Kerala’s proactive reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic was made conceivable as a result of the solid establishment set somewhere around the Kerala Model of Development also. Directly from the first communist government in 1957, social mobilizations by Left and progressive associations and the reactions to them by the state governments now and again, have made an additional people – focused and responsive majority rules system in the state. This, thusly, has fortified open interests in health and education, making ready for Kerala to accomplish social records that are at standard with the most developed countries on the planet.

The Kerala Model weaves in a rights-based methodology in the formative and government assistance activities embraced by the state. This methodology has been maintained in the state’s battle against COVID-19, as well.

COVID-19 shows itself not just as a health crisis, yet in addition as a financial emergency. The way that Kerala declared a far reaching COVID-19 monetary help bundle of Rs. 20,000 crore on March 19, much before reporting a lockdown on March 23, is an unmistakable marker that directly from its onset, Kerala has been tending to the two sides of this test. It was a far reaching measure which accommodated welfare annuities, ration and basic supplies, interest free credits, salary through the rural job guarantee schemes MGNREGS, relaxation in taxes and pay of utilities and a healthcare package.

Indeed, even amidst this pandemic, the state government’s methodology was rights-based and individuals focused. This guaranteed the overall population, including migrant laborers, was dealt with. What’s more, since they were guaranteed of the help because of them well ahead of time, they didn’t need to come out of their homes looking for help, or damage lockdown conventions for their survival It is this blend of arrangement ahead of time and doling out of relief measures that encouraged Kerala to continue with its healthcare intercessions in an issue free way.

Kerala’s emphasis on general wellbeing began directly from the times of the EMS Namboodiripad-drove Left government of 1957–1959. The methodology was clear in those days, to give general wellbeing administrations to all, with no distinction based on money related capacity or societal position. Likewise, present day offices and administrations were to be set up in District Hospitals, Local Fund Dispensaries were to be taken over by the government and research was to be led on transferable illnesses in order to take up preventive measures.

Thusly, to guarantee general wellbeing all around, logical and network intercessions were depended on in healthcare, undertaking mass crusades for immunization, etc. Measures of general wellbeing were step by step raised through centered intercessions directly from the low base, at the degree of Primary Health Centers or PHCs.

In spite of progression, Kerala’s general wellbeing part has stayed hearty on the grounds that, when health was looked to be made a ‘trade in services’ under the World Trade Organization’s GAT or General Agreement on Trade and Services, Kerala immovably opposed it.

The Left and progressive movements in the state took a harsh remain against it, saying that general health services can’t be changed into a profit-making sector for private entities. General health services  ought to be available to the whole society, as a right; this was the view that was advanced by  Kerala’s progressive sections when that debate was raging.

Remaining consistent with that convention, the current Left Democratic Front (LDF) government has additionally significantly put resources into the general health frameworks in Kerala, especially through the Aardram Mission, planned for making government hospitals human inviting. It has improved infrastructural offices and services in government hospitals and health focuses.

PHCs have been moved up to Family Health Centers with the goal that way of life sicknesses and third gen medical issues can be tended to. Super-specialty treatment – for heart and kidney ailments –  is presently accessible at District and Taluka Hospitals. Special treatment is given to handling second and third world medical issues and lifestyle diseases.

New phase of Covid-19 has already started in India. Number of corona infected people has reached to the peak. Its compulsory for everyone to wear masks and maintain social distancing. Government have imposed strict rules and regulations in many areas of country. People have to pay huge amount of fine for not wearing masks outside their houses. Government have also imposed night curfew and section 144 in many states like Noida, Rajasthan and in some parts of Delhi, Karnataka and Maharashtra, so as to control the spread of corona. Section 144 prohibits the gatherings of 5 or more people at one place. And in night curfew only some of the working people are allowed to stay outside after 8 pm but with permissions. Maximum number of people allowed in a marriage is 100 only.

India will get vaccines in just a couple of months. According to local manufactures India could access to AstraZeneca vaccine by January. 

Rules and regulations imposed by the government differ from state to state according to the condition of Covid-19 cases.

