Tag: COVID-19. CHILDREN
Education on a Slippery Slope
Urgent corrective measures are required to counter the Covid-19 induced educational deprivation for millions of poor children.
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The Conspicuous Absence of Women in India’s Labour Force
Despite decades of independence, why do women still not have an adequate representation in India's workforce?Lockdown Decisions Must Be Based On Very Careful Appraisal of Reliable Data
The following article underlines the importance of ensuring that all decisions about any kind of lockdown are taken with wisdom and attention to avoid confusions and hardships for the common masses.COVID-19 in India: an unfolding humanitarian crisis
With a herd immunity that is still waiting to be developed and a crumbling healthcare sector, this article looks at the COVID crisis in depth in India.The Gandhian Concept of Swadeshi and Why its Strikes a Greater Chord Today
The concept of swadeshi played an important role in the freedom movement in India in opposing colonial exploitation, but as was emphasized by Mahatma Gandhi even then, we should also look at this concept in terms of its continuing relevance even after the end of colonial rule.The COVID-19 Pandemic and its Impact on the Elderly Workforce in the Informal Sector
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed innumerable challenges before us and among them an increased vulnerability of an aged workforce demand our urgent attention. The deteriorating and worrisome plight of the elderly especially in the informal sector needs to be given adequate attention.
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A Quest beyond Vaccination
While medical experts and pharmaceutical companies urge you to get yourself vaccinated, you ought to ask yet another question: What do you do after being vaccinated? What does it mean to be ‘safe’? Or is it that we ought to see beyond the process of vaccination to redefine life in the post-pandemic world?A Third Israeli-Hamas War—What’s Next?
The article explores the political nuances of a third Israeli-Hamas war and its possible consequences and impacts.Why a lot Depends on How a Diseases and Various Health Problems Are Presented
Projections accompanied by information available on the internet shape to a great extent how a disease comes to be perceived such has been the case with the COVID-19 pandemic as well.The COVID-19 crisis and the Vulnerability of Human Existence: It’s time to Redefine Ourselves
Dissociated with nature, isolated in pain and stigmatised in illness: how cruel has society made us? A reconnect with nature is our innermost need.
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The Lasting Significance of David Hume
The pandemic, which has taken over three million lives and continues to ravage parts of the world; the rise of Trumpism, culminating in the...Domination, Hegemony and Seduction : Marx and Beyond
One need not be an orthodox Marxist to acknowledge that Karl Marx was a gifted thinker who encouraged us to look at the world...The Great Success of Zindagi Gulzar Hai is Rooted in the Quest of People to Reconcile Tradition and Modernity
Here is an in-depth look at a popular soap opera called Zindagi Gulzar Hai from Pakistan and what made it so popular among the masses even across the border.Roshan- the Story of Pakistan’s Mobile Library on a Camel’s Back
Taking books to the remote villages of impoverished Balochistan, here is the story of Roshan, the camel.The Gandhian Concept of Swadeshi and Why its Strikes a Greater Chord Today
The concept of swadeshi played an important role in the freedom movement in India in opposing colonial exploitation, but as was emphasized by Mahatma Gandhi even then, we should also look at this concept in terms of its continuing relevance even after the end of colonial rule.- CINEMA
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Education to Achieve Social Justice and Equality:A commentary on NEP 2020
Isha Anand - 0The following article looks at the NEP 2020 and its potential for generating social justice and equality.Stop Teaching Students How To Write Answers, Teach Them to Think for Themselves
An overt emphasis on mechanical reproduction of bookish answers robs learning of its essence, can we rethink education to make it more organic?The Soul of Education
The book 'The Soul of Education' inevitably raises the question “Should modern public school education even have a soul?” and through its reflections takes us on a journey deep within.Conflict kills education: Rwandan experiences show how lost years can be recovered
The following article highlights how the occurrence of sustained conflict can become an obstruction in the path of education through the Rwandan experience and discusses how the cracks can be healed within such a scenario.My Pathetic-Hilarious Experiences During Online Classes in the ‘New Normal’
The following is both a satirical and a humorous experiential account by an LLB student regarding his online classes in the ‘new normal’.
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Understanding the Crisis of India’s ‘COVID-Orphans’
The massive impact of the pandemic has left countless children orphaned, can we choose to turn a blind-eye to their pathological state and resultant vulnerability?Juhi Chawla’s Lawsuit Against 5G Refreshes the Debate on Adverse Impact of Mobile Radiation
Actress Juhi Chawla’s recent lawsuit against the rollout of 5G in India refreshes the debate on its possible harmful impact on life on the planet.Rural Internet Connectivity in India: Gaps and Challenges
The article looks at the crisis of poor internet connectivity in rural India and how this impacts its prospects and connectivity to the outside world especially amid the COVID-19.Will the Government Honor Sunderlal Bahuguna’s Vision for the Himalayan Region?
The Government of India and the Uttarakhand state government have been prompt and generous in their homage to the great environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna who passed away recently but will they honor his vision for the Himalayan region?The rural women keeping Covid-19 at bay in India
Sanket Jain - 0Ujjwala Jagtap is scared of surveying her community. “We are risking our lives, and still, if we can’t save people, then what’s the point?”...
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