Nature’s Artwork
Yesterday we went out for our evening walk only by 9 pm. As we rounded one of the blocks, I found this beautiful shadow or reflection of a tree on the building wall. Beautiful, isn’t it ?
Roti Kapda Makaan
Roti – All about Food. Kapda – All about Sarees. Makaan – All about our home, the Earth.
Growing up Mom #6
On a hot dry afternoon in 1970 in Dehu Road, my dad brought two guests with him for lunch unannounced. Amma was new to cooking and I was a few months old… She struggled and managed to put up some lunch for Appa and his two colleagues. That day she decided, that never again will … Read more
So, you think you got trouble ??
On Saturday night, we happened to record David Attenborough’s Planet Earth II on BBC Earth. One particular species that he covers in this episode, just blew our minds. The Marine Iguanas are only found in the Galapagos island. They are vegetarians and live off the moss and other sea plants that are found on the … Read more
The True Eco-Warriors – Rewarded
We were eagerly awaiting the announcement of the Padma awards this year as we knew that there would be several “unknown” greats that the awards will honour. This is one of the truly commendable changes brought about by the Modi Government. Except for a few of the Padma awards going to some celebrity or political … Read more
Kadamba Saadam – My Mother-in-law’s Signature dish
Amma (my mother-in-law) was a great cook – if there ever was a Masterchef competition for only South Indian vegetarian food when she was alive, she would have won it easily. She could make the same vegetable every single day of the week and each day it would taste different. There are several relatives of … Read more
Sweeping up a Dust Cloud !!
For breakfast today Latha took us to Sangeetha’s on G.N.Chetty Road. We enjoyed the food and felt happy after the meal as we also managed to catch up with Latha. Since the restaurant is really close to our Airbnb, we decided to walk both ways. As soon as we got out of the restaurant after … Read more
Jaathi Malli and Rudraksham
We celebrated Pongal/Sankranti by witnessing the Lakshadeepam festival at Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple. The Lakshadeepam festival starts in the evening. So we all took bath again in the evening and I started the year with a beautiful Mango yellow Cooptex silk saree. When Mr. Venkatesh Narasimhan had come to Delhi on Oct 22nd 2019, for a … Read more
Mumbai Pav in Gurgaon
On Wednesday (8th) we accomplished a much delayed project – we went to Vyapar Kendra, Sushant Lok and got my PayTM re-activated :):). For nearly a year, I couldn’t use my PayTM because the KYC was not done and there was Rs. 1500/- lying in the wallet un-utilized. The whole KYC process was painless and … Read more
Environmental Hypocrites Abound..
We have a school right behind our condominium complex and almost the entire month of December we couldn’t take a nap in the afternoon or even do a phone call easily from 8 am onwards till about 3 pm. The school had its annual day or sports day and the practise sessions were happening outside … Read more
Turmeric Latte, Anyone ?
In 2018 when I had a bout of cough, my school friend Javed told me to drink milk with turmeric and poppy seeds (Khus Khus or Kasa Kasa) at night. I drank it for a couple of days and then forgot all about it because I don’t like hot milk at all. Then in Sept … Read more