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The reversible sari: double bonanza!

 The reversible sari: double bonanza!   Fashion & Cosmetics,Art and Culture, Consumer By ShilpiMadan Photography: Courtesy the designer Fashion designer Payal Khandwala amps up the beauty and multi-functionality of the traditional sari by launching a line of reversible saris. Admit it. Each one of us has tried to reinvent the same sari by bringing in clever accessories, draping the six yards a bit differently each time for a dash of oomph  even stitching a new, trendy blouse to amp up the fashion sweepstakes . Sensing the tacit need to sass up the Indian wardrobe essential, maverick fashion designer Payal Khandwala lends a noveau spin to the traditional by creating her own edgy line of reversible saris: Gemini 2018. Call it a modish  reinvention of sorts. Remarkably simple too, given the versatility of the Indian garment. You flip the sari to gift yourself a new one, in seconds. Each piece is a veritable work of art, carefully hand woven in mulberry silk and cott...

Poppies and Poetry: A Residential Trip to Ypres

 Poppies and Poetry: A Residential Trip to Ypres   Travel & Tourism For young learners, going beyond the classroom to explore the sites where history was forged during WWI takes curricular learning to an elevated level, and brings the events of the past into sharp focus. Secondary teachers looking for a way to inspire pupils to a greater understanding of wartime in the context of local and global history should consider a school trip to Ypres, in the Belgian province of Flanders, where so many of the most significant battles of WWI unfolded. In Flanders Fields Museum The most important educational resource in the region is the outstanding In Flanders Fields Museum, which provides an extensive insight into the story of WWI in West Flanders. Dedicated to upholding the heritage of this monumental historical event and the memory of the more than 600,000 who fell, the museum is representative of not only the facts, but also the human experiences of war and its effect on contemp...

Hidden Compatibility Factors Dominate Your Relationships

 Hidden Compatibility Factors Dominate Your Relationships   Advice,Relationships,Spiritual You’ve been lied to about what makes two people compatible. As long as two people enjoy mutual physical attraction and share basic likes such as baseball games and pizza, and dislikes such as cold weather, they are compatible, right? Wrong. Isn’t compatibility just a matter of a couple working hard to make their differences bearable? Nope. Real compatibility isn’t a choice. Patience and understanding don’t cancel out innate strife. Our long-term findings show that innate compatibility isn’t something you make, but something two people naturally possess, or not. Below we list six factors that form human compatibility. 1. Personality red flags, otherwise known as subconscious fears and defenses, such as resentment, domineering tendencies, anger, dishonesty, and scores of others can break even the most harmonious bond. You won’t identify these through personality self-tests, since everyone ...