Tambuli: Why These Two Spoons Matter
Yesterday Lakshmi came for a follow-up, sat down, and announced tambuli to me the way Vasco da Gama announced India to Europe. “Doctor! You know...
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The Krishna Test: Health Lessons No Blood Report Can Measure
If Lord Krishna were born in Bengaluru tonight, I suspect the first serious difficulty would not be Kamsa. It would be advice. Before Vasudeva reached...
Appemidi: The Mango That Became an Inheritance
Every mango is expected to ripen, soften and become sweet. Appemidi refuses. This small, intensely sour mango from Karnataka’s Western Ghats is picked while it...
One Man’s Superstition is Another Man’s Faith: An Ayurvedic Doctor’s Odyssey
Last year, Mrs. Gowda hobbled into my clinic clutching a small cloth pouch dangling from a red thread around her neck. Her other hand gripped...
MahaKumbh 2025: Earth’s Greatest Gathering Bathes in Rivers of Light and Time
Darkness had already claimed the city through the oval window of our evening flight to Prayagraj, but the Triveni Sangam glowed like a constellation fallen...
Why Your Grandmother’s Daily Routine Could Be The Key to Weight Loss
Your grandmother never ‘exercised’ a day in her life, yet she was healthier than your Crossfit trainer. In 1960s Bangalore, a housewife climbed approximately 40 flights...
Why Every Indian Turns to Sugarcane Juice When Jaundice Strikes?
When jaundice stains someone’s eyes yellow in India, two things happen: a doctor writes a prescription, and a grandmother whispers, “Get sugarcane juice.” This isn’t...
Why Indians Love Tea So Much
Tea has been grown and consumed in India for thousands of years. The Camellia sinensis plant, from which all tea originates, is native to parts...
Why Keralites Put Rasnadi Churna on Their Heads After a Bath?
In a Kerala home, a head bath is not officially over when the tap is closed. It is over when somebody—usually a mother or grandmother—appears,...
Bindi Allergy: Simple Solution to This Common Complaint
Over recent years, one rising realm of skin problems has been cases of ‘bindi allergy’. Though applying a bindi is thought to be obsolete among...