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Be in the Know! Join a Parent Conversation Circle KNOW – Get new information and strategies for everyday parenting. SAY – Gain clarity about what to say to kids in challenging parenting situations. DO – Find support to t...
Have you ever thought that you might be reading hundred scholarly and journalistic articles on the Syrian Crisis, but the one that remains with you would be the opinion of a friend who shared it on his Facebook update? Y...
In some states, school is yet to start but in Midwest the schools have begun. It’s not easy for the kids and the families to switch from the summer mode to regular school mode. The numerous late nights during the summer,...
The Happy Feet Walker’s Club was founded by friends for friends. Their mission is to give the members support toward developing and maintaining daily physical activity in a fun way while developing the friendship factor....
Attention: Naperville Residents. ( that helps manage life events better by synchronizing all your calendars (Facebook, Google, Phone etc.) into one calendar is hiring interns. Sign-up for WotNow app summer internships Si...
In Conversation With Anupam Kher Thursday, June 18 at 7:00pm (doors open at 6:30pm) Film Row Cinema 1104 S. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL 60605 ( Eye on India is proud to present a conversation with internationally acclaime...
PASHA Orthodontics invites high school seniors to apply for their scholarship. Details 1st Place: $450 2nd Place: $350 3rd Place: $250 1. Please write a bio about yourself describing you, your interests, and your strengt...
Ekjut local theater group of the Chicago area presents Yoni ki baat/ Vaginal Monologues. These are stories of women their struggle with relationships, career, societal pressures. If you have always wanted to be part of a...
By ( 16 May 2015 In the book “Mumbai Fables – A History of an Enchanted City”, in Chapter 3, author Gyan Prakash (professor of History at Princeton University) talks about the seduction of Bombay and how in the backdrop...
There are so many reasons to love Naperville and among them one that stands out is budding women entrepreneurs. So much talent in this small town! Today we write about Niketa Jhaveri, a Naperville Momtrepreneur who devel...
Films with father-daughter as the central characters are quite rare in Bollywood. “Daddy” (1989) and “Khamoshi The Musical” (1996) are two of the most memorable ones. Films discussing bowel movements in all its glory are...
WotNow is a social local calendar app that helps manage life events better. This is the brainchild of Deepa Salem (Founder/CEO). Anand Sivaraman ( Chief Technology Officer) and Vidhya Iyer, (Communications & Marketing),...
A bicyclist was injured and is at Edwards hospital in Naperville. He was struck by 2009 Chevrolet van on Monday evening at the intersection of 75th street and Modaff road. Details of the crash are still fuzzy. The police...
A monthly shower of Bollywood previews, reviews and my unsolicited views By Arup Raha, 19 December 2014 To end the year 2014, as in 2013 (Dhoom 3) and in 2012 (Talaash), we had an Aamir Khan movie to look forward to. Man...
So much has been written about this movie. Every critic has passed judgment on Vishal Bharadwaj and his gang. I am no critic. I don’t even write regularly. But after watching the movie, I felt this urge to voice my opini...
Every Body Dance Now!” Coz’ Tis the Festive Season to Be Jolly! When :Saturday, November 8th at 7 p.m. Where : Saffron Restaurant,6020 Cass Avenue,Westmont, IL 60559 Phone : 630-769-9662 Come Dressed Looking Your Best in...
Naperville Ribfest: July 3-6 Enjoy Naperville’s most popular festival-food, rides, music –ribfest has everything for everybody. Go to ( for more details and tickets. Naperville Municipal Band Concerts: July-August Come t...
My name is Nrupendra Shah and I am a semi -retired anesthesiologist associated with the The Art of Living, the largest Non-profit organization in the world. I currently teach a course called the Happiness Program. The Ar...
the 21st most challenging high school in Illinois in recently released rankings from the Washington Post. Meanwhile, ( made the list at No. 36 and ( was ranked at No. 58 on the list, which includes fewer than 10 percent...
A monthly shower of previews, reviews and my unsolicited views Volume 15, By Arup Raha Highway has too many detours 2014 has started well with two fabulous movies in the first two months, Dedh Ishqiya and Hasee Toh Phase...
A signature event brought to you by ThinkGlobal Arts Foundation. Around the World in 8 Folk Tales is a grand theatrical production for families and children of all ages that will magically transport you to countries arou...
