Soul tunes at the Mango Showers Festival debut in Bengaluru

Soul tunes at the Mango Showers Festival debut in Bengaluru

A scene from Jack and the Beans Talk | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement It is that time of year when the mango showers fall, bringing a welcome respite from the heat and a promise of fragrant, wholesome summer fruits. While one cannot predict the rain these days, the city’s music lovers can certainly enjoy the […]

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Tamil Nadu bans mayonnaise made from raw eggs for one year

Tamil Nadu bans mayonnaise made from raw eggs for one year

Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Tamil Nadu has banned the manufacture, storage and sale of mayonnaise prepared from raw eggs for a period of one year with effect from April 8. The ban, issued in the interest of public health, is on the basis that mayonnaise made of raw eggs is a “high […]

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Tamil Nadu bans mayonnaise made from raw eggs for one year

Tamil Nadu bans mayonnaise made from raw eggs for one year

Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Tamil Nadu has banned the manufacture, storage and sale of mayonnaise prepared from raw eggs for a period of one year with effect from April 8. The ban, issued in the interest of public health, is on the basis that mayonnaise made of raw eggs is a “high […]

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Writer of the invisible | In conversation with Ivorian author GauZ’

Writer of the invisible | In conversation with Ivorian author GauZ’

Changing his name to GauZ’ at the age of 15 was Armand Patrick Gbaka-Brédé’s first real political act. “You know, in France, Armand is a very sexy name,” says the Ivorian writer with a laugh. But, for him, it is also a name intrinsically linked to France’s cultural imperialism that had eroded the customs, traditions, […]

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The weight of water: Srisailam Dam’s tale at Berlinale and MOMA

The weight of water: Srisailam Dam’s tale at Berlinale and MOMA

Beneath the Placid Lake at the Berlinale  | Photo Credit: Leo Hugendubel When artist Kush Badhwar was living in Hyderabad in the early 2010s, his building’s caretaker suggested he might be interested in looking at the personal archive of a neighbour who had passed away. Turned out, it belonged to Radha Krishna Sarma, a professor […]

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In Leeds, Kerala restaurants serve tapioca, fish curry and Indian maps to diners

In Leeds, Kerala restaurants serve tapioca, fish curry and Indian maps to diners

The enthusiastic campaign to keep Veeraswamys on London’s Regent Street open demonstrates Britain’s well-documented passion for Mulligatawny Soup, chicken tikka and vindaloo. The UK’s oldest Indian restaurant, the Michelin-starred Veeraswamy may not reach its centenary next year, because of a lease dispute, however it did start a curry revolution. Moving forward from the stereotypical, and […]

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In Leeds, Kerala restaurants serve tapioca, fish curry and Indian maps to diners

In the UK, Kerala restaurants serve tapioca, fish curry and Indian maps to diners

The enthusiastic campaign to keep Veeraswamys on London’s Regent Street open demonstrates Britain’s well-documented passion for Mulligatawny Soup, chicken tikka and vindaloo. The UK’s oldest Indian restaurant, the Michelin-starred Veeraswamy may not reach its centenary next year, because of a lease dispute, however it did start a curry revolution. Moving forward from the stereotypical, and […]

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Thiruvananthapuram to host Koottam 2025, the two-day volunteering carnival

Thiruvananthapuram to host Koottam 2025, the two-day volunteering carnival

Koottam 2025 volunteers | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT “Koottam 2025 is a celebration where volunteering takes centre stage,” says Gautham Ravindran, CEO and co-founder of Volunteer For India (VFI), the NGO organising the festival in association with the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation. The fete is set to take place on April 26 and 27 at the […]

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Artist Thakare Naik with locomotor disability paints a world of his own

Artist Thakare Naik with locomotor disability paints a world of his own

Thakare Naik with his works | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement There are numerous examples of differently-abled people who have overcome limitations to make a mark in their chosen field. Their struggles persist but they continue to pursue their passion. Here is one such inspiring artist, Thakare Naik, from the Lambada tribe, who found strength in […]

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