According to the stats, Maharashtra consists of highest number of cases of covid-19, which is over 79 thousand. Passengers from Delhi, Gujrat, Rajasthan, Goa and some other states have to show their negative test reports before boarding or entering in Maharashtra.

In Rajasthan, according to the health department, number of confirmed corona cases are 23,344 from which 5211 are active cases and 499 have lost their lives. People arriving in Rajasthan have to go through screening which will take place at airports, bus stands and railway stations. Its mandatory to obtain passes from the authorities before moving out from Rajasthan. Rajasthan will be the first state in the country to enact a law for mandatorily wearing masks to prevent covid-19 spread said by the Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. After covid-19 tests people have to submit their Aadhar card number in RT-PCR app and the labs have to provide corona test result reports within 24 hours. Many other new guidelines are imposed by the health department of Rajasthan.

Government of other states like Delhi, Karnataka, Gujrat, Uttar Pradesh etc have also issued certain guidelines which are to be mandatorily followed by people.

Our Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently warned people about the ongoing health crises due to covid-19 in his speech. He also compared India’s condition with other nation like US and Brazil. He emphasized on the importance of wearing masks in this pandemic. He recently holds the review meetings with the Chief ministers of 8 states of India and discussed about the situation of every state.

People are becoming non-serious about the present scenario of covid-19. Some are avoiding to wear masks and maintaining social distancing. People are even gathering for rallies, in a market and many other public places without any fear of getting infected by corona. Even after so much of strict rules and regulation some people are showing their careless behaviour towards this pandemic and this can this is hazardous to their and other’s life. Government needs to take strict actions against these people to lower the risk of corona.    

Kerala is being observed the world over for its powerful battle against COVID-19. Much has been expounded on the State’s initial readiness, successful lockdown, focused healthcare mediations, extraordinary financial packages , help for migrant workers, decentralized activities through the local self-governments, between departmental coordination, etc. Be that as it may, this is an endeavor to assess the more essential qualities of Kerala society, which has empowered its proactive mediations.

Solidarity of citizens

What has assumed a crucial job in the state’s battle is the way that Kerala, as a general society, has stood joined together and fearless during these troublesome occasions. The Chief Minister himself has repeated on numerous occasions that the individuals of Kerala are the columns on which their resistance has been fabricated.

We have seen the individuals of Kerala meet up to save their brothers and sisters during the noteworthy floods in the earlier years. Aggregate intercessions have helped the state to defeat difficulties like Ockhi tornado and Nipah infection, and in pushing forward with the Rebuild Kerala Initiative too.

How could it be that Kerala’s general public can more than once resort to network driven activities and mediations to hold over the difficulties that it faces?

In the event that you take a gander at the historical backdrop of present day Kerala, one can see that individuals’ developments have been essential to social change and human advancement in the state. Renaissance developments in the primary portion of the twentieth century, the laborers and peasants movements before and after Independence, the mass education movement during the 1980s and the people’s movement during the 1990s need unique notice.

Volunteerism by individuals’ associations to address open issues is additionally regular spot. All these have reinforced the extension and impact of open activity in Kerala. Henceforth, in the wake of any test, the general public meets up to its own guide. The case has been a similar this time around as well.

Taking due note of the rehashed occurrence of transmittable diseases in the state, the current LDF government set up an Institute of Advanced Virology. To use indigenous information in tending to healthcare issues, an International Ayurveda Research Institute is being set up. Research in biotechnology and prescriptions is being supported at the Life Sciences Park.

A conventional brand of medicine has been developed with the goal that basic meds can be given at a less expensive rate.

The Health Department even observed a spike in the admission of healthcare experts since 2016. Public sector Kerala State Drugs and Pharmaceuticals was redone to expand the creation of medications inside the state. Its fortunes were turned around to get beneficial and they had even begun sending out meds.

It is this attention on general healthcare and assistant frameworks that has helped Kerala give quality treatment to COVID-19 patients in the state. The way that even old patients have been breathed life into in Kerala, that their recuperation rate is amazingly high and that their death rate is low even by global guidelines, is a demonstration of how proficient Kerala’s general health services framework is.