Since before I earned my first personal training certification in 1995, the stability ball has been an integral part of rehabilitating the human body and later became widely used in the training and conditioning of athle...
School of Rock Naperville has figured out a new way for parents and their children to connect via an old method: Music. “The #1 thing that people say when they walk through our doors is “I wish I had a program like this...
Best-selling author and award-winning journalist, Rahul Pandita will be on a US tour from October 21 to November 5, 2013. He will be in Naperville on Thursday, October 24. Rahul is the author of "Our Moon Has Blood Clots...
Book of the month: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn * Cheers! We have completed an entire year of our book-club, “Chai, Chat with Books”. We had our very first meeting in September 2012 hosted by Vasavi Chaka. This was followe...
A Philosopher Writes (By%20Sonali%20Dev) As someone who writes urban Indian love stories, I had no idea what to expect when I read The Immortals of Meluha. Amazingly enough, this utterly unique retelling of the legend of...
Munich Revenge tastes sweetest, till we realize that we are inevitably diabetic… As individuals, as groups, or as nations, the urge to respond with force to an act of evil is very real and natural. Let’s not be naïve, or...
Learn Spanish at FRY YMCA Naperville What: Spanish lessons for kids 3-5 years When: Tuesdays 10:30 AM- 11:15 AM How Long: 09/03/13-10/22/13 Cost: $ 42 for the whole program Location : 2120 , 95th Street, Naperville , IL...
In-Sattva™, in partnership with Veranda8, will be sharing Indo-fusion Fashions and Contemporary Indian Art at a two-day event at The Silver Room, in Chicago, on September 7th & 8th, 2013. The event will run from 11 am –...
On August 2nd & 3rd (Friday & Saturday), Motifs Handcrafted Jewelry is holding its summer Exhibition/Sale event. Peacocks & Paisleys and Sterling are the two collections being presented at the event. Peacocks & Paisleys...
What: ( Where: ( and then read in your family room, at the park, at a beach, wherever you want! When: May 15th to October 31st -- you can join at any time between these dates Why: Because YOU have the power to change a c...
Book of the month : Paris Wife by Paula McLain Summer season was heralded by a hot discussion on the book of the month, ‘Paris Wife’. The book’s theme is the joys, trials and tribulations shared by Ernest Hemingway and h...
Understanding Introduction to Pranic Healing The topic "Introduction to Pranic Healing" addresses an important contemporary issue or experience. Rather than simple answers, thoughtful engagement requires nuance and multi...
As a designer of custom closets, offices and other functional built-in cabinetry, I was recently asked, “Why should I go with Cambridge Closets instead of a large closet company?” I passionately answered, “Because I plan...
Silk Road Rising, the Chicago-based theater company dedicated to producing works that center South Asian, Middle Eastern, and other Asian and Asian-American perspectives and stories, presented a staged reading of Confere...
Amish Tripathi the author of “The Shiva Trilogy “ is coming to Naperville. You must all know the story of this IIM Calcutta graduate who left his successful career in banking to write books. Boy, aren’t we glad he did th...
Assisted Transition is an organization that helps seniors find housing and care. It is completely a free service. All of us know how hard it is to find a place suitable for the ageing dad, or the distant aunt who is in n...
Chicago: The third edition of the annual Eye on India Festival will take place from June 7th to July 14th, 2013 throughout Chicago and the Chicago-land areas. The festival will run for 3 weeks and will include a series o...
The Lake Effect is a 90 minute drama staged by three incredible actors. Pulitzer finalist Rajeev Joseph wrote a simple but a very strong drama. The tale of how an Indian origin family is trying to reason out and console...
The appearance of Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi in the Chicago area for a cultural event drew the kind of attention that visits by prominent figures from Indian arts and letters reliably generate in communities with larg...
Award winning Chicago-based theatre company, Silk Road Rising, is producing the World Premiere of Jeff Awards Recommended play, “The Lake Effect,” by Indian American playwright Rajiv Joseph. The cast of “The Lake Effect”...
Understanding Three day Veena Festival in the Chicago area The topic "Three day Veena Festival in the Chicago area" addresses an important contemporary issue or experience. Rather than simple answers, thoughtful engageme...
Western DuPage Special Recreation Association (WDSRA) is looking for runners and walkers to join their team in the 2nd Annual DuPage Human Race. The Human Race is a 5K Run/Fitness Walk that benefits DuPage non-profit org...
