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Your phone's WhatsApp notification goes off, prompting you to eagerly check who decided to message you because all your groups are muted anyway, only to see that a family group has been created with the senior members of your family and some cousins in it. You are glad for a few moments but your finger rapidly moves to the mute button and you go back to whatever you were doing earlier. But just before you can tear your eyes away from the phone screen, in comes a message. <\/p>
It's some inane forward about a worker in the Coca Cola factory, whose blood accidentally mixed with a batch of the soft drink during manufacture. As it just so happens, claims the message, this worker has AIDS, which means you too will get AIDS if you accidentally consume Coca Cola. Understandably, you scoff at the message and close the group, and move on. <\/p>
But in a corner of your mind, you're already thinking. Why does this message even exist? Can it be true? What if it's true? You ask yourself before you start analysing it, the HIV virus cannot survive outside of the bloodstream, it dies within seconds of contact with the open air. It definitely wouldn't survive in Coca Cola, with its gas and slightly acidic properties. So, you wonder, who exactly was this message supposed to fool?<\/p>
Now, before we continue, how many of you honestly knew that the HIV virus dies on contact with air outside of the blood stream? <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1504864750702","data":"59b26fb9963cf"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1504864752933","data":"
An Empire of Lies: <\/b><\/p>
The obviously fake WhatsApp forwards are just a microcosm of the larger problem that has come with the age of sharing information rapidly with each other. With access to Instant Messaging services and Twitter where reactions to an incident are rapid, a lot of misinformation and propaganda is spread to misdirect the public opinion. A tactic that the powers that be across the world today seem to be mastering. It brings to mind that old adage about the truth and a lie, 'A lie is already halfway across the world before the truth is done putting its pants on.' <\/p>
There are very distinctive characteristics of fake messages that are spread through social media and WhatsApp these days, they are almost always supporting an agenda, more often than not an agenda to hate someone whom you've never actually met. To quote an example that is currently ongoing, the recent murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh has sprung forth a fountain of misinformation that has accused her of everything from colluding with enemies of India to being a Naxal sympathiser, none of which is true. The fact of the matter is that Lankesh was a Naxal reformer who gave a new life to those who would have died in the jungles for their ideology and the accusation that she was an anti-national was given so our proud nationalists could reduce her to something subhuman, which probably led to her murder. <\/p>
The irony of such character assassinating messages being forwarded by the very same elders that told us repeatedly that we should not speak ill of the dead is, in itself, a hilarious irony, highlighting the hypocrisy of those we chose to trust and believe. But then, growing up, you realise that our elders are people just like us, are not infallible.<\/p>
This culture of sharing fake information through the internet has lead to us living in a post truth era, where the lie is the truth, and the truth does not matter. So how does one protect themselves from misinformation and deceit in such an age? <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1504877966362","data":"59b29df31a33c"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1504865810725","data":"
Question Everything:<\/b> <\/p>
We had an excellent student submission yesterday by the same title as above, asking us to question everything, and you, as students, have a dire need to do this in your age. <\/p>
Students make for excellent vote banks, something politicians desperately need, it is their bread and butter after all. Thus, misleading students through fake messages is big business for the powers that be. While we can't control what our elders believe, most of them are stubborn anyway, students are at the age where they are exploring the world when they form opinions that will last with them for the rest of the life, subject to change only when something extreme happens. So how can you protect yourself from misinformation?<\/p>
1. By finding valid sources. Some random blog on the internet is not your source for information, neither is a website that has an obvious bias against a group. People with opposing opinions will obviously have two versions of facts, but the truth will always lie in the middle. <\/p>
2. Questioning everything you see and hear. If you hear something, be skeptical about it until you can confirm it yourself. <\/p>
3. Read extensively: Acquaint yourself with as much knowledge as you can about the world around you so that you become an informed voter and not just someone who depends on WhatsApp forwards for their info. <\/p>
Reading and gaining knowledge from sources that are backed with evidence will dramatically increase your chances of not being fooled by fake news spread through social media. It is your duty as future tax paying citizens of The Republic of India to be as informed as you can be before going to the polls. Your entire country depends on your decisions. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1504866401907","data":"59b27193bb1ca"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1504866403755","data":"
It is sad to see people stooping so low that they have to celebrate their ignorance by sharing information in echo chambers without a debate. The discourse on social media platforms has deteriorated to an impossibly toxic level these days. There is simply no discussion that can be had without egos clashing and insults flying. It makes me sad that the good old days of proper debating and agreeing to disagree are gone. <\/p>
