Getting your food order messed up is annoying at the best of times. But when you’re traveling with your family, follow a strict vegetarian diet for religious reasons, and bite into a piece of meat on what was supposed to be a veg plate? That moves past minor inconvenience straight into a complete mess.That’s exactly…
Optical illusion brain teasers are mind-bending images that trick the brain and eyes into believing what a person sees first. What makes these mind tricks more interesting is that the answer is always hidden right there. Nothing is missing from the picture. The object is in plain sight, and our eyes, which are usually so…
An American traveller who tagged along with a friend to a hospital in Bengaluru ended up making a spontaneous decision that completely transformed her vision.She hadn’t flown across the world for medical tourism. In fact, she was convinced her eyesight was way too terrible for corrective surgery in the first place. But just one week…
Most of us grow up thinking jalebi is exclusively ours – a purely Indian street food staple that you grab hot off a kadhai on a Sunday morning. But food history has a funny way of surprising people. China actually has its own ancient sweet that looks almost like a twin to our golden spirals….
Some people are comfortable discussing their past, while others need more time. Notice whether they can talk about their ex without making you feel responsible for comforting them, proving that you are different or competing for their attention. Also pay attention to your own boundaries. You can listen with care without asking for every detail…
People have a dream of a closet that doesn’t just consist of clothes, rather a space that holds stories, culture and respect for tradition. For instance, one can wish to own a collection of sarees that are acquired from different corners of India engrained with hard work of local artisans. They wouldn’t simply be a…
Photo: @modermoder/ Instagram Julia Roberts has been one of Hollywood’s best-loved faces for more than three decades. She became a household name with Pretty Woman in 1990, and won the Oscar for Best Actress for Erin Brockovich. Her big smile and warm, down-to-earth charm have made audiences feel she is someone they know.But away from…
A career move is often measured by the name of the company on an employee’s résumé, but the real difference can show up in everyday life. For IIM Calcutta graduate Jahnvi Singh, leaving McKinsey to join Google has meant more than changing employers. A year into her new role, she says the switch has reshaped…
If you would rather spend a Sunday among your tomatoes than at a crowded gathering, you have probably been called an introvert. Psychologists say the label may not fit. Published research on solitude suggests that wanting time alone and being an introvert are two different things and that the reasons behind a quiet hobby like…
Say “dinosaur” and most people picture a towering Tyrannosaurus or a long-necked giant stretching over the treetops. But the dinosaur family also had members the size of a cat or even smaller, creatures that would have darted through the undergrowth. Some were feathered, some had wings, and some were fast little runners no longer than…
