I have been interested in the idea of Ayush since I first heard about it – a collabortion between Arya Vaidya Pharmacy in Coimbatore and Unilever. I was tempted to visit the local centre in Vashi for a while now, but somehow I was sceptical about the idea of corporatized Ayurveda. I mean, how authentic… Continue reading Ayurveda at Ayush
When the fates conspired
At home in Chennai, the TV is always on, background noise to drown the noise of the T nagar traffic. And for my parents, noise that is vital in an otherwise silent house with just the two of them. And so kolangal kolangal, la la la la it goes in the late evenings, and news… Continue reading When the fates conspired
Looking back…
SelAm tags me on a meme he says is so last year – All you have to do is select and upload one photo that you have clicked this year that is special to you. Could be anything…aesthetic, technical or personal. Also, put in a short note why it is special. My favorite from last… Continue reading Looking back…
Reclaim the night. And the day…
As Annie has said so eloquently, the new year brought. Reading news reports and specifically, blog posts on this incident, I realize now that I was expecting some comment on how the women were at fault – partially if not entirely. Bracing myself for that line. They were asking for it? In what way, please?… Continue reading Reclaim the night. And the day…
Hay threshing jugaad
I finally saw washing machines being used for making lassi in Amritsar and I thought I had seen jugaad at its best – till this recent experience on the roads in rural Karnataka – stacks of hay and wheat(? rice?) laid out on the road early in the morning, passing heavy vehicles threshing them, free… Continue reading Hay threshing jugaad
Holiday season feasting
I had written a piece on Mohammad Ali Road – that appeared in this edition of Taste & Travel magazine along with another article on Shekhawati. Here is the iftaar piece… Don’t worry, you will smell it much before you see it, said my cabbie when I asked him to drop me close to the… Continue reading Holiday season feasting
Mumbai for Maharashtrians?
My husband left home this morning as usual for work – and called me five minutes ago (at 1 p.m.) from Bandra flyover – he has been stuck in a traffic jam since morning and taking detour after detour to find himself now in what is possibly the mother of them all. The only consolation,… Continue reading Mumbai for Maharashtrians?
Outbargaining Bill bhai
I am sure you have all read this one by now – How to Negotiate like an Indian — 7 Rules – Anything you found particularly fascinating? Like this line for instance? Hotmail founder Sabeer Bhatia, a CA transplant from Bangalore, credited the bargaining skills he learned in vegetable markets at home for getting Microsoft… Continue reading Outbargaining Bill bhai
Summer of the tiger
Published in HT Brunch (Dec 09) as Burning Bright… As always, link available online for a week – so here is Burning Bright, page 1 and 2. The park opened in October after the rains and if you have not been to Ranthambhore yet, now is the time to go…
Village resource centres from ISRO
Catching up on reading and writing… The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has established 291 Village Resource Centres (VRCs) to provide integrated services, including tele-education, tele-medicine, natural resources information and skill development in rural India – digitalopportunity And from ET, Soon, Indians can buy over-the-counter (OTC) drugs from post offices. In order to increase the… Continue reading Village resource centres from ISRO