Mausam
Monsoon mein almirah thodi khuli
Baarish ke dinon mein almirah din mein thodi der khuli chhod do. Band almirah mein nami baithi rehti hai aur kapdon se boo aane lagti hai.
Jugaads for “monsoon”
16 resultsRasoi
Dry the masala dabba lid in the sun
In monsoon, powdered masala clumps because the lid holds moisture. Sun the box and lid for an hour every couple of weeks. A few grains of raw rice in each compartment does the rest.
Mausam
Silica packets into the shoe rack
Save the silica sachets from every shoebox and packet of namkeen and drop them into the shoe rack in monsoon. They hold back the smell and the white fungus that grows on leather in a closed rack.
Ghar
Chalk in the almirah against damp
A bundle of chalk sticks tied in a thin cloth, hung inside the almirah, holds back the monsoon smell in clothes. Replace when the sticks feel soft. Silica packets from shoeboxes do the same job.
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.
Mausam
Chhata sukhaye bina band mat karo
Geela chhata band karke rakh doge to zang lag jaayegi aur agli baarish mein khulega hi nahi. Khol ke sukhao, phir band karo.
Mausam
Baarish ke baad pankha chalao, khidki band
Baarish ke turant baad bahar ki hawa mein nami zyada hoti hai. Khidki band rakho aur pankha chalao — kamre ki umas jaldi kam hoti hai.
Gaadi
गाड़ी के शीशे पर बारिश में आलू
कटे आलू या शैंपू की हल्की परत शीशे पर रगड़ो और पोंछ दो। बारिश की बूँदें फिसल जाती हैं और दिखाई देता रहता है। वाइपर की जगह नहीं लेता।
Mausam
बारिश में जूते सुखाने का तरीका
गीले जूतों में अख़बार ठूँस दो और हर दो घंटे में बदलो। अख़बार नमी खींचता है और जूते का आकार भी बना रहता है। हीटर के सामने मत रखना, चमड़ा फट जाता है।
Ghar
Doormat ke neeche akhbaar
Baarish mein doormat ke neeche akhbaar bichha do. Paani sokh leta hai, roz badal do. Farsh par keechad ke paon ke nishan aane band.
Ghar
दीवार की सीलन पर पहले वजह ढूँढो
सीलन पर सीधे पेंट मत करो, वापस आ जाएगी। ऊपर का पाइप या छत की दरार पहले ठीक कराओ। ऊपर से पेंट सिर्फ दिखना बंद करता है, रुकती नहीं।
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.
Mausam
Dry clothes indoors without the smell
The musty smell is bacteria growing on slow-drying cloth. Spread the clothes out rather than bunching them, put a fan on them even at low speed, and add half a cup of vinegar to the rinse. Moving air matters more than heat.
Ghar
Bucket under the leak, cloth in the bucket
A ceiling drip into an empty bucket keeps the whole house awake. Put a folded cloth or a sponge at the bottom and the noise stops immediately. Wring it out when you empty the bucket.
MausamNewspaper inside wet shoes
Stuff crumpled newspaper into soaked shoes and change it after two hours. Dries them by morning and kills the smell, and unlike a heater it will not warp the sole.
Gaadi
Chain lube after a wash, always
Washing the bike strips the chain, and a dry chain rusts within days in monsoon. Lube it after every wash, and wipe the excess or it collects grit and grinds itself down.
That is all 16 of them. बस, इतना ही।