Rukshana Kapadia
blogs from Kolkata
Latest posts by Rukshana KapadiaThe only China Town in India is in Kolkata ... that in itself is the best testament to our love for Chinese. It's also a family favorite and all my life a meal eating out was Chinese more often than not. Naturally Chinese at home was also always a welcome break from the usual "ghar... Read More...
Posted on 5 March 2020 | 3:50 pm
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The tiny Parsi Community of Kolkata may be small in number (about 400 members only) but larger than life in its contributions to the City of Joy. The Parsi's migrated to India from Persia during the Muslim Conquest of Persia in the 8th Century. They crossed over via the Persian Gulf & Arabian Sea an...
Posted on 20 January 2020 | 11:05 am
Read postI love eating my Ilish or Hilsa - most people are surprised to hear this from me because I am a Parsi but I adore this fish. It's the Queen of the Fish for me. I have eaten Hilsa since I was a child and inherited the love for it from my Mother. My father found it too bony a fish and lacked the patie...
Posted on 19 December 2019 | 5:28 pm
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