Diwali is just round the corner, and people decorate their households with colourful rangoli designs, but in the hubbub of festivities we often forget to look around the crowded lanes at the actual hard work that goes into creating each design. Beyond this, if not for festivals, we also tend to forget that some traditions…
Every time you enter a Chinese restaurant, you cannot wait for the meal to end. But not because you hate the food or simply love dessert. It is, in fact, for one of the most beloved Chinese food traditions: the fortune cookie at the end of the meal.Fortune cookies are those little folded, crispy biscuits…
What was supposed to be a scenic afternoon taking in the misty views of Mussoorie’s Dalai Hills took an embarrassing turn for an Indian content creator and his Taiwanese companion.Instead of snapping photos and relaxing, the pair spent their outing hauling plastic bottles, empty snack wrappers, and trash left behind by careless tourists.What made the…
David Weinstein, Morgan Stanley executive spends nearly 4 hours battling Bengaluru traffic Imagine setting off to catch an 8:15 PM flight at 3:30 PM in the afternoon, and still making it just in time. Despite carefully planning his airport journey hours before an evening flight, David Weinstein, an executive director at Morgan Stanley, shared his…
Photo: @SajjanarVC_IPS/ X A 13-year-old girl from Hyderabad has given six people a second chance at life, even after losing her own. Guda Rohitha, a Class 9 student at a government school, was travelling with her family in an autorickshaw near the Balanagar Flyover when a speeding lorry rammed into it. She was critically injured,…
Photo: AI generated via Canva We have those preferred hangout spots, which we often frequent with our loved ones, but over time we notice that that place its not just closer to our hearts but also tiny humble strays that sit curled up outside some of their ‘favourite’ joints, more or less like their official…
Meet Anurag Rawat (@_the_distinctive_) Anurag Rawat once dreamt of being an army man. Considering he grew up in an Army family, he always saw himself wearing the uniform and serving the country just like his father. But destiny had other plans. Anurag was born with cerebral palsy, a neurological condition that affects movement and muscle…
Who actually needs a dedicated notepad when you have a perfectly good passport sitting around with dozens of empty pages? A viral clip showing an Indian travel document stuffed with phone contacts, quick addition sums, and random household reminders has left social media in stitches, with thousands calling it the absolute peak of desi resourcefulness.Most…
Aikanthika, a farm in central Karnataka (PC: Aikanthika) At an age when most children are busy making reels and exploring the world of social media, Visista, 20-year-old from Karnataka, had already found a favourite place to learn, her grandmother’s kitchen. She sees her grandmother Lakshmi prepare everyday meals and tries her hand at cooking and…
Women safety features (@explorerdivi) New Vande Bharat sleeper trains have become an example of safe travel for women. Now it’s a fact that for women travelling alone in India, an overnight train journey can bring certain concerns. Walking through dimly lit corridors, sharing coaches with strangers passengers and using washrooms late at night can be…
