The Whanganui River in New Zealand is a treasured natural wonder and has deep spiritual significance to New Zealand’s Maori people. It is the country’s longest navigable river and is known as the Rhine of New Zealand. It is also legally a person.
In 2017, The Crown officially recognized the Whanganui River as a legal person after New Zealand’s longest-running legal battle. For the Whanganui tribe, the river holds great importance, both as a nurturer of life and as a deity.
The river basin is home to several settlements of the Whanganui tribe with its fertile basin and shining waters. The tribe has deep connections with the river and views it as a giver of life. This relationship is comparable to that between a mother and child. Therefore, just as a child has the responsibility to care for their parent, the tribe sees the well-being of the river as its responsibility.
After colonial settlement, the right of the tribe to care for this river was violated, and this continued to be the case even after its independence.
Thus in 2017, the Treaty of Waitangi settlement gave guardianship of the river to the Whanganui tribe.
This move has helped the river thrive and has given it the right to sue anyone who infringes upon its well-being.
Following this example, the Te Urewera Park was also granted legal personhood.
Thus by empowering nature, not only are we preserving the environment and securing a better future, but also protecting the heritage of marginalized communities.
Given the state of our planet, the time to act is now. Policy measures go a long way and giving nature legal personhood will put us on the path of conservation.
Invest in getting better. The quickest way to take back your power and gain full control over your life is to take responsibility over the things that you’ve attracted. Instead of blaming others or pointing fingers at others ,ask yourself what lesson is this situation or circumstances here to teach you.
Since energy is everything , nothing is a coincidence.Your thoughts , emotions and beliefs are sent out to the environment to attract to yourself what you think and feel. When a situation presents itself and you’re not happy with it,you don’t have to blame what’s happening. Rather ,bless where you are at by being thankful for what it has taught you and be open to ways you can evolve from it. This will automatically empower you to attract better experiences because you are not a victim. Eveything around you is energy. The alignment you attract in the physical is a match to your mental/inner reality. If you don’t like what you have attracted upto this point,don’t point fingers at the circumstances. These are just results of your thinking.
You should never blame anyone or anything for what you have attracted,that just weakens your personal power to take responsibility for your life. Instead ,focus back on your thoughts,beliefs and ideas you have about this world! What is that little voice in your head constantly saying? What emotion are you always holding? Your state of being is constantly gravitating everything towards us. You can’t keep asking for particular relationship and hold a negative view on love , you can’t keep asking for financial freedom and hold a negative view on money! See, it’s not what we say we “want” but the belief we have about it.
Everyone desires a change, but to become better you have to start doing the self work which is owning your life. You start by letting go of all the resentment, could haves, should haves, or what went wrong in your past. Once you become detached from the noise and own your power, you now have the opportunity to increase your vibration to attract experience you want.
The better you become the better you attract! Everything starts with you!!
Note: This article does not take a scientific spin on Newton’s 4th law rather, a metaphorical one.
How often do you come across reels in your Instagram with aesthetically pleasing setups, where people showcase their productivity by fancy stationary, an iPad and their flawless note taking skills? Quite often right! It makes you question yourself. Am I of any good? Why am I wasting time scrolling on social media? I am worthless. While social media influencers with a fancy lifestyle ask you to motivate yourself with positive affirmations, it can give you a temporary boost of confidence but later you will see yourself slumped on the couch too tired to do work, too tired to rest. But believe, you are not alone.
Newton’s 4th Law
I’d like to call it Newton’s 4th law. The first three laws rule the world. The 4th law also is ruling the world, but no one explicitly acknowledges it. The fourth law states that ‘The value of a person is directly proportional to his/her productivity’. Yes, that is it. This single statement is the sole destroyer of the mental health of people, and ironically the destroyer of their productivity too.
Giving the statement a first glance, you will be virtually staring at me and saying what’s wrong with that. But by the end of this article, I assure you I’d have sparked something in you. The societal rules say that you have to be productive every single moment of your life. You would have heard your parents asking you to read books during your summer break so you can improve your vocabulary. Go to music class, you can be the next Shreya Ghoshal. Go to dance class, chess class and what not. The world basically says to shove skills into your throat so that you can be ‘valued’ as a man in the society.
