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Relationship Trend (Monkey-Barring)

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  Don’t Monkey-Bar, Stick Around for Stability Love doves meet, connect, get up, close and personal and then after months of a sweet honeymooning phase, all hell breaks loose with disparities and frequent bickerings pouring in. Then one partner looks for another without detaching the present one who has no clue what’s going on and stemming from their spat. Is this called monkey-barring? Get a no-holds-barred view on this latest dating pattern…   By PRAMITA BOSE Jonathan has been going steady with Emily for the past five years. Rumour mills were recently rife with the whispers surrounding the two love birds that they were even planning to move in to a live-in accommodation. But is trouble already brewing in their paradise! Is he contemplating a break-up from his current girl friend? Is tediousness settling in between the couple? Is a possible rift developing in their relationship? Well, one could keep conjecturing these probabilities behind his escapist stance but what...

Wellness Wows (Tamarind)

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Beautify and Detoxify With Tamarind   Opt for a tamarind-rich regime as the tangy fruit flaunts a profile packed with dietary fibre, antioxidants, essential minerals and amino acids. It repairs tissue, boosts growth, braces muscles, and keeps the skin and hair healthy and glossy. The high fibre content also drives smooth digestion and nourishes a healthy gut. By PRAMITA BOSE Can you enjoy a plateful of paani puri s without its star ingredient tamarind water? Bet you cannot. For that lends the magical touch of tang to your palate and the revelry of tastes begins on a spicy-salty-soury note. It shoots the street-side treat to instant fame. Although many try having dry poochk as or golgappa s (with whichever name you call it from any part of India that you reside in) but the relishing indulgence is incomplete without the generous bouts of this brownish acidic liquid. Even expecting mothers love licking the tarty flavours of tamarind included in their pregnancy-friendly diet to ad...