant Nagar, CHENNAI.

ASHTALAKSMI TEMPLE.......Besant Nagar, CHENNAI...A VERY USEFUL INFO TO KEEP FOR REFERENCE.

ASHTALAKSHMI Kovil is a Hindu temple, which lies on the shorelines near the Elliot's beach, in Chennai, India.

The temple is dedicated to the goddess Lakshmi, and her eight primary forms – the Ashtalakshmi – the giver of all eight forms of wealth, namely, offspring, success, prosperity, wealth, courage, bravery, food, and knowledge.

The temple was constructed on the wishes of Sri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati swamigal of Kanchi Mutt. The foundation was land in January 1974 by public participation. The consecration of the temple took place on 5 April 1976 in the presence of the 44th guru of the Ahobila Mutt Vedhantha Dhesika Yatheendhra Mahadhesikan Swami.

History...................

The Vedas and Puranas say that Goddess Lakshmi has emerged out of the oceans when the Devas and Asuras churned the Milky Ocean. Mahavishnu married Her and They both fulfill the desires of the devotees. Goddess Lakshmi is the deity who grants the Eightfold Achievements (Ashtama Siddhis) and Eightfold Wealth( Ashta Iswaryam). As both Mahavishnu and Mahalakshmi(with Her eight forms) reside in this temple it is known as the Ashtalakshmi Temple. It is befitting to have a temple constructed and consecrated on the shores facing the sea for Goddess Lakshmi whose birthplace is the sea. Ashtalakshmi Temple Chennai Ashtalakshmi Temple

Temple :

Omkhara (AUM) Shape: The temple was designed and constructed in the shape of ‘AUM’,the First Vedic Mantra, Pranava.

Ashtanga Vimana: As the temple is dedicated to Mahavishnu and Ashta Lakshmis, the construction is on the models of Ashtanga vimana (Eight Parts) style. This is one of the very ancient styles of temple construction.

This temple has three floors,the Ground floor,the First floor and the Second floor and steps to each floor.This three tier system is the speciality of the ashtanga vimana style.The three forms of Lord Vishnu – Standing,Sitting and Reclining –are depicted in each floor. In the ground floor Mahavishnu and Mahalakshmi are in the standing posture.In the four corners of each of the other two tires are the shrines for the AshtaLakshmi.

Generally, temples are built on the basic six principles :

Adishtanam (Stationary Place -abode)
Paadam (Feet –pedastal)
Prastaram(Walls)
Khandam(Neck)
Sikaram(Head)
Stupi(Copula -tower)

This is known as Sashtangam (Six Parts or Divisions).
In Ashtangavimanam, on Khandam, another floor is constructed with Prastaram (Walls), Khandam (neck),Sikaram(head) and Stupi(tower).

In this temple, below the Stupi,in the Sikaram area, is consecrated the Dhanalakshmi.

On the Precincts, are the other shrines for Gajalashmi, Santhanalashmi, Vijayalakshmi and Vidyalakshmi in the Khandam areas.

On the Groundfloor, in the Prastara area,are consecrated the three Lakshmis – Adi Lakshmi,Dhanya Lakshmi and Dhairya Lakshmi.

In the main Sanctum Sanctorum is consecrated the deity of Mahalakshmi with Mahavishnu, as the presiding deity of the Temple.

Under one Vimanam (Turret) , eight shrines are constructed sideways and above on the two tiers.

There is a sannadhi for the 10 incarnations of Lord Vishnu, to the left of which is the Madapalli (the kitchen for preparing naivedhiyam for the Gods).

There are shrines for Tumbikai Aazhwar (Ganesha), Guruvaayurappan, Chakrathaazhwar & Narasimhar (on either side of the same idol), Aanjaneyar & Dhanvantri.

Nature of worship

The worship starts with the shrine of the two presiding deities namely Mahalakshmi and Mahavishnu, which is located on the second floor.

After the prayers are offered here, a flight of steps take you to the third floor where the shrine of Santhanalakshmi (bestower of children) is located. The shrines of Vidyalakshmi (goddess of wisdom and knowledge), Vijayalakshmi (god of success) and Gajalakshmi (goddess of prosperity) are also here. After completing worship here, you have to take another flight of stairs to go the fourth floor where the shrine of DhanaLakshmi (goddess of wealth) is located.

