Veena's is a very very brave book. It is quite a radical attempt to rethink the history of dowry, to rethink what we have come to understand as a specifically Indian practice. And to think about dowry ...

Cakes are best stored in airtight tins rather than plastic boxes. Once a cake has been cut, the cut surfaces will start to dry. Covering them with a piece of aluminium foil minimises the effect.

Roll out a third of the almond paste to make a circle 18cm/7in in diameter and reserve the remainder for the cake topping. Preheat oven to 140C/120C Fan/Gas 1. Grease and line a 18cm/7in cake tin.

A few months ago, a list of what constitutes a Kamba dowry payment surfaced online, eliciting hilarious reactions. Among other things, the girl's parents wanted 20 litres of traditional brew ...

You should make this no-bake strawberry-chocolate-pretzel ice cream cake, and you should do it this weekend. As a lawyer-turned-baker, I can’t help constructing a case for a recipe as smart as ...

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As it turns out, the land of wine and pasta is also home to some breathtakingly delicious traditional cakes. Thanks in part ...

As education and job opportunities for men in India have improved over the decades, the prevalence of dowry has increased, a new study has found. Paying and accepting dowry is a centuries-old ...

From million dollar engagement rings to exclusive, lavish venues, these celeb weddings will make your jaw drop.

Since 1996, the chocolate cake from Matilda has lived rent free in my mind. Every time I’ve eaten a chocolate cake, I’ve compared it to the fictional one Bruce Bogtrotter just couldn’t keep ...

Gunjan Tiwari (not her real name) tells the BBC her petition is rooted in her own experiences of being rejected by dozens of men over dowry. The most recent incident took place in February when ...

Emurua Dikir MP Johana Ng'eno (centre), his fiance Naiya Ntutu (on his right) and friends during dowry negotiation ceremony in 2018: Dowry is not insulated from economic forces, says Prof XN Iraki ...