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If variety is the spice of life, then there is hardly a spicier place than our country. Spread across the length and breadth of the country the cuisine comes in as many varieties as its people. Even as each region or place can boast of its special food, there are a few items that bind
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Debunking myth and setting the record straight is not so easy after all. As I found out recently. Especially in these times of quick forwards and clickbait journalism. All it needs is a plausible explanation and a reliable sounding source. I fell hook, line and sinker for a facebook post that claimed in Chennai (Madras
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It stood there, sidelined as it were from the pacy world. But it stood firm, pride intact, and in good condition too. The Red post box, from where the snail mail starts its journey, looked to be in use too as the clearance time suggested. Made me wonder how many use it these days of
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The ageing legs of the Chennai Super Kings are unable to keep up with the younger lot. Yes the Dad’s army had twice in the past surprised critics with lifting the trophy. But this time around, at the halfway stage of the IPL 2022, the reality has come home to bite. Fans and critics alike
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Long walks are invigorating, stimulating and an absolutely relaxing exercise. Except that, as an exercise I find it tedious enough to keep away from it. I will, any day, any time go for long walks. It helps clear all the cobwebs that cloud my mind. It helps me detoxify all the negative thoughts and
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From the burrows of a hunt As I watched from the balcony a cat trying to hunt down a small rat, I couldn’t, but help reminisce about my celebrated rat-hunting days. The apartment complex we stayed in New Delhi had many of these furry visitors regularly. Early in the 70’s the mouse trap was the
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I had just polished off my breakfast off hot soft idlis when a WhatsApp post by my friend revealed that today, March 30, was the World Idly Day. I usually do not subscribe to any of these international days as I feel they are more of a marketing gimmick, but if one food deserved it
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The signs are very much here. Yes, Chennai’s winter is coming to a close. Now if you are not a thoroughbred Chennaite, you can be forgiven for seeing it as a sarcastic statement. For a Chennaite, though, it is one of gloom. For it is in its winter, that very, very brief period between December
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यादों का अपना ही विचित्र तर्क है कुछ रहे सतह में, तैयार सदैव महकते,, कुछ धुंधले , खोये से, छिपे जाते किस कोने में पलों से न जाने कैसा समीकरण है यादों का कि कुछ को तो पिरोह के उत्कृष्ट माला बना दे, और कुछ को छितरा दे जगह’जगह कहीं बिछा दे सेज वह मोहक
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It isn’t the best of times, it isn’t the worst of times. It is that time of the year. That time of New year resolutions. As we look back at the highs, the lows, the hits, the misses, the disappointments and the achievements, we lull ourselves into the oh-so-cute-sounding tricky ‘resolutions.’ Before I let you
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