Top-performing students are rarely defined by brilliance alone. More often, they stand out because of the quiet habits they repeat every day. Teachers who work closely with strong students say the difference is usually visible long before exam season arrives. These students tend to be consistent, organized and curious. They know how to manage time,…
The “fun dad” label can sound light, even a little playful, but psychology suggests it may point to something deeper. Research on father involvement shows that warm, responsive dads are often linked with better social, emotional, cognitive and physical outcomes in children. Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child says responsive back-and-forth interactions help build brain…
When life kept taking away the people who held her up, Kalpana Prajapati kept moving anyway. Born in 2003 in a small village near Rewa, she grew up with loss as an early companion and struggle as a daily reality. But instead of letting hardship define her, the 23-year-old built her future brick by brick,…
Few dishes capture the essence of South Indian comfort food quite like rasam and rice, and it was a combination that reportedly featured regularly in Kalam’s routine. During his years in Thiruvananthapuram, he was said to end many days with a simple meal of rasam and rice, a choice that reflected his preference for light,…
We all know someone who practically lives in jeans. Maybe it’s your friend who owns exactly one dress but somehow has fifteen pairs of denim. Maybe it’s your colleague who wears jeans every Friday, Monday and probably every day in between. Or maybe it’s you.No matter how many fashion trends come and go, jeans somehow…
Here’s what nobody talks about: we’re not really paying for biryani or pasta or Maggi. We’re paying for the luxury of not deciding. Because that’s what food delivery actually sells. That relief of not taking a decision. You’ve already made twenty decisions today, about work, kids, groceries, what someone said in that meeting. So, by…
“Quiet cracking” is a striking way to describe a familiar kind of collapse: not the loud, dramatic kind, but the slow, private kind that happens when someone keeps functioning while feeling themselves fray from the inside. The term has mostly circulated in workplace conversations, where it refers to people who are still showing up and…
Across Rajasthan, there are cities associated with lakes, palaces, deserts and ancient trade routes. Jodhpur carries a different identity. Set on the edge of the Thar Desert, it spends much of the year under clear skies and strong sunlight, a feature that earned it the title of the Sun City of India. Yet the nickname…
We all know Karnataka for its pretty hill stations, misty forests, coffee estates and wildlife reserves and the Western Ghats. Places like Coorg, Chikkamagaluru, Bandipur and Kabini have been attracting thousands of nature enthusiasts from all over every year. There are four species found in Karnataka known as India’s “Big Four”: the Indian cobra, common…
Shopping is often an inseparable part of travelling. While most of the time shopping is connected to colourful bazaars or just flea markets. However, worldwide, there are marketplaces that are attractions in their own right! Some of these markets have stood through centuries, and offering an insight into culture, history and tradition of the place…
