Getting your food order messed up is annoying at the best of times. But when you’re traveling with your family, follow a strict vegetarian diet for religious reasons, and bite into a piece of meat on what was supposed to be a veg plate? That moves past minor inconvenience straight into a complete mess.That’s exactly…
India is a country where you can travel a few hundred kilometres and find a new language, a new dish, and a new way of greeting people. It’s one of the first things that surprises tourists, and one of the things Indians are proudest of. But the country is not endowed with such diversity by…
For many households, grocery shopping is a routine expense. But when the monthly bill starts approaching the cost of a holiday or a major purchase, it can quickly become a talking point. That is what happened after Bengaluru-based social media user Ramsri Goutham Golla shared that his family of four spends between Rs 60,000 and…
Most of us grow up thinking jalebi is exclusively ours – a purely Indian street food staple that you grab hot off a kadhai on a Sunday morning. But food history has a funny way of surprising people. China actually has its own ancient sweet that looks almost like a twin to our golden spirals….
At 21, Joey Brown survived a gas explosion that left burns across 85% of his body, beginning a long and painful journey of surgeries, rehabilitation and learning to perform everyday tasks again. Decades later, he is rebuilding his life in a Georgia high school cafeteria, where he helps care for hundreds of students and has…
Some people are comfortable discussing their past, while others need more time. Notice whether they can talk about their ex without making you feel responsible for comforting them, proving that you are different or competing for their attention. Also pay attention to your own boundaries. You can listen with care without asking for every detail…
An American traveller who tagged along with a friend to a hospital in Bengaluru ended up making a spontaneous decision that completely transformed her vision.She hadn’t flown across the world for medical tourism. In fact, she was convinced her eyesight was way too terrible for corrective surgery in the first place. But just one week…
People have a dream of a closet that doesn’t just consist of clothes, rather a space that holds stories, culture and respect for tradition. For instance, one can wish to own a collection of sarees that are acquired from different corners of India engrained with hard work of local artisans. They wouldn’t simply be a…
When a sweet craving hits and you’re trying to stay low-carb, a few of these coconut balls can save the day. They need no oven, no fancy equipment and only three ingredients, and they come together in about five minutes. Soft, lightly sweet and full of coconut flavour, they make an easy snack for low-carb…
In a quiet corner of Japan, a simple white telephone booth has become an unlikely place of comfort for people grieving the loss of someone they love. It has no working telephone connection, no signal and no way to deliver a message to its intended recipient. Yet, thousands of people have travelled to it to…
