COVID-19 Quarantine period has kept the people away, not only from the people they admire but also from their jobs, livelihood, hometown, home, family, love, but the virus had transmitted day by day through out the country like a monsoon strom travel and come forth all together and distorts the city. The SHAMIK TRAIN had got a hope on them, the one who are away from their loved ones.
This whole two months they had suffered going back to their respective hometowns. Their sufferings had answered them, these trains had ranned on the tracks from last month for the migrant peasants to travel back home. When the lockdown was imposed by the PM, these people had no where to go, no jobs to earn money, no food to eat, not even a shelter to sleep. The states borders were sealed and no one was allowed to travel inter state.
When the SHAMIK TRAIN was on the move half of the battle was won and half was with the deadly virus which had infected more than a million people worldwide. Total 642 trains had made it to nearly 8 lakh people to their homes. 100 trains run everyday, carrying 54 people in each in 24 coaches having 72 seats to maintain social distancing. Guidelines of the train is online and the ticket fare is 90% discounted, services has been shared on a 85:15 ratio with states.
While the railways has not yet announced the cost incurred on the special services, the officials indicate that the national transporter has spent around ₹80 lakh per service.
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands (A&N Islands) are a union territory of India. They lie towards east of the Indian mainland in the Bay of Bengal (6º to 14º north latitudes and 92º to 94º east longitudes) and the 572 islands of the archipelago appear like emerald beads strewn in the blue sea. The average distance between the A&N Islands and Indian mainland is 1200 kilometres (km). On the west lies the Bay of Bengal that separates it from mainland India and in the east is the Andaman Sea, on the other side of which lies Thailand. The Preparis North Channel on the north and the Great Channel on the south demarcates the boundary between A&N Islands and Myanmar and Indonesia respectively. A&N Islands consists of two archipelagos, the Andaman Islands and the Nicobar Islands. The two groups are separated by the Ten Degree Channel named so because it lies at the 10º N latitude. Out of the 572 islands, only 38 islands are inhabited. The Andaman archipelago is the larger one and covers an area of 6408 square kilometre that is 78 per cent of the total area of the archipelago. The Nicobar archipelago has an area of 1840 square kilometre has that accounts for the remaining 22 per cent. Total population of A&N Islands is 380,581. Of this total Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands account for 90 percent and 10 percent respectively. The administrative headquarter is Port Blair with a population of 0.13 million. The Nicobar District’s headquarter is at Car Nicobar.The population of A&N Islands can be divided into two groups – non-tribal population and the tribal population. The non-tribal population came to A&N Islands, when the British colonized the Andaman Islands in 1858 and later the Nicobar Islands in 1869. The non-tribal population grew rapidly after the Independence in 1947 when the “refugee” families were “resettled” under various schemes from 1947 to 1980. The non-tribal population consists of mainlanders, who were “settled” in A&N Islands over the last 158 years. They account for 92.66% of the total population. The tribal population constitute the remaining 7.34% of the total population. There are in all six tribes, four in Andaman Islands and two in Nicobar Islands. The Nicobarese, account for 97.2% of the total tribal population of A&N Islands and the rest of the five tribes account for the remaining 2.8%. The tribes of A&N Islands are scheduled tribes.
It is safe to say that the original population of the Andaman and Nicobar islands consist of aboriginal indigenous people, i.e. tribal people. They have been dwelling in the forests and jungles of the islands for centuries, lead a hunter-gatherer lifestyle, and appear to have lived in substantial isolation for thousands of years. The so called “civilians” or city/town dwellers only came later, earliest a few hundred years ago. The Andamanese and Nicobarese can be split into two broad tribal groups mainly based on their place of origin. The Andaman Islands are home to four ‘Negrito’ tribes where as – the Great Andamanese, Onge, Jarawa and Sentinelese. Where as the Nicobar Islands are home to two ‘Mongoloid’ tribes – the Shompen and Nicobarese. The ‘Negrito’ tribes are believed to have arrived in the islands from Africa up to 60,000 years ago. All are nomadic hunter-gatherers, hunting wild pig and monitor lizard, and catching fish with bows and arrows. They also collect honey, roots and berries from the forest.The ‘Mongoloid’ tribes probably came to the islands from the Malay-Burma coast several thousand years ago.
