GANDHI JAYANTI

“The best way to find ypurself is to lose yourself in the service of others”.

A Great slogan given by our great Father of nation “Mahatma Gandhi”. He was born on 2nd october 1869.

Born and raised in a Hindu family in coastal Gujarat, Gandhi trained in law at the Inner Temple, London, and was called to the bar at age 22 in June 1891. After two uncertain years in India, where he was unable to start a successful law practice, he moved to South Africa in 1893 to represent an Indian merchant in a lawsuit. He went on to live in South Africa for 21 years. It was in South Africa that Gandhi raised a family and first employed nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights. In 1915, aged 45, he returned to India. He set about organising peasants, farmers, and urban labourers to protest against excessive land-tax and discrimination. Assuming leadership of the Indian National Congress in 1921, Gandhi led nationwide campaigns for easing poverty, expanding women’s rights, building religious and ethnic amity, ending untouchability, and above all for achieving swaraj or self-rule.[9]

Also in 1921, Gandhi adopted the use of an Indian loincloth (short dhoti) and a shawl (in the winter) woven with yarn hand-spun on a traditional Indian spinning wheel (charkha) as a sign of identification with India’s rural poor. He also began to live modestly in a self-sufficient residential community, ate simple vegetarian food, and undertook long fasts as a means of self-purification and political protest. Bringing anti-colonial nationalism to the common Indians, Gandhi led them in challenging the British-imposed salt tax with the 400 km (250 mi) Dandi Salt March in 1930 and in calling for the British to quit India in 1942. He was imprisoned many times and for many years in both South Africa and India.

INDIA’S CoWIN APP PLATFORM WILL NOW BE AVAILABLE AS OPEN SOURCE :-

OVERVIEW AND WHY CoWIN WAS REQUIRED :-

Today everyone is aware that all the countries are facing the deadly pandemic of COVID-19. Millions of people have suffered due to this pandemic. Lakhs of deaths are already reported all over the world. No country is left who has not suffered because of this deadly virus.
But now our scientists have found out the vaccine of this deadly virus. This vaccine is created only due to the excellence, hard work and dedication of our scientists. But the cost of the vaccines are high and the procedure for its manufacturing is not so easy. It takes time for manufacturing vaccine doses in high quantity. As we know that the world’s population is very large and the time taken t manufacture these vaccines is also more therefore, it was highly required to develop a system where vaccine doses are allotted to people on the priority basis. The priority can be on the basis of age, work occupation and many more.
India is such a country which a large population. More than 100 crore people needs to be vaccinated as early as possible to make India COVID free country. It requires more 200 crore vaccine doses to completely vaccinate such a huge population. But as we discussed earlier that the process of manufacturing vaccine is a complicated and time consuming task so the vaccination drive is going in India on the priority basis. Firstly front-line workers and doctors were vaccinated. Then senior citizens and 18+ population is getting vaccinated.
But the thing is that how India is able to vaccinate its people on priority basis and maintain the track record of its vaccination drive…???? The answer to this question is that India has developed an excellent and completely indigenous CoWIN app.

It is very simple to use and has a user-friendly interface. The slots for vaccination drive are updated on a daily basis on it. Users can book their vaccination slots on it. Filters option on the basis of age group is available and if there is more than one vaccine available then users can choose any one of the vaccine as per their interest.

REQUESTS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES :-

After looking at all these handy features of CoWIN platform, now many other countries are requesting about its source from India. More than 50 countries have already shown their interest in it. Therefore, Indian Government has now decided to make available CoWIN platform as open source application. Now, any country can easily access it without any prior request or any fee. This is a huge step by India to help other countries in this pandemic.


“Despite all our constraints, we have tried to share as much as possible with the world. And we remain eager to learn from global practices. Technology is integral to our fight against covid. Luckily, software is one area in which there are no resource constraints,” PM Modi said.
“That’s why India made its covid tracking and tracing app open source as soon as it was technically feasible. With nearly 200 million users, the ‘Aarogya Setu’ app is a readily available package for developers,” PM said.
“What we have developed is a robust, inclusive and scalable system that can prevent rent-seeking, black marketing and other malpractices. The CoWIN platform can be scaled-up as per requirements,” Harsh Vardhan, Health Minister (India) said.

