THE CARMEL BEAT
May 2022
The Covid-19 pandemic has been the biggest factor in increasing the rates of depression all around the world for the past two years. Being shut in and devoid of human contact has taken a toll on the world. With their mental health drastically draining during lockdowns, people are desperate to find a way to recover and heal.
Is Weight Loss Really a Compliment?
Society has conditioned us to think that commenting on someone’s weight loss is ideal and we even go as far as using it as a compliment. Statements such as ‘Wow, you look great, have you lost weight?’ are all too familiar. The following are responses we got from a survey on weight loss and how people felt after such comments were passed about their bodies.
The Indian education landscape has seen a rise in students' preferences to obtain an education, sacrificing home comforts. In addition to the degree that one receives, there are several other stories and factors that guide a student’s life ahead of academics. Thousands of students leave home, carrying their goals and aspirations in their backpacks, searching for a better life with more possibilities and experiences. While students learn to navigate their ship in an unknown city, they also face high winds and turbulent seas.
Literature is said to be a mirror of contemporary society–it mirrors life around us, capturing movements in everyday life. On the other hand, there are artists, writers and filmmakers who were “ahead of their times”- people who seemingly had foresight, and a deep inner knowledge of the “second coming”.
In the arena of world cinema, and especially in the world of Indian cinema, one name that is reverently remembered is Satyajit Ray.
A few weeks ago, a conversation with a male acquaintance had me lost for words as he told me that he thought feminism was a sham because every person defined the term differently. In a world where you need allies and people who understand your plight to be able to make a dent in the patriarchy, why is it so hard for some of them to understand that having to share their top position of the food chain is the biggest of their problems? Well, there are some things we will never decode.
Photo essay of Cul-Ah 2022.
Trevor Noah is a South African stand-up comedian famously known for making it big in the USA as the host of The Daily Show. He became popular worldwide for being capable of traversing the stormy seas of Trump’s America with meaningful reflection and hilarious satire.
Trevor’s autobiography, Born A Crime: Stories of a South African Childhood, seems to be an ode to his mother and a recollection of the comic’s childhood in the apartheid gripped South Africa.
“Before the law, we learned to drive on open grounds from the men in our family, but we were always anxious about being seen by anyone. But now, it feels great to be on the driving seat”
Seat belted and shades to protect from the blazing Saudi sun, the Saudi women look fierce with a hand on the wheel. As a result of lifting the ban on women driving 3 years ago, women in Saudi Arabia have now gone from being terrified of driving to becoming independent drivers.
We are grateful to have had the opportunity to share some of the unique stories and information with our readers through The Carmel Beat this year. As the year draws to a close, we wish to acknowledge the efforts of our wonderful team and the feedback of our readers.