You put a few women together in a quiet place and suddenly the place would be bubbling with energy and enthusiasm. Lavasa women’s drive this year saw thousands of women participants this year,so much so that that you didn’t need the fuel to drive the cars,these women’s energy was charging enough.This drive is for women who have a sense of…
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I am starting a new blog today,you may wonder,having written three blogs why would I start a new one.No it’s not that I have so much to write ,but because I have finally listened to the advise of all my friends and well wishers and decided to consolidate my various blogs under this blog which is aptly named ‘Maa of…
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So much history of the city has taken shape here – young MF Hussain, Sabbavala, Shiva Naipaul and Amitabh Bachchan all ate here.The first time I heard of Samovar Cafe ,it was in a Amol Palekar movie film. This small cafe well in Jehangir Art Gallery,overlooking the museum gardens has it’s own charm. Simple decor with ceiling adorned with inverted Gujrati mirror worked umbrellas,kites on the wall,cane chairs, wooden tables may not excite…
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Like every year,the Kala Ghoda festival began with a great promise.It brought across various art forms like literature,theatre,cinema,food,street under one roof for a gala event of full nine days from the 1st february to the 9th.Sculptures,huge artifacts made of wood,paper,metal all in themes. This year ,I took my elder son Eeshan to the festival to introduce him to the feel…
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While in Nirbhaya’s case has had the accused caught and the case has been closed.But does this get her life back to order?Will she ever be able to lead a normal life,leaving all the scars behind?Will any girl who goes through this ordeal ,be able to live a normal life? I was touched ,but not my soul, for it was…
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“The Creator made Italy from designs by Michaelangelo.” –Mark Twain I don’t think there can be a greater compliment to a country or it’s artist.This was my first trip to Italy and I had been planning it for over a year.Ofcourse,dreaming about it from when my dad travelled there and came back with books and stories about Pompeii and…
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What do you do when your kid is just too cute yet naughty?For every mischief he does, he compensates with a smile, kiss or a hug.Hardly ever raises his voice or throws a tantrum but gets upset if he doesn’t get his way. These amazing qualities belong to my ‘little devil in an angel’s garb’. I thought I had seen…
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When my dear husband suggested we take time off without kids, it seemed like a rare possibility, but then I found the perfect babysitters. My brother and my sister-in-law and we were set. We headed for Hyderabad(I wondered why Hyderabad?) for our much-hyped holiday. All I was looking forward to was dum biryani and some jewellery shopping. Taj Faluknama Palace, also…
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Ingredients- 2 1/2 cups whipped cream(with peak formation) 1 1/2 tbsp powdered sugar 1 cup chinks of dark cooking chocolate 1 tsp gelatine Milk-1/4 cup Vanilla essence 4-5 drops(optional) Method- In a double boiler,melt dark cooking chocolate ,add milk .Remove from flame. Now melt gelatine in slightly warm water and add to the chocolate. Take whipped cream and add sugar…
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Deafening horns,choking smoke, Screeching vehicles,maddening pace, where can I find an empty space? No time to halt,no time to lose, We want better than we choose. We want one,then we choose two, When two happens ,’we deserve three’ is what we deem. This is the city which pushes us again,this is the’ city of my dreams’? I need to breathe…
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