Karina Pandya

Floods, one of the most natural phenomenon’s that has resulted in different geographic areas, leading to allot of physical damage, misery and a number of disasters such as the powerful rush of water demolishing and carrying away houses, animals, people, etc. Public services get wrecked and life becomes absolutely a tragedy then. Outline of Kerala State On August 8 th , 2018, Kerala received a heavy amount of rainfall, which quickly filled the dams to their capacity. Was it just rain to flood Kerala in neck-deep water for massive landslides to lay waste to homes and roads and for hundreds of people to lose their lives?  Never before has a flood devastated the entire state. That was that! In just a fortnight, over 373 people died, at least 280, 679 evacuated – mainly from the districts of Pandalam, Chengannur, Aluva, Kuttanad, Pandanad, Aranmula and Chalakudy and all 14 districts of Kerala were put on high alert! A tragedy declared to be a Level 3 calamit...

“The people we are in relationships with are always a mirror, reflecting our own beliefs, and simultaneously we are mirrors, reflecting their beliefs.”  — Shakti Gawain It is very often overlooked that the relationship that we have with ourselves sets the tone for all the other relationships in our lives. In other words, caring for yourself’ is actually self-preservation. This relationship that you have with yourself is extremely critical for your mental health and well being; and also for happy and healthy relationships with other people. It is the foundation of every single relationship in your life and is far more important than even altruism! There are many ways that self care can look like: for some it could be sweating it out at the gym on a daily basis, for others it could be resting speaking with friends, spending time in nature or with pets, or for others it could even be going out for a run! There ar e many countless manners in which we ...

Health is such an enormous topic to cover and talk about, and its very important to make sure you have a clear cut topic of what you want to deal with.  In every pocket and corner of the world, people are unable to escape the terrible wraths of health problems. Some of the most prevalent  health concerns even in this 21 st century that we live in are stress, anxiety and depression, nutrition, strokes, eating disorders such as anorexia and obesity, asthma, gastrointestinal problems, alzheimer's, heart disease, accelerating ageing, premature death, cancer, birth defects, allergies, genetic problems, bladder, ‘kidney and urinary tract problems’, ‘bones, muscles and joint problems’, glands & hormone problems, infections, learning & emotional problems, sight, speech & hearing problems, skin problems, stomach, intestine and liver problems, teeth and mouth problems;  and this list goes on!!!  At times when a person is depressed, he ma...