Saurabh Tankha If you are watching the re-run of the Mahabharata on DD Bharati these days, you will find the Pandava brothers along with wife, Draupadi, at Viratnagar, spending agyatvaas or the year of hiding after completing 12 years of vanvaas or exile. This was after Indraprastha ruler Yudhishthir had lost the game of chausar […]Read More
Jaspal Soni The Ascended Masters are the mystics, sages, saints, and great avatars of both East and West. These enlightened beings graduated from Earth’s schoolroom and attained union with God. Today, they remain with us, guiding spiritual seekers toward higher consciousness and soul liberation. Their teachings offer timeless wisdom and practical guidance for anyone on […]Read More
Diksha Remember how much you hated those curry leaves every time you ate a spoonful of sambhar with the crunchy dosa or vada at the famous South Indian joint in your neighbourhood. Left a strange taste, didn’t it? Little did you know back then that these leaves are rich in vitamin A, B, C and […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha A freelance journalist, a copywriter, a bookkeeper and a homemaker – Shobha Nihalani has played many roles in her life but one she really excels at is writing adventure and thriller novels. And this doesn’t mean she underperforms in the others. Writing thrillers come naturally to Shobha, proof of which are successful works […]Read More
Devipshita Gautam The New Year celebration was not over yet, the freshness of 2020 was in full bloom and a few carols were yet to be sung. As the whole world stepped into a fresh decade, it was not yet ready to stop the celebration of a new beginning, when suddenly an attack of Covid-19 […]Read More
Team L&M Contrary to general perception that kids spend little or no time with books, almost all the authors we put forth this question to were of the opinion that the interest of Gen Next in reading has increased manifold over the years… RESHMA BARSHIKAR The Hidden Children I think we need to redefine what […]Read More
Team L&M Aimed at helping people to better manage their mental health during Covid-19 lockdown, the Department of Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences at Fortis Healthcare has published a free e-reader kindle book, Don’t worry! Here’s how you can keep your mind fit during a pandemic. Conceptualised by Dr Samir Parikh, Director of the Department of […]Read More
Adesh Grover Though I have been quite accustomed to the concept of Work From Home (WFH), in such situations it can be quite nerve-wrecking. Over the last few years, I have been trying to reach out to more and more people, especially kids and get them familiar with the world of trains. No, no. Not […]Read More
Team L&M Adar Poonawalla, Chief Executive Officer, Serum Institute of India (SII), has said that SII has associated with US-based biotechnology firm Codagenix and developed a virus-vaccine candidate which is closest to the novel coronavirus. According to Poonawalla, human trials of the vaccine are expected to commence by September-October. Excerpts from an exclusive interview: What […]Read More
IANS Bureau The Covid-19 pandemic has triggered unprecedented financial challenges worldwide, and experts warn that such stress can put a significant strain on romantic relationships. According to Ashley LeBaron from the University of Arizona, “Some couples may be better equipped to manage that kind of stress than others.” LeBaron’s research, published in the Journal of […]Read More