Potluck ideas: when you are asked to bring something from your country
Looking for quick potluck ideas that make your food the spotlight of the party?
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The First Ten Customers: How Indian Founders Learn to Sell in Europe
The pitch deck is ready. The website looks professional. Friends say the idea is brilliant. But who is actually going to pay? Three Indian entrepreneurs’ experiences in the Netherlands and Germany reveal what happens when an idea meets an unfamiliar market.
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The One Thing You Brought From India and Still Won’t Replace
Some things in a migrant’s home have a value that never appeared on the receipt. Eight ordinary objects offer a way to think about what you carry, keep, and make part of a new life.
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The Strange Comfort of Doing Absolutely Nothing on a Rainy Sunday
A small reflection on quiet Sundays, weather that cancels plans for you, and learning to enjoy a day that doesn’t need to become an achievement.
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Can You Decode These Dutch Food Labels?
Eight supermarket questions about vegetarian ingredients, cheese labels, and expiry dates. Some answers are less obvious than a green packet would have you believe.
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Almost 70,000 Indian Students in Germany: What the Number Actually Tells Us
Germany’s Indian student population has reached a striking scale. The number describes enrolment, however—not arrivals, graduates, or guaranteed careers.
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The Other Diwali: The Indian History Many Indian Expats do not know
Long before today’s Indian professionals built communities in Amstelveen and Eindhoven, descendants of Indians who traveled through Suriname were celebrating Divali in the Netherlands. Now two very different diaspora histories are meeting around the same festival. On 31 October, Amstelveen’s Stadsplein will fill with Indian food stalls, Bollywood performances, music and families for the 18th
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Lost Indian Passport abroad? Don’t panic. Here’s exactly what to do
Lost your Indian passport while travelling? Here is what to do first, who to contact, whether you need an Emergency Certificate or replacement passport, and what changes if you actually live abroad.
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“You’re Not Made of Sugar”: The Dutch Attitude I Didn’t Expect to Adopt
The Dutch phrase je bent toch niet van suiker? sounds like a joke about cycling in the rain. Live here long enough, though, and it starts to feel like a useful philosophy: discomfort is not the same thing as impossibility.
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Black Spots in Your Bathroom? How to Remove Mould and Stop It Coming Back
Black spots appearing around your shower, grout, or bathroom ceiling? They are often mould — and simply wiping them away may not solve the problem. Here’s how to clean them, prevent them from returning, and know when your landlord needs to get involved.
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