Imagine youāre a homemaker who makes the best hummus in your housing society. Neighbours call you when they host an event, you receive rave reviews, and have perfected the recipe, so you can scale without compromising quality. So, what stops you from growing your brand? You donāt know how to design a logo, craft a…
Women pluck tender tamarind leaves in Andhra Pradesh, a popular ingredient in curries | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao The tamarind tree is the subject of myth and folklore. Some consider it to be the abode of spirits, while for others, it is related to stories of the Ramayana. There are also stories about this tree…
What is a bird? Textbook definitions would say āwarm-blooded vertebrates that have feathers, toothless, beaked jaws and lay hard-shelled eggsā. But there is much more to them ā their lives have enough drama, adventure, danger and romance to put a movie script to shame. And when you start looking at them closely, you realise there…
Turkish Nobel laureate author Orhan Pamuk at his house in Istanbul. | Photo Credit: AFP Turkish Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk has always dreamed of becoming a painter. In Memories of Distant Mountains, his recently launched memoir, he says, āAt 22, I killed the painter inside of me and began writing novels.ā This book features a…
A molecular biologist from Madurai, our quizmaster enjoys trivia and music, and is working on a rock ballad called āCoffee is a Drink, Kaapi is an Emotionā. @bertyashley Quiz: Easy like Sunday morning ā Names in culture! The library of Alexandria in Egypt is a vast space designed to accommodate 2,000 readers.Ā START THE QUIZ…
Fifteen years ago Rujuta Diwekar hit the headlines for her best selling diet book Donāt Lose Your Mind, Lose Your Weight. The fitness and nutrition expert famously put actor Kareena Kapoor on a diet that included rice, ghee, and parathas, proving that you can get into skinny jeans without giving up dal-chawal, or the occasional…
A Bhagath Singhās mother, Kalavathi, would always eye the head of the biggest fish in Ennoreās Thazhankuppam market. āThese fish would weigh up to five kilograms,ā says the Puducherry-based independent researcher. Once she secured the head, she would go home and cook it whole in a fiery kulambu. Bhagathās memories of his late mother and…
The iconic Nilgiri Library in Udhagamandalam hosts the festival | Photo Credit: SATHYAMOORTHY M Who is an Indian? What defines identity in a land as diverse as India? A question that resonates across time kickstarts the conversation at the opening day of the Ooty Literature Festival 2025 on March 14 at the iconicĀ NilgiriĀ Library inĀ Udhagamandalam. At…
Your book collection is often a reflection of your interests and when one of them is design, thereās no dearth of titles that you can stock up. They also make for great gifts whether it is for adding to someoneās reading collection or for their display of coffee table books. Vinay Sachdeva of Page3 Bookshop…
Kitchen Poems by Nithya Mariam John | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Nithya Mariam Johnās short, crisp verses have the sweetness of elayada, the salty-spicy tang of cut mango and the freshness of lacy appams at sunrise. Poet, translator and assistant professor of English at BCM College, Kottayam, says her new poetry collection is inspired by…
