The proverbial saying “silence is golden” suggests that saying nothing is laudable. In fact, many a great have praised silence and its virtues. But silence…
View More Silence is not always goldenAuthor: B L RAZDAN
Learning from the Flowers
What scene in nature gives you pleasure? The ready answer lies in the concluding lines of the poem ‘Daffodils’ by William Wordsworth: ‘And then my…
View More Learning from the FlowersBuilding a Better You
“Make the most of yourself….for that is all there is of you.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson) Your task is to build a better world” “But, how?…
View More Building a Better YouSaving the Soil
As skin is to the animal or human body, soil is to the Earth. Usually dismissed as “dirt” or “mud”, soil is a specific scientific…
View More Saving the SoilProstate and its care
The gender differences in the biological determinants of health and illness include differential genetic vulnerability to illness, reproductive and hormonal factors, and differences in physiological…
View More Prostate and its careThe Natural Blood Thinners
Very recently, on 29th June, the celebrated Cardiologist, Prof. (Dr) Upendra Kaul wrote in these columns on Heart Healthy Diet: An Important Component of Preventing…
View More The Natural Blood ThinnersAbout Death and Dying
“The graves are full of ruined bones, of speechless death-rattles” (Pablo Neruda) “You villain touch! What are you doing? My breath is tight in its…
View More About Death and DyingIn Defence of Agnipath
It is really sad and unfortunate that there has been violence and protest over the Agnipath Scheme announced by the Union Government recently even as…
View More In Defence of AgnipathAccepting others as they are
Almost every father wants his son to be like him. So does a mother want her daughter to be like her. This is the root…
View More Accepting others as they areAre you listening?
To listen well is not only a kindness to others but also a gift to ourselves. (Carl Rogers) The most common refrain in the conversation…
View More Are you listening?