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WATSON HOTEL

Watson’s Hotel, currently acknowledged as the Esplanade Mansion, is India’s oldest sustaining cast-iron building. It is located in the Kala Ghoda area of Mumbai (Bombay). Named after its original owner, John Watson, the building was fabricated in England and built on-site between 1867 and 1869.

The hotel closed in the 1960s and the building was sold to a private owner. It was later divided and partitioned into smaller cubicles that were let out on rent as homes and offices. Negligence of the building has resulted in corrosion and, despite its listing as a Grade II–A heritage structure, the building is now in a rundown state.

Design:

Watson’s hotel was planned by the civil engineer Rowland Mason Ordish, who was also linked with the St Pancras Station in London. The structure was fabricated in England from cast iron components and was congregated and constructed on-site. The external cast-iron frame closely resembles other high-profile 19th century buildings such as London’s Crystal Palace. The main façade of the hotel is characterized by building-wide open balconies on each floor that connected the guest rooms, which were constructed around the atrium in a courtyard arrangement.

History:

John Watson opened the hotel as an exclusive whites-only hotel, and it was the most expensive hotel in the city in those days. The five-storied building housed 130 guest rooms, as well as a lobby, restaurant, and a bar at the ground level. The hotel also had a 30 by 9 meters (98 ft × 30 ft) atrium, basically used as a ballroom, with a glass skylight. At its peak, Watson’s hotel employed English hostesses in its restaurant and ballroom, sparking a common joke at the time: “If only Watson had imported the English weather as well.”

After Watson’s death, the hotel lost its fame to the rival Taj Hotel. In the 1960s the hotel was closed and sold to a private owner. Sometime after this, it was subdivided and partitioned into small cubicles with independent access and let out on rent. Over the years, indifference toward the building by the residents has resulted in the structure decaying, and it is now in a neglected state. The atrium was consequently used as a dumping area and has various unauthorized constructions. In 2005, the building had 53 families and 97 commercial establishments. Most of the business enterprises are chambers of advocates attached to the nearby Bombay Civil & Session Courts and the nearby Bombay High Court.

  • Notable guests:

Among the hotel’s notable guests was Mark Twain who wrote about the city’s crows he saw outside his balcony in Following the Equator. It was also the first place in India to screen the Lumière Brothers’ Cinematograph invention in 1896. However, this was witnessed only by Europeans.

A popular myth surrounds the hotel was that the staff at Watson’s Hotel denied Indian industrialist Jamsetji Tata access to the hotel. In retaliation, he opened the Taj Hotel, a hotel that stands near the Gateway of India, in 1903. However, author and historian Sharada Dwivedi debunks this legend. She points out a lack of evidence to prove that Tata was a man of vengeance.

  • Current state:

The building’s poor state of affairs has been commonly remarked, and efforts by heritage activists to persuade its present owner to invest in restoration have been unsuccessful. One of the possible reasons proffered for apathy is the fact that the rent collected is low as it has been frozen by government legislation. The condition of the building was publicized by Italian architect Renzo Piano, and as a result of his efforts, the building was listed in June 2005 on the list of “100 World Endangered Monuments” by the World Monuments Fund, a New York-based NGO. Just a few days after its proposal, part of the building’s western façade, originally galleries evolved into small offices, collapsed, killing one person and crushing several cars and motorcycles parked in the street below. The building is currently listed as a Grade II–A heritage structure.

Domestic Violence; eating up someone’s pride, self respect and the willingness to live

Article by – Shishir Tripathi

Intern at Hariyali Foundation
In collaboration with
Educational News

In a country with such a huge population and so much of diversity in culture and nature, it is so common that there would surely be diversity among various types of violence too. Domestic violence includes any type of violence or torture basically against women in any form whether it is physical, emotional, sexual, verbal or economic abuse or torture.

India is poorly ranked in a total of 167 countries all across the world according to the data for cases of domestic violence. Domestic violence has always been a shame for the Indian society. A woman contributes a lot in the nurturing of a whole family and sacrifices her dreams (in most of the cases) for taking care of her husband and his parents and the children too.

A woman is the only person in the family who is always ready to sacrifice her health, her dreams and her happiness just for making the family happy. A woman is the one who turns a house into a home. A home built with the bricks of a woman’s dreams and her crushed desires. Everyone wants to go out, see the world and meet the people, enjoy their selves, but for making this happen somebody is always there at home for taking care of food and for arranging everything, it is always and always a Woman.

In spite of making all these sacrifices, it is the woman only who has to become the victim of the anger of her husband, her in-laws and her children too. Basically in India, it is generally assumed that the woman, the bride is a servant (when she’s jobless) and an ATM machine without any password (when she’s working). A woman is the one who is always expected to make sacrifices and take care of her family and home. Why? Because it is her work, this is the stuff why she was born?! If somebody gets angry, then she is the only river to pour down all the anger.

Moving ahead, everyone knows that from the past times and still at present most of the women at their place are going and suffering through a lot. According to a National Family and Health Survey in 2005, total lifetime prevalence of domestic violence was 33.5% and 8.5% for sexual violence among women aged 15–49. A survey carried out by Thomson Reuters Foundation said that India is the most dangerous country in the world for women.

In 2012 National Crime Records Bureau report of India states a reported crime rate of 46 per 100,000, rape rate of 2 per 100,000, dowry homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 and the rate of domestic cruelty by husband or his relatives as 5.9 per 100,000.

But every reader knows that these are just figures and data, too away from the reality. Yes, every reader is correct. Because of poverty and lack of awareness and education, at present many women don’t at all know that they can really complain about this suffering of theirs. Many women don’t tell the concerned authorities for saving the respect of their husband and their family and start making compromises; some fear of survival as they never went to school and couldn’t get a job after separation.

