My Written Musings

Summer Tips Summer is right upon us, but fret not. We have something just for you. Now stop praying "save us from the sweltering heat, my Lord! We bow to thee." Agreed that the heat is harsh, but it is definitely not going to kill you. Not when you follow these handy tips. Now sit back and say hello to summer. Do not forget to wear sunscreen: This goes for both boys and girls. It's been said on a loop that the sun has UV radiations that are harmful to the skin, and you need to protect yourself from its harshness. Not only to maintain your skin health but also to avoid sunstroke and fainting. Also, exfoliate your skin in summers. Dead cells are caused due to increased sweat. Wash them away with granulated face washes. Sleep well and stay indoors: Now that's not hard to do, is it? But it's not possible all the time. Travel in covered vehicles when going ou...

Thought Pieces After nine months of nausea, vomiting, a bloated feeling, and uneasiness, and countless doctor visits, and finally the grand finale -- the excruciating pain of childbirth, you become a different person. You and your partner will start to view the world differently. Nothing in this world feels exclusively yours like this little stranger who switched the poles of your world. Welcome to parenthood. They say a woman is complete only when she becomes a mother, but in reality, a child will make the family complete. Gear up for these top 5 surprises that parenthood will throw at you. You understand the miracle of life: You will be wondering how a small seedling like a baby evolves into a full-grown one and how on earth did it come out of you? As you grow with your baby, you feel connected to its soul, and you realize at every step -- the miracle of life. It will make you an evolv...

The Green Tea Benefits Green Tea Benefits Green is not just the color of nature. It has now become synonymous with health. Just as green leafy veggies are good for you, so is green tea. There's so much hype about green tea, but do you know what it is made of? Green tea originated in China and is made from an evergreen shrub called Camellia Sinensis , literally meaning tea flower. But it is not "hyped" because of what it is made from, but how it is made. Unlike black tea and other teas, it is not fermented or oxidized. It is steamed or pan-fired, which also helps retain its color and antioxidants. Green tea has an umbrella of uses, and its beauty and health benefits are unmatched. Let's look at the top 10 benefits of green tea. 1. You can use green tea as a beauty tonic: From a skin toner to a sunscreen, green tea with its antibacterial formula helps heal a majority of skin concerns, sometimes even acne. You can us...

Veganism: A Compassionate Lifestyle Veganism: A Compassionate Lifestyle Planning to turn Vegan? Then say no to any animal-derived products! Not just food, but all aspects of lifestyle including clothing, cosmetics, and entertainment. Embrace a diet that consists only of 100% plant-based foods and avoid all animal-origin foods like meat, poultry, fish, eggs, milk, honey, and their derivatives. Banish leather, silk, and wool from your wardrobe and reject animal sacrifice and exploitation. Veganism is not just about eating vegetables; it is a sensitive approach to the environment and our health. It embodies a strong sense of social consciousness and reality. Vegans consume healthy foods like vegetables, fruits, nuts, cereals, etc., and avoid or reduce junk and processed foods, which helps them maintain excellent physical health. They also strive to develop qualities like charity, compassion, restraint, physical discipline, dietary moderation, and non-violence...

Ratta Maar: The Pressure of Education Ratta Maar seems to be the philosophy of today's students. The quest for knowledge is increasingly taking a backseat in such cases. Going to schools for grades rather than education is becoming the norm. With parents also encouraging this culture more and more, solely to boast their child's 99% to relatives and friends, children are undergoing a lot of pressure. Our education system as a structure is a great approach, as in the 10+2+3 system, which aims to advance the quality of content. However, the quality in reality seems to be missing. The lust for engineering, medicine, and the new entrant MBA is zooming at the speed of a light year. Children of working parents are put into care centres, then play schools, immediately followed by kindergarten, and school education follows. There seems to be a competition among parents even for the fastest craw...

Dependency on Technology There have been numerous short films, debates, discussions, and videos in the past few days on our increasing dependency on technology. Whether it's the addiction to selfies, social networking sites, games, or even general news, we are breathing and thriving on technology. The raging debate of the hour is, can we survive otherwise? If not for all this technology, can we call ourselves developed or developing? Probably not. There was a time when man discovered fire, and there was a time it burnt his entire habitat. It is now that time of the hour when the match is ignited with absolute precision, and it will have the elastic or boomerang effect on all of us. We are increasingly seeing school-going kids handling smartphones and iPhones like experts on a space mission. In the name of se...

Intercultural Weddings (image is extracted from Google) I think globalization has done us all a huge favor by not only eradicating physical boundaries but also diluting the caste system in a way. More and more inter-state and intercontinental weddings are taking place, and we are evolving as humans, accepting same-gender marriages as well. This is the perfect time for everybody to get married. With the air reverberating celebration, we are counting down on the things that'll make intercultural weddings a bliss to attend. You have so much to learn: You are visiting the wedding ceremony of your Tam Bram cousin to a Punjabi munda (Easy guess where that came from!). There is so much diversity to observe. The bigger picture where the groom is decked up and on his ghoda at three early in the mor...