Recently, a Bengaluru couple, Prakriti and Ashish Arora—famous as the “Travel Couple”—went viral after sharing their monthly expenses. And no, it’s not your regular ₹50,000 rent-plus-groceries story. Their August 2025 bill was ₹5.9 lakh in one month! Here’s how they spent it: Travel (flights + hotels, 2 international & 2...
India is the source of petrol and diesel for Bhutan. Yet, when you cross the Indo-Bhutan border, you’ll find Bhutanese fuel stations selling petrol at ₹64 per litre and diesel at ₹58–60 per litre. On the Indian side of the border, the same litre costs ₹95 to ₹105. The result?...
The Setting New Delhi’s 17 Motilal Nehru Marg, once called 17 York Road, is no ordinary piece of land. Spread across 3.7 acres with a built-up of around 24,000 sq ft, it sits right in the heart of the Lutyens’ Bungalow Zone—that rare stretch of the capital where rules keep...
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...
