STAFF WRITER According to Bloomberg, India is set to regain its position as the world’s fastest growing major economy this year, but any euphoria is likely to be tempered by concerns around a resurgent virus outbreak. Gross domestic product will grow 9.2% in the fiscal year ending March 2022, according to the first official estimate released by the Statistics Ministry yesterday. That’s slightly slower than … Continue reading India’s World-Beating Growth
CSM STAFF WRITER After becoming extinct in 1952, the cheetah is set to return to India as the central government yesterday launched an action plan under which 50 of these big cats will be introduced in the next five years. Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav launched the action plan at the 19th meeting of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) saying, “The Cheetah that became … Continue reading 50 Cheetahs
BY RASHMI SINGH Harleen Singh is associate professor of women’s studies and South Asian literature at Brandeis University. Harnaaz Sandhu (in featured photo above) was crowned Miss Universe in December. Both Sandhu and Singh say they see change on the horizon in regards to darker skinned Indians winning pageants. Sandhu’s win is hopefully an opening, they say, for darker-skinned women to enter the mainstream. Here … Continue reading Beauty For All
BY CHARLES TARR The Hindustan Ambassador is a ubiquitous vehicle across the streets of India. To all intents and purposes a licensed Morris Oxford, these humble cars are best-known for their use as taxi cabs, thanks to their reliability and simplicity, and enjoying almost unrivalled success across the country for a number of years. In the late 1980s, Hindustan turned to the export market to … Continue reading The Rare Ambassador
Ingredients 400g self-raising flour , plus extra for dusting small bunch fresh fenugreek or coriander, finely chopped 250-300ml lukewarm milk sunflower oil , for deep-frying For the channa 2 tsp black loose-leaf tea , brewed in 1 litre hot water 2 x 400g cans chickpeas , drained and rinsed 2 tbsp ghee 2 onions , finely chopped 1 tbsp cumin seeds 3 black cardamom pods , bruised thumb-sized piece ginger , peeled and grated 3 garlic cloves , finely chopped 2 green chillies , finely chopped 2 … Continue reading Channa Bhatura
BY EFFIE DEANS I don’t think I have read a word by J.K Rowling. When the Harry Potter books became wildly popular, I abstained. Perhaps that was a mistake. Lots of other people have enjoyed them, maybe I would have too. I rather like classic children’s fiction. But somehow the prospect of reading about child wizards going to school did not appeal. My loss. So … Continue reading Truth Sets You Free
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 Universal Blessing for 2022
CSM INDIA EDITORIAL Have a brilliant new year, all. From the CSM India Team x Continue reading Happy New Year to You All
BY ANDREW MOODY “People can be fickle. Today they hate you. Tomorrow they’ll love you. The industry works on this rule. That’s why they call it a gambler’s profession. Who knows, if your first comeback role clicks, you’ll get another, better role. It all depends on the people- they only accept and they only reject.” Bollywood has a worldwide reputation for making films as fairy … Continue reading Starry Nights
BY ALEX STORY The bell tolled for western civilisation on the 1st of July 2007. Some people will point to financiers. After all, they sold competence and instead delivered the Great Financial Disaster of 2008. The last was followed by a never ending tidal wave of Governmental incontinence, destroying trust and value in the process. Others will finger politicians across the decades for mistaking personal for national … Continue reading The Key to Everything
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