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Reel life, real damage: the attention crisis of our times

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Declining patience  Have you noticed a growing trend lately? We seem to have lost the patience to sit through a two hour movie without skipping scenes or fast forwarding. Even waiting idle for just 10-15 minutes can feel like an eternity. Our attention spans have shortened so drastically that we often skip reading anything longer than two paragraphs unless it's incredibly engaging. Long videos, which we once watched with interest, now feel like a chore. What’s more alarming is the rise of features like fast-forwarding on short reels. It is a bit concerning that even a 30 to 60 second clip now feels too long to watch without fast forwarding. Why have we become so restless? What is this constant urge for speed and instant gratification doing to our focus and patience? Let’s decode In today’s fast-paced world, our attention spans have noticeably declined. It’s demonstrated impatience on the roads, people riding vehicles faster than necessary or honking at the slightest del...
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Screen Time & Speech Delays: The Cost of Digital Babysitting

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The rise in screen time among toddlers has become a pressing concern for parents everywhere. Many express their worry that their little ones seem glued to screens, showing little interest in any other activity. This obsession isn’t without consequences, prolonged screen exposure poses serious risks to a child’s eyesight, brain development, and behavioural tendencies. But what is it about these screens, particularly for children below 2 years of age that makes them so irresistibly addictive?   The wildly popular YouTube channel ‘Cocomelon’, has the second highest number of views globally and for the kids, it’s their most favourite channel to watch animated videos. It’s content is famous for captivating toddlers to the point where they can’t look away. Around us, we often see kids glued to screens watching Cocomelon videos for hours with undivided attention without getting bored. The creators of Cocomelon have employed certain tactics that are scientifically designed...
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Pet Parenting

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Visiting someone’s house and spotting a pet isn’t uncommon. These may include playful dogs and cats or even the presence of fish and chirping birds. Raising a pet in households is a common phenomenon, and ‘Pet parenting’ is the buzzword that floats around. Have you wondered about various factors that are responsible for raising a pet? What are the psychological factors involved in wanting to keep a pet? What are the potential benefits? And also, let’s dig a little deeper into understanding the wave of pet parenting.  In the digital era, pet parenting is a novel trend followed by the majority of urban folks. In India, the rate of pet parenting is substantially increasing by 12% every year. The rise of pet parenting has multiple factors, such as the need to have a relationship that can survive within a small space. Especially in the cosmopolitan areas where the lifestyle is fast-paced and families are becoming increasingly nuclear due to which people are losing on social ...
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Pran Pratishtha, the much awaited moment

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The issue that sparked debates, the construction that marks the beginning of a new era in Indian spirituality and cultural development, one of the most massive temple establishment projects after independence is the prodigious Ram Mandir in Ayodhya which is finally ready to be inaugurated. The prime deity of Hindus across India, Lord Ram who resided in a small tent for several decades is finally stepping in a huge shrine after the prolonged struggle of around 500  years.  Many people, organisations and leaders played a crucial role in this struggle. The conundrum has its roots in the 15th century when Mir Baqi, the commander of the Mughal Emperor Babur razed the existing Hindu Temple and built a mosque over it popularly known as the Babri Masjid. Indians and especially the Hindus since multiple generations believed the fact which the famous epic in ancient Indian mythology states that the Lord Ram was born on the banks of Sarayu river in Ayodhya. The devotion and b...
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Horrendous murder, unbothered bystanders

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A few days back, spine chilling crime scene took place in the bustling city of Delhi on a busy street where a 20-year-old criminal, Sahil Khan stabbed a minor girl, Sakshi aged 16 years nearly 20 times using a knife and smashed a concrete slab 5 times. The victim inarguably succumbed to injuries and the criminal was absconding for the following 2 days. The horrible crime took place in Delhi's Shahbad dairy area on 29 May 2023. After committing the crime, Sahil absconded from Delhi via bus and was later arrested in Bulandshahar, Uttar Pradesh.  The blood-curdling murder surely depicts aggression and cruelty that is hard to explain. Another startling thing that drew everyone's attention was the inaction shown by the passers-by or the bystanders,who witnessed the murder taking place but didn't take any action as in to stop, control or report the crime happening. Nearly 15-17 people passed by the street where the entire scene unfolded but none of them took any initi...
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Aarey & Metro Car Shed : Wrangle over Mumbai's mega project

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Aamchi Mumbai Ep. 12 All you need to know about the Aarey controversy Mumbai is a densely populated cosmopolitan city with a huge number of local daily commuters. For developing the transportation system & ensure efficient movement of people within the city, the Maharashtra Government has come up with multiple metro projects.  With the announcement of policies come the controversies. In this quagmire, various arguments are floating around regarding the construction of the Car shed in Mumbai's Aarey colony. Some eminent environmentalists have strongly opposed this decision which interferes with Aarey and its flora and fauna. On the other hand, many intellectuals in this field have nodded for the car shed project in Aarey itself citing it's benefits & advantages for ordinary Mumbaikars. Let us have a look at the conundrum & understand its two sides in a pragmatic manner.  About the Aarey Colony : Aarey, an urban forest in the suburbs of Gorega...
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Significance of Maharashtra Din

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Story behind the formation of Maharashtra Presently, Maharashtra is one among the leading states in terms of industrialization, finance, agriculture, sports, culture etc. The vibrant state gained a full fledged statehood after great public striving that had a huge popular support.  1st of May is annually celebrated as the Maharashtra Day to commemorate the struggle of Marathi people for their motherland & their martyrdom.  Post independence, when Indians were enjoying the fruit of their toil, the Government of India faced multiple hurdles in organising the states. The leaders focused on reorganizing the states on linguistic grounds. Under Jawaharlal Nehru cabinet, State Reorganization Act was passed in 1956, which aimed at arranging the states on the basis of languages spoken by natives.  Bombay had been extensively developed under the British rule & was well ahead of other cities. After 1947, Bombay presidency consisted various areas where people spok...
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