This winter, we bring to you the story of Pani Puri
We’re here to tell you the Indian story simply and hope you can narrate the tales to your friends, families, and future generations. It’s been a while. So, just as your OTT platforms refresh your memory when they return with a new season — let me recap the journey of The Indian Trumpet for you. […]
Trumpet Bazaar, #NRIwali Diwali
As Indian expats our Diwali celebrations are a little different from yours, though as bright, lovely and fun! The Indian Trumpet celebrates a few such #NRI #Diwali moments. Spread love, light. In this round-up of The Indian Trumpet Bazaar, we bring you thoughtful, diverse Diwali gift ideas! Diwali is a festival of lights and togetherness, and giving gifts […]
Back-to-school: Rewind to the ’90s: Chart papers, Fevicol and glue sticks!
the different hues of Chart PaPer, the Carefully kePt bottles of Joker Gum and feviCol. Childhood ProJeCts were all about PiCtures, Colours and havinG a lot of fun!
Back-to-school: Rewind to the ’90s: Cold water from the Milton bottle
Almost always a Milton, the many memories linked to the water bottles are still so fresh. As we left for school each day, mom would do a quick quality check on us by scanning the usual cause of complaints/ discipline issues. The hair would be combed/ plaited one more time, the nails would be checked […]
Back-to-school: Rewind to the ’90s: Magnetic pencil box, did you own one?
The old plastic pencil boxes were no match for these sleek magnetic pencil boxes! they won our hearts in an instance!
Back-to-school: Rewind to the ’90s
The thoughts of waking up early for school and (gulp!) homework loomed in the mind and the vacation’s blue summer skies were slowly getting murkier as June approached, bringing with it, another year of school.
Do you want to be number one?
A DIGIT. AN HOUR. A POSITION. A SAVIOUR. AN ASPIRATION. A CURRENCY. A BEGINNING. A MILESTONE. A BLESSING. A LUCKY CHARM. A MINUTE. A REMINDER. A CHOICE. A SECOND. A FIGURE. A DIRECTION. A UNION. A RANK. A GOAL. A DREAM. A NUMBER. Are you celebrating 52 Weeks, 52 Desi Emotions with The Indian Trumpet […]
What you can buy with one rupee?
One Rupee. I know what you’re thinking: I had the same thoughts as well. “You’d need a LOT of those to buy anything of value. Just one will get you nothing and nowhere.” “Do they even make those any more?” “They’re nothing more than collector’s items now.” There was even that song ‘Aamdani athanni, kharcha […]
Yeh duniya ek numbri!
“Oh no, no, Dipankar,” said the Grand Dame of Culture, slowly shaking her ancient and benevolent head from side to side in pitying condescension as she held him with her glittering eye, “That’s not it at all. Not ‘Duality’: I could never have said ‘Duality’, Dipankar, oh dear me, no. The intrinsic essence of our […]
Why does a shagun envelope carry a one rupee coin?
If zero is the hero of numbers, let’s not forget life begins with one single cell! It dominates the scene unlike any other number. Whether it comes to job performance or life’s milestones or even TV channel ratings, being “number 1” can make or break any situation. We feel butterflies fluttering in our stomachs the […]