As a human being the god gives us beauty and body, we all have different faces with beauty, but this topic of the article is so connected with our hearts. People often read this news but never think about it, this act looks like normal criminal offence but it is one of the heinous crime as like rape, assault which usually girls face in their life. Acid attack is the crime which is described in the Indian Penal Code 1860. This attack is basically with a wrong intention just to torture, or disfigure one’s body even try to kill that person. The acids which are used in these attacks are sulfuric acid and many concentrated acids which are not easily available in the market. The question comes to our mind how these offences take place, what are the intentions behind it and many more. Usually, a few years ago people were not aware of these offences and there was no proper legalization on the sale of the acid, due to which such offences had taken place in earlier times. But as the legislature finds the acid attack as one of the heinous crime, it imposes certain restrictions over the sale of the acid, but before dealing with this we have to know what are the intentions behind the certain attack. These attacks took place when certain wrong intentions were not fulfilled by the individual, like refusal on having sexual intercourse, personal conflict, rivalry, conflict due to immovable property. All these are certain reasons due to which such attacks took place in society. these attacks are not the gender-biased but majorly it took place with the girls. Mostly we have the news of acid attack related to girls only in certain cases we find the acid attack news related to the male. Now the questions come to our mind is this offence take place only in India, or some other country also witnessed the same. The answer to this question is not as much easy as we think, different countries have statutes and offences accordingly but the globally acid attack is considered as one of the heinous crime. While dealing with this issue, the question also stuck in our mind that why it is heinous, the act is heinous because it disfigures or harms one’s body, this act gives grievous bodily injury due to which sometimes death can also take place, and if survive it turns the beauty into the scar for the individual as lifelong. We believe that the face is just the representation of one individual but the beauty is always the inner soul, but here some of the criminal never understand, this line they believe that their ego will satisfy when they harm the other person in such a brutal manner that it creates a danger to one’s life. This offence is not limited to an only single individual but this offence creates terror and fear in the society, people believe that keeping their child either daughter or son in the house is much safer than any other thing such acts bring an initiative to the wrong ideology, it affects the education of the country, which brings discrimination and much more evil activity in the society. Education can reduce such kind of thinking in society. All rape equally liable top have freedom all of us have the right to freedom and liberty and those who perform such acts should be punished rigorously. Offences like rape, acid attack all these offences are not against the individual it is against the society, due to which society as a whole gets deeply influenced by it. Many cases of the acid attack took place in India as Sonali Mukherjee v Union of India and Laxmi Agrawal v Union of India, both these cases are considered as the landmark judgements as these are helpful in bringing the amendment in section 326 and brings 326A with the amendment of the Indian Penal Code 1860. After these cases, the legislature imposes certain restrictions on the sale of the acid as it is not easily available to each and everyone, the person should have to provide specific id proof and reason for purchasing the specific acid. This act of the legislature and restrictions, to save the life of many or even we can say, it saves the life of millions of girls as well as boys. This step taken by the authorities save the life and also reduce the crime rate in the country and this provides safety in the society, as the girls are free to smile and also it brings a kind of relief those who are a victim of these attacks as this attack will not take place with anyone in the future.  

I met Sri Tarun Gogoi ji probably in 2002 in Hyderabad where he came for National Games Meet. I was mesmerised by observing his simplicity and innocent smile.   He was born on 1st April 1936 in an ethnic Assamese Tai-Ahom family at Rangajan Tea Estate, erstwhile Sivasagar District, now under Jorhat district of Assam. His father, Dr Kamaleshwar Gogoi was a medical practitioner at Rangajan Tea Estate and mother, Smt. Usha Gogoi, younger sister of the renowned poet Sri Ganesh Gogoi. Sri Tarun Gogoi was ‘Tarun’ means young by heart and soul and fondly called Punakon by his parents.

