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I know if I tell you aloo paratha (roti stuffed with spiced mashed potatoes) is one of my comfort foods, after kadhi-khichadi, you will roll your eyes at me. But it is. Because I can conjure up those in less than 30 minutes. Ok more than that depending on how many potatoes are getting boiled.…
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So I write about living with brother today. I always wonder how strikingly different we are. After living at home for 17 years, I started living in a hostel. With new people, new surroundings, family did keep me grounded. But I grew apart, in a detached way. Further life moves helped me make my mental…
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married friend – I have haldi-kunku at my home on Monday.I (taking the cue) – oh! so I have to come ?married friend (teasing) – you know its only for married girls.I (dramatic tone) – oh! what double standards!confession 1 – I try VERY hard to understand and empathize with the worries, troubles, tensions of…
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A first is a first. After migrating to old new territory I was just happy being happy. You know how small kids obsess over a new shiny clean slate ? No ? That’s what I was doing. I would go to the page look at it longingly and smile and close the tab. I even…
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I set out to read 60 books, I ended up with 35 (same as last year!) Of course I did not finish the challenge. But then I tried and did the best I could to reach the goal. Hopefully I will read the same or even more number of books in 2013. Â So here…
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Letting evil thrive : from here I am thinking about the numerous times I have ignored guys (sometimes guy-friends) indulging in blatant objectification of women. I also have close guy-friends using the term ‘RAPE’ lightly around women. I have ignored that too. Instead of ignoring I think I could have spoken up and shown my…
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Today I felt like showing up here, so a picture post for things on my mind for the past few days. Idyllic! Perfect even!here My home is going to have this movie-watching-heaven attic!here It’s easier to recreate the fairy-tale like spaces for day dreaming 🙂here Wish you all a merry Christmas and a grand year…
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Because, literary worship sometimes is the only way out to feel sane. ‘[T]he real value of a real education [has] almost nothing to do with knowledge, and everything to do with simple awareness; awareness of what is so real and essential, so hidden in plain sight all around us, all the time, that we have…
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Couple of days back I inched closer to the big 30. here 1 inch = 1 year. Strangely I did not have the same old excitement and was more like let’s get this day over with. Most of which I spent cooking and cleaning the home after the 2 month long stay away from it.…
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How does one come about to write about a city romanced by so many ? After having had the SATC and woody allen influence, its hard not to look at the city through borrowed glasses.Neveretheless I tried.I journeyed in Coach USA to get down at port authority of New York and walk down the dreamy…