I am a daughter who loves to debate with my parents,
I am a wife who loves to argue with my dearest husband,
I am a life science post graduate who is skeptical about all 'hot' research topics and hot shot scientists,
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NEELAIn comparison to office goers during week days the weekend crowd of passengers was cheery. I made my way to the empty seat holding two shopping bags filled with vegetables and groceries. The subway train was partially full with denizens traveling towards Manhattan.Two elderly gentlemen sat facing me; they were scratching... More..
For Old Time's SakeDusting old photos on the shelves,shuffling old memories to the top,clearing cobwebs from the past, playing with dreams and thoughtswe were young and so full of life,dreamy eyes and trembling hearts,hasty opinions and meager wants, filling the future in our cartsNow when years have added on,gray from wisdom... More..
Imagine a region where the first cooking pots were made in 2600-1900 BC (Indus Valley Civilization). Imagine a region that was conquered by the Romans, the Mughals, the French, Portuguese and the English. They all left their mark in their architecture and also their culinary expertise.I am writing about ethnic cuisines of the... More..
The saving giftShe might have to call up the technicians again, Ramola thought. She had been asking them to come home and fix her air conditioner for the past three days but to no avail.The whole city had gone to dogs she thought. Or maybe with the May heat and humidity of Calcutta, far more air conditioners needed a fix she ... More..
I know certain battles in life are constant and out of our hands. Infertility is one such monumental hurdle that can wreak havoc in lives of otherwise healthy and affectionate couples. I am battling with infertility for the past five years and have not yet completely given up(i have some more years till pausing), but infertil... More..
Gift Ideas for the elderlyGifts are a very personal way of saying I care about you from my heart' and so they are special to both the giver and the given. The elderly are the respected and revered generation; they have worked hard and toiled to make the younger generation's future and living conditions better and so it is ver... More..
According to the Food and Drug Administration, labeling of all mixed nut packages by the International Tree Nut Council may read asScientific evidence suggests but does not prove that eating 1.5 ounces per day of most nuts as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol may reduce the risk of heart disease.'The reason ... More..
Music is calming provided you are listening and enjoying it. In todays age of fast life and multitasking, people are constantly juggling chores like reading and exercising,watching television and eating, listening to music and operating on patients...well yes, there are surgeons who cannot do without a Beethoven sonata in the... More..
Once considered a problem of the developed nation, Obesity now, is spreading rapidly to the poor and under developed nations as well. The World Health Organization denotes individuals who have a Basal Metabolic Index (BMI) of higher than 25 as overweight and ones higher than 30 as obese. However, a BMI higher than 21 can itse... More..
Important work on rats by an American E.V. McCollum in the early nineteen hundreds showed the importance of a fat soluble factor A' that was necessary to prevent blindness in adults and also new born pups. This corroborated previous reports by a Japanese physician M. Mori who noted reversal of the night blindness condition in... More..
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