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Pahaad: A Nature-Inspired, Handcrafted Wellness Brand by Akshita Austa

Sometimes, a small burning candle can bring warmth, peace, and happiness in a still moment. But what if it could also carry a purpose other than lighting up a room? A purpose that reflects a way of living—mindful, grounded, and gentle to the earth. That’s the quiet revolution behind a Shimla-based homegrown small-batch candle and wellness brand, Pahaad. Founded by Akshita Austa, an artist-at-heart with...

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Hawai Adda – A scrap airplane turned into a restaurant in Ludhiana Offbeat

Hawai Adda – A scrap airplane turned into a restaurant in Ludhiana

Feb 24, 2017 by 4790 views No Comments

If you’re bored of eating out in regular restaurants, next time do visit Hawai Adda – India’s first ever airplane-themed restaurant. Situated in Ludhiana, the largest in Punjab, this swanky restaurant has been made out of a scrap Airbus 320 that used to fly for Air India. Created by four Ludhiana-based entrepreneurs, the plane-turned-restaurant lets the patrons experience what it’s like to eat inside passenger...

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Book Art: Artist creates amazing sculptures with folded book pages Art / Artists

Book Art: Artist creates amazing sculptures with folded book pages

Feb 23, 2017 by 3971 views No Comments

Thought books are just the source of learning? Well, of course, they are. But Vermont-based artist Luciana Frigerio has been creating unusual art with folded book pages. Over the past 20 years, she has been making the unique collection of paper art called Folded Book Sculptures to express timeless messages that leave their impact upon the viewers.

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Pachisi aims to reclaim the lost glory of ancient Indian board games

Feb 22, 2017 by 5705 views No Comments

In this tech-savvy world, digital games seem to have completely displaced the ancient Indian board game. Before the video games and play stations, kids used to play board games like Snake and Ladder, Ludo, Chauka Bara, etc. These traditional games were not played just to kill the time, but also to improve memory, counting skills, as well as, sharpen one’s strategic skills. Now, a Chennai-based...

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Hoop art: Wondrous 3D embroidery creations made with polymer clay Art / Handicraft

Hoop art: Wondrous 3D embroidery creations made with polymer clay

Feb 22, 2017 by 5605 views No Comments

The creative embroidery artists have no limits, they can make various colourful designs on any fabric, presenting stupendous hoop art to the world. But Polish artist Justyna Wolodkiewicz takes this art form to the whole new level that one couldn’t even imagine. The self-taught embroidery artist and clay illustrator makes one-of-a-kind 3D embroidery creations using polymer clay.

Hyderabad-based couple recycles old tyres into chic office furniture Design

Hyderabad-based couple recycles old tyres into chic office furniture

Feb 21, 2017 by 7576 views No Comments

Instead of adding up old tyres into landfills, Hyderabad-based couple transforms these waste materials into colourful office furniture. The husband-wife duo, Aruna Kappagantula and Prashant Lingam, collects discarded car wheels from dump yards to give them a vibrant makeover in form of tables, chairs, ottomans, sofas, benches, as well as, planters. Not only practical, but these furniture pieces are also aesthetic to add a sophisticated...

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Rotaract Club is giving artistic makeover to schools in Chandigarh Art

Rotaract Club is giving artistic makeover to schools in Chandigarh

Feb 20, 2017 by 2230 views No Comments

The government schools in India are known for the poor quality of education, no basic facilities and dull classrooms where students are often bored. But Chandigarh-based organization Rotaract Club wants to change the entire picture of these lifeless government schools by giving them fun makeovers. The Happy School project taken up by Rotary India Literacy Mission aims to adopt schools that lack basic schooling facilities...

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