Spices - Different Truths

December 6, 2017
Lily Swarn
Food, Religion

The Antiquity of Gingerbread Houses, a Christmas Decoration

Christmas has many ancient traditions associated with it. Along with turkey, eggnog, Xmas cakes, Yule logs, cookies, there is a custom of baking gingerbread houses. Nuremberg, Germany was the...

November 25, 2017
Arindam Ghosh
People, Place, Poem

The Last Visit of Rabindranath Tagore and the Continuum of his Legacy in Allahabad – III

Here’s the third and concluding part of the three-part article on Tagore and his Allahabad connection. Arindam suggests that the Central/State governments need to act and help preserve the...

October 19, 2017
Tarun Gupta
Business, Economy

125 crore India(n)s: Demographic Asset or Liability

It has taken 70 years as an independent nation to reach where we are today, from an underfed nation of 40% people to an underfed nation of 20% people....

October 9, 2017
Ritambhara K Upadhyay
Health

Three Ways Cinnamon Facilitates Weight Loss

Ritambhara tells us about the health benefits of cinnamon, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Weight loss is supposedly the most talked about topic nowadays as obesity...

October 6, 2017
Sarika Sarkar Das
Food

Of Durga Puja, Wedding and Yummy Radhaballabhi

Radhaballabhi makes Sarika nostalgic. She recalls foodie Bengalis enjoy these and other eatables during Durga Puja. Interestingly, it brings back memories of her wedding. Read more, including its recipe,...

September 6, 2017
Lily Swarn
Food

The Story of Ker Sangri: Rugged Plants Survive in Deserts; Rich in Nutrition, Medicinal Properties

The exact country of Ker’s origin is impossible to pinpoint. The fruit’s native habitat is wide. Many caper variants are native to the basin of the Mediterranean Sea, parts...

August 13, 2017
Sreelata Menon
Cover Story, Politics

Playing Ducks and Drakes with the Unique Ethos of Kerala

The distrust of the RSS-BJP whose professed ideology is at variance with and is abhorrent to the local populace, who are all equal participants in the political narrative of...

July 19, 2017
Lily Swarn
Food

With a Pinch of Salt: Pickles are in the Indian Cuisines for Four Thousand Years

Pickles are an almost essential part of a complete meal in the sub-continent. Cucumbers that are native to India were first pickled in the Tigris valley in BE 2030....

June 20, 2017
Shernaz Wadia
Food

The Journey from the Garden to the Cup

Tea has been variously called the drink of the winners, the elixir of life, a divine herb, liquid wisdom, cup of happiness, joy, love; a friend, a healer, a...

June 7, 2017
Lily Swarn
Food, History & Culture

Haleem: Popularised by the Nizams of Hyderabad has its Origin in Arab

Haleem, literally meaning patient and merciful (Daleem) is a stew popular in Middle East, Central Asia, and the Indian Subcontinent. Although its ingredients vary from region to region, it always...

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