Links :-

INDIA'S CoWIN APP PLATFORM WILL NOW BE AVAILABLE AS OPEN SOURCE :-

OVERVIEW AND WHY CoWIN WAS REQUIRED :-

Today everyone is aware that all the countries are facing the deadly pandemic of COVID-19. Millions of people have suffered due to this pandemic. Lakhs of deaths are already reported all over the world. No country is left who has not suffered because of this deadly virus.
But now our scientists have found out the vaccine of this deadly virus. This vaccine is created only due to the excellence, hard work and dedication of our scientists. But the cost of the vaccines are high and the procedure for its manufacturing is not so easy. It takes time for manufacturing vaccine doses in high quantity. As we know that the world’s population is very large and the time taken t manufacture these vaccines is also more therefore, it was highly required to develop a system where vaccine doses are allotted to people on the priority basis. The priority can be on the basis of age, work occupation and many more.
India is such a country which a large population. More than 100 crore people needs to be vaccinated as early as possible to make India COVID free country. It requires more 200 crore vaccine doses to completely vaccinate such a huge population. But as we discussed earlier that the process of manufacturing vaccine is a complicated and time consuming task so the vaccination drive is going in India on the priority basis. Firstly front-line workers and doctors were vaccinated. Then senior citizens and 18+ population is getting vaccinated.
But the thing is that how India is able to vaccinate its people on priority basis and maintain the track record of its vaccination drive…???? The answer to this question is that India has developed an excellent and completely indigenous CoWIN app.

It is very simple to use and has a user-friendly interface. The slots for vaccination drive are updated on a daily basis on it. Users can book their vaccination slots on it. Filters option on the basis of age group is available and if there is more than one vaccine available then users can choose any one of the vaccine as per their interest.

REQUESTS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES :-

After looking at all these handy features of CoWIN platform, now many other countries are requesting about its source from India. More than 50 countries have already shown their interest in it. Therefore, Indian Government has now decided to make available CoWIN platform as open source application. Now, any country can easily access it without any prior request or any fee. This is a huge step by India to help other countries in this pandemic.

“Despite all our constraints, we have tried to share as much as possible with the world. And we remain eager to learn from global practices. Technology is integral to our fight against covid. Luckily, software is one area in which there are no resource constraints,” PM Modi said.
“That’s why India made its covid tracking and tracing app open source as soon as it was technically feasible. With nearly 200 million users, the ‘Aarogya Setu’ app is a readily available package for developers,” PM said.
“What we have developed is a robust, inclusive and scalable system that can prevent rent-seeking, black marketing and other malpractices. The CoWIN platform can be scaled-up as per requirements,” Harsh Vardhan, Health Minister (India) said.

Links :-

Foods to prevent hair loss

Hair fall can be caused due to a lot of things such as diet, stress, hormonal change. Eating a balanced diet with the right nutrients can help promote hair growth. Vitamins, zinc, protein, biotin, and essential fatty acids promote hair growth.

When the protein intake is reduced, it may shut down the production of non essential protein which could include hair growth. After about 2 or 3 month of drastic reduction of protein intake, one might be able to notice hairfall. 10% to 30% of your calorie intake should be from protein.

Eggs, fish, tofu, cottage cheese are a great source of protein which promote hair strength. Meat is extremely rich in iron. Biotin is essential for the production of a hair protein called keratin. Consuming biotin can help improve your hair growth.

Spinach. Healthy green vegetable that’s loaded with beneficial nutrients. Rich in vitamins, and nutrients like folate, iron, vitamin A and vitamin C, all of which are essential for hair growth. If you are not too fond of the Indian-style spinach sabzi, you can also have it as a smoothie.

Carrot and Sweet potato. It’s perfect source of Vitamin A. Vitamin A is essential for hair thickness. They are extremely nutritious for the scalp.

