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FOOD
ANCIENT IS I
THE LATEST
Supriya.Sharma2@timesgroup.com
BACK WITH A BANG
We are waking up to the goodness of
alternative and sprouted grains now,
but our ancestors knew better. Barley
was the food for gladiators and the
Roman army since it was nutritionally
dense and packed to the brim with
fibre. Similarly, acai berry was used by
Amazonian tribes to prevent and
cure various ailments. “What is
ancient today was trendy once.
What made it trendy back then
was the need of that time, the
lifestyle of people in those days,”
says chef Vikramjit Roy. “It is
natural for these patterns to
resurface.”
‘GO TO’ GRAINS
Ancient grains are often the ‘go
to’ grains when people want to
eliminate gluten (gluten fea-
tures among the top 5 aller-
gens in the world) from their
diets. Quinoa, often referred to as
‘mother of all grains’, is gluten-free and
packed with complex carbohydrates. It
contains all the 9 essential amino acids
needed by the human body. Amaranth
was and is a nutritional powerhouse in
Africa, Indian and South America. A
complete protein, it has calcium, mag-
nesium, potassium, and iron.
Elon Musk recently took a dig at Jeff Bezos when he replied to
Bezos’ tweet with a silver-medal emoji. This, because Musk
came first in the “world’s most wealthiest person” race. Both
Bezos and Musk are known for their flamboyance. However,
not all super rich are lavish spenders, few show the world that
their achievement is not defined by status symbols
AZIM PREMJI
CHAIRMAN, WIPRO
Premji often takes a three-wheel auto rickshaw to
and from the airport. His net worth is $20.5 billion,
still he keeps a tight rein on employees at Wipro
headquarters by demanding that staff conserve
essentials such as toilet paper and electricity. But
perhaps most impressive is that Premji is listed
fifth on the list of those who have given the
greatest sums of money to charity in the world, his
personal contribution at over $8 billion.
INGVAR KAMPRAD
FOUNDER, IKEA
Kamprad has a net worth of $ 3.4
billion. According to a 2006 Reuters
article, he flies only economy
class and drives a 1993 Volvo
240. Aside from that, he prefers
to take the bus from time to
AMANCIO ORTEGA
time. He reportedly recycles
tea bags.
DAVID CHERITON
STANFORD PROFESSOR
An early investor of Google, this
unassuming professor is
worth $3.6 billion, but he has
refused to let wealth change
his attitude. He prefers
driving his 2012 Honda
Odyssey and lives in a
relatively modest house.
AZIM PREMJI
He said: “These people
who build houses with 13
bathrooms and so on, there’s
something wrong with them.”
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with smartphones and other technology and
ARE FACE ROLLERS
have a poor memory and attention span as
a result. It stems from the fact that the
attention span of a goldfish is famously lim-
ited — it’s nine seconds. In an article in the
‘Irish Examiner’ said: “As a result (of using
smartphones), it’s feared, both our memo-
WORTH THE HYPE?
ries and our concentration are weaker … We
have become, it seems, the goldfish genera-
tion... And it’s not just adults we should be
worried about — there’s growing concern
about the impact of smart devices on our
kids’ brains, concentration levels, and mem-
pering tool and if you lavish atten-
We demystify the ‘job value’ of jade or quartz WHAT ELSE? tion and care on your skin, it will
ory capacity too.”
Other face rollers Apparently, flitting from one item to
face rollers being used by every other celeb Gua sha has its tradition in
make your skin look and feel bet-
ter. But don’t expect miracles.
another online has reduced our attention
spans to eight seconds. But according to a
and skincare enthusiasts China and South Asia. Made
from rose quartz, it helps in study by Microsoft, the average human
Pallavi.Shankar@timesgroup.com online sites are not made of real moisturising and calming the HOW TO USE being now has an attention span of eight
seconds, down from the not overly impres-
jade. Authentic jade is very expen- skin and reduces puffiness Make sure you clean your jade
sive 12 seconds of the year 2000. Because of
s it the pandemic with people sive and will cost thousands of Face sculptor de-puffs and roller before you use it on your
dollars. So, are the rollers you usu- helps in making the face look face (a mildly dirty one can also the internet and social media, the average
and self-care boom that office worker will check their email inbox 30
made face rollers the most ally see online useless? Not really defined (for a couple of hours), collect bacteria and do more harm
– they are usually made of similar especially if you use it in the than good). Put a few drops of times every hour (yes, every two minutes)
sought-after beauty tool in and will pick up their phones 1,500 times per
