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I came across an article recently where a middle-aged woman in the UK struggling with low moods, insomnia, night sweats, brain fog and terrible anxiety shares how she ended up...

Navroz or the Parsi New Year is celebrated on the first day of the first month of Farvardin in the Zoroastrian calendar. Navroz is derived from the two Persian words...

Do(e) Re Me Fa(r) So La Ti.... Every time Subrat thought about the cult song from The Sound of Music, he stopped short at ‘So’. “How does ‘a needle pulling...

The 75th Independence Day yesterday was a momentous occasion, but the momentum was slightly missing for such an occasion because of the COVID pandemic. On this occasion, I would like...

“Kadam kadam badhai ja Khusi ke geet gaye ja Ye zindagi hai kaum ki Tu kaum pe lutaye ja” These were the lines that inspired millions of people during India’s...

As India celebrates its 75th Independence Day, close by in Afghanistan, the Taliban are poised to retake control of the country. And in all probability, they will portray it as...

It was sometime in 1976. I was then working as Managing Director of the Tribal Development Cooperative Corporation (TDCC). In this assignment, I used to travel extensively in the tribal...

On the eve of the 75th Independence Day, my mind goes back to 2014 when in his first Independence Day speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort, Prime Minister...

Not many know that August 13 is celebrated as World Left-Handers’ Day. First celebrated in 1976 by Dean Campbell, the founder of Left-Handers’ International, it aims to celebrate the feats...

Glash was not a melody party but a rock band – the group of passionate, gutsy youngsters would often plead. The dogmatic environment couldn’t see the difference between the two....