This is the onset of festive times in India. Even though vast spectrum of sweets are available off the counter, there is no comparison of the home made sweets served with love. Here is a very easy and tasty Indian ( not so common) sweet, which you can prepare a day or two before. Apricot…
Saputara
It has been almost a decade , I have been staying in Ahmedabad, in western state of Gujarat in India. Saputara is the only hill station of Gujarat. I have been to hill stations like Nainital, Shimla, Kausani, Kullu, Manali, Darjeeling, Leh, Badarinath, Joshimath etc nestled in great Himalayas, so the thought of outing to…
Home to Museum-Kothi Jahajpul-Hisar
This is the last post in continuation to my last two posts about our visit to Hisar to meet our “childhood”. We ( I and my sister, Neena ) had visited different houses which were home to us and two schools, where we studied up to our matriculation. We could also meet few old friends…
Going back to schools again!!
This is in continuation with my last post about our visit to Hisar this July, 2018. In the last post, I had mentioned about my visit to different homes. In this post, I will be sharing about our visit to schools, where we have completed our matriculation. We had studied in three educational institutions in…
Exploring Our History – A Visit to Hisar
I and my sister Neena were planning an outing together for quiet sometime now. Life is good at fifties . We are free birds with grown up children and husbands 😉 who can take care of themselves. 😛 So, we curated a carefree and fun-filled vacation to go back and explore our own history. We…
THE LENTIL CURRY – “MANGODI”
Mangodi is made from moong (petite yellow) lentil. Usually dhuli moong daal (yellow lentil) is used, but I prefer moong chilka daal ( green lentil) as it has more fibers. I like this vegetable as it’s healthy and tasty. Being made from lentils, its full of proteins and since its not made as routine lentils….
Leah – The Four Legged Angel
Leah, a new pet who had entered my home and my heart without making any effort on her part. Leah is 12 years old bitch, who had traveled to Ahmedabad from Bengaluru, with my son Vaibhav as he has shifted to Ahmedabad recently. The circumstances turned such that he has to leave Bengaluru. Leah was…
On a night walk in the “पोल ” of Old Ahmedabad
The olden part of any city carries the history within into the present. It usually has an old world charm attached to it. Be it old Delhi’s Chandani chowk or old night walk in Ahmedabad’s “poles”. I am based in Ahmedabad, old Ahmedabad is one area I have not been able to visit even after…
English learning made easy – The PTE
Everyone works to improve one’s life. Growth is everyone’s dream. Searching for new pastures is an innate desire of humans. With the opening of the world , the number of people started to move and explore the world has increased. The world has shrink-ed to a global village. These days more and more people have…
Mughl-e-Azam, The Musical
I was looking forward to watch this show after reading marvelous reviews , when it was staged in Mumbai. The Broadway style play, as claimed in the advertisements in all the media was eye-catching and inviting. The moment, I got the first information (report 🙂 ), I booked myself , a friend along with our…