Learning to be Patient
Patience is much more than a virtue. The intentional choice to stay calm and composed is a display of an individual’s mental strength.
Time Management for Children
A child’s daily routine comprises some core activities, like study, eating, grooming, physical training, leisure and sleep. We live in an era when the level of competition every child faces and the pressure of life goals is set in stone from a very early age.
Believe in Love
It isn’t surprising then that ancient spell books from Egypt that offered solutions to worldly problems related to health, demonic possession and wealth, also have popular magical rituals claiming to solve lovers’ problems.
The Significance of Migratory Birds
Bar-headed geese fly over the frozen Himalayas when the temperature can freeze exposed flesh as they make their astonishing high-altitude migration to wintering grounds in India.
The Value of Outdoor Play for Children
The outdoors is a multisensory world and when a child connects with the outdoor elements, all their vital senses are heightened.
No Time To Waste
In his book titled, The Power of Letting Go: How to Drop Everything That’s Holding You Back, the author John Purkiss writes about an array of things that can feel like a constant burden on an individual’s mind.
Home is Where the Soul Lives
I would often wander through the open front door and stand in the hollow rooms and gaze at the stains on the whitewashed walls where photo-frames of family portraits once hung.
Triumph of Humanity in The World of Sports
watching Indian captain Virat Kohli embrace opponents Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam was such a refreshing sight that it wiped out part of the disappointment fans experienced from the drubbing.
Treasure Silence
Silence is like the season of fall or autumn which prepares us for winter.
Listen to Nature’s Heartbeat
Birds can produce two notes at once and it’s also fascinating how birds alter their singing to impress mates.
Wildlife Gardens are Crucial for Bio-diversity
one morning I sighted a wild hare romping about our garden. It had probably crossed over from the nearby jungle into what must have served an extension of its natural habitat.
Food: the Universal Unifier
At the dining table the conversation had over food among different genders, races and social communities has the scope to reduce preconceptions and prejudices which is why food can initiate a strong social community bonding.
Last Show
While OTT platforms were already on the scene, with theatres forced to close their doors during the lockdown, the audience soon turned to these streaming apps for their regular dose of entertainment.
Trolls will be Trolls
Trolls must be made accountable for their behaviour, because from the cancel culture where a public figure faces backlash for what they do or say
Feel the Rain
With the world fascinated with the rain, it doesn’t come as a surprise that rain has been romanced in literature and is often used to symbolize trials of life, ominous foreboding and a time of introspection.
Déjà vu
For every individual, a scent and the memories it conjures is a unique story to tell. For many residents who have lived long enough in Kolkata and the city is ingrained deep within their soul, this experience is probably shared.