Across
- 3. a milk-solid-based sweet
- 5. an Indic language of northern India, derived from Sanskrit
- 6. looking keenly at someone or something
- 10. true to life and usually contains informal language
- 11. a thin pancake of unleavened whole-grain bread cooked on a griddle
- 14. not dressy meant for everyday use
- 15. Priya's grandmother
- 16. a decorative mark worn in the middle of the forehead by Indian women
- 17. type of fiction tells about events that are like those in real life
- 18. lesson learned by the main character
- 19. a Hindu festival of lights, held in the period October to November
- 20. an event that happened in the past
- 23. doing something you don't want to
Down
- 1. reflect small flashes of light
- 2. baby chickpeas that has been split and polished
- 4. basic monetary unit of India
- 6. the main character of "From Scratch"
- 7. a small open-fronted hut or cubicle from which newspapers, refreshments, tickets, etc., are sold
- 8. capital of India
- 9. a market in a Middle Eastern country
- 11. aromatic seeds of a plant of the ginger family
- 12. a length of material worn as a scarf or head covering
- 13. garment consisting of a length of cotton or silk elaborately draped around the body
- 14. a type of indian tea
- 21. shy way of behaving
- 22. crouch or sit with one's knees bent