Mighty Foods, a food-tech plant-based protein brand, has launched a range of delicious products in its first launch phase in Mumbai. Perfectly designed for Indians and their eating habits, the newly-launched plant-based protein products include a wide variety of easy-to-cook recipes such as Seekh Kebab, Galauti Kebab, Spring Roll, Grilled Plant Fish, Spinach Quesadilla, Keema Samosa, Dim Sums Keema Bao, Burger Patty, Prawn in Black Pepper Sauce, Prawn Thai Curry, Plant Keema Bao and Plant Keema. Looking to reimagine the category, Mighty products are artisanal and handcrafted. Compared to a majority of plant-based products in the market, MIGHTY products do not see the use of any preservatives, are tasty as well as loaded with high-quality protein extracted from Green Gram, Chickpeas, Soyaand Peas. In their endeavour to make plant-based protein mainstream, every recipe is curated in such a way that the taste, texture and flavour resemble/replicates their non-veg counterpart. Through such product offerings, Mighty looks to not only address the severe protein deficiency existing amongst Indians but overcome it through such tasty plant-based protein recipes. Sharing his thoughts about the launch, Mr DibyenduBindal – Founder & CEO, Mighty Foods said, “We are extremely delighted to introduce our products for people who are looking for tasty, healthy protein-packed products. Over the due course of time, we look to establish and reimagine a category of fast-plant protein where people who crave fast food can consume them guilt-free. Add to that, we’ve always looked to make people eat tasty food that sees them adhere to their daily protein requirements. This I believe will help in the number of protein-deficient individuals drastically reducing. With a purpose towards providing health, happiness and taste the right way, we look forward to delighting the taste buds while nourishing the body in a convenient and a far more accessible manner.” The products come in a smart tamper-proof packaging with all requisite ingredients for a perfect meal. Every step is mentioned in a clear cut and self-explanatory manner in the ‘How to cook’ section. All the products are currently available on the Mighty website ( https://themightyfood.com/). About Mighty Foods: MIGHTY Foods is a ready-to-cook and eat a range of plant-based protein preparations, an optimal diet for Indian palates and their health. The wide range of products is artisanal, handcrafted products that cater to the evolving Indian palate. It is a new-age packaged food business that caters to the young but engrossed individuals to help them meet their daily protein requirements.

In India's match, Yastika Bhatia scored a crucial half-century against the Bangla bowlers who were doing a really good job. In the previous match against Australia too, she scored a half-century. In both these matches, the situations were quite similar. A quick fall of first 2-3 wickets, and good bowling from the opposition, yet the youngster did well to adapt quickly and play sensibly to help India's cause. In the matches to come, where the role will be important for the team's performance. Too early to say, but she might just be the player India needed in big matches. image by FGN NEWS But what really makes her a better choice in play eleven? The answer is simple. Her ability to adapt according to the situations the team is facing. Even though she likes to bat at number 3, when she was given the task of opening the innings in the New Zealand series and the ongoing World cup, she did well at the position helping the team's cause. Her biggest strength is the pull shot, which she plays effectively. In conditions like Australia and New Zealand, where bowlers target the batters with the short balls, Yastika has an upper hand over the bowlers due to her favourite pull shot. Plus she is one of the players who can score runs quickly according to the requirement. At times, reading the situation, she can defend the ball well too, which happened in today's as well as previous game. Undoubtedly her strike rate did drop in the matches, but she ensured that the wicket is not given away easily. This makes her a player in big matches. In the historic Indian win in 2021, where Women in broke Australia's 26 matches winning streak, Yastika's contribution of 64 runs was crucial for India. When the required run rate went over 7, and Mithali was taking some time to set, Yastika attacked the Australian bowlers Tahilia and Perry with her pull shots. This helped India cruise according to the run rate, as well as forced Aussie bowlers to change their lengths. In the recently conducted Challenger trophy 2021 too, Yastika's knock of 86 runs in the final helped Indian A lift the trophy. Having played only 7 matches before entering the world cup, the left-hander's selection in the squad was a shock for many. But her performances justify her selection. The reason for her performance is the practice sessions she had with the Baroda men's Domestic team. Her practice with Hardik and Krunal has helped her in facing better bowlers in the world cup. And she did give a glimpse of her increased prowess in the warm-up game against South Africa when she scored 58 runs. In just a period of 6 months after making her debut, she has made her mark in international cricket. In absence of the talented Jemimah Rodrigues, it was necessary for India to have a batter who can do the job which Jemimah did. And Yastika has filled in her shoes perfectly. Be it the innings of 31 runs off 21 balls against West Indies when Smriti was initially struggling, or be it the half-centuries she scored against Australia and Bangladesh, she does contribute to her cause for her team. Her today's innings have earned her the first player of the match award. In. the further matches to come. for India, she will have. a huge role to play. Let's hope she does it and helps India lift their 1st ever world cup Authored By:- Ashwin Jangam ( Cricket Analyst, Host and Entertainer) Instagram ID: https://www.instagram.com/cricket_creativity/

All-rounders are very important in the game of cricket. Having an all-rounder who can score quick runs, and bowl tight lines will always be a better choice for a team rather than playing a specialist batter or specialist bowler. Kapil Dev, Yuvraj Singh, Ravindra Jadeja are notable names for India who have contributed immensely to India's success. Similarly, one woman proving to be the x-factor for Women in Blue is Sneh Rana. Ever since her resurrection in the Indian team in 2021 after 5 long years, Rana has proved to be a vital cog in India's success as a team. With her solid technique, she plays the spinners as well as pacers well. With her street smartness and unorthodox shots, she makes the ball reach the boundary fence despite however good the field is set. And with the ball in her hands, she turns the game in India's favour either by scalping crucial wickets at crucial juncture s or by choking the run flow thereby creating opposition pressure. In all the departments of the game, this girl brings life to the Indian squad. However, her life and her cricketing career is not something which she has achieved easily. Hailing from a farmer family in Uttarakhand, she started playing the game at the 9. With all her efforts she made it to the Indian squad when she made her debut against Sri Lanka in 2014. In the first of a few matches, she did not get a chance to bat but did well with the ball. In 2016 however, she suffered a knee injury which forced the team to drop her. The injury proved costly to her as she had to wait for a long time to make a comeback. After recovering from the injury, she worked hard on her fitness and played domestic cricket for Railways. While on one hand, she continued to perform better waiting for India's call up, a tragedy struck her family in 2020, when she lost her beloved father. She was devastated but was still determined to make a comeback after suffering from so many setbacks. After waiting for almost half a decade, she was selected for the Women in the Blue squad against England. In one of the finest tales of resurrection, she made the opportunity count. In the one odd test match which Indian women were playing after 7 long years, Sneh Rana scalped 4 wickets and played a sensational unbeaten knock of 80 runs to draw the match after they were enforced follow on. Her all-around performance garnered praise from all over the world. Thereafter, the strong girl did wonders whenever she got an opportunity to play in the playing eleven for team India. With her bat, with the ball, or on the field, she displayed strong character which helped India's cause. In many instances, her unorthodox cricketing shots gave India much-needed acceleration. In the historic match against Australia, when India broke Australia's winning streak of 26 matches, Sneh Rana turned the match in India's tide by hitting 3 consecutive unorthodox boundaries in the 47th which helped India chase the total. Her biggest strength is her game awareness. At times she takes time to get going but still steals singles and doubles, and at times it looks like she has all the time in the world to hit the very first ball over the boundary. Her paddle sweep and scoop display her street smartness, her crunchy drives and cuts show her elegance, and her bottom handed lofted shots display the power she has. When it comes to her bowling, her quick variations are difficult for the batter to catch, and give India the necessary breakthroughs. Her game awareness was seen in the Challenger Trophy final when she led her team to lift the title. Carrying the confidence of winning challenger trophy, she made her intentions of fighting till the end in World cup too. Her gritty innings with Pooja Vastrakar in India's first game against Pakistan powered India to victory. Similarly, her quick innings in other matches have just saved India from a low scoring total to getting a defendable total. Plus her wicket-taking ability has proved to be a boon for India. As of now, the star has scored 100 runs and has scalped 10 wickets in the tournament. Her all-around performance has been one of the reasons for India's success. In the most amazing tales of resurrection, she has come a long way from being not in the international circuit for 5 years, to being the player who brings perfect balance to the Indian squad. Needless to say, if this champ plays with the same intent, she will be the reason for India's world cup triumph. If that happens, that will bring smiles to the faces of billions and will make her father smile from heaven. Authored By:- Ashwin Jangam ( Cricket Analyst, Host and Entertainer) Instagram ID: https://www.instagram.com/cricket_creativity/

"Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder." Therefore. "Change the way you look at yourself, you will look very beautiful ..." Do you agree? No? No problem Read on .. Definitely, you will. "Become a doctor, otherwise no one will marry you.." "Be a little like your aged kids, stay with your age friends, why do you want to grow up so early?" Does these sentences sound familiar?? In many homes, girls, especially "girls who look normal as per society norms" are constantly made to hear this it won't be extravagant to say that the little ones grow up listening to it. What do girls do in such situations? Listening to all this, they break down, somehow complete their education, marry wherever their parents want them to. Or they prove themselves by purposely studying hard and standing on their own feet. But ... Prachiti Punde went a step further and decided to inspire others along with herself, she did it and will continue to do so. Who wouldn't love to get to know such a "perfect role model" (and model in reality as well) Prachiti Punde even more, to know her journey? Shall I tell you, how this simple worm turned into a beautiful butterfly? A simple but very intelligent girl, from a well-to-do family, born in the hospital of RSS, with highly educated parents, got everything materialistic she needed. Father was a trustee and doctor, and mother an owner and headmistress of Fashion Designing College. They had quite an educational, cultural and social work environment at home. Not a surprise if Prachiti went the same way? But she was far ahead of the times and the social framework, neither she nor the people around her knew it. Her maturity level was very different, at a very young age. And that's why she never befriended her peers. She treated them like an older sister. She loved hanging out with people much older than her. In short, she was over mature for age. She only liked intellectual discussions with people much older than us. Even now, she prefers the next level of discussion with seniors, rather than spending time with her fellow models. How our society as a whole is within a framework and everyone expects everyone to be in same. The majority of us do, but just as there are exceptions to every rule, must be to this, and Prachiti was one. She had two inborn divine gifts, namely, "CLARI COGNIZANCE" and "CLARI EMPATHY". As you may know, Clari Cognizance is about knowing things a lot well in advance. It has nothing to do with age, experience, but a person learns many things faster and deeper than others. Because of this, she used to advise people older and more experienced than her, which was to their advantage. But most of the time she couldn't tell the other person and she kept bothering herself. At first, she even thought, why don't people understand simple things, are they stupid? But slowly she began to understand, no, people are normal, I am far ahead of time. This only increased her patience and understanding, which always worked for her. They say, "Understanding is perfect in itself ..." I learned that understanding makes everything sound easy, Prachiti started implementing it. In Clari Empathy, she knew what was going on in others' minds, without them telling her. That's why she was able to connect with everyone very quickly. She was very obedient and sincere from a very young age, she had the art of knowing people and their problems, that was her uniqueness. Isn't there something different about her? "Why do you stay that way? Be neat, look at the girls around you, how neat they are .." You will certainly not believe seeing Prachiti now, but she is very simple to look at, to live in. In her own words, she was ugly, someone to whom no one will turn around. Hair drenched in oil, spoiled front teeth, round magnifying glasses. ...... It is said that God doesn't give you something and gives more to something else. God has given everyone a sense of extra and strong to fulfil the lack of something missing. Ask what was it for Prachiti? Read on. Prachiti had a "spiritual blessing", a "legacy of social work" and a beauty that wanted to unfold, she was yet to know herself. When she was 11-12 years old, she helped during the earthquake. At a very young age, she began to anticipate people's problems, not only understanding their problems, but they were reaching out to her and causing her indirect pain. It was so common for her to cry all of a sudden when talking to people that people began to think she was crazy. At the tender age of thirteen, Prachiti started reading spiritual books. While reading them, she came to know, "Oh, this is what I have experienced, I have lived this ..." At that age, she started worshipping Sadguru. In doing so, she also turned to "Mind Fullness" and "Self Reflection". Prachiti enjoyed being with the trees so much that she would spend hours with them. At such a young age, what other children don't even think about, she used to do it, chat with God in the morning and at night. Isn't something really special? Along with that, she was on the right path to academic progress. From the tenth year to the twelfth, she studied day and night, literally day and night. The only goal in my head is to become a doctor. Later she reached Nagpur for medical education. Here too, she could have just relaxed and enjoyed studying, but that wasn't Prachiti. Here too she worked in Doordarshanfor and Tarun Bharat. At the same time, she had a knack at art, she started painting through meditation, on clothes, canvas, murals. She was also aware of the art of dance. Isn't it a divine gift? And even after all this, she was never less in studies. She has done Medical Education, MBBS with 98.67% marks in 12th standard. Later she studied anesthesiology at KEM Pune. Eventually, she married a doctor. After the death of their mother-in-law, they moved to a small village. Here she began to manage the hospital. Her husband, father and other family members, relatives are mostly gynaecologists. About 100-120 patients a day was no big deal for them, 70 or more was the bare minimum, of course, more women. Here her spiritual knowledge helped her. When talking to women, she could easily adapt herself to them, to their problems. In it, she realized that about 80% of women's problems are due to mental stress. For them, she started yoga guidance, counselling. Along with his mental problems, she realized that many women are going through these financial problems. Prachiti set up the "Abhijeeta Mahila Hastakala" centre as a small token of sense for women. She was carrying out another social task of making women financially self-sufficient by combining the art and hard work of women. One thing to mention here is that their "Banjara Embroidery" has also been awarded by the "Government of India FSDO". Prachiti started Life Coaching, for which she founded Prachiti Kokoro in August 2008. She also took courses like "CBT, NLP" to help her work harder and reach more people by adding science to her spirituality. Life coaching, counselling has helped her overcome most of the problems of women, even infertility. Prachiti has two smart and virtuous children, the elder daughter and a younger son. The boy had many medical problems. For two years she was so tied up that she forgot to sleep. So much so, that she began to suffer from a spinal cord injury. But even in this situation, if she didn't give up, she did not stop her education even during that time. Passed three exams of Mind Fullness (Level 1, 2, 3) along with Ayurveda and Homeopathy studies. As her son turned five years and his problems were solved, Prachiti was ready to move on. Now she started Ashram Seva, Panchatatva Sadhana, Shivanbhu Sadhana. Prachiti also performed three months of rigorous penance. When the children got a little older, Prachiti kept them at home in Pune and continued her medical practice in another city. During her important year, however, she came to live with them. Here too, she worked as a "faculty lecturer" at the School of Fashion Technology. Now comes the real "twist" in her life. Do they ever come shouting, of course not? Once in Pune, she came across an advertisement for "WEAA Miss India". Prachiti had a fashion sense from the beginning. Among other negative things, she was always appreciated for her clothes and jewellery. She loved it too. So, when this advertisement reached her, just a day before the deadline, she filled out the form with the help of neighbours. She wanted to do something new and different, even though she didn't know what to do, how to do it, whether she could do it or not. She won Mrs Pune, and later she started looking for Mrs India. In this, her goal was different from others. Only social work is the purpose, everyone says, but Prachiti wanted other common people to benefit from the spiritual knowledge she was born with. So. After Mrs Pune, she went on a Delhi, Jaipur, Agra trip with her niece and sister in law. At a program there, it was casually asked on stage, "Does anyone want to sing?" Prachiti reached the stage. She sang the song that she loved since childhood, which she always praised, the song that she had forgotten because of bullying, "Main sundar na sahi, par chehra mera kuch bura nahi....... Banungi main Miss India.." In the case of Prachiti, this song turns out to be true. With the help of spirituality, science, spiritual beauty, the hope of innovation, the habit of immersing oneself in the work undertaken and the determination to achieve success, Prachiti became not "Miss India" but "Mrs India". Dr Prachiti Punde from Pune won the title ‘Mrs. Universe Austral Asia and she represented in December 2021 for Mrs Universe where contestants from 90 countries of the world participate. She went through to Diva pageants. Karl and Anjana Mascarenhas mentors will groom her to perfection. Recently Famous Bollywood actress Brunha Abdullah crowned Dr Prachiti and Anjana Mascarenhas the National Director honoured her with Mrs Universe Australasia Sash. She is thankful to diva pageants for this Looking forward to making India proud. Famous Bollywood actress Brunha Abdullah crowned Dr Prachiti and Anjana Mascarenhas honoured her with Diva Pageants Sash; so she has thanked Anjana. Dr Prachiti through her life coaching firm Prachiti Kokoro preaches ‘helping people build a rock-solid Foundation through self-mastery is essential for the quality and longevity of a human being.’ She is happy with this title as it is helping her to spread the message to the world through Mrs Universe's participation. Her "Doctor by Profession and Model by Passion" is an inspiration to all aspiring girls, and will be. Whatever is your field of work, you should cherish your passion, if you make progress in the field of your passion, then this success in the field is yours. You have talent inside you, some qualities are inborn. You just have to help yourself and others to get benefited. She is a real person. She struggles, and she sparkles. She is no longer afraid to say what makes her angry, sad, or what she thinks is unfair. She's not afraid to admit that at times she feels worthless, lost, or not enough. She's refusing to hide from love, beauty, aliveness, magic, and abundance. She won't edit the sad or messed up parts of her story, or the magnitude of her triumphs, to make anyone comfortable. She is a real person. Her basic purpose has always been social work. That is why she emphasized SELF MASTERY, by adding science to her innate spiritual knowledge. That's why her KOKORO organization was founded. To reach out to others, she came to these competitions. She wanted to get other women along with her. She has been working on Mind Fullness for 24 years, for which she is also representing India. She wishes to tell women that they don't have to hurt anyone to get something, you don't have to lose themselves, modelling. You can get what you want by combining the two, but for that you need to get "self-mastery". This is the message she wants to give to the whole world from India, that's why she chose the field of Pageant and modeling so that she can reach out to as many people as possible, especially women. To date, she has been completely successful in this and will continue to do so. We wish Prachiti all the very best in her future endeavours. and one recent update Dr Prachiti Punde has stepped into the field of entertainment through the song Bol Na Tu. The song 'Bol Na Tu' presented by Shalini Productions and Mad Studios on the occasion of Valentine's Day was launched by Meghraj Raj Bhosale, Chairman, Akhil Bharatiya Chitrpat Mahamandal, Film producer Vijayalakshmi Jadhav, Fashion Guru Lovell Prabhu, International Beauty Contest organizer Karl Mascarenhas, Anti Corruption Association President Chirag Aswani, Vishal Gore and Dr Prachiti Punde, Mrs India Universe Australasia 2021 were present on the occasion. You can follow her on Facebook https://m.facebook.com/MrsUniverseDrPrachitipunde/

My writing journey started purely by accident. My obsession with rhyming extraneous sentences has gotten me here. I’m thankful to God and many of his messengers who have guided me along this path. First and foremost, my mother. She’s been an absolute inspiration and I can’t thank her enough. She saw potential in me even when I didn’t. She has proofread every single poem of mine and has attended every open mic as well. One of the greatest motivators to publish the book was her optimism and belief that even I can write. I look up to her and always will. She’s the greatest Human being I know. She’s someone from whom I’ve never felt the need to hide or masquerade any of my thoughts and experiences, as she’s been my best friend as much as she’s been a mother. Along with her, my Nani, my uncle Ravi, my sister Mehar, my aunt Deepa and my brother Khush have always lent great support to me in all my endeavours. They perpetually shower me with love and blessings whenever I’ve ventured into anything. It’s always endearing when some members of the family fully encourage you in all activities. They are people I can talk to without percolating anything too. Their guidance and support have guided me through all walks of life. Some of my teachers have been guiding lights at various phases. My 4th-grade teacher Ratna Ma’am was a teacher who saw potential in me to excel in academics and she was a formidable source of support in my growth as an agile individual. My 8th grade English teacher Sumaiya Ma’am was the first one who ever heard my poetry and she encouraged me more by allowing me to recite my poetry in class as well as start participating in competitions. Then came my French teacher, Thanu ma’am. She was one of the first people to suggest that I move to an IB school, and frankly, my life changed completely because of that. Thanks to her suggestion and my mom’s research and perseverance, I was able to discern Shakespearean Literature and Wilfred Owen's poems in my new school. This made me evolve tremendously as a thinker and a writer. Plus, I got an opportunity to be taught by Ms Noonan, Ms Brandt and Mr Pownall, who all nurtured my growth throughout and made sure I remain focused, dedicated and sustained the appetite to learn. The writing communities on Instagram played a pivotal role in getting me to where I am present. 2 writers namely ‘Moments’ and Nandini Goel gave me a massive opportunity to be part of their Instagram Community ‘Eunoia Prompts’ and host live reading shows. That helped me develop my skills as a writer and a spoken word artist. I gained the confidence to participate in more open mics in various prompt challenges. Speaking of challenges, I started developing my book only after winning a writing challenge organized by ‘Split Poetry India’, who eventually published my book. Will forever be grateful to them. After Eunoia, Niveditha Navin offered me to join their community ‘Heart of Quill’. These 2 communities are where I had immense fun interacting with all writers and I’ll be forever indebted to all the members for the wisdom they’ve showered upon me, as well as their warm reception towards my writing. They all made me feel a part of their illustrious families from the first day itself. Disha and Gauri, are 2 gems who have supported me immensely by being so affable and receptive in all their lives and being the first who was willing to interview me and promote my book extensively. Whatever I say about them is less. They’ve been an incredible support for me along with being exceptional writers and human beings. They’ve always given me such constructive and helpful feedback which has enabled me to evolve as a content creator. They’re the first 2 people I go to in the writing community whenever I have something different planned because I always trust their word. Prachetan Sir, Anmol, - Shivangi, Fatima, Adya, Adrisha, Abby, Gurneet, Margaret,Zahra, Keith, ‘Fankaar Open Mic’, Lajja, Bhawna, Vaibhav, Ojas, Chris (one of the greatest open mic hosts), Vartika, Saira, Fatimah and Pammy Di are my family away from home. I consider myself blessed to have met such kind and pure-hearted souls on my journey. They’re all great teachers of literature and I learn something new from them every day. Rohan Sir and his community ‘The House of Talent’ as well as ‘Kreative Keeda’, which was started by Deepika Ji and Priya Ji are both phenomenal sources of encouragement and inspiration. I performed in my first in-person open mic for ‘The House of Talent’ and their tremendous reception made me neglect all jitters. I learnt a great deal from the craft and spontaneity of Rohan Sir and other accomplished writers. Both these communities also helped me hone my craft of Hindi poems. I do have discrepancies in the Hindi language but regular exposure to such adroit Hindi language poets aided me significantly. My friends Deepak, Nachiket, Joel, Muskaan, Marc, Kevin, Bhumika, Chris Biju, Viral, Jaser, Michelle, Sharon, Aarya, Rosh, Kyra, Manal, George and Melody have always unabashedly supported me throughout my literary journey. They’re genuine well-wishers who have always had their hand on my shoulder and get excited about my smallest of feats. My friendships with them are sacrosanct and I can’t thank them enough for the support they gave at times of jittery uncertainty. When it comes to my book, the collaborative short film or my posts on Instagram, they have always supported me consistently. Along with Deepak, Kevin and Bhumika, Livana, Alicia and Rena were mind-blowing support during the making of our short film. They’re all creatively sound and it was great working with such amazing human beings. The proficiency and dedication shown by the whole team behind this film is something I’ve inculcated, and it has helped me a great deal. I thank God every day for blessing my life with all these precious people. If you want to stay connected with me, here's the link https://www.instagram.com/yours_truly_gauravcjk/

