20th October 1962, the date recorded as 1st Sino-India War, and also the only War India lost post-independence. China took it as a ever warfare theory of India, and attacked in 1967 again in Nathu-La, Sikkim region, in which India succeeded in saving its territory from being annexed by the infamous cheater of the Asian Region.

China have always been immensely hungry for piece of lands, and there’s a major reason for its land hunger, the rapidly increasing population and density per square foot. This lack of land is one of the major problem of the country which eventually leads it to several other problems of the nation, like compact industry setup, homelessness of the citizens, agricultural area shortage and many others. Instead of solving the problems by scientific method, it prefers attacking neighbour countries, and capturing their lands. Its not just India who has land dispute with this hungry nation, several other neighbouring states also has great problems with it. Hong Kong has got some very serious issues with China.

China not only posses defence threat, but also economic and political threats, too. And now as per the world countries’ allegations, it has created a health threat to the world too, the Covid-19 virus. The virus, from which the whole world population’s life is on stake. And China is busy doing dirty business in this pandemic scenario.

China which is a major manufacturer, of goods in the World, was looked forward by other nations, even the world superpower, USA. China received a bulk order for masks and sanitizers during the pandemic situation. Instead of supplying quality products to the nations, it supplied foul products with worst quality. The most sarcastic supply was made to Pakistan, China supplied bad quality underwear to Pakistan labelling as Masks. The issue didn’t stopped there the complaint was coming from Italy, U.S, Russia, Britain, France and India, too.

This economic supply warfare of China, is the worst warfare, by any nation, ever. Amidst this cheating Policy of China, India rose as a leading supplier of masks and sanitizers and medicines like Hydroxychloroquine, to the other nations, this was a great threat for Chinese economy which tried hard to stabilise itself by cheating the world. And eventually this cheating policy got exposed and China started a new policy of diversion of focus from Economic cheating to Defence Warfare. The Sino-India force Conflict in Galwan Valley was a calculated move of Xi’s dirty warfare. But, as Modi’s stubborn policy of nationalism was a great reply to Xi’s policy.

Modi, now started a new policy of economic warfare against China, this policy of Modi is a threat to Xi’s Economic policies. All Chinese tenders and projects were cancelled in India, and its states. This led to a great economic loss for China. Modi started a new IT war against China by banning its apps, which were contributing in China’s economy, and has Indian users in a great number. Tiktok is a leading Chinese application with maximum Indian users, which is banned by the Government. And several other 58 apps were banned which is a great IT threat for infamous Cheater Chinese.

India’s these Economic and IT warfare beside the defensive warfare is a remarkable policy of Modi Government of India. These policies attract several big industries and they are planning for mobilisation from the Chinese mainland to Indian Subcontinent. This economic and diplomatic warfare is not only a threat for the Chinese leaders but also a profitable move for the Indian Leaders and Creators. China needs to understand the fact that India is no more the Nehru’s India, now India has capability to attack its enemies on every front. Now, India is a nation of strikes.

\’Betaal\’ review: These undead shouldn’t have come to life

Living dead: Betaal could have been a worthy contribution to Indian horror.

Instead of soaring, the Netflix\’s steady start crashes and burns, just like its zombies

For any film or television venture into the paranormal to resonate widely, there requires a certain suspension of belief. This rings true in the case of Betaal, Netflix’s latest four-part horror show. Created by Patrick Graham, who also made Ghoul, the series attempts to reinvent the zombie genre with an army of British Redcoats who return from the dead to victimise a village of tribals. Simultaneously, the unfortunate villagers are also slandered as naxals by corrupt industrialists hungry to further their own nefarious agendas.

The premise is original with enough heft to carry forward its zombie central theme, especially in its treatment of adapting the story of Vikram Aur Betaalinto a contemporary setting. Graham’s zombies are part vampires with the powers of hypnosis and a chilling blood thirst that ticks off all the right horror boxes. As promised, the directors, Graham with Nikhil Mahajan slowly build the fear factor introducing the ‘Betaal’ curse that could wipe out humanity. The show’s characters are well fleshed-out, from Vikram Sirohi (Vineet Kumar Singh) battling his own past and moral compass to Panya (Manjiri Pupala), a fiercely brave tribal woman intent on saving humanity.

