This is possibly one of my most favorite memories from my time in Pune. Unlike Bangalore, Pune doesn’t boast of too many water bodies and growing up near the sea makes me a water baby of sorts. Though this stream in Pu La Deshpande Garden has too much moss to walk on but kids care…
Tag: Maharashtra
The Road to Salvation
It’s been a good 30 years since my dad took off on his journey to salvation into the spiritual realm. All he left behind was a home to call our own and a lot of fading memories that we have be trying to hold on to. As I grow older, I assumed it would be…
Rewind. Pause. Learn. Repeat
I usually prefer my own company for meals; I know I am the only one who cannot bail of out a plan. I trust my presence more than anybody else in the world, so when plans cancel they don’t bother me too much. For me, the most interesting thing to do in a restaurant, when…
Amidst Ruins
Ajanta Caves, located off Aurangabad Maharashtra, is home to a beautiful horseshoe shaped set of Buddhist paintings and sculptures. This is a relic from Cave 1. It is said to be one of the last caves excavated and possibly wasn’t a preferred place of worship, as there is no sign of any soot deposits from…
Weekly Photo Challenge: H2O
I miss flowing water. The sound of a gushing waterfall or crashing waves, the mildly blowing salty or fresh winds is what I miss the most about home. But somewhere, in some happy garden, there are such makeshift waterfalls in Pune. How I wish I could hear the sound of water, but not falling rain……
Comfort Food
In Maharashtra, we love puff breads, lovingly called as pav. We can eat pav with just about anything — Vada pav, tikki pav, pav manchurian, samosa pav, bhajji pav, masala pav, dabeli, pav bhaaji, omelette pav, bhurji pav, kheema pav, bun maska (and a special variant with mixed fruit jam too) basically everything! This here is a classic…
450 Posts: Welcome to the Circus!
“My circus train pulls through the night Full of lions and trapeze artists I’m done with elephants and clowns I want to run away and join the office” ― Mike Doughty
The Legend of The Lion-God
A few weeks ago, we celebrated the festival of hues, Holi. Ideally, it marks the advent of spring, and people paint each other with non-toxic coloured powder (also known as gulal) to celebrate the blossoming of life after a rather gloomy period from autumn to winter. A day before ranpanchami, Hindus observe the tradition of…
Healthy Living
I may not be the fittest person around, heck eating right is not something I force myself to do anyway. But I do enjoy raw veggies to munch on, especially carrots. What eggs me on to eat them are their vivid hues. Wouldn’t you want to pick these up if I place them in front of you?
Snapshots of my World 