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      • What spices?
      • A Spicy Business!
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      • Southern Spices
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      • What are dal, tadka, ghee and hing?
      • Holy Cow?! Where’s the Beef?
      • What is Jaggery?
      • Mangos or Mangoes!
      • Jackfruit: Ancient Origins to Modern Kitchens
    • Desi Health
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      • Epigenetics for Desis
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      • How Much Protein Do We Really Need?
      • What should we eat?
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    • What is Holi?
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    • Onam
    • Independence Day
    • Indian New Years
      • What is Baisakhi?
      • What is Gudi Padwa?
      • What is Pana Sankranti?
      • What is Puthandu?
      • What is Pohela Boishakh?
      • What is NavRoz?
      • What is Rongali Bihu?
      • What is Sojibu Nongma Panba?
      • What is Ugadi?
      • What is Vishu?
    • Raksha Bandhan
  • Indian Culture
    • A Way of Life
      • 10 Ancient Indian Secrets to Find Inner Peace and Live a Meaningful Life
      • The 4 stages of life
      • Martial Arts in India?
    • The Purpose of Life
    • Spirituality in India
      • Who Are the Tirthankaras in Jainism?
      • What is the Bhagavad Gita?
    • Epics – Stories from Itihasa
      • Epics, Vedas and more
      • What is Ramayana?
      • What is Mahabharata?
      • What is the Bhagavad Gita?
    • Holy Cow?! Where’s the Beef?
    • Traditions
      • What are Yoga and Meditation?
      • Why say Namaste?
      • What is Ayurveda?
      • The Indian cultural secret to Great Customer Service
    • Words you thought you know!
      • Yoga and Meditation
      • Indians are Hindu?
      • Namaste is not just for Yoga!
      • Karma is a what?
      • Dharma is not a hippy name!
      • Maya – It’s all an illusion!
      • Moksha? Or Nirvana?
      • Om? Or Aum?
      • Samsara – an endless loop?
      • Why is India, India?
    • Things Desis Do
      • What is Namaste?
      • Why brush teeth with twigs?
      • Why eat with your hands?
  • Travel
    • Temples of India and Beyond
      • Meenakshi Temple
      • Brihadeeswara Temple
      • Kailasa Temple: A Marvel of Ancient India
      • Rockfort Temple – Trichy
      • Sarangapani Temple Kumbhakonam
      • Sreerangam temple – Trichy
      • Angkor Wat – Cambodia?
      • Jain temple complex
      • Sas Bahu temple
    • Places to See
      • Ajanta Caves – 1000+ yr old paintings
      • Assam & Meghalaya
      • Deogiri Fort – 800 years old
      • Ellora Caves – Kailasa Temple!
      • Karnataka: A Journey Through India’s Heritage and Diversity
        • Aihole Temple Complex: The Cradle of Indian Temple Architecture
        • Badami Caves: Karnataka’s Rock-Cut Temples
        • Chennakesava Temple, Belur: A Masterpiece of Sculptural Grandeur
        • Gomateswara Temple: Shravanabelagola’s Majestic Bahubali Statue
      • Rajasthan – Magnificence in the desert
        • Jaipur
        • Jaisalmer
          • Barabagh
          • Jain temple complex
        • Jodhpur
        • Udaipur
          • Sas Bahu temple
  • History
    • Chariots and Warrior Women: Discoveries at Sinauli
    • Chola Empire
    • From Indus Valley to the Maratha Empire: Ancient India’s Kingdoms
    • The British Raj
    • Kautilya’s Arthashastra: Foundations of Ancient Indian Law and Governance
    • Legacy of Zero: Its Origins from Ancient India to now
    • New Discoveries are Changing Our Understanding of Ancient India
    • Ancient Indian Origin of the Fibonacci Sequence
    • Why is India, called India?
    • Saraswati-Sindhu aka Indus Valley Civilization
    • The Rum Rebellion: Down Under and the Bengal
    • The Rise of the Indian Cotton Trade
    • The Decline of India’s Ancient Cotton Trade
  • Historical Places
  • Contact Us
  • Desi Things
    • Desi Food
      • What’s Curry?
      • What spices?
      • A Spicy Business!
      • Curry Powder
      • Gunpowder!
      • Southern Spices
      • Garam Masala
      • What are dal, tadka, ghee and hing?
      • Holy Cow?! Where’s the Beef?
