Incisive Story (Sujit Kumar Das)

In today’s busy world, everyone is trying to remain fit.  “Age fitness’ is the new buzzword.  To be fit as we age could be described as Age fitness . People as compared to the previous are now more concerned about health, opportunities for greater wellness and trying to avoid the burden of disease in later life.  The main objective of “age fitness” is social, mental, physiological and physical. The variances in health and survival are guided by scores of food intake and their validation.   It is obvious that food cultures are associated with successful ageing.   WHO has developed a healthy life expectancy indicator, Disability Adjusted Life Expectancy (DALE), which estimates the number of years to be lived in 'full health.’   The factors that influence disease, disability and longevity include the rate of decline in physiological function which, in turn, appears to be associated with social, mental and physical activities and with food habits.  I...

In today’s world work culture plays an important aspect in whatever part of the world one is living.  It has direct links with humans.  It is important to develop a work culture that is unique for each organisation and that bests suit them.   Work culture has a strong bearing on the character and persona of an organization.   As per Giddens, 2003, “culture is an integral part of human socialization processes as it reflects the values, visions, norms, languages, systems, symbols, beliefs and habits of that particular society.”   In general, culture exists wherever there are human associations and interactions and is inclusive of organizations and workplaces. It has been revealed that the culture found in organizations is referred to as organizational culture.     The aspect of organisational culture that deals with work processes, relations, systems and functions are referred to as work culture and is seen as the most important part of organis...