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We are the sister site of the groundbreaking and successful Country Squire Magazine in the United Kingdom. Our Magazine launched in November 2021 amidst great fanfare. Readers across India and the United Kingdom raised a glass. Then traffic to the Magazine boomed, for which we are eternally grateful. Where is the magazine for the Anglosphere? For relationship 2.0? Country Squire Magazine India has a simple mission statement: to be an online publication which provides a platform for voices from the Anglosphere in India. To enjoy the present partnership and to look forward to the future for a modern Anglo-Indian relationship rather than looking back to the past that none of us alive today lived or experienced. To showcase the vibrant and young India which is globally confident. We sincerely hope to live up to that mission. Country Squire Magazine India houses a collection of interesting writers from myriad walks of life. We have our fair share of professors, business people, journalists and freelancers. We believe in offering opportunities for budding young writers or anyone who wishes to make a sincere attempt at getting published. Please feel free to send in your contributions.
Artist Focus

Menon

BY CSMI STAFF WRITER Anjolie Ela Menon is a renowned Indian painter and muralist with a body of work that spans six decades and multiple genres and mediums. Menon is known for her luminous paintings on masonite, made with translucent layers of paint that are burnished to a soft glow. Her style is inspired by modern artists Amadeo Modigliani and Maqbool Fida Husain as well … Continue reading Menon

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recipe

Ultimate Kedgeree

Ingredients For the crisp onions 2 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil 2medium onions , halved and very thinly sliced For the kedgeree 350g undyed smoked haddock 175g lightly smoked salmon fillet 1 dried red chilli (Angela used Kashmiri) ½ full-fat milk 3 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil 1medium onion , chopped about 14 fresh or freeze-dried curry leaves 4 cardamom pods , split 1 cinnamon stick , broken into pieces 280g basmati rice ½ tsp turmeric 50g butter 2 eggs handful of coriander leaves and some lime wedges, … Continue reading Ultimate Kedgeree

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Investigations

James Cox Indian Statue Facebook Scammer

BY PAUL GANESH India is rife with scammers. Unfortunately the country is getting a reputation across the US and Europe in particular for housing boiler room scams, rip-off merchants and now Facebook Marketplace frauds. This used to be the territory of Nigeria. It is way beyond time that the police forces of India cracked down on these scams which give real business heralding from India … Continue reading James Cox Indian Statue Facebook Scammer

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Artist Focus

Madhvi Parekh

BY CSMI STAFF WRITER One of India’s most celebrated modern artists, self-taught painter and printmaker Madhvi Parekh creates joyful scenes of rural life incorporating folk stories, local legends, and childhood memories. Inspired by Paul Klee and Joan Miró, her paintings have a surreal, dreamlike quality. The New Delhi–based artist began painting in the 1960s with encouragement from her husband, artist Manu Parekh. They are the … Continue reading Madhvi Parekh

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Gujiya

Ingredients For the pastry 275g flour 35g ghee, melted and cooled sunflower oil, for kneading and deep-frying For the filling 1 litre whole milk (we used Jersey milk) 125g caster sugar 200g frozen grated coconut, defrosted 50g blanched almonds, finely chopped 50g raisins ½ tsp ground cardamom ¼ tsp grated nutmeg Method STEP 1 First, make the filling. Pour the milk into a pan set over a medium heat and boil for about 25-30 mins until reduced to a … Continue reading Gujiya

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Sunday Blessing

My Happiness is in Prayer

“Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds”, Allah will say, “My slave has praised Me.” When the slave says, “Most Gracious, Most Merciful”, Allah will say, “My slave has lauded Me.” When the slave says, “Master of the Day of Judgment”, Allah will say, “My slave has glorified Me.” When the slave says, “Thee do we worship, and Thine aid we … Continue reading My Happiness is in Prayer

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