      • What is Jaggery?
      • Mangos or Mangoes!
      • Jackfruit: Ancient Origins to Modern Kitchens
    • Desi Health
      • Desi Diet & Desi Genes
      • Epigenetics for Desis
      • Diabetes & Desis
      • How Much Protein Do We Really Need?
      • What should we eat?
    • Desi Languages
      • What is Sanskrit?
      • Languages!
  • Festivals
    • Navratri Or Navaratri
    • Ganesh Chaturthi
    • Sree Rama Navami
    • What is Holi?
    • Diwali or Deepavali: Festival of Lights
    • Naga Panchami
    • Onam
    • Independence Day
    • Indian New Years
      • What is Baisakhi?
      • What is Gudi Padwa?
      • What is Pana Sankranti?
      • What is Puthandu?
      • What is Pohela Boishakh?
      • What is NavRoz?
      • What is Rongali Bihu?
      • What is Sojibu Nongma Panba?
      • What is Ugadi?
      • What is Vishu?
    • Raksha Bandhan
  • Indian Culture
    • A Way of Life
      • 10 Ancient Indian Secrets to Find Inner Peace and Live a Meaningful Life
      • The 4 stages of life
      • Martial Arts in India?
    • The Purpose of Life
    • Spirituality in India
      • Who Are the Tirthankaras in Jainism?
      • What is the Bhagavad Gita?
    • Epics – Stories from Itihasa
      • Epics, Vedas and more
      • What is Ramayana?
      • What is Mahabharata?
      • What is the Bhagavad Gita?
    • Holy Cow?! Where’s the Beef?
    • Traditions
      • What are Yoga and Meditation?
      • Why say Namaste?
      • What is Ayurveda?
      • The Indian cultural secret to Great Customer Service
    • Words you thought you know!
      • Yoga and Meditation
      • Indians are Hindu?
      • Namaste is not just for Yoga!
      • Karma is a what?
      • Dharma is not a hippy name!
      • Maya – It’s all an illusion!
      • Moksha? Or Nirvana?
      • Om? Or Aum?
      • Samsara – an endless loop?
      • Why is India, India?
    • Things Desis Do
      • What is Namaste?
      • Why brush teeth with twigs?
      • Why eat with your hands?
  • Travel
    • Temples of India and Beyond
      • Meenakshi Temple
      • Brihadeeswara Temple
      • Kailasa Temple: A Marvel of Ancient India
      • Rockfort Temple – Trichy
      • Sarangapani Temple Kumbhakonam
      • Sreerangam temple – Trichy
      • Angkor Wat – Cambodia?
      • Jain temple complex
      • Sas Bahu temple
    • Places to See
      • Ajanta Caves – 1000+ yr old paintings
      • Assam & Meghalaya
      • Deogiri Fort – 800 years old
      • Ellora Caves – Kailasa Temple!
      • Karnataka: A Journey Through India’s Heritage and Diversity
        • Aihole Temple Complex: The Cradle of Indian Temple Architecture
        • Badami Caves: Karnataka’s Rock-Cut Temples
        • Chennakesava Temple, Belur: A Masterpiece of Sculptural Grandeur
        • Gomateswara Temple: Shravanabelagola’s Majestic Bahubali Statue
      • Rajasthan – Magnificence in the desert
        • Jaipur
        • Jaisalmer
          • Barabagh
          • Jain temple complex
        • Jodhpur
        • Udaipur
          • Sas Bahu temple
  • History
    • Chariots and Warrior Women: Discoveries at Sinauli
    • Chola Empire
    • From Indus Valley to the Maratha Empire: Ancient India’s Kingdoms
    • The British Raj
    • Kautilya’s Arthashastra: Foundations of Ancient Indian Law and Governance
    • Legacy of Zero: Its Origins from Ancient India to now
    • New Discoveries are Changing Our Understanding of Ancient India
    • Ancient Indian Origin of the Fibonacci Sequence
    • Why is India, called India?
    • Saraswati-Sindhu aka Indus Valley Civilization
    • The Rum Rebellion: Down Under and the Bengal
    • The Rise of the Indian Cotton Trade
    • The Decline of India’s Ancient Cotton Trade
  • Historical Places
  • Contact Us
  • Desi Things
    • Desi Food
      • What’s Curry?
      • What spices?
      • A Spicy Business!
      • Curry Powder
      • Gunpowder!
