Entrepreneur secretly returns home after 4 years in US to surprise parents on Diwali A surprise visit can turn an ordinary evening into a moment a family remembers for years. Entrepreneur Vatsal Pandya planned one such surprise for his parents this Diwali, with help from his brother and cousin sister. After living in the United…
Image courtesy: Instagram/@dishadrawss At 26, Pune-based artist Disha Daga has taken her mandala designs from the margins of college notebooks to the walls of the Reserve Bank of India’s Pune office. She has worked with corporate clients, created murals outside India and taught thousands of people, despite never having formally studied art.Her journey began in…
Image Credits: YouTube/Loli Ds Creations Kitchen counters have a way of collecting things you never intended to leave there. Your everyday masalas, oil bottles, tea and sugar jars, dishwashing liquid and that one mug nobody seems to put back in the cupboard can quickly take over the little workspace you have. The bathroom counter is…
Some feelings are difficult to put into words, but this one says it all. No matter how far someone travels for work or how long they stay away from home, the thought of returning to their mother and family can make everything else seem less important.That’s the feeling behind a viral video featuring Satyarohan Kumar,…
A monthly salary of Rs 1.5 lakh may sound like financial security, especially for a young software professional starting a career. But in Bengaluru, where housing, commuting and everyday expenses can quickly add up, a high income may not always leave much money in the bank. A post shared on X, formerly Twitter, by a…
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…
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…
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…
You might know your partner’s favourite meal, their most irritating habit and how they behave when they are tired. Yet even after months or years together, you cannot always know what they are thinking. A short reply may have nothing to do with you, while an apparently harmless comment may have affected them more than…
