Stranded Tales

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected educational systems worldwide, leading to the near-total closures of schools, universities and colleges. Most governments around the world have temporarily closed educational institutions in an attempt to contain the spread of COVID-19. Almost 1.725 billion learners are currently affected due to school closures in response to the pandemic. During the second week of March, Indian state governments began shutting down schools and colleges temporarily as a measure to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. It’s close to almost six months and there is no certainty when they will reopen. The structure of schooling and learning, including teaching and assessment methodologies, was the first to be affected by these closures. Only a handful of private schools could adopt online teaching methods. Their low-income private and government school counterparts, on the other hand, have completely shut down for not having ...

  Kashmir is indeed a paradise on earth as it is said. I was with my family the first time I visited Kashmir, and it took my breath away. Its exquisite lakes and picturesque gardens were so stunning that I didn't want to go back. It was my last day in Shrinagar, and we decided to relax on the deck of our houseboat watching the sunset. Out there on the deck, our host served us the local Kahava (Traditional Kashmiri Tea). It was sunset. Siping the Kahava, I watched with a mesmerizing gaze as the blazing red sun sank beneath the snow-covered Himalayas, reflecting itself on the bluish-green water of Dal Lake. An orange haze cast the sky with birds returning to their homes whose silhouettes were beautifully mirrored on the lake water. A certain sense of tranquillity flew in the wind. The lake felt very lively with Shikaras of people going back to their houseboats and the retreating floating market. The sun sank lower and lower in the Himalayas as if the majestic mountains are embracing ...

  A pandemic is an outbreak of an infectious disease that has spread across a large region, for instance, multiple continents or worldwide, affecting a large number of people. Throughout human history, there have been several pandemics of illnesses such as smallpox and tuberculosis. In this article, we will see the 10 worst pandemics in the world history. 10. Antonine Plague of 165 and 180 AD The old pandemic, ‘Antonine Plague’ also known as ‘Plague of Galen’, took the lives of five million people in Asia Minor, Egypt, Greece, and Italy between 165 and 180 AD. The Plague of Galen is thought to have been either Smallpox or Measles though the true cause is still unexplained. The unknown illness was brought back to Rome by soldiers retreating from Mesopotamia around 165AD; unknowingly, they had spread a disease that would end up killing over 5 million people and decimating the Roman army. 09. Justinian Plague from 541 to 542 AD Justinian Plague is thought to have killed ...