Navigating the world of personal finance can be overwhelming, especially for young adults in their 20s. However, this is also the perfect time to lay the foundation for a financially independent future. One effective way to start this journey is by making small investments. While the idea of investing might sound daunting, with the right approach, it can be accessible…
“I feel that schools understand the importance of a student’s mental health, my problem is with the way it is approached,” says Nupur Moudgill, psychologist, educator and Arts Based Therapy practitioner in training. “Most of the time, the adults take full control of the students’ mental health narrative. They alone discuss the problem and what the solution might be,” she…
What nation do we want to live in? Is it honestly that big a surprise how COVID found its way through the country with how poorly we’ve maintained accessibility to hygiene for so much of the population? We need to do better. Did you hydrate today? How many times have you washed your hands? When was the last time you…
“When will I ever use maths in my adult life anyway?” Hi there! I’m a maths teacher and I get asked this question a lot – whenever I shake hands with another adult or whenever I start teaching a fresh batch of teens who want to give up mathematics in their academic career altogether. It’s become such a prevalent regularly…
“The way a trans person experiences living in their body in this world isn’t something one can imagine without being trans. Assumptions and misrepresentation of trans identities is the biggest deterrent to ensuring equality for trans lives worldwide. The only true way to be an ally is to listen and take our word for it.”, said Durga Gawde (them/they), an…
PradeepGaurs / Shutterstock.com Everyone knows someone who is a person with a disability, in some way. It could be due to disease, it could be an injury, it could be old age. It could be permanent or temporary. Some of you might even identify with this and directly relate. Some of you have cared for someone with a disability. My…
Cover of Unique is Beautiful – India by Abhishek Golecha The human race is complex, diverse and abundant. In an ideal world, there would be a place for everyone— we would no longer discriminate against each other, whether it has to do with our religion, caste or the way we look. Although the world is changing, we still tend to…
Photo by Sandy Millar on Unsplash By the time I turned 23, I had already been on my own for 5 years. Those 5 years were abundant with opportunities to become independent with many mistakes along the way, but they taught me a lot about myself. Pretty soon after, when my relatives started fulfilling their self proclaimed birthright of asking,…
Photo by Shane Rounce on Unsplash “Your skin is like pebbles and mine is like peaches,” my 4 year old cousin exclaimed to her darker toned friend. To me this was quite shocking as I started to wonder how my baby sister could discriminate at such a young age. Then I remembered my own experience. It’s everywhere isn’t it ?…
Photo by Ava W. Burton on Unsplash I was born into this world, a financially wealthy Indian girl who wanted to make it big… (Pause. What I was born with isn’t really what this article is about, it’s about the traits and advantages I was given. I’m just setting the scene.) I was brought up by a line of financially…
