Rajkumari Sharma Tankha It was while sipping a hot cup of tea at a roadside stall near Matour village that I first heard about the village named Garli. This was a couple of years back when I, along with my family, was on way to Palampur (in Himachal Pradesh), the famous hill station and the […]Read More
Team L&M Kangra Fort, also called Nagarkot or Kot Kangra, is at a distance of an hour and a half from Garli and our host Yatish Sud very graciously arranged for our travel to and from the fort. The fort stands majestically on the top of a hill and from there you can view the […]Read More
Dr Santosh Kumar Dora Many studies have shown tremendous health benefits of yoga including that of cardiac health. Yoga is a body-mind activity which helps in flexibility, muscle strengthening, balance, relaxation and concentration. Here are the cardiac benefits of yoga… Decreases stress Stress leads to increase in stress hormones like cortisol and adrenaline which increase […]Read More
The world’s first free music app, HCL Music, dedicated to Indian classical music was launched on the occasion of World Music Day by leading global conglomerate, HCL. The app houses a collection of Indian classical music across genres including Hindustani, Carnatic and fusion music. HCL Music will feature recordings of live performances from legendary artists, high quality […]Read More
Team L&M Your grandma would have narrated you innumerable stories from the two epics, Ramayana and Mahabharata, during your childhood days. But do you recall her telling you one about a character from Ramayana who slept for 14 years. No, we are not talking about demon king Ravana’s son, Kumbhakarna (famous for his never-ending sleep) […]Read More
Yogi Ashwini In the act of breathing, a lot of energy is produced by the cells. Vedas say and modern science agrees that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. The opposite of energy in this case being generation of toxins in the body. These toxins are termed as ama in Sanskrit. They gradually corrode the cells […]Read More
Team L&M On the eve of International Yoga Day, a random ASSOCHAM survey finds out that yoga has helped them with positive social-emotional skills If you too want to feel mentally stronger and get the strength to face challenges, it is time you indulge in regular yoga practice. Not this alone, yoga helps improve your […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha As soon as you pick up The Great Storyteller by Ken Spillman, the first thing that draws your immediate attention is its beautiful illustrations. Full marks to the illustrator Manjari Chakravarti for creating a soothing and colourful canvas for kids. Despite the illustrations of characters in the book being created unconventionally, they attract […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha I remember donning the hat of Jim Corbett whenever I entered a bookshop. Why you may ask? For it took hours to hunt for creative, illustrated and reader-friendly publications for my daughters much like the famous hunter searching for the man-eating tigers in the Kumaon region. In fact, finding ones launched recently by […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha He is a singer, guitarist, music producer, composer, arranger and conductor for Bollywood films, all rolled into one. Meet Meghdeep Bose aka MDB who, at 27, has collaborated on popular songs like Tumhe apna banane ka (Hate Story 3), Tu bhula jise (Airlift), Bol do na zara (Azhar), Jab tak (MS Dhoni), Besabriyan, […]Read More