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Monthly archives: August 2016

Monal of Sushness : Day 17,Short Stories by Sushmita Gupta

         #MonalofSushness : Day 17. By the time Monal turned thirty three she was herself a Mamma to two babies. She was already married for close to a decade. Monal now lived in a city of extreme hot weather. Lucky for that, because one night when her heart already broken into pieces further broke from being alone, she stood in the small balcony of the living room […]

Blood pressure control may reduce premature death in kidney diseases

For the study, the team studied previous participants of two completed controlled trials of intensive blood pressure lowering. A stringent blood pressure control regime may reduce the potential risk of early death among individuals suffering with chronic kidney disease, revealed a study. The study’s findings, published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, show that having a lower blood pressure target than the current recommended goal of 140/90 […]

Rio 2016: India's first female Olympic gymnast inspires a nation

Dipa Karmakar, India’s first female gymnast at the Olympics, may have just lost out on a medal but she won the hearts of a nation with her vaulting performance. If you want to bet on other athletes which may be just as inspiring as her, a site like satta king is your best friend. She finished fourth in the women’s vault gymnastics event on Sunday with a score of 15.966, […]

Will Independence Day bring a change in India’s tone on Kashmir?

The usual suspects, including Indian and western mainstream media, have been vociferous in alleging Indian human rights violation in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of the killing of terrorist Burhan Wani and the subsequent rioting and stone-throwing. There were theatrical exaggerations on the use of pellet guns (without considering what would happen if real bullets were used instead). In general, they succeeded in embarrassing the Indian government. But that […]

70th Independence Day: An Indian Women’s Perspective!

As the nation unfurls the Tricolour from the ramparts of Red Fort for the 70th time, I cannot help wonder what these 70 years have meant for the Indian women? Has she really experienced freedom, is she free from the societal bondages that have hindered her growth for centuries and most importantly has she been able to experience equality with men in a country that worships some hundred or more […]

Sania Mirza: India’s daughter, Pakistan’s daughter-in-law

Sania Mirza joins Brunch in celebrating the Independence Days of two countries that need to partake in each other’s happiness more often Sania Mirza is no stranger to controversy. But her marriage six years ago to Malik, a Pakistani, and a cricketer at that, still has India’s more jingoistic citizens fulminating. Though Mirza’s parents were less concerned about their future son-in-law’s nationality than they were about their daughter’s confidence that […]

Why was August 15 chosen as Independence Day?

In 1929, when Jawaharlal Nehru as Congress President gave the call for ‘Poorna Swaraj’ or total independence from British colonial rule, January 26 was chosen as the Independence Day. In fact, Congress party continued to celebrate it 1930 on wards, till India attained independence and January 26, 1950 was chosen as the Republic Day – the day India formally became a sovereign country and was no longer a British Dominion. […]

 
 
 

Guy Brilliantly Explains How Poor Leadership Is The Only Thing Stopping India-Pak Relations From Improving

70 years ago when we got independence from the British Raj, a large part of South Asia was also divided into two countries called India and Pakistan. Since then, both countries have been fighting each other over a piece of land. And without understanding the cause, people in both countries are just taught how to hate! So a Facebook page, Voice Of Ram’s, owner Ram Subramanian has a brilliant message […]

Okra juice: Six wonders of the health booster!

The ladyfinger, or Okra as some know it, has always been a no-fuss kind of green vegetable. Basically, one which we as kids used to eat without cribbing and complaining as compared to when we were forced to eat other green veggies. Of course, we didn’t know then what we know now. Green vegetables provide us with health benefits in abundance. However, our focus for now is Okra. We have […]