Diwali
Reading Time: 1 minuteAn evocative poem on Diwali, structured like a ballad that explores many layers of meanings. The poet, Indrajit, turns his gaze inwards in the last stanza, as part of the special...
View ArticleInnate Indigo: Awakening the Kali Within
Reading Time: 5 minutesAt the midnight of Diwali, Kali Puja is performed by Bengalis. Tara, a garland seller at the Karunamayi Kali Temple, watches the temple committee arrange for the festival. Little...
View ArticleDiwali: The Brightest Night from the Sky!
Reading Time: 3 minutesRajul recounts the story of Lord Rama’s homecoming on the New Moon night of Diwali. The joy and festivities among the people of Ayodhya is revisited. Thousands and thousands of...
View ArticleDiwali Market: A Fusion Song of Myriad Hues
Reading Time: 3 minutesCome Diwali and the market place is decked up like a bride. The exuberance of shiny streamers of all shapes and sizes, soaked in bright colours were resting on roadside stands,...
View ArticleFestivals of Lights from Around the World
Reading Time: 5 minutesMost cultures and peoples celebrate the festivals of lights. Anumita reveals many traditions, which are basically same. ‘Tamso ma jotirgamaya’ of the Hindus find echo in the...
View ArticleIndian Culture and Values: Are NRIs more Indians at Heart than Resident Indians?
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), away from their homeland, recreate a small India wherever they are. They are far better knit, have a greater bond and are alive to the Indian...
View ArticleIf it is Holi it has to be Gujiya!
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn the US, all celebrations are on the weekend, Holi is being celebrated on Saturday-Sunday (March 18-19). Sonali shares the recipe of baked Gujiyas, the traditional sweet pastry...
View ArticleJamshedi Navroz: Celebrated along the Silk Route, it Dates Back to Sixth...
Reading Time: 5 minutesJamshedi Navroz is recognised as a public holiday in many countries along the Silk Route – Afghanistan, Albania, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iraq (by the Kurdish people), Kazakstan,...
View ArticleBuro Shibtola: Oracles and Miracles Prove the Prowess of Shiva till date!
Reading Time: 5 minutesTales of oracles and miracles have survived for about two hundred years surrounding a Shiva temple, known as Buro Shib, beside the Ganga, near the port of Budge Budge, on the...
View ArticleFestival Lights in Singapore, Blotting History, Stoned to Study, Lost and Found
Reading Time: 3 minutesShail talks of four news, in the last week, in her regular column. Diwali-themed trains, a station and five buses in Singapore to run until October 31. Taj Mahal is being...
View ArticleMP Gramoday Mela Showcases Folk Culture of India: Lokrang Fair at the...
Reading Time: 2 minutesThough it is a religious event, owing to the efforts of the minister for WCD, Archana Chitnis, a local village fair was organised 10 years ago. In that fair, food stalls and...
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