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Loneliness : A new pandemic
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American Psychological Association- "Modern life is synonymous with human absorption- seduction-with technology -mediated companions". The Global State of Social Connections report stated that about a quater of the world population feels lonely. And the deleterious effect of loniless is equivalent to smoking 15cigaretts a day. India's troubles in this context run deep .About 27% of its youth, 5 -15% of children and almost 75% of senior citizens are afflicted by solitude. Atleast 10%of adolescents and 25% of older people are lonely or very lonely. According to Gallup and Walton Family Foundation, 10%GenZ describe their mental health as"poor" while rest of them say just "Ok" , they feel severe segregation . GenZ - generally considered to include those born between 1997 and 2012. These statics are an underestimation of the real scale of loneliness , which the WHO declared a pressing ,albeit underappreciated , global health threat. The indian experie
Women's Education :From the perspective of deprived girls
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Once Vivekanad said ," If you educate a man , you educate an individual. But if you educate a woman, you educate a family". Quotes are meant to be for a good starting because to educate a woman from roots in real world is not a snap. Did you ever think those girls perspective about women education who live in villages or in deprived areas? Let's elaborate this with my own experience... Recently, I interacted with some class 10th girls through Naandi Foundation , an NGO. I noticed many points ..first of all, their education level .. they are in class 10th but they are unable to write the name of their own parents , they even did'nt know the spelling of High School . I asked them what do they expect from this so called studies ? And some of them answered , personally they are not willing to go school, just beacuse their parents forced them so they have to go . They have neither any plans for further studies nor for gaining more knowledge , they are h
How long and Why will Women remain soft targets?
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"बहुत दुःख होता है कि हम लड़कियाँ हैं" This line belongs to true incident based movie named, Ajmer92. What can be more frightening than this that we start fearing with our existence? We are changing ,our country is changing, then why people's thinking is not changing for women . Whether it the time of Ajmer Scandle in 1992, Nirbhaya incident in 2012 or Manipur horrified incident in 2023 , women were considered as commodity even then and even today. Never before in the last 75 years have Indian women been so celebrated and at the same time, publically so degraded. Audre Lorde , an american writer asks a crucial question for our time : What do women want after they have told all their stories? Do we want a safe space for an individualistic telling of the stories of our lives or should we now look beyond ourselves towards a collective movement that will redefine and reshape democratic India, through our lived experiences ? Should we begin to work systematically
Mental Illness that's making human the living corpse
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In today' fast-paced world, we often hear a very prevailing phrase "just accept the situation and go ahead" but very few people know what to accept and where to move? Examples are meant to be understood , so let's start with a exemplification ...many of us have seen the series ASUR and ofcourse everyone must have developed their own diffrent views obout it . But what i observed is Shubh's mind how he became what he heard about himself. So my purpose in saying this that we often priorities societal point of view notwithstanding of our conscience about us. We all know there is big diffrence b/w saying and believing and it is this diffrence that leads us to mental illness . We all experience mental disorders at some point for some reasons, for someone it can be issues of health,studies,career,relationships and for someone it can be empty nest syndrome. Dr Jeffrey Kellogg says -" I think mental health is pervasive . It affects us in everything we do, a
One Way that's make Women a meaningful Empower: Financially Independence
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The long -drawn movement for women's rights has been fighting to bring women and men on an equal footing in society. But , when we think on ground level Financially Independence is the one way to make Women empower. Why is it? And How's it done ? Let's find out... Oxford Dictionary defines empowerment as. " Making someone stronger , more confident especially in controlling their life and claiming their righs." Financially Independence is not only a source of confidence but also gives women the credibility to participate in important matters of decision making ,for themselves and their families. At the launch of an initiative called W20, International Monetary Fund's Christine Legard said, "India's GDP can expand by 27% approximately , if the number of female worker increases to the same level as that of men." Research shows that when women earn income they reinvest 90% of it into their families as compared to only 30% to
Journey from Prohibition of Child Marriage to Marriage of Both Sexes at the Same Age
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Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA)was introduced in year 2006. But still Child Marriages are in practices continuously. Let's have a look at some reports and statics that shows the seriousness of Child Marriages and their terrific impacts.. 1) National Family Health Survey 4: One in four girls in India was being married before 18 and around 8% of them aged between 15-19 years were mother or pregnant. 2) United Nations Children's Fund : Each year 1.8million girls under 18 get married in India that makes India the country having one -third child bride of the world. NFHS 5 that shows present scenario also do not show any substantial improvements. There are some most appropriate reasons that responsible for Child Marriage..... A belief that girl need to marry early for safty and protection. Some parents consider the age period of 15-18 as unproductive especially for girls and also underaged girls are more prone to child marriage than boys. Child marriages often occurred du