https://thoughtfulindia.com/category/lifestyle/ Explore every Lifestyle article on Thoughtful India — in-depth reporting, analysis, and perspectives on lifestyle across India. en Copyright Thoughtful India Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://thoughtfulindia.com/brand/ti-logo-512.png https://thoughtfulindia.com/category/lifestyle/ https://thoughtfulindia.com/2026/10/ladakh-pashmina-lakme-fashion-week-buying-guide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2026/10/ladakh-pashmina-lakme-fashion-week-buying-guide/ Four Ladakhi labels showed pashmina on the last day of Lakmé Fashion Week in Delhi. Before you buy one in America, know what the label is allowed to say. Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT Sonia Sharma Interesting Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2026/03/virat-kohlis-cricket-legacy-individual-excellence-in-collective-sport/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2026/03/virat-kohlis-cricket-legacy-individual-excellence-in-collective-sport/ 27,000+ international runs and a T20 World Cup final Player-of-the-Match award: Kohli's career is the case study of individual brilliance inside a team sport. Mon, 09 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Entertainment Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2026/03/tier-1-city-problems-congestion,-pollution,-infrastructure-limits/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2026/03/tier-1-city-problems-congestion,-pollution,-infrastructure-limits/ Delhi's air crosses AQI 400, Mumbai's 10-km commute takes two hours, Bangalore's groundwater is falling. Tier-1 cities are victims of their own success. Mon, 09 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Lifestyle Politics https://thoughtfulindia.com/2026/03/the-new-indian-middle-class-aspirations,-anxieties,-consumption/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2026/03/the-new-indian-middle-class-aspirations,-anxieties,-consumption/ India's new middle class buys premium phones while hunting discount deals — aspiration mediated by anxiety in an economy that offers no guarantees. Mon, 09 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Business Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2026/03/religious-tourism-boom-ayodhya,-varanasi,-tirupati-growth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2026/03/religious-tourism-boom-ayodhya,-varanasi,-tirupati-growth/ Ayodhya's Ram Mandir, the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor, Tirupati's pilgrim economy: India's religious tourism boom — development policy in sacred dress. Mon, 09 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Culture Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2026/03/indian-luxury-market-from-fabindia-to-dior/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2026/03/indian-luxury-market-from-fabindia-to-dior/ From Fabindia's heritage craft to Dior's global status symbols: how India's wealthy stopped buying rootedness and started buying the same luxury vocabulary Mon, 09 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Lifestyle Business https://thoughtfulindia.com/2026/03/indian-education-system-producing-engineers,-losing-thinkers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2026/03/indian-education-system-producing-engineers,-losing-thinkers/ India's exam machine sorts brilliantly, thinks poorly: millions of engineers following algorithms, few who question them. Why the incentives make reform hard. Mon, 09 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Lifestyle Politics https://thoughtfulindia.com/2026/03/indian-diet-and-protein-deficiency-nutritional-challenges/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2026/03/indian-diet-and-protein-deficiency-nutritional-challenges/ India solved calorie hunger but not protein hunger. What national surveys show about protein intake, stunting, and why vegetarian diets need diversity to work. Mon, 09 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Health & Spirituality Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2026/03/deepti-network-womens-safety,-community-engagement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2026/03/deepti-network-womens-safety,-community-engagement/ After the marches fade, ordinary cases remain. Policing is necessary but insufficient — most threats come from known people. The case for community-led safety. Mon, 09 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Politics Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2026/03/bangalores-identity-crisis-silicon-valley-vs-garden-city/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2026/03/bangalores-identity-crisis-silicon-valley-vs-garden-city/ Bangalore traded the Garden City for India's Silicon Valley — and got neither. Traffic, lost green cover, priced-out identity: the cost of the IT bet. Mon, 09 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Tech Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2017/04/townhouse-books-cafe-st-charles-il-review-saga/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2017/04/townhouse-books-cafe-st-charles-il-review-saga/ SAGA reviews Townhouse Books & Café in St. Charles: an indie bookstore in an 1853 Victorian house on the Fox River — plus sandwiches and salads. Wed, 19 Apr 2017 05:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Lifestyle Naperville Diary https://thoughtfulindia.com/2017/02/yoga-count-aerobic-activity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2017/02/yoga-count-aerobic-activity/ Yoga raises your heart rate when you flow continuously through poses — sun salutations, power yoga, vinyasa. A look at when yoga counts as real cardio. Thu, 09 Feb 2017 06:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/10/experts-selfie-obsessed-millennials-increasingly-opt-for-plastic-surgery/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/10/experts-selfie-obsessed-millennials-increasingly-opt-for-plastic-surgery/ Plastic surgeons say selfies drive business as millennials seek surgery over what they see in their photos — while psychologists warn the pressure warps values. Tue, 13 Oct 2015 05:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/08/superb-arangetram-performance-by-anjali-varghese/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/08/superb-arangetram-performance-by-anjali-varghese/ Anjali Varghese, performed solo for three hours at her Arangetram on Saturday, Aug. 1 at The Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin. Thu, 20 Aug 2015 05:00:00 GMT Himani Kumar Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/07/indian-americans-from-california-raised-75000-to-build-an-eye-hospital-in-bihar/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/07/indian-americans-from-california-raised-75000-to-build-an-eye-hospital-in-bihar/ At a 2015 Cupertino fundraiser, Indian-Americans raised $75,000 as the first step toward a $4 million, 200-bed eye hospital in Bihar with 25,000 free Mon, 06 Jul 2015 05:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Interesting Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/06/eye-on-india-in-conversation-with-anupam-kherin-chicago/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/06/eye-on-india-in-conversation-with-anupam-kherin-chicago/ On June 18, 2015, the Eye on India festival hosted actor Anupam Kher in conversation with journalist Victoria Lautman at Film Row Cinema in Chicago. Mon, 15 Jun 2015 05:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Lifestyle Naperville Diary https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/05/why-do-american-indians-strive-for-academic-excellence/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/05/why-do-american-indians-strive-for-academic-excellence/ Why do Indian-American families push so hard on academics? From skilled-worker immigration to the tiger-parent ethos, a look at the culture of excellence. Tue, 26 May 2015 05:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Interesting Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/05/customers-should-demand-natural-food/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/05/customers-should-demand-natural-food/ In 2015, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell pledged to remove artificial flavors and colors from their menus. Customer pressure — not corporate kindness — made it happen. Tue, 26 May 2015 05:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/05/water-crisis-in-california/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/05/water-crisis-in-california/ In 2015 California tore out 2,100 football fields of lawn as the drought deepened. Gov. Jerry Brown said daily-watered grass would be a thing of the past. Fri, 22 May 2015 05:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/05/wi-fi-is-making-people-sick/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/05/wi-fi-is-making-people-sick/ Some people say Wi-Fi makes them sick. The WHO says their symptoms are real — but there is no scientific basis linking them to electromagnetic exposure. Thu, 21 May 2015 05:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/05/a-12-year-old-asks-what-could-he-do-now-to-join-a-top-university-later/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/05/a-12-year-old-asks-what-could-he-do-now-to-join-a-top-university-later/ A 12-year-old asked Quora what he could do now to join a top university later. The advice he got is worth reading at any age. Thu, 21 May 2015 05:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/05/how-did-succesful-people-spend-their-time-when-they-were-young/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/05/how-did-succesful-people-spend-their-time-when-they-were-young/ A popular Quora thread asked what Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, Bill Gates and others did between ages 10 and 22. The answers share a striking pattern. Wed, 13 May 2015 05:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Business Interesting Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/05/hindus-in-usa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/05/hindus-in-usa/ Pew's 2015 Religious Landscape Study found America's Hindu population reached 2.23 million — making Hinduism the fourth-largest faith, tied with Buddhism. Wed, 13 May 2015 05:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Lifestyle World https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/05/all-teachers-parents-and-caregivers-should-read-this-letter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/05/all-teachers-parents-and-caregivers-should-read-this-letter/ A Philadelphia dad took his