Welcome To Eudaimonia By Riya

Wellness

A World Still at War

“War is so cruel and so unjust that those fighting it must stifle the conscience within themselves”- Leo Tolstoy A World still at war sets you thinking: why does man fight and go to war?  As has been rightly said, “War is not the eruption of madness but the logical extension of insecurity in a […]

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Art & Mental Illness

Artistic talent often comes with a price. Many of the artists whose work we so admire were haunted by depression, anxiety and mania. Health and illness are recurring themes in the history of art. They’ve been portrayed in a multitude of ways over the centuries and across media. Below are a few renowned artists who struggled

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The House Sparrows

The ubiquitous House Sparrow, a small, adaptable bird found almost everywhere humans are. It all started with birds coming into my balcony to eat food that I had spilled, as a kid. I was so excited to see them and started giving names to all the birds coming to my balcony. Birds started lining up

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Piano- A Mirror to the Soul

I have always been very passionate about music. I have loved listening to music sinceearly childhood–a habit, I think, I inculcated from both my parents, who are passionatemusic lovers. As my mother used to play the guitar, I too learnt a musical instrumentand took to the piano. I was very fortunate to have an accomplished

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