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                                                                  Image by xiaochi1989 from Pixabay   COVID - 19 has undoubtedly put forth a remarkably bad effect on almost every aspect of our lives. It has not only distanced us from our loved ones, made us hygienically aware but has also pushed us to adapt to certain lifestyle changes. Wearing a mask is definitely one of them but along with that, it has also influenced many countries wherein shaking hands, kissing and hugging was a symbolic gesture of greeting, to think of a safe,  warm, friendly, respectful and social distanced replacement. And we have one! There are no second thoughts about the fact that Coronavirus spreads with touch and close proximity with people, and hence  social distancing is one of the ways to keep it at bay. But now the most important question that has been facing us is, how are we going to achieve it in our day to day lives? Let us begin with greetings. Handshakes to high-fives, have become alien and th

                                          Image by  Harish Sharma  from  Pixabay                                                                    14 th September is celebrated as the Hindi Day. The Indian constitution, in 1950, declared Hindi in  Devanagari script  as the official language of the union. But Hindi still stands as a second fiddle. It is often looked upon as an optional language in the government offices, especially in the Eastern and Southern states of the country. Instead, the foreign language English gets undue preference. Not to mention that even those areas where officials are adept in Hindi, they prefer to use English for all official conversations.   Even after completion of 73 years of Independence, repeated instructions of the Ministry of Home Affairs and several criteria set for the offices categorized as A, B and C, most of them do not meet the standards, when it comes to the directional use of Hindi. A major reason behind this is the mindset, wherein offic

  As you are aware, COVID-19 has become a global pandemic , is on-going and is expected to affect humans for a long period. It has reached such a scale that even in the next six months it is not going to stop. It has been a known fact that 80 percent of all infections are transmitted by hands. Several activities like shaking hands, opening doors and much more expose hands to harmful germs and bacteria.  One can follow a small routine of cleaning hands more often than usual and prevent oneself from this full-blown pandemic. Intensive campaigns are being run to create high level of awareness. Several campaigns are being run to promote hand hygiene, social distancing, transmission of infection among the public and compliance to the rules.  Washing hands with soap and water is the best way to ensure hands are clean and free of germs. Many a times, it is not a viable option. However, there is a simple solution. Carry a hand sanitizer whenever you are in places where you may not be able

                                    Image by  OpenClipart-Vectors  from  Pixabay   Gender equality is a basic human right. It entails the concept of all human beings being free to develop their personal abilities. Each one having their own choice without the limitations set by stereotypes, rigid gender roles and prejudices. Gender equality is when people of all genders have equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities.  Gender equality means that the different behaviors, aspirations and needs of women and men are considered, valued and favoured equally. It does not mean that women and men have to become the same, but that their rights, responsibilities and opportunities will not depend on whether they are born male or female. But our world faces a persistent gap in access to opportunities and decision-making power for women and men. Though, women are better off today, they are still far from being equal with men. HOW DOES GENDER EQUALITY STAND IN THE WOLD? Globally, no country has