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This year will mark the first time that Morocco recognises the Amazigh new year as an official holiday, enjoyed with festive foods like couscous.

On Eid al-Adha, writer Tarana Khan recalls a unique raan kabab prepared by one of the last royal cooks of Rampur.

Of history and the many tales in its labyrinth ​ Wed, Jul 28 2021 8:42 IST | ​ 0 Views Of history and the many tales in its labyrinth.. Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, July 28 : She doesn't really remember when she heard the story of the woman she named Feroza Begum in her book. Perhaps it was one of those tales her grandmother narrated when the children gathered around in the courtyard of their rambling home. "We loved to listen to the stories of bygone years as they had an immediacy, a reference point - about some relative or friend we knew," she recalls. Author Tarana Husain Khan...

Muzaffar Ali in conversation with Professor Fatmi. Allahabad has been home to a large community of Anglo-Indians since the time of British colonial rule. Though many members migrated to Australia and the United Kingdom sometime in the 1970s, the community still has sizeable presence in the city. My teaching job at the Boys’ High School connected me to this community and their delectable cuisine: a mixture of Indian and British culinary heritage. I discovered the Goan dish vindaloo, Christmas cakes baked at Bushy’s, and homemade mustard dips. Bushy’s, a bakery run by a Muslim family sinc...

Saving tilak chandan’s fragrance: Why a field in Rampur is growing an heirloom rice variety Many indigenous rice varieties in India were driven to extinction by the Green Revolution. They need to be preserved, for their distinct aroma and flavour, and for their relationship with the environment. Written by Yashee | New Delhi | Updated: December 28, 2020 10:29:58 pm The tilak chandan being threshed at Benazir Farm in Rampur, in November. (Photo: Twitter/@DrTarana) India once grew more than 1,00,000 varieties of rice. History and mythology be...