Happy Onam, everyone! It’s that time of the year again when floral carpets, food, and happiness adorns the house of every Mayalayee. Onam is one of those rare festivals which is celebrated by a state. How beautiful is the thought that no religion or caste can come in between the festivities! Each of the ten … More Onam Pookalams 2016
Ever since I left home as a seventeen-year-old, I knew I will not live in a city for over four years. From one city to the other, I kept moving until I reached Bangalore and made it my current home a decade ago. This city has been mine and I belong here. However, I must … More Home is where the heart is
The Weekly Photo Challenge prompt (Mirror) this time was for me. I was nodding at each word Jen had put on the post. As a photography lover, I have begun to see things in a frame. It is practice and a lot of observation. More trials and errors. Sometimes, I get the shot I want and … More A mirror and that reflection
A chocolate fondue cake with a scoop of ice-cream is my version of ‘expensive‘. As you dig your spoon into this, the warm chocolate oozes out. Then you quickly have to get it right on the spoon before it gets wasted on the plate. Remember, you won’t be able to lick your plate. Sitting in a … More Expensive #ThursdayChallenge
Adults have a lot of choices to have that perfect fun moment. Some watch a movie, some step out for a road trip, and some head out to eat. Not one but many options. However, look at children. All they want is to play and that’s their share of fun. “Mumma up?” and there go the … More A fun moment
A three-day weekend for Independence day and sneaking out of the city was on my mind. These are the days I wait for when the list of the year’s holidays is published. However, this time, friends were not too keen and VT and I could not make up our minds. The result? A long weekend at … More Independence day in pictures
We’ve all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That’s who we really are. … More Light and Dark
What if you were a leaf on that road? Distant from your tree and no longer connected to your roots. It would have been hard to keep up with the pace of the wind. Fragile lives we all lead. We want to stay away yet stay connected. Most of us cannot manage the many Whatsapp … More What if you were a leaf..
Look up and see beyond the obvious. See the Sun and those rays and not the clouds. You needn’t be Sania Mirza or Jennifer Aniston to agree to that. Why should any woman feel complete only after marriage or motherhood? Why is a man called successful and a woman asked about settling down? To get married … More Look up and see beyond
Let there be spaces in your togetherness, And let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another but make not a bond of love, Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls. Fill each other’s cup but drink not from one cup. Give one another of your … More Let there be spaces
happiness and food 