So what is productivity?
What no one says you is that, productivity is not something measured by the time you spend before a laptop doing ‘work’ or the number of pages read in a book. It is not juggling multiple tasks by half-focusing on each task. It is a feeling of satisfaction that fills your heart. A feeling that cannot be measure by time or effort. You should feel happy that you did something new today. That work can either be a progress or a rollback, doesn’t matter. At the end of the day, all that matters is that your person you are today knows something more than the person you were yesterday. Happiness inspires productivity.
So am I saying that you should lessen the time of work or read fewer pages? Not essentially. You can still say that you are productive without feeling guilty of not crossing your intended checkpoint. You can take breaks instead of working 3 hours straight. You can do a few jumping jacks. You can sit idle for a while and do nothing. By idle, I don’t mean you can catch up on Netflix or scroll your phone.
Just sit idle and don’t do anything at all. Try not to think of anything. When you try not thinking, I can bet that your mind will reel great philosophies which you never would’ve thought about otherwise. It will think about that embarrassing incident that happened 2 years ago. No kidding. Try it and you will be amazed if you follow your train of thoughts. These small techniques not only improve productivity, but also improve your overall physical and mental health.
Time and Productivity
What isn’t productivity?
This list can include things which you previously thought belonged to the other list.
Not planning on what to do before actually starting to do work
Trying to do everything by yourself
Neglecting social life
Be careful and identify these red flags. Once you identify it, try to change your mindset. As the old saying goes, mind is THE master.
Concluding remarks
I lined up for you what productivity is and how its definition has been corrupted by the society. Lead life one moment at a time, for life is nothing but the amalgamation of moments silver lined with emotions. I leave you with the quote of a great man.
Improved productivity means less human sweat, not more.
Talking about jobs is always an important discussion in the developing and vast country like India. The need of the job can only be understood when we see an unemployed person fighting to live during this period of pandemic without a job and also striking toward to get a job and not getting a single chance to get away through him to get a job. our government has also started various measures to develop the market as well as to help the needy like Make In India initiative, supporting startup programmes but it cannot do much to meet the need of the hour. This aspect of economy cannot be ignored if any of the country wants to develop because if a country needs to develop the very first step is to strengthen the roots of the society that comes only when all people get jobs and only after that there is some initial cash flow comes to the economy, which in turns help to boost the economy. The recent data according to CMIE shows that unemployment rate in DECEMBER 2020 rose to 9.1% which later in JANUARY reported to decrease to 6.5% positively which shows that there are signs of recovery, also according to Dr. Krishnamurti Subramanian our Chief Economic Advisor India’s economy shows the signs of V Shape recovery.
As we see employment and economy are the two sides of the same coin and economy of a country always suffer when the employment goes down in anyway. as this pandemic is turning out to be the greatest disaster of all times not only for India but for the world also . According to several reports millions of people have lost their jobs in formal sector and informal (unorganized)sector does not have a count that is caused by novel corona-virus. However the pandemic could not be stated as the only reason for the ongoing job crisis. there are many aspects that can be responsible for the same. they are as follows:
Overpopulation– the ongoing and unstoppable exposure of population in India with no proper family planing leads to overpopulation and that ultimately results into the employment crisis which in turn relates to failure of government planning . for this the government had also introduced schemes to motivate citizens for the control of population with that the government has also started many educational programmes to educate parents to have not more than 2 children so that they can afford their family expenses and also would help in the upliftment of children .
Dependence on agriculture –as major part of India lives in rural areas so the majority depends upon the agriculture for their livelihoods but agriculture being seasonal does not provide permanent employment to the vast population.for this the government should do some efforts for the development of the rural areas which would also help in control of migration of people from rural to urban areas.
Immobility of labor- as India is a country of sentiments by which most people from small towns fails to mobilize because of family affection and attachment and for this again there is a need for development in small towns by which the population would not suffer.
Conclusion as we know economy and unemployment are the two sides of the same coin they go hand in hand as the unemplyement rate decreases economy will boost up and if unemployment rate would go up there will be a downfall in the economy. hence there comes the need for the proper planning and development for the growth of the economy and country as well.
