Technology Advancement

Technology has revolutionised our world and everyday life over the years. Technology has built wonderful tools and services to give us valuable knowledge.

Multifunctional devices such as smartwatch and smartphone have opened the way for new technology. Computers are quicker, more compact and more powerful than ever. Technology has enabled our lives, easier, healthier, and more enjoyable in all these revolutions.

In recent decades , technology has also equipped us with brand new gadgets, such as smartwatches, tablets and voice assistants. These devices allow us to instantly move money and make purchases of clothing , food, food, food, furnishings and more. The technology has changed our way of entertaining, meeting and consuming all sorts of media. There have been enjoyable development, but significant safety improvements have also been made in home protection and medical equipment.

These devices particularly for the elderly include the liberty to age, live freely and to travel with peace of mind on a daily basis. By helping with stability, mobility and communication, it creates new opportunities. Medical development has made it so that you can be proactive for diseases such as diabetes and arthritis. Seniors will also get help by pressing a button with modern medical warning systems and stay in contact with relatives no matter where in the world they are.

Since so many new innovations are possible to monitor, adaptation may seem daunting. All these emerging innovations, however, are aimed at facilitating your life. While it doesn’t feel intuitive, it takes just a little guidance and practise to learn to use Smartphones, smartwatches and voice assistants.

Digital technology has had a significant impact on how we interact in general.

The impact of modern technology on media has been clear, because media organisations are no longer simply news media outlets. Digital technology has transformed what people call “media.” An enterprise in the media is now every enterprise helping to spread knowledge on social media sites like Facebook & Twitter worldwide.

There are now nearly 3,2 billion people active web users worldwide. This is almost half the population of the planet. Two million smartphones are distributed every day around the world and we exchange phenomenal knowledge on social media networks.

Social networking isn’t the only big declaration made by modern technologies. Neither are social media the only way that technology has changed everybody’s life.

How did technology lead to communication? The technical advancements have made contact extremely fast and convenient. Looking back and seeing how much better contact has been over the years is unbelievable. Communication technologies provide one of the most important indicators of the rapid advancement of technology.

In recent years, the easiest way to connect with someone was to write a letter, send faxes or locate a wired telephone. You have far more effective choices at your fingertips to communicate with someone in society today. You can give them a post, email it, video chat, e-mail or call it via social media.

These new methods will help you to stay in contact with your loved ones, especially if you are old or alone. Video chat lets caregivers search for older people who do not need ongoing tests.

Unemployment

Unemployment is a very serious issue not only in India but in the whole world. There are hundreds and thousands of people out there who do not have employment. Besides, the problems of unemployment are very severe in India because of the growing population and demand for jobs. Moreover, if we neglect this problem then it will be going to become the reason for the doom of the nation.Youth unemployment can lead to social exclusion and unrest. Investing in decent job creation however, as well as in education and training opportunities for the youth, will help them find their place and contribute to more prosperous and stable societies.

Unemployment is a common economic malady faced by each and every country of the world, irrespective of their economic system and the level of development achieved. But the nature of unemployment prevailing in underdeveloped or developing countries sharply differs to that of developed countries of the world.While the developed countries are facing unemployment, mostly of Keynesian involuntary and frictional types but the underdeveloped or developing countries like India are facing structural unemployment arising from high rate of growth of population and slow economic growth.

621 million young people aged 15-24 years old are not in education, employment or training*.75 million young people are trained but have no job.In the next decade, one billion young people will enter the labour market, and large numbers of young people face a future of irregular and informal employment.Almost 90% of all young people live in developing countries.Youth are approximately three times more likely to be unemployed than adults (2.7).The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that the global youth unemployment rate is expected to reach 13.1% in 2016 (71 million young people) and remain at that level through to 2017 (up from 12.9% in 2015).It is estimated that 23% of young people currently employed in the world earn less than $1.25US a day**.

In a country like India, there is much reason for a large section of the population for being unemployed. Some of these factors are population growth, slow economic growth, seasonal occupation, slow growth of the economic sector, and fall in the cottage industry.

Moreover, these are the major reason for unemployment in India. Also, the situation has become so drastic that highly educated people are ready to do the job of a sweeper. Besides, the government is not doing his work seriously.Apart from all these, a large portion of the population is engaged in the agricultural sector and the sector only provides employment in harvest or plantation time.In addition, the biggest reason of unemployment in India is its vast population which demands a large number of jobs every year which the government and authorities are unable to provide.

The government has taken the problem very seriously and have taken measures to slowly reduce unemployment. Some of these schemes includes IRDP (Integrated Rural Development Programme), DPAP (Drought Prone Area Programme), Jawahar Rozgar Yojana, Employment Assurance Scheme, NRY (Nehru Rozgar Yojana), Training for self-Employment, PMIUPEP (Prime Minister’s Integrated Urban Poverty Eradication Program), employment exchange, Employment Guarantee Scheme, development of organized sector, small and cottage industries, employment in forging countries, and Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana and few more.