Add to this the fact that the elders we grew up idolising believe every mind-numbingly dumb WhatsApp forward that comes their way is quite disheartening, but if we want to progress as a society and as human beings, it is our solemn duty to smash misinformation and drag all of us back into the light. It is in all your hands, in all of ours. <\/p>"}]
The five-year-old me was afraid of school. <\/p>
As I saw my brother, away from home for 6 odd hours. <\/p>
It seemed nothing less than the punishment for all his mischiefs. <\/p>
For all I could've understood, it felt as if he faked a smile for me. <\/p>
Never really realizing the worth of it, \"school\" and \"cell\" seemed similar. <\/p>
Until you came, made me see the school as my second home. <\/p>
Making me meet the other mates and break the ice; <\/p>
And getting out the Student in me. <\/p>
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With age, I grew fond of music. <\/p>
Watching the singers and enacting them to the best. <\/p>
But the stage was still a far-fetched dream, a distant reality. <\/p>
All the aspirations tend to be bound inside the four walls. <\/p>
And the confidence fell down, for it wasn't open to the crowd outside. <\/p>
Until you came, made me close my eyes and sing my heart out. <\/p>
Only to listen to the claps and cheers from the \"unknowns\"; <\/p>
And getting out the Performer in me. <\/p>
Meanwhile, studies started to intrigue me. <\/p>
Questioning the concepts was now my pastime. <\/p>
But the immaturity surrounded me in all my endeavors. <\/p>
Never did I manage to work out all the school homework. <\/p>
And all the passion was somewhere lost in the inconsistent attitude. <\/p>
Until you came, made me realize how knowledge fades with time. <\/p>
And it's the constant practice and dedication that makes you the best; <\/p>
And getting out the Scholar in me. <\/p>
I was never good at drawing. <\/p>
It looked like a trace of an ant throughout the canvas. <\/p>
All the colors except Black and White were a mere illusion. <\/p>
The distorted strokes filled the sheet, not even barring the hands. <\/p>
And colors getting spilt like the modern art, nothing to get amazed at. <\/p>
Until you came, connected the shades with the emotions in me. <\/p>
Made me look at it as the reflection of what I really am. <\/p>
And getting out the Artist in me. <\/p>
I had always lived for myself. <\/p>
Didn't bother about the others' perspective of life. <\/p>
Supposedly, life was to be lived by one's own interest. <\/p>
The more you get linked with others, you slow down yourself. <\/p>
Because it's a race to the finish and the rest are your competitors. <\/p>
Until you came, made me appreciate the idea of team work. <\/p>
How if we all stay together, we can march together, to the finish; <\/p>
And getting out the Teammate in me. <\/p>
It takes courage to face life. <\/p>
To live on my terms, I needed to be prepared all along. <\/p>
'Cause the world is cruel and shreds those who do not bend. <\/p>
And it hunts for the ones like me who worry about it the most. <\/p>
Making the feeble me strive to count every moment that goes by. <\/p>
Until you came, in all the walks of my life, guided me to the right path. <\/p>
Got me the strength to live with my head high, without the worldly fear; <\/p>
And getting out the Hero in me.<\/p>"}]
There are times where I sit back and wonder just exactly where did we go wrong in understanding ourselves and the humans around us. <\/p>
You see, humans are probably the only creatures on the planet who are both simple to understand but extremely complex to comprehend. Does that line make sense at all? I'll try to decode it. <\/p>
We are, at the end of the day, creatures of habit. We have that one pen that we only use to write exams with. We have that one way we sit during matches to ensure India is winning, we have that funny routine before going to sleep because you convince yourself that without that routine, you cannot go to sleep at all. <\/p>
Every day, it's the same story. We get up from bed, brush, bathe, go out, come back, go through our habits because we are so used to them we don't even notice it anymore, and then go back to sleep. Then wake up, repeat. Simple.<\/p>
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Yet within these habits lies the complexity of humans. What we do is often not simple, although to us it might seem that way. Playing a game with skill is not possible to everyone, reading a book is not everyone's cup of tea, watching a movie every night is not everyone's cup of tea. Yet different people have different routines that we think are complex because we ourselves do not understand them. <\/p>
This is why, despite our complexities, we are, at the end of the day, creatures of habit. Predictable and easy to read. Unless something upsetting or uprooting happens, we don't really break our habit. In many cases, we fall back on our habits to keep our mind off things. <\/p>
Not that there's anything wrong with that. But if tomorrow an alien species invades Earth, they will have an easy time taking over the planet just by denying us our creature habits. <\/p>
Just kidding. <\/p>"}]
Full name of 'Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam' was 'Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam'. He was born on October 15, 1931 at Dhanushkothi in the temple town Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu.<\/p>
He was born in a poor family, but he was an exceptionally brilliant child.Kalam passed the B.Sc. examination from Saint Joseph College, Thiruchirapalli. He joined Madras Institute of Technology (MIT). His further knowledge in the field got upgraded when he joined Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) in 1958 and Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in 1963.<\/p>
