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Madhu and Me
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... was quite an event, almost unheard of for middle-class Maharashtrian girls. I don't remember eating out with my parents. Perhaps this explains my reluctance to participate in similar activities. Today, ... Thursday, 28 April 2016 -
Bangalore Bus Route No.11 in the 1950s
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... a Maharashtrian, sold ‘Brain Tonic'- a tangy kadalekai (groundnut) concoction with the goods atop his bicycle carrier. The light from his cycle dynamo illuminated the area for you to see what you were ... Saturday, 18 August 2012 -
बचपन के दिन भुला ना देना
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... (chignons) of Maharashtrian women; the smoke curling out from incense sticks as pujas get underway in all the Hindu homes; pungent aromas of pakoras and samosas being fried in wide kadais at street stalls; ... Sunday, 24 June 2012 -
My Memories of Sardar Patel
Category: Stories/Major Events Pre-1950
... prompted by Patel's desire to favour Gujarati, as against Maharashtrian, sentiments. And above all some people tried to play down Patel's entire work of integrating the Princely States, saying, "What ... Wednesday, 28 July 2010 -
Spicy Modak
Category: Cooking/Recipes
Vegetarian, snack, spicy, Maharashtrian Sushma Nagarkar got her M.Sc. Maths, Honours School from Panjab University. She lives with her husband Dhanesh in Nagpur. Her daughter is an ophthalmologist, ... Wednesday, 16 June 2010 -
Gandhi Assassination Backlash in Satara by Arvind Kolhatkar
Category: Stories/Major Events Pre-1950
... currently live in Toronto. His email address is kolhatkar@hotmail.com. Nathuram Godse assassinated Mahatma Gandhi in New Delhi on January 30, 1948. Godse was a Maharashtrian Brahmin, like my family. ... Sunday, 18 January 2009 -
Mumbai's Lasting Legacy
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... goddess Mumbadevi, we Maharashtrians (people from the state of Maharashtra) have always known the city as Mumbai. When my father, a judge, was transferred to Mumbai in the 1950s, I was in my early teens. ... Monday, 15 December 2008 -
Vaangi Bhaat (Spicy Eggplant & Rice) वांगी भात
Category: Cooking/Recipes
Vegetarian, main dish, spicy, Maharashtrian I was born in England and raised in the US, but my soul and spirit are completely Indian. Most of my childhood summers were spent in India, soaking ... Tuesday, 23 September 2008 -
Jal Pappa by Arzan Khambatta
Category: Stories/Stories About Men
... team. He told us about this cricket match which was being played at the Parsi Gymkhana, between the club and the visiting British team. It was a friendly match and the umpire was a Maharashtrian gentleman. ... Tuesday, 01 May 2007