In many parts of the world, students have just started back to school after the summer holidays (not the case everywhere, of course, particularly in the southern hemisphere!). We wanted to celebrate the start of a new school year with a snapshot of what going back to school looks like around the world, as represented …
Yes, we Indians eat with our hands. Our food is spicy. We have the World’s biggest family with 39 wives, 94 children and 33 grandchildren. And an Indian Maharaja once bought six Rolls Royce from its London showroom and then used them for garbage collection in India. Why? Legend goes that the showroom attendant had mistaken the Raja …
8 Fun Facts About India Including a Floating Post Office Read More »
I have a bit of an obsession. Maybe it’s the voyeuristic side of me. Perhaps it’s just my love and fascination for the way different people and cultures perform certain daily rituals around the world. Whatever it is, every time I see a new article pop up on Facebook, I’m always fascinated, eager to take …
Rites, Rituals & How We Live Around the World {Round-Up} Read More »
My boys know that on Christmas night Santa will come down the chimney and leave them presents by the tree, while their cousins, who live in Romania, wait for Santa to knock at their door on Christmas Eve. They will have a chat and before leaving, Santa will hand them their gifts. Christmas is the most …