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Erasure
AI-generated Image There is a fair chance this will turn into a heavy post. During my recent vacation, I finally had something I had been craving for months: uninterrupted solitude. Three almost-full days with no conversations, no deadlines to chase, no chores demanding attention. Enough time to take stock of my life, my thoughts, and,… Continue reading
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My Bench in the Hills
We all have our own specific idea of what makes a relaxing vacation. Mine isn’t particularly demanding. I only ask for three things: a comfortable place to stay, Goldilocks weather that is not too hot, not too cold, just right, and a view. Preferably the sea, with an endless blue horizon. If the soundtrack is… Continue reading
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Is one of them really me?
AI-generated image Yesterday, I read a few pages of a book — The courage to be disliked — which is based on Adlerian philosophy. I have not progressed enough in the book to form an opinion, yet. From what little I read, some aspects I agree with, e.g., it is possible to change one’s behaviour… Continue reading
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Ramblings and Recipes: Butter and a Bucket List
Butter and ghee (clarified butter) are as Indian as cricket, unsolicited advice, and the certainty that someone, somewhere, is making better dosa than you. Butter and ghee have been part of the Indian story for millennia. They appear in Vedic ritual, conventionally dated to around four thousand years ago, while archaeology suggests the Harappans were… Continue reading
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Saree and Me
There were a couple of decades in my past where I wore the saree quite often. First during my college days, when I inherited a cupboard full of lovely sarees from my mom. Then, after I was married, because, well it seemed about right. Besides I think I look quite decent in a saree..both the… Continue reading
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Ramblings and Recipes – Iyengar Puluyodarai
When I read recipe pages, It bugs me that there is a long preamble before they get to the recipe. I am becoming a bug myself, thanks to Leendadll. She wanted recipes, and I want to ramble. So here we are. I belong to the Iyengar subcaste by birth. Not by practice because a practicing… Continue reading
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South Indian Food Reply
Leenda had asked me this (sorry Leenda, am reposting your questions without your permission): Completely of topic of anything, and inspired by watching Luke Nguyen’s India, I would be fascinated by any meals that you share! I love I lndian food but don’t know what’s in any of it, nor what makes up a normal… Continue reading
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3 AM, Empty Roads, and Other Emotional Ambushes
We dropped our daughter off at the airport at a thoroughly unreasonable hour of 3 AM. Who decided that international flights should leave when only insomniacs, owls, and airport staff are awake? Crossing time zones already does enough violence to the human body. Why begin the ordeal by making people wake up before yesterday has… Continue reading
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My Path, My Friend
Krishna, I know not words so wise,That saints and sages memorise.Their chants and verses, deep and old,Are tales I’ve heard but never told. I can’t sing another’s song,And borrowed truths don’t belong.I only crave to call You mine,To feel You near, pure, divine. Am I indolent, lost in ease?Too quick to doubt, too hard to… Continue reading
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When Scholarship Overwhelms the Seeker
I have always been drawn to spirituality. Even as a child, I gravitated towards scriptures, philosophy, and questions that seemed larger than everyday life. Not in an overtly religious way, though. During the busiest years of raising a child, spirituality found its place in small rituals: lighting the lamp twice a day, celebrating festivals, preparing… Continue reading
