One question I hear every monsoon is, “How do I make sure my occasion wear survives the season?” It’s understandable. Many of us own beautiful silks, chiffons, organzas and heirloom saris, but very few of us are ever told how to care for them once the celebrations are over. Unlike everyday clothing, occasion wear is…
Choosing a name inspired by Lord Shiva is one of the most enduring traditions in Hindu households, but most parents instinctively reach for the same handful of names, Shiv, Mahesh, and Shankar, without realising just how vast Shiva’s actual repertoire of names really is. Hindu scripture describes hundreds of epithets for him, each capturing a…
The eclipse happening today, August 12, will pull the moon’s shadow across Iceland, Greenland and northern Spain, the first time mainland Europe has seen totality since 1999. And everyone’s telling you to watch the sky. But some of the strangest parts of an eclipse happen closer to the ground, and most people miss them because…
Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh (Photo via Canva) Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is known as one of the most influential figures in Western art.Even though he created over 2,000 artworks in just a decade, he sold only a few paintings during his lifetime and struggled with poverty and mental…
BK Sister Shivani is a renowned Indian spiritual teacher, motivational speaker, and senior Rajyoga meditation instructor. She was an electronics engineering gold medalist from Pune who began her spiritual journey in the mid-1990s. Since then, she has guided millions on stress management, self-awareness, and positive living.Recently, she took to her X account to post a…
Silence has a way of bringing things to the surface. When life is constantly filled with work, plans, messages, reels, and conversations, there is very little room to hear what you are actually thinking. Being alone changes that. At first, it may feel uncomfortable. You remember things you had been avoiding. You think about choices…
Optical illusion personality tests trick the brain and the eyes to believe what catches their eyes first, choosing how to interpret an ambiguous shape, and depending on which interpretation clicks first, you supposedly reveal something about who you are. It This personality test here claims what your take on life currently is based on what…
This is perhaps the easiest mistake to avoid and one of the most awkward to make. A spelling mistake in your name, an incorrect date, an old phone number, a broken email address, or a sentence that clearly has not been proofread can make an otherwise strong resume look careless. And sometimes the problem is…
Most people look at a bare rooftop and see wasted space, maybe a spot for drying clothes, or storing things nobody wants downstairs. Haroon Rashid looked at his and saw a farm.Today, the terrace of his second-floor home in Vehil village, south Kashmir’s Shopian district, is bursting with nearly 100 varieties of herbs, vegetables and…
She is often the one everyone can count on. She notices when her mother is stressed, keeps an eye on younger siblings, helps around the house and rarely asks for much herself. People call her “mature,” “sensible,” or “the responsible one.” But sometimes, what looks like maturity is actually a child learning to carry adult…
