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 !
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
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
The only tradition that I followed for a long time was wearing a new sari on Diwali. This Diwali is no different, except that I have followed all the rituals and decked up the house in colourful lights too. Since we are South Indians, our Diwali comes a day earlier and since we live in … Read more
Every Diwali many people in TamilNadu make the Deepavali “Marundu”. Marundu in Tamil means medicine. This is made during Diwali and eaten right in the morning before eating anything else as it helps in digestion and has several medicinal herbs that help ward off many diseases. If we pay close attention to our traditional festival … Read more
Dear Appa, Yesterday, we made the Deepavali “marundu”…. with the mix that you had made in 2008. Yes, its still safe and not spoilt at all. We have kept it in an airtight bottle and anyway Hyderabad and Delhi have dry weather so things don’t spoil as easily. Appa, Amma and I were remembering how … Read more
I think this post will irritate many readers and may provoke some… but so be it. Last Sunday, we were watching the “Neeya Naana” program on Vijay TV. Its a chat show that debates social issues. The topic of discussion for this episode was about the differences between reading news earlier and now. On one … Read more
On the W3 (women, weave, world) page there is a spurt of these Paalum Pazhamum saris and I guess thats what prompted me to pull this one out to wear today. I have three of the Paalum Pazhamum type checks. This is a beautiful combination of copper sulphate blue and fluorescent green. Its my friend … Read more
Every Diwali we try and do something special for the housekeeping folks and the security guards of the condominium complex that we stay in. There are nearly 50 guards and another 50 odd housekeeping staff that includes gardeners, sweepers and the garbage collectors. Last year we had ordered a special meal for them. This year … Read more
Dear Appa, Yesterday we were remembering you .. Amma made the Deepawali Marunthu using the powder that you had made so many years back. It has turned out to be yum as always, just without the dollops of ghee that Amma used earlier :). She is miffed about it but it’s ok, she has adjusted … Read more
Wish everyone a very happy “Give-wali”….. For the past couple of weeks there is an advert on radio that goes something like this “let’s get another sari for your aunt, what about your aunt ? Won’t she be coming for Diwali ? Yes, she would, so let’s get another sari for her. What about for … Read more