In Native American immortal love legends, the story of Pocahontas, the daughter of the Chief of a Native American tribe is most popular. Not only is it an account of the colonial history of America but it is also a beautiful love story crossing cultural, linguistic and social boundaries. In India, w...

Our busy lives often tend to stress us out little by little everyday. The drive is increasingly to maximize available time by finding quicker ways to do more work in less time. This may amount to being efficient but the split side is, every time we withdraw from our energy sources to be more product...

Harvest festivals in India form a significant aspect of India’s culture. Almost all of the states in India have been traditionally celebrating this event since time immemorial. Held annually and given the difference in geographical locations, these celebrations are not only called by different nam...

India celebrates a number of festivals all throughout the year owing to it’s cultural, linguistic and religious diversity. Often times the festivals may be the same but are known by different names and may vary slightly in terms of when and how they are celebrated. But almost all festivals involve...

Child adoption in India is not a new phenomenon but has been in existence for a long time. However, this practice was generally confined within the family or among close family friends and ties. In time, adoption in India became institutionalized and legalized in order to give more structure to the ...

The concept of ‘respect’ and its related terminologies like reverence and honour is vital to our understanding of Indian customs and traditions. Even a casual survey of the Indian way of life would reveal this whether it is in relation to one’s parents, families, and elders or with reference t...

The history of oppression and torture against women in Indian societies has been going on for centuries whether it was Sati, child marriages, or the isolation of widows. Given this context, the oppression of women have continued even till today with the dowry system being its new avatar. The dowry s...

Women at the workplace are increasingly taking on the roles of worthy adversaries against their male counterparts so much so that statistics have been conducted to provide facts to show that women make better CEOs than men. Yet, women at the workplace struggle to find the perfect outfit that will ma...

Spirituality to an average person in the world is often understood as an experience that is not only non-materialistic but also mystical which one either stumbles into by virtue of a significant life changing event like sickness, near-death experience or one that you attain after considerable persev...

Being needed is probably the most important aspect for human beings to feel motivated to do things. ‘Appreciation’ is the second most important one. Without these two together, it is difficult to find a sense of self-worth and a sense of fulfillment. Young housewives who’ve had successful jobs...