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Wednesday, June 24, 2026

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NewsDesk MC June 24, 2026June 24, 2026 Architecture And Society, Built Environment, cultural heritage, Family History, Gender And Design, heritage conservation, Historical Homes, Indigenous Architecture, kerala, Kerala Culture, Kerala Heritage, Matrilineal Society, Nadumuttam, Nair Community, Nalukettu, social history, South India, Tharavad, Traditional Housing, Travancore, Vernacular Architecture, Women And Architecture, Women’s Authority, Women’s Spaces

Kerala’s Vanishing Matrilineal Homes Reveal a Built Environment Once Designed Around Women

“These were not houses in which women merely lived; they were architectural systems that organized authority, privacy, labor and daily

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NewsDesk MC June 17, 2026June 17, 2026 1920s, beauty industry, cold cream, consumer behaviour, consumer culture, disposable handkerchiefs, everyday essentials, facial tissues, household products, hygiene awareness, hygiene products, innovation, lifestyle trends, marketing history, modern convenience, paper products, personal care, personal hygiene, product design, product evolution, public health, skincare history, social history, tissue history

How a 1920s beauty product became an everyday essential: the unexpected rise of facial tissues

“Manufacturers created a beauty aid, but consumers discovered a product that could replace the traditional handkerchief.” Facial tissues are now