The Emergent Lives

 So Diwali is around the corner and we all are ready to celebrate it . We have bought new clothes , lights are gleaming , Diwali parties are up and most of all burning crackers is also an idea. Have we ever wondered that why we burst crackers? No we don't , just because we enjoy burning them , we are carrying out this devious culture from generation to generation . Since class 1st are teachers tell us not to burn crackers but we don't care to listen and when people burn dry grass or rather say parali in Punjab and there is lot of pollution , we often say that these people are so careless but we all are doing the same . RIGHT? One day I observed a pretty interesting thing - one of the person was burning crackers with his mask on and was saying that I hate those people due to which my grandmother suffers asthma attack . What did we observe ? Yes the person is doing the same thing but when other people are doing the same , he is saying that it is a wrong thig . What sense does it ...

There are many heroes existing in history or in current days . Many of them are known whereas others are not given any special recognition, they are called unsung heroes . Today I am honored to write about one of the unsung heroes. As a child we recognize a hero as a person with super powers , with immense strength but there is one quality that we missed out , that is , helping people or improving the society . NURSE ROOPA PRAVEEN RAO , she is a nurse who worked in Karnataka’s Shivamogga district hospital . She worked days long for patients suffering from COVID-19 . She was a 9 th month expectant and ‘Want to serve my people,’ with this thought in her mind she used to travel from Gajanuru village to Thirthahalli taluk, which takes her about an hour. While talking about her initiative she said “The hospital is surrounded by many villages, in these tough times, people need our service. My seniors had asked me to take leave but I want to serve my people at this point in time” . She was...