Opinion

Myth-squash: No Carbs or Low Carb Diet?

These days one needs to follow the trends to keep up with the millennials. True that! Whenever a gang of friends meet, besides gossiping the first question is “Are you on a diet…? You have lost weight. How did this transformation happen?” Another one will say “Oh God you have become a couch potato, why […]

Covid-19 in India: The guilt of the living

It’s been a week and the images are still stuck in one corner of my head. Refusing to go away. Shaking me out of my sleep at nights. Last Thursday I lost my brother-in-law. And it’s not the death that has affected me as much as the indignity, the humiliation a human being had to […]

India, Festivals, and Corona 2.0

It’s a time for ‘Festivals’ in India. Festival of democracy, elections are going on. Festival of cricket, Indian Premier Lague (IPL) has started. Festival of faith, Kumbh Mela is on the peak with millions and millions of devotees and in between all of this, Covid-19 aka Corona has also started to celebrate its own festival, […]

Analysis: UAE rewrites region’s scientific history

ABU DHABI – With the announcement today of the selection of the second batch of Emirati astronauts, the UAE is rewriting the scientific history of the Arab region and proving that its entry into the space sector was not a coincidence or some type of propaganda. In a new step that translates to the UAE’s […]

The art of mothering yourself!

Ma… Mom… Mommy… This word completes our world! Isn’t it? A mother’s love is priceless and is a true blessing for all. Our mothers nurture and care for us through her entire lifetime ceaselessly. Wouldn’t you agree that a mother is one who will move the biggest mountain and swim the strongest wavy seas to […]

#MeToo: Priya Ramani won against MJ Akbar. Now society must defeat abuse.

One of the historic judgments in the landmark and powerful “MeToo” movement has come from India this week. A Delhi court rejected a defamation case filed by powerful editor-politician MJ Akbar against journalist Priya Ramani. Akbar, a former minister, had taken Ramani to court after she posted tweets and an article in Vogue Magazine levelling allegations […]

The verdict: a long way to go

My old friend and former colleague MJ Akbar lost in court on Wednesday. But he had no choice but to try and salvage the remnants of his reputation. Not to have gone through the legal wringer would have been an admission of guilt by proxy. And the rejection by the court of his defamation suit […]

Weight Games!

“Should I eat chia seeds for weight loss?” “Should I fast for 16 hrs for weight loss?” “Should I eat less carbs for weight loss?” “Should I drink ACV for weight loss?” “Should I do Zumba or Pilates for weight loss?” “In all these, should I do this”, and “Should I eat that? The doctor […]

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