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Food is the fulcrum of our lives: Devang and Varud

Saurabh Tankha The rice beer bellies of a Christian village in Meghalaya; food fed to departed Zoroastrian souls; a Kolkata-based Jewish community in decline; Tibetan monks who first serve Preta, the hungry ghost; and 56-course feasts of the Jagannath Temple — these are the stories in Bhagwan Ke Pakwaan (or food of the gods), a cookbook-cum-travelogue exploring the connection between […]Read More

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Ramayana relevant in today’s times too

Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Ramayana is the saga of Lord Rama’s life. It is one of the greatest Indian epics offering not just lessons on statecraft and administration that transcend time and space but also on life and relationships. These are as relevant today as they were back then. My naani (maternal grandmother) often turned to […]Read More

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