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When my grandmother was first diagnosed with cancer, her immediate response was to turn to Paath [1] (a form of prayer in Sikhism) . Having raised two kids on her own and enduring social isolation as a result of doing so, a practical and logical woman chose spirituality and faith during an unexpected difficult period.   To quote Ralph W. Hood Jr. & Peter C. Hill, prayer at its core is defined as “communication addressed to God” [2] . This communication has its own varying ty

Currently, it's summer. One of the hottest seen by Delhi NCR. I found an old piece I wrote and thought to share ... Why do we continue to neglect our planet? To turn a blind eye towards the damage we have done? Why do we continue to listen to those who make excuses to do nothing? Why are we so caught up in our own doings to do something? Our planet is dying. You can ignore it but the thing about truth is that it can be denied but not avoided. Remember the amazon rainforest?

Palestine & Israel War  “We can criticize Hamas for its terrorism, and we can criticize Israel for its occupation. But we cannot justify Hamas’s actions through the Israeli occupation and neither can we justify the Israel occupation because of Hamas’s actions.” - Mohak Mangal  What is Hamas?  ‘Hamas’ is a short form of an Arabic word which translates to ‘Islamic Resistance Movement’. Hamas is a terrorist group which was established by Sheikh Ahmad Yassin, a Palestinian who wa

Rape is a crime that India is overly familiar with. These cases have become so common that we often see ourselves overlooking them, forgetting the heinous nature of the crime. The reason for this is the unavoidable numbness is caused by the high frequency of such cases. When we hear about a heinous crime, most of us go into state of shock, hearing about such cases for the first time impacts us more heavily but when we repeatedly hear about such cases, this feeling of shock no

“Stem cell therapy has been one of the most promising treatments for Alzheimer's disease patients.” - National Library of Medicine. The...

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Trump vs Biden: War for votes. This year, we experienced an intense battle for votes between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, A battle the...

I’m fat. I’m thin. I’m short. I’m tall. I’m ugly. Our world today is filled with unhealthy beauty standards which are impossible to meet....

(Disclaimer: This is my opinion. If there are any issues, click off this site :)) Feminism Being a feminist is not fighting to bring down...

During such times, most of us do three things on a daily basis. Those things are eating, sleeping and eating (Let’s be honest, all of us...

What is stopping you from being your true self? Let’s all take a minute and ask ourselves this question. What is stopping me from...

Happiness. A term described as ‘the state of being happy’ in the dictionary. But is that really what happiness is? Some may say ‘yes’...

Help out. Together, we can win. Donate to this post.. All money goes to the 'black lives matter' campaign. On May 26 Officer Derek...