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Educated daughters vs strong daughters: The difference

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Indian government, Indian law, and pro-female organizations in that land talk about increasing education of girls and women. I get very amused at this ineffective and useless propoganda that does nothing great to help the girl child and women. This is because most women even if educated are unable to continue work, career or do entrepreneurship because their parents or in-laws or community will not allow them. So it means educate them for namesake and then make them stagnant to do caring and cooking jobs at home. In short, educate them and again throw them in the same gutter or furnace as before. Education gives them no financial independence, no autonomy, no freedom to decide for self or children. Then what is the role of education for them? Nothing. I pity the parents who think that educating a daughter makes them finish their duty towards her. They continue to rear her as a cow or sheep. The net result is an educated women with no respect or autonomy and no space of her own. This ca...
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Glutinous or sticky rice: all you need to know on this Eastern Asian rice

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Far east and south eastern Asian nations eat a lot of glutinous rice. It is their staple food that is also used to make a variety of main course dishes as well as snacks and desserts. How good and healthy is this type of rice? What are its nutritional values and health benefits? Let us look at it one by one. Glutinous rice It is also called as sticky rice and is grown predominantly in South eastern Asian countries. They have a unique opacity and become sticky after cooking or with heat treatment. This type of cooked rice sticks together and is easier to eat with chopsticks. Hence it is used as sushi rice.  The name suggests that it is glue like and sticky. It does not mean that it contains gluten. It is rich in amylopectin and low in amylose. Hence its glycemic index is low. Bangladesh, China, Nepal, Burma, Indonesia, the Philippines, Japan are some of the countries that consume it to a large extent.  Nutritional value of glutinous rice Taichin is a type of glutinous rice. 100...
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Is rice fattening? Should it be avoided by obese and overweight people?

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 Rice is a staple food of many people in the world. Whenever any person has a higher weight than normal they are advised to stop rice intake. But is rice really fattening?  Rice and its parts The grain of rice has an outer layer called bran, a middle endosperm, and an inner germ. Bran is rich in fiber, minerals, and anti-oxidants. While germ has carbohydrates, fats, proteins, minerals, and vitamins. But the endosperm is all carbohydrates. Just a small amount of proteins exist in the endosperm.  Parts of rice grain (Source: Pinterest)  Brown rice has all the three above components. Hence it is healthy and nutritious. But white rice is only endosperm. Hence it is devoid of healthy nutrients.  White rice can be sticky or non-sticky type. The sticky rice has higher amounts of amylopectin and causes a rapid rise in blood sugar compared to the non-sticky rice. The latter has more of amylose and hence has a lower glycemic index.  Rice and weight gain There is a mi...
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