Life & Style

She started a roadside library with just 100 books in her residential complex in Bhogbari village. When Anindita Gogoi visited tea gardens in Assam’s Charaideo district in 2020, she was studying the health problems faced by tea workers and their families as part of her social work studies. But what stayed with her was the…

A casual Instagram post led scientists to identify Victoria colombiana, a giant waterlily from Colombia’s Orinoco basin. Its discovery reveals how social media, field research and local knowledge can advance plant science, while highlighting the urgent need to protect its tiny wild population. (Image: instagram.com/jeremiahsplants/) A casual Instagram post, a swim in a secluded Colombian…

The perfumery was founded by Lala Gulab Singh and his son, Lala Johri Mal. In Delhi’s Chandni Chowk, where shops sell everything from silver jewellery to spices, a family-run perfume business has continued making traditional fragrances for more than two centuries. Founded in 1816, Gulab Singh Johri Mal has remained at the same address in…

Photo: Zeus Lalani/ LinkedIn Students with visual impairments, often face challenges which does not end with finding books or study material. On exam day, many of them still need a scribe to write their answers, and finding one is not always easy.A school student, Zeus Lalani in Gujarat, noticed these difficulties and started two projects…

Arun Chauhan (Photo/Indian Express) In 2004, Arun Chauhan’s family earned around Rs 10,000 from paddy cultivation on their farmland in Manauli village in Haryana’s Sonipat district. Nearly two decades later, the 59-year-old farmer has shifted much of his land to sweet corn and vegetables, says he earns a profit of nearly Rs 25 lakh a…

Carrots like steady moisture, roughly an inch of water a week, rather than a flood after a dry spell, which can make the roots split. Pots dry out faster, so check them often. If the tops of the carrots peep out of the soil, cover them with a little more soil, to stop the shoulders…

After living and working in the UAE for 33 years, Kishore Pandurang Rao was just five days away from his 60th birthday when life decided to hand him the ultimate gift.He had spent Dh50 – about ₹1,300 – on a UAE Lottery ticket using the platform’s automatic “Easy Pick” feature. He didn’t think much of…

Photo: Revathi Kamath/ Instagram Revathi Kamath, mother of Zerodha co-founders Nikhil and Nithin Kamath, has often been in the news for her henna-playing skills and for being an environmentalist. But this time she is going viral for her Ragi Mudde, which she fed ‘lovingly’ to a girl whom she had lunch with.A Facebook user named…

Punam Bamba, from courtroom to Everest Base camp Extraordinary stories are made with extraordinary efforts! Proving age is just a number is Poona A Bamba, a 64-year-old retired Delhi judge, who joined her husband on an unplanned Everest Base camp trek recently. The former Delhi High Court judge found herself facing a challenging decision she…

It may seem odd, but evergreens like boxwood, rhododendron and arborvitae are often better planted in spring. The dry, windy weather of late autumn and winter can dry out their leaves while their roots are still settling in, leaving them stressed. Instead, fall is a great time to plant deciduous trees and shrubs, as well…