In India, green peas, or matar, are cherished as one of the true vegetables of winter. When the cold season arrives, markets overflow with bright, tender pods, and families eagerly wait to enjoy their natural sweetness. Peas are considered a winter favorite because they grow best in cooler weather and taste freshest during these months….
Debapriya Mukhopadhyay Debapriya Mukhopadhyay is a distinguished Indian optometrist, vision scientist, researcher, and philanthropist dedicated to advancing eye health and community welfare. He began his journey in optometry in 2003, assisting in clinical practice, and earned his Bachelor of Optometry from Vidyasagar College of Optometry & Vision Science, followed by a Master of Optometry from…
The human body is a self-regulating system, designed to heal when its internal balance is restored. “Acupressure is not a modern innovation; it is an ancient healing science.” It is an ancient healing science, rooted in the understanding that the human body is governed by energy pathways, pressure points, and natural balance. Long before modern…
The modern apps that cosplay Cupid promise sovereignty, then hand us suggestion. Who controls our lives in the golden age of choice? Is it fate? You can curate a playlist in two minutes, ‘Blinkit’ anything you want, and reinvent your personality with a photo and a seemingly thoughtful caption. It’s almost as though the modern…
Guj bid to change marriage registration rules violates adults’ rights Gujarat govt’s dubious, to say the least, proposal to amend marriage registration rules says a married couple must provide a declaration that “parents were informed” of their marriage. That will, of course, give parents the power to block a marriage registration. Did govt ask whether…
Three suicides. Different generations. Different triggers. Yet a quiet, unsettling thread appears to run through them—social isolation, manifesting in different forms. In Attoor, three elderly sisters—two in their eighties and one aged 75 — consumed pesticide inside their home. One died the same day; the others succumbed days later in hospital. A note left behind…
But he’ll likely be less of a bully now Has US supreme court killed Trump’s tariffs, or merely hit pause? It’s too soon to say. Trump’s first reaction, per Reuters, was that the ruling was a “disgrace”, and he’d have to do something about the courts. Which isn’t out of character, but did he really…
I live in a gated community, which means I am a proud menace to society. To take our entitlement to max, we have a segregated elevator system. Staff get one elevator to ride in and residents get two. Residents may use the staff elevator whenever the mood strikes us but staff may never use ours….
Sonal Srivastava Who does not want to be rich? We all want fat bank accounts, beautiful properties in pristine Alps or cottages in Himalayas; a house by a beach and a farmhouse near a bustling metro, where we might retreat for quiet time after exhausting ourselves with city life, forays into malls and cinema halls,…
And with AI, the way nations fight will get nastier In late 1940s, many pundits believed that World War 2 would be the last large-scale military conflict. With the clarion call of “never again”, it was hoped that the world had entered a phase of long-term peace. Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to…