As we know problems in society are inevitable and because of these problems there arises the need for social work and social work is that field of knowledge that concerns with solving the problems of individual, community, and organisation, and to make their life happier and for this there are certain legislation or laws that are to be followed for the betterment of society. The role of social legislation is to mediate between the problems and solutions of the society but society is transforming at a rapid pace and social workers must do the same to provide the best support to their clients , but there are certain problems that has become hurdles for the implementation of social legislation in the required field.
Some of these problems that are hindering this process are :
Health gap(limited access to health care )
Social isolation
Homelessness(migrant laborers)
Extreme economic inequality
Prejudice(negative perception)
1) health gap –health gap for example could be mental and physical and to bridge it government should take necessary steps in this direction be it (updating the medical facility and development of mental fitness)
2) social isolation– social isolation generally means when a person feels or get isolated from the society and this could be possible through some reasons like failures ( professional) or less socialization in the society.
3)-homelessness- it is one of the biggest problems in the lives of struggles who looks up to make their lives fruitful and start their carrier because of lack of affordability people tend to live without shelters and eventually this leads to homelessness.
4) Extreme economic inequality- it refers to the differences of individual’s income and wealth and it leads to obligations of certain legislation like sleeping and residing on footpaths has become a compulsion for beggars, poor people or migrants which is illegal by law but because of economic disparities and system failure this has become a bitter truth of our society.
5) Prejudice-when a person or society make up it’s mind about something and make generalizations about before fully knowing about it. if we talk about the pandemic vaccination derive most of the people have presumed about the negative consequences of the dose without knowing and studying about the benefits of the same.
The above problems according to me are among the major problems that are faced by the social worker and the society as well, and to cope up with it a social worker needs to deep study in the areas of management and execution of social policy is an important element for the institutionalization of public policy which seeks to guarantee social rights therefore, the confrontation of the social challenges in this field become a fundamental question for the theoretical, ethical and technical legitimacy of the social work.
conclusion
Hence, in the conclusion we can say that sometimes natural practices or compulsions of a being are more vital with comparison to the implementation of social legislation. So in the pace of changing era government should study and figure out solutions regarding these hurdles by which the society would become a better place to live.
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Sergio Aguero heads to Camp Nou, agrees to join Barcelona on a two-year deal
Aguero’s farewell will come at the club’s last home fixture against Everton on Sunday before playing the Champions League final on May 30.
Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has agreed to sign a two-year contract with Spanish giants FC Barcelona. With Aguero’s contract expiring in June, the move will come as a free transfer. The striker has settled for lower wages than available elsewhere for playing in Barcelona. Barcelona, who were looking for a number nine after Luis Suarez left in 2020, aim to achieve European success with Aguero. The Argentine striker is said to receive a bonus if he helps the club win the Champions League.
The 33-year-old career has been plagued by injuries, restricting him to just 18 appearances for City this season in which he could score only four goals. His farewell will come at the club’s last home fixture against Everton on Sunday before playing the Champions League final on May 30
Will give him a tribute he deserves: Pep Guardiola
” Aguero is an incredibly nice and funny person, humble being the legend he is. He was incredibly loved by the backroom staff. Sunday’s the last game, I’m sure the fans will give him a tribute to what he has done so far; titles, numbers, performances, incredible,” said Pep Guardiola.
As Aguero bids ‘citizens’ a goodbye, Pep Guardiola heaped praise at the striker. Guardiola spoke about his contributions to the club, attitude and abilities to eat up any defence while backing him to play till 40.
“He is like a lion in the jungle, he kills the opponent. The last goal versus Palace defined him. He controlled two or three steps then wow. So much speed and then the quality to make the goal, he has this quality. He could play until 40 and score
Taylor Swift, the pop phenomenon, took the world by surprise when she dropped her albums Folklore and Evermore during the grim days of humanity. The albums were released during 2020 without much commercialization. From being a teenage icon to a pop star, the ‘cardigan’ song writer recently revealed her poetic side by the release of her two acclaimed albums.
