I feel pretty smug about this, Mi. Especially when I think, how, as a child, I would be fascinated by your magic way of rolling out the rotis, one after the other, around fifty of them, perfectly round. Since we usually had phulka roti back then, I was also enthralled…
Coffee With Mi
This may come as no surprise to all those who know you, Mi. I totally get why you loved cooking so much. The day before yesterday, I was going through your old diary where you’ve sprinkled recipes, jokes, words of wisdom and um….lots of other things. Well, half the time…
Mi,You know we talk about you as though you are amid us, which you are, in our thoughts and in everything we do, simply because you taught me most of the things I know. And today, I felt all choked up as I made the brinjal curry and nimbu rasam.…
“God could not be everywhere, so he made Mothers” I love this photo because Vidur is also in it, tucked away in my tummy. Do you see two happy Mummies in the photo?.Yes, I was three months pregnant – indulged in a wonky hairstyle and was back in Secunderabad to…
Remembering. My Mom would phone me to say this song was on TV and hold the receiver close to the TV’s speakers so I could hear it. In fact, she’d call anytime there was a song that I liked on TV. My friend would phone me to say the video…
Mi, I have to report that I am sad today. You know what that coffee filter did this morning? It did not yield decoction for me. Wait, let me tell you the whole story. I woke up at 6 am, switched the geyser on and said hello to God. As…

