Cherry & Me – An Open Letter To The Second Love of My Life

Dear Cherry 10 years back when I first saw you, I knew you were it. Though my father preferred you in grey or black, your cherry red shine was love at first sight, even though I never believed in it. I still don’t, but you stand there as the only exception. Your long wheelbase and…

5 Foods That Keep You Energised During Navratri

Navratri – the Sanskrit word for ‘nine nights’ is a grand festival in India devoted to the nine avatars of Goddess Durga. Midst all the things that make India what it is, religion and worship is an integral part of celebrations expressed in different ways – one of them being fasting. Naturally, fasting has changed…

Why we need to go back to eating on a leaf ?

Who doesn’t like to get all touristy and check everything as an experience while traveling ? Anyhow, being a North Indian, I have grown up seeing food being served in pattals (plates made with sal or banyan tree leaves), hence the tradition of food on banana leaf in Kerala doesn’t surprise me but makes me…

Move Your Body & ‘Sole’ In The All-Rounder Mojaris

I heard this once as a teenager – ‘When you wear Mojaris (juttis), first they bite you, then they accept you, and then you fall in love with them!’ These fellas did not exactly bite me but took their own time to get comfortable in my skin. One of the most feasible and affordable options…

6 Things You Need To Pack To Look and Feel Great in Munnar

Right before planning a trip to a place, you immediately type on Google – ‘Best time to visit _ _ _’ . Well ask that for Munnar – a paradise within God’s own country Kerala, and the answer is ‘all year round’. A hill station in the Western Ghats mountain range of the state of…