All of us would at one point of time in our lives have self medicated ourselves. This would have had to be done because either the doctor was not available or the health problem started late in the night and no one was there when called for. It could also have been that we were stuck in a place where no medical facilities were properly available…[Read more]

Portrait ‘Bust of a Woman’ made in Marble having a height of 43 cms of  Roman period. It was from Rome around the period 60-96 AD. This beautiful portrait depicts a woman, with a simple dress and an elaborate hairstyle typical of the last years of the first century A.D. which was the norm around those times in Rome.
Her hair is piled up at the…[Read more]

Tigers are having a tough time and are fighting for their survival. During these unfortunate times, I would like to put forward some interesting facts about tiger cubs and some special behavior which they exhibit. No doubt they look cute and are a fun to watch and observe when they are with their siblings or their mother. Let us know about a few…[Read more]

INGREDIENTS
750 gm sarson saag
150 gm bathua saag
100 gm radish leaves
7-8 green chillis
250 gm onions
250 gm tomatoes
50 gm ginger
2 tbsp pure ghee
2 tbsp butter
Salt to taste
¾ tsp red chilli powder
100 gm mushrooms
100 gm crushed boiled peas
50 gm paneer
2 tbsp oil
To make makki ki roti:
500 gm makkai flour
2tbsp oil
METHOD
Wash and chop the…[Read more]

INGREDIENTS
750 gm sarson saag
150 gm bathua saag
100 gm radish leaves
7-8 green chillis
250 gm onions
250 gm tomatoes
50 gm ginger
2 tbsp pure ghee
2 tbsp butter
Salt to taste
¾ tsp red chilli powder
100 gm mushrooms
100 gm crushed boiled peas
50 gm paneer
2 tbsp oil
To make makki ki roti:
500 gm makkai flour
2tbsp oil
METHOD
Wash and chop the…[Read more]

INGREDIENTS
8 small onions
½ tsp jeera. Fried and coarsely ground
½ tsp black pepper, fried and coarsely ground
1 pinch jhyma (aijwain)
1tsp salt
½ cup of fresh curd
½ kg maida
1 ½  cups of white butter
½ cup of lukewarm water
½ kg of cooking oil for frying
100 gm cheese
METHOD
 
Cut onions finely and fry in 2 tbsp butter. When brown, grind w…[Read more]

INGREDIENTS
Arbi 300 gm
Corn flour 15 gm
Ginger chopped 10 gm
Celery 5 gm
Oil refined 15 Ml + oil for fry
Chilli paste 5 gm
Salt  to taste
Pepper to taste
Light soya sauce 2 Ml
Chinese Rice Vinegar 1 Ml
Boil Arbi and peel of skin and cut it into finger size. Dust the cut arbi with corn flour and crispy fry till it becomes golden brown. In a hot…[Read more]

I wish to highlight an important aspect of how many different kinds of lobbies having their own vested interested try to damage our countries interest and project a negative image of our country before the world. This has been an old ploy by many organisations in the form of NGO’S, paid news paper journalists and in some cases their editors or…[Read more]

Goddess Lakshmi also famously known as the Goddess of wealth and is the consort of Lord Sri Maha Vishnu. She is the daughter of the ocean. There are different forms in which she is worshiped by her devotees for different things which they are seeking from her. The owl is her vahana or vehicle. She is worshipped in the form of Ashta Lakshmi or in…[Read more]

Greek culture, society and language and kingdoms are ancient and were famous are and are so even today. There are millions of unique articles and artefact and ancient kingdoms which existed during those times when it was a golden age for this culture.  This article in world history deals about the Red-figured amphora.
Red-figured amphora  is m…[Read more]

The festival of kites Sankranti also called the festival of Uttaryan is fast approaching and we will have lots of colorful kites soaring and dotting the sky all over the country. It is the festival of harvest and reflects life in different colors which are vibrant in the form of kites. There will be numerous kite festivals held which will have…[Read more]

Any sort of killing or slaying of humans or wildlife should be banned as it is barbaric and the people who perform such acts would not like to be at the receiving end do they? The pain is always felt properly when the same is inflicted directly on us. Humans by nature are self destructive and greedy and would go to any extent to see that they…[Read more]

This is an important topic being revisited again in the new year. As there are a lot of petitions which have been signed by me to save such and such a wildlife or a forest which is being deforested in the name of economic activity and so called development for solely the purpose of humans and their selfish needs disregarding all the others who are…[Read more]