There is mental or psychological absue too. Psychological abuse can erode a woman’s sense of self-worth and can be incredibly harmful to overall mental and physical wellbeing. Emotional/psychological abuse can include harassment; threats; verbal abuse such as name-calling, degradation and blaming; stalking; and isolation.

Women who experience domestic violence overwhelmingly tend to have greater overall emotional distress, as well as disturbingly high occurrences of suicidal thoughts and attempts. According to a study by the National Centre for Biotechnology Information, suicide attempts in India are correlated with physical and psychological intimate partner violence. Of the Indian women who participated in the study, 7.5% reported attempting suicide. This correlation is supported by the high rates of domestic violence in India, although the rates differ greatly by region, individual socioeconomic status and other factors.

And it is shocking to listen that this lockdown period that occurred for stopping the rapid spread of Covid-19 was even more painful for women. As all the activities were banned and there was complete lockdown, men were continuously at home along with all other family members. Hence, many women were suffering domestic violence to far greater extent. The number of domestic violence complaints received by the National Commission for Women has doubled from 123 distress calls to 239 domestic violence complaints, from March 23, 2020, to April 16, 2020.

This so pathetic to read that the lockdown, ‘the so called national holiday when most of the people developed new skills, helped their wives at home’, there were some more monsters and demons who physically, emotionally and sexually assaulted their wives at home.

It actually never changed for women. Almost every Indian woman has to make compromises every day. A lot of women who can’t bear the physical and the emotional pain commit suicides. The report by the National Crime Records Bureau says that in 2018, the number of housewives killing themselves –22,937 – increased by 6.9% when compared to 21,453 women in 2017.

Cases of domestic violence occur either due to the demand of dowry or simply the ill mentality of the husband or the family or even both. Women need to stand against this. There are various laws in the constitution including Dowry Prohibition Act of 1961 and the other two new sections, Section 498A and Section 304B were introduced into the Indian Penal Code in 1983 and 1986. On 19 March 2013, the Indian Parliament passed a new law with the goal of more effectively protecting women from sexual violence in India. It came in the form of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013, which further amends the Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1973, the Indian Evidence Act of 1872, and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. The law makes stalking, voyeurism, acid attacks and forcibly disrobing a woman explicit crime for the first time, provides capital punishment for rapes leading to death, and raises to 20 years from 10 the minimum sentence for gang rape and rapes committed by a police officer. However, talking about the downside of the law, the new law doesn’t address marital rape, rape committed by the armed forces or rape against men.

Therefore, people should realize that domestic violence of any form is not at all acceptable by men and women both. Keeping into mind the mental health of the sufferer it should be realized that awareness should be spread amongst people and they should be told about their rights. Those who are able bodied and well aware, should take this responsibility into their hands. And whenever a woman or even a man (in some cases) is seen suffering from domestic violence, it should not go unreported.

Because those who stay silent after seeing everything are more wrong than those who commit such heinous acts.

Survival is for all!…

Today I went outside to buy some groceries. Somewhere on the road, my bike lock stopped working. So I went to a key repairer on the corner of the road. The key maker was working with my lock and I was just wandering looking here and there.
There was a city public health centre beside the key maker shop. There was a bench outside of it for the patients. I heard some sound coming under that bench. A few moments later, a puppy came out. It was him making the sound. He was struggling to walk but he was trying hard. Then I saw that he was walking with only two front legs. He was just dragging his back legs along with him. I saw his legs, his back legs were totally damaged. Some monstrous creature called human drove their bike over his legs and left him there to die. The puppy must have been in so much pain. But his struggle to survive was still on. He was just wandering here and there making sounds. After a while, two kids came there. They might be 7-8 years old. They came, parked their bicycle and then went to the dog. I saw them carrying a bag with milk inside. The dog was trying to run away and hide under the bench. The kids sat down there and opened the bag of milk. A few moments later, the puppy came outside and began to drink the milk. The puppy looked so hungry as he finished the milk in a few minutes. Later the kids were caressing him making the puppy feel comfortable. One of them was trying to help him stand along with his back legs. They were giving a massage, holding him to stand up. They were doing everything just to make him stand on his four legs. But the puppy couldn’t make it. But one thing was sure that the puppy felt safe in their company.
This incident left me in a dilemma. I saw two sides of human, one the so-called human who ruined the puppy’s legs and ran away and the second one is those kids who were trying hard to make him survive. So now I’m stuck in a question mark that which side we humans belong. I had a dog with me for 12 years so I felt this incident too close to my heart and it made my cry. We every day here such incidents where a person throws a dog from the bridge, make cow eat plastic with food inside and the worst case where they made a pregnant elephant eat food which had crackers. Such incidents make me question our existence. Are we really a human?
God created everything and every one of us. He created humans, plants, animals to live. God has given every living creature a right to live. But we humans try to snatch this right from animals who can’t express themselves. Firstly, we took their houses with this concrete jungle. Now even by mistake, we have an encounter, we make all the efforts to kill them. They also have the right to live. They just expect you to let them live. Forget about affection and love but least you can do is to make them live. We, humans, shout out loud when a tiger enters the city and kill someone. People come on roads demanding to kill the tiger. But if any human does this to an animal, no one blinks an eye. Few animal activists try to come forward to get justice for the animal. But nobody notices them and the case gets automatically closed. Do you really think nature will let us survive for long this way? Nature gave place for everyone to survive and if anyone disturbs it, nature will revert back sooner or later. So now it’s up to we humans how long we want to survive!…

WHY BJP SHOULD TAKE THE FARM BILL ORDINANCE BACK?