Taylor Swift and her wise strategy
Unlike other prominent artists who spend huge sums for advertising their albums, Taylor Swift did not follow it this time. Instead, she surprised her fandom by announcing on all her social media handles that her 8th studio album Folklore would be released midnight.
While people had little to no time digesting the fact, it did not prevent them from buying the album, thus making it the best sold album of 2020. Now, without pressing foot on the brakes, by using the same strategy, she announced the release of her 9th studio album Evermore, naming it the sister album of Folklore.
The very short span between the release of the two albums (5 months) not only made fans happy, but boosted the sales of both of the albums. While folklore turned out to be the best sold album of 2020, Evermore, following it took the 2nd place. She once again proved that she herself is her sole competitor.
Follow the link to know the other time she proved the world that she was her competition:
It is safe to say that we all had ‘Darling I’m a nightmare dressed like a daydream‘ as our Instagram bio during the 1989 era. Taylor swift is not known just for her dreamy vocals, but also for her irresistible lyrical talent. She can write ‘Shake it off, I shake it off’ and she can write ‘But I’m a fire and I’ll keep your brittle heart warm , if your cascade ocean wave blues come’.
If you do not believe my words, take a peek at the second verse of her song ‘This is me trying’ from folklore:
They told me all of my cages were mental
So I got wasted like all my potential
And my words shoot to kill when I’m mad
I have a lot of regrets about that
I was so ahead of the curve, the curve became a sphere
Fell behind all my classmates and I ended up here
Pourin’ out my heart to a stranger
But I didn’t pour the whiskey
She explains her fallout so gracefully and honestly, I didn’t know until now that it can be written so!
The mental calm her albums gave during this pandemic
This pandemic broke down even the toughest of people. Being bound within four walls, not able to interact with your loved ones and more importantly, not able to even visit our sick friends and family took a devastating toll on the mental health of people regardless of the age factor. For students, the burden of online classes. For homemakers, the everlasting kitchen duty. For employees, the fear of being laid off.
To lament about these effects, I’d have to write a book! Us people, we create safe havens personal to us. Be it listening to your favorite music, reading your favorite book or even having a sound sleep, we try our best to cope up with a gloomy situation. For many people including myself, music has been the last resort. So Taylor did save my 2020!
Particularly, her song ‘Epiphany’ from Folklore details the calamitous experience faced by our frontline medical workers. It says that medics were taught to save lives, not hear the wailing of daughters and sons. Hearing the song made me want to question the mere existence of God if all this suffering is to be endured by people. Words have power. And Taylor meticulously used them to heal people.
Something med school did not cover
Someone’s daughter, someone’s mother
Holds your hand through plastic now
“Doc, I think she’s crashing out”
And some things you just can’t speak about
-Epiphany, album Folklore
So here’s to the queen who consumed our nights through her music. Someone who stripped every shred of the veil concealing the soul, making even the unbreakable ones, vulnerable. Achingly beautiful are the only words that remind me of the albums Folklore and Evermore.
Grateful to you Taylor, for, without you we wouldn’t have been able to believe that light exists at the end of the tunnel.
The whole world is dealing with the vigorous impact of covid 19.Thecorona virus has a huge impact in all the sectors.It shattered the whole world. It also made a great impact on Agricultural sector.
The agricultural chain in India has been adversely affected by the Covid 19 crisis and the lockdown.
Farmers are the backbone of our nation. Agriculture remains a central pillar of our economy. It provides food need of our nation and also export agricultural products all over the world. It faced severe problem due to the restrictions on domestic and international travel.
At the beginning of lockdown, it was the peak of Rabi seasonseason in India and crops like wheat, paddy, gram, lentil, mustard, etc. we’re at harvestable stage. It’s also the time when the farm harvests reach the market yards. So it became the most critical challenge for Government to ensure proper supply of agricultural products.
When the nationwide lockdown was announced, a mass exodus of migrant labour were back to their hometown. The harvesting process was totally off balance, resulting in major issues. The next season sowing process also interrupted due to this.
This situation can be dealt by using machinery for sowing process and harvesting which includes less man power. This helps to overcome the lack of labourers.