He is known as the Missile Man of India. The various Indian Missiles of world order like Prithvi, Trishul, Akash, Agni, etc. are mainly the result of his efforts and caliber.<\/p>
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam became the 11th President of India. He served the country from 2002 to 2007. For his excellence and brilliance, he was awarded the prestigious Bharat Ratna in 1998; Padma Vibhushan in 1990; and Padma Bhushan in 1981.<\/p>
Dr Kalam expired on Monday 27 July 2015. He suddenly fell unconscious when he was delivering a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management at Shillong.<\/p>
On 30 July 2015, the former President was laid to rest at Rameswaram's Pei Karumbu Ground with full state honours. Over 350,000 people attended the last rites, including the Prime Minister, the governor of Tamil Nadu and the chief ministers of Karnataka, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh.<\/p>
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was mainly interested in work. He was a bachelor. He was not interested in going abroad. He wanted to serve his motherland first. <\/p>
He said that he thinks his first and foremost duty is to serve his motherland. He was fond of music and the Koran and the Gita. Ever since becoming the head of the Indian State, he had been having interaction with children all over the country.<\/p>
He was by no means a miracle man. His advice to the youngster of the nation was to \"dream dream and convert these into thoughts and later into actions\". <\/p>"}]
Education is something which gives us the potential to earn a living but...education with values is what gives us the sense of maturity and purpose of life along with knowledge.The former ,that is just education includes knowledge about superficial things around us which can be gained through technology that is booming in every sector nowadays!but it is the values and morals that give us the true essence of life and this value added education is imparted by our teachers who are the ones responsible for what we are today!<\/p>
The support and encouragement from our teachers gives us infinite strength to go beyond the bars of success! sometimes their words leave a deep impression ,which enables us to take the most crucial decisions of our life .Bookish lessons can just help us to some extent ,teachers teach out of their experience which is beyond the scope of books and gives us the real sense of learning.All of us may not be able prove our understanding with high marks or a great job and it doesn't even matter much when we talk about real life! But it is the quality interaction with our teachers that teaches us lessons for life and this what we are supposed to focus on for directing ourselves towards the right path of achieving goals!<\/p>
Initial days of intermediate were very hard for me,the level of competition was high enough to cope-up and go along with other students.First of all, I was very lonely as none of my school friends joined the intermediate college which I was into.It was a whole new atmosphere with high competitive spirit and did not give me any grip over what I was doing or what I was actually supposed to do! This made me experience the extreme levels of confusion and uncertainty that time.So,after a week of classes, we were asked to sit one per bench and solve problems by our own...sir went on dictating problems, everyone started trying ,few were yelling answers too..! but I was still trying to recollect the formula and procedure as we were not allowed to turn back pages.He observed me for a while but did not say anything.The very next day we had a test in JEE mains pattern and he was our invigilator! question paper was full of problems and as usual I was struck again, just felt like leaving the paper and walking out .Then he slowly came to me and whispered \"don't worry you can solve all the problems!try as many as you can,don't give up\"! . Just cannot express the positive vibes that I got with that one line.I might have not achieved wonders but whenever I think of it during my tough times it reminds me that my attempts may fail but I must never fail to attempt.<\/i><\/b>This experience has changed my way of thinking and made me much stronger than before!<\/b><\/i><\/p>
Having knowledge and good thoughts is always appreciated but spreading the same to the society and having a positive influence is much needed.We must always try to do it as much as we can. All my teachers have played a key role in my life,on this occasion of teacher's day I would like to thank them for their constant affection and support during my happy and tough times and let them know how special each one them has been to me. :)<\/p>
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People don't usually care about others until they need something from them. Most of us cut ourselves off from others and stay with a select group of people that matters to us. The entire equation is about people building castles of their egos and living in them with a few select people. Some of these folks never even take the chance of introducing themselves or bothering to speak to someone who is on a lesser social equation than them. <\/p>
I read this story about a Teacher who set the easiest exam his class had ever taken. The students, excited that they were essentially being handed a good grade without any actual hard work, took the exam with much glee. That is, until they reached the last question. <\/p>
The last question was, 'What is the name of the cleaning lady who cleans this class?'<\/p>
Many bewildered looks and stares later, one student asked the teacher if the question would count towards their grade, to which the teacher replied in the affirmative. When the students had returned their exam sheets with the last questioned unattempted, the teacher survey the class and smiled. <\/p>
