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The making of clay idols of the goddess Durga in West Bengal, is an artistic tradition that has continued for ages. But the process also reveals how the hierarchy of the Indian caste system is still in play, today. Read on ...

Festival of Ramlila, Dandiya, Jatra

What is Dussehra without the Ramlila, Navaratri without the Dandiya and Garba, or Durga Puja without Jatra? Read on ...

The World's Hottest Chili

For the spiciest, tongue-burning experience in the world, head for Assam. The Tezpur chili is officially the world's prime scorcher. Read on ...

Bungee

Oh my God!!!! That is what I blurted as I stood on a platform of a 100 feet high bridge. It seemed suicidal but I was going to do it. Read on ...

The Office Where Records Are Made

Do you want to create a record in something? There's one place you can ask for help - the Limca Book of Records. Read on ...

Going to School

"Oh No! School tomorrow. Why can't everyday be a Sunday, mom?" That's what we usually cry when we have to go to school but for me it was different. Read on ...

Say Cheese!

A visit to a model dairy unit in Ahmedabad, revealed something important to the author's little nephew - the secret of why cheese had holes. Read on ...

The Bittersweet Story of Chocolate

The 'Food for the Gods' is the most delicious foodstuff in the world today. But did you know that the source of chocolate - the cacao bean - once grew wild in the jungles of South and Central America? Read on ...

Where Did Chess Originate?

The game of Chess is one of India's earliest gifts to the rest of the world. It has traveled far and wide since, and is the thinking person's favourite game today. Read on ...

The amazing dabbawalas

Everyday, thousands of identical tiffin 'dabbas' or boxes loaded on push-carts are delivered across offices in Mumbai. No box gets mixed up and it's the same lunch that was packed for you in the day at home. Incredible? Read on to find out how this works. Read on ...