While exiting the temple, you have to pray before the shrines of Adhilakshmi, DhaanyaLakshmi (goddess of food) and Dhariyalakshmi (goddess of courage and strength).

|| AshTalakShmee stotram ||

Aadi lakshmee

sumanasa vandita sundaree maadhavee 
chandra sahodaree hemamayay | 
munigaNa manDita moksha pradaayinee 
manjula bhaashiNee vedanutay || 
pankaja vaasinee deva supoojita 
sadguNa varshiNee shaantiyutay | 
jaya jaya hay madhusoodana kaaminee 
aadi lakshmee sadaa paalaya maam || 1 ||

Dhaanya lakshmee

ayi kalikalmasha naashinee kaaminee 
vaidika roopiNee vedamayay | 
ksheera samudbhava mangala roopiNee 
mantra nivaasinee mantranutay || 
mangala daayinee ambuja vaasinee 
devagaNaashrita paadayutay | 
jaya jaya hay madhusoodana kaaminee 
dhaanya lakshmee sadaa paalaya maam || 2 ||

Dhairya lakshmee 
jayavara varNinee vaishNavee bhaargavee 
mantra svaroopiNi mantramayay | 
sura gaNa poojita sheeghra phalaprada 
gyaana vikaasinee shaastranutay || 
bhava bhaya haariNi papa vimochanee 
saadhu janaashrita paadayutay | 
jaya jaya hay madhusoodana kaaminee 
dhairya lakshmee sadaa paalaya maam || 3 ||

Gaja lakshmee

jaya jaya durgati naashinee kaaminee 
sarva phalaprada shaastramayay | 
rathagaja turaga padaadi samaavruta 
parijanamanDita lokanutay || 
harihara brahma supoojita sevita 
taapa nivaariNee paadayutay | 
jaya jaya hay madhusoodana kaaminee 
gaja lakshmee roopeNa paalaya maam || 4 ||

Santaana lakshmee

ayi khaga vaahinee mohinee chakriNee 
raaga vivardhinee gyaanamayay | 
guNagaNa vaaridhee loka hitaishiNee 
svarasapta bhooshita gaananutay || 
sakala suraasura deva muneeshvara 
maanava vandita paadayutay | 
jaya jaya hay madhusoodana kaaminee 
santaana lakshmee sadaa paalaya maam || 5 ||

Vijaya lakshmee

jaya kamalaasanee sadgati daayinee 
gyaana vikaasini gaanamayay | 
anudinam archita kumkuma dhoosara 
bhooshita vaasita vaadyanutay || 
kanaka dharaastuti vaibhava vandita 
shankara deshika maanya paday | 
jaya jaya hay madhusoodana kaaminee 
vijaya lakshmee sadaa paalaya maam || 6 ||

Vidyaa lakshmee

praNata sureshvaree bhaaratee bhaargavee 
shoka vinaashinee ratnamayay | 
maNimaya bhooshita karma vibhooshaNa 
shaanti samaavruta haasya mukhay || 
navanidhi daayinee kalimala haariNee 
kaamita phala prada hasta yutay | 
jaya jaya hay madhusoodana kaaminee 
vidyaa lakshmee sadaa paalaya maam || 7 ||

Dhana lakshmee

dhimi dhimi dhindhimi dhindhimi dhindhimi 
dundubhi naada supoorNamayay | 
ghuma ghuma ghumghuma ghumghuma 
ghumghuma shankha ninaada suvaadyanutay || 
veda puraaNetihaasa supoojita 
vaidika maarga pradarshayutay | 
jaya jaya hay madhusoodana kaaminee 
dhana lakshmee roopeNa paalaya maam|| 8 ||

ALL RELIGIONS ARE ONE...........BUT DERIVED FROM VEDIC SANADHANA DHARMA..............ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS HINDUISM........

ALL RELIGIONS ARE ONE...........BUT DERIVED FROM VEDIC SANADHANA DHARMA..............ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS HINDUISM........

A MUST VIEW AND READ TO KNOW THIS TRUTH........................

All religions are one and are derived from Vedic Sanatana Dharma. Famous historian P.N. Oak claimed that the word Vatican originally came from the sanskrit word “Vatika”, that “Christianity” came from the sanskrit words “Krishna-neeti”, (“ethics of Krishna” or “the way of Krishna”), and that “Abraham” came from the sanskrit word “Brahma”. He further claims that both Christianity and Islam originated as distortions of Vedic beliefs.