\"In your careers,\" he began, \"you will meet many people, all of whom are significant. They each deserve your attention and care, even if all it takes is a little smile on your face and a hello.\" <\/p>
The teacher never told the class the cleaning lady's name. He did, however, give them a lesson they wouldn't forget. To remember people that they meet, people who help them and are kind to them and clean up after them without complaint. The students would of course eventually learn from this and go on to ask the 60 year old short haired cleaning lady her name. <\/p>
But that is not for you to know. What is for you to know is the names of similar people in your own life. So go forth, for now you know that everyone matters, no matter how small you assign their position in the social ladder to be. <\/p>\n"}]
<\/p>"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1504772396493","data":"\"Selfish\" redirects here. For other uses, see Selfish (disambiguation).\nSelfishness is being concerned excessively or exclusively, for oneself or one's own advantage, pleasure, or welfare, regardless of others.[1][2]\n\nSelfishness is the opposite of altruism or selflessness; and has also been contrasted (as by C. S. Lewis) with self-centeredness.[3]"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1504772416061","data":"59b1025a52fa3"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1504772464260","data":"Divergent views[edit]\nThe implications of selfishness have inspired divergent views within religious, philosophical, psychological, economic and evolutionary contexts.\n\nClassical[edit]\nAristotle joined a perceived majority of his countrymen in condemning those who sought only to profit themselves; but he approved the man of reason who sought to gain for himself the greatest share of that which deserved social praise.[4]\n\nSeneca proposed a cultivation of the self within a wider community \u2013 a care for the self which he opposed to mere selfishness in a theme that would later be taken up by Foucault.[5]\n\nMedieval\/Renaissance[edit]\nSelfishness was viewed in the Western Christian tradition as a central vice \u2013 as standing at the roots of the Seven deadly sins in the form of pride.[6]\n\nFrancis Bacon carried forward this tradition when he characterised \u201cWisdom for a man's self...[a]s the wisdom of rats\u201d.[7]\n\nModernity[edit]\nWith the emergence of a commercial society, Bernard Mandeville proposed the paradox that social and economic advance depended on private vices \u2013 on what he called the sordidness of selfishness.[8]\n\nAdam Smith with the concept of the invisible hand saw the economic system as usefully channelling selfish self-interest to wider ends;[9] while John Locke based society upon the solitary individual, arguably opening the door for later thinkers like Ayn Rand to argue for selfishness as a social virtue and the root of social progress.[10]\n\nRoman Catholic philosopher Jacques Maritain opposed the latter view by way of the Aristotelian argument that framing the fundamental question of politics as a choice between altruism and selfishness is a basic and harmful mistake of modern states. Rather, cooperation ought to be the norm: human beings are by nature social animals, and so individual persons can only find their full good in and through pursuing the good of the community.[1"},{"type":"youtube","id":"vid-url-1504772384759","data":"Odl_gw5hVWE"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1504772391428","data":"Psychology[edit]\nLack of empathy has been seen as one of the roots of selfishness, extending as far as the cold manipulation of the psychopath.[12]\n\nThe contrast between self-affirmation and selfishness has become a conflictual arena in which the respective claims of individual\/community are often played out between parents and children[13] or men and women, for example.[14]\n\nPsychoanalysts favor the development of a genuine sense of self, and may even speak of a healthy selfishness,[15] as opposed to the self-occlusion[16] of what Anna Freud called 'emotional surrender'.[17]\n\nCriminology[edit]\nSelf-centeredness was marked as a key feature in a phenomenological theory of criminality named \"The Criminal Spin\" model. Accordingly, in most criminal behaviors there is an heightened state of self-centeredness, that differently manifests itself in different situations and in different forms of criminality.[18]"}]
As a self-confessed (and attested to by friends) social media addict, I've noticed a common theme between myself and my online friend circle who often spend hours debating and talking about various issues online: We are all night owls. <\/p>
Over the last 2 months, I've been struggling to sleep on time and wake up early to take care of my health and get in shape, but it has been incredibly difficult. A quest to understand what exactly is going wrong and a long argument about politics last night on Facebook later, I think I've put my finger on at least one aspect of the problem: Social Media itself. <\/p>
However, in general, the sleeping habits of Indians in urban areas has significantly changed over the years. Growing up in the 90s, 9 PM usually meant preparation to go to sleep. By 10 PM, residential areas used to go silent, the lights off, some residents stretching on the balcony before heading back and falling asleep instantly. It would be grossly unfair and downright wrong of me to blame Social Media for this phenomenon outright, but there has been a definite increase in smartphone activity and its correlation with the destruction of your sleep cycle. <\/p>
