Reuse and recycle your bread loaf
All of us are familiar with the prayer, "Give us this day, our daily bread." But sometimes you are stuck with more bread than you know what to do with. Bread that is not quite fresh enough for...
View ArticleGo easy on the pocket with 'use-and-throw' fashion
Who says fashion trends originate only on the ramps of Milan, Paris or India? Trends are born in the streets of many cities. Street fashion is something that is growing more and more popular with each...
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Q I am a 20-year old boy and I shave my face every morning. I have been shaving for more than two years and now the area is covered in pimples. A doctor advised me to apply petroleum jelly on the area...
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Nutrition: Dessert at breakfast may help dietersAs improbable as it sounds, researchers have found that a low-calorie meal plan that includes dessert with breakfast may help dieters.Scientists...
View ArticleQuitting smoking is harder for women
Smoking is a notoriously difficult habit to kick. But female smokers have long been said to have more trouble quitting than their male counterparts.According to conventional wisdom, nicotine...
View ArticleCommitted to living!
A deep sense of positive commitment is a powerful weapon against ill-health. When you commit wholly to something meaningful to you, it is transcendental meditation. To transcend means to become free of...
View ArticleTry these bloat busters
"I don't have a weight problem. If I could just get rid of my tummy I'd be happy." This is a common refrain we hear from several women and a few men. With a sedentary lifestyle and not too much...
View ArticleDeterioration on the stealth
Glaucoma can occur at any age and is referred to as the silent blinding disease, warns Dr Meena Menon.Now that we know that glaucoma is the second-leading cause of blindness, the questions that...
View ArticleOne for the planet
Driving holidays in India are an inspiration in more ways than one. No matter how long you've lived here, every town seems to bring with it a unique new sight or sound, with always something new to...
View ArticleA notch above regular love sagas
AddhuriKannada (U)Cast: Dhruva Sarja and Radhika PanditDirector: A P Arjun The lovers are arguing, oblivious to the people around them. The boy is keen to win her back while she won't have anything to...
View ArticleTribute to rocking 80s
Rock of agesEnglish (A)Cast: Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Russell Brand, Paul Giamatti, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Malin Akerman, Mary J Blige, Alec Baldwin, Tom CruiseDirector: Adam Shankman Remember 80s...
View ArticleA wasted chance at exploring rustic love
Manam koththi paravaiTamil (U/A)Cast: Sivakarthikeyan, Aadmiya, Illavarasu, Soori, Ravi mariya, Singam Puli, SrinathDirector: S EzhilBack after a hiatus, director Ezhil, who has several hits under his...
View Article'Spirit' has a message, but elicits no cheers
SpiritMalayalam (U/A)Cast: Mohanlal, Kaniha, Madhu, KalpanaDirector: Ranjith The Mohanlal-Ranjith duo's comeback had expectations soaring but Spirit will not keep the viewers in good spirit. The theme...
View ArticleA riot of colours
The drive up to Kaas from Satara is gradual, hugging the hillside with a fascinating view of the townscape below. Splashes of yellow and purple hedges along the dwellings seen along the drive finally...
View ArticleFortified by prayer
The medieval town of Maheshwar, with its old-world charms, was the brainchild of Rani Ahilyabai Holkar of Indore, famous for her philanthropic activities. The Holkar queen made an immense contribution...
View ArticleNew perspective
Anurag mallick discovers a different side to Thailand, one that includes a world of wildlife, adventure, agro-tourism and wine-trails, a few hours north of Bangkok.The young Thai lady bent low, cupped...
View ArticleQuirks of nature
Humans are a sanctuary of strange and quirky habits. You may have them and not realise it until someone points them out to you. I have a number of them which I'm trying to discard. Have you paused...
View ArticleAn ayurvedic appraisal
Mist from the high mountains rolled across our garden, touching it with mystery.Living in our Victorian cottage in the Himalayas can be quite magical according to our friends. Possibly. Sometimes,...
View ArticleSight of extravagance
Nandita Mahajan visits the renovated Chowmahalla Palace in Hyderabad to find that despite the facelift, it still holds signs of a time gone by.In the heart of 18th-century Hyderabad, Nizam Salabat Jung...
View ArticlePoignant thoughts in original imagery
In the words of the famous American poet, Robert Frost, "Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words." These ideas suggest themselves, whilst going through the...
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