STUDENT PRACTICAL JOURNAL 4 CAMPUS COURIER DECEMBER 2020 1 CAMPUS COURIER DECEMBERDecember | 2020 2020 Pandemic throttled Empty Football Stands Affect Victory street vendors ABHIRAM JP ootball is compared to Fa religion in various countries, because of its ar- dent fan-following. “Football is nothing without the fans, Kristu Jayanti College (Autonomous)| Department of Media Studies| Students’ Publication| Volume: 06| Issue: 03 they are the soul behind it,” CAMPUS COURIER said Leon Augustine, a young emerging football player at Bengaluru FC, who had his Plants can be An untold Fans impact Photo credit: ABHIRAM JP debut in 2020. No player had grown in water journey of football ABHIRAM JP & makes it difficult. I am always an inkling that they would be R MAHALAKSHMI wary of the possibility of acci- playing without an audience. with fishes a musician victories dents that may happen,” wor- Until March 2020, the foot- Yogarajan, 50, is a small- ried Yogarajan. ball stadiums reverberated P2 P3 P4 scale vegetable vendor S Many vendors underwent cheers and flaunted colours in Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. turbulent times. Some even got during the Indian Super League His life turned upside down arrested for not maintaining Season. The chants from the when the country was in com- social distancing among cus- stands used to be deafening plete lockdown. He lost most I&B Ministry puts a leash on OTTs Lockdown decreases pollution tomers including Yogarajan: throughout the match. When of his customers because “What can I do in a place with a player looks at the stand, he PADMAJA JAYARAMAN they were unable to leave their more than 50 shops with thou- or she derives energy to win homes to buy vegetables from ver-the-top (OTT) plat- with drop in traffic sands of customers swarming from the emotions on the fac- him. “I couldn’t open the shop forms has come under the place? I tried my level best es for the audience. But now O due to risk of it being sealed the ambit of Ministry of Infor- to control the people, and was the stadiums have become by the police. But it was the mation and Broadcasting since eventually arrested for it along lifeless and bleak when the only source of income for my November 2020. This was in re- with 11 others. We had to pay world locked down during the family. I was bound to sell my sponse to a Public Interest Lit- ₹500 as fine to be relieved,” pandemic. The empty stands goods in bus stands and other igation filed for regulating on- shared the vegetable vendor yearned for clamour and glam- areas, as the government al- line content, by an autonomous from Virudhunagar. our. The bands disbanded, and lowed us to open shops, but at the players and fans were for- body in the Supreme Court. the place of their choice and Being on the brink of im- lorn likewise. But what choice Initially OTT platforms were their timings. I tried home de- poverishment, many vendors did they have? self-regulating their content by Photo credit: SHREYAS J livery, but it also gave very less were forced to take loans, or Flexing for victory: Practicing for ISL pre pandemic, when nobody had an inkling of a lockdown prohibiting content that delib- a positive impact on the con- proposal. The local newspaper profit,” said Yogarajan. survive on meager means. Yo- The home win percentage for Lack of audience has made focused on the game than im- fascinated by any new moves erately and maliciously dis- tent’s quality. It has been able reported that he was inspired garajan had to survive on his football matches has dropped When the entire world had to from 45 percent to a staggering the players more tactical. They pressing football fans or strategies by the players. respects the national emblem to keep a constructive check by an Amazon Prime Video’s savings, as he couldn’t make are choosing the ‘passing-way’ be locked inside their homes, 33 percent, since September, It is up to the players to make The game that we loved for or national flag; any visual or on the excesses, without snuff- TV-show, Mirzapur. “Brilliant Photo credit: SHREYAS J profit, and he was pushed to of gameplay rather than show- the street vendors were badly according to a data analysis hay in the sunshine and better decades has now changed. But story line that promotes child ing out the creativity. Sadly, news. Perversion and psy- Smoke-free Tin Factory: When lockdown forced vehicles to stay home, making the roads and air clear take loans. He couldn’t