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  - By  LAMBODAR PADHAN Information and Selection: I got to know about the volunteering opportunity at the chess olympiad by ChessBase India YouTube channel's community post. Then I filled the Google form for selection on 30 th April, 2022. I was shortlisted for virtual interview and it was scheduled on 26 th May, 2022. The interview was taken by Prateek Mohan (Volunteers’ Head). After my interview was over, I thought I got selected for the volunteer program. But I didn’t get any response. I got disappointed.  However, as everything is destined, on 13 th of July I got to know that I was in the waiting list. Certain formalities such as submitting journey tickets, character certificate, passport details, etc. were necessary. I had uploaded every details on 15 th July. And on the next day I got the selection letter from All India Chess Federation (AICF). Journey to Chennai:   Journey

In India, we celebrate national sports day on the birth anniversary(29th August) of the hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand. On this day we remember the nation's sports heroes and champions. Their hardwork and dedication towards sports inspire us. We need to be healthy to live a happy and long life. Discipline, teamwork, sportsman spirit, leadership, etc. are the sports values which are the major components of success in life. The best investment is investment on our health. Sportspersons are the role model of many youngsters.  Fit India Movement is the campaign run by the ‘Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports’ (MYAS) to aware people about the importance of being fit and healthy. If you are a sport enthusiast, you can join this dedicated WhatsApp group  and share information regarding upcoming marathon, walkathon, cyclothon and other opportunities related to sports.  Here I would like to promote a fitness app, Growfitter . Use the referral code "LAMBNNOG". This app basicall

To keep growing in our respective fields we must stay motivated. Motivation must come from inside. It lasts for longer time than outside motivation. Our body has its own system to fight against diseases. But, sometimes we need medicine. Like this motivational speakers are the outer source of motivation. I used to see following YouTube channels. You might have seen also. 1- Sandeep Maheswari 2- Dr Vivek Bindra 3- Aman Dhattarwal 4- Amrut Deshmukh (The Booklet Guy) 5- Chetan Bhagat 6- Dr Ujjwal Patni 7- Rahul Bhatnagar 8- Abhi and Niyu 9- Harshvardhan Jain 10- TEDx Talks  There are many more speakers on YouTube. Share your source of motivation in the comments section so that others also get benefited. 

 Dt-23/12/2021 Today Wildlife Institute of India organized a bird watching and identification of visiting birds to Hirakud dam.  It's aim was to create interest in biodiversity assessment research among post graduate students. I participated in the programme along with my friends. Four interns from Wildlife Institute were first introduced us about bird watching. They are expert in their respective fields (flora,fauna,insects,reptiles). They shared their experiences of working in wildlife projects. They explained how some species work as environmental indicators, how birds migrate from one place to another(feeding and breeding), how some species migrate away from places with high human activities, how can we evaluate environmental condition of a particular area and mitigate the condition for proper functioning of the ecosystem. We discussed how dams and barrages are important for us.  Then we went to Debrigarh wildlife sanctuary. This is the first time I visited a wildlife sanctuary

 Good news for all science enthusiasts ! The seventh edition of India International Science Festival (IISF) is going to be held from 10th December to 13th of December in 2021 at Panaji,Goa. The Ministry of Earth Sciences, Ministry of S&T and Vijnana Bharati along with the Government of Goa are the organisers of IISF 2021. National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) of Ministry of Earth Sciences, an institution situated in Goa, is the nodal agency to organise the IISF 2021. This is an event which intensify the role of science in every sector. This helps to unite school children to professionals. It focuses on spreading science to every corner of our country. It's editions were going on well upto 2019. And as we know how COVID-19 affected our social life. Maintaining social distancing was the key weapon against COVID-19. So keeping COVID-19 in view, 6th edition of IISF was organized in online mode. Slowly and bit by bit normalcy is returning to life and big success in va

  Today's experience at examination hall : My midterm examination is going on. Today I was having my developmental biology paper. I reached exam hall just before it started. I found everybody sitting in their respective places. I took my seat and filled my credentials in answer sheet. Then we got questions. I felt like I knew nothing. I watched the questions for about ten minutes. I was not getting response from the brain. Scientific words were disappeared from my mind. However I started writing like hitting around the bush. Unnecessary thoughts about the result day were distracting me to concentrate on the paper. The exam ended like a bad dream. After exam I discussed some questions and found wrong. I felt guilty and came back to room. I have done my part and now I have to be ready to hear from the teacher. I have to balance myself. So I started to recall some good thoughts. There is a saying "this too shall pass". It helped me to get rid of the situation for some time.

