Gift giving is indeed a love language and one that the communities in India certainly seem to have a handle on. Read More
To think of Kathak is to hear the gentle chiming of the ghungroos as the dancers walk onto the stage; the lift of the curtain and beaming lights highlighting graceful ghagra skirts and dupattas as the dance Read More
Each captain brought something new to the table; and their contributions alongside the evolution of India’s culture have made for a very interesting innings. Rather than an exhaustive exploration of every individual to don the mantle of captaincy, we chose to break it down into eras that each brought a culture of their own. Read More
Tomorrow marks the first day of Maargazhi, the most auspicious month of the Tamizh calendar Read More
Think dairy products and you will most probably think Amul. It often... Read More
A song I heard in one of the many hip, neon pink lit bars in Amsterdam that sent me straight back to a bhajan class that I didn't even remember having been forced into till then. I couldn't recognise the original bhajan, but I knew what I was hearing had Indian roots. But so did the people around me who had never listened to a bhajan in their lives. Read More
Three welcomes because that's just how excessive we are. Three welcomes because there are too many members, and they will all greet you with gracious warmth until you feel just the slightest bit overwhelmed Read More
To be human is to grasp at any opportunity to preserve– moments, pickles,... Read More
Somehow, though, I wasn't put off by this lack of acknowledgement of their easier-than-normal lives. It was interesting to watch them flaunt the diamonds and jewels on their fingers in their expensive Juhu-Bandra houses without feeling a piercing discontentment about their ignorance. Read More
The etymology of the word 'curry' can be traced back to a colonial mistake from the 1500s. The Tamil word Kari, which essentially meant gravy, was borrowed by the Portuguese who started labelling every Indian dish with it. Read More
Before I moved to The Netherlands, I had seen pictures of the doughy dishes offered in the oliebollenkraam. They looked similar to bonda, a popular deep-fried snack in Madras that has often ostracised me from friend and family groups because of my distaste for it. Read More
I interviewed several individuals - followers, sceptics, and critics of Sadhguru to understand the effect of his teachings. To retain the essence of their impression of the mystic, I have quoted them verbatim not to lose them in translation or misinterpret them. Read More
