हामी मानिसहरूसँग धेरै खराब बानीहरू हुन्छन् । जीवनमा मानिसले खराब बानीकै कारणले धेरै कुरा सिक्ने गर्दछ । यही खराब बानीले मानिसहरू जीवनमा खुसी वा दुखी हुन सक्छन् । थाेरै मात्रामा खराब बानी हुनुपर्छ, जसकाे कारण मानिसहरूलाई अनेकाैँ कुराहरू थाहा हुन्छन् । संसारभरका सबै मानिसमा कुनै न कुनै नराम्रो बानी हुन्छ, जस्तैः वैज्ञानिकहरूको खराब बानी हुन्छ, जसकाे कारण तिनीहरूमा विभिन्न विचारहरू आउँछन् । केही नयाँ काम गर्न हामीसँग खराब बानी हुनुपर्छ । व्यापारीहरूकै उदाहरण लिऊँ । तिनीहरू पैसा कमाउनकै लागि मानिसहरूलाई मुर्ख बानउने गर्दछन् । हरेक कुरालाई नकारात्मक तरिकाले हेर्ने, धुमपान गर्ने, धेरै टिभी हेर्ने आदि खराब बानीका उदाहरणहरू हुन् ।

अरूकाे आलाेचना गर्ने धेरेे मानिसहरूकाे खराब बानी हाे । यदि कुनै मान्छेकाे लुगा फोहोर छ भनी हामी त्याे मान्छे गरिब छ भन्ने मान्छाैँ । समय समयमा मानिसहरूले मेराे आलाेचना गर्छन् किनकि मेराे कपाल अरूकाे भन्दा फरक र लामाे छ । त्यसै कारण कसै कसैले पागल पनि भन्ने गर्दछन् । 

त्यसैले हामी यस्ता कुरालाई ध्यान नदिएर अगाडि बढ्नुपर्छ । सुनेको कुरा चाँडै पत्याउनु एउटा खराब बानी हाे, त्यसमाथि पनि खराब कुरामा सबैभन्दा छिटाे विश्वास गर्ने बानी झनै खराब बानी हाे । 

Think back to your favorite moment of your favorite show. What do you remember about it? Surely, it could be the thrills you felt, the tears you wept, and the joy you experienced. All of the senses were elated, making it a most memorable experience. Now I ask you to think hard, do you remember the music that was played? 9/10 people don’t realize what music was playing during the scene. Doesn’t this suggest that the music was insignificant? Quite contrarily, that’s the beauty of it. Enhancing the caliber of a show while so little realize its existence is not a small feat. I guarantee that if the choice of the music, its composition, theme, whatever it might be was bad, it would’ve destroyed the experience. I daresay it could even be the worst scene. Basically what I want to talk about is the impact of music, be it an OST or a song in a show, how it affects it.

When you think about an action-packed show, say ‘The Avengers’, all you remember is the fights and the hype that it brought. But once you remove the music element of it, suddenly it just resembles a backstreet fight. There would be no tension, no thrill, no impact. More examples can be seen a lot in Japanese anime. One of which I’d like to talk about is titled ‘Megalo Box’, which is a boxing show heavily influenced by its music. The soundtrack of the show is gorgeous and enhances the show tenfold. The already action-packed show was further hyped up. Furthermore, the timing to play the music and the timing to play it was impeccable. It always gives that thrill, waiting for one more punch to land. And I believe all of this was due to the music.

For those people who don’t indulge in the action side of media, surely have heard about “Titanic”, the famous James Cameron movie which is, to this day, hailed as one of the best in the history of entertainment. I said before that music helps hype up a show and give it more spice. Conversely, it makes a scene more emotional. Taking “Titanic” as an example, many people who watched the movie cried, especially during the climax. But what made it so tear-jerking? One would say that it was because of the heart-breaking scene of Jack and Rose’s final goodbye. However, I would like to add that the final song, the final music that the band played until the Titanic sunk, made me feel more immersed. Yes, the Jack and Rose scene was the highlight of the scene, but what captivated me more was the music. If it weren’t for that, I wouldn’t have been so immersed in the scene.

