Haribabu Uncle as i know him and I go visiting to his place in Addanki and the next thing that they tell me while i freeze is that he has a strange disease which is not allowing him any appetite, I try convincing him and the family to let him go and visit a doctor and he just says “let It Be”.

I come back after pongal and the very next day they shift him to a hospital and things start going crazy. And the next thing I know is he is no more in a few days.

How did that happen? While I was searching online for a better treatment and running pillar to post finding out tat it’s almost death bed and the disease is some sort of Liver related thing and the doctors still trying to figure out! As a last option I reach for the guys who claim some miraculous treatment method unveiled the www.ilbs.in and even before I get across reaching the concerned doctor Uncle is no more.

Its painful, its like being hit by a boulder from behind on a rough trek, even if you are prepared for the eventuality ahead you are still shocked?! Dont know cant figure out.. still trying to….

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January 18th, 2012 is the largest online protest in history, to stop the internet censorship bills, SOPA & PIPA. Join in by blacking out your site and urging everyone you can reach to contact Congress now.

On Jan 24th, Congress will vote to pass internet censorship in the Senate, even though the vast majority of Americans are opposed. We need to kill the bill – PIPA in the Senate and SOPA in the House – to protect our rights to free speech, privacy, and prosperity.
See this timeline of SOPA and PIPA events and the activist backlash.

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Reblogged from Fred Klonsky:

This blogger supports Wikipedia and other web sites who have decided to go black today in protest of so-called web anti-piracy legislation now before Congress.  I added a “no censorship” banner to my blog’s page to demonstrate my opposition to the legislation. The legislation is backed by some of the largest billion dollar media corporations in the US who, of course, have no interest in the democratic potential of the internet. They simply want to squeeze every last penny that they can, threatening even …

STOP CENSORING THE INTERNET

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I knew kolaveri di song was famous enough but not that much that this little fella would sing on camera. What is amusing is he and his little sister also are in to the classical Indian Music, Look at her as she sings Indian Classical.

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The man (here actually restraining from calling him the old man here) is Bagicha singh from assam. This 77 year elderly is a crusader with a cause, he is campaigning against Tobacco, and all those harmful things including smoking, Gutka, Pan parag etc. Thats not such a great thing, but what iam about tp say now is …. He has been on foot crisscrossing India 18 times and this is his 19th journey. Doesnt Complain, doesnt ask for any help. He just walks .. wait  R u remided of Tom Hanks in what was that movie… Forest gump.. can say that except that he is no celebrity for the press.

Was on in the 10 K run and there was this small group that was onlookers at a man as if he was a strange object in the museum.. joined them and after a while got involved with his cause and thought of Clicking him and posting on my blog. So isn’t it a consolation that we at least run once a year making it a cause unlike this man who by the way has a back pack of 92 kgs. He challenges if any in the group can lift it while he lifted it with ease. So Are we to walk for health or are we to shed off the smoking and all that he is campaigning against?! Confused….

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చాలా రోజుల తరువాత ఒక మంచి సినేమా చూసిన త్రుప్తి ….

That’s my side of the story and now from another member of the team santosh courtesy YouthForSeva.org

Here is a video that our volunteers recorded of interaction with Murahari Rao.

An environmental activist speaks on YouTube (account name popuriv)

Santosh, one of the volunteers has put down in words the wonderful time they all had with this amazing personality.

A True Pioneer…
Murahari Rao is a civil engineer from Osmania University and has rendered services as consultant and project head*** for dam construction projects in few African countries during the initial stages of his career. After a brief international career, he returned to his native village and started organic agriculture.
He lives a simple life, but after talking to him and getting a peak into his thoughts, the actual truth is revealed.
He’s an ardent lover of Mother Nature, greatly appreciates India’s age old traditions, cultural essence and philosophy in which pivotal emphasis is given to nature and environment.
He practices traditional agricultural techniques, which existed in India for thousands of years and which are soil and farmer friendly.
He has practical and viable answers to all those arguments which denigrate organic agriculture and India’s cultural and philosophical hegemony in this regard.
He’s blessed with profound knowledge of plant crops, related diseases, natural techniques for enhancing nutrients and moisture content in soil and which are either found in obscured ancient samskrit texts or any other person who has sustained the knowledge from his ancestors.
He laments at present agricultural techniques, being encouraged by the established agricultural universities. The excessive use of chemical fertilizers that kill the natural life enduring nature of land/soil, that pollutes air, water and even the food produced in these fields.
He mentioned about the CANCER TRAIN of Punjab.
His Philosophy…
The work that inspired him most is ‘One Straw Revolution’ written by Masanobu Fukuoka, which probably influenced his interest in agriculture and also made an indelible impression on his thinking towards life.
He lives and encourages younger generation to live a life of joy and prosperity. He cautions us not to get engrossed in western belief system, which pursues profitability resulting in exploitation and egoistic joy.
He advises Indian way of life, which has elements of saintism and universal acceptance. He says our way of living evolved over thousands of years and was adopted under the aegis of seers and saints, who had dedicated their life for the welfare of the society.
He takes examples of collapsing economical and family institutions in west and on contrary speaks about existence of India and its cultural essence for thousands of years continuously.
He believes in cyclical nature of evolution and states that, irrespective of human initiated activities and conditions in opposition to Mother Nature, the nature will make sure that at some point the younger generation will always return to the roots or to ways of the nature.
Hence he says that natural way of farming or organic agriculture is the destiny and in search of self-reliance and sustenance, the younger generation will defy the trap of multinationals and enslaving governmental policies and realize the truth and take India towards the path of true development.
Interesting facts….
I would like to mention few details about his home, which are quite unique and interesting.
There is no fan at his home, because it is surrounded by beautiful plants and trees that keep it cool.
They have a small biogas plant, which is the sole source of their cooking needs for years now. They don’t rely on wood or LPG cylinders for cooking.
I’m thankful to my friends, who invited me to join them on this trip and meet such a great personality, because of my innate interest in the fields of social entrepreneurship and agriculture.

Jonathan Mak, 19, a student at Hong Kong’s Polytechnic University School of Design, came up with the idea of Steve Jobs’ silhouette into the bite of the Apple logo, “symbolizing both Jobs’ departure and lingering presence at the core of the company.” Reuters reports.

And look at his design here on this link