The Journey from the Garden to the Cup
Tea has been variously called the drink of the winners, the elixir of life, a divine herb, liquid wisdom, cup of happiness, joy, love; a friend, a healer, a...
Prayer: A Unifying Force
Shernaz dwells on the issue of prayers for all, theist, atheist, deist or agnostic. She eruditely reasons that prayer is synonymous with poetry, in the weekly column, exclusively in...
Telomeres: The Aglets of our Cells
Telomeres are the aglets of human cells. Like the plastic tips at the end of shoelaces, these are sheaths or caps at the end of each strand of the...
Be the Best you can!
Success, failure, happiness are often misunderstood. It’s never too late to discover one’s true talent. Age is just a number. Shernaz analyses these concepts, in her weekly column, exclusively...
Awakening to Every Breath
Awareness means being awake to every breath, thought, and action. We become unbiased and more receptive, learning to recognise all as a part of our self. We start to perceive...
How much Criticism is too much?
The word criticism is associated with judgment, evaluation and fault-finding; and who likes being judged? Being harshly evaluated puts a person on the defensive; impedes his vision; curtails his...
A Tour into the Fearsome, Doomed World of the Freemantle Prison
The Freemantle Prison is the only World Heritage listed building in Western Australia. Built in the 1850’s by the prisoners themselves, it was used as a barracks for convicts...
The Strange World of Blind Rats and Pushy Pied Pipers
We have all turned into blind rats, lured by the flute of pushy Pied Pipers of the commercial and corporate world. Our needs, our ambitions, aspirations, dreams, even...
Rewiring the Brain
The brain is superior to most advanced computers; it can execute very complicated and elaborate tasks with seeming ease. It is not hard-wired and we are not trapped with...
Jamshedi Navroz: Celebrated along the Silk Route, it Dates Back to Sixth Century BC
Jamshedi Navroz is recognised as a public holiday in many countries along the Silk Route – Afghanistan, Albania, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iraq (by the Kurdish people), Kazakstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Bayan...