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Bengaluru in April

I have come back to Bengaluru for a while—long enough, hopefully, to continue understanding something of its temperament. It is a city that both fascinates and unsettles me: in the feel and fragrance of its air, in the interplay of its sounds and silences, and above all, in the restless energy of its people. ToContinue reading “Bengaluru in April”

Majjige: The Whispering Drink of Karnataka

There is a kind of drink that doesn’t shout, doesn’t fizz, doesn’t advertise itself with bubbles or bold labels. It just whispers. Yet, across kitchens in Karnataka, that whisper has echoed for centuries. It’s called Majjige—cool, milky, salted buttermilk. A drink that’s not only about taste, but about time. The Elixir of Everyday Life Majjige isContinue reading “Majjige: The Whispering Drink of Karnataka”

Summer in the Light: Winter in the Shade

(March has arrived, heralding change, and carrying the perfume of transformation on its breeze—sunshine, colours, cheer, and a silent music that seems to pervade the very air. It is a time when the sun basks in its glory, warming the earth with its embrace, yet the wind retains the chill of winter, reminding us ofContinue reading “Summer in the Light: Winter in the Shade”