Giving gifts is a common way for people in communities to show kindness. This ceremony is adorned with the Indian term “Shagun,” which means “good fortune.” A one-rupee coin is typically given along with this financial gift. It is regarded as a blessing and a prayer for the recipient’s wealth and happiness.

Indians add one rupee to gifts of money for the following reasons:

Draupadi’s Akshaya Patra: Just as Lord Krishna bestowed upon Draupadi a vessel that would perpetually possess surplus anna (rice) to feed everyone, the symbol ‘one-rupee’ also denotes a small amount of spare cash for the giver. The extra money starts to represent hope that these trying times will pass.

The Inauspicious Shunya: Hinduism places a strong emphasis on the cyclical tradition of life and death, in which something is said to end at “zero” (shunya) and to begin again at “one.” Beginnings are connected to optimism and ends to negativity. There are warning signs when giving money as a gift in amounts that end in zero, such as 500, 1000, and so forth. To guarantee a new beginning, an additional rupee is added.

A New Beginning: Traditions are primarily based on beliefs. Shagun is given at rice ceremonies, weddings, birthdays, and sacred thread ceremonies, among other auspicious events. The joys are consistent with the notion of fresh starts. The ‘one-rupee’ represents a fresh lease on life for the recipient, who is starting anew.

Undivided Against All Odds: In the past, marriages were typically the only social events that took place. The guests wished for the newlyweds’ unity in the face of adversity. It took the form of giving away a quantity of money that was not ‘even’ and could not be split equally. This was to make sure the couple prospered together rather than fighting over money.

The Auspicious Metallic Coin:The auspicious metallic coin known as the Shagun’s additional rupee is always considered a coin due to its metal, or Dhaatu, construction. The “eight elements,” or Ashtadhaatu, make up the human body. As a lucky charm, metals are associated with the Hindu goddess of wealth, Lakshmi. Before steel and copper coins were minted, gifts of gold and silver coins were given. Consequently, giving a metallic coin as a gift heightens the holiness of the celebration.

Shagun is given with the intention that it be used for the recipient’s benefit, much like a seedling that blossoms. The extra money is meant for investments, though. It also fosters the receiver’s ability to think critically and to make a lasting difference with modest but consistent efforts, much like the well-known story of the enterprising boy who made a fortune from a paise.

Founded in 2008 by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the Indian Premier League (IPL). On Friday, March 22, the Indian Premier League is scheduled to begin. Season will undoubtedly be exciting. There will be a number of elite players who missed the competition the previous season. From the perspective of the Indian team, Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant, and Shreyas Iyer have returned to the franchise league following their respective forced injury absences from the previous season.

Mitchell Starc, who hasn’t played in the Indian Premier League since 2015, will also be back in the 2024 edition of the league. During the Kolkata Knight Riders intrasquad game, the sprinting Australian pacer struck some thunderbolts. He will undoubtedly be one of the main draws this season.

On Friday, March 22, the Indian Premier League will begin with a match between the Chennai Super Kings and the Royal Challengers Bangalore. The tournament’s first double header, PKR vs. SRH and PBKS vs. DC, is scheduled for March 23.

IPL 2024 MATCH VENUES
There will be IPL 2024 matches all over India. This season, there won’t be any games in Mohali or New Delhi. Matches will be held at the Mullanpur Stadium in Chandigarh and Vizag instead of the Arun Jaitley Stadium and IS Bindra Stadium.

Here are the venues for Indian Premier League this season
Chennai, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Vizag, Mumbai

IPL 2024 TEAMS
There are 10 teams will be playing for the Indian Premier League Trophy.
Here are the teams that compete for IPL Trophy

Chennai Super Kings
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Mumbai Indians
Delhi Capitals
Gujarat Titans
Kolkata Knight Riders
Rajasthan Royals
SunRisers Hyderabad
Lucknow Super Giants
Punjab Kings

CSK SQUAD FOR IPL 2024
Batters: Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Sameer Rizvi.
All-rounders: Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Moeen Ali, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Nishant Sindhu
Wicketkeepers: MS Dhoni (c), Aravelly Avinash
Bowlers: Mukesh Choudhary, Maheesh Theekshana, Simarjeet Singh, Mustafizur Rahman, Prashant Solanki, Shardul Thakur, Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Ajay Mandal, Deepak Chahar, Rajvardhan Hangargekar.

