“SEX” One of the biggest taboo in India. There are very few people comfortable talking about sex and don’t think sex as taboo. The condition of sex education in India is not very much impressive, there is need of strict education system to ensure sex education in every school. It is important for making student aware about proper information about sex, contraceptive and diseases related.

In early time there were images of sexuality and gratification and biggest book of early time about sex ‘kama sutra’ by Vatsyayana, which is a Sanskritic text dating as far back as 400 BCE – 200 CE. It talks about the four main philosophies of Indian life or the purusharthas, namely Dharma, Karma, Atharva and Moksha. These are virtuous living, material prosperity, desire, and liberation. These books talk about sex education but still some Indian does not accept sex as natural thing.

In 1976 a seminar held by Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW), and sex education was introduced in India but not as a whole subject but as a part of a subject. There are three categories of sex education in India (1) targeted at adolescents at school (2) family planning for adults (3) HIV/AIDS prevention education.

Beside being sex education in course many teachers are not comfortable and confident about teaching sex education to students. The reason behind it the culture and thinking people have. In India parents are not even teaching there children about safe sex and contraceptive, in rural areas girls were not aware of menstruation before the age and don’t know about safe sex. girls are encouraged to reproduce as early as they can after they are married. Therefore, 36% of children (aged 13–16) and 64% of adolescents (aged 17–19) are pregnant or already mothers.

One the reason of rape in India is lack of sex education. Because they don’t get proper information about sex and consent of partner, they get to know about sex through wrong sources what we call porn. Knowing about something through wrong source leads to wrong action. Many girls are not aware of contraceptive and diseases HIV. National Family Health Survey conducted in 1992–1993, 7.1% of married women (aged 15–19) use contraception, compared to 21% among women (aged 20–24).

There must be strict rules for sex education in every school and exam should be conducted to know that students are really aware of information or not. Proper information will help to reduce the spread of HIV and spread the awareness about contraceptive. Using contraceptive and family planning will help. The major reason of growing population of India is not getting information about contraceptive and making comfortable using it. Media should take the responsibility to spread awareness among the masses. A proper sex education will help Indian to grow in several manner and reduce the problem of rapes in india. There is sex education but not properly implemented and there is no one to check the system. Government should make it strict and appoint someone to check and balance

1. O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU (2000)

O Brother, Where Art Thou is set in 1937 Mississipi, and it’s about Ulysses Everett who escapes from prison with his two companions Pete and Delmar. Their goal is to now find the treasure that Ulysses had buried, without getting caught by the authorities. And we are shown all the problems and chaos that they encounter on the way. It’s based on the greek poem Odyssey by Homer.

I like what Coen brothers have done with this movie, they have nicely captured the depression era. There’s a lot of attention to detail to create a sense of that time period. The extensive use of the sepia tint adds to it. The characters are all whacky and nicely done. Our leads George Clooney, John Turturro, and Tim Blake Nelson are excellent as these convicts. Even the minor characters made me laugh as they are all eccentric, like the scene with Coen’s long time collaborator, John Goodman was the most memorable because of how surreal and funny it was.

As always, the writing is really fine. Coen Brothers know how to create a clever southern crime comedy. It’s really funny and entertaining. And it’s all very unique! I’ve never seen anything like this.

I really liked how they’ve used folk and country music. The music is important to the film as it precedes the story. The film would not have been the same without the music.

All in all, O Brother, Where Art Thou is one of the many perfect films made by the Coen Brothers. It’s odd, unpredictable, hilarious, and original.

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Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN is about two guys in their late teens, Tenoch (Diego Luna) and Julio (Gael Garcia Bernal) who take a trip to an imaginary beach in order to impress this Spanish woman who they are infatuated by. On the surface this may look like a  normal road trip film, but below all this there’s a lot of intelligent subtext. It’s them coming to terms with their identities while also learning about the important things in life.

Cuaron perfectly captures youth. Our two leads are two hedonisitic teens who are oozing of sexual energy. Them just looking for simple pleasures in life was very interesting to watch. One of the most important themes of the film is that of sex, it shows how sex can often make or break a relationship and it’s often used by our characters just to ignore and get over stuff. The film also talks about life and shows how often people we know may be living a completely different life that we are not aware of. We also see how this brings strain in their relationship.

The movie also captures the political atmosphere of Mexico in that period, and how a few economic changes have repercussions on the lives of the common people. We also see the class divide in Mexico, our leads the two friends are from completely different backgrounds. There are often subtle nods to these things. Hats off to the writers for creating these smart and subtle nuances.

The movie does a very unique job at portraying the characters. We see things as they occur and there’s no in point into the mind of any of the characters. So we do not know if the characters understand how moral their actions are. It’s open to our interpretation. That was very smart.

Alfonso Cuaron has created an atmosphere where we feel like we are at an arm’s length from these characters. There are close to no close ups, which helps in adding to this feeling. We are like a fly on the wall witnessing these raw moments just as they play out. I also loved his use of symbolism that adds an extra layer of meaning and helps the movie move forward. Emmanuel Lubezki’s cinematography is an entity of it’s own. There are close to a dozen shots that made my jaw drop, two of them being long takes of just the characters talking.

Y tu mama tambien may seem like a teenage sex comedy but it’s much deeper. This film could be studied, and every time you’ll find something new. This is a hilarious, thought provoking and thematically rich film made by one of the most versatile directors working today.

Losing weight is one of the most difficult tasks that I am sure everybody has faced once in their life, specially those who have weight loss goals in their minds but are still some how not being able to achieve it. Don’t worry readers, you can achieve your weight loss goals with certain dietary changes and get your desired body. Determination and consistency in binging healthy food is all that’s required. You need to stay focused on your goal and say no to every food that does no good to your body, and instead makes you gain more weight.

