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    Suruchi Kalra Choudhary
    Articles by Suruchi Kalra Choudhary

    Spice of Life | Write on: Weaving your way with warmth of written word

    From classical literature to modern cinema, a love letter symbolises pure emotion, hidden desires, and the sweet agony of unspoken romance. (Getty Images)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 25, 2026 02:02 IST

    Guest column | Sunday chores, cervical pain & self-care lesson

    Practising yoga and meditation can help people maintain good health. (HT photo)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Aug 22, 2026 16:10 IST

    Spice of life | Beyond the blah blah, a day to walk the talk

    Often, it isn’t a lack of time management but the sheer boredom associated with the job that stops us in our tracks. (Shutterstock)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Apr 17, 2026 02:46 IST

    Spice of Life | Weaving through the warp and weft of Ma’s memories

    A hardcore worker, you never shirked responsibilities and fulfilled every duty with a smile. That smile was your biggest asset. (Getty Images)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Mar 24, 2026 22:52 IST

    Spice of life: Without left-handed, life wouldn’t be right

    A left-handed compliment is an expression implying something ambiguous, with an implicit negative connotation. (File)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Aug 14, 2025 02:20 IST

    Spice of Life: Ode to the carry bag that packs a punch

    My parents instilled the habit of carrying our own cloth bags to the market and saying no to hazardous plastic bags as a duty towards Mother Earth. Plastic carry bags find limited entry in my home. ((AFP/REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO))
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Jul 2, 2025 03:38 IST

    Spice of life: Unaffected by vagaries of life, best friends forever

    They have not only kept in touch (courtesy numerous social networking platforms) but also made it a point to get together whenever they come home for festivals or vacation (shutterstock)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Apr 9, 2025 02:08 IST

    Spice of Life: Take pride in mother tongue, direct dil se

    New teaching term, new paper, new students; my introductory lecture to the paper, ‘Literature and language’, discernibly commences with an informal discussion on what is language? Interesting elucidations follow and finally we concur that it is the medium of communication. ((Shutterstock/ Representational image))
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Mar 18, 2025 16:40 IST

    Spice of Life: Humbled after encounter with encounter specialist

    Navniet Sekera sir may your tribe increase. Breaking stereotypes, you have emerged a guardian angel, the custodian of peace in these troubled times. (Sourced)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Jan 22, 2025 24:16 IST

    Spice of life | When simians lay siege, you’re just a spectator

    Hapless fruit trees are their favourite haunts. (HT File)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Dec 11, 2024 04:00 IST

    Spice of life: Cold is contagious, so’s the concern, love and warmth

    It feels good to be loved. (HT File)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Oct 11, 2024 01:12 IST

    Spice of life: Hard work the only shortcut to success

    Instead of running around to secure a text, one can order at competitive price or purchase an e-book.
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Jul 31, 2024 24:44 IST

    Spice of life: Slow down to enjoy the simple pleasures of life

    The word ‘saunter’, from the French ‘Saint Terre’, connotes a walk at a slow and relaxed pace and denotes a walk of mental peace, as if one has all the time in the world. (HT Photo)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Jun 21, 2024 02:18 IST

    Spice of Life: In learning we teach, and in teaching learn

    Education means all-round development and we encourage our students to participate in various events and not limit themselves to academics. (For The Washington Post)
    bhopal news
    Updated on Jun 2, 2024 13:40 IST

    Spice of Life: Tune in to the good old radio for infotainment

    Radio and I were inseparable during my adolescence. (HT File)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Feb 12, 2024 05:29 IST

    Spice of life | Brush of faith with act of compassion

    Panic gripped us yet my son kept cool and using his presence of mind pulled the handbrake and at the same time tried to manoeuvre the steering. Heavy traffic plies on the road we travel, besides cars, buses, multiple axle heavy goods trucks and tractor-trollies. (Representational photo: AFP)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Jan 4, 2024 17:01 IST

    Spice of life | Draped in legacy, saree makes style statement

    The diversity of our nation is reflected in multiple styles and region-specific fabric. (HT file)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Dec 20, 2023 01:00 IST

    Birthday celebrations make memories lasting a lifetime

    Birthday celebrations make memories lasting a lifetime (HT STOCK)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Oct 29, 2023 17:08 IST

    Spice of Life | Switch it off, don’t make light of light pollution in blind race

    A little past midnight, as we moved towards the railway station the ostentatious overdose of light hit hard. An unending line of tall electric poles on the divider belched orange light on the road. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 27, 2023 02:46 IST

    Spice of Life: Destination wedding: More of photo op than family function

    One fine day an ostentatious box was delivered. An invite to a cousin’s daughter’s wedding. I was spellbound by the craftsmanship – multiple layers loaded with customised goodies; hand-painted cards of various ceremonies in embellished wordings, elaborate packing with tissue, bells, flowers; tag line and initial embossing. (Representational image)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Aug 29, 2023 19:37 IST

    Spice of Life: Swallowing bitter pill with dose of humour

    With age, medicines become an integral part of our lives. (HT Fil)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Jul 24, 2023 19:21 IST

    Spice of life: Coping with challenges, change as life moves on

    Adversity teaches prudence. Since my parents started with nothing, they are abstemious and not spendthrifts. They raised us sisters well, academically equipped and financially self-reliant. (Getty Images)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Mar 20, 2023 17:07 IST

    Guest Column:Tradition vs Modernity

    Education opened new vistas for women (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Feb 4, 2023 21:32 IST

    Spice of life: When words conceal more than they reveal

    Many a times, life springs up surprises and we are face to face with bizarre predicaments. Thousand explications criss-cross our brain within a fraction of time. (Getty Image for representational purpose)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Feb 2, 2023 19:12 IST

    Spice of life: A mother’s heart filled with gratitude, pride

    Each day ushers in a new emotion and I offer thousand prayers of thanksgiving at her milestones. (Getty Images/Fuse for representational purpose)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Jan 17, 2023 12:54 IST

    Spice of Life| He lived life on his own terms, full batta full

    Brilliant and sharp-witted, he effortlessly excelled in academics. Ma and Mamaji shared an uncanny bond, mathematics ran fluid in their veins. They recited formulas, theorems like nursery rhymes. (Representative photo)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Dec 5, 2022 06:43 IST

    Spice of life | Marvelling at bond with feline family

    Cat and kittens had piqued the gizmo sedulous generation. The help showered her orthodox hearsay, it is a good omen for the home, a cat ferociously guards her newborns, she scratches out the eyes of intruders and what not. (Representational Image/Pixabay)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Nov 14, 2022 12:34 IST

    Spice of life | Season of food, festivities, colour, celebration’s here

    Winter sets in gradually. Step one, we bolt our windows, light blankets (comforters for GenNext) lie sprawled on beds, followed by heavier ones then quilts and convectors. (HT File)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Oct 17, 2022 22:30 IST

    Spice of life | Meeting deadlines, when tomorrow never comes

    While most of the excuses were pretty predictable such as institutional surplus workload, familial responsibilities, social obligations, many innovative alibis were also dished out like chance citation of the brochure and friend’s referral. (HT File)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Oct 2, 2022 22:54 IST

    Spice of Life | Monsoon musings, mushy moments of mere mortals

    While monsoon delights romantics, it perplexes and antagonises mere mortals like me, writes Suruchi Kalra Choudhary. (SHUTTERSTOCK)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Jul 4, 2022 13:40 IST
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