Monthly Archives: January 2014
The primary purpose of snacking is to take the edge off pre-mealtime hunger without exceeding your everyday caloric needs. Mindful snacking -- or eating a nutritious, properly-portioned snack when hunger strikes -- boosts your intake of essential nutrients and health-promoting food substances such as fibre and antioxidants. Careless snacking, on the other hand, can easily take you over your...
The Indian diaspora stays connected with its country of origin through places of worships, media and entertainment, food and the practice of yoga, which also gradually enables their children to connect with the values of their motherland. This was the essence of the discussion on ‘Sharing A Common Heritage : The Emotional Connect’ on day one of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, organized...
Written by Roop Kunwar Singh
‘The Rum Diary’- The first time I read the title, my impression was that of a melancholy love story with two individuals falling heads over heels for each other, blooming of their love, an eventual betrayal and finally a lover drowning in the realm of alcohol. But the very next moment, my glance went over...
Meet José Mujica. He may look like your average farmer or grandfather, but he is anything but. This man is globally known as the world’s "poorest President" because he lives a life of humility… all while leading the country of Uruguay. As a man who truly cares about his people, he doesn’t take an obscene amount of money to just act as...
The Aam Aadmi Party has gained some faithful fan-following in the past few months and this is very well reflected in them bagging 28 votes in the Delhi elections in December 2013. But despite the wide-spread influence, as a first time voter, I cannot help but wonder about what AAP truly stands for. The AAP fever finds its roots...
Just the idea of cleaning out your closet is probably enough to induce a mild panic attack. It’s full of everything from embellished peasant tops to bandage mini skirts and there’s a whole dark area at the back that you don’t even try to access anymore. At this point, you probably couldn't name half the clothes in your wardrobe if your...
This is my favourite time of the year without a doubt. Winter is all about elegance and class. No, it is not necessary to show off your skin to look glamorous people!! What is not to love about the fall/winter fashion? NOTHING!! But what makes it even better are the SHOES! Carrie Bradshaw truly said, “Men I may not...
Kanye west’s Coinye west with tagline ‘WE AIN’T MININ’, WE PICKIN’, a cryptocurrency inspired by our very dear friend, the Bitcoin, is set to launch, yup! brace yourselves, this month. Coinye is supposed to be “for the masses” according to its creators. This user friendly version of bitcoin has the beautiful face of Kanye West stamped on it. This...
The election of Arvind Kejriwal as the Chief Minister of Delhi stole the spotlight from the idolatrous Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi whose campaign had so far gained momentum and public support. The Delhi election results took both Congress and BJP by shock as neither of the parties had anticipated the strong support and faith which was deep-rooted in...
By Nicky Agarwal
With Winters on the threshold, I feel the same way as Albert Camus did…
“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lies an invincible summer.’’
As the length of days get shorter, long cold nights tend to grapple us. In such situations , even the chirpiest of us get fagged. Depression, lack of motivation,...
A—AAM AADMI
“Do not underestimate the power of the common man”. This is not just another dialogue from a Hindi movie! This was proved and witnessed in Delhi (or the whole country for that matter). The Aam Aadmi in 2013 proved its worth. “Aam aadmi sota hua sher hai…ungli mat kar, jag gya toh cheer fad dega” rightly asserts Salman...
By Mudit Batra
Now, that the world will see no more of Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar in the blue Indian jersey, everyone is talking how great a player he was, giving him titles, and stating him as the best player there ever was. But is Sachin Tendulkar really the best? Has he really beaten everyone to be called the best?
Let’s look...
By Vaibhavi Sobti
Ever heard you shouldn’t sleep facing North? Felt dizzy on a swing? Had just a “bad day” when you were low for no reason at all? Ever heard a healthy person had paralysis while asleep?
Well, maybe, there is a reason behind it all!
The body produces its own very complex electrical activity. Wherever there is electrical activity, there...
By Aravind
So if we’re hungry we’re used to eating an elite category of foods. But have you ever wondered what the delicious standard categories of food are for some of our neighbouring nations? I bet it’s not even in your wildest dreams. As by the time you finish realizing what delicacies are on this list you would gear up...
By Aravind
Six lead characters, one law firm and 3 seasons is all it took to stand put as the most addictive series. ‘The Suits’, first of its kind ever TV series that stole millions of corporate hearts all over the world. A high paced intense story line of the law firm called Pearson Hardman (as known initially), keeps everyone...
By Ayush Dwivedi
The New Companies Bill makes it mandatory for companies to earmark at least 2 percent of their average net profits for the preceding three financial years, for implementing a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy.
The entire concept of CSR is controversial and experts do not know how to define it, but all of them agree with the fact...
By Stuti Mohindra
The Talwar couple Rajesh and Nupur have been sentenced for life for murdering their own daughter and domestic help Hemraj. The two were sentenced on the basis of only circumstantial evidence only; there being no eyewitness to the crime. It has been proved beyond doubt that during the time of murder only four people were present at...
By Stuti Mohindra
On July 18, 1918 a boy was born in South Africa who was named Rolihlahla meaning trouble maker. He qualified in law and rose to become the first black President of South Africa. He was fondly called Madiba in his country. He was later awarded the noble peace prize. Contrary to name the "trouble maker" Mandela was...
No lists can ever do justice to the personal struggles we all wage, nor to the many whose efforts reach out to touch the lives of millions. And yet we must all have our own list of people we find fascinating because I do believe that in admiring another, we are reaffirming those very strengths and qualities within ourselves....
The average human is frequently advised to sleep a total of seven hours a day to allow him to face his daily dose of countless battles and demands adequately. Funnily enough, up until recently, there existed no solid reason as to why a human actually needed sleep, apart from the very obvious fact that he is sleepy. Jennifer Welsh says...
So as NEW YEAR starts ringing bell, people travel a lot from one place to another place. This article is for all the travel lovers, who know a lot about the countries they want to go to but do not know much about it's respective people. If one describes "delhi-ites" as cheerful and fun loving ( dil walon ki...
The competition to be named People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India's Hottest Vegetarian Celebrity of 2013 was fierce. Early leaders Jacqueline Fernandez and Shahid Kapoor as well as Amitabh Bachchan, R Madhavan, Kareena Kapoor and Vidya Balan put up a real fight. But now, after thousands of votes were cast to help PETA India choose the winners, the...
By Mimansa Verma
Gone are the days when “maa-beta” and “saas-bahu” used to rule the small screen and had captivated the minds and lives of the TV buffs. Literally. We could discover people following their favourite daily soaps celebrities and going gaga over them. Sometimes though, unnecessarily.
But now, all we find is youngsters talking about American and British television series and...
By Shrishti Shree
In our Indian society, where a man worships goddess 'Durga' in the morning, the irony remains that it is this same man who never misses an opportunity to eve-tease a passing lady. On one hand, women are supposed to cover their faces with their ” pallus” so as to maintain the dignity of the household. Yes, it’s...
By Sweta
It still seems like a dream, a long dream straight out of the Hollywood movie Inception, where the dreamer has the ability and liberty to design the plot of his dream and sleep tight to ‘live his dream’. Actually its difficult to gulp in the win of an Aam Aadmi in a political system guided by power and...
