As kids summers meant Sundays spent at the beach. At the crack of dawn, my sister and I would be up, waking our favorite uncle (only for the beach Sundays, please! We could afford to be picky. We had 5 uncles, you see!) from the deep slumber he had fallen into after returning home from…
The Oyster and a grain of Sand #WriteAPageADay
This is a fable from long ago you’ve probably heard it but I’ll tell you once more. It’s about an Oyster and a Grain of Sand and a little bit of how fate plays its hand. It all started on a bright, sunny day when the Oyster had decided to sleep it away but then…
The Ragpicker #WriteAPageADay
With each new day, I start once more The salty sea air my perfume My riches are strewn on the shore. Your waste is my treasure Your thrash brings me pleasure. You use and throw, My mountain of joy grows. Crumpled candy wrappers Like diamonds, they shine The candy, your child’s reward The wrapper, mine….
Ram Bharose #WriteAPageADay
‘The Halwa you make, Ram Bharose, sometimes I feel Lord Krishna himself comes down to savor it! It is exceptional every time, and the taste has been the same, for the past 20 years!’ exclaimed Vishnu, as he relished yet another spoonful of the golden yellow halwa from his silver bowl. ‘RB, I lurrvvveeeee your…
The Wedding #WriteAPageADay #StoryTellersBlogHop
Anju was fascinated by the sight of Mrs. Broota popping one scrumptious laddu after another into her garishly painted mouth in quick succession. “I’ve suddenly lost my appetite” Anju murmured to herself as she tore her eyes away from Mrs. Broota’s steady sequence. Placing the laddu back into the platter, she walked towards her sister…
7 Cup Barfi #RecipePost
This sweet is known as the 7-cup Barfi as all the ingredients used total up to 7 cups. There are multiple recipes for this sweet on the internet, with different ingredients. I have tried a few myself. This particular recipe was shared by my fellow blogger Kala and is by far the easiest, quickest, and…
My Favourite Things About Winter Are…#BlogchatterBlogHop
Let me start with a confession. In Bombay or Mumbai, as it is known, we don’t really have what other states of India called ‘Winter’. What we do have is a change of season. So, from the end of October onwards when there is a slight nip in the air and we need to switch…
5 Reasons you should invest in Designer Sarees
The world of fashion is ever-changing, thanks to the trending times. If you want to stick to a timeless piece of clothing in the changing times, designer sarees are a must-buy. When it comes to fashion, a designer is someone who you can trust blindly because they are aware of the current trends and are…
How Sameera Reddy is ‘Influencing’ people the right way.
‘…aur ahista kijiye baatein, dhadkane koi sun raha hoga’…if you grew up listening to this soulful ghazal by Pankaj Udhas there are chances that you remember the pavadai (half saree)clad, long-haired, dusky beauty from the music video too. That beauty was Sameera Reddy. That video was her debut and it got her noticed and how!…
RBI’s tokenization policy is here: Online shopping just got safer
I am an avid online shopper. 95% of all my shopping is done online. However, before I discovered the joy of it, I had many reservations about online shopping, as most people do. Would the quality, design, size, and pattern of what I ordered be the same as the images shown online? Would the site…