Some cultural traits may be hurtful in the long run. It seems prudish-ness of the British life – the “Stiff Upper Lip” – is one such trait that is proving harmful to the health. A new study published in the British Journal of Cancer shows factors such as embarrassment and not wanting to waste a doctor’s time may hold British people back from seeking early medical advice for symptoms of cancer. The study is part of the International Cancer Benchmarking... Read more
When cyberbullying turns into sexual shaming, with one teen who decided to tell her peers it’s got to stop. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter,” the sexually-shamed woman wore her shame with a capital A. But that three hundred and fifty years ago. The new scarlet letter is harder to shake. Digital images, sexual images, taken surreptitiously or otherwise, and posted and shared online. It’s potent tool of teenage bullying, in particular. Digital, online, sexual shaming. A teenage New York... Read more
I want, if I can, to put before you certain ideas, which you should cultivate, and which would give you a definite and intelligent conception of true spiritual life. I think all of you realize that to create, as you must create if you would live, there must be struggle and discontent; and in guiding these to their fruition, you must cultivate your own point of view, your own tendencies, your own abilities; and for this I desire to arouse... Read more
This short film compiles three weeks of filming, traveling and eating in India into “one day”. Created by: www.theperennialplate.com In Partnership with Intrepid Travel: www.intrepidtravel.com/food/ Filmed & edited by: Daniel Klein ( twitter.com/perennialplate/ ) Mirra Fine ( twitter.com/kaleandcola/) Read more
Kamal Haasan and Salman Rushdie face the ire of the Muslims and both the women Chief Ministers won’t take chances. So, they are ready to bend to their vote banks compromising the state’s legitimate power. J Jayalalithaa’s Tamil Nadu government was quick to ban the screening of Haasan’s new movie Vishwaroopam after certain Muslim groups thought it was religiously offensive. Mamata Banerjee’s West Bengal government pressured the book fair organisers not to have Rushdie over, fearing that the presence of... Read more
Relationship between Delhi Braveheart and her friend, who was also badly injured that night, was a very sweet one. This is how they met: The two first made contact in December 2010. It wasn’t exactly a success. A mutual friend had suggested that the young man might help her with her studies, and gave her his number. “Hi, how are you?” she texted him. “What’s going on?” He thought it was the mutual friend, playing a prank. “I know who... Read more
Sadhguru spoke with Dr. Sanjeev K. Chaudhry, CEO of Super Religare Laboratories (SRL), in a recent event in New Delhi. Sadhguru started off by speaking about his own experience with yoga and how to handle the health of the human system from within. Answering the next question he elaborates on how breath and posture affect our health. Sadhguru explains how to bring our system to ease, mentioning that most people don’t really know what health is. Related articles from... Read more
Knowledge will dictate the future of organisational hierarchy as bureaucratic structures are replaced and where leaders will emerge rather than be elected, say Kate Tojeiro and Dr Jonathan Trevor. The power of middle managers will gradually disappear as organisations journey through a ‘monumental’ evolutionary process driven by the now paramount transparency of information. It will apply mostly to knowledge intensive organisations, but all sectors whether manufacturing, services or banking will have to embrace parts of this approach. Read more
Timbuktu has been taken back over by the French, but the Islamists destroyed a lot of things in that city, most importantly the manuscripts. The city of Timbuktu has suffered extensive damage at the hands of Islamic rebels, including destruction of ancient manuscripts and other artifacts. We get background from special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro, who traveled there 10 years ago, and Jeffrey Brown talks to Mary Jane Deeb of the Library of Congress. All may not have been... Read more
The whole country was up and backing the protesters of Delhi Gangrape. They were peaceful, persevering, and principled. Yet, the Government went ahead and attacked them with water canons and a lathi charge injuring several. Aggressive, derogatory statements and bullying by all and sundry from the Government and Congress party apart. Baba Ramdev was holding a peaceful protest in Ram Lila Maidan against corruption, repeatedly exhorting his audience to remain non-violent even if they were provoked. In the middle of... Read more
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