Long story short, every show is heavily influenced by its music. Sad shows can be made sadder, action shows can be given more thrill, even mysteries can get more exciting if the correct music is played. More often than not, people complain about a scene if there is bad music played because it ruins their viewing experience. But when it is done perfectly, it subtly blends with the show, seeming non-existent but surely enhancing the show. And that is its beauty. In the end, being able to create a  big impact is not something that can be achieved easily, but it is something that music has done beautifully.

संसारमा फैलिरहेको महामारीको कारण हामी सबैजनालाई निक्कै समस्या परिरहेको छ । कोही आफ्नो परिवारबाट टाढा हुनु परेको छ, कोहीले आफ्नो काम छोड्नु परिरहेको छ भने अरूले अन्य समस्याहरू भोग्नु परेको छ । नेपालमा पनि केही महिना लकडाउन भएको थियो । विद्यालयलगायत अरू सबै कार्यालयहरू बन्द गरिएका थिए तर बिचमा फेरि सबै खुलाइए । एक समय यस्तो पनि थियो जब मानिसहरू कोरोनादेखि डराउन छाडे । सबै चिज खुलिसकेका थिए तर मास्क चाहिँ सधैँ सबैको अनुहारमा हुन्थ्यो । अब फेरि त्यो समय फिर्ता आएको छ । मानिसहरूमा फेरि त्यो डर बढ्न थालेको छ । त्यसैले सरकारले विद्यालयहरू अनलाइनबाट हुने निर्णय गर्यो ।

जब मैले यो कुरा थाहा पाएँ, म खुसी पनि थिएँ तर साथसाथै निरास पनि थिएँ । विद्यालयमा बसेर पढ्दा शिक्षकले पढाएको निक्कै सजिलोसँग बुझिन्छ । साथीभाइहरूसँग पनि सँगै बसेर पढ्न पाइन्छ र पढाइको साथसाथै रमाइलो पनि गर्न पाइन्छ तर अनलाइन कक्षा हुँदा धेरै समस्याहरू भोग्नुपर्दछ । कहिले नेट जान सक्छ, कहिले बत्ती जान सक्छ र बुझ्न पनि अलि गाह्रो नै हुन्छ तर कहिलेकाहीँ मलाई मज्जा पनि लाग्छ । आफ्नै घरबाट कक्षा लिँदा आराम गर्दै पनि लिन पाइन्छ । विद्यालयमा जस्तै नियमहरूको पालन गर्नु पर्दैन र जीवनमा यसभन्दा पहिला कहिले अनुभव गर्न नपाएकाे कुरा पनि अहिले गर्न पाइएको छ । यो वर्षभन्दा पहिला सधैँ विद्यालय गएर पढ्नुपर्थ्यो, परीक्षा पनि भाैतिक उपस्थितिमा दिनुपर्थ्यो तर अहिले हामीले अनलाइनबाट परीक्षा दिने अनुभव पनि गर्न पायाैँ । पहिला पहिला 'जुम', 'गुगल मिट' जस्ता नामहरू सुनिएको पनि थिएन तर अहिले त्यसमै गएर पढ्नु परिरहेको छ । त्यसैले मलाई अनलाइनबाट पढ्न पनि निक्कै रमाइलो लगिररहेको छ । अनलाइन कक्षा हुँदा बिहान कलेज जानलाई जस्तो छिटो उठ्नु पनि पर्दैन तर कहिलेकाहीँ साथीहरू, शिक्षकहरू र मेरो कलेजको निक्कै याद आउँछ तर यही कुरा गाउँका विद्यार्थीहरूको बारेमा सोच्दा एकदमै दुख लाग्छ । हाम्रो लागि यहाँ रमाइलो छ तर त्यहाँ केही विद्यार्थीहरूका घरमा वाइफाई नहोला, अनलाइन कक्षा लिन ल्यापटप नहोला त्यसैले यो कोरोना छिट्टै समाप्त होस् र सबै फेरि पहिलाजस्तै होस् ।

अनलाइन कक्षाका निकै बेफाइदाहरू पनि छन् तर आहिले यस्तो महामारीको कारण यसबाहेक अरू केही उपाय नै छैन । त्यसैले अनलाइन कक्षा भए पनि राम्ररी यसको प्रयोग गर्नुपर्छ । हामीले यस्तो समयमा सकारात्मक सोच्नुपर्दछ र यो परिस्थितिको सामना गर्नुपर्छ ।

