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Dr Nutan specializes in Ayurveda and Yoga, which are among the natural therapies practiced in India. Learning about the sciences of Ayurveda and Yoga has become the need of the hour, after Covid-19 hit the world, as we all need to take care of our health, wellbeing and immunity. The world needs holistic therapies like Ayurveda and Yoga, which can guide us achieve physical as well as mental wellbeing. As a result of the pandemic, people have realized that immunity plays an important role in our wellbeing and in preventing serious disease. Ayurveda is extremely relevant today because it is not merely a science of medicine—it is a lifelong practice that combines mental and physical health to keep a person disease-free and healthy. Dinacharya (daily routine) and ritucharya (seasonal lifestyle) are the cornerstones of leading a life based on the principles of Ayurveda. These again are based on three pillars—diet, discipline and lifestyle. Ayurveda offers a manual on how to live life. ...

Ankita Ajay started writing at the age of eight. She is now 12 years old and has published her first psychological thriller book. 12-year-old Ankita Ajay says she began reading at a young age and has always been drawn to psychology, mystery, and crime. It's no surprise, then, that when she decided to write a book, she chose a psychological thriller. Her first novel, The Whitest of Roses, was recently published, making her one of the youngest Indian authors with a book in the Psychological Thriller category. The seventh-grade kid, who was born and raised in the UAE, where her father used to work, recently returned to the family's village in Kerala's Pathanamthitta District. The Whitest of Roses is set in 1960s America. It follows the story of Belladonna Blanchet, who is born to a mother who suffers from sadness and hallucination and a father who is plagued by aggression and addiction. Little Belladonna's life has been as terrible as it gets. Be...