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Happy Holi! also at school! Happy Holi Everyone and welcome back. Well I have wished you in advance. And, I honestly hope you all have a blast this season of Holi. But, many of you have already begun dreading the streets. Maybe the thought of being hit by colour-balloons or being smeared by colours is giving chills in your spines. Well, we understand that you love colours just like anyone else. But, you fear the pinkish-reddish pimply breakouts or hair-fall side-effects of playing with colours. Well, when your friend Prabhasini is here, why fear. Read on and enjoy Holi as much as your heart would wish for. I still remember the days when we used to play Holi at school. Colours would be smuggled to school as it was usually not permitted, and we would play after school hours - but in the school premises. Usually that would be the last day of school for the year, with annual exams just a few days later. So, it was our style of celebrating the year-end, and welcoming a new class wit...

Hello and welcome Back! Your friend Prabhasini is back and as promised in my last article - Almonds-your best friend today, I will share with five exciting recipes with almonds as ingredient, adding both taste and health to your diet. So grab your chef's coat and let's begin... 1. Lapsi - Almond Pithe - It is said that anything good should begin with a sweet treat. So, the first recipe is a sweet dish. To prepare it, you need For the lapsi-almond balls - 5 to 6 tablespoon almond paste cottage cheese 1 tablespoon - make sure water is drained out from it completely khoa 1/2 tablespoon crushed cardamom powder 1/2 small tablespoon baking soda 2 pinch grated coconut 1 tablespoon flour one and half tablespoon or as required as your proportions sugar as per taste For the syrup you need-  whole cardamom 8 to 10 2 cups of sugar 4 cups of water Method: First you need to prepare the sugar syrup. To prepare it you need to pour the water and sugar in a vessel and pu...

Hello and Welcome back everyone! With Valentine's day February is the month which fills our heart with romantic feelings. And, although we receive lots of cakes and chocolates, and fill our tummies with mouth smacking - tongue indulging yummies, some might wonder - what about our health. Even many might shy off from celebrating to their heart's content, anxious about their health and beauty. Well, friends - February is the month of health with taste - February is the month of soaking in the goodness of almonds. As a matter of fact 16th of February is observed as National Almond's day. Well, I remember my childhood, when my mom used to give me a handful of almonds to munch while on my way to school or play-ground. I was aware with just two benefits of it back then - keeping your hair healthy and brain sharp. But, an ingredient which can enhance the taste of many dishes and leave you craving for more has several benefits.  So, I thought why not I share some of these with...

5 signs He or She actually loves you  and mere body-language is not one of them Hello and welcome back everyone!! So, I believe most of might have got your valentine or your unique valentine this season. Well, with love in the air and couples & romantic views everywhere, although your heart is cupid struck,  your mind may be cautioning the other way round. The heart might beat with rhythm of love and wish to believe love is blind, the mind might be clouded with doubts. What if there are mysteries covered by a shroud! Well, a little doubt is always helpful as it keeps you alert and often saves you from being victimised, too much doubt is a sure ingredient to spoil your story just like a dish sprinkled with too much salt. So, you begin to find out ways in the internet ( your best friend and also mine ) to solve your issue. But, my dear friends - even your concerned special someone might be reading the same article as that of yours. And, with practice over time,...

Hello and Welcome back! February is the month of love and romance in the air. And, most of you are geared up preparing for the most awaited day of the year esp. for couples or people ready to fall in love - the Valentine's day. Many have already picked up the gifts for their beloved, many have prepared good looks to impress someone, many have matched their stars to find how would their love life shape up this Valentine's day or will they be lucky to find their lovey-dovey this time. And, their are also many among you who have grown tired of this so much a-do. Many feel frustrated to see all café chairs with two on either side, and they having a solo feast. Many have generated self-doubts about their potential to even find someone in life - either they think their looks aren't that great to attract anyone or they just can't be that lucky or may be many curse cupid for not striking them at all. Well, here is a unique story, that would inspire you fall in love - wit...

Hello and welcome back!  Winter is in its final stage with February beginning today. And, many schools and colleges have begun in full swing. Although we all love winters for a variety of reasons, winters - especially the transitions onward to spring brings along a lot of problems and issues, which we do not like. And, they range from health to mood to our activities as well. After talking to psychologists, nutritionists and counsellors this article is compiled from their inputs - and, it is very valuable not just for students and youth across the globe, but it is also valuable for parents of kids. So, lets read on... 1. Not getting up from bed - Although it is everyone's issue, this particular problem is associated with mostly with kids and school goers - being unable or unwilling to get up from sleep, rather, getting out of their blankets in the morning, and getting ready for school. Reports to the counsellors have these points in common -  Feel very cold in the...