“Shopping in Kochi !?” my neighbour at our Kochi apartment was surprised when she saw the shopping bags as I stepped out of the Ola cab. “We head to Bangalore for shopping.” she added “What do you buy from here that’s not available in Bangalore?” she asked glancing at the bags. “Mantra is not there…
Category: Lifestyle
Camera Chronicles: A Mumbai wedding 🌃
Either the buildings in Mumbai are very tall or the airplane is flying too low…as you approach the mega city, you can clearly see the rooftops of the skyscrapers, the solar panels, the swimming pools, too close for comfort. Is it safe to be flying this close to the buildings !? Usually the airports in…
Oh My Gold❗️
I remember this as the name of a TV series hosted by Lisa Ray on TLC, where she explores the love of this precious metal across the different states of the country. This yellow metal is very dear for us and it helps that it is ingrained in our culture that gold ornaments are considered…
POTD: Vallam 🛶
There is a road, a highway actually in front my parents home in Kottayam, Kerala; along the banks of the Meenachil river. The river water has spilled onto the roads again this monsoon. While the buses and cars have stopped plying, it’s time to bring out the vallam, the small black beaked boat popularly sighted…
Another August Monsoon in Kerala 🌴
Sitting in Bangalore, I can romanticise the monsoons in Kerala. But the people in Kerala esp. in this month of August will fail to see my excitement. It’s a hat trick for the state in terms of the floods in August; this year is third time in the running🌧. From the past two years’ experience,…
Free reads from Medium
Taking up the 3 free reads from Medium happens on the 1st of every month and August was no exception. It’s just that getting down to writing about it took some time. Here they are: [1] 5 Things You Should Do Before Lunch by Shaunta Grimes We definitely do more than 5 things before lunch;…
Catching a rainbow 🌈
Everyone agrees that rainbows are magical. Their rare appearance make them a miracle and hence when you chance upon one it definitely feels special. Whoever sees one, will start calling everyone else around to come and see… It began to rain abruptly on Saturday evening🌧, but stopped within an hour. Soon the clouds gave way…
Adding a new rhythm to my mornings🚶🏻♀️
There are no school buses to catch, breakfast to be hurried or lunch boxes to be packed. In fact, mornings have become so leisurely and calm that it is an absolute pleasure to wake up to a new day. I spent most of the early morn sitting by the balcony window with my tea and…
Sour necessity
There has been a sharp spike in the daily count of COVID 19 cases in Bangalore. The IT hub of India hosts a large number of people from the neighbouring states and the newspapers on Sunday reported that the residents, anticipating another round of lockdown are fleeing the city; the inter-state borders are open and…
Breakfast bites ☕️
Sunday morning, breakfast is being served outside, literally😀. We have a stall from the food chain A2B set up in the visitor’s parking lot outside the flat and they are serving hot south Indian fare. This has been a new happening since the Unlock 1.0 began. Masala dosa and vada with sides of sambar and…
Trivia 🔺🧪
“Sodium is a loser” says the Chemistry teacher. Why? I wonder from the kitchen. I am making breakfast and the kid’s first online class is underway. “Chlorine snatches away the electrons” the teacher says next. “Sodium is electropositive, has the tendency to loose electrons; while chlorine is electronegative, has the tendency to gain electrons.” I…
Monsoon memories 🌧
The books arrived one by one on different days; I tear open the plastic envelopes in happy anticipation. Finally I have the five books to read through the monsoon months of June, July & August. Am living in Bangalore, but half of me is synchronised to the events calendar in Kerala🗓. By 2 June, monsoon arrived…
Breakfast bites 🌅
“Your online class will start in 15 min⏰” I shout from the kitchen. Some things never change. Earlier the line used to be “Your bus will be here in 15 min…get up !!” The kid would be awake, just lazy to get out from the warm covers. Mornings in Bangalore are chilly now. But still…
House 🩺
“Any doubts?” asks the teacher “Say something idiots !” Couldn’t help overhearing. The kid’s online classes are underway and the sound is on speaker. “Very good beta (meaning son in Hindi)” applauds the same teacher when a kid answered correctly. The kids vacillate between idiots and beta depending on their class participation. I first thought it rude that…
Mangoes & Music 🥁🎶
“What mangoes are these?” asks the lady to the vegetable vendor who visits our flat. “Banganapalli” says he. “You want?” he asks The lady does not reply. The mangoes looked perfect like a big yellow juicy commas. “What mangoes are you looking for?” another lady asks “Alphonso?” “Yes” says the lady no.1 “Ah! they are very…
Safe to Shop…⁉️ 🛍
It’s official, the Lockdown 4.0 is declared till 31 May. There are however some relaxations and opening of standalone shops that can maintain the social distancing norms is one. The shops have marked squares three feet apart from each other, designating where you have to wait for your turn to enter the shop. Cash is…
Panchayat on Prime : A glimpse into rural India🌻
Panchayat is a new series on Amazon Prime. Rural India is often described as – charming, colourful and rustic; sugar coated words really – rural India is poor, dusty and lacking in infrastructure. Why would anyone want to go there? And that’s exactly the feelings of the protagonist Abhishek Tripathi, an engineering graduate who gets the…
Roots & shoots 🌱🌵
We are soon to enter Lockdown 4.0 from 18 May 2020. The PM said yesterday that the new set of rules will be announced on 18th. I am tried from all the housework; the heat is not helping either. I called my maid asking whether she could come. She said travelling was difficult as public…
Morning musings🌤
3 May marked the last day of the lockdown. People were wondering what next? The answer soon arrived. From 4 May onwards for the next two weeks a new set of rules has been announced. A curfew at night between 7 pm to 7 am has come into force. During daytime the shops can open,…
Storm in a cup ☕️
By 7:00 am the sun is up and blazing. But people are slow risers now, what’s the rush? In fact households were still waking up. The milk packets are seen piled up on the table in front of security cabin at the main gate. The delivery guy is not allowed into the building, so he leaves…
Miles and smiles 
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