India is one of those ill-fated underdeveloped countries which is suffering from a huge unemployment problem. But the unemployment problem in India is not the result of deficiency of effective demand in Keynesian term but a product of shortage of capital equipment’s and other complementary resources accompanied by high rate of growth of population.

Cottage Industries

Cottage industries are small scale industries run by a handful of men in or near their homes with small capital. Such cottage industries are very useful to a poor & populous country like India. They don’t have enough wealth to inaugurate & establish a large no. of big industries. A handful of large industries prevalent in the country can’t employ a vast population of India.

Moreover one must utilize the immense manpower we possess. This is almost impossible in the existing mills, factories & large industries here, & leading to unemployment of a large number of people ultimately. This isn’t a healthy sign for society & the country. A planned approach to proper development & establishment of sufficient cottage industries can help solve the matter of fast-rising unemployment problems in India.

Before the arrival of the British Government in India, the cottage industry was very flourishing in our country. The products of cottage industries, particularly the famous ‘Muslin’ sarees of Bengal charmed the European ladies. The British Government destroyed the Muslin industry & many other cottage industries of India fir their selfish commercial & colonial interests.

Gandhiji realized the importance of cottage industries amidst the poverty of the country. So he advised people to use ‘Charkha’ in every house to weave cloth & thus to attain self-sufficiency in the production of cloth. This thing came out to be advantageous for people as it didn’t require large capital to introduce the cottage industry. Fact, the members of a family can run it too. Semi-literate or illiterate people & craftsmen can run it easily. It doesn’t need much technical knowhow.

In our country, the people on the rural side suffer the most & many urban people also face periodic unemployment a lot. The laborers of a mill or factory are often at risk of becoming unemployed at any moment for the lock-out or sudden closure of the mill. So the cottage industry can supply them a golden opportunity to have self-employment throughout the year. So they will not have to rush to a town for an uncertain living. Moreover, these big industries of the cities are connected with antisocial activities.

India is noted for some small scale industry products. India has a worldwide reputation for some products of small scale & cottage industries. These are the silk of Murshidabad & Mysore, the shawls of Kashmir & the silverwares of South India.

The Sentinel Island (Indian) which is left isolated and prohibited for visit

On the 2^nd of August 1981, Primrose named one cargo ship which was travelling between Bangladesh and Australia had crashed on a coral reef in the Bay of Bengal. That ship was in the Andaman (group of islands) archipelago around an island termed as “North Sentinel Island”. Ship was in unmovable condition and ships crew was not able to use their lifeboats because the sea was having high tides and waves. So, they were forced to wait for some days at same area so that they or someone can contact them anyhow. After residing there for few days, one young sailor noticed few peoples approaching near their ship. On the contrary as history tells, they were not coming to help them in any manner. Additionally, they were carrying weapons like spears, bows and arrows. Those peoples were “The Sentinelese” the public of that secret island.

Then the captain of the ship sent out an emergency message quoting “Wild men, estimate more than 50, carrying various homemade weapons are making two or three wooden boats,”. “worrying they will board us at sunset. All crew member’s lives not guaranteed”. They somehow survived as they were inside the ship and unknown in quantity to peoples of Sentinelese.

A week later, the Indian Navy sent a helicopter to rescue the crew of ship. Surprisingly, this ship named Primrose is still lying at coast and can be found near the North Sentinel Island. And here starts the story and facts behind this island prohibited to visit.

This was an unintentional yet accidental interaction with the Sentinelese. Few more such contacts between those peoples and new age humans had happened until now. Earlier few was peaceful as to understand and grow. However, it has turned in not so peaceful meet and greet in coming of ages.

In November 2018, John Allen chau, an American missionary landed in Port Blair and desired to visit the North Sentinel Island and travel and search around there to know more. But he was dedicated to mission of introducing Christianity to the Peoples of Sentinel Islands. It was a fully planned trip and he had written and learned all the details carefully in his diary.

With the help of some local fisherman, he reached the North Sentinel Island with few gifts like scissors and fishhooks. In the first attempts, the Sentinelese reacted very aggressively, and he had to return back somehow saving himself. He left the island In a hurry and ran like a sprint. Also, at the second attempt, peoples of sentinel island were not in the mood of meeting and reacted violently to the john. Sadly, in the third attempt, John Allen Chau was killed by those peoples. And all the chances and attempts were shattered and also costed a life of human.

Andaman and Nicobar Islands as a whole region in sea includes more than 300+ small and medium size islands. North, Middle & south Andaman are together called Great Andaman. These are also known as main island of Andaman. This place is crowded with most of the indigenous (native) peoples count. The original inhabitants (citizens) of the Andaman island were called “Andamanese”, who were supposedly first among the groups of peoples migrating outside from Africa Continent.

