Optical illusions have a funny way of turning a simple picture into a genuine brain workout, and this one right here is no exception either. These playful illusions trick the brain and eyes into believing what a person sees first based on their perception. At first glance, this image looks like nothing more than a…
Flower-inspired baby names can offer more than a connection to a particular plant. They can evoke ideas of growth, renewal, colour and the arrival of a new season. Whether parents prefer a traditional floral name or a less obvious choice inspired by flowering trees and plants, spring provides plenty of natural inspiration. These names combine…
Laid off by Amazon, woman starts chicken farm: ‘I have my product, the eggs’ A job loss can leave people unsure about what comes next. But for Maria Harshitha, an unexpected career break eventually opened the door to a completely different kind of work.Her story, shared on LinkedIn, has drawn attention because of the unusual…
What happened to the ‘Green House’ family (PC: Instagram) We all saw that one ‘Mint green house’ that stood like a rock and protected its people. The world saw with baited heart as the flood water swept everything other houses surrounding that one miracle home while residents stood on the balcony, helpless but praying for…
A fallen coconut leaf on a Bengaluru campus led professor Dr Saji Varghese to develop biodegradable drinking straws, turning farm waste into a practical alternative to single-use plastic. A walk across a university campus in Bengaluru gave English professor Dr Saji Varghese an unexpected idea in 2017. He noticed a dry coconut leaf that had…
Can you guess India’s Milk Capital? Here’s why this Gujarat city earned the title Some Indian cities are famous for monuments, some for food, and others for industries that shaped the country. Then there is Anand, a city in Gujarat whose identity is closely linked to something found in almost every Indian kitchen: milk.Anand is…
Gopi’s first marathon was meant to be a 30km pacing job. There are moments in an athlete’s career that are carefully planned, trained for and anticipated for years. And then there are moments that simply happen. For Thonakal Gopi, one of Indian athletics’ most enduring marathon runners, the road to the Olympics began with a…
Turn an old plastic bottle into a self-watering planter at home with this simple DIY that keeps your plants hydrated If you have an empty plastic bottle lying around at home, don’t throw it away just yet. With a few simple steps, you can turn it into a small self-watering planter for herbs, flowers or…
There is something special about travelling through India by train. You watch busy cities give way to open fields, wake up to unfamiliar stations, and sometimes end up having conversations with people you may never meet again. But long-distance train travel also has its own little challenges. Some mistakes are easy to make when you…
Every home renovation seems to end the same way, a neatly stacked pile of extra tiles sitting in a storeroom or garage corner, too good to throw away, too small a quantity to use for anything “real.” What most people don’t realise is that this leftover pile is actually one of the most underrated resources…