let his boating and fancy moves. This affected. Without the luxury of conducted by Fabricio Roman, their skills before the audience let us hope it is just temporary, pornography; content that ma- now the government has de- chotic content must be regu- family starve. has made the game more en- work-from-home, their liveli- a football journalist. One could comes back to the stands to and everything will be bright- liciously intends to outrage re- cided to bring OTT under the lated. They are slowly turning SHREYAS J cent decrease. On an average Mathikare, Shekar Reddy, 40. hoods were hanging by a thread. With people losing their gaging and tentatively com- ligious sentiments; content that ambit of Ministry of I&B,” OTT into not just soft-porn, air pollution in Bengaluru has infer that fans themselves were cheer for their favourite teams. er in the future, once normalcy The variance in the pollu- Many customers switched to means of livelihood all over petitive. The players are more deliberately and maliciously remarks a Delhi-based film gore and abusive platform but declined by 28 percent during the home advantage. The fans can even expect to be returns. Bengaluru: Traffic was tion levels within the city, is e-commerce sites to order fruits the country, the government promotes or encourages ter- critic, Murtaza Ali Khan. He also as religious, cultural and the span of the lockdown. a major player in the pollu- due to the different activities and vegetables, but in vain. extended the Antyodaya Anna rorism and; any content that believes many Indian films are political weapons,” tweeted tion of the city. The pollution Workplaces embracing the contributing to pollution. Ac- Many e-commerce apps failed Yojana till November, to pro- has been banned for exhibi- unable to compete with ma- Vivek Agnihotri, a director, South Korea’s Seoul: A traveler’s paradise came down as the traffic - de work-from-home culture, was cording to the analysis done by to deliver in most of the con- vide five kilograms of free ra- tion or distribution by law or jor film industries on a - glob appreciating the regulato- clined during the lockdown. ANJANA SERA MATHEW you are with a loved one, you comes to the rescue. There is cooked in spicy and slightly one of the reasons for this Centre for Research on Energy tainment zones. The local street tions per month to eighty crore court. But the government al level because of acts like ry move for online content. An initiative was taken to can leave locks up the Seoul are a variety of dishes sold in sweet red chili sauce.It is a fa- trend. Few offices have asked and Clean Air, the percentage vendors were the ones who en- beneficiaries. Even charity or- refused to concede to this. the Cinematograph Act 1952. check the levels of air pollu- ne day of sightseeing Tower as a significance of your Namdaemun Market, Gwang- vourite among locals, who eat “The average citizen doesn’t their employees to come on decrease in Halasuru Hospital sured perishable essentials were ganisations donated food to the tion in various parts of the city. love. The adventurists can jang Market, Myeongdong these rice cakes at lunch. “The government does not A Netflix series, ‘Delhi mind it [OTT content] as much alternate days of the week. is less, due to frequent patient accessible to the public. needy Ois not enough to get the essence of Seoul, the cap- check out the world’s largest Street Food Alley. Bibimbap want to get into this [regu- Crime’ bagged the ‘Best Dra- as the fringe groups do for Twenty-six air quality moni- “In September, it was easy visits contributing to vehic- One must not miss the Han Another crisis they faced The street vendors who ital of South Korea. There are indoor theme park called Lotte is rice dish, with vegetables, lating online content]. The ma’ award at the 48th Inter- petty political benefits. Only tors had been set up in various to regulate traffic in the city ular emissions. Contrasting- River which flows through was transport. Public trans- make money every day for sky scrapers reaching for the World. beef and fried egg topping. government does not want to national Emmy Awards in a society that is tolerant and parts (stations) of the city, to due to lockdown,” remarks a ly, Bellandur Lake is near a the heart of Seoul. There are port came to a standstill during their daily needs were the ones stars, sprawling across various Another famous dish is the intervene and stop any free- November 