Indian Passion: Skipper Waugh applauds his never-say-die battlers
Glory but no Grail
STEVE WAUGH saw his Holy Grail disappear yesterday - but still felt his side, with nothing more to give, earned a feather in its cap. Cutting a figure of total exhaustion as he spoke of Australia's two-wicket loss in yesterday's pulsating Test finale, Waugh spoke with pride of his side's effort to come close to snatching what would have been the win that crowned his career.Beating India in India was his last unfulfilled career goal. Yesterday was his...
Indian Passion: The Times of India:
And now, The next 50 years...
It's survived. But will it survive for the next 100 years too? We look at the future of India's monumental heritage, even as the government wishes the Taj a tacky Happy Birthday OKay. So it's survived 350 years. But as experts say, that's despite the successive governments which have done little for its upkeep and maintenance. Can the World Heritage Site continue to stand in its pristine glory if there are no official plans for its constant...
Indian Passion: Financial Express:
Too Many Tricks For Consumers
Never mind that my cousin is trying to slog for his board examination, my uncle’s family, like so many million Indian households, is already in the grip of World Cup Cricket hysteria. Although the event is in South Africa, Kenya and Zimbabwe, the epicentre of excitement seems to be his household. Come to think of it, otherwise in February, my uncle would have preferred a cup of tea or coffee, but right now, his double door refrigerator is filled with soft drinks. That too not the...
Indian Passion: COWBOY PRIDE
Indian rodeo is a place for cowboys and cowgirls to enjoy some friendly competition while representing their tribes Somewhere along the way in American culture, "cowboys and Indians" gave way to Indian cowboys. Now reservation rodeo, a fry bread-scented brand of cowboy competition, is as hot as a bucking bronco's temper. On any weekend, anywhere in Indian country, someone has rounded up some horses, steers, calves and bulls, rigged up a speaker system and...
Indian Passion: Financial Express:
A Seafood Feast
Italian food is a lot like Indian food, very simple," says Chef Bill Marchetti of West View at the ITC Maurya Sheraton in New Delhi. "But if the spaghetti isn’t the right kind, if it isn’t cooked right, if it goes too soft or it doesn’t absorb enough sauce, the dish is no good." He’s introducing the plat du jour, Spaghetti alla Marinara, a delectable concoction of different kinds of seafood with spaghetti in a...