Going gaga over yoga

Namma Ramdev Baba vandhrukahaNamma PM Modi-ji vandhrukahaMattrum namma oora la irukka yoga teachers ellarum vandhrukaha...Vaama Minnal Dho- Vandhuttten!!!!! I was talking to my dad this morning and he was telling me that there is entertainment galore today as it is International Yoga Day. So I decided, I should also provide my share of entertainment...I mean…

Evolution of Aishu to Alexa

"Hey where is the Rasam..I don't find it in fridge?""Check the tray above veggies.""Yup! Found it! I'm heating, join for lunch. Cya soon!"This was sent over directly to me by a spy who was a silent blue-tick observer from the toilet in the "Home group" Technology has entered our house like an amanushya shakthi (ghost).…

When your heart is in Madras

Madrasa suthi pakka porenMarinavil veedu katta porenLight house-il yeri nikka porenNaan mangaatha rani pola varen Madras Day Special My best friend from school called me yesterday and we went down the memory lane of school days' fun. Almost all of them were about the places we visited, auto annas, roadside shops etc. That's when I…

From Dalgona to Tikilona

Remember the epic scene from Panchathantiram where Ramesh Aravind from one end says 'Sardaji body' and Yugi Sethu interprets it as 'Bardhaji Sadi'. Kamal adds, 'Edho vada naatu saari ah irukkum da'. Similarly, Govt: 'Corona' Our people: 'Karo-na'. *starts cooking, baking, singing, kalakking, etc etc* It all started with Dalgona coffee challenge. Looks like some…

Fighting Corona in the Drunken Monkey Style

Yes, after a lot of research and discussion with Mr.Bodhi Dharma, I have got you the proven technique that would work against COVID-19 or for that matter any form of novel virus. That would be revealed to you at the end of the post if you manage to get there. If you scroll down and…

The superman behind the superwomen

"Viji...Geetha...Chandri...Enga irukkel.."Chandru Iyer marched in majestically in his crisp dhoti , white shirt ,shining ear stud , vibuthi smeared on his forehead and of-course a small bunch of hair strands made to form a tiny kudumi. This is a part of his evening routine. After working relentlessly for 13-14 hrs in a day, he would…

Day One

As mentioned in the previous post, after Kearny managarachi anbudan azhazhified me I was all set to get started in this super busy city. When we took the test-travel to get me accustomed with my route, he was at the edge of his seat giving me tips and clues to identify my stop and routes.…

Ityadi

I have an affinity to the word "Ityadi" from days of my life with Sanskrit class and Padmaja ma'am. I don't know what caught my attention first. May be the look of the word I guess (Padmaja ma'am had good handwriting) .Ah! It's a long story... Flashback- Mosquito coil- Camera focuses on this curly hair…

Weekly Prompts : Colors

Random hands groped her Her cries were drowned in 'Happy Holi' Colours spread everywhere around Deep down the soul was still black Satisfied with his creation, the creator smiled Red trees, red houses, red mountains, red roads New red village was ready. Tomorrow, red city. Little Raju safely hid his newly found red pencil. Saffron…

Weekly Pic Prompts- Colours- Navarasa

History: When the mister and I went to DC, we visited a restaurant named RASA. They had hung 9 individual canvas with shades symbolising each Rasa from the Navarasa (given below). In between munching of lemon rice, my brain sparked with why didn't they have one canvas depicting all shades of Navarasa. So here we…