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Issue 46

Issue 46

June Edition 2020

Winning the Productivity Race in Quarantine

When the year began with rampant bush fires in Australia, an almost-triggered-the-world-war-3 magnitude conflict between the USA and Iran, and the tragic deaths

 Sunday, May 24, 20200 Comments
Revisiting the Classics of Indian Television – Ramayan and Mahabharat

Now, before you prepare yourself to yawn and look down upon this article as an obsolete one, let me remind you that one of these shows has surpassed Game of Thr

 Sunday, June 7, 20200 Comments
The Facade of Productivity and Self help

The pandemic season is upon us. At the time of writing this, we're all isolated from each other to protect ourselves and others more vulnerable than us. A by-pr

 Sunday, May 24, 20200 Comments
Physically Distant, but Socially Inseparable

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has undeniably disrupted our daily lives and summer plans. With the nationwide lockdown in place and government-mandated s

 Sunday, June 7, 20200 Comments
Finding yourself- Quarantine edition

While it’s true that the circumstances surrounding this quarantine can be scary at times, I am grateful for all the time I have had to do some much-needed soul

 Sunday, June 7, 20200 Comments
Reminiscence - The Diary

It's just another day.  I took a glance at the calendar: 12-05-2038, Tuesday. No appointments. Neeta is busy at work; Ria and Rishi are busy with their classes

 Sunday, June 7, 20200 Comments
The Deserted Mainstay

"Domestic workers go without salaries, work during the lockdown", headlined India Today.   The global novel Coronavirus is keeping us on hold in our

 Sunday, June 7, 20200 Comments
Stories From My Window

The clock strikes half-past five and I watch the seconds tick from the corner of my eyes. Time seems to go slower than before. The fault doesn’t lie in the cloc

 Sunday, June 7, 20200 Comments
Quarantine Through Different Eyes

“ Rani, c’mon, let’s get back to moving ”, her mom woke her up in a hurry. “ Please ma, just five more minutes “, replied Rani, reluctant to open her eyes as

 Sunday, June 7, 20200 Comments
A Teen's Experiments with Truth, JEE and the Virus

  A short nostalgia of the past two years, How I understood things and had overcome my fears.   Young in blood and just out of school,

 Sunday, June 7, 20200 Comments
(Not) A Comprehensive Guide on How to Cook

This summer, master a skill that will isolate you regardless of a pandemic! Step 1: Look up ‘recipes for beginners’. Scratch that. Search ‘easy recipes for d

 Sunday, June 7, 20200 Comments
Can Isolation Kill You?

The most basic essentials of human life have always been food, water, shelter, and clothing. It is believed that perfecting the supply chain of these four essen

 Sunday, June 7, 20200 Comments
Innovation at its peaks

We’ve heard quotes all our lives, some useful, some motivational, and some life-altering. If we define them in a mathematical sense, they are like axioms. There

 Sunday, June 7, 20200 Comments
A Tree's Quarantine

Beneath the wild sky, Here I stay in the busiest of cities. I am the tree outside your glazed windows, Swaying away to every puff of the wind. Bazillions

 Sunday, June 7, 20200 Comments
Good in the time of Corona

For people who wanted a fresh start in life, 2020 seemed like a perfect beginning. Not only was it a new year but it was also a new decade. And this invited a l

 Sunday, June 7, 20200 Comments
A Tribute To Every Hero

The numbers from the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic- one of the deadliest pandemics in history- reveal that the disease caused more than 17 million deaths. But most

 Sunday, June 7, 20200 Comments
Timeline of the Pandemic

In December of 2019, the Chinese Government reported 41 cases of mysterious pneumonia in the Hubei Province, Wuhan. The investigations deduced a novel (new) cor

 Sunday, June 7, 20200 Comments
A Dull and Colorful Expression

For as long as I could remember, I never had any artistic leanings. I listened to a lot of music, but was never interested in learning how to make songs; I read

 Sunday, June 7, 20200 Comments
Glimpse of my Clairvoyance

I can feel my pulse rising. At present, I cannot recall any of my memories. I only know that I should kill to defend myself, or else I'll die. I feel someone is

 Sunday, June 7, 20200 Comments
Quarantine and Family

The outbreak of Covid-19 has seemingly brought us into a new era. Despite a few genii arguing that a simple virus cannot alter the lives of supreme humans, yet

 Sunday, June 7, 20200 Comments
COVID 19: A Conspiracy?

Amidst all the chaos in the world, with each passing day, there is a new conspiracy theory waiting to be heard. The internet is flooding with theories about the

 Sunday, June 7, 20200 Comments
College, COVID and Competition

“Life started with a race.” Every person who has been a part of this ever-competitive world must have come across this phrase. Undeniably, every phase of ou

 Sunday, June 7, 20200 Comments
Resilience with Responsibility

The ways to stay safe during this pandemic have been changing from time to time. In the beginning, we believed social distancing was the only way to stop the sp

 Sunday, June 7, 20200 Comments
The Unbreakable Bond

[Warning] The following content may trigger anxiety. Reader discretion is advised.   The sun rose again. It was yet another day of the tiring and exh

 Sunday, June 7, 20200 Comments
Readers Write

With the Covid-19 outbreak taking a toll on our sanity, social lives, and several other factors, this time, we, as kMITRA wanted to do something different. We w

 Sunday, June 7, 20200 Comments
Quarantine Binge Fest

Trigger warning: The following article is a review of three Indian psychological thriller web series which feature strong and abusive language, hate speech, dis

 Sunday, June 7, 20200 Comments
Must Watch Documentaries and Podcasts in Quarantine

2020 has been a disaster so far with the deadly virus, the lockdown making us stay in our homes, juggling between our broken sleep cycles, helping with house ch

 Sunday, June 7, 20200 Comments
The Pro in Productivity (and Procrastination)

A few minutes before the alarm goes off at 4 am The birds are still asleep in their nests as I stare at the digital alarm clock, waiting for it to ring. O

 Sunday, June 7, 20200 Comments
A Better Future Written in Blood

March 13, 2020  “Breaking news! A family of three was found dead near the bridge last night. Currently, the police have refused to disclose any details. They s

 Sunday, June 7, 20200 Comments
The Quarantine Edition

It's hard to believe that 2020 is halfway done when the past six months have encompassed what feels like an eternity of global events with several words being a

 Sunday, June 7, 20200 Comments
The Price of the Pandemic

“Global shares take a hit - Big shift in stock markets, where shares in companies are bought and sold, can affect the value of pensions or individual savings ac

 Sunday, June 7, 20200 Comments