Bangalore has many firsts to its name and the recent addition is Open Gym. Last year, a park near my locality went under renovation and beautification. After months of wait, the park was opened to the public and I loved the change. An open gym was added to the park. A simple concept that helps … More An Open Gym
Every evening after work when I walk towards home, I see two girls. These two teenage girls live nearby and I know them as much as you would know someone living in the same locality. I don’t know their names but I know that they have been friends for a long time. After school along … More Two Girls In My Neighborhood
It’s a Friday evening and I am now home from work. So true that Friday evenings are the best. Knowing that you don’t have to crazily cruise through the evening and plan for the next day, I use these late evenings to write. Most of the times, for this blog. I am alone at home … More A Friday Evening
“Parsada, Waheguru.” “Chutney, Waheguru.” “Kheer, Waheguru.” VT was serving food at the langar and I was in the kitchen. He must have served some fifty people and was on his toes for over an hour. From cleaning green chilies, I had moved to making rotis on a big tawa. Around twenty five at a time, … More Of Langar and Love
I have written about these feelings before and more specifically why do you come here? However, over the last couple of days, I have been having those moments of self-doubt, who is reading when I am writing, am I growing as a blogger/writer and likewise. The blogosphere is full of talented folks from across generations, those who … More Self-Doubt #MicroblogMondays
At the gates of this huge temple, I stand to let tourists enter. Grey hair and wrinkled skin, I have been around in thick and thin. No uniform, chair or desktop, This temple is my workshop. Every day you will find me here, Never leaving till the Sun is near. Children, men, women and the elderly, … More #WomenAtWork – A Ticket Checker
A phone call can set many things right. Tagging this post to Hugh’s Weekly Photo Challenge #27- Vintage and Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday.
I still can’t believe May is over. This month just breezed through with the thunderstorms and showers that hit us recently. The temperature has dipped and it feels like our good old Bangalore once again. This month I read Sanch’s post on The Gratitude Myth and her thoughts stayed with me longer that many other … More Gratitude List – May 2016
There are those very few times when you want to write a lot but thoughts do not come easily when you start penning. The feeling of ‘ already shared a lot’ overrides on ‘there is still so much to share’ thought. It’s hard not because there are no thoughts but because sometimes, even written words … More A Decade of Love..
Most people love to experiment with food. They want to understand the food that’s on their plate and if given a chance, they want to see what can go well with what? Have you ever thought why stuffed parathas and curd is such an appetizing combination? Or why ice cream goes so well with a … More Common Ingredients, Uncommon Food
happiness and food 