Sweltering heat. Humidity. Shouts echo as the Supervisor urges everyone to hurry up. Aching shoulders. Sweat shines on his brow. He is lugging heavy stones. Digging. Working hard. But the weight of his life is even harder. Is there a way out of this human mess he finds himself dealing with? And then. When it…
What’s in a laugh? Plenty! The feel good factor of humour is not ‘just a figment of the imagination’ — it goes much deeper. Humour is serious business! A basic internet search shows that it’s a science: Gelotology — the study of humour and laughter, and its psychological and physiological effects on the human body. Research…
“‘In sickness and in health … till death do us part.’ These words echo in my ears since the day my husband left this world. The world came crashing down for us,” is Naheed’s response when asked about healing. “Life has just not been the same ever since — the acute, piercing pain returning at…
“Autism — when I first heard the word, I felt total despair. For me it seemed as if my child had been taken away from me forever”. This was Ayesha's first reaction when her child was diagnosed with Autism. “At that point I still didn't know what it all meant. I started reading about it,…
While donating money is relatively easy, it is the gift of time and the self that is most precious and rewarding, says Uzma Ahmed Khan Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart. Elizabeth Andrew Volunteer – Latin for ‘will’. As in doing something out of one’s own free will. Religion…
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