Faded
A broken trace
Lost in The darkness
In the face of fate
It could prove fatal
I’m lost
drowned in the sound
Of the world’s going round
All that time in between?
It could prove fatal
Fall down, down, down, down
It’s an eternal abyss
So go down, down, down, down
How long can you keep up with your own secrets
Slow down, down, down, down
Cause it’s not too long
And it’s not too far
Before it could prove fatal
When it’s the devil, It’s weighted, it’s evil, it’s brutal-
It could prove fatal
The venom takes not long to spread
A single touch and then you’re dead
Exposed you were to the world
And in return the pictures swirled
The black and blue that crossed your eyes
As your life then flew by
But the venom’s not for protections sake
It’s the world’s most worthless mistake
For it is not the poison of Medusa’s snakes
But the ways of the Human Race
The good guys and the bad guys are no longer different
The war has changed us, left us imprisoned
We stay silent as the tide starts to turn
And we’re soon submerged, a point of no return
The looped lapse of time
Continues running by
And we make the same mistake
The last shreds of night lay nigh
The last shreds of night lay nigh
Education in India has been made free for those between the ages of 6 to 14. However, reports state that over 30 million children in India, up to the age of 14 have never received a formal education. Over the years, there has been a 4% increase in literacy rates in India from 2011 (73%) to 2022 (77%). Yet, over 28 crore people in India are still illiterate.
However, the constitution states that education for children till the age of 14 is a compulsory Fundamental Right. So then why is India still heavily illiterate?
This is because gender and caste discrimination as well as economical and technological barriers and inaccessibility lead to illiteracy in India.
Over 13,000 Indian villages do not have schools
The closure of schools in India due to the pandemic negatively affected the learning of over 200 million children. For many, online schooling was not an option till late.
In some places even today, children born into lower castes are excluded from getting a formal education, being deemed unworthy of it.
Countless more setbacks do not enable the education rights in India.
Education is an integral part of upbringing and is the first step towards progress that will end up affecting people on a grander scale. It is crucial for development and therefore a cause that we need to give serious attention to. However, numerous NGOs have been working towards this problem and making education more accessible to many underprivileged children.
Due to sea levels rising over the past decades regarding climate change, many coastal cities worldwide are sinking at rapid rates.
Take Jakarta for example,
It is one of the fastest sinking major cities in the world and holds a population of over 10 million, this serves as a great risk to many.
Over five years, researchers from the University of Rhode Island have studied this change in land and sea levels across 99 cities worldwide.
They have found that the largest subsidence rates are mostly found in Asian cities such as Karachi in Pakistan and Manila in the Philippines.
By 2060 it is said that sea levels would rise by more than 2 feet over normal high tide now.
Cities like Amsterdam, Venice and New Orleans might possibly even find themselves underwater by this time!
YET….
It’s not too late to turn the tide against rising sea levels
Greenhouse gases trap more energy from the sun, as a result, glaciers start to melt faster, factoring a major change in sea levels.
We can slow down this melting rate by reducing our carbon footprint.
Did you know that….
There are around 29 million juvenile crime cases reported every year in India.
Furthermore,
30.9 per cent of those surveyed by the Juvenile Justice Boards were between the ages of 12 and 16, while 2.5 per cent were between the ages of 7 and 12.
In majority of the cases, the children don’t talk to their relatives and families about their problems and have an introverted behavior.
Additionally, many of them belong to families living in poverty and broken homes and have ended up having psychological issues that affect their lives severely.
Organizations such as UNICEF work towards various ways of ensuring child safety, some of which play a part in resolving problems faced by youth in a similar criteria.
UNICEF collaborates with governments to better public service and fight against harmful neglect and work with communities to promote safer environments which will help many at-risk children to better their life.
There have been many times juvenile offenders have been able to turn their lives around. From taking lives to saving them, working honest jobs and helping those in need.
Their achievements tells us that it is not impossible to change the mindsets of this youth. Many such people have greatly suffered being victims of domestic violence and mental insecurity as a result of which, their decisions were taken.
