Bawa As BarmecideThere were and are other totemic foods—the dhan daar machchii (white rice, plain tadka daal and fish marinated in red chillies, turmeric and salt and then fried), considered a ...

Tuesday 17th June, 2025 The battle for control of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) is over. It was a foregone conclusion that the SJB and its allies would not be able to slam the brakes on the NPP ...

Saturday 6th February, 2021 The government apparently does two things efficiently—printing money and issuing gazettes. Nobody seems to take these gazette notifications seriously, especially those ...

It is the practice in Indian claims cases to allow the United States government to set off against a judgment all expenditures made gratuitously by them to the benefit of the Indian tribe bringing ...

Barmecide means, according to the Chambers English Dictionary, “one who offers an imaginary or pretended banquet or other benefit” [from an imaginary feast given to a beggar in the Arabian ...

TOBY, M.P., TELLS STORY OF A POLITICAL BARMECIDE FEAST; Hungry Liberal Leaders Gathered, but Lo! the Expected Ministerial Pickings Were Not -- Bad Times for Ocean Liners -- Colonial Penny Post ...

This spring, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum will host a special temporary exhibition of the immersive art installation “The Barmecide Feast,” a fully realized, full-scale reflection ...