“A major aspect of orthopaedic practice today is obviously trauma based – i.e. fractures because of poor traffic rules and the expanding population that our country has,” says Orthopaedic Surgeon, Dr. Shailendra S Telang. The majority of casualty patients today are trauma related. Trauma like Dr. Telang says translates into ...

A mother, not just retains her child in her womb for 9 months, but also is responsible for its initial education. Though the loving father is mostly around to supervise its growth, she is the first one to recognize special traits in her baby. May it be friendliness or sketching ...

A doting father finds himself responsible not only for his baby, but also for the education of the child after the mother’s initiative. Charity begins at home, likewise education begins at home. So the father not only pays for the classroom education, but also inculcates the quality of responsibility in ...

“To delay the signs of aging, a proper routine needs to be followed,” says Dr. Jamuna Pai. This prestigious Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Awardee (2011) says, “There are no shortcuts and I firmly believe in a holistic approach to looking and feeling beautiful.” Healthy skin is an essential part of health ...

“Of all the achievements, the association all of us at Instyle are most proud of is the one we have forged with the Blind People’s Association (BPA), a well-known NGO based in Ahmedabad,” says Ahmedabad-based dance choreographer and teacher Hiren Patel. A member of International Dance Council (CID), Hiren Patel ...

“There is no symptom in HIV positive people,” says Dr. Raj Harjani. According to him, only ELISA test for HIV would reveal that a person is infected with HIV or not in the initial stages. Hence it is highly advisable for people to get tested for HIV if there is ...

The new movie, Angry Indian Goddesses is about celebration of life, friendship and womanhood. These girls, they find hearts and lose heads but what holds them back, is what will set them free. This was told to us by the director of the movie Pan Nalin. After Kary Arora, the ...

Oh! Stop this destruction, my friend. Don’t wait for my patience’s end. You not only cut the trees of teak and Sal But also are paving the way to death’s very hall. Your axes kill, not only the trees, But also the soil beneath your feet. The river nearby floods, ...

Over the years, the field of performing arts, Indian Classical Dance in particular, has changed, in terms of learning as well as performing. Almost all the revered Gurus spoken to, regret the loss of the Guru-shishya tradition. They cite too much academics as the culprit. Also a veteran in the ...

Picture this scenario. A ward boy/sweeper performs a surgical procedure on a patient with the medical chief of a government hospital watching it. Later he supports his conduct, in the media. The medical profession is getting highly commercialized what with the doctors prescribing expensive diagnostic modalities and receiving a major ...