Beat the heat this summer with some cool tips and drinks!

The three-stone-wood-stove goes as far back in time as the discovery of fire and astonishingly still being used, much like the other invention – the wheel.

Try this ‘ cool’ recipe this summer. It tastes great!

Is there anything as the ‘only authentic version of a dish’?

Children are being pressured into joining coaching classes in the hope of getting into one of the prestigious engineering colleges – preferably IIT!

Sing along or play these hand-picked road trip songs on your next trip! Don’t forget to watch them – each one is unique, accompanied by interesting trivia.

Indian festivals are a great gastronomical delight, and Pongal is no exception.

When are you going back to the future in terms of cooking utensils? They are all the rage now.

Snacks need not be laden with calories. They can be light and tasty too, as this laddoo.

Vegetable and fruit peels are loaded with nutrients. Use them!

The house was spick and span – the beds all made up, the table free of clutter, the kitchen sparkling… The house had never been this clean even when I was around. I was pretty impressed. It all seemed too good to be true.

It is about time for us to find and showcase our treasures, from yoga to khichdi. Why wait for a foreigner to point them out to us or worse, sell them back to us, neatly packaged and labelled?

Ravi Muthuswamy’s pictures often tell a story.