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Wellness Wows (Tomato)

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  Gain Goodness and Glow From Tomato! Despite the fluctuating prices of tomatoes in the vegetable market, they are touted as a staple superfood in worldwide kitchens to toss our daily meals. Powerpacked with the right doses of vitamins, potassium, folate, antioxidants, et al, tomatoes take good care of the heart, blood pressure, bone health, eyes, skin and the gut to name a few. By PRAMITA BOSE Botanically termed Solanum lycopersicum , t omato plants grow as yearly vines, sometimes even surviving in greenhouses for an extended period. The same is affected by frost though. Its fruits are consumed as a vegetable. The tomato descends from the nightshade family tree ( a large family of flowering plants ( Solanaceae ) that includes both common edible crops like tomatoes and potatoes, and highly toxic wild plants like the deadly nightshade) with co-members including tobacco, potato and chilli peppers. Nutrition powerhouse “Moreover, these vegetables are loaded with carotenoid...
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Fashion Forward (Unconventional Ladies' Bags)

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Wear Your Bag Like a Brooch! Whether you go for window-shopping or proudly own a purse or a bag — ladies’ accessories are now redefining luxury like never before. Futuristic designs, incredible shapes and unimaginable motifs are up for grabs and flying fast off the shelves. Take your brand new pick this season to be your neighbour’s envy. By PRAMITA BOSE Beauty beyond accessory Fashion designer Shilpi Gupta, who’s also the founder and creative director of her fashion label, fathoms: “A craftsman or a designer doesn’t think of a creation as a small accessory anymore.” It’s the pair of skilled hands that will labour over making the item with love, the stories embedded in the stones, the woman who will carry it to a wedding and perhaps pass it on to future generations someday as a familial legacy or heirloom — all this and much more are taken into account. “That’s not merely a product but something closer to a sculpted piece or a jewellery line. You might ask,  is that a purse or an...
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National Handloom Day Special (Style Check: Maharashtrian Weaves)

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Stories composed on handlooms by Maharashtrian yarn weavers   The saga of Maharashtrian handloom weaves is scripted in golden letters in the chronicles of history. Ahead of the 11th anniversary of National Handloom Day this August 7, 2026, — that commemorates the Swadeshi Movement and upholds the ethnic weavers’ community in high esteem — let’s track the journey of Maharashtra’s handloom craft, its present status, technological evolution and future potential. Map its route to glory right from its birth into a bud to blooming into a mature flower. By PRAMITA BOSE  Miles to go before you reach the destination to catch a tapestry of dreams being spun bit by bit into beautiful drapes…. How about covering long distances to excavate the hidden treasure troves of hand-woven fables? Just picture this. Take a bumpy ride through the dusty lanes and along the dirt tracks of far-flung villages and small sleepy district towns to visit the clusters of our cottage industry. Enter...
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