Get latest articles and stories on Lifestyle at LatestLY. There was a time when almost everyone in India ate out of a thali. The word derives from thaal, a large circular tray, and has some connection with thal/sthal a place. This is where food was traditionally placed for consumption. It was a paatra (literally a vessel or container) deriving from the Sanskrit word patra meaning a leaf. The earliest thali was obviously fabricated with leaves. The biodegradable pattal and the banana leaves commonly used as a plate in southern and coastal India remind us of this lineage. Lifestyle News | The Return of the Thali.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. India s missile system is highly safe and secure, and the country s defence establishment accords highest priority to safety procedures and protocols, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told Rajya Sabha Tuesday. India News | India s Missile System Highly Safe and Secure: Rajnath on Accidental Firing of Missile.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. There will be no place for dynastic politics in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the family led political parties will continue to be challenged, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday told the Parliamentary party meeting, adding that he takes onus for denying tickets to children of the party leaders in the recently concluded Assembly elections, sources said. India News | PM Modi Takes Onus for Denying Tickets to Children of BJP Leaders, Vows Fight Against Dynastic Politics: Sources.