Fasting and Feasting in Pune

During the holy month of Ramzan Muslims world over fast from sunrise to sunset. When the sun does set it is time for celebration with a grandiose spread of Iftar. Iftar literally means breaking of the fast and the Iftar feast is special catering to the occasion. Pune is a city 100 miles south of Mumbai with a population of…

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MISTRESS by Anita Nair

Mistress by Anita Nair depicts the art of Kathakalli, a dying classical dance form in the southern state of Kerala in India through a narrative tale of the lives of a dancer and his relatives. The story is centered on Koman, a dancer of yesteryear, his niece Radha and her boorish husband Shyam a self made man. Chris, an Englishmen…

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