Does your home breathe? 5 lessons to learn from the timeless beauty of Chettinad interiors

Chettinad mansions were often built for extended families, with large layouts that supported generations under one roof. These palatial houses were unusually large and numerous and they were designed for family life and layered privacy. It shows that interiors can be more than stylish backdrops; they can hold memory, ritual, and continuity. Chettinad interiors stay…

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5 things to know before the market opens Monday

This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Good morning. The Boston Marathon is today, and I’m feeling particularly inspired by this runner who went from being partially paralyzed to running in this year’s race. Stock futures are falling this morning. The three major indexes are coming off a winning…

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Heartwarming: Groom pauses baraat to fix stranger’s bike so he can take his mother to hospital – watch viral video

We’ve all seen those massive Indian wedding processions—the music, the dancing, the groom looking like royalty. Usually, once a baraat starts, nothing stops it. But a video currently going viral shows a groom doing something honestly unthinkable: he halted his entire celebration to help a stranger.While the music was blaring and the crowd was dancing,…

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“Age is just a number, you can start any day “: How a 98-year-old woman inspired Anand Mahindra

Most startup stories involve sleek glass offices and high-stakes pitches. But Prabhavati Nani’s “headquarters” is a sunlit kitchen in Ahmedabad. Her journey didn’t start with a business plan; it started with a heavy silence and a lifetime of recipes.At 90-something, she’s become a viral sensation, even earning a heartfelt shout-out from Anand Mahindra on X….

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