Once there lived a family to whom belonged a very old and beautifully carved flute. After the last known flute player in the family died, the instrument saw itself covered in dust for most of the time. No one ever bothered looking at it, let alone preserve or play it. Many flute masters came and […]
Author Archives: nandita
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Apr
Apr
Imagine that you decide to volunteer for an experiment. You reach the laboratory and are asked to perform the boring task of filling the beakers with water and placing them onto the trays for a good 15 minutes. Once you do the needful, the experimenter thanks you and tells you to describe your boring task […]
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Apr
Apr
From the very beginning, we are taught that one of the biggest hurdles in the way of our flourishing is our own selfishness. We are asked to think more of other people when taking decisions, see how we are failing to view things from their perspective and be aware of the ways in which our […]
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Mar
Mar
Lights out and screen on? Finishing up the last bit of that survey report, running after a dopamine rush of likes on Facebook & Instagram, binge-watching a hot favourite series – there are so many things one can do in the night apart from actually doing what the dark has been created for – sleep. […]
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We all have wondered how different child-rearing practices affect children’s development, including Diana Baumrind, an American clinical and developmental psychologist known for her research on parenting styles. After studying how parents interacted with their preschool children, she identified two key dimensions of parental behaviour: 1. Warmth versus Hostility Warm parents communicate love and affection for […]
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Mar
Mar
What exactly is this test anxiety? Do we have to tolerate it for our entire student lives? Or is there a way out? These questions are what we’ll be answering in this article! Test anxiety can be described as a nervous feeling that is excessive in nature and is likely to interfere with a student’s […]
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Mar
Mar
Goddess Durga is Adi-Parashakti; she has been declared to be the most supreme and most powerful Goddess in the Shakti tradition, occupying a place similar to Lord Krishna in Vaishnavism. So in this article, let’s get to know more about her! 1. Durga has 8 to 10 arms. These represent the 8 directions in Hinduism. […]
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Mar
Mar
Making use of the next 3 weeks may seem like an enormous task, sitting heavily on your chest. What can you do that does attend to both your mental and physical needs in a healthy manner, what can you do that does not make things worse? Well, here’s a few things that Team Happy Ho […]
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Mar
Mar
Yes, in today’s technological times, it is a must to stay informed, not only to be an interesting person to speak to at parties but also to survive. But at the same time, we must remember to turn it off once in a while or in other words to not keep feeding our bowls constantly […]
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Mar
The Before trilogy consists of three films directed by Richard Linklater & starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy as lovers Jesse and Céline at three different parts of their lives. The trilogy consists of the films Before Sunrise (1995), Before Sunset (2004) and Before Midnight (2013). The trilogy has been a personal favourite of mine […]