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...
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...
A Tour into the Fearsome, Doomed World of the Freemantle Prison
The Freemantle Prison is the only World Heritage listed building in Western Australia. Built in the 1850’s by the prisoners themselves, it was used as a barracks for convicts...
Healthy Spinach Idli
Sarika shares the recipe of Spinach Idlis, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. According to the information in Wikipedia, Idli is a traditional breakfast in South Indian...
Jam Thumbprint Cookies: The Perfect and Inexpensive Food of Love!
Should the Valentine week remind us of love? Sonali, our foodie, says that love is something that we must celebrate all year long. Expensive heart shaped gifts and cards are...
Army Life in Dinjan: The Land of Fauna, Flora, Fear and Folklore
Dinjan, the Cantonment, was famous for its airfield. It was built by thousands of plantation labourers on an Assam tea plantation, in March 1942, due to the Japanese invasion of Burma....
A Chinese Affair at Home
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...
Her Heart Bled for a Son, not her Own!
A chance meeting with an elderly, lower middle class woman, on a winter evening, on a train revealed the many trials and tribulations of her simple life. She grapples with...