We take our eyesight for granted, don’t we? Until the fear of losing it looms large. Then, it becomes a matter of changing the way we see the world, and our lives in it. It is scary to think that there might be a day when there’ll only be darkness, especially…
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February 4 is observed as World Cancer Day every year. What is cancer? Cancer is a group of several connected diseases related to cells. Living beings are made of billions of cells. Normal cells go through a cycle of growth and regeneration. But when cell growth is abnormal and spreads rapidly,…
Is laundry only a woman’s job? That question literally begs for my most sarcastic self. It makes me see red – and no, Ariel cannot wash that off. I think there is no household chore that’s only a woman’s job. Unless she lives alone – or has a child/children too young…
Hunger is a terrible thing, especially for children. Besides depriving them of the nutrition they need to grow up healthy and perform well in everything they do – academics, sports and other life activities, it causes emotional damage. scarring the individual for life Even the old adage goes “food, shelter and…
It is, you know. Black Friday IS a Cyberbully.Not only does Black Friday stress you out as you freak out trying to grab deals – you end up being blackmailed into spending money you never meant to in the first place – money you could have put to better use. Celebrate…
Today is World Toilet Day Sometime in the 1960s. We lived in Mumbai. Each summer, my Grandmother made a trip to South India to visit her daughters (my aunts), and the family deity. When she took me along for the first time, I was around 7 years old. I was excited…
October may be National Cyber Security Awareness Month, but we all know that staying safe online is a year around 24 x 7 activity, especially for parents with digitally savvy children. With children spending more and more time online, making sure they are safe has become imperative and it is hardly…