The Writer’s Flight

  The house runs best on love, laughter and beer, says Vaibhav Kapoor, who is setting up a home bar in his new bungalow in South Delhi- “Creating a home bar in my own home is like a dream come true. It will be my retreat for relaxation and a sanctuary for sipping happy thoughts.” He is spending Rs 40 lakhs on a full room bar.  Home bar as a concept is very much in demand as far as luxury projects are concerned, since socialising with friends, family, relatives has become a very regular thing. Even people who don’t drink like to have bars at their home since many of their friends/relatives might drink and they want to entertain them, says Jitendra Singh, Director Wriver, a Gurugram-based luxury home furniture and décor store. He shares the top design preference of people wanting bars with “mixing of different materials such as metal with wood or PU finishes with addition of tinted/decorative glasses to lend a really nice and luxurious look and feel.”   Assess your spa...

  Voice Artists Are Needed For A Variety Of Roles (Stock Photo) Namrata Kohli  New Delhi In meetings, presentations or conversations, an impressive voice guarantees attention. Voice is a career – used by those radio jockeys, public service announcers, storytellers and artists.  Our voices matter as much as our words matter. Simply put, our vocal imprint contributes much more than we think, to our success ( both personal and professional), even to our perceived attractiveness and charisma.  People connect and authentic content creation are extremely important for those wanting to make a profession out of their voice. According to  Abraham  Thomas, chief executive officer of Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd which operates radio network BIG FM, “I think we have stopped looking at audio professionals as voice artists. They are not voice artists anymore. They are content creators who also have a good voice and clarity in terms of speech. Y ou may not have the...

                                              Abraham Thomas, CEO Of Reliance Broadcast Network “Storytelling is an extremely important strength that audio talent must have,” says audio entertainment specialist and media evangelist  Abraham  Thomas, CEO, Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd (RBN) which o perates private FM brand BIG FM Namrata Kohli in conversation with  Abraham  Thomas   What is the most important attribute an audio professional must have in their voice in today’s day and age? If you walk into a party, you will always find some individuals who have a bunch of people hanging around them. They just tell great stories. Storytelling is an extremely important attribute that the audio professional must have. It is the ability to articulate and make the story really evocative. The rest is what we can still train them in.   What are the bas...

Mental wellbeing needs the support of friends and family. (Photo: Shutterstock) Namrata Kohli New Delhi More than 50 per cent of the youth (aged 18 to 24) in India have poor mental health, according to a report by Sapien Labs Centre for the Human Brain and Mind. Poor employee mental health costs Indian companies $14 billion annually as it leads to absenteeism, attrition and other problems, said a Deloitte survey of 4,000 workers in 2022. One out of every eight individuals in the world suffers from depression, according to an estimate by the World Health Organization two years ago. So, what exactly is mental health all about? “ The core of mental health is flexibility," says  Dr. Ramani Durvasula, a US based clinical psychologist practicing in Los Angeles. She says – “ It’s almost like physical health - let’s say a physically fit person has flexibility in muscles and joints, a mentally healthy person has flexibility in their psyche and has adaptability. It is a self-awareness a...

  Dr Samir Parikh, consultant psychiatrist and chairperson of Fortis National Mental Health Program, Fortis Healthcare. Namrata Kohli New Delhi What happens when you or your loved one has a mental illness? “In the first episode of depression, empower the family’s general physician for psychological first aid and he will advise whether to consult psychiatrist, a psychologist or a counsellor as the next step,” says Dr. Samir Parikh, MBBS, DPM, MD (psy) Consultant Psychiatrist and Chairperson- Fortis National Mental Health Program, Fortis Healthcare Namrata Kohli speaks to Dr Samir Parikh on why there are more suicides amongst youth, and cases of depression and ways to keep mentally fit. 1) A premier engineering college in the country had three suicides in three months. Is suicide an extreme manifestation of mental health problems? Suicide is a concern. Several hundred thousand people die by suicide. In young people, suicides continue to be a concern globally but whenever we tal...