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March 3, 2017
Nikita Goel
Relationship & Lifestyle

Are Relationships Affected Adversely when Children Move Abroad?

Mostly, couples who settle abroad are hanging between two worlds. They are too foreign for their homeland and too foreign for the adapted country. Children living abroad suffer from identity crisis...

February 20, 2017
Anumita Roy
Relationship & Lifestyle

Coping with Personal Tragedy: When I Lost a Heartbeat!

How do mothers deal with the loss of a heartbeat (an unborn child)? The agony is unbearable. It wrenches out the heart of the mother. She feels guilty and...

February 10, 2017
Nikita Goel
Relationship & Lifestyle

Arranged Marriage: Common Worldwide till the 18th Century; India and Italy were Exceptions

Ironically, Indians during the Vedic Period were one of the few exceptional people to engage in marriage, of free choice (Swayamvara) and live-in relationships (Gandharva Vivah) back in time when arranged...

January 26, 2017
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: The Arrogant Door-keepers –X

Nilanjana recounts an interesting tale from the Bhagavatam. Diti realised that she was pregnant. However, instead of joy, anxiety took over her. Since she was very scared about the chaos that...

December 20, 2016
Dr. Krishna Hota
Religion

Srimad Bhagavat Gita Speaks of Universal Equality

Lord Krishna spoke on unity and equality of all creations and all creatures of this universe. In Gita, there are numerous Shloka, especially 116 shlokas that clearly explains the equality...

November 27, 2016
Souma Kanti Roy
Potpourri

The Overcrowded Public Transport System of Vibrant Kolkata

A typical Bengali will describe the passengers as bats clinging on to the doors and windows of buses and trains. The passengers seem like bees bent on protecting their honey combs....

November 24, 2016
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from the Srimad Bhagavatam: The Beginning – I

Nilanjana retells the stories from the Srimad Bhagavatam1 , bringing alive the essential Indian wisdom of the yore. In the first part of the serialising the Hindu Holy Book, she recapitulates...

November 15, 2016
Sunil Kumar Banerjee
Sports

Akashganga: An Idea Whose Time had come! – VI

Even before PTS had started, Shamsher with his imaginative and resourceful handling made organised performances or demonstrations in skydiving in some areas of the country. Interestingly, some PJI officers had...

November 14, 2016
Different Truths News Service
Advocacy

Children Must Enjoy Their Childhood: Make Them Your Priority

CRY shares an appeal on behalf of children on Children’s Day. Let’s pause and ponder about the plight of thousands of children, whose lives are worse than animals. There are...

September 11, 2016
Dr. Tripti Sharan
Health, People, Short Story

A Crowded Loneliness

There are several positive things about large and extended families (read the joint family system). Often, parents-in- law snoop into the private lives of their daughters-in- law. It’s stifling and suffocating....

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