Monsoon is in full swing throughout the country. This season can be enjoyable provided we know what to eat and what to avoid. Apart from precautions we take about drinking water, a good diet is also essential to remain healthy through the monsoon season. This might mean you have to give up your palak curry,…
Opposition Alliance
26 Indian opposition political parties have formed an alliance to take on PM Modi’s party BJP in the general election due in 2024. This opposition’s coalition will be called INDIA, an acronym for Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance. The leaders from these 26 political parties met in Bengaluru on the 17th and 18th of July…
Disaster Management
Many parts of India are reeling under flood. Any Disaster natural or man-made, can put everyone in their path at risk. Whether it is fire, flood, earthquake, or storm. You have to keep yourself prepared for it, to increase your chances of survival. Senior persons are more vulnerable considering any special needs or limitations in…
Ageing- Taste Change
Taste is a very complex phenomenon. We do not experience sensation through a single sense (as we would when we see something using our sense of sight, for example). Still, rather it is made up of five senses working together to allow us to appreciate and enjoy food and drink. An initial visual inspection of…
Art of SEWA
The Art of Sewa –Upgrading from Taker to Giver The rat race of survival keeps us busy all our lives. We generally spend our energy and time with the sole aim of being good providers for our families during our working days. In the end, we all dream of retiring to a peaceful life where…
Diabetes and Dementia
DIABETES & DEMENTIA In the modern days DIABETES is described as a silent killer. In India, the incidence of this disease in adults is very high, and slowly India is becoming known as the ‘Diabetes Capital of the World’. In India, 14% of senior citizens in the urban area are suffering from diabetes. In a…
Reminiscence and Seniors
For a long time, even nostalgia was considered a disorder. There were even treatments prescribed for it, especially during the 10th to 19th centuries. Thankfully, feeling nostalgic is not considered to be a disease now, in fact, it may have many benefits which aid in positive and healthy ageing, especially for seniors. According to Psychologists,…
Manipur Crisis
The civil unrest in Manipur, which is going on for many weeks and it looks like the end is not near. Actually, the turmoil in Manipur is going on since 1949 when the state joined Indian Union. This is mainly due to many factors, the main ones are: Meitei tribes’ ethnonationalism and its clash with…
Bollywood Trivia
BOLLYWOOD TRIVIA A – There are some Bollywood characters that many hate fiercely because of how they were presented onscreen These characters were so over the top they left us irritated and disgusted. All these characters had two aspects in common-an overdose of unwarranted attitude and exaggerated acting. While the makers thought the audience would…
Poetic Therapy
Friends, a few weeks back I had written about various alternate healing therapies. Recently I came across one more such therapy, and I was really shocked when I read the name of this therapy, which is called POETIC THERAPY, and today I am sharing the information about this therapy. Poets/Shayars/Kavis have entertained us through filmi…