Prior to the pandemic, India has made a gradual transition to digital instruments. After demonetization, the education sector began to use elements of online education, the health sector began to investigate telemedicine and IVR systems, financial institutions began to use online banking, local stores began to accept cashless transactions, and instant messaging and social media platforms had already become popular avenues for mass messaging.

However, it is clear that the vast majority of Indian citizens lack digital literacy, and for those that do, online safety is a bizarre concept. Language and accessibility difficulties, as well as a lack of data and infrastructure, exacerbate the situation. Social obstacles and systemic inequity play a crucial role in this – even today, people in rural India own far fewer smartphones than people living in cities.

Rahul Rathi, a 19-year-old boy from a tiny village in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur district, has outperformed his IT expertise to serve humanity. He’s become a digital resource for the thousands of people surrounding him, as well as officials from several government departments in his home area, to help them navigate the ever-evolving digital ecosystem of e-governance.

He assists all government schools in his neighborhood in maintaining and managing Shala Darpan, a dynamic database management platform that keeps information about all government schools and education offices online and updated on a regular basis. Furthermore, he provides free assistance to rural school students in filling out registration forms for board examinations.

Rahul Rathi says, “After discovering that the dropout rate in government schools is significantly higher than the enrolment rate, I frequently travel to villages throughout Rajasthan to educate and encourage parents and kids about the importance of education. I assist them with the board exam registration procedure and provide all digital assistance, which is still a foreign idea to many of them.”

Even during the Corona pandemic, Rahul devoted his courage and virtue to the service of humanity by assisting thousands of poor people in self-registering at the Co-Win portal and assisting them in securing access to hospitals.

“I’ve seen individuals, particularly villages, struggle in the digital space, with little or no knowledge of smartphones, government portals, and so on… I’m only 19 years old, but I have competence with IT solutions, so I figured I could assist them in navigating the online world’s complexities. During the pandemic, I helped thousands of villagers. It wasn’t a miracle, but while helping them in saving their lives through the digital media, I realized that with my set of skills, I can assist millions of individuals who still lack digital literacy.” He adds.

Furthermore, Rahul has access to a Facebook-approved portal through which he may resolve any social media-related issues such as account hacking, data piracy, or any other legal issue that may harm users. He offers free social media services to the general public as well as several well-known politicians of Rajasthan.

Furthermore, Rahul is a web designer and app developer who has designed multiple websites for various social organizations. To make ends meet, Rahul works as an IT professional for a number of prominent politicians and also serves as their political advisor.

Communities in rural places frequently require young people like Rahul Rathi to deploy and supplement digital tools for good because digital services are not universally disseminated.

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The COVID-19 pandemic showed everyone’s true colours. Many who were supposed to be the helpers of the society and had promised their lifelong dedication to the nation were nowhere to be found when the second wave raged on. But amidst all the rubble lie countless stories of the commoner doing his best and beyond to fight COVID. To save not only himself or his family, but all of us. Ordinary citizens gave extraordinary efforts, and now that things have calmed down a little, we can acknowledge their stories and struggles.

Venu Madhav Chennupati, an epidemiologist, runs a Healthcare IT firm in Hyderabad and KR Satish, a social activist, is the founder of Brilliant School in Hyderabad.

When the second wave of COVID-19 was raging across the country, Chennupati and Satish joined hands to drive forward the conversation about vaccines. They brought to light the vaccine shortage and the distribution process of the vaccine. And discussed at length how vaccinations should be prioritised by exposure and not by age groups.

Chennupati trained at Harvard University to become an epidemiologist. Through his analysis of the pandemic in the country, he deduced that the population-based distribution of vaccines was not an effective strategy in controlling the spread of COVID-19.

The R0 ( pronounced “R Naught”) is the reproduction number and is a mathematical term that indicates how contagious a disease is. The expected number of cases is directly generated by one case in a population where all individuals are susceptible to infection.

In Telangana, the R0 jumped from 1.47 on April 29 to 1.55 on May 1.

