My tail bone just heaved a sigh of relief as I sit down on the bed. The back shouted I exist and the shoulders have gone into a temporary coma. This is me after two weeks of house detoxification which summarises the process of cleaning the house. The dirt and grime have been given a […]
If parents are the fixed stars in the child’s universe, the vaguely understood, distant but constant celestial spheres, siblings are the dazzling, sometimes scorching comets whizzing nearby.– Alison Gopnik I peeped into her heart, only to know it existed bilaterally symmetrical. She wasn’t biased.If she had one bread and then it would be cut into equal halves and […]
What do you get when you mix Bengali Rosogolla syrup and Punjabi butter chicken. Theoretically,you get a Rosogolla butter chicken but human personification gives birth to a bengali bred Punjabi born British-Indian celebrity chef: Romy Hardeep Gill Meet the Kohl eyed. Red’s my shade lipstick. Red Boots. Sweet nectar voiced. Self taught chef. Restaurant Entrepreneur. […]
THE BED By Roy This was where I was laid by my mum, Sweet nothings whispered and a faint hum, Huddled in the blanket in the winter sun, Thousands of pillow fights for some fun, There […]
Caution: This may be kind-of a boastful post but when sometimes you’ve got to endorse wins in life. Question 1 : Do you like praise ? Answer 1 : Yes, I do but only when its genuine.Praise is an act of admiration and approval. It inspires good work and expressing genuine gratitude credits someone’s work. […]
He silently sat on a black chair and his eyes closed as if in deep meditation. He steals a furtive glance of his partner on the flamenco guitar who would remain a silent observer while his first rendition is a palo seco. The voice is deep and engrossed and its thunders through the silent corridor. I am an ignorant […]
Bengal, the fertile land stretching from the foothills of himalayas to the sunder bans of bay of bengal. The land where Goddess Durga resides one of the most vibrant and effervescent eastern states of India. I couldn’t encompass its beauty in my writing. The famous british east india company helms from this province and you […]
Au..waah…uh… (This is me yawning) Its Sunday time and its only 5 in the morning. Then why the hell am I up ? Once a month dad would go fetch the best mutton for us for our sunday feast. It was customary to visit the butcher in the morning to get the best and the […]
This was the first bribe of the day. I have successfully smuggled coconut crepe (pura pitha) from the kitchen to storage cum bedroom room (Aatu ghara). Where on a old wooden bed lay my grandfather reading some books. The room was extremely tiny and clad in teakwood. The ceiling and the floor were lined with wooden panels. It was like […]
Finally I sit down the note down the Minutes of the Meeting for the London Foodies Meet 2015 (LFM). I am sincerely thankful to Nisha Thomas for introducing me to this group of exuberant foodies from the London Food circuit. My otherwise mundane life suddenly got a facelift with so many beautiful talented ladies. All […]