Day: December 4, 2021

PANCHAYAT – A REVIEW

The 2020 comedy – drama, Hindi web series Panchayat is a social commentary on the prevailing system in most part of rural India. As the title, the plot revolves around a Pnnchayat office in a remote village called Phulera. Abhishek Tripathi is a fresh engineering graduate who didn’t got placement in his final year. As he got this job opportunity as the panchayat secretary, he decides to give an attempt, as there are no other options left after his graduation. The series opens with his arrival at Phulera and meets former village Sarpanch who is the husband of current village Sarpanch, the deputy sarpanch and his assistant. Through a series of funny episodes, the director shows the present condition of the panchayat office, the people and the ruling system. Jitendra is working to crack CAT so that he can switch his job. The first season of Panchayt consists of eight episodes named “Gram Panchayat Phulera”, “Bhootha ped”, “Chakke wali Kursi”, “Hamara Neta Kaisa Ho?”, “Computer Nahi Monitor”, “Bahot Hua Samman”, “Ladka Tez Hai Lekin”, and “Jab Jago Tabhi Seva”. Each episodes carry sarcastic portrayal of the Panchayat, such as the issue of solar plantation and the revolving chair. Sarpanch feels diminished in the eyes of villageres, because of not possessing a revolving chair like that of the secretary. A poorly phrased slogan for the family planning leads to a chain of events later.

The script, actors, characters and situations are well connected. The system of village politics, the low level corruption, simple lifestyle, the role of women in politics, kindheartedness of villagers are presented in a realistic manner. The present woman Panchayat secretary is the perfect example for the role of women in Indian politics. Even though she is a representative , as part of women reservation, the power is still in the hands of her husband. The performance of Jitendra Kumar, Neena Gupta, Raghubir Yadav and other artists made the series more realistic and gained many critical acclamation.

Finding the motivation to work harder.

Our society often requires us to work harder. Anything that we want to achieve needs our dedication towards it and hardwork. But we don’t often burn the midnight oil for the test that’s soon to be taken. Or we don’t give our best in the jobs we have. Leaving us dissatisfied and troubled for a while. We have all been there. Maybe now is the time to motivate yourself to work harder, and reap the fruits that you deserve. 

Motivating yourself to work harder shouldn’t be a short term boost that you experience after listening to some motivational speaker. It should be your lifestyle. 

Here are some of the ways you can motivate yourself to work harder. 

The task could be easier than you think.

An effective way of convincing yourself to work harder is to change your perception about the task. Maybe it is not that hard, after all. Shift your focus from the level of difficulty to the feeling of accomplishment you might feel upon finishing the task in hand. It isn’t really fun to have it easy in life. Facing challenges makes you feel better and feel more capable. 

You are way more in control than you think. 

Although you cannot control the circumstances. You can control what you choose to do with your time. With proper planning and adequate help from people, you can finish your tasks one by one. Leaving you with less guilt and stress by the end of the day and a sense of accomplishment. 

As they work harder, so do you. 

When you surround yourself with people who work hard, you will also be motivated to work hard. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if peer pressure influenced you to work hard on the important things in life? Join forces with people who influence you to work hard and help you during the process. 

No human is an island! We all need to be motivated and helped by people around us to work harder. 

Break your assignments into smaller fragments!

Writing an assignment with a word limit of 3,000 words does seem like a daunting task! But writing a few words everyday, way before the due date can ensure that you do a small portion of the task each day and still finish the assignment of 3,000 words on time. 

Never fail to celebrate your small victories while you prepare for the bigger success. Although the win may seem small, their accumulation results in bigger accomplishments. Bearing this in mind motivates you to work harder. 

Train to focus.

Focusing on a task, helps you to finish it more efficiently and faster. Thus, motivating you to work harder on the important things in life. Distractions can cause delay and lack of efficiency, which leads to lack of motivation and interest in completing your tasks. 

It is advisable to set a time period and distance yourself from everything else apart from the resources required to accomplish a task. Perhaps, you can set a time limit for the distracting elements or use it as a reward for your small wins!

Why are you doing what you are doing?

Since you are already doing what you are doing and you need the motivation to work harder on it. It is essential to remind yourself of why you are doing what you are doing. It could be because you are passionate about it, or you want to make a better future for yourself, or maybe even because you are bored and have nothing else to do. 

The ‘why’ behind the task you are doing, often acts as a driving force that motivates you to work harder on the same. 

Finally, bring in some positivity!

Although, positivity is a term that is already being used a tedious number of times. It must be reiterated once again because of its significance. One cannot carry on with a task in hand while having a negative attitude. We are faced with unfortunate circumstances sometimes or we become weary due to our responsibilities. It’s wiser to take a day or two off from your assignments and challenges during such occasions and do things that comfort you. 

