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Since the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan last year, snippets of numbing news have been coming in almost every month: ·       Women have been forbidden from venturing out alone without a male accompanying her. ·       The heads of female mannequins have been wrenched off by Taliban representatives. As these supposedly represent vulgarity. ·     Women have to cover up if they wish to work outside home, either with clothes or even with a blanket if required. They can only take up teaching and medical professions. Somehow, these seem like a chilling reminder of the Afghanistan of the nineties, that has been portrayed so touchingly by Khaled Hosseini in A Thousand Splendid Suns . The story of war-ravaged Afghanistan, it illustrates the devastating consequences of prolonged conflict on the lives of ordinary folk. The novel traces the journey of two women from two generations - brought together by extraordinary circumstances, who become each other’s support system and shield one a

  You are on top of the world one moment, the next moment you feel down in the dumps. Sounds familiar? For pregnant women, mood seesaws are as common as acidity or nausea. While you cannot really control your mood swings, what you can do is consume a healthy diet that nourishes you and your growing baby. A nourishing diet energizes the body, and also stabilizes your emotions to a certain extent. We don’t need to remind you that your body goes through tremendous hormonal and physical changes once you are pregnant. You are now eating not only for yourself, but also for your unborn baby. Eating a healthy and balanced diet will not only feed your growing body, it will also make you feel good. Let’s take a quick look at your nutr itional needs during the three trimesters of pregnancy. And don’t worry, you are allowed cheat foods and comfort food cravings once in a while. Pregnancy nutrition isn’t all about eating bland food!   The Need for More Nutrients It’s a no-brainer that you

Vedaprana - The founder of TSS A group that originally started as a saree appreciation group on Facebook, has over the last seven years, grown phenomenally and ideologically, under the capable leadership of Vedaprana Purkayastha, the dynamic founder of TSS (The Saree Saga!).  With the launch of The She Saga Magazine - a magazine that's about all women, and The She Saga Foundation - an initiative to help underprivileged women, the TSS group is no longer just a cosmetic or beauty appreciation group. It has grown into something much more meaningful. An event on Equality and Inclusiveness was celebrated, coinciding with the TSS seventh anniversary meet of members. It wasn't only about saree lovers, or even about women. The function welcomed and felicitated transgender performers, giving them a platform to make their voices heard.    Held on May 1, 2022 in a hotel in Kolkata, the TSS celebration of Equality and Inclusiveness saw the overwhelming participation of enthusiastic members

At the risk of sounding like a party pooper or kill-joy, I am interrupting your social media scrolling with these doomsday facts, so I apologize for that. But the facts are just those - facts that are real and can't be hidden under the carpet any longer. Do you realize.... The earth's resources are rapidly drying up, and forest covers shrinking alarmingly. Food grain and water shortage stare us in the eye. Global warming and climate change are no longer just buzz words; they are upon us. Every decade has seen a steady increase in the warming rate, with the last decade being the worst ( Global Warming ). Almost all glaciers have started melting in both the North and South poles. To keep warming below 2 degrees C, we must immediately and steadily reduce carbon  emissions by another couple of decades. The Russian attack on Ukraine has exceeded two months, and has caused an estimated loss of $56 Trillion Crore damages in property, besides resulting in the loss of millions of innoce