THE TIMES OF INDIA

 

Acccording to Wikipedia, there are over 100.000 publications registered as "newspapers" in India. India has the second-largest newspaper market in the world, with daily newspapers reporting a combined circulation of over 240 million copies.

There are publications produced in each of the 22 scheduled languages of India and in many of the other languages spoken throughout the country. Hindi-language newspapers have the largest circulation, followed by English and Telugu.

The Times of India has a daily circulation of 2.830.000 papers, and the good news is that you ca  read in on line and download its pdf for freee daily after 7.00 am here: https://dailyepaper.in/times-of-india-epaper-pdf-download-2023/ .

Goodness Gracious Me: comic series

 Shared by Petrina Moir:

Most Brits will say that a fun Friday night entails going for a curry. 

Goodness Gracious Me is a comic series that turned the tables on the Brits regarding Indian stereotypes. This sketch sees the Indians going for an "English". 

This was a great series as they essentially poked fun at both the English and the Indian cultures, as British born they often were met with the social pressure of parents traditions and strict upbringing and the conflict of "fitting in".

 We say "go for an Indian or a Chinese, and if we want to order takeaway we have an Indian or order Indian/Thai etc"

TASTE ATLAS: locate food, meals and recipes all over the world

 

TasteAtlas is an encyclopedia of flavors, a world atlas of traditional dishes, local ingredients, and authentic restaurants.

This is one of the entries in Western Australia:

There are over 10,000 foods and drinks cataloged , and The popular ones, as well as the forgotten tastes and aromas of every city, region, and village in the world. Travel, explore, eat, and drink. Discover and appreciate local foods, respect the people making it.

Their mission, in their own words, is "to catalog the world’s dishes and ingredients, to save our grandmothers’ traditional recipes from oblivion, and to encourage travelers to familiarize themselves with different cultures through high-quality, authentic, local food."  You can join  in this exciting adventure through the authentic tastes of the world, because here are dozens of thousands yet to be researched and mapped: Explore the above World Map here: https://www.tasteatlas.com/search

You can also follow them on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter! 

facebook.com/TasteAtlas
instagram.com/thetasteatlas
twitter.com/TasteAtlas

Website: https://www.tasteatlas.com 

YOUNGER STUDENTS INDIAN HERITAGE

Shared by Petrina Moir:

These two nice videos break down a brief summary of Indian heritage. It is quite englihtening to see the breakdown of the flag and their traditional symbols. Also, it is narrated very clearly by an Indian speaker. 

A good reflection about our own percepcion of the concept of heritage and cultural background.

Part I

Part II

14 WACKY THINGS ON INDIAN CULTURE

 

Shared by Petrina Moir:

I love interesting facts about different countries and Indian has quite a few.

French language in Canada

 Shared by Michael Church:

Here´s an interesting video about Canadian French in the provence of Quebec.

You can also practise your French but the main commentary is in English and it has subtitles in English...

European explorers in Zimbabwe: Livingstone and Stanley.

 

Shared by Monserrat Pérez:

Whenever I think of Zimbabwe and Africa in general, the name of David Livingstone, who found Victoria Falls, comes up and with him, Henry Stanley.

I've always found the lives of explorers quite interesting as they managed to discover hidden gems all over the world at times when technology didn't exist and it was more a question of getting lost and following their instinct.
So, here you have a long but in-depth documentary about both:

     

and a brief explanation of the quote:

"Where did the quote Dr Livingstone I presume come from?

“Doctor Livingstone, I presume?” 

It is the now-famous greeting spoken on the shores of Lake Tanganyika in November 1871 by Welsh-American journalist and explorer Henry M. Stanley who met Livinstone after some years without the world knowing where he was.

Last but not least, an insight into Livingstone museum in Tanzania: