Streaming Service value for money

Streaming services were started as the add-on to the various cable networks is now changing the entire TV Industry and the entertainment scenario. With the rapid changing in the technology and the increasing speed of the Internet and launching of the new smartphones with the upgraded technologies streaming services are about to change the face of the media and music industry. The latest development and the changes in the technology of the television have let the streaming industry to expand its horizon wide away. Today, the market share of the streaming industry is rapidly increasing which is directly creating a threat to the traditional cable networks.

All the film producers and directors are launching their films in the OTT platforms. Along with the producers and directors, many production houses, media houses, and the television channels are launching themselves in this rapidly expanding platform.

1.Amazon Prime Video: -

It is a subscription-based service provided by the Amazon. It was launched in 2005. It generally accepts year wise and monthly subscriptions. It provides many benefits to the prime members.

·       It provides free fastest shipping to the specified eligible online purchases.

·       It also provides free delivery on the selected zip codes on the ordered date itself.

·       It provides unlimited ad-free music streaming with unlimited songs.

·       It also provides unlimited movies, and TV streaming and web series with prime shows. Prime allows users to download the content and watch offline.

·       All the prime members receive certain cashback on the purchase of the items.

·       Prime members can read the e-book free from the 'Amazon first reads' in the U.S

·       Prime members can read books, catalogue, and read from the prime reading catalogue.

·       It also provides free unlimited photo storage of 5GB capacity for all prime members.

·       It provides a 30-day free trial.

·       It is compatible with the Android and Apple devices and smartphones, Windows, Google Chrome, Amazon Fire TV Stick, and Smart TV.

·       It costs $119 yearly(999INR for India) and $12.99(129INR for India) monthly. It also provides membership to the students with $59 per year.

2.Netflix: -

It is a subscription- based service. It was launched in 1997 in California. It accepts monthly based subscriptions.

·       It provides a free trial of 30 days.

·       It is compatible with Android and Apple smartphones, Windows, and Smart TV.

·       It provides a wide interface and Ultra HD quality on smartphones and Tablets.

·       It provides 4 different plans as per no of screens and HD quality i.e. Mobile, Basic, Standard, Premium.

·       It provides unlimited streaming of TV shows, movies, and comedy specials. It also provides widely content of newly released web-series.

·       Basic plan (per month) starts from $8(INR199), Basic (HD) plan is $10(INR499), and premium and ultra HD for $12(INR799).

·       Premium plan is useful for the family since you can watch 4 screens at a time in the service.

·       It provides blue-rays and DVD for the citizens of the U.S with the cost of $7.99 per month.

·       It is ad-free.

·       It allows users to download content and watch it offline.

 

Netflix and Amazon are the two sides of the one coin. Both have their targeted audience. Yet, both have many areas of improvement.

·       Netflix requires the highest internet speed then amazon. Netflix requires 10MPBS speed for HD while amazon needs 3MBPS. For general plan, Netflix needs 3MBPS and amazon needs 1MBPS. Yet, screen sharing is 4 in the premium plan of Netflix while it is 3 for the amazon prime video.

·       Netflix is costly compared to Amazon.

·       Amazon prime provides other wide benefits like free shipping, free music and songs, free e-books, and unlimited photo storage while Netflix is giving only access to the cinema.

·       Netflix provides Blue-rays and DVD of newly released movies for the citizens of the USA while this facility is not available for Amazon Prime.

·       There is a student plan for Amazon prime while it is not included in Netflix.

·       There is no yearly subscription plan for Netflix. You must pay monthly for the service on Netflix while on Amazon prime, you are provided with the monthly subscription plan, student plan as well as yearly plan.

·       Netflix provides a wide range of content but their subscription cost is too higher.

Today, subscribers of the Netflix is about 158 billion in the world while the Amazon prime is near about 75 billion. Yet, speaking in the terms of the internet speed, internet cost, and other additional benefits like free shipping cost, fastest shipping, unlimited streaming of movies, TV shows and the web-series, unlimited ad-free music, free e-book distribution, free photo storage to the customers, Amazon prime video is the best pick. It not only provides the streaming services, but it also gives other additional benefits which gives the end-user the ultimate satisfaction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indian Temples

                        1. Padmanabhswami Temple

Ø Location:- Thiruvananthapuram, Kerela

Ø Best time and days to visit:- You can visit it throughout a year. Best time to visit is from Aug-May early in the morning.