First of all I like to clear one thing that I am not related to any political party and neither I support any political propoganda. The reason I am writing this article is to aware people and highlight the negative points of farm bill and analyise the consequences. From last few days farmers are roads, protesting massively against black and unjust law. The ordinance was passed in lok sabha and rajya sabha by completely neglecting the opposition their mics were switched off. The opposition has a great importance in democracy neglecting opposition is making an elected autocracy.

The current government is only working for the betterment of corporate remember East India company was also a corporate who colonised the whole India. East India company also exploited India by imposing farm bills like permanent settlement, mahlwari and ryotwari system. Now same method is being applied by the current government. Now if we talk about the farm bill it is also giving corporates the unjust rights and permissions. The corporates will be allowed to make warehousing of the grains and will sell when prices will go up. The farmers will get very minimum profit on their harvest and most importantly they will be obliged to the corporates for selling their harvest. Government will abolish the security of return by abolishing MSP. Farmers would be taking permissions from corporates for entering their own land their own property.

This system will only exploit the farmers the farms and Indian agriculture will be acquired by the corporates. Not only farms and aagriculture. The Indian government are all set to hand over airports, railway stations and PSU s to the gaint private corporations. The common man will be”ruled” by the corporates. A handful families like Ambani, Adanis, Mittal, Bajaj and Jindals will run the whole country.

Drug Addiction

                   

Drug addiction is a worldwide malady. Eating into the vitals of the younger generation of the country. They are the future hopes of the nation. It had posed a grave problem to the society in the eighties. In the USA & some other developed western countries, it is so widespread that about 75% of the entire population is drug-addict, directly or indirectly. In India & many other developing countries, it has spread like a wildfire in the last few decades, leading the nation to the point of being doomed.

 Generally, the young people of the well-to-do family fall into prey to drug addiction. Substances such as L. S. D, marijuana, heroin, cocaine, and nicotine are considered drugs. This drug trafficking enters the country from the USA, Pakistan, Burma, Thailand & Afganistan through illicit smugglers & some rich influential mafia groups. Unscrupulous pedlars sometimes sell these drugs through drugged food secretly thus making school goers & University students drug addicts at a very primitive age. This affects their life extensively & the trend is totally going crazy with the rise of the lucrative business of some extremely greedy dishonest businessman & mafia group who are carrying on this drug trafficking secretly.

 There are many causes of drug addiction. The younger generation generally takes it up as a fad in or to copy the Western people. This habit results from frustration, deserted love, parental neglect, disinterest in studies, loneliness, unemployment stress & most importantly peer pressure. So it may be termed as a result of the modern way of life & industrial & western civilization. The process begins with some youths adapting without being aware of it. But once they take recourse to drugs, it’s tough to shake off this evil habit.

 Drugs interact with the brain and body to alter moods, emotions, and behaviors by changing brain chemistry and a person’s perceptions, and by impacting how individuals interact with the world around them. It brings drowsiness, causes hallucinations, migrates people to the dreamland of their own pleasant creation. This makes them escapists from the harder realities of life & relieves them from the struggle of existence. It brings a very ruinous effect on their consumers, shattering their physical, mental & moral health & corrupting them completely. Moreover, it has the caliber to cause most killer disease, AIDS.

 So all attempts must be made to uproot this evil habit of drug addiction from the society at an early date and at all costs in order to save the young generations from this sure & steady destruction. The Government must enact strict laws to face & stop this nuisance of drug trafficking. Campaigns must be regularly held & supported by the mass media. Arrangements should be taken for proper & speedy rehabilitation of the reformed drug addicts in the society so that they can return to their normal life. 

Books : Your Friendly Companion

   

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A man cannot simply feel contended by earning bread alone. The mind must be fed with literature, knowledge & ethics for functioning in the right path. One can simply do it by reading books of their favourite genre. And if you are a beginner grab a book that can hold down your interest & a comparatively thinner book. This is the common psychology that every significant reader holds in their initial days. 

  So after the invention of printing by Caxton, different kinds of books in different linguals have flooded bookstalls in every country. But in recent years, as everything is being sought for its alternatives & so are reading books, journals, magazines & newspapers. One can access all of the above-mentioned through different pages on the internet in blog forms or applications. A good book is defined to be the one that makes readers feel good about it. Reading one may feel the urge to make a difference in their life. Again some books in the market compel readers to hold a different viewpoint to each different reader. Good books are like those of Tagore, Bankim, Shakespeare & Tolstoy that can be the constant companions in their loneliness & even in their weals & woes.

  Books of Bibhutibhushan Banerjee or Rabindranath are the kinds that free our minds from depressions & sorrows. While the poetry books of Keats & Wordsworth generate a sense of sweet feelings, pleasant moments & philosophical thoughts. Such books can help one to strengthen their mental power & imparts a calming effect at the time of catastrophes. Again a book on criticism gives us a balanced judgment & appreciation.

On the contrary, a thriller tends to take away all the dullness & boredom from one’s mind. A science book helps one to widen their knowledge of the physical world & makes them keep abreast of the latest phase of human progress. An illustrated book on travel creates a hypnotic influence on one’s mind.  

 A visit to paradise for a book lover would be a book fair. Moreover, it’s a bonus if it is of a wholesale kind. Such an event provides enough scope for bibliophiles to quench their thirst for knowledge. A swarm of readers from all over throng the place. Even book launch events of certain authors are quite an enthusiastic event for book lovers. This gives them a chance to listen & interact with their favourite authors, totally a fanboying moment. 

