LOCK DOWN AND EXAMS

When the entire world is fighting against Covid19, our colleges and universities are taking online sessions to complete courses and make sure the students don't miss out on their studies. 

The first 2 weeks of the initial lockdown phase was quite normal yet boring. 

Then our university mailed us the online session schedule. 

Excitement flowed into our nerves and we started attending the online sessions very attentively.

We downloaded several online class apps such as Zoom, Hangouts, etc. Then we realized, classroom learning is more fun as half of the time of the faculty there, goes in scolding us for our mischief and some other interactions. We missed our classroom and gradually we started getting bored in the online sessions.

But, we then found out types of escapes. Of course, I agree, we did. 

From drawing on the screen randomly to play some funny pieces of music in the background, from asking irrelevant questions to continuously wishing the teacher we have tried everything.

But our faculties never gave up on us and that gave us a feeling of affection towards them.

The quizzes and exams seemed so easy, we started scoring good and that made us opt for online semester exams.

It is a great experience for all of us now. And we need to go through it.

The world never stopped for Covid19, and will never stop for anything.

It is rightly said, "Whatever the situation is, the show must go on"

THE STUFFED PINEAPPLE

Note: This article just portrays my personal views on the very tragic incident that took place in Kerala.

It is often said that feeding a hungry soul leads you to the path of heaven. Yes, it is believed to be a kind gesture.

Be it a hungry human or an animal.

Recently there was a case that drove people and media to showcase varied opinions and views on the selfishness of humans.

A pregnant elephant was out in the streets of a local place in Kerala in search for food. 

She found a pineapple on the road and ate it. Soon after that, she bumped into a lake and stood inside the water for hours and then died. It was found that the pineapple had a cracker inside which reacted in the poor elephant's stomach.

Yes, the locals were blamed for giving that pineapple to the elephant. But is this acceptable?

It is stated that Kerala has a system of keeping animals away from their crops by doing this.

But is this the way to do so??? 

Point 1:

People could make strong fences around crops to keep the animals away. Is stuffing crackers in foods a smart step?? How can the authorities allow it??

Point 2:

The elephant that was killed with the pineapple, did not go into anyone's crop. She was on the roads searching for food. Then why did the locals feed her with cracker crammed food?

Point 3:

I agree the elephant was pregnant but it takes an elephant 22 months to give birth to a baby. And the fetus was just 2 months old. The blame that was given to the people of Kerala for killing a pregnant elephant was wrong. The people did not know the elephant was pregnant. 

Point 4:

Isn't it the responsibility of the government to create a space for the elephants away from the residential areas?? How did the elephant reach the local areas?? We know the devastating strengths of an elephant. If one elephant can come into the residential area for food, many can. And they can destroy many houses.

I know it is a mix of many opinions and questions, but yes aren't they valid?

Desi Family

India, a land of togetherness, unity, and Bollywood. Yes, Bollywood !!

Bollywood has a greater impact on us than politics. Every other person in India has a favorite Bollywood star who they surely want to meet someday. Every family has a favorite family movie that they enjoy watching together. 

Family movies like Hum saath saath hain, Rishtey, Taare zameen par.

Families don't just watch them, but they go to an imaginary world where they replace the stars with themselves and start picturizing. Of course when I talk about imaginary picturization, how can I forget our very own Baghban. This movie has surely been interesting until your parents started imagining the whole concept as there "might be" situation. Every time the children of Amitabh Bacchan and Hema Malini starts misbehaving with them, our parents start staring at us. That movie has certainly set a bar for our parents to tell us "what not to do".

Families have some really important members. 

A father, whose work is to ask where we spent the last month pocket money and giving serious looks to every easy-going situation.

A mother, whose clock runs 2 hours ahead of the exact time. She wakes us up by saying it's 9 am already when it's just 7 am.

A brother/sister, whose work is to blackmail us and make us do things as per their wishes.

Cousins, to keep an eye on each other so that next time their parents start comparing them with others, they can come up with a point.

And the other members of all the family, who are very well known about what can happen to you, more than yourself.

All are different from each one of us, but yes, not all flowers in the garden are alike. Different colors, the different fragrance is what makes the garden look beautiful.

No festival feels like a festival without family. Be it a birthday party or just a get-together, families make it worth memorable.

              "Other things may change, but a family will always stay with you"

Indian Dads

A mustache. A heavy voice. And always serious looks. This is probably the starter pack of any Indian father. Of course it might differ for some, but mostly it is the same.

Indian fathers are always after our sleep schedule. No matter how early you wake up, you find your dad sitting on the chair with a newspaper already. They don't understand what Sunday is. 
You wake up late on Sunday, you get a half an hour speech on how much time you wasted sleeping and what are the demerits of sleeping so long and so on.. What my father does for waking me up is probably what early morning torture looks like. Switches off the fan, opens the window and the curtains are raised high, pulls away the blanket and start playing old Hindi songs and bhajans to the highest volume.

But yes they are cute too. They try their level best to cope up with the recent trends by joining social media like Facebook and Whatsapp just to make sure they stay connected with others as everyone.
But, teaching them how to use it is probably the funniest thing on earth. Recently I was teaching him Whatsapp messaging techniques. Trust me it was not easy at all.
He was about to send a message to his senior colleague, and that was urgent so he asked me to type on his behalf. I typed the entire thing and he checked. The point he made was why I used abbreviations and emoticons. He is a senior colleague. He might feel like I am laughing at him :)

No matter how much they compare you with anyone else in your family or his known people, when someone else points at you, he is definitely the one to protect you. I keep asking him for pocket money, he keeps denying. But I never find my purse empty any day. He might scold you for your mistakes, but he is the one to get things back to place and makes sure nobody knows what you did.

This lock down has surely made me realize to what extent your father can go just to make sure you are comfortable. My dad is a police officer and he has his duty the full day. He knows I might feel bored at home the whole day. He comes back every evening and does stuffs with me like painting and playing cards no matter how tired he is.

                                        "HE IS THE MAN OF OUR HOUSE, 

                                                   HE IS THE HERO OF OUR STORY"