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  At 67 years old, Ramachandrappa retired as an administrative officer in a government department. From 10 to 12 years old, he was suffering from stomach pain. Despite being shown to several doctors, there was no relief. At the insistence of the family, Ramachandrappa was referred to a gastric specialist. The doctor said he had an ulcer in his stomach and needed surgery. As Ramachandrappa did not agree to the surgery, the doctor prescribed him a diet and prescribed pills. Ramachandrappa's once every 15 days go to the nearest drug store and get the pills. One day as a routine When he went to the medical shop, a man there asked, 'What, sir, do you have a stomach ache? 'How did you know?' When asked by Ramachandrappa,  'Same thing happened to my father. He was in a lot of pain. He was consuming the same pills. When there was no relief, he started using Ayurvedic oil. He said that his stomach ache had disappeared said the store person. 'I have already tried Ayurvedi...

Nalini (35), who was born in a town in the state and passed her dental examination in her hometown, got married to a man named Shankar from the same town. Shankar, a software engineer, rented a two-bedroom flat after marriage. Nalini spent the first two months in her husband's house in furnishing the house. She then applied for jobs in several dental colleges to work. As she did not have a master's degree, she could not get a job anywhere.  Later Nalini decided to open her dental clinic. On her husband's assurance, she took a loan from the bank and bought the necessary equipment for the clinic. She rented a place near the house and opened a clinic. Initially, the number of customers visiting the clinic was not high, but she was confident that her business would grow over time. Meanwhile, she got pregnant. When she was 6 months pregnant, her parents took her to their home for the rituals. So Nalini’s Clinic was temporarily closed.      Two months later, Nalini became ...

     It is a highway. The time is 2 o'clock in the night. One or two cars were seen on the road. A family was going to their native place in a car. As the car entered a town by itself, the driver of the car saw an oncoming scooter. There were three people in it. In the middle of the night, when the driver of the car was wondering where they were going, the speeding scooter was crossing a high-speed breaker on the road when the vehicle lost control and the three people fell down. The driver of the car saw this and rushed to help the injured. Among those who fell were two young men and a young woman. When the driver of the car went to help them, a young man who looked panicked told him that nothing had happened to him and told him to move on. When the driver glanced at them, both youths were seen with minor injuries. But the young lady was bleeding from her head.  The injured did not seek help.       The driver of the car left half a km. Later, he...

                                                MAKE GREEN CHOICES            What Is Fast Fashion and Why Is It So Bad? Fast fashion is a relatively new phenomenon in the industry that causes extensive damage to the planet, exploits workers, and harms animals. Here’s why it’s best to steer clear when you can. A tragic reality check for fashion Fashion wasn’t always as destructive of an industry. Clothes shopping used to be an occasional event—something that happened a few times a year when the seasons changed or when we outgrew what we had. But about 30 years ago, something changed. Clothes became cheaper, trend cycles sped up, and shopping became a weekly hobby for many. Enter fast fashion and the global chains that now dominate our high streets and online shopping. But what is fast fashion? Why is fast fashion so bad? And how ...

          22-year-old Archana graduated in Computer Applications, worked in a call center. She loved her work. After working for about two years, she got married to a man named Rakesh. Being the only son of his parents, Rakesh was running his own shop. Rakesh's father Shyamsunder, a retired school teacher, owned a five acre plot of land in their village. Mother Veena took care of the housework. Everyone was together. Rakesh was staying in a room on the first floor of the house. His parents in a room on the ground floor. There was a hall, kitchen and puja room on the ground floor. At the back of the house there was a large space with a small garden. Steps were made to go to the terrace of the house.  As soon as Archana reached her husband's house, her mother-in-law, father-in-law and husband warned her not to work anywhere outside, because no girl child is sent to work in their family. They imposed a strict restriction that she should stay at home and d...

  Satish was working as an artist in an advertising company in a big city. At the age of 40, he divorced his wife and lived alone in a huge multi-storey apartment. He had not rented the apartment in his name but was living in the name of someone else who had rented it. A 36 year old woman, named Meera was working as a copywriter in Satish's  advertising company.  Meera, who was from Uttar Pradesh, was married off as a child and her husband had died several years ago. As no one in her town was ready to remarry Meera, she left her town and came to the metropolis in search of work. Her widowed mother was alone in her house. Meera was living in a PG. Over time, Satish and Meera began to fall in love with each other. When both of them were thinking of getting married, Satish said, 'We should not get married right away as your and mine's previous marriages have already ended in misery. Let's live together for a couple of years and get married, if we are compatible,'...