The traditional Onasadhya is incomplete without these sumptuous preparations made from rice, coconut, milk and assorted veggies.
'As a donor, you may think you are saving one life. But you touch the lives of the entire family and community associated with the person. And it only cost you a few hours of your life.'
'Goddess Laxmi doesn't come just by praying to her.' 'You have to make yourself attractive to Laxmi for her to come to you.'
Did the transaction fail? Did you receive your money on time?
'The lockdown has been a great excuse to delay payments.'
Read on to find out if your favourite destination made it to the list!
Four enterprising women tell us how they tackled bias and criticism to create a niche for themselves and are now leading their businesses.
'What is the need to postpone the exam?'
'My father is a postman. My mother is a homemaker. No one in my family had studied medicine.' 'I wanted to be the first doctor in my family so I could listen to people like me and help them feel better about themselves,' says Archana Vijayan, an MBBS student with a disability, who was initially denied admission into medical school, even after passing the NEET twice.
Over the weekend, Akanksha was evicted. Good riddance.
Taher Poonawala, 20, a student of IIT-Madras from Mumbai reveals his study secrets.
'They wanted a character, who could speak both Tamil and Hindi. That's how I got on board.'
Dipa Karmakar's achievement, says Divya Nair, has lessons for us all.
The teenager's simple idea to solve a problem has been developed into an app which launched July 18 in Mumbai.
'How and why did we lose so many seats in places where we were expected to win?'
Months after making history by winning America's Got Talent, Mumbai's V Unbeatable dancing crew is crumbling under the lockdown.
Check out the winners at the News18 Reel Movie Awards 2019.
Akumjung Pongen, the first Rhodes scholar from Nagaland, shares his inspiring journey.
'During pregnancy, your body may tell you what it's feeling more acutely than during other phases of life, which is your body's way of adapting to protect your pregnancy.'
Anup Raaj shares the lessons he learned from his mentor.
'Frankly, no one is prepared for Begin Again or whatever this is called.'
'No one realises that people with 90 days waiting period are shopping around which naturally increases the cost of hiring.'
In his first attempt, Chirag Jha, a BTech student from the IIT-Bombay scored a perfect 100 in the CAT 2015 results declared earlier this year.
Dr Prathima Reddy debunks the various myths surrounding the health condition.
'Cracking the exam is 99 per cent hard work and persistence and maybe 1 per cent luck.'
Wishal Soni talks about his eco-friendly, pocket-happy model to save the environment.
'In the climax, if you see, Manoj Bajpayee and I engage in a fist fight.' 'It had to be shot in a single take so either of us couldn't make any mistakes.'
Payal Taori, Mumbai University's MA topper this year, shares her journey.
The show offers ample lessons in behaviour management, leadership and setting the ground for the future.
Devaki Vijayaraman shares her inspiring journey from a homegrown baker to being the first winner of Masterchef India Tamil.
'We always want to pull down the other person.' 'All we need right now is sensitivity, not just in our industry, but everywhere.'
How they strategised, motivated and led their teams to victory.
'When women act assertively, express anger or vocalise their accomplishments -- examples of characteristics that are seen among leaders in most organisations -- they often receive pushback because these behaviours do not align with traditionally feminine attributes.'
It's not every day that an undergraduate from India wins a scholarship to study at one of the prestigious universities in the world.
What does the National Educational Policy 2020 mean for students, parents and teachers?
Aparna Kumar fought pneumonia and extreme weather conditions to make history.
'Errant bikers wearing branded t-shirts sponsored by local political parties raced through traffic, almost taking our breath away. Young kids stood at the edge of the roads, clicking selfies amid playing 'catch up' with their buddies, least bothered about the festival or its relevance.'
On December 15, Mohammed Mustafa, an MBA student and IAS aspirant from Jamia Milia Islamia University, was among the students who were dragged out of the library and lathi-charged by policemen. In a conversation with Rediff.com's Divya Nair, the 26 year old recounts the ordeal he faced for a protest he says he didn't participate in or volunteer for.
Divya Nair writes about a friend who recently separated from her husband of four years.
