Archive for the 'bhu' Category

ITBHU – Alma Mater

August 21, 2007

Alma Mater
 
 
 
ITBHU  
 
Institute of Technology
 
Banaras Hindu University
 
Varanasi
 
India
 
 
       

On what basis do you judge an educational institution – an Engineering College or a B-School? In today’s world there is just one criterion – market value – the starting salaries and campus placement the students get – [...]

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Malpua and Kheer

June 15, 2007

MALPUA AND KHEER
[a sumptuous delicious breakfast]
By
VIKRAM KARVE

 
  
The rains have arrived in Pune. No, not the heavy monsoon showers one experiences in Mumbai, but the characteristic Puneri drizzle [pir-pir] with a shower once in a while. Whilst on my evening walk on ITI Road in Aundh last evening I was suddenly caught unawares by one of [...]

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Lavang Lata

February 21, 2007

HERITAGE CUISINE
Lavang Lata at Babumosai
By
VIKRAM KARVE
“Heritage Cuisine” – sounds good isn’t it?
You may presume that this pompous term refers to pretentious traditional high-brow cuisine which adorns the tables of the classes!
In my vocabulary “heritage cuisine” is high-falutin gobbledygook for simple staple down-to-earth local street-food relished by the masses. Like Vada Pav (Mumbai’s “Heritage Burger”), or [...]

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