BY RIPAL PATEL The diamond manufacturers today are in a reasonably healthy situation coming off a very nice, strong year. Their inventory levels are at all-time lows, with good profit margins over the past quarter. Demand is still very strong, especially from America and China. Retailers in America were used to an oversupply of diamonds and jewelry-manufacturing capacity. Last year, because of the strong demand, … Continue reading Indian Diamond Dominance
BY STAFF WRITER British cuisine has never made it to the top ranking on a global scale and it is not surprising that the Indian Chicken tikka masala has been voted the most popular UK dish. Nevertheless, London happens to be the 6th most Michelin starred city. Other than Paris, there’s no European city with nearly as many Michelin starred meals, nor the diversity in … Continue reading The UK’s Favourite Curry
Dear Lord, May I realize afresh today what Your death and resurrection mean for me. Forgiveness, freedom, and the ability to walk with You through this fallen world into eternity. May I always find my satisfaction in You and Your willingness to offer Yourself to me. In Jesus’ Name, Amen. Continue reading Easter Sunday Prayer
Ingredients 300ml/10fl oz double cream 200ml/7fl oz Greek-style yoghurt 4 shop-bought meringue nests 1 ripe mango, skin and stone removed, flesh cut into 1cm/½in pieces 3 passion fruits, halved 4 fresh mint sprigs, to decorate (optional) Method Gently whip the cream in a large bowl until soft peaks form. Fold the yoghurt through the cream, being careful not to over-mix. Break the meringues into the bowl and gently stir to combine. (It should … Continue reading Tropical Eton Mess
BY ARUNDHATI GHOSH Episode 2: Death does not us part My first tryst with death happened, Ma says, when I was four and our pet parrot Mithu just wouldn’t wake up one morning to eat her seeds. She hung her head and sat stiff on her perch. Ma said she had gone to sleep forever. I did not understand ‘forever’. For children, time runs differently. … Continue reading Footloosing Frontiers
BY STAFF WRITER Good Friday is a gazetted holiday in India. It commemorates the final hours of Jesus’ life, his crucifixion, and death, as described in the Christian bible. Many Christians in India attend special church services or pray on Good Friday. Some people also fast or abstain from meat on this day. Many Christians hold parades or open air plays to portray the last … Continue reading Good Friday in India
BY RASHMI PATANI An early precursor to the plucked string instrument family was the lute, which originated in India. This instrument made its way to Europe via Constantinople and Sicily. It metamorphosed into the Byzantine Lyra, Roman pandura and the gittern, which developed into the guitar and mandora in Sicily, which passed through Germany, called the mandoer, Spanish – vandola, Italian – mandola. A small … Continue reading The Glorious Mandolin
BY RIPAL PATEL The game of cricket spread to African and Asian countries with the rapid expansion of the British Empire. There is no place other than the sub-continent, at the moment, where cricket is so successful in terms of the number of admirers as well as in commercial terms. India & Pakistan are the leading cricketing rivals in the Sub-Continent. The first match in … Continue reading For The Love Of Cricket
Ingredients Fig- 1 Mint Leaves- 8 Sugar- 1 tbsp Ginger flavoured soda- 100 ml Method STEP 1 Muddle the fig, sugar, and mint leaves in a shaker until the fig is all crushed. STEP 2 Add soda to the shaker and shake until combined. STEP 3 Strain and fill a glass over ice. STEP 4 Garnish with the last mint leaf and any extra figs. … Continue reading Fig Mocktail
You must understand the whole of life, not just one little part of it. That is why you must read, that is why you must look at the skies, that is why you must sing, and dance, and write poems, and suffer, and understand, for all that is life. ― Jiddu Krishnamurti Continue reading The Whole Of Life
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