NOTA JUDGMENT 2013

INTRODUCTION

The option to cast an election has been an idea which has been joined as a key right of a person. In the prior periods this right was just vested in people of a specific class. In certain social orders, the option to cast a ballot was just vested with people and needed to confront a long battle before they were likewise permitted to cast a survey in open decisions or appointment of some other nature.

In India during the British guideline when self-administration was acquainted the right with vote was vested uniquely with individuals who had a place with a specific class and just with time and a long battle for opportunity was the idea of grown-up testimonial for example, the right vote was given to people similarly, proficient and ignorant similarly by the selection of the Indian constitution.

Notwithstanding, another measurement came into the political circle when an inquiry was mooted that whether there will be a right not to decide in favour of any of the applicants who were challenging the races and the decision stayed a mystery. This is the measurement that was investigated by the Supreme Court of India in the moment milestone judgment.

ADR and National Election Watch (NEW) have examined the quantity of votes got by NOTA in different decisions since 2013. The total report in English and the Executive Summary in Hindi and Kannada are connected herewith.

NOTA (None of the abovementioned) was presented in India through the Supreme Court’s judgment dated 27th September 2013 in WP (C) No. 161 of 2004, (People’s Union for Civil Liberties and another Vs. the Union of India and another). The SC guided the Election Commission to make essential arrangement in the voting form papers/EVMs and give a catch to ‘Nothing unless there are other options’ (NOTA) in EVMs so the citizens who go to the surveying stall and choose not to decide in favor of any of the competitors in the quarrel, can practice their right not to cast a ballot while keeping up their right to mystery. The arrangement of NOTA button was first executed in the State Assembly Elections of Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, Rajasthan, Delhi and Madhya Pradesh in 2013. ADR and National Election Watch (NEW) have dissected the quantity of votes got by NOTA in different decisions since 2013.

FACTS

PUCL, a social freedoms NGO, archived a writ offer under Article 32 of the Constitution, testing the consecrated authenticity of Rules 41(2) and (3), Section 33B of the Representation of People Act, and 49-O of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961 communicating that these plans abuse the mystery of casting a vote which is vital for the free and sensible races and is needed to be kept up as per Section 128 of the Representation of the Peoples Act, 1951 and Rules 39 and 49-M of the Rules.

The sacrosanct authenticity of Rules 41(2), (3) and 49-O of the Rules of 1961, was condemned. The combined effect of these standards was that individuals who didn’t project a voting form in choices were recorded (by the overseeing official) as having not cast a voting form. The candidates battled this as an encroachment to one side to secret balloting, guaranteed by Articles 19(1) (a) and 21 of the Constitution.

In the above background, the applicants thus appealed to God for pronouncing Rules 41(2) and (3) and 49O of the Rules ultra vires and illegal and furthermore petitioned God for a course to the Election Commission of India, to give fundamental arrangement in the polling form papers just as in the electronic democratic machines for the assurance of the right of not to cast a ballot to stay quiet about the activity of such right under the current RP Act/the Rules or Article 324 of the Constitution.

Issues –

  • The essential issue was that whether rule 41(2) and (3) and 49-O of the guidelines disregard the mystery of casting a ballot which is major to the free and reasonable decisions and is needed to be kept up according to Sec 128 of the Representations of the People Act1951 and rules 39 and 49-M of the standards.
  • Whether a writ can be given for a situation managing a legal right of casting a ballot?
  • Whether the choice set down in Kuldip Nayar in regards to right of a citizen should be returned to and whether the two decisions Association for majority rule changes’ and PUCL stands overruled?
  • Whether the standards 41(2) (3) and 49 O of direct political decision rules,1961 disregard the principal privileges of the citizen?

SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT ON NOTA 2013

For the situation under investigation, the Supreme Court of India said, that they direct the Election Commission to give crucial game plan in the democratic structure papers/EVMs and another catch called “Nothing except if there are different alternatives” (NOTA) may be given in EVMs so the citizens, who go to the studying corner and decide not to rule for any of the up-and-comers in the battle, can rehearse their advantage not to project a voting form while keeping up their advantage of mystery. The Supreme Court additionally saw that it is fundamental that individuals of high good and moral qualities are picked as individuals’ agents for appropriate administration of the country, and furthermore be assigned for genuine organization of the country and accordingly, NOTA catch can urge ideological groups to designate a sound applicant.

CONCLUSION

NOTA has been depicted as the developing of India’s majority rules system. One sort of assessment is that the reason and benefit of NOTA have been crushed as the victor will be the competitor who gets the second-most elevated number of votes, regardless of whether NOTA gets the most noteworthy number of votes. Henceforth, “NOTA is a positive advance”, while “it doesn’t go far enough”. NOTA is considered a “misuse of vote”, “only restorative”, “an emblematic instrument to communicate hatred”, electors communicating their “upsetting with the current political framework” and potentially “a simple design”.