Vatican Church Compound Shaped as a Shiva Linga

Compare the two pictures below and you can see a striking similarity between the shapes of a shiva linga and the vatican church compound. Further if we look closer, we even see a perfect tripundra and bindu incorporated into their design.

In the following pictures let us compare the tripundra (three lines worn by Lord Shiva as tilak).

The word ‘Vatican’ itself is derived from the sanskrit word Vatika or Vatica, which means vedic cultural or religious centers. In sanskrit the word Vatika is used to describe a place, such as Ananda-Vatika, Ashrama-Vatika, Yagna-Vatika, etc. Such words and discoveries prove that the Vatican was a Hindu (Vedic) religious center before its incumbent was forced to accept Christianity from 1st century AD. Also, according to some reports, a Shiva linga was found during the excavation and is kept for display at Gregorian Etruscan Museum in Rome (details below). Hindustan indeed was Virat.

Siva Linga at Gregorian Etruscan Museum, Vatican City (Vatika)

This Siva Lingam is exhibited in Gregorian Etruscan Museum, Vatican City. This has the most important Etruscan collection in Rome, starting with early Iron Age objects from the 9th century BC. Encyclopedia Britannica mentions under the headings “Etruria” and “Etruscan” that between the 2nd and 7th centuries BC, northern Italy was known as Etruria. During archaeological excavations many such “meteoric stones mounted on carved pedestals (Siva Lingas on bases)” have been discovered in Italy. This Siva Lingam was dug-up from Vatican City itself. Many more must be lying buried under the Vatican’s massive walls and numerous cellars.

P.N. Oak’s Theories on Vedic Roots of World Religions

P.N. Oak claims that Christianity and Islam are both derivatives of Hinduism, and that the Catholic Vatican, Kaaba and the Taj Mahal were once Hindu temples to Shiva. In his book, “Some Missing Chapters of World History”, Oak claimed that the first civilisation was developed in India from which all world civilisations grew. He wrote books on this subject in three languages.

Intent on rectifying what he believed to be “biased and distorted versions of India’s history produced by the invaders and colonizers”, Oak has written several books and articles on Indian history and founded the “Institute for Rewriting Indian History” in 1964. According to Oak, modern secular and Marxist historians have fabricated “idealized versions” of India’s past and drained it of its “Vedic context and content”.

Oak claims that Christianity was originally a Vedic religion following Krishna and claims that Christianity was originally known by either the names Chrisna-nity or Krishna-neeti (with Oak stating these meant “The way of Krishna” or “The ethics of Lord Krishna”). These generally follow in line with Oak’s other theories and claims that the Vatican was originally called Vatika and that the Papacy was originally a “Vedic Priesthood” until Constantine the Great around 312 A.D killed the “Vedic pointiff” and installed in his place a representative of the tiny Christian sect. Oak also makes the claim that “Jesus went to India between ages 13 and 30 to learn Krishna-neeti (Christianity) from sages.”

Amen comes from Aum

When the Christians say “Amen” at the end of their hymns or to emphasize something, what they are saying is a corrupted form of “Aum” or “Om,” which is the standard Vedic form of addressing the Supreme Being through sound.

In the bible it is said, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” That primordial divine word, which is one with God, is the Vedic syllable “Aum”. God manifests in creation as the Cosmic Vibration, which expresses itself as Cosmic Sound and Cosmic Light. The Cosmic Sound or Aum is the synthesis of all the sounds of the universe.

12 Little Known Laws Of Karma That Will Change Your Life...........

12 Little Known Laws Of Karma That Will Change Your Life...........

 What is Karma? Karma is the Sanskrit word for action. It is equivalent to Newton’s law of ‘every action must have a reaction’. When we think, speak or act we initiate a force that will react accordingly. This returning force maybe modified, changed or suspended, but most people will not be able to eradicate it.

This law of cause and effect is not punishment, but is wholly for the sake of education or learning.
A person may not escape the consequences of his actions, but he will suffer only if he himself has made the conditions ripe for his suffering. Ignorance of the law is no excuse whether the laws are man-made or universal.
To stop being afraid and to start being empowered in the worlds of karma(action) and reincarnation, here is what you need to know about karmic laws.....and that will change your life if adopted and followed..........................JK

1. THE GREAT LAW
“As you sow, so shall you reap”. This is also known as the “Law of Cause and Effect”.
Whatever we put out in the Universe is what comes back to us.If what we want is Happiness, Peace, Love, Friendship… Then we should BE Happy, Peaceful, Loving and a True Friend.

