New Delhi, March 27 -- The sound is like a heartbeat; the rhythmic click-clack of looms seemingly without beginning or end, much like the flowing Narmada nearby. I am standing under an ancient neem tr... Read More
India, March 20 -- "The first thing we do on Yugadi is bring the new panchangam home and read it," says Sree Gururaja, now retired from senior posts in the United Nations. The Koramangala resident and... Read More
India, March 6 -- Why are Kannadigas in particular and South Indians in general obsessed with jaggery? Is it because sugarcane is widely available in the region? Is it that South Indians like the dry ... Read More
India, Feb. 19 -- The thought occurred to me when a friend sent a message saying that yet another Italian restaurant had opened in Bengaluru. And although I could intuitively grasp the answer, I had t... Read More
India, Feb. 5 -- The other day, I met a friend's daughter, who had just moved out of her parents' home. She is 30 - smart, ambitious and fun. We were chatting about her Bangalore and my Bangalore. Wit... Read More
India, Jan. 22 -- It is the season of Makara Sankranti and therefore, it is the season of transits and transitions. It is the beginning of the auspicious time in Hinduism. Legend has it that Bhishma P... Read More
India, Jan. 2 -- Before every festival, my mother used to walk through the bazaars to get a flavour of the season. She would enjoy the fresh turmeric plants and sugarcane stalks before Yugadi and come... Read More