May 18, 2021Sustainable Indigenous and Ancient Agriculture in IndiaOverview of Indian Agriculture India is a large country, and agriculture is a direct and indirect livelihood for most people. Agriculture’s contribution to India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has reduced by less than 20%, while the advancement of other sectors has increased at a considerable rate. India is a blessed…Agriculture3 min readAgriculture3 min read
May 13, 202110 Expectations students have on any learning platformEmbracing the real you Disinterest is one of the most significant contributors to academic failure and behavioural problems. There is an innate feeling that schoolwork has no relevance to where they are in and what they experience outside school. Teenagers, adolescents, and young people must know who they are, what…Students11 min readStudents11 min read
Feb 13, 2021India’s Covid 19 incredible vaccination driveWhile the deadly virus of COVID 19 originated from Wuhan, China causing suffering to its local populous and shut the world down. On the other hand, India has given the world one of the most effective and affordable vaccinations. …2 min read2 min read
Feb 13, 2021Reconnecting with our Biological TimeDiane Ackerman, the author of the book Natural History of the senses, mentions that people often believe that the location of the mind is in the head. However, physiology’s latest finding suggests the mind does not dwell in the brain but travels the whole body. …3 min read3 min read
Feb 13, 2021Ancient Indian PhilosophyPhilosophy is the mother of all subjects as from philosophy emerged other important subjects we know of today. The nature of philosophy is the study of general and fundamental questions about knowledge, existence, values, reason, mind, language etc. It helps to break down the barrier of personal bias. …2 min read2 min read
Feb 11, 2021Develop the Hybrid MindThe Biophilia Hypothesis Health is not the absence of pain and illness but a culmination of physical, intellectual, mental and spiritual fitness. A Yale professor named Stephen Kellert, who helped with the biophilia hypothesis, mentions the move from pathology to potential. Human beings are designed to walk, run, hike as…2 min read2 min read
Feb 11, 2021Conservation and Preservation in IndiaIndia has the second-largest human population, which is 1/6th of the world. Many of the population live in villages, and many of the adjacent areas around the villages are close to nature. As one can imagine, there is a human-wildlife conflict in various forms, and a lot of the outcomes…2 min read2 min read
Feb 11, 2021Looking beyond the veil of the MediaHuman bias towards negative news It might not come as a surprise, but the media prefers to sensationalize negative news and give the impression that everything is always wrong. Several studies have suggested that people tend to pay more attention to negative information than positive information. …4 min read4 min read
Feb 9, 2021Nature’s ability to Restore AttentionThe evergreen and legendary study by environmental psychologists Rachel and Stephen Kaplan was laid down in the 1970s. The invaluable findings from their nine-year survey for the US Forest Service proposed that direct and indirect contact with nature can aid the recovery from mental fatigue and restore attention. In further…3 min read3 min read
Feb 9, 2021The Dark underbelly of Virtual LearningPandemic adverse effects on learning and mental health Given the pandemic, it has disrupted many things. One side of the coin would suggest that some of this disruption has been beneficial — the opportunity to spend time with near and dear ones, the chance to reflect on ourselves. …3 min read3 min read
