Wearing Many Hats

She means business and her attachment to everything new and old is equally progressive. Filled with humility and passion, she finds opportunity in odd corners – be it in crafts, arts, books or sports. A thorough professional, Malavika Banerjee straddles many fields with ease. Anurima Das tries to unravel them …

A-Z of Buddhism

Around 2,500 years ago, a young prince walked out of his palace to try and find the meaning of life. Leaving a life of luxury, he embarked on one of starvation, but failed to find enlightenment. He then decided to follow the Middle Path between the two extremes, and after …

Music The Great Healer

Shailaja Khanna explores the healing properties of music In terms of aural experience, music is unmatched. According to scholar musician Prof TS Sathyavati, our ancient texts say that music has a threefold holistic effect — ‘druti’ (liquefying), ‘deepti’ (energising, enthusing) and ‘shanti’ (bringing calm and peace). In addition, music is …

I Am Enough

In her latest English album that actor, playback singer and musician Shruti Haasan recently wrapped up in London, she has debuted as a songwriter too. In a tête-à-tête with Swati Amar, Shruti speaks freely about her journey as an Indian woman artiste in the global stage Is the world ready …

Drinking Right

Water is the ultimate superhero, Vaishnavi Kumaresan explains as she explores the need for hydration when exercising Have you had enough water today? Are you counting the number of glasses of water you actually drank? Well, you are not the only one. Many of us take this important liquid for …