Artificial ‘Kanikonna’ holds sway over Vishu market

Artificial ‘Kanikonna’ holds sway over Vishu market

“It is Vishu eve. Everything of golden hue in the market is fetching a premium,” says a wholesale vegetable trader in Ernakulam, making light of an unusually damp market this year. Among the yellow stuff that define Vishu and go to fill a platter of auspicious sighting objects is ‘Kanikonna’ (cassia fistula) or golden shower. … Read more

Kingdoms gone but erstwhile royals of Rajasthan still hold sway over voters

Kingdoms gone but erstwhile royals of Rajasthan still hold sway over voters

People greeting former CM Vasundhara Raje in Kotri village in Bhilwara district of Rajasthan. | Photo Credit: AFP Even after they lost their kingdoms and titles way back in 1947, the royal families in Rajasthan continue to taste power and hold sway over people. At present, more than half of the royal families are actively … Read more