Dairy products. Calcium is an extremely essential mineral for hair growth. You can add berries to your yoghurt for natural sweetness. Berries are loaded with vitamins and antioxidants that may promote hair growth. Ex. Strawberries, berries. Fruits like oranges, guava, pomogranate contain a number of antioxidant and vitamin C to produce collagen, a protein that helps strengthen hair.

Lentils and green leafy vegetables. Pulses are loaded with protein, iron, zinc, and biotin which are all essential nutrients for your hair. It contains folic acid which makes your hair stronger and prevent breakage.

Nuts and Seeds. Replace your unhealthy snacks with the healthy one, like roasted almonds, walnuts, peanuts. Peanuts can be soaked overnight, can be added to salads, or just eaten as a snack. Nuts contain a variety of nutrients including vitamin E, zinc, magnesium and biotin content, selenium, and omega-3 fatty acids that may promote hair growth. Nuts help in strengthening hair cuticles and nourish the scalp. Seeds like flax seeds, chia seeds, methi seeds add elasticity to your hair.

If you think you’re lacking any of these nutrients, including vitamins A, C, D and E, zinc, B vitamins, iron, biotin, protein and essential fatty acids try adding some of the above foods to your diet. None of these foods have a side effect, it’s best to consume all of them in moderate quantities.

Foods to prevent hair loss

Hair fall can be caused due to a lot of things such as diet, stress, hormonal change. Eating a balanced diet with the right nutrients can help promote hair growth. Vitamins, zinc, protein, biotin, and essential fatty acids promote hair growth.

When the protein intake is reduced, it may shut down the production of non essential protein which could include hair growth. After about 2 or 3 month of drastic reduction of protein intake, one might be able to notice hairfall. 10% to 30% of your calorie intake should be from protein.

Eggs, fish, tofu, cottage cheese are a great source of protein which promote hair strength. Meat is extremely rich in iron. Biotin is essential for the production of a hair protein called keratin. Consuming biotin can help improve your hair growth.

Spinach. Healthy green vegetable that’s loaded with beneficial nutrients. Rich in vitamins, and nutrients like folate, iron, vitamin A and vitamin C, all of which are essential for hair growth. If you are not too fond of the Indian-style spinach sabzi, you can also have it as a smoothie.

Carrot and Sweet potato. It’s perfect source of Vitamin A. Vitamin A is essential for hair thickness. They are extremely nutritious for the scalp.

Dairy products. Calcium is an extremely essential mineral for hair growth. You can add berries to your yoghurt for natural sweetness. Berries are loaded with vitamins and antioxidants that may promote hair growth. Ex. Strawberries, berries. Fruits like oranges, guava, pomogranate contain a number of antioxidant and vitamin C to produce collagen, a protein that helps strengthen hair.

Lentils and green leafy vegetables. Pulses are loaded with protein, iron, zinc, and biotin which are all essential nutrients for your hair. It contains folic acid which makes your hair stronger and prevent breakage.

Nuts and Seeds. Replace your unhealthy snacks with the healthy one, like roasted almonds, walnuts, peanuts. Peanuts can be soaked overnight, can be added to salads, or just eaten as a snack. Nuts contain a variety of nutrients including vitamin E, zinc, magnesium and biotin content, selenium, and omega-3 fatty acids that may promote hair growth. Nuts help in strengthening hair cuticles and nourish the scalp. Seeds like flax seeds, chia seeds, methi seeds add elasticity to your hair.

If you think you’re lacking any of these nutrients, including vitamins A, C, D and E, zinc, B vitamins, iron, biotin, protein and essential fatty acids try adding some of the above foods to your diet. None of these foods have a side effect, it’s best to consume all of them in moderate quantities.

WOMEN EMPOWERMENT

Women Empowerment is an important thing that needs to be accomplished.India is a country that lacks women’s empowerment.The girl’s in India don’t get access to higher education.Instead,the girls are married at a young age.The women can’t pursue a career of their own because they don’t have an education.

