Snigdha's perspective palette

I have been drawing and coloring since I was old enough to hold a crayon. I loved to color when I was younger and I was always encouraged by my parents. Even as a kid, I viewed coloring as an escape. I was fascinated by the fact that my own hands were capable of creating something and that alone brought me immense joy. I went to drawing classes when I was around the age of 4.  My teacher saw me grow up. She taught me everything- from holding a crayon to creating lines that turn into art. I went for those classes for a majority of my childhood and I will always be thankful to her and my parents for nurturing my creative side. I will be turning 18 this year and thinking about how art has been a constant in my life for such a long time amazes me. My relationship with art has not been an easy one, I had instances when I felt I wasn't good enough and that I should try harder. I often compare myself to others in a way that demotivates me but I am coming to realize that how I feel when I ...

The handmaid's tale is a book with a unique take. In this book, Margaret Atwood portrays a fictional world called the Republic of Gilead. In this world, the basic civil rights of women have been taken away. She describes every individual character with extreme precision. The narration is in first person and clearly shows the isolated thought-process of Offred, the lead of the book. It depicts the struggles of women at a place where the contemporary laws and authorities do not apply. In this world, the women are oppressed and controlled by the individuals in power. Atwood's story-telling is incredibly  remarkable and her will to take up a politically controversial topic is appealing to her readers. The book mostly explores how the lead struggles with her identity. She frequently loses herself in that part of her life where women had all the rights they have in the real world today. She thinks about each and every minute detail of her current life and its struggles as compared to...

I wanted to spend my summer vacations learning something new, gain a new experience and brush up on my economics. NMIMS- deemed to be university is located in Vile Parle, Mumbai and they have been offering one week long summer courses for years. This year they had their course between 13th-17th of May.  They had 2 subjects this year- Global Economics and Data Analysis. I was looking for something that covered both of these subjects so I was thrilled to find out about NMIMS's summer. I have been taught Macroeconomics at a national level at my high school, but I was curious about the international aspect of it. The class on Global Economics was very interesting. We covered various topics like free trade, tariff and globalization. All these topics are truly intriguing to me. I had so much fun discussing, learning and debating with my peers. All lectures of Global Economics were very interactive and our teacher made sure to invite the students to express their views about the topics of...

India is a beautiful country filled with diversity. People of all sections of society live in unity. But, what if a majority of the population was left in the dark during the country's income distribution? In this blog, I want to discuss the economic lives of people, more specifically the income inequality between them.  As a student studying Commerce right now, some of these concepts have been introduced to me throughout my education and I want others in different fields to understand the concept and importance of Economic analysis. On a personal level, this is a display of my interests, a passion project of sorts Inequality, the struggle of every country. You can blame plenty of social, economic and political events for causing it. India has faced and overcome many issues concerning the same throughout its history but why does income inequality still exist? Why, only t he top 1% of Indians earn 22.6% of the country's national income ? India is one of the fastest growing count...

  TribesForGOOD is a global community of changemakers, dreamers, and doers on a mission to make the world a better place. They provided me and my peers with a great experience and I was happy to spend my holidays giving back to the community. I support and admire the work they have done in various fields from health, education, finance, LGBTQIA+ and even mental health. They help people everyday and have formed a safe space for many individuals. They unite people with similar goals and have truly come a far way with the work they have done. The month long program that I, along with several other changemakers took part in was truly very memorable and exciting. I finally had a place to express my passion towards a good cause and I must admit, it was such an exhilarating experience. Looking back, the only feeling I remember is the sheer joy I felt after teaching something new to a few students. The happiness I got from participating in the social cause always warms my heart. I want to...

 Financial Analysis for decision making Babson College is well known for its courses in entrepreneurship. I took their online course recently and wanted to share what I learnt. The course is available to everyone and is quiet helpful to beginners like me. It starts off at the shallow end of the world of finance and slowly takes up deeper, more complex topics. The course helped me understand a lot about the financing side of a business. How funds are raised? why they are raised and how to do this efficiently? The course was divided into weeks. Each week included a few short video where in the professor explained the basic concepts. The video was then followed up by pdfs that further explained what was taught in the video. The notes provided really cleared up any doubts that I developed over the course of the week. The notes included examples which helped in applying the knowledge in a practical situation.  The course started off with explaining the various ways one can get fund...