“Age appears best represented in four things: Old wine to drink, Old friend to trust, Old book to read and Old wood to bring comfort.” These were the popular lines quoted by Sir Francis Bacon, an English Philosopher highlighting the importance of the various essentials of life. Wood prevails around our everyday existence. We start […]
In today’s world of fast travel and 24-hour electricity, the demand on our planet has magnified by many levels. We have evolved into a global community where the advent of newer technologies, industry, factories, manufacturing, shipping, transport etc. has led to pollution, overuse of our natural resources and usage and reliance on non renewable […]
Home is where the heart is. It is a place we come back to for solitude, peace and a feeling of belonging. And all of us are in a constant pursuit of making our home more beautiful than it was yesterday. Looking for that special piece for the corner, or the bright coloured curtains, or […]
Summers are here…oh wait, they hardly even went! Don’t you feel that every city you talk about is going through a heat wave? Blame it on the global warming or whatever you like, there is no escaping the fact that summers and this heat are here to stay. And as Sunny Leone says “Enjoy the […]
You’re out shopping for that party you are going to. And amongst the multiple varieties of clothes, you struggle to find out your perfect piece. And when you finally sit down and the shopkeeper starts explaining the material and the making of it- you go “What?” Has this ever happened to you? Or are you […]
College is about to start and you are frantically trying to figure out your look for the coming session. Whether you are a fresher or not, college for all of us means exploring our fashion and defining our personalities. In school, we were stuck with boring uniforms (although uniforms have also become cooler over the […]
If given an option- would you use natural ingredients or chemicals to wash your clothes? What about your hands and body? The answer is unanimous and obvious. Natural ingredients are a better bet any day and handmade soaps are one of the many methods by which we can take better care of ourselves and our […]
Some say artists are born, some say they are made. The story of these two extraordinary women makes us wonder which one is true. Crochet is by no means a new art, having its origins in 19th century Europe- but Purnima and Anju inherited the art of Crochet from their mother, who would make it […]
A painting says a thousand words. It is a very old saying but so true. Painting is one of the oldest forms of art, maybe even before poems or novels or singing because all of these require language. Visuals do not require language- and that is what makes a painting so captivating. It can have […]
In the world of digitisation and artificial intelligence, all of us are hooked on to our laptops. A laptop has become more than just a computer- it is a locker containing all our information, our records, our wallet, our work, our life events- everything. With online payments becoming the norm, a laptop has become a […]