2. THE LAW OF CREATION
 Life doesn’t just HAPPEN, it requires our participation.
We are one with the Universe, both inside and out.
Whatever surrounds us gives us clues to our inner state.
BE yourself, and surround yourself with what you want to have present in your Life.

3. THE LAW OF HUMILITY
What you refuse to accept, will continue for you.
If what we see is an enemy, or someone with a character trait that we find to be negative, then we ourselves are not focused on a higher level of existence.

4. THE LAW OF GROWTH
“Wherever you go, there you are”.For us to GROW in Spirit, it is we who must change – and not the people, places or things around us.The only given we have in our lives is OURSELVES and that is the only factor we have control over.When we change who and what we are within our heart our life follows suit and changes too.

5. THE LAW OF RESPONSIBILITY- Whenever there is something wrong in my life, there is something wrong in me.We mirror what surrounds us – and what surrounds us mirrors us and this is a Universal Truth.We must take responsibility what is in our life.

6.THE LAW OF CONNECTION
Even if something we do seems inconsequential, it is very important that it gets done as everything in the Universe is connected.Each step leads to the next step, and so forth and so on.Someone must do the initial work to get a job done.
Neither the first step nor the last are of greater significance,
As they were both needed to accomplish the task.
Past-Present-Future they are all connected…

7. THE LAW OF FOCUS
You can not think of two things at the same time.
When our focus is on Spiritual Values, it is impossible for us to have lower thoughts such as greed or anger.

8. THE LAW OF GIVING AND HOSPITALITY
If you believe something to be true,then sometime in your life you will be called upon to demonstrate that particular truth.Here is where we put what we CLAIM that we have learned, into actual.

9. PRACTICE. THE LAW OF HERE AND NOW
Looking backward to examine what was, prevents us from being totally in the HERE AND NOW.Old thoughts, old patterns of behaviour, old dreams…Prevent us from having new ones.

10. THE LAW OF CHANGE
History repeats itself until we learn the lessons that we need to change our path.

11. THE LAW OF PATIENCE AND REWARD
All Rewards require initial toil.Rewards of lasting value require patient and persistent toil.True joy follows doing what we’re suppose to be doing, and waiting for the reward to come in on its own time.

12. THE LAW OF SIGNIFICANCE AND INSPIRATION
You get back from something whatever YOU have put into it.The true value of something is a direct result of the energy and intent that is put into it.Every personal contribution is also a contribution to the Whole.Lack lustre contributions have no impact on the Whole, nor do they work to diminish it.Loving contributions bring life to, and inspire, the Whole.

Why is Lord Ganesha Invoked Before the Start of Every Business Venture

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Why is Lord GANESHA invoked before the start of every business venture.......

Om gam ganapataye namah!  Ganesh Chaturthi or Vinayak Chaturthi is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Ganesh one of the most awaited festival among the Hindu community.

It is the day of celebration, joy, prosperity, love and wealth. Lord Ganesh is worshiped in many forms and names like Gajanana meaning Elephant-faced lord, Avaneesh-lord of the whole world, Lambodhar-the big belly lord, Vinayaka-lord of everything and the list goes on. Every Hindu worships him in a unique way

Ganesh Chaturthi is a 10-day festival with each day made special beginning at the day of Bhadrapada Shudha Chaturthi till the day of Anantha Chaturdashi. As the festival nears the first purchase which everyone make purchasing the Ganesh idol of their choice. From small to giant Ganesh idols are made with utmost care and devotion and sold every year.

Though the festival is for a span of ten days but the actual celebration begins from the day the Ganesh idols are made. Small idols are sculptd for homes and huge idols are kept in pandals on the streets. Usually collecting small funds from the residents for a beautiful idol to be placed in the street.

Ganesh utsav is a ten days long celebration. People gear up for the festivity way ahead by cleaning their houses, decorating the interiors and preparing sweets. Friends and families are invited for the auspicious day for prayers and feasts. Purchasing Ganesha idol is the first and foremost things to be done.

The money spent for purchases and celebrations are considered as holy expenses. It is necessary to buy fruits, flowers, Incense Sticks as part of festivity.

Ganesha idol will be big demand as the days near the function. The idol should be ordered ten days ahead. Idols makers should ideally make Ganesha by handwork rather than a mould. As per the ancient scriptures, Ganesha was made out of grime.

Following those lines, idol should be made by handwork using clay or mud. The size of idol should be reasonable for ritual activities and should not be very huge. The idol must be made in a sitting position than standing for as mentioned in ancients texts.

