There are two kinds of immunity: active and passive. Active immunity is when our body is actively resisting on its own. Passive immunity is when we take help from outside sources by way of immunization. The word immunity has been
Lata was pretty – a typical Bengali beauty with round face, big red bindi, big eyes and a lovely smile. Even in her faded, worn-out clothes, she carried herself with dignity. Her husband must be a moron, I thought in
I was yelling and screaming in English; in fact the patient on one of my neighbouring beds muttered to the others that I was suffering from ‘English Fever’! It was on 26th January 1985 that my life changed… I had
A couple of months ago, we had a tragedy next door. It must have been 9pm when our doorbell rang. Before answering, I peered through the door-phone, and saw two policemen. I was hesitating because I was alone at home
This morning, I woke up with a headache. I hadn’t really figured out the cause when my mobile rang… it was my daughter on a FaceTime call from Canada. She saw my scrunched up face and said she’d call me
Our bodies are designed in such a way that they require a certain amount of physical activity to keep functioning properly. Not too many years ago our way of life required a great deal of physical activity from us, but
The Gandhis were strict vegetarians. When young Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was in school, a wave of ‘reform’ was sweeping over his town Rajkot. People had started consuming meat and alcohol secretly. This was due to the belief that the British
My childhood memories of Ayurved are of my grandmother giving me long pepper burnt and mixed with honey for a persistent cough, and my mother putting asafoetida paste on my navel for stomach cramps. Anyway, whatever done is done. Now
The stress-related ailments may be precipitated by sudden traumatic experiences or may be the result of a gradual build up of tension due to everyday problems and difficulties, determined largely by the person’s attitudes and personality make up. As a
‘Yato dharma, tato jaya’ – wherever there is dharma, there is victory. Dharma means to do one’s duty selflessly; not just for oneself but for the good of people at large. This is the underlying theme of all Hindu scriptures.