He held important positions from his young age inter alia of which were- a) Member, Municipal Board, Jorhat, b) Served six terms as Member of Parliament (MP) in Lok Sabha, c) Became political leader with national stature after he was elected Joint Secretary of All India Congress Committee (AICC) in 1976 and that time Smt. Indira Gandhi was the Prime Minister d) He later served as General Secretary of the AICC (1985–90) and that time Prime Minister was Sri Rajiv Gandhi, e) He also served in the Union Cabinet as Union Minister of State in Food and Food Processing Industry (1991–96) under the Prime Minister of Sri P. V. Narasimha  Rao, f) Sri Gogoi was elected Chief Minister of Assam in 2001 after that he led the Indian National Congress to victory in the state elections, g) He assumed the office of Chief  Minister, Assam first time on 18 May 2001, then on 14 May 2006 (second term) and for the third term on 18 May 2011. It is pertinent to mention that he completed 15 consecutive years as Chief Minister of Assam on 18 May 2016,  as the longest serving Chief Minister of the State. He was also Director, Vayudoot; Member, Bar Council of Assam and Chairman, Assam Small Industries Development Corporation. 

His educational qualifications included graduation from Jagannath Barooah College, Jorhat, Assam and L.L.B. from Gauhati University.   He was a visionary and had development attitude which is evident from this quote, “Our Government is making all-out effort for development of Guwahati city. Work is on feasibility study and preparation of a detailed project report for the metro rail project. A sewerage project for Rs. 1,700 crore, streetlights for all major roads, affordable houses for 10,000 urban poor are in the pipeline”. Sri Gogoi travelled many countries but his favourite pastime was reading and gardening. He had special interest in golf, cricket, football and tennis. He is survived by his wife Smt, Dolly Gogoi, a post-graduate in Zoology, Gauhati University. They have two children – daughter Ms. Chandrima Gogoi, MBA and son, Sri Gaurav Gogoi, presently, a Member of Parliament. Sri Gogoi always used to celebrate his birthday in a simple manner indicating simplicity of his life.

He although has passed away on 23 November 2020 but he will be in the heart of millions generation after generation. May his soul rest in peace and praying Almighty to give strength to the family members so that they can bear this great loss.  

Dr Shankar Chatterjee, Hyderabad

The following websites have been consulted while writing the article:

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarun_Gogoi
2. http://tarungogoi.in/pressrelease.php?displaytype
3. http://www.tarungogoi.in/biography.php

Mr. Albert Einstein has said that, “Peace cannot be kept by force, it can only be achieved by understanding”. And that quote is relevant even in our “Modern” time, as we walk briskly towards an epidemic of nuclear war, which may even end the world. To analyze the problem and hopefully slow down the pace of this negative technical advancement, a UN conference of the committee UNGA, with the Agenda of Reviewing the Nuclear Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and establishing Nuclear Free Zones in the Middle East, was held on 19^th August 2017.

The discussion started off slow, where the first few speakers didn’t seem bothered, serious about the huge and scary problem, but as time passed, change was visible. Most of the countries were in favor of the NPT, as the Treaty is the most essential in today’s harsh time for maintaining peace and hospitality. However, a pinch of Hypocrisy was sprinkled upon the fellow delegates by the delegate of the USA, where they said that countries should not invade, wage war on other countries just for some resources, which obviously turned the heads of many. Small countries like Paraguay and Samoa said that even though they don’t have conflicts in the Middle-eastern region, they still support the NPT, which is pretty obvious, considering the amendments and features it has to offer. Everyone should agree with the optimistic vision for a peaceful world, that the leaders of many great nations have to offer. That is, if each and every country lets go off their “ego” and decides to sign the Treaty, many lives could be saved beforehand and a lot of blood-shed would be spared. However, it is pretty obvious that something which sounds this good, will not be able to succeed at a very fast pace. Even though dangerous countries like Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia have signed the Treaty, there is no guarantee that there would not be any interference from their side at all. If we want Peace and Harmony to be spread across the world, we should ask our kids why do humans keep on making weapons of such high caliber, when we don’t really need them. When the kids fail to answer, you will realize that Humanity isn’t “lost” anywhere, or our world isn’t that bad of a place to live in. Nobody is born greedy, or with a lust for money and power, they’re made to think like that because of our system and the general idea of “living the dream”.Tell the kids about our ancestors. Our ancestors started making weapons, as a means of ease, and for defending themselves from merciless predators. And, as generations passed, our species rose to the top of the food chain, at literally the safest spot in the world. But still, our greed didn’t stop rising, we are so engulfed with our thoughts of rising to supremacy, that we’re killing our own people, by making weapons that could destroy entire states in one go. And for what? Just a stupid throne, which is placed upon burnt ruins of the bodies of the Billions of people, who didn’t deserve any of it, and then talk about Natural Selection.

