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Festivals, Heritage, Sarees

My saree stories: Part 18 (Ode to the Laal Paar)

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Art, Heritage, History, Travelogues

Rani ni Vav: The queen among stepwells

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Films, People

Kader Khan: A life that went unsung

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  • Musings

    The Braveheart

    By Anshu / March 2, 2019

    Much of my early childhood was spent in Sainik School Bhubneswar and then in Bangalore Military School, where my father headed the Zoology Departments. I can’t remember much of Sainik School, but memories of Bangalore are very…

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  • Musings,  Poems

    The desert and the oasis

    By Anshu / February 27, 2019

    In the distance, She can hear The sound of the hoofs. The dust clouds billow She can no longer see. The sky turns grey As the dust spirals upwards. “I think I saw A man with a…

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  • Musings

    The business of beauty

    By Anshu / February 25, 2019

    On days when you feel exhausted and think you deserve to be pampered, you head to the spa. I would prefer to say ‘spa’ or ‘salon’ to sound sophisticated. But the unfortunate truth is that small towns…

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  • Art,  Heritage,  Travelogues

    Soof and Khaarek: Ways to select a bride?

    By Anshu / February 24, 2019

    “I hadn’t seen my wife before my wedding”, says Mukeshbhai. “But I was sent several samples of embroidery made by her. That told me so much about her.” We are at Kala Raksha in Sumrasar Sheikh village,…

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  • Films,  Reviews

    Gully Boy: The divide and the angst

    By Anshu / February 19, 2019

    A young driver watches the owner’s daughter rush into the back seat of the plush car, her eyes streaming with tears. He shuts the door and drives the long drive back home in the silent night, craving…

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  • Art,  Heritage,  People,  Travelogues

    Maata ni Pachhedi: Celebrating the Mother Goddess

    By Anshu / February 18, 2019

    Somewhere among the pages of a thirty year-old diary, which I maintained as a schoolgirl, I still have “Maata ni Pachhedi” scrawled. The diary had questions from Quiz Time and India Quiz, and everytime Siddhartha Basu asked…

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  • Events,  Music,  People,  Travelogues

    Usha Uthup: The bad girl with Kanjeevaram sneakers

    By Anshu / February 15, 2019

    Dressed in a gorgeous Kanjeevaram silk saree, her trademark big bindi adorning her forehead, she climbs up the stage gingerly. She is 71 and her hair has streaks of grey. She looks the complete antithesis of what…

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  • Heritage,  History,  Travelogues

    The Tree of Life insignia and Sidi Saeed Mosque

    By Anshu / February 13, 2019

    On my first trip to Ahmedabad, I was at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM-A) for my niece’s convocation ceremony. IIM-A’s logo is the Tree of Life insignia. The insignia is derived from the intricate stone-carved window…

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  • Books,  Events,  Heritage,  Travelogues

    The Jaipur Literature Festival: A carnival to remember

    By Anshu / February 8, 2019

    Resplendent peacocks welcome you as you enter the gates of Diggi Palace. And then you are subjected to an airport style scan and frisking — only done a lot more politely and quickly. The vibrant colours of…

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  • Birds,  Fauna,  Nature

    The ‘tantalising’ painted storks

    By Anshu / February 6, 2019

    The word ‘tantalise’ means ‘desirable but just out of reach’. This word is derived from the Greek mythological figure Tantalus. As the legend goes, Tantalus is a son of Zeus who is an evil doer. In one…

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