Life & Style

Rahul Gupta’s innnovation turns discarded hair into pollutant trapping mats. (Photos: Instagram/@kesakambali) What happens to the strands of hair swept off the floor after a haircut? For most people, the answer is simple: they go straight into the bin. But in Gurugram, something that is usually treated as salon waste is being given a rather…

Indian-American comedian Zarna Garg went to a Hermès store in Berlin and expected, well, a luxury shopping experience. Instead, she ended up stuck inside its bathroom for about an hour and 20 minutes.And naturally, Garg did what she does best – she started making jokes about it.Garg is currently travelling with her three children, Zoya,…

There’s something quietly satisfying about walking onto your balcony, snipping a few basil leaves, plucking a ripe tomato, and knowing your homemade pizza just got a little more special.We don’t need a backyard or a fancy kitchen garden to grow our own pizza toppings, infact just a sunny balcony, some pots, and a bit of…

Crash dieting and strict dietary restrictions can cause hair to become deprived of vital nutrients. Gen Z is obsessed with dieting, where aggressive calorie restriction and extreme fast weight loss programmes are popular among the youth of today. Hair is not one of the body’s vital organs, and as such, it is deprived of nutrients…

Have you ever been hurt so deeply that forgiveness felt impossible? Maybe someone lied to you, broke your trust, or betrayed your love. In those moments, anger and pain are some of the emotions that we naturally turn to. But what if true forgiveness isn’t about giving someone another chance, but about keeping yourself away…

That growing collection of empty glass bottles sitting in your recycling bin has more creative potential than you’d probably given it credit for. Rather than sending them off for standard recycling, a small but genuinely satisfying DIY trend has been gaining traction, crushing old glass bottles and mixing the shards directly into concrete to create…

Both Bandhani and Leheriya are often grouped as ‘Rajasthani tie-dye.’ Bandhani and Leheriya may belong to the same family of resist-dyeing traditions, but they have totally different appearances. Bandhani: Bandhani, or Bandhej, is produced by tying little pieces of fabric and then dyeing them. Later, when the tying is removed, the fabric shows small dots…

5 things nobody tells you about forgiving someone who hurt you Forgiveness is often presented as the mature thing to do. Someone hurts you, you process it, you let it go, and you move on. Sounds simple enough.In real life, it rarely works that neatly.Sometimes you know you should forgive someone but are nowhere near…

Folded hands. Anxious faces. Prayers whispered under the breath. The relatives standing outside the operation theatre in Indore did not look like people waiting for just another birth. They looked like people standing on the edge of something they had almost stopped believing was possible. For 52 years, this family had welcomed only boys. Five…

Spicy misal served with soft pav is one of Maharashtra’s great examples of turning inexpensive ingredients into a seriously satisfying meal. Sprouted legumes provide the bulk, while onions, farsan, spices and pav add crunch, heat and texture. The combination is filling without relying on expensive ingredients, which helped make it popular as an everyday meal…