Lifestyle – Itisaras

Socially Conscious Veganism

September 3, 2020September 3, 2020 Srijal Srivastava 0 Comments adulteration, agriculture, alternatives, artificial insemination, autism, battle, brahmin, calcium, carnivorous, Caste, cruelty, Culture, Dairy, debate, diabetics, differentiation, Discrimination, disease, economy, egg-based, environment, environment friendly, gene, Health, health benefits, horticulture, indigenous, inorganic, insemination, lactose lactose intolerant, Lifestyle, livestock, meat-eaters, morals, mutation, non- vegetarian, non-vegan, nutrition, nutritionist, omnivorous, oppressive, organic, pathology, personal choice, Plant-based, products, public health, Society, Vegan, veganism, vegetarian

A lot of people today are following or trying to follow the Vegan lifestyle due to its multiple benefits. It is environment friendly, animal cruelty free, and has shown to have positive health advantages. However, as a separate movement, it continues to face its own battles and challenges to find acceptance.

History Opinions Polity

Promise of the Preamble

August 15, 2020August 15, 2020 Shriya Tandon 0 Comments Belief, Bharatiya Janata Party, Chief Justice, citizens, Congress, Constitution, contempt of court, controversy, country, crimes, criticize, customs, Dalits, Decriminalization of 377, democracy, differences, diversity, duplicitous, economy, Emergency, equality, Expression, faith, fraternity, future, Government, historical, hope, independence, Independence Day, institution, Judiciary, Justice, liberty, Lifestyle, mission, nation, nationality, policies, political, Preamble, pressure, Rajya Sabha, republic, scrutiny, sovereign, thought, threat, Triple Talaq, universal, values, verdict, vision, Worship

India is celebrating 73 years of Independence today commemorating its successful overthrow of the colonial rulers in 1947. A lot of promises were made to the citizens of our country post independence. The question is – Who lived upto it?

Culture

Beyond the Books: The Diminishing Essence of Oral Traditions

July 11, 2020July 11, 2020 Arushi Kapoor 0 Comments ancient texts, bards, Bengali bards, bhopa, Brahmins, community, deity, devotees, epic, folklore, Hindustani, History, knowledge, Lifestyle, mechanised life, murti, oral traditions, Pabuji ka Phad, Pabusar, pastoralists, Rajasthan, Rajputs, ravanhattha, recitals, scrolls, shruti, smriti, stories, storytellers, teachings, temple, texts, traditions, Vedas, written traditions

Documentation of ancient rituals has always been a task of paramount importance. But some people beg to differ. Pocket cultures in the nooks of our country have another story to share.
Click on the link below to be intrigued by Pabuji ka Phad.

Society

Tryst With Coffee: The History of Café Culture in India

June 29, 2020June 29, 2020 Editor 3 Comments A.K Gopalan, barista, Café, Café Coffee Day, Café Culture, Caffeine, Cappuccino, chai, Coffee, coffee house culture, Coffee Shop, coffee table, Comfortable, Cosy, creative conversations, Filter Coffee, Indian Coffee Board, Indian Coffee House, Indian Coffee Workers, kaapi bars, Latte, Lifestyle, nostalgia, Society, Starbucks, Tea, teashops, traditional coffee shops, urban café culture, Urban India, Urban Life, western- style café

From the Indian Coffee House to Café Coffee Day and now to the several thousand
cafés across the country, India has been witness to a long history with Coffee. How has the Café
Culture in India grown? Read more to find out!

Society

Stereotyping Clothing: Defining Social, Intellectual Status and Modernity

June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 Arushi Kapoor 4 Comments attire, attires, backward, British, British government, city person, clothes, colonial, colonial powers, conservative, elite, equality, fashion, flip flops, generalisations, intellectual, jeans, judgements, Lala Deen Dayal, Lifestyle, middle class, modern, modern girl, modernity, privileged status, security, short dress, social mobility, social practice, social status, Society, stereotypes, stereotyping, traditional, trend, upper class, village person, vogue, western world

“Underlying the present quest for form and pattern is the basic assumption that dress is a systematic means of transmission of information about the wearer.”
M.L Damhorst rightly articulated that a person’s dressing speaks about his or her personality. Or does it really? Lets’ trace this stereotyping history till contemporary “modern” world.

History

From Dynamic to Dying: The History of Calendar Art

May 12, 2020May 15, 2020 Arushi Kapoor 0 Comments aesthetics, allegory, antiquarian, Art, art forms, calendar, Calendar Reform Committee, cultural integrity, desk calendar, Development, digital calendar, freedom symbols, Goddesses, gods, Gregorian calendar, household, Kingfisher, landscape, Lifestyle, lithography, models, modern art, Mother India, nationalism, printing press, Raja Ravi Verma, Religion, Representation, sceneries, social status, social symbol, Suzuki, tape recorders, technology, themes, traditional, utilitarian, youth

Checking days and festivals is now just a click away. Everything can be facilitated through smart phones and the internet. The age of calendars and it’s art now seems like a bygone era. Yet the remnants can still be seen in the corporate world.
How, when and why? Let's click on the link below to gain insights about calendar history in India.