RCB SQUAD FOR IPL 2024
Batters: Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Saurav Chauhan
All Rounders: Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Cameron Green, Swapnil Singh, Mayank Dagar, Manoj Bhandage
Wicketkeepers: Dinesh Karthik
Bowlers: Vijaykumar Vyshak, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Tom Curran, Lockie Ferguson

MI SQUAD FOR IPL 2024
Batters: Rohit Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Tim David
All Rounders: Hardik Pandya, Mohammad Nabi, Arjun Tendulkar, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Romario Shepherd, Gerald Coetzee, Naman Dhir, Shivalik Sharma, Anshul Khamboj
Wicketkeepers: Ishan Kishan, Vishnu Vinod
Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Shreyas Gopal, Piyush Chawla, Aakash Madhwal, Luke Wood, Nuwan Thusara, Dilshan Madhushanka, Kumar Kartikeya

DC SQUAD FOR IPL 2024
Batters: David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Swastik Chikara, Yash Dhull,
All-rounders: Axar Patel, Jake Fraser-Mcgurk, Lalit Yadav, Mitchell Marsh, Sumit Kumar
Wicketkeepers: Rishabh Pant, Abishek Porel, Kumar Kushagra, Ricky Bhui, Shai Hope, Tristan Stubbs
Bowlers: Anrich Nortje, Mukesh Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Jhye Richardson, Khaleel Ahmed, Pravin Dubey, Rasikh Dar, Vicky Ostwal

GT SQUAD FOR IPL 2024
Wicketkeepers: Mathew Wade, Wriddhiman Saha, Robin Minz
Batters: Shubman Gill, David Miller (SA), Abhinav Manohar, Kane Williamson, Sai Sudharsan
All-rounders: Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Jayant Yadav, Vijay Shankar, Azmatullah Omarzai, Darshan Nalkande, Shahrukh Khan
Bowlers: Umesh Yadav, Josh Little (IRE), R. Sai Kishore, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad, Sushant Mishra, Kartik Tyagi, Manav Suthar, Spencer Johnson

KKR SQUAD FOR IPL 2024
Batters: Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Sherfane Rutherford, Manish Pandey, Angkrish Raghuvanshi
Wicketkeepers: Phil Salt, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, KS Bharat
All Rounders: Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh
Bowlers: Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Suyash Sharma, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, Chetan Sakaria, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Dushmantha Chameera, Sakib Hussain, Vaibhav Arora

RR SQUAD FOR IPL 2024
Wicketkeepers: Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler (ENG), Dhruv Jurel, Kunal Rathore, Donovan Ferreira (SA), Tom Kohler-Cadmore (ENG).
Batters: Shimron Hetmyer (WI), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Rovman Powell (WI), Shubham Dubey.
All-rounders: Ravi Ashwin, Abid Mushtaq.
Bowlers: Trent Boult (NZ), Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Adam Zampa (AUS), Nandre Burger (SA), Avesh Khan.

SRH SQUAD FOR IPL 2024
Batters: Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram (SA), Rahul Tripathi, Mayank Agarwal, Travis Head (AUS), Anmolpreet Singh.
All-rounders: Washington Sundar, Abhishek Sharma, Shahbaz Ahmed, Sanvir Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy.
Wicketkeepers: Glenn Phillips (NZ), Upendra Singh Yadav, Heinrich Klaasen (SA).
Bowlers: Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Marco Jansen (SA), Pat Cummins (AUS), T. Natarajan, Mayank Markande, Umran Malik, Wanindu Hasaranga (SL), Jaydev Unadkat, Akash Singh, Fazalhaq Farooqi (AFG), Jhathavedh Subramanyan.

LSG SQUAD FOR IPL 2024
Batters: Ayush Badoni, Devdutt Padikkal, Ashton Turner
All Rounders: Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Yudhvir Singh, David Willey, Arshin Kulkarni, Prerak Mankad, K. Gowtham, Mohd. Arshad Khan
Wicketkeepers:KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock, Nicholas Pooran,
Bowlers: Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Yash Thakur, Amit Mishra, Shamar Joseph, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan,, Shivam Mavi, M. Siddharth

PBKS SQUAD FOR IPL 2024
Wicket-keepers: Jonny Bairstow (ENG), Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma
Batters: Shikhar Dhawan (C), Harpreet Bhatia, Rilee Rossouw (SA), Shashank Singh
All-rounders: Liam Livingstone (ENG), Atharva Taide, Rishi Dhawan, Sam Curran (ENG), Sikandar Raza (ZIM), Shivam Singh, Chris Woakes (ENG), Ashutosh Sharma, Vishwanath Singh, Tanay Thyagarajan
Bowlers: Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada (SA), Nathan Ellis (AUS), Rahul Chahar, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Prince Choudhary, Harshal Patel

With the Chennai Super Kings as the most recent champions in 2023, the IPL has served as a platform for both established stars and up-and-coming talent over the years.