Ø Padmanabhswami temple is one of the richest temple located in India.

Ø There are many stories associated with the origin of the temple.

Ø There was a Tulu Brahman named Divakara Muni. He was a devotee of Lord Vishnu.

Ø Pleased by his prayers, Lord Vishnu appeared in front of Divakara as a child.

Ø Impressed by the beauty of the child, Divakara requested the child to stay with him.

Ø Child agreed but he kept one condition i.e no matter what the child will do, muni should respect him.

Ø Muni agreed.

Ø One day, a child created the nuisance with the fossil shell related to Lord Vishnu.

Ø It was not acceptable to Muni. He was angry.

Ø Before disappearing, child appealed to muni that if he has a wish, he will be able to see him again in the Aananthankaadu.

Ø Divakara Muni understood about the legacy of the child. He followed the route.

Ø After many days of walking, Divakara Muni reached Arabian Sea coast and he caught a glimpse of child. Child ran under the Lappa tree and disappeared.

Ø Tree later had fallen on a ground and it was converted to the Lord Vishnu statue. Statue was huge in a size.

Ø Divakar Muni requested Vishnu to reduce his size so that he could see him.

Ø Lord Vishnu agreed and he reduced his size which was visible to the eyes of the Divakar Muni.

Ø That statue is the current location of temple.

Ø It was built in 6^th century. It is also believed that it was built during the 1^st day of Kalyug.

Ø It is managed by the royal family of Travancore.

Ø It is built in the Dravidian style of architecture.

Ø Temple of one of the 108 Holly abodes (Divya Desam) of Lord Vishnu in India.

Ø Temple is mentioned in the ancient Tamil literature.

Ø God resides in an Anantha- position( Eternal Sleeping position of yoga Nidra).

Ø There are three doors through which we can have darshan. Lords face, His Navel and Lotus feet. To have darshan of Lord Padmanabhaswamy, one has to see Him through three doors. No one can see the whole idol at once. Three doors represent the three different stages of time.

Ø The first door shows Shivlingam and Lord Vishnu. The second door shows Lord Brahma on the lotus arising from Lord Padmanabhaswamy’s navel. From the third door, one can see Lord’s feet. It is believed that Lord Balaram visited the Temple and he had gifted the cows to the holy man. Interior of the temple consists of murals of Lord  Vishnu.

Ø Strict dress- code needs to be followed while entering the temple.

Ø A man should be dressed with the Dhoti and women should be dressed with saree.

Ø Temple has a flag post covered with the gold and copper sheets.

Ø It is believed that the interior of the temple is made of 12008 Salagram collected from the River Gandaki in Nepal.

Ø Every devotee feels the oasis of serenity inside the temple.

Ø Many areas of the temple are adorned with the images of Lord Shiva.

Ø Mandapam of the temple is built with a single slab of granite. It is in front of Lord Padmanabhswami. All the granite pillars are covered with the Gold.

Ø Temple consist of Abhisravana Mandapam, Kulasekhara Mandapam.

Ø Special  Pooja Archana related to the temple are performed in the Abhisravana Mandapam.

Ø Kulasekhara Mandapam is marvellous work on the stone supported with the pillars. Each pillar when tapped produces the musical notes.

Ø Temple has 9 entrances.

Ø Temple has 7 gopurams in the eastern entrance with 35m height.

Ø Temple consists of the oldest sacred water resources.

Ø There are a total of 11 mandapam inside the temple.

Ø Temple is 7 Lord Parashurama kshetra.

Ø Nammalvar one of the ancient poet wrote 12 prayers(Hymns) to praise the Padmanabhswami.

Ø Temple has the secret doors in which the large treasure was found in 2011.

Ø Yet, the sixth door remained closed. Since many believed that opening sixth door may lead to the curse by Lord Vishnu. It is considered as the mysterious, highly risky to open. It is also believed that it is protected by the cobras and snakes and Lord Balaram during his visit had come to the sixth door. Yet, the mystery behind the sixth door still continues.

