So, Firstly, let me welcome all of you to part 2 of Some helpful facts about plants in my house. This post is all about the beautiful roses.

So, Everyone of us have seen roses and I know you just love them the moment your eyes meets them. And they are of several varieties. And each one of them is equally beautiful.

Well, I have never seen a black roses in real life. And I really want to see them. So, do tell me how does it looks if you have seen one.

So, like most of us even I have a rose plant in my house. And I was awestruck by how much helpful it is for us humans.

You may be wondering how roses helps humans? Don’t worry. Let’s find out.

1. First benefit of Rose is that it is used as an essential oil:

To begin with let me tell you the essential oil extracted using roses have so many benefits such as it decreases anxiety and stress and also provides relief from menstrual discomfort.

Also,you can read more about it here:

Benefits of rose essential oil.

2. Other benefitof Rose is that it is used as a skin care product:

Well, undoubtedly everyone is aware of gulab-jal (Rose Water) which is made from roses. Also, there are plenty of other skin care products too that use roses.

3. Dried rose petals are used for preparing sweets and other food:

There are so many things in which dried rose petals are used and I am sure you must have ate atleast one of the dishes having rose petals. So, do tell which is your favourite dish which uses rose petals. I personally love gulakand.

4. They are used for making incense sticks:

Well, of course because of its beautiful aroma they are used for making incense sticks.

5. They can lift your mood anytime.

As I have mentioned in the above point(point 1) roses are an effective way to release stress, anxiety, depression etc. Well, obviously. No wonder why. As soon as we see a rose we definitely make forget everything else.

Well, those were some facts about rose plants. Thanks a lot for reading. Hope you enjoyed them. Also, do share some more facts abouth them with me in the comments.

You can read my previous post here:
Some helpful facts about Aloe Vera.

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So, since I was at home and was taking care of my plants ( because I just love plants so so much). I noticed that we have plants in our house that have so many benefits.

So I thought why not share the benefits of them with all of you. Since, all these are very common plants and I think that most of you will be having them in your house as well.

Presenting the first plant whose benefits will be shared with all of you:

It’s none other than the mighty aloe vera:

Aloe Vera is actually a succulent. Here are the benefits of Aloe Vera:

Benefits of Aloe Vera:

1. It is good for the skin: Aloe vera is good for one’s skin and it also helps in treatment of acne.

2. Wound healing: Aloe gel helps fasten the process of healing burns or cuts on the skin.

3. Lowers blood sugar lever: Aloe vera has sometimes been used as a traditional diabetes remedy.

4. Treatment for dry hair: Due to it’s moisturizing property aloe vera is used for the treatment of dry hairs.

5. A cure for digestive disorders: Aloe vera juice is believed to cure poor digestion, acidity and gas.

So, those were some benefits about aloe vera. Hope you enjoyed reading them and learned something from it. I will be back soon with benefits of other plants in my home as well.

See you in my next post. Till then take care. And stay positive.

And if you have any questions related to anything that you think I would be able to answer please do ask them in the comments section below. I would be really glad to help. Suggestions are also most welcome.

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Happy Holi

So, Holi is a two days festival, the first day which is know as choti holi is celebrated by Holika dahan (Holi bonfire) and on the second day people throw colored powders and water on each other. Also, delicious foods and drinks are made and served.

So, here are some interesting facts about Holi which I thought everyone would enjoy reading!!

1. The various names of Holi:

So, basically Holi is known by several names such as:

a. In Maharashtra: It is called Rang-Panchami.

b. In Mathura,U.P.:  It is lathi-maar holi

c. In Haryana: Dulandi holi Etc

2. It marks the good over evil: 

Well now you are about to hear a very interesting story. Therefore, pay extreme attention to this part because I know you are going to enjoy it a lot.

So, the word holi has been derived form “Holika”. 

According to the Hindu mythology Holika was the sister of demon king Hiranyakashyapu.

And Hiranyakashyapu has a son named Prahalad who was devoted to lord Vishnu.

Prahalad’s devotion to lord Vishnu didn’t go well with his father. As a result he tried killing his son several times but all his attempts went in vain.

So, finally he decided that he should take help from his sister Holika, whi had a boon from Lord Brahma that she wouldn’t be burnt in a fire.

Holika had a shawl which would protect her from fire. So the demon king asked her to take Prahalad on her lap and sit on the fire.

Prahalad kept chanting the name of Lord Vishnu. And the wind flew due to which the shawl went to cover Prahalad, which killed Holika.