the last two years? “When green-coloured stones like aven- chin area. This roller, made with cream or serum on your face and
turine jade, bowenite serpentine good quality metal, stimulates start using the roller in the centre week, amounting to three hours and 16 min-
people couldn’t visit salons and
or dyed marble. With their smooth facial muscles of your face and work outward utes a day. Social media platforms, such as
spas, they started loving these Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube,
pretty looking face rollers. Also, and cool exterior, they are safe to TOP TIP: “Don’t use for more and upward toward the edges.
use for depuffing or massaging than five minutes as you should Work against gravity and avoid WhatsApp, and Facebook Messenger, are
these are easy to use and readily keeping 3.196bn of us busy daily (and night-
available,” opines wellness expert the skin with a serum or mois- not overwork your facial mus- tugging at the skin. Check videos
turiser. “When you buy a pure cles,” says Kochhar of beauty influencers if you need ly). We spend an average of two hours and
and aromatherapist Blossom 22 minutes socialising online each day, most
jade roller, it will surely have more
BACK TO BASICS Kochhar. But, before you buy one,
healing properties and better reduce wrinkles.
to see it visually. Once done,
of it on these six platforms.
1. Sitting cross-legged on the floor know the real deal. clean your roller thoroughly
People who are online an average of five
while eating pacifies the mind,
effects on skin,” says Kochhar. “Face rollers are before storing it in a clean
hours a day have trouble remembering peo-
Look at your budget and research. best used for and dry place.
reduces stress and aligns the body
better for eating and digesting food MADE OF hydrating the ple’s names. Memory experts don’t support
the claim though. Dr Sabina Brennan, a
skin – use it on a
2. Cook and eat fresh. Leftovers
accumulate ‘ama’ (toxins)
JADE? ANTI-AGEING? serum or essential THE VERDICT memory expert and professor in Trinity
The reasonably From Alia Bhatt to oil to let the skin A face roller is a relaxing, de- College, Dublin: “Yes, modern
3. In ancient Rome, dinner was
priced ones Deepika Padukone, absorb the benefits puffing and de-stressing technology including
taken late in the afternoon or when
(under everyone is using of your cream/oil. beauty tool that is great smartphones with
the sun started going down. The
`3000) face rollers to Also, keep jade for self-pampering their capacity for
simple reason was that the
found on depuff their face and rollers in cold in the comfort of storing our
earlier you have your food,
popu- tighten the jawline. storage because your home. memories
the more time the body gets
lar Many also claim that the cooler they Any other ben- will shape
to digest it these rollers increase are the better efits you our brains.
4. According to Ayurveda, collagen in result they will see/read on However,
when we put food in our the skin give,” reveals Kochhar. social media is in terms
mouth through our hand, and subjective! It is also of fears
the five fingers together
a good buy for your- about the
form a mudra which acti-
vates the sensory organs
THE TRUTH self if you enjoy emer-
So, if you are looking to spending some gence of a
that keep prana in balance reduce your morning puffi- “goldfish
time on skin-
ness, the roller will help. care. If you generation”,
However, if you give it are a quick while there is
OLDEN WAYS to your mom or aunt in “observational
We are using more ghee and wash and mois-
the hope of reducing turise person, a knowledge” of
coconut oil. We are trying out
DID their wrinkles, you may roller may gather decline in atten-
hemp milk and turmeric, and we
YOU KNOW? be disappointed. dust in your dresser. tion spans, defini-
are finding comfort in grandma’s warm-
Jade roller is one of Despite what celebs or Ditto for gifting. tive scientific evi-
ing spices. “Ancient food practices are
the most ancient beau- makers of these TOP TIP: All age dence underpin-
healthy. Things like slow cooking, using
ty tools that dates as far rollers say, there are groups can use face rollers but ning this theory is
cast iron utensils, dry roasting and
back as the Qing no studies till date young people with excessive oily not there.”
steaming food wrapped in leaves should
dynasty of 7th that proves that jade skin and acne should avoid it and
come back for the sheer nutrition and
century China rollers can actually
variety they bring to the dinner table,”
says food blogger Sangeeta Khanna.
erase wrinkles! It’s a pam-
if keen, check with a dermatolo-
gist about how to use it. PERSON OF INTEREST
#GOALS TRIVIA TIME Happy Birthday
On Oct 16, 1950, the story. Lewis himself can
OSCAR
the first book in
‘The Chronicles of
Narnia’ series –
ENTER THE be seen as the basis for
