Siliguri is an important link between northeast India and the rest of the country. Its location, good transport network, and economic significance have ensured its consistent rise in the real estate sector. The availability of affordable housing, popularity of gated communities, and increasing immigration make it an ideal place for investment. The real estate scenario…
When Ben Silbermann turned a simple insight of people loving organising inspiration into something inspirational. Image credit – Wikimedia While other social media networks were created to facilitate rapid sharing and instantaneous responses, this visual discovery engine was built quite differently. In 2010, the biggest social bookmarking platform’s co-founder Ben Silbermann, realised that people tend…
A well-placed shrub holds the yard together through every season. Image Credits: Google Gemini For most American homeowners with a small front yard, there are two extremes they are caught between: either they let it go scraggly, or they stuff it with plants that promptly swallow the whole thing. Neither works, but there is a…
Rats sneak into houses seeking three basics: food, warmth, and safety. In the summer, they ditch the outdoors for kitchens with leftover rice, fruits, or pet food. They chew anything, be it grains, plastic, or paper. They are less seen in winter cold or rainy monsoons as they mostly remain inside. Homes offer dark corners…
Fyodor Dostoevsky (Image: Wikipedia) Some quotes are relevant no matter how much the world changes. One of the most powerful reflections came from the Russian novelist and philosopher Fyodor Dostoevsky, who once wrote:“Above all, don’t lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that…
Nothing beats stepping onto your balcony and seeing peace lilies blooming with elegant white spathes amid lush green leaves; it almost feels like a serene oasis, right outside your door. These plants especially work wonders where air feels heavy from traffic and dust, quietly cleaning pollutants like benzene and formaldehyde. They are low-maintenance stars and…
In the corporate world where work often takes priority over family time, a Delhi-based CEO has announced a heartwarming initiative that reminds people the importance of staying connected to parents. CEO Rajat Grover has announced a “parental perk,” where employees will be given a 10,000 rupee reimbursement for taking their parents on a three-day vacation….
There are conversations we keep postponing because we assume there will always be another birthday, another festival, another ordinary afternoon to ask them. Mothers often spend years remembering everyone else’s stories, carrying everyone else’s needs, and quietly placing their own lives in the background. That is why, sometimes, the most meaningful thing you can do…
Some ideas resonate across generations, and so does some advice. Even if times are changing, and so are the ways to raise children, some parenting philosophies remain timeless and are still relevant. Many influential women around the world, who are also mothers, have spoken about raising children with values rather than perfection. From Michelle Obama…
The poet, philosopher and Nobel-prize winner Rabindranath Tagore has written a line that quietly redefines what love is like at its purest: “Love does not claim possession, but gives freedom.”It sounds simple at first glance. But if you sit with it for a moment, it starts to feel like an emotional compass, a gentle guide…