EDUCATION MATTERS: Secure our kids' future - Drive them to Succeed Dear Friends, Naperville School District 204 is faced with tough decisions which will have significant impact on both the education of our children and c...
Santa was out delivering presents to all the children. Santa looked at the sky, and he was very surprised. The sky was starting to get light; the sun was coming up! Santa was very worried because he still had to deliver...
Bear Paddle swim school - their motto "unleash your paddle power!" This is one of a kind swim school perhaps anywhere in the world, well certainly in Naperville. My daughter started swimming here about three months ago....
Living in the Midwest, there are just too many reasons to be glad to get past the February bump. I usually enter March pirouetting around the yard chasing birds and plucking flowers, at least in my head, and tearing pink...
WDSRA :The development of individuals through recreation. Dreams come in all shape and sizes –dreams are not limited. Whether you are an able-bodied person or someone who needs a little help – all of us dream –dream to l...
12 Angry Men “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.” The man who said that, Abraham Lincoln, knew a thing or two about all three – adversity, character, and power....
Book Of The Month : “The White Tiger” by Aravind Adiga “Go to Old Delhi, and look at the way they keep chickens there in the market. Hundreds of pale hens and brightly colored roosters, stuffed tightly into wire-mesh cag...
Retro Reel is a column about movies, but not about the latest box-office releases. There will be aspects of review, but the column is intended more as a recommendation of good movies of different genres, with the sense o...
Technology and Modern Life Technology has transformed how we communicate, work, and live. Understanding technology's role in society is essential for the modern world. The Speed of Change Technological change accelerates...
TandooriTurkey' is an app available from google playstore for Android phones/tablets. The app is a six Thanksgiving recipes package with recipes for tandoori turkey, baked potatoes, buttered peas, roasted vegetables, app...
A Naperville family was torn apart by a horrific act of domestic violence when two children — a boy and a girl — were found stabbed to death inside their home, with investigators describing a scene of extraordinary bruta...
Technology and Modern Life Technology has transformed how we communicate, work, and live. Understanding technology's role in society is essential for the modern world. The Speed of Change Technological change accelerates...
Chai, Chat with Books" is a small group of eight ladies who share their passion for reading over a cup of tea and lots of chaat/snacks. Our book club meeting is a time away from the daily grind of life...
The Chicago South Asian Film Festival returned for its annual showcase of cinema from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and the South Asian diaspora, bringing to the city some of the most compelling and critically...
Retro Reel is a column about movies, but not about the latest box-office releases. There will be aspects of review, but the column is intended more as a recommendation of good movies of different genres, with the sense o...
Among the thousands of martial arts instructors teaching across North America, Master Stephen Co holds a distinction shared by almost no one: he is one of only two people in the United States certified as a master instru...
The northern Chicago suburbs have cultivated an active arts community that punches well above the weight that outsiders typically expect from bedroom communities, and the periodic "One of a Kind" artisan exhibitions have...
This town outside Chicago -- which was ranked No. 3 on MONEY's Best Places to Live list in 2008 -- seems to have gotten the suburban lifestyle down to a science. Excellent schools and an award-winning public library draw...
Understanding Health and Wellness Health is multidimensional—physical, mental, emotional, and social. True health requires attention to all dimensions. The Interconnection of Health Factors Physical health influences men...
Understanding Indian Politics India's politics is complex—federal system, multiple languages, religions, castes, and classes create extraordinary diversity. Understanding Indian politics requires understanding this diver...
The Summer Writing Program will end on July 26. There has been a lot of queries for providing the lessons all year along . We are still thinking about it ..... Please keep emailing and calling us -we might actually start...
Bolly Volley A monthly shower of Bollywood previews, reviews and my unsolicited views Volume 10, By Arup Raha, Sunday 3-Jun-2012 This edition of Bolly Volley has taken a little longer than usual. The joy of being lazy ma...
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Chicago has a reputation as a serious meat city — the stockyards, the Italian beef, the deep-dish loaded with sausage — and while that reputation is earned, the city's dining scene had, by the early 2010s, developed a pa...
Mom, you are an eagle, gracefully flying and free, always watching me. Mom,you are a rose gentle and fragrant, looking beautiful. Mom,you are the great ocean, vast and ever-changing...
For the students from Naperville who appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman to demonstrate science experiments, the appearance represented something that every science teacher in America quietly hopes for: proof...
