THE READING NOOK

 I sometimes find myself wanting to go back to the simpler times. Where Information was not one click away and people were not judged from what they added to their social media platforms, Where texting with a limited number of texts allowed had a different feeling, calls were too important to be ignored and music on the radio was all I needed. Today, I feel like Instagram is our open profile, Facebook gives out reminders of Birthdays, snapchat is the camera to our life, WhatsApp is the new and improved version of texting and there are many other things that have become a crucial part of our day to day living.  Yet somehow, the real personalities of people stay hidden.  I would really like to know how many people believe that social media is the actual reflection into someone's life ?  To get to know a person, it is essential to have a conversation. Well, atleast for me it is. I, myself enjoy social media every now and then but the encroachment of the pretend appearances into t

A woman has always been portrayed as a damsel in distress in almost all the Contexts in Indian cinema. It is only recently that women started playing roles in movies which were self empowered and did not need a man to get validated. Where does it end ?    This is a question people need to ask themselves when it comes to Indian women. Our society views the journey of a woman with the destination of marriage, no matter how much success she might have achieved. India got it's first female educator in 1848 AD, Savitribai Phule. Then years after that the Indian nation accepted the leadership of a female Prime Minister, then with Kalpana Chawala becoming the first female astronaut of India and Pratibha Patil as the first female President of the country, many norms were broken . Ever since then many women have made a place for them in this Patriarchal society. But we also need to remember that these are just a few women who have had a difficult journey to finally reach a place where

Imagine not knowing who you are. Not being able to recollect and recognize your own life.  If a person starts to question his own Identity and is unable to answer the basic questions that forms the basis of who he is, not knowing his name, where he comes from and not knowing the people in his family, that in itself it a scary situation. Dementia is a symptom that decreases the cognitive function of the brain and interferes with the daily routine of a person. But again it is a symptom, which might be due to many diseases. The most known disease which leads to dementia is Alzheimer’s disease. It contributes to 60-80% cases of dementia. In India, forgetfulness is deemed as a part of aging and it is true to some extent. Old age comes with a general decrease in overall heath and not just loss of memory. This becomes a reason for delayed diagnosis of a disease like Alzheimer’s. There is no cure for such a disease so far but early diagnosis can be very helpful in the management of

Uncertainty has always been an issue for me. There are people who don't care about it, there are people who get excited about it and then there are people who get anxious about it. I fall in the 3rd category of people. So, for example When I am watching a thriller movie or a thriller Tv show, I will watch for 10 or 15 minutes and then I need to know how it ends because if not, then I will get anxious, I won't be able to enjoy and my heart will start racing knowing that now at any moment things will take a turn. But that's the thing, I will never know when and what it will be. So, I google the climax first and then watch the rest of the movie for details, so then I know what is going to happen, even if it is something bad, I will be prepared for it. And I know this is weird because people watch thrillers for the excitement and the rush. But for me that feeling always gets replaced by anxiousness and I am not a fan of that feeling. I know this is weird, but knowing this