This week’s podcast features the first movement of Sonata no.14, Op.27 no.2, by Ludwig Van Beethoven. Image credit Chris Rinckes / Shutterstock.com
The simplest way to understand what produces the differences among teas is through a short semi-science tutorial: Tea as a chemistry lab. The leaf is anything but inert.…
I came to Gunehar village in Kangra district a month ago, escaping the city for a few months to work at an arts retreat. My work here, however,…
This week’s podcast features Prelude no. 1 in C major from Book 1 of “The Well-Tempered Clavier” by J S Bach.
When eight-year old Akkamma Devi walked the long road from Bearhatti to St. Joseph’s Convent in Coonoor, it was not just an 8 km walk; she was a…
Here’s a totally boring statement about tea: it is enjoyable, healthy for you, and inexpensive. That’s about as interesting as saying that that guy Rembrandt sure could splash…
Here I am at last! I almost yell it out as I step through the metal detectors onto the sprawling fair grounds on Kolkata’s eastern outskirts, thrilled to…