2020. “Today In- inclusive has the potential to assess the health hazards of traffic policeman in Bengal- dusty road where construction Shopaholics will not return activities like water-sports, lockdown. Yogarajan who used who provided us with fruits parts of the city; and there are Korean sushi, locally called dom, but this is your respon- dian OTT content is watched become a true ‘Vishwa Guru’. air pollution by Healthy Air uru. Most of the commercial, ventures were halted due to empty-handed from Seoul, river-cruising and fishing in bus or train to bring his stock and vegetables. They cannot also the royal palaces standing Kimbap, which is treated like a sibility. When the government worldwide. That’s precise- If we don’t like something Coalition, a Bengaluru-based industrial and transportation lockdown, leading to almost owing to the umpteen number the river. To enjoy Seoul in from Madurai, now had to use afford to lose their livelihoods mightily, as a remnant of Ko- sandwich in Seoul. The fillings is believing in you, you should ly why we cannot afford to we can simply choose not to environmental drive. Pollution systems came to a halt during null vehicular movement, of boutiques and outlets sell- its bounty, a tourist must vis- his personal two-wheeler to anymore. People need to adapt rea’s rich heritage. If you are of Kimbap vary from carrots set an example of responsible stall this creative surge in watch it. By stirring up need- levels were observed before lockdown, making the air which led to larger percent- ing trendy clothes and skincare it Seoul between March and carry more than ten kilograms themselves to the ‘new normal’ a historical buff, do not miss to strips of omelet, and it is journalism and responsible the name of government reg- less controversies these fringe and after the national lock- clear and city clean. “After age decrease in air pollution. products. Going in and out of May, if you want to see the of vegetables. “I have to car- and follow all safety protocols Hanoks (traditional Korean wrapped in seaweed. Another freedom,” Prakash Javedkar, ulation,” reasons Murtaza. groups only ensure that more down. 21 stations recorded three years, these days we can shops is bound to make one vibrant pink of the cherry blos- The pandemic has had a lot ry the load on highways. The diligently, to prevent another houses), which were built and popular food is the Tteokbokki Minister of I&B told ThePrint. people end up watching the 20-30 percent drop in pollu- see fog in the morning. The hungry, and Seoul’s street food soms in bloom. In October 2020, a girl from of downsides in the world, rash driving of other vehicles lockdown. content,” pointed out Murta- rains have also increased, fill- designed in the 14th century. If or cylindrical rice cakes, which There have been mixed re- Haryana, Nikita Tomar was tion. Bellandur Lake had a 75 but it has environmentally re- za on the influence of OTT ing up the water-bodies in the sponses to this regulatory killed by Tauseef Ahmed, af- percent drop, while Halasuru vived the Garden City of India. contents have on a viewer. city,” commented a resident of OPINION move. “Self-regulation has had ter she rejected his marriage Hospital recorded only 14 per- Editorial A die-hard K-Pop Fan writes… Board Printed and Published by: Post Office Savings Schemes give high returns, says a CA They ruled the K-pop world ing best-selling albums since Korean singer-songwriter, ac- themes like hope, friendship, ANJANA SERA MATHEW Rev. Dr Augustine George, People investing in a sav- child’s guardian can open to ₹1 lakh. If the balance ex- at ₹15 and ₹25 respectively. with a string of hit songs like its debut year in South Korea. tor, music producer and one romance and self-love. The PADMAJA JAYARAMAN Principal. Kristu Jayanti ings scheme need not go to the Sukanya Samriddhi Ac- ceeds 1 lakh, then the mon- ‘I know’ and ‘Come Back of the best dancers. He enter- reason behind their success is Though the Regular Savings K-Pop song broke Each group has a unique College (Autonomous) post office to get the interest count with a minimum ey is transferred to the linked Home’, which included the tains his fans with his looks, their songs are extremely relat- account doesn’t have a limit on Arecords globally in 2013. style in their music and chore- he post offices in India calculated. They could do it deposit of ₹250. It comes POSA account. A person can elements of heavy metal, dancing style and