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Amid wanna-'bees': It's a family affair

Sandip Roy visits a flock of wanna-'bees' at an all-Indian spelling bee in Milpitas, California and is transported back to India. Illustration by Uttam Ghosh. When I told my friend I was going to......

A Dirge for New Orleans?

Mark Twain said long ago that there were only three interesting cities in the US: Boston, New Orleans and San Francisco. I have had the pleasure of living in or near Boston and San Francisco for......

Rebuilding New Orleans: 10 coolest innovators

Three years after Katrina, the nation's most expensive hurricane, which cost insurers an estimated $44 billion, came Gustav. As if New Orleans needed its rebuilding project to get any harder. And......

Puja spells boom for tour biz

Efforts are on to turn Kolkata's Puja season into the local equivalent of New Orleans' Mardi Gras.The four days of Durga Puja is the time to see Kolkata at its best. Sadly, very few outsiders,......

Durga puja can be a global crowd puller

Durga puja's approach sends nervous shivers down some Calcutta spines. But though acutely aware of the inconveniences associated with the orgiastic festivity, I can see why, properly handled, this......

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Q. What animal was paraded through the streets of Paris on Mardi Gras to remind people not to eat meat during Lent?
Trivial Pursuit: A. more

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Q. Which festival was held in honour of Poseidon, the God of Sea, in ancient Greece?Isthmiam GamesMardi GrasSaturnaliaLupercalia
Lost Soul: A. An OX. This answer is already available here. more

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Q. We know what Mardi Gras is but what's its literal translation
Roshan: A. ISTHMIAM GAMES more

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Q. which specific day just before easter is also called Mardi gras or Pancake day ?
Roshan: A. shrove tuesday more

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New Orleans says gunfire won't end 'second lines'

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HBO's Treme costumes to feature at Cameron Art Museum

(United States Of America) courtesy: Odgen Museum More than thirteen costumes from the award-winning American television drama series Treme will... ...

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