Procrastinating the word we all are familiar with and stick by everyday. What is procrastination? Why do we do it?How do we stop procrastinating? These questions arise in our mind when we can’t complete an important task and we procrastinate.In simple words, Procrastination is an act of postponing a task for later and being lazy. It is a common human activity delaying everyday tasks such as school assignment, project work, appointments and many more.

Why do we procrastinate? Just to feel better or is that certain overconfidence. There are hundreds of research conducted but there are no fixed answers. But, In my opinion there are two things that cause us to procrastinate: fear of failure and fear of negative feedback. These two things causes procrastination in my opinion because, we as a human have a problem that we are afraid of failing, we thing that failing is useless and if you fail in something you are trying to do than everybody will hate you or make a fool of you, and other one is fear of negative feedback, these two things are interrelated whenever we are given a task we need to do. Let's take an example of a project that we need to submit on the “Effects of social media”. We use social media everyday, even well aware of the merits and demerits of social media. Even when we do this when we research we are afraid that what if this point is good or not, and we start doubting our own thoughts and this doubt leads us to thinking that the project will not be good. If I submit this and show this everyone will laugh and make fun of me and many more things like this comes to our mind and make us demotivated and eventually we procrastinate, and If we take these things out of our mind we may stop procrastinating and be productive.

How do we stop procrastinating? We can stop procrastinating in many ways just not trying to be perfect in everything you do and stop thinking about what others will think if we do so and thoughts like those may reduce procrastinating but I think the “ two minute rule” can help you increase your productivity in a really good way. Thinking about hard tasks also takes us in the phase of procrastination so, in two minute rule we just break down every task in easy way, for example: reading a page of book everyday, running around your roof for 2 minutes to get you habit into running, learning a formula a day, writing a line a day etc. Like this learning a page of book will let you open book and day by day you will increase your pages and stop procrastinating, running on your roof will let you wear your running gear get you pumped on get running day by day, learning a formula a day will let you open your notes and slowly one formula will turn into one derivation , one word problem and eventually get you in habit of learning and so on. Following these simple rules will help you to stop procrastinating and increase productivity.

Procrastination is a phase in your life that comes to your mind when you think of the hard tasks that you need to complete.In the same way,instead of focusing on the easy task like if you have do ten word problems first think of two and complete those two problems and and do other two so on it will make your task easy makes you feel motivated and increase productivity.

नेपालमा डढेलोले मध्य नेपालको आकाशलाई धमिलो दिनमा परिवर्तन गरेको छ । गत महिनामा मात्र देशभरि करिब ६० जिल्लाहरूमा ५०० भन्दा बढी वनमा आगलागी भएको छ । महोत्तरीदेखि मनाङसम्म नेपालको वनजङ्गल निरन्तर जलिरहेको छ । ७७ जिल्लामध्ये ७३ जिल्लाको वनजङ्गलमा आगो लागेको छ ।

नतिजा स्वरूप, बाक्लो  धुवाँले मध्य नेपालको प्रमुख भागलाई समेट्यो, जसका कारण यस क्षेत्रका प्रमुख सहरहरूमा हावाको गुणस्तर दिन प्रतिदिन खराब हुँदै गइरहेको छ । काठमाडौँमा वायु गुणस्तर सूचीका अनुसार ३०० भन्दा बढी पुगेको छ भने पोखरा, वीरगन्ज, हेटौँडा र बुटवल जस्ता सहरहरूले गत साताको नियमित आधारमा २०० भन्दा बढी एक्युआई अङ्क देखेका छन् । गत हप्तामा यी सबै सहरहरूमा एक्युआईले ४०० को अङ्कलाई पनि पार गरिसकेको छ, केहीमा ६०० सम्म पुग्ने क्रममा छ, जुन गम्भीर प्रदूषित वर्ग अन्तर्गत आउँछ ।

