Mental health is an important part of overall health and refers to a person’s emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It involves how we think, feel, act, and make choices. Mental health disorders can be short-term or long-term and can interfere with a person’s mood, behaviour, thinking, and ability to relate to others. Various studies have…
7th January, 2022, saw the passing of one of the community’s most loved, cherished and respected stalwarts – surgeon and gastroenterologist – Dr. Tehemton Erach Udwadia. Considered as the Father of Laparoscopic Surgery in India, Dr. Tehemton Udwadia, who was the recipient of the Padma Bhushan, passed away at the age of 88, after a…
We are now in the holy month of Shehrevar (Avestan Khshathra vairya), which represents Ahura Mazda’s ‘desirable dominion’ and is the Amesha Spenta or Archangel presiding over metals and minerals. The Zoroastrian religion has influenced the three Semitic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) in many ways and in particular, the concept of the ‘Kingdom of…