As per the International Business Times, Priyanka didn’t dress it up. She said being away from home for an entire year was tough, especially when her mother and brother were in India, her husband in America and she was in the UK. The uncertainty of not being able to simply board a flight if something…
Woman says job switches, not appraisals, changed her salary Job switches often bring a mix of excitement and uncertainty. For some professionals, changing companies can mean a new role and fresh responsibilities. For others, it can also become a chance to negotiate better pay. But how much difference can a job change actually make to…
Screengrab from the video posted by @Santoshpateldsp on X. When Ram Shanker Kushwaha boarded a train from his village in Bihar at the age of 15, he had no idea that the journey would keep him away from his family for the next 21 years. He had no spare clothes and no identity proof. For…
Losing a job or struggling to find employment is often associated with financial uncertainty, anxiety and emotional exhaustion. But one woman has offered a different perspective, arguing that unemployment, despite being a deeply stressful experience, can also teach people resilience, confidence and the ability to cope with rejection. Anisha Arora shared her views in an…
AI representation/ChatGPT A child can spend an hour doing maths homework and still repeat the same mistakes the next day. The problem is often not the amount of time spent studying, but what the child does during that time. Maths teacher Ashwini Anand suggests a more practical approach: break practice into small tasks, identify repeated…
Katrina said Suzanne continues to live there because she enjoys helping people. Katrina Kaif’s mother, Suzanne Turquotte, has spent more than 15 years living and working in rural Tamil Nadu, far removed from the world of Bollywood. Suzanne moved from London to Tamil Nadu in 2008 and founded Relief Projects India (RPI), a grassroots organisation…
Even at higher elevations, communities have adapted grains to local conditions. In Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, finger millet is part of traditional food and cultural practices, including preparations such as zan, or ragi balls. Finger millet remains significant in Tawang’s social, cultural, and religious life, while current agricultural programmes are working with farmers to improve locally…
Anushka Sharma’s ice-cream lesson offers a fresh take on healthy eating For many parents, taking a child to an ice-cream museum and then saying, “Eat as much as you want,” may sound like the opposite of teaching healthy eating. But when Anushka Sharma tried it with her daughter Vamika, she noticed something that made her…
A woman’s video from London has sparked a conversation about what happens when cultural traditions travel across borders. In the clip, and Indian woman questions the idea of immersing a Ganesh idol in the River Thames, using sarcasm to make a larger point about celebrating Indian traditions while also respecting the environment and local rules.In…
Prof. Nitin Gupta (Photo: IIT Kanpur Alumni profile) For millions of families across India, an IIT is more than a college. It’s a dream that starts in Class 9 or as soon as the parents realise their child’s potential in science and mathematics.People burn the midnight oil with late-night study sessions and coaching classes, while…
