A Spicy Voyage
by Dr. Anjana Maitra
 India is called the ‘land of spices’. Since time immemorial India has been famous all over the world for its exotic spices. The term ‘spices’ refers to aromatic or pungent vegetable substances used for flavoring foods. Once considered a luxury, spices have today become an integral part of our daily diet. No Indian food is complete without a dash of spices. The fame of Indian spices is older than recorded history. Centuries ago Greek and Roman traders carried Indian spices to Egypt, Arabia and Mesopotamia and sold them at exorbitant prices. Read On
Enjoying Stupidity: Believe it or not……
by Neha Sudhir
A majority of people believe that stupidity leads us nowhere. For them, it is the worst possible condition in which to spend one’s life, and if possible, should be completely avoided. According to these people, if the symptoms of stupidity are sighted, a doctor should be consulted. If people took a closer look at the “advantages” stupidity had to offer, they wouldn’t have such a pessimistic attitude towards it. Read On
Poems
Winter by Ananya S. Guha
Artwork
Waves of Sorrow by Swadha Mohanty
Salads: Health on a Platter
by Dr. Anjana Maitra
In today’s age of junk food and fast food most of us do not pay much attention to salads. At the most we just put a spoonful of salad on our plate just to taste it. However salads are very important for a balanced diet and to keep our body healthy and fit. Read On
A Beggar Robbed
by Shernaz Wadia
She clutched her bag and hurried towards him. Hearing her light footfall he smiled adding a glow to the evening sky. She quickly pulled out and opened a packet. It contained three pav-vadas. One for herself, two vadas and a loaf for him, and the remaining loaf for Kalia, who had instinctively followed her wagging his tail. Read On
The Ghost of Golden Gates
by Swapna Dutta
“Go and live somewhere else? You can’t mean it!” cried Nina. “We’ve lived in Delhi all our life”said Bablu looking up from the book he’d been reading. “I don’t believe it” said Chotu complacently. “It’s one of mum’s jokes.” Read On |
The Adventure of Semore’s Family
by Aryan Java Williams
 Once upon a time there was a mouse called Semore. Now Semore had 17 brothers and 16 sisters. That’s a pretty big family, you would say! One day Semore’s family drove to a Magic Town. The magic town was filled with people. While the big family was walking in the little town they saw a restaurant, a very big one. OMG! The tables were filled with all kinds of food. Read On
In Search of A Dream
by Ramendra Kumar
King Debendra was a very sad man. God had given him everything, health, wealth, name and fame. But he had denied him one thing which he craved most – a child. One day his prayers were answered. A swami came to his court and pleased with the King’s seva gave him three mangoes. “Give one to each of your queens. Soon you will be blessed with three heirs,” the Swami said and went on his way. Read On
A Lucky Mistake
by Swapna Dutta
“If only we could find a place big enough” sighed Seema, “so that dadi didn’t have to go away.” “Things won’t be the same without dadi” said Deepak, “I’ll hate it when she goes to live in the village.” Dadi had played a big role in bringing them up. She was always there to tell them stories, to make delicious ginger-tea when it was cold, fry hot samosas when it rained and pickles galore in summer. Since ma was busy with her school she was the one Seema and Deepak had turned to all the time. Read On
Mother Dearest : A Memoir
by Vijaylakshmi Nagaraj
Married at sixteen years just after she completed her SSLC from a girls school at Pallakkad, Kerala, my mother went to the beautiful hill-station of Shillong, in Meghalaya. Fifty six years ago the North East was considered the back of beyond. It was here that my father brought his bride all of sixteen to make his house into a home. The only language she spoke was Tamil and Malayalam. Father would translate to mother any conversation made by friends, neighbors... Read On
My Dream Comes True
by Ankita Panda
Each human being has a dream and prays to god to make his dream come true. Some dream of becoming a cricketer like Sachin Tendulkar and some dream of visiting the Disney land. Some want to become very rich and many of them want to come first in class. I too had many big and small dreams out of which many came true and many were still dreams. Read On |
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