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  1. A day in the life of an aam aadmi

    Posted by Kinnera Murthy
    / December 2, 2011 / 2 Comments
    By Kinnera Murthy I asked my colleague why he did not come for a couple of days without informing the office. He told me about how when his father was collecting his grandson from the school bus and crossing the road, a young man on a Bajaj Pulsar crashed into...

  2. This is what you call a Food Fest !

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    / November 25, 2011 / 2 Comments
    These are photographs received over mail (unknown source). The information says these are photographs taken on Diwali and Annakut Mahotsav (Govardhan Pooja) at Akshardham Mandir. There were 1392 different delicious dishes offered to the Lord.

  3. Discovery of (vegetables of) India

    Posted by
    / November 25, 2011 / 13 Comments
    This is not going to be my usual boring lecture on my pet subjects. It is instead an attempt to start something collaborative on TSR. I want to make a catalogue of the lesser known fruits and vegetables of South India. When I used to visit my grandparents in Karaikudi,...

  4. Go, grow a moustache

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    / November 19, 2011 / 4 Comments
    By T S Sudhir I am not the kind who over uses the `like’ button to like pages on Facebook but this one caught my attention. At least it was different. It was the `Movember India’ page. But no, it was not a typo error. Movember, I learnt, is a...

  5. Tips to be a celebrity

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    / November 17, 2011 / 4 Comments
    By Archana Venkat There are those who try to be celebrities. Others have celebrity-dom thrust on them. And then there is the Bachchan baby (already christened Baby B). This one is for those of you who want to retain the spotlight without appearing cheesy. In other words, the art of...

  6. Tiffin thoughts

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    / November 12, 2011 / 4 Comments
    By Raamesh Gowri Raghavan   Tiffin – a word that belonged to Victorian England, but which has now been completely annexed by Indians. And especially South Indians at that, who have given it its rich, nuanced meanings.   A word that immediately summons daydreams of crisp vadai, ambade, dosai, bajji,...

  7. Dialogue in the Dark

    Posted by Nivedita N
    / October 29, 2011 / 3 Comments
    By Nivedita N   “In a line, please,” the guide announced. Like ants, six of us stood in the line.  “Put your hand on my shoulder,” said the guide, taking us into the darkness. “Are you there?” asked Mummy. “Yes. Yes. I am here,” I replied, holding her soft hand....

  8. Ganga snanam aacchha?

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    / October 25, 2011 / 3 Comments
     By Uma Sudhir   Some things don’t change. At least as long as your parents are around. Diwali eve, I called my mother in Chennai and she was busy making `thattai’. She was already done with the thengoyal, ompudi, mixture and some `nada’. On the sweet side, boondi-laadu, okkarai, mysore pak,...

  9. The Gojju glorification

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    / October 9, 2011 / 5 Comments
    As a Tambram, I have about as much right to write about Gojju as an Englishman has to write on Hindustani music. But as ancient wisdom goes, it is the lover of food that knows more about food than the maker. Hence, I cling to this wisdom and boldly sally...

  10. A fish out of water

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    / September 29, 2011 / Leave a comment
    By Debanish Achom   If you are a fish lover, there are certain species that you may not be able to enjoy anymore. These include the rare fresh water fish varieties like the Deccan Mahseer and Black clams.   There is some grim news for both fish lovers and conservationists...
    Posted in Food
    Tagged fish, variety

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