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An unusual education initiative in Kodaikanal’s Kombai-Perungadu tribal settlement is changing how children and families think about schooling. Instead of beginning with textbooks, teachers first arrived with nail cutters, hygiene lessons and conversations with parents. The initiative, called “School on Wheels”, was started in 2024 by My School Satya Surabhi to reach children who had…

Bengaluru man on why seeing luxury cars and towering buildings can change your ambitions A Bengaluru man’s late-night Instagram video has sparked a conversation about ambition and the influence of city life. Raghav Magotra shared his thoughts on why living in a big city could change the way a person looks at their own goals.The…

Most people who take up metal detecting as a weekend hobby expect to dig up the usual haul: bottle caps, rusted ring pulls, and the occasional lost coin from someone’s pocket that same summer. So when Dale Oldham, a hobbyist detectorist from Australia’s Mid North Coast, pulled a small, worn disc out of the sand…

A stunning Himachal road recently caught the attention of ace industrialist Anand Mahindra which left him in awe and made him say, “Some destinations are not meant to be reached”. Sharing the video on X, Mahindra wrote about how the sight reminded him of an idea he had held on to for decades: “You can…

Turmeric might sound like an ambitious one to grow at home, but it’s actually fairly forgiving, provided you have a reasonably deep pot to accommodate its underground rhizomes. Plant a piece of turmeric rhizome with visible buds, called eyes, a couple of inches deep into rich, well-draining soil, and keep it in a warm spot…

Dr Liudmila Khokhlova received the Padma Shri thie year in June for her contribution to Hindi and Indian studies. When Dr Liudmila Khokhlova learnt that India had chosen her for the Padma Shri, the Russian scholar says she felt both happiness and a sense of responsibility. For someone who has spent decades studying Indian languages…

Britain’s Prince Harry gets a hug from Margot Jones-Billington’s sister Adeleigh during the WellChild Awards 2026, which celebrates the achievements and resilience of seriously ill youngsters and their families, in London, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. (Aaron Chown/Pool Photo via AP) For a few seconds, the WellChild Awards stage became less about the cameras, the famous…

People may return to the same dish for different reasons, including familiarity, habit, convenience, reducing the effort of making a decision or simply knowing they will enjoy the meal.For some people, a familiar order can also create a sense of comfort, particularly when they do not want to spend time weighing several options. Past experience…

October is the month when the skies clear up after heavy monsoon rains in India, bringing in pleasant weather, plush blue skies, and mesmerising sunsets. But apart from the serene weather, it is also a time when wild animals come out of their dens after the mud and trees dry up after the rains, in…

Long before home gardening turned into an Instagram trend everyone seemed to be trying, Sivakarthikeyan was quietly building something rather unexpected right inside his own home. Back in June 2021, the actor took to Instagram to share his lockdown passion, posting a video showing fans the greenhouse he’d built just before the pandemic hit, along…