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Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine to the mind. People love flowers because of the beauty, color, shape, and fragrance. Flowers are very expensive gift of nature. And if you want to see abundance of flowers in different colors and shape arranged in a magnificent way, then do visit the Mughal Gardens at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Yes, it is opened for general public in the months of February and March every year.   Depending on the season the dates are disclosed every year which can be checked online. The President inaugurates annual Udyanotsav of Mughal Garden every year, after which it is opened for general public. The garden remains open for general public from 10am to 4pm on all days except Mondays. To reach Mughal garden, get down at the Central Secretariat metro station on the yellow line. Take a short walk to Rashtrapati Bhawan and enter from gate no. 35. You can also take a cab or can drive your own ca...

Aging is not a favorite subject to think about. Till I was in my forties, aging was just a word for me. But as I am heading towards fifty, retirement and old-age like topics have started coming in my mind. Like for me and my husband, “old-age” plans have started to feature regularly in our conversations. Not in a defined structure, but as a wish list for what we hope will be as independent, active, and a healthy phase as possible. In the traditional model of care for senior citizens, it was the joint family structure along with the support of helpers that the elderly used to be cared for. However, with the breakdown of joint family structure and corporate jobs for most couples, the elderly in the nuclear family has only the support of helpers. Most elderly people live with their children in a gated community with very little social interaction. About 15 years ago, India was not culturally ready for children to have their senior parents live separately. But now the circumstances are...

Play is any activity that the person engages in for the enjoyment it gives. Any activity could be a play when it is voluntary and gives pleasure and the same activity is work when one has to do it out of compulsion. The play has a great influence on the development of a child. Play provides the brain building blocks that will set them up for the rest of their life. Through play, children gather information about the world, master the use of their bodies, learn social skills and pick up every little detail to do with fitting into the culture that surrounds them. Play helps in the physical, intellectual and social-emotional development of all ages. So, we as adults should understand the importance of play in a child’s life. Sometimes the adults get too much involved in the child’s play that they start instructing the child at every step and the play changes to work. Today, let us know some tips on the role of the adult’s in children’s play: ·       ...