Contribution of technology in today’s era

Priya Yadav,

Today, man has developed a lot in science and technology. It is now impossible to live without technology. It has made our life simple, easy, and convenient. If we did not progress in science, our life would be as difficult and difficult as before. New inventions have given us a lot of benefits. There are many technologies around us.

Mobile phones, TVs, computers, the internet, ovens, fridges, washing machines, water-removing motors, motorcycles, ships, trains, buses, modes of transport, all have been possible with the help of modern technology. With the help of new types of medicines, medical devices, it has become possible to treat complex people. In this way, we cannot survive without modern technology.

Importance of Science and Technology

Contribution to agriculture
At present, more support is being made in agriculture with the help of science and technology. Today we have good quality seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, and medicines, which have increased the yield of farmers. With the help of new tractor and agricultural equipment, agriculture has become possible in a short time in large fields.

With the help of technology, more production is being started in animal husbandry, poultry, and fisheries. Now the machine cuts the wheat crop. In the fields, paddy is sown with the help of a chopper. The machine removes the carrot, potato, radish crop from the ground. Sorting the crop also makes machines.

Contribution to Education
Science and technology are now being used in the field of education. Now children are taught with smart classes. Live videos, diagrams, and photos are taught. Now with the help of computers and the internet, the students find the answer to any question in a few seconds.

Now you get a tutor, teacher from home internet facility who teaches you to live, online. You don’t even need to go anywhere. You can study any subject on a portal like YouTube.

Contribution to the area of ​​traffic
In today’s time, traffic has become very simple and easy with the help of science and technology. Earlier it used to take us many days to go to someplace. But now the high-speed trains have started which deliver them to far-flung places within a few hours.

Now the “bullet train” has become very popular. Bullet trains run in China, Germany, France, Japan, Taiwan, and other European countries. Its fault exceeds 300 km / h.

With this help, you can reach the place at a greater distance in a very short time. Now there is a plan to run a “bullet train” in India too. This service is expensive. Today, with the help of jet ships, you can go to any part of the world in a few hours. It now takes only 15 hours to go from India to America.
 
Contribution to the field of medicine
Currently, science and technology have made great progress. Previously, the diseases from which thousands of people die every year, today their treatment has become possible. With the help of modern technology, it has become possible to treat diseases like cancer, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, AIDS, diabetes, heart disease. Now CT scan, MRI, radiation, chemotherapy, a new type of X-ray machine is being treated. Nowadays, many types of complex surgeries are started with the help of computers and robots. Any color like kidney, eyes, the heart can be transplanted with the help of modern technology. An artificial heart is now being used.

Contribution to the field of sports
In the past, sports did not use any science and technology, but now the time has changed. Nowadays, children play video games on the computer. Now sports like football, swimming, cricket, Olympics, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games are broadcast live on TV. Now the score in cricket is shown on the electronic board. Camaro is being used in stumps. Now all the games are played with the help of technology. Every game is video graphed. 3D images are used.

Contribution in postal service
Now postage is sent by airplanes, with the help of which we can send mail to a person sitting far away. Now the trend of online shopping on the Internet has increased a lot. With the help of a computer and the internet sitting at home, we can buy all our favorite books, medicines, ornaments, dot, kajal, cream, oil, soap, etc.

Now the need to go to the market is over. We can also buy our favorite vegetables from the internet. Companies like Flipkart, Amazon offer online shopping.

Contribution of modern technology in everyday life
Today, with the help of Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, anyone can make friends. Making friends is now very easy. With the help of Facebook, many missing people who were separated from their families have been reunited. Modern technology has simplified our lives. Now the temperature can be balanced by running an air conditioner in the summer season.

Summer can be enjoyed in summer and winter in summer. The washing machine itself now cleans our dirty clothes. The oven only cooks our food. The mixer grinds the spices in the kitchen. Now you can read newspapers on mobile. Money can now be paid with ATM card, debit, credit card. Now the need to carry money in the pocket is over.

Contribution to the field of communication
Today, with the help of modern science and technology, man has developed a lot in communication. Many satellites travel around 24 hours in space, giving us all kinds of information. Today, we get weather information first.

Where it will rain, where there will be a storm, where a tsunami will come, we already know with the help of satellite. India has left 108 satellites in space. Now we can call anywhere. Video calls can be done.

Contribution to the field of entertainment
Today, new science and technology are used to make films and TV serials. Now, 3D cinemas have become in the country, in which films with three-dimensional technology are shown. Now at home, we can play different types of games on our TV, computer, mobile phone.

Everywhere we like to go by motor and vehicles. People use elevators instead of stairs. Because of this, human beings have started falling victim to many diseases. Now people are suffering from obesity, diabetes, heart diseases due to comfortable living in cities.

Children are addicted to TV, cinema, social media. They have started stealing from their studies. Today, with the help of science, new weapons, guns have started to be used, whose use kills thousands of people every day.

Humans have made weapons like atomic bombs, hydrogen bombs, missiles that can destroy the whole world. Therefore, we should use modern technology in a positive direction. We should try to make modern technology a boon, not a curse.

Abraham lincoln

Abraham Lincoln,(February 12, 1809 – 15 April 1865) was the 16th President of the United States of America. He served as president for 5 years, from 4 March 1861 until his assassination by John Wilkes Booth on 15 April 1865. The name in itself speaks volumes. He is considered the greatest president of the United States of America. Historians and Political Scientists consistently rank him as the best American president ever. Above all, the man is renowned for ending slavery in his country. This certainly created a world-wide awareness against the evil of slavery. In the realm of social reform, he is holding a lofty status.Lincoln is known primarily for his leadership during the American Civil War (1861 – 1865) and for signing the Emancipation Proclamation, an executive order changing the legal status of slaves to ‘free’.

