Uma Sharma

A time to relax and a time to be busy, a time to frolic and a time to labor, a time to receive and a time to give, a time to begin and a time to finish."-Jonathan Lockwood Huie The expression work-life balance (WLB) was first used in the middle of 1970s to describe the balance between an individual's work and personal life. The essentiality of embracing Work-Life Balance (WLB) strategies is indispensable for every class of employees. The increasing number of Dual Income Single Kid (DISK) couples and members from nuclear families at organizations has made WLB practices all the more necessary. There has been an increasing interest in WLB in the recent past for all professions and its significance is now focused by many organizations. The days are gone where WLB was restricted only to certain fields but now the situation has completely changed. People of all strata irrespective of their professions (employers, employees, professionals, home makers…) struggle hard to manage a good WLB. This study has analyzed various reviews on WLB for diverse professions (IT, Hotel, Hospital, Finance, Academics …) and given suggestions for a balanced life.

Emotional intelligence refers to the ability to perceive, control, and evaluate emotions. EI is not about being soft! In this complex business scenario both public and private sector people have to manage change in an effective way. EI plays an important role in helping employers and employees to cope with this dynamic changing business environment. The present study is confined to Celebrity fashions India ltd, MEPZ, Tambaram-Chennai as the researcher felt that such type of study in garment industry will create a lot of awareness.

Digital learning uses a broad range of technologyenhanced educational strategies that involve blended learning, flipped learning, personalized learning, and other strategies that purely depend on digital tools to a small or larger extent as the case may be. Digital learning is prevalent in our system for many years but its usage is felt during the Pandemic era. Many foreign Universities fully engage their students through Digital Learning. Life has turned upside down from March 22 nd , 2020. We have expected the unexpected. The roller coaster is stuck in between. Given this scenario which the entire Country is facing, Digital learning though is a blessing especially in education, has created lot of disturbances in the physique. The aim of the paper is to bring out the mental issues faced by academicians from a general perspective.

Employees are the backbone of any Organisation. Healthcare professionals play a very important role in the livelihood of the humankind all the time but now during COVID. When the entire nation was in lockdown, Doctors, Nurses and other healthcare professionals were on their full swing irrespective of the place they belong to. The remarkable contribution of these professionals has saved many lives. One of the important facets of the healthcare professionals is how they are engaged in the job they are doing during pandemic. This article is an attempt to analyse Employee Engagement of healthcare professionals especially during pandemic.

The Information technology industry in India has gained a brand identity as a knowledge economy due to its IT and ITES sector. The IT-ITES industry has two major components: IT Services and business process outsourcing (BPO). The growth in the service sector in India has been led by the IT-ITES sector, contributing substantially to increase in GDP, employment, and exports. People in China dream working in manufacturing industry, People in Thailand love to work in tourism sector, People in Africa dream to become a teacher and in India it's all about IT. Depending on the country you are in and opportunities available drives people towards a particular profession. It can be combination of both social status and financial incentives. Stress is the reaction people have to excessive pressures or other types of demand placed upon them. It arises when they worry that they can't cope. Stress may not always be created by others in our life; we may be a contributing factor in the stress full moments in our life. It is a good idea to communicate with others during the difficult moments, or the place like foster homes, hospitals, nursing homes, and care facilities during the stress full moments. Industrial stress is important on account of distress caused not only to individuals but to society as a whole. Stress in industry occurs at every level. It is usually of psychological rather than physical origin and may originate outside industry. They usually involve injuries to selfesteem, or insecurity, isolation or responsibility. Thus the aim of the paper is to bring out the various factors of stress in IT industry and the coping strategies for stress.

uman beings are strange creatures. Even though most of us live stress-filled lives, we voluntarily add to that stress by choosing certain activities that create more tension .A person born has to die is human law. In the process of life cycle an individual undergoes lots of challenges in meeting out the demands of the market and fulfilling his ambitions. The highest peak of human life cycle is the career or what you call the job which one is doing. While we all face stress mostly every day on the job, some people appear better equipped to handle those challenging times. Studies show that stress robs us of energy, interferes with happiness and well-being, and often leads to physical disorders. On the other hand we never feel tired or exhausted (though we do) while playing your favorite sport, shopping, watching a movie, cooking classes ,spending time in the net etc .,-the hidden factor behind this is our sub conscious state that likes all these activities. But when it comes to a job ……! It is a known fact that job stress is difficult to escape.. A wise man once said; "life is 10% what happens to you and 90% what you do about it." He was referring to the concept of attitude. If stress is causing your life to spin out of control, then change your attitude. The satisfaction we get in completion of a target or a job cannot be explained in words .Of course there is stress in a job but many are not able to locate the hidden bliss in it .Life without bliss is meaningless. Stress without bliss is hopeless. Stress adds spice to life. It is we who have to decide its quantity.

