Blood Donation: A noble deed

The most satisfying act of giving of any donation is obviously giving something of your own and it comes back to you just in three month's time fresh and ready to give again..It is not your investment, not your interest on deposits or business.Yes it is the BLOOD DONATION...Blood is the fluid of life. Lack of blood in a human body can cause death too. Thus donating blood is a noble cause that gives you the opportunity to save someone's life. Its feels nice when your blood can be useful to some one and save a life and in return get blessings from their family members.The need of blood is great. On any given day, an average of 34,000 units of blood are needed to save precious human lives from accident and burns, heart surgery, organ transplants & patients receiving treatment for leukemia, cancer & other diseases.Survey says that nearly five million people die every year due to lack of life saving blood transfusion. At present only five percent of the eligible donors readily donate blood on a regular basis where we are in need of approximately 32,000 pints of blood every day. Thus there is an urgent need to spread awareness amongst the rest of the eligible donors so that many more lives can be saved by blood transfusions.Medical studies state that anyone who is 18 years and above weighs a minimum of 45 kgs. and is declared to be medically fit is eligible to donate blood. An average adult can donate blood two to four times in a year till the age of 65.The donor should have a proper meal at least three hours before donating blood and should accept the snacks given after the donation and have it too. This is very essential. He/ she should not consume alcohol or smoke at least 24 hours before donating.The good news is that one blood donation - in just one hour - can save up to three lives. People need blood and we have it in us to give.Many health care centers and medical organizations regularly hold campaigns where donors are invited to donate blood. Many local organizations too set up annual and bi annual blood donation camps where blood donation is held after a thorough medical check up of the donors.Blood…it runs in our veins and plays a vital role in the body mechanism. But have you ever spared a thought for those who are fighting with some disease and need blood urgently. Act now and donate your blood without any worry. It won't cost you a thing but could bring back the smile on someone's face.Its such a noble cause to help save someone's life. Not only does it holds importance in people's life who receive your help but it makes a difference to you as well. It gives you a sense of fulfillment by returning something out of the lots the society and nature has given you. We can make this world a better place by utilizing our energies into good and noble causes.

Students' Oxygen movement view

17/06/2012

An Ideal City

Every city is unique with different resources, problems and opportunities. Every city has a unique set of people with their own fears, hopes and dreams. Every city has its own unique culture.“A great city is one where people want to go out of their homes. Public space is a magical good, and it never ceases to yield pleasure; we should give it a lot of attention. A great city is where we all feel not excluded. A prerequisite of a good city is mixed use neighborhoods, density and walkable streets. It should have mixed use neighborhoods where every 200 acres of development is self contained where all activities of residential, commercial, retail, hospitality and basic entertainment facilities are available. Diverse and mixed-use neighborhoods keep crime down, allowing for more “eyes on the street.” By celebrating its diversity, this city affords a multitude of cultural, educational, and entertainment opportunities. The city should also have an intensive bike and walking trail system, providing another legitimate mean of transportation, in addition to recreation. The most valuable asset in a city is its road space. The road space can be used as a society wishes. Sustain ability and efficiency is important for a good city. This means environmentally friendly buildings, urban design, and of course transportation. The ideal city has minimal sprawl and retains its historic urban form and density. Public transportation is an integral part of the city landscape, comprising of rail and bus modes.The majority of our society relies on municipal water sources to supply their household needs. Most city water sources contain highly contaminated forms of water that are then sanitized with potent chemical agents. Water filtration is especially important to make municipal water acceptable to drink.An ideal city should undertake the responsibility of adapting a policy to reduce, recycle, and re-use consumed goods.The simple answer to a good city is to return the focus to people, especially the poorer people. You create a vision based on the right values of a good city for the poorest people, providing equal access to essential services like walking, transit buses, libraries, sidewalks, and schools. This makes all people equally happy. With dignity and happiness all take pride in their city, in their public spaces. The streets come alive and people enjoy the outdoors together.An ideal city should be centered around a historic, yet vibrant, downtown that is built up densely with pleasing urban form. A smaller city with exceptional urban form and culture would be much better than a larger metro made up of only cheap sprawl.Cities are for all people. A city’s public space should make all the people that live in the city happy. Making people happy requires that they have dignity, are treated equally, and have hope.

Students' Oxygen movement view

10/06/2012

Our life at a glance

Life today is governed by the offshoots of science. We have many new comforts of life that our forefathers did not possess. Should we jump to the conclusion that we are really happier than our forefathers were? It is a very puzzling question. Let us first see what kind of life they led.The world of our forefathers was different from that of today. They lived in villages. Scientific inventions were not made. There were no planes, no cars, movie, radio etc. Televisions and telephones were not invented. There was no electricity so they were deprived of all those comforts which we enjoy with the help of electricity. They moved in the jolting, slow-moving carts and carriages. The life was so simple. They were engaged in tilling the soil for a living. They got there daily needs easily. They had a plenty of everything. There were many cool and sheltered spots for innocent pleasures. They took active part in all sorts of simple and innocent games. Contentment and happiness prevailed there.In our modern age, life is full of comforts and luxuries. We wonder how our forefathers lived without them. These are the blessings of science. We can travel in railways, ships, motor cars and airplanes. The old days of trouble and difficulties have come to an end. In every walk of life we have began to use electricity. Medical science has done great service to man. Even the most serious diseases are cured very easily. When we are tired by the day's hard work, radio and television provide us nice recreation. We comfortable homes, fine schools, hospitals and many other amenities of life. We still feel doubtful if we are really happier than our forefathers. Material civilization has, no doubt, made a wonderful stride but the moral development of man or moral values has been totally neglected. IT has nothing to do with happiness, goodness, beauty, courage, adventure, justice, friendship, love of family, love of country etc. All these values are necessary for happy life. Scientific development has out-stripped our spiritual or moral progress. I am of the opinion that a balance should be maintained. The existing condition without a balance will make our lives miserable with a horrible future.We live in an age where men admire riches more than spiritual power and long for luxury of the body than the peace of mind. This age is of materialism will never be happy till men pay more attention to the old values taught by our forefathers, True happiness is a state of the mind, can better be attained in the cottage than in the king's palace.

