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.
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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.
Suraksha
Turmeric on a small cut
A pinch of haldi on a clean minor cut is the standard household response and it does help stop the bleed. Wash first with clean water. Anything deep, dirty or still bleeding after ten minutes needs a doctor, not a kitchen.
Suraksha
मिर्ची हाथ में लग गई? तेल लगाओ
मिर्ची की जलन पानी से नहीं जाती — वो तेल में घुलती है। हाथ पर सरसों तेल या दूध मलो फिर साबुन से धोओ। आँख मत मलना।
Suraksha
Chhoti chot par haldi, gehri par doctor
Saaf paani se dho ke chutki bhar haldi — chhoti chot ke liye theek hai. Gehri, gandi ya das minute baad bhi bahti chot par yeh nahi, seedha doctor.
Suraksha
Torch and slippers under the bed
One torch and one pair of slippers in the same spot under the bed, always. Getting up in a night power cut with a broken glass or a snake in the room is exactly when you cannot find either.
Suraksha
Salt water gargle before you reach for medicine
Half a spoon of salt in warm water, gargled three times a day, genuinely eases a sore throat. If it comes with fever for more than two days, that is a doctor's problem now.
Suraksha
Camphor for mosquitoes in a closed room
Burn a small piece of kapoor in a closed room for a few minutes, then air the room before going in. Never sleep in a room with it burning, and keep it away from children and curtains.
SurakshaNeem leaf smoke for mosquitoes
Dry neem leaves smouldered in a steel plate for five minutes clear a room of mosquitoes without a coil. Do it with the windows open and step out while it burns — smoke in a shut room is not the goal.
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.
Suraksha
गरम तेल में पानी की बूँद नहीं
गरम तेल में गीली सब्ज़ी या पानी डालोगे तो तेल उछलेगा। सब्ज़ी पोंछ कर डालो और कड़ाही का ढक्कन पास रखो — आग लगे तो ढक कर बुझाओ, पानी कभी मत डालो।
Suraksha
Chhat par jaate waqt chappal utaar do
Geeli chhat par ghisi chappal sabse bada khatra hai. Nange paon ya achhi grip wale joote — girne ke baad pachhtane se behtar hai.
Suraksha
दवा की पट्टी पर तारीख लिखो
जिस दिन दवा का पत्ता खोलो, मार्कर से तारीख लिख दो। छह महीने पुरानी खुली दवा फेंक देना बेहतर है — याद रखने के भरोसे मत रहो।
Suraksha
Bachche ke naam ka tag jeb mein
Mele ya bheed mein jaate waqt bachche ki jeb mein naam aur mobile number ka parcha daal do. Bachche ko sikhao ki khone par ek jagah ruk jaaye, dhoondhne mat nikle.
Suraksha
बुजुर्गों के कमरे में रात की रोशनी
बिस्तर से बाथरूम के रास्ते में एक छोटी नाइट लाइट लगा दो। गिरने से बचाने का इससे सस्ता उपाय कोई नहीं। बिजली भी न के बराबर लगती है।
Suraksha
गैस की गंध आए तो स्विच मत छुओ
गैस की बू आए तो रेगुलेटर बंद करो, खिड़कियाँ खोलो और बाहर निकलो। कोई भी स्विच मत दबाओ — न चालू, न बंद। चिंगारी वहीं से बनती है।
Suraksha
मच्छर भगाने के लिए नीम का धुआँ
सूखे नीम के पत्ते और थोड़ा कपूर जला के कमरे में दस मिनट रखो, फिर हवा आने दो। जलते हुए कमरे में सोना नहीं है और बच्चों से दूर रखना 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
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.
Suraksha
Neem oil on the window mesh
Wipe diluted neem oil on the window mesh at dusk. Mosquitoes avoid the smell and it does not fill the room with vaporiser fumes. Redo it after rain.
Mausam
Umbrella in the bag from June, not from the first rain
The rule that actually works: the umbrella lives in the bag from the first week of June to the end of September, whether or not the sky looks like anything. Every year the first soaking is the one where it was at home.
Paisa
Ask for the price before the service, every time
Electricians, plumbers and mechanics all quote differently before and after the work. Agreeing the number first is not rude — it is the normal way this works, and everyone expects to be asked.
Rasoi
Curd sets faster in a warm vessel
In winter, rinse the setting vessel with hot water first and wrap it in a towel inside a closed casserole. Milk that took all night sets in five hours. Do not disturb it while it sets — a shaken pot gives you watery dahi.
Paani
Cloth over the tap for morning water
In areas where the supply runs muddy after rain, tie a folded cotton cloth over the tap mouth for the first bucket. It catches the visible grit. This is not purification — it is a pre-filter, and drinking water still needs boiling or an RO.
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