Sofiya Shahiwala

"When is the apocalypse? Look around, you're damned; you are a part of the apocalypse"
Life is complicated and full of vivid experiences and emotions.
Along with the ruckus that life is, we often forget what is important in our journey. The realization hits only when someone or something is taken away from us. What if I tell you, when you wake up tomorrow, you will not have the ability to hear, see or speak? Which realization would hit you first?
Where to, Zuber? is a work full of anecdotes, diary entries, and philosophical writings of a man who suffered from cancer. The disease took away hi

"We will learn from what we've lost,
Although today we bow,
Tomorrow we'll grow"
Sometimes, we reach a fork in our way and are brought to such an astounding phase that we are unable to find a way out.
When you 'Meet Yourself', you are expected to endure all the indelible moments of your life. This book will empower you to face the harsh realities of life and have faith in your destiny.

Nine to Five Jobs aren’t everyone’s cup of tea is just one out of the numerous reasons on which the Gig Economy thrives and rescues talented individuals out of their dull and monotonous routines. According to one study by LinkedIn, 80% of the Gig Economy revolves around jobs related to Arts & Design and Media & Communication.

Going by the crisis the World Economy is facing in the present day and time, it is believed that the unemployment rate in India is about 7.9% (data gained from Centre fo...

The month of May is recognized as Mental Health Awareness Month in a lot of countries, which brings me to this article where we break the taboo of Mental Health.

A lot of books tend to change our outlook on politics, science or life as a whole. One such phenomenal book called 'Gujarat Files' by Rana Ayyub is a must-read for anyone who's interested in politics and journalism.

A man was held by law against the distribution of condoms to gay men, and sadly, he could not find a lawyer to represent him. Sexual orientation is indeed not a matter of choice but innate. It cannot be criminalized by calling it 'unnatural'.

The Voynich Manuscript is said to be written in the 15th century and is composed of drawings, illustrations and handwritten text in an unknown language. It is named by Wilfrid Voynich, a Polish book dealer who purchased it in 1912. The reason why the Voynich Manuscript is so known is that no one can solve it.

Combining religious disputes with political deals is something Indians have been practising since (or rather even before) the Partition of India. India is a secular country where religious matters must be kept separate from the state and central government activities. However, it adds as well as shields law by giving importance to specific religions. Nowadays, a few extremists have gone to a whole new level in making reforms.

It is pretty clear by now that the pandemic, because of the COVID-19 outbreak, has led to mass unemployment in countries across the globe. The International Labour Organization (ILO) has estimated that over 25 million jobs have been threatened because of the spread of the virus. Moreover, even in those who are employed, the working hours have been cut by over 20%. ILO uses the term ‘Lockdown Generation’ to refer to young people living during the Pandemic. This generation’s education, training...

India is one of the fastest-growing countries in the world but as it develops, the social issues increase too. A serious problem faced by us is Mob Lynching. There are many cases of brutal lynching during broad daylight, on the roads which have stirred up fright among the locals.

Formally defined as a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe, Science in very simple terms is the study of the world around us. Many students consider the subject to be very difficult, thereby considering ‘scientific’ research an even tougher row to hoe!
What really is scientific research?

Morgan Appel, the Assistant Dean for Education and Community Outreach at UC San Diego Extension said that in today’s constantly changing environment, our youth must be prepared with the fundamentals of STEM teaching. This would make them able enough to solve real-life problems, comprehend information, and gather evidence for taking decisions.

STEM Education, at the grassroots level, revolves around the conceptual understanding of some of the most creative subjects of the academic curriculum –...

15th September is celebrated as Engineers’ Day in India commemorating the birthday of one of the greatest engineers known in India, Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, popularly known as Sir MV.
Sir MV contributed a great deal to Indian Technology and Industry by designing a system of automatic weir water flood gates to raise water supply in the reservoir without causing any damage to the dams. Apart from this, he had found the Mysore Soap Factory, Parasitoid Laboratory, Mys...

Of all the successful personalities of fashion, beauty, and lifestyle, many have started their career quite late in life and bloomed to astonishing levels. Time plays a huge reason that brings with it the required insight, acumen, and coherence to strategically build a domain of ways, allurement, and conduct; even Steve Jobs was rejected by many companies, but his name is on every motivational poster now!

“We are running the most dangerous experiment in history right now, which is to see how much carbon dioxide the atmosphere can handle before there is an environmental catastrophe,” said Elon Musk, the technology entrepreneur.
We all know what is Climate Change and what catastrophic changes could follow, but we are so mesmerised by our materialistic wealth that we have forgotten the source of our existence – Our Mother Earth. We are killing the golden goose ...