Why the antidote to our lack of time may lie in the natural world

[ad_1] Do you ever get that feeling that there aren’t enough hours in the day? That time is somehow racing away from you, and it is impossible to fit everything in. But then, you step outside into the countryside and...

How much stress is too much and what can you do about it?

[ad_1] Covid-19 taught most people that the line between tolerable and toxic stress – defined as persistent demands that lead to disease – varies widely. But some people will age faster and die younger from toxic stressors than others. So...

Arley Munson’s words are a troubling reminder of how Kipling’s India treated women

[ad_1] When Arley Munson was young, she read a book that moved her profoundly. In the book there was a picture of a “Hindu child” being “offered as sacrifice to a crocodile”. The image first shocked, then inspired Munson. It...

While Indians faced prejudice and abuse in Thailand, British colonists chose to dilly-dally

[ad_1] In January 1933, the editor of the Pinang Gazette in Penang, Malaya, received a letter from a reader writing under the pen name “An Indian well wisher”. The two-page note was posted from the southern Siamese town of Hat...

Politically correct, passive-aggressive: How Indians in the US struggle to decode corporate speak

[ad_1] Many Indian immigrants to Silicon Valley struggle with the language of Big Tech. The language in question is not English, or for that matter, Python. The dialect of corporate America can seem vaguely indecipherable, where the words spoken aren’t...

A mindfulness technique from the Bhagavad Gita may prove useful for navigating work spaces

[ad_1] A 2023 Gallup poll found that US employees are generally unhappy at work. The number of those who feel angry and disconnected with their organization’s mission is climbing.An analysis of data from 60,000 employees by BambooHR, an HR software...

How finding joy in the little things is an investment in long-term wellbeing

[ad_1] Find joy in the little things. This piece of folk advice has been around for aeons, and is one that many of us try to live by. But is there actually any real benefit to this practice?According to research,...

Behind a new Josef Wirsching photography tribute: ‘The vision to recognise historical value’

[ad_1] A photography exhibition at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya marks a homecoming of sorts for the Germany-born cinematographer Josef Wirsching’s personal collection of film memories. A Cinematic Imagination displays 145 photographs shot primarily on 35mm with a Leica...