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by Reeta Sharma
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The
delectable story of gur
by
Punam Khaira Sidhu
EVEN
as we celebrated Lohri, the table in my home groaned under the weight of
gur ki gachak, gur ki reori, and gur ki chikki. As my sons
bit into the delicious confectionery laden with poppy seeds and
groundnuts, they queried: "What’s this stuff made up of
mom?" "Jaggery or gur," I pronounced. To which the
next query shot at me was, "What’s gur?"
Timeless
wonder lying in wilderness
by Jupinderjit Singh
Ever
seen a 122-year-old clock? Especially, one which is built in stone and is
mounted on a pedestal with only one iron hand that tells the time but does not
make any ticking sound? Moreover, its running does not demand a penny. There
is no need to wind its key or energise it with cells. And, it is completely
water-proof!
Death of a
‘royal art’
by Sujata Tiwari
MANY
centuries ago, during the reign of King Kumarpala, a temple priest in Patan
committed what was then considered an unforgivable act. He stopped the king
and his queen from entering the temple premises as the latter was wearing a patola
saree that was ‘second hand’ — and hence, impure.
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