Category Society

Why We Need Masks Sometimes, But Filters Almost Never?

But, how can I live without filters?

How Proverbs And Sayings Make Life Surprisingly Interesting

I remember my parents using dozens of sayings through the day. Questions elicited replies in some saying, often graphic and funny, advice and life lessons came in simple proverbs, and most admonishments came in sayings or proverbs!

You Need Powerful Rituals That Will Make Life meaningful

Rituals, besides adding aesthetics and purpose to our lives, are essential for keeping the customs, traditions and culture of a community alive and thriving.

International Women’s Day — Empowering or entertaining?

Our great-grandmothers and grandmothers could control the entire family, hold the purse-strings and keep the menfolk in their places without demanding an international ‘Day’ to celebrate their womanhood and empowerment, without stepping out of the house or getting a modern education.

Elders don’t need your bulleted lists of advice, you hear?

There are so many elders today, who are striving hard to catch up with the fast-changing world and its demands. We don’t hear about them all, as most of them don’t share their life on Insta or elsewhere. They deserve a big thumbs up.

A Lifetime In The Service Of The Physically Challenged 

A tribute to a remarkable couple who have spent their entire lives empowering physically challenged youngsters from deprived socio-economic backgrounds.

Gratitude — The Most Wonderful Thing for Happiness

There I was, feeling sorry for myself, and there were the two almost totally blind young men, bursting with pride at being entrusted the task of escorting me safely! At that moment I felt small and completely humbled.

Why Women Are Better At Bonding Instantly

The emotional affinity women share with each other transcends geographical, language, cultural and age barriers since their cares, constraints and concerns are universal.

She is always a woman to me

A Women’s Day photo feature celebrating the indomitable spirit and dignity of our sisters from rural India.

Small talk: one of the greatest tools of communication

Small talk or chitchat, as it is commonly known, is energising in a positive way. We hardly notice all the bits of small talk we indulge in through the day. According to psychological studies, it makes up nearly one-third of all our speech, and that is saying something!

How Acceptance is not passivity but an open mind with humility 

Accepting things for what they are is perhaps the most positive step we can take to move forward.

The gift of life – Organ Donation

Grief can do a lot of things to people, most of them negative — including hatred and violence. But grief is at its positive best when a family shattered by the death of a loved one in a traumatic road accident comes forward to donate the organs, because even in death, there is hope for other lives to be saved.

How being in satsang can change a person for the better

The simplest and most easily accessible form of satsang is listening to religious and spiritual discourses.