There are various ways in which women empowerment can happen in the country.One of the most significant way is to educate women.They should be given equal opportunities at their workplace in every field.Women should be free to pursue things they want to achieve and achieve all their goals and aspirations.

women empowerment

India is one of the countries which is not safe for women, and there are several reasons.One of the reasons for their lack of safety is the danger of honor killing.Families think that it’s the right to kill the female if they have brought shame to the family.Another big problem that women face is that there’s a lack of education.Women are discouraged from pursuing higher education.To over come this issue people should be united together to make the reality of the women empowerment.

WOMEN EMPOWERMENT

Women Empowerment is an important thing that needs to be accomplished.India is a country that lacks women’s empowerment.The girl’s in India don’t get access to higher education.Instead,the girls are married at a young age.The women can’t pursue a career of their own because they don’t have an education.

There are various ways in which women empowerment can happen in the country.One of the most significant way is to educate women.They should be given equal opportunities at their workplace in every field.Women should be free to pursue things they want to achieve and achieve all their goals and aspirations.

women empowerment

India is one of the countries which is not safe for women, and there are several reasons.One of the reasons for their lack of safety is the danger of honor killing.Families think that it’s the right to kill the female if they have brought shame to the family.Another big problem that women face is that there’s a lack of education.Women are discouraged from pursuing higher education.To over come this issue people should be united together to make the reality of the women empowerment.

Types of Computers

Classified of thr electronic computers may be based on either their principles of operation or their configuration. By configuration, we mean the size, speed of doing computation and storage capacity of a computer.

Based on the principles of operation, computers are classified into three types,
🔅Analog computers
🔅Digital computers
🔅Hybrid computers.

🌟Analog Computer is a computing device that works on continuous range of values.
🌟The Analog Computers give approximate results since they deal with quantities that vary continuously.
🌟It generally deals with physical variables such as voltage, pressure, temperature, speed, etc.

🌟On the other hand a digital computer operates on digital data such as numbers .
🌟It uses binary number system in which there are only two digits 0 and 1.
🌟Each one is called a bit.
🌟Tye digital computer is designed using digital circuits in which there are two levels for an input or output signal m
🌟These two levels are known as logic 0 and logic 1.
🌟Digital Computers can give the results with more accuracy and at a faster rate.

🌟since many complex problems in engineering and technology are solved by the application of numerical methods, the electronic digital computer is very well suited for solving such problems.
🌟Hence digital computers have an increasing use in the field of design, research and data processing.

🌟Digital Computers are made for both general purpose and special purpose.
🌟Special purpose computer is one that is built for a specific application.
🌟General purpose computers are used for any type of applications.
🌟It can store different programs and do the jobs as per as the instructions specified on those programs.
🌟Most of the computers that we see fall in this category.

🖥💻Hybrid Computers💻🖥:

🌟A Hybrid Computing system is a combination of desirable features of analog and digital computers.
🌟It is mostly used for automatic operations of complicated physical purposes and machines.
🌟Now-a-days analog -to-digitial and digital-to-analog converters are used for transforming the data into suitable from for either type of computation.

🌟For example, in hospital’s automated intensive care unit, analog devices might measure the patients temperature, blood pressure and other vital signs.
🌟These measurements which are in analog might than be converted into numbers and supplied to digital components in the system.
🌟Thse components are used to monitor the patient’s vital sign and send signals if any abnormal readings are detected.
🌟Hybrid computers are mainly used for specialized tasks.

Types of Computers

Classified of thr electronic computers may be based on either their principles of operation or their configuration. By configuration, we mean the size, speed of doing computation and storage capacity of a computer.

Based on the principles of operation, computers are classified into three types,
🔅Analog computers
🔅Digital computers
🔅Hybrid computers.

🌟Analog Computer is a computing device that works on continuous range of values.
🌟The Analog Computers give approximate results since they deal with quantities that vary continuously.
🌟It generally deals with physical variables such as voltage, pressure, temperature, speed, etc.

