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Home Index A child is born Childbirth is a beginning, of an independent human life. This event is universal to all creatures. It has its beginnings in conception, a union of two cells in human body, that have a capacity to create all the other organ systems and eventually an entire human body. After nine… Continue reading Celebrating motherhood in postal stamps

Index Home Whenever a commodity is in popular use, governments leverage it to raise money for a variety of purposes. Today, when we buy petrol, diesel, cigarettes, alcohol, gold etc, we also pay a surcharge or a cess. This cess may be for agriculture, education, construction of roads, infrastructure or environment. Back in early 1900s, postage… Continue reading Health stamp series from New Zealand

Index Home Family is a social unit. Living together brings about interactions, caring, and also provides additional purpose in our lives. Our personalities depend on mentoring and sharing of thoughts. Almost all religious institutions promote family life as virtuous, and a tool to bind societies. There are various connotations to the word “family”. It is a… Continue reading Family: a disease buster

Index Home Teeth bite. They also make our smiles more beautiful. We often use shining teeth to portray happiness and joy. Thirty-two in an adult, we tend them with utmost care. Indeed, this is one part of body, that always gives us a second chance. All of us shed our milk-teeth, to give space for something… Continue reading Teeth always shine behind an uncanny smile

Index Home All living beings react to their environment. Barring a few, all animals can see, hear, feel, smell and taste our surroundings. We all can also walk, jump, balance and coordinate our movements. While many animals out-do humans in these acts, we probably excel in expression of our thoughts. All civilisations express hope, fear, desires… Continue reading We have a lot of nerve !!

Index Home Illicit drugs were not always illegal. For centuries we used them in cultural & religious rituals, and also for healing. Addiction was considered more of a sinful individual behaviour, rather than a national threat. Things changed in the 19th century. Use of illicit drugs became explosive. Advancements in chemistry, commerce, urbanisation and transportation, were… Continue reading Illicit drugs and addiction

Index Home For a good part of human history, most world was oblivious to tobacco. In 1492, natives in Central American new world gifted Columbus with various items, as he was embarking on a return journey. These included dried tobacco leaves. Natives used it in religious functions, and also as a currency. Currency it indeed was,… Continue reading Tobacco: A merchandise of death

Index Home Dear Cancer, For centuries you have slithered inside our bodies. You silently grow, wrapping all the structures that come your way. As you become big, you siphon away all the power and energy from me. While you bloom, I tragically wither. Usually when discovered, you have already broken my seams, and have travelled within… Continue reading Cancer: An antagonist in human story

Index Home World from a child’s perspective Children see, explore and understand the world from a fresh perspective. Their world is simple to begin-with and becomes complex as they grow. So does child-art. Scribble, pre-symbolism, symbolism and realism are four stages of child art. Early in age, art begins with a few scribbles. Thereafter, children make… Continue reading Child art in postage stamps

Index Home Nursing is a parental instinct. This innate emotion to provide care transcends beyond human species. Word ‘nurse’ has its origin in latin ‘nutrire‘ to suckle. Maternal and child care is an ancient nursing task. Various cultures describe wet-nurses – who would take care of children and even breast-feed them. Ancient nursing was more of… Continue reading Nursing care: evolution of a profession