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Hitting the Bengali sweet spot: How to have their mishti and eat it too is the dulcet dilemmaThe piece explores Bengalis’ deep cultural relationship with mishti (sweets) through a personal anecdote about a cook whose blood sugar rea...- Change of course at the table: Subaltern foodways are the new ideological googly in BengalSubaltern cuisine is gaining popularity in Kolkata's gourmet dining scene. Traditional Bengali dishes are now being re-evaluated by younger...
- Rallies, meetings inseparable part of Bengal's culture just as luchi, mishti doi: HC Chief JusticeCalcutta High Court allowed State Coordination Committee's march by government employees, emphasizing Bengal's culture with 'mishti doi', '...
- How NRI parents can make their children accept India as part of their identityIt is common for children to consider anything they do not encounter regularly in their quotidian lives as weird or alien. More so if they ...
- India strongly raising issue of climate justice with developed countries: PM ModiIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked about climate justice and criticized the developmental policies of some advanced nations that co...
- Are there sweets beyond milk? Exploring Bengal’s mishti universe beyond milk-based treatsBengal takes its sweets seriously.
- Decoding the excess love for 'mithai': What makes sweets super addictive?Despite a real market for less sugary sweets, producers continue to trust the addictive power of excess/artificial sweetness.
- Bengal has fought many battles on ideological fronts. This time around the election feels more like a circusPoll-bound Bengal is more like a circus than ever, with film and popular personalities of lesser standing making almost daily appearances i...
- Why do chefs in India continue to serve imitationsWhy do chefs in India continue to serve so much pastiche on the plate while pretending it is original work? One reason is that audiences la...
- From Ladakh to Chandni Chowk: Dig into the most-popular street treats of IndiaIn Kolkata, a popular meal would include the kathi rolls — tender chicken wrapped in buttery paratha with a film of egg.
- Tongue firmly in cheek, here's reminding India why Gujaratis deserve a second chanceYou have a choice from across this vast and great nation, but think about this: who else can you possibly elect?
- Perseverance too scores high in Ivy League admissionConsultants are seeing a trend of students not only applying to several top MBA programmes but also getting into more than three top school...
- United colours of incredible IndiaWhile states are marketing their own attractions, the Centre wants to leverage everything into one package, which it expects can bring a mu...
- The Midas touch! West Bengal tourism pins hope on Shah Rukh KhanClose to Rs 300 crores would be spent in developing tourism in the state, which is 15% higher against the budget last year.
- Celebrate Diwali with Motichoor Truffles, Rasmalai CheesecakeThere are other popular mithai flavours like besan, badam, pista that have transformed into offerings like besan ladoo cheesecake, pista an...
- The great rosogolla revolt: When a bengal CM banned bengali sweetsMilk sweets were banned under the West Bengal Channa Sweets Control Order imposed by Congress chief minister Prafulla Chandra Sen.
- Luis Garcia wants to relive Anfield moments at KolkataISL has brought us all to India and I am confident we can make football a far more popular sport in your country, which, I am told, only fo...
- Food trail across India: Sugar, spice and all things niceIt’s festival time and this means celebrations, parties and a whole lot of good food. What better time to delve into India’s varied cuisine...
- Now, starved banks bet on Bengal sweetsBanks in West Bengal are coming forward to offer loans to sweet-makers to help them modernise their kitchen and refurbish their old outlets.
- Sweet Branding: IMF pedas, scam-free jalebis break mouldDuring Diwali every second shop in Mumbai’s downtown financial district seems to be selling sweets. But only one has IMF pedas. Fountain Dr...
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