My parents were not much into travel. They only used to make an annual trip to Kolkata during the winters. November to February in Gangtok used to be unbearably cold and my Mom’s Kashmiri shawl and Bhutiya cardigans inadequately couldn't ward off the cold. Therefore, she used to land herself in Kolkata and obtain warmth … Continue reading My First Idli #TastyTuesday #flavoursometuesday
Swati entered the kitchen and opened the cabinet on her left. She found nothing meaningful that she could use for her cooking. She looked out of her kitchen window and saw that it was still snowing. It was snowing since the previous night. She again looked into her cabinet only to find it empty again. … Continue reading Dinner Date
The craving for Momo was increasing by leaps and bounds. After that fateful day 15 years back Trina felt a strong resentment towards Momo. She blamed Momo for her life’s tragedy and kept herself away from it. But now all of a sudden she was feeling the strongest urge to have it. Initially she tried … Continue reading Mom and Momo
Shruti’s mother-in-law (MIL) suffers from a phobia that her son is not being well fed by Shruti. This anxiety is shared by majority of Indian Moms especially the Bengali and Punjabi variety. If a Punjabi or Bengali boy eats even one roti less than the usual quota the mom behaves as if there is some … Continue reading The Story of a Mom-in-law and Ghee
On a depressing day when I sit alone and try to think of happy incidences to boost my mood, I invariably think of the day when I had bhaang with my friend M. The memory somehow always uplifts my spirit. M and myself were inseparable in those days and we did all things together (We … Continue reading Bhaang Khaiyo
In entire Gangtok there were only two sweet shops, Laxmi Sweets and Dey sweets. The former sold only ladoo and peda. The later apparently sold Bengali Sweets. However, there was a rumour that Dey Sweets landed people in hospital with diarrhoea. Now, hospital and Gangtok had a troubled relation. Most of the time the hospital … Continue reading Sandesh Churi
Peter Cat, Park Street 2006 It was probably the month of July. Trina remembers the month because their first date coincided with his birthday. Not that they went on a date on his birthday itself but somewhere around his birthday. Somewhere during the winter months Trina had started to chat online with a person whose … Continue reading Chatroom to Chello Kebab