1. Avoid Sugar intake- food with excessive sugar are very bad for your health as it only helps in excessive weight gain. Excessive sugar consumption leads to building up of fat around the abdomen as sugar consists of both glucose and fructose. The liver when gets overloaded with fructose turns it into fats which gets stored in your body, thus leading to more weight gain. Therefore you should stay away from sugary food and sugary drinks in order to avoid weight gain.
2. Consume more protein- protein is the most important nutrient for a person aiming to lose weight. Protein rich food can lower down one’s appetite and helps you feeling full the entire day which ultimately make you consume fewer calories everyday. Egg is a good source of protein.
3. Fewer intake of carbs- fewer consumption of carbs is another effective way for losing weight. Low carb diets lead to quick reduction in water weight, which often gives people faster results. Avoiding refined carbs like sugar, candy, and white bread can help. You can also substitute white bread and white rice for brown bread and brown rice respectively.
4. Consume more fibre rich food-  eating plenty of fibre rich food is equally important for weight loss. The best way to get more fibre is to eat fruits and vegetables. Legumes are good source of fibre. Cereals like oats can also be consumed for breakfast or dinner as they are very low in calories.
5. Exercise regularly- Exercise is the best thing you can choose to lose weight in a healthy way. Regular exercise would not only make your body lose extra pounds but would also help you live a long, healthy life devoid of diseases. You can get started from easy exercises like jogging, brisk walking,sprinting or cycling. Walking is the best exercise to start with for beginners. Walking not only helps in eliminating rigid body fats and your belly but it also has many other health benefits.
Apart from walking,weight training and cardiovascular exercises are very effective in eliminating fat across your body.
So, this time be determined and focused enough to achieve your ideal weight and achieve that dream body. Good luck for your weight loss journey, but always remember that losing weight ideally is always about 80% diet and 20% exercise. Go ahead readers and change your life by choosing a healthy lifestyle for yourself, starting from today!

Feeling low? We’ve all been there! There are times in our life when everything seems so difficult to achieve. We feel lost and blue when life donot go the way we want to. Life is full of hardships. Everybody is fighting their own battle. Feeling low is quiet normal for anybody. There will be people who criticise you and would try their very best to break you and bring you down. It is probably during such points in life when you start degrading yourself and start treating yourself as a loser just because some people are labelling you so. Many people fall for it. They take people’s judgements personally instead of ignoring it and this is where you slowly start losing your self esteem and confidence in yourself. You get so affected by the negativities around you that you tend to forget about your accomplishments in life against all odds.
Follow the following tips to feel better about yourself whenever you feel low.
1) Stay away from negative people- Don’t let anybody influence your mood no matter what. Next time if anybody tries to pull you down and make you feel like a loser, simply ignore them, be it any person- your friend, cousin or a relative. A true friend would never try to bring you down. Don’t surround yourself with people who don’t have any good intention for you. Choose your friends wisely.
2) talk it out- call someone who genuinely cares for you. Talk to your parents or your beat friend. Tell them what’s bothering you. Venting out your emotions really helps at times. Speak to the ones who won’t judge you and who loves you for who you are as a person.
3) pen down your accomplishments- write down about everything if you have accomplished so far. Write down even the smallest of things like cooking for the first time, learning a new skill, winning a prize for any competition and so on. This would boost your spirit and make you feel worthy. You will gain back your self-confidence which you might have lost to people’s opinions.
4) Be thankful- be thankful to God and the Universe for what you have achieved so far. Stand before the mirror and appreciate what you see. Be thankful to the nature for your existence and for how you look and how you are as a person.
5) self- care- self care is very important in today’s busy life. We are so busy in our work life and in the rat race to success that we often tend to ignore our health and mental well being. Practise yoga and meditation early in the morning. This would help you in reducing stress and would lift your mood, filling your mind with positivity for the day.
6) Seek professional help- if you constantly feel low from a long period and nothing helps in boosting your mood then you should seek professional help. Prolonged feeling of lowness may lead to anxiety and depression, therefore seeking help of a professional is advisable.

The key to happiness lies in your own self. Don’t let anybody steal your happiness. You deserve to be happy. Don’t let anybody kill your happiness.You

1. OUT OF THE PAST (1947)

Out of the Past (1947) is about a private detective who moves to a Californian countryside to start a new life. But his past catches up with him. He’s once again drawn into the world of crime, deceit and corruption.

This is easily in my top 3 favourite noirs ever. It’s all because of the complex and mind boggling script. The director finds ways to tell the story in unique and smart ways. The second act onwards the film is one jazzy and complicated trip. A lot of events take place, and things get twisted. So it may get hard to keep up, but this crazy ride is what the film is all about.

Jane Greer in my opinion, plays the best femme fatale ever. It’s because her character is not as over the top as the others. Her character is smart, subtle and low key. Robert Mitchum is a great actor who I think didn’t get his due. He’s charming as this private eye. The beef between him and Kirk Douglas’ character is really well done.

Tourneur has made this film in his unique style, it’s stylistically a little different from other noirs of that period. I loved his use of darkness in every frame. The rhythm that this film moves with, and the melancholic atmosphere add to the suspense.

You have to watch this movie if you’re into film noir. It’s one of the more meatier and complex films of that period. All thanks to Daniel Mainwaring’s brilliant script and Jacques Tourneur’s powerful direction.

1. PHANTOM THREAD (2017) is about a well known designer, Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day Lewis) who lives a meticulous and fixed lifestyle. He’s controlling, obsessive and stubborn. He wants everything a certain way. All this changes when he falls for a waitress, Alma Elson (Vicky Krieps) who ends up becoming his muse.

This film is like one elegant and sophisticated dinner. The atmosphere is posh, eerie and claustrophobic. Everything looks so perfect, which means that something is bound to go wrong. Johnny Greenwood’s incredible score helps in creating this mood. The lighting is some of the best I’ve ever seen and the film is gorgeously shot. The colour grading is whitish and warm. It’s soothing to the eyes, and also helps evoke an old school British aesthetic.

