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...
It’s been a long time since my beloved Dida (maternal grandma) left from this world, leaving us in absolute stun and misery. She disappeared so discreetly, without notice, without burdening anybody, and without bidding farewell, that it has left...
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...
Girish Karnad was an intellectual who left his mark in various fields like performance art, theatre, and literature. He is a renowned playwright, director, and actor who was born in Bombay Presidency in the year 1938. His father (doctor)...
Osteoporosis is a disease where bones start degenerating and losing required density. The word “Osteoporosis” literally means “Porous Bones”, which signifies a gradual brittleness of the bones, so much so, that even a mild stress like coughing or sneezing...
“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...
Isn’t a well-paid job in the US tempting? Better lifestyle, better money making possibilities, and better career prospect! – A first world country guarantees all of these, which India is still far from. But then what about the lonely...
“Addiction destroys everything in its path. Getting out of the way is the most loving form of detachment you can practice.” Although this is true, getting out of addiction can be the most difficult thing to do. At such...
As the heat persists and keeps rising all across India, the only thing that all of us keep praying for is the monsoon season to arrive soon and take away the heat. While many of us find rains to...
I miss my father! Yes, I miss my baba! I miss the sound of his laughter-threaded voice, his calm untroubled approach, his gift of serenity. His happy eyes behind his glasses, his big walrus moustache, his walking stick on...