Thinking of Having a Baby
Gold Medalist Dr. Amrinder, a Delhi-based leading gynecologist, and a renowned author tells us the areas that need to be looked into if you are planning to have a baby. Before...
Why a Daughter gets Complaints and Comparisons instead of Love?
The mother-daughter relationship is complex. In this fictionalised account, Maya shows how a mother-daughter duo, who danced and laughed like best of friends, suddenly became distant. Trisha, the daughter feels, that...
Your Siblings are the only People who Truly Qualify as Partners for Life
Siblings were our worst enemies when we were little but as we grow old, we realise that they are the only friends who have always stood beside us and will...
Mouth-watering Malpua, Indian Pancakes, for Bhogali Bihu and Sankranti
Last Saturday, it was Bhogali Bihu and Sankranti, in the Northeast and Eastern parts of India. This is also known as ‘Paush Parbon’. A harvest festival, it celebrates plenitude and fertility....
Did the Modi Government sell its Soul to America?
A recent report on the Net titled “745-washington- s-role- in-india.pdf” exposes that cashless exchange was part of an agreement named, “Catalyst: Inclusive Cashless Payment Partnership” between India’s Finance Ministry and the...
The Guilt Train Ride
Beginning this Monday, we introduce a new column, ‘Mother Writes’. It’s a parenting column, from a mother’s perspective. You may be an expecting mother, a new mother, a seasoned...
Rape, Secrets of the Virtual World dealt with in the Woman-centric Novel of Sujata
The novel, The Other End of the Corridor, by Sujata Rajpal, has a free flowing story line, with plots and sub-plots blending seamlessly. Changes happen, relationships changes, relationships crashes but these...
How Internet, the New Age Therapist, is making the World More Vocal!
Before the Internet made its impact, people were wary of communicating openly but for a few extroverts (as they were called). It was tough to get people to speak...
Broken and Lonely, Raju, the Vegetable Seller, Loves Crows
Thirty-six-year-old Raju, a vegetable seller, is lonely and broken. He was blamed for theft by his cousin, who was later caught red–handed, and lost his job. His wife was poisoned...
Jihad in my Saffron Garden: A Search for Global Peace among Terrorism and Turmoil
Roshina is a famous writer. Love has eluded her and her passions are her work and her son Zohaib, who she has brought up single-handedly. Despite possessing grit and substance,...