For the first three episodes, Betaalcomes along nicely, even if it doesn’t reinvent the horror wheel. As the climax approaches, the show loses its somewhat firm tether to the plot. The term kid gloves, doesn’t come close to the imbecilic explanations provided. Whatever benefit of doubt has been doled out is shattered. A particular scene involving the repair of an ancient cannon (in mere minutes with magically procured tools) is jaw dropping. Not in the good way. Other realisations come into focus: zombies awake after centuries with fetid faces and rank hair have pristine red coats and boots. At some point, they drag themselves as if in a stupor. Other times, they’re faster than quicksilver. A child (Syna Anand) – the object of boss zombie, Colonel Lynedoch’s (Richard Dillane) sacrificial desires – continues to gnaw on nerves with her inability to contribute to saving her own life.

As far as performances go, the actors have played their parts with what has been offered to them: perfectly adequate. With above par production value, Betaal at least looks and feels the part of a grim zombie escapade. But its shaky narrative, which violently falls apart, wrecks what could have been a worthy contribution to the oft-wronged genre. It’s unfortunate because the show is not only backed by Shah Rukh Khan but horror behemoth Blumhouse Productions too. To put it succinctly, Betaal tried to deliver the chills but spectacularly froze instead.

Betaal is currently streaming on Netflix

GULABO SITABO: Not the “Pehle Aap” Lucknow

The two puppets are being played on the stage, as sisters, named, Gulabo, and Sitabo. They seem to fight a lot. Hence here’s the movie “Gulabo Sitabo”. Amitabh Bacchan as Mirza, who was deeply in love with the mansion, for which he married a woman 19 years older than him, named Fatima Begum. This is the love story of a landlord and his mansion whose lovestory gets introduced by a villain as the tenant named Bankey Rastogi, owner of a flour mill. He made his work place, his place to romance with his girlfriend, whom he wanted to marry, but as the women’s legacy continues, no money, no honey.

Beside having issues in love stories, Bankey has several other issues in his life, like Mirza, to be sure. Mirza steals his 100watt bulb and sells those in the nearby Bhangar Shop at a very low price, this clearly shows, Mirza had no idea of the market and the price.

One day, Bankey gets a hard nature’s call and amidst the pressure he pressurises the old wall of the loo, and eventually it rolls down. And the case goes to police station, and a new character gets introduced, Gyanesh Shukla, the ASI expert, also a dealer for the ex-MLA of Lucknow, as his boss was the brother in law of the MLA. This all chaos resembles the confusion and entanglement in Mirza’s love story.

Gyanesh and Bankey gets teamed up to posses the mansion, which creates a sense of insecurity in Mirza, and he teams up with a lawyer who tries to empty the mansion from the tenants. And than this chaotic love story of an Old Man and his Wife’s mansion continues with the tenants as major villains. This whole story can be streamed on Amazon Prime, anywhere, anytime.

There are many scenes which will make you think about the character Mirza, beside the acting of Sir Amitabh Bacchan, who is outstanding in doing justice to the character, and there’s other great actors too, like Ayushmaan Khurrana, Vijay Raaz. All actors were brilliant in direction of Director Shoojit Sircar. The story of materialistic love is very beautifully shown and the story gets a mixed rating everywhere. IMDb rates it 6+ out of 10. Whereas on other platforms it has the same mid range rating.

The Lucknow’s polite ‘Pehle Aap’ is shattered in this movie, the conversation of Bankey and Mirza shows the bitter relationship of a landlord and tenant. The story also shows, that Mirza has his own world created within the mansion, and he didn’t have much idea about the outer world and its rapid changing rates. Bankey who lived with 3 sisters and his mother in a 1 room house, shows though he owned a flour mill and everyone expected him to be rich, but his untimely failed romance led him to a filty lifestyle. The story has many other symbolic and memorable events with a touch of comic. Lastly, this is a perfect movie to watch with your family, and if you have a landlord or tenant, than you can invite them too for occupying the seat beside you. 😉

Nepotism:The Legacy of Terrorism.

