I emerged as a new species after the pandemic. I’m no more human- like.You might be thinking either I’ve finally lost my mind and believe I’m spiderman or some zombie who survived the series ’All of us are dead’. Don’t stress I’m neither of them. A new organ has ballooned within my insides. “Find positivity … Continue reading How pandemic changed my life
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“They’ll discover the cure soon enough.”
This is what I thought to myself while scrolling through Insta on another mundane evening. To say I was wrong would be an understatement. A massive one at that. . . Little did I know how much we undermined the problem. Little did any of us know how the world would change. But it did. … Continue reading “They’ll discover the cure soon enough.”
Shutdown
I am 19 years old and never thought that such a scary period will come in my life. I was preparing for my entrance exams suddenly news came that there will be a complete shutdown in the country. It was so shocking and hard to believe. I never thought that such a small organism can … Continue reading Shutdown
Fly n Fly
(NOW I KNOW) WHY A CAGE BIRD SINGS (Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can– Arthur Ashe) Birds are the flight of freedom Liberated from the 'clutches of sadness' Measuring the ‘depth of the tribal sky' Listening to the Lord’s soft whispers Flirting fearlessly with the sun and the moon They … Continue reading Fly n Fly
Post Covid World
Albert Camus’ novel The Plague starts with rats dying, followed by a tsunami of human deaths. The leaders are reluctant to acknowledge the epidemic initially but are soon forced to take the situation seriously. With martial law imposed, no one is allowed to enter or leave the city. Being unable to communicate with or see … Continue reading Post Covid World
Listening
Covid-19 has infected people all over the world. To prevent the virus from spreading further, countries have been put under lockdown. People are reporting particular negative effects on their mental health and well-being as a result of their anxiety and tension over the coronavirus, such as trouble sleeping (36%) or eating (32%), increased alcohol use … Continue reading Listening
Competition, Comparison and Psychology.
Competition is necessary to determine the best-suited candidate for any task. It’s not limited to humans only. It has always been an integral part of nature. Darwin’s theory of natural selection roughly meant that the species which adapts the best to the conditions survive while others perish. That is a competition for survival, plain and … Continue reading Competition, Comparison and Psychology.
Pandemic and Mental Health
Do you frequently scroll your google news feed? Do you tip and tap your fingers on Instagram? Are you mindlessly watching Youtube, paying a view to any catchy lines you encounter? Do you feel uncertain about the future? Is there an upsurge in your stress level? Do you feel the need to escape your immediate … Continue reading Pandemic and Mental Health
MUTED VOICES
I may not be the right person to give my personal bias, But I understand it is enough to let you think differently. There is a part of the culture/society who we consider to be Subaltern voices. Subaltern voice is a term used to describe the people with a muted voice. They are not dumb, … Continue reading MUTED VOICES
Plastic – ity to solution, not pollution
“Plastic is a menace to the environment”, I have been listening, reading and even effortlessly writing this in my EVS exams since I was a child. I did not understand the "big" concepts of reducing plastic pollution back then, but it turned out that not much had changed in neither my understanding nor my habits. … Continue reading Plastic – ity to solution, not pollution
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