[ad_1] A chaat board by Cauldron Sisters Navratri get-togethers are all about music, food and chatter. At such meets, wouldn’t it be good to have festival-appropriate food? Every event is not always about wine and cheese, and Navratri calls for chaat boards. What is a chaat board? A chaat board is a desi version of […]
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[ad_1] Digvijay with his cousin Mahaveer at Saraam chocolate making unit You have had chocolates with nuts, fruits and liquor. Exotic ones at that. Have you had chocolate with ber (Indian gooseberry) or centre-filled chocolates with fresh sitaphal (custard apple) pulp? Saraam Chocolates from Udaipur celebrates Indian indigenous berries and fruits. Twenty one-year-old Digvijay Singh […]
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[ad_1] Dhakis, the traditional drummers from Bengal are at the heart of the five-day Durga Puja festivities nationwide and those from Kolkata play an integral part of the Bengali festivities in Hyderabad. This year is significant in that women dhakis take centre stage at the celebrations organised by the Bangiya Sanskritik Sangha at Keyes High […]
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[ad_1] So Long and Thanks for the Bullets, a work by Sabita Lakshmanan | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Artist Sabita Lakshmanan is passionate about trekking, yoga, science, books and mountains and these experiences have organically flown into her art. “My art practice explores the core of being human with all its complexities and in relationship […]
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[ad_1] The reason people hate waking up is their mistaken belief that if they get up from bed, they have to stay awake. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Most people are unhappy — even those who claim they are happy. The main reason for their unhappiness is lack of discipline, and a chronic inability to […]
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[ad_1] Members of Shree Gujarati Samaj performing garba as part of the Navarathri festivities in Thiruvananthapuram | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT It is time to dress up and take the dance floor. Dandiya and Garba performances — the traditional dance forms from Gujarat performed during the nine-day Navarathri festival — are being organised in Thiruvananthapuram […]
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[ad_1] Indian-American author Jhumpa Lahiri’s first novel, ‘The Namesake’, was made into a film by the same name, starring Irrfan Khan and Tabu. | Photo Credit: Getty Images For a book about a city known for its Colosseum and ancient fountains, Jhumpa Lahiri’s latest collection of shorts, Roman Stories, is coloured by new beginnings. Lahiri’s characters are […]
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[ad_1] It is easy to earn an elephant’s affection. If you put in some effort, like the late veterinarian Dr V Krishnamurthy did, they would go out of their way to express their love. P R Mani, who worked with Dr K, as he is popularly known, for 26 years, remembers: “The moment he stepped […]
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[ad_1] An idol at Thakkar Bapa Vidyalaya, T Nagar | Photo Credit: Santadeep Dey Kolkata biryani, basanti pulao (fragrant rice), chholar dal (chana lentil), fish fry, kobiraji (cutlets), kathi roll (kebab wrapped in flaky paratha), rosogolla, machh er kaliya (fish curry), Kashmiri alu r dom (steam cooked baby potatoes), mutton kosha (mutton curry) and pineapple chutney – […]
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[ad_1] Navratri, the nine-night Hindu festival, is far more than a celebration; it’s a profound spiritual voyage entwined with devout fasting and lively festivities, all dedicated to the worship of the goddess Durga in her myriad divine forms. Typically celebrated in the Hindu month of Ashwin, usually in September or October, this festival symbolises the […]
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