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Pongal and Kanu
My mother loved Pongal/Shankaranthi. With approaching warmer days, this festival commemorates the first harvest. Abundance is celebrated with grains, milk, butter, fruits, sugar cane, jaggery, sesame seeds, and nuts. The life-preserving Sun is saluted and thanked for the abundance it provides. The giving earth is profusely thanked. The sweet Pongal pot with all the harvestContinue reading “Pongal and Kanu”
Animated Canvas
The art of make-up is subtle and evolved, and one Darwin shows me how. I have a Sephora gift card. My needs are simple in this order of interest. A moisturizer that quenches my thirsty face, a smooth, glide-on kohl pencil, and an emollient lipstick are things I cannot do without. I don’t have favorites,Continue reading “Animated Canvas”
Jeopardy!
Another story in the Pursuit of Life, Liberty, Happiness and Trivia. As far as I can remember, informal classroom situation, a quiz contest, or a television show, I remember being up for them all. The schools I went to were never hyper competitive, and my parents were pretty laissez-faire. At home, the love for learning wasContinue reading “Jeopardy!”
The Return of Childhood and the Ghosts of Halloween Past
After graduating college, my daughter’s finally home for Halloween. After a long time, we celebrate the holiday together. While she revisits childhood days, I go back several years in time, to the days of early parenting days and the days of being chaperone. It’s been a long time since I went Trick-or-Treating and being partContinue reading “The Return of Childhood and the Ghosts of Halloween Past”
Kernels of Pop-ular Wisdom
KERNELS OF POP-ULAR WISDOM What’s it about popcorn? Is there a secret to its association with the movies? Popcorn seems to possess a staying power from celluloid days to digital times. Informal surveys often bring popcorn as the top favorite snack for moviegoers. The silent era of films required a degree of literate audience. MovieContinue reading “Kernels of Pop-ular Wisdom”
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The Big Importance of Little Things
Even today they sell similar handkerchieves in a three- pack on the street. I see them when I go to the market, and smoke gets in my eyes. I must have been around six years old. All dressed in a freshly pressed frock, hair brushed and pony-tailed, I accompanied my mother in an auto rickshaw.Continue reading “The Big Importance of Little Things”
Disposable Earth?
Growing up, we were fortunate to have all the necessities, a host of comforts, and the rare luxuries. The latter was a conscious parenting decision for which I still remain grateful. My parents, generous in spirit and kind, practiced and imbibed in us the Living-well –but- Zero-waste concept. While brushing teeth, Mother would gently reprimandContinue reading “Disposable Earth?”
A Spring Moment in the Garden
A Spring Moment in the Garden.
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