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December. It is not only the last month of the calendar year but also a time to bring in the Christmas cheer. December has always been about cold weather, lots of winter friendly food and holidays. I specially love the many types of parathas we can have in winters. Aloo (potato), gobhi (cauliflower), mooli (radish),…
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The hospital smelled of disinfectant and hand sanitizer, the daily perfume of Dr. Sanjeevini’s life. As a second-year resident, her hands usually precise and quick when running a central line or checking a pulse, were numb with exhaustion as she finished the last chart review. Patient was now stable. To be discharged tomorrow. When she…
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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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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…