Essays

Once I said to my friend, ‘People debate a lot about the definition of Irony.’ He replied, ‘You think so? I doubt it—’ and we ended up debating about Irony’s definition. Irony itself is ironic; it sounds like iron: rigid, meaning exactly what has been said or predicted but it means the opposite of what is said, expected and meant. More Precisely, it means a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often wryly amusing as a result. For example, the absence of John in the award function in which he was to be awarded ‘Full Attendance’ trophy—this is a situational Irony; calling a stupid person a genius—this is a verbal irony; and the affair of Chandler and Monica which audience knew but not the other characters in the FRIENDS series is a dramatic Irony. Situational Irony is a contrast on what was expected and what happened. Situational Ironies are amusing since they provide a different picture than that of anticipated. It usually is a ...

Metal illness is intangible. We often confuse it with emotional weakness. But one must know that mental illness is similar to other illness like asthma or thyroid. Their cause can be genetic or environmental; and if neglected, the repercussions are fatal. And one of this fatal mental illness-which is confused with one’s personality trait- is Depression. With over 350 million people affected by depression, according to WHO, Depression is the leading cause of mental disability. Undoubtedly, it is a matter of concern, and what makes it worse is ignorance. Depression is the illness in which the victim suffers from interminable melancholy. However, there is a difference between ‘Feeling Depressed’ and ‘Having Depression’. We often say that we feel depressed, some of us even chose to post on Facebook- what it means is an evanescent state of sadness that might have been triggered by certain actions, loss, emotional break-down, less number of like and comments, or out of blue. These fee...