India, invaded by various races – Mongols, Afghans, Turks, Iranians and the British – to name a few, was always able to absorb and enrich not just itself but also the occupying forces over the centuries through an assimilation of each others cultures, cuisines, languages and customs. For instance, the profound influence of Persian poet …
Photographic memory
There was a time when shopping for a product we would “Let our fingers do the walking”, as popularized in this famous British Telecom advertisement for Yellow Pages from the 1980s. The process of searching for a product, the visits to different retailers for inspecting the quality of goods before selecting and eventually buying an …
Happy Now Here!
The famous Indian mystic Osho had once said, “I live my life based on 2 principles. One, I live as if today was my last day on earth. Two, I live today as if I am going to live forever.” On being asked, if one had to make a single New Year’s resolution what would …
May you live long and healthy
“Karva chauth” (literally translated, karva is a pot and chauth refers to the fourth day after the full-moon) was celebrated this year on October 8. It is a day-long fast that married women, primarily from Northern India (Punjab, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan etc.,) observe from before sunrise until after the moon has risen, for …
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