Tag: indian

• Lunch at Indian Street Food & Co, Amstelveen

  

  One of the things I have often complained about living in Amsterdam is the glaring lack of street food. As someone who has lived in Asia and the Middle East, the paucity of options on this front has been a constant niggle. This also stood out to me in New York, although it is a […]

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  21 Mar 2019

  Customer Review, Food, Photography, Travel

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• The Uterus Inheritance

  

  I remember the Ambassador rides from  Bhubaneswar to CuttackYour tussar sari draped around your shoulderAt home you would read files, make notes“It is tough being a woman Secretary of Industries”You had endometriosis  A fresh incision on an arterial veinNever did you take a day off,Never did anyone find out In Raghurajpur they had an exhibition of handicraftsYou […]

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  15 Jan 2019

  Art, Awareness, Gender, Poem A Day, Poetry, Read, Story, Travel

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• An Open Letter to Neenaji

  

  Dearest Neenaji, Namaste. This is going to be a long letter. There is so much I feel about and for you that I have kept bottled up over the years, I am afraid it is going to shamelessly flow. Therefore, even before I get into what I want to say – I am going to […]

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  12 Jan 2019

  Art, Audience, Film, Gender, Story

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• A Private Lunch Party at The Indian Kitchen

  

  I am in food heaven. With the amount of grub I have gluttonously devoured this afternoon, I don’t think I will be able to move till tomorrow. We have eaten a couple of times before at The Indian Kitchen, but I sloppily did not record it for the blog. Admittedly, each time the food has […]

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  18 Nov 2018

  Customer Review, Food, Photography, Story, Travel

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• PK after thodi si peeke

  

  Have the reviews and counter-reviews for PK died down? Because, in that case, now would be a good time to write down my thoughts about the movie. For starters: I did enjoy the film and here I will try to delve a little into why I was motivated to do so, amongst usual blog-like meanderings. […]

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  24 Jan 2015

  Audience, Awareness, Bollywood, Customer Review, Film, Gender, Music, Story, Travel

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