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‘Stories and food remain the same, only faces change, and those too only vaguely. The same faces keep coming back every few generations to eat the same food and live out the same stories.’

Ayesha realizes that her relationship with food has made her obese and this realization takes her on a journey of self-discovery where she learns to fall in love with food not through gluttony, but by understanding its sensuous journey and evolution. In her life, feast runs parallel to the tales of people, and sometimes becomes the cerebral voice relating its journey over time and regions, telling stories of the people to whom it provides nourishment and nurturing.

Travelling in time, Ayesha and Feast present scenarios of hospitality, generosity and warmth of the people of the subcontinent; through seasons, traditions and celebrations. Soon Ayesha comes to appreciate how food brings with it interesting stories, tying various emotions together—celebratory, jubilant, sorrowful and the ordinary. The history of regional cuisine, the multitude of tastes and flavours, and the passions they evoke, have a deep impact on Ayesha. She eventually comes to understand that her primary relationship is with food, and until that is not healthy, nothing else will be.

Away from Ayesha’s voice, Tirmizi’s account is often omniscient, telling tales of a different time, stepping into another past, and then jumping to the present, voicing the evolution of food and its impact on Ayesha, and the relationships she has with others.

Additionally, mouth-watering recipes of traditional dishes from the subcontinent make for a delightful read. In Tirmizi’s deft hands, Feast is as a feast should be: endearing and unputdownable.

AUTHOR OF THE BOOK
Bisma Tirmizi has been a storyteller for twenty-seven years, first as an employee at The Herald Group of Publications for over six years in the capacity of a sub-editor, and then as a freelance journalist. She has penned over five hundred articles and has been published in Dawn, The News, The Express Tribune and Buzzfeed, among many others. Her musings over a cup of tea almost always find their way to be the written word, either in the form of an article, story, commentary and now a book.

Tirmizi has been writing ‘Food Stories’ for dawn.com for over four years, and has been enjoying food forever. This is her debut novel, sketching an elemental love story between us and our unique, nurturing and, at times, obsessive relationship with food, and the social relationships surrounding it.She lives in Las Vegas, United States.

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• Product Code : BK8692
• Publisher : Rupa Publications India
• Edition : October 20, 2017
• Pages : 224
• Weight : 160 gm.
• Size : 5.9 x 0.9 x 8.3 inches
• Binding : Paperback
• Author : Bisma Tirmizi
• Language : English
• ISBN-10: 812914901X
  ISBN-13: 978-8129149015

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Polyresin is being nicely used as the dragon turtle is on the move. The dragon turtle is quite popular in classical, or traditional Feng shui schools. The dragon turtle has the body of turtle and the head of a dragon, and is most often standing on a bed of coins and ingots and holding a coin on its mouth. It is often depicted with one or several baby dragon turtles on its back, as well as a Ru Yi. A Dragon Turtle is believed to attract wealth and ensure protection to improving career. Both the dragon and the turtle are considered celestial creatures and are part of the four feng shui guardians assigned to each of the four cardinal directions. The energy of the dragon is associated with courage, auspiciousness and good luck. Turtles bring the energy of stability, longevity and protection, they are an ancient energy associated with the wisdom of earth. Polyresin is a resin compound generally used for statues, figurines, bobble heads and decorative furniture. It is a sturdy material that can be intricately molded, allowing a great level of detail with consistent texture.

This polyresin figure of Feng shui frogs is nicely crafted. This is a good luck frog and it appears during the season of spring when the weather starts to get warmer and have traditionally been associated with new beginnings. In China the frog is a symbol of good luck and they speak of the frog on the moon, whereas people from the Western world will speak of the man on the moon. In Ancient China images of frogs were found on the drums used to summon thunder and much need rain. However, according to Feng Shui rule, the frog never should be placed in a well. A frog in a well is a symbol of ignorance. Frogs are associated with prosperity because they are found near water and we are all in desperate need of water to survive.

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• Product Code :B6420
• Material :Polyresin
• Size :5.25"H x 3"W x 1.80"D
• Weight :150 gm.

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• Product Code :B6421
• Material :Bell Metal
• Size :21"L
• Weight :270 gm.