Chennupati suggested in one of his writings that to tackle the spread of coronavirus and bring the R0 down,  the government needs to implement a new model. Due to the economic slowdown, state governments were hesitant about a lockdown; hence according to Chennupati’s expertise, he suggests that the Indian governments should vaccinate the front-line economy workers first and control the spread instead of vaccinating by age demographics.

On the other hand, KR Satish’s years of experience as a social activist gave him great insight into grassroots problems.

Satish quickly grasped the practical problems posed by the vaccine shortage and coronavirus infection spread rate. He felt that those who deal with customers directly, i.e. delivery persons, bank staff, street vendors, and shop owners, are more susceptible and more likely to contract the coronavirus and spread infection. Not only were they coming in contact with many people daily, but if they fell sick, they could infect many people in a day. Hence, he suggested that the government re-prioritize vaccinations by people with more social exposure, not by age.

Chennupati and Satish undertook steps to reach the Ministry of health at the Union and state levels, but their concerns were left unheard.

After their communication efforts returned fruitlessly, they filed a first-of-its-kind petition demanding vaccinations for frontline economic workers (PIL in Telangana High court (WP(PIL)SR 16115/2021).

This PIL emphasised the need for vaccinating this demographic so the economy can run smoothly and resistance against the pandemic can be built.

After the petition was filed, the Telangana High court sent notices and summoned the State government for an instant reply. Interestingly, the state government did not answer the Telangana High Court but did implement the model suggested by Chennupati and Satish.

This model helped control the spreading rate of the R0 and made it easier to handle. Telangana is the only state in India where all super spreaders are vaccinated.

When we closely look around ourselves and realize the spectacular growth of industries and fields, we often wonder the reasons behind its exponential rise. Of course, there are several factors that lead industries to success, but no one can deny the resilience, hard work, and passion that youngsters showcase to turn industries into extraordinary success stories. These individuals show what it really takes to become the best in a niche and how people can go ahead in attaining the excellence they seek. Doing exactly that and spellbinding people with his innate skills and talents as a creative soul is Ashwin Golani. This young man radiates different brilliance when it comes to the entertainment and media niche and proves his prowess even as a 20-year-old.

Who is Ashwin Golani, you ask? Well, this youngster hails from Palanpur, Gujarat, and from the very beginning, doing something different, where he could learn more, evolve as a professional, and provide value to people was something he worked around more. This led him into the entertainment world, where he started working as a producer and today has proved his mettle as a young professional.

Ashwin Golani was born in 2001, and little did he know as a youngster that life would present him with opportunities where he could create a flourishing career for himself at such a young age. However, things worked his way because he never took them for granted and made every possible effort to create his career as a producer in the industry. The much-loved song “Kuch Door” from the album “Business Only” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4feB60Pf_oE), sung by MiLLie & Manraj Veer, was co-produced by him.

Producing or backing projects that show great promise has now become a way of life for Ashwin Golani, whose taste in music and his creative skills and abilities as a producer or co-producer have also brought him to the industry’s forefront.

Ashwin Golani is only going onwards and upwards in his career and inspiring many other youngsters through his journey. To know more, follow him on Instagram @ashwingolani_
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Aishwarya Majmudar who is known for her songs like Aaj Unse Kehna hai, Goliyon ki Raasleela Ram Leela’s background score female vocals and many more hits in the Gujarati music industry is back to entertain her fans with her latest track Prem Rang Maniyaaro.

The song which Aishwarya calls was completely unplanned has a very interesting story behind it. The tune for the song suddenly struck into Aishwarya’s head one night while she was trying to sleep. Unknowingly the singer spent the next two hours working on the lyrics and composition. That’s how Prem Rang Maniyaaro was made!
Right from getting the tunes right, writing the lyrics, composing and singing the entire song Aishwarya has pulled off the entire song on her own. The singer has not only featured in the song along with actor Devarshi Shah but has also shown off her dancing skills in the song. Pulling off the entire song on her own shoulders makes her a perfect example of being a one woman army!https://bit.ly/PremRangManiyaaro

Talking more about the entire experience and process, Aishwarya said, “To be honest I don’t know where the inspiration for this song came from, why this song but it just happened as effortlessly like a wave that I don’t have too much to say about it but a lot to feel about it. The song is more of an emotion. It’s less about me having played a role in creating each and every aspect of the song and more about how every aspect of the song came to me easily for a reason. We go through a lot in life and sometimes some days let you to define that moment as a new inning.

