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Tarana Husain Khan
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How did Rampuri khichdi made with Urad dal become a staple for both nawabs and common people?
An excerpt from ‘Degh To Dastarkhwan: Qissas And Recipes From Rampur: Qissas and Recipes from Rampur Cuisine’, by Tarana Husain Khan.
Tarana Husain Khan
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Each box of halwa sohan in Rampur tells stories of lost food legacies
The halwa sold today is not the halwa of my childhood. It has been revised, adapted, diminished, like so many sweetmeats of times past.
Tarana Husain Khan
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Women’s Day fiction: What a little girl learns about her great-grandmother’s life in a harem
An excerpt from ‘The Begum and the Dastan’, by Tarana Husain Khan.
Tarana Husain Khan
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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‘My son lost his job during demonetisation but at least it removed black money’
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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The real story of how qorma became the king of Indian curries
Plus an heirloom recipe for Awadhi Murgh Qorma.
Tarana Husain Khan & Rana Safvi
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The journey of the Rampur Book Club shows how reading communities responded to the pandemic
‘The first meeting, held on a sweltering June evening in my drawing room, had six excited ladies armed with googled knowledge on how to set up a book club.’
Tarana Husain Khan