Photo courtesy: Gulmohar Doodles Among the numerous mythological stories which I have heard in my lifetime, the following remains my favorite. The one which speaks of love. The one which shows a new perspective. The one who shows how a man can keep aside his …
Photo courtesy: Prakash Bajracharya Perhaps the most beautiful thing we can feel in our lives is telling someone we love that we love them unconditionally and thanking someone whom we are grateful for. Showing our gratitude to those who taught us how simple life can …
Clockwise on the platter – Makhuti, Dahi Vada, Chura bhunja, Gujhiya
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Neythiri is a curious soul. Lately she has been obsessed with the solar system. She likes to admire the moon every single night. Yesterday, while waiting
for her Appa to come back from office and following her routine admiration of the moon, she popped me with a question. “Mammaa, why is the moon round today?” “It is because today is a full moon day”, I replied. “Mammaa, why is it not a full moon nighty everyday?”, Neythiri’s curiosity increased. “A full moon night happens every fifteen days. It is a cycle Neythiri'”, I tried to answer her. “Mammaa, won’t it be nice to see the round-round moon everyday?”, the curious soul asked. “Huh, it comes every fortnight so that you can see and enjoy it’s beauty more”, I replied.
Gujhiya
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This birdie stood at the balcony and thought for a while. A while later her eyes sparked and she stated. “Mammaa, now I understand. The moon comes every fifteen days so that we can look at it and be happy. It’s like you cook good food every fifteen days right and me and Appa get super delighted about it and eat gup-gup-gup. It’s the same. Thank you Mammaa. I love you. I love you soooo much 😍😌” I stood still and wondered about the great learning and the example.
Moong Daal-Chawal ki Kheer/ Makhuti/ Makuti
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Dahi Vada aur Chura Bhunja
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To Neythiri and her Mammaa’s fifteen days of occasional good food. 😀 😉 Happy Holi everyone!
Isn’t it a way of nature that everyone is different, yet here to serve a purpose? I believe that in one way or another everyone in their own unique way bring random happiness in someone’s life. It could be a simple greeting on the hallway …