What a wonderful world!

What a wonderful world!

  The number of requests for help to our NGO SmartLife was swelling by the day, but so were the number of humanitarians – there was a swarm of sponsors ready to help these people in need, rendered helpless by COVID-19 – and that made us realise how beautiful the...
“Let’s learn to adjust to the new NORMAL”

“Let’s learn to adjust to the new NORMAL”

  Chances of going back to the good old normal days anytime soon are a remote possibility Shununa Salim Alhabsi Assistant director general for special education and continuous education Ministry of education (OMAN) It is only when something is taken away from us...
“COVID-19 has pushed them to the very edge”

“COVID-19 has pushed them to the very edge”

Labourers reveal the trials and tribulations they face due to the health crisis The COVID-19 crisis has pushed migrant labourers to the very edge. While world over migrant labourers have endured a history of suffering, the current Corona virus crisis has deepened the...
“We have to make our peace with the current reality!”

“We have to make our peace with the current reality!”

Rila Banerjee Singer-songwriter, Kolkata (INDIA). My husband Sumith (*) and I work from home.  Sumith’s music studio is operational 24×7, while my jewellery design studio is based in another corner of our home. So, if we aren’t gigging, we’re used to spending...