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Maharashtrian Kadhi
Maharashtrian Kadhi is a popular, gluten-free, yogurt-based curry that is distinct for its balanced sweet, sour, and mildly spicy profile. It’s a comforting dish, typically served with steamed rice, khichdi, or bhakri. Unlike some North Indian variations, the Maharashtrian version is slightly sweet, less tangy, and does not typically include pakoras (fritters).…
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The Banyan That Gives Me Green Hope
There are days when I look around and wonder— Are we really leaving enough green behind? The concrete keeps rising.The roads keep widening.The city keeps getting busier. And yet, sometimes, all it takes is one tree to make me hopeful again. For me, in Pune, one such tree is the…
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Economic benefits of eco-friendly living
Sustainability is a diverse term, but in essence it’s about making decisions that have a more positive impact on the world. At the most simple level, to be more sustainable you will need to be more considered about everyday decisions – what you do, what you eat, what you buy…
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Tree Love December – Towards Green tomorrow
Bangalore has trees that don’t just stand —they perform.Everywhere I went, the trees looked like they were auditioning for some cosmic dance drama. On my recent and first visit to this much hyped city I was welcomed and comforted my the trees again. The place I was staying was all…
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Book Review: The Forty Rules of Love — A Journey That Quietly Rearranges You
Some books don’t just tell a story — they shift something within you.— they hold your face gently, turn it toward the light, and ask you to look at yourself again.The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak was exactly that kind of book for me. The Forty Rules of…
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Tree Love November – Twin Ashoka
Every day on my walk, I meet this twin Ashoka tree—the most dramatic duo in the neighbourhood.One trunk leans left, the other leans right,yet together they rise like they’re trying to forma mathematical lambda (λ)or maybe practicing a yoga asana I will never master. They look like two siblings who…
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Kadhi Gole – Famous Maharashtrian recipe
कढी गोळे ही विदर्भ आणि मराठवाडा भागातील एक पारंपारिक आणि चविष्ट महाराष्ट्रीयन रेसिपी आहे. हे आंबट दही/ताक आणि हरभरा डाळीच्या (चणा डाळीच्या) गोळ्यांपासून बनवले जाते, जे भाकरी, चपाती किंवा भातासोबत खाल्ले जातात. कढी गोळ्यांसाठी, चण्याच्या डाळीच्या मिश्रणात बेसन, आले, हिरवी मिरची, कढीपत्ता आणि कोथिंबीर घालून छोटे गोळे बनवा. हे गोळे…
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The Fiery October Bloom — African Tulip Tree/ Rugtoora
Every morning, I pass by a tree that refuses to blend in —the African Tulip, known as कारंजवृक्ष or आकाश शेवगा (Akash Shevga)in Marathi, रगतूरा in Hindi, and Patadi in Tamil & Telugu, Nirukavi in Kannnada, Rudrapalash in Bengali.Its name changes with every tongue, but its presence — unmistakable everywhere.…