his mar- able to the fans and their lives. withdrawals, the Basic Savings People were doing the famous ography. Music is not simply Staff Editors: offer saving schemes by installing the Postinfo app with 7.6 percent interest, link both the accounts at an hard rock and hip hop. The vellous singing. He achieved T account limits it to four per signature step of a Korean created. Artists go through a K-Pop world is not as easy Dr Gopakumar AV, that include Post Office -Sav in their mobile phones, and that is tax-free un- IPPB access point by pro- trio is known as the Kings of breakthrough success with his month. The Digital Savings ac- singer-dancer, PSY, whenever training process in singing and as it looks. Some unfortunately Prof Anju Michael ings Account (POSA), Na- check which scheme is suit- der the Income Tax Act. ducing the POSA passbook. K-pop. They are still a glob- album “It’s Raining’ (2004) count does not have the facil- we heard the song beat. Korean dancing by entertainment la- succumb to the hardships. One tional Savings Recurring De- able to tap maximum benefits. al sensation with all the Ko- which sold millions of cop- The Postal Department IPPB offers Regular, Digi- ities of QR card and doorstep pop culture was riding on the bel companies. Though there of the singers of the SHINee Student Editor: posit Account (RD), Kisan rean artistes idolizing them. ies in Asia, and established With minimum ₹500, one offers banking services tal and Basic savings accounts payments; however, it can be crest of a wave because of may be very difficult tough boys-band, Kim Jong-hyun, Padmaja Jayaraman Vikas Patra (KVP) and Se- this song- Gangnam Style. Rain as an international star. nior Citizens Savings Scheme could start a POSA account through the India Post Pay- with 2.75 percent interest accessed using the IPPB app. Another 90’s all-boys band times for a K-Pop artist, like committed suicide due to de- and gain four percent interest ments Bank (IPPB) There p.a. Regular and Basic sav- Korean wave or Hallyu was ‘High-five Of Teenagers’ maintaining the ranking and My favourite band is BTS, pression caused by pressures Student Reporters: (SCSS). “When it comes to “Few schemes can’t be re- Anjana Sera Mathew, per annum. To avail cheque are 650 IPPB branches and ings accounts come with QR refers to the global popular- created by SM Entertainment creativity blocks, they need to or Bangtan Boys which de- of fame. An artiste must be high returns, then undoubted- deemed online. We need to visit Padmaja Jayaraman, book, ATM card and e-bank- 3250 post offices as- ac card to help with cash trans- ity of South Korea’s cultural in 1996. Three years later, they be well versed in synchronis- buted in 2013 under Bighit tenacious and perseverant to ly it is from post office sav- the respective branch even after Shreyas J, ing services, one must submit cess points all over India. actions, money transfer, bill economy exporting pop cul- won the ‘International View- ing music and choreography. Entertainment company. BTS overcome challenges. It takes ings schemes. They offer a years to redeem our money,” Abhiram JP, an application at the concerned payments and cashless shop- ture, entertainment, televi- er’s Choice Award for MTV is the most successful and a lot of practice and hard work high percentage of interest Zero balance savings comments Swathi. No cheque One of the most successful R Mahalakshmi post office branch, according ping. Doorstep banking fa- Korea’. SM Entertainment biggest boys-band group in- to be successful. “The only and we get tax benefits by in- account can be opened and debit card facilities are sion dramas and movies. The first-generation K-pop star is to the Government website. cility is also available, where also gave birth to an all-girls ternationally. Their songs are time you should ever look vesting in postal schemes,” in IPPB, unlike POSA. available in IPPB savings ac- pop culture began with Seo Jung Ji-hoon, known by his Layout and Designing: the postmen help with digital Taiji, Yang Hyun-suk and band, ‘Girls Generation’ in different from the other band back, is to see how far you’ve says Swathi Nagaraj, a Chen- To save for the future of a But the maximum ac- counts as per its official website, stage name Rain. He is South Shreyas J Photo credit: PADMAJA J and cash-based transactions Lee Juno debuting in 1992. 