August 2026

Bhageerathi Amma returned to education at the age of 105. At an age when most people would consider education a chapter long closed, Bhageerathi Amma opened a schoolbook again. She was 105 when she returned to formal education in 2019, sitting for the Kerala State Literacy Mission’s Class 4 equivalency examination. She scored 75% overall…

Rumali roti is known for its thin texture and soft, delicate bite. At restaurants, it is often prepared on a large inverted tawa and stretched until it is almost paper-thin. That can make it seem difficult to recreate at home. But you do not need special equipment to make a good rumali roti. A regular…

Madhuri with her husband and two sons, Arin and Ryan Nene. For Madhuri Dixit’s children, their mother was simply “Mom” for years. They did not grow up fully aware that the woman they saw at home was one of Bollywood’s biggest stars. That changed when a family outing to watch a film ended with a…