[ad_1] Bengaluru is a shapeshifter. Over its 400-odd years of modern history, it has been able to thread many stories. Under its founder Kempe Gowda I, it wore the moniker of ‘Gandu Bhoomi’ or ‘Land of Heroes’. Since then, it has been christened as Pensioners’ Paradise, Garden City, Pub City, Science City, India’s Silicon Valley, […]
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[ad_1] You have just walked into the Jayamahal palace hotel grounds in the afternoon. There is a nip in the air, and you find yourself looking at the retro-themed decor there, all while wondering which food pop-up to make a beeline towards, and which gin to explore first. The bars are calling, there is great […]
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[ad_1] “Yes, I’m a very strict boss,” says Nigar Shaji, project director of Aditya L1, the solar mission launched by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on September 2, and then giggles … “but only at work.” ISRO’s recent missions have raised the profile of the nation in the world, based as they are, on a […]
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[ad_1] Visitors checking out different products at the artisans’ mela, Hazaar Bazaar, held at Christ university, Bannerghatta Road campus, Bengaluru, from October 4 to 7. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Small sustainable businesses from Bengaluru got an opportunity to showcase and sell their products at the Hazaar Bazaar fair that was held at the Christ […]
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[ad_1] It takes quite a few hands to roll grape leaves. So, in September 2020, soon after the first wave of Covid, I visited a friend in Bandra, Mumbai, where a dozen of us spent the day cooking, rolling, chatting and eating at his house. While preparing dolma — a dish linked to Ottoman cuisine […]
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[ad_1] At one of the camps | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement “Every child has the right to dream,” says Reena Chowdhury, the founder of Bangalore-based non-profit, A Little Dream, which celebrated a decade of its existence with a cultural program starring children from orphanages and homes in the city. The program, the culmination of dance […]
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[ad_1] The traditional Onam sadya comprises 21 dishes If you are dreaming of a home-cooked sadya this Onam, sans the kitchen frenzy, here are three home cooks waiting to serve you. Be it a mini-sadya or an elaborate one with non-vegetarian additions, there is a lot to choose from. A mini sadya @ Purple Plate […]
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[ad_1] The traditional Onam sadya comprises 21 dishes | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto If you are dreaming of a home-cooked sadya this Onam, sans the kitchen frenzy, here are three home cooks waiting to serve you. Be it a mini-sadya or an elaborate one with non-vegetarian additions, there is a lot to choose from. A […]
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[ad_1] Tea being served in a kulhad (earthen cup) at the newly opened branch of Chai Sutta Bar at Beach Road in Visakhapatnam. | Photo Credit: KR Deepak In India, chai is more than just a beverage. It brims with nostalgia – of rainy evenings spent with family enjoying a sip, of bonds blossoming over […]
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[ad_1] Matriarchs and ancestral homes are never far away from creative spaces when writers from Kerala spin stories. This time it is army officer-turned-author Sajita Nair who has centred her latest novel, The Grande Matriarch of Malabar, on a matriarch and her complex relationship with her tharavadu (ancestral house). Of ancestral homes One of the first women […]
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