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The language of the #Thugs (#Hindi / Urdu ṭhag ठग from #Sanskrit स्थग sthaga i.e. a cheat)Thugs were well-organized confederacy of professional assassins who operated in gangs throughout India between

Khichdi >> KedgereeThe journey of a Rice dish from India to England Kedgeree (also known as kitchery, kitchri or kichiri,) is a British colonial version of the rice-lentils dish

English has a history of naming fabrics after their places of origin. Think of "Denim" from Nîmes (in France), "Muslin" from Mosul (in Iraq), "Satin" from Zaitun (Arabic name for

Kaun-sā/sī/se कौन-सा/सी/से (which one) is an interesting word in H/U. Kaun कौन is the only interrogative which allows suffixation with the adjectival sā/se/sī सा/सी/से to form a selective interrogativ

An Indian Grammarian anecdote Once an Indian grammarian saw an empty Bullock cart and asked, 'Where is the pravetā (driver) of this cart?' Hearing that the driver came closer and

Interesting Question. Place name suffix -डीह ḍīh (= upland, a village) which is commonly available in various place names in UP, Bihar, Odisha,, Jharkhand, MP etc. is perhaps related to

Secret Script of Sindhi MerchantsAmong the Sindhi language speaking merchants of colonial India a secret script named Hat vāṇikī हट वाणिकी was used to keep accounts & business correspondence. The

''Long thread' on Eating with Hands (bear with me, & enjoy reading )A few years ago while watching the famous film ‘Chungking Express’ (1994), a particular scene stayed longer in

Bharati Braille is a semi-unified system for Indian languages that enables blind & visually impaired people to read & write through touch. It is a linearized alpha-syllabary where each Braille