Gurukul education is often remembered as a distant, almost romantic idea from India’s past: students living close to a teacher, learning under trees or in simple dwellings, memorising texts, waking early, serving the guru, and absorbing knowledge in a rhythm very different from today’s classroom. But beyond the nostalgia, the Gurukul system carried something modern…

Flamingos have painted Mumbai’s wetlands in shades of flushed pink. While the industrial capital has a dense skyline, something more interesting about the city recently, is a sea of fluttering pink feathers against mangrove greens and shimmering mudflats.Like every year, this time also hundreds of greater and lesser flamingos have arrived in the city’s wetlands…

Hung curd may be the most familiar item on this list, but it still does not get the attention it deserves. Made simply by straining regular curd through a muslin cloth, hung curd becomes thick, creamy, and versatile. Many Indian households already use it for kebabs or sandwich spreads without thinking of it as a…