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Goya’s historic war

DISASTERS, war, hunger and human suffering fanned the imagination of iconic 18th century Spanish artist Goya, who captured the horrors of Napoleon’s invasion of Spain on canvas, drawings and etchings. Now his legacy has traveled all the way to India. A comprehensive exposition of Goya’s wartime etchings, Chroniclers of All Wars: The Disasters and War […]


Makhana magic

MAKHANA come into their own during Navratra or other days of ritual fasting and feasting. The stuff is referred to as lotus puffs in English and is considered by Indians to be pure (satvik) food. These are seeds of the lotus flower that grown in ponds. As children, we were delighted when the kheer was […]