The corona virus pandemic has induced fear, stress and anxiety in all of us and has severely affected our day to day life. The issue being faced by each of us today, is how to respond, manage and to cope up with the stressful situation unfolding so rapidly in our lives and communities. In absence […]
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I’m a girl
I’m a girl I’m a girl and I’m not safe in the nation which worships me I’m not given freedom in a country which states to be a democracy I’ve been groped, touched, seen I can’t wear whatever I want who wants sights of mean god forbid if something happens, I’m the the one to […]
I am a dumb person
i am a dumb person with a muddled thinking i can’t separate truth from my belief dyk that i have wings? but they use hope instead of wind i like to fly at nights i have a thing for the empty sky some nights i attempt at catching stars some nights i can’t stand their […]
You & Me
You & Me I look up to the moon, sitting at window in this house, walls of which have managed to hide you from others, the moon today, is hollow on the left, just the way you’ve made me, the spots on its beauty are similar to the ones you gave me, now, now I […]
I saw two Eyes in a Local
i saw two eyes smiling in a local train. maybe their brains weren’t functioning properly to exert the correct reflex. or, they could have been senseless of the chaos happening around. possiblity hangs on them being mad enough to behave so different. were they too cool to be glued down to the phone screen like […]
World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 2020
In 2013, the UN General Assembly designated 30 July as the World Day against Trafficking in Persons and declared that it was necessary to observe such a day to “raise awareness of the situation of victims of human trafficking and for the promotion and protection of their rights.” People are trafficked for sexual exploitation, […]
Dhirubhai Ambani’s Atmanirbharta : Parimal Nathwani
July | 05, 2020 :: The term Atamanirbharta is much in vogue now a days. To overcome downslide post Covid – 19; the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi exhorted all Indians to be Atmanirbhar! During freedom struggle, Mahatma Gandhi had also called upon us to be atmanirbhar or self-reliant. While both Mahatmaji and Modiji expostulated […]
This Father’s Day, bond with your children to become a super dad : Prasanta Dash
Ranchi, Jharkhand | June | 21, 2020 :: How many of you actually held your child close to you when they were born? I think the number must be very miniscule. This is because a father’s role in a child’s life as a care giver is very downplayed and underutilized. Men, like women, have a […]
Safeguarding Women and Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic : Prasanta Dash ( CFO, UNICEF Jharkhand )
Ranchi, Jharkhand | June | 16, 2020 :: The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdown caused disruptions in all aspects of our lives. As our movements became restricted, there were challenges in availing many of the facilities that we were accustomed to, including care for pregnant women, mothers and children. However, services such as antenatal […]
Maintaining Safe Habits is the Key to Safety from COVID-19 : Prasanta Dash, Chief Field Office, UNICEF Jharkhand
Ranchi, Jharkhand | June | 02, 2020 :: The COVID-19 pandemic has kept us in a state of lockdown for over two months. This has had a huge impact on every aspect of our lives, from confinement indoors to closed schools, offices and marketplaces. This time has been challenging for all of us, both physically […]