वर्षाको अभाव, वनमा लागेकाे अनियन्त्रित आगो, सवारी र औद्योगिक प्रदूषणले गर्दा हावाको गुणस्तर कम भएको प्रमुख कारणको रूपमा लिन सकिन्छ । यसले घरेलु र अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय दुवै उडानहरूका साथसाथै व्यक्तिको सामान्य स्वास्थ्यलाई पनि असर गरेको छ । दम, क्राेनिक ब्रोन्काइटिस र एम्फाइसेमा जस्ता श्वासप्रश्वासको समस्या भएका व्यक्तिहरू, साना बच्चाहरू साथसाथै बाहिर काम गर्ने मानिसहरूलाई वायु प्रदूषणको खतरा बढी हुन्छ ।‌ प्रदूषणको मुख्य कारण नेपालभरि लागिरहेको डढेलो हो । गत ५ महिनादेखि नेपालमा २,००० भन्दा बढी वनमा आगो लागेको छ । यो केन्द्रीय नेपालमा मात्र सीमित छैन ।

In general, Technology is the sum of techniques, skills, methods, and processes used in the accomplishment of objectives such as scientific investigation.Technology plays an important role in our life. Nowadays, people can’t imagine their life without technology, since they are surrounded by different types of technology that can help them to live life in a better and easier way.Technology can save as well as waste our time; it all depends on how we use it.

 Technology saves our time by helping us to do our daily tasks faster and increase our intelligence. It is very easy to get access to relevant information at any time anywhere. Technology is beneficial for us in every field. Likewise, increasing use of technology in the workplace leads to employee motivation, high productivity. well-being and growth-related conversations, technologies like mobile, telephones have made communication easier, faster, and more convenient. Apart from lots of benefits there are some flaws of technology as well. These days people are becoming lazier and they don’t feel the need to step outside of their comfort zone, home to find entertainment and fun such as spending time with friends and family. 

 Today people are excessively dependent on modern technologies. If any technological equipment, machinery, or tool fails to perform which is used in our daily life, then we feel helpless. We are very much dependent on technology for every work which decreases our thinking capacity.People are now very much confined within what they get there on the internet. They don't bother to use their brain and be more creative.People are spending more time using modern technology; they neglect their real life. Unwise use of technology distracts youth from their study and work. It isolates people from their society and social life. Addiction to technology may lead to depression, anxiety, social isolation and many more. Overuse of gadgets has bad impacts on our health.Technology is beneficial for us but excessive use is very harmful in every way. Technology is a system created by humans using scientific knowledge for the attainment of basic human needs. To prevent the negative effects of technology we should limit the use of gadgets and be aware of the disadvantages of technology. 

In conclusion, technology has a lot of benefits and importance in our life. It has been advancing day by day and has been productive. It is essential in today's world, yet it could take over our lives and become our worst enemy if we aren’t careful.

It's true that people will ruin happiness, when they don't find their own,

It's true that the person you love the most hurts you once in a while and you have to learn to forgive them. It's true that you can be forgiven by others, but you have to learn to forgive yourself. 

It's true that the most delicious bite is the deadliest, 

It's true that one day you will die, and nothing is truer than this fact. 

It's true my best friend and I can do everything and nothing to have the best time together.

It’s true pretending is essential sometimes, but being your authentic self is getting the most out of every precious second. 

It's true that only you are responsible for your happiness and no one else.

 It's true some people are just not meant to stay no matter how hard you want them to stay back.

 It's true the past has already been written, but if you read it again and again the next page of your life will be empty. 

आजको दिनसम्म गरेर लगभग चार दिन जति भयो घामको किरण काठमाडौँ नछिरेको । विभिन्न वनजङ्गलमा लागेको आगलागी र धुवाँधुलोको कारण धुम्म परिरहेको यो सहरमा आज मानिसहरू घरबाट बाहिर निस्किन डराइरहेका छन् । कोरोनाको कारण बन्द भएका विद्यालयहरू बल्ल बल्ल त राम्रोसँग सञ्चालन हुन थालेका थिए तर फेरि वातावरणीय समस्याले विद्यार्थीहरू घरमै बस्नु परेको छ । यी यावत् कुराहरू जोड्नुको तात्पर्य भनेकाे हिजो हामीले वनजङ्गलको संरक्षण गरेनौँ र आज त्यसको प्रतिफल हामीले यी यावत् दुख कष्टहरू भोग्नु परेको छ । 