Get ready to explore a world of Indian cuisine that is flavorful, fragrant, and packed with spices.Indian cuisine is ‘truly desi’ because of a few unique qualities.Even though you’ve experienced many different cuisines while traveling the world, there’s nothing quite like Indian food when you’re in the mood for comfort food. So get ready to explore a world of Indian cuisine that is flavorful, fragrant, and packed with spices.

Everybody will enjoy a dish from our collection, which includes both traditional Indian recipes and dishes that are just inspired by Indian flavors!

1. Vegan Butter Cauliflower
2. Gobi Manchurian
3. Mughali Chicken
4. Curried Eggs with Rice
5. Slow-Cooker Butter Chicken
6. Samosas
7. Vada Pav
8. Onion Pakoda with Chutney
9. Mango Lassi
10. Kulfi

1. Vegan Butter Cauliflower
This recipe for Indian-style butter cauliflower is a delicious vegan take on the beloved dish, butter chicken. Whatever is more convenient for you, you can cook the cauliflower florets in the oven or an air fryer both without the chicken and without the butter. It took a lot of experimenting to get this recipe just right, and I can’t wait to finally share it with you.
It also happens to be incredibly simple to make, in true fuss-free vegan fashion. To make the sauce, simply put some raw cashews, tomato paste, and spices into a blender. Following that, add two tablespoons of vegan butter, sauté some onion and garlic in a pan, add the sauce, then add the cauliflower florets and simmer for tender.
Serve it up with some rice, naan bread, and a little cilantro, and be prepared for comfort food heaven.

2. Gobi Manchurian
Gobi (cauliflower) manchurian is one of the best party appetizers available. The dry variety is more popular than the gravy one because it’s a versatile snack that can be eaten as an appetizer or as a side dish for supper. A common Indo-Chinese snack or appetizer, gobi manchurian is readily available from street vendors and Indian restaurants alike.

This is just one of the few delectable dishes that are enjoyed in Indian cities and has influences from the Indo-Chinese cuisine. Spring onions and a spicy garlic sauce coat the Gobi Manchurian. Enough of the thick and rich sauce remains to coat the crispy cauliflower.
Many recipes call for corn flour to thicken the gravy; however, using a strong chili garlic sauce can also be helpful. While the Manchurian is simmering, stir in 1 tsp of corn flour and a small amount of water if the sauce seems too thin.

3. Mughlai Chicken
North Indian cuisine is known for its tasty and well-liked Mughlai chicken curry. Rich, smooth, and thick, gravy is made with cashews, almonds, curd, and cream. The gravy is tasty and mildly spicy thanks to the spices and fried onions. A gravy composed of cream, onion-cashew paste, spices, and other ingredients is cooked with marinated chicken.

Not because it takes a long time to prepare or needs a lot of ingredients, but rather because it is rich and a little bit decadent, this Mughlai chicken is a dish best served on special occasions. The mild, thick creaminess of the recipe is largely due to the influence of Central Asian cuisine, which was brought to India under the Mughal dynasty.

4. Curried Eggs with Rice
In no time at all, this delectable dish that pairs hard-boiled eggs with a fragrant Indian sauce can be prepared for lunch. For a filling supper, serve over steamed rice with a dollop of natural yoghurt.
Unlike the curried eggs you use as a sandwich filler, which usually just entail mashing hard boiled eggs with mayo and curry powder, this recipe is for a meal: traditional curried eggs with rice. The easiest thing to quickly prepare that will appeal to the kids as well as yourself is curried eggs and rice. Take care not to use too much curry powder or coriander as a little goes a long way.
Spicy egg curry is typically served as a side dish with rice. Although eggs are a healthful food, eating them plain can get monotonous. So why not give this flavor-packed dish a try for your simple dinner? Using the curry paste adds extra spiciness and speed!

5. Slow-Cooker Butter Chicken
It’s time to spice up your weeknight supper routine with some Slow Cooker Butter Chicken! The chicken is juicy and plump, the veggies are subtly concealed, and the rich, creamy sauce is flavorful and slightly spicy without being overbearing.

