There is a fortnight in the Indian calendar that asks a home to hold something no other festival asks it to hold:The presence of those who are no longer here.

Lord Vishwakarma created Vastu Shastra.

Every few years, it happens to every Indian home: the painter is booked, the shade cards are spread across the dining table, and the family discovers it holds seventeen strong opinions about the… Read more

Ask Vastu Shastra what single addition improves almost any home, in almost any condition, at almost any budget — and the answer has been the same for three thousand years:

Ten days ago, you carried Bappa home carefully — face covered with a cloth, bell ringing, everyone a little quieter than usual, the pooja space cleaned and ready and waiting.

Somewhere in India right now, a young couple is standing in a flat that still smells of fresh paint, surrounded by wedding-gift boxes, arguing gently about where the sofa should go.

Before anything else: if you are walking through a divorce or separation, we hope you have people around you — friends, family, and, if the weight is heavy, a counselor or therapist. What follows is… Read more

A note before we begin, and please read it: this article is about how our homes can support everyday mental wellbeing. It is not medical or psychological advice, and no arrangement of any room is a… Read more

There are two homes in every migration story.The one you're leaving — where your height was marked on a doorframe, where your mother's kitchen faces the direction it always has, where the pooja shelf… Read more

It's 11 PM in Dubai, or 9 AM in New Jersey, or 7 PM in London. You're on a video call with a property agent in Pune or Hyderabad or Kochi, watching a phone camera sweep across an empty flat, while… Read more