Kathakali

As I set my foot outside the Kochi Airport I was greeted to the sweltering heat and the sight of the ubiquitous mundus.  This cotton garment from Southern India is worn...

Spirit House

I was intrigued by this structure but couldn’t fathom what is it? I tried checking with the locals but was unable to decipher their language and they in turn couldn’t  converse...

Thuk Thuk

As I entered the capital of Thailand a country with a history of seven hundred and fifty years I was greeted to the vibrant and multicoloured cabs plying on the roads...

Durga Puja

I reached Kolkata in West Bengal one afternoon to be a part of the vibrant colours and extravaganza of the Durga Puja Festival. This Hindu festival has many mythological stories to...

Kangaroo

         When someone refers to Australia ‘ The Southern Land’ I link it to the nimble footed Kangaroos. I have watched them in the National Geographic channel many...

Mel Gibson

           Life for me is a splash of colours in varied hues that depict the moods and emotions. Imagine a life without colors doesn’t it sound dull?...

Munchies with the Rains

Looks like the rain gods were finally pleased as it had started to shower in Pune albeit not heavy.  I stood in my balcony and looked at the rain drizzling down...

Sinhagad in the Rains

Recently I had been to Sinhagad a fort near Pune. Its a great place to visit during the monsoon and also holds historical significance in the Maratha reign. My article about...

Keertan

Gurubrahma Guruvishnu Gururdevo Maheshwaraha | Guruhu sakshaat Parambrahman tasmai Shrigurave namaha ||     This is a well known Sanskrit shloka that has been taught to us when we were kids which...

Jugalbandi

Yesterday I had again been to the Balaji Temple in Pashan, Pune. It was a special occasion and there were musicians from Tamilnadu to play the Nadaswaram the acoustic musical instrument of south India. It...

Dinner with Parisians

         During our visit to Paris I had the privilege of being invited over dinner at Alex and Claire’s place. When Sudhakar informed me about the invitation we mulled over...

This blog is about the journey that I experience called life. As I walk down its aisles I see the flow of colors. Colors that depict a meaning or thought and...

This Sunday was a bit different as the menu for lunch wasn’t the run of the mill stuff.  It was a mix of Western and Southern India. My father-in-law wanted to have puran poli (rotis...

  Jardin du Luxembourg          One fine day my dear hubby said he would be flying to Paris for a fortnight on business trip and if I am...

 It was a Friday, I was returning home after a grueling day in office with my husband when I suggested we spend some time on the benches of Pashan Road, Pune. The roads of Pashan...