It tastes just like real Indian food, but you can find all the ingredients at your typical grocery store, and preparing it will only take fifteen minutes or less.This Slow Cooker Butter Chicken recipe is something you should try if you’ve never had real Indian butter chicken—or Indian food in general!.You need look no further if you need butter chicken for a crowd because this simple crock pot recipe yields a good amount.

This butter chicken is incredibly simple to make in just one pot! Put everything in the slow cooker, turn it on high, and walk away. It really is that easy! The outcome is a rich, flavorful curry and juicy chicken that rivals any restaurant’s offerings.

6. Samosas
The ancient Uzbek city states of Samarkand, Bukhara, and Khiva are where the samsa (or sometimes somsa) originated. Before embarking on a strenuous journey, traders and Silk Road travelers would stock up on this popular street snack.

Does Samosa require an introduction? Not in my opinion! The triangle-shaped, delicate pastry with a filling of spicy potatoes, chicken, or lamb is a favorite snack not just in India but also in a number of other nations. Since samosas and chai are so widely available in India—you can find them at almost every street corner—I’ve always thought of them as a traditional Indian treat.
Every event—parties, business gatherings, get-togethers over chai—will feature samosas! I still make sure to indulge in those samosas from my favorite shop whenever I go home.
A good samosa, in my opinion, should be crispy and, above all, completely devoid of oil.

The filling for samosas is typically a combination of diced and cooked or mashed boiled potato, onions, green peas, lentils, ginger, spices, and green chili. The all-purpose flour used to make samosas is called maida in the area. Depending on the filling, a samosa can be vegetarian or non-vegetarian.
For added richness, some people also incorporate nuts into the filling, such as raisins and cashews. Once more, an individual decision! The procedure for making samosa is quite straight forward if you want to make these at home.

7. Vada Pav
Vada Pav, also known as fluffy buns or savory and spicy soft dinner rolls, is filled with a crispy-fried potato dumpling fritter known as Batata Vada and flavored with both hot and sweet chutneys. It is a well-liked vegan street food snack in Mumbai and the Indian state of Maharashtra. This dish has a variety of textures, tastes great, is filling, and has many flavors!

Even though it’s one of Mumbai’s most basic street foods, it tastes great. In essence, a vada pav consists of two slices of fluffy dinner rolls topped with sweet, green, and dry garlic chutneys, and batata vada.Dinner rolls are also known as pav, which is Indian for a little loaf or bun of bread. They are available for purchase in Indian bakeries, superstores, and confectionery stores, and are made with whole wheat or all-purpose flour.

8. Onion Pakoda with Chutney
A common deep-fried Indian snack, onion pakoda (also known as onion pakora, kanda bhaji, Indian onion fritters, or pyaz pakora) is made with gram flour along with a mixture of other ingredients and spices. Although there are many variations to this recipe, this one, which uses mint leaves and fennel flavor, was inspired by my own experience. Making tasty onion pakora at home is simple.

A common tea-time snack in North India, especially during the monsoon season, is crispy onion pakoda.It ought to be These onion pakora, which have a crispy exterior and a soft interior, are a household favorite in Indian households. For a tea-time snack, we can enjoy these flavorful and crispy deep-fried onion pakodas paired with our preferred chutney.

9. Mango Lassi
These are a popular beverage at Indian eateries and are simple to prepare at home. There are many different flavors of lassi; some are sweet, some are salty, some contain fruit, and some have mint. Mango lassi is essentially a mango milkshake or smoothie made with yogurt. Either cubed fresh or frozen mango or canned mango pulp can be used. Use a ripe, sweet mango if you’re using fresh.

The Punjab region of Northern India and Eastern Pakistan is the origin of the traditional beverage known as lassie. A lassi is a concoction of yogurt, water, spices, and occasionally fruit. It was believed to have originated circa 1000 BC and possess Ayurvedic healing qualities, promoting mental clarity and soothing the stomach. Lassi were typically consumed post-meal to facilitate digestion.The beverage comes in both sweet and salty varieties, and it was originally served in kulhars, which are clay cups. Before serving, you could spoon an additional dollop of clotted cream on top.

These days, there are a plethora of options, including lassi with chocolate and caramel. In particular, the fruit varieties—like mango lassi—are excellent for keeping cool on hot summer days.
You may need to adjust the amount of honey or sugar in the lassi based on how ripe and sweet your mango is, or if you’re using canned mango pulp that has already been sweetened.
If you have cardamom pods, crush them to extract the seeds, then use a mortar and pestle to grind the seeds.

