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Consuming media is one of the greatest hobbies of the people of the modern world. Media consumption, in its most basic sense, refers to the amount of information and entertainment media an individual (or a group) can consume. People devour various types of media; be it books, shows, movies, music or even identifying themselves as part of a social movement online. Discussing a famous show with friends, watching reviews of books, scrolling through reels and staring at youtube videos even while having dinner has become an integral part of life. A simple proportional relation would indicate that if there are so many ideas, prompts, designs and objectives already present in the world, each of them influencing people, then the creation of new ones would be an easy task. However, this has not proven to be true.  Studies show that creativity is on the decline in the United States. In a 2010 report and 2017 follow-up study, data indicate that “children have become less emotionally expressiv...

In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine. -  Ralph Waldo Emerson War, famine, pollution and death are termed the four horsemen of apocalypse. It is famously proclaimed that these phenomenons will all occur simultaneously to destroy human civilization, when its people become devoid of love, respect, and kindness, the very thing that makes a human. When one first hears this theory, they are rightfully critical of it. Don't war, famine, pollution and death occur even today? The short, probable answer is: they do. However, the humans today, despite being heavily influenced by greed, anger, envy and ego, still display short yet sweet potrayals of the qualities that makes them human. One of such divine gift by god is love. Poets, writers and artists have all shown love through various devices. Inexplicably beautiful words have been written for the beloved and colourful strokes have constructed their image. Since the beginning to possibly the very end ...

It has been a common factor between all of us growing up; that we're taught of all the sins that we could commit:  pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, and sloth. However, it is nothing but our human nature to indulge in such habits. One of them being envy. From dressing sense to marks, I've always compared myself to people. It is one of my shameful confessions that I've been jealous of the people around me which often paired up with a profuse apology to god and a request to not do any harm to the person I'm jealous of. Sounds strange, doesn't it? According to some famous self help sources, this crippling envy is often formed due to a extraordinarily low self esteem. Personally, it has proved right.  I may feel satisfacted in my marks, but someone else's extra one mark could ruin that happiness. I could feel confident in my body one sudden morning, and then another person's criticisization of that same body could ruin my mood. I could be proud of my pe...

It seems to be a controversial issue as to how different people celebrate patriotism. Some Indians celebrate it by putting up statuses and dps, reminding others about the greatness of our country, while some celebrate it by vowing for a better India for our fellow citizens. However, there is one common thing between the different kinds of patriots, the 'seasonal' love we bear for our country. It might feel anti-patriotic and pessimistic for me to criticize Indians even at the time of a nationwide celebration of our 75th Independence Day, however, to understand that our responsibility to change our country lies within us, a little bit of a banter is necessary :) August and January are the two months when you'll suddenly the tricolor popping up wherever you see. From offers to Company deals, from different politicians trying to gain votes to businessmen trying to gain profit, you'll see our tricolor being useful everywhere! They may or may not have done anything profitabl...

 A few days ago, I came across a YouTube channel which had most of its content related to Men's Rights Activism. I found most of the videos there to be really helpful. For example, there were videos explaining how some laws are gender-biased, how one should handle false allegations etc. All was going well, until I came across a video where they proclaimed that since women don't work or apparently, in their words, 'didn't have the biological urge to compete', it was wrong for women to complain about equal rights.  I'm going to be completely honest, it simply did not make any sense for me. ( Spoilers : It still doesn't ) Well, it also made me a bit angry. But since I'm not responsible for changing everyone's mindset, I just let it slide by. However, since I'm someone who can't stop overthinking, various questions crossed my mind. Why do I not see more working women? If we boast so much about the increase in girl child's education, then why ...

Growing up, we’ve witnessed how the word ‘politician’ has been used. Contrary to the actual expectations, we’ve always seen politicians as the most cunning amongst us. However, amidst all of these beliefs and ideas we have about politicians, we as citizens always expect justice and humanity from them. We see them as the leader who’d be instrumental in solving social issues and also protect us. During this global pandemic, people around the world need protection and a functioning healthcare system. We’ve helplessly bombarded all our hopes and expectations to the politicians, hoping to not see our loved ones struggling with the basic amenities. However, it is clear as crystal that our leaders care for us enough to not take any solid steps towards it. Opposition, despite having a strong stance on the mishandling of the situation, refuses to put a helping hand forward. However, the same opposition definitely loves to put their helping hands forward to spread dangerous, fake news and to...