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(Clockwise from above) Dolly Singh in a sketch video as Guddi Bhabhi, Danish Sait, Aanvi of The Glocal Journal and Anupriya Kapur

How a pandemic pushed social media influencers to evolve

Sunalini Mathew Covid-19 has changed social media interactions and a growing tribe of creators are keeping up — with content that’s relatable, language agnostic and more authentic

Relax on your couch and explore the world with a personal tour guide

Priyadarshini Paitandy These virtual tours try to bring families separated by borders closer together at a time when international travel is still restricted due to COVID-19

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Three days before Handloom Day, industry leaders, Bollywood stars, designers, media, and other influencers, were sent letters urging them to support a digital campaign by sharing pictures of themselves wearing handloom

India’s craft sector needs more than selfies and hashtags

Laila Tyabji With the government scrapping the Handloom and Handicrafts Boards ahead of National Handloom Day can we expect a new and dynamic platform for craftspeople?

Binish Desai with the Brick 2.0

India’s ‘Recycle Man’ makes bricks from discarded face masks

Nidhi Adlakha Binish Desai, India’s ‘Recycle Man’, makes bricks from discarded face masks

Canadian designers Stephanie Forsythe and Todd MacAllen’s Softwall dividers — with a honeycomb structure — can be pulled, pushed or curved (like an accordion) to create a variety of spaces.

The rise of room dividers

Surya Praphulla Kumar Privacy is the biggest victim of our housebound days. These screens will help increase your indoor real estate and create flexible spaces

The COVID19 protection jacket: Somesh Singh working on the Covest prototype

Health Life & Style

Check out this tech jacket for the pandemic times

Soma Basu This smart Ajrakh jacket comes with an anti-viral finish, social distancing sensors, sanitisation pockets, a thermometer and an in-built mask

Art by Shikha Chitrak Desai

Travel: why write when you can illustrate?

Chaitali Patel Travel writers who have put their plans on hold now use watercolours, Madhubani art and more to satisfy their wanderlust

A mother and daughter interact while doing the laundry

A parent’s guide to gadget-free play

Akila Kannadasan After schoolwork on a screen is done, how do you make sure your child is not back on one, playing video games? Parents share what works for them

Multimedia

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Fashion

Three days before Handloom Day, industry leaders, Bollywood stars, designers, media, and other influencers, were sent letters urging them to support a digital campaign by sharing pictures of themselves wearing handloom

Anjali Chandran at a loom in Andhra Pradesh

India’s craft sector needs more than selfies and hashtags

With the government scrapping the Handloom and Handicrafts Boards ahead of National Handloom Day can we expect a new and dynamic platform for craftspeople?

The story of revival of korvai silk saris

Chitra Deepa Anantharam

These eighth generation Thanjavur-based weavers have been actively involved in revival and rejuvenation of korvai silk saris since 2009

An entrepreneur from Kerala launches a handloom challenge

Anjali Chandran’s challenge is to help weavers in Andhra Pradesh. August 7 is National Handloom Day

Chang Wan-ji, 83, and his wife Hsu Sho-er, 84, pose in clothes customers had abandoned in their laundry service.

Taiwan grandparents become Instagram stars modelling abandoned clothes

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Credit: Ashish Sachdeva

Fashion for your peloton: How to kit up for cycling

Magandeep Singh If you are planning on joining the global shift towards cycling, then our handy guide will have you looking like a pro — with Italian bikes and clipless pedals

Food

Chocolate biscuit pudding ... a treat for all ages. Photo: Special Arrangement/THE HINDU

From a classic treat to a lockdown trend: Behold, the chocolate biscuit pudding

Nahla Nainar What has long been an easy, no-bake recipe for children at home, has turned into a social media trend during lockdown

Now pitched as climate adaptive food, Kerala’s heritage Pokkali rice cultivation needs support

PRIYADERSHINI S Kerala’s Pokkali farmers need support to grow this indigenous rice that weathers floods, is salt tolerant and offsets ground water salinity.

Motoring

Travel

Relax on your couch and explore the world with a personal tour guide

Priyadarshini Paitandy

Art by Shikha Chitrak Desai

Travel: why write when you can illustrate?

