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A premium lifestyle food superstore for people who understand and enjoy the finer nuances and aspects of food, Foodhall presents its first cookbook. Curated by one of the finest food and ingredients stores in the country, this book not just takes you around the world to enjoy recipes shared by star chefs – from modern European to Asian, contemporary Indian to Mediterranean, and not-to-be-missed dream desserts, it also brings together the food philosophy of ...
The last 90 years have been a glorious period in Himalayan Exploration. As explorers from across the globe have attempted to discover the Himalaya, the Himalayan Club has played a pioneering role in chronicling their expeditions for posterity. The accompanying maps, from the Himalayan Journal, are a historical treasure capturing various facets of exploration over time. Legendary explorations like Shipton and Tilman’s route into Nanda Devi Sanctuary, Maurice ...
A personal journey of a Konyak woman who retraces the steps of her grandfather and great-grandfather by documenting the tattooing practice of the Konyaks – a once fearsome headhunting tribe of Nagaland in India, well known for their iconic facial and body tattoos.
For the first time this book compiles the most intensive research and documentation that has ever been done on tattoo art.
It explores the Konyaks’ concept of beautification of the body ...
The rare bond between a painter and a collector develops to the benefit of both, each making the other richer over time. Such was the bond between Jangarh Singh Shyam and Niloufar and Mitchell S. Crites, who were among Jangarh’s major patrons from the 1980s, when few were interested in the art form that Jangarh fathered, which generations of Gond artists would follow. Jangarh’s spark — which came from his artistic genius, his passion for Gond ...
The period between 1850 and 1950 was a magnificent time for the world of performing arts. Classical music, dance, drama and folklore traditions werw being rewritten and reinterpreted to welcome a new age. These arts were a reflection of the time, but they had larger role to play than as mere entertainment.
Drama Queens: Women who created history on stage places itself at the crossroads of understanding modern cultural history. Through ten leading ladies of ...
The ritual of offering food or Naivedyam to Lord Venkateshwara – a manifestation of Lord Vishnu – at the Tirumala Temple has existed since eternity, when Lord Vishnu decided to descend on Earth in the archa form or as an idol that can be worshipped. Tirumala : Sacred Foods of God covers all the food offerings made to the Gods from morning till evening, offerings made on festivals and special days; offerings to other Gods in the temple. With rare ...
Mughal emperors governed their vast empire with the help of nawabs – a title they bestowed on semi-autonomous Muslim rulers of princely India. Over a period of time these nawabs became powerful rulers in their own right and created a distinct culture of their own – with food being one of its most everlasting legacies. Heavily influenced by Mughal staples and technique of cookery, the nawabs refined their cuisine by adopting local flavours – from ...
Musicscapes:The Multiple Emotions of Indian Music is a visual diary of 30 years of photo documentation through the lens of the passionate photographer Shobha Deepak Singh. In this book, Shobha encapsulates a slice of history of Indian music. Through the evocative black-and-white portraits, she sketches the many moods, iconic moments, and the ‘rasa’ of Indian music. From the maestros of vocal music, Balasaheb Poonchwale, Kumar Gandharva, Bhimsen Joshi, ...
This is the story of Madhavanala and Kamakandala. Madhav, a handsome and accomplished young man, is asked to leave his city of Pushpavati: has looks and singing so distract women that they neglect their work, and city folk are in uproar about it. Exiled, Madhav reaches the court of King Kama Sena, the ruler of Kamavati, where he meets the bewitching courtesan Kama. The two fall in love, but royal ire ensures that the lovers must part. A heartbroken Madhav takes ...
This book is a memoir of the experience of Tushita Foundation India in amber. “Everything is Pink in My Garden” is Raghu’s standard answer when asked, “how are you?” Raghu is one of almost two hundred children who come to the Tushita Foundation every day after school. A house of learning and empowerment, the Tushita Foundation, with its local teachers, foreign volunteers, and a large playground offers the children of Amber the ...
Women of pure strength - empower, evolve, elevate cuts across the diverse strata of society to bring to you the stories of extraordinary women who have defied the odds that were heavily stacked against them. A victim of sexual harassment who emerged victorious in the Panchayat elections, a poor farmers daughter who went to the Olympics, a privileged girl who now champions the cause of educating the underprivileged - this book chronicles the life stories of fifty ...
The sheer number of unfinished stone monuments in India is staggering and examples appear at some of India's most famous and well-studied sites that include rock-cut Ellora, Ajanta, and Mamallapuram. Unfinished work also appears on built temples celebrated for the intricacy of their sculpted decoration, such as those in Hoysala kingdom or in Orissa. This detailed study provides an overall coverage of India's unfinished work while addressing a range of issues ...
Lord Hastings’s journal of his travel from Calcutta to the Punjab in 1814-1815, accompanied by watercolour illustrations by Sita Ram, records the events and views of this journey in more than 200 large paintings. Though Sita Ram’s picturesque paintings were a sharp departure from the accurate ‘Company’ views of Indian monuments, they nonetheless revealed his eye for architectural detail.
Taking the readers along as part of Lord ...
