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music for the soul
Chronicles

Music for the Soul

Like with most Anglo-Indians I grew up on a steady dose of Ronnie Milsap, Neil Diamond, Kenny Rogers, Patsy Cline and Tanya Tucker, but later in my teens found myself gravitating towards Indian popular music and Kishore Kumar and Pankaj Udhas became my favourite singers.

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children and bullying
Chronicles

Help Children Cope with Bullying

A child who is bullied might find it difficult to comprehend why they are being targeted. Questions like who’s at fault, and how to respond, confuse them further. So it’s up to parents to empower them with methods that will help them understand and deal with the situation.

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summer heat blinds
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Surviving in Summer

Some simple yet efficient time-tested methods like use of blinds, shades, insulation and blackout curtains that considerably lower the room temperature during the sunniest periods of the day…

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summer holidays
Chronicles

Make Your Child’s Vacation Fun

‘Boredom’, the word didn’t exist. There was always something exciting to try out. A new adventure awaited us around the next corner. So nowadays it baffles me when I hear children moan about vacations being boring and they can’t wait for school to reopen.

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Puthandu Prasadam
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A Time to Celebrate

On the first day of the month of Chaitra of the Hindu calendar the Hindus of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana celebrate Ugadi or Telugu New Year, a day they believe the universe was created by Lord Brahma.

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digital detox
Chronicles

Time for Digital Detox!

Next time you find yourself reaching for a device to fill your spare time, imagine you’re living in an era when these devices were not available and go back to doing exciting things

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