I’m at West Bengal for a fortnight. Contrary to popular belief, life is not laid back in the village. It’s bright and sunny at 5:45 a.m., and if you are like us, a ray of light sneaking through a crack in the window is enough to jerk us out of bed; no matter how much I’d like to pull the blanket over my head and sleep in. What if the clock was set half an hour earlier for the eastern parts of the country? Monsoon has been intermittent this year. The fields are not lush-green. These pictures are from October last year of a dish I enjoy eating immensely: peetha. One of the highlights of our trip. It’s called peetha, and from what Nandita of Saffron Trail mentioned, it’s supposedly a secret recipe that locals aren’t willing to part with. I had been meaning to post it and can you…
Thank you Sreeraghavi for writing with a practical concern. I’m humbled by your request. Sreeragahavi, a reader of this…
All you ever want to know is just a click away. Little wonder that encyclopedia companies have been struggling…
How are you all doing? Looking forward to the festive season? Cooliyo has been a big distraction..minutes when I…
Tucked away in a muddy bylane was a colorful tent. It was a cloudy day today in B’lore which…
I was in Trichy two weeks ago; it was the Golden Jubilee celebrations of my alma mater which we’d missed…
Sometimes I marvel at the lengths we go to as parents. Starfruit, pomelo, pineapple, and orange take the coveted…
Whatever is well conceived is clearly said, And the words to say it flow with ease. — Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux I…
Last Sunday evening, I was meandering through the bylanes of Shivaji Nagar in Bangalore after my quest to buy…
Before I begin, a big thank you to all of you who have written in saying how much you…