A research paper on claims that usually, the Andamanese were Hunter-gathers. They are the pre-evolution categories of human’s who does not depend no Agriculture. Instead, they rely on the Fruits, Fish, Honey & turtle eggs. The first ever known and recorded contact with these peoples was back in 1771. When John Ritchie was sent by Britishers to survey and collect info regarding these Islands. There were as many as 5 groups with around 9+ tribes in 1800’s, which has reduced to much extent as one or two are known to be in fruiting state. Rest are extinct or mixed with these tribes.

The Sentinelese is an isolated tribe of Andaman who are completely isolated and separated from Andamanese and rest of world. The Sentinelese is one of the last tribes in the world which has had very low interaction with the modern Humans and Civilization. The exact figure is impossible to predict but as guesses goes, they would be around 100 to 600 in head counts. We have very little info about them that to from the few interactions we had.

The mention of this specific island was in 1771, when a vessel of the East India Company passed this island and they had noticed few light and sound around the island. All the interactions with these specific tribe we had, one thing we are sure is that they are not very fond of us and they don’t even want to interact with us. Somewhat like they want to be in their place yet undiscoverable to all of us

In 1867, an Indian merchant ship containing 100 passengers and crew were attacked by some peoples. This happened on the 3^rd day after they met an accident near the island. These peoples were naked, had short hair, had red painted noses & were making strange sounds. Peoples were saved from there with the help of British India’s Royal Navy.

After this incident, the island remains untouched and not disturbed for almost another 80 years. However, this changed as a film crew wanted to shoot a documentary about the indigenous population of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. They were using tactics of presenting the gifts like food items, fish and pigs. The crew would drop these gifts at the entrance of these islands and then they would move back & observe if the local peoples invite them. This technique worked with the ONGE & JARAWA tribes.

But the same technique did not work out for Sentinelese peoples. It was believed that they follow isolation and one crew member was injured with the bows attacked by Sentinelese. The arrow was 2.5 metre in approx. However, it is still unknown that why Sentinelese are so aggressive and isolation followers against modern humans.

But there is one theory that claims and blames one person for all these bad interactions and perception about us. The person is reportedly MAURICE VIDAL PORTMAN. Portman was a British officer-in-charge of the Andaman Islands. He was sexually obsessed and attracted towards the Andamanese locals, including the “Sentinelese”. It is said that once he had kidnapped a Sentinelese couple and 4 children, in order to study them. But the couple died because they might not have genetic immunity against some diseases. Portman mentions these details in his own publication “A History of Our Relations with The Andamanese”.

All these interactions might have urged them to not meet and greet the modern human civilization for more than 100+ years. After 1974, Indian Government made many attempts to establish communication with the Sentinelese. Two Anthropologist played a key role in this, TN Pandit & Madhumala Chattopadhyay. Since 1981, TN pandit went towards the North Sentinel Islands several times, carrying gifts. But for almost 10 years he was unable to contact or visualize any presence. Things changed in 1991, when an Indian Govt. expedition project crew spent nearly 30 minutes with the Sentinelese.

A few week later, TN Pandit who missed the first trip went back to the North Sentinel Island again. But this time luck favoured, and he was successful this time and it gave us the first video footage of the Sentinelese. This depicted that they were using metals and weapons made by metals which may have been made by cracking and moulding the part of primrose ship.

After the 1997, the Indian Govt. refused to carry out more such expeditions and created an imaginary yet geographical defined perimeter around the Island. For now, we have separated us from all connection with Sentinelese. But at the same time, it questions our thinking as why we are not able to greet them. The answer lies in ourselves as still few cases comes where peoples with illegal transportation uses and take benefits of tribal peoples in all the group of Island in the exchange of mere things like basic facilities. This exchange includes Alcohol and food items and such things. We have progressed but some people still are same as pre-evolution period which affects the relation among us badly.

This information is collectively not present but still it has internet source for distinct proofs. More info and deep discussion can be found on the YouTube channel “soch by mohak mangal”, in which he elaborates the tribal connection and interaction of humans with different tribes of Andamanese.

Corporal Punishment: Something That Should Not Be A Part Of Childhood

Getting physically injured is something that is scary for everyone. So, what makes it okay to cause harm to a child, just because he/she did something which is inappropriate, instead of talking and explaining to them? Nothing. Nothing justifies mistreating a child at a place where they are supposed to grow into the future of the nation.

Corporal punishment, by definition, means to cause deliberate physical pain to someone, usually by an individual who holds an authority over the other person, in order to reinforce a point. In INida, as sad as it sounds, but corporal punishment is a part and parcel of almost all the indiviuals childhood. For the more unfortunate individuals, it was/ is a daily experience. If confronted, the administrator of these punishments have replies ranging from ‘tough love’ to ‘teaching them obedience’ to ‘it is how it is’. It is to say, as if physical punishment are mandated, not even an option. Many people justify it from their childhood experience.

Another way to look at this is that it is the easy way out. Sometimes, from responsibilities to sitting down and making the child understand why something is not correct. Sometimes, from the hassle of handling a situation. ANd sometimes, it is for the long run. The perpetrators would say it is helpful in the long run for the children, but in reality, it is often helpful for them in the long run, as the punished child is effectively scared to not try his/her limits again.

