Anoushka Rajesh

‘It can happen to anyone.’ - words that are meant to be comforting and yet warning, words that almost never have a positive connotation, words we’d rather not believe. These are also the words used by FKA Twigs when talking to Elle Magazine, about her experience of being in an abusive relationship with actor, Shia LaBeouf. And this is why her story is so unsettling and yet important.

“Please Touch.” Seeing a sign board that says this— in a museum no less—one is likely to do a double-take wondering if it’s a typo. Surely the ‘not’ is missing. But the little permanent exhibition tucked away in one section of the National Museum in Delhi is clear on what it wants you to do: to not just look at the sculptures, but experience them with touch. These sculptures are part of the ‘tactile exhibition’ set up by the National Museum to give the visually impaired a way to experience and

As we collectively traverse through the 21st century — and as more and more women find their agency and the will to exercise said agency — many are looking at the possibility of having children as a choice rather than a fundamental duty. The turn of the decade has seen a rising number of millennial men and women reconsidering, or putting off having children for various reasons from simply not wanting them, not feeling like they would make suitable parents, to not being able to afford them.

In my parent’s room, underneath my mother’s dresser is a makeshift bookshelf. In it sit three worn-out books, away from the rest of their paper-backed brethren in the study, quiet and unassuming in their senile state. I call these three the crown jewels of my mother’s collection, for all three of these senior citizens – a Milton, a Shakespeare, and a Chamber’s dictionary – are over a hundred years old. My parents were neither collectors of vintage books nor antique enthusiasts. Growing up, for

We all know someone who has diabetes and we have all, at some point or the other, feared ‘could I get it?’ Not just in your genes, you might even find the answer to that question in the mirror. As the pace of life accelerates, we often tend to neglect our health. Quick fix meals, a lack of exercise and ignoring your body’s warning signs have gifted us the global epidemic of ‘lifestyle diseases’. One of these lifestyle diseases, that effects over 300 million people worldwide, is Type 2 diabete

However, that does not mean that exercising the tongue could help strengthen the brain. Because, as it happens, the motor cortex of the cerebral hemisphere is responsible for all voluntary movements which means that all voluntary muscles including the ones in your limbs are connected to it. The stiffening that the post talks of, in those exhibiting symptoms of Alzheimer's, too, is not restricted to the tongue but all voluntary muscles. The idea that exercising one muscle results in regenerati

‘Lose yourself in the music,’ said Eminem. And I did. Quite often and quite deeply. To the point where music wasn't just entertainment for me but it slowly became a crutch and often even a hype-man. Regretting a major choice? ‘Make peace with your mistakes and they’ll turn to gold’ I’d murmur under my breath. ‘The sun will rise and we try again.’ And they always helped.

We’ve all heard advice like this thrown around sometime or the other . But is honey really better than sugar? It might come as a surprise but the two are more similar than you’d think. For one, they both have identical chemical compositions.