A positive relationship
Aijaz Ahmad Dar Establishing a positive relationship between teachers and students is a key aspect of quality education. Successful teachers are those who know how to improve the learning abilities of all the students in their class. The positive relationship between teachers and students builds a relationship with the institution and promotes better performance through […]
Hypertension – leading cause of cardio Cerebrovascular Diseases
Dr Balbir Singh Hypertension is one of the most common ailments trending among the Indian youths. Prevalence of hypertension has increased rapidly in the past 2-3 years that poses serious threat to increase in the number of non-communicable diseases like stroke and cardiovascular diseases. The reasons attributing to the rise in numbers include stressful lifestyle, […]
Letter to the Editor
Education for all It is welcome to note that the Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) has launched audio books for all students, with a special focus on visually challenged children. The KITE has also released audio books and sign language adapted classes of revision portions highlighting the focus areas for classes X and […]
The land of crows
K S S Pillai “Is the place called Kakkanad because of this?” my grandson asks me, pointing at the flock of crows flying in utter disarray above the trees on the adjoining plot, creating a cacophony. I had asked the same question to myself several times in the past. “Must be,” I reply. ‘Kakka’ in […]
Caution, care can protect the elderly during the pandemic
Dr Sudeep Singh Sachdev Hitting the Nation as well as globally, the COVID pandemic continues to be a growing health crisis day-by-day. With over ten months of the crisis, the geriatric population has been recorded to be affected the most and the age factor poses an extreme threat to mortality and rate of infection. Even […]
Promotion of Ethnic, Racial Equality in India
Dar Shahid Hussain Social exclusion refers to ways in which individuals may become cut off from full involvement in the wider society. It focuses attention on a broad range of factors that prevent individuals or groups from having opportunities open to the majority of the population. In order to live a full and active life, […]
Letter to the Editor
Lessons from pandemic President Ramnath Kovind has expressed that the Covid-19 pandemic has taught the world that one cannot be safe if others are at risk. The President mentioned that the first major pandemic in over a century has taught us to be better prepared for unforeseen public health crises. Though Covid-19 seems to be […]
Cigarette smoking and its adverse effects
Asiya Wani Smoking refers to the act of inhaling and exhaling the fumes of burning plant material. A variety of plant materials are smoked, including marijuana and hashish, but the act is most commonly associated with tobacco as smoked in a cigarette, cigar, or pipe. Smoking mostly starts at young age because teenagers in the […]
Poor regulation of hormones increasing risk for pituitary gland tumors
Dr Aditya Gupta Improper functioning of the Pituitary gland usually results in excess or under production of hormones that leads to a formation of mass called tumor, which can be benign or malignant. Such tumors in this gland can create numerous serious medical conditions by interfering with the normal functioning of the endocrine system and […]
‘For your tomorrow we gave our today’
N J Ravi Chander My maternal grandfather lieutenant M Dharmalingam and his elder brother, captain M Thangavelu, fought shoulder to shoulder in World War II. They plunged headlong into army duties at the first flush of youth – they were barely sixteen then – and rose to be one of the first commissioned officers in […]