The children, upto the age of 12, undergo physical growth and development. Upto this stage, some parts tend to be more susceptible to get hurt in comparison to adults. Corporal punishment often exposes the children to the rish of serious physical damages. Some they become life threatening and permanent too. And apart from that, the trauma and mental harassment that the child goes through also needs to be taken in account.

Corporal punishment in educational institutes does more harm than good. In India, an overwhelming percentage of authoritative people indulge in corporal punishment in these educational and co curricular institutes. And sadly, their colleagues often not only don’t call them out on this, but rather even support them in many cases. Such behaviour and environment is enough to deter a child from going back to school and makes education a burden to them. This also results in negative emotional development in the child.

According the Indian law, under Right To Education Act, 2009, Section 17 declares corporal punishment (also includes mental harassment) to be illegal, and the person found guilty under this charges will face disciplinary action in accordance to the applicable service rules applicable. On the similar note, Section 323, 325, 305, 352 and 506 of the IPC are also regarding child protection. The figures of authority that can be held responsible in such cases include teachers, relatives and even the parents.

But the sad scenario is that though in the law books, these laws are often not enforced in reality. The society, as a whole, sees corporal punishment as a part of growing, and until that attitude remains, things are not going to be better.

Sanitary Napkins: Saviour Of The Day, But Not In The Long Run

Menstruation can be very bothersome all by themselves. Period (No pun intended!). More for some people than others. And any conversation about menstruation is bound to include the topic of menstrual products. And for a large chunk of the female population, their go-to menstrual products are the sanitary napkins. Or as more commonly known, pads. Pads provide binding experience amongst the ladies. No kidding there. So many advantages of pads, doesn’t it seem too good to be true? Well, there is some news for you. Pads can be harmful too!

Under The Surface

Sanitary napkins, or more specifically the synthetic pads, are made up of components which are far from organic. Also, the organic compounds are not fool proof safe either. Going through these components, we have:

Dioxin: Contrary to the popular belief, the pure white colour of the pads are not due to cotton. Rather, the extra shine white is the final product of chlorine bleached fibres. A byproduct of this process, dioxin, has been pinpointed as a substantially damaging toxin for the human body, if in contact for a long period of time. The pelvic region has a quite sensitive skin, which has a higher absorption rate in comparison to the other regions. This makes the body more susceptible to absorbing dioxin, which also happens to be a carcinogen. Yup, cancer alerts! Substantial buildup of dioxin in the body increases the probability of having various forms of cancer. Another mention worthy fact is that dioxin stays in the body via fats and may remain upto 20 years. Apart from cancer, it is also the cause of pelvic inflammation, hormone dysfunction and some other problems.
Pesticides: Now, the first question that might pop in your head might be, where would pesticides be used in making pads? Well, the answer is, no, it is not used in the actual manufacturing process. But the cotton used to fill the pads sometimes has a substantial amount of synthetic pesticides in them, which unfortunately, is not totally removed during the making of sanitary napkins. Needless to say, they have their own set of adverse effects on the body, especially on the internal organs. On the gynaecological front, it may cause thyroid, hormonal malfunction, endometriosis or diabetes.
Plastic: The main purpose of using plastic is to make the pads leakproof and able to withstand a heavy blood flow. But sealing up the pad doesnt let the moisture escape, and combined with the body heat, it makes an ideal place for growth and multiplication of various microorganisms, most common of them being some bacterias and yeast. This in turn, leads to cases of vaginal allergies or infections. Apart from that, plastic is the main cause of period rashes and chafing.
Artificial fragrance enhancers: Blood in itself can be a gory sight. Adding unpleasant odour to this equation is a sure formula to have a bad mood through one’s menses. So, producers add odour neutralisers or artificial perfumes to the pads to provide a feeling of freshness. But at the end of the day, they too are harmful for the body. Apart from causing rashes, soreness or chaffing in the pelvic region, it can seriously interfere with one’s fertility, as for they are found to interfere with the foetal development.

All the components, by themselves and together, are also a threat to the environment. Every year, a sizable chunk of plastic pollution is contributed by the used pads.

Tampons too, have some similar environmental and health effects. Apart from that, tampon use increases the risk of Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS), which happens to be a rare but serious complication, caused by some particular bacterial infections.

The Alternate End

Obviously, all this information may distraught anyone who swore by these products. Now the next big question is, if not this, then what other options are there? To answer that, at present, menstrual cups, organic pads and reusable cloth pads are some alternatives available, to save the day!

Mantises: Fascinating Insects

Mantises are the most curious creatures. You might’ve sometimes misunderstood them from grasshoppers. But then…..what exactly are these creatures? Are they…. carnivorous?

