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Culinary Chronicles

Yasmin's Fernery - A Father's Indulgence and a Daughter's Little Dream

More than three decades ago, during a cold October in Mussoorie, my father reluctantly agreed to something he would ordinarily never have considered. He had not changed his mind, he simply did not have the heart to refuse his unwell daughter.

That small indulgence eventually became Yasmin's Fernery.

My father, an hotelier and real estate investor, had always been an enthusiastic gardener. Our cottage in Mussoorie had a beautiful garden filled with begonias, chrysanthemums, ferns, cacti and many other plants. He spent much of his spare time tending to them and took immense pleasure in watching them flourish.

There...