 I feel I am seeing a set of dreamers who have urge to do something for the society.  Entrepreneurship is not for weak hearted. You need to give up many things to being an entrepreneur. Great entrepreneurs give up great jobs. Some questions you must ask yourself before choosing this path: a) What you want to disrupt ? b) Why you want to disrupt? c) Why you are the right person for this? To be an entrepreneur you need to be a team player. You have to unite a team of finance, governance, salesperson, etc. You need a capital to jump in to the market. Your consumer base should be defined.  Entrepreneurs are driven by passion. They learn always and try to implement ideas in their company. They have faced many obstacles and their ideas failed many times. But these obstacles play the role of barriers. If there's no barrier, then it's easy to copy an idea and implement it to make money.  Money is the outcome of the product or service. Entrepreneurs' sole aim is not just running beh

  Stock of the day - Dt:04/06/2021 Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd. Symbol : IBULFSGFIN This is today's graph. This is one of my best stock. I was having 50 shares that I sold at 226₹ previous friday. And I was happy. But what happened today was beyond my imagination. If I waited for another week then I would have earned a good return.  However, I don't want to take risk. I measured the market overvalued as its graph is increasing amid this second wave of pandemic.  Just see the difference: Today's low-   227.75 Today's high- 272.75 Generally stocks decrease on friday. But this stock performed extraordinarily. I had placed sell order at 245₹ at about 2.40pm. It was at its day high at that time.  And just after few minutes I saw it as only buyers. But still I was hoping that it will come down. Instead of coming down, it breaks upper circuit twice which happens very rarely. My heart beat rate was increasing. I was not able to exit my position as time crossed 3.20pm. For th

 I had participated in an online competition organized by EG Pathshala. The competition was named as 'Wise use of words'.  Rules : - Write three sentences on COVID-19 using words starting with "C" - Words should not be repeated  It's result declared today. I got second position in this event. And I am very much glad to share what I had framed for this event. 1- Continuity in cold and cough are clue to COVID, compromising which can create casualty. 2- Choose or cultivate culture crucial to counteract COVID crisis and cease its compounding at any cost. 3- Be confident and courageous in this combat, rather than confusing, contribute to your community like a caring citizen with courtesy.    Photo by Polina Zimmerman from Pexels Hope you liked it. #StayHomeStaySafe #COVID-19 Regards Lambodar Padhan 

 The fight against COVID-19 is not over yet. It is becoming more dangerous with time. It is breaking its spreading record very fast. Death toll is rising daily. Researchers all over the world are trying to control it. Another chapter added to emerging health risks. In future, it will be studied as one of the biggest conspiracy.  Challenges   1- Mutated strains are spreading faster and infecting to all age groups. 2- It is not feasible to test everyone on a daily basis.  3- Although there are many questions on vaccines, it can't be made available to all (time taking process). 4- Lack of drugs and beds in hospitals.  5- It is fatal for people with comorbidities. 6- Weekend shutdowns are ultimately leading to crowd in markets on previous day. 7- Again our economy is injured. To Do 1- Follow all precautionary measures.  2- Focus on diet rather than taking vitamin supplements (drink sufficient water, eat vitamin B,C rich fruits and vegetables) 3- Do light breathing exercises  4- Share p

 Although we suffered a lot I found best thing about 2020 is recovery of nature. It recovered itself to some extent due to lockdown(reduced human activity). I have not gone through COVID test. However I am safe till now. Hope you all are safe also.  So we entered into 2021 according to Gregorian Calendar. New year celebration was over. When new year comes, many people make their resolutions. But very few people act upon it. First 2-3 days passes in wishing. I usually make resolution on my birthday. Let me share some with you people  : 1- I will do exercises daily to maintain good health.  2- I will maintain a diary to record important events.  3- I will plant trees. 4- I will increase my reading speed.  5- I will increase my spiritual quotient(SQ). 6- I will strengthen my skills and learn some new skills.  7- I will spend money wisely.  8- I will try to help people by my initiatives. 9- I will visit 1-2 states. 10- I will increase my reader base.   The picture is showing countries of m

Happy teachers' day💐💐💐 We celebrate teachers' day on 5th of September, birthday of our second President Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan since 1962. He believed that "teachers should be the best minds in the country". In our lifetime we get many teachers at different phases. But mother is considered as first teacher. Teachers are compared to mother, father and friend also. They maintain the roles according to the need. They introduce us to the world of knowledge. Sometimes they beat also to bring us on the right track. A good teacher is always happy if his students perform better than him. Our ancient culture is adulterated due to invasions. Education system is destroyed. And student-teacher relationship got weakened with time.  Whatever we learn from anyone, if we respect him it will save us from ego. Although a primary school teacher can't help in higher studies, but he can help in personal life. He can share his life journey. In the long run, experience works. An

 Today we celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi. Ganesha is the younger son of Lord Shiva and Parvati. He is also known as 'Vighnaharta'(remover of obstacles). Lord Ganesha is worshipped first before starting any work.   I made a sketch of Lord Ganesha watching on YouTube. I felt very happy after making it. Then I edited by own. Due to COVID-19 we didn't celebrate this year in crowd, but we prayed in our homes. Mumbai's famous Lalbaughcha Raja's Pandal converted into blood donation and plasma donation camps.  Several community puja organisers in Kolkata switched to the digital mode, so that devotees can observe the rituals from home.  I think import of statues may have decreased due to the pandemic. This may be a good news. But our local potters are the real sufferers. We should help them. May Lord Ganesha bless you and your family with peace and happiness.

