Lesson 9

Motivation
The University students especially the adult learners generally know their goals needs and values. They
are typically highly motivated, self directed and learn best from experience. Motivation has a
significant influence on adult learner because it enhances and mediates learning during instruction and
is a consequence of the learning , promote growth mindset over fixed mindset, develop respectable
relation
with teaches grow a community of learners in your clay, establish clear goals. Set short term and long
term schedules to reach your goals.

Most of the life winners says that they attain that stage because of the motivation
given by mother/ father/teacher or someone. So, one should understand the
importance of motivation to win their life.
Needs, desires and environment act as motivators for setting a goal. These
motivators drive a person to achieve the goal.
Self motivation is always powerful than the others to reach the goal. Motivation
from parents yield good result.
Do the following
• Set a proper goal.
• Concentrate on that goal only.
• Gain the knowledge to achieve the goal.
• Do not fear of hurdles.
• Take the suggestions from parents/ teachers/friends.
• Motivate your mind towards proper goal to win the life.

Motivate your mind towards a proper goal 

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 Goal Setting

Life without a goal is useless’ We need proper goal to lead life in successful path. Let
us think, if we do not have a goal, in which direction we should move?
Types of goals
Goals are classified into three types:
1. Short-Term Goal
2. Long - Term Goal
3. Life Goal/Permanent Goal
Short –Term Goals
Every human being has all the three goals. Temporary goals stay for a short time.
They change frequently, sometimes every day, eg. Learning some answers on a
particular day, drawing some figure, preparation for a slip test. Temporary goals
are essential to achieve the long-term goals.
Long - Term Goals
To achieve long term goals we may take a few months to several years or even
decades, eg. To become an Engineer/Doctor, to establish a big business unit etc. A
long- term goal acts as a driving force to achieve short- term goals, and vice –
versa.
Life-Goal/Permanent Goal
We have five senses, - Eyes, Ears, Nose, Tongue and Skin. All Human beings use
these senses alike for some specific purpose, i.e., eyes to see, ears to hear etc. All
human beings are living due to heart beat and respiration. In such a case, why
goals vary from one to another? answer is ‘varying personality’. Personality influ-
ences the short term and long term goals only. We need sound health to our daily
work. To lead a happy life and to maintain sound health, one needs Peaceful life.
So, our life goal should be healthy and peaceful life. The short – term and long –
term goals should set, in such a way, that they should not disturb our healthy and peaceful
life. This must be the permanent goal for human beings. Whether the goal is a short
term or long term one should choose only a positive goal.

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Positive goals and Negative goals
Positive goals promote sound health and Negative goals produce diseases. So, one
should set positive goal only.
Some Positive goals
• Doing Hard work
• Getting a Degree
• Getting a job
• Doing Social service
• Helping others
• Maintaining Sound health
• To lead Peaceful life
Some Negative goals
• Taking revenge
• Illegal earnings
• Cheating others
• Getting marks by copying
• Hurting others
Assess your Goal
While selecting a goal one should understand about himself / herself resources.
• Concentration
• Memory level
• Financial status
• Percentage of marks obtaining
• Health
• Time value
• Communication skills
• Emotional intelligence
Here is an example read and assess, whether your goal is an appropriate one or not.
A girl is studying 9th class and her ambition is to become a doctor. Parents
approached a psychologist for suggestion.

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Q.How much percentage you are getting? Ans: 57%.
Q.This may not be sufficient to achieve your goal. Ans: I have lot of interest.
Q.What is needed for you to get a Medical seat? Ans: Should get good rank
in EAMCET.
Q. Just Interest is not sufficient for getting Medical seat. Ans: Yes sir.
R. What is your father? Ans: Coolie.
Q.What is your mother? Ans: Coolie
Q.How much amount of money do you need to complete the course? Ans: I
don’t know.
Q.How many hours do you read every day? Ans: Two hours.
Q.How many hours do you watch TV every day? Ans: Three hours.
The psychologist told to the parents, her goal is not a proper one. Unless, she
improves her efficiency in many aspects, it is a very difficult task to achieve.