Ø With all mysterious hidden treasure stories and the locked sixth door, the temple remains one of the major attractions.

 

 

 

 

Bhagvadgita:- Part16

सांख्ययोगौ पृथग्बालाः प्रवदन्ति न पण्डिताः।
एकमप्यास्थितः सम्यगुभयोर्विन्दते फलम्

Translation:- Krishna to Arjuna:- Karma yog is not at all different from other yog. Wise people know that all of them are same.

यत्सांख्यैः प्राप्यते स्थानं तद्योगैरपि गम्यते।
एकं सांख्यं च योगं च यः पश्यति स पश्यति

Translation:- Krishna to Arjuna:- Only the person who has the clear clarity knows that Karma yog and work are same, giving the same results.

संन्यासस्तु महाबाहो दुःखमाप्तुमयोगतः।
योगयुक्तो मुनिर्ब्रह्म नचिरेणाधिगच्छति

Translation:- Krishna to Arjuna:- Renunciation of the work without karma is difficult. Only one has to work in the devotion to achieve the same.

योगयुक्तो विशुद्धात्मा विजितात्मा जितेन्द्रियः।
सर्वभूतात्मभूतात्मा कुर्वन्नपि न लिप्यते

Translation:- Krishna to Arjuna:- Karma purifies the senses, mind and intelligence. Karma yogi is never confused.

नैव किंचित्करोमीति युक्तो मन्येत तत्त्ववित्।
पश्यन् श्रृणवन्स्पृशञ्जिघ्रन्नश्नन्गच्छन्स्वपन् श्वसन्

प्रलपन्विसृजन्गृह्णन्नुन्मिषन्निमिषन्नपि।
इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेषु वर्तन्त इति धारयन्

Translation:- Krishna to Arjuna:- When a person sees, hears, smells, eats, sleeps, and talks, he knows that it is not him but the material senses are interacting with him.

 

ब्रह्मण्याधाय कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा करोति यः।
लिप्यते न स पापेन पद्मपत्रमिवाम्भसा

Translation:- Krishna to Arjuna:- A person is free from the sinful reactions of work, in a case, his work is dedicated to god with the passion and without attachment.

कायेन मनसा बुद्ध्या केवलैरिन्द्रियैरपि।
योगिनः कर्म कुर्वन्ति सङ्गं त्यक्त्वाऽऽत्मशुद्धये

Translation:- Krishna to Arjuna:- Karma yogi is purified with his actions. He has no attachment to his work.

 

युक्तः कर्मफलं त्यक्त्वा शान्तिमाप्नोति नैष्ठिकीम्।
अयुक्तः कामकारेण फले सक्तो निबध्यते

Translation:- Karma yogi always gets peace in the world.

सर्वकर्माणि मनसा संन्यस्यास्ते सुखं वशी।
नवद्वारे पुरे देही नैव कुर्वन्न कारयन्।

Translation:- Krishna to Arjuna:- With the kind of detachment, our soul lives happily.

न कर्तृत्वं न कर्माणि लोकस्य सृजति प्रभुः।
न कर्मफलसंयोगं स्वभावस्तु प्रवर्तते

Translation:- Krishna to Arjuna:- Material things create a sense of the fruits from the karma.

नादत्ते कस्यचित्पापं न चैव सुकृतं विभुः।
अज्ञानेनावृतं ज्ञानं तेन मुह्यन्ति जन्तवः

Translation:- Krishna to Arjuna:- God is not responsible for the bad deeds nor the destiny of the person but he himself is responsible for his destiny and life.

 

ज्ञानेन तु तदज्ञानं येषां नाशितमात्मनः।

तेषामादित्यवज्ज्ञानं प्रकाशयति तत्परम्

Translation:- Krishna to Arjuna:- True knowledge kills ignorance and reveals God.

 

Key points

·       Get engaged in doing the Karma.

·       All the people in the universe are the same as the brain.

·       Destiny is created by good hard work.

·       People are only responsible for their good and bad deeds.

·       Good karma always supports you.

·       Be a knowledgeable person.