In Abraham’s youth the family moved frequently, trying to stay one step ahead of financial trouble and illness, before eventually settling down in Coles County, Illinois.  Along the way, Lincoln became known for his physical strength as well as his formidable self-education.  At the age of 21, he left home and canoed to New Salem, Illinois, where he signed on to a local riverboat firm.  After a short stint on the western rivers, a shorter stint as manager of a general store, and service as a militia captain during the Black Hawk Wars, he made his first run for a seat on the Illinois General Assembly, which he lost.  In 1834, he won his second General Assembly election and served four terms as a member of the Whig Party while taking up the practice of law in Springfield.  In 1842, after a two-year engagement marked by one cancelled wedding, Lincoln married a 23-year old woman named Mary Todd. 

Despite becoming a successful lawyer, Lincoln did not have a degree. His total schooling, obtained from travelling teachers, is estimated to total only around 1 year.Though lawyers are often considered untrustworthy, his reputation for honesty and fairness helped ‘Honest Abe’ win local elections.He was the first bearded US President, the first to hold a patent and the first to be in an inaugural photograph

Many surveys of the Presidents of the United States have taken place. Many scholars and experts of the United States took part in such surveys. Most noteworthy, Lincoln is always ranked in the top 3 in such surveys. Furthermore, there has been an organization of Presidential ranking polls since 1948. Abraham Lincoln certainly has the top rating in most of such polls.Probably the most famous survey was by Chicago Tribune in 1982. There was a participation of 49 Historians and Political Scientists in that survey. These experts were to rate all the United States Presidents in five categories. The categories were: leadership, crisis management, political skills, appointments, and character/integrity. As was probably the prediction of most people, Lincoln got top place. Most noteworthy, Lincoln got top place in all the categories. This shows his magnificent historical reputation.Many social reformers view him as a champion of liberty. He has the description of a classic liberal by historians. He is a role model to liberal intellectuals and human rights organizations. Some of his avid supporters even compare his life to Jesus Christ.


After serving a term in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1846, Lincoln returned to his self-proclaimed profession of “prairie lawyer” in Illinois.  He took cases dealing with everything from homicide to navigation rights to slave laws.  An arcane statute dispute brought him to the high chamber on March 7, 1849.   He argued on behalf of Thomas Lewis, a public administrator who had taken over the affairs of a man named Broadwell, who had sold 100 acres of land that he did not own and then died.  The true grit of the case was the question of whether or not the plaintiff, William Lewis (no relation), could still sue for damages regarding the poisoned contract or if the statute of limitations had already passed.  Lincoln claimed that William’s action came too late, and that Thomas could no longer be held liable.  After two days of hearings and five days of deliberations, the justices decided against Lincoln.  Despite this defeat, the prairie lawyer was becoming one of the most respected and feared litigants in Illinois.  

Abraham Lincoln appears on many postage stamps in the United States. His image also appears on two United States currency denominations. His sculpture on Mount Rushmore is certainly a world-class memorial. Furthermore, his other memorials include Ford’s theatre, Peterson House, and Lincoln Memorial.

The United States military greatly honors Lincoln. Many believe him to a symbol of national unity and pride. Two United States navy ships bear his name.

Abraham Lincoln was certainly a legendary American president. Probably everyone believes him to be a global icon of peace. His legacy is a powerful symbol against oppression. Above all, his greatest contribution to mankind is the emancipation of slaves. The forces of evil tried to stop him. However, his legacy became more glorious because of such attempts. Finally, his assassination took place at the hands of evil forces. However, this assassination left him as a national martyr. The name of Abraham Lincoln certainly belongs in the pages of greatness.The Great Emancipator wasn’t quite WWE material, but thanks to his long limbs he was an accomplished wrestler as a young man. Defeated only once in approximately 300 matches, Lincoln reportedly talked a little smack in the ring. According to Carl Sandburg’s biography of Lincoln, Honest Abe once challenged an entire crowd of onlookers after dispatching an opponent: “I’m the big buck of this lick. If any of you want to try it, come on and whet your horns.” There were no takers. Lincoln’s grappling exploits earned him an “Outstanding American” honor in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.On April 14, 1865, Lincoln signed legislation creating the U.S. Secret Service. That evening, he was shot at Ford’s Theatre. Even if the Secret Service had been established earlier, it wouldn’t have saved Lincoln: The original mission of the law enforcement agency was to combat widespread currency counterfeiting. It was not until 1901, after the killing of two other presidents, that the Secret Service was formally assigned to protect the commander-in-chief.

‘SHALL I COMPARE THEE TO A SUMMER’S DAY’

“Sonnet 18” or “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day” is one of the most acclaimed of all 154 sonnets written is written by English poet and playwright William Shakespeare. The poem was likely written in the 1590s, though it was not published until 1609. Like many of Shakespeare’s sonnets, the poem grapples with the nature of beauty and with the capability of verse to express that beauty. Praising his friend (considered to be a young man), the poem essays several clichéd metaphors and similes. The young man’s beauty can be best expressed by comparing him to the poem itself.

Shakespeare’s Sonnets are usually spectacular, sometimes unsettling, and sometimes ambiguous in their meanings. As sonnets, their central theme is ‘love’, but they also exhibit upon change, time, passion, loss, betrayal, and the unsettled gap in fantasy and fact when it comes to the person you admire. These are verses composed to remember the poet’s friend for eternity. In the memorable lines of Sonnet 18 Shakespeare implies that his poem bestows immortality: “So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, / So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.” The writer commences the appreciation of his dear friend without pretence, then he gradually creates the image of his friend into that of an ideal being. His friend is first compared to summer in the octave, but, in the line “But thy eternal summer shall not fade”, he is summer, and thus, he has transformed into the pattern by which real beauty can be judged.

