A clay pot is made from natural fired clay, with no plastic involved, and a well-kept one can last for years. It also looks good. The warm, earthy colour suits almost any plant, and it develops a lovely weathered patina over time. In India, terracotta also has a long tradition of being made by local…
Have you ever noticed a teenager silently arguing with someone who isn’t even present? They may be replaying a disagreement with a friend, imagining what a teacher might say, preparing the perfect comeback to a parent’s criticism or thinking of all the things they wish they had said during an earlier conversation. Sometimes, the imagined…
Every autumn, trees shower the ground with leaves in shades of gold, rust and deep red. Most of them end up swept into a pile and thrown away, but a few can find a second life inside your home. Whether it’s chinar leaves from Kashmir, peepal leaves from your neighbourhood or maple leaves from a…
Quote of the day by Michelangelo: “What spirit is so empty and blind that it cannot recognize the fact that the foot is more noble than the shoe, and skin more beautiful than the garment with which it is clothed?” Michelangelo Buonarroti was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance, who…
A dawn sky represents a beautiful beginning. The sky, painted in shades of purple and blue, with the golden sun streaking across it, is arguably one of nature’s prettiest sights. A baby is much like that beautiful beginning, a little ray of light arriving after the darkness. And if you are looking for a name…
5 things to check before leaving your house for a long weekend A long weekend usually means one thing: a few days away from work, a change of scenery and some much-needed time to relax. But the excitement of leaving can make it easy to overlook the little things waiting back home.A forgotten appliance, an…
Your phone might already contain a photo of your Aadhaar card, a PDF of your flight ticket, a copy of your driving licence and screenshots of important transactions. Keeping these documents close at hand can be convenient, especially when you need to show them at short notice. But convenience can come at a cost if…
A contribution of Rs 2 may seem too small to change a family’s financial situation. But for Kunwari Barwa, a woman from Gumla district in Jharkhand, those small savings became the starting point of a much larger journey. What began with a self-help group (SHG) in her village gradually developed into a women-led agricultural enterprise…
A chance encounter on a New York subway platform changed the course of Bhavitha Mandava’s life. At the time, she was a student with no professional modelling experience. Today, the Hyderabad-born model has walked for some of the biggest names in international fashion, opened a Chanel runway show and become a Chanel House Ambassador. Now,…
5 mistakes people make when sharing their live location Sharing your live location can make meeting friends easier, help family members know when you are on your way home and make it simpler to coordinate plans in an unfamiliar place. It is one of those phone features that can be genuinely useful when used thoughtfully….
