TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR MENTAL HEALTH – 6 STEPS TO GREAT MENTAL HEALTH!
TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR MENTAL HEALTH – 6 STEPS TO GREAT MENTAL HEALTH! BY SONIKA SINGH “Mental health, like the sun’s warm embrace, nurtures both body and soul with a positive grace. good mental health ensures a good life, gives strength to fight any strife. embrace positivity, pursue hobbies, invest in relations, eat good, work […]
MY GURU NANAK
MY GURU NANAK BY SONIKA SINGH Most of you would have a faint memory of Guru Nanak as the Bhakti saint and the first guru of Sikhs as written in the history course books. Many years later today I see Guru Nanak in a different light. 1.The Environmentalist: While reciting the Japji Sahib in the […]
HELLO!
HELLO! BY SONIKA SINGH Mrs. Patil, a teacher in a prestigious school in Pune, complains – “The kids walk past you in the corridor without greeting the teachers. It is so disheartening.’’ Neha, a tenth grader of an elitist school In Delhi, says, “I feel so discouraged and sad when my teacher does not reply […]
PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY
Precocious Puberty BY SONIKA SINGH After her swim, Radha was wiping Tanya, her daughter with a soft towel. Suddenly she found some extremely thin wispy strands of almost colorless hair in her armpits. She stood dead in her tracks! “Am I imagining the thin hair or does my five-year-old child has a hair growth in […]
TEACHERS CHANGE THE WORLD – MAKE IT A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE
TEACHERS CHANGE THE WORLD – MAKE IT A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE BY SONIKA SINGH It is my daily ritual to drop my daughter to the bus stop in the morning. It is a beautiful way to begin the day- bonding with the children and chit chatting with the parents around. During one of the […]
A VERY NICE MAN TO KNOW! REMEMBERING MR. KHUSHWANT SINGH
A VERY NICE MAN TO KNOW! REMEMBERING MR. KHUSHWANT SINGH BY SONIKA SINGH On March 20th, 2014, Mr. Khushwant Singh died at age of 99. A prolific writer, accomplished diplomat, true parliamentarian, Padam Vibhushan award I feel so honored that on December 2nd, 1998, I had got this rare opportunity to meet and interview him. […]
ODE TO OUR SOLDIERS
ODE TO OUR SOLDIERS BY SONIKA SINGH It always surprises me that we Indians show our patriotism only two times in a year. In the month of August when we are approaching the Independence Day or when with cold winters comes Republic Day knocking at our doors waking us up from our deep slumber. Suddenly […]
I Have A Story To Tell……
I HAVE A STORY TO TELL…… BY SONIKA SINGH Where did all the stories go? They were erased with time when my parents became busy. Where did all the stories go? They were replaced when my grandparents found their best pal in TV. Where did all the stories go? They became unimportant when my teachers […]