You and me; we have something in common. This is much more than mere commonality of having seen PCOs, waited for STD rates to drop to one-forth before making a phone call, and on a positive note not subjected to digital divide in education. We certainly went to school, and collage at different places, and […]
Tradition of water harvesting
Nectar of life Everyone knows that water is a must for survival, and you would have often observed plants in your terrace wither or wilt due to shortage of water. It is however a lesser-known fact that water has been an essential ingredient for the very evolution of life, and the earliest life forms on […]
Missing disaster data and DRR
Data, or record refers to quantified information, often numeric, regarding events, processes, persons, and objects generally collected by observation. Importance of data stems from the fact that its effective use provides strategic advantage to the ones who commands it. Data is generally put to various usage that include trend analysis for effective planning, prioritising interventions, […]
Traditional genius or coincidence
Are the disasters becoming frequent? Are you convinced that the frequency of disaster incidences is increasing? Whatever the database, or assertion to support your views, and despite you possibly being right; I have one point to make that the available data shows that the frequency of earthquakes has not changed. On an average every year we on […]
Is your daughter safe at school ?
Reminiscence I remember, it was some 21 years back, and I was out on an official field visit. Back home there was Manisha along with Putput who was then in UKG. My going out on fieldwork was common at that time, and we had made it a point that we talk in the evenings. However, […]
Dolakha Earthquake of May 12, 2015
Tuesday May 12, 2015 I distinctly remember having experienced the violent shaking of Dolakha Earthquake. It was Tuesday May 12, 2015, and preparedness of the state governments to face an earthquake were being reviewed by the Ministry of Home Affairs through video conferencing. A routine exercise often undertaken ritualistically, particularly after major disaster events in […]
GR to NOK of Covid casualties
The news report Most news items are intended to inform, and update the masses on various issues relevant to them so that they initiate action, and get benefitted. This article is therefore not to question either judiciousness, or intention of the news report that is presently viral on the social media, and pertains to Covid. […]
Traditional marketing genius
Most of you would attribute it to long drawn subjugation of our land by foreign powers, but it’s a harsh reality that we do not feel proud of our tradition, we often scorn our rituals, deface our monuments, and emulate everything, and anything that comes from the west; person, advise, gadget, vaccine, or anything else. […]
Track vulnerability for ensuring safety
Most of you would smile sarcastically, or scorn at me, and I really mean it. Don’t start to judge me; just pay attention to the following argument: Most of us fail to keep track of our vulnerabilities; physical, environmental, social, political, health, financial, familial, or whatever you may consider. This seemingly little lapse makes us […]
Marching ahead from Sumna
With the bodies of all the 18 persons missing in the avalanche incidence of April 23, 2021 around Sumna in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand having been recovered, dispatched back home to Jharkhand, and laid to rest, the search operation has come to an end. Amid increasing tendency of labelling every incidence as being man-made the debate on […]