How to raise a boy: While I was focussed on perfection, my son was growing, in his own way, along his own path
Mar 24, 2025 12:16 IST First published on: Mar 24, 2025 at 12:16 IST Share In a breach with convention, I will begin with the conclusion, the TLDR for the young and rushed and the older and jaded — I have no nuggets of wisdom to offer on raising a son, or raising anything for […]
How to make the perfect Butter Chicken at home | Explained News
Ten years ago, at one of Gordon Ramsay’s mid-rung restaurants near St Paul’s Cathedral in London, a white server tried to sell Butter Chicken to me. “This is an authentic recipe from the Mughal court of India,” he said. “No, it isn’t,” I replied. “It was invented just six decades ago.” “Ah!” said he. “Our […]
How to raise a boy: Being an Indian parent means even if you’re laid back, the world around you isn’t
I became a mother 26 years ago. The moment my doctor showed me the barest glimpse of my son before taking him away to another hospital’s NICU because he wasn’t breathing the way he should, was the moment I realised that my entire sanity hinged upon this one small being staying alive. A harrowing 25 […]
How to Raise a Boy: In raising our boys, we must be patient. I’m still learning
My cousin’s house overlooks a broad nala or open sewer here in my hometown Patna. My cousin died a few years ago; he was a doctor and his wife, my bhabhi, is also a doctor. When I visited my bhabhi last night, parking my car perilously close to the dark nala, our conversation turned very […]
Bad cholesterol not in range? Here’s how to lower it | Health and Wellness News
By now, we know that what we call bad cholesterol or low-density lipoprotein (LDL) needs to be kept low at 70 mg/dL (milligrams per decilitre). But for Indians, especially for those with a history of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or other risk factors, this bad cholesterol should stay lower and not cross this threshold as it […]
How to raise a boy: My son has autism. But I know one thing for sure — I’ll do everything I can to help him lead a fulfilling life
Raising a child is never an easy task, but when that child is a teenager with autism, the journey takes on an entirely different shape. As a mother raising a teenage son with autism, I’ve faced unique challenges that have tested my patience, resilience, and ability to adapt. Every day is a new opportunity to […]
Actor Ranbir Kapoor says he has deviated septum: How to live with this condition? | Health and Wellness News
Written by Dr Kalpana Nagpal, Recently, actor Ranbir Kapoor confessed in an interview that he talked and ate fast because of his deviated septum and over the years has managed to live with this condition. Now this is a condition that many people are born with or develop following a nose injury. In such cases, […]
How to raise a boy: The first lesson on boundaries starts with the mum — and it’s best drawn as early as possible
Nov 18, 2024 09:45 IST First published on: Nov 18, 2024 at 11:45 IST Share My go-to book for raising my son has been Steve Biddulph’s Raising Boys: Why Boys Are Different — And How to Help Them Become Happy and Well-Balanced Men. When I first read it, one of the things that stood out […]
Just 5 tbsp of rice, some weights, 7-hour sleep & no doomscrolling: Top diabetologists share fitness secrets | Health and Wellness News
You have been reading their advisories on managing blood sugar from time to time. But do experts ever follow their own advice and execute it in their lives? For a few minutes, Dr Anoop Misra, Dr V Mohan and Dr Ambrish Mithal take the chair and face the very same questions they ask their patients. […]
How to prevent strokes? Here’s why you must screen for blood pressure from your 20s | Health and Wellness News
Looking at Deepak Shinde, a 32-year-old security guard in Pune, one would not know that he had suffered a brain stroke a week ago. That’s because when he had a paralytic attack and collapsed while on duty, he was rushed to a hospital that had a stroke-ready drill in place. In other words, a CT […]