Ultra-black Fish

 Ultra-black fish, Ultra-black fish

hide in plain sight in the deepest sea.

So how does it work, this trickery,

their magic# invisibility?

Ultra-black fish, Ultra-black fish

have # melanin, just like human skin,

but pigment structures found within

are packed so tight –

like a # gumball machine –

That almost all light gets# trapped right in.

By taking a lesson from #fish-skin designs,

we could make up a # pigment, the right shape and size.

The #blackest of blacks would be our prize

for material science that tricks human eyes!

Sukarma Rani Thareja

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India

 

Grand Daughter-Grand Father Duo

 Grand Daughter-Grand Father Duo

I am  my grandfather's candle light,



I keep account of all his activities,



What is he eating?,



At what time is he eating?



The diet recommended  by doctors,



Is he eating?



Has he taken his medicine?



 Prescribed by a doctor?.







My grandfather  is a patient  of asthma,



I keep track,



If he has taken his required dose,



Of asthma medicine through a puff?.







Did he go for his evening  walk?,



Did he go to collect bread and fruits for me?



In the evening from the market nearby,



Are his clothes ironed properly?,



That's why Dadaji calls me,



His daughter's candlelight is bright.











I share with him all my academic,



 Homework difficulties,



Dadaji tells me tricks to handle,



 My problems,



He encourages me in the field every day.







He is my best friend,



When he is out of the home,



His absence at home disturbs me,



When he  goes to his village,



For a few days,



For his return and safety,



I pray daily.







With him, I have a different  type,



 Of  bonding strongly,



We understand  each other,



 Even without uttering a few words.







My grandfather  loves me,



He will not take,



His food was without seeing me,



God bless Grand daughter-grandfather duo


Friendship eternal.

Sukarma Thareja

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Secure Childhood for Children

 I was teaching in a primary school. Teaching kids of 5-8 years is a lot of fun. I had a student, Asha very cute one. But somehow she looked stressed out. I tried to inquire from Asha why it is so. From our interactive healthy conversation, I came to know Asha has an abusive father. My student Asha was growing up in an environment of constant threat, constant burdens, heavy burdens that influence Asha's everyday function. I started reading about the same and found that under constant fear, the stress system is activated excessively. It produces what we call toxic stress, and that disrupts the development of brain circuits during their critical periods. It disrupts the cardiovascular system. It disrupts the immune system and creates the foundation for a greater risk for a whole host of physical and mental health problems and difficulties, and learning. That really made me greatly concerned for dear Asha.

I talked to our principal, Madam. Principal Madam fixed a Zoom meeting with Asha's mother and requested mother help the child. The principal told the mother that early experiences of childhood literally shape a child's biology, creating either a strong or a weak foundation for all the health, learning, and behavior that follow for a lifetime. I, as the class teacher, was trying my best to make Asha happy and playful in 

There were students like Suman, Rekha, and Rakesh whose parents were responsive, warm, and sensitive, which is why these children were doing well in every activity at school. Their language development was good, and they had secure attachment to their parents.

 The expression of warmth could differ across cultures, but I found there were parents who smiled a lot and would demonstrate positive affect towards their babies. Their children had positive social developmental outcomes. There were students in my class who had negative experiences because of exposure to family violence, chronic and harsh parenting, and maltreatment. This threatens the secure attachment of children, and consequently, the later social development of children is limited.

Unfortunately, in India, our health sector will always look at child survival, they will look at immunization rates, but they will not look at holistic development in the sense that is their language, social-emotional development.

The moral of the story is that parents should give a happy and secure childhood to their children. If parents are not able to do so, they are neither helping children nor society in development.

Sukarma Thareja 

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Prerequisite of Relationship

Prerequisite  of Relationship 

I have a friend, Karuna. Unfortunately, her husband is in the habit of

cheating with her in terms of #financial promises. He will promise Karuna
x amount of money, but will never give her the same amount. Somehow, he
will spend money on other things which he never  discloses to Karuna.

 Sometimes Karuna gets depressed and says, "Madam, sometimes I feel that
somehow I am not able to handle my husband. He thinks that  Karuna will
not understand my cheating trick. "

I always tell "Karuna, think like this. When we were small kids, many of
our classmates would never prepare for the monthly test and would always
be asking #answer for questions. They simply behave in that manner because
they never #prepare themselves for the test. Please try to #understand
this problem in the same way that your husband wants to be in relation to
you in #financial matters, but he is not prepared for the test for
financial matters relationship, therefore he #cheats for the same.