The poet’s response to such great happiness and beauty is to assure that his companion is eternally in human recollection, kept from the emptiness that follows death. He comprehends that the individual human body cannot survive the passage of time and that it will ultimately wither away. As an outcome of the manner of aging, this body will die, for humankind is transient. It is said that to be born is to die. Thus, nobody can avoid death. But, the death of a person does not imply the end of the human race. Man, as a species will live on. Moreover, because of that, their creation will likewise endure. The poet understands that there is just one way to become eternal, and that is through the creation of timeless artwork. He is certain that his verse will be known and possessed in high appreciation for several generations. That is why the people of whom he expresses in his poetry will also prevail. In this way, upcoming readers of his verse will get to know that there was once a wonderful person who was the poet’s muse and inspiration. He achieves this through his verse, believing that, as history writes itself, his friend will become one with time. When the poet and his companion are no more, their fair image will be kept alive through the power of verse. Therefore, the beauty may not sustain, but the appreciation of that beauty in the poet’s expressions will live on.

Indian Warning – If Chinese soldiers come to our post, they will not hesitate to shoot

Priya Yadav,

After the Galvan incident, China has deployed its troops in large numbers at India’s petrol point, so India has given a strong message to the dragon that if it happens again, be ready to bear the consequences. After the stalemate in Galvan, it became clear that words like peace appealed by China cannot be trusted. China is repeatedly provoking the Indian soldiers with its antics and now that is why India has clearly stated to the PLA that we will not be afraid of its gibberish.

India gave this proposal
Significantly, in the midst of the ongoing tension over the actual control (LSP) in Ladakh, India has made a practical offer to China to reduce China’s tension. Sources in the government said that during the talks between the two sides in Maldo in the last days, India said that the Chinese sides should retreat from all places (Disengagement). According to India, China should retreat at all places from the plain of Depsang to the southern part of Pangong. This process should not be selective. But China is not ready to accept the proposal that the Chinese army retreat to the first LAC. He says that the Indian Army should first retreat from the southern Paigong Tso area.

It is necessary to ensure ground stability
Two days after military talks with China to resolve the border-related deadlock in eastern Ladakh, India said on Thursday that the way forward would be to avoid any unilateral effort to change the status quo. And both sides continue the negotiations to repel troops from all areas of conflict.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Anurag Shrivastava said that the withdrawal of troops is a complex process and it would require mutually agreed ‘mutual steps’. The way forward will be to avoid any unilateral attempt to change the status quo. Srivastava also said that the next meeting is likely to be held soon under the framework of the Negotiating and Coordination Mechanism (WMCC) on Indo-China border matters.

It is believed that this dialogue will take place before the next round of Corps Commander level talks. Srivastava said that both sides are working towards a complete withdrawal from all areas of the conflict. Simultaneously, it is also important to ensure stability at the ground level. He also said that the meeting of senior commander level should be seen in its entire perspective.

India and China going through an ‘unprecedented’ situation
Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday that in reference to the ongoing border dispute between India and China in East Ladakh, the two countries are going through an ‘unprecedented’ situation. Addressing the World Economic Forum’s online conference, Jaishankar said that how India and China keep pace with their growth is a big issue, a part of which is a border dispute.
This is Jaishankar’s first comment on the border dispute that has been going on for four and a half months, after talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on 10 September, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting in Russia’s capital Moscow. On how the relationship between the two big countries of Asia will proceed, Jaishankar said that it is important for India and China to understand the need to adjust each other’s development.

5 Technologies Shaping the Future of Cyber Security

The more we depend up on the new innovation to work, the more basic questions of cyber security comes. During this time of work from home, many organizations are depending for the progress on gadgets.

But these gadgets sometimes serve as the passageway for cyber- crime and cyber criminals.

Here are five advancing technologies that are moulding the future of cyber security. Let us unfold them by scrolling it down.

  1. Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR): It is the commonly utilized in blend with SIEM frameworks, SOAR plays the role of shutting the gap between occurrence differentiating proof and reaction. SIEM frameworks are incredible at mentioning to the organization and the use of it. To know how SOAR framework performs, let us separate the short form:

Security orchestration

Security means to work with each other and create a new innovation. Organization is the step towards hanging them together so that we can move quickly from a solitary dashboard.

Mechanization

Mechanization means the step or procedure of security. You cannot dispose them. SOAR reduces the reaction time and danger of human error.

Reaction

SOAR can really be helpful at stopping certain cyber dangers. Since penetration cause a reputational harm to famous brands, forestalling them is vital.

  • Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB): Now-a-days, it is very easy to get applications to be gotten to from any place and on different gadgets. Simple action can cause troubles. Information can be caught easily. Ensuring your gadgets during move is the CASB has become the most important factor. CASBs sit between a cloud application and the cloud clients, minutely observing the movement. Once you install CASB, you can likewise be the cloud based project itself. CASBs has few use cases. A part of it is used to look after the entrance security and others work to foretell malware.
  • Client and Entity Behaviour Analytics: This utilizes the mixture of AI and human dynamic. Client and Entity Behaviour Analytics (UEBA)frameworks are needed to recognise the inside dangers or troubles caused by checking clients and substances, which incorporate things like switches. It also tests clients personal conduct standards and search for peculiarities that shows action. A UEBA would signal the things that you download everyday- either make a move or will tell a director. It is most helpful in cyber security.
  • Information Loss Prevention (DLP): There are many cybercriminals who sell your delicate and private information and post it on the web. It can become your worst nightmare by seeing those posts on the web. So to reduce this kinds of cyber- crimes, organizations frequently sends messages to clients and reset passwords for many important and great records. DLP frameworks do a great deal in protecting these secrets and helps in building a company’s own system. Its best works includes, differentiating which information is private and delicate. Scrambling information on the way.
  • Equipment Authentication: It is very well known to most of us that login qualification can be spilt by devoted programmers. Equipment validation requires a username and password. There are many different ways for this validation.

