Are you planning on getting inked? In these current times it’s an absolute no-no. But maybe it’s on your bucket list? As a kid, I remember staring at my domestic help who sported tattoos on her forehead and forearms. She would regale me with tales of how her mother got her name inked on her arm as a little girl, and how her husband got her to tattoo a ‘bindi’ on her forehead. She would go into details about the procedure, and I would cringe from within on hearing the “gory” details. “Didn’t it hurt?” I would always wonder and…

Body shaming! Let me tell you my story. I was thin as a young girl. My mother felt I would put on some weight as I grew, but her wish didn’t come true, and I stayed thin as an adult, too. I thought marriage would help me, but it didn’t.  Sigh. Whatever I ate failed to show on my body. It frustrated me no end, but there was nothing I could do about it. There was also nothing I could do about the words people used to describe my body. People do have a weird way of expressing their concern…

Do you look after your back? Most of us don’t. Picture yourself sitting in front of your computer, typing furiously as your thoughts pour out through your fingers. Now, move your focus to your back—your spine, to be precise—and check if it is in the right posture. 9 out of 10 times, it will be in a posture least favorable to your back. It happens when we are immersed in an activity that demands our attention to such an extent we are oblivious to anything else. Maintaining the correct posture that suits our back is a matter of habit—a habit…