വിമല ഹൃദയ എച്ച്.എസ്. വിരാലി/അക്ഷരവൃക്ഷം/ Cleanliness

Cleanliness Introduction: Cleanliness ranks high on the agenda of great and successful people. Because next to hardwork, cleanliness tells a lot about a person's character. When It is belittled, it results in indiscipline, dirt and disease. Therefore when people progress, they become more clean and neat. Hence cleanliness is often seen as an indicator of progress in the civilization of a society. Benefits of Cleanliness: Since health is wealth, cleanliness prevents diseases, promotes good health and thereby preserves our wealth. It maintains discipline at all levels. It promotes self respect and self confidence of the family, institutions, city and country. A clean environment gives a cheerful mind to improve and progress. How to Nurture Cleanliness: Although it is best to learn cleanliness from childhood, it could be developed at any point of life whenever the sensitivity is achieved. Being careful and regular on a daily basis is the success mantra for cleanliness. It has nothing to do with being rich. So, it could be achieved by anyone in the society irrespective of their social status and wealth. Champions of Cleanliness: The first Prime Minister of of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew started the campaign to keep the country clean almost 50 years ago. It made the place pleasant and added value to its economy. The sickness rate is low, life expectancy is more, tourism has flourished and all the citizen benefit from it. Learning cleanliness from his days in the West, Mahatma Gandhi insisted that a lavatory must be clean as a drawing room. He strongly believed that cleanliness would promote good health and hence advocated it throughout his lifetime. Following Gandhi's model, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has initiated a nation wide campaign called Swach Bharat on 2nd October 2014. It functions to provide sanitation facilities, proper solid and liquid waste disposal systems and safe drinking water. Conclusion: Cleanliness adds more value to personal social life. Since good habits are contagious, it is possible to teach children, neighbours and illiterates on the importance of cleanliness, by being a role model. With a collective effort, cleanliness and in turn, good health and happiness are within reach. മഹി വി ജെ 9 ബി വിമല ഹൃദയ എച്ച്,എസ് വിരാലി പാറശ്ശാല ഉപജില്ല തിരുവനന്തപുരം അക്ഷരവൃക്ഷം പദ്ധതി, 2020 ലേഖനം  സാങ്കേതിക പരിശോധന - Remasreekumar തീയ്യതി: 18/ 04/ 2020 >> രചനാവിഭാഗം - ലേഖനം