“A few groups contend that the execution of NOTA will drive up political decision costs. Be that as it may, a spoiled applicant who enjoys debasement and acts of neglect is a more noteworthy expense for the country. It is just the longing to proceed in influence and the insatiability for cash that take unmistakable quality over qualities.”


did suicide ever hit your mind ?

sometimes it feels like nobody is around, nobody wants to be around, feels like everyone is avoiding I don’t want to care what everyone says or think about me as they don’t know what I have gone through they dont know whether it is my choice or my helplessness, the don’t know whether I want to be like this or I have to be like this for some reason what they know is just what they assume. the assumption is the worst thing in the world as assumptions they have made are according to them and not the truth. the main thing that tears me into pieces is my family, friends even they are not understanding my problem.

being in such a position sucks.

but what hits me at late nights or when I am thinking of myself is that if I am being sad or being lonely it is because I want me to feel in such a way if I want then I can enjoy my loneliness and get encouraged by my failures of life. the more I fail the more I will succeed the more I am lonely the more I’ll get the chance to shine.

don’t let your weakness weaken you just make yourself learn from them and make them your strength. there are many people who will let you down or make you feel unwanted, make you feel useless, there will be many times in life when you will feel the worst. dont let people do this to you as you deserve all the happiness you are not alone in this world. you are wanted and you are loved but you need to make yourself worth it and make yourself proud.

me and my world both got tilted

Hellooooo guys !!!

oh! you may get doubtful about how I am writing this article if both me and and my world are both tilted right now.

Just kidding guys😄

I have to tell you guys a secret shhhh🤫 come closer to the screen guys . Actually the thing is….

I am a” warrior” you don’t believe do you? want to know how?

Actually I am an undergraduate student during this pandemic ,haha 😆sorry my jokes are also tilted.

I thought a lot about what should I be writing so you may get to know how my perspective changed after the pandemic that is as my title says.

After this pandemic everyone’s life became a big mess .Many people lost their lives,livelihood ,their loved ones,there is alot of negative things happening around which is quite depressing
This situation tilted every one’s lives .

Coming to the point “lockdown” is the term we are now most familiar with

so in this lockdown what did you do?

I just lazed on my couch, attended online classes, not to mention watching my favourite kdramas ,listening to kpop ,reading my favourite webtoon, manhwas and surfing through the net.

We all are experiencing the situation that the male lead in “old boy” movie faced , for those of you who are not familiar with the movie I recommend it its a very good thriller. The so called tilt in our world caused by pandemic is the reason why we can relate to the character in the movie.

Similarly seasons passed while I was lazing on my couch too , I mean the seasons in web series.
Here we go again with my silly jokes.
I know most of them can relate to our binge watching the series days, the so called boring days, the days we had to find something to keep ourselves busy.


But thinking about this in my tilted world , I enjoyed my time by spending with my family ,had online meetings with my friends, joined online classes (obviously for attendance) .

People are learning new courses ,they are trying to find new hobbies such as learning musical instruments, dance ,arts and so on…, they started learning cooking ,they are trying various things ,they are doing trends, making video challenges ,starting their vlogs and writing blogs.

People are finding new talents that even they weren’t aware of them before.

Myself, themselves ,and ourselves ,each and everyone one us are finding something new about the so called “self”.

“There’s always an opportunity with crisis. Just as it forces an individual to look inside himself, it forces a company to reexamine its policies and practices.”

Judy Smith

So my point is in this pandemic people’s perspective of viewing the world changed.

Why don’t we also try to change our perspectives and view this pandemic as chance given to us , to find the magic that has been lost in our daily stressful lives, why don’t we slow down our pace and take a look at the world we are living in we are breathing in.
Why don’t we try to change ourselves and try to adapt into this new tilted world
Finding the “new tilted selves”.

Hope and despair are the two different sides of the same coin so when we toss the coin the chance is half and half but why don’t we grasp this opportunity and stick to the hopeful side of the coin.

I know its easier to fall rather than to climb, its harder to view a negative thing in a positive light.

My point is as the world is already tilted why don’t you try to tilt yourselves and your perspectives ,that is utilising this time to know what do you enjoy? ,what is your strength’s and weaknesses? ,what do you like what you don’t like ? ,what is the so called yourself that you always speak about?.

What is the “new tilted self” that you found ?

Ask these questions to your selves and try to answer those questions even if you didn’t find the answers no rush go in your own pace and you will find them automatically.

I know you are going to be okay.so cheer up ,you can do it!!
And thanks for visiting my tilted world and sparing your time .😊

The need of “cool” parents

A parenting is considered to be good when the children feel free to share anything with their parents. In the teenage, what a child want is his or her parent’s support and guidance. They want their parents to think like them, to talk like them, they want their parents to understand their view of the world.

Today most of the parents try to be friendly with their children from the very first day . They share everything with their children so that the children never feel afraid to share anything with them. This makes the child understand that no matter what happens his or her parent is always there as the support system.

But still, there are many adolescents who are afraid to share anything with their parents. It is not that they don’t want to it is because they don’t have the courage to do that. They fear that may be their parents would shout at them and not understand their situation. This causes a very serious mental health condition.

Parents need to change themselves as per their children’s world . They should have to be frank with them as well as strict too. Extra strictness destroys the parent – children relationship. It is seen that a teenage girl or a boy even finds it difficult to discuss the pubertal changes with their parents. A good guidance can only come from a parent but if they do not make their children comfortable with them so how can a child share or discuss anything with their parents.

