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 !
The Deepavali Marunthu, a traditional medicinal mixture, promotes digestion and helps deal with the changing season. This post contains the recipe and the method of prep. Ditch junk food. Get back to our fresh traditional foods.
The pollution levels in Delhi NCR is alarming …. and yet again the criminals who burn stubble in Punjab and Haryana will get away 🙁
A couple of pictures from the twilight hour as the Diwali lights come up in buildings and houses … a beautiful sight.
I took pictures of the Sunrise on the 13th, 14th and 18th, three Diwali Mornings, to see if the cracker ban works or not. It doesn’t 🙁
My thoughts on how Dharma Vs Adharma is not equal to Good Vs Evil. I would like all of us to think deeply about Dharma and Adharma.
This year we did not celebrate Diwali as Krishnan’s Chachaji passed away. We just put up a few lights and sent Diwali messages to everyone. We didn’t even make sweets at home. When my Mama called me on Diwali day from Chennai to talk about something else, we couldn’t hear each other because of the … Read more
Amma, Krishnan and I were out for our morning walk yesterday and it was a nice crisp morning with a slight cool breeze. Even the pollution levels seemed average. I took a picture as the Sun was reddening the sky …. And then we spotted this long tailed bird and while I managed to take … Read more
The sari that I wore for Diwali is an Assam silk (mulberry) and I bought it during our trip to Guwahati in Feb this year. Infact we spent a lot of time at ARTFED, the government store that sells authentic Assam handloom saris but nothing quite caught our attention. Then Krishnan spotted this one under … Read more
For us South Indians, Deepavali was yesterday. Since we live in the north, we celebrate on both the days – yesterday and today. Some of the traditions that we follow for Diwali celebrations are – applying sesame oil heated with peppercorns, on our heads early in the morning and taking bath; eating “Deepavali marundu” a … Read more
For many years our Diwali celebrations have been muted. We don’t go to the card parties because we don’t play cards and South Indians anyway don’t play cards during Diwali. We never did the regular “Pooja” that was done by my parents and my in-laws because we don’t generally do “Pooja”…. I don’t have a … Read more