It is sickening to see that the extreme superpower, the USA is threatening North Korea for a Nuclear war, which could again end everything at once. And worse,North Korea is still opposing the NPT, saying that the Treaty Violates the right of defense of the state, and even if they did sign it, they wouldn’t dismantle their already existing weapons. It has also come in our notice, that USA has violated the Article 4 of the treaty, and they have also not disarmed their weapons completely. Just imagine, if the most wise, old person in the family, whom everyone looks up-to for guiding them and showing them the right way, becomes careless, doesn’t care about his/her children or grand children anymore, tells them to fight with, kill each other, How would that house stand? A similar case of carelessness has been broadcast by the USA. A few countries also believe that the NPT is flawed, and has many loopholes, because not every country has signed it yet, I mean if one doesn’t take initiative himself, how would we improve?

We often see change being promoted in our world, when an idea is showcased and printed in golden letters, but not followed sincerely by everyone. The NPT is one of those ideas, which if supported properly, can bring a huge change.

But..

Covid-19 have largely affected our body and life styles. We have to just stay at our homes and because of this we see the decrease in our day to day activities. As many people have started working from home so sitting for a long time in front of laptops or computer have led to the deduction in working and physical capacities of the people and this process is known as ‘Deconditioning’.

Deconditioning leads to the stiffness and pain in our muscles. It can also cause pain in our joints, which has become a very common problem now a days, not only old age people but young ones also face this problem. People are facing many problems in returning back to their normal routine due to the lack of regular exercise and walk. Deconditioning not only causes pain in muscles and joints but it also affects our breathing, heart and metabolism.   

Doctors prescribe brisk walk or fast walking to prevent the side effects. So, here are some tips you should follow while walking:

• Keep your head up and look forward
• Move your shoulders naturally and keep them free
• Gently tighten your stomach muscles
• Walk smoothly rolling your foot from heel to toe
• Swing your arms freely with a slight bend in your elbows.

 Proper and regular brisk walk can provide important toning to our muscles and it also improves our breathing and cardiac abilities. But sudden increase in walk and exercise can be very harmful for our bodies so take small steps every day and this will result in increase of your strength and working abilities. You can also do other exercises to improve your posture like stretching, walking up and down the stairs, skipping ropes etc. World Health Organisation (WHO) suggests that we should regularly check our sitting posture and try to improve it so as to avoid its side effects. You should also break your sitting and stand up for a couple of minutes while working on phone or watching T.V.     

Not only working people but students are also facing many problems in this pandemic as they have to attend their online classes so they also have to sit in one place for hours so this is affecting their health and energy. There are many other problems that are affecting; not only our physical but mental health too. People are going through depression, anxiety, and other mental problems too. So, try to keep yourself healthy and fit in this challenging phase because our health is most important than anything else.

With the onset of the 2020, world witnessed a new virus spreading in China and by March, the virus had taken over the entire world including India. The novel corona virus, which was declared a pandemic by WHO in February, has impacted millions of lives in India. Viewing this, Modi led government ( BJP) announced ‘ Aatm Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’ on May 12. This is a special economic package of 20 Lakh crore rupees. The idea and vision behind this initiative is to make India self reliant and sufficient in the global market. This initiative will greatly affect and benefit the poor, migrants, labourers etc who have been adversely stricken by the wrath of the pandemic. There are five pillars to this initiative: economy, infrastructure, system, vibrant demography and demand.