Parents should understand that doing good at studies and coming first is not the only thing to do in a child’s life. They can be interested in many other things. It is the duty of every parent to encourage their children in whichever field they find interest in. It is seen that many students take up medical, engineering,or law just because their parents had told them. May be they had interest in other things but because of their parent’s pressure they were unable to deny it.

When a child enters his teenage both mother and father should become the friend of his or her. The girl or the boy should feel secure in the arms of their parents that they can share their problems, their studies, plans about careers and even about having a relationship. But it is seen many children suffer through this problem of not being able to discuss anything with their parents. And this day by day triggers the anger of the child and thus a distance is created between the parents and the children.

Because of these distances it is seen that a boy or a girl does something wrong and not being able to tell their parents about this commite suicide. May be they feared that their parents won’t understand them as like always and would scold them beat them and this fear made them took such serious life- threating or life-ending step.

So, it is very important for a parent to be like a friend or to be more precise, a best friend with their children from the very beginning so that if anything happens whether good or bad they will be the first to get informed; so that their child can feel free to discuss or share anything with their parents.

A good parenting is seen when a father and a mother supports the child like the same way they show strictness. A good parenting is seen when a father and a mother becomes the most trusted partner of their child unlike anyone else.

MY PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE HISTORIC LOCKDOWN’ 2020.

I want to share few of my personal achievements of the historic lockdown 2020.

Lock down opened a new phase of life which was quite unknown, unexplored, untouched and unexpected. Hectic life schedules had made us workaholic, ignorant about our precious health, our family, and kept us on toes for the perfection in the execution of work. Work pressure, meeting of goals and excessive commitments’ negotiation had been squeezing all vital forces of life

I boast to take it differently.

I use to kickstart my day by few brisk walks on my terrace, do little yoga which I had left long back, eat more vegetables than eat my whole life, keep a strong clean ambience in my personal surrounding and consciously try to keep myself in the physical distancing from all external exposure to the world. Besides following the mandatory health and hygiene routine and social distancing call of awakened India, I have tried to accommodate my daily routine progress on the ladder steps of three life sized practice, i.e.: REJUVENATION, RENOVATION, AND REMUNERATION by dedicated work style.

Work from home format of engagement has gifted me a longer hour of work to understand even the minutest details of work besides grooming my essential faculties for smart management skill and training. I work to my soul’s content exploring many new ideas, thoughts and parallelly learning many tools and techniques for personal and professional advancement. Office at home was although a new experience, nevertheless weakened the enthusiasm of effective presentation and efficient execution. This can be branded as REMUNERATION.

Being a principal in a school, I had had poor time to listen multiple grievances of my parents’ community. My world was confined and a wave of dissatisfaction used to hover all the time. WFH helps me to associate with my humble parents’ community and their demands, quite easily, individually, and attentively on phone calls. This provides me space and time to cope up with the ballooning resentment among them. This not only provides me the work satisfaction but inspires me to join in greater mission of the future to change the shape of our educational machinery. This can be realized as RENOVATION.

Last but not the least the lock down has cemented my relationship with my pride possession, my beloved family, my school team members, my friends, relatives, and known ones. It has galvanised my faith on my personal, social and worldly behaviour which was long time dry in the absence of proper care and nourishment.  It actually proclaims me the importance of human relationship and gave me a life lesson of human life value. Today, I love my dignified carrier and all my faculties who supports me to run the life’s vital shows. This can be appreciated as REJUVENATION.

For many the pandemic is stubborn and depressing, lockdown is strangling but to all smart and knowledge driven workers, this is a big opportunity to identify their potentials, update their skills and renovate their rusted work culture. This has bestowed us a completely new vision to understand humanity in more enlightened horizon.

So, utilise every moment of your staying home with positive thoughts and productive workings. Life is ready to serve you with all great resources at every moment. Stop complaining and start living, enjoying every significant moment of it. Learn to smile and never to give up.

Inbound Marketing

Inbound marketing refers to process of helping potential customers to find our company. Inbound marketing happens even before any customer makes a purchase. Several types of inbound marketing are SEO marketing, content marketing, blogs, etc. The contents provided by inbound marketing is educational and entertaining too. Inbound marketing only consists of organic leads. Inbound marketing has the potential to connect us with people who are genuinely interested in what we say.

Inbound marketing can solve various problems and issues, such as:

  1. Increasing brand awareness- A right content and a right message in place can make our website and our products appear online at the topmost search result. This will increase people’s knowledge on our brand.
  2. Improving brand preferences- One can increase brand preference ie, make our brand come into their mind when they want to purchase commodities by educating and interacting with potential customers.
  3. Generate more leads- Inbound marketing has very little to invest and can reap benefits for a greater period of time. It will attract organic searches and leads.
  4. Drive traffic into the website- Inbound marketing can ensure that our website is being searched for and clicked-through more often.
  5. Communicating to target audience- Inbound marketing will help in identifying prospective customers who require our product or service and can help in generating leads and awareness.