10. Kulfi
Indian kulfi is a traditional frozen dessert available in a wide variety of unusual flavors. This easy Kulfi recipe only requires a few minutes to prepare and is made with khoya, also known as mawa, which is evaporated milk solids. Enjoy this delightfully simple and tasty treat right now! One of the favorite desserts in our family is kulfi, also known as kulfi ice cream. In India, kulfi is a highly coveted dessert during the sweltering summers. I still recall the kulfi wallah, or kulfi vendor, going door to door while toting a big earthen pot on his head.

We used to beg him to stop and give us kulfi during the sweltering months of April and May. He would slice the kulfi on a large serving leaf after removing them from the molds how environmentally friendly! I also remember lovingly consuming kulfi at Mumbai’s Chowpatty Beach.It is not at all difficult or time-consuming to make this kulfi recipe. Although I have included almonds and pistachios, you are free to alter the flavoring to your preference.

If you’re struggling to get your kids off their devices and outside to play, here’s another reason to keep trying: Spending at least two hours outside per day is one of the most important things your children can do to protect their vision.

“We think that outdoor time is the best form of prevention for nearsightedness,” says Dr. Noha Ekdawi, a pediatric ophthalmologist in Wheaton, Ill.

And this is significant because the number of children with nearsightedness, or myopia, is rapidly increasing in the United States and many other parts of the world.

In the United States, 42% of people are myopic, up from 25% in the 1970s. By the age of young adulthood, up to 90% of people in some East Asian countries are myopic.

About 15 years ago, one or two of the children we saw had myopia. However, nowadays, “about 50% of my patients have myopia, which is an incredibly high number.”

Myopia occurs when the eyeball stretches and grows too long, making distant objects appear blurry.

When a child develops myopia, their eyeball continues to stretch, and the condition worsens over time. If they develop high myopia, they are more likely to develop serious eye problems later in life, including retinal detachments, glaucoma, and cataracts. It can even cause blindness.

There are treatments available to help slow the progression of myopia, such as prescription atropine eye drops, special soft disposable contact lenses called MiSight, and hard contacts worn overnight known as orthokeratology (or ortho-K). The most effective approach is to prevent children from developing myopia in the first place.

So, how does spending time outside help?

That’s what Ian Morgan wanted to know. Morgan is a myopia researcher at Australia’s National University. He noticed a few decades ago that myopia rates in East Asia were significantly higher than in Sydney.

He knew from animal studies that light causes the eye to release the neurotransmitter dopamine, which can slow the eyeball’s stretching. “Australians are famous for their outdoor-oriented lifestyle,” he believed. “Maybe there’s a link between getting outside a lot and preventing the development of myopia.”

Morgan’s research piqued the interest of Dr. Pei-Chang Wu, an ophthalmologist in Taiwan. As a retina specialist at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Kaohsiung, he had seen the effects of high myopia in patients as young as 10 who had tears in their retina. Some even had retinal detachment, which can cause blindness if not treated promptly.

Wu’s young son was in first grade at the time, and he was concerned about Taiwan’s alarmingly high rates of myopia. By the end of high school, approximately 90% of the teenagers have it. Wu claims that the academic culture in Taiwan’s primary schools did not allow for much outdoor recess. “Many teachers want students to practice their homework during recess,” according to him.

But Wu persuaded his son’s elementary school to increase outdoor time. He also recruited a control school. One year later, his son’s school had half the number of new myopia cases as the other school. “We saw the results – they were very successful,” says Wu.

He conducted additional research at more schools and eventually persuaded Taiwan’s Ministry of Education to encourage all primary schools to send students outside for at least two hours per day, every day. The program began in September 2010. After decades of rising rates, the prevalence of myopia among Taiwanese elementary school students began to fall, from an all-time high of 50% in 2011 to 45.1% in 2015. According to Ian Morgan, this is a significant achievement.

Other studies have found that outdoor time can reduce the likelihood of children developing myopia, even if they do a lot of close work, such as reading or staring at screens, which has also increased dramatically in recent years. Even if a child’s parents have myopia, spending time outside can help.

According to research, children should spend at least two hours per day outside, every day, in order to protect their vision. The younger you intervene, the better.

“To me, it’s like: eat your vegetables. “You need to spend time outside,” Ekdawi says.
It doesn’t matter whether it’s sunny or cloudy, or what the kids are doing. “You can go to the park, ride your bike, sit in a tree, or walk your dog. “All these things matter,” she says.

If you’re concerned about leaving time for homework, Ekdawi recommends having kids do it outside. All that matters is that they are outside.