Scroll1 day agoWhat can we learn about Bengali women’s complex relationship with food from bratas?scroll.in - Priyadarshini ChatterjeeEvery Tuesday, during the Bengali month of Jaishtha that falls at the height of summer, it is customary for women in my family to observe Joi …
Scroll5 days agoHow a German missionary changed the way houses were roofed in western Indiascroll.in - Ajay KamalakaranIn October 2022, the Karnataka Circle of the Department of Posts released a special cover dedicated to Mangalore tiles with several images of the …
ScrollA search across India for food that is cooked on stonesscroll.in - Priyadarshini ChatterjeeEven in a country with no dearth of exceptional cuisines, Hyderabadi food stands out. Its marag and lukhmi are mouth-wateringly delicious, its …
ScrollA trove of ‘pornographic art’ is lying unappreciated in a sarkari library in Uttar Pradeshscroll.in - Kamayani Sharma“I’m here for the pornography.” These are not words anyone plans to utter on sarkari premises in Uttar Pradesh. Certainly not at 11 am. Though I am …
ScrollIn Sukumar Ray’s hilarious poems, food was always served with a side of commentaryscroll.in - Priyadarshini Chatterjee“Boshi bachharer poila tarikhe/ Moner khataye rakhilam likhe/ Sahaj Udore dhoribe jetuku/ Sheyi tuku khabo hobo na petuk.” “On the first day of the year, …
ScrollOne woman’s search for the kathak dancers who were relegated to the background by Bollywoodscroll.in - Malini NairThere is something dreamlike about the choreography of Chalte chalte, a tawaif’s ode to an unseen admirer in Pakeezah. The kathak is unusually languid, …
