Why Some animals are barred from killing?

Some animals play vital role in the sustainability of of the human kind. Either they will help directly or indirectly. They are barred from killing by ancient scriptures. Here, I want to explain why some animals are barred from killing and the stories intertwined with it.

 These are the following animals barred from killing : Cow,
 Cat ,
Snake,
 Lizard,
 Squirrel .

 Cow is the most important animal for the development of the Agriculture from the ancient days. We can't assume the agricultural development without the cow. It is the major source of food by providing milk and milk products. Its products are rich source of oxygen. Cow dung and urine has been used as fertilisers and medicine. The ox , male sibling of cow was used for the ploughing and transportation. A strong ox is left in the village as property of village for better breeding of the animal. It is like a present sperm Bank concept.

 Vedas have give top priority to Cow. Cow is termed as Aghanya, which is not to be killed. Many other terms such as daughter, son - in-law are also formed on the basis of cow. In view of the above importance and dependence on the cow, cow was not allowed to be harmed. Gohatya was considered one among the pancha maha pathakas.

 Cat is a domesticated animal. The major source of food of cat is rats. In absence of Cats, the population of rats increases and would threaten the food security of the human race at house level. In my childhood, our elders taught that if a cat is killed even by an accident, making the Golden cat will not nullify the sin. That is the importance given to the cat in view of the food security.

 Snake is a poisonous animal, though not all of them. The Hindhu puranas have given utmost importance to the snake. The Lord Shiva wear the snake in his throat. The Lord Vishnu stays on a snake Vasuki. Ksheera sagara madhanam was done using a snake and a mountain. Hindhuism gives pious status to the snake. Hindhus celebrate the Nagula Chavithi and Nagula panchami. The snake assures the control of Rats at fields level. In absence of Snakes, Rats will eat away the food grains in the farm. Hence, killing of Snakes were barred, except in unavoidable circumstances.

 In my childhood days, farmers use to hold a stick in their hand. Small bells were tied to the stick. On moving they use to dash the earth with the stick. In case of any snake, it recognise the vibrations and evacuate from the way. Thus, killing of Snakes and snake bites were avoided.

 Lizard is also prayed in south India. Touching the lizard is barred. Not only that any touch by lizard to human is also considered as sin. It was believed that people who touched by lizard has to Kanchi and offer prayers. Main source of the food of lizards are small insects. In absence of the lizards, the insects increases and causes many problems. Hence, our ancestors prevented us from touching the lizards.

 The squirrel is an excellent environment friendly animal. It eats the fruits and stores the seeds in the ground, duly making pits. Most of the times squirrel forgets. The forgotten seeds will germinate in the rainy season. Thus, the squirrel contribute to the environment. As the matters stood, the squirrel is related to Lord Rama. The squirrel has helped Rama by offering the small stones, while constructing the massive bridge from India to Srilanka.Squirrel had got admiration from Rama.

 Another story was also related to lord Rama. It is believed that Squirrel has got the assurance of safety from Lord Rama. one day Lord Rama observed the squirrel wounded. Rama enquired why didn't you tell me that someone wounded you. Squirrel replied that if someone hurts me , i complaint to my Lord Rama.If my Rama hurted without noticing,to whom i have to complaint.

 Similarly, tiger and some more animals got pious status. The ultimate objective of Indian scriptures were to protect environmental balance and ensure safety of human race, though in a superstitious way. In the times of huge illiteracy, it would have a inevitability.

 The story does not end here. In the recent past, there is imbalances in Various food chains. Lack of frogs and dragon fly resulted to the increase in the mosquitoes. In 2001 our country had permitted the export of frogs. People massively caught the frogs. Frogs , which used to eat away the larvae of mosquitoes, decreased and resulted to increase of mosquitoes. As a result of decrease in the greenary, especially the grass, has decreased the insects and it resulted to decrease in the number of dragon flies. The dragon fly use to eat the mosquitoes. On decrement in the number of dragon flies has resulted to increased number of mosquitoes.

 It is pertinent to mention that the annual expenditure on the mosquitoes control measures and treatment of mosquitoes borne diseases is thousands of crores of Rupees. I am not mentioning the other ramifications of loss of man days and deaths and other information. In this regard , it is necessary to protect the frogs and dragon flies. While travelling, don't kill the frogs.Ask your children not catch or harm the dragon flies. Now the mosquitoes are in the stage of endangering the human race by causing the Dengue, chicken gunya, brain fever and malaria. It is estimated by the scientists that mosquitoes can cause AIDS like diseases by modifying gene structure.

