POONJAR

Poonjar is a small town in the Kottayam district of Kerala state, India. Before the independence of India Poonjar had been the capital of the Poonjar Koyikkal Swaroopam.
Poonjar is one of the 140 legislative assembly constituencies of the Kerala state.
Actually the place poonjar is now known as panachikappara.poonjar thekkekkara is now known as poonjar. One main part of the meenachil river starts from poonjar

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Vagamon
Vagamon is an enchanting hill station on the Idukki-Kottayam border. With rolling knolls cloaked in emerald green, evergreen tea gardens, the mist embracing exquisite trees, cascading waterfalls, mist clad hilltops, Vagamon has no comparison.

Meenachil River
Meenachil River, made famous by Arundhati Roy in her masterpiece "God of Small Things", originates near Vanilla County. The river or rather the stream is of ravenous beauty as it gushes and gurgles forth through the rocks and creates baby waterfalls and little pools on the way down. The crystal clear water allows you to see the pebbles underneath.

Illikal Peak
Illikal Peak at 6000 ft., is the origin of the River Meenachil and many other rivers. The natural menhirs atop the mountain take on a mystical meaning to those who view it from afar. A 3 hour climb to the top is a rewarding experience to trekkers as well as to those who wish to see the origin of one of Kerala's life giving rivers.

Maramala Waterfalls
Maramala Waterfalls, a scenic stream and its breathtaking waterfalls are together referred to as "Enchantress of the Jungle" in the local lore. Sliding down 200mts. from the numerous hillocks, this gushing water has etched out over the years, a deep natural pond amongst the rocks.

Ayyampara
Ayyampara, or Five Rocks, a 20-acre rock formation is a favourite haunt for those who wish to see some spectacular sunsets. It is really fascinating to witness the Moon rising as the orange red Sun sets on the horizon. The Five rocks are said to represent the five Pandava brothers of the Indian epic Mahabharata. A cave nearby is big enough for 15 people to live in.

POONJAR PALACE

The Poonjar Palace is a glorious proof to the regal magnificence of a bygone era. Inside the palace walls is an amazing royal collection of antiques and exquisite furniture including a palanquin, huge chandeliers, a thoni carved out of a single piece of wood for Ayurvedic massages, jewel boxes, palm leaf engravings, varieties of lamps, sculptures of Nataraja (the dancing Siva), grain measures, statues and weapons. A distinctive conch preserved at the Poonjar palace is taken out once a year for ritualistic purposes. Near the palace is a remarkable replica of the Madurai Meenakshi Temple. The walls of this temple put up with sculptures that narrate stories from the Puranas. However, the most fascinating display here is the Chuttuvilakku (row of lamps) carved out on stonewalls of the Sastha Temple nearby. It is an amazing spectacle as such rock cut lamps are rare in India.

Located in the Kottayam, Poonjar Palace is a scintillating evidence of the magnificent and royal collection of the rich past of this place. The palace has an amazing collection of royal antiques like palanquin, weapons of warfare, grand chandeliers, jewel boxes and beautiful sculptures of Nataraja (dancing pose of Lord Shiva). In Kottayam, Poonjar Palace is a popular haunt among tourists and the palace never fails to fascinate people. The walls of this temple are beautifully decorated with sculptures and carvings that depict scenes from the ancient Puranas. A stunning replica of the famous Madurai Meenakshi temple is built right next to this palace and worth a visit. The most amazing sculpture over here is the Chuttuvilakku or rock cut lamps that stand majestically in a row. This is a rare sight in India and is worth a watch. The palace also has a conch that is taken out once in a year for traditional rituals. It is truly a magnificent place to visit and will give you an idea of the glorious past of Kottayam.

How to Reach Poonjar Palace

Air:he nearest airport is the Cochin International Airport, located at a distance of around 80 kilometers.

By RailThe Kottayam railway station is at a distance of 30 kilometers from the palace.

By RoadKottayam is well connected to Kerala by a wide network of roads and can be easily reached from anywhere in Kerala

MANAGING THE CONTENT: THE KERALA MODEL

A government website which is believed to give latest information, says Happy New Year in May, keep off the user from the website. The day-to-day updating of a website is an important task. However the degrees of transactions involved in a simple updating has often restricted the ability to make on the go changes on the web. Most government officials, who are no experts of the html depend on service providers to manage their websites. To update a website, the information has to be documented, got approved through the approval process, sent to the service provider who manages the site. After it reaches the service provider, it is distributed within their set-up to the actual programmer who manages the site for the Department and he carries out the change. The actual change-maker is removed from the content developer by several degrees of transactions. Moreover, he may lack the domain expertise to incorporate the information in suitable area of the website. This may require reverting back to the requisitioning department that requires more transactions. If there is no connect between information being generated in the Department and the information being posted on the web, it becomes very difficult to motivate officials to keep sending information to the service provider to update information. Not surprisingly, many government websites have information that is often out of date.
Is there any possibility for the user to maintain the website by himself, thus avoiding the time period meant for updating? The big question gets an answer. The Kerala state Information Technology mission (KSITM) has come forward with the mission to migrate all government websites to the Content Management Framework (CMF).