The way Paul Thomas Anderson has portrayed power dynamics, is masterful and I’ve never seen anything like this. Just a scene of Reynolds taking measurements of Alma establishes so much about the character. The depth given to the characters is really commendable and does pay off till the very end. Daniel Day Lewis is brilliant as always. He just gets lost in the character and you see no shade of DDL in Woodcock. This was his last performance before he retired and it’s a brilliant farewell performance.

The dialogues are paper cut sharp. There are a lot of silences, and the silences often convey more emotions than the dialogues. PTA is a master storyteller as you all know, he has incorporated a lot of fairy tale references. The film is very dense and intricate, on every viewing, you’ll be rewarded more stuff.

Phantom Thread has a pretty interesting ending, it’s weird and may not work for everyone but it worked for me. I love it when great filmmakers like PTA take risks and show us something new and out of the picture. Ballsy decisions like these help in developing this art form further.

Phantom Thread is a masochistic love story like no other. It’s elegantly made with a lot of amazing “show-offy” filmmaking by the greatest director of the century, and after seeing it a second time I could say that it’s close to a masterpiece.

1.  Man Bites Dog (1992)  is a Belgian dark comedy about a film crew that follows the daily routine of a serial killer as he goes on killing and hurting people. But as time moves on, even they start participating in his wrongdoings.

This is one of the most disturbing films I’ve ever seen and it is a great satire on media. It talks about how people working in that industry would often themselves commit crimes in order to get a sensational story. They would go till any lengths to get something violent and controversial.

Benoit Poolveoorde is the lead and he is very charming. He’s always giving his thoughts on various subjects and he is hilarious. You are made to identify and relate with him. But every time he commits a crime, the film makes us question ourselves over whether we enjoyed seeing him do that. And I think that’s extremely smart. The film shows how we often lose our humanity in order to just enjoy ourselves. You’ll be laughing as he goes on killing people in the first half but after a point you’ll ask yourself, “should I be laughing at this?”. This message is what the directors are trying to convey to us.

The film is made in a mokumentary format and it often feels like the events that we are seeing are actually real. I think this stylistic choice was pretty great because it suits the film’s shoe string budget. Man Bites Dog is an amazing example of independent filmmaking. It’s been made in the hands of barely 3-4 people, that too students. And they’ve succeeded in showing an entertaining character study and in making us actually think about humanity.

1. RIO BRAVO (1959)

Rio Bravo is about the sheriff of a small town in Texas who must keep custody of a murderer whose powerful brother is trying to get him out of there. The sheriff and his deputies – a “bar fly” and an “old cripple” must find a way to ensure that they are not able to help him escape.

Howard Hawks is one of the most important figures in American cinema, with this film I loved how he’s blocked and framed every scene. He positions every character in very interesting places in the frame. This aspect of the film could be studied in film schools. I like how he portrays the lead in his films. His lead character is always this cool and professional guy. He’s given this persona or attitude that makes us believe that he is capable enough to deal with whatever problem comes his way. This idea of masculinity went on to inspire many films.

Rio Bravo is what Tarantino calls a “hangout movie”. It’s not heavy on plot, you just see these characters hanging out, and by the time the movie is over you are friends with them. I loved the dialogues, the whole movie relies on the constant bickering between these characters. This approach to story telling actually made me care for them.

The characters have all been given a lot of layers. We are told a lot about their past. It’s entertaining to see them struggle in these dangerous situations. The film focuses a lot on their relationships with each other. John Wayne, the biggest Western star of that time is very charismatic and so are Dean Martin, Walter Brennan and Ricky Nelson. They all share great chemistry. The production design is stunning, and the action sequences are uniquely classy.

All in all, Rio Bravo is a well directed western with crisp dialogues and great performances. The pacing may be an issue for those who are new to this genre, but just stick with it, because once you’re sucked into this world, you’ll have a great time.

Education is the fundamental way for achieving full human potential, developing an equitable and just society and promoting national development. Providing quality education universally to raise the literacy rate to its extent, the main motive and only key to boost economic growth, social justice and equality, scientific advancement, cultural advancement and nation’s integrity. Moreover its best way forward for developing and maximizing the country’s talent and utilizing it for good of the individual, the society, the country and for whole world. India is going to have world’s highest population of young people over the next decade, and our ability to provide worth education opportunities is going to decide the future of the nation.

Although today in the eve of technology, where machine learning , artificial intelligence are replacing humans with machines , the only person stands out is that which have something that makes it different from others . This gap of what we possess or current state of learning outcomes and what is required get bridged through undertaking change in reforms of education policy. The Education policy we were till relied on was designed and implemented in 1986 which somehow based on memorizing things i.e. the more you memorize the more scores you get.

But, under the purview of self reliant India and in respect with ongoing pandemic situations, to make Indians self sufficient, along with change in many fields the change in education policy is appreciable.  In July 2020, “New Education Policy, 2020” [NEP] was approved by cabinet and it is based on the principle that education must develop not only cognitive capacities –both included foundational [literacy and numeracy] and high order thinking skills [critical reasoning and logic based] but also social, ethical, emotional and dispositions capacities too. This policy aims for the major overhaul of the Indian education system and under this it is expected that the education system will be completely transferred by 2040.

