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Manoshi Bhattacharya

Manoshi Bhattacharya

Physician and author now working with nutrition in Indian diets.

By Manoshi Bhattacharya

Navaratra and fasting: a transition from absolute denial to low-carb foods of yore, and finally, a high-carb party

On a food trail this festive season, which involves types of fasting and feasting

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Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmavati is full of historical mistakes - and he must admit it

It will be an embarrassment if the movie fails to give Rajasthan tourism a shot in the arm.

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Surprising health gains of dhaniya-patta and chaulayee

Let us compare the big green toughies - kale and watercress - with our regular Indian greens.

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It matters not if Maharana Pratap lost to Akbar - or Haldighati

The Mughal emperor never realised his desire: the surrender of the Rajput king or Mewar.

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The Rajput princess who chose death to save her dynasty

Krishna Kumari's reality is harsh and painful. It is not lyrical fiction and does not end like the Romeo-and-Juliet romance.

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Smells like nostalgia? The rich and pungent history of hing

Indians are, perhaps, the largest consumer of hing, though it has always been an import.

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Padmavati: Shouldn't historical fiction be open to reinterpretation?

Sanjay Leela Bhansali has hopefully managed to assuage the fears of the Rajput Sena and Hardik Patel.

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Strange rituals of Bengali women during Durga Puja, explained

Strictly the preserve of those hanging successfully on to a husband, the rites go by the name of stri-achaar.

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A short history of how Indians came to eat bhindi

Slaves bonded over it, emperors dined on it and the British could never develop a taste for it.

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Indians wouldn't be drinking milk if it weren't for Europeans

Since the mutation first developed only 7,500 years ago, it follows that the ANI arrived only after 5,500 BCE.

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