Sonia Dogra
So, its holiday time for the hill stations. With winter chill setting in, a long break in schools of Shimla is a matter of envy for students in other parts of the country. At the same time we are at a loss and keep wondering how to put this long vacation to good use.
In the West it...
Charu Vaid
As I sit at my desk, I look at all Christmas decorations around me. Everything glistening, glittering, sparkling, pretty, and divine. Yes, it is that time of the year again. It is December, and every cold nook and cranny of my city, office, and home has the look and feel of Christmas. There are Christmas carols filling the...
Sonia Dogra
“Dear Stress…Let’s Break Up!!”
So friends, now that you are all braced up and have successfully begun your preparation for the Board Examination let us move on to fight it out. Even as we continue to methodically work towards completing the syllabus and sorting things out, the best of us often get worked up and get those jittery nerves...
Sonia Dogra
“Childhood is the most beautiful of all life’s seasons”
There is no argument for the aforesaid. While we eagerly wait to grow up, it’s not very late before we want to slip back into our childhood. It is only as a child that one can enjoy the simple things of life. A pebble can be as precious as a...
Charu Vaid
Children’s Day is observed the world over on different days of the year, and for a myriad of reasons. In recorded history, Children’s Day was first initiated to be celebrated on the second Sunday of June, in the year 1856, by Reverend Dr. Charles Leonard, the pastor of a church in Chelsea Massachusetts, where he held a...
Sonia Dogra
A step by step guide to face Board Examinations
The time of the year is just ripe for question papers to begin rolling in and stress levels are definitely not plummeting at any cost. With the Board Examinations ready for another lease of life, we are sure of soaring temperatures even as mercury dips low this winter season. So...
Sonia Dogra -- “Health is Wealth” is a maxim best understood by those who struggle to remain fit all their lives. In fact the scuffle with diseases is sometimes a long extended one and only those with courage in their hearts and a strong will power coupled with unflinching family support system can emerge victorious.
One such lifelong battle is...
Sonia Dogra
It’s always a fleeting thought in my mind that what would it be like to look up some of my old teachers again. I’m sure in moments of reminiscence of school days this idea crosses many a minds. The only difference is that we fail to do what Mitch chose to do. He chose to find his way...
Sonia Dogra
Yesterday morning I decided to catch the fervour and zeal of Independence Day and walked up to the mall. En route I encountered a group of children who seemed to be getting back after flag hoisting in their school. It’s always a pleasure to see young boys and girls take on life. And yesterday was a special day...
Sonia Dogra
Does the title of this piece perplex you? Read on to clear the air!
Life is a roller coaster.... not for winners but for the strong willed who know how to hit back and how to hit hard!!! Friends, it’s time to celebrate failure... your greatest teacher.
With the recent “Topper Scam” it’s time to look at failure and...
Your perspective on life comes from the cage you were held captive in. People often forget they have options. They forget that those things don't really matter. They should concentrate on what they have and not, on what they don't have. By the way, wishing and dreaming doesn't mean concentrating on what you don't have, it's positive thinking that...
Charu Vaid, (SCMP with Alberta Health Services, Canada)
First things first; let’s acknowledge that social media and online networking are here to stay, at least for the foreseeable future. That said; let us look at how the presence of this aspect of today’s lifestyle is impacting children. Social media is a fairly recent phenomenon, yet it has entirely changed the...