Positive Impacts on The Education System

• On Schools
• School years are changed from 10+2 format to 5+3+3+4 format which to be precise means that students get freedom of choosing their subjects in 9^th  standard and AISSCE get transferred to collages. And for the first time, Early childhood Care and education [ECCE] get included in education policy. This aims at achieve the gross enrollment ratio 100% in pre-schools to secondary education by 2035.
• To   eliminate the rote learning and promotes the holistic development of the children, the present curriculum and pedagogy will be revamped to make it suitable for 21^st century.
• Nutritious breakfast will be provided in addition to mid day meal to make students more focused and concentrates on studies.
• Vocational studies that impacts or improves employability chances as per trends among developed countries gets integrated to mainstream education which in previous policy considered as inferior subject.
• It purposed imparting emotional skills such as empathy, communication, perseverance, public speaking, leadership qualities and many more in students along with intellectual skills. NEP 2020 also stresses on encouraging creativity and innovativeness in students. they will be provided technology advancements knowledge, fundamental duties, social issues etc.
• “Right to Education” extended from 14 to 18 years.
• To increase gross enrollment ratio and access to education, Online Distance learning, MOOC [Massive open online courses] options are given adequate consideration.
• A regulatory system worked towards stooping the commercialization of education by increasing arbitrary fee.
• National Test agency (NTA) will conduct high quality common aptitude test for entrances in order to reduce multiple test logarithms.
• Teachers will be given “Continuous professional development “[CDP] for self improvement and to get more indulge or to bring more innovativeness in their existing approaches of teaching.
• On higher education
• Aims to increase gross enrollment ratio in higher education from 26% to 50% by 2030
• Many higher educations are providing only limited courses but with NEP, 2020 it integrates these institutes into multidisciplinary institutions by proving wide choices of subjects.
• It made degree flexible by proving entry and exit options to degree courses.
• India will be transformed as a global study destination by allowing TOP 100 universities of world to open colleges in India. And further no student will be deprived of education because of financial inability.
• “National Higher Education Regulatory Authority” [NHERA] will regulate all higher education institutes to eliminate duplicate regulatory efforts.

But a coin always has two sides; criticism comes always wherever positives come.

CRITICISM:

• It was provided that funding for the education will increased from 4.6% to 6% of GDP to in=implement NEP,2020. But this COVID outbreak impacted the economy so badly that increase funding share in any sector is a terrible thought itself.
• Mother tongue or local language as a medium of instruction was made mandatory till class 5^th. This being criticized on the ground that English connects the whole world as its being spoken in many countries and somewhere it might impacts immigrants too.
• This policy mentioned online education but in India stilt ere are many people who don’t have access to digital devices and internet connection
• Poor infrastructure in educational institutions and shortage of teachers are not addressed.
•  In general, some companies do not prefer recruiting the students that are graduated through distance learning courses. So, employability value of open learning courses should be addressed.

 CONCLUSION:

At present, the Indian education system is criticized by many due to many reasons such as its rote learning methods, outdated curriculum etc. India is ranking 35th in global education rankings of 2020. National Education Policy 2020 can completely change our education system for good because it crafted well according to the requirements of the 21st century. By 2030, India will have the largest population of youth. NEP 2020 helps in utilizing this demographic dividend. And It can also make India a knowledge hub of the world by attracting foreign students

Education is the fundamental way for achieving full human potential, developing an equitable and just society and promoting national development. Providing quality education universally to raise the literacy rate to its extent, the main motive and only key to boost economic growth, social justice and equality, scientific advancement, cultural advancement and nation’s integrity. Moreover its best way forward for developing and maximizing the country’s talent and utilizing it for good of the individual, the society, the country and for whole world. India is going to have world’s highest population of young people over the next decade, and our ability to provide worth education opportunities is going to decide the future of the nation.

Although today in the eve of technology, where machine learning , artificial intelligence are replacing humans with machines , the only person stands out is that which have something that makes it different from others . This gap of what we possess or current state of learning outcomes and what is required get bridged through undertaking change in reforms of education policy. The Education policy we were till relied on was designed and implemented in 1986 which somehow based on memorizing things i.e. the more you memorize the more scores you get.

But, under the purview of self reliant India and in respect with ongoing pandemic situations, to make Indians self sufficient, along with change in many fields the change in education policy is appreciable.  In July 2020, “New Education Policy, 2020” [NEP] was approved by cabinet and it is based on the principle that education must develop not only cognitive capacities –both included foundational [literacy and numeracy] and high order thinking skills [critical reasoning and logics based] but also social, ethical, emotional and dispositions capacities too. This policy aims for the major overhaul of the Indian education system and under this it is expected that the education system will be completely transferred by 2040.

Positive Impacts on The Education System

• School years are changed from 10+2 format to 5+3+3+4 format which to be precise means that students get freedom of choosing their subjects in 9^th  standard and AISSCE get transferred to collages. And for the first time, Early childhood Care and education [ECCE] get included in education policy. This aims at achieve the gross enrollment ratio 100% in pre-schools to secondary education by 2035.
• To   eliminate the rote learning and promotes the holistic development of the children, the present curriculum and pedagogy will be revamped to make it suitable for 21^st century.
• Nutritious breakfast will be provided in addition to mid day meal to make students more focused and concentrates on studies.
• Vocational studies that impacts or improves employability chances as per trends among developed countries gets integrated to mainstream education which in previous policy considered as inferior subject.
• It purposed imparting emotional skills such as empathy, communication, perseverance, public speaking, leadership qualities and many more in students along with intellectual skills. NEP 2020 also stresses on encouraging creativity and innovativeness in students. they will be provided technology advancements knowledge, fundamental duties, social issues etc.
• “Right to Education” extended from 14 to 18 years.
• To increase gross enrollment ratio and access to education, Online Distance learning, MOOC [Massive open online courses] options are given adequate consideration.
• A regulatory system worked towards stooping the commercialization of education by increasing arbitrary fee.
• National Test agency (NTA) will conduct high quality common aptitude test for entrances in order to reduce multiple test logarithms.
• Teachers will be given “Continuous professional development “[CDP] for self improvement and to get more indulge or to bring more innovativeness in their existing approaches of teaching.
• Aims to increase gross enrollment ratio in higher education from 26% to 50% by 2030
• Many higher educations are providing only limited courses but with NEP, 2020 it integrates these institutes into multidisciplinary institutions by proving wide choices of subjects.
• It made degree flexible by proving entry and exit options to degree courses.
• India will be transformed as a global study destination by allowing TOP 100 universities of world to open colleges in India. And further no student will be deprived of education because of financial inability.
• “National Higher Education Regulatory Authority” [NHERA] will regulate all higher education institutes to eliminate duplicate regulatory efforts.

But a coin always has two sides; criticism comes always wherever positives come.

