Pandemic Diaries: Rummaging through my memory casket
By : Qubra I close my eyes in self-isolation and rummage through my memory casket until I pull out the envelope labelled ‘Sweet Melancholy’. As I empty it in my lap, the memory dust, working like magic, sends my entire body reverberating with nostalgia. It starts down there, with my legs, involuntarily slipping into those […]
FIVE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ROBOTIC CATARACT SURGERY
What is cataract? A cataract is the clouding of the lens inside the eye that prevents clear, sharp vision. It may cause loss of vision if not cured on time. To restore a clear vision, a surgeon performs the cataract surgery where he makes a small 2 mm cut on the cornea to enter into […]
YOGA FOR HEALTH BEAUTY AND IMMUNITY
By: SHAHNAZ HUSAIN How often do we consider yoga as a tool to enhance beauty, mental peace and boost our immune system? Our immune system is of utmost importance and plays a significant role in keeping us fit, beautiful and healthy. While there are many ways to stay calm, healthy and look attractive this time […]
How I spent my days during Covid-19 lockdown
By Adhiraj Chakrabarti An Idle Mind is the devil’s workshop – Remember the popular proverb we learnt when we were in school. My father had a strange habit of quoting proverbs to me when I was in school. Little did I understand why he kept saying proverbs to me … I misinterpreted it thinking maybe […]
Four Mumbaikars Share How They Survived 75 Days Away From Human Company
As we complete 75 days of isolation, four Mumbaikars, who were forced to experience the lockdown alone, share their survival story
By: Jane Borges ‘Migrants Are The Only Reason I’ve Kept Going’ Developmental economist and vice-president, Indian Society of Labour Economics Living alone is not difficult. But being lonely is. I am a single woman, and I quite enjoy my own company. I actually don’t ever remember getting bored. But this lockdown has made it hard […]
Non invasive Natural Bypass technique can treat various heart conditions
Conventional Bypass Vs Natural Bypass
By: Dr Bimal Chhajer Attributing to increase in changing lifestyle, people often miss out on taking care of their health as a result of which there is an exponential increase of non-communicable diseases among the middle-aged population in the last decade. There is a rise in the incidences of diabetes, hypertension, obesity that ultimately leads […]
Not just stay at home…
By: Manzoor Bhat The unprecedented situation thrown up by the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed us all inside our homes. As of now it is best to be at home till we come up with a vaccine for Covid-19. But staying at home for whole day and for months together is not easy. It takes a […]
Understanding the spirit of Ramadan
By: Hamaad Koul Fasting month of Ramadan provides the best opportunity to Muslims for this lifelong act of worship. The normative culture of Islam reflecting justice, equality, peace and brotherhood is necessarily to be witnessed in the social system lived up by the Muslim community during the month of fasting. The Qur’an says: “O believers: […]
To help the ailing is what doctors’ profession is about
BY: Tajamul Islam Doctors all over the world are given the stature next to God. It happens so mostly because they are lifesavers who work tirelessly for the mankind. Moreover, being a doctor is considered one of the most sought-after professions. People want their kids to become doctors and they instil this dream in them […]
Wet Markets and Pandemics: The Fatal Interweave
With the world fighting against coronavirus and its associated strains, what has come to limelight is the nucleus of most virus-related diseases. The hub, epicentre, headquarters of all virus harmful to humans; the infamous Wet Markets. Zoonotic diseases, that begin from animals and affect the human species with almost zero mortalities in other species, find […]