Set your goal based on the realities, but not on assumptions 

Practical: Arrange a discussion for the students to set a proper goal

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Some students have no interest in studies. There may be different reasons and the
reasons may vary from one student to other. Whatever it might be the reason, the
ultimate loser is that student only. He/she may lose their good future.
Causes
• Lack of proper goal 4
• More than one goal
L
• School/College environment
• Know interest in course
• Teachers you do not like
• Tough subjects h

• Health problems
• Family problems
• Homesickness
• Inferiority complex
• Lack of confidence
• Lack of concentration
• Poor memory
• Fears
• Stress
• Teasing/Ragging
Losses
• Lose good future

How to Overcome
• Set a proper goal
• Think about future
• Think about parents
• Think about responsibilities
• Think about life value
• Think about time value
• Think about body value
• Think about your children future
• Think, if your father did the same, what might be your family condition?
• Think if your son/daughter behaves like you, would you like to support them?

If you get interest, future is yours 

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 Lesson 10
Interview Skills

All the competitive examinations consists logical reasoning, Arithmetic/Quantitative aptitude, English and
general studies or current affairs. Hence a planned preparation in these areas in required for the
success. The more you practice the sure the success.
These are books, pdf, online tests etc are available for all the above areas. Further various types of
practice tests are also available online and offline.

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 Lesson 11
Leadership
Leadership benefits every aspect of life gives greater confidence, strengthens communication and
negotiation skills and develop character. It improves personal life and relationships.
The student can became a leader of his own life by setting goals for life being fearless, honoring others,
embracing new ideas and opportunities, by questioning everything doing what is right not what is
easy, finding goodness and beauty in everyone and everything, by actively rejecting pessimism,
surrounding with mentors and teachers, caring people with comparison and empathy.

Leadership is an integral part of human life. Leaders are evident in families, in schools, in work places, in
religious places, on social groups and in one’s own life. Indeed every one must be a leader of his own
life as he matures in to an adult and makes divisions for himself. Leaders help themselves and others
to do the right things. They set direction, build an inspiring vision and create something new. The
student can learn the leadership skills by taking initiative, inspiring and motivating, by listening, by
dealing with people conflicts practicing and taking an opportunity of a leader role.

Problem solving & Decision making

Problem solving is an act of defining a problem, determining the cases of the problem, identifying,
prioritizing and selecting alternative solutions and implementing a solution.

Decision making is a cognitive process resulting in the selection of a belief or a course of action among
several possible alternative options. Success or failure in our life is personal, professional or social is
the results of decisions.

The important facts about decision making:

 Never take or stop decisions out of fear

 Tough decisions are necessary in tough times
 Let your decision be must not be based on what people may think but based on what you think best
for you
 Do not postpone decision making
 Do not let others to take your decision
 Success in life is the result of bold and courageous decisions taken at the right time
 Decision leads to action and until a decision is made nothing happens
 Trust your instructs and take decisions
 Decision making in inevitable in life
 There is no right or wrong decisions.

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Problem Solving & Decision Making

Problems are common in human life. Some may be light and some serious. Each
problem has some solution. Some problems may have more than one solution.
Decision making is the choosing of right solution.
Students shall develop problem solving and decision making abilities since school
level. Then they can face serious problems with stability in future. Otherwise
even for simple problem you have to feel tension. Decision making shall be done
within the required time otherwise additional problems may arise. The following
steps are useful for decision making.

Step Define the First try to understand

1 problem : the problem.
Step Collection of Get the information
2 information: related to the
problem.
Step Solution: Think about the
3 possible solutions
Step Decision Decide the best
4 making: solution.
Step Implementation: Implement the decision
5 timely based on the
seriousness.

Right decision drives your life in a right direction 

Practical: The teacher shall give small problems and get solution from the students.

