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Zardozi Once Used Real Gold Wire: What Modern Zari Contains and How to Test Authentic Fabric

What Real Zardozi Gold Wire Actually WasThe gold wire in Mughal-era zardozi was not decorative in the way we use that word now. It was currency. Artisans in Lucknow and Agra worked with badla, flattened strips of real gold or silver wound around a silk core, and the finished garment…

Times Life · Sep 5

Chikankari Has Dozens of Stitches and Most Lucknow Shops Will Show You Only Three

What the shop wants you to seeWalk into any Chikankari shop on Hazratganj or Aminabad and the salesperson will point to three stitches: tepchi, murri, and phanda. They are real. They are beautiful. They are also the easiest to replicate at speed on cheap georgette, which is why they dominate…

Times Life · Sep 4

Adityanath says UP has 7 months of sugar. Here’s what that calculation misses

On August 25, at an event in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath told an audience that there was no sugar crisis in the state. UP consumes about four lakh tonnes of sugar a month. It had about 28 lakh tonnes in stock. Divide the second by the first…

Newslaundry · Aug 31

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Why South Indian Skincare Rituals Have Always Been Fundamentally Different From North Indian Beauty

The climate wrote the formula before anyone else didHumidity above 75 percent for eight months of the year changes what a face needs. In coastal Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and coastal Andhra Pradesh, the skin is perpetually primed, pores open, sebum active, the surface already damp before any product touches it.…

Times Life · Aug 31

India's Indian Softshell Turtle Is One of the Most Endangered Freshwater Reptiles in Its Own Rivers

A Reptile Built for Rivers, Stranded by ThemThe Indian softshell turtle, Nilssonia gangetica, can grow to over 70 centimetres and weigh close to 25 kilograms. Its shell is not the hard dome most people picture. It is a flattened, leathery pad, cartilaginous rather than bony, that lets the animal slip…

Times Life · Aug 27

The Fashion Advice Indian Women With Apple-Shaped Bodies Are Tired of Hearing

The Body the Rules Were Written ForPick up any styling guide for apple-shaped bodies and you will find the same instructions: wear dark colours on top, draw attention to your legs, avoid anything that cinches at the waist. The advice is not wrong, exactly. It is just written for a…

Times Life · Aug 27

Why Smart Casual Dressing in Indian Office Culture Is Far More Complicated for Women

What the Memo Said to HimThe circular went out on a Tuesday. "Formal attire is no longer mandatory. Smart casual is now acceptable for all employees." For most men in the office, this required approximately one decision: swap the formal trouser for chinos, keep the collared shirt, done. The silhouette…

Times Life · Aug 26

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Silver, Swarovski and ₹999 Rakhis: Indians are giving the humble festival thread a luxe upgrade

Instamart reports a twenty-fold increase in premium rakhi demand this year. Searches for jewelry brands like Kalyan Jewellers and Palmonas have tripled. The platform offers a wider selection and additional incentives for customers. Lucknow and Ahmedabad are leading markets for these premium rakhi purchases. Customers are increasingly starting their Rakhi…

The Economic Times · Aug 25

India's house price growth slows to 3.6% in Q1 FY27: RBI

In the first quarter of this year, the growth rate of house prices in India decelerated to 3.6 percent compared to the previous year, down from 4.5 percent in the last quarter. However, there was a quarterly increase of 1.1 percent in the All-India House Price Index, primarily thanks to…

The Economic Times · Aug 24

Why 2000s Indian Fashion Was More Interesting and More Chaotic Than Anyone Is Willing to Admit

The decade that dressed without a scriptThere was a specific kind of confidence required to walk out of the house in 2003 wearing a halter neck over a full-sleeved white shirt, low-rise jeans with a visible waistband, and kolhapuri chappals. Nobody told you it worked. Nobody told you it didn't.…

Times Life · Aug 24

Govt cannot force private landowners to execute sale deeds for acquisition of land: Allahabad HC

The Lucknow bench of the court said on Friday that land can be purchased through a sale deed only when the owner voluntarily agrees to sell and both sides mutually agree on the sale price and if no such consent is forthcoming, the state government will have to follow the…

The Economic Times · Aug 23

What Indian Women Actually Wore in the 1970s and Why That Fashion Still Speaks Today

The decade that dressed itself in contradictionThe 1970s Indian woman did not dress for a mood board. She dressed for a power cut, a bus commute, a college corridor where being noticed too much was its own kind of problem. The silhouettes that came out of that decade were not…

Times Life · Aug 23

Project Crocodile: How India Saved Three Species From Extinction Through Conservation

Three Species, One CrisisBy the early 1970s, India had hunted and farmed its crocodilians to the edge of disappearance. The mugger (Crocodylus palustris), found across freshwater lakes and rivers from Rajasthan to Odisha, had been slaughtered for its skin. The saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), the largest living reptile on Earth,…