Nephew, son of one’s own brother. This is a relation which gave birth to a new word, nepotismo, the Italian word which is based on it. Nepotism is not a recent issue, it has been a challenge for the world for ages. The Popes and bishops, who had taken vows of chastity, and therefore usually had no offspring, often were ascended by their nephews. This culture of relative elevation led to a papal ‘dynasty’. Nepotism is understood as choosing an unfit person over a fit one for a position, just because you like him. It is also understood, that side-liningl real talent and skills for favouring someone you like would lead you to several follies.

Nepotism exists in different sectors of the society, and are of several types.

Some of those types are:-

• Political Nepotism– The most infamous sector which has been suffering from this nepotistic syndrome for a long time. Often a political party is led by the offspring or the successor of the founder. One of the most powerful position is held by someone without considering his qualification for holding the post. For example: the chief of Congress, must be Rahul Gandhi or Sonia Gandhi, as the Gandhi family has been leading the Congress party for years

• Entertainment Nepotism-This sector was having a large nepotistic influence recently, but no one spoke against it firmly. Few artists dared to speak about such ill-practices in the industry. But, few lost their careers and even life due to this nepotism. Sushant Singh Rajput is one of the recent victim of Bollywood Industry’s nepotism.

• Sports Nepotism– Sports have been a domain, where talent and skills are highly required to keep your position stable. But, always a try is made to introduce some players who are either relative of the retired players or those of the selection board members. Stuart Binny has been the major example of nepotism in sports.

• Legislative Nepotism-Legislature have been the pillar of Indian democracy. The country’s all major plans and proposals are framed and implemented by the legislature. Thus, it needs people with finest brains and skills, but nepotism exist in the parliament, as well. The nominated members or the ticket allocation, are the major sites for nepotism in Indian Legislature.

• Business Nepotism– Private sectors are popular for their work oriented culture. It is considered that in business culture, the one who works well is praised. But, here promotion is the most celebrated occasion for nepotists. The one who is well connected to the higher officials are more likely to get promotion irrespective of the skills and work working capacity.

• Religious Nepotism– Religion is now a new form of patriotism. It has been assigned with a particular colour, colours are now symbol of a respective religion. How insane, isn’t it? However, nepotism exists even there. A pandit’s son is the future pandit. A maulana’s son is the next mulla. Gita and Quran are now sidelined, the legacy and teaching of father, is the new religious preaching.

All the above form of nepotism, exists in society. I’m pretty sure, other exist, too. But lets discuss the havoc these forms brings to us. The havoc which is similar to terrorism’s. Terrorist’s main agenda is to kill people and harm them at every possible form. Nepotism is no different. Nepotist’s attack those with real talent and skills, they demotivate them, they demote them, they try to make them feel inferior. Nepotists make them realise their faults every time. And, unlike the terrorists, they don’t use ammunitions. They use even more harsh weapon, that’s words. Words have always been the most harmful weapon used by humanity.

The recent example of Nepotistic Terrorism is the case of Sushant Singh Rajput. This case might appear to be a suicide, but its a murder. A murder committed by nepotism and nepotists of Bollywood. Nepotists tried every possible means to demote him and make him feel leftover. He was made emotionally isolated and his professional life was messed up by those nepotistic producer, holding power in the B-town.

Although, the Bihar’s small town boy committed suicide, which was never a solution. But, his death won’t go in vain. Public has been outrageous towards such nepotistic producer and their films. Twitter was trending with their boycott hashtags. Nepotism has always been, is and always will be the destroyer of skilful and talented people’s career and promoter unreal talents. It has always been delivering havoc to every sector of society, where it exists. Skills and nepotism cannot exist in a development seeking society.

Reasons undeniable

This time of our life is very much difficult, such a pause in our fast pacing life was never expected. This pandemic has surely changed our lives, it is testing our will power and strength. Everyday watching the numbers of Corona cases just increasing develops a sense of fear in everyone. More heart drenching is to see the policemen , doctors and sanitation workers doing their job and not getting the respect they deserve. There are many journalist working on the ground to give us the visuals of the grave realities . The crematorium are filled with dead bodies of people who died due to corona, many of these bodies are unidentifiable. There are many people who are dying because of the effects of lockdown which is imposed because of the Corona pandemic. You may have noticed that I have now started sounding like the news reporters, what to do this is ought to happen.

