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What is Cyberbullying and how to deal with it?

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Cyberbullying is a serious problem for the new world that we live in.  Cyberbullying is the use of communication technology, such as the Internet, emails, text messages, or social media to intimidate, threaten or embarrass you. Cyberbullying is an all-new platform for bullies to torment others. This does not require any direct contact.  It can be very dangerous as it affects the person mentally. Both, real and virtual bullying can take a toll on a person's brain. It affects their mental state and can be depressing. Some incidents are so grave that the victim is permanently affected because of harassment.  Why is cyberbullying a serious matter? Bullies can reach out to anyone, at any time. This does not require a direct physical contact.  Considering the nature of social media, any content can go viral within minutes.  It can take a lot of time to track the bullies online.  Our government is taking this matter seriously and there are cla...

The Story of a Girl, Who Found her Wings to Fly!

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Amidst the battle of poverty, unemployment, hunger and crime, is it not our responsibility as human beings to help our fellow human beings in need? Like it or not, you have certain responsibilities to uphold, certain causes to make, certain powers to use and use it for good. If not you, then who? If not now, then when? With an attempt to make this world a better place, by taking one step at a time, one change at a time, we hope to fight it together. Because every little effort counts. source: Smile Foundation (https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/) We’re sharing Nirmal’s story with you, here’s how a little child dreaming of going to school but unable to do so, due to her family’s poor financial condition came to a step closer to her dream with Smile Foundation. Smile Foundation’s Swabhiman Scholarship allowed Nirmal to be more fearless, to study irrespective of her financial issues. Nirmal is currently studying in class 10 and she dreams of studying more, so she can ful...