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Educated daughters vs strong daughters: The difference

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Indian government, Indian law, and pro-female organizations in that land talk about increasing education of girls and women. I get very amused at this ineffective and useless propoganda that does nothing great to help the girl child and women. This is because most women even if educated are unable to continue work, career or do entrepreneurship because their parents or in-laws or community will not allow them. So it means educate them for namesake and then make them stagnant to do caring and cooking jobs at home. In short, educate them and again throw them in the same gutter or furnace as before. Education gives them no financial independence, no autonomy, no freedom to decide for self or children. Then what is the role of education for them? Nothing. I pity the parents who think that educating a daughter makes them finish their duty towards her. They continue to rear her as a cow or sheep. The net result is an educated women with no respect or autonomy and no space of her own. This ca...

The challenges faced by mental health professionals during the current coronavirus pandemic!

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  COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging for every single person on this Earth. It dramatically changed lives and many people suffered mentally due to it. The doctors were the frontline soldiers who had to fight it out with the viruses and patient’s illnesses due to it. Hospitals were full and intensive care units were overflowing. The patients, their families, and survivors, as well as the masses, had a lot of mental issues which rose during the pandemic. Mental health facilities were working full capacity to cope with these mental issues. They were there to help people cope with mental illnesses. But the burning question is who was taking care of these mental health professionals? The COVID-19 pandemic and mental health problems COVID-19 was a new virus and even doctors and scientists did not have full and in-depth knowledge about it. Yet they were forced to treat patients with their limited resources available against it. Preventive measures were in place but therapy was not...

Seven new symptoms of coronavirus affliction!

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 The coronavirus is smarter and has mutated many times in the past more than a year.  Due to this,  patients are also presenting with new symptoms. And the symptom list is expanding. Now 7 more have been added. These are unusual ones and are seen in milder forms of the disease as well.  New symptoms added to coronavirus symptoms list The 3 most common symptoms of coronavirus affliction are fever, dry cough,  and loss of taste or smell. They are seen early in the disease process. The disease starts with these most of the times. The UK health officials from Warrington,  Cheshire have added 7 more to these classic symptoms. They are: sore throat, muscle pains and joint pains, Loose motions, headache, conjunctivitis, skin rash,  and discoloration of toes and fingers.  Thara Raj, Warrington’s director of public health states: " There have been several cases where a person who has tested positive for coronavirus in Warrington has had very mild symptoms,...

Quavo gifts his girlfriend Saweeti a brand new Bentley for Christmas in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic!

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Migos rapper Quavo has a pleasant surprise for his girlfriend for this year Christmas amidst the coronavirus pandemic. It is a brand new Bentley and his girlfriend, Saweetie is elated. What an incredible Christmas gift! Quavo and his Christmas gift to his girlfriend The rapper of Migos, Quavo was in great spirits and mood when he thought of gifting his current girlfriend, Saweetie a great present for this Christmas 2020! It is a brand new Bentley. The rapper presented her the gift complete with the red bow tied on the hood. The rapper captured this great moment in the life of the couple on camera and immortalized it on his Instagram Live. Quavo's gift to Saweetie [Source: YouTube] Quavo gave her the surprise gift and Saweetie was totally happy with such a luxurious gift. On the video clip, it can be seen that the sweet girlfriend of the rapper could hardly contain her excitement on seeing the awesome gift. She screamed aloud in joy and excitement before she got into the car ...

The epidemic of mental health issues is rising along with the coronavirus pandemic!

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 There is a rising epidemic of loneliness and mental health problems behind the shadow of the current coronavirus pandemic. It is hiding now but ready to explode anytime in the future.  Loneliness and mental health issues epidemic with coronavirus pandemic The coronavirus pandemic started in December 2019 in Wuhan in China. Since then, it has engulfed the world and led to more than 70 million infections and 1.58 million deaths. The toll of infections and deaths is continuing with no respite. The lockdowns and reemergence of the infection in the second wave and re-lockdowns has restricted people mobility now for over a year. The personal interactions and engagements of people have been cut drastically leading to a feeling of isolation and solitude in them.  Mental Health epidemic -recognition and management [Source: WHO/Europe] Elderly people, children, and young are feeling the pinch of it more. Classes are affected and employments are gone. Economic downfall has taken pl...

Loneliness is a growing epidemic especially during this coronavirus pandemic in the USA!

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  The coronavirus pandemic has increased social segregation and this has proven to be bad particularly for the elderly population. They are unable to catch up with their children and grandchildren and are finding themselves extremely lonely. They are the worst affected by the pandemic in terms of physical as well as emotional health. THE OLD AGE AND LONELINESS Old age is a time of loneliness for many people. Usually, people have lost their partners at that ripe age and depend on their children and grandchildren for support and to beat the loneliness. Though their younger family members used to occasionally visit the parents, now with the coronavirus pandemic this has become difficult due to the risk of the children carrying the infection to their aged parents and grandparents. So the visits have come down drastically and the contact remains only on phone or via digital technology. This though good does not suffice and cannot substitute the physical visits and the warmth that th...