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The Seven Cream Regime

In my late forties, I have finally discovered the joys of pampering my skin and hair. The beauty secrets most

  • Food
  • July 28, 2019

Curry

The oddest weather brings on a craving for my family recipe of chicken curry. Today, it was a snarling, crashing

Empty Nest

He towers over me now. Scrawny, deep voiced, knee deep in attitude. But this afternoon, when I return home from

Going Home

The approach from the plane is not quite as green as before. The water tanks are drying up. There have

Grey

How the monsoon skies change the landscape of this city. The old and neglected architecture is left shamefaced against a

  • Food
  • July 21, 2019

Memories of Food

Four patrams (stainless steel vessels) laid out on the small kitchen counter. Boiled white rice, the fat kind. Home made

Mind Travels

My neighbour gifts me a little clay whistle. It is shaped like a bird, and the whistle is at the

Weather

A friend once teased me when I asked about the weather in his town. He said, we’re meeting after all

Neighbours

A ringside view of the Metro work from a doctor’s waiting room. The hum and vibration is terrific up here

  • Food
  • July 14, 2019

Pie

Gotta love pie. What’s not to love? The basic, most crucial ingredient of any great pie, in my humble opinion,