Content Management Framework

It is open source software which allows a user to change the content and design of a website himself through a user name and password access control. This avoids the need of the web service provider for content management and as a result steers clear of the delay caused in this regard. The important thing about CMF is that the user with normal word-processing skills is able to update websites, change layouts, design, and shift items around on the website. This system also includes features such as page catching to improve performance, RSS feeds, printable version of pages, news flashes, polls, web searching etc. It treats graphics and content separately, so the user can easily change the content with out changing the graphics or by changing the graphics. A parson has minimum knowledge about computer can easily change or manage the content. I t is possible to access sites from other devices like Mobiles, Set Top Box etc.

Reload the website

Kerala, the high profile state in Information Technology domain, reload the concept and the definition of website. Using Joomla software, one of the renowned open source content management software, Kerala State IT Mission takes the pioneer move in India to migrate the conventional websites to content management framework. Apart from empowering the user departments to manage their own websites, the effort to migrate the websites to CMF has been used by the KSITM as an opportunity to standardize the templates of government websites, particularly those which did not have adequate information thereon, so that the websites have a minimum citizen friendly content available on them.

First but strong

The effort to migrate the government websites was launched in November 2007. The project team has already migrated 50 important websites includes 19 Minister’s websites to the content management framework. The government websites of finance department (finance.kerala.gov.in), Minister for Labour and Excise (minister-labour.kerala.gov.in) and Minister for Fisheries and Registration (minister-fisheries.kerala.gov.in) give the right impression and necessity of the CMF websites. The updated main menu gives the information about the department and minister. A user can know about the static details like profile constituency, portfolio etc and dynamic details like itinerary, achievements. In the itinerary column the ministers’ day-to-day programmed chart is available. The website also provides the option of polls with which the department can collect the public opinion of any subject related to their department.

Now the service providers like National Informatics Centre (NIC), Centre for Digital Imaging Technology (C-DIT),Kerala State Electronic Development Corporation(KELTRON) agree the system and they become the arms of I T Mission. “The Kerala State Health Mission came up with new findings about ‘chikungunya’ in the late hours of the day. Without Content Management Framework, it would have been woefully difficult to publish it timely. But this situation changes by the use of Joomla software. Anytime any where content management and updating is possible” says Asha Varma Technical Director of National Informatics Centre. These words justify the pioneer move of Kerala state Information Technology mission (KSITM).

The System Right Clicked

Governance and capacity are two important issues in a project of this mammoth nature, which proposes to cover all Departments across the government. Kerala State IT Mission has mandated a content management governance mechanism in each department headed by State Information Officer. Kerala State IT Mission is providing training and technology support to the persons who are keen on this move. The technology support team gives instructions and guidance to the concerned officer or the content management team of the various departments.

The templates of the website of Finance department (finance.kerala.gov.in) has been very effective in communicating the up-to-date information to its customers. The site is more reliable than any time before. Now onwards a user can relays full on that website. The content management team in the department is always focused on giving the latest information to the public.

The migration of all websites has several benefits. Apart from reducing the degree of transaction invoved in updating the websites, it also reduces the cost of updating .It also built capacity to the Government Department to manage the website themselves. There are spillover benefits in overall approach to delivery of services to citizens as the Department’s officer recognizes the direct link between his action and improvement of service delivery by the Department.

It will also enable the next level of up gradation where it is possible to combine all the Government websites and provide a single window –Kerala web portal for all Government services. It give the chance to modify the Government websites to possess all the relevant data including circulars to public, submission of application forms, grievance redressal ,e-procurement, government Orders etc.

Kerala has been the leader in several e-governance projects in the past through innovative projects like Akshaya, FRIENDS and others. The implementation of content management framework is another initiative, which will provide quality improvement in the use of ICTs in providing G2C services. This seemingly innocuous effort would have huge benefits in the long run and become model for others to follow.

