Benefits of Crying The ability to cry is a natural capacity of every human being. Many studies show that crying is a cathartic behaviour that helps to relieve pain and lower arousal. It can be provoked by a variety of emotions. Researchers have discovered that crying can improve both your health and your mind and … Read more
Essay On Improving Local Governance Ideas For Transforming India Self-government implies ‘rule unto themselves by people themselves or through their own representatives.’ Local governments or local bodies are institutions of self-government that administer an area or small community, such as villages, towns, or cities. Local government can also be defined as “an institution that represents … Read more
Safer Internet Day: Together for a better internet Every year on the second day of the second week of February, Safer Internet Day is commemorated with the goal of ensuring a safer and better internet, where every user may use the internet responsibly and without fear of their data being exposed. Today, the day is … Read more
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller “The Song of Achilles” was published in 2012. It is a tender and heartbreaking rendition of Homer’s “Iliad,” depicting the love tale of the demigod Achilles and his friend, Patroclus, from their childhood together until the Trojan War. Patroclus tells the storey in the first person and addresses … Read more
Going Out for a Walk by Henry Maximilian Beerbohm Introduction Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm was a master of parody and caricature. He provided numerous readers with reading pleasure with his writings and benign satire. Sir Henry Maximilian (Max, in short) Beerbohm (1872-1956) expresses his unconventional opinions against aimless wandering but is circumspect in his condemnation … Read more
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri Introduction: Interpreter of Maladies is the third story of Jhumpa Lahiri’s collection of nine short stories. When Interpreter of Maladies was published in 1999 and won numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the Hemingway Foundation / PEN Award in 2000. It sold over 15 million copies … Read more
The Invisible Life of Addie V.E. Schwab’s epic adventure The Invisible Life of Addie Larue spans millennia. It is the storey of a young woman in 1714 France who passionately desires to be immortal. So she forms an agreement with the Gods to become eternal, but as with any such bargain, it backfires. It becomes … Read more
Essay on Aravalli Biodiversity Park – The first OECM Site On World Wetlands Day, February 2, the Aravalli Biodiversity Park was named the first OECM (Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures) site. The OECM tag is provided by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). According to the IUCN, the OECM sites are not … Read more
Government e-Marketplace ( GeM) GeM is an acronym for one-stop Government e-Marketplace, which is hosted by DGS&D and is used to acquire common user goods and services. GeM is a dynamic, self-sustaining, and user-friendly portal for government personnel to do procurement. Public procurement is a critical component of government activity, and reforming public procurement is … Read more
Fences by August Wilson The play Fences by August Wilson was written and performed in 1985, featuring James Earl Jones in the starring role of Troy Maxson. It was readapted in 2010 and made into a film in 2016 starring Denzel Washington as Troy and Viola Davis as Rose. The play is a part of … Read more
The Fence by Jose Garcia Villa In this post, we will go over the short story The Fence by Jose Garcia Villa. Let’s get this ball rolling: About the Author Jose Garcia Villa was a poet, literary critic, short storey writer, and painter from the Philippines. In 1973, he was named National Artist of the … Read more
What is Modern Poetry? Modern poetry is a style of writing that is defined by two distinct characteristics. The first is technical innovation in the writing, exemplified by the liberal use of free verse. The second is a departure from the Romantic idea of an unproblematic poetic ‘self’ speaking directly to an equally unproblematic ideal … Read more