🌟On the other hand a digital computer operates on digital data such as numbers .
🌟It uses binary number system in which there are only two digits 0 and 1.
🌟Each one is called a bit.
🌟Tye digital computer is designed using digital circuits in which there are two levels for an input or output signal m
🌟These two levels are known as logic 0 and logic 1.
🌟Digital Computers can give the results with more accuracy and at a faster rate.

🌟since many complex problems in engineering and technology are solved by the application of numerical methods, the electronic digital computer is very well suited for solving such problems.
🌟Hence digital computers have an increasing use in the field of design, research and data processing.

🌟Digital Computers are made for both general purpose and special purpose.
🌟Special purpose computer is one that is built for a specific application.
🌟General purpose computers are used for any type of applications.
🌟It can store different programs and do the jobs as per as the instructions specified on those programs.
🌟Most of the computers that we see fall in this category.

🖥💻Hybrid Computers💻🖥:

🌟A Hybrid Computing system is a combination of desirable features of analog and digital computers.
🌟It is mostly used for automatic operations of complicated physical purposes and machines.
🌟Now-a-days analog -to-digitial and digital-to-analog converters are used for transforming the data into suitable from for either type of computation.

🌟For example, in hospital’s automated intensive care unit, analog devices might measure the patients temperature, blood pressure and other vital signs.
🌟These measurements which are in analog might than be converted into numbers and supplied to digital components in the system.
🌟Thse components are used to monitor the patient’s vital sign and send signals if any abnormal readings are detected.
🌟Hybrid computers are mainly used for specialized tasks.

𝑴𝑬𝑨𝑵𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑶𝑭 𝑳𝑶𝑽𝑬

“𝐀 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐈𝐬 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐔𝐧𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐨 𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐔𝐩 𝐄𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫”

“𝗜 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨” means that I accept you for that person that you are, and that I do not wish to change you into someone else. It means that I will love you and stand by you even through the worst times.It means loving you even you are in bad mood or too tried to do that things I want to do. It means love you when you are down not just when you are fun to be with.𝗜 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨 means that I know your deepest secret.The sound of your voice makes me feel like, sweet songs ringing in my ears and my eyes looking you … Beautiful moment. Love is something that I have always searched for and never found and just when I had given up search I found you.your love made me realised what all I had been truly missing and now that your are mine. I love you from the bottom of heat and the core of my being.

𝑴𝑬𝑨𝑵𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑶𝑭 𝑳𝑶𝑽𝑬

“𝐀 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐈𝐬 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐔𝐧𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐨 𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐔𝐩 𝐄𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫”

“𝗜 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨” means that I accept you for that person that you are, and that I do not wish to change you into someone else. It means that I will love you and stand by you even through the worst times.It means loving you even you are in bad mood or too tried to do that things I want to do. It means love you when you are down not just when you are fun to be with.𝗜 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨 means that I know your deepest secret.The sound of your voice makes me feel like, sweet songs ringing in my ears and my eyes looking you … Beautiful moment. Love is something that I have always searched for and never found and just when I had given up search I found you.your love made me realised what all I had been truly missing and now that your are mine. I love you from the bottom of heat and the core of my being.

Transhumanism – saving grace or certain doom?

Imagine, one day you could wake up and have a robotic arm that could fetch you anything that is more than an arms distance away without you having to get up from your bed or that you could have a brain so powerful that you would memorise anything just by glancing over it for a second, imagine..

As one grows older, questions like can humans live forever? Is immortality possible? seem very bogus, however as technologies evolve along with new philosophical ideas that are born, the hypothetical situation that was thought to be impossible, may not seem too far off.

Growing up, watching movies like the matrix or the terminator or avatar where ideas like living forever and enhancement of the human body, made many people wish that the idea of living forever, was not an idea anymore. From ancient times, transhumanism was portrayed from Icarus flying too close to the sun to many others.

From the media to the mythos, the idea of incorporating technology into humans seems plausible. Thus a movement was born, to make all this advancement possible. So the movement that encourages this advancement, is called transhumanism.

