Dr Karan THAKKAR responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire: Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? I found medicine fascinating — ever since my childhood, or formative years. It held a vision, a canvas like no other — to learn something engagingly riveting, also something unique, and being able to help people in their darkest hour
Dr R K ANJALI responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire: Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? It was always my childhood dream to be a doctor. I focused on it and made it my primary professional option though I had other alternative choices. What made you think of, study and specialise in the
Words: Team THINKWELLNESS360 For most people sensuality and sex are synonymous. They are not, although there may be a definite connection. The physical fizz depends on how you want it to be — a sensual lover, who brings one’s sensuality into the lovemaking process and also sex into the sensual experience and vice versa. It
Saumya POOJARI responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire: Your view on beauty? I believe in the timeless adage — that outer beauty attracts, while inner beauty captivates. A person may be tall, fair, have beautiful eyes, among other embellishments, but what is of paramount importance is having a mindful soul. Else, beauty, in spite of everything, may
Dr Chaithra S RAOresponds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire: Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? It happened while I was growing up. I watched my mother and grandmother ‘cook up’ home remedies for simple ailments. The way my paediatrician treated me as a kid and my botanist uncle, who ‘practiced’ Ayurveda, also stoked
Jigyasa JAIN responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire: Your view on beauty? Beauty, for me, is being unapologetically ‘me.’ While wearing a subtle, unobtrusive make-up wouldn’t hurt anybody, the most beautiful thing you’d ‘wear’ 24×7 is confidence. Confidence gives you the ability to feel good without needing someone to tell you. It is, likewise, just as important
Dr Ambika P NAYAK responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? Childhood dream; also aspiration. What made you think of, study and specialise in the system of medicine you now practice? Ayurveda celebrates holism in health and medicine — this caught my attention, not just fancy. Add to
Kiron B SHENOY responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire: Your view on beauty? Beauty is skin deep. This is an age-old saying; yet, it encases a simple truth. Beauty is an indispensable element in glamour and its arc light-centric world. I’d, therefore, rate charisma as being more important. A charismatic person casts a long-lasting impression. Beauty, as
Words: K R CHANDRIKA It all happened 21 years ago — a time of great emotional and physical upheaval when the ‘Big C’ hit me like machine gunfire. It’s pragmatic medical intervention, wonderful support and love of my family, parents, relatives and friends that helped me surmount all odds and beat cancer from the inside
Dr Gauri ROKKAM responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire: Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? I always wanted to either teach, or treat [read, heal] people. I was not inclined towards modern medicine — this was because of my belief systems during my upbringing. My father is a naturopath and yoga exponent. All
