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Spectators swarmed the live pottery stall at the Botanical Garden I was visiting yesterday. They sneaked and peeped from all possible ways to get a view of the potter. Many stood behind the crowd waiting for their turn when the crowd dispersed. He sat there in front of the big round potter’s wheel or charkha as they call it and the Read more...

India’s legacy and richness in art and craft forms is priceless. In a country of so diverse a culture, with plurality in domains like religion, tradition and language, crafts of Indian states reach timelessness and a beauty that is so elegant which leaves a person artistically silent. One such craft form is Gujarat’s appliqué art. What is Read more...

The organic boom can be heard louder than before now. As people get more and more health conscious and see through the advertising tricks that how chemical aren’t that friendly as they claim to be, the takers for herbal products will increase and so will these ancient methods in popularity. They are readily available, quite effective and tend to Read more...

Who doesn’t love a beautifully woven stole? I bet, all you ladies out there certainly do! Every girl must have stoles and dupattas in her wardrobe! Swear by this fashion rule, and you will for sure be the style diva! Call it a wrap or a dupatta, the stole never fails to make a fashion statement! No other accessory other than a stole can add that Read more...

I remember when I was young I always wanted a Mickey Mouse bed sheet for my Bedroom Décor. I would shadow my mother whole day to put my favourite BED LINEN every single time. And she’d do that for me to make me happy. Since my childhood I used to wonder that it would be really awesome if you can decorate your room in your own way? To Read more...

Sufism means the path of love which one cannot learn from books and articles. To learn it one has to experience it and felt. The final destination of Sufi is to meet his beloved that is god here in this world. Here are some of the Sufi shrine destinations in India where the souls of Sufi Saints are always present   Hazratbal Shrine at Read more...

“Chai chai” I hear a voice calling out. A voice, that is far away. In no time, the voice gets louder and it wakes me up! My head hurts and I see a gunjee clad boy selling chai. I need some chai and it is then I realize that I am on a train. I buy tea from the vendor and occupy the window seat and all I can think about is chai. Thoughts about& Read more...

Every night as I look out of my apartment, the city looks as if it is decorated with lights for Diwali. The streets, flats, houses seem to glow in the dark night. And the stars in the sky seem dull. It shows how the city never sleeps and it’s awake even after the sunset. This picture of the city is impossible without the lights. With the rapid Read more...

With its diverse culture and unparalleled range of landscapes, India certainly needs to be explored. A land like no other, India is bordered by the snow capped mountains of the Himalayas in the North and the merging water of the Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal in the south. Before plunging on a trip around this colourful land, you must Read more...

No one can deny that music resides in the heart of every India. Pull the right string and there you see Indians dancing to it. Here is a list of a few genre of Indian music that people do not seem to get enough of. Punjabi BeatsMore than half of the Indian hearts beats sync with Punjabi music. These beats are energetic, and haves the capacity to Read more...