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Imagine a chair—a standard structure with four legs. Except, this one is so tall that you have to push yourself just to climb up and sit on it. It is made of steel, has no cushion, and features a tiny backrest that does not support the entirety of your
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A quick look at today's electric vehicle (EV) landscape reveals a frantic race to claim the most extreme label. From two-wheelers to four-wheelers, some of India’s oldest auto brands are diversifying into EVs, and are scrambling to call their vehicles ‘the’ one in the category,
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Every vehicle, at its very core exists for the same purpose. To take you from point A to point B. This sounds simple and straightforward enough. Now what if we try going from A to B in an Indian city at 8:47 in the morning? When the roads are
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The first strawberries to sprout at The Bangalore Berry Company were painfully small, misshapen and a little ugly, but the dopamine kick they gave Ramakrishna knew no bounds. How could they not! For months, he had poured his time, savings, and faith into a crop he had never grown before.
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It was only the second week of February and summer seemed to be beginning faster than most Kochiites expected. By 11 o’clock everyone has a beaded sweat moustache. But Vishnu is unbothered by it. “I’m surrounded by art; and there’s so much storytelling here. This is my
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For many Indians, ‘jugaad’ isn’t a clever trick that’s picked up later in life. It’s something you grow up with. You learn it in small ways; watching a parent save biscuit tins to store sewing material, a neighbour making a muslin-cloth tap filter, a shopkeeper turning
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Abstract. A word with a confusing reputation. One may picture a canvas that has been slapped with jam by a three year old. And perhaps licked too. Fair imagination. But expressing in abstraction isn’t always vague. On the contrary, it’s defined by solid discipline and focus. Try it
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Tucked in different corners of Bengaluru are two people who, on the surface, have nothing in common. Different upbringings, different motivations, different worlds. But they’re both deeply, almost stubbornly, devoted to the same quiet kingdom: mushrooms. A genus that grows in silence, thrives in the dark, and casually produces
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Hustle. A word that carries stories of the underdog (the rag-to-riches kind), the ones who finally had a breakthrough in life, and many more. It’s a word that weighs heavy with sacrifice; wrapped in struggle and determination. It’s a way of life that goes beyond survival—
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“I don’t like two-wheelers much, but I love selling the Indie,” Binesh says, grinning. “If I were one of them, I’d be the one in yellow— bright like sunflower fields in full bloom.” It’s this lively energy that defines Binesh, a man who’s spent his
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The River dream took root way before the foundation stone was set in 2021. Our two co-founders, back then just industry peers, knocked heads over how there’s a certain Indian population that hustle differently. It’s a hustle that demands a healthy balance between work and life. It’
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