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Green Tea- A Healthy Habit

When it comes to health, green tea has become a common name in the most household these days. Loaded with immense health benefits, no wonder it is proclaimed to be one of the healthiest and most widely consumed beverages around the world. Though it originated in China its medicinal properties have earned it global popularity. …

Book Review- Brain on fire by Susannah Cahalan

This is a memoir that talks about a journalist Susannah Cahalan who was in the grip of a rare and mysterious disease (anti-NMDAR autoimmune Encephalitis) about which even doctors had limited knowledge then and was still the subject of research and study. This not only delayed the diagnosis but also delayed the treatment slightly. It …

A story of chained elephant

I was reading the book ‘Unlimited’ by Jillian Michaels and came across this story which the author had read somewhere and shared in her book. Once a father and son go to visit a circus which had recently come to their town. They were extremely excited and curious to watch it. While the duo enjoyed …

A memoir- Reflecting on the past

8 years ago on the same day our flight landed at New York airport. Our final destination New Jersey was still one and a half-hour drive away which we covered by taxi. For the last week, I was quite busy preparing for the journey. While children’s ongoing finals occupied me, I hopped from one room …

To Each Their Own

“You come home, make some tea, sit down in your armchair, and all around there’s silence. Everyone decides for themselves whether that’s loneliness or freedom.” -Anonymous To each their own In this fast-paced and fiercely competitive world, we are too busy carrying out our daily grinds. On top of that increased household work, work-life balance, …

Life is a journey

The sight of the setting sun is always mesmerizing. Additionally, the scattering rays giving an orange and golden tint to the evening sky is adding to its beauty beyond description. Soon it will disappear below the horizon and will be dark all around. As it marks the end of the day, it reminds us to …

Some Hindi Idioms and Sayings With Their English Equivalents

जाको राखें साइयाँ मार सके ना कोई – He whom God steers sails safely. अंधेर नगरी चौपट राजा – Dark is the nation and insane the king. भगवान के घर देर है अंधेर नही – The mills of God grinds slowly but surely. जान है तो जहां है – when there is life then there …