The Great Andamanese:
The great Andamanese is a collective term used for 10 different tribes that lived in most of the large islands in the Andaman. These tribes spoke different but related languages were of Negrito origin and were related by culture and geography. Until the late 18th century, the Andamanese peoples were preserved from outside influences by their fierce rejection of contacts (which included killing any shipwrecked foreigners) and by the remoteness of the islands. But after the coming of the British, things changed.When the British first tried to enter the island in around 1788-89 the Andamanese tribes, with their total population of 5000-8000, were able to resist them, resulting in the British to move to Port Conwallis and withdraw from all attempts to obtain Port Blair and Ross island for about 60 years. However they made another attempt to capture Port Blair in 1858 and succeeded, only to be met by the soldiers of the great Andamanese tribe in 1859. The battle between the great Andamanese and the British regime is known as ‘The Aberdeen war’. The tribe organized a well planned attack on the high ranking british officials but they were betrayed by an escaped convict Dudhanth Tiwari who had lived with the tribals for several months.As a result of the betrayal, the great Andamanese suffured heavily. They were fighting with bows and arrows against guns and artillery. Most of the young male population was killed in the battle. Population dwindled as and threatened the genes for the future survival of the tribes. Imported diseases, to which the islanders had no immunity further effected population and by 1901 only 625 great Andamanese were left. They shifted base to Straight island and that is where they live today. Today only two tribes (Jeru and Bo) remain in significant number; the other 8 have been mostly extinct. The cultural and linguistic identities of the individual tribes have largely been lost; their members now speak mostly Hindi. Although the Great Andamanese on Strait Island still obtain some of their diet from hunting, fishing and gathering, they now consume rice and other Indian food, and are dependent on support by the Indian government for survival. They now practice some agriculture, and have established some poultry farms.
Onge:
Onges are one of the most primitive tribes in India. They belong to the Negrito racial stock and they have been mainly seen near the Dugong creek in Little Andaman. They are dependent on the food provided by nature and are a semi-nomadic tribe. The onge population fell post british colonization from 672 in 1986 to 92 in 1901 but has remained stable since. At present the Onge population have opened up to the locals in the island. They have now experienced the impact of outsiders, as efforts at befriending them have proved successful. They have been provided with pucca houses, food, clothes, medicine etc. by the Administration. They eat turtle, fish, roots and jack fruits etc. They have developed artistry and crafts. The Onges can make canoes. A primary school has also been functioning at the Dugong Creek settlement of Onges. The population of this tribe is stable and is at present 110. A major drawback is the addiction of the Deugong mails to alcohol. 6 deaths have been reported because of this already. Enquiries into ways of controlling this addiction are taking place.
Jarawa:
With a population between 250 to 400, the Jarawa tribe is one of the largest tribes in Andaman islands. For centuries this tribe has shunned all interaction with outsiders and therefore there name means “The hostile ones” or “people of the earth”. The Jarawa are still at the primitive stage of life on earth. They entirely depend upon forest and sea for food. Wild boar and monitor lizard are consumed. Various kinds of fruit , honey and tubers are parts of their diet too. The jarawas of both sexes go complete naked. However some ornaments made with shells and palm leaves are worn by them but these are not in the sense to cover their nudity. This tribe has lived in the southeast part of Andaman but after the British regime they shifted to the western region of the island. They have forever been hunter gatherers in the true sense however things have changed since the 1990’s specially after the building of the old trunk road. The great Andaman trunk road is a 360 km long road that connects Port Blair to the western regions of Andaman. Though it proves beneficial for tourism and business, it has proved life-threatening for the Jarawas. This trunk road cuts through the jungles that are home to the Jarawa community.
Sentinelese:
The Sentinelese people are said to be so hostile that their home has been named the ‘hardest place to visit’ in the world. They inhabit the North Sentinel island, and are the only remaining tribe in the Andamans to still maintain their isolation from the rest of the world. Nobody knows exactly how they look, the population or how they live. Since 1967, the indian governments with the help of anthropologists have tried to make contact with the tribe. They tried giving gifts of food, coconuts, etc but they were always met with hostility. The tribe showers arrows and stones at whoever comes near the island. In 2006, 2 fishermen who were fishing illegally near the island were shot by sentinilese archers. The helicopters which was sent to retrieve the bodies was also greeted by arrows. After the tsunami the government again tried to help them by sending a few employees to the island with gifts but again, the same response followed. Presently the policy of the indian government is to leave the Sentinilese alone. Any access to North Sentinel island is strictly forbidden.
