Of the countless things I’m grateful for, I’m probably most grateful for fiction. How dreary would life be without fiction! I’m grateful for the comfort and the escape, as well as the inspiration and the beauty that only fiction can provide. I’m also grateful for the blessing of internet, which brings to me the choicest…
Recipe for stuffed mushrooms
I love starters, particularly those that can be made quickly and aren’t too unhealthy. Stuffed mushrooms meet the criteria perfectly. Here’s my recipe for it: 1. Wash and wipe the mushrooms, and take out the stalk of each. Preheat oven at 150 degree celsius. 2. Bake the mushroom caps for 10 minutes. 3. Meanwhile cut…
To my potential best friend
Dear friend-with-the-potential-of-becoming-best-friend I see you. I like you, and I know you like me too. The connection we share is very much real. Don’t ever make the mistake of thinking that you made more of it than there was; our connection exists, and it runs deep. The reason it doesn’t always show when I’m around…
Daring Greatly: Book Review
Good things first. This is another one of those books that have a very simple message, one you probably have heard several times, but which has the power to shake you up and get you moving on a new path, a path you knew of but had not really explored much. For me, the book…
Adulting
Happiness is in the little things, they say. It is. Broccoli being available in 40 rupees a kilo makes me very happy. Oh this too. It’s shaping up to be a good day so far!
Eggplant pizza bites
Here’s my recipe for a delicious side dish made using the humble brinjal. 1. Cut brinjals into thick slices and peel the slices (peeling is optional). Sear the brinjal slices using a fork. 2. Sprinkle salt all over the slices generously and let it rest for 20-30 minutes. 3. The brinjal slices would have released…
Phantoms in the Brain: Book Review
This book is a fascinating foray into the mind boggling possibilities our brain contains. It describes some of the most colourful neurology case studies, in a language written for the lay public without ever being condescending. Ramachandran’s ability to break down complex ideas into simple analogies and proposing simple experiments to test bizzare hypotheses makes…
The person within
The person within the student and the person within the teacher were the focus of discussion in one of my classes today. It all started innocently enough, with introductions, but it’s remarkable how far just one person’s courage to be vulnerable can take others. There was story after story of expectations, possibilities, pain and the…
Hello 2019!
I have had new year rituals I swear by since years that I try to engage in every year on 31st December midnight. Usually it’s a combination of praying, reading and writing. This year, however, I will be sleeping. For the first time in my life, I will be going to work on 1st January,…
Bidding goodbye to 2018
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” This line perfectly encapsulates 2018 for me- a year of tremendous highs and tremendous lows. Whereas I could have certainly done with less lessons from the universe, I like who I am becoming. I won’t remember 2018 as a particularly good year but…
A Rain of Moments 