CHANTINGS OF THE HEART

The word 'Impossible' brings to forth a negative connotation in our minds. But have you ever thought that the word if broken down into parts connotes to 'I M POSSIBLE', Yes indeed nothing in this world is impossible, everything is possible if we know the ways to achieve the possibility.  Let me share a few cases of possibilities where the unachievable was conquered with sheer determination, dedication, hard work, patience, perseverance and of course strong will.  How many of us know that there was an autistic and dyslexic boy who went on to become a scientist of repute? Well here I am talking about the famous physicist Albert Einstein. Einstein didn't graduate, yet he discovered the photoelectric effect for which he won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921. He showed how possibilities could be realized if they have the potential to reject impossibility.  All of us must have read about Helen Keller, who despite losing her eyesight and ability to hear wrote several boo...

  +91 98*** 7**00 +91 98*** 7**00 Once again Panchali looked at the number! She sighed, “This number was once so important to me.” A tear appeared in the corners of her kohl defined beautiful eyes. No, it’s impossible to forget! How could she when her dreams and realities were centered on the number only. Panchali once again looked passionately at the number. The pages of her pocket telephone directory have turned yellow with time.   A few pages have wiggled while some were free floating precariously; all set to fall down and float away. The crimson red rose turned brown and a few petals withered away from the peduncle.           A decade had passed; still that number could make her skip a heart-beat. Panchali turned the pages, yet her mind only centered on that number. She became disillusioned.   Unknowingly Panchali picked up her cellphone and dialed that number.   Even before she could remember anything, a girl picked up the...

Winter is that one season which we all look forward to enjoy the coziness and warmth of our homes, couches and beds. The time when mornings are spent watching the dew drops on the leaves sipping hot mugs of tea or coffee, basking our backs in the mild sun, reading a book of our interest, the winter breaks, the picnics, the events, festivities in the air with Christmas and New Year ushering in happiness and charm of a new beginning.  Come Winter the one concern that most of us have at the back of our minds is to look beautiful, glow and be healthy. However, there is a dampener of sorts to our Yuletide spirits as we have to deal with dry, rough skin. Image credit: Canva No worries, here are a few tried and tested tips which would ensure that you get that supple, fresh skin you always vied for. So let's get started. Pull the OIL Oil pulling is a tried and tested method recommended by Ayurveda for keeping our oral hygiene healthy and flushing out toxins from our body. You can oil pull ...

The unfathomable has happened! Though civilization has progressed to reach the Mars and Jupiter, yet a virus hardly seen with bare eyes being microscopic in nature is making the world dance to its tunes. COVID 19 or Corona has changed trajectories and has been the trouble maker in people's lives.  Stress is one of those troubles that people are undergoing these days, thanks to COVID 19. Though work or family related stress in one's life was always there yet there has been a new addition. Stress due to the build up of fear psychosis of being infected with the deadly virus, bedridden due to medical complications after coming in contact with the virus or the fear of untimely death. What is Stress? The dictionary meaning of ' STRESS' is worry and pressure that is caused by having too much to deal with. Medically stress is the psychological condition when our body gives undue attention to a certain situation in our lives.  Stress and COVID19 Stress and COVID19 unfortunately ...

I stand all alone beside the sea, Waiting as the waves lash along Weeds of hope sail along Only to be washed away Again and again.... I stand alone as the sand beneath me erode!! Move away with each wave of the cruel sea... I stand all alone as I slowly drown In the quicksand of life Never to be gotton again I stand all alone with the ficker of hope Hope comes but goes all alone I stand all alone, surrounded by cruel waves!! Thou beloved, you never came I wait until darkness for your glimpse You never came, I waited till the end of time I waited for your LOVE, all alone All alone beside the cruel sea You never came, you never came!!!  

Mrs Naina Agarwal was strolling outside in the green lawn of her palatial bunglow looking at the beautiful flowers, butterflies and bees buzzing around. Each of these flowering plants have been nurtured by her with much love and care and now these were her only company.  Mrs Agarwal virtually celebrated her 68th birthday with her son's and their families wishing her over Skype. It's been two years since she met them physically. The last time they came to India was for the final rites of her husband.  Mrs Agarwal sat on the garden swing and kept on looking at the beautiful house which she and her husband built brick by brick with the hope of leading the retirement life happily in the company of their children and grandchildren. Instantly her mind was flooded with thoughts of the past and present and uncertainty of the future.  Each and every word of assurance given to her by her near and dear ones were fake. First her husband left her untimely, though he promised to be bes...

  Should it be truth about liars or Liar's truth you decide... 'Liar's Truth'- well that might sound a bit unfamiliar and you must be having 101 questions on your mind on how could liars tell the truth? Well don't worry, I am here with you to solve the oxymoron. 'Liar's' I have met many of them in my life. You must be guessing how I got to know that they are lying? Well, I think I have mastered the art of catching liars red-handed and tactfully, however, I would not like to share how I find out who is lying or not. Liar's always come with a superiority complex as they feel people won't be able to understand that they are lying and believe me they don't even wink the eye and lie you about things in a straight faceted manner that you often feel embarrassed to counter-attack. But I am not a person who takes things lying down and digest all those lies from people I know. I have an interesting incident to share. It was year 2006 and tim...