Nostalgia and Rajma-Chawal for Ashlesha
Ashlesha’s story My mother made Rajma-Chawal on Saturdays, the day we were home from school and rice for lunch made sense (Weekday school tiffins were Roti Sabzi …
Day 10, today was bad
“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.” Day 10Today was bad. I ate …
Day 8, heart longs to be home.
I haven’t been able to fall asleep yet. I can feel sanity slip from my fingers. At lunch tomorrow, people will get big 3-compartment-lunch-boxes. They will have …
Day 7, 101 types of joy.
Yesterday was such a celebratory day. It was not celebrated for anything, it just felt like a celebration in retrospect. Waking up next to my baby sister …
Day 5, Thoughts.
Our lives would make nice movies. A lot of times I am stuck in situations that make me think “this would be a good scene”. I have …
Homesick pesto for Rohini
Rohini’s story I’ve been away from home for 15 years now. Every time I would come home from Rishi valley or college or Bangalore, mum would keep …
Day 2, Pune
My head hurts. I spent 17 hours on a bus for a 7-hour journey. No blanket, no pillow, no food. Thank you, Nature for the stuff. But …
Day 3, office
Today is such an if-it-hadn’t-happened-I-would-not-have-noticed kind of a day. What else do you say of a day the most remarkable thing of which is the teeshirt my …
The first-time Pasta for Rida
That was the first thing that I ever cooked. I remember the first time I made it. My mum’s an excellent cook, but pasta is not something …
Kanji wada for
I got introduced to Kanji-wada around 10 years ago on Holi. I was at a friend’s place and they were serving Kanji-wadas. Usually, I avoid sour food …