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February 17, 2018
Suveera Sharma
Celebration, People, Place

The Year of the Dog: Chinese New Year 2018

We celebrated Chinese New Year yesterday (Friday, Feb 16). Legend has it that ‘Nian’, a monster used to terrorise the people of a village. Everyone would leave their houses...

February 10, 2018
Suveera Sharma
Food, History & Culture, Relationship & Lifestyle

Paint the Town Green!

With more and more people choosing to go vegan or vegetarian, options are increasing gradually. Recently a popular restaurant in Discovery Bay announced their completely revamped, predominantly vegetarian menu...

February 9, 2018
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
History & Culture, Travel & Food

Lucknow: Of Nawabs, Kebabs, and Tehzeeb

Ruchira takes us on a tour of Lucknow, where currents and crosscurrents of divergent cultures intermingled and blended, to finally emerge as a new composite whole. Read more in...

February 7, 2018
Lily Swarn
Food

A Nursery Rhyme and the Story of Peach Cobbler

Lily tells us about a fun dessert called a cobbler! The unique name came about as this dish was cobbled together by early American settlers with fruit that was...

February 2, 2018
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Food, History & Culture

Say Cheese!

Ruchira tells us the story of cheese, its antiquity and how it became an industrial product with the rise of its popularity and increased demands. Here’re the interesting details,...

January 31, 2018
Lily Swarn
Food

The Story of Dal Makhani

The original Dal Makhani, which was made in the Western part of Punjab, which is now in Pakistan was made by the Peshawaris. The Punjabis sold this dal with...

January 26, 2018
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
History & Culture, Potpourri

Cakes or Kebabs: We owe it to the Alien Cultures

Ruchira tells us how the composite Indian culture developed synergizing with other cultures, which the jingoists prefer to call alien, something that is corrupting the pure Hindu culture. Read...

January 20, 2018
Suveera Sharma
People, Place, Relationship & Lifestyle

The Bridge across the Oceans

It is a concern for most expats, with increasing number of people finding employment overseas, it’s a continuous endeavor to strike a balance between aging parents back home, and...

January 17, 2018
Lily Swarn
Food, Religion

The Tamil Harvest Festival Pongal Celebrates Bounty and Camaraderie

Lily tells us about the four-day harvest festival, dedicated to the sun, in Tamil Nadu. It’s also celebrated in other states in South India. It means ‘spilling over’ of...

January 14, 2018
Maj Gen Raj Singh Mehta
Defence, People, Tribute

Braveheart Captain M.N. Mulla Chose the Dignity of Death over Dishonour

Braveheart Capt. Mahendra Nath Mulla MVC wilfully chose never to forsake his men; leave them behind when a torpedo fired from the Daphne-class Pakistani submarine PNS Hangor struck his...

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