The Transformative Power of a Movie An account of how watching a movie ended up being a journey towards environmental advocacy Aditya Pundir … Nearly 20 years ago, I had an experience that profoundly changed my perspective and to this day continues to stay vivid in my mind. It demonstrated how something as simple as […]
Panic Attacks and Hypnotherapy Pullak Dey … Do you ever experience a sudden, intense heartbeat, feel sweaty, or have difficulty breathing or thinking clearly? You may also feel chest pain, shaky limbs, a choking sensation, dry mouth, or even a sense of impending doom. If these feelings come on suddenly and last several minutes, often […]
360° Parenting: An Explanation
Parenting involves all the members of the family, it is important to identify and focus on these vital aspects. Chandrashekhar Ojha … In the first part of the series we discussed the need of good parenting, the dilemma the parents’ face, their strength and weakness and the best course they can adopt in this scenario. […]
Sports are Crucial for a Healthy Mind and Body
Says Devendra Jhajharia, Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and two-time gold medallist Paralympian, who is also president of the Paralympic Committee of India Prachi Raturi Misra …. As a child, he loved climbing trees. The taller the tree, the more the excitement. It was yet another day for the eight-year-old Devendra who was scampering up a […]
Let Children be Children
Seema Kumar … Bachpan Manao, Badhte Jao is actually to acknowledge and recognise that there is an abundance in childhood, like no other stage of life, and parents and caregivers can do a lot for their children by recognising and celebrating this abundance In a world obsessed with achievement, EkStep Foundation’s Bachpan Manao, Badhte Jao […]
Mental health matters for men too!
Shital Ravi “It takes more courage to reveal insecurities than to hide them, more strength to relate to people than to dominate them, more ‘manhood’ to abide by thought-out principles rather than blind reflex. Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles and an immature mind.” – Alex Karras, athlete, actor, and author. […]
Mental health and support for parents of children with autism
Neeti Pherwani So, your child has been diagnosed with autism/ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder), and you have been trying to rationalise, get intervention and also trying to help your child? You want to enjoy watching your child grow, explore and learn, but knowing the challenges they may face also creates a fear within you. How can […]
He for she
Anshu Arora We have many men in our lives. From our father to our brothers, to siblings and sons. Then the many more we meet and the partner we find. All these men are different from each other: the alphas and the gammas and the whatnots. I have met various of these species, especially at […]
Learning to move forward
Anshu Arora What do you tell a young girl who got married in February, whose life partner just flies off in December, straight into the arms of death? What do you tell the parents of a 30-year old young handsome man who has to give fire to the funeral pyre of their own son? Or […]
Seeking new knowledge to scale new horizons
Shital Ravi One of the happy hormones, dopamine, gets released when we do things that make us feel good or after the completion of tasks… What better way to increase dopamine than to take up new learning tasks regularly and taking it to completion to feel rewarded and happy? The ‘Nasadeeya Sukta’ of Rigveda has […]