Each box of halwa sohan in Rampur tells stories of lost food legacies
Each box of halwa sohan in Rampur tells stories of lost food legacies
The halwa sold today is not the halwa of my childhood. It has been revised, adapted, diminished, like so many sweetmeats of times past. Tarana Husain Khan
My childhood winters could not be considered complete without Rampur halwa sohan from the shop of Amanat Bhai. The halwa used to come in a crimson and gold box with, appropriately enough, the words “mausam e sarma ka tohfa”, meaning the gift of winters, written across it.
‘I’m extremely hopeful’: South Kingstown activist sees U.S. ready ‘to learn from other countries’ under new administration Published Wed Jan 20 2021 11:05:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) Joe Biden will be inaugurated Wednesday as our 46th president. The Public’s Radio has been reporting on what this moment in our political history means to local residents. Mwangi Gitahi is an activist with the group TASK, Toward an Antiracist South Kingstown. He’s also an immigrant from Kenya and a follower of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. s principles of non-violence. He tells South County Bureau Reporter Alex Nunes he’s excited about the possibilities for change under new leadership.