After a bit of Google-Fu (Kung-Fu's modern, sunglasses wearing, hip-hop listening brother), I stumbled across multiple articles that confirm my suspicion about the correlation between smartphone usage and sleep deprivation, and further about the impact of social media on sleep cycles. This piece is to talk about the correlation and why we need to go back and sleep normally again, as much of a hypocrite that makes me feel as I type this out. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1504780772695","data":"59b12ff89ec99"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1504780775359","data":"
Miscounting Sheep:<\/b> <\/p>
The information age and outsourcing jobs brought to India the BPO culture. While night duties are a tale as old as time itself, never before has there been such a sizeable chunk of young people that stay up all night to work once they graduate. But that is a story for another article, we will shortly touch upon this point and the reason I brought it up soon. <\/p>
Now, as we've already established, blaming just smartphones for the lack of sleep among the youth of today's generation and the next is, to be honest, not very fair. But most of what is keeping us awake at night has to do with a screen. For me, it is gaming. I spend hours gaming and play DotA or Overwatch late into the night before regretting my decision. For a lot of others, it is smartphones, TV shows and of course the 21st-century drug: Social Media. <\/p>
A report on The Atlantic, which you can read by clicking here<\/a>, laid down the facts of how smartphone addiction is causing sleep deprivation among the young people of today. The article, in no short terms, lays the beat down with well-researched data that basically confirms that the presence of your smartphones near where you sleep, which causes you to itch and check your phone, is hurting your sleep cycle tremendously. On a side note, I highly recommend reading The Atlantic, they're a fantastic publication and some of the best articles I've read are published on the platform. <\/p>Meanwhile, the aforementioned article also links to a YouTube video by Reactions, a channel dedicated to Chemistry. The video speaks about how constantly checking the smartphone might be formulating a complex chemical that is preventing you from sleeping. It's a fantastic watch, and I'll link it below. <\/p>"},{"type":"youtube","id":"vid-url-1504781734157","data":"mnDfPpUC_jg"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1504781739156","data":"Miscounting Sheep On Social Media: <\/b><\/p>Unless you're like me and spend too much time with your friends online, social media wouldn't play a big role in your sleep deprivation catastrophe. If you are like me, however, you are pretty much ruining your own peace of mind by preventing yourself from sleeping because someone on the internet was wrong. <\/p>Considering the amount of access and functionality smartphones have added to social media, linking smartphone usage to sleep deprivation basically also meant the fault lied with social media as well. Somnologists (people who study sleep, yes that's a thing), have successfully linked the excessive use of social media to the lack of sleep simply because we keep scrolling and staring at the screen instead of counting sheep with our eyes closed, wrapped up like a shawarma in blankets. <\/p>The American Psychiatric Association also published an article that linked the use of social media to not just sleep deprivation, but also depression. Although the correlation between depression and social media is an issue that would require its own article. You can read the APA's article by clicking here.<\/a> <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1504782565136","data":"59b1303da7476"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1504782566956","data":"Students Terribly Miscounting Sheep: <\/b><\/p>Which brings us to students. I'm told that the generation of students that are in colleges today have moved on from Facebook and are omnipresent on Instagram and constantly on text with their friends on Whatsapp. I already feel ancient. <\/p>But all the digressions aside, considering the sheer number of young people in the country and the number of people that are on social media from among them, it is no surprise that we've been sleeping a little later than usual. I don't rightly know just when the culture of surprising a friend at midnight by going over to their house for the birthday started, but now it has become the norm. Why? Because nobody sleeps by midnight anymore. They're almost always awake, using social media, watching something or playing something. <\/p>Which brings us back to the BPO culture I mentioned earlier. Times change and businessmen who detect which way the wind is blowing will make a killing before someone else has the same idea. With a sizeable chunk of the urban work force moving to night shifts thanks to outsourced projects and ITES jobs, it has led to the rise of plenty of late night food spots across the city, pilgrimage to which has become the holy rite of passage for every student in the city these days. Late night food spots, a personal favourite of mine because I'm always hungry, are almost always dotted by young college students any day of the week and it surprises me every time, considering at the same age I used to snooze off at 11. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1504783134455","data":"59b130809aac6"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1504783136558","data":"Learning How To Count Sheep: <\/b><\/p>I'm not here to tell you how to live your life. This is more of a statement I'm making to myself and any other student who has been having trouble sleeping on time. I've basically become enslaved to two cups of coffee darker than my ex's heart to keep myself awake and at work (I'm only joking, I'm still great friends with my ex). <\/p>But, if you too have felt the pangs of guilt and have cursed yourself for waking up bleary eyed and confused every morning to an alarm that clearly hates you, you've come to the right place. <\/p>Somnologists, the extreme ones at least, recommend that every screen around you must be off at least 2 hours before you sleep. I thought this was a little too extreme for my tastes before realising that I could spend those two hours reading books instead. Some of the more moderate ones advise caution and prudence with your use of social media and smartphones, recommending that you take care of what you're doing and to not go overboard blindly. <\/p>At the end of the day, it comes down to breaking the habit that you've normalised over a long period of time. This is not a problem that our parents faced and overcame, the problem of overexposure to smartphones and social media is unique to the children born as the Age of Internet began, which means it is up to us to examine what's going wrong, fix it, and then pass on our knowledge to those who will come after us. <\/p>Until then, the struggle will continue. Sleep deprivation is not fun, ladies and gentlemen. On the bright side, if you find any errors in this article, I can happily blame it on not sleeping well. <\/p>I only had four hours of sleep. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1504784452010","data":"59b131a0c2339"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1504784453839","data":"It is extremely important for students to get proper sleep so that they are functional the next day. The increasing trend to stay up all night for something as asinine as a TV show or social media is ruining the health, both mental and physical, of students across the world, not just India. It is extremely important for you to consider the ill effects of lack of sleep on your body before you proceed any further with staying up all night using your phones. I know breaking the habit is difficult, I've been there myself, but in interest of your health, this is an appeal not just from me, but from the stuMagz team, to sleep on time and wake up fresher and stronger every day. Your family and your country needs you. <\/p>More importantly, however, you owe yourself a healthy body and a healthy mind. You need yourself. <\/p>"}]
Meanwhile, the aforementioned article also links to a YouTube video by Reactions, a channel dedicated to Chemistry. The video speaks about how constantly checking the smartphone might be formulating a complex chemical that is preventing you from sleeping. It's a fantastic watch, and I'll link it below. <\/p>"},{"type":"youtube","id":"vid-url-1504781734157","data":"mnDfPpUC_jg"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1504781739156","data":"
Miscounting Sheep On Social Media: <\/b><\/p>
Unless you're like me and spend too much time with your friends online, social media wouldn't play a big role in your sleep deprivation catastrophe. If you are like me, however, you are pretty much ruining your own peace of mind by preventing yourself from sleeping because someone on the internet was wrong. <\/p>
Considering the amount of access and functionality smartphones have added to social media, linking smartphone usage to sleep deprivation basically also meant the fault lied with social media as well. Somnologists (people who study sleep, yes that's a thing), have successfully linked the excessive use of social media to the lack of sleep simply because we keep scrolling and staring at the screen instead of counting sheep with our eyes closed, wrapped up like a shawarma in blankets. <\/p>
The American Psychiatric Association also published an article that linked the use of social media to not just sleep deprivation, but also depression. Although the correlation between depression and social media is an issue that would require its own article. You can read the APA's article by clicking here.<\/a> <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1504782565136","data":"59b1303da7476"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1504782566956","data":"Students Terribly Miscounting Sheep: <\/b><\/p>Which brings us to students. I'm told that the generation of students that are in colleges today have moved on from Facebook and are omnipresent on Instagram and constantly on text with their friends on Whatsapp. I already feel ancient. <\/p>But all the digressions aside, considering the sheer number of young people in the country and the number of people that are on social media from among them, it is no surprise that we've been sleeping a little later than usual. I don't rightly know just when the culture of surprising a friend at midnight by going over to their house for the birthday started, but now it has become the norm. Why? Because nobody sleeps by midnight anymore. They're almost always awake, using social media, watching something or playing something. <\/p>Which brings us back to the BPO culture I mentioned earlier. Times change and businessmen who detect which way the wind is blowing will make a killing before someone else has the same idea. With a sizeable chunk of the urban work force moving to night shifts thanks to outsourced projects and ITES jobs, it has led to the rise of plenty of late night food spots across the city, pilgrimage to which has become the holy rite of passage for every student in the city these days. Late night food spots, a personal favourite of mine because I'm always hungry, are almost always dotted by young college students any day of the week and it surprises me every time, considering at the same age I used to snooze off at 11. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1504783134455","data":"59b130809aac6"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1504783136558","data":"Learning How To Count Sheep: <\/b><\/p>I'm not here to tell you how to live your life. This is more of a statement I'm making to myself and any other student who has been having trouble sleeping on time. I've basically become enslaved to two cups of coffee darker than my ex's heart to keep myself awake and at work (I'm only joking, I'm still great friends with my ex). <\/p>But, if you too have felt the pangs of guilt and have cursed yourself for waking up bleary eyed and confused every morning to an alarm that clearly hates you, you've come to the right place. <\/p>Somnologists, the extreme ones at least, recommend that every screen around you must be off at least 2 hours before you sleep. I thought this was a little too extreme for my tastes before realising that I could spend those two hours reading books instead. Some of the more moderate ones advise caution and prudence with your use of social media and smartphones, recommending that you take care of what you're doing and to not go overboard blindly. <\/p>At the end of the day, it comes down to breaking the habit that you've normalised over a long period of time. This is not a problem that our parents faced and overcame, the problem of overexposure to smartphones and social media is unique to the children born as the Age of Internet began, which means it is up to us to examine what's going wrong, fix it, and then pass on our knowledge to those who will come after us. <\/p>Until then, the struggle will continue. Sleep deprivation is not fun, ladies and gentlemen. On the bright side, if you find any errors in this article, I can happily blame it on not sleeping well. <\/p>I only had four hours of sleep. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1504784452010","data":"59b131a0c2339"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1504784453839","data":"It is extremely important for students to get proper sleep so that they are functional the next day. The increasing trend to stay up all night for something as asinine as a TV show or social media is ruining the health, both mental and physical, of students across the world, not just India. It is extremely important for you to consider the ill effects of lack of sleep on your body before you proceed any further with staying up all night using your phones. I know breaking the habit is difficult, I've been there myself, but in interest of your health, this is an appeal not just from me, but from the stuMagz team, to sleep on time and wake up fresher and stronger every day. Your family and your country needs you. <\/p>More importantly, however, you owe yourself a healthy body and a healthy mind. You need yourself. <\/p>"}]
Students Terribly Miscounting Sheep: <\/b><\/p>
Which brings us to students. I'm told that the generation of students that are in colleges today have moved on from Facebook and are omnipresent on Instagram and constantly on text with their friends on Whatsapp. I already feel ancient. <\/p>
But all the digressions aside, considering the sheer number of young people in the country and the number of people that are on social media from among them, it is no surprise that we've been sleeping a little later than usual. I don't rightly know just when the culture of surprising a friend at midnight by going over to their house for the birthday started, but now it has become the norm. Why? Because nobody sleeps by midnight anymore. They're almost always awake, using social media, watching something or playing something. <\/p>
Which brings us back to the BPO culture I mentioned earlier. Times change and businessmen who detect which way the wind is blowing will make a killing before someone else has the same idea. With a sizeable chunk of the urban work force moving to night shifts thanks to outsourced projects and ITES jobs, it has led to the rise of plenty of late night food spots across the city, pilgrimage to which has become the holy rite of passage for every student in the city these days. Late night food spots, a personal favourite of mine because I'm always hungry, are almost always dotted by young college students any day of the week and it surprises me every time, considering at the same age I used to snooze off at 11. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1504783134455","data":"59b130809aac6"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1504783136558","data":"
Learning How To Count Sheep: <\/b><\/p>
I'm not here to tell you how to live your life. This is more of a statement I'm making to myself and any other student who has been having trouble sleeping on time. I've basically become enslaved to two cups of coffee darker than my ex's heart to keep myself awake and at work (I'm only joking, I'm still great friends with my ex). <\/p>
But, if you too have felt the pangs of guilt and have cursed yourself for waking up bleary eyed and confused every morning to an alarm that clearly hates you, you've come to the right place. <\/p>
Somnologists, the extreme ones at least, recommend that every screen around you must be off at least 2 hours before you sleep. I thought this was a little too extreme for my tastes before realising that I could spend those two hours reading books instead. Some of the more moderate ones advise caution and prudence with your use of social media and smartphones, recommending that you take care of what you're doing and to not go overboard blindly. <\/p>
At the end of the day, it comes down to breaking the habit that you've normalised over a long period of time. This is not a problem that our parents faced and overcame, the problem of overexposure to smartphones and social media is unique to the children born as the Age of Internet began, which means it is up to us to examine what's going wrong, fix it, and then pass on our knowledge to those who will come after us. <\/p>
Until then, the struggle will continue. Sleep deprivation is not fun, ladies and gentlemen. On the bright side, if you find any errors in this article, I can happily blame it on not sleeping well. <\/p>
I only had four hours of sleep. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1504784452010","data":"59b131a0c2339"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1504784453839","data":"