Times Life · Aug 19

Renting Occasion Wear Is the Smartest Fashion Move Indian Women Can Make for Their Wardrobe

The Real Cost of a Single-Use LehengaA wedding-ready lehenga from a mid-range label costs between ₹15,000 and ₹80,000. A rental of the same piece runs ₹2,000 to ₹8,000 for a four-day window. The owned garment will be worn once, dry-cleaned, wrapped in muslin, and stored in a cupboard that already…

Times Life · Aug 19

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Times Life · Aug 19

Vintage Indian Clothing and Textiles That Are Quietly Becoming Seriously Collectible

Banarasi Silk Sarees (Pre-1980s)The benchmark for vintage Indian textile value is a pre-1980s Banarasi silk saree woven with real zari, the kind that contains actual silver or gold wire, not the polyester metallic thread that replaced it in mass production after the 1980s handloom decline. Auction houses in Mumbai and…

The Economic Times · Aug 17

Lucknow girls school students protest teacher shortage ahead of board exams

Students at Jai Prakash Narayan Sarvodaya Girls School protested critical teaching vacancies. Physics and Chemistry classes are severely impacted by these faculty shortages. Students fear their academic performance and future prospects are at risk. They highlighted that assemblies and non-academic activities reduce teaching time. The protest continues until urgent faculty…

Times Life · Aug 14

The Ancient Temples of Kumaon That Are Not on the Char Dham Circuit Ask Every Pilgrim the Same Thing

You came because the famous ones didn't answer youThe priest at Katarmal doesn't ask where you've come from. He asks what you're carrying.Not your bag. Not your offering. He means the thing you brought without meaning to, the grief you've been rationalising, the decision you've been postponing, the version of…

The Economic Times · Aug 13

IMD says monsoon activity to gain pace in Uttar Pradesh even as temperatures remain high

Monsoon activity is expected to intensify across Uttar Pradesh with widespread rain.Isolated heavy rainfall and thundershowers are forecast for many places in the state.Temperatures remained above normal in several parts of Uttar Pradesh despite the rain.Ballia recorded the highest rainfall of 36.4 mm in the 24 hours ending Thursday.Lucknow expects…

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Times Life · Aug 13

6 Foods That Protect Your Gallbladder, All Already Sitting in Your Indian Kitchen

TurmericCurcumin, the active compound in turmeric, directly stimulates bile production and improves bile flow from the gallbladder into the small intestine. A 2002 study published in the journal Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics found that curcumin caused significant gallbladder contraction in healthy volunteers, reducing the stasis that allows cholesterol to crystallise…

Times Life · Aug 10

The Hair Clip Is Back: How Gen Z Indian Women Are Reclaiming Traditional Adornment

What your grandmother clipped into her braid without thinkingThe gold-toned hairclip your nani kept in a steel box beside her sindoor wasn't decorative in any self-conscious way. It was functional. It held a plait, kept hair off a face bent over a chulha, marked the end of the morning routine.…

The Economic Times · Aug 9

You can't stay in India and insult its symbols, national anthem, song: UP CM Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath led a Tiranga Yatra in Lucknow. He stated that insulting national symbols and personalities is unacceptable in India. The event marked the 101st anniversary of the Kakori Train Action. Adityanath urged participation in the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign for Independence Day.

Times Life · Aug 9

Vivekachudamani's Answer for People Who Have Lost Their Identity to Other People's Opinion

The Room Has Always Been Too LoudYou know the feeling. Someone says something about you, a colleague, a relative at a family dinner in Lucknow or Chennai, a stranger on the internet, and suddenly you are reorganising yourself around their words. Not consciously. You don't decide to do it. But…

The Economic Times · Aug 7

Fans deployed to dry damaged Lucknow-Kanpur expressway

A newly inaugurated expressway in India experienced damage shortly after its opening. Contractors deployed pedestal fans to accelerate drying of the damaged road section. This unusual repair method drew criticism and public commentary on social media platforms. The damage has caused significant traffic disruptions and congestion on the high-speed corridor.

Times Life · Aug 6

Why Rheumatoid Arthritis Hits Indian Women Three Times More Often Than Men, And What Drives It

The Numbers Behind the GapRheumatoid arthritis affects roughly 0.5 to 1 percent of India's adult population, but that burden is not distributed evenly. Women account for nearly 75 percent of all RA cases globally, and data from the Indian Rheumatology Association places the female-to-male ratio in India at close to…

Times Life · Aug 5

When Caregiving for Aging Parents Slowly Breaks the Marriage You Both Thought You Were Saving

The Marriage Becomes a ScheduleIt starts with logistics. Someone has to take Papa to the cardiologist on Thursday. Someone has to make sure Ma takes her metformin before dinner. Someone has to call the part-time nurse, argue with the insurance desk, pick up the compression stockings from the medical store.…

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