कालो कोठाको त्यो सानो कुनामा गुटुमुटु भएर बसिरहेको थिएँ । कतैबाट पनि मेरो मनलाई चित्त बुझेको थिएन । मेरो मन आत्तिएको थियो, डराएको थियो । कति कति बेला कुनै अग्लो ठाउँबाट तल खसेको जस्तो लाग्थ्यो र कुनै बेला यस्तो लाग्थ्यो कि मलाई केही कुराले थिचिरहेको छ, जसबाट म बाहिर निस्किन सकेको छैनँ l मेरो वरिपरि केही थिएन, थियो त केवल अन्धकार l बिस्तारै म उठेर त्यो सानो कुनाबाट अलिकति अगाडि बढेँ । १/२ पाइला अगाडि बढेपछि सानाे दुलोबाट एउटा उज्यालोको प्रकाश आयो । मैले कसो कसो गरी त्यो कोठाको ढोकासम्म पुगेर ढोका खोलेँ  l ढोकाकाे पछाडि एकदम अचम्मको दृश्य थियो l त्यो ढोका मेरो घरको छतको ढोका रहेछ l मेरो घरको छतमा मान्छेको हुल थियो मानौँ दसैँ नै थियो । केही समय त्यो दृश्यलाई हेरेर म त्यो हुलमा मिसिन पुगेँ l अचानक मेरो हातबाट एउटा मान्छे छतबाट खस्यो l

यो घटना कसरी भयो भन्ने मसँग कुनै पनि जवाफ थिएन l यो घटना भइसकेपछि सबैजना मेरो विरुद्धमा लागे । म पुरै होसमा थिइनँ l अचानक सबैजनाले मलाई आक्रमण गर्न थाले । म आत्तिएर त्यो ठाउँबाट भागेँ l कसो कसो गरी मूल सडकसम्म निस्किएँ । बाहिरको दृश्य पनि एकदमै अनौठो थियो । मलाई कुनै कुरा पनि सामान्य जस्तो लागिरहेको थिएन l अचानक मलाई ती अघिका मान्छेले फेरि लखेट्न थाले । म चिच्याउँदै आत्तिँदै भाग्न थालेँ । कतैबाट मेरो कानमा ‘कबु ! कबु !’ भनेर आवाज आयो । म सपनाबाट बिउँझेँ । मेराे जिउभरि पसिनैपसिना थियो र मन एकदम डराएको थियो l

निद्राबाट बिउँझिएपछि मैले त्यो सपनाबाहेक अरू केही सोच्नै सकिनँ । मैले त्यसभन्दा पहिला कहिले पनि त्यस्तो किसिमको सपना देखेको थिइनँ । त्यो सपनालाई लिएर ममा एकदमै उत्सुकता बढ्यो । मलाई अझै त्यो सपनाको बारेमा जान्न मन लाग्यो l मैले यो सपनाको बारेमा अनुसन्धान गर्दा आफ्नो बारेमा कालो सत्य थाहा पाएँ l मैले आफूले आफूमाथि नियन्त्रण गुमाउँदै रहेछु, जीवनको बाटोबाट हराइरहेको रहेछु l

Nothing is good or bad in the world, our thinking makes it so. This mighty remark made by William Shakespeare the emperor of English drama is absolutely right in the case of science.  Science is neither a curse nor a blessing. it’s fully up to us how we use it.

Science has brought a modern and improved lifestyle and gifted creative change to us.  Innumerable wonders done by science are seen in every route and path of life. Science has given us speed, luxury, comfort zone, satisfaction, achievement, and a safe life. Countless inventions and discoveries made in the realm of science have made human life worth living.

Science has given care to all incurable diseases. Science has provided us each and every productive facility. People are planning to make mars as earth and it is possible with the help of science and technology. The electricity and countless electronic devices provide us entertainment and enjoyment.

However, science is no exception to its mighty drawbacks. Machines perform our works which makes us lazy, unhealthy, and parasites. At the same time, they are the causes of unemployment which ultimately leads society towards poverty, crime and chaos. Worst of all, atom bombs, rockets, and other harmful scientific human devices were used in the war killing millions of people within a second. So, they are the real causes of carnage. Because of this fact, one of the scholars said, “science is an angel in peace but a devil in war”.