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Emotion is an agitated or excited state of our mind and body. The twenty-first
century seems to be the most turbulent and chaotic for mankind. Much of the
student success will be determined by the effective understanding of Emotions
under conditions of extreme stress and change.
Our emotions play a quite a significant role in guiding and directing our behaviour.
Many times they seem to dominate us in such a way that we have no solution other
than behaving as they want us to. On the other hand, if a person has no emotions
in him, then he becomes crippled in terms of living his life in a normal way. In
this way, emotions play a key role in providing a particular direction to our
behaviour and thus shaping our personality according to their development.
There are several negative effects on our career for eg., If you have high anger, it effects
your breathing, heart rate and blood circulation. More over heart problem may
occur at an early stage.
Career wise, you cannot be a successful team leader, loose good friends and commit
several mistakes in family life, ultimately bear disturbed life.
Nature and Characteristics of Emotions
• Emotions are long term states
• Emotions can be any strong feeling
• Emotional experiences are associated with some instincts or biological drives.
• Emotions are the product of perception.
• The core of an emotion is feeling.
• Emotions bring physiological/psychological changes.
Types of Emotions
Psychologist classified the human emotions into 1. Positive and 2.Negative emotions

1.Some Positive Emotions

Love Appreciation Happiness
Hope Enthusiasm Confidence
Gratitude Patience Trust
Vulnerable Optimistic Appreciative
Ashamed Astonished

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Some Negative Emotions
Fear Anger Guilty
Depression Pride Jealousy
Self-pity Anxiety Resentment
Envy Frustration Shame
Denial Offend Negative
Sad Worried Grief

Emotions and Health

People with good emotional health are aware of their thoughts, feelings and
behaviours. They have learned healthy ways to cope with the stress and problems
that are a normal part of life. They feel good about themselves and have healthy
relationships. When you are stressed, anxious or upset, your body tries to tell you
that something isn’t right. The following can be physical signs that your emotional
health is out of balance:
Back pain Change in appetite
Chest pain Constipation
Dry mouth Extreme tiredness General aches and pains
Headaches
High blood pressure Insomnia
Light-headedness Palpitations
Sexual problems Shortness of breath
Stiff neck Sweating
Upset stomach Weight gain or loss Physiological Changes
Accompanying Emotions
When we are in the waves of positive or negative emotions, our behaviour is totally
controlled and directed by that emotion. During this period, various types of
internal or external changes occur in our body, which may be briefly summarized
as follows:
Internal bodily changes
 Functioning of our heart
 Blood circulation system

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  Rate of respiration and breathing
 Digestive system
 Changes in the chemical composition of our blood like
(i) increase in the amount of adrenal
(ii) increase in the amount of sugar level
(iii) changes in the number and proportion of red corpuscles (f) Normal
body temperature fluctuates
(g) Changes in the secretion of the duct and ductless glands
(h) Changes in the electrical or galvanic skin responses
(i) Muscles of our body are hardened and get tensed
External bodily changes
• Changes in facial expressions
• Changes in body postures
• Change in voice or vocal expression

Your emotions decide your success 

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 Lesson-12

Emotional Intelligence

‘Emotional intelligence (EI) is an ability to perceive, understand and manage

personal feelings and those of others’.Emotional intelligence, like general intel-
ligence, is the product of one’s heredity and its interaction with environmental
forces. Salovey and Mayer (1990) coined the term “emotional intelligence” for
the first time. Until recently, it is believed that a person’s general intelligence is the
greatest predictor of success in all walks of life-academic, social, vocational or pro-
fessional. Consequently, the I.Q., scores are often used for selection, classification
and promotion of individuals in various programmes. However, the research sup-
ported that a person’s emotional intelligence may be a greater predictor of success.
Importance of EI
Knowing about one’s emotional intelligence in terms of an emotional quotient has
wide educational and social implications for the welfare of the individual and the
society. Goleman(1995) has stressed the following factors while showing the
importance of emotional intelligence.
1. Emotional intelligence is as powerful, and at times more powerful than I.Q. While I.Q.
contributes only about 20% of success in life, the other forces contribute the rest.
2. Unlike I.Q., emotional intelligence, may be the best predictor of success in life.
3. We can teach and improve the children and or any individual, some crucial emotional
competencies, paving the way for increasing their emotional intelligence and thus
making their life more healthy, enjoyable and successful in the coming days.
4. In working situations too, emotional intelligence helps more than one’s intellectual
potential in terms of one’s I.Q. or even professional skills and competencies. A
professionally competent person having poor emotional intelligence may suffer on
account of his inability to deal with his self or getting along properly with other.
5. A person’s emotional intelligence helps him much in all spheres of life through its
various constituents or components namely knowledge of his emotions (self awareness),
managing the emotions motivating oneself, recognizing emotions in other (empathy),
and handling relationships.
Areas of Emotional Intelligence
EI has four areas which are to be learnt in detail for healthy & peaceful life.
They are
1. Intrapersonal awareness - Understanding own emotions
2. Interpersonal awareness - Understanding others emotions
3. Interpersonal management - Managing own emotions
4. Interpersonal management - Managing others emotions
Tips to improve Emotional Intelligence
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• Fill the know yourself questionnaire available in this book
• Identify your positive and negative
• Emotions practice to reduce the intensity of the negative emotions
• Observe your behaviour with others
• Understand your mindset in different social environments
• Improve the listening skills, try to hear others with patience
• Take the responsibility for your actions
• Do not feel shy to offer sorry in needy situations

