Reading Time: 4 minutes You might experience this during the first interview Sometimes, we feel low. Sometimes, our thoughts become cloudy. Not the pretty blue clouds, but the gloomy ones. And that’s okay too. Sometimes we don’t even know what is that troubles us. But something is definitely wrong…

Aunty Bites, Lifestyle 0

Tatanagar railway station in Jharkhand

by Kavya Bhardwaj August 2, 2019

Reading Time: 1 minute #Metooforchange #news #india I cannot pretend that I didn’t read about the recent rape case. That a 3 year old girl was raped and beheaded. Tatanagar railway station in Jharkhand. 3 year old girl. At 3 years, I was just that. At 3, we all…

News 1

Uncle Bites

by Kavya Bhardwaj July 29, 2019

Reading Time: 1 minute What is This Thing We Call the Masculine Man? “The fragility of masculinity as a concept is worrisome. It breeds on creating fear in the other. Yet, what the in-breeder of masculinity seeks in the other is a concept far from it. That concept is…

Gender 0

Media Coverage of the Publication

by Kavya Bhardwaj July 18, 2019

Reading Time: 1 minute Some links among the many places the co-authored paper with Kasia Pisanski and David Reby from Sussex University was covered: Quartz: https://qz.com/1293411/pregnancy-symptoms-study-finds-womens-voices-lower-after-conceiving-a-child/ Romper: https://www.romper.com/p/a-womans-voice-may-deepen-after-giving-birth-new-study-finds-heres-why-it-could- happen-9247557 The Sun (Scotland), page 14 (see image on page), 31 May 2018 The Metro (Scotland), pg 9 (image on…

Journal Publication, Media Coverage 0

India Mental Health Resources

by Kavya Bhardwaj November 1, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Mental Health Act (1987) (link) : This act contains the law which specific to the treatment of mentally ill individuals. Comments are also made on the ‘provisions with respect to their property and affairs‘. Some topics covered (among many!) are: Mentally Ill Person: is referred…

India, News 1

I need help. Counselling or Guidance

by Kavya Bhardwaj August 7, 2019

Reading Time: 7 minutes Is Counselling the same as guidance? Counselling is not the same as guidance. However, counselling in practice involves aspects of guidance. And what are those aspects? Let’s find out. Guidance helps us in making important decisions in life. For example, parents guide their children in…

Aunty Bites, Lifestyle 3

8 steps to Beat Stress

by Kavya Bhardwaj October 16, 2019

Reading Time: 8 minutes Her voice was trembling. And while she was eating half of her words, she sounded like a broken record. As her friend, I noticed this change in her behaviour. She wouldn’t normally look like a lost kitten on a cold night. It was…

Aunty Bites, Lifestyle 5

Dear Health Care Professional, Thank you!

by Kavya Bhardwaj March 27, 2020

Reading Time: 1 minute Dear Health Care Professional, I thank you for your support during such difficult times. In an abnormal situation like this, it is also essential for us to look out for each other. And, while we comfort other people, it is important to look out for…

Aunty Bites 0

Do viruses have nationalities?

by Kavya Bhardwaj March 25, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutes The recent pandemic is not only spreading coronavirus but, we can also see increased xenophobia towards Chinese and other East Asians. And, sadly this level of xenophobia can also be observed by national leaders when they refer to the virus as ‘Chinese Virus’. Recently, a…

Aunty Bites, Corona Virus, Covid19, Research, Xenophobia 0

Chakras

by Kavya Bhardwaj July 28, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutes Upanishads describe the concept of Chakras. They can be referred to as energy centres of the body. The study of Chakras is the study of the nature of energy. One thing to note is that their location is said to be found not in…

Journal Publication 1

Chakra Sounds

by Kavya Bhardwaj July 28, 2019

Reading Time: 1 minute

Aunty Bites 1

Bodies floating in Drains

by Kavya Bhardwaj March 2, 2020

Reading Time: 1 minute I am sitting in the centre of communal violence in Delhi. Dead bodies are floating in drains. 46 people are already physically dead. While several injured. Panic. Media uproar. Safety swinging in a question mark. A few Years Back while I was overseas: Two guys…

Aunty Bites 0

Is NCR committing mass suicide? Health emergency declared in NCR, India

by Kavya Bhardwaj November 3, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes The pollution levels of Delhi have reached a three-year hike. And studies have shown that life expectancy in Delhi is decreasing by 10 years. The air pollution is so harmful that the simple decision to step outside is a dangerous one. It kills both men…

News 1

Am I Pretty Enough to be Raped?

by Kavya Bhardwaj July 18, 2019

Reading Time: 4 minutes ‘Am I pretty enough to be raped?’ are the unfortunate words a friend uttered one cold evening in that dark alley. Time swallowed her sentence, with dragon like swiftness. I remained quiet. Topic change – how is your new project coming along, love? Years later,…

Aunty Bites 1

Turiya

by Kavya Bhardwaj July 29, 2019

Reading Time: 1 minute According to Hindu Literature, there are four states of consciousness of a being. The first stage is the wakeful stage. The second stage is the dream stage. The third stage is that of deep sleep. And the fourth stage is called ‘Turiya’. Turiya stage…

Journal Publication 0

Do viruses have nationalities?

Turiya

Subscribe to get my latest updates

Popular tags

My Publications (Media)

Media Coverage of the Publication

Namaste

to the blogs

Thinking of going for Counselling?

Tatanagar railway station in Jharkhand

Uncle Bites

Media Coverage of the Publication

India Mental Health Resources

I need help. Counselling or Guidance

8 steps to Beat Stress

Dear Health Care Professional, Thank you!

Do viruses have nationalities?

Chakras

Chakra Sounds

Bodies floating in Drains

Is NCR committing mass suicide? Health emergency declared in NCR, India

Am I Pretty Enough to be Raped?

Turiya