Lit for Life 2025: The Promise of Integrative Medicine
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Lit for Life 2025: The Promise of Integrative Medicine

The Hindu  

In a conversation with Vasudha Rai on the promise of integrative medicine, the question of whether allopathic medicine could be replaced with integrative medicine remained paramount. Krishnamoorthy and Dr. Issac Mathai said for acute ailments allopathic medical treatment would be necessary. Associate Partners: LIC, RR Donnelley, Blue Star, Brigade Group, NITTE Deemed-to-be University, PROchure, Singer, Chennai Port Authority & Kamarajar Port Ltd, Uttarakhand Tourism, Vajiram and Ravi, Indian Bank, Akshayakalpa and ICFAI Group. Food Partner: Wow Momo, Beverage Partner: Beachville, Radio Partner: Big FM, TV Partner: Puthiya Thalaimurai Gift Partner: Anand Prakash.

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The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: Dr. Isaac Mathai and Dr. E.S. Krishnamoorthy investigate the promise of ‘Integrative Medicine’
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The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: Dr. Isaac Mathai and Dr. E.S. Krishnamoorthy investigate the promise of ‘Integrative Medicine’

The Hindu  

The secret of a healthy, disease-free life is the well-being of the inner health. Inability to let go, stressing over small issues, and holding grudges could lead to a stressful life said doctors at the session on ‘The Promise of Integrative Medicine’ Dr. Isaac said from his 40 years of practice he found that physical health bordered on the well-being …

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: India needs environmental health regulatory agency, says Soumya Swaminathan
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The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: India needs environmental health regulatory agency, says Soumya Swaminathan

The Hindu  

India needs a regulatory agency for environmental health to address interconnected issues of public health, environment, said Soumya Swaminathan, Chairperson of MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, and former Chief Scientist at World Health Organization. Dr. Swaminathan, who was in a discussion on ‘One Health: Guiding Our Future’ along with Supriya Sahu, Health Secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu, and Ramya …

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: Francesc Miralles reveals his recipe for happiness in life
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The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: Francesc Miralles reveals his recipe for happiness in life

The Hindu  

Ikigai is the Japanese word for ‘a reason to live’. Miralles, who has co-authored Ikigai with Hector Garcia offered tips that would encourage people to discover what truly matters to them and to live a life filled with purpose and joy. Unravelling the mysteries of a happy life, Miralles in a conversation with Vasudha Rai at The Hindu Lit for …

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: Abraham Verghese on reading and becoming a doctor, writer
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The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: Abraham Verghese on reading and becoming a doctor, writer

The Hindu  

What was the moment that moved a renowned physician to become a writer? For the first session of The Hindu’s Lit for Life 2025, Dr. Abraham Verghese, author of best-selling novels including The Covenant of Water, Cutting for Stone, The Tennis Partner, and a ground-breaking memoir, My Own Country: A Doctor’s Story, elaborated on the power of words to convey …

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025 Day 1 highlights
2 months, 1 week ago

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025 Day 1 highlights

The Hindu  

The opening day of The Hindu Lit for Life 2025 in Chennai featured 20 enriching discussions, spread across two venues at Lady Andal school. Nirmala Lakshman, Chairperson, in a conversation with Anita Ratnam elucidated on the Tamil spirit, which she said enables the Tamil people to “change ourselves to the larger framework, without losing our sense of self.” German author …

The Hindu Lit For Life 2025 to be held on January 18 and 19
2 months, 2 weeks ago

The Hindu Lit For Life 2025 to be held on January 18 and 19

The Hindu  

: The Hindu Group is all set to host the 13th edition of The Hindu Lit For Life 2025 on January 18 and 19 at Sir Mutha Venkatasubba Rao Concert Hall in Chennai. The Hindu Lit For Life 2025 embraces literature in its broadest sense, spanning fiction, poetry, memoirs, biographies, travel, science, politics, cinema, theatre, and more. Speaking about the …

The Hindu Lit for Life | Dr Issac Mathai on holistic health, integrative medicine, and the importance of research
2 months, 2 weeks ago

The Hindu Lit for Life | Dr Issac Mathai on holistic health, integrative medicine, and the importance of research

The Hindu  

In his career spanning decades, Dr Issac Mathai has seen patients from across the world, both at his facility SOUKYA, an international holistic health centre in Bengaluru, and as a visiting consultant in several holistic health centres in the UK, Europe and the United States. It is this global perspective, and the importance of holistic healthcare and integrative medicine that …

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: You Can’t Keep Acid in a Paper Bag
3 months, 3 weeks ago

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: You Can’t Keep Acid in a Paper Bag

