Life & Style

In 1997, ecologist and conservation scientist Debal Deb established Vrihi, a seed bank created to conserve traditional rice varieties and revive the older practice of exchanging seeds without treating them as a commercial product. Nearly three decades later, his collection has grown to 1,480 rice landraces collected from indigenous farmers in India and from farmers…

Some endings happen once. Others seem to happen in stages. A connection becomes distant. You try to revive it. It returns briefly, then fades again. You hold on because the familiar version of that person or situation still exists in your memory. Eventually, there is nothing left to chase. That can be painful, but it…

On a Friday in late January, a family holiday on the Western Australian coast turned into a fight for survival. Austin Appelbee, his mother Joanne, 47, his brother Beau,12, and his sister Grace,8, were using kayaks and paddleboards hired from their hotel around noon when rough seas and wind began dragging them away from land.By…

For most people, a language barrier is a small inconvenience. For Harekala Hajabba, one such moment became the beginning of a mission that would change the lives of hundreds of children. Hajabba was selling oranges near a bus stand in Mangaluru when a foreign tourist approached him and asked him something in English. He could…

It is tempting to blame the floor, the slippery surface or the uneven step. Sometimes that is exactly what happened.But falls can also reveal something happening inside the body. Harvard lists factors such as muscle weakness, gait problems, foot, knee or back pain, poor sleep, vision problems, arthritis, osteoporosis and certain neurological conditions among factors…

Indian woman misses a train in Italy by just 1 minute after timing change, gets shifted to 11 am train for free A small travel incident in Italy has sparked a wider conversation online after an Indian traveller shared her experience with railway staff. What stood out to her was not simply missing a train,…

Optical illusion personality tests trick our eyes and brain into believing what a person sees first based on their thoughts, mindset, and focus. These brain teasers ask us to look at an image that can be read in more than one way and tell us what the first thing we noticed says about us. Maybe…

Gen Z founder shares unusual workplace rules, says he pays 2X when employees give up a day off to work Workplace culture is often shaped by small decisions that may not appear in a company handbook. How a founder treats employees, handles clients and spends on team activities can reveal a lot about the way…

For Arinjay Jain, the arrival of his daughter in August 2026 was more than the birth of his first child. It reopened a chapter of grief that his family had carried for nearly a decade. Ten years earlier, Arinjay had lost his younger sister, Anushri, who was just 20. Her sudden death after an unexplained…

Professional explains why 12 LPA feels like 4 LPA in Bangalore A Bengaluru professional’s recent comments about life in the city have sparked a discussion among social media users. His take is centred on a simple question that many salaried workers can relate to: does a good salary always feel like a good salary once…