The past two years has changed the whole landscape of consumer behaviour and the so-called booming mall culture across the globe having no exception to the Indian retail scenario. The reason is a well-known and obvious one to directly attributable to the 'pandemic brouhaha'. The 'king of the market' suddenly became the 'subservient' and the malls and big retail outlets lost the very significance of their 'showcasing' to impact the impulsive buying. The present paper is an attempt to compare the pre and post-pandemic buyer behaviour and the impact on the mall culture that was rampant till 2019 attracting 100% FDI in India. Twin countervailing effects were witnessed during this imminent risk, (i) consumption for survival with bare minimum essential purchases; (ii) public was indifferent towards the glamour of the malls. These two reasons even question the financial viability (RoI per square feet) keeping in mind the real estate prices as well as the future to offset such colossal losses. Nevertheless, the giant shoppers-stops such as Reliance and

Stress Management is drawing more and more attention nowadays, particularly in the corporate context. There is no such thing as a stress-free job. Everyone in his work is exposed to tension, frustration and anxiety as he gets through the duties assigned to him. In the interest of the individual customer, business world and the Government., Banks and Bank employees are playing a very important role for developing the Indian Economy. It is generally believed by the common man that employees of Banks may not experience stressors in their jobs when compared to other occupations. To test the validity of this belief the researcher had undertaken a study of "Occupational Stress-a study with reference to Bank Employees in Chennai" Comparative study with reference to the employees of Nationalized Banks, State Bank of India, Private sector Banks and the Cooperative sector Banks in Chennai

Stress is a mental pain caused to employees in their work area due to the work they perform. Employees working in a well reputed organization face various types of stress during their period. The stress variable creates stress response that may ultimately be more damaging to the individual. When stress builds up in an individual, it decreases his ability, concentration and performance considerably. Stress not only affects an individual"s work but also his health. Chocolate market in India is estimated to be around 1500 crores according to A C Nielson report, growing at 18-20% per annum. Cadbury is the market leader with 72% market share of India. The per capita consumption of chocolate in India is 300 gram compared with 1.9 kilograms in developed markets such as the United Kingdom. Over 70 per cent of the consumption takes place in the urban markets of India. The study focuses to examine the various factors that influence stress among employees in Chocolate industry, to identify the impact of stress, the coping strategies to overcome and the employee"s expectations towards the management to overcome stress.

ABSTRACT
“We must have a pie. Stress cannot exist in the presence of a pie.”
David Mamet
In fast moving world people face with so many challenges, commitments, dreams, target,
work pressure, entertainment, and space for family …………the list goes on and on and
on. On the above listed things one can compromise certain things but whatever happens
food becomes an important factor to accomplish all the listed items. Life has become so
tough that some way or other we feel stressed. It is present almost everywhere and
become a part and parcel of life. Stress is a fact of life, but being stressed out is not. We
don’t always have control over what happens to us, says Allen Elkin, Ph.D., director of
the Stress Management Counseling Center in New York City, and yet, that doesn’t mean
we have to react to a difficult, challenging situation by becoming frazzled or feeling
overwhelmed or distraught. Being overly anxious is not just a mental hazard; it’s a
physical one too. The more stressed out we are the more vulnerable we are to colds, flu,
and a host of chronic or life-threatening illnesses. And the less open we are to the beauty
and pleasure of life. Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for
the body. It is usually of plant or animal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as
carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals. The substance is ingested by an
organism and assimilated by the organism's cells in an effort to produce energy, maintain
life, or stimulate growth. Civilized man does not eat all the food as it is available in
nature. He cuts, crushes, cools, processes and modifies in many ways before consuming,
adding variety to the diet. Thus the main aim of the paper is to bring out the relation
between food and stress and how food habits play a major role for stress relief.
Key Words: Food, Food Science, Stress, Stress relief