The best time of the year is here and it is Christmas when the nip in the air is palpable as is the celebrations as the lights twinkle. Christmas is the most favorite festival in most households, and it is when children wait the whole year for 25th December because they believe that Santa will come… Read More Christmas in India
Navaratri is an important festival in India and Nepal, it is celebrated by the people who follow Hinduism. As per the Hindu Calendar, this is an important Navaratri called Sharada Navaratri, as it comes after autumn. The festival is celebrated for nine nights and ten days which usually happens in the months of September and… Read More Navratri Food – Fast meets Feast
Visiting Kochi amidst the pandemic helped me see the city in a new light, sans the tourists in its heritage quarter. I have visited Kochi several times and my recent trip, one of my first visits after the peak of the pandemic was on a cruise from Mumbai to Kochi on The Empress by Cordelia… Read More Fort Kochi Travelogue
April 2, 2022, is the New Year Ugadi. Celebrated in Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh as such, it is also new year in several other states. Another important aspect of Ugadi is the Panchanga or the new Hindu almanac which is read out to the family. This is also meant to bring in good luck… Read More Ugadi 2022
If there is one word that is the buzz all around it is vaccines and the shortage of vaccines in most countries, has brought the trend of vaccine tourism. When I first heard of vaccine tourism I felt that it was inaccessible to most people. After all you need deep pockets to travel and stay… Read More Vaccine Tourism Demystified
The Mask India Project is an initiative that is using masks to give back to the community and contribute towards COVID-19 relief. Even as India is seeing a deadly second wave that has shaken the entire country, there has been a silver lining in terms of a surge of humanity that is lending a helping… Read More Mask with a Cause
Mental Health is increasingly seeing a renewed focus even as the world battles the pandemic and South Asian Americans are facing their own mind battles. South Asian (SA) immigrants have high rates of mental health disorders that go unaddressed. The South-Asian countries have been right in the center of the pandemic conversation throughout. Though the… Read More Mental Health in South Asian Americans
While World Sleep Day is celebrated in March every year, it is time to turn the spotlight once again on an aspect of health that is often ignored. During sleep, our bodies repair themselves having a healing effect on our psychological processes as well. Lack of sleep can have significant repercussions on one’s physical and… Read More Sleep Tight
The festival of colors Holi is around the corner and while it’s all fun, remember that you need to take care of your skin and hair too. The biggest challenge post Holi is removing the color stains and dryness. Splash your face with a lot of cold water and apply cleansing milk to remove excess… Read More Holi Skin and Hair Care
When you reach your 50’s there is a visible change in your body with muscle loss and stiff joints, but you can beat it all by exercising right. As the body begins to age, it is not as receptive to unexpected changes and this becomes just another reason to work out and uphold a certain… Read More Fitness in Your 50’s