Maharashtra has today crossed the one lakh mark for the overall number of cases and I am afraid as you complete reading this article many more cases will be added, so I have decided, rather than getting upset all over again lets analyse why Maharashtra has the most number of cases.

Population density – Mumbai which is the capital of Maharashtra is said to be the city of dreams. people come here in search of jobs and other opportunities surely Mumbai doesn\’t break the expectations for most of them. It is third most dense place in the world , out of all the statistics and numbers you can actually feel this while just travelling in a local train in the working hours . Mumbaikars have a saying that if a person could reach to their destination by travelling in a crowded train safely he/she can overcome any challenge in life. Talking about the numbers the population density is 32,500 per square kilometre that means nearly 33 people in one metre square area, and corona is a disease with high transmissibility and in such a case people in Mumbai are at higher risks of getting infected.
Number of tests – Its observed that Maharashtra is taking 10,000 tests every day, which is more than what is taken in other states. More number of tests means probability of more number of cases to be positive. This testing rates were subsequently increased when corona positive cases were discovered in Dharavi, which is the most densely populated area of Maharashtra .
Lack of healthcare facilities- 99% of ICU beds in all the hospitals have been engaged, and on the other hand number of corona cases is increasing exponentially day by day. Though the recovery rate is high but it doesn\’t come even near to number of cases being added every day. As the doctors and nurses are not provided with proper safety equipment these doctors also test positive for corona.
Negligence by the public – yes I don\’t see any social distancing being followed in my area, people are walking without masks and I can also see a group of middle aged women forming a group and chattering . The other day, I saw in the news that large number of people came out of their home , to take a walk in the marine drive area nor did they follow any social distancing or neither any preventive measures were taken. These acts of negligence shown by an educated public is just not acceptable.

Lets face it, this is a very crucial time and opening of lockdown does not mean corona virus is vanished . If we don\’t follow preventive measures we will never be able to reach the time where all this virus is disappeared. Researchers do need time to develop the medicine or vaccine and we should give them that. Honestly if we come out of this pandemic alive that itself would be a very big achievement and lets pray that we all get to be successful.

Strings attached

Have you seen the song \” Jahan main jati hoon wahin chale aate ho\” from the movie chori chori. Where the actors performs a human puppet show, this is a form of art which has been been underrated through all these years. Puppetry is really different from other art forms, its not like classical music or dance which some people understand and some people not. Puppet shows involves a story enacted by dolls which sometimes looks like a human or animals, which everyone understands and enjoys too. People of all age groups enjoy it, especially for the older generation this is a part their nostalgia.

Puppets have a long run in the history, its said that this art was developed 4 centuries ago. In India people used to organize fair every year and the most popular stops were the puppet shows. They used to depict parts of mythological stories like Mahabharata and Ramayana. There are different forms of puppet shows in different states, which is because of the influence of their culture. In Tamil Nadu string puppets were most popular, they were called Bommalatam which means the dance of dolls. These dolls always enacted as some god or goddess and this show used to last for days. Many innovative stories were told with the help of puppet shows, the puppeteers always got immense popularity and were called every year. Many Tamil movie writers have said that these shows has always influenced their writings.

In Rajasthan not only string but shadow ,and rod puppets were also popular. The string puppets and rod puppets were made of wood and were beautifully dressed with colorful costumes. These puppets shows were actually classified as comedy, tragedy or devotional genre. The comedy genre was most famous as it shows conversation between two people and how it takes a hilarious turn. The puppet dance were also famous where the traditional folk dance of Rajasthan Ghoomar was being performed by the dolls. These dolls were special because the strings are also attached to its hips so that the performance is accurate, the puppeteers are specialized and their fingers used run like magic. The shadow puppet shows depicts historical stories and wars, here there puppets are carved in a sheet of cardboard in the shape they desire. Many festivals are organized every year which exhibits these tradition. people from all over the world come to just witness this and enjoy this rich culture.

