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I spent one day with Upasna (from Someplace Else) and Pradnya (nature’s baby) at a forest lodge. We ate, we hiked, we soaked ourselves in the lake water, we followed the lake trail, we chatted (a lot!), we played cards, we shared experiences, we dare deviled the trek to duke’s nose and came back alive…
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On a family reunion sunday afternoon, after hogging tons of amazing vegetarian food (kheer!), we sat in front of the tv, watching ‘kati patang’ anticipating siesta. Who will ‘repose’ or ‘manufacture zzzz’ sooner than the others was the topic of chatter over ‘how much one ate beyond one’s capacity’. Until I noticed the carrom board…
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(Important things first. I want everyone coming to this post to watch the trailer and not miss this gem of a movie. Of course with subtitles. The book by Jonathan Safran Foer is equally read-worthy. Of course, despite the experiments in narration. The characters in the book are so much more than they seem and so…
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The role reversals in the family are getting funner. Brother planned all the transport and logistics details, while I fussed over waking up on time, packing enough food/supplies for emergencies etc. While parents watched.(ok, aai helped pack the picnic box and knead the puri dough, while I deep fried them!) the temple of wai! On…
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So today around 12 PM baba declared that there would be no routine menu for lunch, but instead we will eat chicken Biryani. Of course I was to make, considering aai is not well and I have become the official non-veg cook of the house given the fact that aai is a vegetarian. So we had…
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Last year I kept track of what books I read. Considering I was jobless for a whole quarter, whatever I read played a huge role in keeping me motivated about a tangible goal i.e. finishing the book. Also by the end of the year I had read a good 35 books. And I maintain numbers…
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Mukta – marathi movie starring Sonali Kulkarni, Vikram Gokhle, Shriram Lagoo (available on youtube if you are into regional movies. This one cannot be missed**! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8Z-KaJbt_8)W(not V)arkari (वारकरी ) – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VarkariI was always fascinated by the saints of Maharashtra. Dnyaneshwar in particular. Because he was so young when he wrote for the universal goodness and peace of people…
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This is the form 16 season in India. Pardon me, if its way past. For me its still going on. * form 16 something like the W-2 receipts in the US. (I think)The thing with me is I am not exactly Annie Hall. I know I just get super lazy with such stuff. Its inertia or…
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Living in a hostel for 4 years among girls from all across the state (country even, but I never ended up mixing with the girls from across India well until the final year. anywho) most of them from Marwari background, where they knew marriage was going to be a huge part of their life once…
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In my books – Moving cities, changing places, doing impossible things (of course which others deem impossible from you) for the person, anyone including yourself, you love – VERY RATIONAL.Doing the same things, because it is expected of you, someone else (society) is telling you so – NOT SO MUCH. (does this make one irrational ?)Of…