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…
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…
Born to daily-wage agricultural labourers, Bethala Veera Swami grew up seeing how poverty could stand between children and education. Today, the mechanical engineer, who continues to work in Abu Dhabi, is helping rural children access learning opportunities through PARD India, the nonprofit he founded with childhood friends. Growing up in the rural village of Yernagudem,…
Getting children ready in the morning can sometimes feel like a test of patience. You ask them to brush their teeth, get dressed and comb their hair. They say they will do it, but a few minutes later, you find them playing with a toy or doing something completely different. So you repeat the instructions,…
Image courtesy: Instagram/@riswan_freestyle A football, a waterfall and one carefully timed kick. In November 2023, Muhammed Riswan filmed a short video at Keralamkundu Waterfall in Kerala’s Malappuram district. He kicked a football towards the waterfall, making it appear as though the ball had disappeared behind the falling water. The clip was meant to be a…
‘Salvator Mundi’ depicts Christ facing forward, raising his right hand in blessing while holding a transparent crystal orb in his left. In 2005, two art dealers bought an old painting of Jesus Christ at an auction in New Orleans for $1,175. The work was in poor condition and had been attributed to a follower of…
Nia Patel speaking at her grandmother’s memorial (@patelontheplanet) Krishna Ahooja-Patel is a woman who devoted her life towards peace, women’s rights and social justice. She was being remembered at a memorial lecture in Ahmedabad. Among those invited to speak was her granddaughter, Nia Patel. But as Nia spoke about the experiences of women in India…
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…
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…