Glove puppets are relatively new form of puppet show, where gloves shaped of the caricatures are wore and a person from behind enunciates the dialogues. This is mostly seen in TV shows and Advertisements to make the concepts more interesting and intriguing. With the development of technology there are digital puppet shows being developed, where puppets shows are animated and VFX is used so as to make it more interesting, but surely can\’t replace the traditional ways. Puppet shows has their own importance they were used in the mid 70s to spread messages and making people aware about the government policies or some advisories , like stories were performed which gave the people message under the campaign of \” Hum do humare do\”. Surely the art of puppetry is not as respected as it was before as there are many other ways to entertain ourselves. There are many people who are trying hard to keep this art alive and we should also try to do this, Or else as Seethalaxmi the popular puppeteer said \”My ancestors have dedicated their whole life to this art; now it is my responsibility. After me, I fear who will take care of the 1,000 odd puppets.”

Understanding University Rankings 2020-21

The present generation is said to be the generation of competition. Let it be student or the institutes they are enrolled, is having a fierce competition to top the list. Students get their list posted by the universities, likewise universities look to some rankings published worldwide and one national level. India has its personal college ranking system called NIRF(National Institutional Ranking Framework), launched on 29th September 2015, by MHRD. Similarly there are some international ranking system, for e.g. QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) ranking, Shanghai Ranking, Times Higher Education ranking, etc. Thus, every college wishes to top these ranking list issued by those ranking system.

Today, the NIRF issued its list of college ranking in India, ranking IIT Madras with the score of 89.93 as the top college of the nation, followed by IISc Bangalore. This list came after a day QS Ranking released its world university ranking, which in contradiction to NIRF, listed IIT Bombay as top college of India. Though its not in even top 100 colleges, worldwide. MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), has topped the QS world rankings, followed by Stanford and Harvard.

Differences in NIRF and QS.

QS world University Ranking was first issued in 2004(in partnership with THE) and then in 2010(on its own). It is published from United Kingdom, whereas, on the NIRF part, it was launched in 2015, for the ranking of universities in India. Both the ranking system has different way of deciding the ranks of colleges.

NIRF ranking is based on the following parameters:-

• Teaching

• Learning and Resources

• Research and Professional Practices

• Graduation Outcomes

• Outreach and Inclusivity

• Perception

Whereas QS ranks on the basis of the following parameters:-

• Academic Reputation- 10%

• Employer Reputation- 40%

• Family/Student Ratio- 20%

• Citations per Faculty – 20%

• International Faculty Ratio- 5%

• International Student Ratio- 5%

Several Asian countries have been criticising the QS ranking, for not listing their colleges on a better position. They say the western method of deciding the ranking won’t represent the South Asia Universities well. Thus this led to other ranking system like the Shanghai Ranking.

Shanghai Ranking was started to represent the Chinese Institutes, on a world level, they focus on research rather than user experience. Thus, India also felt that there’s a dire need to have its own ranking system as the western methodology wasn’t the parameter on which the Indian Institutes could do well, and have a bad representation.

As NIRF is currently under a developmental phase, it has numerable faults and are not accurate. There is a possibility that institutes can change the data number and tamper its ranking inorder to get Government fundings. But, no such case of data tampering is registered. Though a random change of college ranking is observed in last few years. NIRF still needs to be standardised and optimised, to rely on world ranking systems like THE, QS, and Shanghai ranking.

Statement given by Hon’ble HRD minister Ramesh Pokhrial Nishank, on the QS ranking is unacceptable, till NIRF itself is well organised. The minister said, “I don’t agree with QS and THE ranking. Graduates of our institutes are now heading the global leading organisations. They give us low ranking based on perception and I do not agree with it.”

Though on logical ground, he might be correct but on a statistical one, MHRD needs to research on their part.

Thus, if you are planning to join any college post lockdown, prefer the world rankings or if NIRF is to be preferred then see last year’s data, stability is the only assurance on our part.