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The program is for kids 5 - 11yrs old. This free session runs for about 2 hrs. Your child will be introduced to the abacus and our math program in first hour. The second hour will be an information session for the parent...
The Summer Writing Program will end on July 26. There has been a lot of queries for providing the lessons all year along . We are still thinking about it ..... Please keep emailing and calling us -we might actually start...
The joy of seeing a child smile because of a book he or she receives through your generous donation!* Bookwallah is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose vision is to transform the lives of children who have undergon...
Naperville, Illinois — home to one of the largest Indian-American communities in the Chicago metropolitan area — launched a Hindi language immersion summer program through its school district, responding to both the heri...
Understanding Health and Wellness Health is multidimensional—physical, mental, emotional, and social. True health requires attention to all dimensions. The Interconnection of Health Factors Physical health influences men...
Volume 8 finds us in late spring, when the produce is finally cooperating and the question is no longer what to cook to stay warm but what to cook to stay light — meals that are satisfying without being heavy, that taste...
The third installment arrives with a menu built for a rainy spring Friday — the kind of evening where you want something that requires actual cooking, that fills the kitchen with good smells, and that rewards the attenti...
As I sat down to face my mom, I sensed she was unhappy about something. "Joe, I am disappointed in you.Your writing scores are terribly low.You need to work on this. I have bought a diary for you. I want you to write a j...
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Volume 6 arrives with a menu that leans into the season — or rather, into the specific pleasure of cooking for early spring when the impulse is to lighten up but the evenings are still cool enough to want something warmi...
The light was on in Megan Miller's bedroom late that January night inside her family's Naperville home. Paul Miller walked in and was startled to find his 18-year-old daughter curled into a ball, face down in front of he...
Le Siam, Naperville My husband, AS, was craving Thai. He had a sore throat and wanted to have some warm and spicy Thai soup. So we headed to Le Siam in Naperville, recommended by one of our friends. The restaurant was pr...
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Holi, the festival of colors that marks the arrival of spring and the triumph of good over evil, falls on March 17 this year — a Saturday, which means the weekend timing offers the rare gift of celebration without the sh...
Easy Breezy Bhindi! One of my favorite vegetables, this is one of the easiest okra recipes ever! The bhindi dish, fondly called Sorshe-Posto Bhindi in Bengali, can be prepared in a jiffy and yet it...
The Friday cooking column returns, with a focus this week on dishes that bridge the familiar and the slightly adventurous — meals that work for a weeknight family dinner but involve at least one ingredient or technique t...
A monthly shower of Bollywood previews, reviews and my unsolicited views by Arup Raha In this edition, I have quite a few recommendations from movies to be released in the next one month or so. Before that, however, let...
Shaun Wild died trying to save a buddy on a Naperville nightclub dance floor. The recent North Central College graduate was fatally stabbed while attempting to stop a man from attacking his former football teammate...
Born in a Bengali family, I obviously love to eat fish. I remember my school/college days, when I used to have rice and Bengali fish curry made by my mom for breakfast, lunch and dinner.Yes I know, rice for all three mea...
The winter of 2011-2012 was, across much of the Northern Hemisphere, conspicuously absent. In Chicago, where winter typically announces itself with conviction in November and doesn't release its grip until April, residen...
A Naperville family of four lost their lives Friday while on vacation in India. The family, active members of the Ismaili Muslim community in Naperville, were killed after the vehicle they were traveling in lost control,...
The challenge of finding reliable childcare is one that most working parents know intimately — the anxiety of leaving a child with someone unfamiliar, the guilt of not being present, and the logistical complexity of coor...
Patrick Kennedy's advocacy for STEM education funding brought him to Capitol Hill in 2012 as part of a broader push by business leaders, educators, and political figures who had concluded that the United States was falli...
Gratitude, when expressed by a child, carries a clarity that adults rarely achieve. Children haven't yet learned to be self-conscious about sincerity, and their lists of what they're thankful for tend to have an honesty...
In the expanding landscape of Indian day spas and wellness destinations, a new generation of urban retreats has emerged that takes its cues from ancient beauty traditions while delivering the polish and professionalism o...
Technology and Modern Life Technology has transformed how we communicate, work, and live. Understanding technology's role in society is essential for the modern world. The Speed of Change Technological change accelerates...