The sale of dairy products, fish, poultry, etc. has also been hit during the lockdown period as the uptake by the organized industry has been affected due to shortage of labourers and transport issues.
The impact on agricultural sector resulted in food shortage and increased prices of food commodities. It affected the consumption pattern. To strengthen the sector we can follow some measures. The strategies are
Risk management
Stakeholder partnerships
Financial reforms
Buffer stocks
Investment
Collective farming
Family farming
Secondary agriculture
Social safety net
Staggered procurement and pricing
People living on agriculture and allied activities, mostly those losing their income from informal employment at this lockdown period, have to be provided with alternative avenues (cash transfer) till the economy bounces back. To sustain the demand for agricultural commodities, investment in key logistics must be enhanced.
There’s a drop in the number of active cases in Delhi also, now counting to below 36,000 the lowest since April 4. In the past 24 hours, the capital of India, New Delhi has recorded 252 deaths and 3009 new active cases with less than 4.76 percent positivity rate. It has fallen for the first time below 5 percent.
The ares with below 5 percent Covid positivity rate are declared to be safe zones by The World Health Organization(WHO) which now leads to add on pressure now to lift the lockdown in the places of New Delhi. Medical advisors have stated that the lockdown is the primary factor behind the decrease in everyday cases amidst the pandemic second wave, says PTI report.
The record of everyday cases was also been the lowest since the month of April and this is the third consecutive day when the daily new cases record has remained below 4000. A drop below 36,000 at 35,683 in the number of active cases, the death rate is at 1.62 percent while the recovery rate of city stands at 95.85 percent. Since the outbreak of first and second waves in early 2020, the city has recorded 14,12,959 covid active cases and 22,831 deaths till now.
एक्सिस बैंक ने अपने ग्राहकों के लिए अलर्ट जारी किया है, जिसमें पैसे भेजने के सर्विस NEFT को लेकर खास जानकारी दी है. बैंक ने ग्राहकों को पहले ही बता दिया है कि आगामी रविवार को बैंक की NEFT सेवाएं प्रभावित रहने वाली है.एक्सिस बैंक ने जानकारी दी है कि रविवार यानी 23 मई को बैंक की NEFT सर्विस प्रभावित रहेंगी.
एक्सिस बैंक ने अपने ग्राहकों के लिए अलर्ट जारी किया है, जिसमें पैसे भेजने के सर्विस NEFT को लेकर खास जानकारी दी है. बैंक ने ग्राहकों को पहले ही बता दिया है कि आगामी रविवार को बैंक की NEFT सेवाएं प्रभावित रहने वाली है, ऐसे में ग्राहक पहले ही अपना काम निपटा लें. साथ ही इसके हिसाब से अपने कैश ट्रांजेक्शन को प्लान कर सकते हैं. बैंक ने ऐप्लीकेशन नोटिफिकेशन के जरिए भी इसकी जानकारी दी है.
ऐसे में जानते हैं कि बैंक की कौन-कौन सी सर्विस बंद रहेगी और कब तक आपको ऑनलाइन ट्रांजेक्शन में दिक्कत आ सकती है. साथ ही जानते हैं एक्सिस बैंक की ओर से जारी किए अलर्ट में क्या कहा गया है ताकि आप अपने हिसाब से कैश ट्रांजेक्शन कर सकते हैं…
From watching ‘I am mother’ to binging ‘Is the world going to be invaded by robots in the future?’ at 2am in your bedroom, the human mind has always weighed the possibility of synthetic intelligence taking up human roles in the near future. Even though I may be a tech person, somewhere in the least of my concerns, there is a red light that blinks whenever I come across such content. So is this red light just a jitter or does it scream the doomsday of humankind?
Spoiler alert for the book ‘Origin’!
If you have read the book ‘Origin‘ by the renowned author Dan Brown, then you may have been horrified when you reached the climax. The synthetic intelligence product Winston, much like our present-day Alexa and Google Assistant, but way advanced, plots and kills it’s own creator. Now, the twist here is that Winston did nothing but what it was said to do. Yes! Shocking right?