According to the, ‘The Transhumanist Reader: Classical and Contemporary Essays on the Science, Technology and Philosophy of the Human Future,’ transhumanism is a scientific and philosophical movement that calls for the improvement of human existence via the advancement and increasing prevalence of advanced technology capable of significantly altering or enhancing human intelligence and physiology. The movement makes use of the scientific knowledge of human anatomy to allow people to transcend their current biological limitations.The fundamental belief of transhumanism will help cross humans biological limitations by augmentations. Human capabilities are enhanced by augmentations like objects, extensions or technologies. Spectacles, footwear and robotic arm are some of the augmentations.

Transhumanism is viewed as an extension of humanism. According to transhumanism, the present phase of homo sapiens can be seen as an intermediate stage on the road to post-human life forms, which can be achieved by modifying ourselves. Transhumanism originated as a philosophical movement that is currently a growing field.

Science and technology are used to enhance or alter body chemistry to stay healthy and be more in control of our lives. We are all transhumanists (people how advocate for transhumanism m to varying degrees. However, some people advocate transhumanism more broadly, where they advocate for mechanical parts in the body to make the biological figure more enhanced.

Inevitable Evolutions: Human-transhuman-post-human –: Homo sapiens have a range of emotions, experiences. Even though humans are considered the most intelligent species to ever exist, humans do face some limitations. Lifespan – Human character is cut short by death. Humans died and their intelligence dies with them. Intellectual capacity- Humans have cognitive limitations etc, are some of the limitations of the human form. Emotions- Sometimes, emotions may be seen as a disadvantage as, imagine you’re in an argument, and suddenly you start crying, it may show signs of weakness.

Transhuman refers to an intermediate form of being between the human and post-human. 

Being posthuman entails breaking free from the constraints that characterise the least favourable dimensions of the “human condition.” Disease, ageing, and death will no longer be a problem for posthumans. They will have much more physical capability and morphological independence. These beings may show a certain type of emotion or no emotion. The distinctions between post-human brains can not be as clear as they are between humans.

However, as every coin has two sides, transhumanism along with its pros also has its cons. Some of the most discussed cons of transhumanism are dehumanisation wherein our uniqueness will be lost and everyone will have the same beliefs, immortality though is regarded as a pro, sometimes maybe a con, as due to immortality, overpopulation may be an inevitable problem, as well as the laws of nature and science would be broken. Transhumanism may also lead to a social divide on the already existing divides in the society, it may just make the rich or the people who will be able to pay for augmentations, thus making the rich even more powerful. 

However, the situation is quite complex. Before this movement reaches its peak, one should know, if this movement could be our saving grace or our certain doom.

To know more about this movement, the following sources/books can be referred:

  1. The Transhumanist Reader: Classical and Contemporary Essays on the Science, Technology and Philosophy of the Human Future, First Edition. Edited by Max More and Natasha Vita-More. 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Published 2013 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
  2. Transhumanism: A Grimoire of Alchemical Agendas – by Scott D de Hart and Joseph P Farrell.

Transhumanism – saving grace or certain doom?

Imagine, one day you could wake up and have a robotic arm that could fetch you anything that is more than an arms distance away without you having to get up from your bed or that you could have a brain so powerful that you would memorise anything just by glancing over it for a second, imagine..

As one grows older, questions like can humans live forever? Is immortality possible? seem very bogus, however as technologies evolve along with new philosophical ideas that are born, the hypothetical situation that was thought to be impossible, may not seem too far off.

Growing up, watching movies like the matrix or the terminator or avatar where ideas like living forever and enhancement of the human body, made many people wish that the idea of living forever, was not an idea anymore. From ancient times, transhumanism was portrayed from Icarus flying too close to the sun to many others.

From the media to the mythos, the idea of incorporating technology into humans seems plausible. Thus a movement was born, to make all this advancement possible. So the movement that encourages this advancement, is called transhumanism.