In what became a symbol of aggressive municipal code enforcement, a Detroit-area homeowner found herself facing fines of $600 to $1,200 per day after city officials cited her for allowing weeds in her yard to exceed the...
When Pandit Bhimsen Joshi died in January 2011 at the age of 88, India lost one of the last great masters of the Kirana gharana and arguably the finest khyal vocalist of the 20th century. The Bharat Ratna, India's highes...
Diwali is on October 26th. Diwali for me just meant sweets and crackers. I have collected some easy to make recipes for you. Happy Diwali! Sandesh Serves 6-8 1 lb. Ricotta cheese 1 cup sugar 1 tsp. cardamom powder* 1. Kn...
I went to the doctor because I had a fever, I made a mistake and punched Justin Beiber I went to Walgreens to get a visa, I made a mistake and got a pizza :) I went to school to learn the alphabet, I made a mistake and g...
At some point in almost every fitness journey, the routine that once produced results stops working. The body adapts. The same miles on the same route, the same machines in the same order, the same weight class — they st...
Family Festival: Celebrate Diwali! Join us on Saturday, October 29, between 10:30 am - 3 pm for a free Family Festival to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights! Create a workk of art inspired by Indian tradition...
Technology and Modern Life Technology has transformed how we communicate, work, and live. Understanding technology's role in society is essential for the modern world. The Speed of Change Technological change accelerates...
Growing up in the 1970s and 1980s in India, the period that witnessed increased urban female participation in the labor force with a simultaneous shift in social acceptance and strong encouragement for a working woman, t...
The question of why marriages fail has occupied psychologists, sociologists, theologians, and divorce lawyers for as long as marriage has existed as a legal and social institution. What the research over the past half-ce...
CrossFit has been the fitness industry's most contentious success story for the better part of a decade — a methodology that inspires genuine devotion in its adherents and fierce skepticism in its critics, and that has g...
A Miami-Dade middle school teacher was dismissed from his position after it emerged that he had a previous career in adult entertainment — a case that raises questions about how school districts handle the intersection o...
We often encounter situations in life where we do not know what to do. These are the times when really need guidance. However, often we don...
The notion that a car dealership could be a genuine social destination sounds improbable, but Lexus of Naperville appears to have achieved something close to it — establishing itself as a gathering place for the area's S...
I'd Like To Teach my dog some Kung Fu, turn all the bullies blue Live the life as Will-I-Am ,Throw objects like chocolate or ham Be a hero like Harry or Percy Have every world leader at my mercy Get rid of the job of a t...
Simply Vedic, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Indian classical arts in the Chicago suburbs, has announced a singing talent competition open to performers across multiple age catego...
Consortium of Illinois Language Schools in corporation with Midwest Chinese Language Schools is one of the participating institutes to offer less commonly taught languages to Grade 4 - Grade 12 students since summer of 2...
Aatif Aslam and Sunidhi Chauhan Live in Concert in CHICAGO Jul 8 2011 8:30PM Where: Odeum Center , 1033 N. Villa Ave , Villa Park , Illinois , 60181 ( When: Jul 8 2011 8:30PM to Jul 8 2011 Contact Details: Bhavesh Phone...
I have been on a lifelong quest for God, that wondrous entity which would be the solution of all my problems. I could never describe God, but it did seem that understanding God meant eternal peace, bliss and joy. However...
Few people think of Plainfield, Illinois as a hotbed for competitive youth tennis, but two area pros are out to quickly change that. The Five Star Tennis summer camp began in June of 2008 with a total of 35 players from...
A monthly shower of Bollywood previews, reviews and my unsolicited views by Arup Raha If you believe you are a follower of “Bollywood”, do any of these names ring a bell in your mind - Pawan Kriplani, Shashant Shah, S Ma...
This week's ThoughtfulIndia Find of the Week highlights a local creative entrepreneur who has turned a love of crafting into a genuine community resource: Bobbie Lee, founder of Scrap & Craft Workshop in the western subu...
Understanding A Silver Lining to the Twilight Years The topic "A Silver Lining to the Twilight Years" addresses an important contemporary issue or experience. Rather than simple answers, thoughtful engagement requires nu...
The western suburbs of Chicago will have their own explosion of color this spring, as Naperville hosts its Festival of Colors — a Holi celebration open to the community and designed to bring the spirit of India's most ex...