The crowds of everyday society are role models to vulnerable children. The success stories of these people prove that it is not impossible for them to evolve with a little help from us.
The ISS (International Space Station) plans to crash back into Earth by 2030. So, in 8 years, when it is no longer of use, where will this satellite, which is as big as a professional football field, land?
Scientists and engineers dedicate a lot of research on where satellites and spacecraft will land after their term in space. If they were to simply fall back into Earth it would result in mass destruction, hence, a planned phase-out of these shuttles is very important.
A remote point in the South Pacific is the final resting place of these spacecraft. It is a very important location where most spacecraft are made to land after coming back into the Earth’s atmosphere. This point, popularly known as the Space Cemetery is formally known as South Pacific Ocean Uninhabited Area. It is a desolate spot found East of New Zealand and lies 4 km. below sea level. It is here that the majestic ISS will finally crash in a few years.
The Space cemetery is located at point Nemo. Since 1971, around 300 spacecraft have been buried in these waters.
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My eyes start to sink
In the exotic shades of pink
The flowers of the cherry blossom tree
Seemed to be idyllic for eternity
That moment as it waved in the breeze
A whisper of felicity
I’d say I’m not a bad person, but neither of us would believe that.
I’m scared of the day I’m all alone, but that day is already here.
My name is _______. This is my story and my confession.
He is a good friend of mine, or at least he was.
5 years ago he passed away. No one knows why really. The press covered the story, sure. But they got bored when all anyone found were dead ends.
No one knew what happened to him. But I know. I know how he was killed. I know what I believe. I believe what I know – He was murdered and nobody question those they needed to the most. People were too trusting, I suppose.
His death in his profession, I guess was unsurprising.
But it wasn’t as much his death, as the person behind it who surprised me.
Ch 3.
His muffled cries of panting pain still rung in my ears. It was the first time he seemed vulnerable to the circumstances, a victim of the poor man’s madness.
He deserved it, he too was no less than a killer
He had killed her only a while ago, and someone had to return his favour.
Wrapped hands around his neck turned his skin to a brittle blue. His eyes were lost, deep and tinted, unable to stabilize from seeing this betrayal.
He choked on this vengence.
Not helpless.
He could have fought back.
But he knew. He knew the pain in the eyes of the man who stood before him.
He knew it, and perhaps he pitied him enough to let go.
After a while, the grasp fell and as his lifeless mass hit the ground, his steady grey eyes stared deeply. Knowingly.
He was gone.
But so was she.
My wife was dead.
And now a friend.
I have nothing left.
I am sorry. I really am.
I am sorry I killed him.
We are burning flames
On the hearth of life
One wrong move
And the fire slowly dies
Hostages to time
No control on the lapse of lives
Run a marathon
At the speed of light
But one day we’ll run out of time
One day, it’ll all go away
The mosaic of life, disrupted by time
In the darkness, we lose our ways
The Kalinga war was a major turning point in the life of Ashoka the Great. He was the grandson of the founder of the Mauryan Empire – Chandragupta Maurya. During his early reign, he did not focus much on the policy of conquest and expansion, though, soon he began to covet the region of Kalinga (modern-day Odisha). Kalinga at that time was a large and important region but was not ruled by the Mauryans.
Hence, leading an army to a great war, Ashoka emerged victorious, capturing the kingdom. However, he felt only regret for what he had done. This war had resulted in the deaths of many. After seeing what destruction his decision had caused, Ashoka felt terrible about his actions.
Soon after this, he decided to give up the policy of conquest and expansion entirely and focused on helping the welfare of his people through his dhamma. Dhamma is the act of mastery through peace. Ashoka soon made it his pillar of guidance, shifting to a better life.
His dhamma encouraged tolerance, peace, honesty and respect towards all. It even promoted the welfare of animals. He carved his dhamma on several rocks, sandstone pillars and cave walls as edicts. These edicts are present all over India, even today.