There are too many examples of traumatic family experiences, which have been thrown open as the pandemic surges. A new epidemic awaits us — that of failing familial relationships.
If you want to know what matters in life, visit a horoscope site. No, I am not promoting pseudo-science, at least not to those who disbelieve it. But look at the trifurcation in any yearly horoscope forecast — career, health and relationships.
Why do we earn? To eat. Do we like eating alone? No, we share and we feel better. Are we selfish creatures? No, there’s guilt attached to it. …
This is my version of a debate against the motion for a debate in the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, where the motion of the house was that Sustainable Development is rather imaginary and utopian. I contradict with fact and practice. Read how, and implement! It’s easy, fun and trendy.
I won’t take you far, I am anyways not utopian. In 1947, India separated from Pakistan as a Hindu Majority. With the rise of the Brahmin-Baniya Party, Bhartiya Janta Party, it was sure India will become a Hindu Rashtra. Call it for political benefit, but VP Singh’s social engineering still…
A feud. A party approaching justice. Victim and culprit already decided in the eyes of ‘Justice’. What prevails? Perspective.
Human life is vulnerable to inclinations. We all are brought up believing what our ‘upbringers’ believe, and even the authors of the publications we read have lineages and beliefs they portray in their literary expression. Yes, like those poems taught in school we all are puppets in the hands of someone.
And here comes the time AI-where man invents the Robot who does your work for you-a a puppet that needs no string but batteries and the internet. You feed it…
Yes. I tested positive. The viral load was high, but so were the little soldiers of resolve high with a passion to uproot the enemies that had infiltered, the betrayers who showed themselves sooner the better, and the wellwishers for whom I can walk on fire for.
Today is the 6th day of my infection. Diagnosed three days before this day, I can say I remember when I could have possibly got the dreaded virus and how I have evolved, thanks to the mental and spiritual journey it offered me.
The new year ushered in a year of hope for…
Back to square one, is by far the most accurate phrase for the health and system machinery debacle at the hands of the enemy we knew and grappled in round 1, and after pinning down the numbers and bringing the tally comfortably low by prevention, treatment and vaccine the human race was again up and about. Especially in India, where vaccination for the frontline and elderly translated to partying for the youth and complacency by all.
Come April, numbers surge with double the intensity and doctors are calling out more deaths in a week than they did, all their life…
It takes way more than nepotism to get the first cut, but there are hounds hiding behind veils of social media to dupe you of your dreams
I am 21, and my Instagram bio reads ‘Aspiring Journalist’. Being an extrovert with a craze for new avenues, I cuffed news writing onto a sidewall. The lockdown was an eyeopener for many, but my story has a stark progression and a realistically twisty redemption.
I was 10, when I kept telling everyone I’ll be the Miss Universe. Come class 7, and haughty, low-key narcissistic girls of my school mocked me for my…
It does not matter if you are a victim or a culprit-the society will always see women exponentially, than any other identity trait they possess.
A human life, and a human death have been made into a joke.
This is what happened in the media trials of sensational cases, from the Jessica Lal case to the Arushi Talwar Murder, leading on to the Sheena Bora Murder Case and now, the Sushant Singh Rajput death row.
What connects these cases are women. In the former two, they were victims of assault and murder, while in the latter two, women have been…
An analysis on how converging various forms of media is bringing together the various demographies of society.
Gowri Diwakar, in her textbook on sociology, describes a family to be the only selfless setup which brings together people to fulfill each other’s demands of existence. People of all ages exist in a society, and often we see that only a few films or shows can bind a family unit together. …
I was today years old when I learnt I am invested in a company that gave me my first menstrual cup.
It is quite common to have no clue about alternatives of menstrual and intimate hygiene needs. Grandmothers recommend cotton cloths, and mothers buy you packets of advertised commercial female diapers. And I believed — pads were the only solution to the painful flow each month.
I remember my best friend was the first in the lot to menarche. She would recount how difficult it became to remove or hide stains, and carry a pad in a bag, which could…
Why you need to intern before you venture into the workspace.
Asking friends and seniors about internships, I heard a very different version for what I had envisioned.
“They make you do work for free!” “You are servants to corporate servants” “You don’t need many” “You don’t get paid ones!” “It’s a world of exploitation”.. and so many other not-so-positive experiences.
From the day I knew people could intern in college, I wanted to too. Money was never a problem, as I knew I needed to build my CV to face a very competitive media sphere. …
Gauri Joshi
Writer.
