It’s been three years since the Rishikesh-based yoga and motivational guru, Yogi Amrit Raj has been grooming beauty pageant contestants who go on to participate in international contests such as Miss World and Miss Universe by teaching them a mix...
Vegetarians are fairly common, but the vegan person is rarer as this means also giving up dairy products, something that is harder to do than giving up meats. For instance, the dairy industry constantly sponsors studies that promote milk, saying...
For many years, my tiny curry patta tree grew in a pot, hidden from public view in a lonely corner of my garden in my home in Noida. It was about 3 feet in height and would grow just about...
With mental health issues now on the rise, several therapists are using spiritual techniques such as pranayama, breathing and meditation as tools to cure mental health disorders. At a mental health conference that I attended in the capital, there was...
Gardening enthusiasts are literally sprouting everywhere, quite like their plants which they are growing on balconies, terraces, outside their homes, in gardens and even indoors. Gardening groups are all over the internet, including on WhatsApp. Being a member of two...
Students at Ruma Roka’s school Noida Deaf Society wear a t-shirt proudly proclaiming Deaf But Not Dumb. And this Ruma has proved to the world, for thousands of her students from all over India are well-placed in jobs in different...
An Ayurvedacharya’s guide to pulling yourself out of stress before it leads to depression and other psychosomatic ailments Many of us have succumbed to stress and depression in some form or other in this modern world. This has led to...
The wise say that chanting a mantra is good for you. You take time to think of something positive spoken in Sanskrit which has vibrations of its own, or you can chant the name of the Lord. Mantras are usually...
Depressed people and their families can together overcome the challenge and get back into the flow of life How will one describe a depressed person? Would you say that such people have lost their will to live and now shun...
