Thinker's Corner

Book Review: On Chesil Beach

07/Feb/2022 11:41:11

On Chesil Beach is an intriguing book as it opened my mind to what intimacy means to each individual. It discovers the bond that the two protagonists share and what love means to each one of them. Florence and Edward fall in love with each other and theirs is a perfect story on the outside. She plays the violin as part of a quartet and has been pr...

Sustainable fashion

29/Nov/2020 16:16:22

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The pangs of Hunger

11/Nov/2020 13:05:18

The everyday problems that most of us face look something like this: meeting the dreaded deadlines, choosing what to wear for the day, low Internet speed, frizzy hair and I could go on. But no matter how much I extend this list, the fear of going to slee...

Role of youth in COVID 19 pandemic

24/Sep/2020 13:03:26

IntroductionThe Covid-19 pandemic that struck the world like an uncontrollable forest fire was a nightmare to everyone. The strongest of the countries had to hold back to protect their citizens from the clutches of this virus. Many people were left stranded in different parts of the world. <a href="https...

Information Overload: The bane of the modern world

10/Aug/2020 10:00:45

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by too much information surrounding you? The flood of information ranging from texts, tweets, snackable videos, push up messages, etc. can be profuse.If you feel you are the only one feeling this, then you are wrong.‘Information Overload’ is a real thing. Today, everything is just at a distance of a click. We are cons...

Mental health during Covid-19

08/Aug/2020 11:52:17

A lot of stuff is happening around in our life during this lockdown period. At first, we stayed in our home enjoying the unexpected holidays of our busy schedules of jobs and classes. But later there was this ‘confusion period’. We didn’t know what to do. When will this end? Or perhaps to rephrase the question, ‘Is there an end to this’?Hang in the...

Digital Divide in online education

30/Jul/2020 14:37:33

Interaction between humans and computers has greatly increased over the years. The flexibility to access computers and also the web has become more and more necessary to immerse oneself within the economic, political, and social aspects of the planet. However, not everybody has access to current technology. The concept of the "digital divide" refe...

Will we ever overstep our proclivity for blood relations?.

25/Jul/2020 14:34:33

is a juxtaposition that in a country like India, with more than a billion people, a nation with diverse customs, relations, food, ethnicity, and linguistics, one of the most glamourous and sought after career is controlled by a limited number of families and clans, which are more or less known or connected to each other. This has time and again res...

The Idea Of Fashionable Face Masks

13/Jul/2020 13:23:01

Invented in the era of 1960s, surgical masks, also known as face masks were intended to be worn by health professionals during operations and other healthcare procedures. They were designed to prevent infections in patients. And, to prevent catching bacteria shed in liquid droplets from the wearer’s mouth and nose. These surgical face masks were fo...

Suicide: A brief overview

12/Jul/2020 05:17:24

As the saying by Mae West goes “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” According to the Hindu mythology, after several births and rebirths, GOD gave us a human life Human birth provides a great opportunity to pursue the Purushart...

Relationship: Elements Building a Healthy Relationship

01/Aug/2019 11:57:37

When we hear the word relationship, the first thought that comes to our mind is that of a bond between two people. But that’s not it, relationship can be in any form it can be attachment to your loved ones or it can be love towards your work.But what is it that makes relationship healthy and meaningful, well the question is simple yet its answer is...

Think: A society in which even friend finding is left to an app

11/Jan/2019 04:24:05

Have we modern day humans isolated ourselves from our own kin to such an extent, that we need an app to find friends?. Couldn't we just do that by going out and talking to people?. How can an app tell me whether someone is fit to be my friend or not?. These were some of the questions roaming in my mind as I saw the poster of an app named Datsme, an...

The Name Change of Allahabad to Prayagraj

21/Nov/2018 04:36:11

On 16 October 2018, the Yogi Adityanath led UP Government took a monumental decision to change the name of the culturally rich city of Allahabad to Prayagraj. The proposal was made by the Deputy Chief Minister of UP, Mr. Keshav Prasad Maurya back in May 2018. Due to immense criticism of the opposition parties such as the Samajwadi Party and the Ind...

EPIDEMIC OF THE 21ST CENTURY – AIR POLLUTION

21/Nov/2018 02:55:41

Air pollution is one of the greatest threat to the future of mankind, according to various organizations and most notably the WHO. The leading body on health has warned that the simple routine of breathing is killing millions on people every year and crippling thousands more with numerous respiratory diseases.More than 90% of the world populati...

Gender Stereotypes

12/Oct/2018 12:27:34

OPINION – GENDER STEREOTYPES Humans as a species are not at all capable of dwelling deep into the subjects that counter our mental exp...

WHAT IS INFLUENCE MARKETING AND WHAT IS ITS SIGNIFICANCE?

25/Aug/2018 15:09:13

Influence marketing or influencer marketing is a new terminology which has come into existence in recent years due to a tremendous increase in internet marketing strategies. Influence marketing has become more active in 2017– 2018 as compared to previous years. Influential marketing is quickly proving to be one of the most effective social strateg...

