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Dhokra The Traditional Art of Metal Casting

The name 'Dokra' or ‘Dhokra’ was used originally to indicate a sect of metal craftsmen who well were known for their metal craft. Dokra now refers to a metal craft which is tribal in origin. It is mainly found in the tribal areas of Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh. In this metal craft the craftsman firstly subcultures a wax model of the object he wants to make. Then he makes a mould of clay and pours molten metal into a hole in the mould, then the wax melts and the clay is broken away to bring out the metal object which is then smoothed an polished to perfection. This is also know as the lost wax procedure or “cire perdure”. Dokra art mainly produces figurines of Gods, Goddesses and religious animals and birds. Dokra art has a rustic and antique finish which makes this unique and appealing. Though the Dokra artists are untutored in traditional institutions the Dokra craftsmen posses huge repertoire of creativity and artistic sagacity. Dokra art is...

what is swine flu and how can we prevent it

Swine flu is a disease of pigs that can, in rare cases, be passed to humans. It is a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by one of many Influenza A viruses.  Most commonly, swine flu is of the H1N1  influenza  sub type. However, swine flu viruses can sometimes come from other sub types, such as H1N2, H3N1, and H3N2. . The symptoms of swine flu in humans are quite similar to those of regular flu, and include body aches chills cough headache sore throat fever tiredness Less commonly, a person with swine flu may experience vomiting and  diarrhea Symptoms can be managed with similar treatments to regular flu. However, a doctor should examine the patient for confirmation of swine flu and advise how to relief individual symptoms. The vaccines are very important to prevent  this  diseases:- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the  H1N1 vaccine as an injection  and an  intranasal spray  m...

what is the effects of mobile phones on human body

Mobile or cell phones are now a days an integral part of modern telecommunications in every individual life. In many countries, over half of the population use mobile phones and the mobile phone market is growing rapidly. Saudi Arabia rank first among the countries of the gulf region with highest proportion of mobile users, a study conducted by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). In gulf countries, Oman ranked second, followed by Kuwait and the UAE. Besides the number of cell phone calls per day, the length of each call and the amount of time people use cell phones are important factors which enhance the health related risk.  In 2011, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified mobile phone radiation possibly carcinogenic, means that there “could be some risk” of carcinogenicity, so additional research into the long-term, heavy use of mobile phones needs to be conducted. Mobile phones emit radio frequency energy, a form of non-io...

how is kerala now

The “one-in-hundred-year” Kerala floods have been at the center of the national consciousness for last some days. People living at present in Kerala have never seen anything like this before when 12 of the 14 districts of the state were simultaneously affected by floods, with 5 of them havi ng been affected most severely. In late August 2018, severe flooding   affected the south  Indian state of Kerala  due to unusually high rainfall during the monsoon season.   It was the worst flooding in Kerala in nearly a century.According to the national disaster's information   over 322 people died, 15 are missing  within a fortnight, while at least a million   people were evacuated, mainly from  Chengannur ,   Pandanad ,Aranmula , Aluva , Chalakudy , Kuttanad  and Pandalam . All the 14 districts  of the state were placed on red alert.  According to the Kerala go...

how can i recover from addictions

" ADDICTION" it is a nine letters's word which is a disease of our entire society . In this time we are observing that the youths are mainly effected by this in our society.Here one think i want to mention that our habits are making us addicted . Habits are formed in a three-part loop. There exists a  cue  (or context), a  response , and a  reward  (or consequence), all directed towards a goal. The environmental cue leads us to respond, and our brains associate the cue and reward. That’s how we learn to repeat the action. Habits are formed due to goals. Goals are flexible to a large extent and keep changing, but our habits become permanent. They are programmed to stick even if they no longer serve the purpose or the goal. There’s nothing inherently wrong with such behavior. But it’s when it starts to do more harm than good that it turns into a bad   habit. Now let us take some examples:  In our friend community we have lot of friends w...

how to stay motivated

" Dream"  it is not just a word , we see it while sleeping .But whenever we are talking about about "DREAM" we need to mention one special line "Dream in not just a word but it is the thing that is a cause of your sleeping disorder when you are in your struggling phase ".In this present time it is a very common problem among the youths that they are not able to fulfill their dream ,so always they have  a question that 'how to fulfill our dream '.                    It is happening because there are two types of people :- 1)some are very passionate to their dream but they can't fulfill their dream. 2)some are not passionate to their dream ,they see some dreams which are made by the playing cards.  So here in both the cases there is a solution ,in the first case they are passionate but they loss because some times there is a lack of motivational atomic energy which can charged them and lot of attractions towards bla...