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Cuisines & Culture

A mention of India today immediately conjures up images of the Taj Mahal and Slumdog Millionaire in the minds of foreigners. But until this latest wave of Indophilia struck, India had an entirely different association in the eyes of the rest of the globe. For centuries, the ancient world saw India as the Land of […]
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Panna

Guest blogger Gretchen Ferrao takes a walk on the wild side as she explores Madhya Pradesh’s hidden paradise, Panna. Share her experience of the Indian wilderness… I’m going to Panna.’ ‘You mean Kanha.’ ‘No, Panna.’ I’d had similar conversations, my Seinfeld moment, if you will, several times around the time ofthe trip. Owing to its […]
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All Things Bright and Beautiful

Imagine the horror of being a helpless parent while your child lies unconscious 18 feet below you, in an enclosure full of hulking great apes. Fifteen years ago, this hair-raising scenario unfolded at Brookfield Zoo. A three year old boy somehow managed to get away from his mother and was trying to get a better […]
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A Price for the Priceless

In March this year, a Pablo Picasso piece was sold for $155 million. It may seem like an astronomical sum, but $155 million is merely the monetary value of the painting. Art has far greater intangible value to its owners, and when compared to the satisfaction of owning an original masterpiece, the cost is merely […]
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Literature to cinema – breaking the code

Undoubtedly we are a culture of storytellers. Our day to day living, our performing arts, our literature all are filled with fascinating stories that take us on journeys, uphold values, preach morality, pose riddles and also offer profound philosophy questioning the very nature of life and living, and mirroring the purpose of our existence. Story […]
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Poetry is for Humanity – by Jerry Pinto

There is always one of those. In a discussion, suddenly someone will pipe up. “But we shouldn’t just be talking about it. We should be doing something about it.” To which you don’t want to reply because such stupidity should not merit a reply. However, the answer is so simple that I often can’t help […]
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Taking the Graphic Route

With Man of Steel running in theatre screens near you, the superhero blockbuster of the season has arrived! As an audience, we love films depicting noble and righteous heroes battling against insurmountable evil. A superhero story is a concentrated, distilled version of this proven trope. For as long as these characters have been in the […]
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Read On!

“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies; the man who never reads lives only one.” – George R. R. Martin The quote above was picked out of a plethora of platitudes about the joys of literature. Indeed, so many great thinkers and influencers of modern thought have praised the discipline as integral to […]
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AVID: Inspiring learners

There is no greater thirst than the thirst for knowledge; and at Avid Learning, we are as thirsty as they come. Since 2009, we have been tirelessly working to dispense learning and knowledge across the social spectrum. It is important to know that no person can know everything. Pursuing knowledge is not the same as […]
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