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Mind Matters: Culture and Therapy
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Mind Matters: Culture and Therapy

Dr. Shyamanta Das Bipolar affective disorders (BPAD) are brain disorders that cause changes in a person’s mood, energy, and ability to function. It is a mental health condition in which common emotions become intense and often unpredictably magnified. Swinging from an extreme of happiness, energy,...
Cinemascape
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Cinemascape

Sanjay Ray Director Vikramaditya Motwane weaves a unique story of two characters from the Indian film industry in AK vs AK. It is unique because in this dark comedy-thriller, both the lead characters, Anurag Kashyap, the director, and Anil Kapoor, the actor, are playing themselves, or, so to say,...
When in Cherrapunji…
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When in Cherrapunji…

In 2018, my family and I planned a two-day trip to Cherrapunji. We started at around 7.30 am on a Saturday in July. The beautiful scenes that we saw on our journey charmed us. Upon reaching Cherrapunji, the weather became chillier. There was a thick cloud of fog and it felt as if we were floating...
Wordspeak The Story behind words:
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Wordspeak The Story behind words:

Bibekananda Choudhury Shampoo Hold your breath. The word owes its origin to the Sanskrit word chapatti. It refers to any type of pressing, kneading, or soothing. In 1860, this definition was extended to mean ‘wash the hair’. In 1950, it was further extended to refer to washing of carpets and other...
Seeds of change: Fire in the Dzukou Valley
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Seeds of change: Fire in the Dzukou Valley

Mubina Akhtar Last year, the world experienced unprecedented waves of wildfires that caused extensive damage to local ecosystems. Australia had been the worst sufferer as widespread wildfires caused the death of humans and wildlife. The wildfires that burnt from 2019 into 2020 caused the death of at...
Tech Trends: Bug Bots
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Tech Trends: Bug Bots

Devol Nath The spy games have entered a new phase with the UK military revealing that it has acquired 30 palm-sized drones known as ‘Bugs’ that are capable of spying on targets or gathering intel across a great distance. The AI-based autonomous Bugs, weighing the same as about a smartphone, can...
Reverse Sweep: Day After Day
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Reverse Sweep: Day After Day

Manish Goswami It was New Year’s Day and Hemen Vishwakarma, sitting in his official chamber in Janata Sadan, was looking intently at the calendar. Nodding his head, he exclaimed, “I never thought that we had so many days in a year.” Vishwakarma’s private secretary, who was present in the chamber,...
Controlling The Mind
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Controlling The Mind

Dr. Sailen Das According to the Bhagavad Gita, an undisciplined mind acts as our enemy, whereas a trained mind acts as our friend. So, we need to have a clear idea of how our mind works. We can bring into our life better health, happiness, self-control, power, wealth, etc., by using the power of our...
Making New Year Resolutions
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Making New Year Resolutions

Abhijnan Pritam Sarma We often wait for the New Year to start something new – be it a venture, a fitness routine, a book that we always wanted to read, or maybe even write, etc. Yes, people can start an endeavour at any time they want, but a majority of the people like to start fresh. This is why,...
Feelings
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Feelings

Silence There was a guitar long unused in a corner of my cabin, Grimy with dust and soot. After the long silence of years, Last night, I tried to strum an old favourite tune, And sang softly about how springs of friendship Vanished like a drop of water on a heap of sand. Two exotic beings now,...
Quiz Zone
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Quiz Zone

Sailen Baishya India began its two-year term as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council on January 1, 2021. This is the eighth time that the nation will have a seat in the powerful organ of the United Nations. Four other nations – Ireland, Kenya, Mexico, and Norway have also begun their...
NASA Releases Shocking Climate Change Images
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NASA Releases Shocking Climate Change Images

This includes shrinking glaciers in New Zealand, snow in the Sahara Desert, melting ice in Canada, and travel reduction in Wuhan, China, due to coronavirus restrictions. Made up of more than 500 images, including before and after shots taken weeks to decades apart, the collection shows the reality...
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