No sleep

You may not be able to sleep at night due to a number of reasons, stress, diet, noise, pests like mosquitoes buzzing in your year, work shifts or living in an atmosphere of fear. In such cases, you can make up for the lack of sleep by sleeping at other times of the day. In [...]

Hair removal

Hair removal Facial and body hair can be caused by hereditary factors beyond your control. Laser hair removal is advertised as a permanent hair removal method, but its effectiveness depends to a large extent on the skill of the technician . Other methods of hair removal like epilators and threading are just as effective, but [...]

Taking a risk

Contributed by MridulaHaving said that, look around you. How many people in India are willing to take risks and invite the chance of failure?  How do we look at those who do make the attempt? How do we deal with people who have tried and failed?In India, generally the society tends to denigrate those who [...]

Status of single women in India.

Contributed by Disha MehrotraStatus of single women in India is very horrible.  Many taboos are still prevalent in India and the life of single women in India is becoming worse day by day. One cannot imagine the number of problems they are facing. Many divorcees, widows etc are still not accepted by the Indian society. [...]

Indian festivals

Contributed by Disha MehrotraIndia is treated as a country of festivals. Indian Festivals celebrated by varied cultures and through their special rituals add to the colours of Indian Heritage. Some festivals welcome the seasons of the year, the harvest, the rains, or the full moon. Others celebrate religious occasions, the birthdays of divine beings, saints, [...]

How to deal with neighbours spreading False rumours

Contributed by Mridula MurgaiIt has been said that having good neighbours is one of the boons in our lives. Apart from our own immediate family members who live with us in our own homes, it is our neighbours who deal with us on a daily basis. It is important to have a harmonious relationship with [...]

Jealousy in daily lives

Even in our daily lives, we can see enough evidence of this. The local shopkeeper will try to denigrate his rivals, without making any attempt himself to rise above the other guy. School children are not taught how to share in the other person’s success without indulging in jealousy and self-pity. Look around you and [...]

Crab mentality in India

Have you ever seen a bunch of crabs in a bucket? They are all desperate to get out of there and roam free. But if one of them manages to get to the top and almost get away, they will pull it down to their level and prevent it from escaping. They prefer the fact [...]

The great divide

One of the most obvious things is the growing divide between the haves and have nots  in India.  For the English media and many of the websites , a  very large portion of the country does not even exist. When  I see statements  like ” everyone has a broadband connection and a laptop” , they [...]

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