Category: Social
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What being a person with Disability taught me
In this post today, I will share how becoming a person with a disability, even if temporarily, sensitized me to the needs of a specially-abled person and changed my outlook on disability and rehabilitation in India. A little background first. Disability is a general term that covers all impairments, limitations for performing […]
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World Health Day – Checking Climate Change for a #HappierTomorrow
#WorldHealthDay- Raising awareness for a #HealthierTomorrow The 7th of April is celebrated every year as World Health Day. Every year the WHO sets a theme for the year to focus attention on a certain issue. The theme of this year’s World Health day is – Our Planet, Our Health. This theme highlights the issue […]
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A Simple Guide to Understanding ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder)
Today, approximately One in 160 children has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) (1) The number of children suffering from ASD appears to be increasing every year all over the world. The prevalence seems to be far more […]
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Palm Oil – Good or Bad ?
I recently got the opportunity to attend a webinar conducted by the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) and I must say it was stimulating. To know more about Palm Oil , please read my previous post here […]
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The Palm Oil Gourmet Delights Event – Myths busted about palm Oil
Recently I was invited to attend ‘ The Palm Oil Gourmet Delights ‘ event organized by the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (#MPOC ) to educate about the diverse uses of palm oil and to bust some myths about #PalmOil consumption. The event was insightful as well as it was fun filled with some interesting activities […]
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Defying Disability – Overcoming Obstacles
If you’re reading this and are not disabled then you are among the fortunate majority of Indian population that does not have to live with a disability and has access to education and employment as a basic right.The other 3.8% of Indian population, unfortunately, has some or the other form of physical disability which deprives them […]
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It’s #CuttingPaani Time NOW
( #CuttingPaani is an initiative by Livpure ,the market leader in RO purifier ,to raise awareness about water conservation in India ) Some of you might laugh and smirk about the concept of ‘CuttingPaani ‘ but I am sure most would agree that water conservation is no laughing matter […]
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Best Friends Forever !
This 8th October 2016 will be a historical moment as at 8 PM , Zee TV will bring together two living legends of Indian cinema – Amitabh Bachchan and Shatrughan Sinha ,for the very first time on a television chat show- “Yaaron Ki Baraat“.It will be such a delight to watch theses legends sharing the […]
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Gender Equality at Home
Let me today share a small incident from my life .My domestic help left for the summer vacations to her native village .Generally I make do on my own when she is away as I am very finicky about how my work is done. As my bad luck would have it , one day while […]
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How To tackle your Teenager’s Disdain
Hi Friends ! Here is a snippet of my article published on “‘World of Moms “. Ever tried commenting upon your teenage son/daughter’s rather “different “hair do ?I am sure most of us have received the same response .”Duh!”,”Chill Mom!” or even worse an “eye roll “or a dismissive shrug of the shoulders! The “Eye […]