Lights, Camera, What's That?
02 Nov 2020
Nina and Nana discuss the feasibility of self driving cars and some baffling ways in which AI embarrasses its makers.
Posts tagged with “safety”
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Guilty Of Privacy
08 Jun 2020
Every time we are scared, we can be talked out of the need for privacy. But privacy is a fundamental right. Do we actually value it? Are we even aware of the ways in which our privacy is being intruded upon?
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Mumbai Has Woken Up
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Rebels And Causes
23 Jun 2019
Nina and Nana discuss frustrating traffic rules. Should we only follow them when they make sense? Who decides what makes sense and how does one driver know what another driver thinks makes sense? Read on to find out.
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Growing Brains Cause Growing Pains
08 Oct 2018
Teenage years are trying times for kids as well as their parents. Nothing seems to make sense and for a long time the strangeness of this phase of life has been attributed to hormones going wild. But the hormones are not the only major changes taking place. Modern imaging techniques have revealed that the brain undergoes a huge transformation during adolescent years, and understanding these changes may help us understand teens better.
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Urinary Tract Infection
24 Apr 2018
My twenty first entry for the A to Z blogging challenge with the theme women's health issues is about urinary tract infections, which a woman has about a 40 to 60 percent chance of contracting at some point in her life.
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Thyroid Disorders
23 Apr 2018
My twentieth entry for the A to Z blogging challenge with the theme women's health issues is about thyroid related problems, which are eight times more common in women than in men!
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases
21 Apr 2018
My nineteenth entry for the A to Z blogging challenge with the theme women's health issues is about sexually transmitted diseases, how they affect women in particular, and what precautions one needs to take to prevent them.
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Torches of Freedom
17 Nov 2017
Sometimes we unwittingly exchange one devil for another. A flash fiction piece inspired by a photo prompt.
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The Many Causes Of Pelvic Pain: Trivial And Serious
09 Oct 2017
Pelvic pain may be frightening, or embarrassing, or may just seem unimportant. However, it is best to get it checked out as soon as possible. This article looks into the causes of pelvic pain, and informs you of the other symptoms that accompany various diagnoses.
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A Book Of My Short Stories
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Privacy In The Electronic Age
26 Aug 2017
Recently our Supreme Court, upheld the right to privacy as a fundamental right of every citizen. Why is this so important today? Here is my take.
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The Moment Of Truth
08 Aug 2017
I sat in the clinic, chewing my nails. It was all so surreal. How had I got in to this ridiculous mess? I mean, it could be a matter of life and death, for god sake. What was I thinking? Evidently, I was not.
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The Stalker
28 Jun 2017
Radhika was nervous. She never should have demanded that the driver take her through the small alley ways so late at night.
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Keep Calm And Mommy On
22 Jun 2017
I was excited about reading this book, because Tanu is a blogger, whose posts I have been reading since my earliest blogging days in 2015. Tanu's blogs always stood out in the mass of parenting blog posts on the mycity4kids website not only because of a her progressive outlook and knack for zeroing in on important parenting issues, but also because of her writing style. Her posts are a pleasure to read, because the writing flows easily as she escorts you though a spectrum of emotions without getting dramatic. She has strong opinions and a dry wit tempered by sensitivity and empathy.
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Tips-For-the Sex-Ed-Talk
29 Aug 2016
Sex education must go way beyond the mechanics of sex. And we must remove any shame associated with sex, to impart effective sex education.
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What Do I Teach My Kids?
24 Jul 2016
Someone had once asked me “Did you not always want to be a queen?” I replied “I did not even want to be class monitor.”
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Tips For Your First OB/GYN Visit
16 Jul 2016
Whatever their age may be, most women are anxious as they step through the doors of a gynaecologists office for the first time. For some of us, a host of questions run through our minds. Others prefer not to think about it. Some are too embarrassed to ask the questions that plague them.
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Tania Gets Stitches
15 Jan 2016
This is book 29 of The Tania Series. Tania's sister, Sonia, is now 2 years old. Tania loves playing with Sonia. One day, while they are playing catch, Tania has a bad fall and her chin splits. There is blood everywhere and she needs stitches. Can Tania be brave, for Sonia's sake? What does the doctor do, to take her mind off the pain? I hear she learns something about X-rays. Wow! That sounds really exciting. Aren't you curious?
