Swirling through life

 18/05/2025    Yesterday's evening news scrolls were captured by an incident at the Kannur district of Kerala. A stray dog bit 56 people at the vicinity of the Kannur Railway Station. The seriousness of the issue was realised after the stray dog was found dead in the early hours of the evening. Preliminary examination did suggested the possibility of the dog being infected with rabies virus.      The presence of stray dogs is very rampant in the cities and villages of our country. Every day, a lot of people are falling prey to the bites. As a result, the number of people dying due to Rabies is also rising. Pre-exposure vaccination measures on these dogs are carried out on one side; yet their rising population affects the efficiency of these efforts.    Animal lovers and activists have vehemently advocated for the rights of stray dogs. Still, it is a undisputed reality that the count of these packs have gone beyond the carrying capacity of our "con...

     It is natural for a secluded person to be afraid of opening up their fears and worries to others. They would never share it to others, no matter how trustworthy the other person is nor how genuine their worries are. They are always inflicted by the preoccupation of OTHERS IMAGE OF THEM. I was a person of the same kind.      The incident that had happened a few days ago changed my garb forever. The management of my institution changed the timings of our classes to fit in the freshers' classes. The new timings from 8.30-4.00 on 5 days a week would become overwhelming for day scholars. The issue within the timings is further exacerbated by the fact that, there were slots of free hours in the time table, when we would have nothing to do in particular. I would either have to roam about aimlessly in the campus or sit pondering on boring books at the impersonal and dusty library.    Normally, a silent person who would never voice their opinion out d...