Professor, Digory Kirke. Lucy
is based on Lucy Barfield,
Lewis’s goddaughter,
and the daughter of
WILDEOct 16 is the
WORLD OF
Owen Barfield,
‘The Lion, the British
birthday of the
philoso-
Witch and the pher. She celebrated writer.
NARNIA
was
Wardrobe’ came 4
Besides his
years writing, he is
out. Here’s your
old
remembered for
ticket to... when
he his wit and his
start-
Lewis came up ed the memorable
book and quotes. Here’s a
with the idea 14 when
when he was 16 he fin- refresher
WARREN BUFFETT ished
CHAIRMAN AND CEO, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY When the first book came it.
course…
His net worth is $66.7 billion but he still lives in the Narnia
out, Lewis was 52-year-old, draws on Greek,
50-year old home he paid $31,500 for in Omaha,
but the original inspiration Roman, and Norse “Man is least himself when he talks in
Nebraska. He drives a Cadillac DTS which costs
for the story came when he mythology, Irish and his own person. Give him a mask, and he
only $45,000. Buffett is also known for being
was just 16. Lewis often British fairy tales, Germanic
generous to various charitable institutions. will tell the truth.”
found himself imagining “a folklore, and Arthurian
“I can resist everything except
faun carrying an umbrella romance, just to name a
AMANCIO ORTEGA and parcels in a snowy few. Even Santa Claus temptation.”
FOUNDER, ZARA wood.” According to his makes an appear-
With a net worth of $70.7 billion, he is the richest “A man’s face is his autobiography. A
short essay ‘It All Began ance
man in Spain according to Forbes. He With A Picture’, the image woman’s face is her work of fiction.”
lives in a modest apartment and continued to come to him
“True friends stab you in the front.”
dresses like your average until, at age 40, he said to It
businessman. He eats lunch at the himself, “Let’s has been Lewis and JRR “Always forgive your enemies; nothing
translated to 47
same coffee shop every day with his
employees in the Zara
try to make a
story about it.” languages and adapt- Tolkien were in annoys them so much.”
cafeteria. It took 10 more ed for TV, stage,
radio, and the silver
a writing group “Art is the most intense mode of individ-
years to finish. While both writers were ualism that the world has known.”
screen
TIM COOK TIM COOK working on fantasy nov-
“I have the simplest of tastes. I am
CEO, APPLE els, they met every Monday
It’s unclear what Mr Cook’s
He burned morning to talk about writ- always satisfied with the best.”
net worth is, but he made an early ing. Others started to join “I am so clever that sometimes I
$378 million in 2011 alone, There’s a Many characters them, and soon the group
don’t understand a single word of what
and lives rather humbly. He version CS Lewis conjecture
swelled to 19 men.
I am saying.”
wakes up every morning The first draft
had children
that the are based on real In 1949, Lewis read a
completed manuscript to
before 4 am, spends an hour Narnia book is a Christian “Be yourself; everyone else is
on email, then goes to the named Ann, Martin, Rose, The Pevensie children were Tolkien and was surprised by
and Peter. When he showed
allegory. But Lewis said
based on actual children. In his negative reaction.
already taken.”
gym, then heads to work. the book is a “supposal,”
In the book 'Inside Apple', the story to his friends and
as in: “Suppose there
1939, three girls, Margaret, There’s much speculation as “There is only one thing in the world
he was quoted as saying, colleagues, however, the Mary, and Katherine, were to why he disliked the book. worse than being talked about, and that
were a Narnian world and
“I like to be reminded of reaction was consistently evacuated from London Some say it’s because
negative, so he burned it and
it, like ours, needed
because of anticipated Tolkien didn’t like how Lewis
is not being talked about."
where I came from, and redemption. What kind of
started over. He later stated bombings and sent to live mixed different mythologies “To live is the rarest thing in the world.
putting myself in modest incarnation and Passion
WARREN BUFFETT surroundings helps me do that the missing ingredient with Lewis in the country- together. Another theory is Most people exist, that is all.”
might Christ be supposed
that. Money is not a was Aslan: as soon as he side for a short time. They that Tolkien was threatened
to undergo there?” Aslan “You can never be overdressed or
motivator for me.” added the lion to the story, are said to be the inspiration by the speed with which
is supposed to be Christ
everything fell into place. behind the four children in Lewis assembled his world. overeducated.”
 02 “"If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his
head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.”
— Nelson Mandela
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5 MOVIES THAT CAN IMPROVE

