Moving to India has given one young girl an unexpected problem: figuring out how to say Indian words without her American accent getting in the way.Her mother, Pragnya Narendra, shared the funny exchange on Instagram, where she tried helping her daughter pronounce words such as “Chithra” and “Bengaluru.”In the video, Narendra explains that one of … Read more
A burnt iron pan can be difficult to clean, especially when food has hardened onto its surface. Food may be stuck to the bottom in a thick black layer, while the surface underneath can appear dull and rough. But that burnt food does not always mean the pan is ruined. With the right approach, the … Read more
Minerva was the Roman goddess of wisdom, intellect, learning, arts and strategic warfare. She was the Roman counterpart of the Greek Athena and became an important figure in Roman culture. The name therefore carries a direct and longstanding association with wisdom and knowledge. Names connected with wisdom can carry more than a beautiful sound, they … Read more
Former Indian captain Ganguly recalled how his father would sit with him every morning before school. For many modern parents, the morning rush means getting children ready for school, packing lunch boxes and making sure they leave on time. But Sourav Ganguly remembers his school mornings very differently. For him, breakfast was not something he … Read more
Optical illusion personality tests often trick our minds into believing what we see first, despite the many objects layered into one image, depending on our mindset to see things. We’ve all paused mid-scroll on one of those images that seem to change the moment you blink: a face that turns into a vase, a young … Read more
The illusion of longing It is an exceedingly common scenario encountered within the therapeutic space: a client laments the painful, lingering end of a past relationship, romantic or platonic, entirely convinced that their ongoing, obsessive grief is definitive proof of the other person’s irreplaceable nature. They endlessly dissect old text messages, replay decades-old memories like … Read more
We’ve all grown up learning that the Earth is a smooth blue marble floating in space.But if you might have caught your eye on NASA’s latest adaptation model of the blue planet, it looks more or less like a potato!Sounds bizarre, right?But the image isn’t a mistake, and it isn’t showing you what Earth actually … Read more
Traveller from Bhutan reviews Vande Bharat (Instagram) A train can be super impressive on its first day of inauguration but the real test comes months later. It comes after hundreds and thousands of passengers have travelled in those initially shiny compartments on countless journeys. And that’s exactly what this Bhutanese traveller named Anusha, known as … Read more
புழுவெட்டு என்பது சிறுவயதில் குழந்தைகளிடம் பார்க்க முடிகிறது. தலையில் ஏற்படும் பொடுகு, இளநரை, அரிப்பு சார்ந்த தோல் நோய்கள், சொரியாசிஸ் இதற்கு நிரந்தர தீர்வு உண்டா என்பவர்களுக்கு இந்த கஷாயம் உதவும். இந்த கஷாயத்தை உள்ளுக்கும் எடுக்கலாம். வெளிப்பூச்சுக்கும் பயன்படுத்தலாம். யாருக்கெல்லாம் பொடுகு பிரச்சனை உள்ளதோ அவர்கள் உட்புறமாக வெளிப்புறமாக பயன்படுத்தலாம். ஆரோக்கியமான கூந்தல், வலிமையான கூந்தல் வேண்டும் என்பவர்கள் வெளிப்புறமாக மட்டும் பயன்படுத்தலாம். இந்த புழுவெட்டு கஷாயத்தை எப்படி தயாரிப்பது என்பதை இப்போது பார்க்கலாம். இது … Read more
You can, but you don’t have to. If you like your dal looking clear and smooth, skim the foam during the first few minutes of boiling. If you are cooking dal for an everyday meal and don’t mind the appearance, you can simply let it cook.The more important steps are washing the dal properly, using … Read more