Peace can feel like a large national dream, but it often begins with one small choice: a calmer reply, a fairer decision, a helping hand, a refusal to spread anger. Gandhi Jayanti gives India that gentle reminder every year. It is not only a day to remember Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation. It is also a day to ask what truth and non-violence can look like in ordinary life, at home, on the road, in schools, in workplaces, and in public spaces. Let us take one step today towards a more peaceful and kinder India. Happy Gandhi Jayanti to you and your family. Peace begins in the places where daily life unfolds. Gandhi Jayanti is a reminder, not just a ritual On 2 October, India pauses to remember Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, whose life helped shape the freedom movement through the force of truth, non-violence, self-discipline, and moral courage. The date appears on calendars, school boards, public messages, and community events. Many people attend prayer meetings, visit memorials, re...
There's a particular kind of frustration in sneezing for the fifth time in an hour and having absolutely no cold to blame it on. No fever, no body ache, nothing that quite qualifies as "sick" just an itchy nose, watery eyes, and sneezing fits that seem to arrive out of nowhere every time the weather shifts. Dr. Sanjeev Mohanty hears a version of this complaint constantly around seasonal transitions when humidity rises, when dust levels shift, when temperatures swing between hot afternoons and cooler evenings. This isn't a cold. It's allergic rhinitis, and it's one of the most common, most under-treated ENT complaints there is. fig 1. Weather Changing Again? Why Your Allergies Flare Up Every Time the Season Shifts Why weather transitions specifically trigger it Your nasal lining is sensitive to change not just to specific allergens, but to shifts in humidity, temperature, and airborne particles all at once. As seasons transition, mould spor...