A Pre Diwali Evening
A couple of pictures from the twilight hour as the Diwali lights come up in buildings and houses … a beautiful sight.
Diwali
Three Diwali Mornings
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 🙁
Dharma Vs Adharma ≠ Good Vs Evil
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.
Silent Diwali & a Smoky NCR
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
A Beautiful Day & a Stunning Evening
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
2018 Diwali Release :)
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
Diwali Reflections…. Happy & Sad
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
… And a Happy Diwali it was!
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
Nutty Ladoos and Spicy Halwa
Every Diwali we make the “Nuts” ladoos and the Deepavali “marundu”. Even though this year we are not celebrating Diwali, we continued the tradition and made both. While the “marundu” was made with the spice powder that dad had made in 2007… the ladoos were made by me using my current obsession OPOS (One Pot … Read more
A “cracker” of a ban
We came to Delhi in Aug 1997 and learnt about smog for the first time… the air was thick and there was fog+smoke, smog in the months of Dec and Jan. Then came the ban on “jugaad” rickshaws. These were people carriers that used a modified “motorbike” and used kerosene and other polluting fuel. Everyone … Read more