Having a fast-bowling all-rounder in the team serves the best interest of any team. For long periods, Women in Blue lacked one such player who can bowl quicker and score some crucial runs for the time if and when required. But thankfully, in the form of Pooja Vastrakar , they found the perfect player who could do them both. Pooja is a gem who could rattle the batter with her quick deliveries while bowling and could make the quickest of deliveries land in stands. Popularly known as Chota Hardik, the star from Madhya Pradesh has justified her selection right in the first game against Pakistan. When India was in deep trouble, the duo of Rana and Vastrakar had a challenge of helping India to a good total, which they both gladly accepted. With Vastrakar leading the attack on spinners, the duo stitched a century's stand taking India to a good total. When a player of the match Vastrakar was asked how did she deal with the pressure, she just replied " I love playing in pressure situations. Whenever my team Madhya Pradesh was under pressure, my coach used to send me to bat. I love challenges". Her attitude of fighting against all the odds and accepting challenges might have come from her life. The now Indian star and household name Pooja's life was full of challenges. She lost her mother at the mere age of 10 years. At the age of 16, when she had received a national callup, she twisted her ankle in a domestic game, thereby forcing the team to drop her from the squad. In 2018, she finally made it to the playing eleven. She was also selected in the 2018 T20 world cup, but was once again injured in the warm-up, and had to miss the entire world cup. Injuries were always a part of her career. And being a fast bowler, these could've proved fatal. But the never giving up attitude of Pooja worked, and she improved her fitness to a greater extent and was selected in the 2020 world cup. Post that she made sure every opportunity she got, she made it count. Although an all-rounder, she was selected on the side as a specialist bowler. But the few people who had played with her knew her batting prowess. And in one-off matches, she was sent to bat at no5, where she did show her strokes. Playing for her domestic team, she had time and again displayed her quality of hitting long sixes and crunchy drives. In the recently concluded Challenger trophy, she led her team to the finals of the trophy, where she showed her all-around performance. It was due to this, she was given a chance in the world cup squad. And justifying her selection, she played a very mature knock in the first match of the tournament itself. Pooja, who loves to hit long sixes, didn't hit one in the match against Pakistan knowing the importance of her wicket. She played the Pakistan spinners well and her cut shots, her amazing cover drive was a treat to watch. In addition, her quick running between the wickets also added 20 odd runs more to the Indian team's scorecard. She seemed in little pain in the match, but fortunately for India, her injury was not serious. In the matches to come, she displayed her bowling ability taking wickets, and always ensured she kept the scorecard moving whenever she was on the crease while batting. Her all-around ability has tremendously helped the Indian side till now in this ongoing tournament. As of now, Vastrakar has scored 153 runs all-around and has taken 10 wickets. She is the highest wicket-taker for India and is in the hunt to become the highest one in the tournament. She has hit the longest six of the tournament which went to a distance of 81 metres. Till now, she has been the Trump Card for India's success. And Women in Blue would hope this player plays the most important knocks when the team is under pressure, just the way she likes to do it. If that happens, she will be the reason for bringing smiles to the faces of billions. One can hope it happens, but irrespective of it happens or not, one can be sure that this Trump Card of India will be one of the best fast bowling all-rounders of Women in Blue . Authored By:- Ashwin Jangam ( Cricket Analyst, Host and Entertainer) Instagram ID: https://www.instagram.com/cricket_creativity/

Predicting the future is a notoriously tricky business, but schools must do their best to prepare young people for the world of work that will welcome their graduates in a very few years. These emerging jobs will create high demand for both technology-oriented and more human-oriented opportunities that can fulfil people’s aspirations and potential. The jobs of tomorrow cluster around seven themes: 1. caring professions 2. data and Artificial Intelligence 3. engineering and cloud computing 4. green professions 5. marketing, sales and content 6. people and culture 7. product development Some of the more likely ‘hot jobs’ of the future include: • Medical transcriptionist • athletic trainers • exercise physiologists • data scientist • Big Data developer • insights analyst • site reliability engineer (cloud computing) • full-stack students engineer • Python developer • landfill system technician • wind turbine service technician • sustainability specialists • human resources partner • talent acquisition specialist • HR business partner • Quality Assurance tester • Agile coach • Scrum master • digital product owner • social media content producer • marketing growth hacker • customer specialist • chief commercial officer • creative copywriter What skills should schools be helping students to develop for full participation in the jobs marketplace being created by the Fourth Industrial Revolution? Some skills are familiar, having formed the backbone of learning and teaching in schools for many years. Students will always need to read, perceptively, write persuasively, and apply mathematical understanding practically –although now they must do so in digital, technology-rich environments (and with increasing degrees of sophistication). Learning multiple languages is a good idea; so is learning how to manage projects; how to lead and care for others; how to be an active, healthy individual. But there may need some new subjects in the curriculum, and some more attention to the development of opportunities for students to engage with real-world learning that helps prepare them for the world to come. Computers (or more specifically, computer-human interaction), to no one’s surprise, will be key. But data science, data visualization, data storage technologies, data literacy, and data analytics are brave new disciplines for most secondary schools. Allied health professions will be big. It will be important to inspire children with learning engagements that do shy away from the physical body and its care (even if what they learn is through advanced simulations). The creative arts will be ever-more central, and business/ entrepreneurial / management/ manufacturing career courses may need a refresh (and some long-overdue additional prestige). Education in the future: skills-oriented and non-traditional academic pathways Education for the future will likely be more skills-oriented, and less concerned with validating content knowledge. It will always be important to know things, but it is increasingly important to harness knowledge to action. Students also need to learn how to do things. People (‘soft’) skills, digital literacy skills, and technical skills will need to frame the scope and sequence of learning at tomorrow’s schools. Tech skills and content production skills will need to develop new baselines and offer structured learning engagements that bring students into contact with disruptive technologies as they’re emerging. Probably very few teachers are ready to lead this change, so it will be important to soften the edges between school and the world beyond the classroom. We will need powerful partnerships for learning, and an innovative structure to scaffold students’ introduction to tomorrow’s occupations. We will need new academic programs that value careers and perhaps other non-traditional academic pathways for outliers and social entrepreneurs who have often languished in the lock-step progressions of learning that most educational institutions have learned to do so well. The emerging labour market offers opportunities galore—ready or not, here it comes. “The skills necessary at the higher echelons will include especially the ability to efficiently network, manage public relations, display intercultural sensitivity, marketing, and generally what we would call ‘social’ and ‘emotional’ intelligence. [This also includes] creativity, and just enough critical thinking to move outside the box.” “We are now in the transitional stage of employers gradually reducing their prejudice in the hiring of those who studied at a distance, and moving in favour of such ‘graduates’ who, in the workplace, demonstrate greater proactiveness, initiative, discipline, collaborativeness – because they studied online.” traits including leadership, design thinking, “human meta communication,” deliberation, conflict resolution, and the capacity to motivate, mobilize and innovate. Still, others spoke of more practical needs that could help workers in the medium term – to work with data and algorithms, to implement 3-D modelling and work with 3-D printers, or to implement the newly emerging capabilities in artificial intelligence and augmented and virtual reality. Theme 1: The training ecosystem will evolve, with a mix of innovation in all education formats These experts envision that the next decade will bring a more widely diversified world of education and training options in which various entities design and deliver different services to those who seek to learn. They expect that some innovation will be aimed at emphasizing the development of human talents that machines cannot match and at helping humans partner with technology. They say some parts of the ecosystem will concentrate on delivering real-time learning to workers, often in formats that are self-taught. Commonly occurring ideas among the responses in this category are collected below under headings reflecting subthemes. More learning systems will migrate online. Some will be self-directed and some offered or required by employers; others will be hybrid online/real-world classes. Workers will be expected to learn continuously Most experts seem to have faith that rapid technological development and a rising wariness of coming impacts of the AI/robotics revolution are going to spur the public, private and governmental actions needed for education and training systems to be adapted to deliver more flexible, open, adaptable, resilient, certifiable and useful lifelong learning. “The nature of education will change to a mix of models. College education (which will still favour multi-year, residential education) will need to be more focused on teaching students to be lifelong learners, followed by more online content, in situ training, and other such [elements] to increase skills in a rapidly changing information world. As automation puts increasing numbers of low- and middle-skill workers out of work, these models will also provide for certifications and training needs to function in an increasingly automated service sector.” “We will see a vast increase in educational and training programs. We will also see what might be called on-demand or on-the-job kind of training programs. (We kind of have to, as, with continued automation, we will need to retrain a large portion of the workforce.) I strongly believe employers will subscribe to this idea wholeheartedly; it increases the overall