2007. The band was produc- groups. BTS’s lyrics bring out come,” quotes BTS band. nai-based Chartered Accountant. girl child below ten years, the count balance is capped https://www.ippbonline.com/. 2 CAMPUS COURIER DECEMBER 2020 3 CAMPUS COURIER DECEMBER 2020 Queue up for Barbecue Online Classes: A Boon or A Bane? Juggling Film and Classical Music Like A Pro SHREYAS J R MAHALAKSHMI SHREYAS J don’t compromise on the qual- a welcome change, though it is ity of any task,” reveals the not equivalent to offline -con re you famished after a Madurai: The school is a he greatest joy of young singer. certs. But these are unforeseen place where children learn and long day at work? Do being a musician is He also curates, shoots, edits circumstances, and we have to A have fun with friends. They “T you long for smoky grilled to watch people’s faces light and also sings for his grand- adapt to them. Many artistes develop cognitive and inter- food? AB’s Absolute Barbe- up to the music we [musi- mother’s cooking channel have reached out to their fans cue is definitely a place to personal abilities in an exter- cian] make. But my least fa- called ‘Shantha Paati Samay- with unimaginable heights, indulge your hunger pangs nal environment by interact- vorite part is that I cannot eat al’, which focuses on tradition- which is great,” believes Shra- ing with other people. Their ice-creams, because I have to al South Indian recipes. Some- van. He gave online concerts The restaurant is known for communication skills and its lip-smacking dishes, includ- protect my throat,” laughs, RP times Shravan cooks while his for Maarga, Velammal Nexus, manners shape up in an offline Shravan, a 25-year old Chen- grandmother instructs him in Madhuradhwani-Arkay Con- ing smoky grilled meats. This setting. But now a huge com- food joint is bound to satiate a nai-based singer, who was the videos: “I wanted to change vention Centre and Margazhi plex of an educational insti- ranked top-seven in Indian the gender stereotype associat- Maha Utsavam for the Mar- customer’s wishes, if he or she tution has shrunk to a device. walks into the restaurant around Idol, season nine in 2017. ed with cooking, where men gazhi Music Season in the months of December and Jan- the peak timings of 12 pm for Covid-19 saw a national Shravan’s musical journey are not supposed to work in uary 2020. lunch or 7 pm for dinner. There Photo credit: SHREYAS J lockdown, with schools be- began in 1999 as a four-year- the kitchen. I want to change is an element of surprise every ing closed for more than eight Photo credit: R MAHALAKSHMI old kid. He used to trot with that stereotype through the Shravan performs both Car- Golden Glory: Grilled starters from AB’s Absolute Barbecue YouTube channel. Cooking is time the restaurant jumbles months. Although many stu- Blue light stares: When educational institutions shrink to a small device his elder sister to a music class, natic as well as film music. up a different menu each day, the restaurant where custom- is sauteed chicken in a toma- dents saw this as a mega-va- from where he learned the an important job for men too,” Juggling between both genres depending on seasonal stock ers could order their favourite to-cashew gravy. It is gar- cation, they longed to go She had to buy a second-hand make notes and give it to them ropes of Carnatic Music, only remarks the singer-cum-cook. was a challenge initially. Both availability. One day you may dishes, and specified cooking nished with a dash of cream, back to school talk to friends. phone for the children lesson. in hope that they will at least to be bolstered by his moth- His 24-hours of a day also these styles are different in They even missed the teach- learn from it,” says Sugan- find grilled shark meat, which instructions. This would reas- making the gravy thick and It has not been a bed of ros- er who played the violin, and has space for composing their own sense, and one needs ers scolding: “Don’t talk in thi Nair, a college professor. will slide into your food pipe sure them of the cleanliness rich. A sprinkle of coriander es for college students too. grandmother songs. During the initial days to clearly understand and inter- without any hassle, as soon as and hygiene of the restau- leaves completes the dish. class.” They yearned to go out nalise those subtle nuances to Online classes seem more im- Online education has The tiny right palm, that lit- of lockdown, Shravan wrote a you take a bite. Another day rant, as the customers could and play during the PT hours. Musical