With no money or staff, here's how Batskhem Thabah, a teacher, transformed an abandoned village school in rainy Raibah into a lively place for learning.
Throughout my life at every stage God has blessed me with friends and family that have loved me without reason, declares A Ganesh Nadar on Friendship Day.
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Rediff reader Reshma Aslam shares five finger-licking recipes that you will simply love.
Chef Ranjan Rajani adds a twist to the good bhaji and shares his special masala chai recipe.
Tarun Shetty, executive chef of Smaaash, Mumbai shares delicious monsoon recipes.
These yummy recipes can satisfy your cravings between meals.
'Spending by the middle class is limited with a focus on savings. However, there is buoyancy at the top-end.'
The FMCG industry hopes for a revival in consumption growth in 2025 with some 'green shoots' already visible, after having a challenging year amid escalating input costs and a double-digit rise in food inflation, which ultimately slowed down the pace of the urban market growth in the second half of 2024. Soaring prices of commodities such as palm oil, coffee, cocoa and wheat forced FMCG players to go for a hike of 3 to 5 per cent or resort to shrinkflation by reducing pack sizes and grammage to retain attractive price points, fearing a volume loss.
These deep-fried Corn Cheese Balls can be made from scratch in less than 40 minutes.
A pinch of turmeric in a glass of milk or with honey in hot water would be ideal for the monsoon.
A balanced diet should include steamed and boiled vegetables, milk products such as buttermilk and yoghurt, fresh fruits, herbal teas and bitter vegetables, suggests Zamurrud M Patel, CDE, RD, chief dietician, Global Hospitals, Mumbai.
Welcome the monsoon with these special rainy treats.
Turn your leftover chapattis into a hearty snack.
Mini Ribeiro lists down 10 of her favourite comfort monsoon foods.
Hitesh Harisinghani shows you how to make the perfect Mumbai snack.
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Lip-smacking recipes for the rainy season.
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Chef Vijesh Modi from The Deltin, Daman shares his special monsoon recipes. You can share yours too!
Barnes School, Devlali, is famous for its dal. But everything tastes good in the hill station air and vintage locale.
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This is the breeding season for fish, which means you are at risk of eating fish with eggs, which may lead to food poisoning, warns Delnaaz Chanduwadia.
These savoury kachoris are perfect for rainy days.
The fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector has underperformed the Nifty over the past year as its 20 per cent return is trumped by 29 per cent of the benchmark index. The FMCG index saw a 2.2 per cent drop in the last session, while the Nifty lost 1 per cent. FMCG is seen as a defensive segment. The demand for staples like personal care products, groceries and snacks tend to be stable. FMCG companies are consistent dividend-payers.
'Due to rural stress, volumes continue to remain an issue for the industry, and we are yet to see any revival in demand.'
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A monsoon holiday can be cheaper because of discounts.
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Some of the easily digestible spices during monsoon are garlic, asafetida, pepper, ginger, turmeric, cumin and coriander. They also provide excellent nutrition.
These luscious mushrooms swimming in a silky butter garlic sauce are great as a side dish/nice appetizer/ afternoon snack.
If only you had thought ahead, you would have stocked snacks and biscuits, bread and cake, and vegetables suited for Amma or pondatti to make your favourite bajji and pakoda, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Though the lies hardly go beyond extramarital affairs and conception problems, they are laid out by arresting storytellers who raise the stakes while speaking in tongues not wiped clean to make progressive points (No Made in Heaven-type diddling, here), notes Sreehari Nair.
We bring you three delicious recipes to add some cheer to a dull, boring rainy day.
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