A steaming plate of Maggi and a cutting chai up in the mountains is pretty much a rite of passage for anyone traveling through Himachal. But behind those cozy roadside stalls lies a business scale that most tourists completely overlook. Up at Rohtang Pass, one local vendor recently broke down his daily sales, proving that…
Not every success story begins with being the topper of the class, infact sometimes it begins with a scores which often land us to doubting ourselves.Tejesh Vaish, a 26-year-old engineer from Lucknow, scored just 48 percent in Class 5. Years later, he secured admission to IIT Kanpur and now leads AI engineering at a Dubai-based…
Staying steady on your feet is one of the quiet joys of a long, independent life. It means walking to the market without worry, climbing the stairs, playing with grandchildren and getting out of a chair with ease. The encouraging news is that balance and strength can be improved at any age, with a few…
There’s something wonderfully cheerful about a stack of warm pancakes on a slow morning, and the good news is they don’t need a long shopping list. With just four everyday ingredients, you can have soft, fluffy pancakes on the table in about 20 minutes, no mixer or fancy equipment required. They’re a great weekend treat,…
Photo courtesy: The New Indian Express Retirement often marks the beginning of a slower phase of life, with people looking forward to spending more time at home and stepping away from professional responsibilities. But for S Sampath Kumar, 74, retirement has meant something quite different. More than 16 years after hanging up his boots as…
Marriage involves learning how to live with another person’s habits, opinions and expectations. There will be disagreements, moments of frustration and occasions when one partner needs more attention than the other. But what happens when almost every disagreement turns into a question of your behaviour, your mistakes or your supposed shortcomings? In some relationships, one…
A decade after losing his wife, Mosenyii Yakhro continues to spend his mornings tending to the garden he created around her grave. What began as a personal tribute has gradually become a place where tourists and village children come to spend time.For most people, a grave is a place to visit occasionally to remember someone…
We imagine dinosaurs as enormous creatures roaming prehistoric forests, hunting for food and laying eggs in hidden nesting grounds. Although these creatures disappeared around 66 million years ago, their fossilised remains are still discovered in concealed areas that were once riverbeds and reveal interesting details about life on Earth millions of years ago.Interestingly, some of…
Maximalism in Indian fashion can quickly tilt into chaos if you don’t know what you’re doing, but Kangana Ranaut’s recent appearance in Ahmedabad was a lesson in how to do heavy detail right. Custom-crafted by Frontier Raas, her saree was a striking mashup of traditional craft – bringing together rich Rai Bandhej Bandhani on smooth…
Inspired by Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain, this gender-neutral name is a natural choice for parents drawn to grand landscapes and ambitious beginnings. The mountain was named after British surveyor Sir George Everest, rather than deriving from a word meaning mountain. As a given name, however, it carries associations of endurance, determination and reaching…