Happy Mother’s Day to all the gorgeous mothers out there. Today I am just going express what I feel about a mother’s love. A mother is a walking miracle , her love is magical which I think no poet or artist could ever portray it or describe it through paintings and poems. Her love is so pure and selfless, that sometimes I wonder that how can someone be so benevolent and self-sacrifising, its just beyond my imagination. In these 19 years of my life, I have learnt one thing for sure that no one will have your back forever except your mother. She will be standing right beside you in every phase of your life and without expecting anything in return. A mother and a child are connected through a umbilical cord at first but then, connected through hearts for life. A mother is the only person who will love you deeply and unconditionally till her last breath. So, on this Mother’s Day I watched a wonderful movie wth my mother and its name is “ROOM” it is old movie which was released in 2015 but is recently available on online streaming platforms. It is directed by Tommy Wiseau. The movie is based on a girl who gets kidnapped, confined to a tiny room and raped and after 2 years she gives birth to baby boy, who becomes her light of hope to get out of this hellhole. The movie is so beautiful that it just wrenched my heart. Me and my mother both cried atleast twice/thrice while watching it. The movie also conveys this message that a mother will not even think twice for putting her life in danger, in order to save her child’s life. In the movie the child’s name is Jack, who is unaware of the fact that there is a big world outside the tiny room in which they live. The kidnapper never used to take them out and has locked the door using password protection so that there is no chance they could escape out. The movie is a absolute masterpeice and one of the most underappreciated films of modern era. The character writing is outstanding and every line feels genuine and carries a emotional weight. The story is so suspenseful that it will give you rapid heart beats. The movie has got 4.6 ratings out of 5 and even I feel that this movie is worth watching on this special day.
There is a saying in Tibetan, “Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.” No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that’s our real disaster.” The 14th Dalia Lama
Picture courtesy : One India
When we shouldn’t lose hope means that we should make sure the same tragic things does not happens again.
Didn’t we learned a lesson 35 years ago? And yet, here we are with a repeated history. The same incident took place 35 years ago in the state Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal. Though Bhopal was much worse than Vizag. The death and the aftermath was so horrific that for weeks people had suffered diseases related to the gas. Both the tragedies were same in a way, both happened due to the negligence of the company’s authorities. Slack management and deferred maintenance which in result created a situation where routine pipe maintenance caused a backflow of water into a MIC tank, triggering the disaster.
If such tragedies keeps on happening we don’t know how many toxicity one country can take, so this happening is another lesson for the whole old and promising nature of the Government.
Bhopal and Vizag were not so different from each other, the whole situation was covered up with an excuse of being mistaken or being blamed on a worker being irresponsible and never even once mentioning their own fault of being irresponsible, siting in a comfortable chair of an AC room they decide the problems and solutions of the poor people who becomes the victim of such hazardous incidents. The atleast 50 days untouched machines were being used suddenly without any inspection resulting the death of 11 people including elderly, women and infants.
Even with the compensation the grief and the bigger loss of a person’s life cannot be replace or compensate with anything but a justice can bring relief to the families who have lossed their loved ones. Seeking for justice and looking forward to a better tomorrow without any tragic incidents and without a history being repeated incidents would be a better India to live in. The hope of seeing a better India.
Nirbhya Rape Case, Unnao Rape case, Mumbai Rape case, Ranaghat Rape case and numerous many more. Many assault cases in India and other nations go unreported, just because of open dissent and media consideration has expanded the readiness to report the cases.
It’s sad, but genuine that ‘RAPE’ is the fourth most normal wrongdoing against females in India. It’s a severe truth that 80% of the instances of assault cases are done by somebody known to the person in question. It’s hard to confide in anyone in time of downfall, whether he’s your uncle, your driver, your worker or any other person.
Pitilessness by spouse or his family members represents 27.9 percent of the violations against ladies.
Lion’s share of the cases are recorded under this IPC segment revealing insight into the high predominance of abusive behavior at home in the country. Most assaults go unreported on the grounds that the assault casualties dread reprisal and embarrassment. India is being disparaged in light of the fact that numerous cases are not reported,even however casualties are expanding step by step.
