Month: August 2018

BOOKS

‘I experienced the atrocious apartheid system first hand’

Saurabh Tankha Her debut novel, What About Meera, won the inaugural Minara Aziz Hassim Literary Prize in South Africa and was longlisted for both the Etisalat Prize for Fiction (the most prestigious literary prize for African fiction) and the Sunday Times Barry Ronge Fiction Prize (South Africa’s largest literary award). Her short stories were awarded second prize in […]Read More

HEALTH & FITNESS

Healthcare tips for middle-aged moms

Dr Prathima Reddy Access to health care in India, especially for women, depends on various factors. Socioeconomic status, education, caste, religion, geography, urban/ rural areas of residence and cultural factors. Traditionally, women’s health has received attention only during pregnancy and childbirth. After this, the health of the woman is largely ignored. Even today in several […]Read More

ENTERTAINMENT

The eternal Tragedy Queen

A tribute to legendary actor Meena Kumari on her 85th birth anniversary Saurabh Tankha My first memory of watching the great Meena Kumari on screen for the maiden occasion was in Pakeezah. I must have seen the 1972 Indian classic cult movie more than a decade after its release and I simply fell in love […]Read More

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