Photo by Quang Nguyen Vinh

Now, why are they called ‘Praying Mantis’?? The thing is ,their forelimbs are actually folded and therefore it looks like they are praying(silly? Not really). Let’s get familiarised with them,shall we?

Ecology

The order(a division while creating ecological divisions) of these Mantises are Mantises. The largest family of these organisms are the Mantidae,also known as Mantidae. Their habitat is usually in tropical zones. If we look into the morphology,the Mantises have a triangular head with large eyes(may be to search for their prey). Some of them have wings while some may not,but they have their forelegs to catch their prey with an iron like grip. Their phylum is actually Arthropoda. They sometimes appear in brown or green colours. The factor solely depends upon their species and may be the climatic conditions. How many species do they hold? Well,they have around 2400 species altogether.

They have a significant place in Egyptian and Greek theologies. What were they? Well,in Egyptian theology for instance,they were considered to be the ones who used to guide on editing his/her eternal or afterlife journey. The name Mantis’ however,came from the Greek word which means ‘seer prophet.’

Okay,so according the historical evidences they hold a significant place.In fact,these animals(like they come under the kingdom of animals,where in they are again classified as insects and so on)

Photo by Brandon Phan

Do not go on their size.These organisms are ambush predators,meaning that they are carnivorous animals,but in a stealthy way. What I mean to say is that ,suppose if these animals find their prey,they wait for it to be close enough for them and then…..attack.

Fossils

What are Fossils? When an organism dies,it is usually decomposed. But what if it wasn’t? And by that ,I am talking about the Carboniferous period. During these period bacterias and fungi had not fully developed the ability to decompose. So what happened? They got deposited under sediments. From this,they either got fermented through the anaerobic process,producing fossil fuels like coal and petrol,or got imprinted on the sediments,producing Fossils. The Fossils of Mantises the earliest of their existence is estimated to be about 135 million years ago, probably from Siberia.

Lifespan

Typically,a Mantis can live upto 3 to 4 months. But if it gets its food properly and all’s well,then it can live upto an yearly at most. Female Mantises are usually larger and maybe stinger than male Mantises because it’s the females who lay eggs(duh). The eggs are protected with the capsules and hatch in the time of spring .The female Mantises usually lay their eggs during the season of autumn and after paying their eggs,these Mantises die. But….what about the male Mantises? Do they not die at all?

Reproduction

(Typical teacher) Ahem,class! Nobody will dare to ask unnecessary questions! And….maintain Silence!

(Nah,not really. Firstly, I am not a teacher, and if I were to be a teacher, well that would’ve been purely disastrous.

Secondly, reproduction is a natural process,no matter how much you giggle about it, awareness of such matters is the most important and shall not be ignored. So ya, grinning about the word ‘sexual intercourse’ will do nothing but make you less concentrated) *no offence*

Reproduction in Mantises is quite peculiar yet fascinating. They reproduce sexually,yes but they follow something called ‘sexual cannibalism’. What is sexual cannibalism? Let’s break the word. Okay,sexual means a process through which they reproduce and cannibalism means that they eat their own species,may be raw or cooked(I don’t really know their menu). So,what does this imply?

Sexual cannibalism means that after the mating process,the female Mantises eat up the male Mantises. No worries, Let’s explain it somewhat like this:

Suppose a female Mantises wishes to mate. What exactly will she do? What she does is,she secretes an alluring scene to attract any male Mantis in the vicinity. When the male Mantis comes near the female Mantises,they start their mating process, sexually. But what does the female Mantises do meanwhile? She starts to eat the male Mantis. Slowly,the upper (remaining) part of the map mantis falls away,leaving their abdomen. The abdomen stays,still providing the female eggs with the sperm which will fertilize the eggs. How does the abdomen stay even after the male Mantis has died. Well,the male Mantis has some nerves in their body which continues the mating process even after the organism itself has died.

Now,you might find this weird,but it’s just how the female Mantis reproduction process works. The male Mantis are actually prepared for their death after their mating process. The process is like that,because the female organism also does after they lay their eggs. And the eggs need nutrition to grow well and the male Mantis serves as a nutrition provider to the eggs. Not only mantis but many organisms like jumping spiders,banana slugs etc. All reproduce by sexual cannibalism. They just can’t live that ‘happily lived after’ life due to their short life. Nature has its own methods.

Mantises might seem weak,but they’re really not. Between a hornet and a mantis,guess what who wins? And hornets are not any insect. So ya,this was the truth of the life of Mantises.

Fact- Mantises,when hungry,can sometimes eat themselves. Although that’s pretty rare,but definitely not non-existent. Also,they are experts in camouflaging themselves between the trees.

Photo by Ravi Kant

India and Bangladesh to hold virtual summit in December

India-Bangladesh bilateral summit is likely to be held in December. A final call in this regard will be taken during the foreign ministers’ meeting on Tuesday, sources tell India Today.

There is a possibility of the summit being a virtual one if the Covid-19 situation does not ease by the end of this year, sources said. In the case that the bilateral summit is held physically, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to travel to Dhaka to meet his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina.