Start again with a positive outlook over your life. You will indeed feel motivated to work harder. 

So there you go! These are some points covered that can motivate you to work harder. Do mention in the comment box if any technique inspired you or motivated you to work harder. 

SOCIAL MEDIA AND IT’S ROLE IN SOCIETY

Social media plays vital role in present society.It become one of the daily necessary activity.Social media is typically used for social interaction and access to news and information, and decision making. It is a valuable communication tool with locally and worldwide, as well as to share, create, and spread information.Social media enables its users to stay in contact by making communication easier. Sharing pictures, videos, expressing thoughts, ideas, and documents are just one click away. Exchanging messages and data from one corner of world to other is made easiest with the help of social media.The term social media refers to a computer-based technology that facilitates the sharing of ideas, thoughts, and information through virtual networks and communities. Social media is internet-based and gives users quick electronic communication of content, such as personal information, documents, videos, and photos.

The negative effects of mass media on society can lead people towards poverty, crime, nudity, violence, bad mental and physical health disorders and others as such severe outcomes. For example mob hitting innocents by getting carried away from the rumors spread on the internet has been common.Social media, or more specifically news media- plays an important role in democratic societies because they allow for participation among citizens.when it comes to healthy democratic networks, it is crucial that that news remains true so it doesn’t affect citizens levels of trust.Eighty-six percent (86%) of people use social media at least once per day, including 72% who use it multiple times per day. Social media is so popular because it allows people to manage and accomplish their everyday activities. Social media is a great way to connect with people who you may not see all the time. It’s also great for making friends. Social media helps you build connections with kids who have the same interests. It is a quick way for people to get to know each other, even if they’re living across the world from one another.

“Don’t use social media to impress people use it to impact people”.

The Upper Paleolithic World

Introduction

After about 40,000 years ago, we see many significant changes in the archaeological record, reflecting important changes in cultural and social life. We see art, many new inventions, and considerable increases in the population. This period of cultural history in Europe, the Near East, and Asia is known as the Upper Paleolithic and dates from about 40,000 years ago to the period known as the Neolithic (beginning about 10,000 years ago, depending on the area). In Africa, the cultural period comparable to the Upper Paleolithic is known as the Later Stone Age and many have begun much earlier.

In many respects, lifestyles during the Upper Paleolithic were similar to lifestyles before. People were still mainly hunters, gatherers, and fishers who probably lived in small mobile bands. They made their camps out in the open in skin-covered huts and in caves and rock shelters. And they continued to produce smaller and smaller stone tools.

But the Upper Paleolithic is also characterized by a variety of new developments. One of the most striking developments is the emergence of art – painting on cave walls and stone slabs, and carving tools, decorative objects, and personal ornaments out of bone, antler, shell and stone. (Perhaps for this, as well as other purposes, people began to obtain materials from distant sources.) Because more archaeological sites date from the Upper Paleolithic than from any previous period and some Upper Paleolithic sites seem larger than any before, many archaeologists think that the human population increased considerably during the Upper Paleolithic. And the new inventions, such as the bow and arrow, the spear thrower, and tiny replaceable blades that could be fitted into handles, appear for the first time.

The Last Ice Age

The Upper Paleolithic world had an environment very different from today’s. The earth was gripped by the last ice age, with glaciers covering Europe as far south as Berlin and Warsaw, and North America as far south as Chicago. To the south of these glacial fronts was a tundra zone extending in Europe to the Alps and in North America to the Ozarks, Appalachians, and well out onto the Great Plains. Environmentally, both Europe and North America probably resembled contemporary Siberia and northern Canada. Elsewhere in the world conditions were not as extreme but were still different from conditions today.

For one thing, the climate was different. Annual temperatures were as much as 50 °F below today’s, and changes in ocean currents would have made temperature contrasts (i.e., the differences between summer and winter months) more extreme. The changing ocean currents also changed weather patterns, and Europe experienced heavy annual snowfall. Not all the world was cold, however; still, the presence of huge ice sheets in the north changed the climate throughout the world. North Africa, for example, appears to have been much wetter than today, and South Asia was apparently drier. And everywhere the climate seems to have been highly variable.

Upper Paleolithic Europe

With the vast supplies of meat available from megafauna, it is not surprising that many Upper Paleolithic cultures relied on hunting, and this was particularly true of the Upper Paleolithic people of Europe, on whom we focus here. Their way of life represents a small pattern throughout the Old World. But as people began to use more diverse resources in their environments, the use of local resources allowed Upper Paleolithic groups in much of the Old World to become more sedentary than their predecessors. They also began to trade with neighbouring groups to obtain resources not available in their local territories.

Reference : Anthropology by Ember and Ember