New Delhi Things to see and do Articles
New Delhi, India – August 2000
Events and Festivals
Raksha Bandhan is an unspoken pledge exchanged between a brother and sister cementing their fraternal relationship. This also reinforces their protective bond against all ills and odds.
Raksha Bandhan is celebrated on the day of Shravan Poornima that falls in the month of August every year. On this very day, the sisters [...]
New Delhi, India – June 2000
Events
When the 2001 census is through, the Delhi head-count may stand at a staggering 1.43 crore. That’s one-and-half times the 1991 count of 94.2 lakh. Delhi’s population growth rate is much higher than other metros and well above the national growth rate. But the real culprits of this growth are migrants [...]
Quite recently, the main airports for entry into India were New Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta and Chennai (Madras). However, a number of other ports have now been converted into international entry points such as Trivandrum, Cochin, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Goa and there are more to come. Hence, it is best to check the most [...]
New Delhi, India – Things to Do
Shopping
India is a paradise for shoppers. From traditional Indian bazaars to modern shopping arcades, India offers splendid buys to suit individual taste and pocket. No matter where you are in the country, you will encounter a bewildering array of shopping options. You could shop for fine brocades, shimmering silks, woolens, cool [...]
August 2000
Butter Chicken
Ingredients: Serves 4
Raw Cashewnuts – 1 cup (150g)
Garam Masala – 2 tsp.
Ground Coriander – 2 tsp.
Chilli Powder – 3/4 tsp.
Salt – 1 tsp.
Garlic, chopped – 6 cloves
Fresh Ginger – 1 Tbsp
White Vinegar – 2 Tbsp
Tomato paste – 1/3 cup (80 g)
Yoghurt – 1 cup
Chicken thigh or thigh fillets, halved – 1 kg
Butter [...]
Delhi, the capital of India, is an amalgam of the old and the new. The ancient and the modern times are in juxtaposition here, not only in the remains of a succession of empires, but equally in present social structure and lifestyles.
Delhi is divided into two parts. The old Delhi was one of [...]