Check yourself, how far you are successful in these areas 

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 Lesson 13- Stress

Stress is a force from inside or outside world, affecting the individual. Causesfor
stress vary with the persons and their personality. Some of the stressors are given
below. Stress depletes pleasure giving neurotransmitters and produce un- happy
moods.
Causes of stress

• Improper Goals
• Health
Physical HealthMental Health

• Family Problems
DisputesFinancial

Poor adjustments

• Friends
• Love affair
• Poor in studies
• Bad habits

Effects

1. Physiological problems
Headaches Back- ache

Spondylitis Asthma/ Breathing Problems

Ulcers Diarrhea

Vomiting Loss of Appetite

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Diuresis Sexual problems

Eczema Sleeplessness

Hypertension Strokes

Fatigue

2. Psychological problems
Irritability Anger

Lack of Concentration Lowered intellectual FunctionIndecisiveness

Restlessness

Depression Excessive Fears /Anxiety / Phobia

How to overcome

• Practicise breathing exercise

• Hear good music
• Play games
• Learn drawing or painting etc.,
• Practicised Yoga
• Complete the works with a plan

If you overcome the stress, nobody can stop the reaching goal

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 Love
Introduction: Love is the strong feeling of affection and concerns towards another person, as that rises
from close friendship. Love means to be deeply committed and connected to someone. It is more than
liking towards someone. It is a bond that two people share.

It is a willingness to prioritize another’s well being or happiness above your own. Extreme feeling of
attachment, affection need dramatic and sudden feeling of attraction and respect, a feeling of
emotion of care affection and like.

Suicide

Soul nothing but energy. Nobody can kill that energy . We can kill our physical
body only. If a person is dare enough to kill himself, by living can achieve many.
Suicide never be a solution for any kind of problem.
Causes
• The death of a loved one
• A divorce, separation, or breakup of a relationship
• A serious loss, such as a loss of a job, house, or money
• A serious illness
• A serious accident
• Chronic physical pain
• Intense emotional pain
• Loss of hope
• Being victimized (domestic violence, rape, assault, etc).
• A loved one being victimized
• Physical abuse
• Verbal abuse
• Sexual abuse
• Feeling that things will never “get better”
• Feeling helpless
• Serious legal problems
• Feeling “taken advantage of.”
• Alcohol abuse.
• Drug abuse.
A feeling of not being accepted by family, friends, or society.
• A horrible disappointment.
• Ragging
• Genetics and family history
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Most of these are not at all significant causes. Those unable to control suicidal
tendency can use Homoeopathic medicines.
Solution

• If there is a suicidal tendency in the family history, use medicine to cut gene transfer.
• Do not leave the depressed person lonely
• Share the feelings and create a positive environment to express whatever they want.
• Believe that time will solve many problems.
• At some stage, Death is certain, need not hurry for that.
•

We can achieve many by living 

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 Mental health
Introduction: Mental health is a state of physical, psychological, emotional and social well being of the
individual. It impacts the way we feel, think and act.

