To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow! Usha Deshpande has been in the field of garden landscaping for the last 30 years. She specializes in small scale projects like bungalow gardens, farm houses, terraces and balcony gardens. She has a passion for art, that is why all her gardens have a strong aesthetic […]
Isn’t Dark beautiful too?
Whenever you are surfing the net, have you ever noticed how you are constantly bombarded with links telling you how you can get fairer skin in two weeks, or how to lighten your skin tone by four shades by doing a certain thing, or look what happened to this girl after she applied this particular […]
An Escape to Bali
The travel bug has bitten me. I am the happiest when I am on the move. This summer, the urge to explore yet another new destination took over me. As I began to look for options I came across this 6 day trip to Bali interestingly called “Eat, Chill and Spa in Bali”. This was […]
Onion pakoras
Onion pakoras Feeling hungry? Make these in a jiffy. Ingredients 1 cup besan 1 cup sliced onions 1 green chilli finely chopped Some chopped coriander Salt to taste 1/4 tsp jeera Little water Oil for frying Method Make a thick batter using all ingredients except oil. Heat oil in a thick bottomed pan and […]
Swasth haath, Savlon ke Saath!
Recently I came across an interesting video about Savlon’s CSR towards children’s hygiene. Since hygiene is a topic very close to my heart, I was really impressed with this unique innovation of Savlon where they have incorporated soap into chalk sticks. Children who use slates and chalks in schools invariably have their hands covered in […]
Black! White! Or 50 Shades of Grey!!!
Demonetisation as I understand it. By Anand Thakoor I am not an expert in economics or finance but would attempt to give my understanding of the current demonetisation exercise. I do not have access to any statistics and hence figures in the narrative are only my estimates. To understand the process we need to split […]
A review of Eat, Drink and More
They say gifting is an art. It is easy to buy things for yourself, but when it comes to buying gifts for others, one is always in a quandary. It is difficult to judge the likes and dislikes of the other person. Clothes, cosmetics, perfumes are all a matter of personal choice. So when I […]
What’s apping???
Have we completely lost it? Have we become brain dead? Or demented? Or morons? How can we read, share, forward, copy, paste, read, send, forward…….the same jokes, stories, anecdotes over and over and over, again and again and again? I am into a lot of WhatsApp groups and I am sure everybody else is, too. […]
A Spiritual interlude
I had never imagined that I would ever attend a “Kumbh Mela” in my life. It is not because I am not a spiritual person, but because I generally dislike crowds and crowded places. For the uninitiated, the Kumbh mela is held at four places in India, namely, Haridwar, Allahabad, Nashik and Ujjain. According […]
Beat the Heat with these Summer Coolers
Peak summer is here. Days are getting hotter and hotter with temperatures soaring over 40 degrees. Extreme heat causes dehydration. So it is important that we drink lots of fluids to keep our bodies hydrated. Here are some simple home made drinks using natural coolers like sabza, saunf, cucumber and curds to cool you down. […]
Cooking hacks for working women
Women with a full time job are not able to give too much time to preparing meals for the family. By the time they get back from work, either it is too late or they are too spent to be able to put a complete meal on the table. This could become a problem as […]
From the Diary of an Air Force Officer’s Wife
This funny incident happened almost 32 years back immediately after my marriage, and it still brings a smile on my face when I think of it . We got married on 16th Nov 1984 in Delhi . After three days of our marriage, my husband, an IAF officer, had to report to his unit in Chandigarh on […]
My new year resolution
My New Year resolution for 2016 is to be happy no matter what comes my way. I know it is easier said than done but I am going to try. Basically, it’s all in the mind. If we let random things disturb our peace of mind, we are going to be anxious, stressed and eventually […]
A visit to Enchanting Egypt
I am a travel enthusiast. I love seeing new places, experiencing new cultures, meeting people from all parts of the world and trying out new cuisines. I normally travel with my family but recently I got the chance of going on this all women’s trip to Egypt with the “Women on Wanderlust” or WOW group. […]
Diwali special…..Karanjis with a twist!
This Diwali give your karanjis a chocolate coated twist. Children often get tired of eating the same old stuff. So try this different presentation of the simple old karanji. I am sure the kids will love it. Make your karanjis the usual way. Just add a handful of chocolate chips in the filling along with […]
Coconut Laddoos in a Jiffy!
It’s festival time again. Celebration, pujas, prasaad……..and that means buying and eating a lot of mithais. I am always skeptical about buying readymade mithai from the market, what with all the talk of adulterated mava being used to make them. So either I make something simple at home or use fresh fruits and dry […]
Milk – The Elixir of Life
Hey there! My name is Milk………..naam toh suna hi hoga. Mujhe doodh bhi kahate hain. I am the snowy white life-giving nectar that is every mother’s best friend and every child’s nightmare. Every mother wants her child to have that one glass of milk in the mornings. It’s almost like a ritual. “Beta Superman banna […]
17 Tips to Avoid Monsoon Blues
It is that time of the year again. Everybody is down with some kind of bug or the other. Cold, cough, sore throat, diarrhea, stomach infections are rampant. They say prevention is better than cure. You can keep infections at bay by following these simple rules: 1. Wash your hands with warm water and soap […]
Sleep…………what’s that?
What is it with this generation and sleep? The youngsters today think sleeping is a waste of time. They fight sleep with all their might. Even if they are feeling sleepy, sleeping early is just not their style. They have to be awake because their friends are not sleeping. Their online status should be active. […]
What’s in my handbag?
A friend of mine had been complaining of pain in her shoulder very often. As she was post-menopausal, she thought this had something to do with osteoporosis and so started taking calcium supplements. When this did not help she decided to go to the doctor and have the problem investigated. After a series of tests, […]