A country prospers when it is the manufacturer. The abhiyan helps India in achieving this. The only way any country can come out of economic depression or recession is by mass producing goods by themselves. India is already a major exporter of pharmaceuticals and is seen as a future market for various electronic hubs. This initiative will attract such entrepreneurs and companies that want to invest in developing nations. This in future would lead to us greater heights. One such example is performing arts, India being enriched with plenty of it. Primary example of performing arts include theatre, drama, music, opera, dance, public speech, puppetry etc. It creates visual, auditory or performing artworks, expressing the performers imaginative or technical skill open to audience to consume and experience it. In India, there are 9 emotions called ‘nava rasa’ that are expressed through performing arts, which include love (Shringara), laughter (hasya), disgust (Bibhastsya), surprise (Adbutha), heroism (Veera), fear (Bhayanaka), anger (Raudra), sorrow (karuna) and tanquility (peace). Indian performing arts are appreciated and acclaimed across the world. Students can now study performing arts at various universities across the globe.

It is no hiding away from the fact that India, while being the second most populated country in the world, stands at the 92^nd position when it comes to literacy in the entire world. While having the largest democracy and absolute freedom to education, where does the problem lie actually? This is a question everyone needs to ask themselves today. It is because it has a history of social and economic divide in the country. Technological barriers have also created a new obstacle. According to the recent statistics, India has the largest population of illiterate adults that contributes to the vicious cycle of illiteracy in India. Ultimately hampering the growth of the society.

Literacy is empowering, it fuels a better understanding of society and how it functions, offering solutions to problems. It is an amalgamation of human and social development. While setting up classes and teaching children in villages and slums, my team came across certain ways to boost literacy development that are, increasing investments in government schools, giving vocational training, changing societal and social norms, giving jobs to more teachers so that more students study.

Covid-19 is a global pandemic, as its impact has reached to almost every country of the world and in almost every sector too. Sectors like MSME (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) sector, automobile sector, real estate sector, education, tourism and hospitality sector etc. are mostly affected by COVID-19.

Tourism and hospitality sector are one of the main sectors of India as it leads to the growth of the country in terms of GDP and other aspects too. It is one of the largest and fastest growing industries globally; it is expected to play a significant role in regaining the socio-economic stability after COVID pandemic. But due to COVID-19 it has faced the great loss in a year only; as many restrictions and lockdown were imposed by the government in every parts of corona affected countries. National governments and local authorities are acting to discourage and prevent domestic tourism and people visiting second homes.  Destinations have closed to visitors and tourists the lockdowns have significantly reduced even local travel.

The tourism industry is an umbrella industry networked with many other sectors in the economy including hotel, community level operations, education, financial, agriculture, medical, travel and transportation, construction, real estate, retail, and vice versa. Due to the heavy toll of tourism in the country economy, it is important to study how the reliance of the industry might shape the recovery of its main sub sectors once the pandemic reduces. The indirect impact in this context on travel and tourism industry cannot measure easily and definitely there is a significant loss in short term as well as long term.

Tourism is a reason for most of the human mobility in the modern world. According to the World Tourism Organization (2020), the international tourism has indicated continues growth for the tenth consecutive year reporting 1.5 billion international tourist arrivals in 2019 and estimated 1.8 billion of international tourist arrivals by 2030) people are forecasted to be (UN News, 2017).

It is not yet clear when the pandemic will be over, however many governments are already trying to restore health to national economies. This means deciding which industries should go back to normal operations, and redefining what “normal” means for each industry, including tourism.
Post COVID-19, countries need to strike a balance between public safety and economic recovery. Many countries are trying to achieve this balance by restricting international tourism, setting their sights instead on domestic tourists.

The 4 key factors in the overall travel scenario that will drive all of the above trends will be:

1. Safety: both perception and reality will matter

2. Health: government may introduce mandatory checks

3. Hygiene: There will be no compromise on this

4. Brands: Those that will stand for quality will win 

Health tourism: As people will become more health-oriented, many are expected to seek wellness, and healing vacations. Yoga retreats, spa treatments, and other pro-health activities should be particularly appealing for tourists.

Heritage and culture tourism: When limited to nearby locations, heritage and cultural experiences can gain the spotlight. This means an increase in interest of museums, restaurants, history tours, and other local sites.

