Cardamom Cocktail
INGREDIENTS 1 ½ oz. vodka ½ oz. honey cardamom simple syrup (see below) ½ oz. lemon juice 1 egg white 1-2 drops Angostura bitters 1 star anise Ice FOR HONEY CARDAMOM SIMPLE SYRUP ½ cup water ½ cup honey 4-5 cardamom pods, lightly crushed FOR HONEY CARDAMOM SIMPLE SYRUP In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine water, honey, and cardamom pods. Heat, stirring occasionally, … Continue reading Cardamom Cocktail
Rolls Royce Roadsweepers?
BY DAV SINGH When Queen Victoria accepted the additional title of Empress of India in 1876, she made a rare appearance at Parliament, opening it in person as part of the announcement on the 1st of January in 1877 of her change in title. The British had imposed themselves on the subcontinent for a generation by then. It was a relationship that enriched England greatly, … Continue reading Rolls Royce Roadsweepers?
Rejoice This Sunday
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine India, I trust that You are well and looking forward to Christmas. Let’s hope Christmas this year is better than last and that Omicron rather than Christmas turns out to be a damp squib. We are now into the third Sunday of Advent. Today, we celebrate the third Sunday of Advent which is called Rejoice Sunday. Many people will … Continue reading Rejoice This Sunday
Indian Train Hostesses
BY NIKLESH SINGH Indian Railways in a bid to provide better passenger services will soon introduce train hostesses in its premium trains which include Vande Bharat, Gatimaan and Tejas Express. However, the train hostesses will not be introduced in the long-distance premium trains like Rajdhani Express and Duronto Express. So next time you travel by train, don’t be surprised if a woman smilingly approaches you … Continue reading Indian Train Hostesses
Haute Cuisine Club Style
BY DR KAUSTAV BHATTACHARYYA The exclusive elite ‘Gentlemen’ clubs of Italy were known for their culinary elegance and glamour. Similarly, India’s culinary spread is truly remarkable and we would be enriched with elite patronage and assimilating these items as part of the urbane haute cuisine. The term ‘foodie’ and ‘haute cuisine’ along with ‘fine dining’ has entered our globalised lexicon in urban India for nearly … Continue reading Haute Cuisine Club Style
Romancing The Grassroots
BY DR KAUSTAV BHATTACHARYYA Recently I was having a conversation with an old school friend of mine and marveled at this idea of how the notion of ‘grassroots’ was glamourized by an earlier generation of intellectuals and educated classes. We both concurred that this romanticization of the ‘grassroots’ of the egalitarian dreamy-eyed intelligentsia of pre-1990s India was basically proffering of piety and condescension to the … Continue reading Romancing The Grassroots
Railway Lamb Curry
Ingredients 8 garlic cloves , crushed thumb-sized piece ginger , finely grated 2 tsp turmeric 800g leg of lamb on the bone, cut into bite-sized pieces 3 tbsp vegetable oil 10-12 curry leaves 1 onion , finely chopped 450ml lamb stock 1 medium potato , peeled and cut into chunks 250ml coconut milk 2 tsp tamarind paste rice or roti, to serve For the spice mix 1 tbsp coriander seeds 2 tsp fennel seeds 1 tsp cumin seeds 6-7 dried Kashmiri chillies (or mild dried red chillies), … Continue reading Railway Lamb Curry
Plato’s Influence on Western Child Protection
BY DR KAUSTAV BHATTACHARYYA Searching for answers about the dysfunctional Western child welfare system, which is unjustly confiscating thousands of children from their families every year, I found a possible answer in Plato, whose profound influence on Western thought is well-known. A lot of my understanding of Plato comes from the legendary thinker Karl Popper and his work The Open Society and its Enemies, which provided a … Continue reading Plato’s Influence on Western Child Protection
Childhood Given New Meaning in European Schools
BY DR KAUSTAV BHATTACHARYYA In the 18th and 19th centuries, the public schools of Britain, the lycées of France and the Cadet Academies of Prussia set the template for modern Europe’s state-controlled childcare apparatus. Global child rights discourse often turns the spotlight on how children are treated—historically and in present times—in our part of the world. But it is also educational to turn the gaze … Continue reading Childhood Given New Meaning in European Schools
Bhabha
BY DR KAUSTAV BHATTACHARYYA Bhabha placed India in the global league of scientific powers The history and evolution of the Indian atomic energy program is synonymous with the life-story of Dr Homi Bhabha, the story which N.D. Sharma has attempted to capture in his book, Homi Bhabha: A Visionary & Science Administrator Extraordinaire, along with Dr Baldev Raj. Unfortunately, Dr Raj did not live to see … Continue reading Bhabha
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