Category: CULTURE

In our series on lucky charms and superstitions, we take a look at Turkish tranditions  Image: Nida Oral, Unsplash As someone who is Turkish I grew up in a household which valued superstitious traditions. For example, every time we’d enter or exit our home we’d always step in an out with our right foot, if…

From cooking dinners to hosting potlucks and parties, our homes should be the means to facilitate friendships today.  Image: David Schultz, Unsplash   We’re now in a strange era, where digital interactions seem to have overtaken in-person interactions. It seems that more and more people are opting to FaceTime or text rather than meeting people…

Image: Marten Bjork For Gen Z, we live in two realms- reality and the digital world. In the world we now live in, our phones are becoming our new reality. We cannot imagine doing an activity or simply sitting down for 15 minutes without our phones. I will own up that I am on my…

Image: Manoj Kumar Kasirajan, Unsplash In Indian homes, belief rarely announces itself loudly. Instead, it lingers on small instructions passed down through generations. I have grown up being told not to cut my nails after sunset, not to leave shoes upside down, and not to light a lamp in the evening. These house-related superstitions continue…

Image: Adhitya Sibikumar, Unsplash Nestled in the mountains of Maharashtra, India, reside the Adivasi tribes, also called the Warli tribes. Like most cultural groups, both ancient and modern, Warli communities found their own unique ways to decorate their homes. The women of the Warli tribes would create white, geometric illustrations which spanned across rust-coloured walls,…

The key to a person’s heart is through their stomach, and no home is complete without a kitchen. No two kitchens are the same- every utensil and ingredient tells a different story. Come on a journey with us as we explore the stories behind traditional pots and pans in kitchens across the globe. Paellera, Spain…