Lifestyle
‘Feeding people with love’: London’s Odia diaspora marks Rath Yatra with free meals
Odisha-born entrepreneurs in London fed devotees and homeless residents free traditional Odia meals in Bexley to celebrate Rath…
Tag: Culture
Culture
‘We learnt this from our grandmothers’: Telangana revives a decade-old rain ritual
As monsoon rains fail across Telangana, villagers in Rangareddy district have revived the traditional 'kappa aata' frog ritual,…
Culture
Scientists tried to prove Jackson Pollock’s paintings with fractals: then a doodle passed the test too
A 1999 study found fractal patterns in Jackson Pollock's paintings, but a later test showed the same fractal…
Lifestyle
‘Meeting Someone in Person Is So Much Better’: Mumbai’s Speed Dating Experiment
Mumbai's Bombay Times Life.Styled Club hosted a monsoon speed dating event, with participants saying face-to-face conversations still beat…
Lifestyle
Ancient Egypt’s ‘Vein of Love’ Still Shapes How We Wear Wedding Rings Today
An ancient Egyptian and Roman belief about a vein running from the fourth finger to the heart still…
India
Long before modern science, India classified elephants by personality, not just size
Ancient Indian scholars classified elephants by psychological traits like temperament and intelligence, not just physical characteristics.