Certain features of inbound marketing are as follows:

  1. Focusses on creativity- Inbound marketing ensures that we think a lot on creating a good marketing strategy or campaign for attracting target audience. Blog posts, social media marketing, email campaigns, re-targeting are certain methods where there is customer attraction gathered.
  2. Encourages email marketing- Inbound marketing also eencourages people to perform email marketing. It is a great form of re-targeting strategy if the emails are sent at the right time and to the right audience.
  3. It concentrates on SEO- Inbound marketing greatly focusses on search engine optimization. Using relevant key phrases and terms, using headline with keywords are some of the ways in which one can ensure that their products are looked at or their website is visited.
  4. Increases customer retention- Content marketing and email marketing help in retaining customers as the constant reminders sent to them will make them be more attracted towards our brand and this will also encourage a good amount of engagement via consuming the product or availing the service.
  5. Offers higher ROI- Properly executed inbound marketing is observed to bring about higher returns on investments as it leads to higher sales or leads. It is observed that correctly executed inbound marketing are ten times more effective than traditional marketing.
  6. Merges sales and marketing- Sales and marketing can work together to provide highly-targeted contents which would directly solves issues which any customers have. It will help in knowing exactly what the product or their company lack and will strive to make improvements.
  7. Blog-readers- Inbound marketing attracts the attention of blog readers to earn higher returns and to share the knowledge of the particular product or service available. Blog-readers play an essential role in describing the usefulness of any product or service and it ensures higher attractiveness towards the product or service which ultimately make customers buy it or avail it.
https://medium.com/@hakbar2707/8-inbound-marketing-features-every-marketer-should-know-c2659b8942f4

https://www.30degreesnorth.com/blog/4-problems-solved-by-inbound-marketing

https://blog.incisive-edge.com/blog/how-inbound-marketing-solves-problems

Mental health and the social stigma around it

The Tabooed Ailment

Have you ever felt really happy? So happy that, it becomes impossible to imagine what normal feels like? Well, we all have such rare moments from which we can’t get back. A state of euphoric bliss experienced more in our childhood that depletes as we age. Do you know? Whenever you feel that joy, our body releases: dopamine that causes pleasure-seeking behavior, endorphin that reduces pain, Anandamide (derived from the Sanskrit word ‘Ananda’ meaning bliss) that maintains ecstasy and about a 100 more neurochemicals.

Happiness is wonderful! I know. Except, the dark side is – the same happens when one feels self-deflatingly depressed. One can’t get back to normal. One feels helpless; crushed; drained-out; anxious; and nihilistic. Such a person needs medicine, not philosophy.

I often find people using the word – ‘depressed’ casually whenever they feel dull, drunk, dumped, or drowsy. If you feel anything like that then you are just bummed out, ordinary- rather, a little extra-ordinary. These are all passive states of mind. Mental Illness is a negatively active state of mind. Symptoms of depression can have a wide range from trouble sleeping and eating, to persistent anxiety and sadness, recurring episodes of hopelessness, overeating, fatigue, a sudden switch from sadness to calmness, desperately pretending to be happy, taking risks, tying up loose ends, changing wills, and finally- death.

I once asked my brother about his friend who was diagnosed as clinically depressed, he recalled her sentences quite vividly – “It felt like I am living through the blank pages of my fate. Wish I had a way to erase it!”, she said. The most important thing that our society must be sensitive to is the fact that the cause of the behavior of a mentally ill person is rooted within him. Therefore, changing situations around him will not change anything significant.

Suicide is the leading cause of death in India among 15-29 years. This is not a mere statistic, but a statement to the world – “In our country, people kill themselves more than they get killed by others”, and we have the time to blame politicians. Yes, I know, we all want to do something about it, and that’s the extent of our concern. Here’s what I propose – How about being a little sensitive with people around? 1 in 7 people are mentally ill in our country. Well, it may not be your friend, but it might be you. Recognise mental health as an actual issue, instead of tossing it under the carpet, just because you are not ready to accept it. Don’t call someone lazy or unmotivated, they’re fighting their own battles that they can’t share. So, be kind to everyone, including yourself.

sanitation in rural area

A government survey shows that 93% of rural households in India have access to a toilet and 96% of those having a toilet use them. However, critics point out contradictions between these data and micro-level assessments in different parts of India.

Water is a basic necessity, and an important resource for sustaining life. The decline in water quality endangers the health of humans as well as the ecosystem. Clean drinking water, hygiene, and sanitation play an important part in maintaining health. 

Contaminated water causes many water-borne infections like diarrhoea, and also serves as a carrier for vectors such as mosquitoes spreading epidemics. Open defecation means no sanitation. It fouls the environment, and spreads diseases. According to WHO-UNICEF report (2010), India has the highest rate of open defecation. Access to safe drinking water and good sanitation are vital for family well-being. It results in control of enteric diseases, and boosts child health. A healthy child has better learning and retaining ability. Girls avoid going to school where there are no proper sanitation measures.

Sanitation makes a positive contribution in family literacy. According to a UNICEF study, for every 10 per cent increase in female literacy, a country’s economy can grow by 0.3 per cent. Thus, sanitation contributes to social and economic development of the society. Improved sanitation also helps the environment. 

Clean drinking water and good sanitation would not prevent infections without practicing good hygiene. A simple habit of washing hands goes a long way towards preventing diseases. The stored water supply may also serve as a source of infection in the absence of hygiene. 

