Ghar
Purane mozon se dusting glove
Purana mota moza haath par chadha ke pankha, blind aur taar dust karo. Ungliyon se har kone tak pahunchte ho, aur moza ulta karke bin mein.
Jugaads for “reuse”
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Purani T-shirt = sabse achha pochha
Sooti purani T-shirt ka pochha bazaar ke duster se behtar sokhta hai aur muft hai. Button aur zip pehle kaat dena, warna farsh par nishan aa jaayega.
Paani
Rice water for the plants
The water from rinsing rice carries starch and a little nutrition, and plants take it well. Let it cool first, and skip it if you salted the water.
Paani
Bucket in the shower while it runs hot
The cold water that runs while you wait for the geyser fills a bucket in under a minute. That bucket flushes the toilet or waters the plants. It is the easiest litres you will ever save.
Ghar
जूते की डिब्बी मत फेंको
जूते के डिब्बे दराज़ में रख कर मोज़े, तार और छोटी चीज़ें अलग-अलग करो। मुफ्त का ऑर्गनाइज़र, और दराज़ खोलते ही सब दिखता है।
Rasoi
पूड़ी का बचा तेल छान कर रखो
तलने के बाद तेल ठंडा होने पर कपड़े से छान लो और अलग डिब्बे में रखो। दो बार और चल जाता है। तीसरी बार के बाद फेंक दो — जला तेल सेहत के लिए ठीक नहीं।
Paani
Sabzi dhone ka paani paudhon mein
Sabzi aur dal dhone ka paani seedha gamle mein daal do. Usmein thoda poshan hota hai aur bilkul muft hai. Sabun wala paani mat daalna.
Bijli
पुराना फोन बना दो घड़ी और स्पीकर
पुराने फोन को चार्जर पर लगा कर रसोई में रखो — घड़ी, टाइमर, रेसिपी और गाने सब उसी पर। नया स्पीकर खरीदने की जरूरत नहीं पड़ी।
Ghar
Purana mosquito net = sabzi ka jaali
Phate mosquito net ka tukda kaat ke sabzi ki tokri par daal do. Makkhi nahi baithti aur hawa lagti rehti hai.
Rasoi
चावल का पानी फेंकना बंद करो
माँड़ में नमक और जीरा डाल के पी लो — पेट के लिए अच्छा है। नहीं तो कपड़े में कलफ़ लगाने या पौधों में डालने के काम आता है।
Bijli
Old phone as a CCTV camera
A retired smartphone on a charger, running any free IP-camera app, watches the front door or a sleeping baby. Keep it plugged in and pointed at something that matters, not at the whole room.
Rasoi
Butter paper from the milk packet
The inner sheet from a butter or ghee wrapper greases a tawa or cake tin perfectly. Keep two folded in the drawer instead of buying butter paper.
Ghar
Toothpaste on a scratched screen? No — use it on the wall
White toothpaste on a dry cloth lifts pencil, crayon and scuff marks off a painted wall without taking the paint with it. Test one corner first on a dark wall. It does not fix scratched screens, whatever the internet says.
Ghar
Zip atak gayi? Pencil ragdo
Zip ke daanton par pencil ki lead ragdo — graphite chikna kar deta hai. Sabun aur mombatti bhi chalti hai. Kheenchna nahi hai, warna zip nikal jaayegi.
Ghar
Chaabi ka gutcha rubber band se
Har chaabi par alag rang ka rubber band chadha do. Andhere mein bhi ungli se pehchan aa jaati hai, aur taala khojne ka tamasha khatam.
Ghar
Sofa ke neeche cardboard rakho
Sofa ke neeche patla cardboard sarka do. Saari dhool usi par jamti hai — mahine mein ek baar nikaal ke jhaad lo, jhaadu andar ghusane ki zaroorat hi nahi.
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.
Ghar
Nail polish on a loose screw
A screw that keeps working loose in a handle or hinge: pull it, put a drop of clear nail polish in the hole, and drive it back before the polish sets. Holds for months, and comes out again when you need it to.
Ghar
Rubber band around the paint tin
Stretch a wide rubber band across the mouth of the paint tin and wipe the brush on the band instead of the rim. The rim stays clean, the lid seals properly, and the tin does not glue itself shut.
GharBalcony rope pulley for deliveries
A rope and a cloth bag lowered from the third-floor balcony collects milk, vegetables and post without four flights of stairs. Standard equipment in Kolkata and Mumbai chawls for decades.
GharRubber band on a stripped screw
Screw head gone round and the screwdriver just spins? Lay a wide rubber band flat over the head, press the screwdriver into it hard, and turn slowly. The rubber fills the chewed grooves and gives the bit something to bite.
Ghar
Deewar par photo tedhi? Peeche cardboard
Frame seedha nahi baith raha to aksar deewar oonchi-neechi hoti hai. Frame ke peeche neeche wale kone par cardboard ka tukda chipka do.
Ghar
गद्दा उलटो, हर छह महीने
गद्दे को छह महीने में एक बार सिर-पैर की तरफ से उलटो। जहाँ रोज़ सोते हो वहाँ गड्ढा नहीं बनता और गद्दा सालों ज़्यादा चलता है।
Ghar
Chhoti cheezein khoyi? Ek dabba banao
Ek dabba — usmein hi charger, chaabi, battery aur pen. Jo cheez roz khoti hai uska ek pata hona chahiye. Ghar mein sabko wahi jagah maloom ho.
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