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Work and worship: How Vishwakarma Puja is going places
September 17, 2016, 8:06 AM IST
Vishwakarma Puja, which is celebrated this Saturday, is a long established festival in Eastern India. It was used by artisans to worship Vishwakarma, the celestial architect, which was a way to pay respects to their…
September 17, 2016, 8:06 AM IST
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For the love of chocolate
September 14, 2016, 12:21 PM IST
Roald Dahl, whose centenary falls this week, is forever linked to chocolate. But the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory had a wider interest in food. His other great children’s book is, of course,…
September 14, 2016, 12:21 PM IST
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Food for the soul
August 31, 2016, 2:04 PM IST
Food was never far from Mother Teresa’s mind or, more accurately, food’s absence. When she was young her mother told her never to eat without sharing, and feeding others became a core part of her…
August 31, 2016, 2:04 PM IST
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Factory visits and why they still matter
August 27, 2016, 4:51 AM IST
The news that Parle Products was closing its iconic biscuit factory in Mumbai made more impact than factory closures normally do. Many Mumbaikars were familiar with it just from the smell of baking biscuits as…
August 27, 2016, 4:51 AM IST
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A slice of Brazilian history
August 17, 2016, 1:07 PM IST
Now that it seems we won’t get much from the Rio Olympics, we can be philosophical and contemplate all the great things we (and the world) have got from Brazil in the past. Like cashews,…
August 17, 2016, 1:07 PM IST
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Irom and the side effects of hunger protests
August 13, 2016, 5:42 PM IST
A hunger strike can be a political protest, as with the 16 year one which Irom Sharmila ended this week. It can be a fight for prisoners’ rights, as in Guantanamo or Northern Ireland. It…
August 13, 2016, 5:42 PM IST
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Dishing out a better menu for hotel staff canteens
August 6, 2016, 6:58 AM IST
Soon after Rakesh Sarna took over Indian Hotels Ltd., which runs the Taj Hotels, a surprising story did the rounds. Mr Sarna, who is MD and CEO, was dining in the staff canteens of his…
August 6, 2016, 6:58 AM IST
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An ode to the humble chutney
August 3, 2016, 1:17 PM IST
Pakoras and chai are often said to be the perfect monsoon food. But a third and vital component is often overlooked – the green chutney to eat with the pakoras. It’s sharp spiciness balances the…
August 3, 2016, 1:17 PM IST
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Crunch of the ancient super food
July 20, 2016, 1:27 PM IST
Makhana is the perfect snack for the monsoons. It is crunchy, but not unhealthily deep-fried like pakoras. It packs starchy satisfaction, but has a better nutritional profile than popcorn. It now comes in flavours ranging…
July 20, 2016, 1:27 PM IST
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Sweetening the deal
July 6, 2016, 5:05 PM IST
Seviyan is the traditional sweet for Eid al-Fitr in India, but rather than the sweet, slippery vermicelli I prefer to have one last binge of creamy firni. Not that this isn’t available year round at…
July 6, 2016, 5:05 PM IST
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Meat of the matter
June 22, 2016, 3:30 PM IST
The culling of wild boars has become an emotive subject. On one side are animal rights activists who abhor any kind of killing, particularly of India’s generally diminishing wild-life. On the other side are farmers,…
June 22, 2016, 3:30 PM IST
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Why offices of profit can have costly consequences
June 15, 2016, 5:45 PM IST
[The problem that the Aam Aadmi Party is facing over Delhi legislators holding offices of profit is not a new one. Sonia Gandhi faced it back in 2006 when this piece was written, tracing the…
June 15, 2016, 5:45 PM IST
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A taste of home outside: How the dry and fly food business is taking off
June 11, 2016, 12:52 AM IST
Hardik Sanghani knew that planning a foreign vacation with his whole family would be tricky. Eight people for 10 days in Malaysia seemed simple enough, but the Mumbai-based business consultant knew that the real problem…
June 11, 2016, 12:52 AM IST
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Karonda: Taste this wild berry in late summer for sweet relief
June 8, 2016, 2:50 PM IST
The last weeks before the monsoon are the worst. We are tired of summer. Even mangoes, summer’s big benefit, have lost their novelty. Every day the blazing sun mocks our hope for clouds and rain….
June 8, 2016, 2:50 PM IST
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Fascinating nuggets from epicurean history
May 25, 2016, 12:35 PM IST
The flowers are small, five-petalled and white with fronds fanning out from each petal. They look like jasmines trailing lace scarves, and even have a delicately sweet smell. It is always surprising to learn that…
May 25, 2016, 12:35 PM IST
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Red Leicester is big cheese
May 11, 2016, 12:59 PM IST
Leicester City’s incredible triumph, at 5000-1 odds, in the English Premier League has been coloured blue all the way. One butcher even dyed his sausages a deeply unappetising blue to match the club’s official colours….
May 11, 2016, 12:59 PM IST
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Demystifying Samarkan typeface
May 7, 2016, 2:24 AM IST
You may have seen it on a wedding invitation, or perhaps the sign for a sari shop. It might have been in an ad urging people to visit yet another exotic part of India or…
May 7, 2016, 2:24 AM IST
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Enactment of a feast
April 27, 2016, 1:00 PM IST
Food definitely takes second place to drink in Shakespeare’s plays. His characters are always swilling wine and ale, and alcohol features among the possible reasons for his death, 400 years ago this year. Meanwhile dining…
April 27, 2016, 1:00 PM IST
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The many meanings of the Kohinoor diamond
April 23, 2016, 3:07 AM IST
Calls for the return of the Kohinoor go all the way back to the man who gave the diamond to Queen Victoria in the first place – or, as he argued, had it taken from…
April 23, 2016, 3:07 AM IST
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Flower power
April 13, 2016, 2:00 PM IST
Hibiscus is one of the most common garden plants in India. It grows easily, reliably producing big attractive flowers, in variations of colour (red, pink, yellow, orange, white, bi-coloured) and form (double petal, closed petal,…
April 13, 2016, 2:00 PM IST
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