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Welcome to Rhea Writes!

My name is Sancharita and in this blog, I write whatever I think is necessary to start a conversation about- be it news, movies, sports, societal issues or even any fun theme.

Currently, I am pursuing a Master's degree specializing in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Calcutta. I go by the name Rhea among my friends, and thus the name of this blog. Hoping to shine as a blogger one day...

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Covid-19 turning Education in India Digital

(Source: Google) The Covid-19 pandemic across the world has taken the lives of at least 1.2 million people with more than one thousand and twenty-eight of them from India. The rate of confirmed cases of infection is taking a new spike here, every day, with more than 8.64 million new cases reported as of 10th November 2020. With the academic sessions and examinations already canceled by the respective State Governments, the educational institutions in India are looking forward to completing what is remaining of the previous session's curriculum, by conducting online classes via different websites like Google Meet, Google Classroom, Zoom Meeting, and Skype. The risk of community transmission and mass contamination had entailed the closure of schools, colleges, and universities since the end of March, this year, just before the occurrence of the severe outbreak. It would not be incorrect to say that this deadly virus has paved a path for the initiation of “ formal e-learning ” in I...

We Are, Therefore News Is.

Gutenberg and Google, two of the most significant creations in the history of mankind in the modern era, succeeded in making living quite impossible without them, in their respective times. Journalism, being the most important tool to reach the heterogeneous mass ahead of it, has made use of both these creations in thriving itself since generations. With the world changing persistently, Journalism succeeded in its “ struggle for existence ”. From getting printed and broadcasted in earlier days, it has passed the test of time to gain recognition in the internet. With the continuous psychological development of the human, the thirst to gain more knowledge and the yearn to learn more and more has also increased. Up-gradation and betterment are a part of human life and that holds true for journalism too. We, the active participants of the news that we consume are directly coupled with its impact which leaves a lasting impression on our minds, making us want more. With the developm...

OTT Going Over-The-Top

Film and television content provided through a high-speed Internet connection instead of cable or satellite provider is what OTT is, in a nutshell. OTT platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar, Zee5, Voot, Sony Liv and others provide a large number of audio-visual contents to its consumers in exchange for a reasonable monthly or annual subscription. Consumers, mostly the millennials, prefer OTT platforms more than traditional mediums of entertainment as OTT comes with a number of benefits- advertisement free content that can be streamed anywhere and anytime, giving them freedom. Pocket friendly subscriptions for one or multiple devices. THE SHIFT: Since mid-1990’s, digital content delivery via internet protocol was the only means for television service providers to dispense content to the consumers. With only a television subscription and a set-top box, access to films and television content was easy but limited to only a number of channels, whatever available in t...

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