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Excuse me! Shouldn’t you be sorry?

Saurabh Tankha The first time I got a requisition for a workshop on social etiquette from a school, I was a little surprised. In fact, shocked. Do I really have to “teach” social etiquette? I mean don’t we learn them naturally from our parents, teachers and elders. I learnt them all by just watching my […]Read More

FASHION & BEAUTY SHAHNAZ HUSAIN

Food for beauty

A healthy, balanced diet, that supplies the body with the essential nutrients, promotes both good health and beauty. Smooth skin, lustrous hair, bright eyes, slim figure and vitality owe much more to our diets than we know. So, take a good look at your diet. A part of your daily diet must consist of fresh […]Read More

BOOKS

The untold story of Kashmir

Team L&M Before the abrogation of Article 370, who were the actors in Kashmir theatre of the absurd? The youngsters who could not escape abroad had to play self-destructive roles decided by manipulators sitting in Pakistan. This rivetting narrative delves deep into how Muslim families lost their moorings. A teenaged boy turns to militancy in […]Read More

BOOKS REVIEWS

Learn how to be a writer with Bond

Team L&M Writing can be a lonely profession, writes Ruskin Bond in How To Be A Writer (HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks; Rs 299). But when there is “someone who has survived as a writer for seventy years” with you to guide and advise and has “something to offer by way of ‘tips’ or the lessons learnt from all […]Read More

BOOKS

Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize 2020 Shortlist

Team L&M To recognise and celebrate excellence in non-fiction writings on modern/ contemporary India, the New India Foundation has announced the shortlist for the third edition of  Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize. The six shortlisted books are a testimony to the quality and diversity of non-fiction writing about India. The Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Book Prize celebrates […]Read More

ENVIRONMENT

Don’t discard those groundnut shells…

Team L&M Ever thought that groundnut shells could be used to develop eco-friendly smart screens? Perhaps not. But the same has been made possible by Indian scientists that not only would help preserve privacy but also conserve energy by controlling light and heat passing through it and reducing air conditioning load. A group of researchers […]Read More

KAMAL AHLUWALIA

Meet your authentic self in the now

You can find your inspiration in your past, as Sarah Ban does in her book – Something More- excavating your authentic being. To do so, you need to revisit earlier years. The acronym DICE – will be helpful in the following exercise: D – Dig down. I – investigate what you have unearthed. C – […]Read More

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