With the increasing use of internet and social networking sites, television industry is dying (okay maybe not dying but s-l-o-w-l-y becoming less popular), especially as far as the (urban) youth is concerned. Gone are the days of daily soaps on…
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Popularizing art amongst the youth
“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time” – Thomas Merton. In this tech-savvy generation, art is losing its glare gradually, especially among the youth. Art is not just of cultural and heritage importance, but…
Monday inspiration: Le Corbusier’s Work
Born Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris and better known as Le Corbusier, he was an architect, designer, urban planner, painter and a writer. With a career spanning five decades, he constructed buildings throughout Europe, America and India. He’s known as one of the…
5 tips to raise your kids as confident adults
Confidence is a very important part of a good personality. We have some tips for you which will help you build confidence in your children. 1. Praise their efforts when they fail: Don’t let them get demotivated by a failure.…
Kashmiri Artists’ exhibition
While usually Thursdays are reserved for talking about our past projects, the first day of spring, today, represents a special time :). We’re excited to invite you all to view an extravaganza of art and culture put together by various…
Preventable diseases Indian children suffer from
According to a study published in The Lancet, in the year 2010, 16.8 lakh children died in India below the age of five years, due to infectious but preventable diseases. More than half of them could not complete the first…
Dying languages in India
India is one of the most linguistically-diverse countries in the world. However, with the passage of time, a lot of languages have lost their prevalence in our society. A language that is at a risk of falling out of use,…
Why be inspired to be kind!
“The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.” – Oscar Wilde In an article called “Recognizing the value of kindness in healthcare“, written by Dr. Gary Greensweig (D.O., Dignity Health, San Francisco), there have been some…
5 tips for helping the elderly
Helping your parents through old age needs a lot of patience. We already talked about the many issues that may arise in old age with respect to health. Here are some tips that will help you with taking care of…
Documenting your work and research!
Documentation is the recording of organizational structures, policies, actions, and goals, and is vital to any work field, specially for those in development. Even outside of the development world, documentation plays a fundamental role in business. It defines standard procedures,…