काठमाडौँमा वातावरणको स्वरूप एक्कासि बदलिँदा बच्चाहरू र बुढाबुढीहरूमा घम्भीर असर परेको देखिन्छ । मनलागी गरेर प्रकृति ध्वस्त परियो भने के कस्ता चुनौतीहरूको सामना गर्नुपर्छ भन्ने सानो झलक त हामीले यसैबाट पनि देख्न सक्छौँ । वनजङ्गल विनाश भयो, प्रदूषण बढ्दै गयो भने यस्ता समस्याहरूको हामीले दिनहुँ सामना गर्नुपर्छ र अधिक समयसम्म गर्नुपर्छ । अहिलेको वातावरणीय समस्या त अब १/२ दिन झरी पर्यो भने टर्ला तर यस्तै गरी प्रकृतिको विनाश गरिरहने हो भने आजको यो समस्या भोलि गएर हाम्रो मृत्युको कारण बन्न बेर लाग्दैन । अर्को कुरा भनेकाे अहिले पुरा विश्वमा नै जुन आणविक भट्टीहरूको निर्माण भइरहेको छ, यसले सारा वातावरणलाई प्रदूषित पारिरहेको छ । हाम्रै देशमा पनि विकास निर्माणको निहुँमा वनजङ्गल विनाश भइरहेका छन्, जसले गर्दा अक्सिजनको मात्रा निकै कम भइरहेको छ र यसैका कारण हामीले स्वस्थ वातावरणमा बाँच्न पाउने अवसर समेत पाएका छैनौँ । 

विकासको नाममा विनाश भइरहेको यस्तो अवस्थामा यदि अब पनि वातावरणकाे संरक्षण नगर्ने हो भने हामी मानवका साथसाथै अरू प्राणीको पनि अस्तित्व रहँदैन र आज जुन माहोलमा हामी बाँचिरहेका छौँ, यही माहोल भोलि विश्वभर रहन पनि बेर लाग्दैन । अहिलेकाे सन्दर्भमा भने नेपालले तत्कालै वातावरण प्रदूषित हुनबाट रोक्नुपर्छ र वनजङ्गल सहितको विकासलाई प्राथमिकता दिँदै अघि बढ्नुपर्छ किनकि यसको असर नेपालमा भित्रिन थालिसक्यो । साथै अरू देशहरूले पनि वातावरण संरक्षणमा ध्यान दिनुपर्छ । प्रकृतिमा भएका कुराहरूलाई परिवर्तन गर्ने हैन, यसलाई संरक्षण गर्दै यसको उपभोग गर्न सिक्नुपर्दछ किनभने यदि प्रकृतिको विनाश गरियो भने त्यसको असर मान्छेलाई पर्छ, जसले गर्दा विभिन्न समस्याहरू आइपर्छन् ।

 भनिन्छ नि संसारका हरेक कुराले हामीलाई प्रेरणा दिइरहेका हुन्छन् र केही न केही कुरा सिकाइरहेका हुन्छन् । आज वातावरण प्रदूषित गर्नाले हामीले भोग्नु पर्ने असरका बारेमा प्रकृति स्वयंले हामीलाई सचेत गराएको छ । यो मौसम त १/२ दि न झरी परेपछि ठिक हुन्छ होला तर यदि अझै पनि हामीले वातावरण प्रदूषित गर्न छाडेनौँ भने यसभन्दा घातक  परिस्थितिको सामना गर्नुपर्छ ।

This world is a stage and we all are the actors, just like a drama. Drama is not a game of a single individual; we need supporting characters in it. Like drama, our life can’t accelerate without supporting characters. Supporting characters can be anyone. Your parents, friends, teachers, etc .Family and friends play an important role in our life. Everyone has a family and we have a relation of blood with them. We are connected by them even before we see the earth or let's say before our birth. We are connected by blood.But friends are different. This is the relation which is chosen by ourselves. Choosing a family is not possible because we are here only because of them but choosing friends is in our hands. We can choose friends on our own, some motivates us, helps us thus turned out to be good , but there are friends who always demotivate us. It turns out to be bad for us. The family is important for the journey of our life, but friends are important to make that journey beautiful.

