Life & Style

Photo courtesy: The New Indian Express Retirement often marks the beginning of a slower phase of life, with people looking forward to spending more time at home and stepping away from professional responsibilities. But for S Sampath Kumar, 74, retirement has meant something quite different. More than 16 years after hanging up his boots as…

Maximalism in Indian fashion can quickly tilt into chaos if you don’t know what you’re doing, but Kangana Ranaut’s recent appearance in Ahmedabad was a lesson in how to do heavy detail right. Custom-crafted by Frontier Raas, her saree was a striking mashup of traditional craft – bringing together rich Rai Bandhej Bandhani on smooth…

Inspired by Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain, this gender-neutral name is a natural choice for parents drawn to grand landscapes and ambitious beginnings. The mountain was named after British surveyor Sir George Everest, rather than deriving from a word meaning mountain. As a given name, however, it carries associations of endurance, determination and reaching…

A gramophone that once filled a room with music, a camera from another era, a pocket watch that has long stopped ticking and newspapers that recorded moments from India’s past. These objects may look like forgotten belongings to some, but for 61-year-old Abdul Wadood Khan, each one carries a story worth preserving. Known as Raja…

Photo credit: Indian Express A saree woven by Prafulla Kumar Sahoo is not completed in a few days. The 59-year-old weaver from Dodunda Singipur village in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district spends around 30 days, including preparation, making one specially designed Patta saree. The work involves fine cotton yarn, carefully arranged threads and motifs created by hand,…

Hoskin watched the films at his local Regal Cinema in York Haven, Pennsylvania, between April 2024 and April 2025. For most people, watching three films in a day would be a long movie marathon. For Glenwood Hoskin Jr., it became part of his daily routine for an entire year. The 60-year-old American from Pennsylvania watched…

Dreams and imagination open the door to endless possibilities, creativity and hope. They allow us to look beyond the ordinary and envision a beautiful future. For parents searching for a baby girl name inspired by these ideas, there are several lovely choices across different cultures and languages. From poetic international names to traditional choices, these…

Optical illusion personality tests are interesting brain teasers that trick the brain and eyes into believing what a person sees first, based on their thoughts, perspective, and focus. But what makes these images even more interesting is that your friend standing next to you might see an exactly different object than what you see from…

Food creator shares his mother’s unusual 1970s food experiment that became a family favourite Food combinations that bring two different food cultures together often get people talking online. And sometimes, the most unusual pairings have been part of someone’s kitchen for years. A recent Instagram video has introduced food lovers to one such combination: Punjabi…