Meanwhile, the sixth Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) at the foreign ministers’ level is slated to take place virtually on Tuesday. This meeting will be attended by External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar in New Delhi and his counterpart Dr AK Abdul Momen in Dhaka.

The two foreign ministers will review the entire spectrum of bilateral relations between India and Bangladesh. Substantial progress has been made in this regard in multiple areas despite the pandemic. The JCC is, in fact, a mechanism to overview the progress and substantial progress has been achieved between the two countries.

The date of the JCC meet was finalised during Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla’s visit to Dhaka in August and a subsequent phone call with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

According to sources, high-level visits are expected to be discussed during the JCC meet among a range of other issues.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was unable to visit Dhaka this year for the Mujib Barsho celebrations on account of the Covid-19 pandemic. Since the JCC is meeting during the celebrations, an announcement related to Mujib Barsho is expected, sources added.

Earlier, PM Modi in his inaugural address at the Mujib Barsho celebrations in March had said that Bangladesh’s founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is hailed as a “hero” in India too.

The year 2021 seems promising for India-Bangladesh relations since both sides will commemorate 50 years of the Bangladesh Liberation War in which India played a crucial role. Next year will also mark 50 years since India and Bangladesh established diplomatic ties.

Importance of Self Love

Robert Morley said, “To fall in love with yourself is the first secret to happiness” nothing could be more true than this line. Learning to respect your own self, appreciating things about yourself, your small achievements and not being too harsh on yourself all the time are some ways to love you

Self love is so important. Because when you’re all alone and it’s 3 in the morning and you’re lying on the floor crying and shaking and wishing it all would end, who’s going to be there for you? You. You have to pick yourself up and find the strength to carry on. At the end of the day, you’re all you’ve got yourself.

It’s only when you love yourself , you will begin to leave everything that unhealthy. This is meant for people, jobs, and your own beliefs and habits – anything that keeps you small. Loving yourself is important, because the only person who can love you unconditionally, accept you with all your flaws and misgivings and forgive you no matter what, is YOU.

Self-love is having compassion for yourself exactly as you are, not giving into your every whim and desire. You have been through some difficult things in life. Instead of beating yourself up, just take a deep breath and say that this is hard, but I’m trying. I am struggling with this and I need help. No “I’m stupid,” or “I’m worthless.” This is what self-compassion is about. A lot of people fear this because they think if they have compassion for themselves, they will never grow and just make endless excuses for themselves. It’s quite the opposite.

The very idea that a person exists in an abusive relationship is not that the person loves the other one but because simply they have no love for their owns self. That is why we need to love ours self first, loving oneself means accepting the way you are loving the flaws you have accepting yourself and improving yourself for better.

In an already harsh world, it is important to be strong and successful but more than, its also important to be there for your own self and the people who love you and you love them back. Your true love for any person will just come when you are able to love yourself truly. So, self love isn’t just an exercise to make yourself happy for some part of day, it’s an attitude for a healthy and satisfactory life.

The Mountain Men

Dashrath Manjhi, also known as Mountain Man,was a laborer in Gehlaur village, near Gaya in Bihar, India. He decided to carve a path of 110 m long (360 ft), 9.1 m (30 ft) wide and 7.7 m (25 ft) deep through a ridge of hills using only a hammer and chisel after his wife’s death due to an injury caused by falling from a mountain. He carved the path continuously for 22 years.After 22 years of work, Dashrath shortened travel between the Atri and Wazirganj blocks of Gaya town from 55 km to 15 km.

Manjhi’s wife Falguni Devi was badly injured and died because she fell from the mountain and the nearest town with a doctor was 55 km away. As a result of this experience Manjhi resolved to cut a roadway across the ridge to make his village more accessible. Manjhi felt the need to do something for society and decided to carve a path through the ridge so that his village could have easier access to medical care.

Manjhi’s work has made life easier for people of the Gehlaur village. Manjhi said, “Though most villagers taunted me at first, there were quite a few who lent me support later by giving me food and helping me buy my tools.” For his efforts, Manjhi became popularly known as the ‘Mountain Man’. The Bihar government also proposed his name for the Padma Shree award in 2006 in the social service sector. A stamp featuring Dashrath Manjhi was released by India Post in the “Personalities of Bihar” series on 26 December 2016. Official roads between his village and Wazirganj and Atri and Gaya were only built where his path was after his death in 2007.

Dashrath Manjhi was died on 17 August 2007 due to gallbladder cancer. He was given a state funeral by the Government of Bihar.

In 2011, director Kumud Ranjan working for the state-owned Films Division of India produced a documentary based on Manjhi’s life titled The Man Who Moved the Mountain. In August 2015, a Hindi movie Manjhi – The Mountain Man was released and well received. The movie was directed by Ketan Mehta. Nawazuddin Siddiqui played the role of Manjhi along with Radhika Apte as Falguni Devi. The first episode of Season 2 of the Aamir Khan hosted TV Show Satyamev Jayate, aired in March 2014, was dedicated to Dashrath Manjjhi. Aamir Khan and Rajesh Ranjan also met Bhagirath Manjhi and Basanti Devi, son and daughter-in-law of Manjhi and promised to provide financial help. Manjhi’s story also had a minor role in a later Kannada film, 2011’s Olave Mandara directed by Jayatheertha.