Ganesh idol can be made in customized form. Devotees will be happy to place an idol of their lovable variant and pray in front of it with an auspicious heart. The idol makers reserve idols in advance and are collected on a pre-decided day.

Ganesha idols are made out of clay or mud. This is the best method to make the idol as the clay or mud will get dissolved as the idol is immersed in a water body at the end of ten-day grand celebrations. In recent past, patrons are making idols out of plaster of Paris, however administrative authorities do not allow this.

Plaster of Paris will not get dissolved and the idol remains floating in the water after immersion. Authorities have to dispose them manually which is an embarrassment to the devotees and can be considered as disrespect to the most celebrated God in India. The devotees are requested to make idol out of clay for environmental reasons too.

Lord Ganesha Invoked Before the Start Of Every Business

Lord Ganesha is considered one of the most beloved gods in Indian culture and religion. Considered the son of Goddess Parvati and Lord Shiva, Ganesha, the elephant-headed god is worshipped by one and all. Ganesha is widely revered as one who removes all obstacles and hindrances and is honored at the start of all rituals and ceremonies.

He is honored at the beginning of sacraments and rites and summoned as Patron of Letters during writing sessions. There are many texts that relate to mythological anecdotes that are related to his birth and exploits and explain his distinct iconography. In Hindu religion, Lord Ganesha’s siddhi mantras a considered extremely powerful which can be used in prayers to attain success, knowledge and fulfillment of wishes and desires. His mantras are said to be repeated in multiples of 108 and chanted using a rudraksha with utmost devotion concentrating on the meaning of the mantra and visualizing Lord Ganesha.

It is commonly believed that Lord Ganesha brings lot of luck and hence he is always worshiped and remembered when one begins a new business or venture. It is said that if one always keeps his rudraksha with him, he is spared of all ills and evils. His beads are associated with wisdom, learning, prudence and power.

The beads enhance luck and gives perfection in every sphere of life. Those facing obstacles and hindrances in life are often advised to wear the beads as a mark of good luck. At many places, devotees pay respects to Lord Ganesha where he is honored with sweets and fruits when business are doing good. As lord of business and diplomacy, he sits on a high pedestal where people offer him flowers and incense.

He is also a well-known figure in Indian art. Lord Ganesha is represented in wide variations and patterns over time. He is portrayed as dancing, singing, elevated on a seat, lying down, playing music, and engaged in many situations.

At many places, Maha Ganpati Homa is recommended to remove obstacles and bring luck in life. It is usually performed during auspicious beginnings like commencing a business, improving family bondage, overcome a disease, achieving planned objectives, performing success in work, education, marriage, health, wealth and attaining prosperity in various aspects of life. Lord Ganesha is considered the lord of obstacles both of material and spiritual order. Many historians believe that its his task in the divine scheme of things, to place and remove obstacles. It is his particular territory and the reason for his creation.

Hinduism has had an impact on millions of people and religions across the world. Many countries in South Asia are a result of commercial and cultural contacts have adopted Hindu religious activities with open arms. Hence, spread of Hindu religion has been rapid and especially Lord Ganesha is the most loved and worshiped deity there.

HINDUS GOTRA SYSTEM: SCIENTIFIC MEANING OF GOTRA iN the VEDAS

Hindus Gotra System: Scientific Meaning of Gotra in the Vedas......................

A MUST READ WITH EMPHASIS ON LAST PARAGRAPH.

In Hindu society, the term gotra means clan. It broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor. However, all families having same gotra need not be cousins. They can be descendants of sons or disciples or even adopted sons of the Rishi(Seer), who is the root and whose name is used as Gotra. For example if a person says that he belongs to the Kutsa Gotra then it means that he traces back his male ancestry to the ancient Rishi (Saint or Seer) Kutsa.

Gotra means cowshed (Go=Cow, tra=shed) in Sanskrit. Paini defines gotra for grammatical purposes as apatyam pautraprabhrti gotram (IV. 1. 162), which means the word gotra denotes the progeny (of a sage) beginning with the son’s son. This system was started among Brahmins, with a purpose to classify and identify the families in the community.