At last, our ills are not only due to science, it is its misuse that has created unthinkable havoc. Therefore, the intelligent and reasonable use and control of scientific inventions is a boon to humanity whereas its wrong use is a grievous affliction. 

I recently had an idea of going somewhere around Kathmandu and capturing some random moments.Kathmandu valley without a doubt is a terrific place when it comes to photography but I wanted to try somewhere and something different.So, me and my friend thought of going to Sankhu, an ancient Newari town located in north eastern - corner of Kathmandu.While walking down the streets of Sankhu Bazar we had this incredible moment to encounter: a middle aged newari mom. We saw her sitting down on her balcony and told her to smile.She indeed gave an innocent and adorable smile and this is where things took a turn. She came down properly dressed  and wanted more of her photos to be clicked. Being frankly honest we enjoyed every moment, the typical front yard of her newari house was not a yard anymore , it was her stage and she was the main role there. She was a perfect example of how you should live your life and make each moment count.Now the thing that got me in the feels was - we both were a complete stranger to each other , it was our first time there in Sankhu and due to the turn of events we face in life we met. Two strangers who had no idea about the existence of each other now have that little piece of memory about each other and I guess this is what makes the  world a beautiful place to live in.
She taught us a lot of positive things within that short period of time we had.

Enjoy every moment you have and make the most out of it.

आजको समयमा वातावरण र प्रदूषण भन्ने शब्दहरू सबैले सुनेका छन् । सामान्यतया  वातावरण भनेको जैविक र निर्जीव कुराहरूको  एकाई हो र  प्रदूषणको भनेको दुषित पार्ने अथवा खराब पार्ने काम हो । यसरी ‘वातावरण प्रदूषण’ भनेको हाम्रो वरिपरि भएका जैविक र निर्जीव कुराहरूको पतन हो । अहिले संसारमा वातावरण प्रदूषणको समस्या जटिल अवस्थामा पुगेको छ। 

वातावरण प्रदूषणभित्र विशाल दायराका कुराहरू पर्छन् । मान्छेको पहुँच जहाँ पुगेको छ, त्यहाँ प्रदूषण बढेको छ । जमिनदेखि अन्तरिक्षसम्म सबैतिर प्रदूषण बढेको छ । जहाँ मानिसहरू जान्छन् त्यहाँ प्रदूषण बढ्नु अपरिहार्य कुरा हो भन्ने हामी सबैतिर सुन्छौँ तर यो कुरामा केही सत्यता छैन । के सबै देशका मानिसहरू प्रदूषण बढाउन अन्तरिक्षमा पुगेका छन् ? धनीहरूमा आधाभन्दा अधिक कार्बन उत्पादन गर्ने मानिसहरू अमेरिका र युरोपियन युनियनका नागरिकहरू छन् । विश्वका धनी देशहरूले बढाएको प्रदूषणका कारण अविकसित देशहरूका गरिब मान्छेहरूलाई असर परिरहेको छ । संसारका धनी र ठुला देशहरू मिलेर वातावरण  प्रदूषणको नाममा गरिब देशहरूलाई झन गरिब बनाइरहेका छन् । आफ्नो गल्ती ढिलो देख्ने प्रवृत्तिका कारण वातावरण प्रदूषणले संसारका गरिब देशहरूलाई झनै बेफाइदा भएको छ । दिगो विकासको नाममा आज संसारका गरिब देशहरू औद्योगिक देश बन्न सकिरहेका छैनन् । वातावरण बचाउने नाममा मानिसहरूको नाजायज हत्या भइरहेको छ । दिगो विकास भन्ने कुरा पहिलेदेखि विकसित भएका देशहरूमा मात्र लागु गर्न सजिलो हुन्छ । अरूको गल्तीका नराम्रा परिणामहरू हामी किन भोग्ने भन्ने प्रश्न सबैले गर्नुपर्छ ।

आज धनी र विकसित देशहरू मिलेर विभिन्न सहमतिहरूको मद्दतबाट वातावरण बचाउने गफ सुनाउँदै गरिब मानिसहरूलाई झन् गरिब बनाइरहेका छन् । यो अप्रत्यक्ष सामूहिक हत्या हो भनेर हामी सबैले बुझ्नुपर्छ । यस्ता कुराहरूबाट टाढा रहेर मात्र हामी देशको विकास गर्न सक्छौँ ।

As defined by the world health organization  (WHO) mental health is a state of well-being in which the person recognizes his own ability and can cope with normal problems and tensions of life. The main problem is when our mental health starts to degrade. The degradation in mental health is caused by various factors in society and even the way he grew up. 

