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20th June 2024

Chai pe charcha, aur kya?

20th June 2024

Lessons on Indian history through food stories – Raja Rasoi aur anya kahaniyan

11th June 2024

Food, family, and festivities – Childhood memoir by Madhur Jaffrey

#Blogchatter, #Life, Reminiscences, Tales, Thoughts Posted on20th June 2024

Chai pe charcha, aur kya?

This is my story. I am a tea lover. No. Not Green tea, not Detox tea, not Chai latte, not English Breakfast. I love tea – ginger and cardamom in the carousel in hot water bubbling in a saucepan, black […] Read More

#Blogchatter, Reminiscences, Thoughts Posted on20th June 202420th June 2024

Lessons on Indian history through food stories – Raja Rasoi aur anya kahaniyan

How I got introduced to Raja Rasoi and Anya Kahaniyan Netflix was new in those days. Circa 2014. I came across the show – Raja, Rasoi, aur Anya Kahaniyaan, while flocking to Netflix a few years ago. Despite of not […] Read More

#Blogchatter, Reminiscences, Thoughts Posted on11th June 202411th June 2024

Food, family, and festivities – Childhood memoir by Madhur Jaffrey

A significant number of us thrive on nostalgia. Most of us are dissatisfied with our lives. We await something better – money, fame, job, family, health. The list can go on and on. Our memories give us hope and happiness. […] Read More

#Blogchatter, Reminiscences Posted on13th February 202413th February 2024

My favourite quote leaves me in knots

“The woods are lovely, dark, and deep, But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep And miles to go before I sleep” I do not remember the first time I read Robert Brown. I might […] Read More

#Life, Thoughts Posted on4th February 20244th February 2024

..and back!

Hola my space, my blog, my fellow bloggers, my readers, After a good three years, I am ready to get back to the one thing I passionately pursued a few years ago – Arpita’s Thoughts – that is my blog. […] Read More

Reminiscences, Thoughts Posted on31st December 202031st December 2020

31st Decembers as I remember

Some people live their lives clinging on to their past. The moments they remember, smile to and wish to relive. That is me. Clinging to the past to never let them go. I have been told to move on, though […] Read More

TheBookClub Posted on3rd October 20203rd October 2020

BOOK SPOTLIGHT – A Dangerous Affair By Rubina Ramesh

Here’s a little preview Charu… She is a young girl of twenty who leads a well-protected life. But in 1947, when India is at the brink of getting her independence, who could remain innocent to death and loss? Charu is […] Read More

#Life, poem, Thoughts Posted on5th April 20196th April 2019

ENGRAVE MY EPITAPH

Die I must today This, the sculptor, does say, every day, Chisel and hammer, the shed, the stone Wait for him, whilst he lies lone.   Unfinished statue of Henry Miller Nearly done lies the limestone pillar, Some complete placed […] Read More

poem, Reminiscences Posted on4th April 20196th April 2019

DILLI MERI JAAN

Amongst the zillions of writings about youMy words are simple, small but trueI pour my heart out to theeMy city, my Jaan, my Dilli! I wonder where I shall beginTemples or bazaars, who will win?Food, aah there, in the gullyMy […] Read More

#Life, poem, Reminiscences Posted on3rd April 20196th April 2019

CAMELS, CAROUSELS AND CACOPHONY

What does my country mean to thee? If it’s not camels, carousels and cacophony What is India if not the hullabaloo Her identity lies in my pallu.  Canons, Nikons, Olympus’ go wild Bangles, scarves, mother, and child, Clicking relentlessly, capturing […] Read More

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Rumours of Spring: A Girlhood in Kashmir
it was amazing
Rumours of Spring: A Girlhood in Kashmir
by Farah Bashir
Cobalt Blue
it was amazing
Cobalt Blue
by Sachin Kundalkar
A Christmas Carol
it was amazing
A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens
Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India
it was amazing
Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India
by Madhur Jaffrey
A Passage to India
really liked it
A Passage to India
by E.M. Forster

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