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The Beloved Dhaba - Highway Eateries in India

By Conchita de Souza

The Beloved Dhaba - Highway Eateries in India
The origins of dhabas are synonymous with Punjabi cuisine because they are said to have sprouted in the northern region of India, specifically on the stretch of highway that connects Kabul in Afghanistan through to the major Indian cities of Amritsar, Delhi and Kolkata before coming to an end at Chittagong in Bangladesh. The British renamed this pass as Grand Trunk Road but it had existed as far back as the fourth century BC and remains the oldest and longest highway in southern Asia when it was used primarily for trade (and invasion as well). 

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Bombay, Meri Jaan - Reflections From The City of Dreams

By Conchita de Souza

Bombay, Meri Jaan - Reflections From The City of Dreams
There’s something about the city of Mumbai that makes it a magical megapolis in which the lives of its twenty-million something inhabitants takes place. It is a city of extreme contrasts; from the glitz and glamour of the film industry that is Bollywood to the grime, dust and stark poverty of its largest slum - Dharavi.  When you walk through the streets of Mumbai, all of your senses are overwhelmed in each moment captured by your eyes.

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