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THE POWER OF HANDLING SKILLS
Thinking is often defined as ?the action of the mind? or ?reasoning? or ?being logical.? Thinking is language or symbolic behaviour, although all symbolic behaviour is not thinking. Language is a type of vicarious behaviour in which we react to places, people, things and events either present or not present. We call this type of behaviour ?thinking.? It may range from the simple description of past events and remote places and things (recall thinking), to the fantastic description of events that never occurred and places, people and things that never existed (imaginative thinking). Enhancing thinking skills in our children is fun, thrilling and effective to stimulate them. It all starts with asking the right type of questions in an easy going manner ? systematic and well calibrated. Knowledge Skills include remembering, recalling or retrieving correct, right and appropriate and previously learned information or details to bring or draw out factual and data based answers which may be

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THE KHARWANG
When you travel into the interior regions of West Karbi Anglong, you will come across a Kharwang traditional village at Mynser, about 70 kms in distance from Nellie. The villages are scattered and are mostly present at Mynser, Thangmo, Rumphum, Umtyrshing, Birsingki along the Assam-Meghalaya border of West Karbi Anglong. They are few in numbers, but belong to a Khasi tribe under the Jaintia lineage and follow a matrilineal system. Literally, the meaning of the word Kharwang comes from the word ?Kher? which means ?belongs to? and ?wang? means ?to lay or spread?, since their ancestors laid out a rope around the village boundaries and dug trenches for defence purposes. There is not a single record of the history, culture and religion of the Kharwang community, which prompted me to write this story. The Kharwangs have become an endangered community, with only a few speaking the Kharwang language. It was after the visit of Samir Choudhury, a photographer of the Tribal Research Institute
Money Matters
Q- I am an Artist and my income is irregular. Although my earnings have substantially improved but to reach here, I struggled a lot. I don?t understand anything about investment. I?ve a two-year-old son. I want to make his future secure. Please tell me exactly what to do. Name withheld by request Ans: It is my pleasure to be able to advise you as I have been a keen follower of your music. ?We in Assam are blessed to have a son of our soil with such a rare talent, besides the virtues of humility and humanity. Do a Term Insurance and a Health Insurance. Because before starting any investment, protection of the very investment is of utmost importance. Any untoward incident may hamper your effort of building a meaningful investment objective for a stronger future. Do an online Term Plan for 50 lakhs and do it for not more than 25 years. ???I would also advise you to buy a Family Floater health insurance from Apollo DKV or Star Health, because these are standalone health insurance comp
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The legacy lives on: Ramesh Chandra Barooah
Personal integrity can be the preserve of politicians, if they so want. An honest politician may sound like an oxymoron in present times but Ramesh Chandra Barooah was exactly that. His son and proprietor of Hollonghabi Tea Garden, Ranjit Kumar Barooah, takes pride to acknowledge that living up to the high standards set by him is hard. Ramesh Chandra Barooah was born to a family, who could boast of coming to Dibrugarh almost immediately after its establishment in 1840s. Keshab Ram Barooah came to the town leaving his ancestral home at Betbari in Sivasagar district to work as a daroga (a police sub-inspector) with the British government. ?His family had long association with the Ahom royalty. One of his eight sons, Rama Kanta Barooah went on to work for AR&T Company before setting up Ubhotajaan Tea Garden with a partner. Rajani Kanta Barooah was born to him and his wife in 1880. He set up Hollonghabi Tea Estate in 1926 and established the firm, Barooah Brothers, with his brother-in-
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REMEDY FOR VAASTU DEFECTS
Q. I have got a house as a share of family partition, the sketch of which is attached herewith. Kindly se the vaastu and suggest remedies as there were several mishaps in the household, including untimely deaths. Name withheld Ans. This house has its Northeast blocked by a staircase. If you cannot relocate it towards Northwest, use pyramids in the western and southern sides. There is a cut in the southeast which is leading to an extension of the southwest. This is harmful for the owner and the eldest child. Pyramids and copper wires should be used wherever applicable. There is a septic tank at southwest. This must be relocated to the East.
 SIGN LINE
'Birthday Forecast' Moon sextile Saturn on your solar return chart bring in a good year. You are highly motivated to explore additional sources of monetary inflow and improve your financial status even as you gain from investments done previously. You would be able to bring to closure a property related issue. You communicate well and present your ideas with clarity and precision. Hard work and looking into the details will be beneficial. Be communicative and talk to your partner and enjoy the feeling of togetherness. The need or desire to talk about and bring a change in relationship dynamics would be powerful. Travel will be on the increase. Be ready to tap the opportunities that present themselves. Aries: (March 21 - April 20) You could be undecided while making an important decision today. You tend to look at both of the sides of situations and feel uncertain about the direction to be taken. Look at priorities before taking any decision. Sports and physical activities keep you f
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Locations in India to enjoy the monsoons this year
Here?s a list of some of the destinations you can visit during the monsoons: Goa: If Goa is fun unlimited in the winters, it?s magical during the rainy season. Goa is especially beautiful during this period which is between June to September, when the landscape wears a fresh green look and the lashing rains create an atmosphere of romance and thrill. Angry waves lash the black jagged rocks lining the shores as the coconut trees sway in the heavy winds. A word of caution, though: it is not advisable to go into the sea as it can get really choppy during this period. Many lives have ended abruptly in those treacherous waters. Himachal Pradesh: A journey to Himachal is a different experience altogether during the rainy season when the mountains become exceedingly beautiful with an abundance
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When I stand before god at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left and would say, 'I used everthing you gave me'
— Erma Bombeck
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