YOUR ENGLISH
history, and it uses language from basic
English to magical words made up by author
J.K. Rowling. Some of these nonsense words
are even used by fans! For example, ‘muggle’,
which is an insult meaning ‘someone who
cannot perform magic’.

4. THE KING’S SPEECH

Colin Firth stars in this period drama as King
George who must battle to overcome his
speech impediment in order to deliver a
rousing speech that inspires his people to
unite in battle. Because this film focuses
1. DEAD POETS SOCIETY specifically on speech you get a masterclass in
For a taste of the many forms of the written
pronunciation.
word, immerse yourself in the world of poetry
in Dead Poets Society. This 1989 movie tells
the tale of an English teacher who sparks joy
in his students through poetry. Aiming to make
their lives extraordinary, they live their life
through the Latin expression carpe diem —
seize the day.

2. THEORY OF EVERYTHING
One reason why The Theory of Everything is a
good film to help you learn English is that its
characters have very clear British accents.
Parts of the movie are set at Cambridge
University, one of the most well-known
academic institutions in England. Many of the
characters speak ‘the Queen’s’. This means
upper-class or “posh” English, which is clear 5. THE QUEEN
and correct. The best way to learn ‘the Queen’s English’ is
to listen to the Queen. Here played by Helen

LEARNING LANGUAGE
Mirren, this film is a historical drama
3. HARRY POTTER documenting the British Royal family’s
The movies are about Harry Potter, a wizard,
response to the death of Princess Diana. It not
and all of his magical adventures. The Harry
only gives a fascinating insight into how the
Potter films are a must-see if you are learning
royal establishment works, but the language
English! All of the main characters go to a

With Movies
spoken is incredibly clear and easy to
magic school called Hogwarts. The wizarding
comprehend.
world of Harry Potter has its own animals and

From immersing yourself in 19th Century Britain to experiencing life in suburban California, movies
give you a chance to live the language as it’s spoken in real life.

T
extbooks are great for learning
vocabulary or grammar, but
nothing is better than listening
to real native English. By
watching British and American
films, you can listen to native English
actors speaking the language in a
natural way. Not only will watching
movies get you familiar with different
accents, you’ll also get an incredible
insight into English-speaking culture
from around the world. In this article, we
focus on how watching British English
movies can hone your language Authentic accents: British films use it. In films, words are used as part of
speaking and writing skills. present you with a wide range of accents a story and this context helps you to
Listening and comprehension skills: and British dialects. A London accent is learn and remember them more
The visual element of film makes very different to a Scottish effectively.
it easier for language learners A accent, a Welsh accent. Pronunciation: Playing back films
to comprehend dialogue and London accent Birmingham, Liverpool, allows you to quickly and easily compare
follow the action. You may is very different to a Newcastle, Glasgow – all your own pronunciation with that of
feel as if you’re sitting Scottish accent, a Welsh have their own sounds native English speakers.
back, relaxing, and accent. Birmingham, and pronunciations. Explore Culture: You can learn about
watching a film, but the Liverpool, Newcastle, Live Context: When the culture behind the language when
whole time your brain is Glasgow – all have their you learn a word, it can you watch movies in English. Language
soaking up the new sounds own sounds and be difficult to remember and culture are closely connected. Why
of the English language. pronunciations what it means or how to not study both at the same time?

INSPIRATIONAL
shapes and vocal cords. With Some calls and animal noises. Or
the proper tools in place — researchers human communication may

PROVERBS
skull size, brain, and voice
box — language evolved.
Some anthropologists even
speculate that language
could have developed before
the physiological development
propose that have started with the ema-
language began as nation of involuntary
sign language, then sounds: distress sounds
switched to the from pain or surprise, or
vocal modality wails of sadness, or cheers
of joy or triumph.

TO REFLECT ON
of modern brains and larynges,
but 100,000 BC is a good starting point.
3. The oldest known
2. Language developed to languages include
Proverbs speak of simple truths we can all reflect on. They may strengthen social ties Sanskrit, Sumerian,
just be words but they can help us acknowledge, accept, and among our ancestors. Hebrew, and Basque.
But, the only reason we really know this
understand certain matters in life. They can also inspire, A study of macaque monkeys supports
the idea that languages may have is because there is a written record of
embolden, and give us hope. Here are a few... evolved to replace grooming as a better those languages. “What is the oldest
language?” can never fully be
way of forging interpersonal bonds.
1 6
HOW DID
A slip of the foot may soon be recovered; Give a man a fish and you can feed him for answered, as it doesn’t take spoken
Two other theories posit is that our
but that of the tongue perhaps never. a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him languages with oral traditions into con-
ancestors began to develop language
– Danish Proverb for a lifetime. – Chinese Proverb sideration.
by imitating natural sounds, like bird

