Gourmet Musings
This Mother's Day, we revisit nostalgia as we tell the story of three generations bound by their love of food and heritage. The women in Pia Desai's family have well preserved their family traditio...
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We are ending this holy month of Ramadan by celebrating the culinary diversity of India in days leading to Eid-Al-Fitr. The practice of dried fruits journeying from far away lands into India has...
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It’s 2022 and the world has never been more fast paced with a metaphysical universe being created and crypto-currencies ironically becoming a very real part of our lives. Hence the need to ‘pause a...
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2021 evoked in us all kinds of opposing emotions ranging from anxiety to relief, hopelessness to gratitude, fear to joy, etc. And as this crucial year draws to a close and we gather around the Chri...
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There is nothing more heart-warming than preparing your abode for the upcoming festivities. Truth be told, we in India especially, deserve a break from the gloom that shrouded us during the second ...
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I wonder at what age do we really start monitoring our intake of sugar or more specifically “white” sugar. For me, it was gaining the ‘Freshman 15’ that really educated me about the evils of refine...
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Both my parents immigrated to the Gulf before I was born and a big part of their immigrant experience was to cherish Indian traditions and culture even more dearly than those back home. I particula...
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Revisiting the Intimacy of Home Weddings
I came to the crowd seeking friends I came to the crowd seeking loveI came to the crowd for understanding I found you I came to the crowd to weepI came to the crowd to laugh You dried my tearsYou ...
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𝘙𝘢𝘬𝘩𝘪 or 𝘙𝘢𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘯 really is all about promising your sibling your undying support, love and encouragement. With the literary translation of ‘raksha’ being protect, the modern interpretation tak...
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