Faded Talks by Dev Barot

Kaksha Gyaarvi It's been a while since I wrote an article but I'm back to talk about something very relatable for all of us. After the 10th grade some of us choose science or commerce. I'd better not take the name of the third stream if its gonna piss off some parents. After enjoying 4-5 months of vacation the hassle of admission process begins. First list second list last list. Every parent is determined to get their child in the best college but come on we all know where we stand. After all this is done and after the constant sulking of parents if you didn't get in the college they wanted you to go to, finally the academic year begins. On the first day of college all the students come to college and virar local has more space than the classrooms. Moving on, you're nervous about who you're gonna sit with. You look out for familiar faces and if you find them you make sure you sit with them.  Some people come to college only to bunk because ...

Mental Health In this world full of people with six-pack abs and the "perfect body", we've kinda forgotten what true fitness actually means. Physical health does matter, no doubt, but we often forget mental health. Our brain is a part of our bodies but oh a brain is only useful when it comes to academics or something intellectual, isn't it?  Mental heal th  includes emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices.  Mental healt h  is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood until the very moment you die.  We go to the gym so that we keep our bodies in shape but what do we do to keep our minds stable? Yoga? I think not. Yoga or meditation helps you relax and loosen up from your stressful thoughts but only temporarily. In our daily lives, we interact with so many people and you might be ha...

The Art Of Appreciation Appreciation. What really do you understand by this word? It means recognition or acknowledgement of someone's qualities or acknowledgement about something that they've done for you. In this modern and modest society, we are all flooded with emotions of anger, sadness, happiness, greed and what not but appreciation seems to be a bit lost these days.  There are so many people who do stuff for us but go unnoticed by us but let me tell you this, they really do deserve some respect and recognition so that they can feel good about themselves. These people are our maids, servants, drivers, gardeners, waiters in restaurants, sweepers on the road. I know so many people who make fun of all the people listed above just because they come from lower caste or are not so good looking. But there are no parameters or criteria which needs to be met to receive or get appreciation. Appreciation is the key to the success of a relationship.  Appreciating...

Babygirl Or Baby Girl? The topic might confuse you as you might wonder what exactly am I talking about. Let me clear that out for you. I am talking about the acceptance of a baby girl in the family. So in India and also in a few other countries, a baby girl is not accepted to the family members, mostly to the men of the family. Why so? Isn't she as human as all of us? Or is she any different? I know babies are called little devils but that doesn't really make them the devil does it? A few reasons as to why a baby girl in India is not accepted is because people think of her as a burden, a "responsibility". She is considered a burden because the family has to pay for her marriage and education? Okay so let's get this straight, a boy can marry and get an education but a girl cant? I know nowadays we all have become modern and the importance of girls has risen significantly but there are still some backward classes and less open-minded people who yet...

Magic Of Superstitions In India, we talk about living in a luxurious foreign lifestyle. Drive like the Germans, dress like the Italians and kiss like the French. But what is our originality as Indians? We are very much engaged and engrossed at what's happening at the international level that we tend to ignore the things at the national and country level. You all might have heard your parents say "Its a Saturday don't cut your hair" and so much more.  Superstition in India is considered a widespread social problem. Superstition refers to any belief or practice which is explained by supernatural causality.  Let's talk about a few. The most common one I hear people say is that if  a black cat crosses your path, it is considered bad luck and literally people stop when they see a black cat. So the irony is, people on the roads can stop when they see a black cat but not when the red traffic light says to do so.  The second one we hear a lot is the t...

The Secret Life Of Pets I'm sorry to ruin your excitement if you think we're talking about movies today. But actually, we're going to talk about something more beloved to us than movies. Pets! Yes, today I'll be throwing some light onto how pets or animals are treated in this world. Most of us love animals. Be it a dog or a cat or a hamster or a horse. Phew! There are just so many animals to name.  Well, we live in a world where these animals like dogs, cats, sheep, goat are not treated the way they should be. Want to know the sad truth? In China, dogs are seized and beaten brutally because according to the law over there any dogs which are on the leash or are unregistered are beaten to death. Really? Are we as humans so insensitive that we are beating up poor animals? To hell with the law if the law suggests that kill an innocent soul. This is pathetic. Who knows there might be a law tomorrow to beat up and kill the beggars on the streets? This has to sto...

Middle-Class Family With Upper-Class Problems We are all living in a world of crisis. Some have a health crisis or some have a mental crisis. Well, a middle-class family has many such problems. In simple terms t hey are the class that pays the most tax yet are the ones that receive the least amount of benefits. Middle-class people are neither rich nor poor. The people of middle-class families are like machines running our nations but still end up with the same social status.  Let's discuss a few problems. I strongly believe that a middle-class family is very much affected by corruption. A man who has retired years back is still struggling to provide for his family because the pension papers are not processed. A middle-class man has to save up regularly and it is highly possible that he is forced to spend more than he earns because of unusual circumstances. There are children who might not be aware of the family condition and then might be demanding. Even in s...