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Thank you for the lovely piece

May 12th, 2018|

Out of all the things an #author can write about #Bangalore, @ShobaNarayan decided to title her non-fiction book, 'The Cows of Bangalore'. We were just as curious as you and asked her why. Here's what she had to say -

Summer pleasures: the intoxicating taste of padaneer

April 29th, 2018|

Come summer and I think of the time my grandmother and I got drunk together. Our libation was the sap of the palmyra tree and it appeared like clockwork this time of year. Called padaneer in Tamil and neera up North, this sap of the Borassus flabellifer tree tasted of jaggery, coconut, and water. The men who sold it to us insisted that it had “no kick,” but was full of “strength and vitamins.”

Role reversal: you become an adult when your parents becomes the child

April 21st, 2018|

When do you become an adult? People have different answers for this. Some say that they become adults when they leave home for college, when they make decisions on their own. Others link it to their first kiss, or more prosaically, their first paycheck. One friend said that she became an adult when her parents died. My parents’ relationship is beyond the realm of words or date nights or flowers on anniversaries. Their bond is primal.

My Charge Chargers

April 20th, 2018|

The best chargers are those that you don’t have to think about. By which I mean that they ought to juice up quickly, hold their charge till that emergency moment when you need backup.

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