In India, rapid urbanisation and the increasing population has placed a major strain on the existing infrastructure. It has affected the capacity of the government to provide clean drinking water, and effective sanitation measures. Though the government has tried to overcome this problem through urban development programmes like Clean India Campaign, the total costs required for successful operations continue to mar their efforts. Hence, the contributions of corporations, and other organisations is a welcome change.   

Social media is for us, social media isn’t us.

Our world has added so much to it. Changes are occurring now and then having thousands of factors contributing. Changes are a part of nature which no one can deny to accept. Changes can either be for the benefit of thousands or to destroy millions. Perception and a positive attitude are what make you chose between how you adapt to the changes. Among all the factors that have given the world a chance to change, social media has played a vital role. Social media has changed the world and the lifestyle of the people living in it.

Social media was initially introduced to the world to get in touch with their close ones. It came up as a platform to showcase your talent to the world. We live in a world where everyone couldn’t know the well-being of the world every time. Media and social media became a source of information for us. These points describe that social media was brought into practice with a positive motive to change the world. But have we appropriately used social media?

Everyone nowadays is so busy being fake on social media that they have completely forgotten our world is beyond that. The toxicity of social media has made people pretend to be someone else to fit in the so-called society standard. Social media has made people forget themselves and the people around them. People are so busy making friends online that they barely meet their real-life friends. They are busy talking to people on text, calls, and video calls that they are losing the courage to face people in real. They are so busy clicking photos for social media that they have forgotten that enjoying the moment is more precious than clicking pictures.

Why can’t we take a break from all this toxicity? Why can’t we spend our life without social media? Why can’t we use social media as a positive and encouraging platform? The answer is because we don’t want to. We have become an addict. (not only consuming drugs and alcohol regularly can be an addiction) And the only way to detox addiction is to have control over it.

How can you detox addiction to social media? (these are some of my ways to do so)

  1. Decide for how long do you want to take a break.
  2. When you’re on it, deactivate all the social media handles (at least keep yourself away from your phone)
  3. Discover what activities you enjoy and indulge yourself in those.
  4. Spend some quality time with your friends and family.
  5. If possible, go on a vacation.
  6. Spend some quality time with yourself. It will help you discover your inner self.

What is the importance of detoxing social media?

  1. It breaks the social comparison cycle.
  2. It will protect your privacy.
  3. Your mood will automatically get better.
  4. You will be able to reconnect to the real world.
  5. Once again, you will start living in the moment instead of capturing it for social media.
  6. You will get some quality time for your friends, family, and yourself.

Social media has so much to contribute to us. Social media should be everything that someone needs for refreshment and development. But, it should always be a part of our life, not our life.

IMPACT OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought fast-moving and unpredictable factors, some of which were not equipped to tackle current disaster plans and teams. Incident response strategies unique to this crisis have been successfully established by many businesses and are now looking ahead.

In this article we will be focusing on the hospitality industry which has been affected.

Novel Coronavirus has already begun to impact the hotel industry and cost about Rs. 620 crore to the Indian hospitality industry, which is a big sum in itself in the initial days of the lockdown. Various large hotel chains and small resort chains have begun with losses of over 130 to 150 crores, while the alternative provider of accommodation facilities has suffered losses of over 420-470 crore, which is enormous and bad for the Indian market when the stock is already crashing.

All companies around the world have ordered their workers to work from home. Work from home has been an unusual phenomenon or a revolution in the working community, but it works the way the employer expects. The duty of going forward at work is on the hands of both the employer and the worker. Business culture, leadership , employee experience and interactions in the digital workplace are now being put to the test. The way that many businesses operate changed overnight. Travel limitations, however, have gutted the opportunity to perform certain activities.

Since the situation we are in the government, the lockdown was forced to be lifted in order to save the economy and SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) were offered to industries 

To have a stable environment. Hotels only hire the necessary workers required for daily operations, while the majority operate from home. Employees can be seen wearing PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) kits that help keep the customers and staff safe from this deadly virus.

Novel Coronavirus has already begun to impact the hotel industry and cost about Rs. 620 crore to the Indian hospitality industry, which is a big sum in itself in the initial days of the lockdown. Various large hotel chains and small resort chains have begun with losses of over 130 to 150 crores, while the alternative provider of accommodation facilities has suffered losses of over 420-470 crore, which is enormous and bad for the Indian market when the stock is already crashing.

All companies around the world have ordered their workers to work from home. Work from home has been an unusual phenomenon or a revolution in the working community, but it works the way the employer expects. The duty of going forward at work is on the hands of both the employer and the worker. Business culture, leadership , employee experience and interactions in the digital workplace are now being put to the test. The way that many businesses operate changed overnight. Travel limitations, however, have gutted the opportunity to perform certain activities.

Since the situation we are in the government, the lockdown was forced to be lifted in order to save the economy and SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) were offered to industries 

To have a stable environment. Hotels only hire the necessary workers required for daily operations, while the majority operate from home. Employees can be seen wearing PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) kits that help keep the customers and staff safe from this deadly virus.

Social media is for us, social media isn’t us.

Our world has added so much to it. Changes are occurring now and then having thousands of factors contributing. Changes are a part of nature which no one can deny to accept. Changes can either be for the benefit of thousands or to destroy millions. Perception and a positive attitude are what make you chose between how you adapt to the changes. Among all the factors that have given the world a chance to change, social media has played a vital role. Social media has changed the world and the lifestyle of the people living in it.

