Some success stories begin with big dreams. PC Musthafa’s began with a school dropout, a poor family, and a child who had to work to help his father earn money. Growing up in Chennalode near Kalpetta in Kerala’s Wayanad district, Musthafa came from a family that struggled to make ends meet. His father worked as…
The popular version of skin cycling usually follows a four-night pattern, exfoliation on the first night, a retinoid on the second, followed by two nights focused on hydration and recovery. The four-night schedule itself should not be treated as a universal rule. What matters is the principle behind it. Active ingredients can be extremely useful…
According to an Instagram video posted by Masterchef Pankaj Bhadouria, it is a smart hack to clean the electric sandwich maker. All you need to do is, spread a tissue paper and spray some water on it. Heat the sandwich maker for 10-12 seconds, switch off, unplug and then use the warm tissue to clean…
You know this kid. Maybe it’s yours. At home, they narrate everything, what the dog is doing, why their sandwich got cut wrong, an entire retelling of a cartoon episode with sound effects. But then you pick them up from school, and the teacher tells you they said maybe three words all day, and mostly…
‘Our son needed to feel safe’: How a blood-soaked emergency changed this mother’s approach to parenting A frightening incident involving her young son made Chennai-based podcaster and founder Gayathri Prakash look closely at the way a parent’s reactions can influence a child. In a conversation with The Better India, the mother of three opened up…
Scroll through enough home hack content lately and you’ll run into some version of this claim: lining your freezer with aluminium foil supposedly stops ice from sticking to the walls, making that dreaded defrosting chore almost effortless. It’s the kind of hack that sounds too simple to be true, a five-rupee roll of kitchen foil…
Ankur Warikoo explains why the Rule of 100 may work How many times do you try something before deciding that it is not for you? Three times? Ten? Maybe 20? Entrepreneur and finfluencer Ankur Warikoo recently shared a simple piece of advice attributed to YouTuber MrBeast that challenges this tendency to give up early. The…
Rani Mukerji has always had a soft spot for Sabyasachi’s creations, and honestly, it’s easy to see why the combination works so well. At the designer’s Delhi store launch, the actress turned up in a cream silk saree that was understated, elegant and very much in keeping with her style.There was no need for an…
Jang Dong Yoon has some very happy news to share with his fans – he’s getting married.The South Korean actor announced on August 25 that he will tie the knot this October. And instead of letting the news come through a formal statement first, he picked up a pen and wrote a handwritten letter, sharing…
Walk into any nursery or scroll through an online seed store, and it’s easy to get swept up in the sheer variety on offer: glossy packets promising bumper tomato harvests, towering sunflowers, and sprawling cucumber vines. The trouble is that a lot of what’s sold for a full backyard garden simply isn’t built for life…