Here onwards, our websites change with time, say Happy New Year in January not in May.
(For Kerala state I T Mission)

information courtesy: Kerala State IT Mission

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NA: PRACHODAYATH

"Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success, that is way great spiritual giants are produced"

vivekananda

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VIVEKANANDA

Born: January 12, 1863 Died: July 4, 1902

Achievements:

Played a major role in spiritual enlightenment of Indian masses; Spread Vedanta philosophy in the West; established Ramakrishna Mission for the service of the poor.Swami Vivekananda was one of the most influential spiritual leaders of Vedanta philosophy. He was the chief disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahansa and was the founder of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission. Swami Vivekananda was the living embodiment of sacrifice and dedicated his life to the country and yearned for the progress of the poor, the helpless and the downtrodden. He showed a beacon of light to a nation that had lost faith in its ability under British rule and inspired self-confidence among Indians that they are second to none. His ringing words and masterful oratory galvanized the slumbering nation.Swami Vivekananda real name was Narendranath Dutta. He was born on January12, 1863 in Calcutta. His father's name was Vishwanath Dutta and his mother's name Bhuvaneswari Devi. Narendranath acquired the name of Swami Vivekananda when he became a monk.As a child Narendra was very lively and naughty. He was good in studies as well as in games. He studied instrumental and vocal music and also practiced meditation from a very early age. Even when Narendra was young he questioned the validity of superstitious customs and discrimination based on caste and religion. As a child Narendra had great respect for sanyasis (ascetics). He would give away anything to anybody if asked for. Whenever a beggar asked for alms, he would give him anything he had. Thus from childhood Narendra had the spirit of sacrifice and renunciation.In 1879, Narendra passed matriculation and entered Presidency College, Calcutta. After one year, he joined the Scottish Church College, Calcutta and studied philosophy. He studied western logic, western philosophy and history of European nations. As he advanced in his studies, his thinking faculty developed. Doubts regarding existence of God started to arise in Narendra's mind. This made him associate with the Brahmo Samaj, an important religious movement of the time, led by Keshab Chandra Sen. But the Samaj's congregational prayers and devotional songs could not satisfy Narendra's zeal to realise God.During this time Narendra came to know of Sri Ramakrishna Pramahans of Dakshineswar. Sri Ramakrishna was a priest in the temple of Goddess Kali. He was not a scholar. But he was a great devotee. It was being said of him that he had realized God. Once, Narendra went to Dakshineswar to with his friends see him. He asked Ramakrishna, whether he had seen God. The instantaneous answer from Ramakrishna was, "Yes, I have seen God, just as I see you here, only in a more clear sense." Narendra was astounded and puzzled. He could feel the man's words were honest and uttered from depths of experience. He started visiting Ramakrishna frequently.It was in Narendra's nature to test something thoroughly before he could accept it. He would not accept Ramakrishna as his guru without a test. Ramakrishna used to say that, in order to realize God, one should give up the desire for money and women. One day Narendra hid a rupee under his pillow. Sri Ramakrishna, who had gone out, came into the room and stretched himself on the cot. At once he jumped up as if bitten by a scorpion. When he shook the mattress, the rupee coin fell down. Later he came to know that it was the doing of Narendra. Narendra accepted Sri Ramakrishna as his guru and took training under him for five years in the Advaita Vedanta, the philosophy of non-dualism. Sri Ramakrishna passed away in 1886 and nominated Narendra as his successor. After his death Narendra and a core group of Ramakrishna's disciples took vows to become monks and renounce everything, and started living in a supposedly haunted house in Baranagore. In 1890, Narendra set out on a long journey. He covered the length and breadth of the country. He visited Varanasi, Ayodhya, Agra, Vrindavan, Alwar etc. Narendra acquired the name of Swami Vivekananda during the journey. It is said that he was given the name Vivekananda by Maharaja of Khetri for his discrimination of things, good and bad. During his journey, Vivekananda stayed at king's palaces, as well as at the huts of the poor. He came in close contact with the cultures of different regions of India and various classes of people in India. Vivekananda observed the imbalance in society and tyranny in the name of caste. He realised the need for a national rejuvenation if India was to survive at all.Swami Vivekananda reached Kanyakumari, the southernmost tip of the Indian subcontinent on December24, 1892. He swam across the sea and started meditating on a lone rock. He meditated for three days and said later that he meditated about the past, present and future of India. The rock is presently popular as Vivekananda memorial and is a major tourist destination.In 1893, Swami Vivekananda went to America to attend the Conference of World Religions in Chicago. He earned wild applause for beginning his address with the famous words, "Sisters and brothers of America." Swamiji mesmerized everyone in America with his masterful oratory. Wherever he went, he dwelt at length on the greatness of Indian Culture. He spoke with spontaneous ease on every topic, be it History, Sociology, Philosophy or Literature. He deplored the malicious propaganda that had been unleashed by the Christian missionaries in India. Swami Vivekananda also went to England. Many people became his disciples. Most famous among them was Margaret Nivedita'. She came to India and settled here.Swami Vivekananda returned to India in 1897 after four years of touring in the West. He started disseminating the message of spiritual development among Indians. He realized that social service was possible only through the concerted efforts on an organized mission. To achieve this objective, Swami Vivekananda started Sri Ramakrishna Mission in 1897 and formulated its ideology and goal. During the next two years he bought a site at Belur on the banks of the Ganga, constructed the buildings and established the Ramakrishna Mutt. He once again toured the West from January 1899 to December 1900.Swami Vivekananda died on July4, 1902 at Belur Mutt near Calcutta.

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