2 Take care of your pennies

7 Those who get lost on the way to

LANGUAGE
and your dollars will take school will never find their way
care of themselves. through life. – German Proverb 4. The English language has a long and
– Scottish Proverb interesting history. Here’s a quick history of the
3 Vision without action is a 8 A wise man makes
his own decisions,
English language periods:

EVOLVE?
daydream. Action an ignorant man
without vision is a follows public
nightmare. opinion.
OLD ENGLISH EARLY MODERN ENGLISH
The English language came to Britain This is the language that was used by
– Japanese Proverb – Chinese Proverb
between the 5th – 7th century A.D., it’s Shakespeare, dating from around

4 Don’t count your

chickens before
they’re hatched.
9 A chain is only
as strong as its
weakest link.
– English Proverb —English proverb
5 Wise men learn
from other men’s
mistakes, fools by
10 A journey of a
thousand
miles begins with a
their own. single step.
– Italian Proverb —English proverb
Let’s learn some fun facts about the history and
a West Germanic language which was
brought over by Anglo-Saxon settlers.
1500. The Early Modern English peri-
od brought a change in pronunciation
of words with long vowels.
evolution of languages MIDDLE ENGLISH
1. Language is thought to The question of how old language is still
being debated. Nevertheless, most lin-
Following the Old English period, was
the Middle English period which dates
MODERN ENGLISH
The Modern English period is dated
from 11th century (when the Norman’s from the late 17th century; this is the
have originated circa guists agree that it began around the
invaded Britain) to the 15th century. English that we speak today!
time when modern humans (homo sapi-
100,000 BC. ens) evolved in Africa with modern skull

TECH TALK
Some cool tech buzzwords
you should know
1. Fakersation
A conversation that is faked
for the sake of removing
yourself from an unpleasant
or awkward situation.
2. Moodle
An open source learning
platform that is distributed
freely, it primarily helps
assist with e-learning
3. Breadcrumbs
An option in a site that
shows you where are in
relation to the site itself. A
tool that makes navigation
easy.
4. Hoot
A method of crowdsourcing
locals to get tips on the best
places to go.
5. Flaming
Similar to trolling, flaming is
Queries relating to
language skills
Do you find grammar confusing? Do you
get stuck with words when
writing a letter, an essay or
a blog? Do you have a
fear of public speaking? Or
the act of posting do you simply want to
offensive and
insulting comments. improve your communication
This can be intentional
or unintentional.
skills? Times NIE is here to
help you to master the
6. Chatbots intricacies of the
Chatbots are computer
programs which conduct
“human like” conversations
English language. Just
with users, typically via shoot us your queries
text. They are typically used
in Instant Messaging on
applications
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FILMS.BOOKS.MUSIC
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2021
“There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful
than anything that bleeds.”
— Laurell K Hamilton
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ATTENTION PLEASE
connection between the mind and suf-

