When it comes to clothes, shoes, lingerie, comfort comes above all else for me. So that rules out synthetics, stilettos & corsets. Comfy cottons, strap on flats & functional innerwear is the staple in my wardrobe. Speaking of wardrobes, I recently went to War with my robes, disrobing all of them from those infuriating tags…
When ‘I’ is replaced by ‘We’ even Illness becomes Wellness. Easier said than done, you think? The truth is it can be done. Wellness is an active process, a choice, a way of life. When we focus on Wellness it expands & when we focus on illness it usually keeps us ill. Let me stack…
On 18th May 2015 death brought relief to Aruna Ramchnadra Shanbaug from the tortuous, vegetative life that she endured for 42 years. She was 67 years. As in her life so in her death, one of the biggest debates on euthanasia or mercy killing our country has seen, becomes pertinent. One may recall that Aruna,…
Years back, realizing the importance of morning walks I ‘geared up’ to begin in full earnest. I indulged in this simple exercise primarily to beat the weighing scale, but gradually learned to savour the blissful ‘me time’ and the day-long energy it provided. Back then, it was mostly men that too the athletic kinds who…
Try this. Randomly meet people and ask “What do you want in life?” most if not all will reply, “good job, own house, lots of money that can fetch all I want’. Today good life, happiness or success is somehow equated with being moneyed or affluent. All our modern day pursuits, be it education, jobs,…
The 2014 general election in India was perhaps the most historic one in recent times. Narendra Modi led his party to an unprecedented landslide victory to become the 15th Prime Minister of India. He is one man who is as strongly supported as he is opposed. In a recent interview with Karan Thapar in a…
As we put the terrible 2020 behind us, I cannot help but think of the times of the Nazi regime in Germany when millions of people were terrorized and the world stared in horror at mass scale death and destruction. Although, the cause, conditions and collective combats are very different in this pandemic and the…
Just the other day, my niece who is barely out of her teen years said something very valid and thought provoking. She wondered why her generation is so stressed and disturbed. She is right, there is widespread cases of depression, anxiety, relationship breakup, addiction and suicide among the younger generation. It is more true among…
Extremely saddened at the demise of the founder of Coffee Cafe Day, Sidhartha Hegde. The CCD spread across the country not only created gainful employment for thousands of youth, it provided a unique happy space for young and old to just relax over a cup of coffee, without being rushed to leave. It is in…
After many many years I met this dear friend of mine, who I have known her as a very active professor in Psychology in a reputed college. She has retired since, has grayed a little, adding to the dignity that she always commanded, has a slight limp and a slower gait, but one thing that…