Introduction to Bits Pilani

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The Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, popularly known as BITS Pilani, was established in 1964. It is a Deemed to be University for higher education. BITS Pilani is accredited by the NAAC with ‘A’ Grade with a 3.45 CGPA. In addition, BITS Pilani is ranked among the top 10 Engineering institutes in India by India Today 2020 Ranking survey.

The campus of BITS Pilani is sprawled over an area of 328 acres and is equipped with all necessary facilities. It specifically emphasises research and development and considers it as an integral part of its higher education ecosystem. The Centre for Material Science & Technology, Embedded Controller Application Centre and Centre for Robotics and Intelligent System are a few among many research centres that are there at BITS Pilani campus.

BITS Pilani provides decent infrastructure throughout the college. Following are the key highlights:

  • Hostels:  There are eleven hostels for boys and one hostel complex for girls.
  • Sports: Swimming Pool, Volleyball Court, Tennis court, etc.
  • Laboratories: Civil Engineering Lab, Chemistry Lab, Computer Lab, Design Lab, Electrical Lab, Electronics Lab, Mechanical Lab, Physics Lab, Petroleum and Petrochemical Lab, etc
  • Library: Library has room for up to 8,000 students, offers 738 open-access study places and 246 open-access IT work stations. As well as the books and periodicals you expect, it is home to computing facilities for students.
  • Other facilities: Gym, Cafeteria, Wi-Fi campus. AC Classrooms, etc.

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A Streetcar Named Desire

A still from A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) ft. Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh

A Streetcar Named Desire is a 1947 play by the American playwright Tennessee Williams. It is regarded as one of Williams’ best plays and has received several awards including the Pulitzer Prize. It was also later adapted into a film in the year 1951 starring Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh, and is still considered to be a classic. Through its eleven scenes, the play delivers a raw reality of the middle class in conflict with the fallen bourgeoise of the American South. 

The story is set in motion when Blanche Dubois, a schoolteacher from Mississippi visits her younger sister Stella in New Orleans. Stella has been newly married to Stanley Kowalski, a Polish descent working class man. The Kowalskis live in a tiny apartment located in the shabbier side of New Orleans where jazz music constantly plays right around the corner. Blanche is sophisticated and looks down upon the living condition of Stella. She takes long baths, only wears fancy clothes and jewelleries and still lives a lifestyle that disagrees with her income. She informs her sister that she lost their ancestral plantation called Belle Reve and intends to stay with the Kowalskis for a while. During her stay, she gets close to one of Stanley’s friend Mitch.

Stella, despite having previously led the same luxurious life as Blanche has surprisingly adjusted quite well to her surroundings. She is head-over-heels for her husband and fears the thought of Blanche looking down on him. Stanley is the working-class hero who is unapologetic of his social status. He values his friends and is passionate about Stella. He lives in the practical world which is in stark contrast to the illusionary world of Blanche. He is strong and opinionated and has his way with everything whereas Blanche is soft spoken and is the embodiment of a chaste shy woman.

“I don’t want realism. I want magic! Yes, yes, magic! I try to give that to people. I misrepresent things to them. I don’t tell the truth, I tell what ought to be the truth. And it that’s sinful, then let me be damned for it!”

-Tennessee Williams

As the play unravels, we see the true colours of the characters. Despite trying her best fit the southern ideals of a naïve young woman, Blanche is revealed to be the exact opposite. She is obsessed with her beauty, is promiscuous with young men and has a severe drinking problem. She has no money left but is too proud to accept that and pretends to be an aristocrat who still expects everyone to be at her command. When she meets Mitch, she tries desperately to hide her promiscuous past from him. She refuses to see him in the day or under a light because she’s afraid that he’ll find her old. Her drinking problem starts soon after the suicide of her previous young husband. Stanley sees right through her and is adamant is calling her out. Through her, he takes out all his pent-up anger against the bourgeoise. He despises Blanche for looking down on him and makes up his mind to bring her to reality. He isn’t swayed by her flirting and succeeds in showing her true colours that she desperately wanted to hide. He even goes as far as to assault her. Despite knowing his true nature, Stella chooses to defend him over her sister.        

A Streetcar Named Desire is thus a raw reminder of the fall of the Southern Aristocracy. Williams reminds his audience that inequality of power never prevails and that those who still cling onto the old ideals are bound to perish with it. He also shows that truth eventually finds its way and that its impossible to live in an imaginary world. The play thus brings us to reality and reminds us of its harshness.

The Third Planet and its facts…

Earth is the third planet from the sum and the only astronomical object known to harbour and support life. About 29.2% of Earth’s surface is land consisting of continents and islands. The remaining 70.8% is covered with water, mostly by oceans, seas, gulfs, and other salt-water bodies, but also by lakes, rivers, and other fresh water which together constitute the hydrosphere. Much of Earth’s polar regions are covered with ice .

