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Physician and author now working with nutrition in Indian diets.
VARIETY
| -minute read
Navaratra and fasting: a transition from absolute denial to low-carb foods of yore, and finally, a high-carb party
On a food trail this festive season, which involves types of fasting and feasting
ART & CULTURE
| 4-minute read
Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmavati is full of historical mistakes - and he must admit it
It will be an embarrassment if the movie fails to give Rajasthan tourism a shot in the arm.
LIFE
| 6-minute read
Surprising health gains of dhaniya-patta and chaulayee
Let us compare the big green toughies - kale and watercress - with our regular Indian greens.
POLITICS
| 6-minute read
It matters not if Maharana Pratap lost to Akbar - or Haldighati
The Mughal emperor never realised his desire: the surrender of the Rajput king or Mewar.
ART & CULTURE
| 5-minute read
The Rajput princess who chose death to save her dynasty
Krishna Kumari's reality is harsh and painful. It is not lyrical fiction and does not end like the Romeo-and-Juliet romance.
VARIETY
| 7-minute read
Smells like nostalgia? The rich and pungent history of hing
Indians are, perhaps, the largest consumer of hing, though it has always been an import.
ART & CULTURE
| 7-minute read
Padmavati: Shouldn't historical fiction be open to reinterpretation?
Sanjay Leela Bhansali has hopefully managed to assuage the fears of the Rajput Sena and Hardik Patel.
LIFE
| 3-minute read
Strange rituals of Bengali women during Durga Puja, explained
Strictly the preserve of those hanging successfully on to a husband, the rites go by the name of stri-achaar.
VARIETY
| 5-minute read
A short history of how Indians came to eat bhindi
Slaves bonded over it, emperors dined on it and the British could never develop a taste for it.
LIFE
| 6-minute read