In my hometown, Ranchi, the flower of Roselle or locally called “kudrum” is a local delicacy which is used to make achaar (pickle). It has a tangy flavour when bitten into and is apt for pickles with a lot of spicy chilies and earthy garlic. In Bangalore, I’ve tried the saag of leaves of Roselle called gongura pachadi (sorrel chutney). […]
Precious Sunlight
Whenever I see an empty balcony, devoid of plants, or a plot of land lying waste or overgrown with nothing but grasses, I can’t help but feel how such precious sunlight is wasted on those places where there is no one to grow a plant or two. I positively feel depressed some times seeing such beautiful golden sunshine falling on […]
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 […]
A Little About Houseplants
I love houseplants. But, I always felt that I lacked the knack of keeping them alive. Somehow, no matter how sturdier the garden center claimed a houseplant to be, sooner or later it died on me. The plant started to droop or drop all of its leaves one by one and eventually died. I was particularly bad at keeping succulents, […]
A heartfelt love for flowers
I have always loved flowers. But, several years back, if you had asked me which flower was Calendula or Zinnia, I wouldn’t have been able to tell. I loved stumbling across different flower variety wherever I went and I am glad that I almost always used to photograph them. Going through my old photograph collection makes me realise how obsessed I was […]