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A Celebration Of Weavers Made This IRS Couple’s Wedding An Unforgettable Affair
Irrespective of which part of the country you hail from, you would agree that weddings in India are nothing short of an extravaganza and are celebrated with much aplomb and festivities. The betrothed...
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Not Just Rolls & Roshogolla: 10 Delectable Dishes Kolkata Folks Will Vouch For!
A Bengali’s identity is defined by the enthusiasm they exhibit while debating their choices and affiliations. This is true when it comes to differences in origin—Bangal (East Bengal) or Ghoti (West...
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The Hebbars: This Karnataka Couple Set Up One of India’s Biggest Recipe Empires!
It wasn’t until I got married two years ago that I really began cooking—dals, different kinds of sabzis and rotis—for daily sustenance. Everyday cooking with greens and veggies like bhindi, lauki and...
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How a British Sea Cadet Set Up India’s Oldest Surviving Bookstore
The name ‘Higginbothams’ shakes up a lot of memories for all old-timers residing in Chennai, whether it was where they bought their first book or the classic chequered flooring, its high arches or the...
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King of Lemons: How the Gondhoraj Lebu Literally Remains True to Its Roots!
A big dollop of snow-white rice lands on the plate. The steam swirls up into the air, only to be doused by a few drops of lime. A slight poke to release the heat, and a blast of one-of-a-kind citrusy...
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Rice Flour With Dollops of History: Beautiful Pics Of Bengal’s Ancient Alpona...
For us, a day before any festival was always the worst. Chaos ensued as my mother single-handedly made all the arrangements. From shopping, cleaning, decoration to food, everything seemed like a mess,...
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With Children’s Books & Bamboo Mugs, Arunachal Village Preserves Ancient Wisdom
It was sometime in the second half of 2018 that I read about a community-run library called Garung Thuk in the tiny village of Shergaon in Arunachal Pradesh. While I usually spend many months of...
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Kolkata Couple Rediscover Their Roots Through Food, Now Run Viral YouTube...
As a boy, Saptarshi Chakraborty loved festivals, especially Lakshmi Puja. Like many Bangal (East Bengali) families, this was a grand affair in the Chakraborty household, not just because of the...
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Wild Fruits to Sea Shells: Durga Puja Pandals Across India Are Going...
Maa Eshe Geche (Ma has arrived). The wait is over for the millions of devotees who look forward to the festival of Navratri spanning nine days. The fervour and excitement that one feels upon entering a...
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Queen of Pickles: Why Bengal’s Explosive Kasundi Is The Stuff of Food Legends
On a damp Sunday, with the sun shrouded under a sky full of humongous grey-tinted clouds, a gloom spreads through the air. Even a hot, piping cup of tea with onion fritters doesn’t seem to do the...
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Warli Art on Dried Mushrooms? Peek Inside a Unique Tribal Hamlet in Mumbai’s...
Tucked away from the hustle and bustle of the city that never sleeps, the quaint 3,000-acre Aarey Milk Colony of Mumbai lies in a world of its own. Flanked by the green belt of Aarey forest, the colony...
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More Than a Towel: How Assam’s ‘Gamosa’ Made It to The Guinness World Records!
One of the most recognisable cultural symbols of Assam, the gamosa, also known as the gamusa or gamucha, is white rectangular piece of cloth, around 4 feet in height and 2 feet in width, has beautiful...
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7 Traditional Masalas From Regional Kitchens That’ll Give You a Taste of Old...
Indian kitchens are treasure troves of the best culinary enigmas. The magical taste in our grandmothers’ recipes emerged from their culinary prowess and the secret masalas they painstakingly curated....
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Rice Tea to Millet Momos: This Woman Is Reviving India’s Tribal Culinary Gems
“Every time you eat food, you are not just tasting the dish, but also experiencing the culture of its source community and its evolution. It is true when they say that food indeed is a mirror to the...
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In the 1700s, Stale Bread & a Surat Bakery Gave Birth to a Unique Parsi...
Every day, at 7 o’clock sharp in the morning, the radio player at Niloufer Mavalvala’s home would be switched on, and the sounds of BBC’s morning broadcast would echo through the house, signaling the...
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Chennai Siblings Whip Up Storm With Edible Miniature Food, Earn a Million...
As the video begins to play, you first see a camera panning to a hand carefully washing grains of rice. The next shot is of a kadhai with a dollop of ghee, which begins to sizzle when a handful of...
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8 Celebrities Doing All They Can to Help The Needy During Lockdown
With The Positive Collective, The Better India’s COVID-19 coverage is available to regional language publications for free. Write to editorial@thebetterindia.com for more details. While the nation has...
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What’s the Real Story of ‘Gulabo Sitabo’? Hint: Amitabh’s Village Is Involved!
“Mohabbat Karte Hai Hum Apni Haveli Se, Be Inteha” – You can hear a decrepit Mirza enunciating this line in the preview of Shoojit Sircar’s latest offering ‘Gulabo-Sitabo’ – the Haveli in question is...
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India’s Ancient Food Secret That Creates a Power Packed Dish From Leftover Rice
My mother strongly believes that the best things in life come simple — with a pinch of salt and a drizzle of lemon juice. While the philosophical undertones of this notion only became clear to me as an...
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Will Changing a Product’s Name Change Mindsets in a Country Obsessed with...
Born a dark-skinned person, I have had my share of struggles. Aunties everywhere would suggest fairness treatments and skin lightening recipes. There have been several instances where I have felt...
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