FACTS ABOUT THE EARTH :–

• The earth’s rotation is gradually slowing : The declaration is happening almost imperceptible, at approximately 17 millisec per hundred years.

• The earth was once believed to be the centre of the universe : Due to the aparent movements of the sun and planets in relation to their viewpoint, ancient scientists insisted that the earth remained static .

• Earth has a Powerful magnetic field : This phenomenon is caused by the nickel- iron core of the planet, coupled with its rapid rotation. This field protects the earth from the effects of solar wind.

• There is only one natural satellite of the planet earth : As a percentage of the size of the body it orbits, the moon is the largest satellite of any planet in our solar system.

• Earth is the only planet not named after a god : The other seven planets in our solar system are all named after Roman gods and goddesses.

• The earth is the densest planet in the solar system : The average density of the earth is approximately 5.52grams per cubic centimetre.

Referel links :

Earth – Profile

Earth Observatory

Google Earth 3D

India – |||

Colonial data recorded by the census officials are more like violence, where Indians are continuously finding troubles and combusting into violence and the British officials tirelessly working on to keep peace. But in return, the census is mostly replete of the references to shared sacred spaces, mixed congregation, common goods and a general laxity and catholicity of religion. (The Historian and Indian Census , p. 63)

For instance, in the reading of ‘The Shepard’ by Ashfaq Ahmad set back the story during the 1930s and 1940s , where  towards the end it describes about the communal riots as the independence for the country drew nearer. People during those time were not acceptable of the other religious identities especially when it comes to Hindus and Muslims. Instead of accepting people belonging to the other religious identity, they only tried to show off their identities over one another, which ended up creating communal violence.

So, in conclusion, the categorization of Hindu, Muslim and Sikh were all an outcome of Census, in which the British officials made religion as a fundamental category to be mapped. The Census which was conceptualized and institutionalized in India, became clear while studying the census of Punjab between 1858 and 1921. (The Historian and Indian Census , p. 45)

Hinduism was seen as a native religion of India and Islam as a foreign religion. This made the British officials to see them to be fundamentally opposite to each other and later conducted the census marking the religion as a fundamental category further leading it into the communal riots which we can see in the short story of ‘The Shepard’ in the nineteenth century.

Therefore, it was the religious identity that played a pivotal part in creating the political identities as a result of the census.So, in a way religious identity are interconnected with political character taking outline of our chief Narendra Modi starting late we can see how the religious identity expectscritical part in impacting the political character influencing the Hindu majority share portion of resident to transform into the political figure.

Wuthering Heights: Book Review

About the book

  • Title : Wuthering Heights
  • Author : Emily Bronte
  • Genre : Tragedy, Gothic
  • Year of publication : 1847
  • Number of pages : 300

About the author

Emily Bronte, sister of Charlotte and Anne Bronte was born on July 30,1818, in Yorkshire, and was the fifth child of Reverend Patrick Bronte and Maria Branwell Bronte. She was particularly close to Anna, with whom she created an imaginary world, the setting for many of her finest dramatic poems.

Emily had an unusual character, extremely unsocial and reserved, with just a few friends outside her family. She was intensely attached to the moorland scenery of her home and passionately loved nature and animals. She was strongly opposed to formal religion and seldom attended church.

Wuthering Heights, published in 1847, was Emily’s first and only published novel. The novel brings out Emily Bronte’s mastery of an extremely complex structure , acute evocation of place and poetic grandeur of vision .

Analysis of the book

In this epic story of love, envy, betrayal, and revenge, Healthcliff and Catherine come together in a romance that destroys them and those around them.

Set in the lonely and bleak Yorkshire Moors, this classic tale of thwarted passion brings when the new tenant of Thrushcross Grange, a Mr. Lockwood, is forced to seek shelter for a night at Wuthering Heights, the house of the landlord, Healthcliff.

As the night passes, Lockwood learns of the tumultuous past of Wuthering Heights and of those connected with it… of how a homeless gypsy boy had been fostered here; of how the owner’s daughter had fallen in love with him, of how their love had ended tragically; and , finally , of how that Gypsy boy- Healthcliff- had taken a terrible revenge that ruined them all.

“If all else perished, and he remained, I should still continue to be; and if all else remained, and he were annihilated, the universe would turn to a mighty stranger.”

Summary of the story

A man named Lockwood rents a manor house named Thrushcross Grange in the isolated moor country of England. Lockwood meets his landlord, Healthcliff who is very wealthy and lives in the ancient manor of Wuthering Heights. The distance between Lockwood’s manor and Healthcliff’s manor is only four miles.