In the landscape of alternative healing traditions, Pranic Healing occupies a distinctive position — it is neither fringe nor mainstream, neither purely ancient nor entirely modern, but something of a synthesis, formaliz...
April is National Sexual Abuse Awareness Month. The article below is on the subject of sex education and abuse prevention) One beautiful summer day, when I was in 10th grade, we walked into our classroom for our regular...
Fernando Dominguez cut the figure of a young revolutionary leader during a recent lunch period at his elementary school. "Who thinks the lunch is not good enough?" the seventh-grader shouted to his lunch mates in Spanish...
Every day, we find someone falling from grace. Sometimes, it is a big debacle like ENRON, which shakes us up, and begs the question if we are on the right track with our strategies and techniques for getting ahead at the...
Special Needs Yoga Insrtuctor We were meeting Karen in a coffee shop. While the place was super-busy with office crowd bustling around nervously, Karen was the epitome of calm. Our conversation was easy; Karen talked abo...
Nobody likes doing their income tax. It is stressful, confusing, and for many people, deeply boring. But ignoring it or getting it wrong costs money — sometimes a lot of it. That's why ThoughtfulIndia's Find of the Week...
Alka Tyle's candidacy for the District 204 school board in the western suburbs of Chicago represented a category of civic engagement that received limited media attention but whose aggregate importance to local governanc...
Amy Chua's Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, published in January 2011, detonated a cultural conversation that had been building pressure for years — a direct challenge to Western parenting orthodoxy from a Yale law profe...
Veena Villivalam - A Motivated Tutor who Gets Results In the competitive times that our kids are growing up in, coupled with our own busy lives, how many times have we thought about seeking help from tutors who could hel...
Anna's RhythMax — a fitness concept built around rhythm-based movement that occupied the space between dance, aerobics, and the kind of expressive physical practice that gyms rarely accommodated — was the kind of discove...
My Heart Aches as I sit in the stillness of this night I just said goodbye to my friends who filled my heart with delight The weekend was filled with smuch love there was simply no doubt this gift came from above They dr...
Alix Jung brought to the Find of the Week a profile that cut across the usual Thoughtful India geography — she was neither Indian nor based in India, but her work connected to the publication's concerns with depth, cross...
Today I miss you, you've been gone for a week I can imagine your smile, your grin cheek to cheek Etched in my mind are visions of your face Moments in my memory of how you make my heart race Your Beauty, Your Passion, th...
Aashima Dogra's work arrived on the Thoughtful India radar through the kind of organic circulation that characterized early social media discovery — someone shared something, someone else shared it further, and by the ti...
Personal trainer Kathryn Doyle Boulware returned for a second installment of holiday eating guidance — reflecting the genuine demand among readers who found the first piece useful and wanted more practical, non-guilt-lad...
Harpreet Saini — known to most people who'd encountered her work online as "Sweety" — represented a category of creative person that the internet was just beginning to recognize and reward in 2010: the deeply skilled ama...
The holiday gifting season presents the annual challenge of finding presents that feel considered rather than obligatory — things people will actually use, appreciate, or remember rather than quietly retire to a closet....
Kathryn Doyle Boulware came to the attention of Thoughtful India's readers through her work as a personal trainer and wellness educator whose approach stood out from the noise of the fitness industry for one simple reaso...
For Indian Americans and the broader South Asian diaspora in the United States, the American holiday season from Thanksgiving through New Year's presents an annual negotiation between two cultural calendars, two sets of...
Manika Kumari's story was exactly the kind of narrative that Thoughtful India had been created to surface — a talented Indian woman building something remarkable in a context where talent alone was rarely enough. A young...
The period after a major disruption — personal, professional, or collective — carries its own particular quality of silence. The noise of the crisis has passed. The adrenaline has metabolized. What remains is the harder,...
The phrase "rather than" sits at an interesting junction in English usage — seemingly simple, yet capable of creating genuine ambiguity depending on what it connects. Writers who learn to deploy it precisely find it an e...
It took me a while to figure it out, but I did – brown is beautiful! And I'm not talking brown chocolate icing on a brown chocolate cake, but the color of my skin. The realization didn't come easily. It took a move to a...
Understanding The topic "" addresses an important contemporary issue or experience. Rather than simple answers, thoughtful engagement requires nuance and multiple perspectives. Multiple Perspectives Few issues have obvio...