CARPE DIEM
fering. You are not your mind, or its
thoughts that are either obsessing over
the past or worrying about the future. If
you learn to focus on the present
moment — the NOW — you will be able In a longform blog titled, ‘The Attention Diet’,
to flow with ease and joy in life.
author Mark Manson writes about the best
Procrastinating on a secret dream project? Unsure of what path you want IF IT ISN’T A CLEAR ‘YES’, ingredients to improve your mental health
THEN IT’S A CLEAR ‘NO’
to take? Feeling blah? There is plenty of inspiration to be found in self- As young children/toddlers we were
extremely clear about what we liked
SO WHAT IS THE ATTENTION DIET?
Manson’s ‘Attention Diet’ calls for people to take
improvement books. But if you don’t feel up to reading the whole thing, and disliked. However, as we start
growing up, we learn to be polite and
responsibility for the content they consume via
internet or social media. He says junk food is bad
for your health, and so is junk information. This
here are the central tenets on which some of them are based... sometimes end up saying ‘yes’ to
things that we really really don’t want includes trash TV, doom scrolling, endless loops of
to do. There is fine line between pleas- scrolling and clicking; getting distracted with
and perfecting”. Instead, live by your ing people and yourself, and emails, phone calls, or watching anything without
BE A PROUD PERPETUAL values and show who you want to be.
BRING YOUR being able to articulate that being fully conscious of what you’re doing.
LEARNER FOCUS TO ‘no’, is pivotal. But how will
According to Indian-American entrepre- DID YOU KNOW?
USE THE THE you know when it’s essential HOW DOES IT WORK In 1992, Herbert A Simon, a
neur and investor, Naval Ravikant, con- to say ‘no’? In his book
tinuing your learning process is one of 2- PRESENT ‘Essentialism’, author Greg
Manson’s steps to the Attention Diet con- renowned psychologist, economist
Eckhart sist of correctly identifying nutritious infor- and Nobel Laureate, coined the term
the important skills that’ll help you to MINUTE Mckeown shares a simple
Tolle’s bril- mation and relationships and cutting out junk ‘attention economy’ in his research
be successful. In the book, ‘The technique for becoming more
Almanack of Naval Ravikant’, he shares, RULE TO liantly written
selective in the decisions you
information. Also, cultivate habits that help you paper titled ‘The Bottleneck of Attention:
‘The Power of focus harder and prepare you for a longer-atten-
“You have to know how to learn any- START make. He says put the deci- tion span than what we have right now.
Connecting Thought with Motivation’. His
thing you Now’ is a gift research determined that lack of attention
ANY NEW for over-
sion to an extreme test: if you
was the ‘bottleneck of human thought’ that
want to feel total and utter conviction
learn. No HABIT thinkers and
to do something, then say THE STEPS limits what we can perceive in stimulating
life skill Instead of worriers. In  The social media cleanse: Unfollow any person, environments, and what we can do about it.
‘yes’. If not, say ‘no’.
can pay berating this ground hashtag, group that does NOT add value to your
you yourself for breaking self life. your attention.
greater not being improvement  Choose good sources of information and con-  Schedule your diversions: Instead of checking
dividends able to mas- book, the author highlights the nection: Manson writes that he gets his news only your email or social media every 30 seconds,
than ter a disci- from the current pages of Wikipedia which offers Manson recommends checking your email twice a
learning pline, create a news in an unbiased, non sensationalised manner. day and spending only 30 minutes on social
how to system step by step. According to By doing this, he avoids the rabbit hole of news media. He also adds that there are a few apps,
learn. author of ‘Atomic Habits’, James Clear, where most TV channels or accounts are vying for website blockers, online timers to aid your quest.
Even to make a habit stick, you have to make
today, it really really
what to easy to start.
study and how to study it are more
important than where to study it and
The more you
internalise the
beginning of a
BEST OPENING LINES FROM LITERATURE
for how long. The best teachers are on
the Internet. The best books are on the process, There is something about the first line of a book. If it doesn’t capture
the easier
Internet. The best peers are on the
it’ll be for
you there and then, it may fail to do so as you go forward. Here are
Internet. The means of learning are
abundant — it’s the desire to learn that you to slip into some of our most favourite opening lines that set the mood
is scarce.” a flow state.
For example, if “In fairy-tales, witches always wear silly black delicate perfume of the pink-flowering thorn.”
you want to be hats and black coats, and they ride on broom-
STOP PLEASING PEOPLE a writer, write
The Picture Of Dorian Gray by Oscar
You’ve probably come across the popu- down one idea, sticks. But this is not a fairy-tale. This is about
lar meme with a pizza visual that says,
Wilde
or if you want to REAL WITCHES.
‘You can’t please everyone, you are not eat “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a
pizza!’ Author and TED Talk speaker healthy, The Witches by Roald Dahl
Brené Brown articulated this thought google one new single man in possession of a good fortune,
when she said, “Nothing has trans- recipe. Start small, “The studio was filled with the rich odour
formed my life more than realising that
must be in want of a wife.”
and keep at it.
it’s a waste of time to of roses, and when the light summer Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
evaluate my worthiness wind stirred amidst the trees of the gar-
by weighing the reac-
tion of the people in the den, there came through the open door “As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from
stands.” One of the the heavy scent of the lilac, or the more uneasy dreams he found himself transformed
most common belief in his bed into a gigantic insect.”
associated with people-
pleasers is that they Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
think they are only wor-
thy of love if they give “Three things were happening inside
everything to someone
else. Brown, in her book
the Park on that Saturday evening in
‘Daring Greatly’ advo- May.”
cates that one should
not be a prisoner of Bogwoppit by Ursula
“pleasing, performing, Moray Williams

