Age Revision Enough to Curb Maternal Deaths? Yashita Arora
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GANDHIAN PRINCIPLES LOSING LEARNING ‘ART OF LIVING’ HOW ABOUT A MEME FOR YOUR SHEEN IN NEW INDIA DURING PANDEMIC THOUGHTS! RAMCHANDRA GUHA, IN A LECTURE SPEAKING TODAY IT HAS BECOME A FORM OF MEMES ARE ONE OF THE GREATEST ON WHY GANDHI IS RELEVANT EVEN TODAY | P2 ACTIVISM USING CREATIVE FLAIR | P5 ACCIDENTAL INVENTIONS OF ALL TIME| P11 AMITY SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION Expressions Volume: I, Issue: X October 2020 Age revision enough to curb maternal deaths? Yashita Arora rom the ramparts of Red Even after raising the bar to A large number of Fort Prime Minister Nar- 18 years, the child marriage maternal deaths endra Modi addressed on rate has not decreased Independence Day that gov- are due to issues related to Fernment is considering to increase India successfully pregnancy and childbirth. the legal age of marriage for girls brought down Girls who are married at that is currently 18 years. The PM maternal mortality said, “We have formed a committee early age are not physically rate by 9 point in one year to ensure that daughters no longer and emotionally ready for suffer from malnutrition and they with a steep decline being are married off at the right age. As reported in 11 states motherhood soon as the report is submitted, including Rajasthan and Muttreja | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, POPULATION FOUNDATION OF INDIA EARLY MARRIAGE & Uttar Pradesh CHILDBIRTH der Ministry of Women and Child ternal mortality rate or eradicate Development is currently headed malnutrition and poverty. Even appropriate decision will be taken after raising the bar to 18 years, about the age of marriage”. earlier in her Union Budget speech the child marriage rate has not de- The prime minister apparently indicatedby Jaya Jaitly. the Thelowering finance MMR minister (Ma- creased. To eradicate malnutrition - ternal Mortality Rate) and improv- la Sitharaman’s call to augment the ing nutritious level as a sign of im- needs to be understood that apart legaladdressed age offinance marriage minister from Nirma 18-21 provement for our country. fromand healthsocial factorrelated there difficulties are other it years as a means to ‘lower the ma- But global research and Indian pull & push factors like economic, ternal mortality rate and improving evidence argues that it is not feasi- environmental, lifestyle, dietary, nutrition level’. ble. Government rather than giving government policies, political com- The task force that was set up on rhetoric should understand that mitment that need to be addressed. June 4 consisting 10 members un- such a move will not affect the ma- Continued on P3 PATRON Prof (Dr.) Sunil Dhaneshwar, Pro Vice-Chancellor | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Prof (Dr.) Sanjay M Johri, Director ASSOCIATE EDITORS Sangeeta Pandey & Mohit Sharma | DESIGN EDITOR Shirish Sharma STUDENT EDITORIAL COORDINATORS Adeeba Lari, Triyanshi Parihar, Akarsh Bajpai, Sanjana Saxena Printed & Published by Prof (Dr.) Sanjay M Johri for Amity School of Communication , Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow Campus (Internal Circulation Only) 12 EXPRESSIONS Editor’s Desk From shy to mid no major signs of Coro- na virus graph flattening and Afestival season of Dussehra, confident Chhath and Diwali on the cards, oming from a far- students, in particular are saddened that universities might not re-open in country, the envi- November 2020. ronmentflung area at of Ami the- Cty University was no less Are we going to meet in New Year! Perhaps yes, as there are conflicting reports of virus resurgence during than a fairy tale for me. To put in bluntly, it was winters and both university authorities and parents are a cultural shock because extra cautious about students moving out of their homes. Students will have to be content with online classes interact with such a diverse group of students and examinations to ensure that they do not suffer aca- whenfor the I joinedfirst time the universityin my life inI got 2011. a chance At ASCO, to demic loss. Although many youngsters have been insisting that they are too stressed being confined within the four person. The faculty helped me improve and walls of their homes for more than eight months and now I evolved from a shy individual to a confident- more than ever they are feeling the need to get out and bilities for events and programmes that are a meet their classmates, faculty, friends etc. partbuild of my my confidence Amity journey. by giving me responsi There is no denying the fact that both the students Currently working as Assistant Manager- (Public-Affairs) leading in Internal Communi- and faculty have been experiencing difficulty in Work from - Home (WFH) because of the increased screen time on ing pharmaceutical company listed in Fortune their computers and laptops but somewhere we have to cations role with Pfizer Vizag,100), (world’s as a public lead realize