Introduction In Sanatan Scriptures, Sukanya was the daughter of King Sharyati, son of Vaivasvata Manu, and later became the wife of the great sage Chyavana. The sage had spent so many years in deep meditation that his body was covered by an anthill and a bird’s nest had formed over him. One day, the young and curious Sukanya noticed two shining objects inside the nest. Unaware that they were the sage’s eyes, she playfully poked at them, causing him to lose his sight. Enraged by this act, Chyavana cursed the kingdom, but Sukanya’s father pacified him by offering his daughter’s hand in marriage. Despite Chyavana’s old age and blindness, Sukanya accepted her role as his wife and devotedly cared for him with cheerfulness and loyalty. One day, the celestial physicians of the gods, the Ashwini Kumaras—twin brothers renowned for their beauty and healing powers—saw Sukanya and were struck by her radiant charm. Believing her beauty was better suited for heaven, they asked her to abandon her hus...
Introduction An experiment was conducted in the 1970s to evaluate the effectiveness of routine preventive patrol. The experiment was designed to test whether increasing or decreasing the number of police patrol in a neighborhood would have any significant impact on crime rates, citizen fear of crime, and the public's satisfaction with the police department. Kansas City Preventive Patrol The experiment was conducted in three areas of Kansas City, Missouri, which were randomly assigned to one of three groups: proactive, reactive, or control. The proactive group had twice as many patrol cars as usual in their neighborhood, the reactive group had half as many patrol cars as usual, and the control group had no change in the number of patrols. The experiment ran for a year and was closely monitored. The results of the experiment were surprising. The researchers found that increasing or decreasing the amount of patrol did not have any significant impact on crime rates, citizen fear of cri...