orissa – Itisaras

Sugar: India’s white gold

September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 Srishti Khurana 1 Comment Aska, candy, Chinese businessman, Chinni, Christopher Columbus, commodity, crystalized sugar, delicious, desserts, elixir, essential food ingredient, expensive, fodder, Gupta Dynasty, Gur, havan, jalebis, Napoleon, New Guinea, orissa, placebo effect, placebo therapy, plantations, rare, rasgullas, religious offerings, shakar, South America, sugar, sugar blockade, sugar medicine, sugar plant, sugar tablets, sugarcane, sweet poison, sweet tooth, sweets, table sugar, West Indies, white gold, Yang Daijing

Sugar being an essential condiment in our daily lives has a layered history.It is the only commodity to have a revolution to its name. From being considered as precious as gold and an effective medicine, it has now been tagged as the “sweet poison” which is a bit too accessible.

Culture

An Indian Lunisolar New Year

August 3, 2020August 3, 2020 Shriya Tandon 0 Comments Ayodhya, Bihu, Calender, Chaitra, Chaitra Navratri, Culture, Dance, Dhanteras, diversity, family, festival, festival of harvest, festivities, food, Gudi, Gudi Padva, heterogeneity, hindu, Hindu calendar, india, language, Lord Brahma, Lord Rama, lunisolar, Maharashtra, Makar Sankranti, Makar Sankrati, Maratha, Music, New Year, orissa, Panchanga, Pongal, Puran Poli, Puri, Ram Navmi, rangolis, Ravana, Religion, Sakkar Bhaat, Sanskrit, sari, season, Shrikhand, sindh, Ugadi, Worship, Yugadi

Owing to its unique and vast cultural diversity, India has many festivals and celebrations specific to certain areas and regions. Since Hindus form the majority, a Hindu calender is followed to keep track of the festivities throughout the year. This calender holds great importance for a lot of people, and with good cause.