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The one reason why Indian men had to enter the kitchen
December 29, 2014, 3:40 PM IST
Samar Halarnkar makes a strong argument for Indian men learning to cook as one vital step towards changing the status of Indian women. But in one of those typical examples of Indian irony, the one…
December 29, 2014, 3:40 PM IST
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Fully-booked Hotels Put their Best Foot Forward to Walk the Guests
December 27, 2014, 8:14 PM IST
SUITE DEAL: Hotels lavish guests with freebies & upgrades when they fail to accommodate them You might realise what’s happening when you land at the airport and find a missed call from the hotel you…
December 27, 2014, 8:14 PM IST
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120 Years of The Jungle Book
December 22, 2014, 1:55 PM IST
If The Jungle Book – first published in 1894 – was an introduction to India for many, it was also an inspiration for several other literary works, writes Vikram Doctor It isn’t unusual for works…
December 22, 2014, 1:55 PM IST
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Food fables: Twist in the kale
December 17, 2014, 12:14 PM IST
People who encounter kale for the first time are often wary. It looks like dinosaur spinach — the same colour and shape, but much larger, tougher and with menacing thick veins. They may have heard…
December 17, 2014, 12:14 PM IST
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No Ban Needed on this National Dress!
December 15, 2014, 4:55 PM IST
Mumbai Mirror has reported that Gothivli village in Navi Mumbai is trying to ban its women from wearing nighties in the streets. The ban is being resisted, as well it should be, since nighties have…
December 15, 2014, 4:55 PM IST
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Modern retail: Simplifying our shopping experience or adding to our woes?
December 13, 2014, 2:24 AM IST
You have already been in the supermarket checkout line for what seems like half an hour. Because the guy at the head of the line discovered he hadn’t weighed and tagged the packet of tomatoes…
December 13, 2014, 2:24 AM IST
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The Roma’s Passage from India
December 10, 2014, 3:18 PM IST
As Europe continues to stagnate and fester with protests, one constant remains – a tendency to blame and persecute the Roma. The history of persecuting the Roma, or gypsies as they are popularly called, is…
December 10, 2014, 3:18 PM IST
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The Dalit meanings of food
December 4, 2014, 3:24 PM IST
A recent furore in Mysore over Dalit cooks of a school’s mid-day meal scheme and the NCAER’s survey that showed how entrenched caste attitudes still are brings to the fore the way in which food…
December 4, 2014, 3:24 PM IST
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Food fables: Pear in mind
December 3, 2014, 12:26 PM IST
In his book The Anatomy of Dessert, Edward Bunyard defined the difference between apples and pears with poetic precision. Apples must be crisp, he wrote, but “a pear should have such a texture as leads…
December 3, 2014, 12:26 PM IST
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Food Fables – sweet potatoes
December 2, 2014, 5:10 PM IST
Thanksgiving can be challenging for Indians invited to a traditional feast. Turkey is often dry and tasteless, cornbread stuffing stodgy and cranberries served straight from a can as an acid tasting jelly. The only good…
December 2, 2014, 5:10 PM IST
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The status and sources of saffron
November 28, 2014, 8:19 PM IST
Saffron’s status as the world’s most expensive spice is a mixed blessing. It bestows super-luxury status which ensures the extra demand that keeps its price high. It entices top chefs to use it in premium…
November 28, 2014, 8:19 PM IST
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How Kailash Satyarthi is ending some bitterness in your chocolate
November 22, 2014, 1:55 PM IST
Kailash Satyarthi’s name didn’t crop up in the many recent media stories about a global shortage in chocolate. The stories were based on warnings from Mars and Barry Callebaut, two large chocolate manufacturers, that a…
November 22, 2014, 1:55 PM IST
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Broom Boom
November 9, 2014, 10:19 AM IST
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan has put the broom in the limelight but history reveals what the broomstick has to do with caste, superstitions and even tourism When Komal Kothari, the great folklorist of Rajasthan, started planning…
November 9, 2014, 10:19 AM IST
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Wall-scaling Indians are never hobbled by boundaries
November 8, 2014, 1:52 AM IST
MUMBAI: On September 15, 1983, yoga teacher and peace campaigner Swami Vishnudevananda Saraswati strapped himself into a microlight aircraft – he had taken flying lessons earlier – and set off to fly across the Berlin…
November 8, 2014, 1:52 AM IST
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Food fables – The scrabble spice
November 6, 2014, 8:07 PM IST
Zedoary sounds like a word made up for Scrabble or, along with Zerumbet, with which it was paired in past times, like two Old Testament prophets. Zedoary and zerumbet were roots from India which were…
November 6, 2014, 8:07 PM IST
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Bananas and the Berlin Wall
November 4, 2014, 10:23 PM IST
25 years ago this week the events that lead to the fall of the Berlin Wall kicked off. It was an unforgettable, exhilarating sight watching the energy and happiness unfolding on our TV screens –…
November 4, 2014, 10:23 PM IST
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Will Singapore, India continue to disregard LGBT rights?
November 3, 2014, 5:56 PM IST
As multinationals become quiet advocates for equal rights for LGBTs how long will investment and technology hungry countries like India and Singapore continue to disregard what technology leaders like Tim Cook are telling them? asks…
November 3, 2014, 5:56 PM IST
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The Politics of Wankhede
October 29, 2014, 4:52 PM IST
The use of Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium for the mega-inauguration bash planned by the new Maharashtra government has riled some cricket lovers who feel that an international cricket ground should not be used for a political…
October 29, 2014, 4:52 PM IST
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Lighting Lamps and Second Chances: How something so auspicious can also signify something that is not
October 26, 2014, 1:55 PM IST
Lighting lamps is the essence of Diwali. It gives its name to the festival and illuminates its nights. The lamps welcome Lakshmi in and keep away bad spirits. Nothing could be more auspicious which is…
October 26, 2014, 1:55 PM IST
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Food Fables – Diwali dollies: a history of Indian fruit basket favours
October 26, 2014, 1:44 PM IST
During the festive season it is hard to put a foot down in Crawford Market. Every inch of floor is covered by baskets of fruit being made – the best-looking (not necessarily best-tasting) fruit selected,…
October 26, 2014, 1:44 PM IST
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