Gayatri Mantra
Om! Earth, Sky, Heaven.We meditate on thebrilliant light of the Sun:May it illuminate our minds! Ōṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥtat savitur vareṇyaṃbhargo devasya dhīmahidhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt. Continue reading Gayatri Mantra
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Indian Fish Cakes
Ingredients 600g potato , quartered if large ½ tsp cumin seeds 2 spring onions , finely chopped 1 red chilli , deseeded and finely chopped 2 tbsp chopped coriander 1 egg , beaten 100g cooked leftover salmon , flaked into large pieces plain flour , for coating 25g butter and 1 tbsp sunflower oil leftover avocado mayo, raita or mango chutney, to serve Method STEP 1 Boil the potatoes. Meanwhile, dry-fry the cumin seeds for a couple … Continue reading Indian Fish Cakes
Sacral Notes
BY DR KAUSTAV BHATTACHARYYA GURU OF INDIAN ‘GREEN REVOLUTION’ IN THE SHRINE OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Professor MS Swaminathan is synonymous with ‘Green Revolution’ in turn solving the food production problem thus making India self-reliant in feeding its population. Recently Professor Swaminathan’s archives were released in a ceremonial function at the NCBS, National Center for Biological Sciences as part of its Science Archives. NCBS was one … Continue reading Sacral Notes
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. Oh Lord, give me your medicines and blessings in abundance to remedy the sickness confronting the humanity. Continue reading Health Blessing
Indian Economy Overtakes the UK
CSMI STAFF WRITER Just a decade ago, Indian GDP was the eleventh largest in the world. Now, with 7 percent growth forecast for 2022, India’s economy has overtaken the United Kingdom’s in terms of size, making it the fifth biggest. That’s according to the latest figures from the International Monetary Fund. India’s growth is accompanied by a period of rapid inflation in the UK, creating a cost of living crisis and … Continue reading Indian Economy Overtakes the UK
Always be the Fisherman
BY SEAN WALSH “Then Jesus said to Simon: don’t be afraid. From now on you will catch men. So, they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything, and followed Him” (Luke 5) I think this song is a beautiful recuperation of the Gospel message. He walked the shore of Galilee and invited Peter and Andrew into Mission. Not that they could refuse. And then James … Continue reading Always be the Fisherman
Pakoras
Ingredients 700g boneless chicken, cut into bite-sized pieces 2 tbsp cornflour 50g rice flour 40g gram flour, sieved 3 dried chillies, crushed or 3 green chillies, finely chopped ½ tsp chilli powder ½ tsp curry powder ½ tsp ground coriander ½ tsp cumin 2 small onions, chopped small bunch of coriander, finely chopped vegetable oil, for deep-frying sweet chilli sauce or green chutney, to serve Method STEP 1 Put the chicken in a large bowl, then use your hands to coat the pieces … Continue reading Pakoras
The Koshy’s Parade – The Mystic Café
BY DR KAUSTAV BHATTACHARYYA ‘There’s a natural mystic blowing through the airCant keep them downIf you listen carefully now you will hear.’Bob Marley, The Natural Mystic At a recent Indo-Anglian poetry event I reminisced about the dreamy-eyed, youthful, indulgent days sauntered away at a Bangalore lanmark café, The Parade Café or the Koshy’s. My serious dabbling with Indo-Anglian poetry of the Dom Moraes, Nissim Ezekiel … Continue reading The Koshy’s Parade – The Mystic Café
Boon or Bane
Perhaps the part of the year that Spring you deem,In others’ view destructive Autumn it may seem!The worldly affairs one pattern don’t retain,So pilgrim wise, think not of loss and gain!The thing you take for the sky of earthly tract,Perhaps is the soil of some other world in fact! –Sir Muhammad Iqbal Continue reading Boon or Bane
Kheema Biryani
Ingredients: Kheema (minced meat)- 250 gms Cinnamon stick- 2 inch Cardamom- 3 pieces Clove- 3 pieces Onion- 2 sliced Tomato- 3, finely chopped Oil- 2 tbsp Rice- 1 1/2 cups Chilli powder- 2 tsp Garam masala powder- 2 tsp Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp Coriander leaves- a handful Mint leaves- a handful Coriander powder- 2 tsp Ginger garlic paste- 1 tsp Water- 3 cups Salt- to … Continue reading Kheema Biryani
