60 is the new 16: Pat comes the reply from my parents when I tell them that travelling at this age can be tiresome, albeit a difficult one. But they pay no heed to my concern and their enthusiasm...
“People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.” – James Baldwin This is what best describes Purulia, which is one of the oldest districts in Bengal. West Bengal is famous for its rich history and cultural...
Sometimes taking care of your elderly parents can be like walking on thin ice. It becomes tough when you have an inkling that your parents cannot live alone and take care of themselves. At such times, you struggle with...
Look around you. There are skyscrapers, dug-up roads, and parked cars everywhere causing two things—encroached spaces and hordes of pollution. Amidst this, organic farming is a sustainable way to reintroduce ecological balance and make it pollution-free. Some of the...
They say that a rational mind doesn’t work under compulsion. And it doesn’t subordinate its grasp of reality to anyone’s orders. If you think you’re a rational person who always makes rational decisions, we say think again. We’re all...
How do you react when you’re sitting at an extremely boring lecture or a meeting? The instant reflex action that you succumb to is a long yawn. But what if we told you that the duration of your yawn...
What is the first thing that comes to your mind when we say the word – Kolkata? Durga Puja? Victoria Memorial? Trams? What more? Kolkata is one of the biggest cities in the eastern part of India. The city...
Did you know that India is the 3rd highest when it comes to cancer deaths all across the globe? While cancer was a term unheard of in the early 40s & 50s, blame it on the stress, lifestyle pattern...
“Face pe kitne pimples aagaye hai. Multani mitti kyun nahi apply karti?” “Manicure and pedicure kyun nahi kar waleti?” Don’t be mistaken; these words aren’t uttered by a random parlour aunty who keeps reminding me to visit the parlour...
While your body may benefit from all the movement you do, your mind benefits from stillness. Mindfulness meditation is the only way forward. There are amazing benefits of meditation by which you can achieve the sense of calm that...