Saurabh Tankha Before I introduce you to yet another historical jewel hidden in the middle of nowhere, there is a small request I would want to make on behalf of heritage-lovers like me. And this goes out specially for the officials of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) as well as the local police. Why […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha If the credit for making this picture book from Karadi Tales – Fly, Little Fish! –so attractive and beautiful should go to someone, it has to be its illustrators – Satwik Gade and Ashwathy PS. The two have very intelligently kept in mind the readership the book is targetted at – the age […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha When you are in Garli, you must take time out to visit the two important temples: Masrur Rock Temple and Kalinath Kaleshwar MahadevTemple. Both these temples are said to be constructed by Pandavas during their agyaatwas for Lord Shiva. Masrur Rock Temples is perhaps one of the most unexplored temples in the […]Read More
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