Ipsita Choudhury was born in 1995 in Kolkata and brought up in her hometown Karimganj, Assam. She has completed masters in Sociology from the University of Calcutta. She has also done one certificate course in psychological counseling from Basanti Devi College, Kolkata. She wrote papers on social issues while pursuing masters. Besides being an avid reader, she is associated with music. A few of her microtales were published online by pages like Half Baked Beans and Innervoice.

The Emergence of ‘Rurban’ Societies As A New Form Of Society

The Emergence of ‘Rurban’ Societies
The rurban areas are defined by the Census of India as urban but are governed by Rural Local Bodies (Gram Panchayats), and in very few cases, by Nagar Panchayats. These are census towns with rural and urban characteristics. These centres were first defined by Galphin in 1915 for rural land which were on the verge
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The Digitization of Education

The-Digitization-of-Education
The digitization of education is the evolution of education system which involves learning with digital methods. It refers to the use of desktop computers, laptops, smart phones, software applications and all types of digital technology to teach the students of all age groups from any corner of the world. There are teachers and facilitators to
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Coronavirus Effects: Importance of Physical Distancing and Social Solidarity in Times of Crisis

Coronavirus Effects
Recently, a deadly virus has spread all across the world infecting many people and killing more than thousands. Coronavirus COVID-19 is a newly discovered virus belonging to the family of viruses that cause diseases in animals. According to sources, this virus first originated in China and started spreading to other countries rapidly because of its
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Consumerist Culture As An Element of Globalization

Consumerist Culture As An Element of Globalization
Consumerist culture is an aspect of culture which is shaped by consumerism and consumption habits. It can be broadly defined in terms of social status, values, habits, activities that are centered on the conspicuous consumption of goods and services. Zygmunt Bauman, a Polish sociologist in his “Consuming Life” explains that consumerist culture values transience over
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Gender Inequality With Special Reference To Class

Gender Inequality With Special Reference To Class
Gender is defined as ‘the relations between men and women, both perceptual and material. Gender is not determined biologically, as a result of sexual characteristics of either women or men, but is constructed socially. It is a central organizing principle of societies, and often governs the processes of production and reproduction, consumption and distribution’ (FAO,
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The Human Society As An Organism

The Human Society As An Organism
The term society refers to the whole complex network of human relationships interacting upon one another. It may be defined as the sum total of relations forming an organization which regulates the life of the people within the structure. Hence society is a collection of aggregates, it progresses from small groups to larger ones, simple
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Scorpions Can Live For As Much As A Year Without Eating

Scorpions Can Live For As Much As A Year Without Eating
Scorpions are predatory arthropods that belong to the class Arachnida, the arachnids and are familiar to other arachnids like spiders, harvestmen, ticks and mites. The body of a scorpion is divided into three parts, the prosoma or cephalothorax (head), the mesoma (abdomen) and the metasoma (tail). The curvy upward pointed tail is actually five segments of
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Aurora Borealis: An Enchanting Light Show of Earth

Aurora Borealis An Enchanting Light Show of Earth
The aurora borealis offers an entrancing and mesmerizing display of lights in the night sky that amaze everyone who see it. It is a unique and splendid creation of Mother Earth herself. Apart from its stunning beauty, the aurora borealis is a combination of physical concepts blending together to bring about a fascinating phenomenon. An
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