I’ve always loved singing and was trained as a kid, in carnatic music. Thereafter, there was a long gap before I found the courage to pursue singing once again. I just wished to open up my voice and sing freely as the basics of singing were already in place. Since I didn’t find anybody who solely catered to this, I started searching for remedies to this problem, online; I was sure there were other people out there who were suffering

We all know the power of words – but you’ve seen that when words are spoken with the right pitch, tone, it can make a huge impact. When I first heard of vocal coaching from Divya RT, Founder of VOX Coach I was curious to know more. With so much information at our disposal on the internet, I thought it best to keep it simple and focused on three questions. WHAT IS VOICE COACHING? Voice is an instrument of communication. Every

Four-year old May had her hand firmly secure in her Dad’s palm as she mischievously walked the path trampling the dried leaves and twigs. Their crunch seemed to elicit an even more conscious attempt to continue the act. Such was fun for a four-year old! Her father walked her and her older brother, Mikael, through a canopy of trees that led them to a gurgling stream. Seven-year old Mikael called out to Mark, “Dad, this is so awesome! You are

The moment people see the tag of Dr. preceding my name, they are reminded of whatever ails them and they seek advice. No harm there. I do my best to answer them but the ones that get to me are the women who are looking for a quick fix to delay their periods. And for what? Something like a puja or a trip to the native place. I try my best to hide my displeasure but such seekers often do

When I was 15 I used to think anyone over the age of 30 was old but when I got to that age, tired, a little bruised from giving birth, raising the offspring and the dozen other things I was doing around that time, I discovered being thirty was magical. Thirty was not old. In fact, I was brimming with energy, raring to go with my career and the scores of new plans buzzing in my head. I don’t know

After finishing my morning chores, I settled down on my bed in a relaxed way. Automatically my hand caught hold of the ‘cell phone’ to see what the new messages were on WhatsApp and what the new developments were on Facebook. This had been my daily practice for many years now. This time slot was ‘fixed’ for the phone ever since I retired from my job. Today, I was in for a rude shock, I had a faint idea that

I am speaking from my personal experience and my observation of parents who either live with children or live alone while their children are living abroad. I’d also like to add to parents who are in senior citizen homes for whatever maybe the reason. Let’s handle one at a time.   You live with your son or daughter. First, there’s nothing wrong in living with your daughter’s family, if you do not have a son. Children are children! You raised

This time every year Bengalis look forward to going home to celebrate one of the most important festivals – the Durga puja. The festivities are a significant part of every Bengali’s life, in which ever part of the world they live in. It a time for prayers, togetherness, fun and for woman to feel beautiful in tant sarees, decked with flowers. The pujas are held over a ten-day period, which is traditionally viewed as the coming of the married daughter, Durga, to

Things can go wrong as they sometimes will, Never lose hope or your will, Be patient as the road is long, Path is coarse, full of pebbles and rocks, Barriers will be there and drawbacks too, Don’t give up, to your goal stay true Sometimes it seems easy, sometimes not, A melodious wander or a restless trip, Life is a journey with turns and bends Keep striving ahead until you reach the end. URVASHI VATS Read more from Urvashi here:

Communication is simply the act of transferring information vocally, visually, verbally, non-verbally. How well this information can be transmitted and received is the measure of how good our communication skills are, which becomes the foundation of an individual to express their ideas palpably. Communication skills hone the interpersonal and interpersonal abilities, today effective communicators become productive members of society who can be able to bring their counter parts closer to their world. Biggest adventure one can take is to communicate