 In olden days, it was necessary to make the useful animals as vehicle of God.But, it may not be necessary at this stage of modern age to make them vehicles of God to protect above beings to save human race.

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Advantages of Vegetarianism

 The Vegetarianism has two kinds of advantages. One is Individual and second is Community. Here i would like to discuss the individual benifits. I am personally a converted vegetarian and seen many heriditory vegetarians. Basing on such experience, I am writing this article. The limitation of the article is that i may not reveal the advantages reaped by higher level vegetarianism.

The individual advantages of the vegetarians are as follows : 1. Vegetarian food digests and assimilates in to the body between 24 to 48 hours. Where as Non vegetarian food digests and assimilated only after 96 hours. This gives the sustainability of digestive system to the vegetarians.

2. The consumption of oxygen for digestion of non vegetarian food is more than vegetarian food. This assures consumption of high oxygen quantity by vegetarian brain.here by making the vegetarians intelligent or at least active.

3. Non vegetarian food consumes more water for digestion. Vegetarian food consumes less water. This ensures water balance for vegetarians and keeps them cool and calm. Where as non vegetarians are emotional and angry.

 4. Spices added to the non vegetarian food generates the high levels of heat in the body . Addition of spices are comparitively less in case of vegetarian food. More heat in the body causes instability of body and mind.

5. The vegetarians can wake up early in the morning and get up quickly from the bed after waking up. Where as booting speed of non vegetarians is comparitively less. Early rising increases the metabolic rate.

6. The quantity of fat in the non vegetarian food is high. This causes obesity, heart diseases,diabetes and hypertension. The low quantity of fat ensures good health for vegetarians.

 7.The taste of non vegetarian food is concentrated. Hence, taste buds will reach to excited stage. Thus non vegetarian does not feel the taste of the food,unless it is more spicy than earlier. The memory space occupied by the non vegetarian food is higher in the brain. That's why they easily forget the things. Where as vegetarian has more memory power.

8. The tounge of the vegetarian is slim. It ensure to speak efficiently.

 9. The spiritual power of vegetarian is comparitively more than non vegetarian. In yoga also, vegetarians have advantages over the non vegetarian.

10. Average life expectancy in India is more for a vegetarian than non vegetarian.

 11. The average expenditure on food and health is more for a non vegetarian than a vegetarian.

 12. Non vegetarians quarrel on food quantity and quality during the functions. This does not happen in case of vegetarian.

13. The diversity of food is more in case of vegetarian , as they consume various vegetables and fruits. This ensures the more nutritional values. Thus, assuring good health to vegetarians. vegetarians. Non vegetarian neglects the other foods.

 Community advantages :

1. Non vegetarian giving animals requires sheds for living, also consume feed comes from plants. Thus, consumption of non vegetarian is 3 times higher than vegetarian. That's the reason why Barrac Obama is asking U.S people to be vegetarian. Thus, food security is assured with vegetarianism.

 2. Vegetarianism is an eco friendly habit. All the eco friends gives up the non vegetarian.

 3. Animal consume oxygen and releases the carbon dioxide and methane emissions. It increases the oxygen demand. Where as plants and trees ensures the release of oxygen decreases the demand for oxygen. Thus, Vegetarianism enusures the equilibria of climate and mitigates the climate change.

 4. Excessive Demand for non vegetarian food causes excessive generation by artificial methods such as injecting medicines, vaccines, etc. Irononically, no physical activity is allowed to the animals. These animals are prone to contagious diseases. Bird flu is one of such diseases. Where as vegetarian don't face such serious problems with trees and plants. This can be prevented by diversity of crops.

 5. On depending on the plants, we can get good rains too.

6. Vegetarianism also leads to other good habits of simple living and eco friendly living.

 7. Excessive demand for non vegetarian also destroyes the food chain. For instance, frogs were allowed to export from India. This has decreased the frogs and increased the mosquitoes , resulting to huge number of mosquitoes borne diseases . Similarly , The birds are hunted with the modern equipment . This has serious threat for greenary , as birds are natural sowers of seeds. Thus, Vegetarianism is the best way of living to protect the food chain .


 How to increase vegetarians & Vegetarianism.

 1. In the ancient days of Buddha and Mahaveera, they raised the revolt against the non vegetarianism. Such pioneers are required to bring social change.

 2. Due to excessive availability of money , some people are resorting to eat non vegetarian on almost every day. To avoid it, two compulsory holidays for slaughtering, selling, cooking and eating should be given. Astonishingly, The Mughal king Jahangir has given two holidays per week for slaughtering of animals. This should open the eyes of law makers.

