Ingredients: For the short crust pastry 300 gm …… plain flour (maida) 150 gm …… salted butter, cut into small cubes and chilled 3-4 tbsp …. cold water For the filling 1 large ………….. onion, chopped 1 medium ………. tomato, chopped 1 small ………….. capsicum (green bell pepper), chopped 2 cup ……………. small broccoli florets 2 tbsp […]
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Month: August 2013
Dancing Alone…
In a world where everyone is trying to be free… I have always wanted to belong to someone. My friends and I, we had a joke, that considering the amount of drama and entertainment I bring to the table in addition to the countless number of times I have had my heart broken, if life were […]
The Chetan Bhagat Syndrome
Just recently, I penned a post about how parents could do their bit against the Rape Culture in raising children to be more sensitive and empathetic. The Chetan Bhagat tweet saga on Twitter was a classic example to the contrary. Mr Bhagat tweeted, “The Rupee is asking, is there no punishment for my rapists ?” […]
Don’t Feed The Rape Culture
Yet another gang rape, yet another spate of protests and furor and now people are busy discussing and arguing whether Mumbai is going the Delhi way. To begin with, where does this question even come from ? Is one city safer than the other ? In India, there have been reports of tourists being gang […]
Being Selfish..
Selfishness is good? Am I out of my mind? Well, yes… I finally am out of my mind, after years and years of letting it do all the hard work! Our mind is a funny companion – always testing, criticizing, doubting, fearing, limiting and assuming! But then nothing in nature is useless or […]
Can You Love Someone?
Can you love someone, who is never there for you? Can you love someone, who always criticizes? Can you love someone, who is far away from you, in a different city? Can you love someone who doesn’t want to talk to you? Can you love someone who doesn’t love you back? And who […]
Recipe: Cold Busting ‘Kaadha”
I come from a family of chronically bronchitis and sinus affected humans who need no rhyme and reason or even season to catch a cold. For as long as I can remember, this catching cold syndrome has ruined several experiences for me. This includes being told that I should give up the idea of learning […]
Best Laid Plans…
If you are like me, then you expect to be given what you have asked for. At least that is how I imagined the wish-fulfilling department of heaven worked! You check off items on a catalogue, place an order and then wait for it to arrive within the next 30 days. I gave up the 30 day rule a […]
Thirst: A 110 Word Story
Extremely thirsty, he wandered, delirious, in search of water. He saw people sipping their tall icy drinks. His eyes gleamed as droplets of condensation made their way down the glasses. He turned his head and saw it. Next to the rubbish bin was a glass with some water. He ached for water, but the wisps of memory from childhood […]
A Very Short Story
“No !” rang out the voice, laced with desperation. The ring of anguish in the voice was unmistakable. “I did not kill her. Please believe me when I say I did not kill her,” he pleaded. “I did visit her that evening. We had dinner together and I left her house late at night. We had a bitter fight but when […]
One More Draupadi
Once again Draupadi finds herself Face to Face With Dushasanas…! That still prowl in this land, With new faces and new names! (But with same perverted minds) …………… Once again She finds herself Abandoned by The Bhishmas Sitting on high thrones Wringing their hands In impotent silence! …………………………….. Once again, She finds herself A […]
The Yummy Mummy Myth
Standing in the checkout-line at a supermarket, I saw an ad for a weight-loss clinic go up on screen. It started with ”Ladies, do you HATE looking at yourself in the mirror? Do you want to be a page three yummy-mummy?” in bold letters with a blaring commentary to match. This was […]