The top Colleges ranked by NIRF are as follows:-

• IIT Madras

• IISc Bangalore

• IIT Delhi

• IIT Bombay

• IIT Kharagpur

• IIT Kanpur

• IIT Guwahati

• Jawaharlal Nehru University

• IIT Roorkee

• Banaras Hindu University

The Top 5 Indian colleges ranked by QS Ranking:-

• IIT Bombay- 172nd Rank

• IISc Bangalore- 185th Rank

• IIT Delhi-193rd Rank

• IIT Madras- 275th Rank

• IIT Kharagpur- 314th Rank

the Musical Sounds

The sounds that a musical instrument makes when a professional is playing is always melodious. When a person who is first time touching the instrument would not be able to play the instrument so as to get a melodious tune. The professional uses techniques so that the sound he produces is soothing. He also applies some techniques because he knows the physics behind the sounds produced by the musical instrument. Not to forget he/she also plays the instrument with passion and love, which is something to be admired, but for now lets learn the how does a bunch of strings on a guitar or a tight diaphragm on a tabla produces such tuneful music.

Sound waves

Sound is a longitudinal wave which require material medium to propagate, for many instruments this medium is the air. When we apply a vibrational force in the medium, the pressure increases at that point and it propagates in all the direction, that is the pressure is being transported. What actually produces sound is that the disturbance we have created in the medium and forms standing waves these waves interfere constructively in order to produce sound waves. Lets see in details how is this disturbance produced in some of the popular musical instruments.

1. Flute

A flute is made up of wood, circular cylindrical shaped and with holes in between. There are columns of air present inside the instrument. When a person blows air through one of the holes, it makes the air column inside vibrate. This disturbance such that it creates high pressure inside, and pushes the air near the hole outside. As this happens the pressure inside decreases which sucks air back inside. This produces waves and makes the air near the hole go back and forth which produces the sound. Different tunes of sound can be created by shutting different holes and the pitch can be changed by altering the volume of air being pushed inside.

This same principle can be applied for instruments such as clarinet, saxophone etc.

2. Guitar

This is the most popular instrument, the speciality of guitar is that it is relatively easy to learn. It has rows of strings, which is tightly roped in two edges of the guitar( we can loosen or tighten it as the tune we want to produce). The disturbance in the medium is produced by strumming or strucking these strings. Guitar uses the principle of resonance to amplify the sound. The different strings produces various pitches as the vibrating length of each string is different. The sound produced in various instruments such as sitar, violin and piano has the same principle.

3. Drums

This instrument has a stretched diaphragm, which creates disturbance in the medium while patting on it by hands or using sticks. The disturbances makes the air molecules just above it vibrate and this is transmitted to the audience. The pitch of the instrument can be changed by changing the tightness of the diaphragm, but its not easy to change this as we see for the guitar string. The other instruments that functions with the same theory is Tabla, Xylophones etc.

As one can see, how dynamically different each instrument is. Learning the physics can make one interpret how the instrument works to produce sound. It is always good to learn a musical instrument because It increases your patience level as playing an instrument requires vey much attention and sincerity. It also provides calmness to the body and the soul. Playing a musical instrument is as relieving as doing yoga ,it clears your mind with all the tensions and helps solve all the problems. One can also compose music for self, it would be like a treasure, something they enjoy to do without seeking for its benefits. Lets start doing something for ourselves so that we can enjoy every bit of our lives.

CLASSES OVER CORONA

It has been almost 3 months, since the country is locked down, every street was empty and busiest places were lonely. All Organisation and institutions were shut down, and advised to work from home. Same was the educational institutions such as schools, and colleges were said to shut down, amidst of the running final exams and terminal tests, which was coming near. No one knew when the schools and colleges will open next and take the pending exams. So, the cases rose, and the chances grew slim of reopening of the schools, so a new way of teaching was introduced, the online class, which undoubtedly failed, as India has the majority students from the rural areas, which has poor connectivity of Internet, which makes them, inattentive in the classes. The same online way of taking examination was also introduced, but was opposed by the same majority of students. Still the institutions are in limbo, and are confused about what to do next.