Hindu Brahmins identify their male lineage by considering themselves to be the descendants of the 8 great Rishis i.e Saptarishis (The Seven Sacred Saints) + Bharadwaja Rishi. So the list of root Brahmin Gotras is as follows :

. Angirasa
. Atri
. Gautam
. Kashyapa
. Bhrigu
. Vasistha
. Kutsa
. Bharadwaja

The offspring (apatya) of these eight are gotras and others than these are called a gotravayava. These eight sages are called gotrakarins from whom all the 49 gotras (especially of the Brahmins) have evolved.

For instance, from Atri sprang the Atreya and Gavisthiras gotras.In almost all Hindu families, marriage within the same gotra is prohibited, since people with same gotra are considered to be siblings.

But the hidden reason behind this practice is the ‘Y’ Chromosome which is expected to be common among all male in same gotra. So, the woman too carries similar ‘X’ Chromosome and if married, their offspring may be born with birth defects. Few families even maintain their Pravara which is a list of all seers through which their Gotra was derived.

It connects to the root Seer. Gotra is always passed on from father to children among most Hindus, just like last name(surname) is passed on worldwide. However, among Malayalis and Tulu’s its passed on from mother to children.

Additional rule in the Gotra system is that, even if the Bride and Bridegroom belong to different Gotras, they still cannot get married even if just one of their Gotra Pravara matches. Now, why only male carries fixed lastname and gotra and why female can change her last name, gotra after marriage?

Genes and Chromosomes Among Humans

Humans have 23 pairs of Chromosomes and in each pair one Chromosome comes from the father and the other comes from the mother. So in all we have 46 Chromosomes in every cell, of which 23 come from the mother and 23 from the father.

Of these 23 pairs, there is one pair called the Sex Chromosomes which decide the gender of the person. During conception, if the resultant cell has XX sex chromosomes then the child will be a girl and if it is XY then the child will be a boy. X chromosome decides the female attributes of a person and Y Chromosome decides the male attributes of a person.

When the initial embryonic cell has XY chromosome, the female attributes get suppressed by the genes in the Y Chromosome and the embryo develops into a male child. Since only men have Y Chromosomes, son always gets his Y Chromosome from his father and the X Chromosome from his mother. On the other hand daughters always get their X Chromosomes, one each from both father and mother.

So the Y Chromosome is always preserved throughout a male lineage (Father , Son , Grandson etc.) because a Son always gets it from his father, while the X Chromosome is not preserved in the female lineage (Mother, Daughter, Grand Daughter etc) because it comes from both father and mother.

A mother will pass either her mother’s X Chromosome to her Children or her father’s X Chromosome to her children or a combination of both because of both her X Chromosomes getting mixed (called as Crossover).

On the other hand, a Son always gets his father’s Y Chromosome and that too almost intact without any changes because there is no corresponding another Y chromosome in his cells to do any mixing as his combination is XY, while that of females is XX which hence allows for mixing as both are X Chromosomes.

Women never get this Y Chromosome in their body. And hence Y Chromosome plays a crucial role in modern genetics in identifying the Genealogy ie male ancestry of a person. And the Gotra system was designed to track down the root Y Chromosome of a person quite easily. If a person belongs to Angirasa Gotra then it means that his Y Chromosome came all the way down over thousands of years of timespan from the Rishi Angirasa!

And if a person belongs to a Gotra (say Bharadwaja) with Pravaras (Angirasa, Bhaarhaspatya, Bharadwaja), then it means that the person’s Y Chromosome came all the way down from Angirasa to Bhaarhaspatya to Bharadwaja to the person.

This also makes it clear why females are said to belong to the Gotra of their husbands after marriage. That is because women do not carry Y Chromosome, and their Sons will carry the Y Chromosome of the Father and hence the Gotra of a woman is said to be that of her husband after marriage.

Y is the only Chromosome which does not have a similar pair in the human body. The pair of the Y Chromosome in humans is X Chromosome which is significantly different from Y Chromosome. Even the size of the Y Chromosome is just about one third the size of the X Chromosome. In other words throughout evolution the size of the Y Chromosome has been decreasing and it has lost most of its genes and has been reduced to its current size.

Scientists are debating whether Y Chromosome will be able to survive for more than a few million years into the future or whether it will gradually vanish, and if it does so whether it will cause males to become extinct! Obviously because Y Chromosome is the one which makes a person male or a man.

Y Chromosome has to depend on itself to repair any of its injuries and for that it has created duplicate copies of its genes within itself. However this does not stop DNA damages in Y Chromosome which escape its local repair process from being propagated into the offspring males.

This causes Y Chromosomes to accumulate more and more defects over a prolonged period of evolution and scientists believe that this is what is causing the Y Chromosome to keep losing its weight continuously.

