Since the bull run began in May 2003, the Sensex has gone up by 367%. The MoneyLIFE Index of lifestyle stocks has gone up by 507%. A major bull market for leisure, lifestyle and entertainment stocks has just begun

Economic liberalisation has transformed the landscape of India beyond recognition. The Indian economy has grown at an average 6% since 1991 with growth accelerating to...

Earlier, we talked about ‘Yoga of the Empty Fist’. This was about a fitness regimen without props, about ‘anytime-anywhere’ isometrics. These exercises involve static muscle contraction with no visible movement in the angle of the joint. As the name suggests (‘iso’ means ‘same’ and ‘metric’ is ‘length’), these are exercises in which the length of the muscle does not change. Isometrics came in...

It is a real challenge for extremely busy folks to join a fitness programme. Motivators have to resort to all sorts of stratagems to get them to find time. One involves making use of the bed itself as the fitness gym. The logic: even busy people have to lie down, some place, to sleep. So why not make them exercise themselves, right there?

Making use of your bed as your body temple of...