kids to the Boston Marathon, got a warning letter from the school, and wrote back a reply that went viral worldwide. Mon, 11 May 2015 05:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Interesting Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/04/abusing-in-laws-a-ground-for-divorce-says-supreme-court-of-india/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/04/abusing-in-laws-a-ground-for-divorce-says-supreme-court-of-india/ The Supreme Court ruled that abusing in-laws and barring them from the matrimonial home amounts to mental cruelty — a valid ground for divorce. Mon, 27 Apr 2015 05:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Interesting Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/04/ekjut-chicago-area-theater-presents-rangmanch-par-ek-sham-aap-ke-naam/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/04/ekjut-chicago-area-theater-presents-rangmanch-par-ek-sham-aap-ke-naam/ A 2015 community announcement: Ekjut, the Chicago-area theater wing, presents Rangmanch par Ek Sham Aap Ke Naam, after the hit staging of Pyar ka Panchnama. Wed, 22 Apr 2015 05:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Interesting Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/03/diageo-will-enlist-nutritional-information-on-the-drinks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/03/diageo-will-enlist-nutritional-information-on-the-drinks/ In 2015, drinks giant Diageo committed to voluntary nutrition and alcohol-per-serve labeling across brands like Smirnoff, Tanqueray, and Guinness. Thu, 19 Mar 2015 05:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Interesting Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/02/regular-saunas-help-life/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/02/regular-saunas-help-life/ A 21-year Finnish study found men who took saunas 4–7 times a week had far lower rates of fatal heart disease — with the usual observational-study caveats. Tue, 24 Feb 2015 06:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Interesting Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/02/antibiotics-causing-allergic-reaction-fruits-vegetables/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/02/antibiotics-causing-allergic-reaction-fruits-vegetables/ Sometimes the allergen isn't the fruit — it's the antibiotic sprayed on it. The 2013 blueberry-pie anaphylaxis case that traced back to streptomycin. Tue, 24 Feb 2015 06:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/02/often-lie/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/02/often-lie/ Suchitra Sharma on why lying and loving coexist — from white lies to protect a partner to Clancy Martin's 'Good Lovers Lie' argument. Mon, 23 Feb 2015 06:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/02/book-review-shubhli-bhalla-krishna-key/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/02/book-review-shubhli-bhalla-krishna-key/ Shubhli Bhalla reviews Ashwin Sanghi's The Krishna Key — a thriller weaving the legend of Krishna with modern-day murder and conspiracy. Mon, 23 Feb 2015 06:00:00 GMT Shubhli Bhalla Books Interesting Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/02/five-year-old-kid-sells-pens-outside-mcdonaldsgoes-mcdonalds-first-time/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/02/five-year-old-kid-sells-pens-outside-mcdonaldsgoes-mcdonalds-first-time/ A viral video of a pen-selling child visiting McDonald's for the first time — and what 'first time' videos reveal, and conceal, about poverty. Tue, 17 Feb 2015 06:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Interesting Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/02/fall-love-36-questions-needed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/02/fall-love-36-questions-needed/ Psychologist Arthur Aron's 36 questions — escalating self-disclosure designed to build closeness — went viral after Mandy Len Catron tried them in the NYT. Tue, 10 Feb 2015 06:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/02/plastic-surgery-burqa-made-flesh/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/02/plastic-surgery-burqa-made-flesh/ Suchitra Sharma on the Vatican's 'burqa made of flesh' remark about plastic surgery — and why conforming to society's beauty standards is a failure of Tue, 03 Feb 2015 06:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/01/none-business/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/01/none-business/ Shubhli on why 'it is none of my business' is a cop-out — told through the old mouse-trap parable: when trouble comes, it comes for everyone. Fri, 30 Jan 2015 06:00:00 GMT Shubhli Bhalla Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/01/still-possible-catch-measles-disney-parks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/01/still-possible-catch-measles-disney-parks/ In January 2015, five Disneyland workers contracted measles — including two who were vaccinated — as California's outbreak passed 53 confirmed cases. Wed, 21 Jan 2015 06:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Health & Spirituality Interesting Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/01/indian-superstitions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/01/indian-superstitions/ From the ₹1 shagun to the nimbu-mirchi totka: a tour of the superstitions — kala tika, black cats, knives as