Articles related to "Bengali"

An American Bengali family forges a new identity while trying to maintain old traditions.

Vegetarianism is on the rise, as people are becoming aware of diseases like bird and swine flu. Many are beginning to be swayed by the goodness of vegetarian cooking.

Kolkata (Calcutta) is no longer just identified with slums, destitution, and the inspiring work of Mother Teresa. It has a rich culture waiting to be experienced.

Traditional Bengali culture contains a rich tapestry of musical genres. These range from plaintive folk melody to lyrical boatmen songs and the songs of mystics.

To a Western person, vegetarianism implies a proud and rational decision, but to a Bengali it signifies widowhood and food taboos.

With a resplendent vocabulary, novelist Upamanyu Chatterjee tells perhaps way too much about the ties that bind and strangle one small urban Indian family.

Brick Lane in London's East End has been home to immigrants for centuries. Now it's the Bengali community who fill the streets with sari shops and curry restaurants.

The partition of Bengal under the British created a separate Muslim state, in effect from 1905-1911, and was a major contributor to the rise of sectarianism in India.

Bengal is the ancient land that is now Bangladesh. This article looks at its history and people.

Is revisionism of fairy tales and nursery rhymes in the name of political correctness itself politically incorrect?

Dussera is celebrated as Durga Puja in West Bengal to commemorate the victory over Mahishasura. The Hindu diaspora celebrates Durga Puja in a less traditional manner.

A beautifully written book about recent Indian migrants to America who in different ways overcome their initial problems to blossom in a different environment.

Bangladesh is predominately rural, but the intensity of Old Dhaka is a memorable experience.

To celebrate National Curry Week, Brick Lane based recipe website Mydish.co.uk released a one-off "Brick Lane curry book special" with all the profits going to Oxfam.

The musicologist D.K. Mukherjee writes that gharana is a Hindi word meaning `family' in the broad sense of the word.

The following restaurants focus on the best of Asian cuisine including, Thai, Indian, Vietnamese and Japanese. Several focus on specific dietary requirements.

Interesting facts about the samosa, a tasty Indian snack.

Rudyard Kipling wrote poems and stories in praise of the British Empire and ridiculing native Indians. Rabindranath Tagore detested the empire. Both won the Nobel Prize.

Why did Lord Curzon want to partition Bengal at the beginning of the twentieth century and what happened next?

Devdas has in the past been adapted onto film by three different Bollywood film directors. Dev.D is the latest Bollywood adaptation of the story.

Rabindranath Tagore was a poet and writer who also has made his mark in the realm of music and painting.

The organographic system popularized by Hornbostel and Sachs was possibly derived from an Ancient Indian one.

The Namesake proves Jhumpa Lahiri to be one of today's best writers. She manages to make readers feel as if they are with the characters no matter where they may be.

The trade in this highly addictive drug extracted from poppies and grown in Bengal caused two wars between Britain and China in the 19th Century.

Test scores and GPA aren't the only ways for applicants to win the favor of admissions officers. This guide includes other ways for students to impress colleges.

In Belgium raw meat is a delicacy. But try to convince an Indian or an American of that! Do irrational taboos still inform the taboo?

This snack is inspired from the sabudana vada. Carrots and radish have been added to make it a little more nutritious. The rice flour gives it a nice crisp coating.

Leading musicians of a gharana are occasionally awarded or assume honorific titles such as ustâd or pandit (i.e Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, Pandit Ravi Shankar).

Ashutosh Gowariker is no stranger when it comes to epic film making. The Director of Lagaan and Jodha Akbar is preparing a film about the Chittagong armoury raid of 1930.

When you are born into a brothel in Calcutta, your opportunities might be very limited. But when British filmmaker Zana Briski gives the kids cameras, everything changes.

The first part of Ray's Apu trilogy of films, which includes Aparajito and The World of Apu, was this tragic coming of age tale.

Early in the 19th century musicians of Afghan descent, residing in North India, began to study and perform classical Indian Music.

Sources of Hindu names, suggestions on choosing a rare name and where to find beautiful yet rare Hindu names.

Before You Know It (Byki) is a simple, yet effective, program that teaches you a new language in the privacy and comfort of your own home.

Students compare and contrast two trade book versions of a Bengali trickster folk tale: The Old Woman and the Red Pumpkin (Betsy Bang) and No Dinner! (Jessica Souhami).

In 1913, Rabindranath Tagore, Indian Nobel Laureate, won the literature prize primarily for his prose translations of Gitanjali, which is Bengali for "song offerings."

Tandoori chicken is a flavourful Indian dish which is moderately hot and often cooked in a traditional earthenware oven (tandoor) or grill.

The Indian New Year's Day is determined by the Mesha Sankranti or the solar transit into Aries, but after that it's up for grabs.

Elementary reading lesson plan teaching how to compare and contrast character, setting, and plot of versions of the Australian Aboriginal folktale Tiddalik the Frog.

The learning of Indain Classical music requires a stepwise approach that begins with the study of gat (compositon) and ends with the mastery of alap.

Our nursery rhymes are close to all our hearts. But what happens when those familiar tunes cross cultural wires, for instance in translation?

Paramahansa Yogananda's 'Autobiography of a Yogi' has become a spiritual classic, studied in universities as well as by spiritual seekers worldwide.

Breastfeeding might be natural and the best nutrition for babies, but it is far from simple and easy for many mothers all over the world.

How far would you go to get your fried noodles or pakoras? Travel to the far reaches of the earth and you're guaranteed to find an Asian restaurant.

Despite their hard work and the best of intentions, a family undergoes a quiet upheaval in "Only Goodness," demonstrating a unifying theme of Lahiri's Unaccustomed Earth.

In Provincializing Europe: Postcolonial Thought and Historical Difference, Dipesh Chakrabarty undertakes an arduous mission.

What to wear to an Indian wedding - sari or lehenga - is probably the most pressing question women ask themselves, regardless if they are the bride or a guest.

Herbal medicines are popular and generally considered safe. This article describes a herbal medicine Tinospora that boosts our immune systems and protects from H1N1.

Ram's victory over Ravan, Durga slaying Mahishasura or worshiping the Mother Goddess - Navratri and Dussera are celebrated throughout India in different ways.

Mahatma Gandhi, the great Indian saint, deeply lamented the loss of his wife, as his quest to free India of British Imperialism, demanded most of his time and energy.