Barkha Shah

Defying the prejudices that come with age, these women in India have given traditional theories a spin and taken up sports at a later stage in their lives.

From improved flexibility to enhanced motor skills and calmness, yoga offers a multitude of benefits for young kids.

When joint families were a norm and instant communication with peers wasn’t always easy, parenting-related advice only came through elders in the family or visiting relatives. But now with online forums allowing immediate assistance, parenting advice even from strangers, is just a click away.

For centuries, the definition of a good girl has come to include a docile person, who toes the line. As parents, we need to change this by letting children know that conflict is not a bad thing

Time has made me realize the privilege of having a mother who is born in a family of nine kids. Summer vacations were a riot when we cousins got together. And because there were so many of us, everyone had someone to play with. Food was always in plenty, movies were watched by the dozen, and trips were a whole lot of fun.

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Short Story for kids, published in Children's World Magazine.

Looking back at some of my old school pictures, I notice how every student’s uniform differed in length. Some tunics stayed at knee-length; the others passed down from older siblings, were hemmed but still hung below the knees.

Be it handvo or muthiya, doodhi no halwo, or doodhi chana nu shaak, the simple bottle gourd has found its way into Gujarati cuisine in myriad ways.

With prominent appearances in the recent hit films Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Everything Everywhere All at Once, the concept of the third eye is seemingly having a moment. In the real world, however, the symbol of the brow chakra has been an important energy center for thousands of years.

While some parents are more than happy that offline school has resumed, there are others who choose to continue educating their children at home.

Many health professionals vouch for the 150-minute a week of moderate physical activity routine, that focuses more on the 80-20 diet-exercise rule.

It’s a regular Sunday afternoon. My family and I go out for lunch with some friends. Amid friendly banter, I get advised, “You should start cooking some Malayali food.” My partner and I take the advice in good humour, even while he appreciatingly responds, “Oh, she does.” To put things in perspective, I am a Gujarati, married to a Malayali. And not without reasons, I have realised that the burden of culture, whether it is food, language or customs, falls on the woman of the house.
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She is on all fours, flowing from one movement to another. She stands on her hands and then laterally travels like an ape, gradually moving to stretch like a crab. Her arms and legs scream for relief. But she refuses to stop. Swetha Devraj aka Sweaty Swetha is a globe trotter and has been passionately training people in animal flow workouts. A ground-based bodyweight movement, this system was developed by Mike Fitch from the US, to improve strength, coordination, mobility and flexibility.
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