August 2021 Issue
August 2021 Issue
Journey continues! Even though there has been several delays in bringing this issue out, I am pleased to release this bumper issue with many interesting features. As in the previous issues, in this issue too we are introducing some talented writers. Even though the Covid-19 situation has been improving in many parts of the world, thanks to the vaccines, it is still posing a major threat to mankind as its long-term effects are still not fully appreciated. While western countries have vaccinated a large proportion of their population, poorer countries and less developed countries are still lagging in vaccinating their citizens. This imbalance could cause many short term and long term implications, as more and more new variants are being identified among the unvaccinated populations. This is an unfortunate situation, but we hope the richer countries would do more to vaccinate all the people in the world before it will be too late. Confluence is now in its 19th years of continued publication and despite many hurdles we are continuing our journey. Despite my previous editorial reminders, we continue to experience an imbalance in the type of writings we receive. We would like to encourage our writers to come up with new ideas and write more and more creatively. We are receiving a disproportionate number of book reviews, which is causing particular concern for us as we can only publish a limited number of reviews per issue. I would again like to ask our readers and writers to give their feedback about the contents of this issue. Particularly if you have enjoyed reading any of the writings in this issue, please leave some comments on our facebook group and encourage our writers.
