technology – Itisaras

Digital India 2.0: Rethinking Healthcare

October 27, 2020February 17, 2021 Tanya Mittal 0 Comments AADHAR, advantage, animal-care, ASHA, citizens, Citizenship, coronavirus, COVID-19, democracy, dependent, digital health, Digital India, digitalization, disadvantage, divine, electronic, environment, equipment, Government, healthy, humanity, initiative, laboratory, medicines, New normal, NHIN, Online, PAN, pandemic, Passport, people, perspective, pharmacy, planet, policies, population, Power, Precautions, project, Ration card, responsibility, safeguard, self-care, solution, technology, uncertain, unique, vaccine, virtual, warriors, work from home

The Covid-19 pandemic has imposed a whole lot of rules and protocols on people to maintain safety and avoid the spread of the virus. Makes one think – in spite of all advancements and progress we have made so far, were we truly prepared for something like this?

Society

An undervalued goal in the virtual world: Digital citizenship and Positive Online Behaviour

September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 Srijal Srivastava 0 Comments anonymity, anti-cyberbullying, bias, binary, citizens, cliche, communities, community, confession, connection, connectivity, consumer, consumption, cyber-crime, cyber-security, cyberbullying, digital, digital citizenship, Digital India, digital literacy, Discrimination, Ethics, ethnocentric, etiquette, exploitation, Expression, freedom, harassment, independence, information, Internet, Law, liberty, literacy, marginalization, media literacy, Microsoft, misbehavior, misogyny, moderator, online platform, political, producer, Rights, Sexism, social, socio-political, speech, sphere, technology, victim

What are we supposed to do when our responsibility as citizens spills over into the online, digital world? The Internet does not only help us to stay connected to our kith and kin, but also allows a host of other things inclusive of both good and bad. It is up to us to follow protocols and act accordingly to create a safe space for everybody.

Society

Film festivals in the age of Netflix

August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 Editor 0 Comments Actors, amazon prime, art form, artform, audience, Celebration, Cinema, cultural exchange, democratic, Dharamshala International Film Festival, digital age, documentary, film festivals, filmmakers, films, intellectual exchange, international fims, International Queer Film Festival, Internet, KASHISH, Kerala, LGBT film festival, Media, movies, netflix, regional film festivals, Sangeetha Nataka Akademy Campus, short film, shows, silver screen, streaming, technology, Thrissur, ViBGYOR, visual literacy

The advent of multitude of streaming sites has furnished this generation with a comfortable exercise of watching and discussing cinema online. But nothing can steal the thunder of ‘Film Festivals’ and the plethora of intellectual and cultural exchange it offers. From international to regional to LGBTQ, it is an inclusive democratic art form.

History

From Dynamic to Dying: The History of Calendar Art

May 12, 2020May 15, 2020 Arushi Kapoor 0 Comments aesthetics, allegory, antiquarian, Art, art forms, calendar, Calendar Reform Committee, cultural integrity, desk calendar, Development, digital calendar, freedom symbols, Goddesses, gods, Gregorian calendar, household, Kingfisher, landscape, Lifestyle, lithography, models, modern art, Mother India, nationalism, printing press, Raja Ravi Verma, Religion, Representation, sceneries, social status, social symbol, Suzuki, tape recorders, technology, themes, traditional, utilitarian, youth

Checking days and festivals is now just a click away. Everything can be facilitated through smart phones and the internet. The age of calendars and it’s art now seems like a bygone era. Yet the remnants can still be seen in the corporate world.
How, when and why? Let's click on the link below to gain insights about calendar history in India.

Society

The New Age of Covid-19 Learning Space

April 27, 2020April 28, 2020 Editor 2 Comments academic session, Anglicists, artificial intelligence, books, classroom, computer engineers, COVID-19, cyberlearning, cyberspace, Eagle 2.0, education, Education For All, educators, English Language, Englishman, expert, humanoid robot, india, inferiority complex, job, knowledge, leadership, learning models, live storyteller, machines, mechanical teacher, meetings, mother tongue, Online, outdated, regional dialects, school, self-esteem, socio-economic, Super 30, teaching, teaching platform, teaching-learning, technology, traditional methodology, UNESCO, unskilled, work culture, work from home, workshops

The Covid-19 pandemic has made us experience a new culture of education. But what if this temporary measure is the inception of something permanent? Here’s an interesting take on the same.

Culture

THE SPEAKING ARCHES

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 Editor 0 Comments architecture, British, Buddhism, Culture, Greeks, Heritage, Hindu-Gothic, india, Indian architecture, Indo-Islamic style, Indo-Saracenic. Indo-Gothic, Marathas, Mughal-Gothic, Mughals, Muslim architects, Persian rulers, preserve, Romans, Shirgaon Fort, Speaking arches, technology, trade, UNESCO, World Heritage Week

On this World Heritage Week, it is important to ask –how indispensable is it to hold onto one’s rich culture and heritage? In the present technology-driven world, let’s observe how the beautiful arches at the Shirgaon Fort in Palghar weave multiple stories of the past.

Society

On the Margins of Truth: How objectivity in Indian journalism is in troubled waters

November 17, 2019November 17, 2019 Editor 0 Comments Broadcaster, Communication, Ethics, Expression, Indian Journalism, Internet, Journalism, Journalist, Justice, Media, News Paper, Opinions, Politics, Reporter, Reporting, Social Media, Society, technology, television, Truth, TV Anchor, Writer

We have moved from an age where information was scarce and inaccessible, to one where there is an excess of it. In a post-truth world, the truth is what you want it to be and the internet has made facts irrelevant. Everyone has an opinion. Having integrity and being ethical, two extremely significant qualities of a journalist seem rare now. How objective is Indian journalism today? Let’s find out.

Interview Polity

Working Together Towards a Greener Tomorrow: An Interview with Henriette Faergemann

October 24, 2019June 19, 2020 Editor 0 Comments air pollution, clean energy, climate, climate change, environment, environment protection, European Union, international partnerships, policy, pollution, solution, sustainable development, technology, urbanization, water pollution

TweetShareSharePin0 SharesHenriette Faergemann is currently the Environment, Climate and Energy Counsellor in the European Union Delegation to India. She is