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Priyadarshini Chatterjee
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I cooked Fanta Maggi and Rasgulla Chaat to find out what viral Indian street food tastes like
The proof of the pudina pudding is in the eating, as they say.
Priyadarshini Chatterjee
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Making savoury curries with sweet fruits has always been an Indian specialty
From Kashmir to Kerala, Indians use fruits in the kitchen in the most ingenious ways.
Priyadarshini Chatterjee
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Bengali food is baked into the lilt of its folk music
Folk songs in Bengal offer a wealth of insights about its culinary culture – from traditional recipes to farming practices to seasonal recommendations.
Priyadarshini Chatterjee
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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Food and fear made for a highly corrosive cocktail in British India
Suspicions and anxieties were always bubbling under the surface in colonial India. When mixed with rumours, they often proved volatile.
Priyadarshini Chatterjee
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In the poetry of Amir Khusrau, food is served with style and flourish
Through food references, the great poet shone indirect light on the society and culture of India in the 13th and 14th century.
Priyadarshini Chatterjee
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The story of how Hindus stopped distrusting biscuits and began eating them
By yielding to caste rules at the turn of the 19th century, the ‘Hindu biscuit’ ended up subverting them.
Priyadarshini Chatterjee
Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Carrots and sticks: How food was used to oppress Indian sailors on colonial ships
For centuries, European shipowners hired lascars as cheap labour, paying them little and feeding them even less.
Priyadarshini Chatterjee
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Dongmo, charoti, saikala: The ingenuity of India’s little-known cookware
Modern utensils are not always up to the task in an Indian kitchen.
Priyadarshini Chatterjee
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How food came to the rescue of the British in India
To cope with the heat and diseases in a distant land, the British looked for remedies in the pantry.
Priyadarshini Chatterjee
The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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A 152-year-old bazaar in Kolkata holds the history of Bengali mishti’s evolution
The sweet shops of Natun Bazar have preserved, wittingly or unwittingly, the milestones in the development of Bengali sweets.
Priyadarshini Chatterjee
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The chequered history of a ‘dangerous dal’ eaten by the poor across India
The story of khesari dal is a reminder of how the rich oppress the poor in India.
Priyadarshini Chatterjee
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What can we learn about Bengali women’s complex relationship with food from bratas?
These observances prove that the idea of feminine propriety has not been entirely abandoned.
Priyadarshini Chatterjee
The Field
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IPL 2024: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock power Lucknow to comfortable win over Chennai
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go