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Social media was initially introduced to the world to get in touch with their close ones. It came up as a platform to showcase your talent to the world. We live in a world where everyone couldn’t know the well-being of the world every time. Media and social media became a source of information for us. These points describe that social media was brought into practice with a positive motive to change the world. But have we appropriately used social media?
Everyone nowadays is so busy being fake on social media that they have completely forgotten our world is beyond that. The toxicity of social media has made people pretend to be someone else to fit in the so-called society standard. Social media has made people forget themselves and the people around them. People are so busy making friends online that they barely meet their real-life friends. They are busy talking to people on text, calls, and video calls that they are losing the courage to face people in real. They are so busy clicking photos for social media that they have forgotten that enjoying the moment is more precious than clicking pictures.
Why can’t we take a break from all this toxicity? Why can’t we spend our life without social media? Why can’t we use social media as a positive and encouraging platform? The answer is because we don’t want to. We have become an addict. (not only consuming drugs and alcohol regularly can be an addiction) And the only way to detox addiction is to have control over it.
How can you detox addiction to social media? (these are some of my ways to do so)

  1. Decide for how long do you want to take a break.
    2.When you’re on it, deactivate all the social media handles (at least keep yourself away from your phone)
    3.Discover what activities you enjoy and indulge yourself in those.
    4.Spend some quality time with your friends and family.
    5.If possible, go on a vacation.
    6.Spend some quality time with yourself. It will help you discover your inner self.
    What is the importance of detoxing social media?1.It breaks the social comparison cycle.2.It will protect your privacy.
  2. 3.Your mood will automatically get better.
    4.You will be able to reconnect to the real world.
    5.Once again, you will start living in the moment instead of capturing it for social media.
    6.You will get some quality time for your friends, family, and yourself.
    Social media has so much to contribute to us. Social media should be everything that someone needs for refreshment and development. But, it should always be a part of our life, not our life.

Social media is for us, social media isn’t us.

Our world has added so much to it. Changes are occurring now and then having thousands of factors contributing. Changes are a part of nature which no one can deny to accept. Changes can either be for the benefit of thousands or to destroy millions. Perception and a positive attitude are what make you chose between how you adapt to the changes. Among all the factors that have given the world a chance to change, social media has played a vital role. Social media has changed the world and the lifestyle of the people living in it.

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Social media was initially introduced to the world to get in touch with their close ones. It came up as a platform to showcase your talent to the world. We live in a world where everyone couldn’t know the well-being of the world every time. Media and social media became a source of information for us. These points describe that social media was brought into practice with a positive motive to change the world. But have we appropriately used social media?
Everyone nowadays is so busy being fake on social media that they have completely forgotten our world is beyond that. The toxicity of social media has made people pretend to be someone else to fit in the so-called society standard. Social media has made people forget themselves and the people around them. People are so busy making friends online that they barely meet their real-life friends. They are busy talking to people on text, calls, and video calls that they are losing the courage to face people in real. They are so busy clicking photos for social media that they have forgotten that enjoying the moment is more precious than clicking pictures.
Why can’t we take a break from all this toxicity? Why can’t we spend our life without social media? Why can’t we use social media as a positive and encouraging platform? The answer is because we don’t want to. We have become an addict. (not only consuming drugs and alcohol regularly can be an addiction) And the only way to detox addiction is to have control over it.
How can you detox addiction to social media? (these are some of my ways to do so)

  1. Decide for how long do you want to take a break.
  2. When you’re on it, deactivate all the social media handles (at least keep yourself away from your phone)
  3. Discover what activities you enjoy and indulge yourself in those.
  4. Spend some quality time with your friends and family.
  5. If possible, go on a vacation.
  6. Spend some quality time with yourself. It will help you discover your inner self.What is the importance of detoxing social media?1. It breaks the social comparison cycle.
  7. 2. It will protect your privacy.
    3. Your mood will automatically get better.
    4. You will be able to reconnect to the real world.
    5. Once again, you will start living in the moment instead of capturing it for social media.
    6. You will get some quality time for your friends, family, and yourself. Social media has so much to contribute to us. Social media should be everything that someone needs for refreshment and development. But, it should always be a part of our life, not our life.

United Nation Public Service Day , 23rd June 2021.




You must have heard about stories of superman with Cape , flying high in the sky, fighting selflessly to save people , dodging punches and being as far as one can be from reality , being all fiction .

But do you know about hero’s born without a Cape , one with no flying ability ,no superpower like reading minds and breaking buildings  or spider webs spilling from their wrist  to climb the walls ?

You must have heard them being designated as unsung heroes , humans as heroes. Being human does limit us if you contrast them with fiction but the truth is  reality always challenges fiction .

To make it more comprehensive ,  stating , David Harris Bradfield, words

“Everyday somewhere in the world
another unsung hero is born.
Someone who is willing,
to lay his life on the line
to save another living creature,
on this wonderful planet of ours.
To go out of their way,
and risk life and limb to save something,
from danger and certain death.
These unsung heroes don’t want medals,
glory or even fame.
In fact, most would walk away afterwards,
without anyone ever knowing their name.”