Now, we have another mountain man and that too from same district of Bihar. Let us know about Laungi Bhuiyan.

Laungi Bhuiyan is a farmer from Kothilawa in Lahthua area of Gaya, Bihar, India. He carved a 3Km long canal by digging hills surrounding their village. These hills stop the water reaching their fields. So, he carved those hills and made a 3Km long canal that would bring the fields of their canals some water. He used to feed cattle in a jungle, and subsequently carved out a canal that reportedly took him thirty years to complete the work.

These two men also gave us the meaning of dedication and love toward to solve one’s problems. Salute to these men.

How to become fluent in English

English is not a difficult language the reason behind why most of the people as well as different companies have made English as one of the compulsory languages because it is clear and easily understood by the people of every country. In order to become fluent in English you need to practice here are some tips to become fluent.

READING.

Reading is the first step towards your target. Read as much as you can. And mind you this has to become a ritual for you, even when you think you have gained considerable fluency. Just read and read and read, make the language so familiar to your brain that you will be very comfortable in using it while reading or speaking. Reading has more benefits.

It enhances your vocabulary, which is one of the major cause that you can not attain enough confidence to understand and speak in English. Develop a good reading habit Initially, start reading with some novels or anything that contains a simple English, it should contain mostly the words that we use in our day to day life. For example, you can go for various novels like The Secret, The Alchemist, or something that interest you.

Develop understanding of the language, when you read more, you understand more, and thus, you connect more. Just like, since your childhood, you have such an excellent understanding of your mother tongue and your native language, because you have a habit of reading, speaking and listening to it everywhere around you. What if you do the same with English!

Enrich the pronunciation

LISTENING

Watch English movies and serials without subtitles. Make your ears and brain identify and recognize the words you are reading. After reading any particular topic, try to watch a video or show about that topic so your brain and ears will pick up the words and sentences, that you have already read, being said in different ways. Try to make a mental note about words and start using it in your spoken language slowly and make it a habit. Once you ears become adept at processing the spoken language and words, you will win half the battle. Listen to English songs,newsetc.

WRITING

Writing is the best way to put your thoughts and views in words make a diary and write what you think about a particular topic in English and make it a habit. It helps a lot in improving English.

SPEAKING

Have confidence and start speaking it. The journey will take you from the Wrong to the Right. In your free time, practice it in personal, in front of the mirror, in your phone voice recorder etc. Speak anything for long in English and record it in your phone and then listen to it. You will come to know about the flaws you did in the pronunciation and the common mistakes.

Be consistent and work hard, it’s gonna be fun throughout the journey of improving yourself.

Generation Gap: Understanding and the love

Article by – Shishir Tripathi

Intern at Hariyali Foundation
In collaboration with
Educational News

In this fast moving world of cars, airplanes, rockets and other scientific inventions; the world has gained a lot. But it is a well known fact that when something is gained, something has to be lost. Parents are there with their point of view and children with the so called modern and different point of view.

The difference between points of view of parents and children creates a void or something which is said to be as Generation Gap.

Nowadays, conflicts between parents and children are so common. Parents stick upon the ideas and their beliefs which they gained through various experiences in life whereas children stick to their point of view, their ideas which are new, modern and much better (according to them) than their parents’. Particularly taking into account the case of marriages i.e., Arrange marriage and love marriage. This is such a burning issue in families in country like India.

As it is assumed by children that parents love arranged marriage and they don’t even ponder or agree to the idea of their sons and daughters going against love marriages. But, dear reader, one must take into account the perception and point of view of parents also. Parents have been living in a world of traditions, ethics and perfections which can exist only when the children will get married through arrange marriages (according to the parents). So by thinking deeply on it they believe what they have seen, what they heard and yes what they have lived.

Now on the other hand side, the daughters and sons who are living in a virtual world of facebook, instagram, love quotes and shayris floating all around, quotes on relationship goals and what not, simply have assumed that love marriage is the best form of marriage. They discard the idea of arrange marriage as trash without taking into consideration the fact that understanding and love between their parents exist who did arrange marriage years before.

Therefore, it is a clear cut situation. Children and parents, both are human beings. Parents and children believe what they see, what they have lived and are still living. At the same time parents and children have examples, all ready for successful arrange marriages and love marriages to support their sides.

Parents in their life have seen broken marriages, divorces, brides of dowry exploitation for not bringing enough dowries who did love marriages, divorces of couple at the same time who were at one time proclaiming themselves as two bodies and one soul.

