In tune with words Creative geniuses raise our mundane lives to dizzying heights of bliss. May we never ever lose our capacity to float on the wings of inspiration.

An image doing the rounds recently on WhatsApp caught my attention. It featured Zakir Hussain, Dr Manmohan Singh

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Heart under siege

Stress is spread over our daily bread. Office work stretches beyond the eight-hour shift quite naturally. Because the sun doesn’t rise or set on it because service industries, in particular, can seldom be conveniently compartmentalised into global time zones. Back-office stress stalks the post-Covid back-to-office routine as increasing globalisation goes loco. For example, a male employee in Mumbai addresses the clients’ requirements in a Manhattan-set timeline. The man from Matunga now competes with someone from Madurai, Madrid or Mexico. Outsourced work crosses geographical borders and time zones. And the red-eyed corporate traveller catering to the western multinational corporation (MNC) is accompanied today by the India-based, blurry-eyed work-from-home/call-centred colleague. This trend is entrenched and extended as shrinking western economies seek new bases and bigger markets in Asia. And India.

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Build your own kitchen garden Growing healthy vegetables at home can be a rewarding experience.

A wise man once said that gardening is one of the purest human pleasures. Indeed, the patch of green you tend to and watch over lovingly is where you are in communion with nature and meet it halfway every morning or evening. A friend who takes great pride in her kitchen garden, where she grows herbs and an impressive assortment of vegetables, likens looking after her plants to nurturing a child or caring for a pet. “It is pure joy to watch the seeds sprout, grow and bear flowers and fruit,” she says.

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