100 results found for ''Alka''
- A Book Review of Shobha De''s SETHJI
- A book review of Ankur Mithal's What happens in office stays in office
- A book review of Janice Pariat's Boats on Land
- In a national daily the noted film director, producer and scriptwriter Vikram Bhatt said, “Marriage is a defunct and outdated institution. Marriage is socially encouraged and legally accepted, and this makes the compulsion to stay in a marriage more important than being happy in a marriage.”
- Festive season is all about indulgence. The temptation to eat lurks at every corner. At the end of it all one feels guilty about having had a good time. But don’t worry, there is good news. Experts say that a single bout of over indulgence is not going to mess us up if we eat sensibly and exercise
- A look at the health benefits of peanut butter.
- Diet soda isn’t a health drink, or the ideal beverage for weight loss.
- A book review on Arnold Schwarzenegger''''s TOTAL RECALL: MY UNBELIEVABLY TRUE LIFE STORY
- Now that winters are approaching, there is nothing like a hot cup of tea sweetened with jaggery, and flavoured with ginger. However, with modernisation, we have willingly opted for refined sugars, and forgotten all about the natural goodness of gur (jaggery).
- A Book Review of J.K Rowling''s Casual Vacancy
- Let’s admit it. Most books on the first family of Indian politics (living or dead) have been rather reverential - bordering on sycophancy. In that sense, ‘Decoding Rahul Gandhi’, by Aarthi Ramachandran, stays away from deference, and yet demystifies the reticent Gandhi scion to a large extent. Ram
- According to the Indian Council of Medical Research hearing impartment is on the rise. In India, one out of every twelve people could be a victim of a hearing loss. While it is not possible to avoid noise pollution, due to the vehicles or construction work, minor changes in lifestyle can go a long
- When novelist Gore Vidal passed away recently he was more in the news for his acerbic quote, “Every time a friend succeeds, I die a little,” than his contribution to the literary world for over six decades.
- A Book Review of WHAT LIFE TAUGHT ME, by Madhavi Advani
- If you want to fit in that slinky dress, but are worried about your bloating belly, here are a few tips to avoid belly bloat. I am sure you have noticed that on certain days the belly appears bloated, and makes you feel uncomfortably heavy. Most women struggle with the problem of bloating due to ho
- It’s half past six on a wet Monday morning. Water drops dripping from the trees are a reminder of an early morning drizzle. As I sit in my balcony soaking in the crisp moist air, thoughts glide past like the monsoon clouds above me.
- In an annual study of 132 countries published by the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) in January this year, India ranked at an abysmal low of 125. No wonder Indians face breathing problems, including allergies, asthma, cough and breathlessness, among others. Since the air quality will not chan
- As a young adult, between ages thirteen and seventeen, experiences seem to be extra hard. This is a phase when children seek greater personal control, and when parents and children disagree on several issues. At the same time, hormonal upheavals in children create physical and emotional changes.