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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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 and […]
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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 Catering […]
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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 mini […]
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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 a […]
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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 to […]
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Sunita Meena at the event. | Photo Credit: special arrangement From the earliest examples of prehistoric rock paintings to the 16th century murals at the royal palace in Bundi, Rajasthan, right up to the graffiti street art of today — the impulse to decorate walls has always existed throughout human history. In fact, across India, […]
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People reading books under the shade of trees at VMRDA Central Park as part of a quiet reading initiative called Vizag Reads in Visakhapatnam. | Photo Credit: KR Deepak On a bright Sunday morning last week, a group of people armed with books and mats entered the pristine premises of VMRDA Central Park. Scattered across […]
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Food, crafts and more at the Bengaluru Dastkar Bazaar | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The 22 nd edition of the Bengaluru Dastkar Bazaar will be held in the city next week. “Last time, there were 140 stalls. This time we will have 150,” says Shelly Jain, Head, Programmes and Personnel, Dastkar. Around 30 of these […]
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