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Daughter by Court order

Posted on March 16, 2015 by andy

A family can develop only with a loving woman as its center – Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel The book – Daughter by Court order, the protagonist is a girl /woman, Aranya, fighting for her rightful place in the family. A … Continue reading →

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Riot

Posted on March 16, 2015 by andy

 India is not, as people keep calling it, an underdeveloped country, but rather, in the context of its history and cultural heritage, a highly developed one in an advanced state of decay. – Shashi Tharoor Kicking off my Reading page … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge – Nighttime

Posted on October 2, 2014 by andy

 An evening at a local fair and Ramleela Read here about Ramleela Weekly Photo Challenge – Nighttime

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Musings……..Bhurran and us

Posted on August 29, 2014 by andy

I cannot decide whether this should ‘us’ story or ‘bhurran’s’. Let me begin with the word ‘Bhurran’ ……a word much associated with my birthplace Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. It simply denotes anything ‘bhura’ – shades of brown, from light to dark. … Continue reading →

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Shahi paneer/ Cottage cheese in tomato-dry fruit gravy

Posted on August 15, 2014 by andy

Cottage cheese or what we Indians call ‘paneer’ , is cooked in innumerable ways. Every region, household adds it’s own touch to this. It is ‘shahi’ – meaning Royal 🙂 A must for every vegetarian household 🙂 It is considered … Continue reading →

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Platter of sweets – Lavang Latika and beetroot sondesh

Posted on July 22, 2014 by andy

This is a platter of two different sweet varieties made during the Holi festival, the Hindu festival of colors celebrated in the month of March. Another one from my archive and there will be many more to come 😉 There … Continue reading →

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The 48 Laws of Power

Posted on July 5, 2014 by andy

This is one wonderful book authored by Robert Greene,  i go back to read again and again. ‘Power ‘ is symbolic, heady, corruptible, discipline, responsible…..there are many avatars of Power. The staggeringly helpless feeling when you do have the power … Continue reading →

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https://twitter.com/AninditaCB

Posted on July 2, 2014 by andy

https://twitter.com/AninditaCB I was on twitter way back since 2010, but dumb me 😉 hardly ever used the account and forgot the email and password 😛 ( i am not at all surprised at myself).  This is my new avatar in … Continue reading →

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New Bloggers from my corner of the world !

Posted on June 23, 2014 by andy

My friend, My inspiration Sonal Gupta 🙂 I wouldn’t be here without your encouragement and guidance. Thank you my friend. Hugs

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Hariyali Paneer biriyani/ cottage cheese biriyani

Posted on June 19, 2014 by andy

Shopping is such a loved activity by all females 😉 Did that sound like a MCP comment?? it is. This is a tagline hubby quotes whenever we three go shopping !!! But we two females in his life, know when … Continue reading →

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