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Social Media triggering Fear of Missing Out amongst the Youth Precipitating Depression and Loneliness

  According to UNICEF , globally , approximately 1 in 7 adolescents aged 10– 19 experience mental health conditions, including depression and anxiety.  Excessive use of social media leads to an increase in feelings of loneliness and depression. In contrast, it can support online but also affect the mental health of an individual.  Fear of Missing Out(FOMO) Przybylski's study of Oxford University in 2013 defines  "FOMO as a pervasive anxiety or concern others might be having rewarding experiences from which one is absent." Another study in the World Journal of Clinical Cases describes "FOMO as the perception of missing out on rewarding experiences and the compulsive behavior to maintain social interaction to alleviate anxiety". The Gen-Z shift in India describes "FOMO as Fun of Missing Out, prioritizes well-being over constant connectivity." Social Media Impacts on Youth The tragic case of Molly Russell, a 14-year-old girl from the UK, died by attempt...

Poets are the Unacknowledged Legislators of the World

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"No Society Exists Without Poets" - Percy Bysshe Shelly   World Poetry Day is celebrated on March 21 every year to admire poets nationwide. From the 18th century, Germany has been called the "Land of Poets and Thinkers." Due to the Chilean Nobel laureates Pablo Neruda and Gabriela Mistral in Literature, Chile has been called "The Land of Poets". Poems that serve as a Struggle for the Nation's Freedom There are various poems that reflect the freedom struggle, for instance: "Invictus" by William Henley, which inspired Nelson Mandela during his imprisonment, "The Free Besieged" - Dionysios Solomos, which encourages Greece's independent movement, "Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna"- Ram Prasad Bismil energized Indian freedom fighters from British Colonialism, and  "To the tune, The River is Red"-Qiu Jin expresses China's suffering and call for liberation. The above poems not only uplift people worldwide but also give the...

A doubter is a true man of science

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From Ibn-al-Haytham(World's first scientist according to UNESCO, the Vatican Observatory) to modern-day physicist and chemist, Stephen Hawking, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier, The Indian Scientists include Homi J Bhabha, Vikram Sarabhai, A. P J Abdul Kalam, Ashoke Sen, J .V. Narlikar etc. They all were doubter once, a doubt related to the surrounding, environment, and natural processes occur in everyday life, a doubt which brings new idea, new theories, new observations and different view point.                                              These doubts lead to not only a remarkable achievement but a welfaristic approach towards society and one of the greatest research in human history. It's not that Newton and Einstein were the greatest doubters and renowned scientists, an ordinary human can become a true man of science. When we look into ou...

Contribution of Buddhism to Contemporary Society

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Introduction of Buddhism: Buddhism originated in ancient India Sarmana(the one who labor or toil) tradition between the 6th and 7th centuries BCE. The founder of Buddhism was Gautam Buddha or Siddhartha, he was born in a noble family of Kapilvastu situated in Lumbini in   Nepal. From early childhood, Gautama showed a meditative bent of mind. At the age of 29, he left his wife Yashodhara and son Rahula. He went place to place in search of liberation. About seven years later he attained enlightenment at Bodh Gaya under a Pipal tree. From this time onwards he was known as Buddha or enlightened one. Gautam Buddha spread his teaching to monks, kings, children, youngers, and elders. He suggested the eightfold path for the elimination of human misery. It concludes the right observation, right determination, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right awareness,  and right concerns. If a person should follow these paths he would easily reach his destination....

Indian Paintings

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 India contains a marvelous painting in its history. About 1000 years ago there are many petroglyphs (rock paintings)found in several states of India. There were countless rulers who build their paintings of the fort,  irresistible queens, gardens, etc. History Of Indian Paintings: 1. Bhimbetka rock shelters are situated in Raisen District Madhya Pradesh, an archaeological place having different rock paintings at the time of the Paleolithic and Mesolithic period. It is UNESCO(United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation)World Heritage Site consist of 7 hills over 750 rock shelter spread along with a 10 km range. Theses drawings are divided into periods. First is the Upper Paleolithic period consist of red and green color rock paintings of Tigers, Rhinoceroses, and Bison. Second is the Mesolithic Period contain rock paintings of animals, the human figure, hunting scenes, weapons, dances, musical instruments, and men carrying dead animals. The third is the Ch...

Digi- Health

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 Digi-Health is an online developing  IT company software working for the medical and healthcare industry. It is the theme provided by the University of Oulu, funded by the Academy of Finland. The Digi-Health program includes the Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of information and Technology and Electrical Engineering, and Faculty of  Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine. The aim of this program is that it focuses on novel digital Technologies for the data-driven health care system, strong expertise in medicine, wireless solutions, and big data analytics.   As we can see that Coronavirus Disease cases rise rapidly all over the world especially in India the cases cross 22 lakh and it increases day by day with more than 63000 new cases reported in a country. We have 0.6 doctors and 2.2 nurses per 1000 population, with the World Health Organisation(WHO), 's norm 1 and 3 respectively. In pandemic situation doctor's mainly concentrate on COVID-19 patients rather than them...

India's Culture Heritage

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 Indian Culture deals with the study of a different form of temples in Hindu culture. Temple's architecture based on Shilpa Shastra and Vastu Shastra. Temples built with perfect geometry and fixed mathematical construction in the way of Hindu life. Let's discuss some temples and architecture: 1. Nagara Temple : Nagara Temple is based on the Northern Style having prominent features like Sikhara(tower), Garbhagaria(Holy place), and Mandaps(Pillard Hall).  Sikhara is a tower of the northern temple and it is curved in size contains a spherical slab with ribs on the top. Garbhagaria or a womb chamber where the image of the main deity or Murti is placed in a bare cell. Mandapas are the entrance of the temple and a place of worship of saint and also it is used in performing marriage rituals.  The three types of Nagara temples related to the size of Shikhara are Rekha Prasad/Retina(It is the name of top and used for housing the Garbhagira), Phamsana(Phamsana buildings are incline...