by Saumya Balasubramanian | Mar 26, 2020 | *Slider - Latest, Articles, Health & Wellness
“This is the Ministry of Magic all over again!” I said. The Ministry of Magic, as Harry Potter fans know, completely botched up the rise of Voldemort. The Minister and his administration were in denial, then went on a campaign of outright lying with false facts,...
by Saumya Balasubramanian | Mar 5, 2020 | *Slider - Latest, Articles, Features
I stepped out for a walk with my elementary school son. He was telling me about a program that seems to be the craze among his friends: Lego, Ninjago. “Ninjaaaa—goooo!”, said the little fellow and spun around on the spot kicking his legs up in the air. “ I wonder why...
by Saumya Balasubramanian | Dec 15, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Articles, Reflections, Views
Winter solstice has come. A time symbolically used to celebrate the rise and fall of the sun. A time of year when we reflect on the past year and nurture hopes for the coming one. A time of year for reconnecting with friends around warm food and lights. I turned the...
by Saumya Balasubramanian | Nov 4, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Features
Wrinkled brows, scorching cuts and decisive strokes greeted me as I went upstairs a few days before Diwali. We have to get started on our Halloween decorations, said the daughter cutting out a spider. The toddler son was lying on his stomach on the floor, helping his...
by Saumya Balasubramanian | Mar 19, 2019 | Reflections, Views
“There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature – the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.” – Rachel Carson: The Sense of Wonder Growing up in the Nilgiri hills in South India, I must admit that I...