education of their workforce, which benefits their bottom line. Nevertheless, I am a big believer in the college experience, which I see as a way to learn what you are all about, as a person and in your field of study. The confidence in yourself and your abilities cannot be learned in a short course. It takes life experience or four years at a tough college. At a good college, you are challenged to be your best – this is very resource-intensive and cannot be scaled at this time.” “The key to education in the next 10 years will be the understanding that we now live in a world without walls – and so the walls of the school (physical and conceptual) need to shatter and never go up again. In the (hopefully near) future, we will not segregate schooling from work and real-world thinking and development. They will seamlessly weave into a braid of learning, realization, exposure, hands-on experience and integration into students’ own lives. And, again, the experience of being a student, now confined to grade school, secondary school and university, will expand to include workers, those looking for work, and those who want or need to retrain – as well as what we now think of as conventional education. One way we will break down these walls – we are already doing so – will be to create digital learning spaces to rival classrooms as ‘places’ where learning happen[s]. Via simulation, gaming, digital presentations – combined with hands-on, real-world experience – learning and re-education will move out of books and into the world. The more likely enhancement will be to take digital enhancements out into the world – again, breaking down the walls of the classroom and school – to inform and enhance the experience.” Online courses will get a big boost from advances in augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and artificial intelligence (AI) Some respondents expressed confidence in the best of current online education and training options, saying online course options are cost-effective, evolving for the better, and game-changing because they are globally accessible. Those with the most optimism expect great progress will be made in augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and AI. While some say 2026 will still be “early days” for this tech, many are excited about its prospects for enhancing learning in the next decade. Universities still have special roles to play in preparing people for life, but some are likely to diversify and differentiate Many respondents said real-world, campus-based higher education will continue to thrive during the next decade. They generally expect that no other educational experience can match residential universities’ capabilities for fully immersive, person-to-person learning, as well as mentoring and socializing functions, before 2026. They said a residential university education helps build intangible skills that are not replicable online and thus deepens the skills base of those who can afford to pay for such an education, but they expect that job-specific training will be managed by employers on the job and via novel approaches. Some say major universities’ core online course content, developed with all of the new-tech bells and whistles, will be marketed globally and adopted as baseline learning in smaller higher education locales, where online elements from major MOOCs can be optimally paired in hybrid learning with in-person mentoring activities. Theme 2: Learners must cultivate 21st-century skills, capabilities and attributes Tough-to-teach intangible skills, capabilities and attributes such as emotional intelligence, curiosity, creativity, adaptability, resilience and critical thinking will be most highly valued The skills needed to succeed in today’s world and the future are curiosity, creativity, taking initiative, multi-disciplinary thinking and empathy. These skills, interestingly, are the skills specific to human beings that machines and robots cannot do … “We will see training for the jobs of the past and service jobs. The jobs of the future will not need large numbers of workers with a fixed set of skills – most things that we can train large numbers of workers for, we will also be able to train computers to do better.” Among the many other skills mentioned were: process-oriented and system-oriented thinking; journalistic skills, including research, evaluation of multiple sources, writing and speaking; understanding algorithms, computational thinking, networking and programming; grasping law and policy; an evidence-based way of looking at the world; time management; conflict resolution; decision-making; locating information in the flood of data; storytelling using data; and influencing and consensus-building. young adults need to be taught how to have face-to-face interaction, including one who said they “seem to be sorely lacking in these skills and can only interact with a cellphone or laptop.” Practical experiential learning via apprenticeships and mentoring will advance Because so many intricacies of the workplace – the human, soft and hard – are learned on the job, respondents said they expect apprenticeships and forms of mentoring will regain value and evolve along with the 21st‑century workplace. Theme 3: New credentialing systems will arise as self-directed learning expands As they anticipate the appearance of effective new learning environments and advances in digital accountability systems, many of these experts believe fresh certification programs will be created to attest to workers’ participation in training programs and the mastery of skills. Some predict that many more workers will begin using online and app-based learning systems. While the traditional college degree will still hold sway in 2026, more employers may accept alternate credentialing systems, as learning options and their measures evolve Theme 4: Training and learning systems will not meet 21st century needs by 2026 online formats for knowledge transfer will not advance significantly in the next decade. Theme 5: Jobs? What jobs? Technological forces will fundamentally change work and the economic landscape ‘There will be a parallel call for benefits, professional development and compensation that smooths out rough patches’ in an ‘on-demand labour life’ 14 Future Jobs: #1: Coders Coding is fast becoming one of the most sought-after skills for technology companies and between researcher groups. It has caused some European countries to add coding to the primary school curriculum, and here in the UK, one school has even hired a child coding prodigy to teach coding at a school in Coventry. How old do you think the new member of staff is? Well, she’s just ten years old! There is no doubt that coding is going to pave the way for new jobs in the future. But as it may take some time for those primary school kids to reach the job market, there is an obvious gap that needs filling for the immediate coding market. Reskilling to make this career change can even increase your salary by 38%. So, if you want to seize an opportunity, now may be the best time ever to get into coding. Start your development by searching for the best online coding courses. Whether you’re interested in learning Python, developing your Java skills, or gaining Django certifications, we have something for you. There are so many different things you can do with programming, and with courses, you can try anything that takes your fancy. Perhaps video game design and development or creative machine learning sounds exciting, or maybe building web applications is better suited to you. #2: Blockchain developer Most people not familiar with blockchain technology will have still heard about it – usually its association with cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. The future of finance is going to be heavily influenced by the rise of blockchain technology, and you can learn about decentralised finance or innovations in fintech in our courses. However, blockchains are not just used for cryptocurrency. They’re standalone technologies that can be useful across industries. They are already been used in the automotive industry to record the history of vehicles to prevent seller fraud. Nobody will be able to lie about the car’s mileage or maintenance when all this information is recorded on the blockchain and 100% secure. They have also been tipped to revolutionise the music industry as a way to allocate royalties among artists, songwriters and others who have earned a cut from the creation of a track. This will prevent people from missing out on what is rightfully theirs because buyers can easily check the blockchain to see who has any rights to a song, and then pay them for it. This will hopefully reduce the number of legal battles taking place in the industry. Overall, the potential of blockchain is massive – and almost every industry will be crying out for blockchain developers in the future. You can gain an introduction to blockchain and DLT or learn about the applications of blockchain. #3: Virtual reality technician It feels like we have been waiting on the edge of our seats for virtual reality for years. And that’s because we have. Although some forms of VR are available, the technology involved is yet to be perfected. When it does finally become what we all imagine it to be, there will be so many virtual reality jobs in different areas. From marketing departments to video game developers, virtual reality is going to be a cornerstone moment for the job market and the whole of society. If you want to get started, try our Introduction to Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality course from Lancaster University. If you already have some VR skills, our Construct a Virtual Reality Experience course might be an exciting choice. #4: Ethical hacker Ethical hacking is a job in the field of network security that many people do today, but this job is sticking around for the long term. The only way that ethical hackers, otherwise known as white hat hackers, will disappear is if the internet disappears and is replaced with something else. That doesn’t look like a reality shortly, or ever, meaning ethical hackers are not budging. If you like the thought of pretending to hack websites to see where improvements can be made, then one of our cyber