In the wild Stills featuring Bear Grylls and Team Khukuri Warriors from India (team members Tashi Malik, Nungshi Malik, Brandon Fisher, Praveen Singh Rangar and VS Malik) during the World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji

Twin climbers Nungshi and Tashi Malik turn versatile expeditioners in ‘World’s Toughest Race’

Divya Kala Bhavani

Godric’s Hollow in Lacock Village

The boy wizard turns 40: Here’s a look at some of the popular Harry Potter tours from around the world

Priyadarshini Paitandy

Photo: Devendra Singh

Visiting the Laat Bhairav temple in Benaras

Fitness

Exercise At Home How to use the balance board to improve stability

Nisha Varma Gain stability, strength, and efficiency, with these exercises on the balance board

Video: Buying a road bike? Here's what you need to know

If you are planning on joining the global shift towards cycling, then our handy video guide will have you looking like a pro.

Homes and gardens

Binish Desai with the Brick 2.0

Homes and gardens

India’s ‘Recycle Man’ makes bricks from discarded face masks

Nidhi Adlakha Binish Desai, India’s ‘Recycle Man’, makes bricks from discarded face masks

Canadian designers Stephanie Forsythe and Todd MacAllen’s Softwall dividers — with a honeycomb structure — can be pulled, pushed or curved (like an accordion) to create a variety of spaces.

Homes and gardens

The rise of room dividers

Surya Praphulla Kumar Privacy is the biggest victim of our housebound days. These screens will help increase your indoor real estate and create flexible spaces

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Food

Mission: lockdown cooking

Common Evening Brown butterfly photographed in over 60 variations

Relax on your couch and explore the world with a personal tour guide

Notes from nowhere

A parent’s guide to gadget-free play

Health Life & Style

Check out this tech jacket for pandemic times

India’s craft sector needs more than selfies and hashtags

With the government scrapping the Handloom and Handicrafts Boards ahead of National Handloom Day can we expect a new and dynamic platform for craftspeople?

Travel: why write when you can illustrate?

Travel writers who have put their plans on hold now use watercolours, Madhubani art and more to satisfy their wanderlust

Tina Tahiliani Parikh on the anatomy of a fundraiser

The Baradari project, backed by Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor Khan and fashion veterans, will aid weaver and embroiderer communities

The rise of room dividers

Privacy is the biggest victim of our housebound days. These screens will help increase your indoor real estate and create flexible spaces

India’s ‘Recycle Man’ makes bricks from discarded face masks

Binish Desai, India’s ‘Recycle Man’, makes bricks from discarded face masks

#digitalcreators: then and now

Social media stars are trumping celebrity endorsements with edgy, nuanced content

Keep off my grass!

When there is no love lost between neighbours

Let’s bring the butterflies home

If butterflies inspire you, here is how you can woo them to your frontyard or the mini-gardens in your backyard and balconies

Waste side story: Project Utkarsh

Women entrepreneurs at the forefront of a business that recycles vegetable peels and fruit pulp

How a pandemic pushed social media influencers to evolve

Covid-19 has changed social media interactions and a growing tribe of creators are keeping up — with content that’s relatable, language agnostic and more authentic

How one man in Kochi is putting some of the city’s vacant plots to use by farming vegetables, organically

Meet the man using unused plots in Kochi to grow organic tomatoes, amaranth, bok choy, thyme, celery, kale and more

Karuna dolls spread hope and joy during the pandemic

Dolls giving health tips, artisans going digital, age-old looms getting modern makeovers. Here is to the innovative spirit of our handloom communities

Now pitched as climate adaptive food, Kerala’s heritage Pokkali rice cultivation needs support

Kerala’s Pokkali farmers need support to grow this indigenous rice that weathers floods, is salt tolerant and offsets ground water salinity.

From a classic treat to a lockdown trend: Behold, the chocolate biscuit pudding

What has long been an easy, no-bake recipe for children at home, has turned into a social media trend during lockdown

Why football icon Ronaldinho ‘follows’ this Kerala teenager on Instagram

Nineteen-year-old Malappuram artist Vivek P T’s pencil portraits of the Brazilian star elicited a response from the soccer legend himself who liked and commented on the artwork

The story of revival of korvai silk saris

These eighth generation Thanjavur-based weavers have been actively involved in revival and rejuvenation of korvai silk saris since 2009

Adopt a pet

Humane Animal Society, Coimbatore, has some adorable canines ready to be given away

An entrepreneur from Kerala launches a handloom challenge

Anjali Chandran’s challenge is to help weavers in Andhra Pradesh. August 7 is National Handloom Day