  Today we celebrated our 74th Independence  day maintaining COVID-19 guidelines. One year ago nobody thought of such situation. I hope situation will be better on our platinum jubilee celebration. However, we showed patriotism on digital platforms. Let's go to past. Before British invasion ,our country was self-reliant. Our country(Sone ki Chidiya) used to export only. It attracted people from all over the world. It included invaders also. Our motherland lost enormous amount of wealth due to these invasions. But we suffered the British rule for longer time. It destroyed our self-sustained systems of Education,Agriculture,Business,etc. I don't believe that these losses can be recovered. However after Independence our country emerged as the largest democratic country. A lot of sacrifices were done. We can't forget our freedom fighters. Today we are able to celebrate due to them only.  Friends, we all can't go to boarder and fight to serve our nation. We should suppo

Sacred fig ( Ficus religiosa) It is also known as the bodhi tree, peepal tree or ashwattha tree. Sacred fig is the state tree of Odisha . Biological Classification - Domain: Eukaryota     Kingdom: Plantae         Phylum: Spermatophyta             Subphylum: Angiospermae                 Class: Dicotyledonae                     Order: Urticales                         Family: Moraceae                             Genus: Ficus                                 Species: Ficus religiosa Amazing Facts about Sacred fig : The tree pumps ground water due to an expansive root system and keeps the surrounding cool. It purifies the surrounding air by killing harmful bacteria. It provides oxygen even at night. It is used to cure skin diseases and many more. Above picture is showing growth of the sacred fig that I planted one month ago. When it was potted it was having four leaves. In the time period of one month it gained four new leaves. Although it grows slo

If we are not doing yoga, this is the best day to pledge to do yoga. Nobody has time. But if we stay determined, we manage time. It is difficult to continue good habits contrary to bad habits. In this material world physical fitness is not enough, mental fitness is required to live a happy life. Self satisfaction can be achieved by practising yoga. It is necessary to talk to self once a day.  Meditation(comes under yoga) optimizes our productivity.    || योग: कर्मसु कौशलम् ||

They have no C hoice They are  H elpless They have to kill their I nterests They also want to L ive  They have D reams They wish to L earn They are A fraid They B uild for others They can't O ppose  They U nderstand their situation Their lives are full of R isks According to International Labour Organization,  there are an estimated 152 million  children  in  child labour , 72 million of which are in hazardous work. This is result of people's selfish desires. It is time to rescue children suffering from child labour. If you can't rescue, at least don't employ.  You can't change the world but you can change someone's world. #ProtectTheChildhood #LetThemFly

We are what we consume.  It is applicable to both physical and mental state. We become healthier if we maintain a balanced diet. On the other hand, we become unhealthier if we consume unwanted products. And we all know health hazards of tobacco. According to statistics of WHO, tobacco kills more than 8 million people each year. If a common man spend 10₹ daily on tobacco, then have a look on the figures below : 1 Day      -10 1 Month -300 1 Year    -3600 10 Years-36000 20 Years- 72000 From the above calculation we conclude that a common man will spend more than 70000 in 20 years. Spend will vary from person to person. If we see it in inflation point of view then the above cost may doubles or triples. These are the people who invest like SIP to get cancer and other health hazards. Some of them announce proudly that they can live without a meal but they  can't survive a day without tobacco. Lockdown was a tight slap who talk like this. Lockdown Lesson Lockdown played a key

Stay in your Region,  You are not in Prison Live for a Reason,  Sharpen your Vision Learn nature's Lesson,  Strengthen your Passion Do Self-Introspection,  Master your Specialisation Pay Attention,  Focus on Preventions Maintain social distancing and other Precautions Tackle the Situation, Be an Inspiration Join the Mission, Support the Nation Have a look on my article- " What to do during lockdown "

           China to my village World ➡Country➡State➡District➡Block 31 December 2019 : First case in the world reported by China. It was found at Wuhan city of China.                    After 30 days.... 30 January 2020 : First case in India. It was found in Kerala state.                   After 45 days.... 16 March 2020 : First case in Odisha.                   After 45 days.... 29 April 2020 : First case in Jharsuguda district. 03 May 2020 : First case in my village Kudaloi which comes under Lakhanpur block. 11 May 2020 : Jharsuguda out of Corona.(Good news) Speed of virus is not determined by the above days gaps. Social distancing and other precautionary measures are the limiting factors of the virus. The pandemic is not over. But let's hope for the best. I am waiting for the day when the whole world will be free of Corona. Corona taught us a lot of things.  Hope we will restart soon. Till then, Stay Home & Stay Safe