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Heart To Heart
Dignity Dialogue

Heart To Heart

It is essential to recognise any abnormality of the heart to prevent seizure or the onset of a serious cardiovascular disease. K R K Moorthy takes an overview of what can go wrong.

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5 mins  |
October 2019
Can You Let Me Go?
Dignity Dialogue

Can You Let Me Go?

It’s been more than a year since the Supreme Court legalised passive euthanasia in India. While the decision was cheered by many and even attracted adverse comments from the country’s think-tank, the worrisome part is that there is still no clarity about what the issue is all about. And given the fact that even legalised passive euthanasia comes burdened with bureaucratic baggage, can it ever be implemented? Dignity Dialogue takes a closer look.

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10+ mins  |
October 2019
Incredible Heart-Healthy Foods
Dignity Dialogue

Incredible Heart-Healthy Foods

What you put on your plate can influence just about every aspect of heart health. Dr. Subodh Tamhankar suggests some food items that must be included in your diet to keep heart ailments at bay.

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3 mins  |
November 2019
“Our Roots Make Us What We Are”
Dignity Dialogue

“Our Roots Make Us What We Are”

A teacher by profession, Manjiri Khandekar is also the founder of a unique initiative called Heritage India which not only publishes a magazine to focus on India’s vast heritage places, faiths and cultures but also conducts heritage tours and workshops in an attempt to make Indians proud about the country’s rich legacy. In this interview with Huned Contractor, she elaborates about what triggers her passion for all things heritage in value.

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4 mins  |
November 2019
Science And Spirituality: Connecting The Dots
Dignity Dialogue

Science And Spirituality: Connecting The Dots

Sant Rajinder Singh Maharaj is one of those few spiritual masters who have managed to find the right link between the practical side of living and the power of spirituality. His interactions with people worldwide make a connection that matters. Sheela Mehta presents a profile.

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5 mins  |
November 2019
Success Is Not A Straight Line
Dignity Dialogue

Success Is Not A Straight Line

The ‘always win’ mindset can be harmful, leading to a lot of stress and health problems. Instead, learn to accept defeat as part of life, suggests Jeanette Saldanha.

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3 mins  |
November 2019
Man Of Many Arts
Dignity Dialogue

Man Of Many Arts

Satish Gujral is one of the most celebrated artists of India and not only because of his fascinating works of art but also for the fact that he has so masterfully switched from one medium to the other, including architecture and sculpting. Vineeta Kalra, who once reviewed art for magazines, writes about the artist and her brief interactions with him over the years.

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10 mins  |
November 2019
Union Budget 2017: What's in Store for Us?
Dignity Dialogue

Union Budget 2017: What's in Store for Us?

This year’s budget has attracted words of appreciation from all around. Finance expert Meenakshi Doraiswami inspects it closely to see how it will affect the senior citizens.

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8 mins  |
March 2017
Diaper Delivery at Home
Dignity Dialogue

Diaper Delivery at Home

A Senior Citizen Has Started a Diaper to Home Service for Elders. 

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2 mins  |
March 2017
Where the Seniors are Special
Dignity Dialogue

Where the Seniors are Special

He are some very cool things about how the elderly are seen and treated in other countries.

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3 mins  |
March 2017
Dignity Dialogue

Treating Parkinson's Disease With Physiotherapy

Parkinson’s disease – what is it and how can a physiotherapist help? Tarun Amalnerkar, a lecturer in physiotherapy at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman – Sungai Long Campus, Malaysia, tells you how.

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4 mins  |
February 2018
Dignity Dialogue

Microgreens – Miracle Food For Older Adults

What exactly are microgreens and why have they become a hot favourite as nutritious food? Marita Nazareth recounts her own experience.

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3 mins  |
February 2018
Dignity Dialogue

Pain: Our Biggest Enemy

We take a pain killer each time we feel any ache. However, this is a dangerous habit. So how does one get over the pain? Dr B M Hegde has the right suggestion.

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3 mins  |
February 2018
It's All In The Mind
Dignity Dialogue

It's All In The Mind

Elaborating about the power of positive thinking, L K Baweja recounts a few success stories.

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4 mins  |
April 2017
A Violent Episode
Dignity Dialogue

A Violent Episode

Bernadette Correa describes her tryst with war.

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2 mins  |
April 2017
Awaken The Techie Within You
Dignity Dialogue

Awaken The Techie Within You

It is important for seniors to become fluent with technology.

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2 mins  |
April 2017
Dignity Dialogue

Sugarless Diet Keeps Australian Woman Fit At 70

Australian woman Carolyn Hartz, who boasts an enviable physique and hasn’t eaten sugar for 28 years, reveals the secrets to her flawless body.

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3 mins  |
January 2018
Dignity Dialogue

Facing The Falls

Santhanam Lakshminarasimhan describes his family’s recent trip to the fascinating Niagara Falls.

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5 mins  |
January 2018
Colours of Life
Dignity Dialogue

Colours of Life

Veena Adige meets an 80-year-old painter suffering from Parkinson’s disease who is all set to hold his solo paintings’ exhibition in March.

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3 mins  |
February 2017
Rebel with a Poetic Cause
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Rebel with a Poetic Cause

Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib breathed his last on February 15, 1869. Here’s a tribute by Sumit Paul.

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3 mins  |
February 2017
A True Dance Apsara
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A True Dance Apsara

Surekha Kadapa-Bosespeaks to well-known octogenarian dancer Neila Sathyalingam who has contributed to putting Indian classical dance on the world map

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5 mins  |
January 2017
Shed Your Ego
Dignity Dialogue

Shed Your Ego

Ego is the smallest word in dictionary but if not kept under control, the arrogance that comes with it goes to a person’s head,

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2 mins  |
January 2017
Dignity Dialogue

A Dazzling Day Despite The Drizzle

A report on the celebration of the International Day of Older Persons in Mumbai by the Dignity Foundation.

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6 mins  |
November 2017
Dignity Dialogue

Bhutan Takes Your Breath Away

R V Rajan describes his trip to Bhutan, a region where serenity and scenic splendour is a way of life.

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5 mins  |
November 2017
Dignity Dialogue

Ahmednagar: A City Lost and Forgotten

In a vein of nostalgia, Sumit Paul brings to the fore the historical, social and cultural aspects of a city that has rather been ignored.

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4 mins  |
November 2017
Dignity Dialogue

A Dark Secret

Subhash Patwardhan, a former pilot with the Indian Air Force, lays bare the details of a daring and unauthorised night sortie that could have landed him and his two friends in serious trouble.

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4 mins  |
November 2017
Wagh Bakri Tea Group Honoured With Family Legacy Business Award
Dignity Dialogue

Wagh Bakri Tea Group Honoured With Family Legacy Business Award

The award was presented to the company’s chairman Shri Piyush Desai, our Chief Patron, Ahmedabad Chapter of Dignity Foundation, by Hon’ble President of India.

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1 min  |
July 2017
Do You Take A Stance?
Dignity Dialogue

Do You Take A Stance?

Jeanette Saldanha believes that when you have taken a stance with your life, you see the world as the remarkable, unlimited, boundless possibility that it is

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3 mins  |
July 2017
Turn To Writing
Dignity Dialogue

Turn To Writing

After retirement, Somesh Chandra Kakar decided to pursue his lifelong dream of becoming a writer. And he has not regretted that decision, not for a single moment

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2 mins  |
July 2017
Niagara Falls: Nothing Beats It!
Dignity Dialogue

Niagara Falls: Nothing Beats It!

Arvind Narvekar visited the Niagara Falls on his 70th birthday and such was the experience that he can recall it frame by frame.

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2 mins  |
July 2017