Team L&M With the Festival of Lights just a week away, the scientists at Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have developed less polluting firecrackers which are not only environment-friendly but 15-20% cheaper than the conventional ones. Named Safe Water Releaser (SWAS), Safe Minimal Aluminium (SAFAL) and Safe Thermite Cracker (STAR), these were introduced […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Dev, an 11-year-old boy, is dejected after his father passes away. He cannot come to the terms of his father’s death and takes out his anger on his mother as well as younger brother, and in turn, becomes sad. Then, he meets Sanjay who not only teaches him how to deal with […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Love & Rage: The Inner World of Children by child psychotherapist Nupur Dhingra Paiva (Yoda Press, 235 pages, Rs 450) explores the emotional world of children—most of whom she has counselled over the years and whose stories she shares with permission. “By sharing these stories, I want to start conversations in people’s […]Read More
Dandruff is a common scalp condition. In its mild form, it consists of loose white flakes which fall off and may be noticed on the shoulders and back. Sometimes, the flakes may be yellowish in colour. Even mild dandruff can be accompanied by itching. Sometimes, the scales, along with oily secretions, tend to adhere to […]Read More
We see legendary dancers at shows and events and many-a-times we attend their enriching workshops too where we learn lessons of a lifetime. We have also seen the same legendary artist win several awards, an accomplished dancer always gets awarded and applauded for his or her work all the time. But it is not always […]Read More
करवाचौथ पर उन नारियों के समक्ष दुविधा जिनके पति उनके लिए “परमेश्वर” न बन सके….!!!!!!! कहीं जिस्म पर हैं अनेकों नीले-काले घाव कहीं दिल औ आत्मा छलनी-लहुलुहान फिर भी हर पतिव्रता भारतीय ब्याहता नारी करे हर वर्ष कार्तिक में करवाचौथ का निर्वाह स्वयं भूखे पेट दिनभर बाट निहारे पूर्ण चन्द्र औ व्यसनी पति-परमेश्वर की चंदा […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha House of Screams by Andaleeb Wajid (Penguin) is a story about a haunted house and a family that moves into it and how the house’s new incumbents battle the horrors they encounter. Muneera, who is forced out of her ancestral home by her in-laws along with her husband Zain and their three-year-old […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha One of the pioneering artists of her generation, Rekha Rodwittiya will be opening her solo exhibition Rekha@Sixty – Transient Worlds of Belonging on October 31. The month-long exhibition at Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, celebrates the legendary artist’s 60th birthday, through a new body of work that looks back on a spiritual and physical journey across six decades. Along […]Read More
There are many dance events one goes for, from classical to folk from modern to contemporary but I recently had the privilege of being a part of one with a heart. Samapravaaha was a very special event organised by the National Centre of Performing Arts (NCPA) Mumbai where the entire dance community of Mumbai came […]Read More
Our hands are always on display. We use them constantly in our work and even in our conversations. The hands begin to show neglect and ageing earlier than most other parts of the body because the skin on the back of the hands is thin and has few oil glands. The hands also come in […]Read More