Chahal for the Test Team?
BY BHINESH ANTHONY India currently possesses an abundance of skill in both fast bowling and spin bowling, which has helped them become one of the most powerful teams in the world in Test cricket in recent years. While Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Umesh Yadav would almost certainly have been assured a position in the playing eleven of other Test-playing nations, they struggle to find a space … Continue reading Chahal for the Test Team?
Pav Bhaji
Ingredients For the bhaji 400g/14oz potatoes (peeled weight), any variety, chopped into small chunks 200g/7oz carrots (peeled weight), chopped into small chunks 150g/5½oz cauliflower florets, cut into small chunks 100g/3½oz peas 50ml/2fl oz sunflower oil 1 tsp cumin seeds 300g/10½oz red onions (peeled weight), finely chopped 5 large garlic cloves, finely chopped 15g/½oz fresh root ginger, peeled and grated 400g/14oz tomatoes, finely chopped 2–3 green chillies (bird’s eye or similar), chopped and seeds left in 1 tsp salt 1–2 tsp tamarind paste (diluted in 100ml/3½fl oz … Continue reading Pav Bhaji
A Prayer of Thanks
Thank you, Lord, for the blessings you have bestowed on my life. You have provided me with more than I could ever have imagined. You have surrounded me with people who always look out for me. You have given me family and friends who bless me every day with kind words and actions. You have given me so much and I am truly grateful. Amen Continue reading A Prayer of Thanks
Shilpa Gupta
BY CSMI STAFF WRITER Shilpa Gupta (b.1976) lives and works in Mumbai, India where she has studied sculpture at the Sir J. J. School of Fine Arts from 1992 to 1997. Shilpa Gupta’s work engages with the defining power of social and psychological borders on public life. Her work makes visible the aporias and incommensurabilities in the emerging national public sphere in India, which include gender … Continue reading Shilpa Gupta
Interpreter of Maladies
BY ANDREW MOODY Each writer must submit to being judged by the truth and beauty of their own prose and nothing else. Earlier this week I popped into a Charity Shop near where I lived, and in a fit of whimsy bought the paperback of Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri, which had won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize, the PEN/Hemingway award, and the New Yorker … Continue reading Interpreter of Maladies
Standard Herald
BY CSMI STAFF WRITER There are few classic cars that spring to mind when you think of India. One that is held in high regard is the Triumph Standard Herald. This 2-door saloon came into existence back in 1959 in Coventry, UK. Triumph had great success with the Herald in the market and the saloon can still be seen on the roads of the UK. … Continue reading Standard Herald
Goan Coconut Rice with Ginger
Ingredients: 200ml Canned Coconut Milk 100g Desiccated Coconut 2 Tbsp Extra Virgin Rapeseed Oil 2 pieces of Cinnamon Stick (broken in half) 3-4 Black Peppercorns 2-3 Green Cardamom (light crushed) 2 Cloves (lightly crushed) 1-2 Small Onions 7.5m Fresh Root Ginger 2 Garlic cloves (peeled and finely chopped) 1 tsp Ground Turmeric 850ml Boiling Water 300g Tilda Long Grain Rice Fresh Coriander (chopped) 1-2 Tbsp … Continue reading Goan Coconut Rice with Ginger
India’s Fishing Industry
BY RIPAL PATEL In a new series of short and to-the-point economic bulletins, CSM India will be casting our eyes over key industries one by one. This week we are looking at the Indian fishing industry. How is the industry shaping up? What kind of state is it in for the moment and what are the opportunities for tomorrow? China was ranked as the number … Continue reading India’s Fishing Industry
Om Sahana Vavatu
Om Sahana Vavatu Saha Nau Bhunaktu Saha Viiryam Karavaavahai Tejasvi Nau Adhiitam Astu Maa Vidvissaavahai Om Shanti Shanti Shanti Om, may the Divine protect both teacher and student. Let us be nourished and protected. May we work together with great energy. May our studies be effective. May we never hate or fight one another. Om Peace, Peace, Peace. Continue reading Om Sahana Vavatu
A Family is for Life
BY JOE NUTT Like many people who read an essay by Honor Jones published someweeks ago in The Atlantic magazine, entitled How I Demolished my Life, I reacted badly. For anyone who missed it, the essay began with the author detailing her dissatisfaction with her current kitchen, before rapidly moving onto a description of the unending mess created by her three children, then devoted most of its 1,900 words … Continue reading A Family is for Life
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