Protecting Human Research Participants - Course completion certificate

Dear All, 

I am very happy to share that I have completed the course of "Protecting Human Research

Participants" offered by The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Extramural

Research, US.

The certificate can be found at following link: Link of the certificate

- Dr. Abhijeet Safai

Importance of having a goal in life

It is extremely important to have some aim / goal in life. Without aim, the life becomes boring and our actions can even become destructive ourselves. We need not keep a very big aim always. Even a short, temporary goal will also do. But we need to make sure that we are following some aim all the time. It is also fine if we get failure while chasing it, but aimlessness is a very dangerous state of mind which needs to be handled very carefully.   

My talk on the topic of 'Ayurveda:Concepts and Misconceptions (in Marathi) at Senior Citizen Club, Sinhagad Road, Pune dated 7 April 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71Xmk2OiKHI&feature=youtu.be

This seems the news about my talk in the newspapers. But please note that I have not said this. To know what I said, please listen to my talk. 

Thanks a lot Ghooi sir for sharing this video!

Only a human can!

We can further eat even if we are full. This only a human can do. Animals eat when they are hungry and then they stop as they are full. They have inborn understanding of when to stop eating. We too have this inborn sense. But we can neglect the real hunger and can modify our behavior at our will. This seems the real problem. As we 'can' eat more even if not needed, we do it sometimes and that can lead to increased weight. 

But this need not be looked with pessimism. This ability to control our behavior presents new opportunities as it presents threats. Because having ability to control our behavior means that we can remain hungry at will as well. Which an animal can't do. So remaining hungry even when our body is demanding food is something which only a human can! 

बारूद जब बच्चा था

बारूद जब बच्चा था तब तितली पकड़ता था

वो अमिया भी चुराता था, पतंगों पर झगड़ता था

तुम उसका मांझा भी लूटते वो कुछ नही कहता

थोड़ा नाराज तो होता मगर फिर भी वो खुश रहता

मगर धोखे से तुमने उसका बचपन भी तो लूटा है

जरा देखो तो उसकी आंख में वो कब से रूठा है

जुगनुओं की रोशनी में दिल लगाने दो उसे

धूप के सिक्के उठा के गुनगुनाने दो उसे

बैगनी कंचे हथेली पर सजाने दो उसे

भोली भाली रहने दो, जिंदगी को बहने दो

बहुत जल्दी दुपट्टे ओढ़ना सिखला रहे हैं हम

क्यों जिंदगी को रात से मिलवा रहे हैं हम

वो पल्लू से चिपककर मां की चलती थी तो अच्छी थी

अकेले छोड़कर उसको क्या कहना चाह रहे है हम

एक गहरी नींद से जगाने दो उसे

धूप के सिक्के उठाके गुनगुनाने दो उसे

बैगनी कंचे हथेली पर सजाने दो उसे

भोली भाली रहने दो, जिंदगी को बहने दो

बारूद जब बच्चा था तब तितली पकड़ता था।

- Prasoon Joshi