IS THE KIKI CHALLENGE THE HEIGHT OF SOCIAL MEDIA NONSENSE?

23/Aug/2018 00:00:57

“Kiki, do you love me?”, a track sung by Drake that is taking the social media by storm.The Canadian rapper’s song “In My Feelings” has generated yet another dance challenge. But this is not an ordinary challenge. Then what is #KikiChallenge? Where did it come from? Why are police forces condemning it?The Kiki Challenge is a viral dance challenge i...

Mesut Ozil retires from International Football – Has the Far-Right in Germany Gone Too Far?

15/Aug/2018 15:27:46

29-year-old Arsenal and German midfielder Mesut Ozil has hung up his international boots, announcing his retirement from the German team. The news comes soon after a poor and shocking World Cup run from the German national team, who didn’t even manage to exit the group stages. Ozil, a member of the World Cup squad, has cited ‘racism and disrespect...

24 lakh job vacancies in central and state government departments: Why is this happening and can the vacancies be filled?

12/Aug/2018 15:52:48

At a time of increasing agitation concerning unemployment in the nation, a data assembled from responses to questions in Parliament expose that around 24 lakh positions are still unfilled within the central and state governments. As stated by a report in Times of India, except for vacancies in the government-sponsored Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, much o...

Is the 3 slab GST rate adequate?

10/Aug/2018 13:35:27

Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a single tax on the supply of goods and services, right from the manufacturer to the end consumer. It aims to remove the unpredictability and bring equality in the prices of products across the country. It eventually aspires to reduce the manufacturing cost of businesses and create a unified and streamlined market wh...

Life under the Burka

01/Jun/2018 07:12:16

A Muslim woman may be strong in her personal life, shrouded behind a veil we call the “burqa”, but she makes almost no push for empowerment in her oppressive public life. Controlled and bounded as she is by the Islamic society and her husband, she presents a demeanor lacking any courage. Most of the time, she does not speak a single word challengi...

Public Lynching- End of Secular India

01/Jun/2018 07:10:17

Incidents that insight communal violence are not new in India. Even so, after the BJP government came into power in 2014 there has been a shocking increase in the number of mob lynchings throughout the nation. It is a matter of great shame and humiliation for a country that boasts of being the largest democracy in the world.&...

How Humans Are Driving Animals to Extinction

01/Jun/2018 07:08:24

The sixth mass extinction is well underway, and humans are driving it. The last male northern white rhinoceros lived its last day on Monday at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. ‘Sudan’, 45 at the time of death, was one of the 3 remaining members of the northern white rhino species. The death of Sudan places the northern white rhinoceros species ...

THINGS I LEARNED ABOUT AFRICA FROM “BLACK PANTHER"

01/Jun/2018 07:06:41

The movie Black Panther is being termed as “ground breaking success” for African culture. In addition to more than 500 million dollars the movie had grossed since its release, the beautiful portrayal of African tribal culture by its talented cast is awe-inspiring. Many would dispute the significance of a superhero movie in the matters of internati...

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01/Jun/2018 07:05:06

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Women in Indian Economy

01/Jun/2018 07:03:05

The state views women and men in accordance to their specific gender roles. The public-private distinction has been so much widely embedded in the roots of the society that it has normalised the economic and political sphere(i.e., the public aspect) to be handled and looked after by men and the domestic sphere of household (private sphere) to be t...

Was Woman ever a Goddess?

01/Jun/2018 07:01:55

Though we claim to live in a modern society, we still have a long way to go on the aspect of gender equality. Since time immemorial, women have been discriminated against and their basic human rights have been ignored. The sad part is that our society continues to be male dominated and we continue to witness alarming amounts of crime committed aga...

Flying freely, like a kite?

01/Jun/2018 06:59:58

As of august, 2016, 57 students have taken their lives being unable to survive the pressure and workload that they face in ‘education hub’ of northern india i.e. kota, rajasthan. Almost every week a student suicide is reported, be it from school or from a college. Whyis that the future of the country is taking such extreme steps? Why is that the s...

The Peshawar Plunge

01/Jun/2018 06:56:28

“16 December, 2014” – Peshawar, PakistanSeven gunmen affiliated with the&amp...

Marital Rape – Ignorance is not always bliss

01/Jun/2018 06:54:36

What is marriage? Our culture describes it as a sacred institution, its very sanctity is what our tradition preaches of. But it’s a matter of great plight that even today in some parts of the world, behind the closed doors and the drawn in curtains, marriage is primarily just a contract for legal sex. She is your wife and now nobody is going to qu...

Kim for Korea: Propeller of the nuclear world

01/Jun/2018 06:52:06

There is a certain haze in the sky. But the mood of the crowd, who have come here to listen to the supreme leader is ecstatic. The Messiah was known for his incredible vocabulary. Once he executed an illiterate (as claimed by the state media) for writing his name as Kim Jong Wun. He entered the stagewaving ...