Ayurveda, the ancient Indian system of medicine, believes that colours have a profound effect on our mood, energy levels, and spirituality. It associates day colour for monday to sunday that has unique healing properties. When incorporated into home decor, these weekday colours can create environments that uplift or relax us. Hanging an express painting with vibrant red hues in the living room may make us feel more enthusiastic. 

This may not be common knowledge but while the country of Indonesia follows Islam and then Christianity as the predominant religions, the island of Bali is 83% Hindu. This means that the Balinese people follow a lot of concepts prevalent in Hinduism and have a lot of festivals built around Hindu traditions and beliefs too.

One of these is Galungan and Kuningan. Much like the Hindu festivals of Diwali or Holi, Galungan marks the victory of Dharma over Adharma meaning the victory of honest duty and good over falsehood and an undutiful way of life.

The festival of Holi perfectly demonstrates India’s incredibly flamboyant culture. What started as a ritual by married women for their family’s happiness thousands of years ago is now a full-blown colour carnival biding adieu to winter and welcoming spring. The mythological episode of Vishnu devotee Prahlad coming unharmed out of the fire that burnt the wicked Holika propagates the usual message of good’s triumph over evil through the festivity.

Tucked away in the eastern Himalayas, between the plains of India and the cold Tibetan plateau is Bhutan. It is a country of legends, dragons and amazing landscapes. Punakha is located in the western part of Bhutan.

It is the winter home of the Je Khenpo, the Chief Abbot of Bhutan. Punakha has been of significance since the time of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel in the 17th century.

Across the western nations of the world there is one holiday that aptly welcomes the onset of spring with pompous celebrations. The day is March 17th, the day St. Patrick left for his heavenly abode. He left behind his legacy to be known to the world with two hand-written letters that were addressed to himself.

As the widely known legend goes, St. Patrick was born in England and at the tender age of 16, was kidnapped by Irish raiders. After six long years of enslavement, one night something happened, and that gave his tenure in Ireland a real purpose.

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, declarations of love are in the air everywhere and what is better than a bunch of flowers to express your love. Flowers have been the most indispensable item across ages to profess love and affection and till date nothing can beat the tenderness of flowers.

All flowers are special in their own ways but roses, especially red roses are a clear winner amongst all the other flowers. There is something special about the passion that a bunch of red roses can convey to your beloved or lover.

We have been inundated with questions on quick and easy home improvement tips and wall makeovers by our readers. We have compiled the most commonly-asked questions and answered them all in this blog.

Here are inspiring stories of individuals overcoming waterproofing woes with the help of Berger Homeshield waterproofing solutions.

From averting water damage to elevating the overall quality of their living spaces, these real-life accounts serve as testaments to the transformative power of Berger Homeshield for waterproofing. Let’s delve into the lives of these individuals from diverse locations.

Five of our loyal readers created an amazing home office for themselves amidst the pandemic with some productivity-boosting wall colours. We hope it gives you some inspiration.

With the COVID-19 pandemic keeping much of the nation’s workforce in their own homes, our readers were in a desperate need of a colour dose, what with working from home, post-lunch slugging, looking after kids and family and multi-tasking. It was essential to create a place that helped focus, not overwhelm.

On the occasion of Women’s Day, we caught up with Pooja Sahai on what inspires her, and her views and ideas as a woman in the field of design. We hope you enjoy this tête-à-tête! 

Berger Paints India: What inspires you to think creatively and fuels you to ‘paint your imagination’? (Paint your imagination is Berger Paints’ tagline).

Pooja Sahai: Nature. My morning walk, holidays and books. Situations that are challenging design, solution wise.