MANJRI SHARMA has been an avid gardener since her teen years. She has been growing greens, exotic flowers and trees in her home’s lush garden in Rishikesh Hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture...

MANJRI SHARMA has been an avid gardener since her teen years. She has been growing greens, exotic flowers and trees in her home’s lush garden in Rishikesh Hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture...
Finger Millet, more commonly known as Ragi is a popular cooling cereal that the people of South India and many African countries eat. Till 1950, whole grains such as ragi, brown rice and barley were staples in India and were...
Gardening enthusiast REENA SINGH shares her excitement at harvesting her first 1.5 foot long lauki off her terrace After three years of experimenting with tomatoes, spinach, mint and basil, we finally tasted a different kind of big success on our...
It is up to us to eat the right food and attune our senses to the right influences; in other words, we are what we eat and become what we sense we are, says Ayurveda practitioner and psychiatrist, DR ANITA...
DR SANJAY TEOTIA addresses parents’ concerns about whether it is safe for children to return to school in the midst of this Covid pandemic Schools are opening all across the country and parents are opting to send send their kids...
DEEPTI ANIL discloses the wonders of til, a treasure trove of nutrients and B vitamins Sesame seeds (til) are derived from the sesame plant, one of the oldest oilseed plants in the world. It is extremely resilient and can be...
By simply going vegetarian, consuming consciously, and eating organic wherever possible, we can have an enormous, positive impact on the preservation of our water, our planet and our own lives, says SADHVI BHAGAWATI SARASWATI Water is life. From our first...
Many people dismiss Ayurveda as a hoary old science of jari-bhooti practised by jhola-chaap doctors in India. But it has a firm scientific basis, says RENU GULATI, a teacher and practitioner of Ayurveda Ayurveda is a unique holistic system of...
Nutrition and health expert, DEEPTI ANIL outlines the benefits of the simple Vajrasana, the one asana that can be done even after meals and which increases focus and concentration A wavering focus is one of the major causes for low...