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September 7, 2016
Lily Swarn
People, Travel & Food

Travails of a Lonesome Wedding Anniversary and Birth of Daughter in Primitive Settings

In all their youthful ignorance Lily and her husband decided to have their first baby in Dalhousie Cantonment. She gave birth to a daughter in a primitive setting. There was...

September 6, 2016
Saheli Mitra
Gender, People

An Open Letter to My Grieving Mother

Motherhood is no doubt a blessing, when one feels a life moving within her and becomes the ultimate messenger to bring it to this world or when she raises a...

September 6, 2016
Urooj Murtaza
Advocacy, Crime, Law & Order, Mass Comm.

Hope for Street Children and Other News in Pakistan this Week

It’s often asked jocularly, ‘Good news or bad news, which do you want first?’ The traditional reply is ‘good news’. This week Urooj scans through the major news in Pakistan...

September 6, 2016
Dr. Krishna Hota
Opinion, Religion

Control Pests and Insects the Nonviolent Way: Managing Bio-Diversity – IV

Respect for all life forms are central to the Hindu consciousness. There are prescribed nonviolent ways of controlling pests and insects. Further, there are customs to protect animals. Special days and...

September 5, 2016
Maya Khandelwal
Poem

The Teacher Whispers Within…

A tribute to the ‘Teacher’ within each of us, on the occasion of Teacher’s Day, in India, by Maya. It’s the birthday of a great teacher, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (5 September,...

September 5, 2016
Neelum S. Gour
Mass Comm.

Retrobrowsings: Splitzvilla Extravaganza

Neelum revisits the August 19, 1956, issue of The Illustrated Weekly of India, to bring to us some of the rare gems about the divorce codes from various parts of...

September 5, 2016
Dr. Navodita Pande
Health

Virbhadra & Shava Asanas with Mindful Living: An Integrated Way of Life

Navodita, our Yoga expert, unravels the secrets of the three Virbhadra Asanas or the Warrior Poses. It energises us. The rigorous Yoga workout must be followed by the Shava Asana...

September 5, 2016
Shail Raghuvanshi
Gender, People

The Life of a Flower Seller on the Streets of Chennai

Life isn’t rosy for Hamsa, a 60-year- old flower seller on a street of Chennai. Unlettered, she is at times cheated by some customers. She educated her three daughters and...

September 4, 2016
Dr. Tripti Sharan
Cover Story, Health, Short Story

The Twilight

Sexual behavior of the elderly especially the ‘Human Female’ of the menopausal age group is relatively a new subject to be talked about. The society looks down upon desire and...

September 4, 2016
Neelam Dadhwal
Poem

With this Will

A poem of integration and hope from Neelam for Different Truths. There is nothing to conquest in this sky, and not theirs or ours if it is cut enough...