CRITICISM:

• It was provided that funding for the education will increased from 4.6% to 6% of GDP to in=implement NEP,2020. But this COVID outbreak impacted the economy so badly that increase funding share in any sector is a terrible thought itself.
• Mother tongue or local language as a medium of instruction was made mandatory till class 5^th. This being criticized on the ground that English connects the whole world as its being spoken in many countries and somewhere it might impacts immigrants too.
• This policy mentioned online education but in India stilt ere are many people who don’t have access to digital devices and internet connection
• Poor infrastructure in educational institutions and shortage of teachers are not addressed.
•  In general, some companies do not prefer recruiting the students that are graduated through distance learning courses. So, employability value of open learning courses should be addressed.

 CONCLUSION:

At present, the Indian education system is criticized by many due to many reasons such as its rote learning methods, outdated curriculum etc. India is ranking 35th in global education rankings of 2020. National Education Policy 2020 can completely change our education system for good because it crafted well according to the requirements of the 21st century. By 2030, India will have the largest population of youth. NEP 2020 helps in utilizing this demographic dividend. And It can also make India a knowledge hub of the world by attracting foreign students.

AMARCORD (1973)

Amarcord (1973) is set in a small Italian town near Rimini, and it is a whimsical tale about the vibrant people of this town shown in a span of a year. Most of it is based on the director, Frederico Fellini’s childhood.

The film follows a very unique narrative style, even though we see this town through the eyes of teenager Titta Biondi, the film’s focus is not on one character, the movie is like a collection of vignettes that portray the lives of the people of this town. The narrators keep changing. There’s no plot, this film is like a carnival – you’re transported to this world and you are supposed to enjoy all the chaos shown on screen.

This is an extremely light and breezy movie. The film flows like music, because the focus changes from one character to the other very smoothly. All characters are eccentric and lively. It feels surreal and dreamlike, the use of washed out colours adds to this feeling. I like how personal all of Fellini’s films are and this is probably his most personal one. I loved how he’s captured the spirit of youth. I found the film very relatable because of how he’s shown all the emotions and experiences of childhood.

Fellini has touched on the subjects of Christianity, sex and Mussolini’s fascist government with a lot of humour. One of the scenes that made me laugh super hard was when the priest of this town tells all the school boys to avoid masturbation because it would make Saint Louis cry. And while confessing, the protagonist Titta starts recalling all his sexual fantasies.

Amarcord is one of the most dazzling film experiences I’ve ever had, Fellini succeeds at evoking nostalgia by telling a dreamy and personal story about his youth in a small Italian town. In the end- a masterpiece.

A SCANNER DARKLY (2006)

A Scanner Darkly (2006) is set a few years into the future and it’s about an undercover detective Bob Arctor (Keanu Reeves) who’s trying to get to the distributers of this brain damaging drug named “Substance D”. While working on this assignment, he gets addicted to the substance and starts losing his identity.

This film is grim and hypnotic, these elements are elevated by it’s stunning rotoscope animation. The characters are abstruse and well done. Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr. and Woody Harrelson have all given top notch performances.

Linklater has created this feeling of claustrophobia and paranoia. The film maintains a certain ambiguity, which could make it hard to follow, but that’s part of the experience. It is based on Philip K Dick’s novel of the same name which was about his experience with drugs. This is a faithful adaptation of his novel that gives an important message in a hard hitting and impactful way.

A minor nitpick that I have with the movie is that it does get a little convoluted in the third act. A lot of things happen, a few twists take place here and there, I think these could have been done in a smoother fashion. A few small plot points do not make sense when everything adds up.

Overall, A Scanner Darkly is an entrancing experience with a rousing screenplay and an important message.

Corona virus is a family of viruses that cause illness such as respiratory diseases or gastrointestinal diseases. A novel coronavirus (nCoV) is a new strain that has not been identified in humans previously. On 31 December 2019, a cluster of cases of pneumonia of unknown cause, in the city of Wuhan, Hubei province in China, was reported to the World Health Organisation. This novel coronavirus was named Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) by WHO in February 2020. The virus is referred to as SARS-CoV-2 and the associated disease is COVID-19. On 30 January, India reported its first case of COVID-19 in Kerala, which rose to three cases by 3 February; all were students who had returned from Wuhan, China. No significant rise in cases was seen in the rest of February. On 4 March 22 new cases came to light, including those of an Italian tourist group with 14 infected members.

To combat with COVID-19, Indian Government extended the date of lockdown to 3rd May, 2020.Recently an industry survey that is jointly conducted by industry body FICCI and tax consultancy Dhruva advisors and took responses from about 380 companies across the sectors. It is said that businesses are grappling with “tremendous uncertainty” about their future. According to Dun & Bradstreet, COVID-19 no doubt disrupted human lives and global supply chain but the pandemic is a severe demand shock which has offset the green shoots of recovery of the Indian economy that was visible towards the end of 2019 and early 2020. The revised Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates for India downwards by 0.2 percentage points for the fiscal year 2020 to 4.8 per cent and by 0.5 per cent for the fiscal year 2021 to 6 per cent. Further, it is stated that the extent of the actual impact will depend upon the severity and duration of the outbreak.

There are three major channels of impact for Indian businesses according to the report namely linkages, supply chain and macroeconomic factors. The data of the Dun & Bradstreet shows that at least 6,606 Indian entities have legal linkages with companies in countries with a large number of confirmed COVID-19 cases. And business activity in the foreign markets is slow which implies a negative impact on the top line of these companies. Sectors that would be much affected include logistics, auto, tourism, metals, drugs, pharmaceuticals, electronic goods, MSMEs and retail among others.
KPMG India Chairman and CEO Arun M Kumar said: “Apart from providing robust safety nets for the vulnerable, a focus on ensuring job continuity and job creation will be imperative”. “And there is urgent need to mobilise resources to stimulate the economy for increased demand and employment”.
According to the KPMG report “It is expected that the course of economic recovery in India will be smoother and faster than that of many other advanced countries”.
Impact on Indian industry:

Chemical Industry:
Some chemical plants have been shut down in China. So there will be restrictions on shipments/logistics. It was found that 20% of the production has been impacted due to the disruption in raw material supply. China is a major supplier of Indigo that is required for denim. Business in India is likely to get affected so people securing their supplies. However, it is an opportunity. US and EU will try and diversify their markets. Some of the business can be diverted to India which can also be taken as an advantage.