The Hindu  

Over the span of 6 decades, artist Nalini Malani has been creating experimental forms of art, including video and shadow plays and more. The Hindu Lit for Life event is presented by KIA India and is in association with Christ University. Associate Partners: LIC, RR Donnelley, Blue Star, Brigade Group, NITTE Deemed-to-be University, PROchure, Singer, Chennai Port Authority & Kamarajar …

Lit for Life 2025: The Rise and Fall of Awadh
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Lit for Life 2025: The Rise and Fall of Awadh

The Hindu  

Awadh today in common parlance, finds mention in the culinary world. Historian-author Ira Mukhoty however, chose to draw her audiences to the rise and fall of the vast, rich and fascinating kingdom of Awadh through its women, royal eunuchs, and imposing rulers at her session on Day 2 of The Hindu Lit for Life. In conversation with Vidhya Singh, the …

Lit for Life 2025: Why We Die
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Lit for Life 2025: Why We Die

The Hindu  

Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan in his talk on ‘Why We Die: The New Science of Ageing Death’, along with Sashi Kumar, explored the complexities of human ageing and potential interventions aimed at extending life. He attributed the historical doubling of human lifespan due to interventions in early age like sanitation, antibiotics, and nutrition but notes that biological limits persist around …

Lit for Life 2025 : How to Survive and Thrive Online
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Lit for Life 2025 : How to Survive and Thrive Online

The Hindu  

The internet was born without an instruction manual. On day two of The Hindu Lit for Life 2025, ‘accidental Influencers’ Malini Agarwal and Krish Ashok, take the audience through their journey. They touch upon the subjects of online etiquette, how to deal with trolls, the creation and consumption ratio, kindness, and even the use of Al which all act as …

Lit for Life 2025: One Health: Guiding Our Future
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Lit for Life 2025: One Health: Guiding Our Future

The Hindu  

In the session, ‘One Health: Guiding Our Future’, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, Supriya Sahu IAS, and Ramya Kannan discussed the concept of “One Health,” which focuses on the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health. Dr. Swaminathan said while the concept isn’t new, it has become more urgent due to challenges like biodiversity loss, climate change, and pollution. Associate Partners: LIC, …

Lit for Life 2025: The Japanese Are Coming! : How the Raj panicked over a non-invasion
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Lit for Life 2025: The Japanese Are Coming! : How the Raj panicked over a non-invasion

The Hindu  

Author and former editor of The Hindu, Mukund Padmanabhan, in conversation with historian Manu Pillai, elaborated on what led him to investigate a Japanese non-invasion in 1942 that led to the exodus of Madras, for his new book, The Great Flap of 1942. The writers also touched upon why history writing is seeing more takers today and discussed how small, …

Lit for Life 2025: The Personal is Political
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Lit for Life 2025: The Personal is Political

The Hindu  

Social Activist Aruna Roy and Carnatic musician T.M. Krishna attempted to peel the layers of ‘identity’ onion in their conversation ‘Personal is political’ on day 2 of The Hindu Lit for Life 2025. Aruna Roy, who has fought for several causes, particularly the activism behind the MGNREGA and the RTI act, said that India feels like a violent society today. …

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: Secrets of Ikigai
3 months, 4 weeks ago

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: Secrets of Ikigai

The Hindu  

Physical and mental wellness starts from the mind. That is the essence of Ikigai, according to Francesc Miralles, who unravelled the mysteries of happy living in a conversation with Vasudha Rai. Watch the full session here: The Hindu Lit for Life event is presented by KIA India and is in association with Christ University. Associate Partners: LIC, RR Donnelley, Blue …

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025 : Writing as a Form of Self-Discovery
3 months, 4 weeks ago

The Hindu Lit for Life 2025 : Writing as a Form of Self-Discovery

The Hindu  

Abraham Verghese identifies himself primarily as a physician — medicine is his first love — and then as a writer. After two non-fiction books — My Own Country and The Tennis Partner — his debut fiction novel, Cutting for Stone, a family saga that moves between Ethiopia and New York, became a bestseller. The author, who inaugurated this season of …

The Hindu Lit for Life 2021 | Healing minds, and believing in hope
3 years, 4 months ago

The Hindu Lit for Life 2021 | Healing minds, and believing in hope

The Hindu  

In coping with COVID-19, we talk of the second and imminent third wave, but there is also a fourth wave, said veteran child psychiatrist Shekhar Seshadri — that of mental health issues brought on by the pandemic. In a discussion exploring mental health in COVID-19 times, Dr. Pathare pointed out how the pandemic had strained an already strained system. And …

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