“Only when we’re brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.” Brené Brown The term ‘mental health’ is one that is ...

I attended a photography conference about two weeks ago in Dubai, organised by a conservation awareness and wildlife photography team called Paws Trails Expl...

How are we defined? . Take a step back, watch the blur of the rat race in their element. We are defined by those judging us. . We are defined by the clothes w...

Dear Acha, I know you will start by reading this letter with a cynical thought – “Of course Athira must be doing this to butter me up and for the sake of doi...

“Perspective gives us the ability to accurately contrast the large with the small, and the important with the less important. Without it we are lost in a wor...

“I think it’s important and I think it’s true that our life experience is going to be about our attitude, our thoughts, our beliefs, our speech and our actio...

“Love is friendship that has caught fire. It is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving. It is loyalty through good and bad times. It s...

Dear Muttacha (grandpa), It has been almost 8 months since I last wrote to you, on my trip to Malawi when I was on a break from my studies in New Zealand. Pr...

“Not the ones speaking the same language, but the ones sharing the same feeling can understand each other.” ~ Rumi Its interesting to some how I categorise m...

India is known for its celebrations and festivals, with its vibrant stage of colour and dance appealing to many across the world. In God’s Own Country, Keral...

“Everything is a little better with some red velvet cake.” ~ Me For a moment, imagine that delectable taste of sweetness. Envision taking that spoon of the c...

“Life has a tendency to provide a person with what they need in order to grow. Our beliefs, what we value in life, provide the roadmap for the type of life t...

Disclaimer: Those who are unwilling to accept this flaw of mine, please do not read further. I am not responsible for any distress or disappointment. “I know...

“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” –  Mark Twain Humanity. Kindness. Sincerity. It exists. Of course it does. The media ...

“There is no passion to be found in playing small—in settling for a life that is less than you are capable of living.” ~ Nelson Mandela Life is filled with s...

“Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs in my field, since the payment is pure love.” ~ Mildred B. Vermont Everyone knows Wonder Woman ...

“We’re never so vulnerable than when we trust someone – but paradoxically, if we cannot trust, neither can we find love nor joy.” ~ Walter Anderson What is i...