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Finding happiness in bread
“How’re you liking your new home?” I asked my cousin. He had recently moved to a new city, his first time out of our home state of Maharashtra. “It’s all right, I guess,” he said, in a somewhat non-committal fashion. … Continue reading
Posted in City life, Uncategorized
Tagged bread, chapati, citylife, cosmopolitanlife, family, happiness, Maharashtra, Marathi, momscooking, movingtoanewplace, mumscooking, poli
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Coming Home
It’s the holiday season, which means many of us are going back home. From however far afield we have thrown ourselves – for the sake of a job, love, or whatever reason – we reel ourselves back in every year … Continue reading
Posted in City life
Tagged acceptance, belonging, centredness, Christmas, Diwali, family, fit, groundedness, holiday season, holidays, home, New year, parents, Thanksgiving
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Marathwada Diaries: Where Everyone Knows Your Name
You know that feeling when you walk down the street and people call you by your name? As a city-dweller, I’m not used to it. I consider myself lucky that my neighbourhood grocer and cornershop proprietor recognize me enough to … Continue reading
Posted in City life, small town life
Tagged acceptance, Ambajogai, city life, community, family, friendliness, history, identity, India, Maharashtra, Marathwada, roots, small town life
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Marathwada Diaries: When Goddesses Come Home
Hindu mythic folklore is rich and colourful, creating whole worlds in which the divine interacts with the human. This time of year is particularly full of this interplay, merging the two and creating an elevated sense of companionship and closeness … Continue reading
Posted in Growing up global, small town life
Tagged belonging, celebrations, connections, daughters, family, festivities, folklore, Gauri puja, legends, Mahalaxmi festival, Mahalaxmi puja, myths, reconnections
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Brothers and Sisters
I was watching a rerun of New Girl on TV and there was a scene where one of the characters, Schmidt, thinks he may be becoming a father and he and his friend, Nick, are freaking out. Nick: I’m not ready … Continue reading
Posted in Growing up global, human behaviour
Tagged brother, brotherhood, Dalai Lama, family, humanity, relationships, siblings, sister
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Homage to a gentle soul
This blog is about life, in big and small ways. An undeniable part of life is when we lose our loved ones. Instead of looking at it as a loss, however, perhaps it is the way to remember them forever. … Continue reading
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Tagged death, family, gentleness, life, memories, remembrance, service
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People that know the ‘old’ you
I spent this weekend with people that have known me from 30 years and earlier, if not more. My maternal aunt, who has known me since I was born, and took care of me every summer (I have written about … Continue reading
Posted in Growing up global
Tagged change, childhood memories, Colombo, family, friendship, growth, identity, innocence, Maharashtra, memories, nostalgia, Parbhani, Sri Lanka
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Marathwada Diaries – Summer Rituals
All seasons have their own culture, and summers are no different. Falling roughly from April to June, Indian summers are defined by piles of luscious golden mangoes everywhere, lazy school holidays that promise to stretch for a long time, and … Continue reading
Posted in small town life, Uncategorized
Tagged Ambajogai, Ambejogai, artisanal food, bajri, culture, customs, family, Food, healthy eating, Indian culture, kharwadya, Maharashtra, Marathwada, pearl millet, rituals, summer, summertime, tradition, wholegrain
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“Give” ideas for Diwali, Christmas and other festivals
It’s festival season all over the world, with some of the most commercial festivals cropping up soon. I love this season because it encourages us to think of our friends and families; in a world that is increasingly shrinking inwards … Continue reading
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Tagged blood donation, Blue Note, Broadway, cheer, Christmas, cooking, culture, dinner parties, Diwali, elderly, family, Food, friends, gifts, giving, history, jazz, joy, Las Vegas, letters, life, loneliness, new york city, old people, sharing, Thanksgiving, Writing
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Thank you, Starbucks
“Ni hao!” The barista called out, as I stepped into a Starbucks cafe in downtown Shanghai. “Ni hao!” He said again. I looked up and realised he was talking to me. A 20-something chap with a cherubic face and trendy eyeglasses … Continue reading
Posted in Growing up global, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged adventure, China, comfort, family, home, Shanghai, Starbucks
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