Different friends play different roles in our life. Some friends helped us with the study. I have a friend with whom I studied schooling level is still my good friend. I am not very interested in study, even unaware of the importance of study in the life of a student. He always tells me that if you make a good timetable for your studies then you will fall in love with it. Friends teach those lessons of life which we can’t find in a notebook. Some friends are always with you in good times as well as in the bad times of your life. With friends, we share things which we never prefer to share with family or relatives. Friends also help us to gain self-confidence. You have noticed or not that if we are surrounded by a mass of people which we have never met in our life then we will be nervous and scared at the same time if we are with friends we will not be nervous and scared rather than that we will be enjoying that moment.

Until now, I have many friends but all my friends are not the same type of person. Among them, some are very adventurous, helpful, virtuous, and I am pretty sure that every second of my life with them is unforgettable. Every weekend they make different plans like hiking, swimming, futsal, etc. Besides them I also have friends of different caste-like Limbu,Newar, Gurung, etc. Before meeting those friends I used to think that Nepal has only two festivals Dashain and Tihar but after being related with them I got a chance to explore the different cultures of my country.

Friends are the only reason that every moment of ours is joyful. Without friends, I can’t even imagine my life. Friends are always with us in every situation of our life.

पौराणिक सोच र आधुनिक रहरकाे गुजुल्टोमा बेरिएका मान्छे 

धार्मिक कैदीगृहका बाथरुममा 

मागहरूका अनहाइजेनिक रङले नुहाएका दैवीआकृति 

व्यस्त छन् चुस्न नाङ्गिएको एन्टिक सभ्यता ।

उता अनुकरणको पखालाले ग्रस्त संस्कृति 

घरि घरि फ्याँकिरहेछ 

ढाडिएकाे मोडर्निजम्‌का अज्ञात, आदिम पाइखानामा

विभाजनको सरुवा रोग 

भित्रिरहेछ अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय अनुदानसँगै 

चिल्ला गाडीमा बसी डलरसँग मस्किँदै, गफिँदै ।

गिदी सुकेर स्वपहिचान हराएका

बिलासी बप्परे लिडर कुल्चिरहेछन् हिँडिरहेका पाइताला

आलिसान नोस्टाल्जिक पलायन प्यालेसबाट 

देश दगुराउने चालकहरू उडाउँदै छन् प्रजातान्त्रिक सिग्रेट ।

Up from slavery is an autobiography of Booker T. Washington. In the book, he wrote about his life after freedom and the life of the whole of the black race. He wrote about the difficulties that black people faced in America during the time. 

Booker T. Washington was born a slave in Franklin County, Virginia. He lived with his mother and his siblings on the plantation. On the plantation, he did all sorts of work like hauling sacks to and from the plantation and attending to the daughters of his master. There were many slaves in the plantations that worked together. They lived in cabins that did not have anything to cover the ground, neither did the slaves have beds to sleep in. The slave had an information network during the antebellum period through which they got to know how the war was going. When the war was almost over and the north had almost won, the slaves would stay up late into the night and talk excitedly about what they would do when they were free. Here, Washington writes that although the slaves had no freedom and were kept in a bad condition, they still had a sense of loyalty towards their masters. If ordered to guard their masters, they would gladly do so and the attackers would have to go past the dead bodies of the slaves before they could lay a hand on their masters.   

All the slaves had gathered around the house of their master when their freedom was announced. All the members of the family of their master were present. The family of the master had a look of pensiveness like they were getting separated from a close member of the family or a close friend. While the slaves were also sad about getting separated from their masters whom they had served for most of their lives, that feeling was dominated by the elation of finally getting freedom.  

Once they were free, Washington and his siblings traveled with their mother to Malden, West Virginia to meet with their father.  In Malden, he worked as a coal miner in a coal mine to help support his family. Washington had always wanted to read and write so he started learning to do so by scrounging books. Shortly after a school was opened there were people of all ages to study. But since his father had recognized his ability to earn money, Washington was made to work at the coal mine. He protested this decision of his father. They came to an agreement that he would wake up early in the morning and work in the coal mine until school started. And that he would also work after school ended. Washington did so for some time. Once while he was working at the coal mine he heard of a school in Hamilton where black people could study. Hearing that he made a decision that he would go to study at Hampton. To go to Hampton he had to work very hard to secure his travel expenses.    We can understand that Washington had to struggle in his early days to secure enough money for his family and himself. He also had to work hard to get an education. When he reached Hampton University, he had no money with which he could pay the board expenses. Thus, he had to work as a janitor in the university to compensate for his lack of money.  

