Gharya in memory of Aji for Shen
I would really love it Prachi, if you could make some Gharya for me. They are made from wheat flour, sweet potato and jaggery. They are super …
Lakhnavi tahzeeb with a twist and salty lemonade for Benny
We were meeting for the second time. We decided to have breakfast because we were early for the movie we intended to watch. We had Dosa and …
Stay, for a while
Today I stayed in bed for 10 minutes after I woke up. For 10 whole minutes, I could suspend the to-do lists, the charging of devices, checking …
Journal Writing workshop
Every time someone said “you wrote what I felt but didn’t have the words for” I wished to give them my words. Because writing didn’t come easily …
Chai for Keemaya
I cannot say I am a Chai or a Coffee person. I love both equally. And about them, I am fussy. I like my coffee strong, like …
Trying to bathe in peace: my life in metaphors
Imagine this: you oiled your hair with a mix of walnut, castor, coconut, flaxseed, and almond oil. On the binary of ‘hasn’t bathed in 4 days’ and …
Dabeli for Shubhashri
I lived with my grandmother in Amravati during my 12th grade. My parents and brother visited me on weekends. If everything was well, Papa, my brother and …
Corn Kees for Sonal
I have this memory associated with ‘Bhutta Kees’, which is a preparation native to Madhya Pradesh. I had never heard of it before meeting my partner’s parents …