Speeches on Allama Iqbal, New Year, Pollution, Laughter is the best Medicine & AIDS
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Allama Iqbal
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When it comes to the biggest name in Urdu literature of the last century, Iqbal is a name to reckon with. He is still regarded as the greatest poets in terms of style and content. Most famous poems of Iqbal are “Sare Jahan se Accha” and ” Lab Pe Aati Hai Dua “.
Apart from this, he had a degree in metaphysics, Barat law, and an arts degree. He even worked as a barrister in an inn. Eventually, he got his Ph.D. from Europe in1905. His poetry career came in later years where he espoused the theory of self-realization.
His poems depicted the spiritual beliefs and theological concepts of Islam and he gained an immediate rise to popularity. Soon, he became a renowned poet. He was a strong political voice and took part in all conferences like round table ones in England.
He was also awarded knighthood in the year 1922 by then British sovereign King George V, for his craft and skill. He rallied for raising the levels of education in Indian Muslims and called for the social transformation of the beleaguered minorities.
His poems and worked sparked a renaissance among the Muslims to learn about their faith. Among his literary works is Koh i Himala (first poem), Armaghan-e-Hijaz, jawab-e- shikwa, Bal-e-Jibrael etc.
He was invited to hold lectures at prestigious institutions like Aligarh and Bombay. His lectures would eventually be penned as a book titled, "The reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam". He died in 1938 and was buried in Lahore.
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New Year
Today we gather to usher in a new beginning, a time to start with new hopes, desires, expectations and New Year resolutions. These also give us an edge and excitement going into the New Year, a fresh start.
Therefore, it is no surprise that people want to celebrate the beginning of the New Year with joyful celebrations with their loved ones. This is what is like the New Year celebrations. It is a modern form of festivals that have become a ritual performed by the urban areas in particular.
The fact that New Year is usually the last day before returning to work, people try extra hard to enjoy the festivities. Often kids are instructed to report their experiences and present the same when the school reopens after the winter holidays.
This is a time of the year to mend old broken bridges and forgive past mistakes of the passing year. It offers a new chance of gratitude and forgiveness. It is also a widow to invite new people and experiences in our lives. People want to move away from the bad experiences or hurt of the past year and begin with a new slate.
Many people also form New Year resolutions as possible milestones to reach in the upcoming year. They want to translate their excitement and energy into new goals and outcomes and improve their efforts to become better at various things, both personally and professionally.
Often, people resolve to try new fitness regiments in order to shed those extra kilos gained due to holiday eating and drinking, much like Christmas, many people also decide to plant and decorate New Year trees in order to symbolize their hopes and aspiration for the twelve months ahead. Elements that are often added to the decorations is the mistletoe, candies, bright lights etc.
New Year has not many fixed or uniform rituals and people from different cultures tend to innovate and enjoy in their own unique ways. Thus, it allows diversity and freedom to express your joy.
People can exchange gifts, host dinner parties, wear new clothes or just spread New Year cheer and help extend the holiday spirit. So, we all must look forward to and strive for a better and more enriching year ahead.
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Pollution
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Today, the world is facing many threats to its survival and one of the biggest menaces is pollution. Anthropogenic in nature, pollution has degraded our environment at a rapid rate, particularly in the last few centuries.
One of the reasons behind such a dismal state is environmental pollution. The forms of environmental pollution are multifarious like air, aquatic, chemical, soil, etc.
However, the cumulative effect of all these different forms that can be termed as environmental pollution. The addition of various toxic and harmful materials to the natural state of the environment has rendered it near-complete destruction.
The various causes can be traced to its various kinds. The rapid growth of industries that release harmful gases, smoke, effluents, etc has largely contributed to it. The dumping of solid waste from houses as well as public facilities is another source of contaminants.
Vehicular emissions and effluent release from power plants are a major reservoir of various toxic materials. One of the major causes is also the increasing population which has exploded in the 21st century. This creates immense pressure on agriculture, manufacturing, mining, etc spheres to provide for increasing mouths and stomachs.
This, in turn, forces them to injudiciously exploit the available natural resources which are limited in nature. Hence, we get a vicious cycle of overuse of raw materials and massive piles of refuse or wastes. Along with these, an increase in noise levels and radiations (mobile telephony, optical fiber, etc.) has added to the environmental mess.
These problems are pressing and need immediate responses. The priority is to clean the environment and the best way is to plant more trees and plants which act as natural cleansers. The promotion of organic and natural methods of farming is also pertinent.
Safe disposal of waste after appropriate disinfection and treatment must be practiced. There should be a complete ban of microplastics with the alternative usage of natural materials like jute etc. Recycle and reuse of materials should be encouraged and incentivized.
Research in the field of cleaner fuels and sustainable technologies should be set as a national goal to leverage modern sciences for environmental protection and preservation. Legislation to support the above measures is also important.
However, we should start with education and awareness. This is imperative because even if we provide technology it still needs a change of mentality in terms of environment and its state. We need to inculcate a spirit of conservation and protection towards our environment in order to produce better outcomes.
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Laughter is the best Medicine
Good Morning everyone, Today I am going to share my views on the topic “Laughter is the best medicine”.
Laughter draws people together in ways that trigger healthy physical and emotional changes in the body. It strengthens our immune system, boosts mood, diminishes pain, and protects you from the damaging effects of stress.
It increases immunity and improves the resistance power to fight against diseases. It improves blood circulation in the human body. Laughter is good for the soul and the most powerful therapy. Its therapeutic effects work miracles in your body, mind, and soul.
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AIDS
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Today on 1st December, we are gathered to race the flag for one of the toughest fights that human beings are facing at the moment. It is a fight against a deadly disease and fight for respect and dignity of life.
One of the deadliest and most destructive ailments that have gripped human society is the pandemic known as AIDS. The disease itself is a retro-viral disease with its pathogen known as HIV or Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
In this condition, the pathogen is able to utilize the patient's body for its own survival and reproduction resulting in the patient's own body and immunity starts to falters (especially the white blood cells known as T-Cells). However, HIV does not mean AIDS always as many HIV patients can take help of medicines and stay HIV positive.
The threat of this disease can be traced by its difficult to identify symptoms. Most of the early symptoms are that of a common flu with joint pains, fever, period of chills and profuse sweating, glandular infection, tiredness and sudden weight loss etc.
After the disease has progressed, there are more severe symptoms like diarrhea etc. However, the most lethal is Tuberculosis which causes most number of HIV related deaths.
The biggest reason for the massive spread of the disease is due to its ease of transmission. Among its various modes of transmission, the most pertinent is through body fluids like blood. Many a time unscreened or not properly screened blood is transfused into patients which results in HIV transmission.
Multiple uses of syringes etc is another such mode. Another mode is through a pregnant mother into her unborn child. It becomes especially dangerous in second and later terms (for the fetus/child). The spread can also materialize post birth through breast milk. The third and probably the easiest one to avoid is through unprotected sexual activity.
The sad reality is that there exists no cure for AIDS. The progression can be slowed or stopped by anti retro-viral drugs and therapy. This can significantly enhance the quality and longevity of the patient. However, there is no absolute remedy for the disease.
Even more difficult than the physical destruction is the psychological blow that is dealt to anyone who is diagnosed with such a condition. This is down to misunderstanding and social stigma attached to HIV/AIDS. Herein lies the biggest threat of HIV and must be addressed and corrected to help give the people with the disease a fighting a chance.
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