Author: Karina Pandya

  Have you ever lost a parent or two parents or even an entire family or home? Have you ever had major traumatic events in your childhood which carry into your adulthood? Whether it is a separation between your parents, deaths in the family, horrific sexual abuse in childhood, having low self-esteem, suffering from mental illness or emotional instability; problems finding a partner, aggression and regression, sleep disorder or any other reason emotional scars leave behind a great amount of sadness and pain. They cause us to act out in certain ways in which we wouldn’t otherwise and can last for…

 Bordered by Bhutan, Tibet, West Bengal and Nepal; Sikkim is home to glaciers, thousands of varieties of wildflowers and alpine meadows. Being the second smallest state in India, and home to the highest peak in India (third highest in the world) – Kanchenjunga. Every year a large number of people are affected by natural disasters such as landslides, river bank erosion and floods.    Sikkim is home to India’s lowest populated state, right after Goa. It is also India’s third-richest state (after Delhi and Chandigarh). It is known to be the cleanest state in India, a fully organic state, has had the…

 Do you remember Hurricane Ida and the havoc it created in Jamaica, Columbia, Louisiana, the East Coast of the United States, the Cayman Islands, Cuba, Venezuela, the Gulf Coast of the United States and Atlantic Canada? Now,    If you don’t, it was a hurricane which took place from August 2021 to September 5th 2021. Coincidently occurring on the very same day as Hurricane Katrina in 2005 – August 29 this year New York had a flash flood wash over the city, grinding the nation’s largest city to a grinding halt and also catching millions of people unaware! With record-breaking rainfall, rainfall can be…

 Peace of Mind  “Set peace of mind as your highest goal and organize your life around it.” I think more than being happy in today’s times, really having peace of mind – whatever the circumstances are; whether favourable or unfavourable matters the most. The acceptance to be able to deal with any type of mental or physical trauma and accept your reality is what really matters. Our brain needs to remain be calm, at ease and untroubled by worry. Otherwise, what is the point of chronic worry and how will it alleviate your anxiety, depression, disruptive/dissocial behaviours, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bipolar…

Seeking fundamental truths about the nature of human behaviour, the world around us and the bond between humans and the world is essentially what philosophy is about. Originating in ancient Greece in the 6th Century BC, there are seven branches of philosophy which are: 1.    Metaphysics: Study of the fundamental nature of reality, 2.    Axiology: The study of the nature of valuation and value.           3.    Logic: The study of the types of logic and nature. 4.    Aesthetics: The study of beauty and taste5.    Epistemology: The study of the nature, origin, and limits of human knowledge6.    Ethics: Study of what is right and wrong in human behaviour 7.    Political Philosophy: Study of…

 A divorce can lead to many emotional and financial problems in one’s life such as losing one’s social support, financial instability and even a decline in mental health. Following a fresh divorce from Helen, Mike (Aaron Roman Weiner) is known to be a cheater and has destabilised Helen’s (Ellie Kemper) peace of mind and their marriage. Listening to her younger brother’- Duncan’s (Alexander Koch) advice, Helen agrees to sign up for a beginner’s Appalachian trail survivalist course which is an intense backcountry trail lasting for three weeks with a strange group of strangers. She does this because she wants to find a…

The thyroid or thyroid gland is known to be a part of the endocrine system. At times, though we may have a thyroid gland which does not function properly.  Very often feeling tired, having cold intolerance, gaining weight, hair loss, constipation, skin dryness, brain fog, nail changes and menstrual cycle changes are all signs that thyroid problems (in females), Unintentional weight loss and a rapid or irregular heartbeat are signs that you may be having hyperprolactinemia. Having either an overactive or under-active thyroid is extremely dangerous as it may lead to serious heart, bone or other issues within the body.  A small, butterfly-shaped…

    How far would you go to avoid bankruptcy? During such desperate times, it’s very hard to say no to anything that comes your way! In Glen Stupnitsky’s second film as a director, after the comedy film – ‘Good Boys’, the Ukrainian-born American film director – is also the co-writer of this film which stars Jennifer Lawrence and Andrew Barth Feldman.       In desperate need of the car, as she doesn’t want to lose her parent’s home in an increasingly gentrified Montauk area! Having a pattern of dating men for a few months and then ghosting them, Maddie finds this…

 After having experimented with the interactive technique in Black Mirror Bandersnatch, Cat Burglar and Puss in Boots; Chose Love is the first interactive rom-con released on Netflix. In this format, viewers get to decide the ending.                Having a dream job as a recording engineer, a steady boyfriend and a promising future is something any girl could possibly want and that’s exactly what Cami – the protagonist of our film has. However, when confronted with her long-term boyfriend from high school (her first love) and a famous rock n roll star who could help boost her career, Cami is absolutely confused. Living…

Have you ever experienced a sudden rush of emotions and feelings after you meet someone? Have you ever felt an instant connection with someone after you met them? This perhaps could be a common phenomenon known as ‘love at first sight’ and at such times you may not even want the moment to end! Here the electricity between two people is overwhelming and it can be very euphoric and exhilarating. Based on the 2011 novel The Statistical Probability of Love, this film was released on September 15, 2023. With 100,000 daily flights around the world and over 6 million travellers, what…