Message:
One of the most
underrated animations,
THE KING’S SPEECH LILO & this story addresses issues FROZEN THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER
The story tells about the strug- STITCH on beauty, body image, fem- When their kingdom becomes trapped in Socially awkward teen Charlie (Logan Lerman) is a wallflower,
gle of the man that will became Lilo is a lonely inism, self-identification, perpetual winter, fearless Anna (Kristen always watching life from the sidelines, until two charismatic
King George VI. After his Hawaiian girl and finding acceptance in Bell) joins forces with mountaineer Kristoff students — free-spirited Sam (Emma Watson) and her step-
father’s death, his brother who adopts a all of your glorious (Jonathan Groff) and his reindeer sidekick to brother Patrick (Ezra Miller) — become his
ascends to the throne and small ugly dog, weirdness find Anna’s sister, Snow Queen mentors. They help Charlie discover the joys of
when he abdi- whom she names Elsa (Idina Menzel), and break friendship. However, as his new friends pre-
cates, George Message: her icy spell. Although their epic pare to leave for college, Charlie’s inner sad-
Stitch. Stitch would
(‘Bertie’), We may not know journey leads them to encounters with mys- ness threatens to shatter his newfound
be the perfect pet if he
plagued by a how courageous and tical trolls, a comedic snowman (Josh Gad), confidence.
Message: Colin Firth owns this role that gave weren’t in reality a genetic experiment
dreadful stam- bold we can be unless harsh conditions, and magic at
him an Academy Award. As a man weighed who has escaped from an alien planet and crash-
mer, consid- challenged. When faced every turn, Anna and Kristoff bravely
down by the expectation of being a king, his landed on Earth! Through her love, faith and unwavering belief
ers himself with any difficulty, bring push onward in a race to save their king- Message: We must learn about our inner
stammer becomes worse, and his confidence fal- in ‘ohana’, the Hawaiian concept of family, Lilo helps unlock
unfit to be to fore your core fears dom from winter’s cold grip. turmoil and conflicts and address them
ters. But it’s in his moments of weakness that he Stitch’s heart and gives him the ability to care for someone else.
king. He is to get over them as much as we can. It may seem like no
finds the determination to push himself harder
helped by one understands you when you are

MOVIES
an unorthodox young, but have you asked for help yet?
speech thera-
pist, named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected tech-
niques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, at the end of the

that help you

story Bertie finds his own voice and leads the country through
war, thanks to his final speech.

INSIDE OUT
Riley (Kaitlyn Dias) is a happy, hockey-
loving 11-year-old Midwestern girl, but
her world turns upside-down when she

understand
and her parents move to San Francisco.
Riley’s emotions — led by Joy (Amy
Poehler) — try to
guide her
Message:

ANXIETY
through this
There cannot be
difficult,
happiness without sad-
life-chang-
ness. And feelings of anger,
fear and trepidation often
ing event. THE BREAKFAST CLUB
However, the stress of the move Five high school students from different Message:
makes us feel like giving up. Queen bee or nerd,
brings Sadness (Phyllis Smith) walks of life endure a Saturday deten-
But we must understand that studious or rebel, every
to the forefront. When Joy and tion under a power-hungry principal
every emotion is fleeting, teenager deep down, tus-
Sadness are inadvertently swept (Paul Gleason). The disparate group
and even if negative, has
its well-earned
into the far reaches of Riley’s October 10th was World Mental Health Day. Let’s — rebel John (Judd Nelson), princess sle with the same fears and
mind, the only emotions left in Claire (Molly Ringwald), outcast anxieties that trouble them.
place
Headquarters are Anger, Fear and watch, or re-watch, a few films that had characters Allison (Ally Sheedy), brainy Brian It's immaterial whether
Disgust. (Anthony Michael Hall) and Andrew they seem confident or
deal with anxiety or depression, and learn how they (Emilio Estevez), the jock — has a meek
RAIN MAN chance to tell his or her story, making the
When car dealer Charlie Babbitt (Tom
dealt with it... others see them a little differently.
Cruise) learns that his estranged father has
died, he returns home to GOOD WILL HUNTING
Cincinnati, where he dis- IT'S A KIND OF Message: A witty movie about FINDING NEMO Will Hunting (Matt Damon) has a
covers that he has genius-level IQ but chooses to work
an autistic older
Message: FUNNY STORY five days in a psychiatric hospital After his son gets
as a janitor at MIT. When he solves
The movie works so Stressed by adolescence, that gives a depressed 15-year abducted from the
brother named well because even as we old a new lease of life. Also, no Great Barrier Reef and a difficult graduate-level math
16-year-old Craig Gilner
Raymond watch Raymond’s (autistic one in this world is really “fine” is dispatched to problem, his talents
(Keir Gilchrist) checks
(Dustin brother) limitations, the movie as they say. If you figure this out Sydney, Marlin, an are discovered
himself into a mental- Message:
Hoffman) and makes it amply clear by the end early, your approach to any Message: overprotective by Professor
health clinic. But the If one were to live
that his that it’s actually about Charlie’s problem in life would be to solve Our horizons father yet a Gerald
youth wing is closed, so in a world filled with
father's $3 own limited ability to love it with humour and not get broaden and we make meek clown- Lambeau (Stellan Skarsgard), who
he must spend his man- nothing but education,
million fortune is being left to the those in his life, or to bogged down new friends when we fish, enlists decides to help the misguided youth
dated 5-day stay with adults. One of them, the education would
mental institution in which Raymond empathise with them persevere in the face of the help of a reach his potential. When Will is arrested
Bobby (Zach Galifianakis), quickly becomes his mean nothing in the end.
lives. Motivated by his right to inher- adversity and overcome forgetful fish for attacking a police officer, Professor
mentor – and protege, while Craig finds himself drawn to a fellow teen, Noelle (Emma The meaning of life is
ence, Charlie checks Raymond out of the our fears in order to and embarks on Lambeau makes a deal to get leniency for
Roberts), who just may be the to give life a
facility and takes him to Los Angeles. The face the world a journey to bring him if he will get treatment from therapist
cure he needs to forget meaning
brothers’ cross-country trip ends up changing both their lives. head-on him home. Sean Maguire (Robin Williams).
an unrequited crush.
Message: It’s a mammoth task navigating
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK through life – overwhelmed with emotions THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY
After losing his job and wife, and spending time in a that are a part of our daily lives. We all can Walter Mitty (Ben Stiller), an employee at ‘Life’ magazine, spends day after monotonous day
mental institution, Pat Solatano (Bradley Cooper) winds reach the breaking point, and it’s okay. developing photos for the publication. To escape the tedium, Walter inhabits a world of exciting
up living with his parents (Robert De Niro, Jacki Because to ‘lose it’ is a cry for help to get daydreams in which he is the undeniable hero. Walter fancies a fellow
Weaver). He wants to rebuild his life and reunite with better. employee named Cheryl (Kristen Wiig) and would
his wife, but his parents would be happy if he just Message: The distance between all love to date her, but he feels unworthy. However, he
shared their obsession with the Philadelphia Eagles. your seemingly-unachievable gets a chance to have a real adventure when the
Things get complicated when Pat meets Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence), who offers to help him recon- dreams and you is much shorter magazine’s new owners send him on a mission to
nect with his wife, if he will do something very important for her in exchange. than you think - you just have to obtain the perfect photo for the final print issue.
take a chance
 “Talent wins games but teamwork and
intelligence win championships.”
Michael Jordan, former basketball player

