Tanisha Sarkar

Digital Content Producer, ET Online

Stories by the author

• 6 indoor plants that look harmless but can be dangerously toxic to pets

  
  25 May 2026 02:23 PM IST
• Quote of the day by Alchemist writer Paulo Coelho: ‘Love is a trap. When it appears, we see only its light, not its shadows'. What the author of By the River Piedra I Sat Down, and Wept teaches us about illusions of love

  
  23 May 2026 08:08 AM IST
• 7 indoor plants you must keep in bedroom to attract positive energy and get better sleep

  
  22 May 2026 12:28 PM IST
• Quote of the day by famous philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche: ‘When entering marriage, one should ask - do you think you will be able to have good conversations with this woman into…’; German writer on a lasting marriage

  
  21 May 2026 02:16 PM IST
• Movie dialogue of the day by Angelina Jolie: 'I will not ask your forgiveness because what I have done to you is unforgivable. I was so lost in hatred and revenge...'; Maleficent’s dialogue is a powerful lesson on the cost of revenge

  
  19 May 2026 03:15 PM IST
• Forget seasonal flowers. These 6 flowering plants bloom 356 days with minimal care and makes your home garden look alive

  
  19 May 2026 02:54 PM IST
• Quote of the day by Roman Stoic philosopher, Cato: 'For some there is no comfort without pain. We define salvation through suffering. Hence, we choose people who are not right for us', his lessons on emotional pain and choosing the wrong people

  
  19 May 2026 02:05 PM IST
• Quote of the day by Tim Robbins: ‘That’s where I want to live the rest of my life- a warm place with no memory’; what The Shawshank Redemption actor’s dialogue teaches us about escaping pain

  
  15 May 2026 02:51 PM IST
• Quote of the day by Samuel L Jackson: ‘Do you know what the scariest thing is? To not know your place in this world and why you're here. It's a horrible feeling’; what The Avengers, Pulp Fiction actor’s emotional dialogue teaches us about identity and self-worth

  
  14 May 2026 03:28 PM IST
• Quote of the day by Hollywood hunk George Clooney on loneliness: ‘I have felt terribly alone. Just because you’re with someone, doesn’t mean you’re incredibly happy and complete’; Ocean's Eleven, Gravity actor on relationship and struggles

  
  12 May 2026 04:34 PM IST
• Movie dialogue of the day by Batman: 'Truth isn’t good enough. Sometimes, people deserve more. People deserve to have their faith rewarded’, from Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight film

  
  09 May 2026 02:32 PM IST
• After IIM Lucknow MBA degree, she refused big job offers to be a singer. Who is she, the voice behind many Bollywood hits?

  
  09 May 2026 11:54 AM IST
• Quote of the day by Soren Kierkegaard: 'Believe a girl, you will regret it, believe her not, and you will regret it'; Danish philosopher on paradox of choice

  
  09 May 2026 10:27 AM IST
• Quote of the day by Will Smith: 'Do not ever let someone tell you, you cannot do something. People can’t do something themselves, they want to tell you you cannot do it'; Hollywood actor's iconic lines from the movie The Pursuit of Happyness

  
  08 May 2026 02:17 PM IST
• Gardening trick: Why are people putting sponges inside plant pots this summer?

  
  07 May 2026 03:22 PM IST
• Quote of the day by Pablo Neruda: ‘Love is so short, forgetting is so long. This be the last pain that she makes me suffer'; Chilean poet and Nobel laureate on heartbreak, and the pain of letting go

  
  07 May 2026 02:57 PM IST
• Quote of the day by Stoic philosopher Seneca: ‘Love sometimes injures. To love deeply is to risk grief — but wisdom teaches us how to endure it. If you wish to be loved, love’; his lessons on love, loss and emotional resilience

  
  05 May 2026 03:22 PM IST
• Quote of the day by Plutarch: 'Grief is like physical pain which must be allowed to subside on its own before medical treatment'; Greek philosopher and orator on natural process of healing and acceptance

  
  04 May 2026 03:40 PM IST
• Quote of the day by Socrates: ‘I do not know why I did it, I do not know why I enjoyed it, and I do not know why I will do it again’; Famous Greek philosopher and Plato's teacher on paradox of compulsion

  
  03 May 2026 03:06 PM IST
• Quote of the day by Bertrand Russell: 'The secret of happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible, horrible, horrible’; famous English philosopher-mathematician on wisdom through acceptance

  
  03 May 2026 02:22 PM IST
• Quote of the day by Greek tragedian, Euripides: ‘No one is truly free. They are a slave to wealth, fortune, the law, or other people restraining them to act as per their will’; Author of Medea on the illusion of freedom

  
  02 May 2026 12:58 PM IST
• Quote of the day by Ernest Hemingway: ‘Forget your personal tragedy. When you get damned hurt use it — don't cheat with it. Be as faithful to it’; writer of The Old Man and the Sea and Nobel Prize winner, on turning pain into purpose

  
  01 May 2026 03:34 PM IST
• Indian proverb of the day by Kabir Das: 'I went in search of evil, but found none. When I searched within myself, I found no one worse than me'; Mystic poet Kabir Das' lessons on self-reflection, ego and inner truth