Going out of the context but have you watched the NESCAFÉ  ad ?
Where they tell us we meet nearly 80,000   people in our lives.
I assume you do .

They weren’t lying. We do meet 80,000 people. Some or the other help us to live ,some help us to eat ,some help us to be safe , some and some and some ….who are these some ?

They are public servants .
Yes the hero without Cape ,the unsung heroes who are willing to lay their life on the line .


23rd June , Public Service Day :-

23rd June of every year is celebrated as
“The United Nations Public Service Day “. The UN Public Service Day was designated by the United Nations General Assembly’s in 2003, to “celebrate the value and virtue,  the willingness to serve , the unsung heroes , and their public service to the community”.


Public Service Day  reminds us of the unmatched sacrifices of the public servants in making this society a better place to live in.


Theme 2021:-

This year, the United Nations Public Service Day will be celebrated under the theme of “Innovating the Future Public Service: New Government Models for a New Era to Reach the SDGs”.


The theme focuses on innovation and technology playing an important role in the delivery of public services. The pandemic itself highlights the rapid adoption of technology at its best .  The theme also considers the  preparation of future public service for a new era, so as to reach the 2030 sustainable development goals.

The  digital revolution that changed the way we inhabit our lives helped us to bide during the pandemic . The 2020 Covid-19 pandemic manifested  the digital service ,  virtual service , new technology ,an  increase in digitalization  leading firms and educational  institutions, and work-from-home service .  
Every country needs to reform and set the future for the   fundamental changes in the public service , to be  nimble footed  as well as tech savvy with  the new innovations and technology.



Origin & Events .:-


The General Assembly entitled 23 June as Public Service Day by adopting a resolution on 20 December 2002.
To  appreciate and celebrate  the contribution of public service in the development process ,Their selfless service , and to  encourage youth  to pursue careers as public servants ,the UN   inducted 23rd June as Public Service day. To acknowledge  the value of public service, the United Nations established the UN Public Service Awards (UNPSA) programme in 2003, which was reviewed in 2016 to align  with the Agenda for Sustainable Development 2030.

Several other events are organised by public service organizations to  recognise the role of public servants in making developments and improvements in the community.



Public Service the Major Instrument :–

“Every kind of service necessary to public good   becomes  honourable by being necessary “
                   Albert Schweitzer



Public servants  are the major instrument   in improving people’s lives. Sustainable development is evidently impossible without public servant administration .  Modernization , digitalisation and this pandemic gave us the picture  that human  existence is impossible without public administration.

Government service , Education , Public safety , Emergency service , healthcare , Environmental protection, justice , consumer protection, custom & immigration , transportation, infrastructure, global affairs, public broadcasting, social service,  postal service , art & culture , agriculture , natural resources ,
Urban & rural development planning , etc. are some common typical standard public services .

The local government try to balance the community choices  and goals to make it better together ,  the doctors saving life risking their own, the soldiers and police administration  who are never coming home and the ones who come home but never remain the same after the tragedies faced to keep the security blanket around civilians , the cleaners doing their best to fight the virus and deadly disease for public to have a safe environment to walk around ,  come  together to accomplish a common goal to find meaning 
beyond our political beliefs or opinions regarding their service .



The public servant, regardless of position or title work together with a share passionate and  vision, a purpose and  commitment to the importance and value of
public community.


Selfless Public Service  during Covid -19  :-

The frontline battle of Covid -19 is more scary than we see it flooding on social media. We can rarely discern reality and social media but that’s because we are incapable not because there is nothing to comprehend .
The life threatening  pandemic has finally sailed and became death threatening  .
While  we remain confined in our  homes dealing with  online education   institution system and doing online work  , seeing the virus becoming lethal  and  shutting down all the possible chances of facing the lethality  ,  doctors, health-care workers, and medical staff members and all the other public servants are leading the battle against COVID-19 , putting their own lives at risk with selfless determination for the sake of saving lives despite of every possible chances of actually been dead threaten. 

  Putting their own health, families, and most importantly their own lives at risk, the least we can do is appreciate their efforts and celebrate their audacious  gallant effort  on this entitled day of Public Service .


Public service is the most difficult job in a modern society.  Their  work too often goes unnoticed . Today , 23rd June this is a chance to
acknowledge their efforts and celebrate their  willingness to sacrifice themselves for the public and are 
most passionate about finding meaning in their service  then  profit .

Let’s glorify the virtue and passion of the public servants on this designated Public Service Day  by showing our gratitude for their altruistic service .

This day in Indian history(day 1)

This article
Every day is significant in history and in future. Specifically speaking every single day has its own importance in the history of Indian Independence or in general history of India. Today’s article will be about what happened today, years ago.

Today – 23rd June in the year 1757, was the day the famous Battle of Plassey started. So, with this article we are gonna dive into Indian history day by day. We will go in detail about the Battle of Plassey.
The Battle of Plassey took place between British East India Company and The Nawab of Bengal with his French allies. The British side was spear headed by Robert Clive while the Nawab at that time was Siraj ud-Daulah. The location of this battle was from where it got its name: Palashi (Plassey) on the banks of Hoogly river. Spoiler alert: British won. It was what we call “won by a landslide” in today’s terms. This should be a surprise because, the Nawab’s force combined with his French allies was much larger compared to that of Robert Clive’s.