Healthcliff was an orphan who was adopted by Mr Earnshaw and was most favoured by him. Mr Earnshaw’s own son, Hindley immediately plans to seek revenge on him. Healthcliff and Catherine’s relationship got ruined because after an incident Catherine got infatuated with Edgar. Thus, Healthcliff being heartbroken because of the betrayal of Catherine and being abused by Hindley, runs away from Wuthering Heights and stayed away for three years.

“Catherine Earnshaw, may you not rest as long as I am living. You said I killed you–haunt me then. The murdered do haunt their murderers. I believe–I know that ghosts have wandered the earth. Be with me always–take any form–drive me mad. Only do not leave me in this abyss, where I cannot find you! Oh, God! It is unutterable! I cannot live without my life! I cannot live without my soul!”

When Healthcliff returned after three years, he decided to seek revenge from all who have done wrong with him. He lends money to Hindley knowing that it will increase his debts and after Hindley dies, Healthcliff inherits the manor. Healthcliff forces younger Catherine to live at Wuthering Heights and serve as a common servant, while he rents Thrushcross Grange to Lockwood.

Later, Healthcliff becomes more and more obsessed with the memory of his Catherine whom he used to love a lot, and everything reminds him of Catherine. After the death of Healthcliff, Hareton and young Catherine inherits both Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange.

Conclusion

Wuthering Heights is a true masterpiece and one of the best gothic novels ever written.

“He’s more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.”

“I have not broken your heart – you have broken it; and in breaking it, you have broken mine.”

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The Dead Road : Reviewed

The final chapter in the Reviver series by the wonderful Seth Patrick lives up to the previous 2 titles “Reviver” and “Lost souls”. It bring this wonderful series to a close with grace. The Reviver series takes place in a world quite similar to ours, the only difference being that there are a few special people that can bring the dead back to life for short periods of time. This ability is used by law enforcement to get a testimony of the deceased and is widely accepted in the world. People with these abelites are known as revivers but they face opposition from a quasi religious organization know as the Afterlifers. The Afterlifers oppose revival as they think of it as disrespectful and unnatural.

Jonah Miller is a reviver with the Forensic Revival Service, its his job to bring the dead back to life long enough to get some answers. He’s one of the best at the job and also has special connection with force that facilitates the Revival. After facing a boat load of troubles in the previous parts and learning a lot of secrets about their society, he finds himself still on the run and confused about his role. He gains a new ability amidst all the commotion, he begins seeing shadows on people. Thinking it to be an after effect of all the trauma endured he brushes it off and continues to stay in the radio silent zone in the state of Virginia with his girlfriend Annabel. Annabel is a journalist who began investigating Michael Andreas after her fathers death. She uncovered secrets that put her into the crosshairs of Andreas.

The book picks up indirectly where it left off, with a warning Tess had warned Jonah that the Beast is coming. Jonah attributes this beast to be connected somehow to the entity masquerading as Michael Andreas. Michael Andreas was a dashing businessman with a shady past and shadier interests. He was one of initial funders and believers of the revival process with his organization know as Baseline. The organisation was a front for Andreas’s experiments getting in contact with an entity that promised peace and power.

Jonah’s new ability proves useful when the trio of Never, Annabel and himself come face to face with the looming threat. What he sees on the people are parasites that are connected to the Beast and are bound to do his bidding. This ability becomes useful when they are attacked by the followers of the beast. Jonah soon discovers that his ability to revive the dead which helps bring humans back can be used to send these parasites back where they belong. These parasites seem to have different levels of power and have an hierarchy. Frightening things begin to happen and a darkness fills the oceans and rivers taking anyone who stands in their path. Jonah decides to revive Kendrick a government agent with ties with Andreas to learn something more. He ends up finding out that he might be the only one who could stop the impending doom.

In conclusion Seth Patrick manages to twist and turn the story even more and makes sure the last leaves an impression in the readers mind. The entire series throws curveballs at you and keeps you on the edge of your seats. The ending seems a bit simple in comparison to the others but is pretty satisfying. The protagonists have to deal with after effects of the fight, they could be the only ones able to help humanity. It was a well rounded book that makes you think about the reality too. This was the final book in the series and would be my final review pertaining to this topic.

INDONESIA- THE WORLD’S LARGEST ISLAND COUNTRY

Let’s do a travel by my article

Officially Indonesia is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans.It is the world’s largest island country and the 14th-largest country by land area, at 1,904,569 square kilometres  which consists of over seventeen thousand islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea.Indonesia is the world’s fourth-most populous country and the most populous Muslim-majority country. Jakarta is the capital of Indonesia and it is the world’s second-most populous urban area. 

HOW IS THE CLIMATE OF INDONESIA?

