When Algorithms Curate Minds…
The tools and technologies that were initially designed to help us understand the world around us are increasingly determining and controlling how we think.
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Are we Willingly Writing the Story of our Isolation?
According to a global survey, around 33 percent of adults felt lonely worldwide, with Brazil (50 percent), Turkey (46 percent) and India (43) topping the list. The advent of better means of communication have given us the chances and avenues to connect and communicate with people more than ever, but certainly it cannot propel our will to open up.
The Holy Quran Invokes Reason to Instill Faith
Not many know that the Holy Quran establishes the veracity of The Bible, The Torah, and many other scriptures (that have been lost over time) as Divine messages. The Quran states that time and again the Creator has sent Messengers and Scriptures to guide the human race, so that they know the purpose of life and follow the principles of righteous living.
Of Fairytales and Nightmares
Recent researches have been conclusive on the impact of social environment on human brain development. The results suggest a potential neural connection between gender inequality and cognitive and emotional disability.
The Struggle to Belong in the Shrinking Multicultural Space of India
It is pointless to pursue the argument as to whom the nation belongs – be it the Meitei’s hounding the Kuki’s of Manipur to show that they do not belong or a school teacher in Uttar Pradesh prompting classmates of a student to slap him, making an excuse of his ineptitude, to teach ‘the boy and his kind’ a lesson that they do not belong to her classroom. They are incidents that shake our sensibilities as a nation.
Self: an infinitesimal dot of the natural world we exist
The process of creation is unique and a miracle so commonplace that we hardly give a thought to it. Yet creation again and again unfolds it for us, so perhaps one day we pause to think if there is anything that it tries to teach.
The Quest for the Fountain of Youth
The yearning for immortality and the quest for the fountain of youth is a desire embedded in the human psyche. Poets and writers immortalized their thoughts and their powerful words transcended through generations of sensibilities staying relevant until today. Similarly, scientists, explorers, artists, sculptors, painters, and people of great excellence have defied the confinement of one human life and have lived beyond mortal existence. But the mortal self has to go and ageing is the most natural progression of this culmination.
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The Shifting Balance of Emotional Ethics During the Time of Social Media Validation
For individuals, social media offers a platform to showcase their feelings, emotions, achievements, or even a thought. It has tapped on the basic human instinct of validation, which come in the forms of appreciation, comments, and a series of emoticons. But the craving for validation sometimes takes us too far from what truly makes us human – kindness and empathy even beyond the lens of the camera.
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The Value System that Sir Syed’s Aligarh Imbibes
Only when we learn to identify, recognize, and respect the most oppressed and marginalized section of a society, the foundation of a just order can be structured. What better place than an institution to establish this order?
Mental Disorder – An Ailment Crying for Empathy and Change in Perception
According to recent studies, it is estimated that approximately 20 percent of Americans, over the age of 18, suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder. The stigma with mental health issue probably comes from the fact that we have remained largely elusive of it.
Two Parallel Worlds and Neither Just
Over centuries the so-called evolving society has given women a generic profile to follow, where every digression has been opposed with vehement aggression. And it is equally true about both the conservative and liberal societies.
The Vagaries of a Marriage in India
The story is just not about love and fulfillment that adorn a marriage. It also touches upon the loss and longings of the ones who lose their partners in the journey of life.
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Are we Heeding Nature’s Distress Alarms?
Ever heard a faint noise at a distance, grow strong and deafening as the night progresses? It takes us by surprise how stealthily the seemingly insignificant hum becomes an unbearable clamor with time. It has been long that Nature is raising signs of subtle alarms and environmentalists are trying to get the focus of the world over climate change. But the topic has by and large received little importance beyond discussion tables of international forums. Developed and developing nations pass the b
Get yourself groomed
There is a right way to do things.
Etiquette and manners constitute the very backbone of a cultured society and the benchmark of good upbringing. The learning process continues and as one grows up, the gap between of proper and improper widens. Many fail to incorporate these small yet significant norms of society perhaps out of callousness or ignorance.
It is good to get familiar with nuances like - which-hand-to-hold-the-fork to hors d’oevre, and the difference between smart casuals and forma
Etiquette and manners constitute the very backbone of a cultured society and the benchmark of good upbringing. The learning process continues and as one grows up, the gap between of proper and improper widens. Many fail to incorporate these small yet significant norms of society perhaps out of callousness or ignorance.
It is good to get familiar with nuances like - which-hand-to-hold-the-fork to hors d’oevre, and the difference between smart casuals and forma
On cover
Each passing day is bearing witness to the extraordinary mettle of children in myriad genres, making this era truly the one belonging to them. This time it is ten-year-old Jayshree Bodaraju making news by designing the book cover of "Viewless Wings - An Anthology of Love" by Dr. R.M.V. Raghavendra Rao a renowned bilingual poet in English and Telugu and Professor of English. The book was recently released at the New Science Academy. The poet in his acknowledgement address writes about the littled
Power of puppet play
Impromptu changes and a touch of humour keep the young audience entertained, says puppeteer Peter Rinderknecht.
Puppets have been a pertinent means of story-telling but when you refer to the puppets of Peter Rinderknecht they amuse you in an altogether different way.
A theatre personality who has travelled worldwide, Peter was recently in town to promote Swiss talent in the country.
If his do at the ITC Hotel Kakatiya received rave reviews from the grown ups, the young audience was equally me
Puppets have been a pertinent means of story-telling but when you refer to the puppets of Peter Rinderknecht they amuse you in an altogether different way.
A theatre personality who has travelled worldwide, Peter was recently in town to promote Swiss talent in the country.
If his do at the ITC Hotel Kakatiya received rave reviews from the grown ups, the young audience was equally me
Designing grace
Fusing tradition with the trendy seems to be her brand.