staying home prevents them from catching the ALUMNI CORNER relations pro- dreaded infection. fessional, I can Overall the country has seen a slight dip in the number always say one of Covid-19 infections, however, the government warns trait is a must have- ‘Jack of all trade, master slight laxity in health protocols might usher in a second of one.’ wave of Covid attack specially with the onset of winter and I would love to highlight how ASCO truly nurtures you to make industry ready profes- pollution level again escalating across the country. sional. I remember getting an earful while To recall, the University Grants Commission (UGC) had learning camera handling and even praises revised the academic calendar asking the universities to on a decent research report submission. My start the new session from November 1, 2020 giving a ray journey towards professional life also started of hope to students to return to campuses. within Amity at the ‘Innovation Incubation However, I think it is not advisable to take a risk in the Center’ on Noida campus. current situation when there are reports of resurgence of ASCO made me work so hard that my proj- the virus and the way people in general are moving with a ects and extra-curricular activities were rec- carefree approach without face masks and disregarding social distancing norm. Amity’s own Infosec startup company. Every singleognized, ladder and I wasclimb, identified ASCO is andfor a will PR alwaysrole in Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his nationwide be the foundation of my success address recently, had asked people to maintain an extra The environment of ASCO is such that it has cautious approach during the festival months asserting - though ‘different candidates for Corona vaccines are dence and bring out the best in a student to in different stage of trials, we will have to continue with makeall the him/her capabilities industry to train, ready. inculcate The course confi is health protocols till it becomes available.’ designed and delivered in a way that all six Considering the size of population, India as compared semesters will make you fall in love with each to other developed countries is doing better and we all have to ensure that Covid-related protocols are strictly So, enjoy your journey because this is what youfield will of communications remember the most and journalism.when you climb maintained until a cure is found. the ladder of success. Stay safe at home and enjoy the festivals! Anant Deep Prof (Dr) Sanjay M Johri BJMC (2011-2014) EXPRESSIONS 3 Gandhian Age revision enough to curb maternal deaths? principles losing Continued from P1 ADDRESSING MALNUTRITION AND POVERTY sheen in new India India is home to 46.6 million stunted children as per the Global Nutrition Report. Nearly Aakarsh Bajpai half of all under- 5 (years) child mortality in India is attributed to under nutrition. Any country cannot aim to attain economic and he principles of non-violence and satyagraha, social development goals without addressing which became synonymous with Father of the na- the issue of malnutrition. A study by Harvard tion—Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, a legendary Chan School of Public Health has pinpointed personality known and remembered respectfully Tall over the world, seem to have become a thing of the past. extreme poverty, poor dietary diversity and In an interview author Pramood Kapoor said, “In a way mother’stop five risk lack factors- of education short maternal are among stature, the Gandhi ji is a holy cow or a deity in a temple whom you topmost factor for malnutrition in children. worship but there is nothing you adopt from him in your Even though by bringing the age at par real life”. Although Internationally Gandhi is still the face of with men (21 years) we might be able to ed- India the pioneer of ‘Ahimsa’ and ‘satyagraha’ but certainly ucate the people but in a country where 22% of the population live below poverty it will be Ramchandra Guha, in a lecture speaking on why Gandhi an uphill task. his ideals nowis strugglerelevant toeven find today, a space said in that new in India. his thinking four aspects of Gandhi’s legacy remain rel- MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE evant, not just to India but to the world. Maternal death is when a mother woman First, non-violent resistance to unjust dies during her pregnancy or with 42 days of laws and/or authoritarian govern- termination of pregnancy, irrespective of du- ments. Second, the promotion of ration and sight of the pregnancy, from any inter-faith understanding and reli- cause other than accidental or incidental. As 48 gious tolerance. Third, an economic per data released by Registrar General of In- roads outside model of self-sustainability that does dia, India successfully brought down MMR India are named not exploit nature. Fourth, courtesy in by 9 point in one year with a steep decline after him one’s dealing with public and in public being reported in 11 states including Rajas- debates.