Caring for the Caregiver
It’s easy to get burned out when you’re caring for a loved one, whether it’s a spouse with a chronic illness or a frail older relative. Taking time for yourself...
Fifteen Customs that are Distinctly American!
Anumita lists fifteen customs that are very different and stand out as American tradition/norms, which most foreigner find strange, initially. Slowly one understands and becomes a part of the flow, in...
Makar Sankranti: A Pan-Indian Solar Festival Celebrating Bounty
Makar Sankranti is an important pan-Indian solar festival, known by different names. It is known as Pongal in Tamil Nadu, Pedda Panduga in Andhra Pradesh, Bihu in Assam, Magha...
Nature and Environment as seen by Rabindranath Tagore
Tagore’s love of Nature was extremely subtle. For him the wide-open skies, spaciousness, and tranquillity of the countryside symbolised freedom. His numerous writings reveal the intensity of his relationship with...
Pithe and Patishapta: Winter Celebratory Sweets in Bengal during Poush Sankranti
With Poush Sankranti around the corner, Susmita tells us about Pithe and Patishapta, the celebratory sweets in Bengali homes, all over the world. Read more in the weekly column,...
Women Struggled More Than a Century for Empowerment
In Copenhagen, 1910, at the Second International Conference of Working Women, German activist Clara Zetkin raised a vote, supported by women from 17 nations, to organise an International Working Women’s Day....
Ramadan Peace is all a Hoax: Data shows no Letup in Terror Attacks While Fasting
Let’s admit it, Ramadan or Ramzan has never been an excuse for Islamic warriors to stop fighting or firing. They continued to fast and say their five times a day...
Mehbooba Mufti is a Darling, But Whose?
Year-round foreign and Kashmiri terrorists go on a killing spree in J&K and Mehbooba wants to give them the Ramadan month off to rest their guns and limbs. She...
Stay Alert against BlueSnarfing at Free Public Hotspots
BlueSnarfing is comparatively a topical cybercrime wherein attackers establish a clandestine connection with wireless gadgets via ‘Bluetooth’ technology, gain unauthorised access to victim’s device and remotely steal information...
Beware: Catfishers Are Watching You!
In this article, Reetwika cautions us about one of the trendiest ways of cyberstalking that’s going to hit the millions of social media users very soon. Have you already...