Tag: lifestyle
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Do we need reverse urbanisation- movement from the fragile urban ecosystem towards the resilient rural ecosystem?
If you would recall the times of COVID-19, you would remember one thing clearly- the massive movement on foot/buses/railways towards the villages by the migrant workers! In the times of distress, millions moved back from the cities and towns towards their villages, the place where they could feel safe, get some food to eat and…
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Don’t live a “Fixed Deposit” kind of life!
Taking calculated risks for a better future There was a time when the “Fixed Deposit” was considered as the best investment instrument for the future. That was in our grandparents’ and to a large extent in our parents’ generation. And they were not wrong in any way! Because in their generation, the essential issue was…
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The hidden cost of intellectual labour and advancement- declining physical and mental health!
As a civilization progresses, the amount of manual labour that a person has to do, declines sharply. With the rapid pace of technological advancement in the current era, the manual labour has reduced drastically vis-à-vis the earlier era of pre-industrialization. As compared to the earlier times, now you don’t have to fetch your own water…
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Don’t take away our samosa, kachori and jalebi, please!
When I was a teenager, I used to be very skinny. In my hometown Kota, kachori, samosa and jalebi are the popular breakfast street-side snacks. At one point of time, I was visiting an ailing relative in a hospital. So, one gentleman looking at me pointed out to my obese relative “अगर ये रोज़ दो…
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Are we running faster than we should?
Maybe, it’s time to slow down a little bit In today’s times, everything has become fast paced! The internet has become fast. The electronic gadgets have become fast. The redundancy of obsolete technology (like mobile phones, tablets) has become fast. And even food has become “fast” (food). I wonder that in this transition of life…
Anupam- The Dreamer 