Report of assault cases in 2017 –
In excess of 32,500 assault cases were enlisted with the police in 2017. In any case, Indian courts discarded just 18,300 cases identified with assault that year.
The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has discharged the yearly wrongdoing in India report 2017 on October 28,2017 – Madhya pradesh tops the outline for the most number of violations against ladies, at 5,562 cases. Uttar Pradesh is underdog to MP with in number of instances of assault announced. Assault by realized people despite everything establishes a huge level of the considerable number of cases reported. Out of 32,559 revealed cases, in 93.1 percent cases the denounced were known to the victims. The report features that 16,591 assault bodies of evidence were accounted for against family companions, businesses, neighbors or other known people and in 10,553 cases, the blamed were companions, online companions, live-in accomplices or isolated spouses of the people in question.
In the event that we talk about state insightful, at that point Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Sikkim, Tripura, Nagaland can be viewed as modestly more secure than different states.
Report of Rape cases in 2018 –
Very nearly 34,000 assault cases were accounted for in 2018. It’s extremely stunning and unsavory that one lady detailed an assault like clockwork of the normal. As per (NCRB) Annual Report 85% prompted charges.
Report of Rape cases in 2019 –
Six instances of assault and eight instances of attack were recorded each day on a normal in the national capital this year till July 15, as indicated by the Delhi Police measurements, which feature an upsetting circumstance.
Through and through, 1,176 instances of assault were enrolled till July 15 this year, the information uncovers. The figures are exceptionally upsetting as these features the proceeded with helplessness of ladies in the national capital even 7 years after the abhorrent assault and murder of a 23-year-old medico here, which had made an across the nation shock and prompted promises by the political and regulatory initiative to address the issue with all reality.
The person in question, presently known as ‘Nirbhaya’, was assaulted by six men in a moving transport in a south Delhi territory while she was getting back with a male companion on December 16, 2012. In the wake of outrage and shock over it, the laws against assault and attack were reinforced however the circumstance stays unaltered.
“Going after work is a bad dream for ladies. I see no police officer sent at detached spots. While getting back from work out in the open vehicle, there are such a significant number of dull stretches I need to pass every day. I continue talking over telephone to either my companions or relatives with the goal that they would know whether anything untoward happened,” said 30-year-old Shweta Mehta, an architect who works in Gurugram and lives in Jangpura.
As indicated by the police, in the vast majority of the assault cases, they were known to the person in question.
All through most of mankind’s history, men would in general view ladies as mediocre and of lower request Raised in talk, squashed truth be told, ladies have, for a really long time, been made survivor of men’s numerous domineering savageries and shameful acts. Causing licentious calamity is one of the most belittling gadgets men have embraced to cover and oppress ladies and, in this manner, support their own predominance.
Now that the world is on hold. Days feels longer and boredom stretches out to this extend that you’ve binged watched almost every latest series and movies and dramas and what not! So like any of you, I started piecing my life with throwbacks and again stumble upon this not so forgotten master piece of 2016.
IN THIS CORNER OF THE WORLD.
It is a Japanese animated war time film directed by Sunao Katabuchi. The film is a brief piece of world war 2, based on the manga written by Fumiyo Kono.
It circles around the life of a young woman named Suzu, who is very dreamy and naive who loves to draw. She along with her parents and siblings stays in a small town of Hiroshima called Eba. In 1943, Suzu being an 18 year old was arranged to be married to an unknown man named Shusaku, the movie leaves out the deal of ideologies and politics during the war thus the story is solely based on suzu’s prespective. A young common girl. Suzu’s husband turned out to be a very kind man who comes from Kure city, 15 miles away from Hiroshima. the story gradually unfolds the daily life of common people during the war and how they manage to cope up with it or manage to survive it also shows how suzu lives like a regular Japanese house wife in her husband’s house.
The movie also highlights the food shortage struggle and how Japanese people built caves to survive bombs. The turn of events during the war led suzu to lose her right hand and her niece Harumi. Despite all the tragedies Suzu faced, she managed to outgrow it but when a big blast in Hiroshima occurred killing many, the emperor of Japan announces the end of war by declaring surrender to allied powers which leaves Suzu in despair remembering her loses. |
This was just a bit of the movie; you can watch it on Netflix. Where I am very fond of Animes which provide a taste of common life, this movie will not disappoint you but will give you a warm nostalgic feeling and has a deep meaning in it. But at the same time it’s not preachy and shallow. And so simply put, in this corner of the world is a delight watch.
