*Written for Centre for Accessibility in-Built Environment (CABE) Foundation’s website* Health insurance is the means to cover your medical expenses if you are at risk or injured. A comprehensive medical insurance covers the cost of hospitalisation, day-care procedures, medical care at home (domiciliary hospitalisation), and ambulance charges, amongst others. A…

It’s been a year since we last saw Rue Bennett, Jules, Nate and other characters in HBO’s raw coming-of-age TV drama series Euphoria. It has garnered praise for authentic depiction of mental health, drug addiction, sex, toxic masculinity etc. What makes the show stand out from shows with similar themes…

“Sustainable development is the pathway to the future we want for all. It offers a framework to generate economic growth, achieve social justice, exercise environmental stewardship and strengthen governance.” ― Ban Ki-moon, Former UN General Secretary Neha Arora, founder of Planet Abled, had a personal experience with the inaccessibility of…

What’s so enchanting about dreams? — February 27, 2017, 9 PM and beyond. The repeat telecast of the 89th Academy Awards was going on. The winners of three categories were announced, and the first Best Original Song nominee’s performance was coming up. Dwayne Johnson introduced the audience to the performers of the song “How Far I’ll…

Director: Shonali Bose Cast: Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Farhan Akhtar, Zaira Wasim, Rohit Suresh Saraf Genre: Drama/Biography Stars: ★★★★ Story: Narrated in first person and based on the true story of Aisha Chaudhary (1996–2015), who was born with severe combined immuno-deficiency disease, while also focusing on her parents Aditi and Narin…

Two hours before Jin, vocalist and member of Korean group BTS turned 28 on Thursday (in Korean timezone it was about to be Friday, December 4), he released Abyss, a song he had been working on for a while, on YouTube and SoundCloud. …

Originally written for my column Mentally Yours, which was published in Ayaskala, an online magazine related to mental health. Who would have thought that a time would come when the whole world would be just stuck in one place for days together? It seems like time has become static, a…

On October 2017, actress Alyssa Milano popularized the word ‘me too’ when in her tweet she asked everyone to use this word to share their stories related to sexual harassment and assault and also credited activist, advocate for women’s rights and blogger Tarana Burke for initiating the ‘me too’ wave…

On 15th March 2019 at 1:40 pm New Zealand Standard Time, a white supremacy terrorist shot worshipers in two mosques, Al Noor and Linwood Islamic Centre, leaving around 50 people dead. This attack has created shockwaves in New Zealand and around the world since the country is not just a…