All I need is…

How do you relax? A good read…for example 👇 With a steaming cup of tea or coffee And… My favourite singer Kishore Kumar’s album playing in the background… attaching just one of the songs for the post https://youtu.be/cvQWzlNIjt8?si=TlJs1RNx0qMb1oId Pure Zen… 😌

Chandrayaan 3

I almost missed my date with you dear readers! The moon mission held me captivated and how! I just feel so enraptured by the Moon, its existence in our lives and our seasons, festivals, moods and Indianness, that a step closer to this celestial body is almost like I got the moon! 😅 Feel like […]

This vegan thing!!

Scour the news for an entirely uninteresting story. Consider how it connects to your life. Write about that. I have been contemplating you see… too many influencing friends who have been advocating veganism and /or vegetarianism to me. Why eat dairy? Why eat meat? Then I see this story! With this news item, my faith […]

Maad bhaat chokha

What’s your go-to comfort food? Yes daily prompt readers, this is total bliss in a bowl. Its a simple rice gruel with mashed potatoes combo, called “maad bhaat chokha” in Bihar ( a province in India). Its an ‘easy cook and warm on the pallet’ food which brings back memories of parents, grandma and my […]

Trip to Maheshwar

Describe your most memorable vacation. It’s a short trip to a historic town by the Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh. The place gave us our valiant Ahilyabai Holkar, and that was enough to push me into climbing the gigantic steps up and down the palace and the premises. Wonder how they managed without lifts more […]

My pretty old duvet

What’s the oldest thing you own that you still use daily? I got it as a gift from my dad in 1994, when I was in boarding house n it continues to be with me, a bit worn out but a comforting envelope for my soul. It has inadvertently made its place in my scheme […]

Dust to dust

Recently we lost a loved one. A family member just vanished into nothingness within a matter of days and here we sit recalling his jokes and vagaries and quirks like he is off to some far off place and will return. Even his garden slippers sit around waiting for him. An earthen pot containing his […]

Livin’ n leavin’ light

The Nizaams of Hyderabad (the line of rulers of the erstwhile princely state within India) were extremely wealthy; the last one was rumoured to be ensconced with most of his precious wealth of gems and gold surrounding him in his bedroom, even during his last days. He would keep touching the gold bars and diamonds […]

Mummy

A powerhouse and a happy go lucky person who never lets hurt and pain show, who is on call 24X7 and her joie de vivre is as infectious as can be- she is limitless in her small and cute version. A popular person in her friend circle and local community, she has recently found the […]

To Harry Belafonte

The party that we conjured up every weekend in the thick of strife and battle clouds… our music system was sure to croon out your songs dear Harry as the evening turned mellower and the spirits rose higher in the soul, and vanished from decanters…You know, it struck a chord with every forlorn soldier. Even […]