Bijli
Unplug the TV at the board, not the remote
Set-top boxes and older TVs draw real power on standby. Switching them off at the wall is a small monthly saving that costs nothing. Modern LED TVs draw very little, so do not lose sleep over those.
Jugaads for “standby”
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RozmarraSunglasses as a phone stand
Open the arms, lay them flat, rest the phone in the fold. Instant hands-free stand for maps or a video call. Every long-distance driver has done this at a dhaba.
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.
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
Two alarms, ten minutes apart, different rooms
The second alarm goes on the other side of the room. Switching it off requires standing up, which is the entire mechanism. Works far better than nine snoozes on the phone next to your head.
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.
Ghar
Ice cube on a carpet dent
Where a sofa leg has crushed the carpet, sit an ice cube in the dent and let it melt fully. As the fibres take up water they stand back up. Blot dry and brush with your fingers.
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.
That is all 8 of them. बस, इतना ही।