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Yuval's Sapiens serves a severe blow on the arrogance of humans

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Yesterday I came across two news which really made me feel sad. The first one is a video showing a small kid who was infected by Corona, was carrying his belongings in a small bag, and was reaching out to the Corona ward. He could not carry the bag but still was using all his strength and was walking towards the ward directed by the health personnel. I am not sure whether Coronavirus is an intended bio war but if that is the truth then I would say humans are no more civilized but engulfed with the thirst of domination over others. When we elders are so frightened to go outside because of this fear and every day witnessing people flying back to their homes by any available means just to escape loneliness more than the fear over the virus, what will be the mental situation of that kid who is to be quarantined away from his mother and family. The panic is worse than the virus and the mental trauma he is going to suffer now will be throughout his life. Who is going to take responsibility?

Why "From Volga to Ganga" is a must read

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After my graduation, I started my civil services preparation to achieve my life ambition. It consisted of three stages - Preliminary which is of MCQ type, Mains being descriptive type and personality test being the last stage. So for Preliminary and Mains examination, it was mandatory to select two subjects as optional. Twenty plus subjects were listed out along with the unit portions so that it will be easier for the candidates to select their desired subjects. I was from an engineering background but computer science which was my major was not available. So I preferred to select from an Arts background. As I went through the units of various subjects one optional seemed to be so interesting, that is Sociology. The units were about human relationship patterns and societal setups which seemed to be so familiar and easier to learn for a fresher like me. Not only that but I always had an interest in the evolution of man and society. This basic interest also attracted to me towards Sociol