      • Southern Spices
      • Garam Masala
      • What are dal, tadka, ghee and hing?
      • Holy Cow?! Where’s the Beef?
      • What is Jaggery?
      • Mangos or Mangoes!
      • Jackfruit: Ancient Origins to Modern Kitchens
    • Desi Health
      • Desi Diet & Desi Genes
      • Epigenetics for Desis
      • Diabetes & Desis
      • How Much Protein Do We Really Need?
      • What should we eat?
    • Desi Languages
      • What is Sanskrit?
      • Languages!
  • Festivals
    • Navratri Or Navaratri
    • Ganesh Chaturthi
    • Sree Rama Navami
    • What is Holi?
    • Diwali or Deepavali: Festival of Lights
    • Naga Panchami
    • Onam
    • Independence Day
    • Indian New Years
      • What is Baisakhi?
      • What is Gudi Padwa?
      • What is Pana Sankranti?
      • What is Puthandu?
      • What is Pohela Boishakh?
      • What is NavRoz?
      • What is Rongali Bihu?
      • What is Sojibu Nongma Panba?
      • What is Ugadi?
      • What is Vishu?
    • Raksha Bandhan
  • Indian Culture
    • A Way of Life
      • 10 Ancient Indian Secrets to Find Inner Peace and Live a Meaningful Life
      • The 4 stages of life
      • Martial Arts in India?
    • The Purpose of Life
    • Spirituality in India
      • Who Are the Tirthankaras in Jainism?
      • What is the Bhagavad Gita?
    • Epics – Stories from Itihasa
      • Epics, Vedas and more
      • What is Ramayana?
      • What is Mahabharata?
      • What is the Bhagavad Gita?
    • Holy Cow?! Where’s the Beef?
    • Traditions
      • What are Yoga and Meditation?
      • Why say Namaste?
      • What is Ayurveda?
      • The Indian cultural secret to Great Customer Service
    • Words you thought you know!
      • Yoga and Meditation
      • Indians are Hindu?
      • Namaste is not just for Yoga!
      • Karma is a what?
      • Dharma is not a hippy name!
      • Maya – It’s all an illusion!
      • Moksha? Or Nirvana?
      • Om? Or Aum?
      • Samsara – an endless loop?
      • Why is India, India?
    • Things Desis Do
      • What is Namaste?
      • Why brush teeth with twigs?
      • Why eat with your hands?
  • Travel
    • Temples of India and Beyond
      • Meenakshi Temple
      • Brihadeeswara Temple
      • Kailasa Temple: A Marvel of Ancient India
      • Rockfort Temple – Trichy
      • Sarangapani Temple Kumbhakonam
      • Sreerangam temple – Trichy
      • Angkor Wat – Cambodia?
      • Jain temple complex
      • Sas Bahu temple
    • Places to See
      • Ajanta Caves – 1000+ yr old paintings
      • Assam & Meghalaya
      • Deogiri Fort – 800 years old
      • Ellora Caves – Kailasa Temple!
      • Karnataka: A Journey Through India’s Heritage and Diversity
        • Aihole Temple Complex: The Cradle of Indian Temple Architecture
        • Badami Caves: Karnataka’s Rock-Cut Temples
        • Chennakesava Temple, Belur: A Masterpiece of Sculptural Grandeur
        • Gomateswara Temple: Shravanabelagola’s Majestic Bahubali Statue
      • Rajasthan – Magnificence in the desert
        • Jaipur
        • Jaisalmer
          • Barabagh
          • Jain temple complex
        • Jodhpur
        • Udaipur
          • Sas Bahu temple
  • History
    • Chariots and Warrior Women: Discoveries at Sinauli
    • Chola Empire
    • From Indus Valley to the Maratha Empire: Ancient India’s Kingdoms
    • The British Raj
    • Kautilya’s Arthashastra: Foundations of Ancient Indian Law and Governance
    • Legacy of Zero: Its Origins from Ancient India to now
    • New Discoveries are Changing Our Understanding of Ancient India
    • Ancient Indian Origin of the Fibonacci Sequence
    • Why is India, called India?
    • Saraswati-Sindhu aka Indus Valley Civilization
    • The Rum Rebellion: Down Under and the Bengal
    • The Rise of the Indian Cotton Trade
    • The Decline of India’s Ancient Cotton Trade
  • Historical Places
  • Contact Us

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