This Life of Ours
A fluid, sprawling novel on the capacity of literature to bring about change that leaves the reader delicately balanced between hope and regret Title: Half...
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Poems of Rabindranath Tagore
Leave this Leave this chanting and singing and telling of beads!Whom dost thou worship in this lonely dark corner of a temple with doors all...
Mohammed Rafi: The voice of GOD
Dr Md Shairul Mashreque :There are many singers in the subcontinent reaching the height of glory, but none compares Rafi. When he performed simply miracle...
Exciting ways of eating watermelon
Weekend Plus Desk :Two of my favourite summer food memories are homemade mango ice creams and biting into big slices of watermelons! I grew up...
Literature: Shiraji and Bengal Muslim renaissance
Professor Anwarul Karim, Ph.DMuslim Renaissance in India begins with Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (1817-1898). He helped the Muslims to learn English to compete with the...
Feature: Try these simple home remedies to fight the flu
Weekend Plus Desk :The medical term for flu comes from the Italian phrase Influenza di freddo- ‘the influence of the cold’. Flu or influenza are...
Health: Neonatal nursing is a holistic approach: Needs bottom lining
AHM Nouman : Neonatology is a subspecialty of Pediatrics that consists neonatal and newborn nursing care. It is now acceptable that, mother and child must...
From wood splinters to menstruation belt: How sanitary napkins evolved over time
Weekend Plus Desk :Say period and silence follows. This discomfiture in having an open conversation about women’s periods has often lead to ignorance about menstruation...
Sunburn and skin rashes
Weekend Plus Desk :With the scorching summer heat, sunburn, rashes and skin allergies are quite common. Too much exposure to the sun, or a sun-equivalent...
Travelling: Udaipur voted third best city to visit in the world
Weekend Plus Desk :Known as the ‘City of Lakes’ and ‘Venice of the East’, Udaipur has once again topped the list of the top cities...
Eating: Mawa cake and choco fudge recipes
Weekend Plus Desk :There’s nothing better than a house that smells of a freshly baked cake. But the effort to make it compels us to...
Lose weight, keep your heart healthy with ‘Pistachios’
Weekend Plus Desk :Good things come in small packages and the same is applicable to nuts. Apart from being delicious, these bite-sized crunchy goodies have...