Kerala Demographic Challenge and the Way Forward

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#opinion Kerala is a state that is often considered one of the best places to live in India. It ranks high on multiple indices of the NITI Aayog and boasts impressive Human Development Indicators such as literacy rate, healthcare, education, and low corruption. This success is attributed to the contributions of visionary leaders, irrespective of political affiliation, as well as public participation in socio-politics, policymakers, subject experts, the erstwhile Travancore Kingdom, and many others. This collective effort has led to what is known as the Kerala Model of Development. The state is among the top ten in terms of both GDP and per capita income. Despite Kerala's significant progress in quality of life and human development parameters, there are other fronts where this success is lacking. Today, Kerala is in the news for negative reasons such as a financial crisis, decreased revenue, rising debt, high unemployment, brain drain, and other challenges. While some issues are ov
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Obsessions of a Firewright - A Book of Poems For You

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Prayer to a Flame

O flame,
I offer my mind unto thee
Cleanse me of my misdeeds
My godforsaken memories
Burn away those thoughts
You may deem unworthy
Alight a new path for me
One not filled with temptation
Nor anger nor jealousy
Burn in my forehead
Whenever I close my eyes
Burn between my eyebrows 
As the watchful one
Who chains my mind from fluttering
Into the sea of distraction and disharmony

O flame, 
I offer my soul unto thee...

This book is a collection of poems, that are based on my core beliefs, expectations for the future, and on events in my past. Some of them are poems from my journals. Others, are stanzas, that I wrote on scraps of paper while travelling when I didn't have my journal at hand. Most of these are simply experiences shaped into stories. These poems, don't just reflect who I am as an individual. They represent the values and ideals that have shaped me so far, which have given me a sense of direction in life. If you should glean something after reading this, it's that every individual has a story and that every story has it's own significance. The culmination of different stories is what makes life, worth living. This is simply, a small part of my story so far.

-Akhil Sreekumar, Author 

About the author 

Akhil Sreekumar is a foodie, traveller, writer, quizzer, debater, and MUNner. He graduated with a B.Tech (Hons.) in Mechanical Engineering from Mar Athanasius College of Engineering, Kerala, and was the Chairperson of the Society of Automotive Engineers at MACE. A lover of stoic philosophy, coffee, and the roar of a beautiful Vio IC engine, he is an advocate of fluid learning and strives towards helping people to write more, to make them understand that everyone has a story and that their stories make them individually unique. You can find him at @firewright Instagram.

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