Shipping Industry:
Coronavirus outbreak has impacted the business of cargo movement service providers. As per the sources, per day per vessel has declined by more than 75-80% in dry bulk trade.

Auto Industry:
Its impact on Indian companies will vary and depend upon the extent of the business with China. China’s business no doubt is affected. However, current levels of the inventory seem to be sufficient for the Indian industry. If the shutdown in China continues then it is expected to result in an 8-10% contraction of Indian auto manufacturing in 2020.

Pharmaceuticals Industry:
Despite being one of the top formulations of drug exporters in the world, the pharma industry of India relies heavily on import as of bulk drugs. Due to the coronavirus outbreak, it will also be impacted.

Textiles Industry:
Due to coronavirus outbreak, several garments/textile factories in China have halted operations that in turn affecting the exports of fabric, yarn and other raw materials from India.

Solar Power Sector:
Indian developers may face some shortfall of raw materials needed in solar panels/cells and limited stocks from China.

Electronics Industry:
The major supplier is China in electronics being a final product or raw material used in the electronic industry. India’s electronic industry may face supply disruptions, production, reduction impact on product prices due to heavy dependence on electronics component supply directly or indirectly and local manufacturing.

IT Industry:
The New Year holidays in China has been extended due to coronavirus outbreak that adversely impacted the revenue and growth of Indian IT companies.

Tourism and Aviation:
Due to the coronavirus outbreak, the inflow of tourists from China and from other East Asian regions to India will lose that will impact the tourism sector and revenue.

RBI announced further measures for dealing with the COVID-19.

1. Extension of realisation period of export proceeds
   Presently value of the goods or software exports made by the exporters is required to be realized fully and repatriated to the country within a period of 9 months from the date of exports. In view of the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the time period for realization and repatriation of export proceeds for exports made up to or on July 31, 2020, has been extended to 15 months from the date of export. The measure will enable the exporters to realise their receipts, especially from COVID-19 affected countries within the extended period and also provide greater flexibility to the exporters to negotiate future export contracts with buyers abroad.
2. Review of Limits of Way and Means Advances of States/UTs
   Reserve Bank had constituted an Advisory Committee (Chairman: Shri Sudhir Shrivastava) to review the Ways and Means limits for State Governments and Union Territories (UTs). Pending submission of the final recommendations by the Committee, it has been decided to increase WMA limit by 30 percent from the existing limit for all States/UTs to enable the State Governments to tide over the situation arising from the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The revised limits will come into force with effect from April 1, 2020 and will be valid till September 30, 2020.
3. Implementation of countercyclical capital buffer
   The framework on countercyclical capital buffer (CCyB) was put in place by the Reserve Bank in terms of guidelines issues on 5th February 2015. Wherein it was advised that the CCyB would be activated as and when the circumstances warranted, and that the decision would normally be pre-announced. The framework envisages the credit-to-GDP gap as the main indicator, which is used in conjunction with other supplementary indicators. Based on the review and empirical analysis of CCyB indicators, it has been decided that it is not necessary to activate CCyB for a period of one year or earlier, as may be necessary.
   FDI policies changes due to Covid-19:
   On 18 April 2020, the government of India passed an order that would protect Indian companies from FDI during the pandemic. All countries sharing a land border with India would now face scrutiny from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry before any FDIs.

• Infrastructure
10% of India’s GDP is based on construction activity. Indian government has invested $1 trillion on infrastructure from 2012–2017. 40% of this $1 trillion had to be funded by private sector. 100% FDI under automatic route is permitted in construction sector for cities and townships.
• Automotive
FDI in automotive sector was increased by 89% from April 2014 to February 2015. India is 7th largest producer of vehicles in the world with 25.5 million vehicles annually. 100% FDI is permitted in this sector via automatic route. Automobiles shares 7% of the India’s GDP.
• Pharmaceuticals
Indian pharmaceutical market is 3rd largest in terms of volume and 13th largest in terms of value. Indian pharmacy industry is expected to grow at 20% compound annual growth rate from 2015 to 2020. 74% FDI is permitted in this sector.
• Service
FDI in service sector was increased to 46% in 2014–15. It is US $1.88 billion in 2017. Service sector includes banking, insurance, outsourcing, research & development, courier and technology testing. FDI limit in insurance sector was raised from 26% to 49% in 2014.[
• Railways
100% FDI is allowed under automatic route in most of areas of railway, other than the operations, like High speed train, railway electrification, passenger terminal, and mass rapid transport systems etc. Mumbai-Ahemdabad high speed corridor project is single largest railway project in India, other being CSTM-Panvel suburban corridor. Foreign investment more than ₹90,000 crore (US$13 billion) is expected in these projects so far.
• Chemicals
Chemical industry of India earned revenue of $155–160 billion in 2013. 100% FDI is allowed in Chemical sector under automatic route. Except Hydrocyanic acid, Phosgene, Isocyanides and their derivatives, production of all other chemicals is de-licensed in India India’s share in global specialty chemical industry is expected to rise from 2.8% in 2013 to 6–7% in 2023
• Textile
Textile is one major contributor to India’s export. Nearly 11% of India’s total export is textile. This sector has attracted about $1647 million from April 2000 to May 2015. 100% FDI is allowed under automatic route. During year 2013–14, FDI in textile sector was increased by 91%. Indian textile industry is expected reach up to $141 billion till 2021.

• Airlines
Foreigner investment in a scheduled or regional air transport service or domestic scheduled passenger airline is permitted to 100%.

