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In today’s weekend blog, I am writing about a famous singer who left us a few days back. Friends, I am talking about the famous Ghazal and playback singer PANKAJ UDHAS. He and Jagjit Singh were responsible for bringing ghazals to the general public, earlier ghazals were considered in the classical category and their listeners…

In my last blog, I wrote about the Generation Gap. In this blog, I am writing about  BRIDGING GENERATION GAP. Once we understand that the generation gap exists across all generations, it can be bridged. We have had it with our parents, our kids have it too and so will their kids. It can not…

It is an often repeated word- GENERATION GAP. When we find we are unable to get through to the next generation or decipher their behavior, we rely on this word. It helps to put a whole lot of unexplainable stuff under the gambit of the generation gap. So, what is the generation gap? Have we…

‘Chew your food’ is probably an often repeated statement by mothers the world over. Science shows that this age-old wisdom has a lot of merits- from regulating digestion to preventing bloating, gas, and even overeating, chewing has lots of benefits for us. There is reason to believe that chewing adequately helps not just digest food…

In today’s weekend blog, I am writing on the sport of tennis. Friends, did you know tennis great ROGER FEDERER faced 350 different players during his professional career? Of the 350 players he played against, only 28 have a winning head-to-head record against him, and his two big rivals Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic feature…

With the passing of AMEEN SAYANI, the Radio and Advertising world has lost the best voice ever heard on these mediums. He was a doyen in the field of radio announcer/presenter. He was born in the Dawoodi Bohra family on 21st December 1932. He achieved fame and popularity across the Indian sub-continent, and wherever Hindi…

Friends, do you know that there is one province (state) of independent India where not a single town, city, or district is named after Mughal kings or has an Islamic name? That province/area at the time of independence was known as RAJPUTANA, which is now known as the state of Rajasthan. This only is sufficient…

With increasing years comes the need for increased medical care and attention. Yet, HEALTH INSURANCE is an often neglected product, especially in our country. As per available data, less than 10% of the country’s population has life insurance, and health and medical insurance are generally taken when an employer is offering them. Having health insurance…

As technology advances, so do the fraudulent schemes, and scamsters are the first to find loopholes in most of these. Indians are well aware of calls and messages that try and scam them of their hard-earned money. Most banks, including RBI, have put up ads asking people not to click on links in suspicious emails…

Credit cards have become very convenient as they are easy to carry and use. In general and in many ways, it is safer and more secure to carry a credit card while traveling than to carry a lot of cash. However, fraudsters also realize that it is easy to steal a credit card or its…