M. Natesh
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M.D. Muthukumaraswamy
M.Natesh (b.1960) is a polymath of an artist with a prodigious output of paintings and drawings. Additionally, he works as a theatre director, lighting designer for dance and theatre, installation artist, and an actor trainer. Discovered to be a child prodigy by his parents (his father is the Tamil…
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Tupur Banerjee
Ancient Indian tradition describes food as prana, i.e., life, as food sustains life, and provides nutrition (Swami Gambhirananda 2007:142). Food intake within the same culture varies according to place, family and gender. Fish, for instance is a staple for Bengalis, but all Bengalis do not eat the…
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Suvajit Halder
Bengal has been famous for its food and cuisine ever since the establishment of civilization in the landscape of gluttons, made up of the sovereign state of Bangladesh (earlier East Bengal or East Pakistan) and the Indian state of West Bengal, with a total area of more than 228,000 square…
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Shweta Ghosh
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Shweta Ghosh
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Ajoba, my maternal grandfather, takes a sip of steaming tea. Eyes twinkling with nostalgia, he says, “The journey on the Konkan rail is mesmerizing. Tunnels and tunnels!! And it is greener than you can imagine.”
I listen with rapt attention and make a mental note. Ten years later, I…
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