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Start with yourself!
We have always stressed the importance of smiling at the face of our friends and distant neighbor and helping others. And we are fully aware of the love we feel when we help older people or when we play with little boys, but what made me remember these words again is that I no longer see any effect of it on reality! Perhaps what inspired me to write this article is that we are aware of the importance of the individuals to society, and that they cannot grow apart from their community. They need friends and family to stand with them in pain and joy, but what we do today is very different from...
CULTURE
Culture is our structure, which we live with no fracture. In it we look in good future, for all human creature. The mixture of our features, gives us perfect picture. The texture of our culture, doesn't need any fixture. One who doesn't practice his culture, consider him a premature in nature/ CULTURE IS OUR SIGNATURE.
First Came the Temple, Then the City
*This article was originally written and published in July 2016 at UNICEF Voices of Youth’s former website. It has since been moved here. In my hometown we often talk about the unappreciated and underrated treasures of our country. I frequently find myself in such conversations, and the one that led me to write this post was about Göbeklitepe, a pre-historic site in Southeastern Turkey. Known to be “the oldest temple of the world”, Göbeklitepe is dated back to Pre-Pottery Neolithic A Period (c. 9600–7300 BC). The peculiarity of the Göbeklitepe site lies in that it contradicts what the studies...
From the #MeToo movement to debates about gender: 5 stories you really liked on Voices of Youth in 2019
How Strongly Can Social Media Influence and Control People’s Lives?
Breaking the myths about the hymen
Telling you guys honestly, it took me a long time to decide whether or not I should write about this subject. I am aware that this is a very sensitive subject in various part of the world but I just feel that I need to talk about it so that women will stop facing injustice and people will no longer believe the myths about hymen. If people didn’t raise their voice against FGM, it would not have ended so I do hope that my post will bring a change in many people lives and after reading this post, you might learn something new. First off, contrary to what girls are often led to believe, “the hymen...
#HappyToBleed
Yes menstruation. You figured it right, that’s what I’m talking about. No, it is not, a taboo, a dirty subject, a process that girls should feel ashamed of because it is- “socially incorrect” , a topic that people can’t discuss openly and respectfully, a truth that girls need to hide or something that men should not know about. I assure you guys, it’s not an embarrassing subject at all and I know that some people might feel uneasy because I’m posting about this topic, but we need to discuss openly about this subject to be able to tackle various issues related to menstruation and gender...
This is how the lack of reliable internet access affects me… and my community
Because We Ignore Animal Rights
‘We must fight against the spirit of unconscious cruelty with which we treat the animals. Animals suffer as much as we do. True humanity does not allow us to impose such sufferings on them. It is our duty to make the whole world recognize it. Until we extend our circle of compassion to all living things, humanity will not find peace. Albert Schweitzer The love for animals is my most noble attribute. Growing up, I have seen animals being treated so poorly and it breaks my heart into million pieces to see them suffer in the hands of humans. I remember when I was little and my favorite dog “Simba...
How to stay safe online
No Country for Online advocacy
In the spawn of three months, grandparents learned how to use Zoom, professors that had been teaching since the last millennium had to learn forcefully about live-streaming and virtual conferences, and humanity realized that many daily activities can be done online. Technology had been swallowing slowly our daily routines during the last decade; however, it took an accelerated and imposed growth due to this pandemic This change to online-based society seems easy and even unavoidable in the so-called High-Income countries. But Low-Middle Income countries got stuck in a slow development, where...
Durga Puja - The Festival of Homecoming
Homecoming literally means returning home. But I feel there are several more emotions attached to that word like the joy and excitement you feel when the day of your return home draws near, or when your mind gets filled with memories of the good times you had with your siblings - these are feelings or emotions which fill my mind when I hear the word 'homecoming'. Durga Puja is the biggest festival of Kolkata. Every year thousands of people come to Kolkata to experience this beautiful festival. What we sometimes do not notice is that during the puja holidays many people also leave Kolkata to...
Reimagine And COVID-19
These are unprecedented times that we are going through. But we are nearing the phase where the term "reopen" is being tossed around everywhere. The truth is that we need to realize that we are not going back to the way things used to be. We will have a "new" old way, I believe that there will be a lot of innovation made in a short period of time while we go through this process. One key lesson we need to learn through these times are the ideas that will help prevent something like these from happening again. A lot of infectious diseases (like COVID-19) are "zoonotic" which means that they...
End Child Marriage Now
Hello there, Did you know that there are still so many young girls who forced into marriage? According to UNICEF's June 2019 report, 12 million girls are married before they turn 18 every year, and in the developing world, one in nine girls is married before they turn 15. Around the world, 650 million girls and women alive today were married before they were 18. From the UNICEF's report, we could see that apparently 'Child Marriage' is still happening. It is a truly global problem that must be solved. It's our challenge to end it. The young girls are supposed to attend school and receive a...
Mandalas, my way of getting over all the COVID-19 anxiety
The global pandemic, the quarantine, the isolation... is all very new for us. Most of us are not used to staying at home for this long a period. I was in the middle of my grade 10 examinations when the lockdown was announced. 10th grade examinations are a very important milestone for Indian students. Our teachers and parents prepare us for these all our lives. When my exams were postponed midway, a feeling of sorrow swept my mind for I had studied all year. After a few days, I overcame denial and started accepting facts. I was perplexed. I didn't know what to do in all this free time The...
Who I am and who I am ashamed to be
Bella Ciao : The plight of the farmers, fascism and coronavirus
If you’ve watched the acclaimed Netflix original ‘La Case de Papel’ (Money Heist), there is a high likelihood you remember the tune of Bella Ciao which represents the essence of the show as an anthem of resistance. It has featured on the show several times- the first time being an iconic scene in which The Professor and his brother, Berlin, break out into the song while at the dinner table during the night before their heist. Since then, it has taken over the minds of fans, its infectious melody playing on repeat. However, it shouldn’t simply be known as a catchy song from that famous TV show...
UN International Girls in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Day
Today is the United Nations' International Girls in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Day, which is celebrated each year on fourth Thursday of April. So, this year, in 2020, we are celebrating this day on April 23. Why ICT is important? With the current COVID-19 situation, people are staying at homes for their safety. in this case, digital networks play a crucial role in maintaining peace. They allow us to keep in touch with each other, help medics treat the sick, and enable scientists to work together to develop a vaccine. ICT plays an important role in our daily lives, which we...