Fun fact: The average adult now spends over seven hours a day staring at screens—yet we say we “don’t have time” to meditate for ten minutes. We are living faster than ever. Our meals come in five-minute delivery windows, our conversations are reduced to emojis, and our mornings begin not with breath but with a …
Fun fact: India produces the highest number of films in the world each year, yet for decades, “artist” remained a euphemism for “unemployed” in many Indian homes. For years, Indian parents asked their children a version of the same question: “Arts leke kya karega?” (“What will you do with Arts?”) The Arts stream—be it humanities, …
Fun fact: Over half of India’s population is under the age of 30, making it one of the youngest countries in the world—but also one caught in one of the oldest cultural identity debates. If you’re young and Indian today, chances are you’ve been asked why you don’t touch elders’ feet, why you speak better …
Fun fact: Before written history became common in India, most knowledge, from kings and wars to recipes and taboos, was passed down through stories told by grandmothers. If you’ve ever sat on a charpai (woven cot) under a fan during a power cut, with your dadi (paternal grandmother) or nani (maternal grandmother) narrating a tale …
