Prithvi Asthana

Mumbai: What started as a small drive to collect money for an old woman’s hospital charges has now turned into a large Non-Governmental Organisation of 300 people named WeGroup, dedicated to serve society in various areas. Founded by Ashwin Patel in 2013, the NGO is based in Mira Road, the NGO have now taken up a new mission, Mission Mango. Mission Mango is about collecting the leftover seed of eaten mango and then planting it to grow a new tree. As Mango Season is here the NGO is proactive...

As we curate our content, the deeper question is whether content is quietly curating us. Few can manage a 90-hour workweek, but most would easily go beyond a 90-hour social media week. With our growing appetite for social media and instant commerce, the real question is no longer just how we consume, but how much. In an age where every swipe, click and scroll is engineered to hold attention, overconsumption is becoming less a habit and more a way of life. What once felt private is now...

Mumbai: The war in West Asia has affected the commercial restaurants all over India. It has led to the shortage of the LPG (Liquified Petroleum Gas) supply to local restaurants in Mumbai. One such restaurant experiencing this disruption of supply is the Stadium Restaurant located at Churchgate. Owned by an Iranian, the restaurant started in 1946 a year before independence. After 80 years, the restaurant is very well-known in South Mumbai and is mostly packed throughout the day. India is...