Sandhya Shantaram—born Vijaya Deshmukh—stands as one of the most enchanting presences in the golden age of Indian cinema. Discovered by the visionary filmmaker V. Shantaram, she blossomed into an actress-dancer whose subtle acting, haunting voice, and magnetic stage demeanour united in performances that continue to linger in hearts decades later. She recently passed away and […]Read More
Dr Neerja Hajela We usually picture the gut as just the body’s digestion centre, a system that breaks up food and takes in nutrients. But science gives us a much more intriguing image. Lurking deep inside our gut is a huge, dynamic community of microbes – trillions of bacteria, fungi, yeasts, and viruses — that […]Read More