nectar: RP Shravan singing for Chennayil Thiruvaiyaru during the Margazhi Music Festival bring out the original flavours Eating dinner without des- personal when compared to not been a piece of cake tle Shravan used for putting Sanskrit poem called Sukhino there would be crisp and tender watch the food being pre- sert is like watching a mov- In reality, to control the offline. Sometimes the -inter Bhavantu (meaning: may all of both styles, he explains. for everyone. There are the musical beat (talam) at the for a Kannada film, Mythri, Seshadri Bala Bhavan Senior countancy. “Honestly I don’t chicken, tantalising you with pared with their very eyes. ie without a climax. There spread of the coronavirus, digi- net discrepancies also make it beings be happy and free), and more disadvantages to age of four, held the mic in his under the composition of Ilai- Secondary School, Nungam- have the answer to how I man- He has mapped out his fu- its sizzle on the open rotisserie. are options from Indian des- tal education was the best meth- difficult to listen to lectures: transformed it into a song, with The live kitchen prepares it than advantages. first-ever singing reality show yaraja. bakkam, securing 97 percent age time for both singing and ture plans of being a Carnatic Even a vegetarian food- a variety of dishes. There serts like Gulab Jamun to od for teaching students during “Initially, I had eye pain and at the age of fourteen. He be- the help of Ravi G on the keys Music tutor in a few years: “I Screens constantly emanate in Commerce group. Subse- studies. Usually, pre-planning ie would find paradise here, are rabbit, emu, quail, octo- pastries. But the pleasure to lockdown. All the students have headache, but I got used to it came the runner-up of Super Everyone thinks that child and bass, Saurabh Joshi on the would also teach the nuances blue light. This may impair quently he went on to do his doesn’t work out. Everything with starters ranging from pus and even squid to satisfy customise an ice cream with to do is have a smartphone or now,” reveals K Vijay Kumar, Singer which was aired on Star artistes pick their battles of tabla, and Rangappriya on the of film music and how to pres- the vision of students. More- Bachelors in Commerce in will be decided on the spot. I Lebanese Mushrooms tempt- an adventurous eater; while your personalised toppings a computer and a good internet a first-year college student. Vijay, a Tamil television chan- art, over studies. But Shra- violin. ent them,” says Shravan. As a over, most of them plug in Loyola College, after which he will ensure 100 percent of ded- ing your food palate with its there are tofu, mushroom and is like creating your destiny. connection. But the internet nel in 2009. He had his big van chose both. He became musician, he resolves to aim Even teachers find it hard to earphones to listen to classes, began to pursue Chartered Ac- ication on every work I do. I The pandemic has paved way subtle cinnamon aroma, to sweet corn as vegetarian al- was a luxury of the affluent. break in 2015, when he sang the school topper of Padma for finesse, and not popularity. All of the dishes mentioned adapt to online classes. They which would affect their hear- for online concerts: “I feel it is the garam masala-flavoured ternatives. The food would above are part of a buffet at “I have only one smartphone find it difficult to connect to ing abilities in the long-term. Paneer Angara Tikka. With be ready within ten minutes, ₹749 plus taxes. It is definite- which I take with me to work. the students when they can- sour cream and mint chutney, as you ‘eat’ with your ‘eyes’ ly worth the money, given the Since the online classes started, not see the faces of the stu- It is undeniable that tech- these starters would taste like in front of the live kitchen. lavish variety of dishes, com- all my children need phones to dents. Most students keep their nology and networking have A Hope in Humanity COVID-19 opens people’s eyes seventh heaven. The spiciness ensured the students’ safety, The restaurant’s main course pared to the other buffet restau- learn from online classes. I was videos switched off, owing could notch up to a higher lev- without letting them forego speciality is Mixed Meat Fried rants. It is better to plan a visit not able to afford to buy anoth- to low bandwidth of inter- towards health el, making your tongue numb their education. One can only Rice, which is complement- during