When I was growing up in army cantonments, meat was on our table every day. It was taken for granted that military men ate meat because they were “real” men. In my grandfather’s house all the women were vegetarian, but he had to have his meat at both meals and the vegetarian women cooked it fo...
The spread of Covid 19 has witnessed an exponential growth in cases, which in turn has led to severe restrictions on the functioning of the global economy. This is primarily due to a unique feature of the Covid 19 virus and the infectious cycle, where in the initial three to five-day period of infec...
A home-maker from Kolkata shared her experience with BE. Once she got a call from an unknown number claiming to be her bank representative, asking for her debit card details. According to her, “He said that my debit card had expired. So, he needed the details in order to start the rene...
Digital engagements like scrolling social media platforms or reading newspapers online offer people entertainment or information. But behind this, a larger profitable business is going on by using the ‘users’ of these platforms. Along with data in government or public records, our in...
Diabetes is a complex disease. It can affect your life in many ways. As a result, there is a whole host of myths, misrepresentations and misunderstandings around diabetes. Even those who do their best to be well-informed have misconceptions about it. And wrong conceptions about diabetes affect how p...
Social media bio-data is something that gives social network sites a direct exposure to the users’ personal lives. Personal information that is expected to be completely personal, whenever it is put into a social network, is no more private information. Immediately it becomes a tool to reach...
From the start of civilisation, the primary focus has been human survival; the fight for safety, food and shelter. As civilisation progressed and with the emergence of the study of psychology, the existence of clinical issues of the mind came to light, changing the way we understood human functionin...
Many dealings of the government indicate that the left hand of the government does not know what the right hand is doing. A notice was issued by the Central Information Commission (CIC) to the government for responding ambiguously towards an appliance lodged as per the provisions of the Right ...
Newspapers are replete with the news of Covid-19 and its impact on the sharply declining economy of the country. It is estimated that even Bangladesh and Bhutan may beat India on the economic front. To blame the virus to have caused this devastation in life is one part of the...
Mindtree Limited is a global technology consulting and outsourcing company headquartered in Bangalore, and New Jersey, USA. It is a part of the Larsen & Toubro group providing worldwide employment.Their products and services include Connected Buildings, Training and Micro Learning, Digital...