In India, every temple has a story, and often, that story is served on a leaf, in a bowl, or wrapped carefully in paper as prasad. More than just food, prasad is considered a divine blessing first offered to the deity and then shared with devotees. While every offering carries spiritual significance, some temple prasads…
Turned Away Despite a Confirmed Booking Imagine planning a perfect holiday. From train tickets to hotel booking, everything sorted months before. But arriving at the property and denied the stay despite having a confirmed booking is something you didn’t plan for. Now this is not an imaginary story but a real incident. A Gurgaon resident…
Lu Zikuan with his father. (Photo credit: South China Morning Post) Most children are asked to finish their vegetables. Eleven-year-old Lu Zikuan was asked to eat far more than he ever wanted to. Not because he was underweight or because his parents wanted him to grow taller. He needed to gain enough weight to save…
5 smart ways to use empty tin cans at home instead of throwing them away Every kitchen ends up with a small pile of empty tin cans over the course of a month—tomato puree, condensed milk, baked beans, coconut milk, and most of them go straight into the recycling bin or, worse, the regular trash…
Every place, country, city or town has its unique landmark that visitors seek out. For example, Rome in Italy has Trevi Fountain where people toss coins and make a wish. In Prague, they touch historic statues for luck. But in Hungary’s capital, Budapest, travellers line up for hours just to rub the belly of a…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed Nandan Nilekani to lead a new task force. This panel will recommend changes for India’s examination system. The task force aims to ensure fair conduct of future national exams. Nilekani, a prominent tech leader, will guide the structural and technology-based reforms. This initiative follows recent student protests and paper leak…
Spiritual leader and meditation master Gauranga Das recently shared some very insightful thoughts on LinkedIn. In his post, he discussed Draupadi, one of the central Mahabharata characters, and her ability to teach modern-day corporate leaders important lessons about self-respect, strength, and clarity. What we can learn from Draupadi Describing her strength, he wrote, “A woman…
Every place, country, city or town has its unique landmark that visitors seek out. For example, Rome in Italy has Trevi Fountain where people toss coins and make a wish. In Prague, they touch historic statues for luck. But in Hungary’s capital, Budapest, travellers line up for hours just to rub the belly of a…
The Aquaman of Jodhpur/Instagram An old man, almost in his 80s, sits by forgotten stepwells of Jodhpur. Someone throws a plastic bag and he immediately picks it up, throwing it in a dustbin far away from the stepwells. Most travellers arrive in Jodhpur, the Blue City of Rajasthan, with a bucket list. It generally includes…
Every child has dreamed of jumping into a mall fountain at least once. For most of us, that dream stayed a dream. But for a young boy named Adbhut Anand, it became real. He was at Phoenix Citadel Mall in Indore, attending an event as a special VIP guest along with his father and sister….