USB security keys

These are little gadgets that are plugged into a USB port to verify the client. It utilises the symbols which includes a layer of insurance.

Optical acknowledgement

It is a modern of acknowledging. It matches your retina with the data to assure that it is you. Then it gets approves by the system. It is very similar to fingerprints matching.

Finger swipes

It utilizes your fingerprints to confirm that it you who is logging into the system. Finger swipes works in the same way as optical acknowledgement.

Cyber security advances are not at all cool, but are very complex things. It just protects your business or your secret information from being getting extortion, cyber-crime, malware, hacking and many more.

These are some of the advance devices that can shape the future of cyber security. Hope you enjoyed reading this article. Stay connected with us for more interesting information. Till then goodbye. Stay healthy and have a nice day.

Rounded Approach for Communication In A Relationship

In a relationship, couples show their various ways to express their emotions in different ways like- arguments, communication gap, misunderstanding and even a long period of silence.

Actually these are negative aspects of communication. It creates a negative impact. Therefore it results in ‘poor communication.’

Fortunately, a little does indeed go a long way if we fine-tune those communication skills and learn how to build and have healthy conversations with our better half or our partners.

Scroll down to read and learn how to build well-rounded and effective approach in communication skills in your relationship.

  1. Healthy connection is must between partners: For any relationship to work and survive, a strong bond and emotional support is very much necessary. If you feel that your partner or better half is not attracted towards you, this might create a misunderstanding between both of you. Healthy connection not only means that to convey your feelings but also sharing your likes and dislikes, your willingness. By doing this your relationship moves ahead and becomes strong.
  2. Healthy debates and arguments: Relationship is always a two-way conversation and sometimes arguments can happen and either of you may turn aggressive. It leads to unhealthy relationship. Be calm and cool in these situations and first know what is subject matter on which your partner is talking about. Discuss the subject matter together, come to a solution together. Show a different side of yours to your partner and maintain a healthy relationship.
  3. End your long term differences:  If you and your partner have a fight, big or small, end it before you go to sleep. Otherwise it creates a bad 
  4. impact on your relationship. If you festering negativity within you and going to sleep, the next morning when you get up, it will disturb you a lot. Peace and harmony will disturbed. So it is better to end the fight before you go to sleep.
  5. Quick-fix solutions are needed: Every relationship has their own way to deal with solutions. If you are in the middle of the argument, try to stay calm , simply focus and close your eyes for at least 10 second. Your peace of mind will return and you actually can your arguments turning into the most hated and ugly one. Take a deep breath and just stop.  A simple pause in your argument can change the course of things and your relationship. Conversation means both speaking and listening. So listen what your partner wants to speak and then act accordingly. It can save your relationship.

As couples have the power to steer their relationship in the right direction by solving the issues and problems and taking the charge of effective communication. It helps a lot.

Learn from your mistakes and make sure that you do not repeat them in your relationship. The importance of effective communication in your relationship can hold you strong and together through thick and thin.

Hope you liked this article. Stay connected with us for more updates. Till then goodbye. Have a nice day.

How can we improve online education?


Due to the ongoing pandemic, our laptops have become our teachers. The already backward education system took a serious hit when offline schooling had to suddenly shift to online education. The lack of infrastructure and preparedness for this sudden shift has severely affected the quality of education in today’s world. The reach of the education sector has decreased largely amid the global outbreak of the novel Coronavirus. Private schools have managed to stay afloat with the new developments in this sector, however, public schools have become the Titanic in this situation. With half of the students out of their schools and having minimum access to education, how to improve online education is a topic of utmost importance. To widen the reach of education, we need to make changes simultaneously in multiple directions. 

•Mode of Communication 

Some modifications in our mode of communication can help reach more students. Instead of using video calling apps such as Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Team, et cetera which require fast internet network and attendance in real-time, switching to WhatsApp audio notes and sharing worksheets as well as pdfs which require fewer megabytes. This will help them to go over the class multiple times in case they don’t understand a particular topic and will not require them to attend a class at a particular time. 

•Interactive education

After each lesson, an interactive worksheet, homework or test should be administered. When teaching a primary class, interaction works the best. Using pictures, descriptive texts, direct questions and answers, interactive graphics, et cetera would certainly engage students more into their studies. Making teachers available on call for a specific period of time to solve their queries will also encourage them to study and not give up once they fail to understand something. 

•Mental Health

From old to young, all minds have been negatively impacted by the disruption of their routines, lack of human interaction leading to feelings of loneliness, uncertainty in life, fear of a newly introduced deadly virus and much more. The school going students, who are in their formative years, can develop stress and anxiety. Recent news has also brought into light suicide incidents among students because they did not have access to education and felt that their life had come to a halt, along with many other issues. In these days, mental health awareness holds more importance than any other subject. Teaching students about how to improve their mental health, how to seek help, how to identify problematic thought patterns, and other things they ought to know should be made a priority in their syllabus. 

