Author: Siddhbhoomi Team

It’s such a relief to finally be able to get good bread in India. The rise in bread quality is one of the great undocumented success stories of India’s food scene.Until the beginning of this century (and perhaps even later), bread was broadly divided into two categories. There was mass-produced bread that was relatively cheap and dominated the market. It was easily available, and such companies as Britannia became household names because of the ubiquity of their loaves. And then there was the fancy bread from five-star hotels, which cost a lot more and was passed off as vastly superior…

As meta as it sounds, something is brewing in the world of brew. Forget, for a minute, how many coffee chains have cropped up in your neighbourhood. Forget about roasts, Black-Cat Frappucinos, and why hipsters don’t talk about cold brew anymore. And focus on the bean.About 99% of the world’s coffee comes from the Arabica or Robusta species of the plant. India, the sixth-largest producer, grows them both. A whole 70.3% of our coffee is Robusta: Hardy, thirsty, high-caffeine, the kind that goes into instant coffee and espresso mixes. The rest, roughly, is Arabica, the refined, fussy cousin from the…

You may already know that something in your life needs to change, yet part of you keeps looking away. You may tell yourself that a difficult relationship will improve, that your stress will disappear or that a painful experience does not affect you as much as it does.A recent article by Harvard Health describes denial as a psychological defence mechanism that can protect you when reality feels too difficult to face. It can provide short-term relief, but it can also prevent you from addressing a problem and making meaningful changes.That raises a question for the spiritual seekers: What happens when…

Has it been 10 years of Pokémon Go already? Wasn’t it just yesterday that we were bunking college to find new caches of Detective Pikachu and Uxie in a seedy back lane, or an Armoured Mewtoo and Shundo in a mall parking lot? Over the course of the decade, fans have gone to extraordinary lengths for the GPS-led augmented-reality mobile game. Some have spent over nine hours at a stretch just waiting to catch a rare Pikachu behind the local chai tapri, players have walked a collective 100 billion kilometres in the actual world, enough to complete 334 round trips…

It’s not that deep. Humans have been making art before we even invented the wheel. What we’ve been doing, all these thousands of years, via cave paintings, oils-on-canvas, classroom doodles, chromolithographs, Bayeux Tapestries, graphic T-shirts and bananas taped to a wall is essentially the same thing. We’ve been trying to make sense of the human condition.Sometimes, we get it. Ravi Varma’s elegant ladies tell us the whole story. For everything else? There’s new kinds of help.The Louvre recently introduced jargon-free trails such as their My First Louvre tour. London’s Tate Modern and New York’s Museum of Modern Art have trained…

A bit shaken. Who’s beaten Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas is You to spend 23 weeks on top of the Billboard chart? Ella Langley, just 27, with her country hit, Choosin’ Texas. It’s playing in Australia, South Korea, even Egypt. Texas not so much. We’re just glad Beyoncé’s Texas song is a thing of the past.Taking a whiff. Does it smell like cat in here? Or is it just us? So many feline-themed scents lately. Get a psspss of Diffractive Studio’s Black Cat (sweet, woody, intended to evoke smooth fur and mischievous eyes) and Odette Parfum Co’s Pas…

उत्तर प्रदेश में मादक पदार्थों की तस्करी के खिलाफ चलाए जा रहे अभियान के तहत पुलिस और एंटी-नारकोटिक्स टास्क फोर्स (एएनटीएफ) ने इस साल 23 सितंबर तक 69 मामलों में करीब 78.50 करोड़ रुपये मूल्य की अवैध संपत्तियां जब्त की हैं। बृहस्पतिवार को जारी एक आधिकारिक बयान के मुताबिक, पुलिस और एएनटीएफ ने मादक पदार्थों के तस्करों की संपत्तियों को निशाना बनाने के साथ-साथ उनके खिलाफ स्वापक औषधि एवं मन:प्रभावी पदार्थ की अवैध तस्करी की रोकथाम अधिनियम (पीआईटी-एनडीपीएस) के तहत निरोधात्मक कार्रवाई भी शुरू की है। प्रदेश के पुलिस महानिदेशक (डीजीपी) राजीव कृष्ण ने कहा कि इस कार्रवाई का उद्देश्य…

Meditation and mindfulness often appear in conversations about better focus, stress management and mental wellbeing. But the practices may not feel calming for everyone. A recent report by The Atlantic has renewed attention on the difficult experiences that some people report during or after meditation.The report follows the work of psychologist and meditation researcher Willoughby Britton, who has studied meditation-related challenges for years. Her research has helped bring attention to experiences that can include anxiety, sleep problems, emotional distress and feelings of disconnection.Can meditation sometimes feel uncomfortable?You may expect meditation to quiet your mind. But when you sit in silence,…

The Full Moon arrives this weekend, lighting up the September sky as the Harvest Moon. While skywatchers may step outside to watch it, you can also use the day as a quiet moment to pause, reflect and reconnect with yourself.The Harvest Moon gets its name from its place in the seasonal cycle. The Old Farmer’s Almanac identifies it as the Full Moon closest to the autumnal equinox. In 2026, it reaches peak illumination on September 26, although the Moon will appear full around the nights before and after the peak.For spiritual seekers, however, the Full Moon can offer more than…

(तस्वीरों के साथ) जमशेदपुर/रांची, 24 सितंबर झारखंड की ग्रामीण विकास एवं पंचायती राज मंत्री दीपिका पांडेय सिंह की बेटी तृषा समेत चार लोगों की बृहस्पतिवार तड़के सड़क हादसे में मौत हो गई। यह दुर्घटना तब हुई जब उनकी कार जमशेदपुर के सोनारी थाना क्षेत्र में मरीन ड्राइव रोड पर खड़े एक ट्रक से जा टकराई। पुलिस ने यह जानकारी दी।झारखंड के राज्यपाल संतोष कुमार गंगवार और मुख्यमंत्री हेमंत सोरेन ने हादसे में हुई मौतों पर शोक व्यक्त किया। सोनारी थाना प्रभारी संजय सुमन ने ‘पीटीआई-भाषा’ को बताया, ‘‘ग्रामीण विकास एवं पंचायती राज मंत्री दीपिका पांडेय सिंह की बेटी तृषा सिंह…