Basically Indonesia’s climate  is almost entirely tropical.The coastal plains’ climate is  average 28 °C, the inland and mountain areas are 26 °C, and the higher mountain regions, 23 °C. Temperature depends on the season, and through the change of seasons there is little change in the length of daylight hours.The main changeable thing is not Indonesia’s climate or air pressure, but rainfall. The area’s correlative humidity ranges between 70% and 90%. Although air temperature changes little from season to season or from one region to the next, cooler temperatures prevail at higher elevations. In general, temperatures drop approximately 1°C/90-meter increase in elevation.

Indonesia is a  naturally tropical country, that’s why there are two seasons those are mainly Rainy and Dry, and it  does not have spring, summer, autumn, or winter. In most of the country (including Java and Bali) the dry season is from April to October, while the wet season is from November to March.

PLACES TO VISIT –

There are many places to visit and each and every one is very beautiful. Indonesia is one of the world’s most beautiful places to visit and the most visited holiday destination. Let’s find out by my article what makes Indonesia so interesting !! 

Gili Islands is for the best nightlife,Raja Ampat Islands for explore rare species of corals,Maluk Beach for witness the changing colors of sun rays,Kelimutu Lake for dramatic volcanic peaks,Lake Toba for largest caldera,Bunaken Marine Park for exotic range of fish species,Komodo National Park  for giant monitor lizards,Mount Bromo for the active volcano,Mount Rinjani which is the second highest volcano of indonesia,Ijen for mining activities,Dieng Plateau which is an abode of god,Torajaland which relishes the culture,Borobudur Temple which is the world’s biggest buddhist sanctuary,Ubud for hike through rainforests & rice paddy fields,Tanjung Puting National Park for trekking in tropical jungle,Derawan Islands for  relaxing & unwinding,Belitung for dutch colonial architecture,Nusa Dua for white sand beaches,Seminyak is the most happening place,Jakarta which is melting pot of cultures,Lombok is a stunning marine life,North Sulawesi is the best diving sites,Nusa Penida is offbeat yet spectacular,Bali which is cliche yet the best,Yogyakarta is a quaint little pretty place,Bandung is a different kind of calm,Bangka Islands is simply blissful and the Wae Rebo village is for iconic culture.

Indonesia city

LET’S TALK ABOUT 10 BEST PLACES IN INDONESIA-

  • Bali- Bali is the most desirable place in Indonesia. We can say it is a dream destination.  Bali is a fair of beautiful beaches, volcanic hills, lush rice paddies, and thousands upon thousands of Indonesian temples.It has the nickname “Island of God”.
Bali
  • Yogyakarta- It is located on the Island of Java. Yogyakarta is regarded as an important centre for classical Javanese fine arts and culture such as ballet, batik textiles, drama, literature, music, poetry, silversmithing, visual arts, and wayang puppetry.
Yogyakarta
  • Komodo National Park-  It is a national park which is located within the Lesser Sunda Islands in the border region between the provinces of East Nusa Tenggara and West Nusa Tenggara. It is founded to protect the world’s largest lizard. Now it protects other species, including marine species. In 1991 UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site.
Komodo National Park
  • Lombok- It is an Island which is located in West Nusa Tenggara province.Lombok is surrounded by a number of smaller islands locally called Gili. Other interesting things are surfing hotspots, uncrowded beaches, and magical waterfalls tucked within steamy jungles, of which Tiu Kelep Waterfall tops the list without question.There’s also a fantastic nightlife scene.
  • Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park-  Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, known locally as Taman Nasional Bromo Tengger Semeru (TNBTS) is a national park located in East Java. It is an ethereal yet barren wonderland of volcanic calderas seemingly continuously surrounded by smoke and clouds.
Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park
  • Bukit Lawang- It is a small tourist village on the bank of Bahorok River in North Sumatra province.Bukit Lawang is known for the largest animal sanctuary of Sumatran orangutan and also the main access point to the Gunung Leuser National Park from the east side.
Bukit Lawang
  • Torajaland- Nickname is ‘the Land of the Heavenly Kings,’it is famous for their massive peaked-roof houses known as tongkonan and spectacular but gruesome funeral rites. After a person’s death, the body is often kept for several years until the actual funeral ceremony. The deceased is then finally buried in a small cave or in a hollow tree. The biggest funerals are usually held in the dry-season months of July and August, but there are funerals year-round.
Torajaland
  • Flores Island- it is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands,The lakes are truly a sight to behold in every color you can think of – from browns and greens to aqua blue; colors caused by the minerals reacting to the gas of the region’s volcanoes. The Kelimutu three-colored lake is a must-see from the top of the volcano at sunrise.
Flores Island
  • Tanjung Puting National Park- Located in the jungles of Borneo.The third-largest island in the world that’s part of Indonesia.
Tanjung Puting National Park
  • Raja Ampat Islands- Raja Ampat is one of the most sensational diving destinations in Indonesia. Raja Ampat, which means ‘Four Kings’. It consists of four major jungles.Clad islands surrounded by turquoise lagoons and pearly,white palm,fringed beaches like Waigeo,Salawati, Misool, and Batanta and along with thousands of smaller islands.
Raja Ampat Islands