CII sets up relief pool funds to help MSMEs, society.
Apex industry body Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) on Monday said it has set up CII COVID-19 CODE and CII COVID – 19 rehabilitation and relief pool fund to help micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) and society from the impact of disruptions caused by coronavirus.CII has developed and advocated a COVID-19 CODE to its members to help its workers and society at large from the impact of disruptions caused by COVID-19, said Vikram Kirloskar, President, CII. Uday kotak, the President-Designate of CII, said the COVID Rehabilitation Fund is important for the micro and small industry, which will need special hand holding and help to rehabilitate their business. “The CII COVID Rehabilitation and Relief Fund (CRR) will be an industry led initiative to work with the MSME sector,” Kotak said. Elaborating on some of the major interventions required from RBI, Kotak said that it is important that a rate cut of 50 to 100 basis points is announced immediately. He also called for dollar liquidity swap as India was in a comfortable position as far as its dollar reserves are concerned. CII has called for cash into the bank accounts of all whose earnings are below Rs 5 lakhs. All Indian citizens should be given cash in their accounts through the direct benefit transfer; while those below 25 years can be given a one-time payment of Rs 5000, senior citizens above 65 age can be given Rs 10,000, CII has said.
According to CII, there is a need to ensure that all migrant workers continue to stay in the cities where they work and so providing for enablers is crucial. All borrowers should be given a three-month moratorium on all loans and all repayment obligations should be suspended for this period, it said. CII also emphasised that there is an immediate need to facilitate and enable advances for ways and means for industry across sectors and the government could perhaps explore options of a moratorium on interest and principle for the next three months. It also pitched for suspension of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) proceedings while redefining norms for NPAs as several companies will be unable to meet their payment obligations. The CII also recommended for close coordination between regulators like RBI, MCA and SEBI to get effective results and implementation.
An outbreak of COVID-19 impacted the whole world and has been felt across industries. The outbreak is declared as a national emergency by the World Health Organisation. In India the three major contributors to GDP namely private consumption, investment and external trade will all get affected. World and Indian economy are attempting to mitigate the health risks of COVID-19 with the economic risks and necessary measures necessary will be taken to improve it.
-KUMARI LILI

Social Media means that any personal sharing information or communication on the internet which occurs through mobile, computer, and tablet. Numerous apps and websites contribute to it to make it possible. Now social media is becoming the most significant and widespread communication source rapidly.

Social networking and social media provide people to share their content, news, ideas, and information at a faster speed. It helps many people to connect and finds new friends and shares your details and experiences of life. Social media also provide you with the service of buying and selling. Social Media is a tool that serves thousands of people to connect remotely. Some versions of the electronic device are Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Pinterest.

WhatsApp is the most popular platform in messaging and calling purposes. And it can also provide you with the service of voice messages, videos, and photos sending. All the contacts from the mobile can be transferred to the WhatsApp contact list. Twitter helps you with instant news. It is the microblogging network that allows you to share different multimedia content. Twitter gives you a platform that can discover the rest world. Facebook is a primary social networking source among people on the internet. It is the second popular app that also used for messaging. We can even get knowledge about someone by checking his profile on facebook. YouTube is also the commonly used website and provides all the current news about the country, movies, and informative tutorials on any problematic thing. Pinterest gains the highest praise that attracts thousands of unique customers monthly. It also infiltrates the market for shopping.

Impact of Social Media
1 Impact of Social Media
1.1 Good Influence
1.2 Bad Influence
2 Social Media in Business
3 Social Networking on Teenagers
4 Handling of Social Media bad influence
5 Responsibilities of Social Media
6 Social Media Essay Conclusion

As technology is increasing in lifestyles and communication and making life more comfortable, social networking is also rising with some good or bad impacts on society and individuals. Both categories of people, adults, and teenagers are now joining social media to interact with their friends, strangers, and families. People get an awareness of social media to make their lives easy and comfortable. It has a significant influence on people, and technology is also increasing because of social media. It is also changing every person’s life and also causes conflicts that can be impacted negatively or positively in each person’s life.

Good Influence:

Social Media can immediately access to information among people. As twitter delivers the details on the condition that is happening all around the world by many sources. So, it can’t miss anything. It also helps in advertisements for increasing the business. Business can now speak all over the world through social media, that is the best option. The best information in academic and general are giving on the sites. Anyone can buy anything whenever and wherever they want. It makes life easy. People can get information, even about another person on social media.

Bad Influence:

The adverse influence is that through social media, communication skills become better without actions. Now hashtag is trending among people that cause to vent without taking any action in the end. Many of them are using social media to hide their identities. There are hidings for the mischievous reasons so that habitual trolls and pranksters are founding in the platform.

Social Media in Business:

Social Media has used verbal communication, and some sites also have webcams that provide the conversation along with online screening to watch each other. Social media is touching in both business and personal lives. It is not for the Department of Public Relations and Marketing, but also includes an overall strategy of the company. The social media is breathing and living for touching at every part of the company for customer service, Information Technology, and human resources. As social networking increasing, the advertisement of the business is also successfully growing. It also helps organizations and businesses to reach their customers up to the millions of users daily. Enterprises are now advancing more than government jobs with the help of social media.

It provides the platform to advance and exceed the business all over the world. Online marketing is now getting successful, and people like online shopping to avoid to travel towards the markets.

Social Networking on Teenagers:

Social media is not only giving a positive impact but also a critical role in the lives of teenagers. High technology gives literacy skills, developmental growth, and information management to the teenagers, but they are not readily accessed. They can discuss creative ideas on their assignments and talk about their homework by connecting with their friends on social media. It provides fun and entertainment in a teenager’s life. It develops awareness in teenagers, the groom, than to face all responsibilities and problems in their life. The skills of reading and writing of teenagers can also get better from social media. Diversity and tolerance are building in teenagers, and it connects them all coming from a different culture, religion, and lingual background. 68% of teenagers are claiming that they are getting support from social media in every difficulty.

