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Travel & Food

May 8, 2017
Chhavi Mehra
Multiculturalism, Subaltern & Dalits

How Media Constructs Identities and Influences us

Media uses language to construct public perception through style, structure, and images. It also presents an implicitly biased perspective to a wide audience on certain issues and sometimes,...

May 6, 2017
Parna Mukherjee
Food, Health

A Love Affair with Hot Okra – II

Continuing with her love for Okra, London-based Parna, a nutritionist and fitness expert, shares with us her version of Dhainrosher Jhaal from Bengal, which she calls Baked Mustard Okra....

May 5, 2017
Jamuna Rangachari
History & Culture, Opinion, Politics

Means Are as Important as the Ends

Many may deride Gandhi today. Still, if we think deeply, he was the one who genuinely believed that a freedom won by bad means would be a bad freedom. He...

May 5, 2017
Anumita Roy
Food

Delicious Jhatpat Mixed Rice

Anumita shares the recipe of Jhatpat (instant) Mixed Rice, a one-dish meal. It is a version of biriyani, polao and fried rice. It has the component of all of...

May 3, 2017
Lily Swarn
Food, History & Culture

Exotic Gushtaba a Must-eat Dish of the Kashmiri Cuisine

The origin of Kashmiri cuisine dates back to the 15th century when India was invaded by Emperor Timur. He brought skilled people for various professions, along with cooks from Samarkand....

May 1, 2017
Chhavi Mehra
Criticism, History & Culture

Language is Power

Just like privilege, language structures the interactions in such a way that it increases our chances of having things our own way and lays down ‘scripts’ consisting of cultural...

April 29, 2017
Parna Mukherjee
Food, Health

My Love for Okra

London-based Parna, a certified Nutritionist, tells us about the many benefits of Okra, including how it helps reduce fat. She shares a recipe for Sweet & Sour Okra Yogurt...

April 28, 2017
Sonali Chakraborty
Food

Sweet, Tangy and Refreshing Aam Panna Popsicles to Beat the Heat

Aam Panna is a popular drink in India during the summer months. Green mangoes are roasted and then the pulp is blended with some other spices to make a...

April 26, 2017
Lily Swarn
Food, History & Culture

Dhansak: A Fusion of Persian and Gujarati Cuisines Found Favour with the Britishers

Food historian Lizzie Collingham writes in her book Curry, “In the seventh and eighth centuries, the fire-worshipping Zoroastrians had fled the Arab invasion of Persia and settled along the west...

April 21, 2017
Sarika Sarkar Das
Food

Healthy and Delicious Baked Mango Yogurt

Sarika, our foodie, shares a simple, three-ingredient recipe of healthy and delicious baked mango yogurt, a befitting desert to beat the Summer. Here’s the finger-licking homemade special dish, in...

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