MENTAL HEALTH AND LEARNING

Mental health refers to the emotional well being of a person. it is often viewed as an adult issue, but in fact, almost half of adolescents in the united states are affected by mental disorders and about 20% of these are categorized as ”severe”. mental health issuses can pose a huge problem of students in terms of academic and social success in social. education systems around the world treat this topic differently, both directly through official policies and indirectly through cultural views on mental health and well being. these curriculums are in place to effectively identify mental health disorders and treat it using therapy, medication, or other tools of alleviation.

CONSEQUENCES OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES:

Mental health problems can affect many areas of student’s lives, reducing their quality of life, academic acheivement, physical health and satisfaction with the collage experience and negatively impacting relationships with friends and family members. these isssues can also have long term consequence for students, affecting their future employment, earning potential, and overall health. mental health problems can affect a student’s energy level, concentration, dependability, mental ability, and optimism, hindering performance. research suggests that depression is associated with lower grade point averages, and that co-occuring depression and anxiety can increase this association. depression has also been linked to dropping out of school. many collage students report that mental health difficulties interfere with their studies. on the american collage health association 2015 survey collage students identified the following mental health issues as negatively impacting their academic performance within the last 12 months. depression and anxiety can have harmful effects on relationships and work productively. suicide and suicidal thoughts can affect the larger campus community. poor students retention can mean losses in tution, fees, and alumni donations.

CAUSES AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL HEALTH

There is no single cause for mental health disorders; instead they can be caused by a mixture of biological psychological and environmental factors. people who have a family history of mental health disorders may be more prone to developing one at some point. changes in brain chemistry from substance abuse or changes in diet can also cause mental disorders. pshychological factors and environmental factors such as upbringing and social exposure can form the foundations for harmful thought patterns associated with mental disorders. only a certified mental health professional can provide an accurate diagnosis of the causes of a given disorder.

EMOTIONAL SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS

Mental health problems can cause a wide variety of emotional symtoms, some of which include:

PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS:

Mental health problems typically do not cause physical symptoms in and of themselves. depression, however, can indirectly cause weight loss, fatigue and loss libido, amoung others. eating disorders a seperate class of mental health disorders, can cause malnutrition, weight loss, amenorrhea in women, or electrolyte imbalances caused by self induced vomiting. this makes eating disorders amoung the most deadly of mental health disorders.

Flavors of Unix

Unix is not a single operating system. It is in fact a general name given to dozens of o.s. by different companies, organizations or groups of individuals. These variants of unix are referred to as flavors. Although based on the same core set of unix commands, different flavors can have their own unique commands and features, and are designed to work with different types of h/w. Linux is often considered a unix flavor.

Among the ways in which the various flavors of UNIX differ are (1) fundamental design, (2) commands and features, (3) the hardware platform(s) (i.e., processors) for which they are intended and (4) whether they are proprietary software (i.e., commercial software) or free software (i.e., software that anyone can obtain at no cost and use for any desired
purpose).

Linux :
The most popular and fastest growing of all the Unix-like operating systems. It is developed by Linus Torvalds, Linux is a product that mimics the form and function of a UNIX system, but is not derived from licensed source code. Rather, it was developed independently; by a group of developers in an informal alliance on the net. A major benefit is that the source code is freely available (under the GNU copyleft), enabling the technically astute to alter and amend the system; it also means that there are many, freely available, utilities and specialist drivers available on the net. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. Recent versions of Glibc include much functionality from the Single UNIX Specification, Version 2 (for UNIX 98) and later.

FreeBSD :
The most popular of the BSD systems (all of which are direct descendants of BSD UNIX, which was developed at the University of California at Berkeley). BSDI is an independent company that markets products derived from the Berkeley Systems Distribution (BSD), developed at the University of California at Berkeley in the 60’s and 70’s. It is the operating
system of choice for many Internet service providers. It is, as with Linux, not a registered. UNIX system, though in this case there is a common code heritage if one looks far enough back in history.

IBM :
IBM has been quietly working on its mainframe operating system (formerly MVS) to add open interfaces for some years. In September 1996, The Open Group announced that OS/390 had been awarded the X/Open UNIX brand, enabling IBM to identify its premier operating system to be marked UNIX 95. This is a significant event as OS/390 is the first product to guarantee conformance to the Single UNIX Specification, and therefore to carry the label UNIX 95, that is not derived from the AT&T/ SCO source code.

