When R Praggnanandhaa became the first Indian to win the Norway Chess title, the world celebrated the young grandmaster’s brilliance. Certainly, his victory was a pride for India, but, behind the global stage he was standing at, there was his mother, Nagalakshmi, who spent years building the foundation for him. Praggnanandhaa and his sister, Vaishali,…

A heartbreaking accident in Maharashtra’s Nashik district has once again underlined how quickly an ordinary household moment can turn fatal for a small child. In the Adgaon area, a one-year-old girl identified as Hindvi Dattatray Bhosle lost her life after falling into a bucket filled with water while playing at home. According to the family,…

Praise can be selective. It usually arrives after a good grade, a neat drawing, a polite response, or a helpful act. Love, however, should not depend on performance. Children need to know that they are loved not only when they shine, but also when they struggle, fail, irritate, or disappoint. Unconditional love does not mean…

Nineteenth-century socialite Josephine Cochrane, frustrated by chipped dishes, invented the first practical automatic dishwasher. Rejecting scrubbing, she pioneered using water jets to clean, a revolutionary concept. Image Credit: via Wikimedia Commons Every time you fill up gleaming dishes to place inside your cabinets and hit the switch for cleaning them, you rely on a tradition…

California is America’s ultimate road trip destination! It is also the third-largest U.S. state by area and its diversity is unimaginable. From snow-covered mountains to deserts and vineyards to redwood forests, the state has them all. And how can we not mention over 1,300 km of Pacific coastline, simply stunning! The state attracts travellers with…