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Three fashionistas from war-torn UAE teach everyone a valuable lesson - that our crafts are sacred; they are museum worthy and cannot be replicated, especially the 4,000-year-old Ajrakh

The age of passive aggressive tech pulls modern employees into a loop where cross-checking previous conversations to understand the tone and structure of texts before sending a new message becomes necessary. If a conversation over text requires more than four exchanges, get on a quick phone call. Hearing the human voice provides the clarity no emoticon can give

For older people with an empty nest, an oversized home in the wrong area becomes a source of depression and regret. Depression because large empty spaces echo the past far more efficiently than smaller ones, and regret because the cost - both financially and in terms of effort - are no longer justified

Amid geopolitical instability, inflationary pressures in advanced economies, volatile equity markets, and slowing global growth, India continues to remain one of the world’s fastest-growing major economies. The real estate sector alone currently supports nearly 70 million jobs, making it the country’s second-largest employer after agriculture

Cycle breakers experience the mental load of having to unlearn certain behaviours, while teaching their young ones and others the positive alternatives simultaneously. It can be emotionally exhausting to be the ones that make the change and be the change themselves. But the results of such a burdening process can turn out to be exhilarating

Indian designers express why craft, which deserves to be admired, also needs to be duly credited. With Prada launching its limited-edition collection of sandals - inspired by Kolhapuri Chappals - they feel it is time Indian design houses speak out from a position of authority, not sentiment

It is a simple habit with complex consequences. The more news we come across, pertaining to world crises, economic deprivation, and global conflict, we keep the brain alert for more information regarding the same. Creating an environment with engaging tasks that require the brain to be actively involved off-screen would certainly reduce the chances of picking up a phone or a gadget to scroll time away

The Third Space, a term coined by sociologist Ray Oldenburg, expresses the physical places that people can go to after work to unwind and reset before returning home. Applying this concept in today’s scenario would mean that it doesn’t necessarily have to be a physical location, but a state of mind