I further  said "Your husbsnd thinks that he can maintain a good financial
relationship with you without #undergoing a test. Therefore, dear Karuna,
please stop #blaming yourself for the same, as #fault lies with your
husband's behavior. "

Moral-If one wishes to be in any form of relationship with another person,
one should be prepared to appear for a test. A test is - prerequisite of
any type of relationship

Sukarma Thareja 

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Mooncraft Chandrayaan-3

 Chandrayaan-3; consists of Robert duo #land Vikram and #rover Pragyan,

On August 23, 2023, successfully landed on the south pole surface #lunar,

This good news was shared with joy by world #space lovers,

Since then #Robert duo have been #conducting an experiment series,

Actively exploring south pole surface lunar.

With #Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscope(LIBS),

And #Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer(APXS),

Found out element #Sulphur, Iron, Chromium,

Oxygen, Calcium, along with silicon,

 Pragyan, on the lunar south pole surface,

Of course!  also found Titanium,

 Used in building fighter planes,

Manganese, Sulphur are there; also, Aluminium Mine,

Underway is also a search for #lightest element, Hydrogen.

Big achievement, wow, Pragyan!

 Says the science world in voice one,

With all these activities of Pragyan,

Is shivering unique #lunar surface,

Pleasant experiences Shares;

 Dear Robert Lander Vikram,

Chandrayaan-3- 3 mission is great, has been positioned.

India, my dear motherland,

As a leading player in #exploration lunar,

The whole world is praising ISRO- India,

For achievements of #Chandrayaan-3, Vikram - Pragyan.

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Sukarma Thareja

Robert Humane

 My little grandson is always excited about #Robert. To educate him, I wrote a small poem entitled"

• Robert Humane

The same I am listing below for the benefit of my esteem readers.

Bro Robert

In the window opposite my home

Lives robot bro brilliant

Every day I see him cleaning

House with #vacuum Cleaner

He follows a fixed timeline  ,

He serves his sick master

Medicine in time.

I say good morning,

To him every day,

He accepts my salute,

With a humble gesture,

Everyday.

I told him one day,

Please come to my home,

We will have fun,

We both will,

Exchange knowledge,

Of fun  tricks,

We use in our games,

You are so brainy,

Brilliant,

I love to be your friend, bro!

He told me, friend,

My brain is simpler,

Than yours,

And operates much more,

Slowly,

Basic part of my brain,

Is neuron

Which does a simple operation,

About 1000 times per second,

My size can vary from coin,

To bigger than a car,

I have three main components,

Sense, compute and act.

I told him, friend,

You incorporate,

Discipline many,

Mechanical and# electrical,

Engineering,

Subject science, mathematics and physics,

And of course, the arts pretty.

We feel proud of you, robot bro,

When we see your wonders,

In escalator, dishwasher,

Vacuum cleaner,

Acting factory laborer,

Transport vehicles,

Aeroplanes, helicopters,

Submarines, flying cars.

Many thanks friend,

For being so nice and kind,

You help us in lifting,

Objects heavy.

You help us in a disaster ,

Management when there are,

Floods and  Sunami,

You give security to us,

By being present in a missile,

Drone and radar great,

I wish we could somehow,

Introduce in algorithms,

Which run you,

Some moral values and,

Empathy like we humans.

I also wish the same bro,

I wish I could be emotional,

And rational and stick to values  morals,

In odd and challenging situations,

And help humanity,

In manyfold ways sacred,

And could,

Make history wonderful,

Said bro Robert.

Sukarma Thareja

Woman in science

 The progress of women in science has been much slower and uncertain than the achievement of equal rights between 

the sexes. Women are on their way to becoming the majority among students, but still in the minority in the scientific 

area, according to UNESCO only 30% of scientists are female, and this number is even lower in leadership positions in 

science; in Latin America only 18% of deans are women. The reasons are numerous, from cultural issues, family 

responsibilities, substantial degree of discrimination against women - more than enough to suppress the progress of 

women in many professions, and others. Diversity is important and necessary in the academic field, as it provides a 

substantially wider point of view, with more sensitivity and respect for different perspectives. Policies to encourage the 

participation of women in leadership positions are necessary, because when more women occupy strategic and 

decision-making positions, the greater will be the representation in the area. As well as increasing diversity in scientific 

recruitment committees and strategies to help with the professor’s family commitments, such as payment for day care 

centers and maternity leave for the fellows, are also actions that help to avoid the evasion of these women from the 

scientific environme