India by Luxury Train
BY CSMI STAFF WRITER The Maharajas Express is the most recent and unarguably the most luxurious tourist train in India with finesse at par with the Orient Express of the West. The Maharaja Express can be introduced as one of the most popular luxury trains running on Indian rails. Maharaja Express is an amalgamation of style, luxury, lavishness and grandeur. Since the keyword here was … Continue reading India by Luxury Train
Goan Dodol
Ingredients: 1 cup coconut milk 200 gm grated jaggery 50 gm cashews 200 gm rice flour 50 gm almonds Instructions: Mix rice flour with milk To prepare this delicious dessert, take a large bowl and mix the rice flour with the coconut milk. Make sure the mixture is lump-free. Cook the batter Heat a saucepan over a medium flame and pour flour batter into it. … Continue reading Goan Dodol
Sunday Prayer
O Adorable Lord of Mercy and Love!Salutations and prostrations unto Thee.Thou art Omnipresent, Omnipotent and Omniscient.Thou art Satchidananda (Existence-Consciousness-Bliss Absolute).Thou art the Indweller of all beings. Grant us an understanding heart,Equal vision, balanced mind,Faith, devotion and wisdom.Grant us inner spiritual strengthTo resist temptations and to control the mind.Free us from egoism, lust, greed, hatred, anger and jealousy.Fill our hearts with divine virtues. Let us behold … Continue reading Sunday Prayer
Fake IPL Amuses the Planet
BY BHINESH ANTHONY A desultory cricket match is being played on what looks like a barren patch of land. The video is soundless – a blue strap at the bottom of the screen tells you the scores of the batting team, the two batters, the projected score and the bowling records. It says that Chennai Fighters are chasing a score of 151 set by the … Continue reading Fake IPL Amuses the Planet
Zarina
BY CSMI STAFF WRITER Zarina Hashmi (16 July 1937 – 25 April 2020), known professionally as Zarina, was an Indian-American artist and printmaker based in New York City. Her work spans drawing, printmaking, and sculpture. Associated with the Minimalist movement, her work utilized abstract and geometric forms in order to evoke a spiritual reaction from the viewer. Zarina’s art was informed by her identity as … Continue reading Zarina
Pilot Training in India
BY RASHMI SINGH India, a country often underrated as a choice for commercial pilot training, can turn out to be a goldmine for aspiring pilots with the right bit of information and guidance. With a proven education system and a history of glorious aviators from our country, India is surely one of the best options out there to begin your pilot training. The unique teacher-student … Continue reading Pilot Training in India
Virus Deniers
BY ROGER WATSON During the lockdowns, I encountered a group of people who were new to me. These were the ‘virus sceptics’; in fact, it would be more accurate to call them the ‘virus deniers’, a label they hate as it smacks of Holocaust denial. Remarkably, they do not believe that viruses exist. Scratch deep enough and they do not believe in any aspect of … Continue reading Virus Deniers
Tandoori Cauliflower
Ingredients: 900g cauliflower (1 small head) 1/3 cup (50g) chickpea flour (besan) 1/2 cup (50g) raw cashews 3 garlic cloves 5cm piece (25g) ginger, finely grated 1/4 cup (60ml) sunflower oil, plus extra to grease 400g thick Greek-style yoghurt 1/4 tsp chilli powder 1 tsp carom seeds (from Indian food shops – substitute with fennel seeds) 3 tsp each garam masala & ground cumin 200g … Continue reading Tandoori Cauliflower
Health Blessing
O Lord, I bow down in front of you. You are worshipped by both gods and demons. Your divine powers bless the people of this world and bring them out of sufferings, diseases, ailments, oldness and fear of death. Continue reading Health Blessing
Jeebesh Bagchi
BY CSMI STAFF WRITER Jeebesh Bagchi is an Indian Asian Modern & Contemporary artist who was born in 1965.Numerous key galleries and museums such as Museum De Lakenhal have featured Jeebesh Bagchi’s work in the past. Jeebesh Bagchi has been featured in articles for Hyperallergic, Ocula and New York Times. The most recent article is Tai Kwun Contemporary Showcases ‘Portals, Stories, and Other Journeys’ written for ArtDaily in April 2021. Bagchi, along with … Continue reading Jeebesh Bagchi
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