Winter in Delhi NCR
Remembering the first Delhi winter that we faced in 1997…. Feel sad that the fog has turned into smog but the Winter specials are still special !!
Winter
Rains in our Destiny !
I didn’t join the mini reunion in Shillong in the week of June 22 due to rains, but that entire week it rained heavily in Delhi NCR. Destiny?
A Crisp Winter Morning
Since April 25th, the weather in Delhi NCR has been super pleasant with temperatures ranging between 20 to 23 Deg C… is it winter or summer?
Winter Specials
Sharing some of the winter specials that we got to eat at the fag end of the Delhi Winters… missed the sarson-ka-saag by a whisker !!
The Delhi Winter
I absolutely love Delhi … it’s the only place in the whole wide world that feels like home. With all its problems, Delhi still tugs at my heart strings. It’s the only city I miss if we are away for too long. Besides the several thousand years of history that lies buried underneath, the other … Read more
Growing up Mom – #1
About a week back, I got Amma to write the following and sign it. Its written in Tamil and it means that my mother promises not to wash clothes by hand from Dec 21st till Jan 12th. 🙂 I got it posted in my maternal family’s whatsapp group and all my cousins have been calling … Read more
New Item #1 – Daulat Ki Chaat
One of the things that I have on my list of 50 things to do in this year to celebrate turning 50 is eat five new items. Only when I wrote that down did I realise that we often eat the “same” thing over and over again. When we order food, its the same things … Read more
The Colours of Winter 2018
I love winters … I love wearing sweaters, shawls, socks and jackets and yes, I love wearing silk sarees :). This year, the winters crept in from Oct as the mornings turned cool and crisp and by Diwali, you felt the need for a light shawl or half sleeve sweaters early in the morning. These … Read more
Climate change ..
I am no expert on climate change or global warming but I want to make sense of what is happening in just my city Delhi and the National Capital Region (Gurgaon, Delhi and Noida). We moved to Delhi in Aug 1997 and Diwali that year was in Oct. I distinctly remember wearing a sweater in … Read more