As intriguing the title sounds and as pretty the book looks, I present you a book you can definitely judge by it’s cover.
During a lazy time like this, following the same eat-sleep routine where purpose of life might seem a little hazy now, here is a Japanese mantra to get you an answer to your never ending “i don’t know what to do with my life” frustration.
This book is based on a Japanese concept of living life that is IKIGAI which means ‘the happiness of always being busy.’ It is made from two Japanese words: ‘IKI’ meaning life and ‘KAI’ meaning the realization of hope and expectation and if simply put ‘a reason to jump out of bed each morning.’
The book comprises pieces about longevity and study of Okinawa island of Japan where maximum centenarians, 24.55 out of every 100, are found. What do they eat, drink, how do they exercise, how do they manage stress, how living in close community and social ties and relationship is having an impact on their well being and longetivity was surveyed.
The good read moments I have shared with this book have felt nothing but self investment. Usually non fiction books are not that interesting for many but this book directs you to find your personal IKIGAI, which means to find something you love, something you’re good at, to manifest something that the world needs.
Once you understand the meaning of IKIGAI, the book tries to explain the art of being young while growing old. Where everything is about finding your meaning of life the book also encourage the idea of being in flow that is to be completely immerse into the experience so that no other stuff can distract you. It definitely does not seems very subtle and easy to find your IKIGAI right away and so their are several tips from the locals of Okinawa about what habits should be encouraged to live a better life.
While concluding the book the author unfolds another Japanese technique called ‘WABI SABI,’ an idea of finding beauty in imperfection, according to this technique Japanese people find imperfection, incomplete and flaws beautiful.
Here flawed is preferred as it resembles to nature. Perceptually, I understood IKIGAI to be a passion which is in everyone, which gives meaning to our life and gives us the inspiration to be our best to the very end of life.
‘Note to Self’ is a memoir by the YouTube sensation Connor Franta.
Instead of being a black and white word book, it’s full of colored pictures, connecting us with the greater, outer world of the author. It breaks the monotony and adds on to the aesthetic value of the book.
This book revolves around a variety of topics and seems like a little guide for teenagers and young adults. The author tries to make his point by using his own experiences and examples, thus keeping the whole story real instead of using hypothetical examples.
He touches a variety of topics through the book like self love, self acceptance, relationships- both with own self as well as with others. He also deals with some sensitive topics like dealing with depression and body image issues and very subtly reminds us all of the value of kindness.
In a world where everyone is obsessed with perfection and seeks happiness in being accepted in the society, this book teaches us that the only way to attain true happiness is by accepting one’s flaws and being okay with it and being a salad bowl instead of being a soup bowl. At times articles and at other times epiphanies, poems or quotes, this book is a new take on young adult non fiction which is not the norm is modern literature.
This review is entirely dedicated to technology enthusiast. So if you are also a technophile then keep on scrolling.
So today i will be reviewing Samsung Galaxy earbuds which are currently available and trending in market.
Galaxy earbuds which were launched on 8th March 2019. It is a great pair of wireless earbuds which can be easily attached to your smartphone via bluetooth connectivity. We can listen to music /podcast or can do binge watching all day long by using it. The sound quality offered by these wireless buds is fairly good, indeed , with deep bass and wide open soundstage. These buds use Bluetooth 5.0 which means as soon as you take them out of the case they will automatically get connected to your smartphone which is a great feature.
It has a generic looking earbud case which is very handy and can be easily handgripped without worring about it slipping off the hand. The case has a USB-C port for charging and also, has a feature of wireless charging and if you keep your earbuds in the case they will automatically start charging if required. The case uses one of thise resistant hinges that snaps close. Now as you open the case there is a LED light between the left and the right earbud. The LED light turns green or red according to the status of the earbuds.
The earbuds are universal that means it can be paired up with any brand’s smartphone whether it is Apple, Vivo , Oppo etc. These earbuds also have “Dolby speakers” which helps in experiencing satisfying sound quality. It also includes noise cancellation feature which will help you in eliminating background noise, when you are wearing them.
Overall it is a above average product which has got 4 stars out of 5 which means that it is totally worth the money.
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