Travel & Food - Different Truths

October 12, 2016
Lily Swarn
People, Travel & Food

The Trial and Tribulations of Life of an Army Wife in Kathua District

Lily went in an auto-rickshaw to teach in Kathua town. The ride was long but she enjoyed the young vibrant faces of the college students. Militancy was rearing its monstrous head...

October 9, 2016
Sonali Chakraborty
Fairs & Festivals, Food, Rituals & Practices, Special Feature

Celebrate Durga Puja with the Delicious Bengali Sweet Roshomalai

Sweets and Bengalis are synonymous. The Bongs are known for the roshogollas all over the world. This recipe takes the Bengali favorite roshogolla to a notch higher. Bengali Roshomalai is made...

October 5, 2016
Lily Swarn
Travel & Food

A Slice of Army Life in the Serenity of Pune

In 1817, the third Anglo-Maratha war broke out between the British East India Company and the Marathas. The Peshwas were defeated in Khadkee, called Khirkee, by the British, and the city,...

October 4, 2016
Eswar Anandan
Advocacy, History & Culture, Religion, Sculpture

Butter Sculptures: The Traditional Art Form of Tibet

Butter Sculpture is one of the traditional art forms of Tibet. More than a piece of art, it has religious implications which is in line with Buddhist teachings. Monks at...

October 2, 2016
Sreelata Menon
History & Culture, Profile, Special Feature

Gandhi with Gandhi: The Mahatma and Indira Priyadarshini

“Here is a mantra. A short one that I give you, you may imprint it in your hearts and let every breath of yours give expression to it. The mantra...

October 1, 2016
Anumita Roy
History & Culture

Pocahontas and Peace

Pocahontas (meaning the naughty one or the spoilt child) was the nick name for Matoaka. She was the chief of the Pawhatan’s daughter. She had stopped her father from killing...

September 30, 2016
Anumita Roy
Food

Anumita tells us how to cook delicious, finger-licking Chinese delights at home. Here are two yummy Chinese cuisines, wholesome, healthy, hassle free and quick to prepare, in the weekly column, exclusively...

September 28, 2016
Lily Swarn
People, Travel & Food

Army Life in Tea Gardens: Where Elephant Herds Robbed and Leopards Prowled

From the deserts we moved to the eastern part of the vast Indian land. Each state has such diversity that one never ceases to be goggle eyed at the alluring...

September 25, 2016
Rhiti Chatterjee Bose
Cover Story, Gender, History & Culture

The Lady and Her Smoke

In this article, Rhiti traces the trends of women and smoking* over the years in Indian, American, and general global scenario. If we look back at ancient Indian history, women have...

September 25, 2016
Sreelata Menon
Architecture & Monuments, Heritage, Religion, Travel & Food

Guruvayur: Divine Abode of Sri Krishna Created by the Gods

Guruvayurappan came to Guruvayur from Dwarka carried by Guru Brihispati on the wings of the wind God Vayu. Hence the name ‘Guruvayur’. A ‘Purna Swarup’ manifestation of Vishnu but worshipped as...

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