In Hampton, he met a man he respects the most, General Armstrong. General Armstrong was a great man of strong morals. He was a believer in true equality. He was also the person who recommended Washington to go to Alabama where Washington founded the Tuskegee Institute.  

In the book, Washington writes that being a slave might have been an advantage to the black person over being born a white person because society expected the black person to fail which made overcoming the odds that much more satisfying. The hardships that people have faced in their life will help them overcome the challenges of the future. He also believes that cleanliness is of the utmost importance and teaches that to every one of his students. In fact, the student needs to own a toothbrush in order to get admitted to the Tuskegee Institute.   

But, above all, Washington believes that there can only be progress when both the races live in harmony within the neighborhood, helping each other and being useful. He believes that a black person can be of equal importance to society as a white person the moment the black person can show his worth is equal to that of a white person. In the Atlanta Exposition, this is the very thing he talks about. He says to the people of the south, cast down the bucket where you are,He says that should white need a hand 16,000,000 hands would reach out to help.    

Hence, the book deals with the situation of America post-civil-war and the situation of the slaves who became free. Washington also talks about his life, his thoughts on the future of America and also the stories of certain black people.  

भनूँ के भनूँ, जो सबैलाई थाहा छ,

सुनाऊँ के सुनाऊँ, जुन सर्वव्यापक छ,

कस्तो अचम्म लुकेको छ यो संसारमा

कत्रो असमानता देखिन्छ मानिस मानिसमा

कतै मानिसको सुत्ने घर छैन,

कतै मानिसको खाने अन्न नै छैन,

मानिस कतै भोकले निलो भएको छ,

मानिस कतै ऐश्वर्यले चम्किरहेको छ । 

मानिसको पसिनामा पौडी खेल्छ मनिस

मानिसकाे रगतमा होली खेल्छ मानिस

मानिसकै मृत्युमा प्रफुल्लित छ मानिस ।

कर्णधार भविष्यका, काँचो माटो अनि 

देश विकासमा लाग्नेछन् यी प्रगतिशील बनी । 

जोस जाँगर बोकिकन हिँड्छन् यिनीहरू 

देश विकासमा पछि हट्दैनन्, प्राणै त्याग्छन् बरु ।

विद्या, बुद्धि, विवेक र खुल्ला दिलका धनी 

यिनका सामु उँचनिच कोही छैन अनि । 

स्वतन्त्रता प्यारो ठानी अगाडि यी बढ्छन् 

अन्याय र थिचोमिचो क्रान्तिद्वारा तोड्छन् ।

हार्दैनन् यिनले कहिल्यै हिम्मत र साहस 

स्वतन्त्र देश  निर्माण गरी लेख्छन् इतिहास । 

अँध्यारोको ज्योति शीला लिँदै अघि बढ्छन् 

कापी कलमकै भरमा देशलाई कोल्टे फेर्छन् ।

इतिहास साक्षी छ नि क्रान्ति यहाँ हुँदा 

लोकतन्त्र आयो देशमा यिनले ज्यान दिँदा ।। 

Living in the Kathmandu valley has become very dangerous as we have been inhaling endless amounts of dust as we roam around the city. Currently, in the pandemic, most people started wearing masks while heading out of their house. But, this practice has also been decreasing as citizens of Nepal have started to walk around without wearing a mask. 

Yesterday, on 26th March 2021, most parts of the country faced hazardous haze blankets as the wildfires in Nepal continue to spread. People roaming outside have been left with burning eye sensation and respiratory difficulty. According to reports, the yellow haze had entered many districts and cities from Makwanpur. More than 110 places in Nepal have been affected due to wildfire during this past week including Langtang National Park that caught fire yesterday morning.

The Kathmandu Valley, being just 32 kilometers away from Langtang National park could not let the air flow out due to it being a basin-shaped valley thus trapping the pollutants inside. Due to the smog and air pollution, visibility has been lowered to an unprecedented level. Many flights that were supposed to land in Nepal had to be diverted to India while some could barely land after being held in the air for almost an hour.