  
  30 Apr 2026 01:51 PM IST
• Quote of the day by Oscar Wilde, ‘It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious’; lessons on human nature and perception by The Canterville Ghost writer

  
  30 Apr 2026 11:50 AM IST
• He was 10 minutes late, so boss demanded punctuality. At 5 pm, he left on time. Employee's fiery response to his boss’s ‘flexibility’ plea became a masterclass in boundaries

  
  28 Apr 2026 08:30 PM IST
• Quote of the day by Dante Aligheri, an Italian poet, 'Man who sleeps will never waken fame. All his life, desire will drift past him like a dream, traces of memory will fade like smoke’; Writer on giving up idleness and achieve success

  
  28 Apr 2026 07:54 PM IST
• At 45, Ankur Warikoo is ‘just getting started’: After 5 career changes in two decades, he shares advice for 20-year-olds

  
  28 Apr 2026 01:50 PM IST
• Quote of the day by famous rapper, Eminem: ‘I want to be left alone. I want attention for music, but I want to go in public and eat a sandwich’; Lose Yourself, Mockingbird singer about fame

  
  26 Apr 2026 02:08 PM IST
• African proverb of the day: ‘ Happy man marries the girl he loves, but a happier man loves the girl he marries’; life lessons on love, commitment and patience

  
  26 Apr 2026 12:20 PM IST
• Song lyrics of the day by singer Taylor Swift: ‘Band-aids don't fix bullet holes, you say sorry just for show if you live like that, you live with ghosts’, from the song Bad Blood

  
  23 Apr 2026 01:09 PM IST
• Ankur Warikoo earned Rs 33 lakh, but still felt empty. He took a 60% pay cut at his peak. Here’s why it changed everything

  
  23 Apr 2026 07:22 AM IST
• Quote of the day by famous novelist Frederick Forsyth: 'One can forgive but one can never forget. When one can understand people, their fear, greed, ignorance to the man who shouts the loudest, one can forgive'

  
  22 Apr 2026 03:42 PM IST
• Basketball legend Kobe Bryant also had fear of failure like all of us. But he conquered fear with a very simple method

  
  21 Apr 2026 04:15 PM IST
• Quote of the day by Stoic philosopher Epictetus: ‘Small-minded people blame others. Average people blame themselves. The wise see all blame as foolishness.’

  
  21 Apr 2026 03:34 PM IST
• Quote of the day by Hollywood actor Matthew McConaughey: 'There is a difference between being alone and loneliness. I think it is very important for us mentally to be able to be alone with ourselves ’; Interstellar star on why he takes solo trips

  
  20 Apr 2026 07:39 AM IST
• Quote of the day by Hips Don’t Lie singer, Shakira: ‘I have gone through denial, rage, grief, pain, deception, hope’; iconic singer after facing betrayal from partner

  
  17 Apr 2026 02:07 PM IST
• Sadhguru on how to come to terms with layoff and make a fresh start: 'You have not lost everything'

  
  17 Apr 2026 01:20 PM IST
• Quote of the day by Bailamos singer, Enrique Iglesias: ‘I have made mistakes but I would not like to change my past.Thanks to those mistakes, I have learnt’, famous Spanish singer about life lessons

  
  16 Apr 2026 11:07 AM IST
• Quote of the day by Johnny Depp: ‘I’m hoping for mistakes. Something completely different, something you never expected’; Pirates of the Caribbean star on embracing unpredictability in life

  
  15 Apr 2026 07:29 AM IST
• 'You will never be the same again': Apple founder Steve Jobs once explained the secrets of life that most people miss

  
  14 Apr 2026 11:23 AM IST
• Quote of the day by The Godfather actor, Al Pacino: ‘I've always shied away from marriage. I just wanted to avoid the inevitable- an entrance to pain train’

  
  14 Apr 2026 07:33 AM IST
• Quote of the day by Sylvester Stallone: 'An average person can overcome overwhelming odds. Where are we going, it does not matter. Just keep running' American icon on pushing forward in life

  
  13 Apr 2026 09:33 AM IST
• How does Amazon founder Jeff Bezos remove stress from his life: 'Stress comes from not taking action over something you can have control over'

  
  11 Apr 2026 02:01 PM IST
• Quote of the day by Kate Winslet: ‘No one really knows why my first marriage did not last; no one knows why my second didn’t. I am proud of those silences. No one really knows what has happened in my life’

  
  11 Apr 2026 07:32 AM IST
• Quote of the day by singer-songwriter Bob Dylan on life's reality: ‘You are going to die. So am I. It could be tomorrow, anytime. The world’s going to go on without us. How seriously you take yourself you decide for yourself’

  
  10 Apr 2026 07:17 AM IST
• Struggling to focus? Delhi University graduate doctor recommends 5 plants to upgrade your desk instantly

  
  09 Apr 2026 02:30 PM IST
• Quote of the day by Harry Potter author, JK Rowling: 'I was the most unashamed lone parent you were ever to meet, I'm very impatient with the idea that anyone should be ashamed', famous writer talks about being a single mother

  
  09 Apr 2026 06:29 AM IST
• Quote of the day by The Alchemist author, Paulo Coelho: 'If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello'; Brazilian novelist about letting go

  
  08 Apr 2026 08:51 AM IST