Following a more inclusive approach, to accommodate the underprivileged section of the society is a must in these days. The government should appropriate more funds to the educational sector as they are much needed to build a proper infrastructure for online education. It is the youth that is our future and it is them we should consider our greatest assets. Holistic education would lead to a better society and help in bringing about the changes that are much needed in the world. 

Educate. Empower. 

Good Samaritan Law : 4 years and still unknown to citizens

It is still very scary to watch an accident and worst is someone getting directly or indirectly affected and devastated by the Road accidents. This may be thing that no one welcomes but still we usually become the part of such accidents unknowingly. Not in criminal manner but as a audience, sometimes feeling sad for accident and sometimes fighting with our daily yet big problems. We try to help in some way we can still down the memory we all feel that stay away from these police cases. We might hear such words from anyone as its very disgraceful yet so common that we never even give this a shot in such perspectives. There are some brief statistics given below of accidents in India and everything related to that stats.

In 2012, SaveLIFE Foundation had filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Supreme Court of India, requesting the Hon’ble court to safeguard Good Samaritans who come forward to help the injured.

On March 30, 2016, the Supreme Court of India gave “force of law” to the guidelines for the protection of Good Samaritans issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The purpose of a Good Samaritan law is to provide legal protection to bystanders who come to the aid and rescue of victims of road crashes.

The current annual death toll on Indian roads is over 1,50,000

Over 80,000 lives can be potentially saved if bystanders come forward to help.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), in the absence of established emergency medical services, bystanders can play a game changing role in saving lives. They can call for help, provide first-aid to the injured and even rush them to the nearest hospital, if an ambulance does not arrive in time.

Following is the government issued and verified definition and illustration of Good Samaritans Law. All the content and definitions below are purely correct and given by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways under jointly with Indian Govt.

Who is Good Samaritan?

A Good Samaritan is a person who, in good faith, without expectation of payment or reward and without any duty of care or special relationship, voluntarily comes forward to administer immediate assistance or emergency care to a person injured in an accident, or crash, or emergency medical condition, or emergency situation.

What is Good Samaritan Law?

The Good Samaritan Law allows a person, without expectation of payment or reward and without any duty of care or special relationship, voluntarily come forward to administer immediate assistance or emergency care to a person injured in an accident, or crash, or emergency medical condition. Good Samaritan Law protects Good Samaritans from harassment on the actions being taken by them to save the life of the road accident victims.

Why the need for Good Samaritan law?

India is an unfortunate victim of a large number of road crash fatalities. Three out of four people in the country are hesitant to help injured accident victims on roads due to fear of police harassment, detention at hospitals, and prolonged legal formalities. Even if someone wants to help, these factors stop them from doing so.

How did India get a Good Samaritan Law?

In the last ten years, road crashes have killed over 13 lakh people in India. According to the Law Commission of India, 50% of these victims died of preventable injuries and could have been saved if they had received care on time. The role of the bystander is critical in providing emergency care to the victim. Yet, in India, bystanders have been hesitant to help the injured for fear of legal repercussions and procedural hassles. In 2012, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed in the Supreme Court of India, requesting the Hon’ble court to safeguard Good Samaritans who come forward to help the injured

Be a Good Samaritan

Road crashes claimed more than 200,000 lives in India alone and contributed to the economic loss of approximately 3% GDP. 17 people die every hour on Indian roads and around 4.07 LAC.

As per the reports, nearly 50 per cent of road fatalities would not have happened had medical attention been given within the first hour. Become a GOOD SAMARITAN and help us reduce this number.

 We take this pledge to save someone’s life and take it upon as our moral duty being a good citizen.

Charity: When It Changes From Help to Haplessness

Covid and lockdown are two major hits that the country has taken in the last half a year. And needless to say, it left the country wobbly on its knees. Everyone was affected, some more than others. Somewhere affected because of their financial status, some because of their ethnicity, some because of their profession, and some… because of their luck. Now you might ask me, why would I say so? But I have my reasons. 

I’m not someone who is on many social media platforms. Just enough to be in touch with the important people in my life. But one doesn’t have to be on all across the social web to have come across at least one picture of charity or donation. Now, many people might have this question, what’s the problem with that? Someone is doing good, so they share with the people. Cool, fair enough. But the point is not about the ones on the giving end. It’s about those  on the receiving one.

When the lockdown first started, the lives inside many houses went into mayhem. With almost no hand in cash, many people were at a loss what to do. With a lion’s share of population depending on the conventional bank and physical withdrawal system, they were stuck at a bad place when it came to financial matters. So for many people, taking the help they were extended was the only viable option. And so they did. But we as a society have a lot many flaws. One of them is looking down at those who we believe are below us. And knowing someone taking external help is a sure indicator. I remember watching a video where a middle aged man was bemoaning how just taking some ration in a donation camp, due to lack of sufficient funds at hand, left him and his family as the laughing and gossip talk of the neighbourhood. His children were asked if the man they saw on Facebook was their father. It was a very distraught experience for everyone.

No one has any rights to comment against anyone posting pictures on social media about anything they did. But people must understand, when they help someone and then post pictures with the other person, that other person gets involved, even if he/she doesn’t like to. And we don’t know what they have to face once they go back to their lives. No one should have to choose between hunger and self respect. Because nobody chooses to be in that position in the first place. Help and charity is an act for self, self satisfaction and self happiness. Not a response to prove oneself to the world. 

Problems should be known, talked about and shared. But for the sake of problems. Not for the sake of self. Not when the problem has been taken care of. If so, we need to move to the next one. We need to remember that our primary instincts have always been to help. And in the times of crisis, we need to follow that.