Suraksha
Emergency numbers written on paper
Two or three numbers on paper stuck inside a kitchen cupboard door. When a phone is dead, lost, or in the hands of a panicking child, a written number is the one that works.
Jugaads for “emergency”
9 resultsBijli
Torch through a water-filled bottle for the whole room
Any torch pressed against the side of a filled transparent bottle turns a beam into a lamp. Works with the emergency light too, when its own diffuser has yellowed.
BijliPhone torch + water bottle = room lantern
Stand your phone torch-up under a transparent bottle full of water. The water scatters the beam into soft light that fills the whole room instead of one harsh spot. The classic power-cut move, and it still works better than most emergency lights.
Suraksha
Ghar ka pata bachche ko ratao
Bachche ko ghar ka pata aur ek mobile number zabani yaad karao, gaane ki tarah. Phone kho jaane par yahi kaam aata hai.
Gaadi
गाड़ी की डिक्की में एक पुराना जूता
डिक्की में एक पुराना जूता या चप्पल रखो। पंक्चर, कीचड़ या रास्ते में गाड़ी धक्का लगाने की नौबत आए तो अच्छे जूते बच जाते हैं।
Suraksha
First aid box wahin rakho jahan sab jaante hain
Jo dabba sirf aapko milta hai woh first aid box nahi hai. Ek hi shelf, kabhi na badle, aur ghar ke sabhi log jaante hon. Saal mein ek baar expiry check kar lo.
Gaadi
गाड़ी में एक पुराना तौलिया
डिक्की में एक पुराना तौलिया रखो — शीशा पोंछने, सीट सुखाने, गिरा हुआ पानी साफ करने और गरम स्टीयरिंग ढकने, सब काम आता है।
Suraksha
Photograph your documents once
Photograph Aadhaar, PAN, licence, insurance and the house papers, and keep them in DigiLocker or your own cloud account. The day one is lost is not the day you want to be starting this.
Suraksha
Keep the first aid box where guests can find it
A first aid box nobody else can find is not a first aid box. Same shelf, never moved, and tell the house where it is. Check the expiry on the ointments every Diwali when you clean anyway.
That is all 9 of them. बस, इतना ही।