Poetry is poetry

Poetry is poetry
Fun for some
For some, a mystery
Poetry is an expression of heart
Poetry is a fine art
It can be learnt
But someone has said
It is an inborn talent
Poetry is an abridgement
The art of saying more
In few words for sure
Making a lasting impact
And carrying value at core
With intention so pure
Poetry may be imaginary
Well carved imagery
Or statement of fact
Shashikant Nishant Sharma

Real Happiness

Happiness lies in good health
Not in accumulation of wealth
Happiness lies in caring for others
Like dear friends and brothers
Happiness lies in sharing
Not is amassing
Happiness is the state of mind
Nowhere else you can find
Enjoy the moment, live the life
Settle score and end the strife
Happiness is the journey not destination
Happiness Is doing what is your fascination
Happiness is doing what you like
Sleeping, walking, running and riding a bike
Happiness will come near
When you will venture without fear
Render service that you can
Live a life that adorn a man
Shashikant Nishant Sharma

The Pattern of Civil Services Main Exam need a Relook


There is a genuine concern regarding the pattern of the main examination of the Civil Services. I has appeared for the exam and felt the same concern. But, there was no option. I have done well in the exam and hope to clear it. 
One thing I would like to mention that I enjoyed the essay paper as I had the requisite time to express my ideas as I wished not bounded by the limitation of the time. The number of the questions and the world limit prescription was not fair in this exam. I had completed the language papers in 2 hours and waited for 1 hour to leave the exam hall while I was not able to rest for a while while writing the answers to the questions of the other papers. No doubt the standard of the questions were up to mark but the time limit and the word limit were grossly mismatched for optimal output of the thinking and understanding. 
I would suggest the UPSC to include extempore and public speaking as a level of qualifying the exam like the interview. This measure will ensure the shortlisting of candidates for are better prepared for the civil services as most of the post they serve demand a good command in spontaneity and clarity of thoughts.

Shashikant Nishant Sharma
Urban Planner and Consultant

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Published Books written by Shashikant Nishant Sharma

A Bank for You

There is a bank
With valuable cash
Not dollar or pound
With pleasing sound
Everywhere it is found
It is time, people say
24 hours of the day
Every Morning
86,400 seconds is credited
Every night
The amount is debited
Leaving no balance
At each morning
The account is re-credited
With same amount
It is you who should know
How to count
And make prudent investment
So that you can reap a dividend
You will have deficit
If you miss to use the credit
You don’t have to wait in row
There’s no drawing against tomorrow
So live in present
Accept the present
Try to always invest
And reap the best
Interest from the credit
You and only you can make it
Shashikant Nishant Sharma

 

Good Deeds Leads You to Succeed



This World is a double edged knife
And we have only one life
Enjoy it, Live it well
In good company do dwell
Always do good deeds
Sow in yourself character’s seeds
Cultivate mind with manure of thought
For ages, the experiences brought
Feed your life with good deeds
So that there is no place for weeds
To harm, that oft leads
The decay of character’s seeds
The one who wants to succeed
He must always heed
And must seek
The good qualities
And not the quantities
A wise man can only pleads
But you have to pay heed
What are you needs?
Then decide what to do
And what not to do
Shashikant Nishant Sharma

 

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True Humanity

It will be my top priority
To cultivate in all individuals
A true sense of humanity
And selfless service to community
Everybody will talk to heart
Everybody will learn science and art
For the benefit of country
There will be no fear
Everyone will be friends loving and dear
Shashikant Nishant Sharma

 

Edupedia Publications Pvt Ltd

Passage of life,,,,,,,,,,,,



Life is a wonderland filled with happiness to embrace ,
Pebbles of anger, hatred,greed are the pillars of disgrace..
Must hue this land with the fluid of honesty and hard labour,
Farms of wisdom , intellect and consciousness , let us all endeavour.
No matter how much we live, and how much we move,
life is a wonderland which will haunt and groove…..
Time has finally come to snatch the rose from the narrow wild thorn
So lets cheerup , sing along with the tune of this winning horn..
Life as we know is a wonderland filled with happiness to embrace………
Stills from Romeo juliet and the finale of Laden are all part of this race.

Soham Banerjee

PARTICIPATORY PLANNING APPROACHES

Participatory planning processes can have many goals with a variety of communication modes, as well as the decision- making actions taken by stakeholders during such a process.  Parties involved in a planning process have their own goals based on political, cultural and economic factors that are relevant for them. The overall challenge is to define how to support these processes. One approach to tackle this challenge is to make a careful definition of the needs of the intended audience. These needs can be roughly divided into three main orientations that are described below (Geertman, 1996, Wachowicz, 2002). 

Decision-Oriented Approach

The central paradigm in this approach is that planning is a process of choice in a situation of uncertainty. This uncertainty is present in the knowledge of the planning environment.  In this case, one is not sure about the physical and socio-economic structure of the environment and its response upon the actions of actors. The goal of planning is mainly to inform actors about future decision- making and make future operational decisions interpretable

Action-Oriented Approach

In this approach, planning is defined as the result of actions between actors, which are part of the socio-spatial system. Their actions need to be compliant to and embedded in the society. Decisions are based upon interactions among actors. This means that the focus of planning is not per se on a critical evaluation of the spatial organization itself, but on the analysis of the intentional actions and knowledge of the actors involved in planning.
Search-Oriented Approach

The aim of planning as search for direction is not directly to prepare for an operational decision given a well-defined problem, but to reveal alternatives and new solutions outside the direct scope of the observed problems. It is meant for actors to learn and become wiser (Kleefmann, 1984).

Shashikant Nishant Sharma
Urban Planner
{Courtesy: Sharma, S.N. (2012), Participatory Planning in Plan Preparation: A Case of Delhi, Graduate Thesis, Department of Physical Planning, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi}