thank you …. Vishal !!

Bengalis (by birth) like me do not like to admit that they have a sweet tooth. They land up at a Bengali get together(read : loud exchange of  opinioned ideas on everything and anything) and when offered, push their open palms in the air, like that on an invisible bench press and noisily decline “mishti khaabo [...]

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one of my favorite mornings ……!!

Most days (save the cloudy ones) , as I step out, the Sun meets me, right in the face. That is my – first favorite part of the morning.I get situated in our small blue car, turn on the ignition, wear my seat belt, back up my car, turn on the radio and hit the road. Turning on the radio [...]

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Cheran’s Pokkisham…..not a movie review … !!

“One of the incentives of being married to a girl from South India is easy access to kick ass South Indian food! ” After having gained hundreds of pounds, since I transitioned from “self” cooking to “herself” cooking, it is but natural of me to delight in my wife’s culinary skills . Now, if she [...]

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"scoot over …….!!!"

Husband and wife got married to each other (not unusual, I would say ….). Things went fine, till the time came when they had to share the ….space under the buzz of the ceiling fan. Warm summer nights in any tropical paradise, can be (for lack of better word) … little sticky.Wifey was in discomfort [...]

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