Medhavi Davda was only 16 when she first fell in love with the mighty Himalayas. It was her first high-altitude trek and all it did was leave her wanting for more. She could not be stopped after that first trek. Along with a demanding job as a software engineer with big names such as TCS, Infosys and IBM, she also took …

Ritu Nakra was a graduate from Delhi’s National Institute of Fashion Technology and by 2000, she was leading the perfect life, career at its peak running her own line of handicrafts, newlywed and expecting her first child, daughter to be named Ananya. After about a year and a half after Ananya was born, she was diagnosed with Sensorineural Profound Hearing Loss …

Babies and toddlers are full of energy. But, they have many ways to work this energy which makes them overtired easily. However, we, as parents fail to understand the difference between tired & overtired babies. Yes, both the things are different. While it is good to be tired, being over-tired invites many consequences to the baby. For each child (toddlers …

Everyone loves taking selfies. However, there is a dark side to that too. One of the iconic photos of recently concluded elections in the US was of the crowd taking selfies with their back turned even as Democratic presidential candidate waved at them. Many sociologists termed the photo as a representation of the narcissistic ‘generation selfie’ but did not call the …

The importance of bedtime routine is needless to explain. Have you ever had a day when you slept late in the night and had to wake up early? We all do, remember how uncomfortable the next day goes. Now just imagine what pain a child would go through he does not have a nighttime sleep routine. As per a recent …

The Central Government has been putting out a figure of 7 lakh abortions for the last 15 years, but according to a study published in The Lancet Global Health, the number is way higher. It is closer to 15.6 million abortions in one year, more than 20 times the figure that the government claims. The shocking part is not over. …

We often think that a baby becomes left or right handed when he or she starts to hold a spoon or a pencil. However, recent studies indicate that this is not the case. According to one such study, the decision of the dominant hand is made in the womb of the mother herself while the baby is still in its …

Yoga is an intensive exercise which requires total attention of a person who is involved in the activity. There are many people who say that yoga is the best experience that they ever had in their lives while some people say that they have been in better shape and health when they were not doing yoga. This leads us to …

According to top endocrinologists and diabetologists in Kerala, the state has the largest number of diabetic patients, followed by Tamil Nadu and Punjab. While 19.4% people have diabetes in Kerala, the corresponding figures in Chandigarh and Tamil Nadu are 13.6% and 10% respectively, according to analysis of separate studies done by Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, …

An investigation was conducted by the deputy director general of the Competition Commission of India into the Max group of hospitals, concluding that the Max Super Speciality Hospital in Patparganj has been making profits of 275% to 575% on the sale of disposable syringes by abusing its position to force the inpatients to buy the syringes and other such products …