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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...