The Celestial Mermaid

Dear Teachers, Thank you! A very big THANK YOU! Thank you for teaching us. Thank you for tolerating our mischiefs. Thank you for working hard day and night. Thank you for being present, even when you fall sick. Thank you for celebrating our achievements. Thank you for uplifting us when we fail. Thank you for inspiring us every day. “A teacher takes a hand, opens a mind, and touches a heart.” Teaching is a profession that requires you to put countless others before yourself. You shape young minds and prepare them for a bright future. Even in this difficult time of the pandemic, where we all are secluded in our homes, you found ways to connect with us. You make time to answer all our queries. You are always ready to help us solve all our problems. Teachers act as a foundation pillar in building our character. Your wisdom is very valuable to us. You are a role model in this society. Thank you for all that you have done for us and inspiring us to be better version of ourselves every day.

Covid-19 struck the world like lightening, and everything was shut down overnight. People could not leave their houses. Schools and colleges were forced to close. Businesses had to shut down. People were laid off from their jobs. The pandemic uprooted our lives, in a blink of an eye. Scientists all over the world were trying to figure out this new virus, and find its cure. Thanks to the advancement in science and medicine, we soon learnt ways to avoid and slow the spread of the virus. With time, we adapted technology to keep our day-to-day lives on track. We couldn’t meet our loved ones in person, but we can still see and talk to them through video calling. We found communities with who we share our interests on social media. Though schools and colleges switched from desks and benches in our classrooms, to the comfort of our couches. Teachers found new ways to interact with students, through online classrooms and video conferencing applications. Digital India opportunities in this peri

"Feminism isn’t about making women strong. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength." – G. D. Anderson WHAT DOES WOMEN EMPOWERMENT MEAN? Women Empowerment is the process in which women elaborate & recreate what it is to be in a circumstance, that they were previously denied. It means accepting & allowing people (women) who are on the outside of the decision – making process into it. It refers to making women powerful to make them capable of deciding for themselves. We call our planet Mother Earth. We call our nation Mother India. We belong to a country of passionate devotees of numerous powerful Goddesses like Durga Maa (known for her strength), Saraswati Devi (Goddess of Wisdom), Maa Lakshmi (Goddess of Wealth & Abundance), and Kali Maa (the Fierce representation of Shakti). Yet the women in our country are looked down upon by the society. Women have been neglected for ages. Our titles of Mother, Daughter, Wife are h