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Cooking Up Masoor Dal: From Masoor Musallam to Sabut Masoor Khichdi

June 30, 2017 Loknath DasCooking, Dal, From, Khichdi, Masoor, Musallam, Sabut, to, Up

“Can you tell me the origin of, Yeh mooh aur masoor ki dal?” pings my friend Gautam Babbar from Vienna, one fine evening. It’s a muhavra that has been bothering him for a while. Now, it’s bothering me as well. Hence, this piece. The idiom obviously suggests that “Masoor ki Dal” must have been held in rather high esteem at some point so that a lowly creature aspiring to the lentil could be derided thus. Some accounts suggest that it was once dubbed “mallika masoor”, the queen of lentils, because it was favoured by…

Give up these habits

June 27, 2017 Loknath DasGive, habits, these, Up

1. Drinking more than 8 glasses of water daily: Research has proven that it’s more beneficial to drink water only when you are thirsty. Excess intake of water can often result in obesity, bloating, problems in digestion and skin problems. 2. Drinking only bottled water:Be it in a restaurant or while travelling, we reach out for the bottle of mineral water. Guess what? Bottled water isn’t that healthy. It does not contain fluoride and deficiency of fluoride can cause tooth decay. You can drink water from a purifier. 3. Make up…

Does Your Child Stay Up Late for an Early Exam? It Can Affect His Grades

June 15, 2017 Loknath Dasaffect, an, Can, Child, Does, Early, Exam, for, Grades, His, It, Late, Stay, Up, Your

Inadequate sleep seems to be a trend these days. With more and more people travelling long hours for work and working till late, sleep is one thing that begins to take a toll of our highly demanding, haphazard lifestyle. Though experts suggest 7-8 hours of good night’s sleep every day, it seems like a challenging task for most around. Even teenagers and young adults are beginning to give less important to one of the most important aspects of our health – sleep. Sleep plays an important role in maintaining your…

Twitter to Help UP Government Towards Effective Governance Goal

June 13, 2017 Loknath Daseffective, goal, Governance, Government, Help, to, towards, Twitter, Up

HIGHLIGHTS UP has become first state using Twitter for reaching out to the people #UPonTwitter workshop was organised in Lucknow this week Twitter is already being leveraged by the UP police to engage In line with the Centre’s aim to bring transparency in governance, the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government in Uttar Pradesh has become the first state to ride on the microblogging website Twitter for reaching out to the people, a company executive said on Friday. “The UP government has recognised the potential of Twitter as a platform for effective…

Life’s illusions catching up with Japan’s middle-aged parasite singles

April 19, 2017 Loknath Dascatching, illusions, Japan's, Life's, middle-aged, parasite, singles, Up, With

Their youth long gone, members of Japan’s generation of “parasite singles” face a precarious future, wondering how to survive once the parents many depended on for years pass away. Some 4.5 million Japanese aged between 35 and 54 were living with their parents in 2016, according to a researcher at the Statistical Research and Training Institute on a demographic phenomena that emerged two decades ago, when youthful singles made headlines for mooching off parents to lead carefree lives. Now, without pensions or savings of their own, these middle-aged stay-at-homes threaten…

Food and Mood: 10 Foods That Can Cheer You Up on a Bad Day

February 10, 2017 Srijita10', a, and, Bad, Can, cheer, Day, Food., Foods, mood, On, That, Up, You

We know that sweet treats or your favourite foods can make you happy and turn things around on a low day but we’re talking science. Some foods are known to transform your mood because of certain compounds that they contain. A lot of research has shown that our diet can affect our mood. The theory is simple – the food we eat can bring about certain changes in our brain structure which can affect your mood and behaviour. There are also several factors that can affect your feelings. These simple…