My Quill
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I’m a Bollywood music buff. Not the songs bollywood churns out these days, but the older ones till 2015 or so. I used to be an avid collector of audio cassettes and later on CDs. And yes, no one was allowed to touch my collection without my express permission. Of course, there are some songs…
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As Seema settled on the chair in the Railways waiting room, she got a message from her boss reminding her of the meeting the next day. He had almost cancelled her fifteen days leave because of this meeting. Her bangles tickled as she quickly texted him back assuring him that she remembered and would be…
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There was a time not so long ago when we were all dependent on our Doordarshan, the National TV channel for movies. Not everyone was lucky to watch all the new and good movies in cinema halls or had VCRs so Doordarshan was our one hope. We used to rent movie cassettes of almost all…
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I saw a reel around Father’s Day where it was shown that Dads usually fill the whole refrigerator with mangoes in the season because their kids love mangoes. I was reminded of how my father used to bring the best of mangoes for me to eat. I have a special love for dudhiya malda so…
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I love to eat. In my opinion, food is the basis of all things good in life. Isn’t food the foremost expression of love? You may say that food is just a means to provide nutrition to our body and meant for survival and that’s true; but it is also true that food has, for…
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There’s a special kind of love that only a Naani can give. It’s not just in the hugs, the stories, or the little nuggets of wisdom she shares—it’s in the food. For many of us, Naani’s kitchen is the heart of our childhood memories, filled with the scent of freshly cooked meals, warm laughter, that…
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For the love of potatoes.
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Maggi. When I was young, this word would fill my day with happiness. It makes me happy today too; but back then, in my childhood it had a different joy. I grew up in the 90s in a middle class family where home cooked food was the norm and outside food was very rarely allowed.…
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Yoga is the ancient Indian practice of inner peace, outer balance, and in some cases, – like mine- a morning full of disasters and pain. If you are considering yoga for the first time, buckle up your yoga pants — this is a tale of sweat, self-discovery, and realizing that your body makes noises you…
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X has to be the most difficult English alphabet. I used to love playing word games (I still do but I don’t find partners anymore) but I can’t even remember what we used to write if X came in Name, Place, Animal, Thing. X as a letter can flummox even the best of us. This…