the weekdays, when er two phones,” said K Subha, net connection. “Sometimes and fiery, and your eyes teary. hope that the virus recedes R MAHALAKSHMI ed with Chicken Tikka Laba- it is less crowded, to prevent a shopkeeper and a mother of I feel the students have slept three school-going children. while listening to the class. I and offline classes begin soon. There is a live kitchen in dar. Chicken Tikka Labadar the spread of the coronavirus. Madurai: R Rajan sells dried ginger for a living. Be- fore the pandemic, not a lot Growing plants in water with fishes of people used to buy from every three weeks just to a commercial set-up yet: “I him, because of its pungent change the aquarium’s filter. started with a smaller sys- flavour.. But now he is elated tem so that I can easily test it because his sales have sky- His fish tank has been his to observe the working of the rocketed. People have become happy place since childhood. system. I want to see how I can aware of dried ginger’s immu- As a seven-year-old child, he economically manipulate the nity-boosting properties, and used to feed his seven fishes system to its maximum. Usu- started buying from him regu- three times a day, since 2004. hhhhhhhhhhhhh ally, people think that aqua- larly. Dried ginger has anti-in- They used to crowd near the ponics needs high investments. flammatory properties. water’s surface, waiting to But I did not want to follow the be fed by their loving owner. Pandemic has made people to eat outside because I did not fast food lifestyle turning to herd,” comments Kirupanithi. woke towards health. Until Before he left his home- For fish-food and electricity, have any time to cook an eat immunity boosting foods. these messages a bit serious- “We have distributed wheel- March 2020, people hogged on after long, tiring day at work,” town, he found a cheaper, he spends around ₹200 every ANJANA SERA MATHEW “My children never used to ly, and formed a WhatsApp chair to specially-abled people, junk food mindlessly, because explains Vignesh. Since lock- long-lasting filter to eliminate month, as maintenance cost. group with the mission of and even rice was distribut- it is visually more appealing eat millets. But now, because the fish waste- plants grown Pathanamthitta: “Before down he has been at home; his Any plant can be grown in making Thiruvalla hunger-free ed to an old couple who were and tastier than healthy food. of the fear of catching the coro- in water, instead of soil. He you know what kindness re- health has improved because this method if one could cre- (Vishappurahitha Nagaram). in need,” shares a member of When the Coronavirus struck navirus, they eat all the healthy bought one-inch PVC pipes ally is, you must lose things”, he is eating healthy, homemade ate the environment suited The group leader, PD George Nammude Thiruvalla. During most of the unhealthy ones, foods that I give them,” says R and an AC motor for ₹4000 quotes Naomi Shihab Nye, an food. for its survival. The optimum joined hands with Thiruval- the pandemic, the organisation people started becoming wary Valarmathi, a homemaker. to build the system in his ter- American poet. Even the advertising sector temperature for aquapon- la’s municipal chairman KV provided hospital assistance to and focused more on nutritious People have understood that race. “For the system to work, that has been glorifying junk ics is around 25 to 30 degree While there are people who Varghese for this project. The the specially-abled, and dis- food. They have begun to re- health is the secret to a long the motor ensures continuous foods, has now started promot- Celsius: “The temperature in have lost everything and are group members come together tributed basic supplies to the alise the alarming effects junk life. It is true that, ‘Health flow of water to loop the sys- ing healthy foods during the my place is very high. Evap- Plants in PVC pipes: Water rich in fish waste is channeled in the looking for means to survive, to generate funds to feed the poor. foods have on the immune sys- is not valued until sickness tem,” says Kirupanithi. This pandemic. They have realised oration is inevitable. So, I pipes, and holes are made in the pipes to grow plants. there are some who want more needy in the area. The project tem. comes’. method of integrating aquari- The WhatsApp group com- that many people who had a am checking if the plants are and more from life, despite is supported by the Thiruvalla