If there is one festival that truly defines Malayalees, it is Onam. Forget dividing lines of caste, religion, or even geography—Onam belongs to every Malayalee heart, whether they are in Kerala, Dubai, New York, or Melbourne. It is not just a Hindu festival, nor just a harvest festival. It is...
Governments love to announce “gifts” during elections and festivals. But more often than not, those gifts turn out to be slogans, posters, and promises that never reach the kitchen table of a common household. This time, though, something real is happening. The Next-Gen GST Reform—rolled out from September 22, 2025—is...
⚠️ Amazon owns your customers. Myntra owns your customers. Not you. That’s the brutal truth nobody wants to say out loud. You thought you were building a fashion brand. In reality, you became a supplier inside someone else’s empire. Let’s break the illusion. The Harsh Math of Marketplaces Here’s what...
The Rise of Bastian In 2016, Mumbai’s Bandra got its glittering new playground: Bastian, a restaurant that wasn’t just about food—it was about status. Seafood towers, truffle fries, and celebrity selfies became its signature. Shilpa Shetty, with her wellness-queen image, lent the brand glamour. The partnership with restaurateur Ranjit Bindra...
In Kerala, gold is not just a metal—it’s an emotion. It is savings, security, dowry, and sometimes even status. But for us Malayalis, gold is measured not in grams or ounces, but in pavans. One pavan equals 8 grams of 22-carat gold. And today, that single pavan costs nearly ₹78,000....
When a business fails, people love to blame debt. It’s true—debt squeezes the life out of a company. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: debt is rarely the disease. It’s just the final symptom of a much deeper problem. Businesses don’t collapse overnight. They bleed slowly, ignored warning signs pile up,...
In India, billionaires are usually known for their palaces in the sky. Mukesh Ambani’s Antilia became the symbol of wealth, and others follow with glass towers, helipads, and marble mansions. But Anand Mahindra, with nearly $4 billion to his name, lives in something far humbler—Gulistan, a 13,000–square–foot bungalow on Nepean...
When we talk about cars, most of us talk about mileage, EMI, and whether the parking slot can fit it. But then there are those rare few who don’t just buy cars—they collect dreams, stitched together with horsepower and history. Fahadh Faasil just did exactly that, by parking a Ferrari...
On January 30, 1948, the Father of the Nation fell to three bullets at the hands of Nathuram Godse. That moment has been immortalized in history as the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. But if we peel away the layers of official narrative, Krishnamurti’s haunting words echo louder than ever: “The...
The fashion supply chain has always moved like an old train: late, noisy, and full of hidden costs. But now, Bijnis has dropped a bombshell: a B2B quick-commerce platform that promises to get fashion from factory to shop in just 60 minutes. On the surface, it sounds like a dream...