According to the, ‘The Transhumanist Reader: Classical and Contemporary Essays on the Science, Technology and Philosophy of the Human Future,’ transhumanism is a scientific and philosophical movement that calls for the improvement of human existence via the advancement and increasing prevalence of advanced technology capable of significantly altering or enhancing human intelligence and physiology. The movement makes use of the scientific knowledge of human anatomy to allow people to transcend their current biological limitations.The fundamental belief of transhumanism will help cross humans biological limitations by augmentations. Human capabilities are enhanced by augmentations like objects, extensions or technologies. Spectacles, footwear and robotic arm are some of the augmentations.

Transhumanism is viewed as an extension of humanism. According to transhumanism, the present phase of homo sapiens can be seen as an intermediate stage on the road to post-human life forms, which can be achieved by modifying ourselves. Transhumanism originated as a philosophical movement that is currently a growing field.

Science and technology are used to enhance or alter body chemistry to stay healthy and be more in control of our lives. We are all transhumanists (people how advocate for transhumanism m to varying degrees. However, some people advocate transhumanism more broadly, where they advocate for mechanical parts in the body to make the biological figure more enhanced.

Inevitable Evolutions: Human-transhuman-post-human –: Homo sapiens have a range of emotions, experiences. Even though humans are considered the most intelligent species to ever exist, humans do face some limitations. Lifespan – Human character is cut short by death. Humans died and their intelligence dies with them. Intellectual capacity- Humans have cognitive limitations etc, are some of the limitations of the human form. Emotions- Sometimes, emotions may be seen as a disadvantage as, imagine you’re in an argument, and suddenly you start crying, it may show signs of weakness.

Transhuman refers to an intermediate form of being between the human and post-human. 

Being posthuman entails breaking free from the constraints that characterise the least favourable dimensions of the “human condition.” Disease, ageing, and death will no longer be a problem for posthumans. They will have much more physical capability and morphological independence. These beings may show a certain type of emotion or no emotion. The distinctions between post-human brains can not be as clear as they are between humans.

However, as every coin has two sides, transhumanism along with its pros also has its cons. Some of the most discussed cons of transhumanism are dehumanisation wherein our uniqueness will be lost and everyone will have the same beliefs, immortality though is regarded as a pro, sometimes maybe a con, as due to immortality, overpopulation may be an inevitable problem, as well as the laws of nature and science would be broken. Transhumanism may also lead to a social divide on the already existing divides in the society, it may just make the rich or the people who will be able to pay for augmentations, thus making the rich even more powerful. 

However, the situation is quite complex. Before this movement reaches its peak, one should know, if this movement could be our saving grace or our certain doom.

To know more about this movement, the following sources/books can be referred:

  1. The Transhumanist Reader: Classical and Contemporary Essays on the Science, Technology and Philosophy of the Human Future, First Edition. Edited by Max More and Natasha Vita-More. 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Published 2013 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
  2. Transhumanism: A Grimoire of Alchemical Agendas – by Scott D de Hart and Joseph P Farrell.

India at the Olympics

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As we all know Tokyo Olympics are scheduled from start from 23rd July to 8th of August.and we all have very high hope and expectations from our players.

Olympic is an international multi-sport event that is organised after every 4 years. The first Olympic was held in 1896 in Athens.it is also considered as festival of sports Each year it is organised in different country. India has so far won just 28 medals since 1900.let us look at the past when journey for Olympics was started for India.

india’s journey to olympics

India sent its first athlete (Norman pritchard) in 1900 to the Olympics . and it took 20 years to send India’s first contingent in 1920 which consists of 5 members( 3 athletes and 2 wrestler). the quantity of players since 1920 only increased. since then India has won 28 medals which includes 9 gold ,7 silver and 12 bronze medals.

The major contribution was made from Hockey. From 1932 to 1980 India won 8 gold medals in hockey that was the golden period of Indian hockey team but after that the quality of hockey in our country decreased. in 2000, karnam Malleswari won a bronze medal and became first Indian woman to win a medal in Olympics. after that last gold medal in 1980, the next gold medal came in 2008 Beijing Olympics when Abhinav Bindra won gold medal in men’s 10-M air rifle event who became first Indian indivisual to win a gold medal in Olympics. in same Olympics VijenderSsingh also won bronze medal and became first Indian boxer to do so.

