Good byes are touching. The memory of good byes while taking leave from our relatives after a great get together, a yearly meet with friends, reunion good nights and relocation farewells are all emotional experiences. This is one time, when we regale thro...

When you read aloud, modulate the pitch of your voice and lower the excitement. Reading is no race to finish and here patience is the key. Improve your reading skills, by practicing daily for fifteen minutes and slowly include more time. This should be do...

Sound and sight delight newborns. Their sense of smell is acute and hence they identify so well with their care giver. This is when stimulation is high to touch, seeing and hearing and this is our best chance to slowly expose the child to life’s pleasur...

Parents promise themselves to give the best to their children. The bar is high for parents to teach the kids values on tradition, discipline, language skills so as the kids grow up to be able citizens. The effort surely is rewarding when children imbibe t...

Sculpting and carving are niche art talents. But carving on pumpkin is a unique idea. It is interesting how experts carve a monster, a dragon, a funny face and also a house on a pumpkin. Choose a heavy pumpkin. They may be round or look like a rugby ba...

Painting the interior of your house can be an overwhelming experience. But if it you are a novice and willing to learn, then it is advisable to run through a few tips on choosing the colour shades, faux pas painting, panel painting techniques and decorati...

Recreation times are essential to rejuvenate oneself. A healthy mind in a healthy body can be achieved only by pursuing other interests that stand apart from the routine functioning meant for survival. Enroll yourself in dance classes. Learn the salsa ...

Lights off, spotlight on you, a hundred eyes popping in your face and you have to deliver a speech. Possible? For famous people like presidents, prime ministers, spokespersons, media channel anchors very possible. But for local people who have never stepp...

For all those who have manoeuvred through school and college, there is one day that we all have to face – graduation day. A day where you breathe freedom yet shed tears for leaving behind the place where you transformed from a boy to a man or from girl ...

Spoken words and written words are distinctly on the opposite sides of the bank, even though it runs along the same river. Reason being language spoken tends to be more informal than the written word. For instance you certainly will not write “hey there...

Hobbies drift the routine mind to enjoy a perspective that would rather never be touched. As it is very common among us to say, ‘no time’ for we are so immersed in our daily to and fro. We rarely give thought of harbouring a hobby. Regular work is kno...

Come summer and you find children languidly straying all over the place. Daydreaming or playing in garden from dawn to dusk, they welcome their holiday with open arms. But if you are able to plan your child’s vacation, then he or she will be gratefu...

India is the largest republican that houses the most vegetarians than any other country in the world. Being a cosmopolitan country due to the number of invasions it suffered, there are many religious sects. In fact there are more than 2000 languages regis...

Kids’ apparel is a booming industry in India. This is again an emerging outlet in India as western markets are much advanced. This is truly a selective clientele (kids) as they outgrow clothes very soon. Foremost factors to be regarded in kid fashion ar...

The recent trends in Indian fashion include Fusion wear. Fusion is fusing the western styles and Indianising the same. Necklines, waistlines, cuts, length and fabrics can be fused to adapt to Indian wear. Kids apparel are the primary focus as they allo...