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A re-look at the Ramayana
WHAT WOMEN WANT: MINISTERING ANGELS 
Educate professionalsPalliative care focuses more on comforting than on curing a patient. The emphasis is on preparing the patient and family for a peaceful end of life, and includes psychological and spiritual assistance for all involved. When people say that they don&# 8217;t want heroic measures to be taken if they are severely injured or ill, palliative care is what they have in mind: relief from pain, some time to spend with their families unencumbered by excess machinery, a gentle slide into death. We spoke to doctors, a nurse, a volunteer and a patient and they all agree that palliative care-givers are the Florence Nightingales of our times. 
Government actionIt is unfortunate that women seeking palliative care suffer from the two most common cancers that can be prevented. Cervical cancer is particularly rampant due to poor personal hygiene and breast cancer can be easily detected if there is ... Her story I suffer from breast cancer which is in its final stage. Fearing discrimination I did not take adequate precaution earlier. I wish I had done so. I sometimes worry about my three daughters. However thanks to them I now seek palliative care. ...
More than just a pumpkin! Discover how pumpkin can contribute to a fine dining experience
Locking horns over locking up? Is the ‘last-in’, ‘lock-up’ dictum left to women or should the men do it, asks SUDHA UMASHANKER Log on, women! Launch Of sitagita.com’s zone for women working in BPOs
Flavours of the sea Savour exotic dishes at the Seafood festival at GRT Grand
Dodging walls Watch a new adventurous show on POGO Relevant for all times Gurmeet Chaudhry and Debina Bannerjee on playing Ram and Sita
Allied activities at the Fest There’s more to this year’s MetroPlus Theatre Fest than just the plays Off-road thrills If you are game for some adrenalin rush, sign up for the Palar Challenge The body as art Sajal Sarkar’s works use the body to talk about socio-economic issues
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