Tips, guides and stories to help you live more sustainably — curated by our team of wellness experts.
Your grandmother probably made jowar roti without thinking twice about it. It was just what people in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana ate — sometimes three times a day. Then wheat …
Kalonji sits in most Indian spice boxes. You see it on naan bread, in pickles, in dal tadka. It looks unremarkable — tiny black seeds with a faintly bitter, peppery flavour. Most …
Spirulina has been called a superfood so many times the word has lost meaning. Green powder, big claims, expensive packets. Before you add it to your morning smoothie every day, it helps …
In most Indian homes a generation ago, there was a copper matka or copper vessel on the kitchen shelf. Water sat in it overnight. You drank from it in the morning. Nobody …
Every June, the same things happen across India. The rains arrive. The heat breaks. And then, within two weeks, half the office has a cold. Someone has dengue. The local clinic has …
Moringa powder has been in Indian kitchens for centuries. The drumstick tree — sahjan in Hindi, murungai in Tamil — grows in backyards across the country. Your grandmother probably added the leaves …
You have probably seen ashwagandha powder everywhere lately. On health food shelves, in Instagram reels, in your chai shop's new "stress relief" menu. Everyone seems to be talking about it — but …
India produces approximately 70% of the world's organic spices. Turmeric, cumin, cardamom, black pepper, coriander — all grown here, most of it exported. Yet the same spices sold in Indian supermarkets are …
If you notice in any Indian supermarket and you will find dozens of products labelled "organic," "natural," or "chemical-free." Most carry some kind of logo or seal. Very few Indian consumers know …
Walk into any Indian supermarket and you will find two types of cooking oil sitting next to each other. One is crystal clear, odourless, and cheap. The other is darker, slightly cloudy, …
