I love trees with all my heart. There are so many that I have come across and fallen in love with instantly. But, my most favourite and special tree will always be of mango. Mango trees simply equal home for me. I have been meaning to do this for a long time, but here is a love letter I finally […]
Book Review – The Nutmeg’s Curse
3 / 5 stars. Amitav Ghosh does not need an introduction. His fiction and non-fiction works are equally engaging. I have read most of his books and I was equally excited to have picked this one up. But, I found it a bit disappointing. Here’s why. The first few chapters are of repetitive content as if the author wants to […]
Polka Dot is Flowering!
The houseplants bloom rarely. So when I saw these small white flowers in my white Polka Dot plant, I was elated. I looked up about it on Google. In most of the pages, it mentions that polka dot has light purple blooms, but mine is solid white. Another thing that I found out turned my happiness to sadness – it […]
Another houseplants adventure
I am not sure why I didn’t decide to have houseplants in my hometown earlier when I have had a beautiful south-facing window in my bedroom. I suppose it was due to uncertainty of how long we would be staying here and when we would be going back to our work city. It’s still uncertain but at least now I […]
Fascinating Plants – #1
One of the things about plants that fascinates me is how some plants smell or taste like something else or are aromatic in general. How standing by a plant or tree and taking a long breathe fills you with spicy aroma. How crushing a leaf or flower between your fingers gives whiff of sweet scents. There are other parts of […]
Bottle Gourd
Our hometown, Ranchi, is an agricultural town. The town is dotted with nurseries and roadside plant and seedling sellers. Not only plants are cheap but other farming and gardening utilities are also readily available. Needless to say, it’s one more reason why I love my hometown. Amidst all the corona chaos, we are still heartily thankful that we are getting […]