Parents simply just want their children to have a very happy and successful married life which they believe comes only from arrange marriages. Parents think that it is safer side to go for arrange marriage because the couple will really need a lot of time to understand each other and meanwhile this process they’ll start loving each other too. In the walk of life, the couple will have babies and responsibilities and in the process of fulfilling all those responsibilities, they’ll live a lovely and successful married life.

According to parents, it might be a risky business for their children to get married to a person who is the only one to love and support their child and their child will end up ruining his or her own life just by the craze and stubbornness for love marriage. It is assumed that love decreases in love marriages and increases between the couples who did arrange marriage.

Children feel that whomsoever they love, will surely be their soul mate in the entire journey of life. They believe that if they’ll do arrange marriage, then they’ve to life a life with an entirely strange person. But seriously, one cannot discard the idea that the person whom they love and believe him/her as their future life partner was a stranger once before the first talk.

Also parents should try to understand that forced arrange marriage can also result in suicides, divorces, domestic violence and many similar issues.

Hence from having an idea and taking interest in knowing of the point of view of each other, the parents and the children both, the problem of generation gap can be solved. That void can be filled for which no filling looks the right solution.

Therefore, one can conclude that by talking, by understanding each others’ view, by looking at the situation from side of parents or children, by remembering each others’ past experiences and the environment in which parents and children have grown up and still living, the problem of difference of opinions and generation gap can be reduced to the best possible extent.

That’s why it was correctly mentioned on page named ‘kalam_se_kaleje_tak’ on Instagram:

“Understanding and respecting each other’s point of view is the best way to develop a strong and forever lasting relationship”

This relationship could be between anyone, between father and son, father and his daughter. Similarly, mother and son or mother and daughter or simply between any two individuals who are ready to understand and love each other.

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Maintain Curiosity…

It was about 6 decades ago. The editor of Life magazine went with his young son to take an interview with Albert Einstein, a great science legend. During this interview, Albert Einstein said to him “The most important thing is not to stop questioning”. The existence of curiosity has special importance in itself.

There is definitely some reason for this. Continuity of life, understanding the mysteries related to it, knowing about them, knowing deeply about the reality of life is very wonderful and amazing. If a person understands or tries to know this secret even a little every day, then this is enough. Never leave curiosity, even understanding this saying by Einstein, everyone must keep a stock of curiosity in their brain. It is the world of knowledge and the vigour of scientific inquiry that is responsible for involving the questions.

It is a reason to know the purpose of life. What you do is very important. But it is also a hundred times more important why you do it. What do you do? When you start thinking about this, then you start learning.

You sow a change in your environment. New Technology, Automation, Artificial Intelligence. All this is the result of human curiosity. When you miss an opportunity to ask a serious question, then along with that you also miss the opportunity to create a new world and imagine a new life. So try to maintain the desire and curiosity to ask questions in your mind.

Experience of a 2020 Graduate

Every year when we passed a class, be it Kindergarten, 4^th grade or 10^th grade, we feel like we’ve grown and moved onto bigger things in life. Our teachers always made us feel like a wiser, more responsible person every time we moved up a class. When we graduated from school, a deep sorrow along with excitement for experiencing college life filled us. Passing the 12^th grade is the ultimate goodbye from our friends and family, our teachers, the school we’ve been in for years, and the city we grew up in. Never did our previous years’ graduates were stuck in a limbo, out of school but not in a college. A long gap with nothing to do in it, no motivation and no goal.

Every day of 11^th and 12^th, we heard our teachers and parents tell us the importance of the stream we choose and the things we learn in the duration of these two years. The final year of school, 12^th grade is the most important year of the entire school life in terms of both academics and fun.

From the very first day of 12^th, we are told to study hard as it will play a great role in determining the college we get into and the career we choose. Even though it is the last year of school life, our focus remains more on our marks, completion of our syllabus, multiple coaching or tuition classes, and comparing our score to others. We forget to spend some of our time doing what we’ll actually miss and remember, hanging out with friends, extracurricular activities, going to the canteen, roaming around in the school, and so much more.

The 2020 graduates have had the worst farewell or introduction into college. Some of us couldn’t even give the exams we had prepared for with all our might. When we were done with our exams, there was a long waiting period. All of the plans, going on a trip, having the time of our lives, were unsuccessful as we couldn’t even leave our houses.

Having spent the last seven months in isolation, with uncertainty about our future, has really affected our mental health. Those who have taken admission into colleges have to adapt themselves to online college life with many hours spent in front of their laptops. Those who have not yet taken admission are also under a lot of stress as they are wasting away the important time of their life.

Competitive exams such as NEET (National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test), JEE (Joint Entrance Examination), CLAT (Common Law Admission Test), et cetera were postponed which severely stressed out the ones who had been preparing for these exams for the past two years.

The results were delayed and the admission processes in some colleges have still not begun which is making the graduates anxious. This is in stark contrast to all the previous years’ experience which was full of joy and excitement, not stress and anxiety.

Hopefully, everything will be back to as it was before!

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