Aishwarya who has been singing from the last 25 years feel her second half of the journey has just begun. “Even though I’ve been singing for 25 years now and my second quarter of the years in singing have begun it’s just going to be just as sunshiny as I want. Maybe it’s a typical one but it’s true, ‘Jab kisi cheez ko puri shiddat se chaho toh saari kaynaat aapki madat karne lagti hai’ you get a new motivation every single day and I think that’s what worked with Prem Rang Maniyaaro. It’s not the first time I’m doing all this, it’s just that I’ve never done all of it at once for a particular song before. So it’s a first of first! I’m glad I have a team that helps me dream and fulfil them. I hope people appreciate the song. It’s simple, straight forward and it connects with all the stages and ages of lives.”

The myriad forms of embroidery designs remain a timeless classic in India. Every state and region has its unique style and culture. The needlework done for ornaments and apparel is diversified depending on stories and the culture of that particular state. With the handcrafted designs ensuring luxury, many fashion labels have made their mark on a global scale. One of the prominent names from India is ‘Jyo Shop’ that has been making waves for quite a long time now.  
 
‘Jyo Shop’ that has got unique embroidery designs of outfits, jewellery and accessories are now all set to have its one-of-a-kind store in Mumbai. Yes! You read that right. The women’s fashion label will have a grand opening in Mumbai soon. It is believed that the fashion outlet will be launched in the second week of August at Juhu Tara Road in Mumbai.  
 
Having a wide range of collections, ‘Jyo Shop’ has already built its presence over the digital domain. The beautiful designs showcasing its royal Indian fervor have left the audience spellbound across the globe. The fashion brand has already got international outlets in Cannes, Monaco, Milan and Paris. Catering majorly to women of all age groups, the brand has created a niche of selling handcrafted products with its major highlight on the richness of the ancient Indian culture.
 
Behind bringing this brand into existence is a highly experienced designer named Jyoti Das. With an experience of more than two decades, the designer has built a team of high-end craftsmen and artisans who are weaving magic with their designs by creating sustainable and eco-friendly products. The limited-edition collection of ‘Jyo Shop’ has got an array of its products sold across India, Europe and Asia.  
 
Sharing her views on the first store launching in Mumbai, the founder said, “We are delighted to launch the fashion outlet in Mumbai. The city has been an ultimate destination of fashion enthusiasts, and we are sure that our newly created designs will leave the fashionistas impressed.” Rather than following trends, ‘Jyo Shop’ has been creating trends with its old school style. We are pretty sure that the brand outlet will mesmerize the fashion police with its traditional yet modern designs.
 
Are you excited to know what new collection ‘Jyo Shop’ has in the store for everyone?

We’ve often seen our mothers go out of their way to get everything in order. Whether it’s making a cup of tea while feeding the baby, cleaning the house while taking a work call, or spending the entire weekend to make her family’s favourite food but forgets about her likes is the basic essence of a woman. Balancing work with family life is no piece of cake but someone they’ve managed it and excelling it with perfection. 

Social media influencer Roopal Shah is one among them who has made married life, balancing work with a relationship, family commitments with a hectic work schedule look so easy. Roopal has been winning the web world with her on-fleek fashion choices, and her pictures are all things pretty. She also leads a hectic personal life of wanting to spend quality time with her family. 

“It’s all about the timing. Initially, I found it very hard to strike that balance and everything was spilling everywhere. But now, I’ve come to realise that I make a timeline and stick to it. I love to spend time with my family, so I have alloted fixed hours to my personal life as well as professional life,” says Roopal.

But things change when you become a mother. Balancing things becomes twice as hard but Roopal goes by the philosophy that enjoys every phase of life and things will sort themselves out. 

“I love doing what I do. But after marriage, your priorities and responsibilities change. To strike the perfect balance, it is most important for your family to understand and support you. And thankfully, I am blessed. My family is indeed my best friends who help me with my shoots.” Besides giving some cues about maintaining work-life balance, Roopal Shah’s work ethos has inspired many working women to achieve sustainability in life.