Y Chromosome which is crucial for the creation and evolution of males has a fundamental weakness which is denying it participation in the normal process of evolution via Chromosomal mix and match to create better versions in every successive generation, and this weakness MAY lead to the extinction of Y Chromosome altogether over the next few million years, and if that happens scientists are not sure whether that would cause males to become extinct or not.

And that is because Scientists are not sure whether any other Chromosome in the 23 pairs will be able to take over the role of the Y Chromosome or not.

On the other hand, it is not necessary that humanity will not be able to survive if males become extinct. Note that females do not need the Y Chromosome, and since all females have X Chromosomes, it would be still possible to create a mechanism where X Chromosomes from different females are used to create offspring, say like injecting the nuclei from the egg of one female into the egg of another female to fertilize it and that would grow into a girl child. So yes, that would be a humanity where only females exist.

Even modern scientists have concluded that children born to parents having blood relation (like cousins) can have birth defects. For example, there is a recessive dangerous gene in one person.

What this means is that say a person is carrying a dangerous abnormality causing gene in one of his chromosome, but whose effect has been hidden in that person (or is not being expressed) because the corresponding gene in the pairing Chromosome is stronger and hence is preventing this abnormality causing gene from activating.

Now there are fair chances that his off springs will be carriers of these genes throughout successive generations. As long as they keep marrying outside his genetic imprint, there is a fair chance that the defective gene will remain inactive since others outside this person's lineage most probably do not have that defective gene.

Now if after 5-10 generations down the line say one of his descendants marries some other descendant who may be really far away cousins. But then there is a possibility that both of them are still carrying the defective gene, and in that case their children will definitely have the defective gene express itself and cause the genetic abnormality in them as both the Chromosomes in the pair have the defective genes.

Hence, the marriages between cousins always have a chance of causing an otherwise recessive, defective genes to express themselves resulting in children with genetic abnormalities.

So, Ancient Vedic Rishis created the Gotra system where they barred marriage between a boy and a girl belonging to the same Gotra no matter how deep the lineage tree was, in a bid to prevent inbreeding and completely eliminate all recessive defective genes from the human DNA.

NEWYEAR WISH LIST................

Dear All

Making resolutions for the new year is a neat trap . . . . ...........As you know you are going to break most of them, and feel terrible about it for the rest of the year!
Instead, suggest you, prepare a wish list. It is like a buffet spread-you can eat all or eat nothing-it depends on how hungry you are.
Here is a wish list which can provide the required magic to life. It is like a beautiful spread on a Sunday afternoon......

Starters: (pick any 2)
1. I will try to get up early (you can accomplish 30 % more during 5 am to 10 am)
2. I will exercise at least for 30 minutes 4 times a week (you have no choice on this)
3. I will meditate /pray/ visualize positive things/ do yoga for 30 minutes every day.

Main course (pick any 5)
1) I will invest in best clothes I can afford-along with good shoes (It has been proved, that better dressed people earn 15 % more-all things being equal)
2) Will outsource everything, which is not my core competence. (Won’t waste time on improving my weakness)
3) Will reduce my mobile bills by 30 %. (Mobile phones are the biggest time waster in India)
4)I will not call my employees on weekends or when they are on vacations. (They will respect me for that)
5) I will at least take one risky decision, which I was always scared to take. (I don’t want to die of boredom-do you?)
6) I will train my brain to think creatively every day. I will try to do different things to exercise my brain muscles- try new style color of clothes; go to new restaurants, visit zoo; listen to different music; visit toy shop to observe children buying toys,

Dessert (pick all)
1. I will take 2 vacations in a year.
2. I will devote at least one day (Sunday) for myself only. No business calls, no laptops. Does not matter, how big my business/position is.
3. I will smile at everyone I meet. (Even to the liftman/cabbie/peon)
4. I will laugh often.
5. I will watch one movie in a cinema hall every month (it is therapy for the soul)
6. I will read at least 2 books in a year.
7. I will do one thing, which I was always fearful about.
8. I will call two old friends, whom I have not spoken for years.
9. I will do one thing, which makes me truly happy.
10. I have got only 52 weekends. I will not let anybody spoil them.
Let the coming year be the best year of your life.
Let the force be with you and remain with you!!!!
To an amazing New Year 2016

My New Year message in the form of................... Corporate advise to CEOs & Managers @ All levels.