It is extremely important for students to get proper sleep so that they are functional the next day. The increasing trend to stay up all night for something as asinine as a TV show or social media is ruining the health, both mental and physical, of students across the world, not just India. It is extremely important for you to consider the ill effects of lack of sleep on your body before you proceed any further with staying up all night using your phones. I know breaking the habit is difficult, I've been there myself, but in interest of your health, this is an appeal not just from me, but from the stuMagz team, to sleep on time and wake up fresher and stronger every day. Your family and your country needs you. <\/p>
More importantly, however, you owe yourself a healthy body and a healthy mind. You need yourself. <\/p>"}]
It is said that the fastest way to learn something is to actually do it and learn on the fly. Except with Janaspandana, not only will you be put to work on some of the toughest projects out there, but will also be given expert advice throughout the time you spend with the course. <\/p>
Introducing the latest way to learn how to make websites that are beautiful works of art, for becoming a web developer is nothing short of a creative job these days, Janaspandana. With their unique teaching method and meticulously designed course, over a period of 45 days you will learn not just the theory on how to make a website, but also practical experience gain from working directly on some of the best projects. <\/p>
With Janaspandana, you will be put in the toughest projects to learn the most, you will be job ready by the time you're done and more importantly, you will gain a lot of networking opportunities with your peers and fellow students as well as working professionals in the industry. The following is a short breakdown of what you'll learn. <\/p>
Programming Fundamentals<\/b><\/p>
It\u2019s crucial to understand how to set up a development environment to work as an efficient developer and build successful products. Learn programming in a comprehensive way, right from the basics of computing, networking, data structures and more.<\/p>
Frontend Development<\/b><\/p>
The look and feel of a product is as important as the functionalities built into it. So learn to build an appealing, dynamic front-end by learning quality HTML, CSS and Javascript coding.<\/p>
Back-End Web Development<\/b><\/p>
This course, perfect for beginner coders, will give a comprehensive learning of object oriented programming in web technologies like PHP. The concepts taught here will enable students to develop and adopt best methodologies and professional practices of coding in PHP.<\/p>
How It Works<\/b><\/p>
One advantage of web programming in the present day is that most tech giants have made their APIs publicly available. Our courses let students work on live projects using APIs from Facebook, Google and other giants, making it very easy for them to learn on how to build complex functionalities.<\/p>
Introduction To Mobile Application Design And Development<\/b><\/p>
We introduce you to the world of mobile applications with the help of quality tutors giving an overview of how mobile apps work, basics of mobile application development. <\/p>
Click here to check out their website and start your Web Artisan journey today! <\/a><\/p>"}]
It was a beauty pageant unlike others. Yes, there was glamour, glitter and a lot of cheering by the crowd who oohed and aahed at every move of the high-heeled divas. Yes, those walking the ramp looked drop-dead gorgeous in their elaborate costumes and gowns. But when Nitasha Biswas of Kolkata was crowned at the end of the evening, the title she received was unlike any other given in this country. She was crowned Miss Trans Queen India 2017, winner of the first beauty pageant for transwomen in the country. <\/p>
In a first of its kind celebration of beauty and gender fluidity in India, 16 transwomen from across India walked the ramp to bag the title on Sunday, August 27. Loiloi Haorongbam from Manipur became the first runner-up, while Ragasiya, representing Tamil Nadu, was the second runner-up. The event was judged by a panel of eight comprising social activists, actors, beauty experts and media professionals.\nWith the line \u201cDon\u2019t be a drag, just be a queen\u201d playing in the background, Miss Trans Queen India was aimed at breaking the stereotype of viewing beauty in binary terms of male and female. Reena Rai, the woman behind the concept and execution of the pageant, said that given the outlook majority Indians have towards transgenders, an event like this becomes important. \u201cWhen I first decided to do this, I got a lot of criticism from all corners. People called me all sorts of things and questioned my sexuality and gender. They said I am a transwoman, a lesbian, a bisexual, and that is why I\u2019m doing this,\u201d she told.\nBiswas is currently pursuing Masters in Business Management. \u201cMy journey was not easy. I feel very privileged to be where I am today and knowing so much of struggles and hardships that I\u2019ve gone through,\u201d she said with pride, adding, \u201cThis is a very big responsibility and I would like to focus on transgender women rather than focusing on rights. I never wanted rights. I always wanted to empower our system and our community because that\u2019s what is needed\u201d. Biswas wants to work for education of transwomen and says society collectively needs to pitch in for this community. \u201cMany transgender women are going through a lot of molestation, pain, lack of family support. They are getting into sex work. So, it is time that every sector of the society needs to come out and help this community for its betterment.\u201dThe 26-year-old will represent India at the Miss International TransQueen in Thailand, one of the most prestigious international pageants for the transgender community, in March 2018\n<\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1504695111245","data":"59afd4382f818"}]
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