Gaadi
Bike cover, or a bedsheet in a pinch
Sun destroys a bike seat faster than rain does. Any old bedsheet thrown over it while parked outside adds years to the upholstery, and the seat is not scalding when you get back at 4pm.
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Phone garam ho raha hai? Cover nikaal do
Charging ke waqt cover nikaal dena garmi kaafi kam kar deta hai. Takiye ke neeche rakh ke charge karna sabse bura hai — garmi battery ki umar khaati hai.
Ghar
Store bedsheets inside their own pillowcase
Fold the sheet and both covers, then slide the whole set into one of its own pillowcases. The almirah stops being a landslide and you never hunt for the matching pillow cover again.
Rasoi
Keep coriander alive in a glass of water
Stand the dhaniya stems in a glass with an inch of water, like flowers, and put a loose cover over the leaves in the fridge. Ten days instead of three. Change the water when it clouds.
Rozmarra
Keep chutta in the bike's dashboard
A small stash of ten and twenty rupee notes for parking, toll and the tempo who has no change. UPI covers most of it now, but the day the network is down is the day you need this.
Gaadi
Bike ki seat par bhi dhoop lagti hai
Garmi mein bike ki seat par akhbaar ya kapda daal do. Baithne layak rehti hai aur seat ka cover phatta nahi.
Rasoi
Salt on a fresh oil stain
Cover a fresh oil spill on the kitchen platform with a thick layer of salt and leave it ten minutes. The salt drinks the oil and sweeps off dry, instead of you smearing it around with a wet cloth.
That is all 7 of them. बस, इतना ही।