#ELLEQuarantineGuide: How To Uplift Your Mood At Home With Little Things

Let’s rewind to the 365 days that have been all about a constant cycle of PJs, satiating junk food, recurring cabin fever and social media news updates that we want a full stop to. Finding happiness in a time like this can be a crossword on its own, and maintaining a positive mindset can present… Continue reading #ELLEQuarantineGuide: How To Uplift Your Mood At Home With Little Things

Take A Mini Vacation Around The World With WindowSwap

If at any point through the year, you’ve yelled the words, ‘I need a vacation‘, you’re not alone. For a year that lasted for seemingly 43 months with no respite, 2020 has been an exhausting process. The lack of a break from the confines of our homes hasn’t helped either, and the monotony of staring… Continue reading Take A Mini Vacation Around The World With WindowSwap

Five characters from movies and TV shows we want to quarantine with

Homebody or not, here’s a universal fact: Lockdown is getting to us. Let’s go back to the start when we thought that we could ace this time with movie marathons and video calling our squad. But little did we know that cabin fever will envelope us. Now that we’re stuck in this situation, it’s justified… Continue reading Five characters from movies and TV shows we want to quarantine with

Urban gardening during lockdown not going well? Here’s how to save dying plants

Have you left your plants unattended since a few days out of sheer laziness (blame it on the quarantine), or has your interest in plants waned because there haven’t been any flowers blossoming? Chances are, the sun, water and a little effort on your part might still revive them. Plants are hardier than we think,… Continue reading Urban gardening during lockdown not going well? Here’s how to save dying plants

Five quarantine trends rated from ‘Never Again’ to ‘Taking It Forward’

Think of the spare time you had on your hands before lockdown. What did you do? Leisurely scrolled through your Insta feed? Decided to take a five-minute nap that lasted for exactly five minutes? Or maybe watched an episode of your favourite sitcom and called it a day. Flash forward and now we’re here: Binge-watching… Continue reading Five quarantine trends rated from ‘Never Again’ to ‘Taking It Forward’

Move over dalgona coffee, pancake cereal is the newest quarantine trend

Are you still whisking away that coffee powder in the hope that it will fluff up? Or perhaps, you’re peeking into your oven to watch that 17th batch of banana bread rise? If you’re doing any of this, it’s time to stop. Move over folks, because pancake cereal is here. And here’s a fun fact:… Continue reading Move over dalgona coffee, pancake cereal is the newest quarantine trend

A banana bread recipe so easy that you would want to make it every week

If the pandemic had an official snack, it would be banana bread. It’s the best way to salvage some browning bananas while keeping your sanity alive. This easy-to-make bake has been one of the most Googled searches in recent times. But what is it about this dish that has everyone donning their aprons and getting… Continue reading A banana bread recipe so easy that you would want to make it every week

How the Bollywood film industry is reeling under the Covid-19 lockdown

Deepika Padukone was getting ready to pack her bags for Sri Lanka to shoot a movie with Shakun Batra. Karan Johar was planning the sets of his mammoth spectacle Takht, in Mumbai’s Film City—after having had to give up the idea of shooting in Florence, Italy. And Anurag Kashyap had just four days of shooting left… Continue reading How the Bollywood film industry is reeling under the Covid-19 lockdown

How I learnt to deal with anxiety while living alone during lockdown

Over the last few weeks, a lot has happened. You know, unprecedented escalation of a global pandemic, an extended nation-wide lockdown and all that jazz. Much like the rest of the world, I’ve spent this time in a haze of anxiety, uncertainty, and general confusion. My flatmate is stuck in Mumbai and I live in… Continue reading How I learnt to deal with anxiety while living alone during lockdown

Karan Johar challenged Anushka Sharma to decode gibberish and the results are hilarious

Instagram filter challenges are quickly becoming everyone’s favourite way to have fun. It started with the ‘hand-gesture’ filter challenge, then came the ‘facial expressions’ filter challenge, and what’s currently trending this week is the ‘Guess the Gibberish’ challenge. It’s essentially an Instagram filter that throws up a string of nonsensical words at you and you… Continue reading Karan Johar challenged Anushka Sharma to decode gibberish and the results are hilarious

Janhvi Kapoor cooked and Khushi Kapoor had the most sibling reaction to it

It’s quarantine day 2376 and as usual, scrolling through our Instagram still remains normal. Our feed is suddenly filled with pictures of Bollywood celebs spending their time baking, cooking, reading and even gardening (and let’s not forget those TikTok challenges). But something caught our eye and instantly made us love our partners-in-crime even more. Case… Continue reading Janhvi Kapoor cooked and Khushi Kapoor had the most sibling reaction to it

The best of the viral #QuarantinePillowChallenge

You’ve whipped coffee until it turns into something that can float on milk. You have baked banana bread like there’s no tomorrow. You’ve taken on TikTok challenges and danced your heart out. Now, there’s a new challenge in town that’s perfect for sloths who love their bed (count us in). Enter: The #QuarantinePillowChallenge. Rules of… Continue reading The best of the viral #QuarantinePillowChallenge

3 DIY ideas with Fujifilm Instax camera to make lockdown fun

If lockdown is making your mood rather dull, then here’s your cue: Get started with these DIY projects that’ll make quarantine fun. All you need is your Fujifilm Instax camera. Create your own visual diet chart This one is for all the conscious eaters. And if you’re a borderline fussy eater, then even better. Click… Continue reading 3 DIY ideas with Fujifilm Instax camera to make lockdown fun

Mahita Nagaraj is mobilising the community to aid senior citizens during the lockdown

How far would you go to help a loved one in need? Bengaluru-based digital professional Mahita Nagaraj decided to go the extra mile; not for her kin but for all the helpless senior citizens affected by the COVID-19 lockdown. Her online collective Caremongers India, mobilises volunteers from across the country to provide essentials to the… Continue reading Mahita Nagaraj is mobilising the community to aid senior citizens during the lockdown

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