Mentally healthy person is physically healthy and active, utilizes his full potentialities (cognitive abilities);
aware and manage everyday stressors and anxiety effectively; aware and manage his emotions in age
appropriate way; and makes inter personal relationships and works towards community. He will be
happy, healthy and successful in life

Benefits of good mental health as a student

Reduced stress – Good focus on goals – Enthusiastic & active – Enjoy student life – Reach aspired
academic and employment goals – Increased self esteem and confidence

Know your mental health status

If you feel any type of problem given below always (4) often (3) sometimes (2) Never (1)

Encircle the appropriate no of your feeling against the item

(a) Anxiety 1234 (f) Headache 1234

(b) Moroseness 1234 (g) Fatigue 1234

(c) Loneliness 1234 (h) Insomnia 1234

(d) Depression 1234 (i) Indigestion 1 2 3 4

(e) Anger 1234 (j) Acidity 1234

Add all your encircled numbers and decide by 10

If it is between 1-2-exellent mental health

If it is between 2-3-average mental health

If it is between 3-4-low mental health

Screen the area of your mental health

If you are experiencing the below given problem rarely encircle (1) sometimes (2) often (3)

1. Physical health problem 123

2. Problems of managing everyday stressors & anxiety 123
3. Problem of fear, Anger and Sadness 123
4. Problem in using full ability in studies/work 123
5. Problem in relationships 123

Score of (3) in any of the above areas indicates that the mental health in that specific area is severely
affected.

Score of (2) in the above areas indicates the need to work on to improve

Score of (1) indicates the mental health is perfect in that area

Thus identify your strong and weak areas of the components of mental health.

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Methods to improve mental health

 Physical health – Be physically active, Do exercise regularly, eat nutrient foods (fruits, vegetables,
omega-3 and nuts), maintain regular timing for eating food and sleep, take regularly the immunity
boosters.
 To manage everyday stressors & anxiety - Change your perceptions, learned the required skills by
identifying your problem, Do relax (Meditation etc), Do yoga and breathing to reduce stress.
 To Enhance Emotional Health – Know and understand your emotions (Introspection), map your
emotions through Journal writing, Help others to boost your positive emotions, Practice “Forgive and
forgot”, everyday allot some time to do things which you enjoy(healthy habits only)
 To develop relationship – Connect with others with good communication(practice), Appreciate
acknowledge and accept others, altruism, help the needy people
 To use full potentialities – Set short term and long term goals, Schedule the week appropriately
(realistic), Review your achievements now and then to boost your energies.

Finally introspect about your Mental Health frequently

MENTAL HEALTH IS NOT A DESTINATION, BUT IT IS A PROCESS

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 Lesson 14
Yoga

The word ‘Yoga’ originates from Sanskrit. It’s purpose is to unite the func-tion of all
body parts. In India saints developed yoga thousands of years ago. The State
and the Central Governments noticed its importance in the present daysociety
and created awareness among the people.
International Day of Yoga
On 11th December 2014, The 193-member United Nations General Assembly
approved by consensus, a resolution is established 21st June as ‘International Dayof
Yoga’. The declaration of this day came after the call for the adoption of 21st Juneas
International Day of Yoga by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his
address to UN General Assembly on 27st September 2014. In suggesting 21st June,
which is one of the two solstices, as the International Day of Yoga, He said that the
date is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and has special
significance in many parts of the world.
The main goals of Yoga
• Physical Health
• Mental Health
• Social Health
• Spiritual Health
• Self- Realization or realization of Divinity within us
These goals can be attained by
• Love and help for all living beings
• Respect for life, protection of nature and environment
• Peaceful state of mind
• More vegetarian diet

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• Pure thoughts and positive lifestyle
• Physical, mental and spiritual practices
• Tolerance for all nations, cultures and religions
Benefits of Yoga
• All-round fitness.
• Weight loss
• Stress relief
• Inner peace
• Improved immunity
• Living with greater awareness
• Better relationships
• Increased energy
• Better flexibility & posture
• Better intuition

Yoga should be a part of our daily life 

Practical: Train the students in some asanas

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 Meditation

Meditation means concentrating on something. It may be on breath or on a picture

or on some speech. It is only the ultimate way to understand the universeand its
components. It is only the source to know oneself. Long back saints ex- plained its
importance, gradually set aside with deterioration of moral values. In recent
years, again got importance.
Experiments by the scientists proved the importance of meditation in daily life.
Posner, a scientist with his research team, conducted experiment on 58 Chi- nese
graduates. He had instructed them to mediated for two weeks for 20mts. He
compared the brain scanning before and after meditation. The team proved that
there are positive changes in Grey layer, which control the logic and memory
Similar studies are carried out by Richardson during 2012 on Buddhist monk and
attached 256 sensors while he was in meditation. The study also proved the same.
‘Meditation is only the process available to know the secrecy of life’

