Life & Style

Sometimes, a difficult experience can change the way a person looks at life. For Prema, founder trustee of Chennai-based Nesam-Opearl Charitable Trust, a serious accident in 1999 became a turning point. The experience made her reflect on how she could contribute to society and support people who needed help. Her journey from personal hardship to…

At an age when most children are still learning to string sentences together, a toddler from Karnataka is already making a name for herself on the tabla. Swarshri Hegde, who is just 2 years and 10 months old, has found a place in the India Book of Records for reciting and playing 12 taals on…

There’s something very comforting about a muffin that smells of apples and cinnamon while it bakes, and it gets even better with a crumbly, buttery streusel on top. These muffins use almond flour instead of wheat flour, which gives them a moist, tender crumb and a gentle nutty flavour. They’re naturally wheat-free, simple enough for…

Jade plants like it moderate, roughly 10 to 24 degrees Celsius, and they don’t tolerate frost. If your plant is outside, bring it indoors before the first cold nights. Keep it away from cold window glass, draughty doors and radiators or heaters, which can scorch the leaves or dry them out. Sudden swings in temperature…

The internet loves a good running joke, but few memes have taken on a life of their own quite like Saif Ali Khan’s missing tub of cooking fat.If you’ve been anywhere near Indian social media over the past few weeks, you’ve probably seen the chaos surrounding the actor’s promised reward from his appearance on Kaun…

Before the suit, the title, and the unending parade of official royal duties took over his life, Prince William had a couple of surprisingly normal – and slightly hilarious – backup plans.During an unexpected turn on The Graham Norton Show alongside Cate Blanchett, Hannah Waddingham, and Robert Irwin, the Prince of Wales pulled back the…

Every year, on Sharad Purnima, many Indian households prepare a bowl of kheer, cover it with a thin cloth and leave it under the full moon. By the next morning, the dessert is offered as prasad and shared with family members. For generations, this ritual has been part of the festival, but have you ever…

You are getting ready for an important meeting and quietly rehearse what you want to say. You misplace your keys and mutter, “Where did I leave them?” Or, after a difficult conversation, you go over it aloud, trying to understand what went wrong. Talking to yourself may feel awkward when someone catches you doing it,…

Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian painter, inventor, engineer, and scientist popularly known today for painting timeless pieces like the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.Beyond art, he also filled thousands of pages of notebooks with sketches, studies of the human body, flying machines, and reflections on life.It is from these collections that words of…

If sentiment matters more than sound, look for a name that means the same thing as mom’s. A mother named Chandni, which means moonlight, could choose Chandra or Indu, both names for the moon. A mother named Divya, meaning divine or radiant, might pick Tejas, meaning brilliance. The link is quiet, because it isn’t obvious…