Nonnamaxxing is the internet’s new word for something many of us already understand: slower meals, home-cooked food, daily walks, less processed convenience, and a life that gives the body time to breathe.
The trend is new.
The philosophy is old.
And it connects to a larger question I explore in my new blog:
What happens when modern convenience becomes our biology?
Because longevity may not only be about adding more hacks.
It may also be about returning to the habits we stopped valuing.
Read: The Slow Biology of Fast Living
https://t.co/5pOmjewhZ1
“India’s National Anthem, Jana Gana Mana, speaks to the beauty of India and the spirit of freedom. For the past six years, on stages across America, India, and the world, it has been such an honor to pay tribute to a country, a people, and a Prime Minister, I love and call family. Jai Hind, India!” 🇺🇸🇮🇳
See Mary perform India’s National Anthem, following the U.S. National Anthem, live at the 2026 IIT Global Conference in Long Beach, CA. Performance will be televised in the U.S. and India on April 23rd and April 24th, followed by a keynote address. Visit https://t.co/4do2PZegXv and learn more! #usa #india #speaker #music #tech @narendramodi@WSB_Speakers
The lyrics of this video hits hard.
Take good care of your parents while they are still alive, so that your days may be long on this earth that the Lord your God has given you.
Amazed to see @vonderleyen President of the European Commission in beautiful #Banarasi sherwani-type dress. Our honourable PM @narendramodi ji’s ‘Banarasi pagdi’ catching the attention. #HappyRepublicDay2026 everyone 🇮🇳🇮🇳❤️❤️
77th #RepublicDay🇮🇳 | President Droupadi Murmu, along with President of the European Council, António Luís Santos da Costa and President of the European Commission, Ursula Von Der Leyen, arrives at the saluting dais at Kartavya Path in Delhi to witness the parade
Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives them here.
The two foreign dignitaries are the Chief Guests at the 77th #RepublicDay celebrations.
(Source: DD)
Han Kang, the celebrated South Korean author and our 2024 literature laureate, explores the themes that shaped her novel ‘The Vegetarian’ in her Nobel Prize lecture:
“While writing my third novel, 'The Vegetarian', from 2003 to 2005, I was staying with some painful questions: Can a person ever be completely innocent? To what depths can we reject violence? What happens to one who refuses to belong to the species called human?
Electing not to eat meat in a refusal of violence, and in the end declining all food and drink except water in the belief that she has transformed into a plant, Yeong-hye, the protagonist of 'The Vegetarian', finds herself in the ironic situation of quickening towards death in her bid to save herself. Yeong-hye and her sister In-hye, who are in fact co-protagonists, scream soundlessly through devastating nightmares and ruptures, but are together in the end.
I set the final scene in an ambulance, as I hoped Yeong-hye would remain alive in the world of this story. The car rushes down the mountain road beneath blazing green leaves while the alert older sister gazes intensely out the window. Perhaps awaiting a response, or perhaps in protest. The entire novel resides in a state of questioning. Staring and defying. Waiting for a response.”
Read the full lecture here: https://t.co/Y2NXj7PbyA
Australian First Nations designer label
KIRRIKIN @KirrikinAus showcased Australia’s indigenous art thru her latest luxurious collection in India , curated by @fdciofficial with @AusHCIndia .
Happy Diwali everyone! Amazed to hear & watch this beautiful bhajan by @MaryMillben . Thank you my dear - it’s true example of love and harmony and accepting people the way they are . Love ❤️ #happydiwali2025#HappyDiwali
Celebrating its 5-year anniversary, experience again the full performance of “Om Jai Jagdish Hare” by International Singer and Hollywood Actress @MaryMillben.
“It brings me great joy to re-air this special performance and thank you to India and countries all over the world for the outpouring of love towards this performance. Sadly, our world is experiencing a true battle of light vs darkness and good vs. evil. Inside of us all is a divine light the world needs to see and feel. Let us all be bearers of light – spreading joy and love, inspiring hope and peace. Wishing you and your families a blessed #Diwali, and may God’s light illuminate your soul as you listen again!” - @MaryMillben