The Writer’s Flight

People have fallen like a pack of cards during this Corona pandemic, in particular, the second wave. How does one deal with grief and loss of a loved one and heal oneself By Namrata Kohli Picture Caption: Losing a loved one is never easy. But you can take charge and heal yourself with yoga, meditation, exercise and diet, says Ira Trivedi, author, columnist and yoga acharya Today it may be difficult to find anyone in India who has not experienced grief at some level- the death of someone in the personal, social, professional network in these last eighteen months. Whether it’s the loss of an immediate family member, or a friend, a colleague, a neighbour- the morale of people is perhaps at an all-time low witnessing untimely death and seeing negative news being played out, day in and day out. When the loss is at a personal level, it hits you the most. After all, losing somebody close to you, who held the fabric of your life together, can be a traumatic experience. You need to almost start...

Online courses work as well as offline ones today, for those seeking a career shift or pay hike, or for those out of jobs Namrata Kohli   |   New Delhi If you want to make your career future proof and relevant to the times, just browse through the sea of in-demand certifications and courses at  e-learning  platforms. There is a near three-fold spike in the demand for business courses such as digital media management, stock trading, financial analysis and five-fold for tech courses in python, java, ethical hacking, data science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, software development, a leading  edtech  platform reveals. India has become the second largest market for e-learning, after the US. The online re-skilling and certification market is expected to reach Rs 9,381 crore by 2024, expanding at a CAGR of about 36.95 during the 2019-2024 period. People are turning to  EdTech  platforms for several reasons such as meaningful career tra...

This article will spill some beans on the malpractices in journalism. Much of it, many of you may already know about. But somehow, there is little zeal or effort to confront the uncomfortable truth. On the surface, journalism may seem vibrant and powerful, with news and views, point counterpoint. However in reality, it has touched an abysmal low and seems to almost denigrate from being a "watchdog" to being the "lapdog". I t is an open secret that some journalists (of course, not all) have been on the pay roll of PR agencies, corporates and political parties. And some of them have no qualms in being identified as a journalist supporting a particular political party, a PR agency or even a business house. What is known as the fourth estate, journalism is being trafficked for power and money and the profession has been slowly but steadily, losing its identity and purpose.  According to industry veteran Vinod Behl, “If today journalists or journalism as a profession has...

Oxygen concentrators are expensive and can also be bought at the community level for emergency use. Other items can be kept at home for monitoring, prevention and cure Namrata Kohli   |   New Delhi Essential gadgets you must keep at home: (Clockwise from top left) Pulse oximeter, oxygen concentrator and blood pressure monitoring device When you're fighting a battle as intense and prolonged as the  Coronavirus  pandemic, you must have enough ammunition and weapons in your armoury. With hospitals choked to capacity, the onus is on each one of us to stock the Covid essential kit at home. Prashant Tandon, Co-founder & CEO, 1MG, says the absolute basics every Indian household must have now include a thermometer, a blood pressure machine and an infection-prevention kit consisting of a set of masks, gloves and sanitisers. Important devices include a glucose monitor and pulse oximeter. In case there is an existing condition in the family, you must even consider buyi...