Safiya Sharmeen, Std. XI student of Chirec Public School, is on her way to establishing her newly launched brand “Missy “n” Togga”. “Missy suggests a young woman while “toga” is for the one-piece cloak worn by people in ancient Rome. Her brand stands for “reflecting the true grace of a woman”. While her mother Afshan has been in this trade for long, Safiya wishes to internationalise her designs and contribute to the creativity she inherits
Safiya Sharmeen, Std. XI student of Chirec Public School, is on her way to establishing her newly launched brand “Missy “n” Togga”. “Missy suggests a young woman while “toga” is for the one-piece cloak worn by people in ancient Rome. Her brand stands for “reflecting the true grace of a woman”. While her mother Afshan has been in this trade for long, Safiya wishes to internationalise her designs and contribute to the creativity she inherits
Recognise your dream
Over enthusiasm can bring about its own pitfalls, say educationists.
In recent years many children, and at times even infants, have made news with their special accomplishments in varied fields. Remember a baby, barely one-and-a-half-years-old, swimming four metres and setting a world record? Even though his name is not enrolled in any school he has registered his presence in the Guinness Book of World Records. Other notable incidents like a fourteen-year-old conducting a surgery; a thirteen-ye
In recent years many children, and at times even infants, have made news with their special accomplishments in varied fields. Remember a baby, barely one-and-a-half-years-old, swimming four metres and setting a world record? Even though his name is not enrolled in any school he has registered his presence in the Guinness Book of World Records. Other notable incidents like a fourteen-year-old conducting a surgery; a thirteen-ye
On silver skates
Skating as a sport surfaced during the mid-eighteenth century in other parts of the world while in India it is yet to acquire its due popularity. But determined teens like Stephen Paul aim to take the sport to its new height of glory. Stephen, this year’s National Skating Champion in the individual category under 14-16, and student of Jubilee Hills Public School, believes in improving every passing day. Since 1998, when he first put on the skating shoes there is no looking back for this talented
To have a hobby
Here is an enriching experience.
Every individual has distinctive choices and interests that may not hold significance for others. The advent of television and other sources of entertainment have made us quite inactive reducing our entity to mere spectators. But thankfully personal interest still finds its way through different manifestations whether it is music, writing or playing games.
Jaywant Naidu, whose interest in music has made him a renowned name in this field, feels that music touche
Every individual has distinctive choices and interests that may not hold significance for others. The advent of television and other sources of entertainment have made us quite inactive reducing our entity to mere spectators. But thankfully personal interest still finds its way through different manifestations whether it is music, writing or playing games.
Jaywant Naidu, whose interest in music has made him a renowned name in this field, feels that music touche
Holding court
His dream, is to become a world champion.
A plunge into the sport of badminton has been a chance occurrence for M. Venu Madhav but now the game has become an essential part of his life. Upbeat, quiet and suave, this Std X student of Jubilee Hills Public School cherishes the dream of becoming a world champion.
He started playing three years ago and till date has participated in many district and state level championships. With a modest start at the district level the teen went on to play the na
A plunge into the sport of badminton has been a chance occurrence for M. Venu Madhav but now the game has become an essential part of his life. Upbeat, quiet and suave, this Std X student of Jubilee Hills Public School cherishes the dream of becoming a world champion.
He started playing three years ago and till date has participated in many district and state level championships. With a modest start at the district level the teen went on to play the na
Looking alike?
The International DNA Day was celebrated on April 25.
Remember the sci-fi film`Jurassic Park' and the deadly dinosaurs culturedby extracting the genesfrom their fossil eggs! Can sucha world be created? Such intriguing questions and their startling answers were unveiledon April 25, to mark theInternational DNA Day, at the BM Birla Science Centre. Now, you would not have to wonderwhat makes your peers look sodifferent while you share acommon feature or two withyour sibling. Well, there areminute, micr
Remember the sci-fi film`Jurassic Park' and the deadly dinosaurs culturedby extracting the genesfrom their fossil eggs! Can sucha world be created? Such intriguing questions and their startling answers were unveiledon April 25, to mark theInternational DNA Day, at the BM Birla Science Centre. Now, you would not have to wonderwhat makes your peers look sodifferent while you share acommon feature or two withyour sibling. Well, there areminute, micr
Operation: Green
The paintings not only expressed their thoughts on the warming up of the globe, but also the remedies that could be taken up.
The issue of global warming is a concern across the world. With energy conservation seen as one of the remedial measures, the Hyderabad Unplug event was envisaged. If the actors, artistes and sportspersons got together to promote a “no electricity” hour, can children be far behind?
So at the Hyderabad Unplug and WWF-India initiative in association with The Hindu Young W
The issue of global warming is a concern across the world. With energy conservation seen as one of the remedial measures, the Hyderabad Unplug event was envisaged. If the actors, artistes and sportspersons got together to promote a “no electricity” hour, can children be far behind?
So at the Hyderabad Unplug and WWF-India initiative in association with The Hindu Young W
Destination next
Its time to put your travelling shoes on.
With examinations over and you tired with the monotonous routine, it is the right time to exercise your globe trotting faculties and you will find as many options as the alphabets and definitely many more within the country.
Where to now?
Beginning with the letter ‘A’ that stands not only for the scenic Andaman islands but also the alluring Araku valley, your search may further proceed to the rainy and thickly vegetated green landscape of Cherrapunji
With examinations over and you tired with the monotonous routine, it is the right time to exercise your globe trotting faculties and you will find as many options as the alphabets and definitely many more within the country.
Where to now?
Beginning with the letter ‘A’ that stands not only for the scenic Andaman islands but also the alluring Araku valley, your search may further proceed to the rainy and thickly vegetated green landscape of Cherrapunji
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