Category: Rhythm Indiana

  • Canara Chronicles — Rice, Revelry and Aunty Sass

    Canara Chronicles — Rice, Revelry and Aunty Sass

    MonteFest Of the Canara Christians. As Aunt Silvi leaned back in her old wooden chair, surrounded by a fragrant waft of coconut oil and incense, she raised an eyebrow at her nieces, Doris and Dahlia, who had come home for Montefest. “Ah, Montefest! You two city girls must have forgotten all about it, no? Too…

  • Celebrating the Domestic Martyrs

    Celebrating the Domestic Martyrs

    Who needs a border war when we are killing our own at Home? This independence day should have been dedicated to the domestic Martyrs.

  • Musings Of an Octogenarian.

    Musings Of an Octogenarian.

    78yrs since our “tryst with destiny” it feels more like a blind date gone wry…With misplaced priorities and forgotten promises.

  • Aati Kalenja…Arrives

    Aati Kalenja…Arrives

    Monsoons in Tulu Nadu: Aati Hunnime and the Tradition of Aati Kalenja The monsoon season in Tulu Nadu, a region known for its rich cultural heritage, is marked by the celebration of Aati Hunnime and the traditional folk art of Aati Kalenja. These customs, deeply rooted in the agricultural lifestyle of the Tulu people, reflect…

  • The Dawn Of Cultivation.

    The Dawn Of Cultivation.

    Every old settlement has a story of the origin of earth and beginning of cultivation. Here is the story from Arunachal Pradesh.

  • 7Up:   The Magic Of Seven

    7Up: The Magic Of Seven

    Bringing out the magic of the number 7 a perfect prime number which is the sum of the spiritual 3 and material 4