“Amma what’s for lunch?” Rice! “Amma what’s for dinner?” Rice! “Ammaaa…!” This is a standard dialogue through all of my childhood and there were a few unexpected but pleasant surprises in between but this was…
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I have a lot of friends who are of Telugu origin and I will never forget the first time I ate at my best friend’s house. There I was, a five year old child…
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It was a kind summer, I say kind because the last few summers have become unbearable. Born and raised in Chennai, Summer is a lot more than a season; it is an emotion, a state…
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Summers in South India are for juicy mangoes, the unrelenting blaze of the sun, the expectant prayers for those fleeting summer showers and of course the amazing variety of summer food that we all indulged…
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The smells of summer, a lull in the breeze, the scorching heat, the search for shade and iced drinks ranging from spicy buttermilk to sweet lemon soda. A hoard of vendors selling…
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