The Sustainable Imperative 2018

The Sustainable Imperative 2018

BeejLiving speaks to four businesses to see what they predict for 2018 We’re people who ask questions. About consumption. About resources. About how we source, what we eat, what we wear and what we consume. Four brands speak to us about how consumption patterns are …

Karuna Ezara Parikh’s Kolkata

Karuna Ezara Parikh’s Kolkata

“The bridge between the place you are and the place you want to reach is unlit. Remember, there are those who saw the stars, then there were those who saw the constellations bit by little bit.” ~  Karuna Ezara Parikh~ I (that is Beej) am …

Slow is the New Fast

Slow is the New Fast

Our guest writer, brand strategist Deepti Dadlani (better known as Dee) once took pride in saying, “No one gets people better than me.” One fine day, she quit corporate life and packed her bags for Uttarkashi. She has spent the past year humbling herself, pursuing …

Five homegrown natural cookware brands your kitchen needs

Five homegrown natural cookware brands your kitchen needs

For many years, my family’s sil batta (stone grinder) and khalbatta okli (mortar and pestle) lay under the hot case in our kitchen. Solid, hand-hewed primitive scullery tools, come spring and they would be pulled out to crush spices to smithereens by the kitchen help. …

India from the Outside

India from the Outside

When Chilean artist and visual storyteller, Alejandra Domínguez, reached out to BeejLiving, we realised that we shared the same aesthetic and wonder for the world we lived in. One of her personal projects is couture, and her whimsical clothing is born from the exploration of …

The Philosophy of Food

The Philosophy of Food

Chef Manjit Singh Gill speaks about food as a visible manifestation of the almighty and the necessity to follow Ayurvedic traditions Yellow. A secondary colour. A shade between orange and green. A splash which stirs up feelings of amusement, envy and even sickness. It’s the …