Wild Karnataka, is releasing on Discovery Plus this World Environment Day
How does one capture the sound bustling life thriving deep inside the jungles? What dulcet tones must one use to recreate the song of the waterfall and the ballad of the wind? To create music for a documentary about wildlife is no easy task. But that’s where a musical maestro...
Of Lockdown Chores, Sea Battles and Holystoning
The lockdown has taught us many lessons, not the least of which being learning to live without domestic help. This usually translates to a division of labour within the household, and, where there are only two, democracy prevails. In other words, the husband gets to do the backbreaking jobs like...
The Ultimate Pride Month Book List
This Pride Month, Hachette Book Publishing India Pvt Ltd has gathered some of the best books featuring LGBTQIA+ characters and experiences. Less by Andrew Sean Greer WHO SAYS YOU CAN’T RUN AWAY FROM YOUR PROBLEMS? Arthur Less is a failed novelist about to turn fifty. A wedding invitation arrives in...
City doctors warn against usage of mask during exercise or running
With the Health department planning to open jogging tracks inside apartments, it will soon be a common scene to find people back on jogging tracks inside apartment complexes with masks on. Currently, many joggers and runners are flocking parks and roads with masks on. However, the city doctors say that...
The Story of Plastic
This World Environment Day on 5th June 2020, Discovery, Discovery HD and recently launched app Discovery Plus will showcase ‘THE STORY OF PLASTIC’, a look at the man-made crisis of plastic pollution and the worldwide effect it has on the health of our planet and the people that inhabit it....
Five Trends during Covid-19 Lockdown
In an attempt to reduce the projected number of symptomatic Covid-19 cases in India, we have seen a lockdown that lasted close to two months now. It’s essential given the healthcare system’s capacity, though last few days have seen sudden spikes. This is India’s third phase of lockdown, wherein there...
Cabin Crew Day
It is Cabin Crew Day on May 31, 2020. So what really is Cabin Crew Day? Cabin crew are the people who are often considered as merely the staff serving the travellers in an airline, however only a few maybe aware of the fact that cabin crew play one of the...
Wardrobes: From Storage Cabinets to Symbols of Refined Living
Think of a stylish home and the elements that come to your mind are plush furniture, awe-inspiring artwork, latest home automation tools or flooring made from exotic marble. But wardrobes and personal storage have never been associated with design or luxury. Wardrobes have always been looked from a functional perspective...
Masks & Metaphors in the Time of Mass Epidemics
I am bombarded with videos of clumsy husbands in kitchens, songs of grit and prayers to the universe. The one forward of a video for the campaign #MaskForAll, for this COVID-19 Pandemic, has set me thinking of the masks we wear and the metaphors we live by. I could see...
Amazon announces winners of KDP Pen to Publish 2019 Contest
Amazon announced the winners of the Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) Pen to Publish 2019 Contest. In its third year now, this contest has been conceptualised to celebrate the exceptional work among self-published authors. The contest recognises literary excellence among authors from different genres in long-form and short-form categories across English,...