The only disturbing fact is the lengths it goes to execute that command. Because, unlike humans, they don’t have a way out. They are programmed to carry out a task and do whatever it takes to do it. The factor of unpredictability or ‘escape’ doesn’t exist here. But humans use it all the time. My job stresses me too much? Quit it! I’m unable to concentrate on online classes? Then don’t! Scroll Instagram!
The yin-yang symbol represents order and chaos
The human mind strives to maintain order. It does not like chaos. So it eliminates negative outcomes/thoughts automatically. If you don’t believe it, then think about the fear that would engulf each person if they consider the fact that the probability they could die right now is 4%. Maybe this is what makes us humans. The ability to accept failure. The ability to ignore problems and take a positive outlook. The ability to expect good from everyone.
Humanity and synthetic intelligence
The chances that synthetic intelligence could be the 7th kingdom is definitely high. Statistics don’t lie. But that doesn’t mean its judgement day for humankind. It took million years of Darwinian evolution to end up to the species that we are now. All the fetish around synthetic/artificial intelligence, Iot and automata was formed within a few decades. For these intelligences to reach human maturity it could take a million more years. Until then, it is safe to say that you needn’t worry about sci-fi documentaries or films that romanticize robot invasion.
I hope I’ve given you enough to think about for the day. Here is a quote to conclude the post, which ironically was the inspiration behind it.
One machine can do the work of 50 ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man
“The color purple” is a breath-taking historical drama starring Whoopi Goldberg as Celie the main protagonist directed by Steven Spielberg. This movie claimed many prestigious awards like Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, Blue Ribbon Award for Best Foreign Film, etc. The world premiere occurred on December 18, 1985.
The plot is based on the Pulitzer prize-winning 1982 novel “The color purple” by Alice Walker. I always enjoyed the script, the idea of how a woman who is timid, terrified is converted to a strong independent personality at the end of the movie.
Celie is a woman cruelly treated by the world, a shy, frightened little girl whose life consists mostly of eluding the men who want to rape and beat her. As a young teenager, she is raped by the man she takes to be her father, and both of her babies a son and a daughter are taken away from her. Then after this Celie is married off to Albert by her stepfather, Albert- a brutal farmer, who beat her, uses her as a servant and use her as an object to satisfy his lust and also convinces her she is ugly.
There are many emotional scenes in this movie but for me, the scene that pulled my heartstrings is where Celie is separated from her sister Nettie-the one person who loves Celie, who understands Celie. Nettie is one of the beautiful things Celie has in her life. When her father tries to assault her, she flees to Celie for safety now then Albert tries to assault her but when she fights him off, he throws her from his house. This scene is so much emotional, powerful and real. Hats off to the actors Deserta Jackson and Akosua Busia who played young Celie and Nettie, they both are so good in the movie.
The climax in the movie comes when two powerful, strong independent women came to Celie’s life. One is Sofia who is married to Harpo (son of Albert from his first wife) and the other women is Shug Avery the one person Albert cherishes in his life. Shug a jazz singer who remains Albert’s one and only true love. Shug could see the beauty beneath Celie’s fear, she became the transformative power in Celie’s life.
One of the most joyous experiences I have in the movie is the scene where Shug tells Celie “Oh miss Celie why you always cover up your smile, show me that pretty smile” and for the first time Celie laughed her heart out and this scene is the favorite and most joyous scene of mine.
This movie has many scenes where feminist criticism is shown I.e. the inequality between the sexes, the injustice of domestic and sexual abuse, and women’s struggle for recognition as individuals who deserve fair and equal treatment. Some of the scenes are: –
Violence by males upon females is a common occurrence even in relationships that are quite loving, like that between Harpo and his wife Sofia. He beats her because a woman is supposed to mind a man. Beating a wife is regarded as an acceptable way to assert male authority.
Women are not allowed to laugh at a man like in the scene where Celie passed comments on Albert and every woman present there starts laughing at Albert, Harpo says “Shut up! It’s bad luck for a woman to laugh at the man.”
The most powerful and turning point of the movie is when Shug finds out about Nettie’s letter, Celie discovered that her children and her sister is alive whom she thought had died.