Why is this battle important in the history of India?
There were a lot of battles and wars in the history of India’s Independence. But our history books do not talk about all of them. Firstly because it would take years to cover all that syllabus. Secondly, because not all battles were an important turning point in Indian history. Though every soldier’s sacrifice is respected. So, why is The Battle of Plassey important? We’ll see. This victory was a huge advantage to the East India Company in many ways. It was, in other words, a pivotal battle in the control of Indian subcontinent by the colonial powers. First and foremost, It aided the British to sieze control over Bengal entirely. After or due to this war, the British had big influence and control over the Nawab which helped them cover their losses due to previous causes. This battle also aided them to expand their military power. In the span of next hundred years, they won control over Indian subcontinent, Afghanistan and Myanmar. In short, this victory was the start of nearly two centuries rule of British over India.

What did it cost for India?
So we have seen what the British have gained from this battle. Let’s delve into what it cost us. Speaking in terms of casualties the Nawab’s forces lost 500 people to death and injury. Looking at the colonizer’s side, there were 22 deaths reported and 50 injured. This vast change in proportion is obvious because of the size of the army. More the soldiers, more the casualties. Now looking at the political side, the French were no longer a strong force in Bengal. Robert Clive placed Mir Jafar – commander of Siraj ud-Daulah’s army on the throne resulting in Mir Jafar becoming the first dependent Nawab of Bengal. Siraj ud-Daulah was then sentenced to death by Mir Jafar’s son. This battle led to a lot of similar puppet governments under the control of East India Company.

Now?
Now, to commemorate the turning point in Indian history, there is a monument situated in Palashi itself which is in West Bengal, India. So if you ever want to take a historic visit, I believe this could be a good choice.


Education in times of Covid-19

Covid-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc across the globe.It has disturbed the pattern of our lives and livelihoods. Numerous restrictions have been placed upon the people to tackle the pandemic . One such restriction is the closure of schools and colleges across the country . This closure has transformed one’s house into one’s school . Online teaching through zoom , Google meet has become the new normal . 

“Am I audible?” “Mam please let me in!” . These phrases have replaced the ones like “Keep quiet everyone” , “All of you sit down”.

Online learning is the need of the hour. But it is not without certain limitations. 

In India, there has been a rich-poor divide, literate-illiterate divide but online teaching has fostered a digital divide. Not everyone has access to laptops , 4G connectivity, and smartphones to attend the classes.  Many families lost their means of livelihood in this pandemic forcing them to make a brutal choice between child’s hunger and child’s education.

To understand the havoc of Covid-19 pandemic upon education, one can analyse the situation class-wise.

  • Pre-school- Online teaching has deprived these students of a playful classroom environment. Learning is primarily a social activity and small children are unable to comprehend anything taught online . They are missing out on the valuable experience of getting up early, going to school, making friends, playing and just enjoying their life.
  • Primary school- Here also the children are stuck to their laptops , smartphones for hours . Since they lack a structured environment they get easily distracted . They lack concentration and lag behind in learning things.
  • Secondary- They suffer the most . They are in their prime both in terms of academics and development.  They get easily distracted and spend most of their time playing games and chatting with friends . Even when exams take place they pass taking help of their books, internet and friends. Most of them don’t take online classes seriously and hardly understand anything .
  • University- Some colleges across India never opened . The students are cooped up in their homes missing out on all the college experience. They give open book exams and just copy paste things from the internet. The seriousness, anxiety about exams has vanished . The students who need to do practicals like in engineering study 3D representation of things which creates a vacuum in their learning.

This was about limitations of online teaching class wise . However there are many other limitations: 

Technical difficulties like network problems interrupt the class.

Most children lack a conducive environment at home , making them give up their studies, lack concentration etc.

In India government schools provide mid day meals to the students. With the schools closed they miss out on a nutritious meal and it is known that some of the children used to have only that proper meal in their entire day. Some girls are even forced to give up their studies and household duties are thrusted upon them . 

It has also been found that for some children school was a safe haven away from their unstable families . But online teaching has disrupted this, they can’t feel the same warmth on a virtual platform nor can they escape the tensions of their homes . Their conditions become all the more deplorable. 

Not just students but  parents too have become overburdened as now they have to manage their offices and also have to become an equal participant in their child’s education. 

The teachers too face a lot of problem because many of them are not tech-savvy and due ot pandemic they had to start afresh and educate themselves about the new digital platforms. 

Having understood some of the limitations of online teaching , some ways to improve the situation could be:

  • Making rural areas , remotest corners of the country well equipped with better network and connectivity. 
  • Providing smartphones, laptops to students so that they don’t lag behind.
  • Parents must guide their children that they should pay attention to their online classes and gain the best out of it. 
  • Students must understand it is not new normal, but it is the normal. 
  • Teachers must be trained to use the different digital platforms .
  • Adequate arrangements must be made to impart quality education even in these trying times .

Covid-19 pandemic is a test for India . But in these times of crisis one must look for opportunity. Adequate steps should be taken to provide quality education to everyone and to lessen the growing digital divide in India.