Book Review – The Palace of Illusions
Sonal Kulshrestha Panchaali’s Mahabarat, The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, published in 2008, went on to become an international best seller. It is the story of Mahabharata from Draupadi’s perspective…
Sonal Kulshrestha
Book Review: Girls of Riyadh
‘Girls Of Riyadh’, by Rajaah Alsanea, is a fictional story of four friends from Riyadh in the popular format of the ‘Sex In The City’ story line, except that it…
Special Recipe: Kala Chana with Sushma Varma
Ingredients: Kala Chana: 3 cups Water: 6 cups Black cardamom: 3 Bay leaves: 3 Cloves: 6 Cumin seeds: 1 1/2 tsp Cinnamon sticks: 1 1/2 in Onions: 1 1/2 medium…
Four weeknights of dinner with Sravi Wadawadigi
Sravi Wadawadigi has a delicious spread planned for you for the coming week. Follow her and do please give your feedback BEFORE and AFTER trying out her recipes. Got questions?…
Around India In 80 Trains
A book by Monisha Rajesh Did you know that Chandigarh has the distinct status of being India’s first planned city and also it’s cleanest? That post-partition Nehru had commissioned its…
Being in Boston
A week long trip (or at least a 4-5 days long trip) to Boston, Massachusetts, was a perfect time-frame for us to admire the beautiful architecture (17th/18th century and modern)…
Growing Up On Chai
My sister, brother and I grew up on chai. It’s said kids mustn’t be given chai, that the caffeine in it isn’t good for them, that it causes blackening of…
Notable Movies of 2013
Here are few of our recommended movies from 2013! Dhoom 3 (Released December 2013) Dhoom 3 is out and out a family entertainment package. Even the strip sequence in the…