Essays on Indian Culture

Summary: While Indians are known for their extraordinary culinary heritage, this article talks only about Pickles and Chutneys. They are the sweet, spicy and sourly type of cuisines included in their food regime. Pickles or so-called the “Achaars” are at the heart of the Indians….

Imagine a universe steeped in blood and clotting in meteors, rushing to the sun in a violent race for annihilation. Imagine that you see the meteors swirling, imagine that they speak to you and something inside you magnetises and rushes in to join the competition….

Among women poets Kamala Das is the first poet who has carved out a special niche for herself in Indian English Poetry. Her poetry is largely autobiographical and confessional. Her poem “An Introduction” is a nostalgic commentary on Indian language. Her words, The Language I…

Baahubali 2 was a super duper hit with Prabhas’ outstanding performance. He did not leave any stone unturned to prove his willpower and eventually he triumphed. The characters were all fictitious. However, what about the real Prabhas? He was not as bulky as he looked…

The Asian Indian culture consist of numerous religious cultures within itself. Hinduism is the main source for many of India’s cultural elements because eighty-four percent of Asian Indians practice it. Hindus believe in one god but worship their god in different form as gods and…

The name R.K Narayan can easily let someone visit the town with muddy roads and laid back lains of a fictional town created by him known as malgudi. Even being into the world of writing since 7 it was only 6 years later that I…

The Apache Indians are one of the very few tribes that are left here in the United States. With a unique set of rituals, ceremonies, and many ways of living, the Apache tribe struggle to keep their traditions passing from one generation to the next….

Biryani – the course that with the variations of meat ( either mutton, beef, chicken, prawn or fish), seasonings ( spices and herbs used in biryani may include ghee (purified butter), pepper, cloves, cardamom, nutmeg, mace, cinnamon, bay leaves, coriander, mint leaves, ginger, onions, tomatoes,…

In Kolkata, the old capital of colonial India, one street – Brabourne Road – is home to many abodes of God, with churches, synagogues and mosques side by side with temples of all faiths. Up a flight of stairs in a yellow building in old…

Failure will never overtake you if your determination to succeed is strong enough. The best example of this is famous Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui who started his journey with a single dream “to become an actor”. He knew he does not look like an actor…