Munnar, Kerala, a hill station located in the mountain ranges of the Western Ghats, is a paradise for tourists. The lush green surroundings and the misty mountains welcome everyone in the best possible way. I’d like to share with you a one day guide to Munnar. Before you set out to visit, check hotels in […]
Bandra Food Memories
Those readers who have lived through the sixties and seventies will recollect that the daily menu at home had a certain sameness and at the same time, studiously adhered to the stereotype fare for a particular community. No experiments with Chinese or Italian or Thai or Continental fare. In a regular meal for a good […]
Kalaripayattu
I first visited Kerala (a State in South India) in the early nineties, much before the Keralites discovered that they lived in God’s Own Country. And having discovered God’s Own Country, on my own, I have kept returning. Again and again. But my enchantment with the natural beauty of Kerala blinkered me and I gave […]
Travel and Food
“If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home.” ~ James Michener Travel and food – they go together for me. Last October we had the pleasure of visiting a quiet little town called Kumily in Kerala, South India. While we stayed there […]