Subhasis Banerjee

RACISM & THE HUMAN SOCIETY Pigmentation refers to the colouring of the skin. Melanin is made by cells in the skin and is the pigment responsible for one’s skin's colour. People with darker skin tones are more prone to hyper-pigmentation, especially with excess sun exposure. Many forms of hyper-pigmentation are caused by an excess production of melanin. Human skin colour ranges in variety from the darkest to the lightest hues. An individual's skin pigmentation is the result of genetics, being the product of both of the individual's biological parents' genetic makeup and exposure to sun. In evolution, skin pigmentation in human beings evolved by a process of natural selection primarily to regulate the amount of ultraviolet radiation penetrating the skin, thus controlling its biochemical effects. But this cannot in any way be the reason of any kind of hatred & discrimination between human individuals. Society is only a larger image of an individual famil...

COVID-19 & WE HUMANS Since my very childhood, I have been hearing a very common phrase from my parents, grandparents, teachers & all elders, whenever times were testing, personally or in general, that “Life Is Not A Bed Of Roses”, as you all have probably heard. But today, in a matured age, I can very well understand its implication amidst the bleak pandemic that has engulfed us. We are all marooned in our own homes, closeted by the nefarious Corona Virus, anxiously trying to fathom our future, although there is not even a glimmer of light in the horizon till date. Uncertainty is looming large on our lives – physical, mental & economical. We are suffocating under a diabolic challenge. Our vulnerability is palpable & our existence is at stake. Visuals of streaming dead bodies globally are making us more fearful. We are awed to the hilt. But amidst all this, Life is teaching us oracular lessons. COVID-19 is not sparing anybody irrespective of class, colour, ...