With quarantines easing and flight schedules reforming, tourism is showing signs of returning. But for the industry to return as a force for good for both the economy and the environment, we cannot return to business as usual.

Although the present may seem challenging for tourism, most experts expect the industry to recover in 2021. While this recovery may look different from the industry pre-COVID, people’s desire to travel is unlikely to disappear. In particular, experts foresee an increase in leisure travel and visits to friends and family as citizens seek to unwind and reconnect socially after prolonged periods of isolation. 

However, to enable this recovery, the industry and destinations need to take steps to safeguard travelers and workers. Companies will have to operate with tight budgets but be willing to invest in new processes and technologies, and to be flexible to changing needs and requirements. Assuming they are able to do so, they should be equipped to effectively adapt to the post-COVID-19 world and its “new normal.”  

FUTURE OF TOURISM AND TRAVELLING IN INDIA: According to tourism minister Prahlad Singh Patel, India will again become one of the best tourism destinations in the world and the people will be ready to explore India after this pandemic. But initially the tourism will be limited to the domestic boundaries of the country because the people of India who were planning to explore foreign destinations earlier will only visit to the domestic destinations as this sector will take some years to regrow and become like it was before the pandemic. Even after this pandemic it’s important for the people to prioritize social distancing for some time. There will be the great increase in the religious tourism as the restrictions which were imposed by the government on religious destinations [Amritsar, Tirupati Balaji, Vaishno Devi and Shirdi temples Puri, Ajmer, Coimbatore, Govardhan, Hospet, Kartarpur Saheb] will be released or will be very limited after this pandemic likewise there will be the increase in the tourism for business and historical destinations[Taj Mahal, red fort, India Gate etc.] too. There will be the increase in the destination weddings. Tourism industry currently accounts only 10 percent of GDP which will surely be increased after covid-19. So, many things are expected to be recovered in India after covid-19.

FUTURE OF TOURISM IN RAJASTHAN: Its expected that there will be the increase in the travel and tourism in Rajasthan after COVID-19 when the situation will be under controlled. Cultural events and programs will be rescheduled and there will be the increase in the visits to “THE LAND OF KINGS” Historical and other tourists destinations like monuments and buildings in Rajasthan [Amir fort, Nahargarh fort etc.] will be sanitized initially for few days only and the tourists will be instructed to maintain social distancing and hygiene so as to avoid any of the risks. So, as estimated; there will be the great increase in the tourism in Rajasthan.

So, till the pandemic continues there will be lots of restrictions by the government and this will largely affect the travelling and tourism department. Hence; everyone is hoping for the better conditions as it was before this pandemic, in coming future. So, tourism and hospitality sector will get stable but it will take some time as initially there will be some rules and regulations to avoid the risks even after COVID-19.

India is the diverse country with variety of people, religion, cultures, faith, caste, creed, colour etc. Variety of religions in India are Hinduism, Jainism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Buddhism and many more. Everyone has their own faiths according to their cultures and religion. But many times, this faith on cultures and religion becomes ‘Superstitions’ or blind faith. Superstition can be called as a belief of the people that is not true and cannot be proved by science or any reasons. In India many people have different kinds of superstitions, or myths in their mind. Not only uneducated but many educated people also have fake believes or blind faiths in some or the other thing related to their lives. But comparatively illiterate or poverty ridden people are more superstitious than the literate ones. Anyone can misuse these innocent people easily by tempting them for money or anything these people want. These people can be used for any of the crimes like smuggling of drugs, kidnapping, child trafficking, murder etc. These people believe in black magic or witch craft (practice of black magic). Some people even prefer to go to witch-doctors for the treatment of their health, wealth, marital and many other issues of life. But in the name of treatment of treatment these innocent people get attacked by witch-doctors. Women are mostly attacked by these witch doctors.

