When your best friend and spouse cheat on you, there can be a greater emotional issue than otherwise. Relationships are complex and when a friend comes in between spouses, the complication can be harder to untangle. The attached emotional betrayal comes along too. In this story I spoke to many people and was surprised that… Read More The Spouse Friend Triangle
CONTAGION an online exhibition by Bengaluru’s Science Gallery showcases 16 interactive exhibits and over 40 live programmes. Room 911 of Hong Kong’s Metropole Hotel came to the spotlight during the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak in 2003. This room was where a doctor from Guangdong, China with respiratory problems checked into in February 2003… Read More Art Inspired by COVID-19
Odissi danseuse Prachi Hota has over two decades of training that she is using not just to stay fit but also teach the art form online. About 15 months ago, an online dance recital was quite unthinkable. Today however, it has become the norm. The pandemic has not just moved most dance festivals online but… Read More Prachi Hota – Dance at a Click
Wildermart, is an organic store and a new startup giving a push to clean living by providing a platform for green products. What makes the platform different is that any product must be 100% vegan to be listed. For organic staples, vegetables and fruits, the platform has only certified organic farmers whose organic certification is… Read More Wildermart all things organic
The second wave of the coronavirus has seen the hospitality industry do its bit by collaborating with hospitals and turning into quarantine and self-isolation centers. When COVID-19 hit last year, one of the most impacted industries was hospitality. While the industry had just started taking small steps to recover, the second wave has once again… Read More Hotels as Quarantine Centers
International Falafel Day celebrated on June 12th every year is only an excuse to indulge in this much-loved dish. Falafel is popular street food in the middle east and is also eaten during Ramdaan as Iftar. This dish is famous with vegans and vegetarians as it is extremely rich in protein, made with boiled chickpea,… Read More International Falafel Day
The aroma of coffee is like no other and it was this wafting scent that attracted me to Dubai’s coffee museum. Located in a modest looking building, the museum is small and yet manages to encapsulate the journey of the coffee beans quite succinctly. The history of coffee is as fascinating as the drink itself… Read More Dubai Coffee Museum
Sabrina Suhail, Head Creator at Tinge, a custom-fit and custom-made cosmetics studio in Bangalore focuses on vegan and cruelty free makeup. After having been a makeup artist for more than a decade, she decided to launch her own brand of beauty products since she saw a huge gap in clean beauty in India, where quality… Read More Sabrina Suhail Interview
Simrun Chopra is a mother and fitness entrepreneur who teaches people to stay fit by giving practical advice that has helped thousands of women. After she got married and was pregnant with her son, Chopra realized that something was wrong with her as she could not bear the weight of her own child and crumbled… Read More Interview Simrun Chopra
Singer Jonita Gandhi, the voice behind several chart busting numbers shares her journey and how she has managed to sing in several languages. Jonita was born in India but raised in Canada as her family migrated to Canada when she was an infant. Luckily, her family recognized very early on that she was interested in… Read More Interview Jonita Gandhi