gifts — woven into everyday Indian life. Tue, 20 Jan 2015 06:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/01/facebook-now-crops-third-divorce-cases-cheating-old-flames/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/01/facebook-now-crops-third-divorce-cases-cheating-old-flames/ A 2015 survey of UK divorce lawyers found Facebook cited in over a third of cases — as evidence of infidelity, hidden finances, and rekindled old flames. Tue, 20 Jan 2015 06:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Interesting Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/01/letter-ayn-rand-wrote-niece/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/01/letter-ayn-rand-wrote-niece/ When her young niece asked to borrow $25 for a dress, Ayn Rand replied with a famously severe lesson in responsibility — a 1949 letter that went viral in 2015. Wed, 14 Jan 2015 06:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/01/cancer-survivor-shared-recipe-saved-life/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/01/cancer-survivor-shared-recipe-saved-life/ A viral story claimed an anonymous woman cured her cancer with ginger and honey. The claim is unverifiable, the source page is gone, and there is no Wed, 14 Jan 2015 06:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Interesting Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/01/relentlessly-life-continues-go-even-death-facebook/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2015/01/relentlessly-life-continues-go-even-death-facebook/ Suchitra Sharma reflects on how Facebook memorialized accounts keep a loved one's presence alive — 'life goes on' even after death, in the virtual world. Mon, 05 Jan 2015 06:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Interesting Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2014/12/11387/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2014/12/11387/ RoboDynamics' Luna — a 5-foot, open-source home robot running Ubuntu and ROS — returned in 2014 with a Kickstarter campaign at $999. Tue, 23 Dec 2014 06:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Interesting Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2014/12/learn-40s/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2014/12/learn-40s/ Pamela Druckerman's delightful reflection on the small, hard-won lessons of middle age — from spotting narcissists to the joy of unmedicated sleep. Thu, 18 Dec 2014 06:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2014/12/eight-weeks-better-brain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2014/12/eight-weeks-better-brain/ A Harvard-affiliated study found that eight weeks of mindfulness meditation produced measurable changes in brain regions linked to memory, empathy, and stress. Mon, 15 Dec 2014 06:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Interesting Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2014/12/takes-five-minutes-become-morning-person/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2014/12/takes-five-minutes-become-morning-person/ A simple five-step wake-up routine — set intentions at night, move the alarm across the room, hydrate, and get dressed to move — that makes early mornings Mon, 08 Dec 2014 06:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Interesting Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2014/12/pk-aamir-khans-movie-release-dec-18/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2014/12/pk-aamir-khans-movie-release-dec-18/ Rajkumar Hirani's PK, starring Aamir Khan as an alien baffled by organized religion, released December 19, 2014 — and went on to become the highest-grossing Sat, 06 Dec 2014 06:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Entertainment Interesting Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2014/12/key-turned-surjos-first-full-length-album/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2014/12/key-turned-surjos-first-full-length-album/ Indian singer-songwriter Surjo released his debut album 'The Key Has Turned' in November 2014 — twelve acoustic songs written over three months. Sat, 06 Dec 2014 06:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Entertainment Interesting Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2014/12/body-acidic-need/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2014/12/body-acidic-need/ The 'alkaline diet' claims your food can fix your body's pH — it can't. Here's what your body's acid-alkaline balance actually is, and what diet really can do. Sat, 06 Dec 2014 06:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2014/12/3-idiots-actor-launches-novel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2014/12/3-idiots-actor-launches-novel/ Olivier Lafont, the French actor who played Suhas Tandon in 3 Idiots, launched his epic fantasy novel Warrior with Penguin India in late 2014. Thu, 04 Dec 2014 06:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Books Lifestyle https://thoughtfulindia.com/2014/12/scientists-hail-advanced-anti-aging-serum-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed https://thoughtfulindia.com/2014/12/scientists-hail-advanced-anti-aging-serum-world/ In 2014, Imperial professor Chris Toumazou launched Geneu — skincare matched to your DNA via a 30-minute cheek-swab test. Mon, 01 Dec 2014 06:00:00 GMT Thoughtful India Staff Lifestyle