There are many other superstitions followed by the people living in Indian society:

• Some people consider black cat unlucky as they believe that if black cat crosses their path, they will have a bad luck.
• Seeing squirrels at day time symbolizes that your day is lucky. 
• If you have itching in your palms that means you will earn lots of money soon.
• People are not allowed to enter their homes after a wake as people believe that bad souls or negative energy might tag along them. Mourners have to take bath before entering their homes.
• Hanging lemon with chillies at the entrance or at the front door to protect the house from ‘buri nazar’ or evil eyes is another common superstition. But the scientific reason behind this is that lemon and chillies contain anti-bacterial properties which act as anti-pesticides and thus prevent insects and other bacteria entering our homes.
• Upside down sleepers can create disputes in our family; this is another belief of people.
• People doesn’t sweep their houses after sunset as they believe that it will bring bad luck to their houses. But the logic behind this misconception is that, in old age when there were no lights  people have to clean their houses before the sunset as after sunset they will not be able to do so without light.
• Eating curd with sugar together before stepping out from homes for exams, finding jobs or for any other important work; is considered very lucky.
• Going near Peepal tree at night is considered dangerous as people think that there is the ghost inside the tree. But the logic behind this is that at night plants and trees emits carbon dioxide and absorbs oxygen at night so its dangerous to go or sleep under the tree.
• During menstruation girls or women are not allowed in kitchen and temples as they are considered profane at this time. they have to follow many rules and regulations during their menstrual days. Logic behind this belief is that earlier women don’t have any sanitary pads with them and because of this they were unable to go anywhere.
• Sati Pratha was one of the biggest superstitions of old times.

There are many other superstitions followed by people. people. Now people have started misinterpreting the concerns of our ancestors and this is one of the reasons of India’s backwardness. Not only in India but almost the whole world is full of superstitions and the people who follow them.

So, these superstitions need to be vanished completely; not only from India but from the whole world.  People who only believe in logic, science and facts should take initiative and make superstitious people understand about the reality of the myths they follow in their lives and should also try to remove them from their mind.

The Central government this month announced that Over The Top (OTT) platforms and video streaming service providers like Hotstar, Netflix, Amazon etc will be brough under Information and Broadcasting Ministry. This notification has created quite a stir in the world of internet as there was no law or autonomous body governing the digital content before this.

A petition was filed by advocate Shashank Shekhar Jha in October that asked for setting up of an autonomous body to monitor and also filter content on these OTT platforms. He mentioned that OTT platforms have created a space for artists and movie makers to make content without any censorship.

Currently, traditional medias such as Films are under the surveillance of Central Board of Film Certification while the Press Council of India represents the Print Media. Television News Channels are overlooked by News Broadcasters Association.

What exactly is OTT?

Over The Top media service is an online audio and video streaming services that are delivered to the customers over the web. The term could be denoted to audio streaming, hosting, message services, video on demand, and internet-based voice calling. Such platforms initially started out as content hosting platforms but later grew into short films, documentaries, web series, production etc. Many OTT platforms offer certain stuff for free and then ask for subscription either monthly or yearly from their users. The platforms have created spaces for artists to bring out their content with authenticity without any filtration. The platforms also make artificial intelligence come in handy by recommending the users shows/content they are likely to watch.

Before this notification by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, led by Prakash Javadekar, no laws were regulating the OTT platforms. The whole debate about surveillance of the online content had been in existence ever since the advent of new media.

The hassles and challenges online content providers and news/current affairs will face is that to keep a check on the work they post. They might also need to go under the process of certification and approval in order to publish their work, which may include censorship also. This might face resistance from the OTT platforms who might speak against censorship as the content that they have been putting out which made them stand out from the traditional media is the content that is relevant, political and unique topics.

The reason why OTT is preferred in contrary to the traditional media is the promise of authentic and original content, high value of the content at a low cost and could be set up in multiple devices. Owing to the internet dependent delivery system, OTT platforms rule out networks that earlier managed online content. Customers only require an internet connection and a compatible device, like Smart TVs, Mobile Devices, Personal computers and Digital Media Players.

All in all, OTT platforms are here to stay and also to flourish. Government knows this very well and hence, wants to control and monitor it. Competition and increasing diversification and many new opportunities suggest the growing popularity of the OTT platforms.