Karina Pandya

When Tim Burton  was asked in 2012 why he was remaking his live-action film from 30 years ago, Frankenweenie, about a boy who resurrects his pet dog, into stop motion  animation, the director said, “Because I want a better performance from the dog!”   Stop motion or animation is one of the best tools any filmmaker can make use of to covey a particular story using inanimate objects or animals.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhRM23EizwM   Written and conceptualized by  Vinnie Ann Bose as her thesis film, from her time at The National Institute of Design, ‘ What Is Your Brown Number’  is a result of the incubation initiative hosted by Indian animation mainstay Studio Eeksaurus. It points to the absurdity and the invalidity of a notion that exists in our society and some of the beliefs that exist in our society. Is fairness always a better thing and how we are conditioned to believe that a lighter complexion is a better fad?  ‘What is Your Bro...

  Atomic Habits is a book in which international author and speaker at major companies and events, James Clear had spent 6 years researching, thinking and writing about habits. This culmination resulted in the book which was released in the year 2018 and has over 7 million copies sold worldwide, has been on the New York Times bestseller list for over 1 year and has been translated into over 50 languages.   The book which is a self-improvement book illustrates that if we improve our daily habits continuously, we will surmount reaching the intended goal result we desired. This, James defines is a result of working on our habits daily. These habits are a compound interest of self-interest, and on a microscopic magnification amount to nothing, but a compound interest over the months and years their effects can accumulate to an enormous degree.   The simple foundation of this book, Clear tries to illustrate through detailed examples from real life is that good habits are the f...

  Some of the Indian Startups Paving their Way During Pandemic…   This has led to a tidal wave of entrepreneurial activity with many start-ups becoming a source of job growth, innovation and economic resiliency.     1)  ChefJunction – This is a website that enables users to order home-cooked food from their own home. The main target audience has been students who are away from their homes and miss home cooked meals.  It was founded in August 2020 by college mates Suryanshu Panda and Epari Pritam in Bhubaneswar.  This startup not only helps a person to order homemade meals but also provides a platform for home chefs to make a living.                2) Greenhive Essentials – This is a portal that sells eco-friendly, plastic-free alternatives for commonly used items. Some of these sustainable items include steel straws, bamboo toothbrushes, eco-friendly shopping bags and ...

It was in 2019 that the world economy began to face a complete synchronised slowdown (since the Great Recession). This was because global markets began to suffer a sharp deterioration of manufacturing activity. Although the IMF (International Monetary Fund) has blamed heightened trade and geopolitical tensions citing Brexit and the China-United States trade war as reasons for the slowdown in 2019, many economists blame liquidity issues.    This recession, which began in most countries in February 2020, is also known as the shortest global recession on record. Major indices dropped 20 to 30% in late February and March, while recovery began in April 2020. There were unusually high and rapid increases in unemployment in many countries. Moreover, global events such as the 2020 Russia-Saudi Arabia oil price war impacted the global stock-market crash.      With the 2020 stock market crash the world began to grapple with rapid and unanticipated sharp drops in stoc...

Panchakarma: The Ayurvedic Science of Detoxification and Rejuvenation   We all live very busy lives; running from pillar to post that sometimes we often tend to overlook on our inner wellbeing. According to Ayurvedic methods, every single disease begins in the mind and from there it goes to the digestive tract. In order to be healthy, (according to Ayurveda) the body has to be clear of toxins and the organs should be functioning in an optimal condition. Moreover the mind should be at peace and emotions calm and happy.  However, this is all true in an idealistic environment, but we are constantly surrounded by stressful situations. In a stressful and toxic environment, both our physical and mental health conditions accumulate toxins, which cause a breakdown of the functioning of our body and mind; opening the door to chronic, degenerative and non-specific diseases to develop. No matter how much we may try to prevent them from occurring, it is not possible to live according to t...