3.Consumption of Non vegetarian food should be banned in the marriages. That should be allowed in receptions. It also decreases the burden on bride families in addition to protecting the environment. In Adilabad district Reddy community banned the consumption of non vegetarian food during the marriage. Some other communities replicated such practices.

 4. Government should advertise the advantages of the vegetarianism and maladies of non vegetarian food.

 5. Intelligentsia should bring it to the notice of common man that non vegetarian food was allowed in olden days during the festivals, on arrival of guests, temple fairs only. But, the present continuous consumption leads to environmental imbalances , health problems and climate change .

6. Some yoga gurus are preaching the vegetarianism. These kind of preachings has to be increased. Also, these preachings should reach the common man and depressed classes.

 Limitations of Vegetarian food:

 1. Some of the vital Amino acids are absent in vegetarian foods.

2. Vegetarians are required to diversify the food,so as to have the complete nutritional food.

 3. A few vegetarian people can't show anger,displeasure, even though required.

 4. Vegetarians are not adapted to physical activity.

 5. Some of the vegetarians are very shrude.

 Ethical reasons for why we should consume Vegetarian :

 Subash patriji, founder of pyramid yoga gave me opportunity to speak on why we should be vegetarian during a meeting in suryapet .I am revealing the same. Subsequently, he added some points.They are as follows :

 1. We are not the creators.Hence, we don't have right to kill.

 2. Animals too have the soul.Trans migration of soul in forced manner is a sin.

3. The size of the intestine don't suit the non vegetarian food.
 4. Consumption of meat increases the Rajo guna.

 5. Excessive use of animal based food causes harm to environment.

 6. Killing of some animals affects the food chain. ( That's the reason why our ancestors banned killing cats, as it kills the rats and saves the food grains. Also lizard kills the insects. Snakes also clears the rats) We can add some more points.

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Please stop killing Birds

I read the news that Government of Australia sprinkle the seeds from the Helicopters before the rainy season  for achieving the more green cover. The seeds are covered with the soil. Once it rains, the will germinate.

Similarly,  Sri . Vempaty Ajay kumar of Suryapet posted and requested to not waste the various seeds . Instead,  collect them properly and throw it in the barren lands, so as to achieve green cover. It is the system adopted in the Maharastra.

My point is that since ages the Birds had been doing the same job. Birds eat the various types of fruits and vegetables. Some of the seeds are not digested by the Bird. The same are excreted. Now, seed will have the cover of Bird's excreta, which act as a fertiliser. Once it rains , the seed germinates and Bird's excreta helps to growing up of plant.

Unfortunately, many people and communities kill the Birds for their livelihoods. I know some people even poison the Birds to kill and sell them. One Mogili Ramulu of Suryapet told me that he has prevented some people of killing the Birds with my inspiration. The protection of lakes, increasing the green cover has increased the number of Birds. Even some people shoot the Birds to exhibit their skills.
Here, I request all not to kill the Birds. They are they friends of environment. That means friends of whole mankind. Birds increase the number of trees on the planet. They add colour and style to this planet.

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Why we should encourage organic farming

Today I have purchased the organic rice cultivated by cow based agricultural. The cost is little high. But affordable to me.
Why we should encourage and purchase such products are as follows : 
1. Cow is the only animal that gives the high oxygen through herself and by its products. 
2. It avoids the chemicals in to the human body. 
3. More vitamins and minerals are available in this food.
4. Our dependence on foriegn countries will come down and prices will come down,as all the fertilisers worth 1,60,000 Crore Rupees are spent on importing. This is one reason for increase of prices.
5. The consumption of food will also come down as this rice has more fibre.
6. The wastage of food will also come down as polishing is not required. 
7 . expenditure on health will come down . The healthy eating leads to healthy living of society.
8. Unity among the farmers will increase. 
9. Farmer, the backbone of our country get profits as the expenditure is less and he can sell at little higher price.
10. Organi farming requires less quantity of water.
11. It also prevents the use of machines and there by preventing pollution. Not using of pesticides and fertilisers also stops the pollution.
12. Farmers can market their products directly to the consumers and get more profits.

Ensuring safety of pregnant women &baby

Background : The Infant Mortality Ratio and Mother mortality Ratio has been high in our country. It is higher than some poor countries of the world. India is now ranking 5th in the scientific development in the world with world class medical facilities. But, still pregnant women and new born babies are suffering.