Procedure
• Select morning / evening time as per your convenience (Better around6am/pm).
• The stomach should not be heavy / empty
• Keep a mat / blanket on the ground (for one inch thickness)
• Do not feel hurry to finish it
• Sit in a relaxed position
• Padmasan or sit in right position
• Make sure that there is no pressure on any part of the body
• Keep the backbone straight
• Keep hands in chin/ chinmaya mudra
• Close your eyes
• Thoughts commonly flow, watch them just as witness
• Watch your breathing
• Take inhalation as slow as possible
• Exhalation too
• Rub your hands and apply the heat on your eyes

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• Open your eyes slowly
• There is no time limit for closing practice
Benefits of Meditation
• Peaceful mind
• Normalization of BP
• Increase Analytical power
• Perfect Rest
• Reduce Stress
• Coherence of Brain Waves
• Increase Creativity
• Increase Intelligence
• Increase Academic Performance
• Reduce Alcohol and Cigarettes
• Good sleep
• Sound health
• Normalization of Weight

• Good Social Relations

• Improved Athletic Performance
• Increase success rate

Meditation is only the solution to understand oneself

Practical : Encourage the students to take 10minutes meditation daily

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 Spiritual Intelligence
In our country more than 90% people believe that there is a force behind the
universe, controlling all. Most of the people living with faith in some religion. At
the same time some selfish en cashing the believes of the people. The spiritual
intelligence clean the doubts regarding above said force.
In India, 2000 years back the saints made in depth study regarding spirituality.
They had understood its importance and relation with human life.
Danah Zohar defined 12 principles underlying spiritual intelligence
1. Self-awareness: Knowing what I believe in and value, and what deep-ly motivates me.
2. Spontaneity: Living in and being responsive to the moment.
3. Being vision- and value-led: Acting from principles and deep beliefs,and living
accordingly.
4. Holism: Seeing larger patterns, relationships, and connections; hav-ing a sense of
belonging.
5. Compassion: Having the quality of “feeling-with” and deep empathy.
6. Celebration of diversity: Valuing other people for their differences,not despite them.
7. Field independence: Standing against the crowd and having one’sown convictions.
8. Humility: Having the sense of being a player in a larger drama, ofone’s true place in the
world.
9. Tendency to ask fundamental “Why?” questions: Needing to under-stand things and get
to the bottom of them

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 10. Ability to re frame: Standing back from a situation or problem and
seeing the bigger
11. picture or wider context. Positive use of adversity: Learning and
growing from mistakes, set- backs, and suffering.
12. Sense of vocation: Feeling called upon to serve, to give something
back.

God, nothing but science

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 Lesson 15
Swatch Bharat

Swacha Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Mission), is a national campaign by the Government
of India, covering 4,041 statutory cities and towns, to clean the streets, roads and
infrastructure of the country.
Our environment will be clean when only land, water and air are clean. Then we can
control mosquitoes and diseases. Public health directly influence the coun-try’s
development.
This campaign is run by the government of India as a massive mass movement to
initiate the theme of cleanliness all through the India. This campaign was launched
in seeking the way to create a Clean India target by 2019, 2nd of October means
150th birthday anniversary of the Mahatma Gandhi.
Mahatma Gandhi was a great champion of cleanliness. He was very much concerned
about the dirty roads, street and temples. He took upon himself to motivate and
personally commit towards making the country filth free. As early as 4th February
1916, while addressing a gathering at the inauguration function of Banaras Hindu
University, Gandhi ji spoke about the importance of cleanliness and expressed his
pain and anguish about the dirt and filth all around.
The campaign of clean India movement is the biggest step taken ever as a
cleanliness drive till date. The event was organized at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 2nd
of October in 2014. This event was flagged off by the Indian President, Pranab
Mukherjee.
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, had nominated the name of nine famous per-
sonalities from business industries, sports and Bollywood to drive the clean India
campaign. He also had requested from all nine personalities to invite another nine
personalities individually and requested to continue the chain nine people to take
this campaign to every Indian living in any corner all around the country.
It has been expected that the investment to cost would be over Rs. 62000 crore.