Born in the  city of dreams, Mumbai, Sweksha is a young girl passionate about becoming a supermodel and has magnificently emerged herself in a very short time. Sweksha means apni “iksha” who wishes to live her life on her own rules and she dares to dream big.

Coming from an Engineering background, Sweksha believes that when hard work and a positive attitude are put together then it turns into miracles. As a result, she has won several beauty pageants and has done many modelling shows to follow her passion and shape her career in the same.

Being a versatile girl, she is involved in many other activities like dancing, Ramp walk and many more. She is also currently indulged in social activity as a part of an NGO Srijan foundation where she is fighting for a cause that periods are not a taboo and working for changing the mindsets of people that there is nothing wrong in getting periods i.e. “Period Positive”.

Believing in the fact that be the change you want to see in the world, she has constantly been working to upgrade her skills and carve a unique identity for herself in the fashion world. Unlike other models, she wants to be identified as a unique personality as Fashion Diva and to be the voice of girls who are shy or introverted. She has been voicing her opinion through different social media platforms and is getting recognised by fans all across. and she has a purpose which she wants to execute using these social media & other platforms.

With sheer hard work, confidence and determination, the young lad has a firm belief of transforming the lives of hundreds of young girls who are either getting deprived of the basic necessities or a victim of this patriarchal world. Through her constant and persistent efforts, she has definitely become an inspiration for the upcoming youth and will touch horizons in the coming successive years. 

She also does not believe in old beliefs which are not logical and do not make sense anymore.
There is a quote which she often says and in which she believes, “If you have to be more,

You have to become more, For the things to change, You have to change, For the things to improve, You have to improve, If you grow everything, Grow for you.”

She says if you follow your passion, success follows you. Once Mother Teressa said, “I can do things you cannot, you can do things, I cannot, but together we can do great things”. Believing in the same, she is driven towards bringing a positive change in the society and making her parents and country proud.

Young people contribute greatly to building the resilience of their communities. They have forever been the torch that opens pathways for the development of the nation, or the world at large. To honor such individuals who have made a difference not only individually but collectively as a group leading the world to the greater good, International Youth Day is celebrated every year on August 12. 

Chosen by the United Nations, this year’s theme is ‘Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health’. According to the United Nations, this year’s theme emphasizes the importance of “inclusive support mechanisms that ensure youth continue to amplify efforts collectively and individually to restore the planet and protect life while integrating biodiversity in the transformation of food systems.” 

The day was designated as International Youth Day by the United Nations in the year 1999 after the General Assembly endorsed the recommendation by the ‘World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth.’

“Through youth education, engagement, innovation, and entrepreneurial solutions, this year’s International Youth Day aims to provide a platform for young people to continue the momentum from the EYF in the lead up to the high-level Food Systems Summit,” the world body said on its website. The day also serves as an opportunity to raise awareness regarding the challenges and problems that the youth is facing today. 

On International Youth Day, workshops, concerts, conferences, cultural events, seminars and meetings involving national and local government officials and youth organisations take place around the world. International Youth Day recognises and celebrates the contributions of young volunteers and activists who are pushing for positive change around the world as youngsters serve as catalysts for peace and prosperity, not only in their local communities but on the global stage.

Today’s generation of youth is the largest in history, with more than three billion young people under the age of 30. Being half of the world’s inhabitants, a healthy youth generation has an unmatched potential to contribute towards the betterment of our society.

When the youth get going, changes start showing!

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A day after Congress alleged that Twitter handles of five senior leaders were locked, now the party makes a fresh allegation claiming that the social media giant locked the official handle of the grand old party.

Earlier on Wednesday, Congress said that the microblogging site, Twitter has temporarily locked the accounts of the party’s official spokesperson Randeep Surejwala, AICC general secretary Ajay Maken, president of Mahila Congress Sushmita Dev, Assam in-charge Jitendra Singh, and party’s whip in the lower house Manickam Tagore. These developments come after Twitter deleted a tweet from the account of Wayanad MP, Rahul Gandhi’s account and even temporarily suspended his account.