We all know that mental health is important. But why exactly is it so important as said by others? In simple words degradation of mental health causes a lot of problems for the individual, it leads to anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, etc. According to WHO more than 800,000 people die due to suicide, almost one suicide every 40 seconds. This is a very serious issue. On top of that, the covid has a very negative effect towards the mental effect of the person. 

In our country, Nepal, an estimated around 1647 people have committed suicide during the lockdown. Covid-19 has caused a serious issue in mental health. Covid has caused a sense of fear, anxiety for all but it’s even more painful, difficult for those who went out of their hometown , away from family to earn money. Some gave up , and found sucide to be a better option which is never true. 

Fear, Stress, worry are normal to  threats especially in pandemic like Covid. The realization of change of being faced with new reality can be really difficult in times. It can be stressful, overwhelming and can cause strong emotional distress in adults as well as in childrens.

Stress can be caused by various factors like fear, anger, sandness , worry, change in appetite etc. A simple yet effective way of coping with mental health issues and stress would be to take a break and relax . It's always good to keep your mind calm all the time. Getting up early and doing some light exercise in your home and taking care of your body is also another way of getting rid of stress.

Everyone is facing the same if not very similar situation as understanding these sorts of things helps in getting relieved from different stress. Taking care if your mental mind is really necessary.

If you are having a bad time, try connecting with people from far away, this gives you another way to view the world. Doing these sorts of refreshing activities can help you overcome mental degradation, and is a great way to relieve stress.

References:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_health

https://www.who.int/teams/mental-health-and-substance-use/covid-19

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/managing-stress-anxiety.html

https://www.who.int/teams/mental-health-and-substance-use/suicide-data

टिम वर्क टिम र वर्क दुईवटा शब्द मिलेर बनेको छ । सबैभन्दा सुरुमा टिम भनेको के हो ? सरल भाषामा टिम भनेको व्यक्ति व्यक्तिहरूको समूह हो र वर्क भनेको कुनै पनि काम हो । टिम वर्कको परिभाषा कुनै लक्ष्य प्राप्त गर्नका लागि व्यक्ति व्यक्तिहरूको समूहमा मिलिजुली काम गर्नु हो ।

टिमवर्क हरेक कुरामा महत्त्वपूर्ण हुन्छ । टिम वर्क खेलमा, व्यापारव्यवसायमा, पढाइमा, कार्यालयमा, अनुसन्धानमा आदि धेरै ठाँउमा प्रयोग हुन्छ । कुनै पनि काम सफल बनाउन टिम वर्कको ठुलो भूमिका रहेको हुन्छ । एक्लै कोही पनि सफल व्यक्ति बन्न सक्दैन । टिममा हुँदा नयाँ नयाँ विचारहरूको उत्पत्ति हुन्छ र त्यसलाई राम्रो ढङ्गले कार्यान्वयन गर्न मद्दत गर्छ । यसले दक्षता र उत्पादकतालाई बढाउँछ । यसले कामप्रति सन्तुष्टि पनि बढाउँछ । हामीले विभिन्न र नयाँ कुरा सिक्न पाउँछाैँ र एक अर्काको गल्तीबाट सिक्ने र सुधार गर्ने अवसर पाउँछाैँ ।

उदाहरणका लागि हामी सबैले प्रसिद्ध चलचित्र एभेन्जर्स इन्डगेम हेरेकै हाैँला । टिमवर्कको बारेमा त्यहाँ एउटा ठुलो पाठ छ जसमा हामी धेरैले ध्यान दिएनाैँ होला । यसमा हामी केवल टिम वर्क मात्र हैन, आफ्नो टोलीको मूल्य पनि हेर्न सक्छाैँ । एउटा टिम जहिले पनि एक व्यक्तिभन्दा ठुलो हुन्छ । जब व्यक्तिले आफ्नो अहङ्कारलाई पन्छाउँछ, एक अर्कालाई विश्वास गर्दछ र टोलीको रूपमा कार्य गर्दछ तब दुस्मन ब्रह्माण्डको सबैभन्दा शक्तिशाली भए पनि जित हासिल हुने निश्चित छ ।