3. Use of water balloons and pistols:

Kids use water balloons and water pistols on the day of Rangwali holi. They hide and target the by passengers with balloon filled with colored water and water pistol.

4. It marks the end of winters:

Holi is celebrated after the full moon.The festival of Holi marks the beginning of Spring and the end of cold winters.

5. You have official permission to get filthy!:

And it is only day where kids and everyone has official permission to be as filthy as they can.

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So, why actually is Republic day celebrated?

On 26th January 2020 India celebrated it’s 71st Republic day. It is celebrated every year to honour the date on which Constitution of India came into effect. So, 26th January was chosen as the day because it was this day when declaration of Indian Independence (Purna Swaraj) was proclaimed.

No words could describe the feeling every Indian feel, when they see their National flag unfurl or their National Anthem being played. So, here are some interesting facts about a country with unity in diversity.

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1. The Indian Constitution has the best aspects of the Constitution of other countries. Liberty, Equality and Fraternity was adopted from French Constitution while the Five-Year Plan came from the USSR Constitution.

2. Also, Dr. Rajendra Prasad was sworn in as the first President of India on January 26, 1950. i.e on Republic Day at 10:24 am.

3.   So, during the first Republic Day, the President of India was greeted by a 31 gun salute.

4. Awards such as the Kirti Chakra, Padma Awards, and Bharat Ratna are announced on the eve of Republic Day. These awards are then given out on Republic Day.

5. The Indian Air Force came into existence as an independent body on Republic Day. Before this, the Air Force was a controlled body.

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6. The first Republic Day was celebrated three years. It  was after we got Independence that is, on January26, 1950. Actually, it took 2 years and 11 months for the Indian Constitution to be drafted.

7. In addition to this, another fun fact about India is that it holds the record of having the world’s longest Constitution. It has 448 Articles in total.

8. One interesting fact about Indian Constitution is that it is handwritten in two languages- Hindi & English. It was signed by 308 members on January 24th, 1950 and became effective two days later.

9. Republic Day celebrations are a 3-day long affair. The celebrations end on January 29 with the Beating Retreat ceremony.

10. A Christian song, Abide With Me, is played at the Republic Day Parade. It is believed to be one of Mahatma Gandhi’s favourite songs

So,I hope you enjoyed reading some less known facts about Republic day. If you know some more facts about Republic Day please do tell me. I would love to know more.

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Hope every one is having a good time. So, today I thought let’s discover and share with you all some  interesting facts about the United States that I thought everyone would find intriguing.

1. So, the first fact is that every one in eight people in the United States has been employed by McDonald’s. (Isn’t it interesting to know?)

2. Also, it’s legal for children to smoke.

3. There is a town in Washington with treetop bridges made specifically to help squirrels cross the street.

4. There is an island full of wild monkeys off the coast of South California called Morgan Island, and it’s not open to humans.

5. Boston has the worst drivers out of the nation’s 200 largest cities.

6. The Empire State building has it’s own zip code.

7. One sunrise in Maui is so popular you have to pay to see it.

8. The world’s tiniest park is in Portland, measuring a mere two feet wide.

9. The biggest signature in human history belongs to Texas farmer Jimmie Luecke. The two mile landmark can be seen from space.

10. In some states there are more cows than people.

Here are some more facts for you which you can visit by clicking on them.

1. Facts about Holi.
2. Interesting Facts about India.
3. Facts about Republic day.
4. Weird facts about me.

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When a country has such diverse population, so much of democracy, people enjoy so much of freedom, when a country is multilingual, when it has most varieties of food available then it is not easy for a country to not be interesting.

So,here are some interesting facts about the country with the second largest population in the world:

1.World’s only floating post office is in Srinagar,India.

2. It is the only country with a bill of rights for cows.

3. First rocket of India was transported by a cycle.

4.The number of people travelling in the Indian railways every day is equal to the population of Australia.

5. It’s illegal for foreigners to take Indian currency out of India.

6. 70% of all the world’s spices come from India.

7. After the United States and the UK, India is the third in terms of records claimed in Guinness Book of world records.

8. Only for India KFC has to introduce a “vegetarian” menu. Because India has majority of vegetarian population.

9. Aryabhatta was an Indian who invented number 0.

10. Bear Grylls wanted to join the Indian army after getting out of school.

I know you all also have some perception about India. Do let me know in the comments below about what do think about India and Indian culture and if you know any Interesting fact about India.

I hope you enjoyed this post. Thank you so much for reading.

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