Selecting the right gift for dear husband on Valentine’s Day is certainly no piece of cake. The mushy romance of premarital phase having taken a back seat, most men generally do not much look forward to tender goodies like roses or chocolates. So what will be perfect to pep them up? Take a look at these DIY Valentine’s Day gift ideas that have been selected thoughtfully to make your special day hot, happening, and happy.Continue reading
The following dialogue is repeatedly voiced in most Indian marriages: “The darker the color of mehndi, the greater the love of one’s spouse”. Now, such a futuristic assertion may sound exceedingly farfetched; but it nonetheless bestows a significant glimpse at the paramount importance held by the mehndi ceremony in an Indian wedding.Continue reading
In India, where a family is the most important social unit, arranged marriages have always held greater prominence than love marriages. Nonetheless, with time the latter too, has gained popularity and now a major section of urban Indians prefer it.Continue reading
Family, be it joint or nuclear, has always been given paramount importance by Indian women and naturally, the desire to be useful, as well as loving has invariably reigned supreme since time immemorial. And this is more true for those aspiring to be the perfect housewife after marriage.Continue reading
One vibrant image that keeps recurring in most Indian wedding songs unmistakably features an enthusiastic would-be bride, sitting prostrate with exposed body parts, smeared in a paste of dazzling yellow color – haldi.Continue reading
What is the singular attraction of heading home after a day’s long and tiresome work? Obviously, the warm hug of a loving husband. But, what if that loved person stays miles and miles away? Indeed, the prospect of distance in a long distance marriage looms large, much as a noncancerous facial mole that even after being harmless prevents a face from becoming flawless.
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What can be the most cherishing sight for a mother? The smile on her child’s lips undoubtedly. But, what about working mothers, who are passionately committed to career development as well? Why, the same bewitching smile. Now, there’s a little-overlooked reality, especially about working mothers. Hopelessly compelled to divide their time between unavoidable work and precious family, working mothers become self-acknowledged survivors of guilt and stress.Continue reading
Remember the Jennifer Lopez starred movie, “Monster In¬ law,” where an enthusiastic Lopez has to wrestle with the crafty ministrations of her sly mother-in-law, played by Jane Fonda? Well, truth can be stranger than fiction, and if your mother-in-law happens to share an alarming similarity with Fonda’s character, it’s time to keep her on her toes. How to do so? Take a quick sneak peek at the article.Continue reading
A not so frequent advertisement on television hints at a very pertinent fact; the initial guilt-stricken conscience of a working mom on leaving her reluctant toddler at a dare care center, is shown to easily subside on the assurance of unlimited care provided by their proclaimed product. Rather high and mighty! Now, let’s try to imagine the probable responses of our two types of moms:Continue reading
In Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” although little Tom’s thankless job of whitewashing the fence is an unpleasant punishment, yet, it is his ingenious manner of making the work irresistibly attractive that makes his initially reluctant friends finally beg and plead him to hand over the same task to them.Continue reading