As several board exams were pending and must be taken. The Central Government announced dates and gave the students an option to held the pending board exams between 2nd July to 13th July 2020. This decision of govt. is opposed nationwide by the students and their guardians. As now, in the 2nd week of June, the current active cases in India is around 1.5 lakhs, and India is among the top 5 corona affected countries in the world. This step of taking examinations 1 month later, would make the young lives vulnerable to virus. And eventually a hike in cases nationwide.

But, its not just the CBSE, which is desperate to take examination, State Boards, Universities, Colleges are no exception. No sooner did the CBSE announced the dates, all rushed into announcing their dates of examination.

This led to a mass campaign on twitter ‘#StudentsLivesMatter’ inspired from ‘#BlackLivesMatter’. Several petitions were signed on change.org to urge the govt. to cancel the examinations as those can affect the student’s health and rise the cases in country. In response to such mass opposition, several state governments and universities decided to cancel the semester exams of 1st and 2nd year students, but final year students had to appear in the finals. Again, this decision was opposed, which caused too much confusion among students. Kerala took the exams for final year, in between of this chaotic situation. Thus, a student committed suicide, as she was accused of cheating during examination, as she couldn’t prepare for her exams. Though exams were cancelled for the final year students, too, but at a cost of a student’s life.

Although, the final year exams were called off, by several universities, still some universities like the CUSAT, is taking PG final year exams from home. It will be a open book test. Still, it don’t risk any student’s life. Students will safely appear in exams from their respective home. University also said, those who can’t have network connectivity, can mail their answers afterwards to the university. Inspite of such mass opposition, the CBSE and State Boards are obstinate to take Board exams in this mid-pandemic situation.

July is seen as the month of steep rise in Covid cases, by several medical institutions and experts, though many exams are scheduled in July. The month starts with CBSE, and other state’s pending Board exams, and then comes JEE(JOINT ENTRANCE EXAMINATION) Mains which is to be appeared by approx. 12lac students, scheduled from 18th July to 23rd July. It is followed by NEET(NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY ENTRANCE TEST), to be appeared by 15lacs students, scheduled on 26th July 2020. And many more private universities and state funded colleges will take their entrance exams. Eventually, students will need to rush to their examination centre city, from their home, if in any rural area. Such this movement will violate the norms of social distancing and make the students vulnerable to the virus.

The way institutions and governments are desperate in taking exams, shows how our education system is focused and cares only about grades. No such steps to enforce the daily classes have been taken by universities. But, the way, they are acting to take exams won’t give India a better future, rather it might take the India’s youth on tablets and isolation wards, or even worse, on ventilation. Thus, against such obstinate decision, parents have moved to Supreme Court to either postpone or cancel the pending exams, which are scheduled from 2nd July 2020.

Today, a new hashtag was trending on twitter ‘#HealthOverExams’ which clearly shows students and guardians are not in mood of appreciating exams in mid of this panic-pandemic situation. They have already made clear that their kids won’t go to school until there’s zero case in the country. Thus govt closed the schools till 15th August. Similarly the students who are said to appear for exams in this chaotic situation doesn’t seem to compromise with their health over any exams.

Cardiovascular heath

Nowadays people are becoming health conscious, and everyone knows the two very important things to do in order to stay fit is to eat healthy and excercise regularly. Do you know why these two things are really important ? Its because by these two methods we are actually improving our cardiovascular health, It is really important to maintain it so as to lead an active life.

What is cardiovascular health?

As the name suggests it is something to do with the heart. The cardiovascular system in our body is actually circulation of blood to every part of the body. This circulation of blood is important so as to deliver oxygen and essential nutrients to the tissue (tissues are a group of similar cells), which is required for the effective breakdown of the food we consume so as to convert it into an energy derivative that can be used for the body. Heart plays an essential role of actually pumping the oxygen rich blood from the lungs to other part of the bodies and receive the deoxygenated blood from the body and pump it to the lungs. The active functioning of this system means that the body is healthy and fit.

To maintain cardiovascular health ,it is really important to have a healthy heart. According to the American heart association (AHA), the two main parameters for ensuring this are blood glucose and blood pressure .

