Author: Karina Pandya

Did you ever realise that homeless animals outnumber homeless people and the main reason animals are even in shelters is because their owners gave up on them OR animal control authorities found them on the street? Do you even know how many stray cats and dogs are killed every year JUST because the shelters are too full or there just aren’t enough adoptive homes? It’s pretty sad, isn’t it? In India, the Animal Welfare Board of India is the statutory advisory board advising the Government and was established as early as 1962. However, this was only under a section of…

Money, money, money; money makes the world go round! Right? Now in this life of ours where we are constantly running from pillar to post, do we ever stop to question how we feel about our happiness? Is it the short-term job that we temporarily have and which provides us with ‘monetary relief’ that makes us happy or is it following our passion, regardless of the pay?  Its quite a complicated situation to be in, because it can put us in the awkward situation of leading a highly stressful life and on the other hand leading one that is less…

What makes a person succeed in life? Is it the quality of his work or is it his/her personality? Is there any particular factor that we can pinpoint to indicate a reason why a person succeeds in life? Sometimes I really wonder how some people have just got it right in life, or at least make it look so easy! We live in a high connected world where we meeet people from different cultures and backgrounds. This could occur at work places or even in your personal life.  So, this is precisely why our communication skills and social dynamics are extremely important…

Why do things happen the way they do in our lives, especially things that are agonising to deal with? It’s not easy to fathom the reasons why certain adversities occur in our lives, but yet we are perpetually searching for answers, which sometimes seem beyond our own understanding. A Sanskrit term, karma is a work, which basically means ‘action’. For South Asian Religions and even philosophies though this term has gained a lot more connotations. It connects actions with results and the good and bad happenings that are experienced in this world; as aggregate results of deeds that have been performed in…

Losing weight is something everyone struggles with at some point of time or the other. With the abundant amount of information available to people on the Internet, people can very easily be misled. To avoid any form of confusion, here are the top myths, lies and misconceptions that are held about weight loss: 1. All Calories are of equal proportion: A calorie is a known to be a measure of energy. However, at the same time the way the body breaks down calories is very different: carbohydrates, proteins and fats. These are the three main sources of calories in our…

Happiness… Do you ever stop and really think about the meaning of this word and its impact on your life? If you are like most people, you probably have tied your happiness on some sort of goal that you are working towards achieving; for example attaining success or a promotion at a job, finding a meaningful relationship partner or even prosperity. Happiness is the light at the end of the tunnel for you; the tunnel being the journey of your goal. The pursuit of happiness is what really makes achieving our life goals interesting. It’s could be as simple as…

Agriculture is the MOST important sector of the Indian economy. Not only does it provide 50 % to the country’s workforce but it also structures the main source of income. In fact, the very commitment of agribusiness in the national income in India is in fact a very important backbone for the Indian economy. India is also the world’s largest producer of rice, pulses, spices, wheat and spice products. Indians are directly or indirectly dependent on agriculture; some directly involved in farming and dealing with business with such goods. However, in order to ensure pests and disease carriers such as rice,…

Are you one of those few people who are overly pre-cautious about washing your hands so you carry hand sanitiser around? Maybe you just want to ‘double-check’ that the car is locked or iron is ‘un-plugged’? However, are these just harmless and innocent acts so easy to pass by or are they a sign that you are perhaps suffering from compulsive behaviours, which are irrational urges and unwanted thoughts. Its very similar to ‘bargaining’; your just crosschecking, right?                                                   …

Are you one of those people who either have trouble falling asleep at night OR wake up throughout the night; often struggling to fall back to sleep? Most probably this will sound common to a lot of you, with the ‘busy’ lives that we are leading in today’s times.  For some people, it could just be a matter of a few disturbances that occur throughout the week, resulting in acute insomnia; and this can last for just a month. Our lifestyles have become extremely hectic and our work patterns become far more demanding. However, most people fall under the other…

Is hope false, but depression considered being normal? Hope and depression: – two polarising extremes we can say, right?  To go on further we can even also talk about emotions such as  hope and hopelessness or even despair, which are so drastically  different from one another.  Why talk about these two opposite emotions: it’s because they have a strong connection to one another; i.e. hope is like an antidote to hopelessness of despair and helps us move forward. Hope is the emotion that fuels our human spirit forward and encourages us to achieve our goals and overcome our obstacles. It…