NetBSD :
NetBSD is a free, fast, secure, and highly portable Unix-like Open Source operating system. It is available for a wide range of platforms, from large-scale servers and powerful desktop systems to handheld and embedded devices. Features the ability to run on more than 50 platforms, ranging from acorn26 to x68k

OpenBSD :
The OpenBSD project produces a FREE, multi-platform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating system. Our efforts emphasize portability, standardization, correctness, proactive security and integrated cryptography. As an example of the effect
OpenBSD has, the popular OpenSSH software comes from OpenBSD. It May have already attained its goal of becoming the most secure of all computer operating systems.

Darwin :
Darwin is an open-source Unix-like operating system first released by Apple Inc. in 2000. It is composed of code developed by Apple, as well as code derived from NeXTSTEP, BSD, Mach, and other free software projects The new version of BSD that serves as the core for the Mac OS X

Many of the proprietary flavors have been designed to run only (or mainly) on proprietary hardware sold by the same company that has developed them. Examples include:

  • AIX – developed by IBM for use on its mainframe computers
  • BSD/OS – a commercial version of BSD developed by Wind River for Intel processors
  • HP-UX – developed by Hewlett-Packard for its HP 9000 series of business servers
  • IRIX – developed by SGI for applications that use 3-D visualization and virtual reality
  • QNX – a real time operating system developed by QNX Software Systems primarily for use in embedded systems
  • Solaris – developed by Sun Microsystems for the SPARC platform and the most widely used proprietary flavor for web servers
  • Tru64 – developed by Compaq for the Alpha processor

A drop of water worths like a gold coin to a thirsty person

Water is the basis for life.It is very essential to conserve water and to protect water from being polluted.Water conservation is the practice of using water efficiently to reduce unnecessary water usage. Water conservation is important because fresh clean water is a limited resource, as well as a costly one.

Watershed management is the comprehensive method to conserve water not only during heavy rains when rivers and tanks are overflowing but also during dry season when they are devoid of water.Linking rivers which have surplus water with rivers in deficit areas is a wise suggestion to manage the problems of flood and drought.

The majority of household water use comes from toilets, washing machines, showers, baths, faucets and leaks.

Some Common practices of conservation of water

⭐Usage of washing machine and dish washers only when they are loaded fully.

⭐ Turning off the faucets while brushing the teeth.

⭐Using a low flow shower heads and faucet aerators.

⭐Rainwater harvesting methods and construction of small check dams to arrest water from runoff and to store water for ground water recharge.

⭐ Recycling of water wherever it is possible.

⭐Grow more trees.Trees act as sponge in absorbing excess water and recharge the underground water reserve.

⭐ Wastage of water must be avoided wherever possible.

National Democratic Alliance (NDA)

What NDA or National Democratic Alliance is?

NDA is the abbreviation for the National Democratic Alliance. The NDA is the alliance of the centre-right and right-wing Indian political parties, which is led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The alliance includes 17 parties. The NDA government was founded in 1998 by late Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani and Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

BJP is the only national party in the NDA alliance. Other than that, the alliance includes 25 members as of May 2020:

Janata Dal (United) (JD (U))

Lok Janshakti Party (LJP)

Apna Dal (Sonelal) (AD (S))

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)

Jannayak Janata Party (JJP)

All India Anna Dravida Munetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)

All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU)

National Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP)

Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP)

Pattali Makal Katchi (PMK)

Kerala Congress (J)

Asom Gana Parishad (AGP)

Bodoland People’s Front (BPF)

Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK)

Tamil Maanila Congress (M) (TMC (M))

Bharat Dharma Jana Sena (BDJS)

Al India N.R Congress (AINRC)

Mahrashtrawadi Gomantak Paksha (MGP)

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS)

Jana Sena Party (JSP)

Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM)

National Peoples Party

Mizo National Front

Sikkim Krantikari Morcha

History of National Democratic Alliance (NDA)

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was formed to contest general elections as a coalition government in 1988. It was led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Several regional parties were included in the NDA coalition, including the Samta Party, All India. Anna Dravida Munetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), and also the Shiv Sena which is the only member of NDA to share the Hindutva ideology of the BJP. In 1988, the NDA won the majority number of seats and with it won the elections, and Atal Bihari Vajpayee again came into power as the Prime Minister. The win was possible because of the outside support that the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). However, the government collapsed because of the withdrawal of the All India Anna Dravida Munetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). Later, few more regional parties joined the NDA, after which it again won the elections of 1999 and for the first time came into power for a full term of five years. Earlier the NDA came into power with Atal Bihari Vajpayee serving as the Prime Minister but for 13 days in 1996, then for 13 months from 1998-1999, and finally for a full term of five years from 1999 – 2004.

