Get your glow back after the holidays with these expert skincare tips
Weekend Plus Desk :We all have our share of skin problems and it’s particularly bad after the holiday season with late nights, and a whole...
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Maintaining a healthy lifestyle in winter
Weekend Plus Desk :The onset of winters can prove to be a health hazard if you are not following a nutritious diet, and a balanced...
The Tao of Travel
Stephen Alter :Climbing the steep, winding trail to Kala Pathar before dawn, my path is lit by a waning moon, three-quarters full. The high snow...
Preserving your skin’s youthfulness
Weekend Plus Desk :Skin ageing is a natural process. However, it gets accelerated due to fast-paced lifestyles, imbalanced diet and exposure to harsh weather conditions....
How some scents get imprinted in your memory?
Weekend Plus Desk :Ever wondered how you retain memories of your favourite dish cooked by your mother or your partner’s scent? Scientists have found that...
Reshape your body attitudes to have happier New Year
Weekend Plus Desk :If you are overweight and planning to lose a few kilos in the New Year, first shed harmful attitudes about your body...
Teenage years may be best time to learn a new skill
Weekend Plus Desk :While a person can never be old enough to learn a new skill, teenage years can make learning easier. It is because...
Fibre-rich food could cut diabetes, bowel disease risk
Weekend Plus Desk :Regularly consuming a Western-type diet, which are high in fats and sugars but low in fibre, may increase the risk of inflammatory...
Folk poet Jasim Uddin
Bimal Guha :Jasim Uddin (1903-1976), poet and litterateur, was born on January 1, 1903 in his maternal uncle’s home at Tambulkhana in Faridpur. His father...
The New Year
Rabindranath Tagore :Like fruit, shaken free by an impatient windfrom the veils of its mother flower,thou comest, New Year, whirling in a frantic danceamid the...
Abbas Uddin: Legendary of folk songs
Prof Nurul Amin Chowdhury :Beneath the mountain-king the Himalayas, rivers Torsa, Dhorla and Kalzani of Kuchbihar district are flowing over the village Balrampur. This village...
Reformer writer Munshi Meherullah
Mohsin Hussain :Munshi Mohammad Meherullah (1861-1907) poet, religious leader and social reformer, was born in his maternal grandfather’s home in Ghopegram under Kaliganj thana of...