Thoughts, most of the time, prevent you from experiencing the moment. Whenever there are thoughts, you are closed to this moment. Thought is an expression of memory and memory being the past, pulls you backward and not towards the present moment. Whereas life is in this moment, and one is meeting life with the past. This is one of the greatest errors in our living. Thought has its place, and […]

Sanjana’s father says that he hasn’t told his wife about her condition because “she won’t be able to take it”. The atmosphere at the Kamineni Hospital in Hyderabad’s LB Nagar is depressing. Security guards posted near the ICU where five-year-old Sanjana is being treated, ensure that the curious crowd is kept away. Outside, media persons gather awaiting any updates about Sanjana’s health. Sanjana is battling for her life after she […]

Navratri is extra special This year, Navratri is extra special because it is a 10-day-long ritual to be observed. As the Dwitiya tithi falls on two days, Navratri will be celebrated for 10 days instead of the usual nine days ritual. One more reason is that this year, the Pitri paksha period has reduced by one day while the Devi paksha has increased by one day. In this Navratri, Brahma […]

Love that wonderful earthy smell that comes with the first rain of the season? Known as petrichor, this ethereal essence is a medley of molecules that rises from thirsty soil soaking in the long-awaited drops of rain. If you wish you could capture the wonderful scent of wet earth into a bottle, an old city in Uttar Pradesh made that possible a long time ago. The perfume of petrichor is […]

Entering the hallowed campus of IITs is a dream that half of India sees, but only the crème de la crème succeed, and there’s no doubt about the fact that many students aspire to join this college. Over the years, a lot of students from IITs have made India proud and have inspired generations of students to work harder to get in. Two ex IITians Dr Subhash Kot and Dr […]

Rumi was a man who knew how to speak from the heart that not many could parallel. His words will teach you about compassion, unconditional love for others and yourself. Here are 25 sentences that can change your look on life. 25. The universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself, everything that you want you already are. 24. Actually, your soul and mine are the same, we appear […]

Two years ago, entrepreneur Ravindra Pal Sood, a resident of Jawahar Nagar in Jaipur, noticed that the incessant chirping of sparrows in his neighbourhood had lessened considerably. He realised that something was amiss, and soon found that the tiny, round, brown bird, once ubiquitous, was fast disappearing. House sparrows, taxonomically classified as Passer domesticus, are intimately associated with human habitation. They nest in man-made structures such as eaves or walls […]

e Narendra Modi government is likely to take a tough stance against triple talaq in the Supreme Court. According to reports, the government has decided to tell the apex court that the claim that the practice of triple talaq is in conformity with the Sharia is misplaced and it is ‘unfair, unreasonable and discriminatory’ because about 20 Islamic countries have regulated matrimonial laws. The Centre is also of the view […]

While the entire country stand with the bewildered families of the Uri martyrs Mahesh Savani, a businessman from Gujarat’s Surat has come forward offering them a helping hand. The philanthropist has offered free education to the children of all the martyrs. “I saw a girl of our Indian soldier crying on the television saying that her father had told her to study hard and become successful. At that very moment, […]

The International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer was proclaimed as 16 September in 1994 by the UN General Assembly. The day was selected to commemorate the signing of the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer. The theme for Ozone Day 2016 is ‘Ozone and climate: Restored by a world united’. It recognises the collective efforts of the parties to the Vienna convention and the […]