As the nation readies to celebrate yet another Independence Day, www.lifeandmore.in remembers freedom fighters who played an important role in helping us breathe in an independent nation. We begin with Khudiram Bose who was hanged on August 11, 1908 by the Britishers Today, let us remember Khudiram Bose, one of the youngest freedom fighters […]Read More
Team L&M Designer Sanya Garg chose to mesmerise her guests with a colourful collection for the upcoming festive season. Aptly named Colours of Life, the collection has carefully chosen colours teamed with intricate hand embroidery and aesthetically designed silhouettes for both men and women. Keeping Delhi weather in mind, Sanya chose pure and breathable fabrics […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha It was on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Indian Independence (1997) that The Hindustan Times, the newspaper I worked for back then, started a series – I Remember: 50 Years of Freedom, and I met the last surviving member of the famous Train Dacoity of Kakori. Manmathnath Gupt was […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha This was the first time in over two decades of my journalistic career that someone you emailed questions about life, achievements, future plans and some more… had the courtesy to reply with the answers and stating he was thankful for our interest in his accomplishments. That’s Rishi Piparaiya for you, dear readers. The […]Read More
Team L&M It was on August 7, 1941 that Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore passed away in Kolkata, West Bengal. The first non-European to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913, Tagore was the composer of three national anthems: Jana Gana Mana for India, Amar Shonar Bangla for Bangladesh and one of his students at Viswa Bharati University, […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Fanney Khan is the story of hopes and dreams. It tells you how regular hard work, practice, perseverance and a positive attitude helps one achieve success. It also tells you that for succeeding in professional life, you don’t have to ‘compromise’ but hone your skills. Most films portray the love of […]Read More
NOTE: If you are thinking, there’s a typo in the headline, please read on… Rajkumari Sharma Tankha There is a TV serial on air on channel Star Bharat these days — Nimki Mukhiya. And like other shows on the idiot box, this one too has an ample amount of saas-bahu saga but unlike other serials, the story is not […]Read More
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
In India, there are a number of privately run dance schools and institutions that teach various Indian classical dances. Some of these schools are run by renowned classical dancers but one institution that is class apart and has a made a name for itself all over the world is Nalanda Nritya Kala Mahavidyalaya with its […]Read More
Dr Rajalaxmi Walavalkar Nothing can be compared to the properties that are contained in human milk and breastfeeding offers tremendous health benefits to both mother and the child. Breastfeeding is undoubtedly the best nutrition you can give to your baby rather than putting expressed milk in a bottle. It also has added benefits for a mother. […]Read More