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It has been declared by the government that this campaign
should be taken “be-yond politics” and “inspired by
patriotism”.
Objectives of the Swach Bharat Abhiyan:
• To eradicate the system of open defecation in India.
• To convert the insanitary toilets into pour flush toilets.
• To remove the system of manual scavenging.
• To make people aware of healthy sanitary practices by bringing
behavioural changes in people.
• To link people with the programmes of sanitation and public
health in order to generate public awareness.
• To build up the urban local bodies strong in order to design,
execute and operate all systems related to cleanliness.
• To start completely the scientific processing, disposals reuse and
recycling the Municipal Solid Waste.
• To provide required environment for the private sectors to get
participated in the Capital Expenditure for all the operations
and maintenance costs related to the clean campaign.

Our environment will be clean when water and air

are clean 

Water conservation
Water is the elixir of life. We can live a few months without
food but we cannot live even for a few days without water.
Plants also need water for survival. If there are no plants on
earth, carbondi-oxide levels will increase, temperatures
 increase and ecological imbalance takes place.
Humans neglected the water resources for decades. As such
water table falls hundreds of feet below the ground
surface. So, our prime objective should be water
conservation.
Keeping in view, that water and plants influence on human life,
Andhra Pradesh Government has started Neeru-Chettu
program. Similarly Government planned interlinking of
rivers. The Godavari river is linked to the Krishna and now
there is a proposal to link the Krishna with Penna River.
Geologists classified the earth’s subsurface into two zones 1.
Zone of Aeration and 2) Zone of saturation. Zone of
Aeration extends from ground surface down to the

water table. Here, pores are filled partially with air and
partially with water. The Zone below the water table is
Zone of saturation. In this zone pores are fully filled with
water.
Water storing bed is called “Aquifer”. From this we can get
sufficient quantities of water into the wells. We can also
store water by recharging this bed. At present AP
Government designed and implementing plans to store water
in such beds.
We can store water in reservoirs, tanks, ponds and canals. It
is called surface water. If water is stored beneath the earth
surface, called ground water. We should conserve both
sources and utilize judiciously.

Save water and save life 

 Plantation
Trees are like the lungs of the planet. They breathe in
carbon dioxide and breathe out oxygen. Additionally, they
provide habitat for birds and other wildlife, without water
plants cannot survive
On 19th February, 2016 our Chief Minister Mr. Nara
Chadra Babu Naidu launched ‘Neeru-Chettu’
programme at Gummasamudram Tank, B Kothakota
Mandal in Chittoor District. The Vision of the Government
of Andhra Pradesh is to prepare the state as ‘drought proof’
state within 5 years.
Why Neeru-Chettu
Ground water levels are depleted to hundreds of feet below
ground level in most of the areas of our state and water
levels are to be stabilized and improved.
There is a need to provide assured water supply for irrigation,
drinking and industrial purposes.
There is a need to provide the life saving irrigation to drought
prone areas especially.
There is a need to increase the ayacut gap under Major,
Medium and Minor irrigation projects by providing
assured water up to tail end areas.
There is a need for scientific management of water resources
to ensure more crop per drop of water.
There is a need for increasing the overall green cover in the
State and ensure 33% of the forest cover against the
current forest cover of 23%.
 Works proposed
The following works are proposed to be taken up under
Neeru-Chettu programme with farmers contribution.
1. Desilting of Minor Irrigation Tanks.
2. Strengthening of tank bund with the silt generated from de-silting
of
tanks.
3. Filling of low lying colonies areas with the silt generated from de-
silt-ing of tanks.
4. De-silting of feeder channels, supply channels and irrigation
channels.
5. This programme is a community based Programmes for the
collective benefit of entire Village as a unit. The idea behind
these Programmes is allotment of work through the
Janmabhoomi Maavooru
- Committee on no profit no loss basis.
6. The most important aspect of this programme is a time bound
Programme targeted to be completed before the onset of
monsoons.
7. It is a result of Policy Decision of the Government aimed at
involving the people in the works by way of collective
participation and simultaneously spreading awareness among
them about rejuvenating and revitalizing natural resources.
8. The silt generated during the de-silting works was allowed to be
used by the local farmers
9. The Programme is also aimed at water conservation. Which will
improve the storage capacities of tanks and in turn improve the
ground water table of the surrounding areas.

Conserve Water and Plants 