MOMENTS
A fall here and a collision there, arguments,
angry appeals, unique celebrations and fan
moments. This pandemic-hit Indian Premier
League had it all. A glimpse of some of the
moments made for the camera...

THAT CAUGHT THE EYE

Photo: PTI
THE BAT SLIP
Rishabh Pant’s bat slips from his hand as
he plays a shot during the match
between Delhi Capitals and Chennai
Super Kings, at the Dubai International
Photo: PTI Stadium, Dubai, on Oct 10, 2021.
WARNER SITS IT OUT
David Warner of Sunrisers Hyderabad
with officials during the match between
Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers
Hyderabad at the Dubai International
Stadium in Dubai on Oct 3, 2021.

CELEBRATORY
DANCE
Jason Holder of Sunrisers
Hyderabad celebrates the
wicket of Nathan Coulter-Nile
during the match between
Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers
Hyderabad, at Abu Dhabi.
Photo: ANI

Photo: PTI

CLEAR RUNOUT
Kolkata Knight Riders captain Eoin
Morgan looks on after Sunrisers
Hyderabad captain Kane Williamson
is run out during the match at the
Dubai International Stadium in
Dubai on Oct 3, 2021.

VEHEMENT APPEAL Photo: PTI

Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat

Kohli reacts after RCB’s Yuzvendra Chahal
appeals for the wicket of Rahul Tripathi of
Kolkata Knight Riders during the eliminator
match between Royal Challengers
Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders, at the
Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah, UAE,
Photo: ANI on Oct 11, 2021.

Photo: PTI
COLLISION COURSE
HEART ON Faf du Plessis of Chennai Super Kings
HIS SLEEVE and Mustafizur Rahman of Rajasthan
Royals collide with each other during
Deepak Chahar of the match at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium
Chennai Super Kings in Abu Dhabi, on Oct 2, 2021.
proposes to his girlfriend
Jaya after their Indian
Premier League cricket
match, at the Dubai
International Stadium,
in UAE on Oct 7, 2021.

A STRETCH AND A STUMP

Chennai Super Kings captain M S Dhoni attempts to
stump Rishabh Pant during the match between Delhi
Capitals and Chennai Super Kings at the Dubai
International Stadium, on Oct 4, 2021.

Photo: PTI