Jolie is now watching her six children become adults. Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox and Vivienne have grown up largely away from the spotlight compared with their famous parents. And Jolie has said that her children now encourage her to live more freely too. “They want me to get out and do things,” she said,…
Micro gardening at home: A step-by-step beginner’s guide You don’t need a backyard, a farmhouse, or even a proper garden to grow something worth eating. Micro gardening is exactly what it sounds like: cultivating herbs, greens, and even small vegetables in whatever compact space you actually have- a windowsill, a narrow balcony, a corner of…
When Angelou says she is “sustained” by family love, she’s talking about the kind of love that helps you get through life. We all have bad days. Plans don’t work out. Work gets stressful. People disappoint us. Sometimes, for no obvious reason, you just feel drained. And then you talk to someone who knows you…
Sometimes, you don’t realise how much someone has become a part of your life until it’s time to say goodbye.That’s exactly what happened in a video that has been making the rounds on Instagram. An American woman was seen breaking down in tears as her Indian neighbours prepared to leave the US and return to…
Quote of the day by Adi Shankaracharya (Photo via X) We live in a world that rewards eloquence. A person who can speak fluently, argue persuasively, or explain things impressively is often seen as the smartest one in the room.Degrees, debates, and smart conversations are treated as proof of wisdom. But somewhere between all this,…
Photo: @twofit.to.quit/ Instagram Most of us think fitness has a deadline and tend to associate gyms and aerobics clubs with a habit that only develops in our twenties and often end up believing that if we didn’t build it then, the window has quietly closed.But rarely do we think that it is never too late…
Georgian Raj Kapoor (Instagram) There’s a white man in Tbilisi, Georgia who sings iconic Hindi songs from Bollywood. But what surprised this Indian traveller was the soulful rendition of Raj Kapoor’s globally-famous song, “Mera Joota Hai Japani”. The video is attracting attention on social media for all the right reasons and it clearly means that…
Aabid Surti (Image Credit: Wikipedia) Aabid Surti has spent decades being known for his work as an author, painter and cartoonist, but one of his most unusual missions began with something as ordinary as a dripping tap. In 2007, a leaking faucet made him think about how much water could be wasted one drop at…
Every parent knows the instinct: your child is struggling, and you want to step in. A forgotten homework notebook, an argument with a friend, a difficult teacher, a disappointing result- sometimes it feels easier to fix the problem than watch your child struggle through it.But what if constantly making life easier for your child is…
Matthew McConaughey with his son Levi McConaughey. (Instagram/@officiallymcconaughey) From the iconic “Alright, alright, alright” in Dazed and Confused to becoming one of Hollywood’s most recognisable actors, Matthew McConaughey has spent decades learning what it takes to find his place in the industry. Now, as a father, he watches his son Levi take his first steps…