2012 london olympics was very good for india where 83 members contingent participated in olympics. and india won 6 medals.wrestler Sushil kumar became first indian wrestler to win silver medal in olympics.saina nehwal won bronze medal and became first indian woman to do so.Mary kom won bronze medal in boxing.

after this wonderful performance in 2012 Olympics, expectations were very high in 2016 Rio Olympics but it did not went very well for India .because India sent a records 117 members but we were only able to win 2 medal which included a bronze medal from Sakshi Malik in wrestling and silver medal from PV Sindhu in badminton.it was a very disappointing year for India .But the question arises why India is not able to perform well in Olympics?

if we look at any other country like USA, they won 121 ,medals in Rio Olympics. ,which is 3-4 times what India has managed so far from 1900, despite having a population of 1.3 billion. I do not think population should be considered in this matter. there are many other factors which are responsible for India’s struggle in Olympics.

reasons of India’s struggle in Olympics

  1. Infrastructure of our country

2.proper funding of players

3. lack of awareness and sports should be given more attention and priority.

4.poor rehab facilities and inexperienced coaches.

5. player are cared and given facilities when Olympics approaches but they should get it throughout their preparation to Olympics.

6.cricket is also one of the reasons. India is a cricket loving nation where every 2nd child wants to be a cricketer. i m also a cricket lover, but we should also concentrated and take interest in other sports also. Like Australia and England, they are very good cricketing nation but they are also good in other sports.

The Theatre Experience Vs the OTT Experience

2020 was a year that would be pinpointed in when the story of mankind is told in the future. Right from the Australian bushfires, to oil-spills, flash floods and cyclones. But the one disaster that shook the world into a standstill was the Corona Virus, or Covid-19.

Though the virus itself was formed in 2019, it spread worldwide only in 2020, and by late March – early April, it had succeeded in bringing the entire world to a standstill. And even as it is July 2021, many of the places that had closed down, haven’t opened back up. One such place being movie theatres.

Movie theatres were a prime spot to hangout among teenagers, a place to chill during the weekend for the working adults, and overall in general, a place that everyone looked forward to visit. In 2020, that closed down, and people were confined to their homes. No new content available for quite some time. People began missing the famous “theatre experience”. The big screen, the booming sounds, the chill room, just leaning back and enjoying a fun time with their friends or family. That shut down due to the pandemic.

But as the saying goes, as one door closes, another opens. The pandemic paved way for the Over the Top or OTT platforms, a feature that most parts of India were still not familiar with. The idea that you can watch movies that haven’t even released yet online was something new to the Indians. This was utilized well by the OTT platforms, who did the crucial task of keeping people entertained during the lockdown. The producers of the films were also happy as completed movies, which had to be shelved due to the pandemic could now be released online, and would no longer be a non performing asset for them.

OTT platforms managed to release new movies, and TV shows. In fact, filmmakers started making movies specifically for the OTT medium, as can be seen in movies like Joji or Sara’s. This meant that people could now stream quality content, from their nice and cozy living rooms, maybe even in their pajamas, saving them the trouble of even going to the theatres!

But all this raises the question, was 2020 the end of theatres? Would there be a revival of theatres? Chances are it is not. While OTT films can be viewed from the comforts of one’s homes, theatres stand for something greater than just movies. It’s not just confined to the fact that theatres give an optimum experience of the movies. There is a lot more to it. The interaction in movies, the discussions with your friends or family after the movies, mostly over lunch or dinner at a restaurant, and simply the vibe of going to the cinemas with them, and meeting them in person for something fun. These pleasures transcend the comfort that one gets while watching movies in an OTT forum.

This also does not mean that OTTs would also cease to exist once the theatres reopen. OTTs would still be preferred after a long day of work. All it means is that movies have now become more accessible to everyone, either through theatres or through OTT platforms!