security courses online may be interesting to you. You can even start with an Introduction to Ethical Hacking from Coventry University and the Institute of Coding. #5: Big data analyst Data analysts are going to become the new leaders in the niche of business development. And they are already taking over the department thanks to big data and the ability to analyse huge amounts of information for the benefit of their employers. Only by looking into streams of data can they make accurate predictions and inform business leaders to make the right decisions. If you like numbers and breaking down complex information into real-life decisions, this is a current job that should bring home the bacon for a lifetime. Check out our data analytics courses, from marketing analytics with the University of Virginia to big data analytics with Griffith University. #6: Hygiene specialists We already have medical professionals who are experts on understanding viruses and how to mitigate their spread across society. But after the most recent pandemic which has crushed economies to the point of the recession, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see governments invest more in this area. Hygiene specialists could work with businesses to ensure that they are abiding by the safest practices, and to help identify threats before they spread. The most suitable location for these experts would be docks, airports and other border points. You can learn about food hygiene specialists in the course by the International Culinary Studio. #7: AI jobs Artificial Intelligence (AI) is much further along the process compared to virtual reality. With Elon Musk talking of putting chips in peoples’ heads to create superhumans, the possibilities of AI technology really do open your eyes. But AI is not just about creating a new generation of humans. It can be about making functional robots and enhancing business processes. The developments in AI are almost limitless, which means these types of jobs aren’t going anywhere fast. From learning about creative AI to exploring medical robots in the healthcare industry or discovering natural language processing, our AI courses will introduce you to the different career possibilities out there. #8: Data inspector /detective The laws around data handling and data privacy are growing by the decade. There is so much interest in our data because it can be used by marketing teams to help them sell, and by political departments to help them create targeted campaigns. But on too many occasions our data is falling in the wrong hands and being misused or used illegally. This will create new jobs where detectives have to hunt down the use of data by certain companies, namely a data detective who enforces data laws. These types of investigations have already started, as evidenced by the investigation into Cambridge Analytica and how they helped swing the USA election and even the Brexit vote, which can be explained by watching the Cambridge Analytica Netflix documentary. The key takeaway is that more data detective jobs are just around the corner, and you can learn more about data science ethics and data privacy in courses by the University of Michigan. #9: Gene experts/portfolio managers Gene editing is a controversial topic because it allows us to somewhat play the role of a god. But away from choosing our newborn’s eye colour or height, there is a medical use for it. With the power to edit genes and use genetic technologies, we will be able to reduce the risks of serious health conditions and vastly improve the quality of life for many people. But this comes with several hurdles and pitfalls that will need to be addressed with legislation. What can we morally do? And what is off the table? Gene legislators will need to come in to get the industry started – and they already are – and then we will need medical experts to alter the genes and manage the whole system. Although the whole topic can be sensitive, it is undeniably a huge step for mankind. You can learn more about the future of genetics in medicine, how DNA influences health, or how genomic medicine can help diabetes in one of the fantastic genetics courses. #10: Mental health jobs Much of society is working hard to reduce the stigma associated with mental health problems, which has opened the door for people to seek help and use professional mental health services. But these mental health worker jobs won’t be going anywhere either. Just as people will always need doctors and nurses, we will continue to need mental health specialists to help us get through tough times. The recent pandemic, recessions, environmental worries and even a boom in remote working could contribute to further demand for psychologists and mental health organisations. Depending on the area you’re interested in making a difference in, There are courses on a range of mental health topics, from depression, anxiety and CBT to helping students with complex trauma. #11: Data brokers Earlier we discussed some new jobs that data will create, and here is another. Just like brokers exist today by helping deals for commodities pass through seamlessly, the broker world will be rocked with a new type of broker – the data broker. The idea is simple. These data brokers will be responsible for facilitating business agreements between data companies and those who want to buy chunks of data. They will make sure the buyer gets their data and that the selling company receives their money. All the while making sure that the data is not shared further, maintaining the integrity of the new data market. #12: Augmented reality developer Did you know that the infamous Pokémon Go game was an April Fool’s Day joke that went on to make an insane amount of money? We’re talking billions. The reason for its success was that it was completely innovative to the mobile gaming world. Combining a franchise that millennials grew up with augmented reality was a masterstroke. Augmented reality changed the face of gaming and set a new bar, but it is proving effective in other industries like fashion, where augmented reality wardrobes enable you to try on clothes from home. The uses for augmented reality are growing and that means there is a new call for developers with expertise in this niche of technology. You can learn more about immersive creative technology like AR in the course by NFTS and Royal Holloway, or try our Introduction to Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality course instead. #13: Drone expert/pilot Drones are becoming more useful and popular by the day. They can help us provide medical supplies safely, assess building structures with ease, and revolutionise delivery services. Drones are becoming part of society’s furniture and are only going to become more present over the next decade. With that in mind, drone experts will be needed to manufacture these machines, maintain them, and arguably the most fun job of all – fly them. If you want to become a drone engineer or drone pilot, then we have good news for you. Expect to see more of these jobs become widely available across sectors in the not-so-distant future. It is, however, important to be aware of the challenges and legal restrictions surrounding drone use, which is why a course on drone safety for managers might be useful to you. #14: Entrepreneur Don’t forget that society is more entrepreneurial than ever before. Fuelled by the internet and technological advancements, the everyday person now has a better opportunity to start their own business or a small empire. With further tech milestones being met, like those listed above, these opportunities to start your own business are only going to get bigger. If you have an idea or business dream, there has never been a better time to learn the entrepreneurial ropes and give your idea a chance to succeed. an extensive list of entrepreneurship courses that are available on the internet might inspire you, where you can learn anything from entrepreneurship in the food industry to building a start-up from scratch. What jobs will not exist in the future? Many of the jobs of today that will not exist in the coming decades revolve around the retail industry. Amazon has already opened a pioneering cashier-less store where secret technology recognises what you take from the shelves and charges it to your preferred payment type. And Forbes has reported that Amazon is now selling their cashier-less tech to other retailers. This is part of a trend where new technologies and artificial intelligence will replace many jobs. But it is not just customer-facing roles in retail that are at risk of extinction shortly. Smart vehicles that drive themselves may make driver jobs – including rail drivers – obsolete. This is a significant worry for governments that may have to contend with higher unemployment rates among low-skilled workers. But simultaneously, the technology involved in replacing these jobs will create thousands if not millions of new jobs that are not even comprehensible right now. Ultimately, big leaps in technological advancements will create exciting new jobs, but it may even create a huge gap between social classes and tensions that have not yet been seen in society. So, what degrees should you consider? There is no question that technology is the driving force behind many of the new jobs in the coming years, and the reason that some jobs will no longer be needed. Subsequently, if you are considering a university degree today, it may be worth considering computer science and technology-related degrees. This is the logical choice if you would like to concentrate on a degree that leads to good employment and a well-paying career – but it should not stop you from studying something you are passionate about, especially if you want to become an academic researcher in your specified field. Education should make you happy as well as securely employed. CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION Proudly presented to: Dr. Pratik Rajan Mungekar for serving as a SPEAKER during ST. PATRICK SCHOOL OF QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES' INTERNATIONAL DAY held at ST. PATRICK SCHOOL OF QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES on MARCH 16, 2022, on the occasion of the school's 54th Foundation day.

