As I proceeded with my morning routine without once losing my temper, I saw father and son whispering to each other about the unreal apparition that was moving about the house.
Some lessons are learnt the hard way. Some are helped along by friendly genies.
The Rig-Veda and Atharva Veda have given extensive coverage to the properties of mud and its efficacy in curing diseases, especially of the skin.
No matter what the legends behind them or how different the celebrations are, the common thread running through all our festivals is one of exuberance, suffused with devotion.
A tribute to a remarkable couple who have spent their entire lives empowering physically challenged youngsters from deprived socio-economic backgrounds.
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.
Most of the children who came to her library knew her only as Library Aunty and the name stuck.
Comic books might not have literary value but those like Amar Chitra Katha have brought the myths, folk tales, epics and biographies within the grasp of even primary school children.
What an experienced librarian, a frantic mother and dozens of children reading books in our living room couldn’t do, was accomplished by a little girl, who turned the boy into a reader with her comics!
Create some magic moments for your child. Tell them stories!
For me, magic was in that room filled with books in my grandfather’s house.
To be fair, for every bestseller, there is an equal number of reasonably good books that just do not make it, for dubious commercial reasons.
The mango pachadi has a dash of neem flowers in it and symbolises life itself — with the good and the bad, the sorrows and the joys, sweetness and bitterness by incorporating the six tastes advocated by Ayurveda for perfect health.
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