If you think you have a touch of sugar think again and think fast because the clock is ticking. Before you know it, you could end up becoming one more diabetes related statistic. The reason I sound so alarming is because I have come across several Desis who are paying a daily price on account [...]
Written by Lajwanti Khemlani | Tuesday, June 24, 2008
I know I am not supposed to fear the Indian monsoons, but give me a break if I want to feel a bit of trepidation regarding the fury of the weather back in India, then I am allowed to. After all I do not live in bondage. I live in a free country, came from [...]
Written by Lajwanti Khemlani | Saturday, June 14, 2008
Mental illness is not a topic of everyday conversation amongst most families and friends. In this respect Desis are no different. What is different is we do not tend to seek help as much as Caucasians or African-Americans do even when we are afflicted with psychiatric disorders. The research article titled, “Manifestation, Attribution and Coping with [...]
Written by Lajwanti Khemlani | Friday, May 16, 2008
Just because I am a scientist by training does not mean I do not believe in if it is meant to be it will be. Just because I was born in the east, does not mean I do not appreciate the west. Just because I live in the west, does not mean I will ignore the east. Is [...]
Written by Lajwanti Khemlani | Tuesday, May 6, 2008
The thunderstorm from the day before has finally stopped. The atmosphere had been stifling. Only one more tree left to fall. It feels like the hour in between this and that jannat and jahnum neither quite here nor there. It is a little after three and the air is still charged. At this hour [...]
Written by Lajwanti Khemlani | Thursday, July 3, 2008
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