The statistical data on the um and soil-less gardening is prises of 256 members who growing in different climates,” available at the initial stages in turn affect the plants. If having everything they need. Vigilance Council and a Face- packaged food consumption called aquaponics. He initial- contribute money for charity. Tomato plant rooted in water: The roots are held straight by a reveals the young gardener. of set-up, for the plants. It will the ground water is hard, Kir- In this gluttonous world, there book group. by children as per Financial ly started growing a couple They refuse to do a fund mobil- layer of gravel, to soak up the nutrient water. take a couple of months for the upanithi encourages people to are some kind souls who help Express’ report in 2019. of tomato plants, simultane- This method of gardening The charity scheme in- isation drive- to donate money, nutrients to be viable for the use water purified by a reverse the destitute. One such charita- PADMAJA JAYARAMAN ously sustaining his fishes. has its upsides and downsides: one needs to be a member. “There was no pizza or burg- creta-free, clean water back to plants to absorb,” elucidates osmosis system (RO water). ble organisations is Nammude volves restaurants selling the aquarium. If the aquarium’s “It saves almost 95 percent of Though Nammude Thiruval- er in my time. We used to eat The 2020-lockdown brought Kirupanithi. He advises peo- Thiruvalla (meaning ‘Our Thi- meals at lower prices to ishes enable plants to water is not filtered, the -oxy the water that is required for Kirupanithi vlogs about his la started with a small group, ragi dosa and other protein-rich him back home, with a lot of ple who already grow fishes to ruvalla’) the needy. People can buy grow in water, and the gen supply will reduce, and the soil gardening. Hence it can be system and its technical know- the members are increasing. dishes. Even at this age, I am F time to kill. He watched You- practise aquaponics, as it is a People gets a million food coupons from the latter in turn clean the aquari- fishes may suffocate and die. practised in areas having water how on his YouTube channel, Already existing members healthy because of our food Tube videos to expand his natural filter for the aquarium. um. A fish-enthusiast exploited scarcity with minimal space. ‘Kirupanithi P’. He also of- WhatsApp forwards asking restaurants and deposit in could recommend more peo- habits. Nowadays even young- The normal aquarium fil- system. With thirty new gold- “It would take minimum six this inter-dependency to save The yield is also three times fers consultation and design for blood donation, fund do- boxes placed in various ple to join in. “Whatever cause sters fall ill because of their ters have to be changed ev- fishes, a 200-liter tank and months to learn this garden- money, effort and environment. greater [than soil gardening]. services for small scale aqua- nation for education, etc. But it may be, helping and caring poor immune system,” reveals ery three weeks. When P a renewed vigour, he built a ing method practically,” the areas across Thiruvalla, ponics systems in Cuddalore, these just remain as mere for- for others is what that is need- a septuagenarian, R Anuradha. The fish excreta from the Kirupanithi had to leave Vil- bigger system for growing Aquaponics is an organic young gardener informs. He where the needy could Villupuram and Puducherry, ward-messages; only if sharing ed. Their smile and happiness aquarium is channelled to the lupuram for work in Chen- bitter-gourd, tomatoes and gardening method since the urges the newbies to keep the collect a coupon and go A 25-year old IT-employee, starting from ₹1000. For such messages generates help make our life better and happi- plants rooted in water. The nai in 2017, this became a 21 varieties of leafy greens. nutrients for plants are com- plants and fishes under a shade, K Vignesh used to have stom- consultation, he could be for them. to the restaurant to eat at er,” says a member of the or- plants take in the excreta as cause for concern, that he ing from living organisms. But as warmer temperatures would ach troubles because he used reached at +91 7010202486. a lower price. ganisation. nutrients and channel the ex- couldn’t afford to come home He is not planning to make the nutrition won’t be readily affect the fishes, which would Nammude Thiruvalla took to eat a lot of fast food: “I had Photo credit: PADMAJA J