Online classes: the yearning to go offline

The biggest realisation for students attending online learning is how much they miss their school and friends

2020 Honda WR-V facelift: minimal changes, even less altered on the inside

However, the WR-V retains its strengths: space and practicality

From sanitising containment zones and fighting locusts, to delivering food, here's how drones are springing into action

How the pandemic, along with an invasion of locusts, pushed the drone industry to innovate

Watch | Masks are getting a luxurious make-over in India

A video on how masks made of gold, silver and diamonds are taking the Indian jewellery market by storm

Dance in a virtual sangeet: How the big, fat Indian wedding got a digital makeover

For many couples, virtual weddings have become the go-to option in the last few months

From ‘pazham pori’ to Goan prawn curry, these well-loved Chennai brands launch cloud kitchens that serve comfort food

Although restaurants are cautiously reopening, if you prefer to order in, try the new wave of curated cloud kitchens offering home-style food

Answering your vehicle-related queries

An SUV for the cityMadhu: I am looking to buy an SUV that will be entertaining to drive and spacious. My usage is primarily in the city, with the

Singer-composer Sanjeev Thomas’ lockdown playlist for you this monsoon

Appreciate the rains with singer-composer Sanjeev Thomas. For your weekly Playlist, he lists his top five songs to listen to, this monsoon

‘Mudi Rap’, a hard-hitting Malayalam song on haircuts, is going viral

Shilpa Susan Jacob from Kottayam in Kerala captures the story of her short hair in the home-shot rap number

Government College for Women in Thiruvananthapuram reaches out to the differently-abled through its forum, Praptha

The forum conducted an online book appreciation competition for the differently-abled

This Madurai boy is shaking up the techno pop game with his customisable pocket synthesisers

Rohith G, a 23-year-old music producer from Madurai, discusses his cost-effective pocket synthesisers and MIDI controllers, and why it could be a blessing for budding artistes

Sai Ram Pillarisetti initiates a support system for medicos in the UK

Sai Ram Pillarisetti on starting the first international medical students wing in the UK

A green initiative takes off in Palwancha town of Telangana

Akshay Gunteti of Green Worms shares details of their waste management plan in small towns and villages

Twin climbers Nungshi and Tashi Malik turn versatile expeditioners in ‘World’s Toughest Race’

Ahead of ‘World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji’, climber twins Nungshi and Tashi Malik of Team Khukuri Warriors, and host Bear Grylls talk about the value of stepping out of one’s comfort zone

A love letter to food integration: An interview with Ravinder Bhogal

Through her latest book, ‘Jikoni’, restaurateur-chef Ravinder Bhogal celebrates immigrant food and its ability to organically blend myriad cuisines. In her case: Indian, Kenyan, and West Asian

Single use, dangerous misuse: on the war against plastic during COVID-19

Reversing policies aimed to eliminate single-use plastics will do us more harm than good

Bear Grylls: The timing of ‘World’s Toughest Race’ is incredible

Famous survival instructor Bear Grylls gets candid about the value of teamwork in high-pressure settings, and why people under lockdown should especially watch ‘World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji’

Wenger’s in Delhi, for all time

The writer plays back melt-in-mouth memories and thinks ahead to a time he can order again from Delhi’s Wenger’s, the bakery that was once a restaurant

Naturalist Yuvan Aves discusses ecology and the threat faced by moths

Naturalist Yuvan Aves discusses the ecology and the threat faced by these beautiful winged creatures as he shares stunning pictures of them during National Moth Week

History, science and more : Comedian Sundeep Rao lists his favourite podcasts

In Spotify’s Life Gone Wrong, stand-up comedian Sundeep Rao, who is partially blind, shares inspiring stories of people with disabilities. Here, he shares some of his favourite podcasts

How to use the balance board to improve stability

Gain stability, strength, and efficiency, with these exercises on the balance board

Video: Buying a road bike? Here's what you need to know

If you are planning on joining the global shift towards cycling, then our handy video guide will have you looking like a pro.

How Ponnus, a native mango tree, was saved

Conservationists’ efforts bear fruit, as they succeed in saving this rare, indigenous mango tree from the axe

How this Kerala artiste is bringing back Seethakali

T N Shajimon wins Kerala Folklore Akademi award for reviving ‘Seethakali’, a female-oriented Dalit narrative of the Ramayana

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