Reasons :
1. After the traditional systems have gone, most of the people don't know about pregnancy care, except depending upon the doctors.
2. Preparing for the pregnancy has been developed as separate study in the west. In Indian context, it is a much neglected subject.
3. Pregnant women is treated as Goddess Laxmi. But, nutritional feeding of her is neglected due to various reasons including ignorance and poverty.
4. Medical facilities are still not available are inadequately available to poor people and in Rural areas.
5. Still many people feel the tension during the pregnancy, with which risk of delivery increases.
6.  Folic acid rich foods and Iron rich foods are not provided and properly propagated for consumption.
7. Post pregnancy care is not available still in some towns.
8. The institutional deliveries are not still 100%, causing a lot of problems.
9. Physical activity is being neglected by the pregnant women. It causes problems during the delivery.
10. High risk cases shall be assessed early and proper care shall be given to avoid problems in delivery.

Operational problems of Dry waste purchase programme

Mahabubnagar municipality had started the Dry waste purchase programme to achieve the source segregation of the waste.   There are so many operational problems in this programme. We have tried to find the solutions. They are as follows :

1. Some people are mixing the waste. They are not handing over the dry waste alone. It is hampering the quality of Dry waste.
Solution: pamphlets are distributed. elucidated  what is dry waste and what is wet waste. The waste is segregated in front of the households. Meetings are conducted and clarified what is wet waste and dry waste.

2. Some people not accepted to receive the 1 Rupee for dry waste.
This is a serious problem. It was explained during the meetings that money is given as incentive. Workers can receive the dry waste free of cosy, if someone is not interested in selling.

3. Some people are refusing to come and sell at certain points.
Workers were instructed to move to each house for the comfort of households. The number of workers were increased to achieve this objective.

4. The increment in purchasing was not substantial in some areas.
Sol: In veerannapet and shahsaheb gutta , the dry waste was not increased . Awareness meetings were conducted. Pamphlets were distributed.

5. Some people are not handing over the dry waste and still habituate to throw it in drains.
It was instructed to Jawans to identify such Households and put a cross mark on their house with Red marker pen. Some people were personally warned.

6. The tools and plants are not provided properly.
Whistles, spring balance of 5 kg, Bags, vehicles are nessessary. The same was provided compolsurily after some initiatial problems.

7.Some people thought that dry waste purchase programme is a worker intensive.
In the initial stages it is a worker intensive. Once the collection of dry waste is stabilised, the desiltation of drains were not that required. In Yedira it use to take 5 to 6 days to clean a drain on rotation basis. After the initiative it only 2 to 3 days for drain cleaning. Astonishingly, one of our Jawans have got cleaned the Appanapally Bridge after a long gap of 2 years with the existing labour as drain cleaning time was substantially reduced.

8. Some people thought whether this programme is sustainable as revenue can be generated out of this waste.
The waste was not purchased as it is in Mahabubnagar as was the case in khammam. Again 3 workers have to be deployed to segregate further. Subsequently, it was sold. On an average, 2 to 3 rupees per kilogram was obtained. Also, some philanthropists have donated IEC material. Hence, it was self sustainable.

9. Some staff had asked whether this much process is required for waste collection
Sol: It was explained that source segregation is mandatory as per Solid Waste Management Rules- 2000. This dry waste purchase programme is only a fecilitating aspect. In commercial areas the whole work is dealt differently without payment.

10. Sanitation staff was facing difficulties in convincing households and they lack support of people.
Sol: Wherever problems are identified,  awareness meetings are organised for explaining the advantages.  Also, 30 R. Ps are also trained to motivate people and sanitation committees are formed to assist sanitation staff.

Why rooftop Agriculture?

Many eminent people are suggesting to take up the rooftop agricultural activities.  I have analysed the reasons as follows :
1. The Industrialisation and commercialisation had depleted the quantity of Agricultural lands. The same has to be reinvented.
2. on the other hand, due to the urbanisation, the rooftop space availability has increased . The same has to be utilised.
3. Presently, there is a lot of emphasis on the health consious. But, people are not aware whether the vegetables are free of pesticides and fertilisers. To harvest the fresh vegetables,  rooftop  agricultural is required.
4. As the population is growing,  there is need to discover new lands and new methods  ( horizontal / vertical ).
5. It creates the cooler atmosphere in the surroundings.
6. The release of oxygen,  control of carbon dioxide,  containing pollution,  Global warming, etc. are remain same like other trees and plants does it.
7. Availability of fresh and nutritional foods are similar to that of kitchen gardens.

Pictures are showing the methods existing in the rooftop agricultural.