Formation of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is one of the two major national political parties of India. One is the Indian National Congress (INC) and the other is the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) among the two major parties. In 1951, Shyama Prasad Mukherjee formed the Bharatiya Janata Sangh, from where the BJP originated. In 1977, the State of Emergency emerged, and to form the Janata Party the Jana Sangh emerged with several other parties and defeated the Congress Party in the general elections of 1977. The Janata Party dissolved in 1980 after being in power for three years, and the former members of the Jana Sangh came together to form the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The BJP then officially was formed in 1980. Initially, in the 1984 elections, it only won 2 seats but later it followed victories in state and national elections and 1996 became the largest party in the parliament. However, it lasted for only 13 days due to the lack of a majority in the lower house of parliament (Lok Sabha). In 1998, after the general elections the coalition government of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by the BJP came into power lasted for 13 months and then in 1999 for a full term of five years. However, in 2004 the NDA government faced defeat and Congress Party stayed in power for the next 10 years. In 2014, the BJP led NDA government finally regained its power and served for a full term of five years under Narendra Modi serving as the Prime Minister of India.

Feminism

Women’s liberation could be a social and political development that advocates for the rights of ladies on the grounds of uniformity of genders. It does not deny the organic contrasts between the genders but requests correspondence in openings. It covers everything from social and political to financial fields. In reality, women’s activist campaigns have been a vital portion of history in ladies strengthening. The feminist campaigns of the twentieth century made the proper to vote, open property, work and instruction conceivable. Hence, an paper on women’s liberation will examine its significance and affect.

Women’s liberation isn’t fair critical for ladies but for each sex, sexual orientation, caste, ideology and more. It enables the individuals and society as a entirety. A really common misinterpretation is that as it were ladies can be feminists. It is completely off-base but women’s liberation does not fair advantage ladies. It endeavors for balance of the genders, not the prevalence of ladies. Woman’s rights takes the sexual orientation parts which have been around for numerous a long time and tries to deconstruct them. This permits individuals to live unreservedly and engage lives without getting tied down by conventional confinements. In other words, it benefits ladies as well as men. For occasion, whereas it advocates that ladies must be free to gain it too advocates that why ought to men be the sole breadwinner of the family? It tries to deliver flexibility to all. Most importantly, it is essential for youthful individuals to urge included within the women’s activist development. This way, ready to accomplish quicker comes about. It is no less than a dream to live in a world full of equality.

In this way, we must all see at our claim societies and communities for making this dream a reality. We have not however come to the result but we are on the travel, so we must proceed on this mission to attain fruitful comes about.

The key message of woman’s rights must be to highlight the choice in bringing individual meaning to women’s liberation. It is to recognize other’s right for doing the same thing. The pitiful portion is that in spite of women’s liberation being a solid development, there are still parts of the world where disparity and misuse of ladies take places. In this way, we must all attempt to hone intersectional women’s liberation.

PRO-CHOICE OR PRO-LIFE

BY: VAIBHAVI MENON

“No woman can call herself free who does not control her own body.” Abortion is the medical termination of a foetus and I believe it should be allowed because it was made for a reason. The doctors wouldn’t create abortion if they didn’t think it was right. Abortion should be the woman’s choice and not according to society because it’s the woman who has to carry the baby, take care of the baby and worry about its future. It is the woman’s body which is going through the changes. The mother could be financially unstable and not be able to provide for the baby so in such cases it’s better to abort the baby at the initial stage rather than make it suffer for the rest of its life. Yes the mother can have the baby and put it up for abortion but pregnancy completely changes a woman’s body and for some women it can be fatal and can cause infertility but lets imagine the baby is put up for adoption what is the guarantee that the baby gets into a family and even if we assume the baby has gotten into the family what is the guarantee that the family is good and not abusive.

in the case of a child with a severe disability like Progeria (child ages ) or butterfly skin their life expectancy is only a couple of years and even in that little life they suffer so much cuz of disease. In this case its better to abort especially people who are not financially stable they wont even be able to afford medicines for the diseases. Victims of sexual assault who become pregnant should be able to abort because they dint want this child. The incident that happened to them is already traumatic for them and the child is a constant reminder of what happened to them. there have been cases around the world where a mother who wasn’t ready to have a child has postpartum depression and has committed suicide or takes drugs or kills her own child. Aborting the child inside the womb does not cause pain to the child but killing outside definitely will.

That being said abortion should not be used negatively like for example female infanticide.. it should be used in the case of important situations. Honestly a person who wants to abort a child is going to do so whether legal or not….only difference is that if its allowed they will do it with professional help and if not allowed they will do it on their own by taking pills or through consumption of alcohol etc. in the end its only the woman’s choice as she’s the one who deals with the upbringing of the child and has to see whether she is ready to accept the changes that would happen to her both physically and mentally.therefore I would like to conclude this by saying abortion is not a evil thing to do as many people consider it to be. Infact it saves the unborn child from the fatalities he/she may experience due to the unwilling birth of it.

