Author: Vrinda Sharma

I am Vrinda Sharma, ( she/her) Sociology student | Author | Public speaker

Ways to balance work and rest

“You can’t have everything you want, but you can have the things that matter to you. and the thinking that empowers you to work hard for a long period of time” ~ Marrisa Mayer There is a strong line between work and rest. A professional life speaks different things about us whereas a personal life speaks something else. We often fail to put a distinction between work and life where we can freely devote time to our body and mind. For an individual, both mind and body are important but as a member of society, we have the motive to…

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Education

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” Nelson Mandela Education is an open guide to understanding the world around us which is an important part of every human’s life and should be provided for the betterment of an individual and society. In India before education was just accessible to either the people belonging to the upper caste section or just to boys. As it came to the notice of the government as well when people started emphasizing more the education of the girl child and their empowerment from education, girls were slowly sent to…

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Indian Poverty

Social Issue “India is a land of plenty inhibited by poverty; India has an enthralling, uplifting civilization that Sparkles not only in our magnificent art but also in the enormous creativity and humanity of our daily life in city and village” ~ Pranab Mukherjee Source: Moneycontrol According to a survey, 10% of Indians were poor in India (2019), and rural areas had more poor people than urban areas. Approximately 5 crore people are plunged into poverty. Poverty is one of the biggest social issues in India. Other issues do exist but why is poverty the main issue rising above so…

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Why is divorce marked as a ‘bad option’?

“Divorce isn’t such a tragedy. A tragedy’s staying in an unhappy marriage, and teaching your children the wrong things about love. Nobody ever died of divorce.” ~ Jennifer Weiner source: Hindustan times Marriage, one of the social institutions every Indian is a part of or is preparing to be a part of, is something that is considered a necessary part of life. Marriage according to Indians is most safe when arranged by parents, relatives, or someone who knows the process of matchmaking takes place where marriages are fixed by the horoscopes of both men and women. From childhood, both men…

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Are wives suffering in Indian households? - Asiana Times

Roles and duties specific to women in Indian households. Indian societies are full of patriarchal boundaries which deeply deprive women freedom of in the country. An Indian respectable female actress commented on the issue.  “Within a family since childhood, you are being told that you are not welcome. a lot of girls face it. I face it too. but I never got stopped due to this. When a woman wants something she doesn’t stop” Ratna Pathak Shah.  Women’s freedom is never really taken seriously in our country. First, a female child is the responsibility of their parents and family. Second,…

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Most of the government colleges still don’t have all the humanities subject options with them. Source: www.icscareergps.com  In India choice of career is something that is taken very seriously by the whole family, sometimes relatives are also asked to join the process of decision making Is it really something to do with the family when it comes to choosing one’s career or stream? or is it an individual decision to choose one’s own stream for their career?  The answer always favors the individual choice one should make for the subjects that they have to study and pursue for the rest…

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Body and Mind: Myths around mental health

“You don’t have to be positive all the time. It’s perfectly okay to feel sad, angry, annoyed, frustrated, scared, and anxious. Having feelings doesn’t make you a negative person. It makes you a human” ~ Lori Deschene Good mental health isn’t a smiling or a happy face, it is something related to the expressions one makes with their inner self. The inner self is our personal place where we actually hold all our emotions, thoughts, and feelings that we might not display externally. We, humans, have two selves one is Personal and the other is social, as we are social…

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Who is killing the education system?

It’s the teacher that makes the difference, not the classroom. ~ Michael Morpurgo Source: hindustantimes.com Teachers and the education system are really making progress in killing off a better future. Today’s horrific case takes us through the relationship shared between another teacher- student in which the victim’s life is taken away. It is not just about the teachers adding to it the caste system. Caste as B.R. Ambedkar was a social evil, which was promoting the system of purity and pollution amongst all the people forming a hierarchy.  This hierarchical division somehow shifted power in different castes unequally which led…

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12-year-old boy on the critical list after sexual assault by 3 men.

Sexual assault happens when someone touches another person in a sexual manner without their consent (source: https://rapecrisis.org.uk ) Source : dnaindia.com Children are considered to be a pillar of our country’s future generation, but the question slides in when we say are they safe enough to even be a part of the future? A child goes through a series of development which includes from the age of 5 to 7 years, the child grows physically and learns how to move and use their body parts example: how to hold a spoon, in this period they also get socially developed like…

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