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Pakoras: The Fritter That Became a Feeling

Long before it had a name in English, the pakora existed as pakvavata in Sanskrit texts, a compound word meaning simply “cooked lump.” Early traces appear in Sanskrit and Tamil Sangam literature: round cakes of lentil or vegetable fried in oil, described
August 14, 2026

Ajaypal Singh Banga – President of the World Bank

He was born Ajaypal Singh Banga in Khadki, in what was then Bombay State, the son of an army lieutenant-general whose postings moved the family across a young, restless India. He studied in Shimla, then Hyderabad, before economics at St. Stephen’s College
August 14, 2026
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Atmantan, Mulshi: Where the Hills Do the Healing

Atmantan sits on a crystal hill in the Sahyadris, forty-two acres of green folded into the hills above Mulshi Lake, close enough to Pune to reach in under two hours, far enough to feel like another world entirely. The name itself is
August 14, 2026
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Thimphu Tshechu – 21-23 September 2026

Centuries ago, Guru Rinpoche, revered as the Second Buddha, crossed into Bhutan and wove Buddhism into its mountains through sacred dance, subduing evil spirits and blessing the land with his teachings. In the 1670s, Gyalse Tenzin Rabgye, the fourth Desi of Bhutan,
August 14, 2026
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Ganesh Chaturthi – 14 September 2026

Long ago, as the story goes, Goddess Parvati shaped a boy from turmeric paste and breathed him into being, setting him at her door as a guardian while she bathed. When Shiva returned and found his path blocked by a stranger, a
August 14, 2026
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Janmashtami – 4 September 2026

More than five thousand years ago, in a prison cell in Mathura, the sky itself seemed to conspire with fate. Thunder rolled, rain fell in sheets, and the Yamuna swelled as if straining toward the child about to be born. At the
August 14, 2026
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Ladakh To Launch India’s First High-Altitude Wildlife Safari

Ladakh is preparing to launch India’s first high-altitude wildlife safari, following approval from Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena for guided jeep safaris on snow leopard and birdwatching trails across the region. Modelled on safari operations at Kaziranga and Ranthambore, the initiative will
August 11, 2026
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