Monika Suri

I love to travel and explore new places – experience the different cultures , nature’s beauty and even just enjoy the journey . Travelling to any new place makes me happy and rejuvenates me .  I come back with my energy levels elevated and my inner spirit is then motivated to work more enthusiastically ,whether at home or my workplace . I have travelled  many places with my family – Goa , Kerala , Kanyakumari , Himachal to name a few . But It was my dream since long to travel solo . For the last many months there have been many posts on facebook of women who travelled solo . I used to go through those posts again and again and feel  excited . I even read few blogs about solo travels –how solo travelers said that one should definitely travel solo atleast once in lifetime . At the back of my mind ,  I had the unfulfilled excitement of international travel also along with the curiosity of solo travel . I had explored many places in India but just Nepal at the name of International travel ...

As Monsoon season arrives every year , I experience lot of hair loss with always an itchy scalp . The irritating humid weather accompanied with  scorching heat of sun makes me feel low and also affects my skin badly . I have a sensitive skin ,it gets  reddish in this season and I am not able to apply anything on my face as my skin sweats also a lot. I started researching  about the solutions to have healthy hair and skin. Actually our diet plays a vital role in having a healthy and fit body . Our body is made up of cells and they need good and constant nutrition with various minerals and vitamins .   For healthy hair and skin ,  following are the vital things which can help lessen hairfall , make hair smooth and have a shiny skin & scalp. Iron Rich foods Iron is an essential mineral that  hair cells require. Deficiency of iron in the body may cause hair loss. When your  body is running low on iron and the hair roots are not able to get good  nutrients , this makes the hair weak...

“Na na abhi bahut choti hai isko cycle chalana mat sikhao gir jayegi” I remember Mom saying this to my Dad when I was a little girl . To this Dad would say “Gir Gir ke hi to seekhte hain na ” Mom was very sensitive and emotional . I think all Moms are but my mom was somewhat xtra . I can’t say Dad was not emotional . He was , He still is , but he wanted his daughter to learn the skill of cycling and also many other skills . I fell hundreds of times but he made me learn ‘kainchi art of cycling’ where you have to half pedal  a bicycle . You have to get on just one pedal and balance it like that for few meters before you step on and get seated on it . This requires better balance you know and it was harder for me to learn as a child . But I tell you it was enjoyable once I could  acquire  that skill . It became fun for me after that . Then my mom also felt proud watching me ride a bicycle . Then she also took advantage of me and my bicycle by asking me to buy a bread or milk from the near...

Hi ! My name is Monika and  I am a teacher . I am working in the field of Education or should I say the field of Teaching-Learning for the last 18 years . My Basic educational qualification is Bachelor of Science (Mathematics  & Physics as the main subjects ) followed by Masters in Physics . So I have been teaching these two subjects for the last so many years . I have spent more years teaching Mathematics than Physics . When we talk of Teaching-Learning or Education  , there are many theories and approaches  available. One of them is constructivist approach to learning . It  focuses on the principle that Knowledge must be constructed and not just transmitted. Unlike Traditional approach in the classroom , Constructivist approach focuses that the teacher poses problems and questions for the students . The students themselves try to find the solutions based on their prior learning . All this promotes curiosity and creativity among the students. I have often used the constructivist ...

Summers are very harsh in the months of June-July in India . With  a temperature around 44 degree here in North , it becomes tough to struggle with heat , sweat , pollution , humidity . It becomes essential to take extra special care of yourself . I follow some simple tips which make me comfortable during this scorching heat in summer season . Exfoliate and Tone your skin Do use a good scrub for your face and body as a scrub helps to get rid of old skin cells and prepare for new ones . This is exfoliation . It helps to keep your skin youthful and glowing . You should do it at least twice a week . Grab a skin scrub for yourself today only . On daily basis , after cleansing your skin with a mild facewash or cleanser , use a toner which helps maintain pH level of your skin and also reduces penetration of any more dirt in your skin . I use Aroma Magic toner which I am able to just spray on my face and feel fresh & hydrated in summer . 2. Sunscreen A sunscreen is a must for summer . Loo...

Scrolling through facebook posts and notifications today , I came across a video by Sandeep Maheshwari “How to be happy?” The audience is asking that they are busy from morning till late night , working non-stop like robots , getting up early , finishing off domestic chores , working for hours in the office , also spending time for family’s wishes and happiness  , with no time left for self -happiness . This is the case with all of us . Right ? Even after doing all the above listed tasks on daily basis , people can be heard complaining about us-You didn’t do this , you didn’t perform your duty perfectly , you didn’t cook tasty food today ,blah blah blah . We are so much in the grip of the daily life struggles that we are too much occupied with worries , tensions , jealousy ,with hardly any time for self-happiness . Then what do we do ? Well , Sandeep Maheshwari answers – Contentment is the key to happiness . Yes all of us know that . But how man...

Everything changes . You acted like mad sometimes in college but now you find all that to be foolish . You were able to do high energy tasks when  young but with age , you start finding the task difficult . You used to love the risky rides but now you just can’t dare anything risky . You have started feeling the changes in yourself with age. You have got wrinkles on face , spectacles on eyes , grey hair , some aches in the body , some tensions in your mind or some regrets in your heart. We all change . That is natural . This natural course of life is prosperity .(How? Read a story ) But if you keep yourself young at heart , your biological age won’t matter much . Keep yourself enthusiastic about life always . Don’t keep regrets till the end of your life . Simple tips to stay always young at heart Be Honest , Truthful and Loving If you are not truthful  or honest or keep bad feelings for others , that is reflected on your personality . 2. Be Kind to others 3.Practice G...