Reading Time: 3 minutes India is a land of culture, and a large part of our happiness stems from the celebration of many festivals that brings Indians together. However, in recent times, we’ve seen a shift in the situation, where we’re essentially stuck at home, unable to socialize or enjoy any sort of festival. We’ve learned a lot during the pandemic, including the importance of patience and slowing down in life, being grateful for what we have, not taking people for granted, that we are capable of withstanding any situation, are far more adaptable than we can imagine, and most importantly, t ..read more

Reading Time: 3 minutes People say that IT is the future without giving a lot of context to it. Employment in computers and IT occupations is projected to grow 11 per cent by 2029, higher than the average for all occupations. Why not #upskill and take the next step towards a bright future by gaining practical experiences? We are here with our list of the top five IT jobs to look forward to in the next five years. This is a non-exhaustive list, and there are a plethora of options available to explore and master since technology is highly dynamic. Data Analyst/Scientist It is one of the highe ..read more

Reading Time: 3 minutes How many times a day do we go through this word ‘change’? How many times do we often end up blaming the government for all the happenings in the country? How many times do we blame our leader? Do you think that it is the time for the youth to take up an initiative and lead the change?  Do you think that it is the time for us to change? Time to change our thinking, our way of perceiving things and our methods and strategies? If the above answer to all the questions is a yes, then it is a time for us to change our way of living. It is a time of Now or Never. It is th ..read more

Reading Time: 3 minutes “Fake News is exactly like the COVID-19 pandemic: It starts small, spreads like wildfire, becomes hard to contain and wreaks havoc.” What we see is what we cannot believe in, especially in this day and age. With the exponential rise in social media users over the years, spreading misinformation takes just one click and a few seconds of your time. This “one-click” has a butterfly effect: It can lead to unwanted riots, defamation, social malpractices, political disturbances and even mass damage to health. Since the internet is the primary source of news, fake news has ..read more

Reading Time: 3 minutes Time for an honest self-appraisal. Would most of the people who’ve worked with you say that you bring out the best or the worst in them? For most of us, it’s easy to name the individuals who brought the best in us – and maybe easier still to name the people who’ve brought out the worst. These memories are significant because of the way these leaders made us feel.    Emotional Intelligence is one’s ability to acknowledge and understand emotions in oneself and others and use this awareness to manage one’s behavior and relationships. Emotional Intelligence ..read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes /ˈstɛrɪə(ʊ)tʌɪp,ˈstɪərɪə(ʊ)tʌɪp/ (n) A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. Stereotypes stem from 3 primary causes, prejudice, bias and discrimination. People form social stereotypes based on assumptions they make from people’s lifestyles, social status, religion and more. While all stereotypes may not be false, all of them are harmful to an extent. Try it for yourself: picture this, a man in his 20s who is a college dropout. Now try to think of what job he might have. Most of us will be quick to assume that t ..read more

Reading Time: 3 minutes When will this pandemic end? Will the stock market crash again? Is it too late to prevent climate change? Will I pass my semester exams? The Questions are endless and the answers are highly volatile in this evolving and erratic world. The world is reeling as the equivalent of geopolitical tectonic plates shift causing tremors of uncertainty around the globe. How to make plans when it is almost impossible to predict tomorrow?  It is no surprise that we have an entire industry devoted to filling in the blanks of our future. After all, as rightly said by John Allen ..read more

Reading Time: 3 minutes Imagine if we all liked the same thing, looked the same and acted the same. Life would be pretty dull and boring right? Now the same goes for your workforce. People have realised how important diversity is in today’s context as organisations need to make better decisions and better problem-solving mechanisms. It helps people to understand different people from diverse backgrounds, with different perspectives and build respect for each other. Today, everyone and every organisation want to hire a mix of people for maximum productivity and overall business success. If or ..read more

Reading Time: 4 minutes “Today, 120 million people globally need aid just to survive as a result of violence and conflict.” Whenever a conflict breaks out or an unforeseen calamity strikes, it falls upon humanity to aid those who have been affected ruthlessly by it and build a community which aspires for peace and reconciliation of security challenges. While we talk about the imminent issues that the world faces today, do we really know why we fall prey to it? The distance between people and the apparent loss of empathy amongst humans is by far the most concrete reasoning for it. As technolo ..read more

Reading Time: 4 minutes 4 months; 18 weeks; 140 days, since the lockdown began, doesn’t feel like it, does it? When the lockdown first got announced, do you remember your reaction to it? At that time, did it ever occur to you that your daily routine will be disrupted and that you will evolve into being equipped to face challenges and thrive in the “new normal”? Let us take a brief trip down the memory lane. Go back to when the world wasn’t inflicted with the pandemic 6 months back; Now, flashforward to today. When you reflect back on the world that was, and how it is today, there are tremend ..read more