This blog is our space to write about our thoughts, views and notes about our travels. Osho owned 90 Rolls Royces while being a Sanyasi …. The so-felt contradiction is very fascinating and hence the name !
Roti – All about Food. Kapda – All about Sarees. Makaan – All about our home, the Earth.
I grew up not knowing anything about spice powders but made up for it as soon as I got married. My mom-in-law would make many different kinds of spice powders that could be eaten with rice or as an added taste enhancer with some of the “kuzhambu” varieties. I haven’t seen this trend of eating … Read more
A couple of days back we had gone for a meeting to an office. As soon as we entered we found this plastic Christmas tree with decorations hanging off it and a small slogan board on top of it – also in plastic saying “say no to plastic”. There was one below that, also in … Read more
In October I had a speaking session in Sarita Vihar and took the Gurgaon-Faridabad Pahadi road that connects to Delhi near the Manav Rachna University. I didn’t notice anything very different on the road that we have cycled several times during 2009-10. I fondly recollected our first ride with the PedalYatri group to Mangar and … Read more
A couple of days back I ordered donuts from Krispy Kreme. I was eating donuts after nearly two or three years. Krishnan and I enjoyed our respective first donuts but the second one was just not fun. We decided right away never to order donuts again :). The problem with restaurant food is that its … Read more
We love watching Masterchef Australia and in one of the episodes, a participant made Ricotta cheese. It looked a lot like how we make paneer or cottage cheese at home. I looked up the all knowing Google on how to make Ricotta Cheese and it said I should use full cream milk and lightly heat … Read more
Last Saturday, Nov 30th, I was supposed to be in Pune for my MBA batch’s annual reunion. I woke up with fever, cold and cough. The fever was so bad that I was almost clueless how the day went by. Obviously I canceled my trip. My mother made all sorts of herb decoctions and I … Read more
Oct 24, 2019 I met her at the Chemistry lab of Wesley Women’s College, Secunderabad, the day I joined the college. A common friend and a senior Meera had introduced us and it was like friendship on first sight. Vidya is my soul sister and one of my closest friends since 1987 (To my Soul-sister … Read more
Yesterday I had ordered bananas (Robusta) from Milk Basket. As soon as I peeled the first one I saw it was spoilt and rotten. From the outside the peel was even, not even yellow in colour but rotten inside. The only explanation is the use of artificial ripeners that make the fruit tasteless and rotten … Read more
One of the things that we always eat when we travel abroad is “Hummus”. The variety and quality that we get in Europe or Turkey or even the US is just outstanding and for vegetarians, its a treat with all types of bread. I have never tried to make it at home, but decided to … Read more
The above pictures were sent by a school friend who is refusing to come to Delhi till these numbers come down and the following blog is written by another school friend of mine who doesn’t want to be named … I have good friends 🙂 1. Every year from end Oct to Nov, large plains … Read more