Legal analysis of doxxing


What is the definition of doxxing?
Doxxing, short for “dropping dox,” is an internet attack in which hackers collect personal information and documents, hence the “dox” element of “dropping dox,” in order to reveal the true identity of someone who wanted to remain anonymous.
Doxxing is a harmful act carried out by hackers against someone with whom they disagree or detest. The goal is usually to make the victim feel humiliated or harassed. Hackers, for example, might divulge the identify of an anonymous message board troll in order to embarrass that person. They might want that person to lose their job or be shunned by their coworkers or friends.


Doxxing comes in a variety of forms:—


Doxxing celebrities
Journalists frequently gather information about a celebrity’s personal life and publish it on their social media platforms. Doxxing, on the other hand, isn’t exactly common in the entertainment world. The hacker reveals personal information about the celebrity, such as credit card numbers, email addresses, social security numbers, and phone numbers.

Doxxing with a flaw
Doxxing is occasionally carried out by online vigilantes who are too indolent to conduct full research or examinations on their targets to ensure they are dealing with the correct person. Rather, they mistakenly link people to unrelated activities or events. As a result of such “bad” doxxing, innocent persons face the following consequences:
Loss of reputation, job loss, harassment, physical damage, or death are only few of the consequences.

Doxxing for retaliation
Doxxing can be used as a method of retaliation. They disclose publicly identifiable details about their rivals on the internet to humiliate them.

Doxxing swapping
Swatting is a doxxing technique. When someone falsely accuses someone of committing a crime, police (or a SWAT squad, as the case may be) are dispatched to the victim’s home to harass them. The victim of doxxing, on the other hand, is frequently killed.

Doxxing is a method of exposing criminals.
While most swatting is done for fun, some people use it to commit serious crimes like murder. They publicise personal information about their opponents on the internet and encourage others to harm them. The purpose could be personal vengeance or expressing disagreement or animosity toward a particular cause, religion, activity, or race..


Is it legal to doxx someone?
Doxxing is usually not deemed illegal if the content exposed is in the public domain and was obtained legitimately. However, regulations intended to prevent stalking, harassment, and threats may make doxxing unlawful in your jurisdiction.
It also relies on the specific information disclosed. Giving someone’s true name, for example, is less risky than giving out their home address or phone number. Doxxing is both immoral and unlawful, and you could face serious legal consequences, including imprisonment, if you are caught harassing people and releasing their personal information. Detecting and prosecuting these kinds of crimes can be difficult.

Virtual Rape

The topic of virtual reality rape has not been extensively popularised as of now. Despite the fact that it has been discussed, today’s societal construct only permits rape to occur in real life. Because rape is more closely associated with the physical form of the act, it is even more difficult to comprehend in a non-physical virtual environment. However, the advancement of computer-mediated communication (CMC) has created a dependable platform for people to network with one another in virtual reality and have an open discussion on the subject.
Virtual rape is a term that has been coined to describe the act of
Because the notion is only now being freely discussed and recognised, it does not yet have a well-established legal definition. Virtual rape, on the other hand, can be described as the act of forcing someone into an unwilling sexual act in a virtual setting. It could entail a non-consensual touch, exposure, or character representation modification.

The behaviour may differ depending on whether the virtual environment is a visual one with online avatars (a figure that represents a specific user in a video game) or a more direct type of textual immersive contact. There may be gaps in the definition due to its narrow scope, which excludes other types of sexual assault and sexually explicit behaviour. As a result, an ideal definition would advise that virtual rape be defined as rape that occurs in the actual world.


Sexual autonomy is being violated on the internet.
As a criminal offence, rape is one of the most heinous and despised acts that one may commit against another. Though, over time, numerous penal codes have recognised various types of rape, ranging from penial-vaginal penetration to oral and anal penetrations, forceful insertion of inanimate objects, drowsiness, incapable victims, deception, and other types of problematic inappropriate sex.

Is it a crime – this is the essential argument.
The shift of rape into space online makes this terrible scene a little less intimate and intrusive as it moves virtual. The intrusion reduces as the proximity and imagery are removed from the entire act in comparison to the actual real-life event, without diminishing the terrible impact it may have on the victims. The offender’s control and coercion are reduced, resulting in a less stressful encounter for the victim. It differs from a real-life rape situation in which physical force, compulsion, and unwillingness are used.


Conclusion
It has been stated that society has not yet reached a position where virtual attacks should be considered illegal. However, due to a lack of legislative or judicial acknowledgment, the matter remains largely subjective at this time. With all of the knowledge and data accessible, the only way to answer the issues that arose from the situation was to conduct thorough study. To have a prominent and clear understanding, our legislators would need to be wise while dealing with an allegation of virtual rapes and the concerns that go along with it. Until then, it is the responsibility of virtual communities and their producers to establish safe virtual environments for its users.