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The Feng Shui Pagoda Bell with Laughing Buddha is nicely designed and it is a good collection for your drawing room. The Laughing Buddha is nicely carved as his fat belly is given prominence. The bell is also nicely crafted minutely. Red threads are also nicely joined. Feng shui is a Chinese philosophical system of harmonizing everyone with the surrounding environment. The term Feng shui literally translates as "wind-water" in English. The Feng shui practice discusses architecture in metaphoric terms of "invisible forces" that bind the universe, earth, and humanity together.

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• Product Code :B6499
• Material :Resin
• Size :2.50"H x 6.50"W x 1.85"D
• Weight :270 gm.

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• Product Code :B6500
• Material :Resin and Glass
• Size :4.25"H x 3.75"W x 3.25"D
• Weight :520 gm.

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In this beautiful piece Polyresin material is used as the Feng Sui frog is sitting on coins. A frog as spirit animal reminds us of the transient nature of our lives. A frog supports us in times of change. Strongly associated with the water element, it connects us with the world of emotions and feminine energies, as well as the process of cleansing, whether it’s physical, emotional, or more spiritual or energetic. Feng shui is a Chinese philosophical system of harmonizing everyone with the surrounding environment. The term Feng shui literally translates as "wind-water" in English. The Feng shui practice discusses architecture in metaphoric terms of "invisible forces" that bind the universe, earth, and humanity together. Polyresin is a resin compound generally used for statues, figurines, bobble heads and decorative furniture. It is a sturdy material that can be intricately molded, allowing a great level of detail with consistent texture.

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• Product Code : 14051
• Material: Brass
• Weight: 3.100 kg.
• Size: 11"H x 4.75"W x 4"D

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The ferocious goddess Mahakali is beautifully painted here trampling over the Lord Shiva. The ferocious image of Goddess Kali has been given a refine treatment: Her bulging lips, eight hands with some weapons on each hand, the black paint all has given rise to a ferocious posture. She is wearing a garland of skulls and beheaded bodies. It is believed that by worshiping this goddess, we can get rid of the evil doers. She is very popular in regions like Bengal. Pata is a popular genre of painting from Orissa. Derived from the Sanskrit terms patta (a piece of cloth), chitra (painting or picture), Patachitra is a folk art form drawn on a piece of silk, cotton or any other fabric, portraying traditional motifs and imageries of religion and society. Here the artist has used water colour and pigment on a patti paper, paper cloth together.

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• Product Code :911
• Material :Brass
• Size :7.75'H x 8.75"W x 5.50"D
• Weight :2.560 kg.

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A tapestry of different gods and goddesses as well as their disciples has made the painting an attractive one. Goddess Kali, Lord Ganesha, Ravan along with a host of devotees offering prayers to their gods have been nicely painted.

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• Publisher : Vakils Feffer & Simons
  
• by : Radhika Sekar
  
• Cover : Paperback
  
• Language : English
  
• Edition : 2011
  
• Pages : 65
  
• Weight : 300gm.
  
• Size : 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.2 inches
  
• ISBN-13: 978-8184620450
  
• ASIN: 8184620454
  

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Deepavali – one of India’s biggest and most popular festivals,  comes with a treasure-trove of legends. Festival of Lights narrates each of them. It tells the young reader why Indians light a hundred lamps on diwali, why they worship Goddess Lakshmi, why they hope. With seven stories on Naraka’s defeat, Mahadevi’s triumph, and Rama’s conquest, the book is certain to enthrall a child.

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The artist has painted a festive time on cotton cloth in this beautiful Batik painting. A lady is getting here nails painted by another one even as two beautiful peacocks are playing joyfully. Natural colours are nicely used here to give a pleasant impression. Yellow, red and black colours are nicely combined to create an overall impressive painting. Batik is an ancient art genre and it uses waxing and dewaxing method to create painting on cotton cloth. The technique is quite rigorous one as the final design must be conceived before the painting is started. A batik painter must have a thorough knowledge of colour pattern. He cannot separate one part of his design and complete it before moving on to the others as an artist in oils or water colour may; he must create his design in stages, each of which encompasses the whole picture. The selection of waxes is important to the quality of the finished batik. Paraffin and beeswax are the two waxes commonly used in batik and are usually combined in different proportions. This genre of painting celebrates the glory of colour and gaiety. Batik paintings are mostly centered on West Bengal, Orissa and Tamil Nadu in India and are known for their originality, uniqueness and finesse. Batik is the art of creating images on the cotton cloth using wax resist method. This kind of painting style involves three rigorous phases: waxing, dying and dewaxing and the method of waxing and again dewaxing give a spectacular spread on the painting.