Blood glucose is actually the amount of sugar the blood has, this sugar is a source of energy. For a healthy person the blood sugar levels should be between 700 milligrams grams per litres to 1400 milligrams per litres. If its more than the given amount then it can cause diabetes which may lead to many heart diseases.
Blood pressure is the pressure that the blood vessels contains, mainly arteries(these are the vessels directly connected to the heart). Normal blood pressure should be less than 120/80. There are many reasons because of which the blood pressure increases, but the main reason is the narrowing of the arteries due high amount of cholesterol being settled on the walls.Other reasons can be stress, illness and etc.

Ways to maintain cardiovascular health

To monitor our cardiovascular health we need to know our heart rate. It gives us the idea about the amount of work done, by the muscles in our heart to maintain the steady heart rate. This should be taken while resting, 60-100 beats per minute (BPM) is normal. Lower the resting BPM means less work done that is healthier body. By noting the BPM while resting we can get the idea of how much fit or unfit one is and also how much work she or he has to do.

While doing exercises one must always try to increase their heart rate by 60-70% of the resting BPM. This is done in order to absorb more oxygen so as to increase the oxygen intaking capacity of the body which is also called aerobic capacity. This capacity can be increased in the body by exercising regularly. As the aerobic capacity increases it would make the body to utilize the blood glucose more therefore monitoring the its levels inside the blood.

The next thing is to regulate our food habits like eating healthy and in a proper amount. Avoid eating food with complex fats which will deposit as cholesterol in the arteries and eventually increase the blood pressure also increasing the risk to heart diseases. Green leafy vegetables are good as they provide energy to our body.

Benefits of having healthy cardiovascular system

Having a heathy heart means less risk of heart diseases and an active body, which doesn\’t get tired easily . It also makes you feel positive and always ready to face any challenges in the day. It not only helps to develop physical strength but mental strength too. It is seen that a person who exercises regularly and eat healthy has very less chances of getting into depression. So its time that we take our health seriously and work to improve it so that we can gain the strength to achieve our dreams and live our life the fullest.

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3 Things Nursing Students Can Do to Build Confidence

Here are three principles that I’ve used to help maintain my confidence and lift others up whenever I’ve struggled in nursing school.

Compare your confidence level now to what it was when you first started in your nursing program. Ask yourself, “Am I still as confident as I was on day one?” The answer I often hear from my classmates is “No.”

Nursing school can be daunting, and it’s easy to lose that confidence and drive that you started with on your first day. We’ve all been in situations where our confidence takes a blow. For example, maybe you’re terrified to talk in front of groups and now you have to teach your class a chapter from the textbook. If you’re like me, maybe you’ve never addressed a group before and the only thing you ever taught anyone is that time you taught your dog to sit.

As nursing students, we all have to perform tasks we are not comfortable with or have never done before. When you’re learning something new, it doesn’t always go as planned. During these times, you might start to doubt yourself and question your abilities as a future nurse.

Unfortunately, it happens to the best of us. Here are three principles that I’ve used to help maintain my confidence and lift others up whenever I’ve struggled in nursing school.

Surround yourself with positivity

Try to add positive people and eliminate the negative people from your life. I know it’s easier said than done, especially since some of those Negative Nancys are your relatives or significant others. You might have to have tough conversations with those people who you can’t just kick to the curb. You can limit the negativity in your life, but it’s up to you to start setting limits on those Debbie Downers. Surrounding yourself with positive people who lift you up instead of putting you down will inadvertently increase your confidence.

Compliment others

You’ll benefit from complimenting others and staying positive. I know you’re thinking, “How does this help me with confidence?” It feels great getting compliments, right? It can feel great to give them, too. Personally, I believe positivity is contagious and people pay it forward. By being positive and praising others, you’re creating a warm and inviting environment where others will gravitate to you. This will boost your confidence as well as that of the people around you.

Work on your weaknesses

The most important way you improve your confidence is to get better at the things that you struggle with most. Do whatever you’re not good at one hundred times. If you continually practice the skill that makes you feel the least confident, I guarantee you’ll slowly get better at it. Think about it like this: repetition is the stone that sharpens the skill. In this scenario, repetition is the stone and the skill is the knife. The more you rub the knife over the stone, the sharper the knife becomes. By practicing and honing your skills, you will gradually build confidence in yourself and your abilities.

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