The firm informed the Delhi High Court that it ‘locked’ Gandhi’s account because it violated their policy by posting private information. Gandhi had tweeted photographs of family members of a minor girl who was allegedly raped and murdered in the National Capital.

Earlier, The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights took cognizance of Mr Gandhi’s tweet and directed Twitter to take strict action against his account as it violated the privacy of a minor victim.

Hitting out at the center, Congress accused Twitter of adopting ‘double standards’ and violating the right of freedom of expression. The party went ahead and alleged that all this was done under the diktat of the Modi government. The action by the social media giant was strongly condemned at a meeting of the party’s general secretaries where the leaders decided to rake up the issue at different levels.

Party’s Karnataka in-charge and AICC general secretary, KC Venugopal said in a statement that “The double standard of Twitter is very obvious as statutory commissions, BJP leaders and those occupying statutory offices had put up similar pictures on Twitter two days before Rahulji’s visit but no action was taken against them.”

With Rahul Gandhi’s account temporarily suspended, handles of senior leaders temporarily locked and now after the party alleges that the microblogging site has locked Congress party’s official account (@INCIndia), this issue will only flare-up.

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Looking to purchase any product be it TV, Laptop or a Smartphone?

Wanting to upgrade your wardrobe with new outfits?

Waiting for sale to get exciting offers and discounts?

Well, the wait is finally over. As the 75th Independence Day of the country is approaching, there are a plethora of brands, retail stores, and e-commerce websites offering huge discounts and exciting offers to their customers. 
Let’s have a look at some of the products which Brands are offering on Independence Day Sale with huge discounts.

1. Myntra Right to Fashion Sale

Myntra is all charged up to celebrate the spirit of Independence Day with the Right to Fashion Sale 2021. The sale provides an opportunity to the customers by giving a concession on more than 2500 brands which include Myntra’s best-sellers like Libas, Biba, Puma, Levis, and Fossil to name a few. Customers can avail exciting offers across all the segments like clothing, footwear, jewelry and bags, and much more.

Myntra Right to Fashion Sale brings a golden chance for shopaholics to choose from the latest fashion trends without worrying about the pocket. The 6-day bonanza sale will be live on the Website from 7th Aug to 12th August 2021. The sale allows the consumers to enjoy savings of up to 80% on the purchase of their favorite fashion apparel and accessories.

The buyers can redeem a 10% discount with the purchase being done from certain bank cards. 

2. Croma Independence Day Sale 2021

Planning to purchase a new phone? Don’t worry! Croma has opened the sale doors for customers by providing them with several discount offers through their Independence Day Sale 2021. The retail company is offering premium and mid-range budget smartphones at a massive discount. 

The company is providing a wide range of offers on multiple smartphone brands. Vivo Y53s and Vivo Y72 5G can be purchased with a huge price cut.  Vivo Y72 5G is available with a huge discount priced at RS 20,900. Croma is also offering power-packed iPhone SE 2nd Gen for a remarkable price of just RS 38,999 against the market price of RS 44,900.

They are also offering several OPPO smartphones at discount prices. For instance, Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G is available for just RS 39,900. Other smartphones include Oppo Reno6 5G and Oppo A53S. They are also offering Realme X7 Max and the Realme 8 5G.

3. Reliance Digital Independence Day Sale

The retailer is hosting the Independence Day Sale for its buyers to upgrade their favorite gadget at a discounted price. They are offering exciting offers on smartphones, laptops, TVs, laptops, DSLRs, headphones etc.

With up to 53% off on smartwatches and bands, Reliance Digital is giving once in a lifetime opportunity to its customers. Customers can choose from a wide range of Smart TVs which come with exciting offers. The brand is offering smart tv starting from RS 12, 149 making it easy for budget class to upgrade their old television sets to smart ones. 

The sale also provides an opportunity to buy a smartphone across all price points. One can purchase a smartphone from as low as RS 3,899. Also Laptops from different brands are available with a starting price of RS 16,900.

This Independence Day celebrates the spirit of Patriotism by purchasing everything you need without looking at the wallet. These exciting Independence Day Sales will end soon so what are you waiting for, Hurry Up!

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