हरपल तिम्रो काखमा

म यसरी नै खेल्न पाऊँ,

तिम्रो ओठमा राेदन हैन आमा

सधैँ हाँसो देख्न पाऊँ ।

तिमीले दुःख गर्दाखेरि

साथ दिन पाऊँ,

तिमीसँग नाची नाची

दुखसुखमा साथ दिन पाऊँ ।

म बाँचुन्जेल सधैँ तिम्रो

पाउमा छुन पाऊँ,

तिमीसँगै हाँसी खेली आमा

तिम्रो माया सधैँ पाऊँ ।

तिमी रिसाउँछौ भने आमा

तिमीलाई खुसी बनाउन पाऊँ,

बिहानीको किरणसँगै

तिमीलाई नित्य पुज्न पाऊँ ।

There are many types of people in this world in terms of their behaviour, personalities. My article focuses on two mainly types: introvert people and extrovert people. The people who are usually shy, quiet and thoughtful are mostly known as introverts. They mostly reject being social in life and just want to be alone. On the other hand there are extroverts who are often described as the talkative, social and outgoing person. It’s basically the opposite of an introverted person.

So the question may arise here, Is being an introverted person better than an extrovert and vice-versa? First let's make it clear that these are just the personality of a person.

As we are human beings we have different personalities and being one of the introverts or an extrovert is part of having our personality. It defines us as what kind of a person we are. Most introverts lack social life and because of it they have anxiety problems , they may not be good at public speaking or they might just want to stay alone and make or form no relation with friends and other people. As there are the demerits of introverts but also has good qualities of being one of them. For example they are mostly polite and mind their own business, as they are not socially active they have time to understand themselves and plan for the future what is best for them. So these were some of the aspects of an introvert and can be taken as merits. About extroverts, their downside is that they get distracted very easily, most of them always want to hang out with friends and family rather than thinking about themselves. They are attention-seeking people as well as can’t stay alone. But there are merits of extroverts as well. They are very quick and have a good skill to make friends easily. They form relationships faster and better. They take part in socializing with other people which really makes them stand out from others. 

From the above paragraphs we got to know the different aspects of an introvert and an extrovert. There are other types of people as well such as Ambivert who show both the qualities of an extrovert and introvert. In conclusion we must respect all kinds of people as everyone is different from one another.

Disclaimer:- All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

Ram woke up stretching his arms. He let out a long yawn, looked around, the room was dark because the sun had not risen yet. He strained his ears to hear the birds singing. The birds were singing a sweet melody that relaxed him. He felt that he was in heaven. The sweet melody of the birds did that to him. 

That was all a lie. It was 11 in the morning. His room was still dark because he had closed the curtains so the sunlight could not penetrate the room. The melody of the birds he was imagining was actually the sound of machinery used in constructing a building across the street. He would have slept longer if not for the fact that his father was vigorously knocking on the door. ¨Ram, wake up! Lunch is ready, wake up. It is already 11¨. He let out another yawn while replying to his father so it sounded something like,¨Caaaawwwwwwaaaah inng¨. He slid out of his bed and opened the curtains. He turned around and looked for a T-Shirt. He did not find one so he started searching for it properly. Outside the door, his father, getting annoyed, said, ¨It is already 11. Wake up quickly¨. He replied,¨Coming, coming. I am looking for a T-Shirt. You go on I will follow you ¨. He bent down to look below the table. He found it lying there. He had no idea how it got there. But whatever he picked it up, jerked it off to remove any dust that might have accumulated on it overnight and put it on. He unlocked the door and went out. His father had already gone down. He went to the bathroom to wash his face and gargle. 

Then, he went down to have lunch. That is how his mornings had gone since lockdown. After having lunch, he opened the T. V.  and browsed through it for around 5 minutes. Not finding anything worthy of watching, he got up to go up. His father asked him,” Where are you going?” To that, he replied sarcastically,¨ I am going on a journey to find inner peace¨ He went up to do whatever he had done for the past few weeks since lockdown. 

After spending the whole day in his room, Ram would return to have dinner and then go back up to sleep. And that is how Ram had spent his days since lockdown.