Now, Celie becomes so powerful that she questioned Albert about the letters and finally takes a stand for herself and told Albert that she is leaving him and going with Shug. They both have a war of words in which again Albert tries to convince Celie he says “You’re black, you’re poor, you’re ugly, you’re a woman! You’re nothing!” to which Celie replied “Until you do right by me everything you even think about gonna fail! I’m poor, black, I may even be ugly. But dear god, I’m here.” This is the favorite dialog of mine in the movie. This particular dialog shows how a shy, frightened woman is transformed into a strong personality and speaks for her own rights.
Hats off to the director and cast especially Whoopi Goldberg who played Celie. When a movie character is really working, we become that character. That’s what the movies offer: Escapism into lives other than our own. For a time during watching “The color purple” my mind, my soul connects with the character Celie as I empathize with her struggle and her victory at the end.
This movie justifies its main central idea I.e. self-discovery, womanhood- how a woman’s mutual sympathy and support can act as a defense against the oppression of men.
Really loved the movie!! Hope you all will enjoy the movie.
For decades, Indian students have preferred to move abroad in search of better education, jobs, lucrative salaries and higher standards of living. Since during that time India simply didn’t have the professional prospects that other countries offer, so it was the most common motive among the professionals to study abroad. But even after nearly four decades later, the young population of India are following the same course. India has witnessed a massive expansion of its educational infrastructure and today it has one of the largest education networks, and third largest reservoir of science and technology manpower in the world still the problem of Brain Drain is deep- rooted. Well, the reasons for planning to study abroad are different for different individuals but what they all have in common is –“Better Career Prospects”
Let’s look at some of the reasons to Study Abroad
Enhanced chances of getting good career opportunities– Foreign universities have extremely highly regarded higher education systems, and a huge percentage of the world’s highest ranking universities are abroad. In a globalized, well-connected world, employers increasingly value graduates with international experience and education. Also, studying abroad offers students a chance to secure a relevant job in that country.
Flexibility in choosing courses-Foreign countries not only have accelerated courses but the options of “dual major”, “minor”, and “free electives”. That is one can even study something that is out of major.
The Exposure– Studying abroad helps one to learn new languages, appreciate other cultures, and gain a greater understanding of the world. Also, one gets the opportunity to create a global network of contacts. Meeting students from across the globe can create opportunities to work for or with one another in the future. This experience one cannot feel in their own country until and unless they are coming abroad to study.
Personal development-While one is studying abroad, one has to do his own work, find a job to take care of his/her living expenses. Thus, they will quickly become more independent, learning to rely on oneself rather than family for everything. It will also develop good communication and critical thinking skills and will help in boosting one’s self confidence as one keeps overcoming new challenges of a new environment.
More Focus on skill building-Education system abroad is more focused on developing practical skills of a student and making him job ready, unlike India where the focus is purely on theoretical knowledge.
Research Opportunities– It is a well-known fact that research opportunities available in countries like USA, UK rank way ahead of the facilities and funding offered in India. This is one of the primary reasons for studying abroad.
Thus, as we can see there is a visible difference in the quality of education offered in India and Foreign institutions. With the various scholarship opportunities available, better jobs, better securities, more income, international connection; it is definitely a better option for Indian students to go abroad for higher studies.
Ponniyin Selvan is a historical fiction novel written by Kalki. It contains 5 volumes and released in book form in 1955. It tells the story of Arunmozhivarman, the great Chola emperor. Kalki visited Sri Lanka to gather information for it. This novel is considered to be the greatest novel ever written in Tamil. Ponniyin Selvan novel added one more gem to the great Tamil literature. This novel has a huge fan base among people of all generation. The book is famous for its vivid narration, the wit of the dialogue , power struggle and strength of the Chola empire. The main characters of this novel are Vandiyathevan, Prince Arulmozhivarman, Periya Pazhavetturayar, Crown Prince Aditya Karikalan, Nandhini. Ponniyin Selvan novel is also made for visual treat.
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Ponniyin Selvan is a historical fiction novel written by Kalki. It contains 5 volumes and released in book form in 1955. It tells the story of Arunmozhivarman, the great Chola emperor. Kalki visited Sri Lanka to gather information for it.
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