The likes of Yastika Bhatia , Sneh Rana, Pooja Vastrakar, Richa Ghosh guided the Indian victory over Bangladesh Women. Coming back from the two consecutive defeats from England and Australia respectively, Women in Blue took the upper hand in today's game and emerged victorious with a margin of more than 100 runs for the third time in this tournament. India outplayed the Bangla team in all three departments, and the most pleasing sign was the performance of the youngsters who guided the team to a victory. Winning the toss, India chose to bat. The opening duo of Smriti and Shafali stitched a partnership of 74 runs, which is the highest opening partnership for India in this world cup. Post the quick wickets of Smriti, Shafali and Mithali, Yastika took the control of the crease. Playing at her favourite batting number 3, she played sensibly and took time before scoring runs. Earlier with Harman, and then with Richa, Yastika held one end firmly and played her role in small partnerships. Before she was dismissed, she scored her second consecutive fifty in the tournament. Then came the stars of India's encounter with Pakistan. Sneh Rana and Pooja Vastrakar were initially unable to find boundaries due to excellent bowling by Bangla bowlers, but in the last 3 overs, they displayed their street smartness and played some elegant shots to help India reach a defendable total of 229 runs. Bangla bowlers did a great job to defend the strong Indian batting line-up at a score less than expected. But Bangla batters couldn't do their job to perfection. The India bowlers made good use of the dry surface and slow outfield and restricted opposition at a low score. Barring the resistance shown by Salma Khatun and Ritu Mondal, none of the batters did their job. For India the consistent all-rounders Rana and Vastrakar did a great job with the former taking 4 and later 2 wickets. Experienced Jhulan dismissed 2, Gayakwad and Yadav 1 each Bangla batters. India won the only third match in the tournament, but all the three have come with huge margins of 100+ runs each. With it, India has kept the hopes of the Semi-finals alive. The most amazing thing about this victory was that the pioneers were the players like Bhatia, Rana and Vastrakar who are all playing just their first World cup. With Harman, Mithali not living up to the expectations, the youngsters are showing the right intent in this tournament. They are carrying the expectations of the billion people with them, and are giving them hope of India's triumph. At this point, the tournament is getting exciting with every single game coming forward. Australia has already stormed in the finals with their dominant performance. Pakistan, Bangladesh and the hosts New Zealand are already out of the semi-final hunt. England, after losing the initial 3 matches, is trying every way to make it to the semis. For the remaining three slots for semis, South Africa, West Indies, England and India are fighting very hard. It will be interesting to see who goes ahead in the tournament. Authored By:- Ashwin Jangam ( Cricket Analyst, Host and Entertainer) Instagram ID: https://www.instagram.com/cricket_creativity/

Examination season is again around the corner, students preparing for 10th, 12th and various entrance exams are in a feverish pitch of activity. So, a few suggestions on how to take care of eyes during this period are certainly in order 1. Sleep deficiency : A minimum of 7 hours of sleep is essential to maintain good health for the eyes as well as the whole body and mind, sleep deficiency leads to eye problems like recurrent styes (eye boils), which causes pain and swelling of the eyelid and results in loss of study time. At least plan and manage study time to get enough sleep 2. Dietary deficiency : Students tend to skip meals or depend on fast foods, nutritional deficiencies tend to cause fatigue and loss of concentration and again affects the eyes with blepharitis, dry eyes and eyelid infections Eat balanced healthy meals at regular intervals. Foods rich in vitamins A, D, E, B complex, minerals and Omega 3 are essential for students preparing for exams. 3. Dehydration: Due to the intensity of studies, some students forget to drink enough water and fluids, this results in dehydration and frequent headaches, inability to focus and tired eyes. Drink atleast 3 to 3.75 litres of fluids per day. 4. Postural problems: Bad posture affects the neck, shoulders, lower back and the eyes, especially in students who have poor eye muscle balance and astigmatism. Study, preferably, in sitting posture with feet firmly on the ground arms and shoulders well supported and book at least 20 inches from the eye, the book kept at 60 degrees. Take short breaks to stretch. 5. Duration of study: The stress on eye muscles when studying for 8 hours is equal to the stress on leg muscles from running 50 to 60 km. So studying without rest for 10 to 12 hours causes intense pressure on eye muscles and has now been shown to be related to the development of myopia (glass power), spasms of eye muscles, eye strain, inability to focus the eyes, eye pain and severe headaches. take short breaks every 30 minutes and look at far objects for 10 seconds to relax the eye muscles. 6. Digital Eye Strain: Earlier known as Computer Vision Syndrome, is very common among students nowadays. Redness, irritation, foreign body sensation in the eye are leading symptoms. When computers or smartphones are used for long durations of time the tears in the eye gradually evaporate. Normally a person blinks about 20 times in a minute but during computer and mobile phone use, the blink rate decreases to once or twice in a minute. This reduces the replenishment of the evaporated tears and causes dry eye syndrome. Air conditioning also removes moisture from the skin and eyes and leads to dryness. Students who use computers and mobile phones must be careful to follow the 20 20 20 20 rule. Hold the device 20 inches from the eye. Take a break of 20 seconds every 20 minutes Look at any object 20 feet away. Blink 20 times every minute Air conditioning should be frequently switched off and should never blow directly on to face. Authored by: Dr Shibu Varkey, MS, DNB, DO, FRCS (UK) Regional Medical Director, MaxiVision Eye Hospitals

The writer is designed to create. In their lonely mind space ideas float in and out, some captured to paper or computer screen while others are lost, vanishing to the ether. Those ideas that do get turned into a story, poem or perhaps song are then hidden away from all until the writer plucks up sufficient courage to share and submit, following that begins the anxious wait. It is throughout this process and up to this point that the writer’s fragile ego is tested. Am I good enough? Have I hit the brief? Will other people understand and enjoy what I have written? All of these questions and many more plague the writer and make us wonder, will this be the one, that one piece that leads us down the path to success? All throughout this process, a lucky writer has a muse, or (an even luckier one) many sources of inspiration and support. For me, I have found over the years many forms of support and inspiration but I have only ever had one muse. My angel, my wife of over eighteen years, is someone who has constantly stood by me as I have had knockback after knockback from the big-name publishers. Her amazing words of encouragement have bolstered my fragile ego and given me the courage to resubmit again and again. When I did venture (stumble) down the path of self-publishing it was my wife who bought the first copy of my first novel, the greatest Christmas present that I have ever received. I share with this amazing woman my hopes and dreams, my plans, my failures, even the pie in the sky ideas that have no hope whatsoever. For everything she is there in my corner telling me to go for it, to try. We are a team, over the years together we have been each other’s number one fan and because of this, I have bravely submitted where alone I would have lacked the courage to try. I write, inspired by things I see, hear, remember, but without my muse, those ideas would be left to come and go. Thanks to my wife I am continuing to seek out those opportunities that will help us find financial freedom. We do not believe that my writing will make us rich, but there is a possibility that I can become known. It is my dream to get my name out there as a storyteller as far as a name can go My wife encourages me to achieve that dream. She is there for me when I share with her every success; just the same she waits with open arms and a sympathetic ear when rejection comes. She is my greatest fan even though she has read-only very few of the stories and poems that I have written. I thankfully have others who are willing to cast a keen eye over multiple drafts as a story evolves. Others have joined my family of supporters as the years have gone on. My wife though can name herself my first fan, there from the beginning and I strongly believe that she will be there all the way to the very end. We are a team, and together we will be there for every high, low, and in between. Thank you, my angel, my love, my wife. Thank you for all of your support and encouragement. I believe with utmost certainty that the fragile ego of this writer would severely lack the courage to write at all without you in my life. And for that, I am extremely grateful. Connect with me on https://www.facebook.com/trippin.timmy

