Walk into most Indian homes, and the first thing you’ll spot right at the entrance isn’t a welcoming hallway or a nice piece of furniture; it’s a shoe rack, usually stuffed way past capacity, with a few stray pairs scattered on the floor around it because there simply wasn’t room left inside. It’s practical, sure,…
15,000 km from home, Indian scientists make snow Bappa in Antarctica for Ganesh Chaturthi; see viral video A Ganesh Chaturthi post from Antarctica has caught attention on Instagram, where a group of Indian scientists marks the festival together at the Maitri research station. Shared by Dr. Anirudh Dhar, the video offers a glimpse of how…
There’s a decent chance the doormat sitting right outside your home hasn’t been properly cleaned in months, maybe longer. Honestly, most of us don’t think about it until it starts smelling a bit off or looking visibly grimy. It’s easy to overlook, tucked away at the entrance, quietly catching mud, dust, and whatever’s stuck to…
Khijra Zubair and Tuba Zubair had their Aadhaar cards made when they were around four. Two Class 10 twin sisters in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, found themselves caught in an unusual Aadhaar problem when the biometric details of one sister were reportedly matched with those of the other. Khijra Zubair and Tuba Zubair, students in Class…
The story can be traced back to George Smith, another member of Charles’ household. According to reports cited by journalist Tom Sykes, Smith made a number of serious allegations in 1996, including claims involving misconduct within the royal household. He also reportedly claimed to have witnessed an incident involving a member of the royal family…
Parents often want to build a close, trusting relationship with their children. For some, that means avoiding strict rules and allowing children to negotiate almost every boundary. The intention can be positive: parents may worry that saying “no” too often will damage trust or make them seem controlling. But developmental psychology suggests that children need…
A child talks about school, comes home with stories about friends and spends hours chatting with them. But whenever a parent says, “Why don’t you invite your friends home?” He answers rapidly, “No.” Some children do not want their parents meeting their friends at all. They may avoid introducing them, become uncomfortable when parents ask…
Between daily online orders and festival-season shopping sprees, most Indian homes end up with a small mountain of empty delivery boxes within weeks, more often than not flattened and shoved into a corner until the next recycling pickup. Before you toss the next one out, it’s worth knowing that sturdy cardboard boxes can be turned…
After spending six years in Canada and building a career at Deloitte, Preeti Bisnik has decided to leave her job and return to India. Her decision is not driven by a lack of opportunities or a job loss. Instead, she says she wants to spend more time with her ageing parents, improve her own health…
Image credit: instagram.com/koushh_lakshara/ There are some photographs that feel ordinary when they are taken, but become powerful years later. For Koushik Kharvi, one such photograph was sitting in his gallery until it resurfaced nine years after it was taken.It showed an old delivery-agent ID card. Kharvi had shared the photograph on Instagram while looking back…
