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Dehradun Zoo just added a new attraction in the form of Tejas, a two-and-a-half-year-old white tiger. It gives wildlife enthusiasts another reason to visit the capital city. The little cub travelled nearly 550 km from Gwalior. He comes following an animal-exchange programme that saw the zoo’s approximately five-year-old Royal Bengal tiger, Bhola, move to Gwalior…

Govind Krishnan left conventional schooling after Class 4 to study the Vedas at a gurukula in Thrissur. For four years, Govind Krishnan M’s mornings began not with the familiar routine of school bells, textbooks and classrooms, but with Vedic chants, spiritual practices and a schedule governed by discipline. At 5 am, his day at a…

Ho says she discovered the Hanuman Chalisa through Indian friends A crying baby can leave new parents trying everything from rocking and lullabies to walking around the house at midnight. For Chinese businesswoman Sarah Jane Ho, one surprisingly effective trick for her four-month-old son Baby J is the Hanuman Chalisa.Sharing reflections on becoming a mother…

There’s a decent chance you’ve thrown out more fruit peel this month than you’d like to admit, orange skins tossed after breakfast, watermelon rind scraped into the bin, banana peels that go straight into the compost without a second thought. Most of us treat peel as pure waste, but with a bit of sugar, some…

For Apurva Singhal and his family, understanding their son Agastya’s abilities has been a journey filled with uncertainty, patience and many discoveries. Born in 2008, Agastya lives with autism and has faced several challenges with walking, speaking and communication since childhood. But as he turned 18 this April, his father discovered a remarkable ability that…

Actor Akshay Kumar has often spoken about discipline, simplicity and the importance of maintaining a balanced life. During a conversation with Sonal Kalra on The Right Angle, Kumar opened up about four principles that he said have remained important to him through different stages of his life. He summed them up as four words beginning…

Image Courtesy: Instagram/@kitchenandgupshup For years, Sunita Agarwal made sweets and savouries at home for her family. She had been doing it since childhood and often heard the same reaction from people who tasted her food: the flavour reminded them of something that was becoming difficult to find in the market. At 60, that thought became…

There’s something a little frustrating about buying a whole bunch of dill for one recipe, using barely a third of it, and watching the rest wilt away in the fridge before you get the chance to use it again. Growing your own dill indoors solves that problem neatly, giving you exactly as much as you…

NRI praises USA’s 5 am culture after moving abroad, says early dinners and morning routines impressed her A routine that seemed completely normal to one group of people left another surprised. An Indian content creator living in the US recently shared an everyday observation that quickly turned into a wider discussion online.Sarika Yadav spoke about…

You’d think spending nearly every waking hour with someone would be the opposite of lonely. And yet plenty of people in long, stable relationships describe a strange, quiet ache, sitting next to their partner, sharing a bed, talking about the day’s logistics, and somehow still feeling like the person beside them is miles away. According…