Archive for August, 2008

I came, I saw, I rocked

Karan Pradhan
After rigorous competition that scythed through five cities and involved 40 of India’s most promising bands, the dust has settled, the smoke has cleared, the wheat has been separated from the chaff and the stage is set. The 23rd edition of the two-day rockstravaganza that is Independence Rock — I-Rock to its friends — [...]

Montreux music

Rahul Sharma
We seek inspiration throughout our lives, all the time. Not just the artiste, but even the layman needs that extra push to survive in this world. We, as artistes, can become reclusive and go into our shell. We can get away from it all by being lost and submerged in our art. But if [...]

State is secular are you?

By Suparna Sharma
Shabana Azmi should look for a house in America. No, I’m not suggesting for a second that she migrates to America. Just that, as a non-vegetarian Muslim Indian actress, she will have no trouble getting a house of her choice in America. The US’ Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination by landlords and house [...]

What causes your head to Ache

Dr Sarbjeet Khurana
Headaches are very common, everyone experiences them. There are two broad categories: Primary, in which headache and its associated features are the disease in themselves, and secondary, those caused exogenously, such as headache associated with fever.
Primary headache
disorders:
Migraine
Migraine without aura
Migraine with aura
Tension-type headache
Cluster headache
Secondary headache
disorders: Headache
attributed to:
Head and neck trauma
Cranial or cervical vascular disorder
Non-vascular [...]

Polycystic Ovarian Disease common among girls

Dr. Rishma Dhillon Pai
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) occurs when a woman's body produces high levels of androgen (male) hormones. Women with this disorder have a higher risk of becoming obese and developing diabetes, high blood pressure, and other health issues.
One out of every four girls suffers from the disease. It brings her all the problems [...]