Teenagers are spending more time on social media like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. There are wasting their time on that and not giving attention to their students. Students are scoring bad grades because of social media. By the excess use of social media and these apps, it can cause many health and brain problems in them. Depression, Anxiety, Envy, and Sleep Deprivation are the problems that can develop among teenagers. It helps them to learn technical skills. Online movies and games are making violence. Teenagers are not able to distinguish between fantasy and reality. Social media is building their interest in even drugs and sex, which is making them confused. And only because of its unwanted pregnancies and sexual attitude are increasing among our youngsters.

Now happiness is coming at the price because everything is becoming commercial. The advertisers are now targeting teenagers for the ramp to increase their revenues due to which teenagers are dropping their studies and lacking in educational institutes.

Handling of Social Media bad influence:

Exposure to social media is a part of today’s modern life, but it has many adverse impacts on the youth, which have to be changed. Children should know how to identify the wrong side of social media. Parents should try to keep check and balance on their children, on what they are watching on TV and a mobile phone. Their parents should check the messages and interests of teenagers. Parents should try to negotiate rules and limits on them and choose to ban those games and apps which they don’t feel comfortable in allowing them.

Children should positively use advanced technology. The websites and videos that are not good for them should have to be ban from social media. Schools should provide their students with the real purpose of using social media. And parents should guide their children the right way to use each site on social media. And the Government should make some provisions for the guarantee of the authenticity of the information on social networking. Teenagers should build the ability to distinguish online details correctly.

Responsibilities of Social Media
Social media is responsible for taking the position towards the real world, and it comes in the lives of all the generations and grows with stereotypes and images of the person that is not able to enjoy the qualities and advantages. Businesses use media for promoting themselves, which is very beneficial for them. Children are taking information from them. Women and men get advice, facilities for shopping, searching, connecting, and stalking from social media. If one doesn’t have the facility of social media, they can surround anyone who is using social media too much. Social media has developed itself in everything that is going in the entire world.

Conclusion:

In conclusion, social media will further continue to facilitate us and get sometimes harmful if something is not done for it. People don’t use beyond the excess limit, and they should care about it because it can cause problems, nationally and internationally. Social media is constructive in creating connections and networking but should have to be careful about the negative effects of social media. And people should indeed change destructive patterns of the use of social media before it gets exceed and become the reason to destroy society. Easy and fast access to information is beneficial in our community.

Sometimes the negative impacts of social media to outweigh the positive effects in society having children, teenagers, youngsters, and older people. Social media is the best tool for people if they use it correctly, but most of people abuse it and misuse it in different ways that are destroying today’s generation. It could not make anyone feel alone, as it is best to get entertain. Despite all, it is the reason why technology is increasing rapidly in the world and why every country is progressing in their matters. Social media makes the advanced world.

India represents “Unity in Diversity” . Our country is a mixture of cultures, regions, traditions, diversity in food, languages, etc. Our people of India are so polite, understanding and helping in nature. The national bird of India is Peacock and is very beautiful. India is so incredible and is full of colors and has the tiger as its national animal, hockey as its national game, etc. the national language or mother tongue of our country is Hindi. Indians are also so talented and have shown very high growth. The I.T. sector of our country shows accelerating growth due to intelligent software engineer.

India As a Country:
India is the seventh-largest country by its geographical area and is located in South Asia. The beauty surrounds our country from each and every aspect. India is also known by two other names Bharat and Hindustan and the people of India are known as Indians. The national anthem of our country is “Jan Gan Man” and the national song of our country is “Sare Jahan Se Achcha”.

India is a Democratic country where people themselves choose their leader and live with freedom i.e. they can do anything they wish to within the limits of the law. If any citizen of India tries to harm any other person, there are also rules and regulations to punish him in order to make him realize his mistake.

Our country is also incredible because of its beautiful mountains, lakes, forests, seas, oceans, etc. Many foreigners each year visit India to see the beauty of our country that is its rich historical temples, its traditions, its language, its heritage, etc.

Different Regions of India:

North Region:

North Region consists of the most incredible thing in the world that is The Himalayas which is the highest mountain in the world. This region also consists of the beautiful Kashmir covered with mountains. It consists of Uttar Pradesh which is mainly known as the land of Krishna, land of Rama, etc. This region also consists of one of the wonders of the world i.e. Taj Mahal which people come to visit across the world.

Southern Region:

This is the “Land of Nawabs”. It is famous for its festivals, food, and languages. The place is famous for its rice dishes. This region consists of cities like Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka, etc.

East Region:

East part of India consists of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha, etc. The capital of West Bengal, Kolkata is the largest city of this section and is the metropolitan city and is the third’s largest city in the country. Kolkata is known for its sweetness and festival.

West Region:

The West part of the country is really incredible as it is covered with sands and deserts. Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Maharashtra are the three most amazing places in this region. The culture, the language, the traditions and the clothes of this region are incredible and you will love to visit this region.

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Indian Culture and Religion:

India’s culture is among the world’s oldest; civilization in India began about 4,500 years ago. India has 29 states with different culture and civilizations and one of the most populated countries in the world. The Indian culture, often labeled as a mixture of several various cultures.

India gave birth to Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, and other religions. They are now collectively known as Indian religions. Today, Hinduism and Buddhism are the third and fourth-largest religions respectively of the world. Although India is a secular Hindu-majority country, it has a large Muslim population.

Festivals:

India, being a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic and multi-religious society, celebrates holidays and festivals of various religions. Major festivals include Diwali, Durga puja, Holi, Ganesh puja, Navratri, Rath yatra, etc are there round the year.

Food:

Indian food is a cosmopolitan cuisine that has so many ingredients. It is as diverse as India. Indian recipes use numerous ingredients, deploy a wide range of food preparation styles, cooking techniques, and culinary presentation. Thus the tastes of same food like salads, sauces, vegetables, meat, desserts vary from region to region.

We are proud of our cultural distinctiveness. We are proud to be the inhabitants of India. It is our duty to maintain its unique feature. We have to think beyond the petty interests and work for the broader goals of bringing prosperity and progress in society.