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Hobby to hustle: Six years ago, the pandemic and lockdowns sparked a wave of micro-entrepreneurs. Here’s how some built to lastIndia’s Covid-era “hobby economy” — spanning gardening, baking, fitness and pet care — has evolved into a ₹1.5-2 lakh cr market, though not...- Child enrichment can cost Rs 1 lakh/year: Here’s how to fund your child’s preschool activity classes—from dance, music to phonicsFrom phonics to piano, music to drama, activity classes for pre-schoolers are growing fast—and so is the cost of raising a well-rounded chi...
- Music & lyrics, no more! Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon ends DJ gigs after bank board shows concern at 'distraction'The 61-year-old CEO has called time on his musical journey, and will not be spinning tracks any more.
- Pandemic-era hobbies benched or given pink slipIn May 2020, at the height of Covid-19 infections, Google Trends showed that the number of people searching for new recipes was at its peak...
- View: Deliver us from Covid hobbies, from sourdough to WordlePeople who had never entered a kitchen, suddenly started baking sourdough loaves, and more frighteningly, began posting about it copiously....
- Taylor Swift, chocolate, ‘Sex Education’, among Melinda French’s favourites for 2021French said that she is looking forward to continuing what she loves in the new year.
- Remains of the Pandemic: How some apps, habits have survived and some have fallen by the waysideHousebound-India was in the grip of online Ludo frenzy, with some taking it to extremes — infamously, a man from Vadodara grievously assaul...
- History scripted, India now has shield to combat Covid: PM Modi on 100 cr vaccine dosesIndia now has a strong "protective shield" of 100 crore vaccine doses to combat Covid-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, as...
- Playing chess with mother helps DrinkPrime founder de-stressVijender Reddy Muthyala said that his mother taught him chess.
- Sewing machine biz growing strong during pandemic, says Usha International"We have seen a healthy growth of more than 15 per cent in this (household) category. Usha's market share in the automatic zigzag (white ma...
- During lockdown, InsuranceDekho CEO cooked up a storm in the kitchen with his mom's recipesThe Covid-19 lockdown was tough, but came with a silver lining for Ankit Agrawal.
- CredAble CEO brought things from work to home office as they reminded him of comfort zone, team-matesNirav Choksi brought home some paintings, artefacts and team pictures from office.
- Playing tennis for an hour in the morning keeps Roca Parryware MD fitKE Ranganathan feels tennis is a Covid-friendly game with enormous social distancing.
- Pepperfry gets Rs 35 crore more from InnoVen CapitalPepperfry’s business witnessed strong growth momentum through the pandemic and the company is on track to achieve profitability, CFO Neeles...
- Gardening helped MediaTek India MD stay upbeat in WFH mode; lockdown helped revive old friendshipsAnku Jain recently took up gardening at home.
- Bengaluru taps its HAM community to tackle Covid-19 spreadKnown informally as HAM radio operators, these hobbyists use wireless radio sets and antennas - both static as well as mobile -- to interac...
- Former Miss India Manushi Chhillar roped in by Adidas as brand ambassador; joins the ranks of Rohit, Hima DasThe beauty pageant winner will work in support of the footwear giant’s fitness challenge.
- Connecting with friends, pursuing writing: Centuary Mattresses ED's cheat sheet to staying productive in the lockdownUttam Malani is hoping to pursue writing even after the lockdown ends.
- Multi-tasking, lockdown-style: Capital Quotient CEO balances work, household chores and fitnessSousthav Chakrabarty believes in a daily dose of exercise, when time permits.
- K Madhavan enjoys painting & gardening, says love of his grandchildren has kept him going during lockdownThe Peps Industries MD finds hobbies coming to his aid amid lockdown.
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