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Pearly pink, lemon drop yellow lime green, aqua and clear sunshine – Pick me! They cry – all the pretty plastic bottles. So ‘herbal’, so ‘natural’ – cherry and turmeric, […]
Pearly pink, lemon drop yellow lime green, aqua and clear sunshine – Pick me! They cry – all the pretty plastic bottles. So ‘herbal’, so ‘natural’ – cherry and turmeric, […]
So, if you remember, I had sworn off tilling. The intention was zero disturbance of the soil and the continuous adding of layers of organic material. But what to do? […]
Hills and mountains are generally associated with spiritual and religious seeking, and there are places of worship on almost every hill in every part of the country. Personally, I’m happy […]
In most South Indian kitchens, there are the Big Four dals or paruppus – tuvar (tovarai), urad (ulundu), channa (kadalai) and moong (payaru). In the north, they have masoor as […]
I remember a time when new clothes were bought three times a year: in the summer holidays, for Deepavali and on birthdays. Readymade was unheard of then. My mother used […]
It’s the season of arsonists running amok here. ‘Flame of the forest’ suddenly takes on a new significance. Every day, we’re all ready with our hose pipes and green branches […]
I have spent the last few days brewing a terrific stink! Usually Anilodharani is the sweetest smelling place. We have champaka, roses, jasmine – wild and domestic, angelonia, tithonia, water […]
If you’re lucky enough to have a chikoo/sapota tree in your garden, the witching hour is at hand! I see chikoos in the market almost all the year round, and […]
To continue from my last post about camels… On a trip to Ladakh in 2009, my heart’s desire for more camels was fulfilled. (Though never satiated!) Nubra valley is the […]
These days, my head is full of elephants, but there was a time when I was obsessed with camels. That was back in the 80s, when Srini and I were […]