'In school, I would get very upset when guys called me 'moti.' I would feel bad and pick up fights. But once I started working, I got mentally prepared for it because my weight was my bread and butter.' Going back in time with Guddi Maruti.
Swati Sodhi, 36, a mum of two, tells us how she went from 92 kg to 60 kg in a year.
'The challenging part was when I did not have a penny in my pocket and I was doing theatre.' 'I had to sometimes travel without a train ticket to go for rehearsals.' 'Those times were really hard on my family and me.' 'But my parents would say, "Never give up. Just keep following your dreams. Do what you dream about but when you do that, do that with great honesty and great commitment".'
Wellness expert Roopashree Sharma answers your health queries.
The challenge for the RBI in 2024 is likely to be less about containing elevated inflation and more about curbing excessive financial market exuberance and a 'problem of plenty', notes Sajjid Chinoy, Chief India Economist JP Morgan.
Dietician Komal Jethmalani provides the answers.
Dietician Komal Jethmalani provides the right answer.
Food is genetic medicine, and the kind that your ancestry has eaten for centuries is your best bet.
He also said that "in some way or the other," his preparations for Paris Olympics will be different, though he did not elaborate.
Chapati in addition provides fibre from whole grain cereal whereas rice is a refined cereal, without fibre content, says Komal Jethmalani.
Not being able to control outcomes and manage our own expectations leads to stress and anxiety which further leads to sadness and disappointment and worse case, depression.
The market breadth was fairly positive - out of 2,724 stocks traded, 1,782 advanced, 858 declined and the rest were unchanged today.
Persistent capital inflows by domestic institutional investors and retail investors kept the markets in fine nick
India have overtaken Australia to regain the top position in the MRF Tyres ICC Test Team Rankings following the annual update that drops results from the 2019-20 season.
'I have only done supernatural fiction shows so far. 'I wanted to do KKK because I find it very adventurous.'
Miss World 2024 will be crowned in India soon. Long before Aishwarya Rai and Priyanka Chopra, Yukta Mukhey and Diana Hayden, a beautiful woman from Bombay was crowned Miss World. In 1966. Reita Faria was India's first Miss World. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/ Rediff.com met the 80 year old in Dublin recently, still as elegant, still as attractive as she was all those years ago.
Rising crude oil prices, traction in China equities and inflation concerns back home are casting a shadow on the Indian equity markets in the short term, believe analysts at Jefferies. They said this could see the markets remaining range-bound in the near term before the next leg up.
Dietician Komal Jethmalani provides expert help.
Benchmark indices bounced back on Wednesday after falling for five straight sessions, with investors snapping up the recently-mauled IT, finance and consumption stocks amid a supportive trend overseas. A rebounding rupee further bolstered sentiment, traders said. Halting its five-session slide, the BSE Sensex jumped 574.35 points or 1.02 per cent to finish at 57,037.50. Similarly, the NSE Nifty surged 177.90 points or 1.05 per cent to 17,136.55.
Dietician Komal Jethmalani provides expert help.
Avocation B (AvoB), a fat molecule found only in avocados counters incomplete oxidation in skeletal muscle and the pancreas to reduce insulin resistance.
Doing an activity you love instantly reduces stress and lowers your heart rate too.
In the broader markets, the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices were up 0.5% each
Chirag Daruwalla, who is following in the footsteps of his famed astrologer father, the late Bejan Daruwalla, makes his predictions for the New Year.
We actually have no control on what the future holds. All we have is the moment. The now. And we must learn to live in it.
The secret to a healthy heart lies in living a stress-free, well-balanced lifestyle combined with regular physical activity and a good night's sleep, suggests cardiologist Dr Talha Meeran.
You have 365 days, 365 opportunities to make your body your best ally. Don't give up.
Rediff reader Sidharth Jain tells us how he lost weight.
A glass of milk after sweating it out at the gym may be beneficial if you're looking to gain muscle and burn fat.
Shabana Azmi has lost more than 10 kilos for Karan Johar's Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani, where she plays Alia Bhatt's grandmother.
Siddhant Digvijay Jaitha, 38, from Kolkata tells us how he went from 106 to 79 kg in six months.
The finance minister, suffering from a kidney ailment, has been undergoing dialysis for the last one month.
Rediff readers tell us what has changed in the last 10 years for them.
She will return home with the Mrs World crown after 21 years.
'This resilience should be viewed as reflecting the strength of the structural story.'
Wellness expert Roopashree Sharma suggests ways to calm the stomach.
Atlee gives temporary relief from reality, by blinding us into a make-believe world where the perfect family hero and messiah makes the world a safer and equal place for all, explains Divya Nair.
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