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Mirabai's Devotion to Krishna: What Surrender Looks Like When It Costs You Everything

She Was Already Married Before She Met Her HusbandMirabai was four years old, by most accounts, when a wandering sadhu passed through her family's haveli in Merta, Rajasthan, carrying a small idol of Krishna. She asked her mother who the beautiful figure was. Her mother, half-joking, said: that is your…

Times Life · Jul 12

Uncertain future in a sea of poppies

Three districts in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan together contribute to 80% of India’s opium production. Already facing the problem of stagnant procurement rates and rising input prices, farmers are now angry with the Union government for opening opium production and processing to private players. A.M. Jigeesh talks to farmers in…

The Hindu · Nov 17, 2023

Real tales from the royal kitchen of Mewar

Kunwar Hemendra Singh Chundawat of Bhaisrorgarh, Rajasthan talks about food from the region, the craze behind laal maas and his famous dal bidwal

The Hindu · May 16, 2023