Home decor with a little help from Indian scripts
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” Dr. Seuss’s pearls of wisdom…Words tend to have a profound…
Decor & Home styling
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Paintings for your home – Bakula Nayak
Paintings sitting quietly on your walls, express your desires, dreams, and are generally a reflection of your life though, at times finding a piece of art, that fits into your home is…
Livecrafts: Empowering Creative Hands
We are passionate about handmade crafts of India. Delving deeper into the stories they spin, makes some of them even more endearing. I believe that stories have the power to…
Fabrics – Sew, Make, Buy
I love fabrics and having grown up having most of my clothes stitched, fabric shops have a special place in my heart. Choosing patterns in a shop, handing it over…
Dining tables
Whoever said dining tables were only created for the purpose of meal times, was only partially correct. In my home, it is the focal point of most activity; from serving as…
Light up your home
‘A million conversations in my mind, some nutty, some silly, about the lights I hope to find…‘ This search extended to the virtual space on the internet, where I explored the…
Home Styling: 5 ways to add the Rajasthani razzmatazz
Living in Delhi has huge benefits, being close to Rajasthan is one of them. A long weekend off is all you need to drive off to Jaipur (one of my…
The Ganjifa Cards: Craft Revival
Who doesn’t like a good card game? Remember the long summer afternoons that were spent playing card games while guzzling down large amounts of ‘neebu-pani’ and ‘Rasna’ with your cousins and…
Tête-à-tête with blown glass
It’s Diwali in less than two weeks and the project I have undertaken, well, the one I take on every year around this time, about giving my home a new look is…
Food and Wellness
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The Karnataka Food Trail
Many years ago, while I was in school, my family and I moved to Bangalore. It was a big change for us – the language, the culture, the people and…
Ramadan Kareem – Sweet Iftar Recipes
Ramadan (in Arabic: رمضان, Ramadān) is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. This month is about fasting, being kind and giving to the less fortunate. Fasting from food is practiced…
‘Roll’ me away, humble bread!
Warning for all wheat haters: Glance through this post with caution as simply reading about bread may well serve as the catalyst towards breaking the awkward silence between you and that innocent slice…
Mangoes and the Indian Kitchen
People in this part of the world (read, the UK) really look forward to the summer months…this is the time to discard off the layers, eat the most delicious, sweet…
Himachali Food
Food from Himachal is highly influenced by that of its neighbouring states. Though a lot of it is animal based cuisine, there thankfully are a lot of vegetable and fruit based…
It’s ‘Rice’ Time : Andhra special
Andhra Pradesh is known the world over for several things, including state-of-the-art technology, spices, the use of tamarind and of course, rice! In fact, it is often called the ‘Rice…
Foods of the North-East
North-East India is a much loved part of our country and is made up of the ‘seven sister states’ . These are well known for gorgeous tea estates, beautiful weather, lush…
Mharo Rajasthan: ‘Must have’ dishes
We love Rajasthan, well who doesn’t? For its food, history, decor, fashion style and life….With the Aravalli mountain range, the stunning Dilwara temples, world-famous tiger reserves and a gorgeous bird…
Celebrate a colourful Holi with food
Didn’t I tell you all once that Winter always turns to Spring…Always! So, here we are, talking about Holi, the wonderful festival of colours, that is now almost around the…