Statistics have shown that Kathmandu valley has been ranked as the most polluted city having a total pollution level of 294 AQI Friday evening. Even before, on January 4, 2021, Kathmandu had reached a shocking level of 500 AQI as reported by the American Embassy in Kathmandu. Some people have recorded the Air Quality Index to have reached a shocking level of 632 at 3 PM during Friday, almost 20 times more hazardous than the air WHO has said is safe to breathe.

The air quality was not only bad due to the smoke omitted from the wildfires but due to industrial and vehicular gas emissions as well as the sand dust blowing from Arabian and Indian Deserts this past week. The MoHP has strictly warned the citizens to wear masks when going outside so as not to degrade their health conditions. 

Reference: The Himalayan Times, The Nepali Times

संस्कृति हामी मानवहरूकाे सामूहिक जीवन शैली हाे भन्दा फरक नपर्ला । विशेष गरी संस्कृति भन्नासाथ हामी पुर्ख्याैली जीवनसँग जाेडिन जान्छौँ किनकि संस्कृति आज या हिजाे नै देखा परेकाे विषय अवश्य हाेइन, युगाैँदेखि चलिआएकाे आचार, व्यवहार वा क्रियाकलापले निरन्तरता पाइरहँदा आज संस्कृतिकाे नाउँ उदायाे । तसर्थ संस्कृति हाम्रा पुर्खाहरूकाे आविष्कार हाे भन्दा फरक नपर्ला ।

 नेपाल सांस्कृतिक विविधतामा संसारकै धनी मुलुक हाे । नेपालमा भूगाेल र जातिअनुसार फरक फरक संस्कृति छ । नेपालमा मधेस, पहाड र हिमालमा भिन्न भिन्न प्रकारकाे संस्कृति हामी देख्न सक्छौँ र याे विविधता नै नेपाली समाजकाे मूल पहिचान हाे । दुख परेकालाई सहयाेग दिनु, ठुलालाई आदर र सानालाई माया दिनु नेपालीकाे साझा संस्कृति हाे । 

“सय थरी बाजा एउटै ताल, सय थरी गाेडा एउटै चाल” भनेझैँ यहाँ थुप्रै संस्कृति छ र त्यही संस्कृतिभित्र मेलमिलाप र सहयाेगी भावनाहरू भेटिन्छन्, जसमा साँच्चै नेपाली हुनुुकाे भाव पैदा हुन्छ ।

 नेपाली संंस्कृति अरू देशकाे तुलनामा धेरै माथि छ र विशेष गरी मेलमिलापको सन्देश दिने खालकाे उदाहरण दिनका लागि याे विषयभन्दा उत्तम उदाहरण अरू हुनै सक्दैन । तर याे सुनाैलाे अवसर पनि त्यति बेलासम्म हुने छ जुन बेलासम्म हामीले हामाे संंस्कृतिलाई माया र सम्मान दिन बिर्संदैनाैँ ।

 नेपाली संस्कृति अरू मुलुककाे भन्दा निकै फरक भेटिन्छ, जसमा कहीँकतै नेपालीकाे नाैलाेपन झल्किन्छ तर यही संस्कृति कतिपय ठाउँमा विकृतिकाे स्वरूप सावित भएको छ । हामीले पढ्दै आएका छाैँ कि संस्कृति परिवर्तनशील विषय हाे तसर्थ जुन संस्कृति परिवर्तन हुँदैन, त्याे संस्कृतिले विकृतिको स्वरूप लिन पुग्छ । अहिलेकाे युगमा पनि हामी कतिपय विकृतिलाई पहिलेदेखि चलिआएकाे परम्परा हाे, हामी किन नमान्ने ? भन्नेजस्ता कुराहरू सुन्नमा आएकाे देखिन्छ तर पुर्खाकाे देन हाे भन्दैमा राम्रो र नराम्रो थाहा त हुनुपर्याे नि । 

अन्तत: समयानुकूल परिवर्तनशील रहने नै वास्तविकतामा संकृति भन्न सुहाउँदो हुन्छ किनकि संस्कृति हामी मानवहरूकाे जीवनकाे सहजताकै लागि सुरु भएको हाे ।