Tag: Anwesha Bhattacharjee
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Stall or spoil?
After several conferences and billions of dollars spent on pollution and other problems, we are in a worse environmental state than we were 25 years ago. No doubt, a lot of it is just big boys with their egos refusing to go first. But when it translates into a humanitarian crisis and people refuse to sit…
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Share with me?
Shared economies are strange creations of a post-recession market. People are letting strangers live in their homes and driving unknown, drunk 21-year-olds in their cars after working 15-hour days, all for some extra cash. In the meantime, these billion-dollar shared economies like Airbnb and Uber are encroaching upon traditional travel industries, or so the hotels…
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Passive elections, leaders contribute to indifference
Student apathy toward campus issues is often a direct consequence of passive leadership. Student bodies across the nation have boasted of widespread activist endeavors in the past, which include fighting for civil rights and protesting against the Vietnam War. Yet, as arguably the most-informed generation to date slowly trickles into the work force, it leaves…
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#Consciouscapitalism
If you haven’t already heard of this, conscious capitalism is a thing. For almost a decade, companies have been throwing around corporate social responsibility as a way to justify retreats and charity fundraisers while simultaneously running sweatshops in other parts of the world. Now corporations are moving one step forward to say donating money isn’t…
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Liver damage
At its very basic, food is for survival. Then, if your wallet’s thick enough, you could argue that food can be a delicacy. The perennial debate on vegetarian versus meat eaters will never end: both arguments are valid. Yes, killing animals for pleasure is cruel, but sometimes, meat eaters don’t adjust very well to vegetarianism and…