unity in diversity

A plate full of Tawang: the land of the Monpas

October 16, 2020October 16, 2020 Srishti Khurana 0 Comments 2nd largest monastery, 6th Dalai Lama, beverage, Bhutan, border town, Buddhist, butter tea, chamin, Chhang, chillies, Coffee, cold climate, cultural identity, fermented cheese, matrilineal society, momo, Monpa Tribe, Nabaneeta Dev Sen, non-vegetarians, nutrition, packaged produce, pastureland, Raksi, salt tea, staple, Tawang, Thukpa, Tibet, Tourism, traditional food, unity in diversity, versatile cuisine, water spinach, yak butter, yak husbandry

The immense diversity in India often renders us oblivious to the variegated staple cuisine from different regions of India itself, Tawang being one of them. Yes, you read it right; Tawang is an Indian town with a versatile cuisine which not only offers delicious flavours but is cooked with regards to the lifestyle of the region. Yet, changing times calls for changing landscapes.

Society

Education at “the soul of India”: Ashram Schools

September 8, 2020September 8, 2020 Smriti S. Raj 8 Comments community, Culture, Development, education, environment., holistic education, inequality, learning, life skills, rural/urban divide, stakeholders, students, teachers, technical skills, Tradition, unity in diversity, urbanisation, village

While there can be no standardised holistic form of education, in order to smoothen the crevices of our educational topography, we can take inspiration from Ashram schools, models of learning that aim to be inclusive, integrated, and multi-faceted.

Culture

Cultures of Consumption

May 3, 2020May 8, 2020 Editor 0 Comments British colonies, British empire, classism, colonial housing, colonial india artwork, colonialism, consumption, Culture, edward said orientalism, Indian architecture, Indian culture, Marx, Orientalism, post-colonial era, Public and private spaces, segregation in British India, spatial segregation, unity in diversity, white and black town during British era

Consumption can have different meanings, for different people and in different
contexts. Also interesting is the still lingering shadow and influence on the cultures of
consumption in India. Read here to know more about it.