·       Knowledge kills ignorance.

·       We should be lesser materialistic.

   To be continued.....

 

 

Psychology Facts

1.If you announce your goals to others, you will never achieve success.

2.Last person in your mind while sleeping is a person who made you happy or sad.

3.Our mind rewrites the boring speeches of boring people to sound it interesting.

4. The music you listen affects the way you perceive the world.

5.Convincing yourself makes half of your worries to run away.

6.More you spent on others, you will be happy.

7. 95% people text the things they don’t say in person.

8. Your favourite song is your favourite because you find the emotion in it.

9. Your decision is rational when you think in the other language.

10. Smart people underestimate themselves, idiots think they are too brilliant.

11. Stress level is higher in between 18-33 age.

12. Money spent on trips will teach you many things.

13. Singing and boxing reduce anxiety.

14. Our heart has nothing to do the feeling of ‘’falling in love.’’ It is the chemical reaction of the brain.

15. Some of us are afraid to be happy since we think the tragedy may come after it.

16. The brain treats rejection as physical pain.

17. It takes only 5 minutes to fall in love.

18. When you remember the past, you are remembering the last time when you remembered it.

19. Our brain keeps on replaying the happiest memories all the time.

20. When you are single, you will find happy couples. When you are a couple, you will find happy singles.

21. If you have a crush on someone, the brain finds the way to express.

22. You can remember only 1-2 things at a time.

23. You make 99% decisions unconsciously.

24. No brain is multi-tasking. It is a myth.

 

Book Review:- Emotional Intelligence 2.0

Written by: -Jean Greaves and Travis Bradberry

Some unknown author has said the vital quote ‘‘Your success depends upon your ability to handle your emotions rather than your knowledge.’’

In today’s world, emotional intelligence contributes about 70% of success in your business and the service. Emotional intelligence makes your thought process much stronger and it helps you to achieve your dreams and it also helps you to control all the unwanted bonding. In this book, the author has tried to explain many ways to improve your emotional intelligence in many simple ways.  To improve our emotional quotient is not easy and it is not impossible.

1.Self-realization and awareness: - It is to identify your hidden feelings/emotions and its reflections on your mind and the body. Here you need to identify your emotions whether they are good or bad. It is the initial step to improve your EQ.

2.Self-planning: - Here you need to identify your emotions and your reactions to it. Ex. When a pizza is placed in front of you, you can control your emotions and control yourself; in that case, you are self-realized and self-planned. Self-planning proves best when a person works for the longer goals and targets.

3.Social awareness: - Here you need to identify the emotions and the views of people in the surroundings or working in a company. A good leader or a boss is always best in social awareness. A person who patiently listens and notices other person/colleagues views and the emotions always leads from the front and he is the great leader.

4.Relationship management: - When a person is able to understand and listen to the views, emotions from the companion/colleagues around him via face to face and he is reacting to it, with the smile on a face, always maintains the good and healthy relationship with his collogues and companions. A good relationship with your colleagues and the companion will always help you in your critical times.

5.Note down your emotions, whether they are good or bad.

6. Try to look at yourself with the third eye.

7. Stop calling the emotions good or bad.

8. Study your reaction to all your hidden emotions coming out.

9. Tackle the feeling/emotion which is irritating you. Ex. When a person is trying his best to quit smoking, yet he gets the same feeling to smoke, again and again, he should identify that feeling or emotion and face it.

10. Find out the place or the time when your feelings/emotions are rising. Ex. During the meeting, an extrovert person keeps on sharing his ideas, whereas an introvert guy is looking to share his idea, but he is unable to share it due to extrovert person. This impacts emotionally on the introvert guy, and due to sadness, he is unable to share his idea. The moment when you will find out the events that help emotions and feelings to burst out, it will be easier for you to tackle it.

11. Don’t do any worst things due to bad feelings or emotions that harm you.

12. Don’t get blown away with the emotions that make you happy.

13. Find out reactions for your every emotion.

14. Set our principles.

15. Get the feedback from others about your behaviour.

16. Emote the emotions that make you happy.

 

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Kaushik 2020

India

Note:-  The review shared is to promote the habit of book reading.