Be Back Soon!!

Street vendors, Ayuthaya --Thailand!

In a research meeting I heard 'Everyday a new blogger quits'.  I do not want to be one of those. But I really have been busy, in too many directions.  Although I have over 60 posts in drafts and many more in my head, I do not know when I will work on all of them. In addition, I have started contributing formally to two sites, that are not really that professional but are a venue to reach a certain kind of audience, so it diverts my time. I also have a departmental blog to write about a project that I am a part of.  Something I enjoy and take pride in.  Here, I can say that presently I have the best colleagues I have ever had in any other place.  

And I have also returned to writing my blog by hand, which I had missed.  I need to do more of that.  I love writing by my hand.  

Yet, I am not ready to give up on this, so will be coming back to this soon, even though a few posts will be ultra small and to the point, due to time. (PS: Even in this absence, the traffic to the site has remained the same, which made me think that I should continue, if people are spending time here.  And yes, I do miss writing here too, so will try to strike a balance between all the writing that I am currently doing).  

Thanks for bearing with me. 

Colorful Cocina (Cooking)

India is known for colours, down to every plate--Even the food served is colourful what with spices and flavours.  Here it is colourful in the real sense.  The above picture was taken in a famous South Indian restaurant in Delhi. The green is not just in the mint chutney, but also of the banana leaf that the food is served on. The milk White of the rice cakes (Idli) brown red of chutney and rust brown of the sambhar (curry that is served with Idli) stand out next to the green of the leaf, and shine of the stainless steel spoon.

Spring Cleaning

Many cultures have a bon fire tradition in spring, which symbolises burning the old, beginning the new!! Its interesting that the tradition related to 'fire' exist all over the world.  This picture was taken in Sweden in 2014 on the Walpurgis Night, when Swedes welcome the beginning of spring on April 30th, every year.