There is no specific age for bearing most of the risks and enjoying most of the rewards , Rouchelle Dabral is an epitome of this , So dear readers it's time to read out what she says I'm Rouchelle Dabral, a 24-year-old entrepreneur venturing out with my brainchildren. As a serial entrepreneur, I have 2 startups and 1 initiative. They’re namely - Rouvolution: A digital Media company, Willing2Digital for PR services for small business owners and the initiative called ’Scale-up India’ which is to empower small business owners to scale up their existing businesses. The one we are working on for content creators and artists all around the world is called "Rouvolution" which aims at building integrated digital content with creative individuals. We have an outreach in the States, UK, Malaysia and India as of now. We are building a talent community and platform for content creators to build their portfolio on our website that can help them monetise their skills by working with our associate startups and also share their talents with our community. We are both an ecosystem made for creators with a community-run by them. We also hold virtual open mic and poetry events, polls and content for constant engagement. We are currently featuring various authors or poets and collaborating vastly with content developers while having explored various synergies with like-minded brands. Coming to my own story, growing up I stayed in various cities while the varied exposure helped me develop an extraverted personality and a will to change the world in my own way through my creativity. Though I like to spend time ruminating a lot, I also enjoy going out with my friends, networking, exploring places around and travelling. As for my personal interests, I have always been a creative and enterprising person; Fond of public speaking, painting, photography, volunteering, reading, Blogging, storytelling and going for adventures that include visiting destinations out of my bucket list every year! One thing I do specialise in is writing poetry - I have been writing for the last 9 years now and maintain a blog to put up my poetry, articles and snippets. It is called the "Lithium Cure" link - https://lithiumcure.blogspot.com/ and creating content on Instagram, Twitter and various other platforms. Generally, my style of writing is free verse poetry and in articles, I like to specialise in rhetoric writing. It's a constant learning experience but I love to explore new writing styles. A style that I'm still learning is the art of micro-fiction. Being an enterprising person, my journey into being an entrepreneur started off in 2020 Apart from my love for reading and writing, I'm also actively a digital marketing consultant. I make strategies and usher small business owners manage their growth in the digital realm practically and with a set end result. There is always a purpose. In 2018, I learnt of the great power of social media and especially Instagram for it has the potential to connect us with our role models and dream brands. I started sharing my travel pictures and some flatlays at that time and actively interacting with accounts and people who had massive followings. I'd find them through Keywords and searches. On youtube and back to these sites that made them so very easily accessible to me. It was a blessing in disguise. They mentored me to formulate my niche on this platform, approach brands for collaborations and how give the creative skills a fruitful spin into an exchange of services. Through trial, error and even working in the field of PR, I learnt many nuances of communication. Applying the same skills in the digital world is difficult due to the many variables it has, one being the user behaviour driven by big data, the algorithms and the flood of information or misinformation. The juxtaposition between the virtual and real is very fascinating in the digital realm. It should right be a virtual extension of our skin and bones flowing into a world of dynamic visuals, codes and numbers. With a good approach like making a media kit, learning insights and designing content using tools with your creativity, you can become an influencer on this platform and get great job opportunities by being your own personal brand. The best way to succeed is to start small and then position yourself with a USP, your own originality. It will surely be reflected in your posts. Having said that, I too am learning how to be good at so many things. In the end, I would like to say that entrepreneurship is challenging but if you are a student of life, then you learn some and win some! I fondly recollect being a 15 year old and not knowing I would be here almost 10 years down the line. I recently achieved the 'creative entrepreneur of the year' award from TEOI (The Entrepreneurs Of India) and I like to think that I must have made my younger self very proud. Dreams do come true and I am on my way to achieving mine through hard work and resilience. I wish the same for the one reading this article too!

In a world where we all have a mobile on pretty much 24/7, procrastination is literally on taps and you're absorbed with dopamine filling self-esteem killing consumption, hence, we procrastinate. I recently had a conversation with someone who is by far the most productive person I know and that radically changed my perspective. This one person has so much going on but never complains about anything. So a few tips that I got to learn: 1) Work is never as hard we imagine it to be - Sometimes its dull and sometimes there are things that are difficult to deal with but on the whole, work isn't that hard. 2) Learning and working are opportunities that many people don't have - This is something that should be celebrated in our head rather than looking at it as a chore that we have to do. 3) Work itself can give us satisfaction and at that point , I have had a belief which I didn't even realize was a belief that I took it as truth that work is and has to be painful is the point that we've all heard stories about dredging about the work and I can bet you can name someone in your team at work who moans about all the stuff they've to do. The point is that these productive things are associated in our mind as pain and opposed to enjoyment & pleasure we've been indoctrinated with this idea that efforts equal pain. Our chimp brains that are supercharged by these narratives overestimate the pain that work will cause and underestimate the fulfilment it will give us and that's why we procrastinate our inner chimp on high and the fake news that work is some form of torture to be avoided. A few ideas that help me to see the productive work as painlessly as possible: 1) Visualize the pleasure that you would get once your work is done - Whatever you're doing on Instagram, YouTube or Netflix, none of those things would be satisfying as sitting down at the end of the day guilt-free knowing you can do whatever you want because your work for the day is done. 2) Start small - Little things that go into accomplishing that bigger task. Plan to do that small thing. Once you get into that, you will get into momentum and suddenly doing the bigger task becomes so much more feasible. 3) Create artificial deadlines - This is something often recommended so that you do not suffer from anxiety that kicks in from leaving things to be done for the last minute. Create artificial deadlines to stay ahead in the game. 4) Make your work discursive - For me chatting about something makes it much less intimidating than formal writing about it. So start where you feel most comfortable. If you want to read my Linkedin Feed, follow me on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jharunima If you want to follow me on Instagram, here's the link https://www.instagram.com/trulynomadlychic/