Students' Oxygen movement view

03/06/2012

The Journey has Begun...

From ignorance to initiative, from thoughts to actions, from dreams to reality, from darkness to light- The journey has begun. This journey has completed its nine years, and in its ninth year it has strengthened- with each year passed, each task accomplished and each individual touched.

25 th May was no ordinary day. Students' Oxygen Movement turned nine years old on May 25, 2012. This completion was marked by a joyous, reminiscing and prayerful celebration among the leaders of Oxygen- old and young- who have given their best to make Education the biggest issue. Oxygenius had a splendid time relishing this cherished moment. It was a memorable event for each one of us as we had every reason to celebrate this special moment.

On this auspicious occasion, the Chief income tax Commissioner of Bihar and Jharkhand, Mr. Vijay Sharma took out valuable time from his busy schedule and made a brief appearance in our 9th Oxygenious Meet. He extended his heartfelt congratulations to everyone present over there on the eve of completion of nine glorious years. He praised our efforts and applauded Students’ Oxygen Movement for working towards building a student cum youth friendly education system and carving a niche in society. This landmark event was also attended by guardians, prominent activists, bureaucrats, other professionals, media persons and well-wishers.

On a special note, we extend our heartiest gratitude to Hotel Chanakya for sponsoring this significant event of ours. Everybody present over there had a gala time and all of us enjoyed the mouth watering delicacies to the utmost prepared by the staff of Hotel Chanakya. We owe our sincere thanks to all the staff and crew members of Hotel Chanakya, for their generous support.

The movement started on May 25, 2003, with a handful of students participating in the Sunday discussion on the topic- “Expectations from the system and the Educated”, has now spread its activities, like Creativity Scholarship, No Horn Campaign, Fight against Coaching Scam and many others to encompass, and sought answers seek answers to the evils of the society. It also has thousands of students, working efficiently in various fields as system makers; and thousands of others , who are achieving more marks in more fields to serve more people.

Oxygen is not a mere four-walled organization that seeks to establish in the social arena. Moreover, it is a spirit- of being good and doing good- whose rightful place resides in the minds and the hearts of individuals. Rightly so, the real success of the movement will be when people get instilled with a natural sense of responsibility and social guardianship, and an urge to give back more than what they received.

And the road less traveled taken by the Oxygeniuses, has made all the difference. As they become prophets of a better tomorrow, winds of change can be felt by one and all.

And whenever there arises even a little doubt regarding the fulfillment of our dreams, remember, “Deep in my heart, I do believe, We shall overcome some day….”

Students' Oxygen movement view

27/05/2012

All about celebrating Mother’s Day

Mother's Day celebrates the glorious ideal of love and sacrifice called motherhood. It is a special day for all mothers. It is also is a great opportunity for us to thanks and show respect towards the lady who has done so much for us. Mother's Day means making our moms feel proud and special.

Mother's day is a concept born in the age of the Romans and since then, it has been celebrated in different parts of the world in various ways. Mother's Day is the special day for a very special woman. Children should consider it essential to acknowledge their mothers with some special arrangements, for being fortunate to be blessed with such great figure. The day is glorified by giving gifts like chocolates , cards, crockery, apparels and jewelry to mothers on this day. This day is dedicated to thank all mothers for their responsibilities and hardships they undertake in a child's upbringing.

This festival is celebrated across 48 countries on various days. Though the days of celebration are different, the feeling and essence remains the same all over - to show gratitude for their efforts. The Mother's Day celebration has undergone a big transformation in the recent years. Earlier Mother's Day celebration included praying for the well being of the mother, feasting and a barbeque. But soon the western ideas began to be adopted by others places of the world. Today the Mother's Day celebration involves sending gifts of love to dear moms. There are stores that have come up with a huge array of gifts like cakes , flowers , jewellery , and memorable show pieces .There arephoto albums gifted to moms which can take her down the memory lane. The basic idea behind these gifts is make mothers feel happy and rejoiced. Some also make handmade gifts to show their respect and affection for their mother. Grown up children prefer to buy gifts from the stores ranging from clothes, accessories to jewelry.

Some people arrange for get together with their moms and throw parties in the honor of their dear moms. People staying away from the families make efforts to spend the day with mothers to make them feel special. This way Mothers Day has turned out to be family reunion day for many. While those who cannot visit their moms call their mother on phone and send greeting cards to express their gratitude and love for them.

In the recent times the online gifting companies have created a platform where you can send a priceless gift to your one and only mom online. You just have to order, the rest is done by the company which delivers the gift to your mother on time along with your message.

Children play games with their moms. Even would be mothers are treated on this special day. This day a woman is specially made to understand the bliss of motherhood. She feels great about being a mother.

Just like in any other country, in India also people celebrate Mothers day with a lot of enthusiasm and gusto. The festival of 'Mother's Day' has come to become a part of our culture now. What it offers is an opportunity to honor and show our appreciations for our mother - the one person who has stood by us through thick and thin.

Students' Oxygen movement view

20/05/2012