My New Year message in the form of...................

Corporate advise to CEOs & Managers @ All levels.

Good Morning and wishing All CEOs and Managers @ all levels, an innovative,result oriented  and profitable 2016.

A TRUE CEO/Manager First of all should know how to prevent FAILURES...............Then learn and understand the art and science of......... how to Manage failures, if and when occurs........and thereby eliminate their customer dissatisfaction.....as the good old belief establishes that a dissatisfied customer will  continue to remain  as a bad symptom and sign  in the records of your company, while a satisfied will remain as good symptom and sign  and the former invariably happens as a result of your Company's FAILURES due to poor performance leading to poor results.

Failure is a strong word. Few corporate  CEOs/Managers would readily and really admit that their innovation programs have not been successful. An honest assessment, however, would reveal that in many companies, innovation succeeds only on sporadic occasions. In too many cases, innovation is nothing more than a management buzzword or slogan.........and no results are ever achieved.

It does no good to crib about the lack of results from corporate innovation concepts. It makes much more sense to study the causes of failure and how to overcome failure by initiating  corrective action.

There are only three basic reasons why corporate innovation fails......................... Not enough commitment and not enough use of best and ethical practices.......and  lack of adequate financial resources.

The Causes of Corporate Innovation Failure..........

Managed innovation is designed to arrive at effective solutions as quickly and inexpensively as possible. At the same time, managed innovation is not free of cost, and it does take time. When management does not invest enough resources to innovation, results will suffer......and ultimately FAIL.

Resources come in two forms, human and financial. Human resources are by far the most important. Employees must be assigned to innovate and then given the time to complete the task. Failure occurs when CEOs/ managers refuse to realise and to release their employees to work on innovation....and Financial resources as already mentioned earlier is, Company management's  responsibility  to invest.

Funding during a First-class innovation initiative may be required for effective customer services, as the customers pay for it and in many a cases well in advance as per company's corporate policy, as this comes to the corporate, free of interest . Say for a practical instance, CEOs/Managers, who were reluctant to spend Rs.50,000 to find  a solution that had the potential to produce 20 crores in revenue............... The company saved Rs.50,000, but it had no other solution in hand with the potential to generate that much revenue.

Best,ethical and transparent practices are also very essential  for innovation success while dealing with its customers. Follow the  these  guiding principles  for each of the four steps in the process: 1. Discover. 2. Invent.3.Invest 4.Refine.

Tension or frustration may sometimes occurs between the new methods corporate company's introduce and the old ways of doing business. For instance, one team did fantastic work on the first two steps under proper guidance. They identified an unfulfilled need of its customers and invented a solution to meet and fulfill the need....but lacked in adequate investment from Management.

However, during the Refinement step, they decided not to use the principle that should have been used , and they went forward based on their existing idea development process. After more than a considerable period of time being wasted, they still had not refined the new innovative concept to the point where they could make it.

And CEOs/Managers to bear in mind at all times while engaged in customer service the following two mantras(watch words) to be successful and to satisfy customers at least to certain extend and thereby increase their market share..........& to create enduring value

1. We don't think to breathe.................We breath to think.

2. We can't spell "S(U)CCESS with out "U" ........OUR ESTEEMED customers.

GOD BLESS  "YOU ALL" My Dear...........CEOs & Managers.......and enjoy a successful and profitable YEARS HEAD.

J.K

PS: You will find this article in my web page, blog titled  " BUSINESS ETHICS & PRACTICE,linked-in and Face Book ,to benefit larger sections of readers.

A Recipe for a Happy New Year....................

 Hi Friends..... Here is A Recipe for a Happy New Year....................

Take twelve whole months. Clean them thoroughly of all bitterness, hate,and jealousy. Make them just

as fresh and clean as possible.

Now cut each month into twenty-eight, thirty, or thirty-one different parts, but don't make up the whole batch at once. Prepare it one day at a time out of these ingredients.

Mix well into each day one part of faith, one part of patience, one part of courage, and one part of work. Add to each day one part of hope,faithfulness, generosity, and kindness. Blend with one part prayer, one part meditation, and one good deed. Season the whole with a dash of good spirits, a sprinkle of fun, a pinch of play, and a cup full of good humour.

Pour all of this into a vessel of love. Cook thoroughly over radiant joy, garnish with a smile, and serve with quietness, unselfishness, and cheerfulness...........Then......You are for sure bound to have a happy new year.................2016........

Compiled and edited by................... JK