Last week Saturday morning I landed at Dandeli on a VRL bus from Bangalore. I had heard about Dandeli as a tourist destination but this was my first visit there. It is a small town and its population is heavily dependent on the West Coast Paper Mill for their livelihood. It is located in the…
Independence square is a place of historical importance for the people of Sri Lanka. It was here on February 4th, 1948 the formal transfer of power for Sri Lankan self rule from the British took place. Also, the first parliament session of Sri Lanka was presided here built on a special podium. It houses the…
I saw paperboat drinks for the first time at Bigbaazar sometime back. The unusual name and the very refreshing packaging made me pick up two flavours: Aamras and Jaljeera. After coming back home that afternoon, I tried Aamras. And the taste was like Amritras!! (nectar). Fresh, pure and when drunk chilled is simply awesome! I…
Last month my friends told 3 Monkeys have descended in Bangalore and each of them have one thing for you. I grew curious and asked what are they? Pat came the reply – awesome beer, good food and good time. Really! I said. Then we got to meet them. So on a weekday evening we…
Fresh vegetables, clean vegetables, healthy vegetables etc are some of the terms we use to emphasize on the consumption of good vegetables. Vegetables in India mostly come from Villages and not many in the cities have seen how they are grown. Have you ever asked while buying vegetables at the sabzi mandi (vegetable fair) or…
Sunday Soul Sante is a recent phenomenon in Bangalore. The first Sante took place in 2013. Any Bangalorean who keeps track of happening events in Bangalore, I am sure is aware of it. But for those who do not know – it is an urban form of flea market with large dose of food, music…
2014 new year’s eve was the first time when I celebrated new year’s eve and welcomed new year on a foreign land. 2013 year end I was on a trip to Sri Lanka (India’s island neighbour) and this was part of that plan. After special crab dinner at Ministry of Crab, we headed to Galle…
On 11th March food bloggers were invited at the launch of Rushina Munshaw Ghildiyal’s Book : A Pinch of That, A Handful of This at Godrej Nature’s Basket, Koramangala. Rushina has been a blogger since 2002, a gastronomy columnist and then a writer. Tuesday’s event was made further interesting by the bite full moderation done…
The marble palace is a beautiful white building located little away from the Jorasanko Thakur Bari. Built in 1853 by landlord Raja Rajendra Mullick still remains a private property and is used by his decedents. Address: 46, Muktaram Babu Street, Kolkata 700007 Off Rabindra Sarani Timings: 10 am to 4 pm Monday and Thrusday Holiday…
